Haru Manis Mangoes & Home Cooked Prawn Tom Yum Soup

The days are hot and usually rains in the late afternoons.

Sunrise at about 7:30am.

In the afternoon, this was delivered to our house and received by hubby.

Elder son ordered these "Haru Manis" mangoes for us.

Inside the box were 7 mangoes and a short note on when the mangoes will be ripe to be eaten.

2 days after receiving the mangoes, they started to smell nice, so it is time to cut even though they may still be green on the outside.

The texture is smooth and tastes sweet.

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Received a package of frozen prawns from my neighbour.

The amount is more than enough for 4 people, so I cooked tom yum soup with the prawns. I gave half the portion to my neighbour to enjoy for their dinner.

Some leftover steamed pork rib from the previous day.

This was our yummy-licious and appetizing dinner with steamed brown rice.

Yes indeed, it is good when you truly obey our Lord's command,

"You must love and help your neighbors

just as much as you love and take care of yourself."

(James 2:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Shredded Chicken Noodle & Prawn Tom Yam Clear Soup

This was last Sunday, 7th November. The first thing I did when I woke up was to pick up my hand phone to check the time. I noticed a familiar icon up on the top notification bar on the screen and it was the MySejahtera app. This app is for us to check in and out of public premises and also for keeping records of our vaccination status. That morning, my "Low Risk No Symptom" status was changed to "Person Under Surveillance (PUS)" status. There was a "Home Surveillance Order" (in red) for 14 days and I was told to update my daily health status for that period. I quickly checked hubby's status and his was normal which is strange because we go everywhere together except when I go to get some essentials.

Not knowing how or why I got this "PUS" status, I informed hubby that I will be house bound for the next 14 days, not even going for morning walk. After breakfast at home, I sat down to check the news and an article caught my attention. It said that there was a mistake and the MySejahtera app apologized for wrongly placing individuals under "PUS" status because of technical error. To my relief, my "under surveillance" status was reverted back to the normal low risk status within a few hours. Phew!

This was the next morning (Monday) at 7:43am.

Cancelled our morning walk because of light drizzle.

Our breakfast: Shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun) with black coffee at our regular coffee shop.

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Simple home cooked dinner for 2.

I used the last pack of frozen prawns to cook tom yam clear soup.

Ingredients added: carrot, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, spring onions, etc.

Prawn tom yam clear soup with steamed rice.

Love this appetizing prawn tom yam clear soup.

Pink Balsam plants in front of my house.

One morning I saw this insect on the wall of my bedroom. I took a piece of tissue paper to pick up the insect and took it outside to place it on the ground.

I took pics of the insect and use Google Lens to identify it. It was identified as the Patent-Leather Beetle or Horned Passalus, a saproxylic beetle which can grow to just over an inch-and-a-half long, weighing 1-2 grams and are capable of pulling 50 times their own weight. It is good to know that they do not usually bite and are considered harmless. I took it over to the nearby bushes and left it there.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Beware of false teachers who come disguised as harmless sheep,

but are wolves and will tear you apart.

You can detect them by the way they act,

just as you can identify a tree by its fruit.

You need never confuse grapevines with thorn bushes

or figs with thistles.

(Matthew 7:15-16, The Living Bible-TLB)

Tom Yam Soup, Fried Noodle & Chives Omelette

It has been quite a while since we last had combined dinner with our friends at my place. My friends said "yes" and someone will be contributing a dish but she didn't specify what type of dish. I informed them that I will be cooking tom yam soup and chives omelette. It was to be a simple dinner since the four of us couldn't eat much.

This is my pot of tom yam soup with prawns, cauliflower, carrot and abalone mushroom.

Omelette with mantis prawns and home grown chives from my garden.

Contribution from our friends:

Fried yellow noodle with big prawns.

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After dinner, the men watched TV while the women did the washing up. We rested awhile and then someone suggested going to Aeon Big for some dessert.

These birds on the tree top opposite my house were very noisy, happy to return home to rest for the night. I took this snapshot before I got into the car.

Our dessert at Sun Yin Loong Cafe at Aeon Big, Falim.

We ordered 2 sets of Affogato (ice cream with black coffee)

Hubby and I shared this Affogato and Honey Lemon drink.

Crepe Jasmine or Pinwheel Jasmine by the roadside.

I stopped for this snapshot on our walk home.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

A father can give his sons homes and riches,

but only the Lord can give them understanding wives.

(Proverbs 19:14, The Living Bible-TLB)

Prawns Tom Yam Soup, Vegetable Acar & Visitors In My Garden

I was craving for tom yam soup. I had 2 tubs of frozen prawns and I took out 1 tub to thaw. The ingredients needed were all available.

Ingredients used for cooking the above tom yam soup:

Lemon grass, galanggal, bird's eye chilies, lime juice, kaffir lime leaves, tomatoes, prawns, fish sauce, salt & sugar to taste. 

Hubby and I had double helpings of this prawn tom yam soup.

Thinking of this appetizing soup makes my mouth waters.

Another of our favourite - vegetable acar.

I can even eat this as a snack!

We can never get bored with these 2 dishes.

Our delicious home cooked dinner.

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The following are snapshots of the House Sparrows that visited my garden on afternoon.

I was sitting in front of my computer when I heard tapping on the glass of the louvre window. I turned to look and I saw this little bird just outside my window. Was it trying to get my attention? I quickly grabbed my hand phone.

Then it flew to this flower pot near the window. It was chirping away as if to say, "Hurry up, I am here to pose for you!"

These snapshots were taken from inside my sitting room, through the glass.

Then another bird came to join in.

They were having a nice bird conversation.

If only I can understand bird language. 

They didn't stay still in one spot.

My hands were beginning to feel tired holding the phone.

Just then, one flew up onto the side wall.

And then followed by the other bird.

As if to say, the photography session is over.

Have a Happy Easter Weekend!

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Jesus realized they wanted to ask him so he said,

"Are you asking yourselves what I mean?

The world will greatly rejoice over what is going to happen to me,

and you will weep.

But your weeping shall suddenly be turned to wonderful joy

when you see me again!

It will be the same joy as that of a woman in labor

when her child is born - her anguish gives place

to rapturous joy and the pain is forgotten.

You have sorrow now, but I will see you again and

then you will rejoice; and no one can rob you of that joy.

(John 16:19-22, The Living Bible-TLB)