Monday 13 April 2020

Covid-19 MCO : Day #27 (Kerabu)


I have one more fish to fry and I am not sick of eating fish yet. I want more! Fried fish, plain and simple is so so good.

This is the ikan siakap (seabass) that I bought the other day.


I cut it into three sections for easier frying.


Fingers crossed, good luck!


Wah seh! Is that improvement or what?


Skin unsullied and each piece intact. 


There is hope after all wahahaha!!!


I went out to the garden to pluck some herbs. Noted that my spring onions are growing nicely.


When I looked at this photo I was surprised to see a visitor. Can you see her?


I was also craving for kerabu so I made an effort to pound the spice mix ingredients. 


So nice that I can harvest these aromatic herbs from my garden.


After I remove the leaves, I save the stems for replanting. 


There, my kerabu, made with cucumber, pineapple, tomato, carrot , onion and aromatic herbs.


I usually like this with keropok but there is no keropok in the house. But it was so good with fried fish. I enjoyed my lunch!

Yesterday I gave myself a haircut. Just the fringe as it was already one inch below my eyes and so irritating. Then I colored my hair. The roots were already showing about one inch. My hair is practically 80% grey or rather, white. If left it as it is, I would look like nenek kebayan.

My last haircut was late year. My partner suggested that I donate my hair. My hairdresser suggested the same. So I did.


I took a photo of my locks before I donated it. I use natural henna (inai) to dye my hair. 


Sayang pulak...


I have some pictures of my cat taken last year when she was very naughty.


This was taken one evening when she was insistent on being let out.


She climbed all over the place looking for an exit. She was even trying to reach for the door knob.


She drove me nuts. So I let her out.


At one time, I put her in jail her cage. Did you notice the bull dog clip that I used to secure the latch? 

I had to do that due to an incident one evening. When I put her in the cage, she will make a lot of noise. I can hear her though quite faintly from my bedroom.

Late one evening, I heard her meowing and whining. Then the noise became louder and louder until it was right outside my bedroom door. Haiks!!! I opened the door and there she was! She escaped. Haizz........


Instead of being angry, I praised her for being so clever. Girl! You so clever! You know how to open the cage door! wahahaha!!!! 


OK, I gotta go to "attend" a webinar. See you tomorrow!

26 comments:

  1. Mak Oi... Pak Long sends MCO greetings to Nenek Kebayan. Your hair was really panjang until you could donate it to the needy! I wonder what did they do to your hair 😂??? Make compost for plants??? I must start keeping long hair now.

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    1. The donated hair is for making wigs for cancer patients.

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  2. I love to eat Kerabu so much. I felt so emo now as it reminded me of my late mother who made Thai Kerabu almost daily. She really could out any herbs and meat in the bowl to mix. She went on to create her signature Kerabu that used canned tuna fish with cucumbers and lime vinegar chilly. Dunno what else she put inside until sedap giler. Wakakakaka

    Now I want to revive my pots of basil and mint leaves. I never watered my plants and they died.

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    1. I wish that you could share your mum's recipe! I would sure try it.

      Basil and mint require regular watering.

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  3. This siakap is the best of the lot. Did you share with girl girl? she is so clever to know how to open the door. I see you are enjoying making the herb spice, so syiok tumis away.

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    1. No, girl girl was outside. Lucky for me. LOL!

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  4. Your hair so long last time. so after cut, is short now?

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  5. I see the visitor. Siamese cat. You know for sure is a she?

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  6. fish is perfect for head-to-tail eating - i like fish eyes, so i'm always drawn to the head! :) and the kerabu looks vivacious - as vivacious as all that hair and that cute feline! :)

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    1. Oh! I love the eyes too! My late grandma taught me to appreciate fish eyes. Ah, thank you for your kind compliments :)

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  7. My spring onions are a disaster! I just bought some shallots, the lady at the shop said those were "the real ones". Hopefully when I plant them, they will grow well. Yes, my friend said better cut up the fish, easier to fry, will not stick and will cook faster. I'll do that next time.

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    1. Apparently, to ensure success, plant those that have sprouted. That's what I read somewhere.

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  8. See, practice makes perfect...though I don't buy whole fish (other than white pomfret) for frying as the head usually cannot be eaten (white pomfret is different coz they get really crispy and you can devour the whole head). This fish is good eaten steamed...with ginger paste or Thai-style with chilli, lime & lots of garlic! ;)

    Don't know why your girl meows and whines...her cage is spacious & comfy with pillows (Cookie never whines as he's used to it already). Your girl is not that clever lah...the lock is flimsy...wakakakaka! :D It should not be straight across like that, it should have a hook. There was once I forgot to lock Cookie's cage but still found him in it the next morning...haha..coz he doesn't attempt to push the door. P/S: I can see your cat's claws pricking into your fabric sofa...is your sofa cacat yet? Hehe...the joys of owning a cat! ^_~

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    1. Between steamed and fried, I prefer fried fish hee..hee..

      My sofa is like a war zone now, frayed fabric and all. Sigh....

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  9. wah, clever girl, like mummy! hehehe! u got long hair! that's very nice locks, so 'sayang' not to donate them. That visitor in ur garden is so scary, like stalking u pulak...

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    1. LOL! That cat comes over once in a while.

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  10. Your locks are nice. How nice of you to donate them. God Bless.

    Your cat sure looks naughty LOL

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    1. Thank you!

      Yes, she is very cheeky and sometimes gives Mommy headache!

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  11. Well done, PH! So far, during this MCO, I have taken fish only 2 times, the 3rd one is still "freezing" in the fridge..LOL... Yours 80%? Mine is 90% according to my hairdresser, I mean grey/white... but during this lockdown, I didn't do anything, no cut, no dye... wait till the MCO is lifted cos that time got to go out and meet friends, ya!

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    1. Thank you! I am thinking of going the nenek kebayan way LOL! But hairstyle must be short like Nancy's to suit the look.

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  12. So nice your hair colour! I cannever suceed in dyeing my hair as my hair colour is a stubborn black colour. Sobs.

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    1. Thanks hee..hee... My color turned out nice due to the white hair. The henna color can only be seen on the white hair.

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  13. I love the twist of your blog. From food to donating your 'golden' locks to a pet cat. Brought a big smile on my face when I read 'Instead of being angry, I praised her for being so clever'. 👍😊

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  14. Btw, I found your blog through Suituapui. I blog at https://littleborneogirl.wordpress.com/
    Nice 'meeting you'.

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