Laksam at home

Got leftover kembung from online purchase last week, used up 500g for nasi kerabu, decided to attempt laksa next.

Suppose to make it last Tuesday on my last day WFH, but too lazy so dragged on to weekend and since Chun Li is here, I think why not.

Followed mum's recipe from before with some changes as below :

- Got only 500g of fish (Deboning is really no fun)

- Lost my lengkuas due to hole in shopping bag, oh well. - Noticed that no quantity mentioned for shallots, decided to use 3 small ones, halved and throw in with the fish

- No qty mentioned for red chillies, I got 2, so all in.

As for laksam, copied a recipe from a site, all measurement in cups (hemnnn), so I used the cup for rice and then weigh each ingredients (except for water, forgot to weigh). Chun Li is in charge of the laksam and ulam cutting (long beans, cucumber and miserable amount of daun kesum) while I prep the rest.

Whole process took us 2hrs before we could sit down and eat, but it's all worth it, it's yummy, taste almost like home.

Mum's Laksa Kelantan/Siam
Ingredients
-1kg fish
-Asam keping
-Lengkuas
-Bawang merah - blend after cook with fish
-Serai x 2
-Santan (Pour warm water enough to cover the grated coconut from 1 coconut)
-Big Red cili - blend (for laksa siam, for laksa kelantan use black pepper)
-Kunyit
-Belacan/budu - small amount

1.Cook fish together with asam keping, bawang merah, serai and lengkuas, use the water just enough to cover the fish
2.Once cooked, remove from heat, peel fish flesh and pounce fish meat in mortar
3.Use water for boiling fish (sift if required to ensure no fish scales or bones), add in blended cili and shallot, add in santan and keep stirring, do not let it boil too long. Add in fish. Seasoned to taste with budu.

Resepi laksam (6 gulung)
Bahan 
2 cawan tepung beras (96g/cup)
Tpg gandum (32g)
sedikit garam
3 cawan air suam
2 sudu besar minyak masak

Langkah

1. Campur semua bahan2 diatas sehingga sebati...ketepikan sebentar
2. panaskan periuk kukusan..sediakan loyang atau penutup periuk aluminium yang disapu dengan minyak masak (I use stainless steel plate)

3. Masukkan bancuhan tpg tadi dlm loyang atau tudung periuk ...jgn tebal jgn
nipis...agak2 la ye..kalau saya guna 3 senduk setiap adunan ...kukus dlm 5 minit.. Steam for 8 minutes
4. angkat loyang/penutup periuk dan alirkan bawah dgn air paip supaya sejuk..
5. guna hujung sudu atau bende yang boleh cungkil laksam ni kluar dr loyang...terus gulung dr loyang tersebut hingga habis..
6. kukus lagi adunan laksam tadi sehingga habis..

一个人 = 寂寞？

总是看到不少网上文提到孤独终老，独居老人死在家里，然后把那老人形容得很惨，就只因为他一个人住。

我们真正知道的是什么？他死了，可是他可能活出了最精彩的人生，然后老来选择独居，在家里死了，就这样。

难道他的人生因为他老来一个人就表示他很可怜？社会一直在变，一个人住没什么不好，两个人住也可以，不过是一种选择。

2017 05 10 Saga/Apek Hill

Due to various circumstances, I proposed to the team to hike Saga hill on Wesak Day Public Holiday.
Looking at the map, our initial plan is as below
Taman Saga - Saga Hill Top - Station 6 - Station 5 - Waterfall - Saga Hill Top via trek D - Taman Saga



However, after numerous attempt to ask around, nobody seems to be able to let us know how to go back to Taman Saga without going back to Station 6, so we ended up following the crowd and ended up going back to Saga Hill Top the way we came. After further asking around, we decided on trying Trek A for our downhill route which proof to be a wise decision as the rain started when we started our descent and later on became a downpour which would have made Trek B too slippery for descent. Trek A however are series of endless steps.

We were wet, tired and hungry by the time we got out and settled on the first restaurant we could find.

0820H Start
0850H Saga Hilltop
0950H ETA Station 6
1010H ETD Station 6
1100H Waterfall
1150H ETD Waterfall
1307H ETD Saga Hill Top
1400H Entrance

Blue Sky

It was a long way from Puchong, we were driving along roughly paved tarred road when we decided to stop for photo session.

Like a few excited kids being let loose for the first time, we all exited the car and started to enjoy the view. The moment I lifted my head and saw the blue sky behind us, I sighed. Such a beautiful feeling to be surrounded by nature.

The trip took about 1hr or more from the main road to the 1st village where we drop the first batch of supplies. According to my friend, it cost RM 1 billion to build this road, looking at the road condition, I cannot imagine it needed 1billion, perhaps RM had really drop so low it has lost its value

Pos Sinderut is the "capital" of these semai villages, there is a primary school and also clinic. According to the Tok Pandi of the first village - Mahathir, there is a total of 8 villages all together. First 2 accessible by normal 4WD, the 3rd one will required hard core off-road driving. 

蒸蛋

喜欢吃蒸蛋的我，像妈妈偷师了无数次，总是失败收场。但我告诉过自己，要和妈一样屡败屡战，直到成功为止。

今早，我成功了。那份喜悦，可非笔墨可形容。第一时间把照片拍下，要二姐给妈看。也许对有些人来说这没什么大不了，但我容易满足，一碗成功的蒸蛋就能让我开心老半天，所以在此分享我的喜悦，然后慢慢享受我的战利品，哈哈。。。

蒸蛋，我成功了！！

好想

朋友在面子书上放了一张好美的月亮照片，我奔到屋外看，真的很美。

突然好想离开这里，去海边看海，听海浪的声音，躺在沙滩上，呆呆的望着天上的月亮，就这样度过一个晚上。好久没有这样做了。曾经在热浪岛和朋友们一起看星星，等流星许愿，看谁先看到就由谁来许愿。但流星来得太快去得更快，总在我们“哇”的一声后就消失了，根本没有机会把心里的愿望说出来。虽然并不是认真地相信，但有幻想总是好的。

海岛上的星空特别美丽，星星在黑暗的夜空下显得更亮更多，数也数不清。难免会想在那遥远的地方，是不是也有人和我一样在欣赏这美丽的星空呢？也许吧？

只有在人少的地方，才能看到最多星星。也许星星也会怕羞，所以人太多它们都躲起来了。只有在山上，海岛和人烟少的地方才能看到那数之不尽的小星星，一闪一闪的，好像在对着我眨眼，好美。曾经在澳洲甚至可以看到银河系，而我总是久久不愿把视线移开，深怕再抬起头看到的不再一样。

现在人在都市，到处都是灯，想看见满天星的夜空，很难。什么时候我才可以重新回到天天看海，看星的日子？好期待。。。真的好期待。

多愁善感？

我最近很容易流泪，刚才在苏丹街唱国歌时有种无力感，眼眶竟然有泪水。

是不是变得有点多愁善感？？多愁善感到底是什么？在网上找了这成语的意思，“常发愁，易伤感。常形容人感情脆弱”。前面两句说得挺对，可感情脆弱我倒不觉得。


最近是比较容易伤心，看见净选盟出席者遭到警方暴力对待，实在很难让人不伤心。为什么我们的国家演变成这样？仰或是我后知后觉？真的好悲哀。为什么当权者做得越久就越霸道，良心全无？为什么人民这么害怕改变？为什么本来应该保护人民的警察却变成打人的警察？好多为什么，但没有答案。