Steamed Minced Meat With Pickled Mustard Green

Our day started with a lovely morning.

Morning sky at 7:12am

My yellow hibiscus wishes you "Good morning".

The early birds say "Thank you" for this fig.

Hubby was supposed to buy the above item to stock up for porridge.

But he came back with this pickled mustard green instead.

He didn't buy 1 but he bought 2.

So instead of eating it with porridge, I sliced the mustard green and mixed it with minced pork and some chili padi. Then I steamed it to eat with steamed rice.

Sauteed napa cabbage with carrot, garlic and salt.

I have been passing by this way but somehow never really noticed this phone booth. One morning we walked by this way to go to our regular coffee shop. Only then did I noticed that one of them has a public phone still intact which has not been destroyed. So far, this is the 2nd public phone I saw and shared in my posts.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

"Why are you angry?" the Lord asked him.

"Why is your face so dark with rage?

It can be bright with joy if you will do what you should!

But if you refuse to obey, watch out.

Sin is waiting to attack you, longing to destroy you.

But you can conquer it!"

(Genesis 4:6-7, The Living Bible-TLB)

Beef With Ginger & Spring Onions (Keong Choong Ngau)

The day started with the following morning sky shot.

Sunrise at 7:28am.

Our morning walk takes us this way but this is the first time I noticed these knobs on this tree trunk. What do you see? It looks like a face to me.

Taken from another angle.

This one looks like another face to me.

What about you? What do you see?

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Home cooked dinner for 2.

I had another portion of marinated beef slices in the fridge. I used the beef slices to cook with young ginger slices and spring onions aka "keong choong ngau".

Sauteed napa cabbage + carrot with garlic and salt.

2 dishes with some steamed rice for dinner.

Do you remember these old wall switches which we used to switch on and off the lights and fans? We can still see these old faithful switches in use in some of the older houses and shops.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

O Lord, don't hold back your tender mercies from me!

My only hope is in your love and faithfulness.

(Psalm 40:11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Kopisan Lai Fun For Breakfast & Steamed Fish For Dinner

This was another cloudy day. I have no complain because the nice cool breeze was good for morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:06am.

Sunrise at 7:14am.

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Rice Noodle for breakfast (Kopisan lai fun in Cantonese).

This rice noodle originated from the Kopisan village in Gopeng. These days, there are a few outlets in Ipoh and we can enjoy this rice noodle without having to drive all the way to Gopeng. The travelling distance is about 23km and a leisure drive will take about 40 minutes from my house.

We ordered 2 bowls of rice noodle in clear anchovy (ikan bilis) soup, served with toasted sesame seeds and spring onion.

Some stuffed ingredients (yeong liew in Cantonese) to go with the noodle.

The above fried item can only be found in the lai fun stalls that originated from Kopisan. It is crispy on the outside and soft inside. One of the ingredients in this item is the crispy and fragrant fried pork lard.

Balsam plants and cockscomb plants in front of my house.

Cockscomb plants are self-propagating and they need very little care.

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Simple home cooked dinner for 2.

There are days I will plan what I want to cook for dinner but some days, I will just cook whatever is available in the fridge.

Egg and onion omelette.

Napa cabbage and carrot.

Steamed grouper fish with lots of ginger strips, drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce. I prefer not to keep fish too long in the freezer because we can easily get fresh fish every Friday morning.

Men have trained, or can train, every kind of animal or bird

that lives and every kind of reptile and fish,

but no human being can tame the tongue.

It is always ready to pour out its deadly poison.

Sometimes it praises our heavenly Father, and sometimes

it breaks out into curses against men who are made like God.

(James 3:7-9, The Living Bible-TLB)

Hokkien Prawn Mee, Loh Mee & Toast For Breakfast

This was Thursday morning and we started our morning walk early.

Breaking of dawn at 6:58am.

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After morning walk, we drove to Menglembu new township.

Hubby ordered prawn noodle.

As for me, I ordered loh mee. The server brought a small bottle of black vinegar for me to add to the loh mee as much as I want. The black vinegar makes the loh mee really tasty. The extra half boiled egg was from hubby's prawn mee.

1 set of toast with butter and kaya and a cup of coffee (kopi C).

We shared this cup of coffee because we are trying to cut down on our coffee intake.

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Home cooked dinner.

Sauteed roast pork with onions, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce & some sugar.

Napa cabbage and carrot with garlic and salt.

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Mural at the Kinta Riverfront 

I took this snapshot in March, 2014. The place has been abandoned and I am not sure whether the murals are still there.

Linking to Monday Mural.

Never abandon a friend - either yours or your father's.

Then you won't need to go to a distant relative

for help in your time of need.

(Proverbs 27:10, The Living Bible-TLB)

Certified Vaccination Completed!

26th July is finally here! It was the day for my 2nd dose vaccination. Few days earlier, I received an sms notification and also an automated voice call  to remind me of my appointment. For my 1st dose at the Indera Mulia Stadium, it took me 3 hours 40 mins because of the big crowd. For my 2nd dose, it was a drive thru at the same place and the whole process took about 1 hour 30 minutes. Some of my friends who went on a different day took only 20 mins to clear the whole process.

Sunrise at 7:12am to start the new day.

It was misty on the Kledang Hill (on the reverse side) at 7:12am.

Morning sky at 7:20am

Still misty on the Kledan hill.

We walked to the Dim Sum Restaurant to buy breakfast.

Yam puffs and siew mai dim sum.

Crispy and flaky skin with moist filling.

Steamed buns: "san yuk pao" for hubby (left) and "wong chow kai yuk pao" for me (right).

Cut into halves to show the fillings.

We joined the long queue of cars going into the ground of the stadium at about 11:30am. There were 2 queues and we were on the left side.

We passed the 1st check point where my temperature was scanned, checking of my vaccine card and consent form. Now heading towards to 2nd check point.

I had my 1st dose done inside this indoor stadium (Indera Mulia).

Approaching the vaccination booths to receive my 2nd dose.

I was shown the syringe with the amount of vaccine before and after the jab, the empty syringe. By the time we reached home, it was about 1pm. Time for lunch.

I heated up the steamed big bun and fish balls which I bought in the morning and kept aside for lunch.

Yummy fish balls at RM2.50 each.

Steamed big bun (tai pau) at RM6. We shared the big bun.

After lunch and a short rest, I tried to take a short nap.

When I woke up from my nap, hubby reminded me about the spoon experiment. I didn't expected anything but was shocked to see the metal spoon sticking to both my arms with my own eyes! Could this be due to some of our bodies having some kind of static electricity? But one thing I was very sure, the weather was very warm and it could be due to the sweat and sticky arms. Anyone has a better explaination? Or did I become a magnetic woman?

I called to order 3 pairs of fried chicken wing and 1 portion of fried rice.

The portion of fried rice is big and is enough for 2 people.

While hubby went to collect the food, I sauteed napa cabbage and carrot with dried shrimp.

Crispy fried chicken wings.

To end the post, here is a snap shot of an antique cheque writer machine found in the Gopeng Museum.

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Update on post vaccination: After 1st jab, I didn't sleep well on the 1st night. After both jabs, there was no tiredness or sleepiness except for the soreness of the arm that was injected.

I received my digital vaccination certificate on MySejahtera app on the same day I completed the 2nd dose.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Image-in-ing & Tuesday's Treasures.

Many people say, "Who will show us better times?"

Let your face smile on us, LORD.

You have given me greater joy than those

who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

for you alone, O LORD, will keep me safe.

(Psalm 4:6-8, The Living Bible-TLB)