Bean Salad

I made  a bean salad yesterday. So off I went to buy a tin each of garbanzo beans, red kidney beans and black beans. I thought of buying the dry ones but it is too much hassle. Since I do not know how long to cook in the pressure cooker .  I also purchased some lime , tomato and cilantro.   I chopped the cilantro ,some red onions and the tomatoes. I just squeeze the lime and add some salt and some sugar.

It is quite good if I say myself. It yield a large Corning bowl. So my parents and my brother tried it. There is some left . I thought of having this salad for dinner instead of my usual fare. My diet is the  Bean salad diet . I thought of adding Fava beans but it was not available at the neighbourhood supermarket.The next recipe I want to try is  the Vietnamese Beef noodle soup.My sister Sadd gave me one recipe . Or may I would try some recipes from the booklets I bought  since 2001. I have not tried many of the recipes. Once in many months I would read the books again . I think I should note my habits as well.

I have been drinking Roselle tea for  a month. I bought it from Herbal Bloom.Roselle is   high in  vitamin C. I just put one dried calyx  into a cup and add hot water.  There is a choice of either buying tea bags or the calyx .

I have bought some Cocoa Collagen Power Plus , so far I have sold one to my mother .

Some happenings at home and Shamelin Mangostyn Juice

Last night my father had vommitted. He did not want to go any clinic because he felt weak. This morning he is still weak . It might be food poisoning but it's  not for sure. Perhaps it is the meat that  he ate at the  many open houses my parents went to  . My mother had cooked chicken soup and chicken porridge for all of us to eat tonight . My father also bought Cod Liver oil. The one  he used to give us when we were little.  The one in the orange box with a man carrying a big fish .I also take the oil  for my athma which came up  mysteriously.

It rains every afternoon.  Oh ...  the rainy days are here . Jingga is getting friendlier. He does not go into the drain nowadays . I think he learns his lesson. He also does not climb the mango tree.  I spot some mangoes growing on the mango tree in front of the house.

Last Monday I saw a programme called Spice Route 2 on TV3. It was about the durian tree which originates from Zanzibar in Tanzania. I always thought the durian is from Malaysia. I should google other fruits as well.
My sister  Nas had informed me about the importance of taken the soursoup  fruit which is very good to fight cancer. Perhaps someone would make the Soursoup fruit juice like the manggosteen juice . There is a Bumiputra  MLM company which sells the mangostyn  juice called Shamelin Mangostyn juice  for RM 260 for 6 bottles  if you become the member .The retail price is RM 50 per bottle. It is sold in a box of three bottles .If you are interested you can find them here http://shamelin2u.com/shahir.htm .It's in Bahasa Malaysia but the company which distribute it   is  Shamelin Bina Sdn Bhd. Shamelin Bina is one of the subsidiary of Koperasi Shamelin which had constructed  the Taman Shamelin Perkasa a residential area in Cheras Kuala Lumpur  back in the 80's.

Open House

Today I went to an open house with my parents . It was held at Felda Jalan Semarak . My father has served there for 25 years . My father has  many friends and they still remember him. My father will be 73  this year. My mother who is somewhat reserved is   65  years . I will be 45 years old  this November. So in twenty years time I  hope  I will be like them. Hopefully in good health.

My father said that the   'rendang ' is very good accompanied with the 'lemang' of course.Lemang is a glutinuos rice dish  usually cooked in bamboo.It is always accompanied with 'rendang'. A famous dish which appeared during the festive months . My mother is now selling HPA organic chicken. So far business is good.

The kitten  Jingga is still here. He is very friendly.  I thought of my many mistakes when I took care of Rosa,  and her kittens .  I think I will bath Jingga  the proper way. He is  relaxing near the  screw pine bushes. It has been raining every day . Nowadays it usually rains at  3 pm or 3 am. There was a black out in the early morning  a few days ago.

Kitten

The kitten is still here. It is a male. I  have checked it . It  was yelping most of the time. The cat like Tompok is called Tom. Awang is not here today. At last the kitten  comes into  the house. It took one week  for him to do so. Nowadays I am using Safi face cream with aloe vera  I have also bought  a facial soap from CNI . I just  love to wash my face with soap .

I think I will switch the soap next month  to Nu della skin care. It has a Malaysian Holistic Spa concept. The nearest salon is at Kota Damansara. You can find the site here http://www.sriserumpun.com/boutique.html

I am thinking of doing an online business selling a product called "Cocoa Collagen Power" .  I have to take action.

Cat in the hole

My sister and her family from Jakarta were here for a week , and another sister Dr . Dr and her family too were here for the weekend. As usual the family members gathered with pulut durian a.k.a glutinous rice with Coconut Milk and sugar, and fried Kurau fish. My little niece had asked me to te read for her Dr Seuss's book 'The Cat in the Hat'. I read it only half way. I did not watch the movie however. She said it was 'cool'.

Today the fat cat with blue eyes , had chased a kitten, a new edition into the hole . I was afraid it might be go straight into the big drain. I watched it as it was near the drain. It was hollering the poor thing. The strange thing is when I called the fat cat blue eyes, it came to my rescue . It dutifully sat near the kitten in the drain and I think it showed it how to get out . When I came back from the mall , the kitten is in front of the house . Hollering .

Poor kitten . My mother said it missed it's mother. I gave it some fish yet it would not stop meowing , I tried to touch but it was still scared. So fat cat came to it's rescue. The kitten is a she and I smiled at the courtesy of a gentleman aristocat. There's a Malay proverb which if translate literally is " shy, shy cat " or just as shy as a cat. It goes to anyone who wants to be close but act as if it doesn't want be near. Not a tease but just as shy like a cat.Not like a dove but that is another matter.

P/S : Sukin skincare is also available at Jusco One Utama and so is Pixie whitening two way cake .

Safah Herbs and Sukin Organics

Two days ago my mother had treated me with a salmon teppanyaki. I went to the Body Shop and there I saw the foundation brush for RM 59. The face and body brush is at RM 68. I was in a hurry so I think that is the price .

I went to Watson's .There I saw Sukin Skin Organics from Australia  .I come to know of the skincare from one of the local beauty blog . Previously it was available in Singapore . The price is between RM 30 to RM 80 . It is without SLS and Paraben among other things. I was thinking of buying Safi instead . You can find everything about Sukin skincare here http://sukinorganics.com.au/.

I have made a rice body and face scrub. I got the recipe from an older forum from a lady named Liz Dee. The recipe is to take handful of rice , I took glutinous rice . Soak at for one day . The next day toss the rice , add thumb size turmeric. That is the ibu kunyit. Blend it . I put three handfuls , the Eswari turmeric powder which can be bought at Indian shops . I put three tablespoon.

Then there is another local company which use traditional items for skincare. I bumped into it while I was searching for how to make green gram scrub. It is a wonderful site, I have not buy any of the the items.The website is : http://safahherbs.com.my/. There is traditional body scub, mask, soap and beauty oil . There is a wonderful centella and green peas body scrub. The company also conducts beauty courses and other services . The price for a scrub is from RM 11.90 for a 60 gm scrub to RM 119 for a 600 gm scrub . There is also super facial soaps like Aloe Honey soap for RM 12.90 for 50 gm. All price is for West Malaysia only. Maybe I will try the soaps one of these days.

Selamat Hari Raya , Eid Mubarak

A happy Aidil fitri to all muslim members . My siblings from Jakarta, Penang and Puncak Alam were here for the Aidil Fitri. It was most a joyful time. My mother had made her famous rendang chicken . The cat with blue eyes and two of her kittens had dissapeared. Only two were calling out for food . Perhaps I should check them out from time to time. Tom the new orange cat was here yesterday . Her stomach is bulging.

Today I went to Kuala Lumpur and my pinkish salmon linen was ready on Hari Raya's eve. It is still quiet at the Jalan Masjid India. I went to Haniffa textile and Mydin. At Haniffa I spotted the Pond's Cleansing cream and one for Dry skin. The other thing I bought was the Color Stay Revlon foundation in Sand Beige. At last after months of salivating in front of the computer.

My sister Nas bought one for her too. We bought a concealer from Maybelline. Today I bought a Mustika Ratu foundation stick for RM 18 and a face powder for RM 8.50 at Mydin . It was a good buy since I was thinking I will slather it for a few days to come.

I also spotted some Kryolan foundation at City One where my husband has a food stall. It cost from RM 85 above. My colour is Sawo Matang . This is colour suits me most compared to Kuning Langsat which is too fair.

My sister Nas brought us for dinner at Sushi King two days ago. I like the fried tempura. We will have a party next weekend.