Big Round Platter 12" W - from Japan ...to serve sushi

these 12" wide serving platter bought in Tokyo, 1984

for only 1,000yen a piece

that trip was our first overseas holiday as a family

with Azlan and Edora (Amira was not born yet)

and the MAS air fare was the cheapest during those years

cost only RM700/pax for a round trip - KL/Narita/Taipei/HongKong 

and back to KL. A memorable trip with Disneyland tour as well as

meeting up friends and package tours

 in Taipei and Hong Kong.

Blue Collection ~ Seizan Imari Fantasia

Pattern:      IMARI FANTASIA by SEIZAN

Description: BLUE FLOWERS,SCROLLS & BIRDS,SMOOTH EDGE

Purchased : China Pete's Yamashita ,
                 Kanagawa, Japan
year          : 1992

GA cikAida al-Kesah Sempena Chinese New Year

Cerita cikJah kali ni fokus pada GA cikAida Al-Kesah ~


Cantik bakul sia Melaka di blog cik Aida AlKesah  .... ini yang menarik .. hadiah GA cikAida lagi menarik perhatian blogger PML
klik >
http://mylifemytranquillity.blogspot.com/2011/01/ga-sulong-sempena-cuti-perayaan-cny.html


Ini pula syarat2 penyertaan :-

(1) Mestilah jadi follower cikAida dulu.
(2) Entri GA ini dan linkkan blog anda.
(3) Tinggalkan jejak di Post A comment.
(4) Terbuka kepada kengkawan beralamat di Malaysia sahaja ye (Postage purposes)

hadiah pertama >

hadiah kedua >

This My First time joining a GA - Giveaway "GA SEMPENA IZZAH BIRTHDAY"

have just read from  Zaza (PML Collectors) blog ~  re: Giveaway from   Izzah  ~  http://sweetlovelydreamsmemories.blogspot.com/ , she will be celebrating  her birthday 28 Jan ...tomorrow .   Wishing Izzah a very Happy Birthday


She is giving away these attractive gifts ... as follows :- 

closing  date GA -  27 Jan 2011 ,12 midnite

still not too late to join ......follow this link ~

http://sweetlovelydreamsmemories.blogspot.com/2011/01/jom-join-giveaway-sempena-birthday.html

The Last Week of December 2010 in Kg Tg Rimau

added a few pieces ......in the front row

 tea cups ~ 'si hitam manis'

the lonely "silver bamboo' teapot

newly acquired in 2010

will be looking out for tea cups, saucers & plates

left to dry in this basket after cleaning up

~ these are old designs 'made in china' teacups

fine China porcelain 

...silver lining

The Christmas holidays were spent in our kampung home. Its been more than 3 weeks we were away and the grasses and weeds were happily climbing and weaving in and out. So were the others, including the potted and non-potted flowers and plants around the laman Tg Rimau. 

We had a lovely surprise. Our eldest son with his wife and lovely twin boys dropped in to stay overnight.  Both the boys were taken to visit Atok's barber to get a haircut.

~ the before hair cut  twins

after the hair cut ~

Majlis Khatam Al-Quran, Berendoi & Berkhatan, Kampung Selboh, Parit,Perak

2 days x 1 nite trip to the small town of Parit, Perak

crossing border from Selangor into Perak

The leisure drive to the quaint town of Parit , via  Saujana Utama/Puncak Alam, Ijok, Bukit Rotan, Assam Jawa, Kuala Selangor, Tanjong Karang, Sekinchan,   right across Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam where we stopped for a cup of coffee and banana-wrapped nasi lemak. Continued the journey across into Perak state passing by Sungai Besar and a right-turn at Hutan Melintang heading toward Teluk Intan.

crossing over into state of Perak 

beautiful view in Sabak Bernam

long stretch of green  padi field

The leaning tower of Teluk Intan (Teluk Anson)

Teluk Intan - visited Dr. Mas Adi Sidek (Suriani/Bahar's cousin) and his family at the  Hospital quarters. Last met Mas Adi at Paman Sidek/his parents home in Pantai Bersih about more than 26 years ago when we were staying in Butterworth and now is the head/a senior Medical Officer in Teluk Intan GH.

Rosli (Zaidah)'s  kampung home in Selboh, Parit, Perak

Have seen a lot of improvement/renovation done to this house. Must compliment Rosli since he has done a very good job taking care of his elderly mother whom I met during  performing our Haj in 1992. Being an obedient and caring son , Allah SWT has greatly rewarded Rosli and his family. His eldest daughter studying medicine and the other children doing very well in their studies, smart and obedient too.

the peaceful Parit, Perak

We took a tour of this serene town. New upgraded facilities/infra done for the rakyat of Parit and yet the town remained a beautiful and peaceful town, where everyone knows everybody and call by names even hailing/heloo/hi can be heard from the sidewalk coffee shop across the lane. ... 'mane komei ? kabor kitei...'  Perak lingo that sound foreign to my ears yet lingering in my mind.

a newly built pedestrian bridge

Cempaka Sari Rest House

right in the centre of the town, opposite  the mosque

the Cempaka Sari bazaar

yet to be fully operational

~ Berkhatam Quran, Berendoi and Berkhatan ceremonies of Rosli Rashid & Zaidah Mohd (my sis-in-law) family 

dressing up the participants

Illiya (Rosli & Zaidah's daughter) being done-up by her aunty MakSu

(Haji Othman & Aida youngest daughter)

the dais ~ pelamin complete with bunga telur and

 red velvet 'sulam tekat'/embroidery  cushions

Quran reading session

the Berendoi (Naik Buaian)

The baby will be placed in this decorated cradle and a group of ladies

singing the song 'Dendang Siti Fatimah' - in Perak

en example - Song called ' Anak di dalam Buaian'

Ayuhai anak di dalam buaian,
Pejamkan mata jangan tangiskan,
Lagu Berendoi kami dendangkan,
Di dalam majlis tanda kesyukuran.

Lamalah sudah kami menanti,
Namun engkau tak kunjung tiba,
Dengan takdir ilahi rabbi,
Kini engkau sudah menjelma

Izhar dressed in baju Melayu & samping songket

carried on the shoulder by his uncle

accompanied by kompang

Tiffin Meal Set at Tanjung Rimau

November 2010 (Muslim calender - Zulhijjah 1431) has been a hectic month for me.  Cleaning up the kampung home (buka rumah) and making preparations for the Aidiladha , attending several weddings of nephews and nieces  as well as thanksgiving prayers (kenduri) kept me and my husband busy.

In between all the hustle and bustle, on one of the days at kampung Tanjung Rimau, and with the help of our youngest daughter we managed to do a 'Tiffin Lunch' ~

The menu as follows :-

 i)  gulai asam pedas ikan kembong Melaka style

ii)  kerabu pucuk paku   Hj Husin

iii) sambal petai udang Amira

This 'tiffin food carrier' is one of the 2 sets that i gave my mother while the other set was for my mom-in-law many years ago. Now both mothers have passed on (Alfathihah May Allah SWT bless their souls). Then...those days... it was the tradition of both mothers to pack ketupat, rendang and other hari raya food in this tifffin carrier for me to take home either from Banting to Tanjung Rimau or vice versa depending where hubby, me and the children (they were young that time) celebrate the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri/Aidiladha.

Asam pedas ikan kembong , sambal udang petai and kerabu pucuk paku

the gulai asam pedas flavoured with daun kesom and bunga kantan

sambal udang with petai

 (secret : dried prawn pounded with shallots)

this was cooked by Amira

kerabu pucuk paku 

(Hj Husin secret recipe)

Reminiscing previous tiffin meals at Laman Tanjung Rimau ~

 re :  Laman Tanjung Rimau

Tiffin Lunch on Aug2009

Bakawali Bloom Again .... Bakawali Berbunga lagi

looking over my tiny garden

i saw my pot of bakawali with a new pinkish white bloom

the 3rd bakawali flower this season

a beauty in the morning sunlight

as the sun goes up... this bloom closes up

the previous blooming Bakawali > 

the 2nd bloom that caught my attention

A brief 3-days Stay Kampung Home

an interesting and unusual happening ~

one of PakTeh's duck warming/hatching the chicken's egg

previous notes and images on my kampung

Look Alike Twins but not Identical ....Kembar Seiras tapi Tak Serupa

Had great fun and enjoyed my brief 10 days stint at Tanjung Rimau, my kampung home. Though very busy spring cleaning in and out of the kampung home, trying our best to prepare for the homecoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year and making our home as comfortable and as warm as posssible to welcome all brothers, sisters, in-laws, neices, nephews and grandchildren, me and husband had a grand tour to a few nostalgic kampungs. The third day, my brother and wife tagged along with us passing thru several quaint villages including Alor Gajah and our cowboy town, Tampin.

My mission was to get 'kopitiam' cups and saucers plus the ceramic spoon. Managed to get more than that >

my new collections :

the  enamel tray - size is smaller that the one that

 I bought  last year while the kopitiam cups & saucers,

4 pieces  and another  set of 6 cups and saucers, and

the small white ceramic spoon, only 3 pieces,

I managed to salvaged from the dusty

shelf of the crockery shop ...

the old Apek promised to order more and

asked me to come in a  months time

these  identical but not same sets of cups and saucers 

similar pink and cream green roses

with gold rims and trimmings

but different in shape and size

bunga rose

of different make

but still 'Made in China'

Now I am searching for enamel tea/coffee pots. Maybe going down south heading to Johor Bahru or futher north. Hmmmm ...looking forward to my next adventure.