Traditional Soy Sauce Factory, Gopeng

This was Friday, eve of General Election (GE15). Younger son took about 5 hours of driving to reach home which on normal days will only take about 3 hours. Both our sons return home for polling day which was on 19th November (Saturday). That evening, we had home cooked dinner for the 4 of us.

Minced meat with fish paste patties.

Blanched home grown nai pak choy, drizzled with garlic oil, oyster and soy sauce.

Pig stomach, pork belly, ginkgo nuts, ginger and white peppercorn soup.

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19th November (Saturday) was polling day.

I was the first to finished casting my vote, so I waited outside the school gate for my sons.

I was standing beside a motorcycle which had the above image on the bike.

Hubby went back to Gopeng to cast his vote. My 2 sons and I went to Gopeng to join him for lunch at Lawan Kuda.

But first, we stopped at this traditional soy sauce factory in Gopeng to buy a few bottles of soy sauce for our sons' friends.

Sun dried soy beans using the traditional method of fermenting and processing the soy sauce and soy bean paste.

The products and their prices.

A newspaper cutting in 2013 mentioned that this factory is over 60 years old. So now in 2022, the factory will be over 70 years old.

I wanted to buy the thick soy sauce but it was out of stock. I bought a bottle of black vinegar to try. It had no label so I stuck a label to it in case I forget.

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

I would have you learn this great fact:

that a life of doing right is the wisest life there is.

If you live that kind of life, you'll not limp or stumble as you run.

Carry out my instructions;

don't forget them, for they will lead you to real living.

(Proverbs 4:11-13, The Living Bible-TLB)

Curry Noodle, Rolled Noodle, Pig's Stomach Soup

It looks like the rainy season is back. The weather is cooler now due to the heavy downpour but it also causes floods in the northern states. Recent report stated that 3 lives were lost and 3 more missing in the floods.

We waited till 7:15am for the drizzling to stop before setting out on our morning walk.

Sunrise at 7:17am

Birds flying in flocks.

We had clouding sky the whole day.

This is the first time since the full lockdown we ventured out to buy our favourite curry noodle in town. We love the thick creamy and tasty curry gravy. After buying the curry noodles, we stopped at the nearby market to buy some local fruits.

We bought 1 kilo of dokong for RM6.

Mangosteen was selling for RM4 per kilo, so I bought 4 kilos.

For lunch, hubby bought steamed rolled noodle with yam bean filling with curry gravy. He added fish balls and fish cake. My lunch consisted of little bits of this and that, just to clear the almost empty containers, have them washed and kept away.

For dinner, I boiled pig's stomach soup with raw ginkgo nuts, white peppercorns and onions. It was a no rice dinner, so we had 1 egg in each bowl. Actually, I wanted to use the last 2 eggs from the old stock before I buy more eggs to keep in the fridge.

These are pink balsam flowers and pink cockscomb flowers in front of my house. These are all self-propagated plants.

If you stay away from sin you will be like one of these dishes

made of purest gold - the very best in the house - so that

Christ himself can use you for his highest purposes.

(2 Timothy 2:21, The Living Bible-TLB)

Simple Western Style Breakfast & Pig's Stomach Soup

This was on a Saturday. The night before, the weather forecast showed that there was possibility of a morning shower.

Morning sky at 6:45am.

There was not even a slight shower but the morning sky was gloomy.

Morning sky with pink cloud at 7:05am, taken on our morning walk.

Clear blue sky at 7:45am.

By 8:08am, the sky turned dark.

We stopped at a roadside stall to buy some snacks.

I bought "nam yee" and "tau sar" biscuits.

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Breakfast

We bought this luncheon meat with bacon for the 1st MCO.

I pan fried the luncheon meat, 4 eggs and heated up the baked beans.

After making the hot drinks, I toasted the bread.

Milo for hubby and coffee for me.

Purple and red bougainvillea in my front garden.

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Dinner

I boiled pig's stomach soup with crushed white peppercorns, ginkgo nuts, onions and soft bone pork. This soup is good for keeping our tummies and bodies warm.

Sauteed sweet potato leaves with garlic and salt to taste.

I heated up some frozen sambal anchovis. Cut home grown green chilies with soy sauce as dipping sauce.

Satisfying dinner for 2 people on a cool evening.

Here is another piece of mural or wall art from the wall surrounding a nearby Chinese school.

You are my hiding place from every storm of life;

you even keep me from getting into trouble!

You surround me with songs of victory.

I will instruct you (says the Lord) and

guide you along the best pathway for your life;

I will advise you and watch your progress.

(Psalm 32:7-8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Stone Pot Kitchen Restaurant

This was our Friday night's dinner with friends. Someone shared on Whatsapp this new restaurant and we were keen to try the food. We were attracted by the 50% discount on some of the items on the menu. 

As we walked into the restaurant, we had to scan the QR code and our temperature checked before we were shown to a table for 4 people. The tables were spaced out and most of the tables were taken. We ordered the food assisted by the person who came to take our orders.

Pig's stomach soup

We ordered 2 small pots @ RM16

White rice @ RM2 per bowl

Endless refill of white rice.

Tomato Chicken Clay Pot @ RM23

Hot and Sour Duck with add-on @ RM29

This dish was too hot and spicy for us.

Garlic Pork Rib with add-on @ RM19

We also ordered 2 small bottles mineral water to share.

Total cost of dinner for 4 people = RM95.

Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him.

With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises.

(Psalm 25:14, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At The Best Restaurant, Ipoh

Last Thursday, we were invited to dinner by our friends. The restaurant chosen was The Best Restaurant, Jalan Yang Kalsom, Ipoh. There was a slight drizzle when we alighted from our car and fortunately, the rain stopped just before we left the restaurant. For this post, I only remember to snap 4 photos and forgot the rest of the dishes. There were 4 of us and we each ordered the soup of our choice.

 Double Steamed Pumpkin Soup with Chestnuts and Rib Bones.

This is the first time I tasted this soup and I enjoyed it very much.

 Hubby ordered pig's stomach soup.

 We ordered fried rice and a fried noodle (no photo) to share.

Short rice noodle (loh shu fun) in claypot and blanched ladies fingers (no photo) to share. We also ordered 2 types of chilled sweet dessert (tong sui), also no photo to show. That evening, my mind was not focus on taking photos.

 Orange firecracker flowers from my garden.

 Took the above snapshot at the National Museum.

This is the first passenger coach used by the Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) from Taiping to Port Weld in 1885.

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

All of us used to live that way, following the

passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature.

By our very nature we were subject to God's anger,

just like everyone else.

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,

that even though we were dead because of our sins,

he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.

(It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!)

(Ephesians 2:3-5, New Living Translation-NLT)

Reunion Dinner Eve Of Chinese New Year 2020

This year elder son brought home some fishes that he caught on his fishing trip and younger son brought back a box of Mandarin oranges. 

 One of the red packets in my collection.

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Home cooked lunch for 4 people on the eve of Chinese New Year.

Sweet Sour Meat Balls.

Pig's stomach, rib bones, gingko, carrot and peppercorn soup.

I only managed to snap photos of the above 2 dishes.

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Reunion dinner for eve of Chinese New Year. 

 Steamed free range chicken

 Fried soy sauce prawns.

 Sauteed green vegetable with prawns.

 Home made salad or prosperity toss.

 Simple home cooked Reunion Dinner for 4 people. 

Looks like a Ladybird. Yes or No?

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

But most of all, dear brothers,

do not swear either by heaven or earth or anything else;

just say a simple yes or no so that you will not sin

and be condemned for it.

(James 5:12, The Living Bible-TLB)