Hari Raya 2025

Ah! A very nice long weekend, no? Sunday my girls were very sien.

Ma/Ah Ma, we got nothing to do.

They were hanging out on top of daddy's/Ah Kong's car. 

Daddy/Ah Kong always complains about the paw and skid marks on his car heh...heh....

But they love it up there.

Poodie was getting some TLC from her mama.

Ah Boi was nowhere to be seen. That girl loves to go to neighbor's house.

Yesterday, the first day of Hari Raya, I was busy replenishing my supply of live microbes.

I made Sauerkraut using one big ass Beijing cabbage and carrots.

I also made Kimchi. Nowadays I keep it simple - just napa cabbage and carrots. I don't bother with daikon, spring onions and chives. 

I packed the kimchi very tightly into the bottles with a good head space.

But this morning, due to the build up of gas from the fermentation, the veggies/juices rose up until almost the top.

So I simply pushed it all back down.

The second bottle was the same.

Push, push, push. Then both bottles were stored in the fridge to slow down the fermentation. 

Meanwhile the sauerkraut will remain outside a bit longer. The juices did rise and leaked out from the bottle. So I simply pushed them back down.

These should last me a little while.

My auntie is back in NZ and she shared this photo of her bountiful harvest of tomatoes and chilies. 

This was my dessert (kefir) on Sunday at 6:30pm. So I closed my eating window and did not eat anything at all yesterday (Monday). As of the time of writing, I am 36 hours fasted. I will break my fast later today.

Meanwhile it is not too late to wish my Muslim friends and readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and to rest of you enjoy your holiday!