Durian Dan Banjir!

Heavy rain since yesterday has caused flooding in several areas all over Terengganu including KT. Pagi tadi hujan lebat sangat2, I reached school about an hour late and ramai lagi yang lebih lambat. Most of us were stranded in a terrible traffic jam this morning due to the flood. Harap hujan tak berpanjangan lagi. Dah almost sebulan hujan lebat kat sini.

Hujan2 ni, perut lapar je. Biasanya musim hujan orang makan ubi tapi kami makan durianlah pulak. I bought some durians, D13 and D101 at Pasar Payang yesterday (beli dalam hujan) for the 3rd time this week. My daughter loves durian so much! Hari2 merayu mintak ayah dia beli.. I was told by the durian sellers that the durians are from Segamat, Johor. Durian Segamat memang sedap tapi taklah fresh sgt bila dah sampai ke KT ni.......

D13

D101

We usually have durian with glutinous rice and coconut milk. Yummy!

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Gambar2 banjir

Budak2 sekolah suka sgt. main air..

The view of the sea from our staffroom. Laut sgt bergelora.Scary...

Berpuluh2 ekor burung ni berenang2 di belakang sekolah..

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, forecast heavy rain in several areas in Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis until Wednesday. Memang tak sesuai if you were to visit Terengganu at this time.. Hope the weather is going to be better tomorrow..Dah nak bulan April tapi masih hujan lagi..Cuaca sungguh tak menentu nowadays..

Rosdet Tomyam Kg Baru

Kuala Lumpur -the capital city of Malaysia

Last week, when we reached Kuala Lumpur, we headed straight to Kg Baru...Jalan2 cari makan... Kg Baru memang food haven kan? We were so starving actually and decided to have Thai food at Rosdet Tomyam restaurant. It's actually one of our favourite Thai restaurants in Kg Baru. Byk sgt 'rumah makan' Thai kat Kg Barukan... 2 weeks before that, we had been there u noe.. but unfortunately, we couldn't find a parking space and the restaurant was so packed with people. Takde tempat duduk!. We might have to wait for some time to be seated. Punyalah kecewa masa tu. Last week, we went there again on a weekday so there were not many people around. Sempat borak2 dengan tukang masak lagi yg duduk2 lepak sementara tunggu order..Selalunya kami pegi waktu ramai orang, kelibat tukang masak pun kami tak pernah nampak..

I love Thai food at Rosdet ni especially their pandan chicken - the best I've ever had..!! The price of food at RT is also reasonable! The service is also excellent. Cepat sgt dorang masak-tak tunggu lama. Satu je yang kurang .. they don't serve desserts . TK loves Thai desserts so much. Kalau nak makan Thai food dengan desserts yang macam2 you have to go to Lala Restaurant in Kg Baru. Restoran tu pun best jugak..

Rosdet Tomyam yang tengah2 dan yg paling ramai pengunjung. Betul2 depan office Nouvelle Visage

Lala with petai (bitter bean) - my favourite..

Mango salad

Beef in sweet and spicy gravy

Chicken in Pandan leaves

Fried shrimp

Squid salad

ox-tail soup. - my favourite jugak..

Steamed siakap

Black pepper crab -plg best!

Rosdet Tomyam is also famous for their 'nasi bubur' or rice porridge. Boleh pilih lauk yang banyak seperti dalam gambar.

Sekejap je seminggu berlalu.. .Tomorow is already our weekend here in KT. Thanks for dropping by peeps! Until next time..

One Beautiful Day

Hi peeps! I am back! Sekolah cuti, blog pun bercuti juga. I spent my school holidays visiting my families - my mom, my sisters, aunties, ipar duai and attending weddings. While on holidays, I really did not have much time for blogging. Tu yang terabai je blog ni.. I also missed some of your posts while I was on holiday and now I am trying my best to catch up....

It has also been more than a week since the quake and Tsunami in Japan but we are all still so grief stricken over the loss and the scale of devastation. I heard that the effects spread deep into Japan..My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Japan including my two blogger friends Nana and Mami. To Nana - semoga Nana and family okay di sana and segala urusan dipermudahkan..

When Tsunami hit Japan on 11th of March, we were alerted on the high waves and the rising sea water.. It was indeed a frightful moment for us when we were told that Tsunami might reach Terengganu. The police officers were everywhere in town warning the public to stay away from the beaches. Yang tgh jogging kat Pantai Batu Buruk pun were told to to go home. Suspen jugak ye kalau duduk tepi laut ni. My office is only 200 metres from the sea. Rumah pun dekatlah juga. I was quite worried actually and we left KT for KB. Memang masa tu kecoh jugaklah kat KT ni.

Well, in this post, I want to share some photos I took on my way back to KB from KT more than 2 weeks ago (before Tsunami) when the sun shone brightly. It was a beautiful day with blue sky and blue sea. It has been raining now in KT since Tsunami. Sometimes sgt. lebat macam musim tengkujuh. Usually we don't get that much rain in March.

At Batu Rakit- we stopped to buy some food at a stall here.
Beli jeput @cekodok
At Penarik Beach

We stopped at Penarik beach and had a picnic. The weather was really nice. Otak2 ni sgt sedap. Beli sikit je hari tu dan sgt menyesal...
Tobacco farm
Sepanjang jalan, we passed by beautiful beaches, peaceful villages, tobacco farms and paddy fields.
Masa tu baru nak mula musim timun.. Melons are in season. We also stopped to buy melons.
Byk lori membawa timun Cina @ tembikai We bought Timun Betik. It's a type of melon which we call "Timun Betik" or "Papaya Melon".
Timun Betik
We usually have the melon with coconut milk and palm sugar or if you fear cholesterol, you can have it with fresh milk. All types of melons are great sources of vitamin C. They are also a good source of potassium and are low in calories, low in cholesterol as well as being fat free.

Another type of melon- The rock melon..

Dalam perjalanan, we stopped a few times, beli itu ini - banyak makanan, kuih, buah-buahan, fish and seafood. Pemandangan pun cantik. I have always love the view of the countryside. Suasana kampung yang sangat menenangkan jiwa. Syukur kepada Allah atas segala nikmatnya...



Thanks for dropping by friends. Until next time.

The Pilgrim Restaurant and Grill

Oooppss..food entry again?....This time around I'll take you to a restaurant in KT pulak. My next door neighbour, Chef Muhammad Ridzuan Ang and his wife had just opened a new restaurant. His new restaurant, The Pilgrim Restaurant and Grill which serves Malay, Chinese and Eurasian cuisine is at Desa Sri Bayas Permai, Bukit Bayas, Kuala Terengganu(kat area Pasir Panjang). Pilgrim restaurant is actually their second restaurant. Their first restaurant, Al Hijrah Oasis which serves Malay and Halal Chinese food is quite popular here in KT and gives them a 5 figure income monthly. The first restaurant nampak simple je, kampung style, takde aircond ke apa.. tapi is always packed with people especially during the school holidays and hari gaji. Their second restaurant, The Pilgrim R&G was only opened a week ago. The restaurant is a two storey building (warna kuning) in Desa Sri Bayas Permai. Restoran baru ni ada air -cond and the staffs pakai uniform gitu..

When I entered the restaurant yesterday, I saw my other neighbours as well. Ye la, as neighbours, kita kenalah support dia kan.. and we are so lucky that we have a chef in our housing area. He loves to cook and share with the neighbours. Kalau bahagian masak2 ni semua buat kat rumah dia. I tumpang makan je.. Masakan dia sedap2 pulak tu...That day I ordered their set meal of the day which comprises of pasta soup, Mediterranean beef with orange sauce @ oriental chicken chop, potato wedges, choc moist cake with ice-cream and a cup of coffee. Semua2 ni RM19.90.

tasty homemade soup

At the restaurant, Chef Ridzuan prepared the food on his own with the help of his staffs. Mayonnaise ke, soup ke dia buat sendiri bukan tuang dari tin or botol. So, the soup doesn't taste like the canned soup. It's really tasty..

Potato WedgesMediterranean beef with orange sauce.

Sedap sgt! Sepinggan ni memang tak cukup sorang!

Panjang tul pinggan tempura udang ni. Berapa meter tu? Sampai nak ambik angle pun tak reti..The shrimps are very crispy and tasty!

Shrimp Tempura

Jacket potato/baked potato with tuna and cheese filling.. Ni sedap sangat2..Lama dah tak buat sendiri. I's only RM6/-

Choc Moist cake with ice-cream. Kek pun chef Ridzuan buat sendiri

Jasmine tea. My son's favourite drink. Maknya tak berapa suka..

Tu je kitaorg makan hari tu. Tak sempat nak study menu pun lagi. Esok lusa nak pegi lagi nak try makanan lain pulak. I would like to congratulate Chef Wan and the wife, cikgu Wati on the opening of The Pilgrim R&G. Wishing both of you the very best of luck. I will surely be one of their regular customers.

Cuti2 sekolah ni jalan ke mana kawan2? TK tak cuti lagi, anak2 kelas tambahan kat sekolah dari Jumaat sampai Ahad. To blogger friends yang nak bawak anak2 bercuti ke, balik kampung ke..Selamat Bercuti ye !

Makan-Makan di KB

Salam everyone. Today is a beautiful day. It has been raining since morning. So thankful for the rain. Dah lama tak hujan macam ni.. Sejuk sikit hari ni..!

Last weekend, we were in KB, visiting our parents. Macam biasa if we are in KB, the main agenda would be, makan-makanlah. Terpaksalah lupakan agenda diet mendiet tu kejap. While we were somewhere in Kubang Kerian, we stopped at a kopitiam for tea. The Kopitiam - D'Klasik White Coffee is near USM hospital in Kubang Kerian. It was our first time at the kopitiam which is quite popular in the area. I jarang2 pegi area ni sebenarnya...

D'Klasik kopitiam from the main road. It's near USM Kubang Kerian Hospital. This area is quite crowded. The whole KB memang bole tahan sangat busy especially during the school holidays.

Found out that they also have Bandung Cincau with Jagung - something which I haven't tried before ... tapi tak berani nak cuba juga.

My daughter ordered the chicken chop. I only had white coffee and sikit kaya toast ...control la sikit kan. We just had lunch a few hours before that. My son ordered Tiramisu White coffee which is really good!!

Yang special kat Kopitiam ni is that they have many choices of local, western and Thai food in the menu. They also have cakes and pastries besides the the different kinds of toast.

Macam2 nasi ada! They also have claypot and sizzling food.. The kopitiam has just everything!! Banyak sungguh makanan in the menu.

Maybe next time, I'll stop at D'Klasik White Coffee again. Would love to try all those delicious looking food in the menu and share the photos here.

Before we went to the kopitiam, we had lunch at one of our favourite Nasi Kukus (steamed rice) restaurants in Kota Bharu - Nasi Kukus Zawanie at 359, Jalan Sultanah Zainab, Kota Bharu . Kat sinilah TK dah makan kenyang2 . No diet2 dah hari tu, my dear Cheqna. Konon2 je nak diet!!Well, here in the East Coast, steamed rice is a favourite. Kat Terengganu pun ada....

The Malay traditional dishes. Banyak lauk babe! Masakan kampung yang sangat2 lazat! My daughter tolong amek gambar ni.

The steamed rice

I especially love Gulai Ikan Merah and the grilled chicken. Really delicious!!! Actually we went there for their sambal sotong tapi malangnya takde hari tu. When we reached home, my MIL had already prepared a lot of food for us. So kita makan lagi dan lagi...

Satu lagi yang byk kat KB - si Mas Hitam!!! My favourite mango is Mas Hitam and now is the mango's peak season.Kalau datang KB masa ni, bolehlah beli mangoes yang murah.. .

The school holiday will begin this Friday . So happy :)