Selamat Berpuasa

I would like to wish all the muslim friends selamat berpuasa.

After berpuasa for 1 month, all our muslim friends will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.  That's mean holiday for us too.  I m still thinking where to go for the coming holiday.  Maybe not going anywhere because we will be going to Singapore in September to attend my younger sister wedding.

Working on Saturday

This is a live post from my office PC !  YA !! I m working today.
I just joined this new company and it needs me to work to alternate Saturday.  I have not been working on Saturday for more than 5 years.
But, it is ok, considering it is so near to my house.
So, now a Saturday morning is devoted to my work but only alternate Saturday, so I just have to work 2 Saturdays each month.

Happy weekend

June

What happen to me ? This is my first post for the month of June.  Am I that busy ? No !! I must continue to keep this post alive !
I tender my resignation and 30 June is my last day in this company which I only joined for 9 months.  I have to move on because the new company is nearer to my home.  I want to spend more times with kids.   It is only 5 mins away from home compare to now which I have to travel 30 mins to work (during peak hours).
I hope this is a wise move and even thought it is not, I will make it as a good one.
Wish me all the best !

Happy Birthday to Cyn

Today is Cyn 11th birthday.  She is 11 years old today. So fast !
11 years ago, I am still struggling in the hospital at this hour and finally she was delivered thru c-section.
She is in Standard 5 this year and will be sitting for her UPSR next year.
Daddy, Mummy and sis Charmaine wish you Happy Birthday and may you happy always !  Love you !

Naughty girl

Medan Part II

The journey heading to Berastagi was about 3 hours.  The scenery was really nice and refreshing.  We stop by at a restaurant for our lunch which serve very famous ginger tea with pisang goreng. We was told that Berastagi is famous of coffee plant.  Berastagi is famous of its volcano.  We stop by Pasar Buah before we checked in at Green Garden Hotel about 2-3 km from Pasar Buah.  In the evening, our tour guide brought us to hot spring but the road heading to there is really terrible and according to him not many tour guide will bring tourist there so we consider ourselves lucky.

After we had our breakfast in the hotel, we went to a Buddhist Temple (I can't remember the name) and it is nearby to the strawberry farm.  They also have self pluck strawberry.  Rp 70,000 for 100gm. Cheap right and it is so much sweeter than Cameron strawberry.  

Self pluck strawberry farm

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We say farewell to Berastagi after plucking the strawberry.  We went back to Medan town and the journey is only about 2 hours.  

The whole journey from Medan to Parapat and to Berastagi open up our eyes about the locals culture.  Some of them are really very poor.  

Our 4 days trip to Medan is really fruitful and our driver cum tour guide is a very nice guy and will highly recommend him to anyone who is going to Medan in future.  The middle man, Pak Saragi is also a nice guy welcome us in the airport and send us off to airport at 4.00am as our flight is at 6.05am.

Actually this trip is our second honeymoon to celebrate our 12th year anniversary which fall on 9 May.  I left  our 2 daughters with my mum.  

Happy Mother's Day

Happy mother's day to all the mothers.  So, how do you celebrate mother's day ? Going out for dinner ?  I can't imagine how the restaurant will be packed with people.  I told my mum that this year I will not bring her out for dinner because I know there will be a lot of people everywhere.  I told her that I will prepared her favourite dishes.  She love pork so much and I prepared all pork dishes for mother's day dinner.

1) Dong Po Pork (I got the recipe from here). Thanks to Wendy for the wonderful recipe.
2) Mui Choy Kao Yoke  (I got the recipe from here) Thanks to Lily for the wonderful recipe also.
and thirdly is Vinegar Pork Trotter, I got the recipe from the sundry shop lady boss.  I will post the recipe some other day.

Happy mother's day to all and enjoy your dinner !

Medan Trip Photos

This post I will let the photos do the talking.

View of Lake Toba from Hotel

View from Lake Toba

Entrance to Danau Toba International Cottage, Parapat

Tanjung Unta

Becak - Easily available in Medan

Angkut - Mini van, another mode of transport for the locals

Ting Ting, Tang Tang, Teng Teng, all sorts of peanut sweets