LEMON GRASS MAMA

AS SALAM, LIKE I WAS SAYING THE OTHER DAY, WE ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH OUR FAMILY CAKE MAKING MARATHON....OH WE HAVE STARTED ALREADY! MY DAUGHTER HAVE JUST FINISHED BAKING 2 CAKES AND NOW ANOTHER ONE IS IN THE PROCESS. HOPEFULLY ANOTHER DAUGHTER IS READY TO BAKE HER CAKE AS WELL....LAYERED CAKE. OUR SPECIALITY. BOTH OF THEM WILL DO THE CAKE MISSION WHILE I BECOME THE CAKE TESTER...AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS CAKE WE ARE MAKING IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO MAKE BUT WILL TAKE ALONG TIME TO COOK...ABOUT 8 HRS! WE HAVE TAKEN A FEW ORDERS AND I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BAKING DOESN'T STOP HALFWAY...SEE PIC FOR CAKE

AS SALAM, TO ALL OUT THERE! YES, ITS ME AGAIN RUNNING HERE & THERE JUST SO I CAN BE UPDATED WITH WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING BESIDES DOING MY OWN BUSINESS. THE LAST TIME I WAS TALKING ABOUT SPRING CLEANING, WELL, THE INSIDES DO LOOK DIFFERENT ESPECIALLY THE KITCHEN. BUT I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAILS. AT LEAST MY HEART SLOWS DOWN A BIT WHEN IT COMES TO COOKING IN THE KITCHEN WITH A BIT OF FRESH AIR AND SPACE! NOW, TALKING ABOUT RAYA, YEAH!(AT MY AGE?), WHAT CAN BE SO SPECIAL? OF COURSE , BALIK KPG N INDULGE MYSELF IN BEING PAMPERED BY MY MUM N SIBLINGS MAKES IT SPECIAL! IT MEANS I AM ON LEAVE FROM MY KIDS AND COMMITMENTS, ETC THAT MAKES ME SO TIRED. 10 BLISSFUL SANTAI DAY FOR ME.! I REALLY DO NEED A BREAK! TODAY FOR EXAMPLE, JUST AFTER SAHUR, I DO ALL THE CLEANING WORK IN THE KITCHEN. ALL MY KIDS ARE NO WHERE TO BE SEEN. M I A, KOT??  LATER, I AM GETTING READY TO GO SHOPPING FOR MY CAKE MAKING SESSION. I TAKE A FEW ORDERS FOR THE RAYA. ACTUALLY BAKING IS NOT MY SPECIALITY. BUT I SURV...

SAUSAGES AS SALAM TODAY BEGAN WITH A GOOD MORNING, WAKING UP UNUSUALLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED! WE WERE WAY BEHIND SPRING CLEANING DAY AND TODAY FELT JUST MOTIVATED TO DO OUR BEST. I WAS BUSY HELPING TO ERADICATE AS MUCH EVIDENCE OF COBWEBS AND BALLS OF DUST! AND AT THE SAME TIME HELPING TO PREPARE FOR OUR GET-TOGETHER-FAMILY DINNER. OUR GET-TOGETHER IS ALWAYS IMPROMPTU. I MAY HAVE 7 KIDS, BUT I DON'T GET TO BE WITH THEM 7 AT A TIME. ONE MAY BE BUSY WITH CLASSES, ANOTHER MAYBE BUSY WITH HIS/HER HOBBY. AND MAYBE IF I'M LUCKY ENOUGH, I MANAGE TO ROUND THEM ALL ONCE EVERY 2 MOINTHS! OKAY, ABOUT THIS GET-TOGETHER, WE ARE HAVING STEAM BOAT! PLS SEE THE PROCESS.. TELUR PUYUH CRAB MEAT & FISH BALL CHICKEN & SOTONG VEGE, FISH BALL,CRAB BALL

AS SALAM AT MY AGE, YOU CAN FEEL NOSTALGIC WHEN THE SKY ARE BLUE. IT'S THE TIME WHEN I WAS MUCH YOUNGER THEN, AND ENJOYING THE FREEDOM OF LIFE. I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT EXCEPT HAVING TO FINISH HOMEWORK. THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN HOLIDAYS MEAN ALOT TO ME. FROM WHERE I LIVE, I CAN GO RUNNING ON THE BEACH AND WARMING UP TO THE SUN. MY FRIENDS ARE ALL INTERESTING PEOPLE AND SHARING MY TEEN LIFE WITH THEM MAKES ME WONDER OF THEIR WHEREABOUTS NOW. BEAUTIFUL LAKE NEXT TO OUR HOUSE AS LIFE TURNS AROUND, NOSTALGIA WILL HIT YOU ON THE NOSE AND YOU WILL FEEL THAT YOU MISSED SO MANY GREAT MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE! AND WISH YOU HAD DONE MUCH BETTER....