It doesnt rain,It pours....

 Seems that when misfortunes come, they didnt come singularly,they came in droves.Bak kata oghang Melayu Kedah...depa mai meneghu.

2020 is just a matter of 12 days or so before its finale. Then it will kowtow to 2021 to takes its place. Life been a test for the world at large this year.

WE have been anticipating a glorious year in 2020 at first. With vision 2020 and so forth. Then without a heck of fuss enter Mr Covid. Through twitter,I followed a writer based in America who wrote without fear the happenings unfolding in Wuhan. Never was a twitter and had no account until now. But through that medium I had the chance to follow many people who daily updated the gory of Wuhan covid episode.

It was frightening and I prayed  that Malaysia be spared the ordeal of dealing with the virus.

Then the ultimate happened. Down in Johore, the first casualty was recorded. Gradually sporadically it spread with Petaling. Perlis too experienced a few scary moments with the demise of a specialist doctor. Right here in Kangar hospital.

All seems in control for a few months. We basked in the glory of efficient health measures . Then BANG. After Sabah PRN ,all seem to be haywired. Positive case in thousands is normal these days. Thanks to BWN. 

We have gone through the like of MCO,CMCO,EMCO TEMCO.... and many other Cos . Seen many lively hood affected. Business kaput. Schools closed ,work from home and a lot more. All in the space of a year.

Politics in Msia too.... go read them. Syed out of the box, for example. Che Det ,Forum ,you have all.

On the home front.... been praying that all is within control. Am too exhausted to undergo further test after last year's ordeal. Body and soul. 

People like me... hard to heal because we remember . Details and all. And the grace limit imposed .Once crossed,its seems forever be gonnna gone ....its hard to pick up the loose ends and tie them back together. 

Have had a discussion with someone how to overcome this issue. There's some truth that when encountering a spat,just spat back. Dont  cower. Then move on. Dont remember. Forget. Let it be over with. 

Easier said than done. 

May the last 12 days of 2020 be happier for us.All of us are tired being cooped up at home. Need to go and see the world sometimes. 

Thats all folks. 

Masak makan masak makan...

Bila anak2 balik, kepuasan numero uno cikson adalah menjamu mereka. Dengan masakan sendiri. For surelah saya no cook yang setara chef pro. But cook I will from what I know. 

Masa zaman muda muda dulu,cikson suka ikut buku. Kumpul resepi dari majalah dan akhbar jadi kegemaran. Jadi adalah saja masakan baru yang disaji buat cikli. Tapi cikli suka perli. Takat masak pun kena tengok resepi. So makcikson pun letak buku2 resepi ke tepi. Masak ikut tangan sendiri...hihi

Words could bantut one's progress you see..

So to husbands out there, give encouragements to your wives in whatever they do for the good of the family. Mother in laws too...bila menantu masak, ajarlah, berilah tip bukan komplennnnn memanjanng. 

Nu tak kena,ni tak kena..haha. Kalau sedap pujilah, kalau tak sedap buatlah pura pura sedap utk ambik hati...

Or kalau sedap makan banyak, kalau tidak jamah sedikit.Simple kan.

Antara masakan yang disaji sepanjang minggu..

Mee kuah cara cikson.

Gulai ikan tokton.

Udang masak lemak cili api berapi

Cucuq jagung ikan bilis cicah sambai buat sendiri.

Asam pedaih yang tak pedaih, gu dengan sambal ikan rebuih.

Nasi ayam cikson...

cucuq jagung gas habis.

masak lemak udang cili api dgn kacang panjang
Pedaih....bak hang

semua temenung..

Minggu hadapan, Insha Allah dua beradik dari KL akan pulang jumpa kami. Maka tok akan cuba pula masak apa yg mereka suka... 

Nasi ayam kakchon

sos tomato,jelatah,sawi sos tiram,nasi ayam cara cikson
minyak bawang putih terlebih garing, sayur, ayam bakaq
sup ayam..
Dimasak ikut tangan, bukan ada panduan..

The furry kids from KL....here comes Ayang

Ayang

 Its still grimly dark in Perlis,when I ventured out. Could hear some movements from the cage. Switched on the porch lights and there on the floor,came Ayang. 

Hey... pandai no kluaq sangkaq. This Ayang of a cat is quite a cat. Berani dia ni. Adventurous.Tapi sikit cenge. Nampak Monkey, menyeringai saja dia. Hissssss memanjang. Ajak bergaduh la tu.

Semalam ,cikna beli kelambu utk sangkar kucing2 tu. Kesian katanya melihat mereka jadi kerabu buat nyamuk nyamuk. Jadi dari celah2 lompong sangkar, dia mencari jalan keluar. 

Its more than a week the furry kids came to Perlis. They have overcame their fear of cikli and cikson. They were more laid back now. Even stealing their entry into the house. 

Koko and Moki ,her mom and sis are still in the cage. They havent found out how to escape from the cage as Ayang did. 

Koko

Ayang or Sayang is Moki's daughter. She has a sister named Koko. At seven years old they were Kl born and bred. It must be a shock for them when they moved to Perlis. They have so much to see and explore. 

The other day I had a chuckle when they looked puzzled to hear the chicken crowing .

Now they are figuring what the monster in the bathroom is . That goes wussshhhh wush and lots of  water comes out of it. 

Satu dua tiga...tudiaaaa.

 Lauk dah perangat.Baju dalam washing machine yang semakin hari makin tenat. Nak putar putar pun dah tak kuat.

Hari kian hangat... lupa  pula matahari terbit sebelah timur,bukan barat. Penyebab suhu dalam RBL meningkat. 

Kerja kerja menaikkan awning dapur dan sliding door dah siap. Hanya kerja menaikkan simen saja yang belum dibuat.... kena tunggu next Ahad.

Seronok cikson tgk kerjasama antara suami isteri tukang atap semalam. Tanpa banyak songeh mau pun perbalahan mereka sepakat dalam menjalankan kerja. Belum pernah lagi cikson jumpa tukang rumah berkerja suami isteri. Serasi nampak mereka. 

Semoga dilimpahi rezeki yang luas buat kedua2 mereka. Pernah yang makcikson jumpa kalau suami isteri, si suami bukan main gah nak tunjuk kuasa. Walau tak kemana. Di herdik, di tempelak siisteri semaunya. Berbincang jauh sekali. Konon cara itu dipakainya utk menampakkan kepimpinannya. Tapi tak macho lah bagi makcik. Menyampah lagi ada.

Kisah penjual jalanan memaki hamun isteri dan anak kerana lambat sedikit ,kurang kemas sedikit buat makcikson boikot penjual itu. Tapi bila fikir itu pun rezeki mereka sefamili, cikson kembali membeli. But one good day, I sounded him.

Tak apa dik, makcik tunggu. Tak baik marah2 begitu bila cari rezeki. Tambah2 marah anak isteri. I said before leaving. Semoga berubahlah sipenjual itu . Tidak mudah membentak2 akan si isteri yang membantu. 

But in my mind I was saying... tak padan dgn perangai lah penjual itu.

Eager to see my newly installed awning?

Haaa... satu,dua ,tiga.... Nindia....

masa masih kerangka

setelah dinaikkan bumbung
Nanti2 berubahlah pemandangan itu bila siap sepenuhnya.

nanti Ahad naiklah simen.
sepanjang 3 batang tiang.. gitu.

 awning dapur.
Semoga masaalah reput pintu kayu pun tamatlah sudah..

For a meagre sum of less than RM 1.5 k ... bolehlah sekadar berteduh. Nak elok2 kita tunggu pemunya RBL... hihi.