My Creator and Kekasih

My dear ALLAH when I loose hope,
Help me to remember that,
Your love is greater than my disappointments
And your plans for my life
Are better than my dreams......Aaminn

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As at 55 today, I am mesmerising this beautiful poem by Usman Awang

Kekasih

Akan kupintal buih-buih
menjadi tali
mengikatmu
akan kuanyam gelombang-gelombang
menjadi hamparan
ranjang tidurmu

akan kutenun awan-gemawan
menjadi selendang
menudungi rambutmu

akan kujahit bayu gunung
menjadi baju
pakaian malammu

akan kupetik bintang timur
menjadi kerongsang
menyinari dadamu

akan kujolok bulan gerhana
menjadi lampu
menyuluhi rindu

akan kurebahkan matari
menjadi laut malammu
menghirup sakar madumu

Kekasih, hitunglah mimpi
yang membunuh realiti
dengan syurga ilusi.

~Usman Awang

PASSION FRUIT

We were back at Hubby's home town, recently, just at Langgar, Alor Setar :D ...... , and I saw this PASSION FRUIT at the back yard. For more than thirty years now I have not tasted them...and so glad I did today. Locally known as BUAH MARKISA.

Some infor below, from the net, regarding this fruit.

Passion Fruits are great for use in soft drinks or cocktails. The fruits grow on a climbing plant which is also well known for its beautiful flowers.Cut the passion fruits in halves. Remove the pulp and squeeze and stir it through a sieve to extract the pure juice. Add syrup to taste. Add ice cubes. If too strong, dilute with water, or wait for the ice cubes to melt.

Serve it either chilled and straight away or in a chilled glass* with salted rim.

NOTES:

This smoothie requires either stored in the chiller section of the fridge or served straight away. The natural sugars in the fruits start fermenting (totally safe and natural process); but this makes it taste sour.

*To chill glass, fill with ice-cubes and store in the freezer for about 10 mins. Shake out the ice-cubes, dip the rim of the glass in Salt and serve the smoothie in it. Tastes excellent with salted rim.

Do you have sleepless nights? Try Passion Fruit smoothie!! Tangy and highly aromatic passion fruit pairs well with the sweetness and buttery texture of Mango in this smoothie.

Passion fruit is high in somniferous properties; when had before going to bed helps relax and gives a restful sleep. It is also rich Vitamin C & A, Iron and Potassium, and an excellent source of fibre if consumed with the seeds. The seeds that are covered in the yellow gooey gelatinous flesh is also eatable.

Little ATIN came to visit UMMI

Early morning she came, .......ATIN...... with her mom, for me to babysit her. She is a beautiful little lady now....and kind of shy meeting me and hubby.
She stayed up for a couple of hours..... and occupied my cutting table to be her drawing corner.... She loves coloring and really great at it!!

I had quilted one single for her when she celebrated her first birthday..... here and here.....

One day catch.... one month consume

After some persuasion to come back here in Alor Setar, my son, Muhammad Sulhi (Boy) had been home for three weeks......... He just can't resist to go ride his precious bicycle around Klang Valley with his comrades.... but he came home finally!

My two boys (old and young... :)) were getting along very well and they had their adventures for the whole of Boy's stay. Gardening, cleaning, trailing and best of all, he had great time following his Abah, for sea fishing...... They had most memorable time together and the topics about their sea adventure carried on for about a week...... But I did not pay attention to them much........as I was very busy at this time of the year with my own activities......

The fishing trip ended up with lots of catch..... though mostly of medium size. According to my hubby during on board, Boy's thrill was beyond words.... tough at first he got nausea and had to stay put for the first hour.

So, just imagine for the whole of last week we had all our meals with fish and veggies on our table...... Omit other dishes in the pic....... but all was his job in the kitchen, the steamed, the grilled, the deepfry ........ and all spicy with lots of herbs, he simply dashed on the poor fish he caught. But frankly it was lovely and tasted good .... but he can't beat my 'air-asam' as the dip ........lol.....!

He is back now at BK3....... and here at 49ers, both Abah and Mama have to continue 'fishing' out the rest of his catch from the fridge.....everyday.....!!!!!!!

the day... alone again

A bit of leisure time till the end of the day today....... Hubby left me for his deep sea fishing again for the second time this month. It is fine, I have the whole of the day by my self... just hope that I do not fall asleep all day through, though :)

Last night I sent Darr off, back to KL. She came home for a short break and attended a job interview............... my pray that she will come to stay with us here in Kedah soon.

I managed to catch this view yesterday at almost dusk. Few shots about Hubby's work.... and some of his driftwood's and logs collections. Most of them has a special place in this little hut of us.

At this special part, abutting the living room, he used a treated log to replace one column and another one, cut into a quarter piece and became the column and frame.

And if you happen to pass by our house you will often see us sipping a cup of coffee (WE SHARE.. :D) and munching some 'cucoq' (kuih-muih) on this platform whereby little pond is right underneath with one baby 'Alligator Gar' fish swims and light splashing of water heard vaguely from little fountain flowing from the house to the outside and falls into the pond..... I love this part of the house the most!

Thanks Dia, for letting me have my hand-stitch projects done here....

I do not know what this plant is named. I missed its blooming flowers lately. But Hubby says it is called "Janggut Nabi Adam"..... ?????