My hujung minggu + award

Minggu ni ialah minggu menerima tetamu...

I had my brothers, sisters and nieces over at home on friday/saturday. As they were about to leave, I received a phone call from a cousin; they were on their way here from Terengganu :))

It was fun having visitors as my home is normally very quiet; having all grown ups & indulged in own activities;pakcik with his camera, makcik with her sewing m/c, son 1 with his camera too, MIL with her non-ending tv programs & son 2 sibuk buat taik mata! 

Hehe kalau taik mata boleh jual, harus kaya dah dia.

And finding time to bloghop, I had a pleasant surprise to see my name being mentioned in the house of my 'mentor', i would say.  

Dah buat homework, internet pulak buat hal, terpaksalah save dulu......

Thank You MaMaFaMi

Nick name tuan empunya Blog: 

MCK / makcikkantin /McKantin 

Ucapan untuk pemberi award :

TQ banyak banyak to mama kerana beri award ni....kiranya mama ada juga TERingat "eh blog mck ni boleh tahan ye.." dan hidung makcik pon sekarang ni tengah kembang kempis keseronokan...

kutujukan pantun 3 kerat khas buatmu... 

Kura-kura makcik pon naik lori

Terima kasihlah MamaFami,

Kot ada award, bagilah lagi

6 fav artist / singer / group : Yang  ni payah sikit sebab sekarang makcik jarang sangat dengar lagu. Kalu lagu zaman kecik2 dulu2 tu adalah.......

- bee gees

- carpenters

- uji rashid

- bruno mars (alah tau satu lagu je ponnnn)

- ........

- ........ 

Tag 10 bloggers : 

Rasanya semua 'kenalan' makcik ada keistimewaan yang tersendiri. Ada yang terfikir nak bagi, tau2 tengok dia pun dah dapat dari orang lain dah. Jadi kat sini makcik nak declare, semua yang kat link "my Kawan2" layak mendapat award ni. Silalah ambil dan letakkan kat rumah masing2 ya, LET US BE BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER

Dan hari ni juga makcik paksa rajinkan diri buat sesuatu and this one, also di ambil ideanya dari blog sifu saya 

makcik's puff; (source of inspiration: mamaFaMi)

square 'kawan' brand puff pastry (cut to 4 equal size)

Filling ( anything that is tasty, sweet or savoury)

For a proper recipe pls click here

Terima kasih banyak mama

What is in your 'TO DO' list?

Salam Satu Malaysia......

You all ada "Things To Do" list? I have mine, well written, macam macam :- mau cuba recipe baru, nak select clothes yang boleh giveaway, nak clear piles of magazines/books, nak sort out my sewing stuff...& list goes on..

Ko orang ada ? 

Among others in my "Things To Do" list that is very long overdue :- Blog housekeeping.

Yes, that is exactly what i need to do and that also means i have to find a day that i can do a 'computhon' . Sounds like python?? :)), alaaah kan sekarang ni perkataan disambung tanpa rujuk dewan bahasa lagi....computhon=computer marathon). 

Computhon belum tiba, jadi makcik kena sabar walau rumah dah serupa hutan. 

How time flies! I am already two years into blogging, but still look like a newbie and i definitely have to learn more how to & what to.

Eh eh bebel cam mak nenek pulak. Cerita ada cuma semangat penulis serupa kurang.......

The Penang Bridge Marathon.

Big event during the (very early morning) weekend. I did not participate so i don't know how big was the crowd but i knew it rained that morning (hmm, sleep seemed to be a better activity)

I suppose these were the 'Fun-Runners' 

(credit: Mr Google)

Convoy up north

Later when the bridge was opened to traffic, pakcik and myself crossed over to join in the  convoy up north  for one of my nephew's engagement.

credit: google

Hantaran???...boleh kasi discount?

Dah kawin nanti, jangan lawan mak mentua tau :)

 (happy bride-to-be with mum-in-law to be)

The entourage 

We were served rice with local dishes; asam rebus, ikan bakar, air asam, sambal/ulam, paceri....

hmmm sedap. Segan pulak nak snap gambar food...sebenarnya sibuk makan (read: dah lapar )

After the simple ceremony, all five cars headed in different direction. 

Pakcik & makcik went around looking for subject for pakcik's lens.....Panas terik, he found a place  but weather not on his side (it was very sunny-too much light katanya). We went under the bridge (takut gak, satgi org mai hendap...kot kot khalwat :-D ), and with nature's limited resources he took few shots. Tak cantik katanya so tak boleh letak image.....tapi, tak mau kalah, nak suruh jugak makcik letak gambar yang dia develop.

After we arrived home, he spent the whole evening  developing images that he took a day earlier. He said he loves this image and that i should display here. If you also like, you can further enjoy his work here. (pakcik, got commission?)

go ahead if you choose to cross that bridge

On way home, we stopped at Darul Aman Park (you can see this place from the highway, near the tol). Pakcik had laksa & this ABC (ais batu campur) Merapi (i called it sebab tinggi & ice cream dok meleleh cam lahar gunung berapi)

Note: kalau anda ke situ, jangan mintak ABC Merapi ye, itu nama yg makcik letak saja.

ABC Merapi 

Nothing much other than water activity (boating -with a fee) or go round the park; you can either walk or rent a buggy, we chose the latter @ RM 12.

pakcik dok teropong for best shot...

Time to pile up....

.........your fat!

That is time when you are dormant. 

Though surrounded by shopping complexes, I didn't indulge in it. 

Instead, I made sure my tummy's well taken care of; heavy breakfast, heavy lunch, snacks in the room, heavy dinner = heavy me!

Stayed here over the weekend

Managed to complete this project....

New Project...WIP(work in progress)

Sorry no foodie post, too busy eating to capture any.

- I accompanied pakcik on his work assignment.

- It was actually a relaxation for me as i was busy catering  the last two weeks.

Promosi

Kalau hari tu makcik kawan dengan "Bujal the kawanless" sebab kucing suruh (pandai ye kucing ni berkata kata) hari ni makcik pulak nak mintak sahabat2 yang baik budi supaya kawan dengan dia ni....ciaaannnn dia tak dak kawan jugak.

Hmmmm, tak best juga entry tak ada gambar kan? yang ni boleh?

itik empat sekawan

rindukan minuman ni

HAPPY DEEPAVALI...

To all who celebrate esp hindu friends and happy holidays to those who is off work today.

Pakcik insists i follow to his morning photo shoot & i obliged but not without him mumbling because i refuse to take my camera along.

Just FYI, he bought me a pocket camera when i refused an SLR(reason being bulky & heavy).

Despite having the pc i still (most of the time) conveniently use my handphone camera, as i carry it everywhere....

And through my HP jugaklah i captured all below....boleh lah enjoy moment walau visual kurang memuaskan.....

Below is my first shot of the day......i felt pity for this aBangLa (atas titi tu..), sitting there alone, looking at the open sea....mungkin dok teringat kampung halaman yang jauh. Tak berani nak pi join dia.....takut tergoda....:-) 

Good morning Penang

Yang bawah ni sah sah bukan aBangLa, tapi abangSayaLa. Pakcik taking his best shot...pelik kan orang gila photography ni..... 

sewage pipe pun dia kagum

Yang ni pun nak letak? (Begitulah kata pakcik, sbb dia kata poor shot), tapi tak apa lah....tumpang kita rajin buat n3 ni.....

 fishermen's wharf @ Batu Maung.

 Cool, breezy, quiet, relaxing....

Enjoy your holidays everyone....dah i nak enjoy my sewing pulak

Bila cinta sudah berbunga....

When love blooms.........(direct translation)

Jangan terpengaruh pada tajuk ye. 

I am still waiting for ideas to flow 'out' naturally from inside of me, otherwise my entry would look fake and stiff. 

I obviously did something interesting these few weeks but I just cannot put them into words that would best express my emotion/feelings.....hmmm (imagine/bayangkan) if i were to be an author; no idea means no writing, no writing means no publication, no publication means no payment and no payment means MISS SORU {:-) this simply translates to no food on the table!}......  

Inspired by an image seen in one of my emails, son 2 asked me to help him with the task;

1.  Two pieces of bread, spread with butter, cut off the center of one piece ( i press with  cookie cutter) and stack on the other uncut piece.
   
2.  Break one egg carefully into the cut area, sprinkle with salt & pepper.
   
3.  Bake @ 180 C for about 15 mins or until egg is cooked/bread turns brownish.
   
4.  Serve it anyway you like.
   

The love......

The Bloom

Love Blooms....in your stomach

My love checking his skills 

on this 'game of the drums' recently at One-U

(tidak ada kena mengena dgn tajuk diatas)