Hot sunday

 

imooncake n yummy

 Mid autumn took my elder sis dine out at chinese kopi tiam dai choe.big stir fry.ok for rm 100 we three ate salied egg yolk fried chicken,sweet n sour dory fish n claypot tofu with roast pork.ate the best cantonese mooncake my cousin baked.just like moms mooncake,soft,fresh fragrant pandan lotus with egg yolk.jun complained commercial mooncake of snowskin is horrible.green colouring n skin too soft n oily lotus paste but this year the cat made me too tired to make snowskin mooncake.maybe jelly moon cake.

My tummy growling as i dreamt of eating fresh,juicy shrimps i havent eaten in nearly one year to keep my cholestetol low.mouthwatering dream of boiled prawns dipped in oyster sauce.gonna buy 3 big prawns to steam with rice wine n ginger for my birthday once a year treat.reading about art deco cafe jao tim in petaling street n i aim to visit heritage cafe one day.like colonial coc au qin restaurant in jln ampang or colieseum in jln TAR.i love heritage ambience.

Then after suring seoul gardens menu,fisn and co and manhattan fish market menu,my hunger pangs grew n i had a blueberry muffin for supper.sigb foodies dfeam is

dieters nitemare

Publish haze API reading to alert us

 No wonder yesterday morn i was unwell after strenous workout.the haze Api reading was unhealthy in PJ at 154.i had dizziness n so on.so please met dept publish haze api daily.last nite due to haze,no moon was seen,only red electric lanterns.compared to last year clear moonlit nite.met dept please give advance warning of flash floods n haze.do your job.

Zumba with swan

 Zumba with sikh women awareness network.or SWAN.very one malaysia,a malay,chinese,sikh.the warm up aerobic had us sweating like mad.then i pushed my body to max by increasing 100 rep to my usual 200 rep on workout machines.

A young malay surfing coach taught me to use barbell n rods to improve upper body strength.big mistake overexert n heatstroke as i felt dizzy in wet market.the plant lady asked me sit on her stool n use her minyak angin.after resting i felt ok n learn to listen to my body.

Pipe dream or solid project reformati

 

Reformasi or reformati.time to stop taking chinese n indian voters for a ride cos kami putus Harapan.look to third force like Muda n PSM or independents.

Time is over for Sabah n Sarawak as fixed deposit when they ve been milked as cash cows with less infrastructure development than west malaysia

Time for voters to wake up to reality.

Is it reformation or deformation and defamation.have they repealed sosma,is child marriage banned and media freedom curbed?has corruption at highest level been eradicated or talk is cheap.What happened to health and education reforms?

Why should people make Malaysia my second home when thete are better policy elsewhere.

Why should foreign tourists visit Malaysia when Thailand n Bali has no restrictions on visa,shorts or alcohol or airb nb with spy cameras or extortion by immigration.plenty of asean countries that welcome foreigners with open arms.so when authorities kill the goose that lays the golden egg,dont complain when govt cant give out bonuses or support pension plans.

Kayak at shah alam lake

 A hot ,sunny day.feel so alive again n free kayaking on lake,looking at storks n egrets circling the water.feel the breeze n water rippling below the kayak.im burnt red as i forgot sun block lotion.saw funny notice near lake.ensure you are part of the solution and not part of the pollution.or near forest treks take nothing but pictures.leave nothing but footprints.

Ive seen Malaysian wash beloved car next to pristine streams,using car wash shampoo with suds.or use dishwashing liquid to wash curry chicken sauce from plates.no wonder nature is free car wash and big rubbish bin!

Happy cat

 Captain kitty went for vaccination.the happy little kitten has grown from 610 grams at 2 months to a fat 2.1 kg after 2 months.he is greedy for wet food like whiska tuna,snappy tom mackerel,happy cat chicken to sheba salmon.

Such a lovable rascal zooms around the home from balcony to under my sofa.playful n frisky ball of fur

Kitty not as hyper as kenui of mirth sathorn hotel inbangkok. Kenui rips curtains n destroy statue of apsara chase squirrels n birds.kenui wears a black batman mask n is a black n white kitty.

Malaysian meal

 Im into fusion food.dinner i cooked indonesian jawa dish ayam masak kicap manis or sweet soy sauce chicken with cinnnamon,chilli n big onion,chinese stir fried brocolli,carrot n mushroom in chicken stock n an indian appetiser of mango pickles.mix n match meal

Pollution of water bodies

 Im wary of watetsports after reading of waterborne disease after contact with polluted water.the sunday star news reported of hidden danger in contaminated lakes near urb

an city n ex mining pools.scary to read water with rat urine contamination can be deadly due to bacterial infection.will it stop my love of water sports.hell no way.never.

Cost of food skyrocket

 Even pals from the M40 group are complaining cost of essential food items are rising so fast.those who are single parents are so frugal especialy when there are 3 or 4 growing up kids who eat non stop.the price of imported jasmine rice from thailand rose 3 x n basmati rice 4x.we buy eggs of 30 a carton and my pal says his household need 2 cartons a week as its cheap n fast.

Im glad EPF release payment on time so i can buy seafood for mooncake festival this friday.local fish like kembong is rm22 a kilo n kurau rm 75 a kilo and medium shrimps rm 60 a kilo.seafood costs a bomb now.even local big head freshwater shrimp is more than rm100 for a kilo.burn a big hole in wallet to buy crabs or shrimps.

I now buy non perishables from rm 2.40 the 2 Eco shop like soap,detergent,tissue or dishwashing liquid.can save a lot.a bag of potatoes cost rm2.40

I buy cooking oil in bags at rm2.50 per bag n a tray of class D eggs at rm 11.90.i bake my bread n cakes n never buy durians,bubba tea or ptemium coffee.

But just wish govt improve public healthcare as its long waiting list.just hope i stay safe and healthy.its cheaper to die than to live with all the modetn medical facilities that can cost a bomb but no guarantee you will live a long good quality life.

The threat of big C

 In the past,the Big C refering to cancer caused patients to face unimaginable anxiety over imminent death.but with scientific research and lots of medical developments and interventions,cancer has better prognosis.

Now the threats from the new big C is climate change and covid.Climate change,global warming,unprecedented drought and floods cause widespread destruction and threatens lives and property and food production.it cannot be solved by a nation alone and needs global collaboration .just like the covid pandemic,controlling the spread of covid depends on strengthening global collaboraton whether through medical reseatch of vaccines and global lockdown of mass travel.

The two photos in the Star newspaper warns us to be prepared to deal with Changes whether in environment protection or protection of our immune system against the ravages of after effect of long Covid.

Can the authorities comduct public campaigns to educate us on how to react in an emetgency of being trapped in a car or at home in rising flood waters.maybe get childrens flotation devices to put in car n homes,easy to assrmble kayaks or big ice box with paddle,how to purify drinking water n stock on can food with camping stove.now if you see an old lady paddling frantically on a flooded road in a huge yellow rubber duck,guess you know im well prepared for the worst and hoping for the best

i empathize with sports journalist Revathi suffering from long Covid side effect.not much is known of this emerging disease and the havoc it wrecks on our body.my two bouts of covid infection led me to drastic weight loss,diarrhoea n gastro intestinal problems and the second infection with chronic fatigue,mystetious cramps on my leg and muscle weakness after 2 hour workouts.it may take a long time to restore equilibrium in bodily functions but im doing my best to eat well so i can live well.its so frustrating to see a lapse in fitness levels .but time will heal our bodies.

Rainstorm

 Its been raining morning,noon amd nite.the park is wet n quiet.i love the bark of the eucalyptus tree n the bamboo.

Asian n western food

 I cook both asian n wrstern food.from spaghetti to breAd to filipino stew caldereta with pork cubes nribs or miso soup w konjac udon a japanese dish

Trees

 

Sunday is funday

 

Union of body mind practices

 Both yoga and tai chi  are eastern practices rooted in spiritual tradition.they are holistic in unifying body and mind.so there are commonalities like a philosophical belief in man,nature and the universe,healing and meditation and chanting.the problem begins when the westerner divorce the movements from the spiritual aspect and compartmentalise it as a martial arts or sports stretching.it is doing it a disregard as yoga and tai chi is commercialised to make money.

Tai chi was started by a taoist monk zhang san feng in wudang mountains after watching a crane n snake fighting .the lifestyle of taoism include ascetism,discipline and non materialism as does a yogi does in pursuit of higher aims in life.but the commercialization of both shifts it away from the spiritual base.so i believe when the time is ripe,the teacher will come.

Mooncake festival dawn celebration

 Had mooncake gathering not at nite to avoid mosquito feeding on us.plenty of good food and fun.the zumba group is really great company n love good food.ive lost old friends but im making many new friends who share common intetests in dance and travel n food.the best thing is we dont bring religion,politics and business marketing to sports n exercise and we can just be ourselves,not wives,mothers or grandmothers.just move it or lose it