Beautiful Critters At Gopeng AgroTech Farm

After we have finished touring the outdoor farm in the hot sun, we returned to the main building to cool down.

Facing the pond in front of the main building.

Chicken pens beside the main building.

2 peacocks.

I was hoping that it will show off its beautiful feathers to me.

Coconut trees line the side of the pond.

3 white geese swimming in the pond.

Aren't they beautiful?

Low coconut tree laden with coconuts.

Fishes in aquarium.

Yellow parakeet in a cage.

A colourful parakeet.

There 2 are the star attraction.

The owners took the birds out from their cage and placed them on the stands.

Visitors were taking snapshots of these birds.

These 2 are very friendly and they make loud squawking sound.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Any story sounds true until someone tells the other side

and sets the record straight.

(Proverbs 18:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Driving Up The Hill To Gopeng AgroTech Farm

Monday, 28th November was declared a public holiday by our new Prime Minister as he had promised. We thought it will be good to visit Gopeng AgroTech Farm and check out the place since we haven't been there. We started our journey at about 10:30am from Ipoh. We took a few wrong turns when going up the hill because there was no signboard to lead the way. We had to stop to ask a few passersby and finally found the place at about 11:40am.

Here we were outside Gopeng AgroTech Farm.

Entrance fee is RM3 for both adults and children. Entrance fee will be exempted for those staying in or having lunch here. Lunch needs to be pre-order a day ahead.

Young asparagus plants.

Young dragon fruit plants.

Dragon fruit flower.

These yellow dragon fruits have thin thorns on the skin of the fruits unlike the normal red skin dragon fruits.

I have not tasted this yellow dragon fruit. I don't know if the taste is same as the red dragon fruit. I don't remember seeing these being sold outside.

Triplets yellow dragon fruits. On the ground are the Chinese chives.

Cekur manis or Sayur manis (Malay) or mani cai (Chinese) or sweet vegetables.

Periwinkles

Seedless Jambu batu or guava seedlings.

Amaranth veggie seedlings.

Hydroponic farming.

Chinese mustard green or kai choy seedling.

Chinese mustard greens or kai choy.

Choy sum with flowers.

Very healthy and tender.

We were tempted to buy the vegetables but didn't.

Kangkong or water spinach.

Chili plants.

Wash basin in front of the wash rooms.

This is part 1, do come back tomorrow for part 2 of our visit.

Linking to Skywatch Friday.

Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I shall be clean again.

Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.

And after you have punished me, give me back my joy again.

Don't keep looking at my sins - erase them from your sight.

Create in me a new, clean heart.

O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires.

(Psalm 51:7-10, The Living Bible-TLB)

Waxed Duck, Bottle Gourd Soup & Nai Pak Choy

 This was a nice cool and clear morning. We got ready for morning walk.

Sunrise at 7:02am.

On the reverse side - Kledang Hill.

We settled for shredded chicken noodle for breakfast at our regular coffeeshop.

The boss added a chicken liver to hubby's bowl of kai si hor fun (shredded chicken with flat rice noodle).

He also added something to my bowl: 2 pieces of fried fish cake.

2 bowls for RM11.00, no extra charge for the add-ons.

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Home cooked dinner on a rainy evening.

I boiled soup with bottle gourd, carrot, goji berries, red dates and roast pork bones.

Steamed 1 waxed duck leg. This is hubby's favourite.

Stir fried home grown nai pak choy and ladies fingers with pork slices.

Our dinner on a rainy evening, eaten with steamed brown rice.

The bowl with more soup was hubby's. I like to drink and also eat the soup ingredients. That is the reason why I prefer not to eat rice.

But, O my soul, don't be discouraged.

Don't be upset. Expect God to act!

For I know that I shall again have plenty of reason

to praise him for all that he will do.

He is my help! He is my God!

(Psalm 42:11, The Living Bible-TLB)