Wednesday, May 27, 2009

WHEN MARINA BATCHELOR SPEAKS

Here is what my ex-IU9/KPP friend, Marina, who is now living in the USA with her daughter and American husband, Dr Brad Batchelor, has to say about taking our shoes off while entering a house. The article was published on 25th May 2009 in All About Women of A High Country Magazine, circulated largely in North Carolina.



It's Not About Culture But Rather Cleanliness

Marina Batchelor

Author: Sherrie Norris
Source: All About Women

Marina Batchelor, wife of Boone chiropractor, Dr. Brad Batchelor, is a native of the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multilingual society with a strong Malayo-Polynesian influence. Her homeland is steeped in rich, family culture, traditional clothing, spicy foods and a lot of coconut milk.

“Malaysia,” Marina says, “is widely known as a famous tourist attraction in Asia, and especially for its multi-flavored food and its beautiful sandy beaches surrounded by tall coconut trees.” Marina misses her homeland, but enjoys annual visits from her family.

At age 36, Marina has adjusted well to the American lifestyle, having graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Asha Marina Batchelor, and currently assists her husband with his upcoming independent movie called “Against The Wind.”

The American penchant for wearing shoes in the house, she says, is one of difficulty for her. While it is common in Malaysia to be shoeless inside, she emphasizes, “It is not Asian culture. It is just a hygienic and healthy way of living for all of us, regardless of our size, race, religion, culture, ethnicity and country. It is all about health,” she says.

“Cleanliness begins at home,” says Marina, who practices healthy living. “The first time I told someone in Boone to kindly take off his shoes before entering my house, he said, ‘Ah, it is in your culture.’”

Since coming to Boone, Marina has observed that many people here are concerned about their health and some would do anything to have a healthy lifestyle.

“Organic stores were established to promote healthy food without any pesticides, natural laundry detergents, clean water, vitamins and supplements, gymnasiums were set up to promote exercise. Farmer’s markets are there for good fresh fruits, vegetables and even homemade pies, cakes and breads, but does healthy living not include a clean personal living space?” she asks.
“What about cleanliness in the house? The place all of us call our sanctuary, the place where we breathe, eat, sleep, shower, and play. We clean our kitchen counter after we cook, our bathrooms all the time, and we change our bed sheets and pillow covers regularly. We vacuum our carpet constantly. If you wear shoes in the house, no matter how well you vacuum your carpet or floor, the bacteria from outside will still be there transferred to the carpet and your flooring,” she says. “While walking, you might not realize you’ve stepped into dog urine or dried up cat poop. When entering a house, you drag in all the bacteria stuck to your shoes. Wiping your shoes before entering it will not eliminate all the contaminants.”

Marina implores us to consider how, during hospital visits, washing hands and wearing masks are often advised. “What about the dirt and bacteria carried into a patient’s room on your shoes? Hospitals should provide a shoebox where visitors can put their shoes at the door before entering the room and provide visitors with disposable slippers in the patient’s room. I have seen this practice in some hospitals and private clinics outside America. It is not difficult. The patient’s health should be a priority, not discomfort of taking off your shoes.”

She contends, “Many argue that they are uncomfortable going shoeless in the house, but are comfortable shoeless on the beach. Make in-house or disposable slippers available.”

Many of us go to the spa to for our facials or massages. Quite a few spas insist that you take off your shoes upon entering the facial/massage room and slippers are made available for you in the room. Marina suggests we do the same in our very own sanctuary “The bright side of taking your shoes off can also encourage everyone to take good care of their nails and toes!”

Marina will always remain shoeless in her own home, she says, while wearing in-house slippers and providing the same for her guests who wish to take off their shoes. “Some people are very uncomfortable when displaying their bare feet or socks. It might be too troublesome for some who wear shoes or boots with laces to take off and put on again, but think cleanliness!”

It’s especially important to families with small children and babies who play on the floor, she adds. “Sometimes I do insist that guests of mine kindly take off their shoes when entering my house but, when there are too many people around, it can be a hassle to ask all of them to do so. I personally do not like offending everyone so, when they leave my home, I will immediately vacuum my floor and mop my house. When visiting a person’s house, I prefer to take off my shoes, but many times the host insists that I leave them on. I do not want to offend them but feel that it is wrong to bring grime from other areas into another house.”

Living on a farm with her husband and baby girl, Marina says, causes her added concern. “God knows what sort of dirt he would drag in with him from the farm and expose my baby to on the floor as she crawls if he had his shoes on in the house.”

In Science Daily, Marina read of a government-funded study showing that weed killers and other pesticides applied to lawns can be tracked into homes by people and pets up to a week after treatment, causing unnecessary exposure, especially to children.

“Dirt and bacteria brought into the house from shoes can also include lead from soil. According to US Environmental Protection Agency, “lead poisoning can cause kidney damage, learning disabilities, poor muscle coordination, speech problems, hearing damage and decrease muscle and bone growth.”

Marina says, "I remember hearing a person once say that not wearing shoes in the house is uncivilized! It can be seen as uncivilized if you do not wear any shoes outside your house, but not in your own house! That is called unhealthy and unhygienic. Imagine entering a public place, like a coffee shop. Would you lie down or sit down on the floor in the shop or let our children play on the floor of the shop? I don’t think so but again, how different is the coffee shop to your house if everyone that enters your house wears shoes in the house?"

"There was a segment on Oprah Winfrey’s show where Dr. Oz was talking about reversing aging and ways of staying young. One of the lifestyle recommended by Dr. Oz is that everyone should take off their shoes when entering their house so that pesticides, chemicals, bacteria or any other toxic substance from the outside is not tracked out to home floors or carpets. I might add that it should not be just your home, it should be anyone’s home that you are entering." -- end.


So, people, bawak2lah bukak kasut tuuu bila masuk rumah unless kasut atau selipar tu betul2 untuk kegunaan dalaman. To Marina, i just couldnt agree more with you! Good Job!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

NND AND FAMILY IS BACK

NND dah selamat sampai dari Madinah semalam and my daughter, KT, has a brand new "toy" to play with!


Monday, May 18, 2009

GET WELL FAST, YOU HEAR ME?!

PGL will undergo another surgery on her left eye, tomorrow. So off we went to her new place in Tubli this morning to pay her a visit. Tapi biasala dia tu, kita kenkonon nak visit dia yang sakit, tapi kita pulak dapat treatment baekkk punya. We ate, talked, laughed our heart out, tak hengat la kawan tu nak kena masuk OT esok. Ya ampun...



Hishh tengah panas2 ni kalau dapat berendam memang
la fantastik! Si KT sibuk la pulak kacau kita berborak sebab
nak berswiming pool, beriya2 la nak masuk tapi tak jadi.
Heran acikk. Si Avelyn pun sama! melalak2 bila masuk pool.
Yang enjoy cuma si Arif ngan Auntie Hayat Plaza dia tuu..




KT yang dah lengkap berbaju mandi hanya pandang
jer swimming pool tu walaupun jenuh kita bagi
moral support kat situ! Dari sibuk nak swimming terus tukar fikiran
--- melompat2 atas trampoline! Boleh??




Tengok si Garfield kat rumah pun cam sedey je tengok
Tuan dia nak kena masuk hospital balik.
Whateva it is, we certainly pray for your speedy recovery Ayong!




Thursday, May 14, 2009

NASI DAGANG ORANG BERDAGANG

Was soooo craving for nasi dagang yesterday that i decided to prepare the same for lunch. It was actually my second attempt alone, really. The first time tu hancur sedikit nasi-nya, dek kerana menggodek 4000kali semasa mengukus. My MIL used to cook this sumptuous pantai timur delicacy but i never really cared to pay my full attention to it. Now that she is no longer in this world dan kami pun dah tercampak kat gurun ni, mulalah rasa menyesal tak sudah sebab tak sempat menuntut ilmu darinya.

Anyway, hasil kali ini tidaklah mengecewakan walaupun nasi yang sepatutnya dikukus, terpaksa ditanak di dalam rice cooker, kerana tahap malas yang melampau si tukang masak. Ahakss...



Mid, ini lah rupanya nasi dagang, my version.
Ada yang suka nasinya putih, ada yang suka sedikit
keperangan, lebih kurang sama je rasanya.
Beras biasa dicampur beras pulot, di kukus
bersama santan, bawang merah, halia, halba dan garam.
Di makan dengan kari ikan tongkol/tuna dan acar sayur2an.





Halba aka fenugreek, just in case you have forgotten
how it looks like. It is a must have ingredient for
your nasi dagang will not be complete.




Acah jelatah yang seswai di makan dengan nasi dagang,
nasi tomato, nasi minyak dll. Semua carrot, timun,
bawang besar, cili merah dan nenas di potong halus dan
digaul dengansedikit garam, gula dan cuka secukup rasa.
Betul tak resepi ni, Racheal Saf?? Hehe..


Kalau dah terdesak, gunungpun boleh dialihkan, katanya!



Tuesday, May 12, 2009

NND BUAT UMRAH


My NND and family left for umrah this morning, for 10days.
Selamat berangkat! Doakan kami yang tinggal ni yaa!

Labbaikallahummalabbaik...

Sunday, May 10, 2009

OUR LUNCH TODAY --- FISH CURRY

Ini bukan ikan ya adik-adik. Ni buah (ke sayur ek?) tomato.
Sebut betul betullll...TOMATO! Freshly harvested from
Maheran's backyard! Since i still have some leftover
sambal belacan in the fridge, i decided to put these tomatoes
into my today's curry. Kalau ikut asben, he prefers
to eat them raw but i told him tableh la banyak2,
these are rare species -- tak sama dengan yang
kat LULU ataupun BCC tuu! kekeke sukerrrrnya!!
Alhamdulillah, syukriyah, terimakasehlah,
domo arigato, thank you!




Tengok tu masih maintain cantik jelita walaupun telah
dicampak secara rawak ke dalam periuk.
Apa rahsia andaaaa?? crita pada hambaaaa....

Terus tenggelam subject utama, si ikan ittew!




Huh, penat taw posing!
Akhirnya masuk jugak muka i dalam ini wayang.
Jemputlaahh you all!! tambah pinggan, tambah pinggan...



Saturday, May 9, 2009

MY KS IS TWELVE!

That's right. My dear KS is officially twelve years old today. Time flies real fast these days, rasa macam baru saja semalam lahirkan dia di SMC, Shah Alam. Since his birthday this year falls on a weekend, we made an arrangement to have lunch outside. He insisted on Japanese food in the beginning but decided to switch to chinese instead, at the very last minutes considering other family members who are not so keen on his interest. Talking about someone getting a year older and wiser! :)

So off we went to Al-Abraj Restaurant, located in Busaiteen for that special birthday treat for him.


Marhaba to Al-Abraj!
This is actually an Arabian restaurant but comes with
some international selections as well.



We took some time skimming through the menu
as everything looks so tempting to us.




I decided to go against norm when ordered the waiter to send
us the dessert first. I took out the candles and lighter out of
my handbag and quickly lit the candles and had them blown off by KS.




Should have ordered a larger portion of this exquisite
hot chocolate cake served with vanilla flavored ice cream.
It vanished within seconds.




Happy 12th birthday sweetheart.
Moga jadi anak yang soleh dan contoh kepada adik2.
We love you so much!




I dont think I need to elaborate further on this photo, do I? ;)




Doesnt this Sizzling Beef look appealing to you?
It sure does to us. Dimakan bersama nasi putih.
Berasap2 dan menggelegak lagi, uolls!!




The Black Pepper Beef, one of our favorites.
Simply delicious!




This photo doesnt do justice to the Manchurian Chicken.
The sauce is a little bit sour to my taste but the chicken
was so tender and juicy that we had to lick away
the whole bowl.




We ordered this grilled chicken just in case little KT
tak tahan pedas. Adoih, kami pulak yang tak tahan melihatnya.




Kami tengah busy ni, jangan kacau boleh tak??
Elehhh...eksyen betul these taurians.



These are a few photos of the restaurant that i managed to snap before the battery went kaput. Arghhh!!! Geramnya!! I will snap more when feel like Abraj-ing again, okay? I promise!




The glass ceiling of the restaurant from where i was sitting.




Not bad jugak kan the ID?
Look at the round thingy on the ceiling.
Lampunya berkelip-kelip in various shapes and colors uolls!
Ala-ala glow in the dark gitew!




Another ceiling at the entrance.
I just love the wood paneling they have it here.




The family entrance, they call it.
I dont recall seeing another entrance door, however.




Al-Abraj Restaurant Busaiteen, view from outside.
You come here lorrrr.... I'll show you more!



Friday, May 8, 2009

BARBAR YANG GEMILANG

Sorry Glokal Mama, the rombongan pasar besar was not meant for a picnic. Buang tebiatlah kami nak ber-piknik, it is 40C out there, coupled with sandstorms on every other day! Cukup2lah tu berpiknik, spring is over and summer is approaching near.

Faz and family moved to new house located in Barbar recently and decided to have a small kenduri doa selamat. Nak jemput geng main tenis Reza je dulu katanya, which includes my Husband. Seperti biasa, kami kawan2 yang kepoh ni terlebih excited, and after a few discussions, came up with an idea of a kampung style kenduri, minus the khemah and makan berhidang, due to the limited facilities.

En Ayob, who happens to be Husband's partner in both badminton and tennis, is chosen to lead the majlis -- the solats and doa. BTW, as an update, they didnt make it to the next round of the Malaysian Club Bahrain's badminton tournament sebab dah kalah in the second round this morning. Takpalah there will always be other tournaments in the future kan? Foo Kok Keong pun had series of losses before he actually grabbed that world tittle, ye dak?? Ahaks..

Anyway, Faz's majlis started of with solat maghrib berjemaah followed by doa selamat, dinner, solat isya' and of course la more and more bonding sessions towards the end.



Shidi, Zul, Fata and En Ayob while waiting for the majlis to begin.
Geng tenis tersohor nii...jangan main2 taww!




Megat, Jean and Nazry were there too, juga otai2 ni.




Amongst the jemaah after solat.
Moga ikatan ukhwah berkekalan.



Amnah, Moi and KakSalimah cantik bersusun.
Oh, ni gambar special untuk bondaku di Melaka.
Sesekali keluarlah imej muslimah sejati, sojok sikit hati omak den!




Selain tenis, mereka juga sangat serius ketika makan!
Tambah pinggan... tambah pinggan...




Jangan malu2 rasalah semua sekali.
Semua ini untuk kita habiskan ni.



Apa? Ila Wantaj stranded? alaa, jalan kaki pun buleh sampaila.
Hoora ngan Barbar bukannya jauh sangat.
I tunggu tawww, kata si Faz.




Sambal telor ber-ikan bilis
Ikan masin & nenas masak lomak cili api
Asam pedas daging.



Ayam panggang Barbar style.




Udang special si Misha ni kita cuma sempat
amik gambar jer. Sekali lagi pusing, dah licin!



Pencuci mulot yang mantapp!




Buah tangan KakUmi. Tak ingat namanya.
Nanti akak update akan namanya ya!



Juga datang dari kampung KakUmi, Scotland. Hehehe.
Sedapnyaaa tak terkata!




Rafia's fruit salad. Cuba click gambar to enlarge.
Passion fruits tuuu...aiyooo!! Dari kampung Canada. haha.




Sempat la kenalkan Ina kepada Maheran dan Amnah.




The happy faces of PGL and Misha.
Orang suruh makan, diorang sibuk borak2.
Macamlah dah setahun tak jumpa.




Anak2 yang pandai membawak diri.
Kenapa malu2 tu Syasha dan KakNgah??




Hah! dapat pun ambik gambar Amalina, PGL's daughter.
Susah woooo. Ni kira rezeki Aunty Wan sungguhla.




Inilah orang kuat majlis.
Chef Airin and Faz, tuan rumah sendiri.
Thank you gurls. You did it!!



Minum2, borak2 sambil ambil udara segar diluar.
Kalau tak ajak balik, sampai subuh pun tak berganjak ni.




Posed with the tomatoes freshly harvested
from Maheran/Fata's backyard, also in Barbar.
Moga bertambah rezekimu di tahun2 akan datang.






Thursday, May 7, 2009

PASAR BESAR MANAMA, HARI ITU DALAM SEJARAH

Dulu kan kalau masa zaman sekolah kan, especially lepas examla, selalunya sekolah akan buat rombongan bawak murid2 pergi jalan2 gitew. Selalunya destinasi yang akan menjadi pilihan pihak sekolah tak lain dan tak bukan adalah tempat2 ilmiah like the museums, forts, zoos, and paling busuk pun piknik kat tepi laut kan! Lepas tu, mak2 pulak kat kampung pun selalu pergi rombongan. Kalau mak akak dulu selalunya pakat2 dengan kawan2 atau pertubuhan seperti GPW, JKK ke, akan pilih destinasi seperti Langkawi, Kelantan, malah juga ke Singapura.

Tapi kan, dalam banyak2 rombongan, rasanya rombongan ni yang paling tak masuk akal. Pernah dengar orang buat rombongan ke Pasar Besar?? Kah Kah Kah.. jom layan 6 mak budak yang masa keciknya tak pueh ber-rombongan. Zassssss...





Biasalah janji melayu cakap kol 930am jumpa kat Pasar Besar
tapi 10am baru laa nampak muka. Tu dia si Faz selaku ketua rombongan,
baru je sampai dan sedang meng-adjust kereta untuk di-park.
As for orang2 Hoora (Airin and Moi) awal2 lagi dah menebeng kat
tepi pasar tu. Hehe..awal pun 10minit jer la dari they all nih...




Oh patut la lambat, banyak pick-up points rupanya.
Tu dia, pergi pasar ala-ala Victoria Beckham, boleyy??
Rafia, Kak Umi n Faz menuju ke arah kami yg menunggu
sambil berebut cucoq udang Hayat Plaza dengan anak2.




So, mula2 sekali masuk kami menuju pasar daging/ayam.
Takut habis la pulak kan maklomla dah dekat nak tghari.
Seperti biasa photographer haruslah ikut di belakang sekali.
Nak rakam hari itu dalam sejarah lah kekdahnya!




Ni lah rupanya dalam pasar daging kat Manama ni.
Cuma ada daging sahaja (lembu/kambing/ayam),
tak campur ikan, sayur, buah2an dll. Bosar oiii, tak larat den
nak pusing sumo, kalah pasar Tampin! Wakakakaaa!
Just imagine laa kalau dah penuh dengan daging semata,
masuk2 terus kombang tokak den dengan bau darah segala.
First time taw I masuk pasar daging ni, uols!!




Kalau nak sodap lagi asam podeh kito ni , kito kono
campur2 daging sket, tulang sket, tetel sket,
haaa....baru lah kaww! kata ketua chef, si Airin kepada si Faz.
Murah betul rezeki kami hari tu, daging cuma dalam
BD1.25 (RM12) sekilo yo KakBesah oiii!




Cantik2 boto!! merah berkilat tekauuu!
Akak pun apo laiee, aku nak yang tuu! (jangan monyettt!)
Tulang yang amat berdaging ittew bakalku sup kan!




Ni bukan kain burok uolls!!
Pelbagai jenis perut lembu untuk dipilih.
Kerabu perut ?? oh mungkin tunggu tahun depan ya Pak Aji!




Pueh belek2 dan pikir2 apobondo lah ni gak eh Kak Ana kan..
Bergayut2 camtu. Sekali, lidah lombu katanya!
Errkkk...tetibo lidahku pun menjadi kolu!
Never tried this before laarr...




Dahhhh...jangan tengok gambar nih beriyo!
Scroll down copekk....den tak sanggup!!
Amik gambar ni pun sambil tutup mata dari jauh!




Sessi di pasar daging terpaksa di pendekkan
kerana ada yang dah mula loya2 terutama anak Rafia,
si Nif yang hensem ittew. Lalu kami keluar la
menuju ke pasar kering pulak. Masa ni laa PGL kita joined in.
Tak padan dengan matanya yang sakit tu, tetap tinggi
semangat juang dan setiakawannya! PGL rocks!!




Lalu kami singgahlah di sebuah kedai runcit untuk membeli air
buat basahkan tekak yang kering dek cuaca yang amatlah panasnya!
Makcik Bahraini ni pulak tersangatlah friendly nya
sampai beria2 suruh kita amik gambar dia.
Misteri nusantara betul.




Siap bagi moral support suruh snap gambar si cashier tu.
Tataulah apa motifnya. Akak pun apo laiee....klik klik yo lah.
Busy sungguh kedainya, takda masa nak pun tengok kita.
Takpa, I tak amik hati pun.




Pak Arab ni pun beriya suruh amik gambar dia. Siap tanya camna
nak dapat satu copy. You got email? No. Then i am sorry.
Kalau dia terjumpa gamba dia dalam blog ni, kira rezeki la tu.
Lepas bayar duit air and few other stuffs, we took off.




Then we went into this oriental shop to get some dried items
and coconut milk. The price is much cheaper than the ones
available at the hypermarkets, so, Faz and PGL bought them in bulk.
Eh tetibo lak tercakap ingliss.




Tapi banyak giler jenis kacang2 dan rempah dijual kat kedai ni,
tak macam kedai oriental la pulak! kekekeke!




Ni lah suasana di tengah2 laluan pasar. Di kiri kanan nya
adalah bangunan pasar atau kedai2 kecil yang menjual
barang2 yang tertentu. Barang2 yang di jual ditengah
laluan ni biasanya dijual secara lambak atau borong.
Juga dijadikan tempat punggah memunggah gitew.



Hmmm panas2 ni makan tembikai memanglah nyaman.
Tapi tak daya la pulak nak ngangkat tembikai yang gedabak ni.
Hilanglah nanti keanggunan ku!
Lain kali lah yo...kono bawak bouncer sekali nih.



Tomatoes, anyone?
Memang menggiurkanlah KNgah oii!!



Uishhh semuanya dijual dalam kotak. Tak dilayannya
kalau setakat nak beli 2-3 biji.
Rata2 harga sekotak sayur ni dalam anggaran 600fils -- 1BDinar,
lebih kurang rm6 ke rm10 la lebihkurangnya.
Kalau share dgn jiran2 memang seswai sangat nih.




Untuk kenduri kendara pun seswai sangatlah kalau
nak shopping kat sini. Harga murah dgn kuantiti yang berganda.
Memang berbaloiiiii! (ni tagline sapa ek? lupo laaa!)




Haa...kalau nak piknik, boleh borong kat sini.
Mountain dew ada, bibsi pun ader!!
Macam macam adaaa la pendek kata.



Ni di bahagian lapang di tengah2 kawasan Kompleks Pasar.
Sangat sibuk terutama di hujung minggu.
Tempat laluan kenderaan awam juga.




Kami kemudiannya menuju ke bahagian pasar sayur dan berbuah
yang berbumbung. Redup sikit dan pilihannya lebih banyak.
Disini kita bolehla nak pilih2 dan beli dalam kuantiti yang
sedikit. Kerja2 memilih sayuran segar telah di-sub kan
kepada Kak Umi dan PGL, yang kepakarannya
dalam bidang ini tidak dapat di sangkal lagi.
Ala2 Martha Stewart gitew.



Tengok tu kemain kusyuk mereka memilih sayur2an dan ulam2an.
Dan yang sedang mereka pegang itu adalah Bahrain Cucumber.
Kata Kak Umi, ianya sangat sedap,
manis dan rangup, lebih dari timun biasa.




Rajin pulak omak dak Avelyn ni membuat sedikit close-up
akan keratan rentas si bahrain cucumber ini. Nampak tak
texture dalamnya yang tidak berbiji seperti timun biasa?
Sedikit berkelopak untuk menambah seri.
Kulitnya luarnya ber-stripe dan sedikit berbulu.
Tapi entah camana lak tetiba dapat nama baru,
TIMUN RAFIA, katanya uolls!! *pitammm*!!




Tatau lah buah apa ni. Sangat exotic, tengah musim sekarang ni.
Kata KakUmi, rasanya manis2 masam seperti buah asam jawa.
Pak Arab yang menjual tu pun tak buleh nak explain sebab
tak boleh cakap Inggeris. Tak berani nak try, takot mabok!




Lepas sibuk mencari segala sayur2an yang diperlukan,
kami pun terus menyerbu gerai buah2an yang memangnya
berderet2 di dalam bangunan yang sama.
procedure yang sama, semuanya dijual dalam kotak2.
Takdo do nak boli limo nam bijik. Sumo main pukalll!




Haaa....dah berpuloh tahun makan kacang almond,
ni la first time jumpa buahnya! ada iras2 buah nam-nam kan?
Tapi ianya berwarna hijau lembut dan berbulu seperti velvet.
Lupo nak tanyo dari mano datang eh. Segambut ko?




Ni kalau korang tatau buah apa, memang sajo nak kono la!
Tapi sekarang tgh mahal, baru abih musim kot. Kalau bulan lepas
kita boleh beli RM10/4 kotak, sekarang ni dah tak dapek dah.
Paling hebat bargain pun buleh turun ke RM6 sekotak!





Buah manggis, rambutan, laici & longan ni sumanya
datang dari Thailand. Sekotak harganya BD3.5 dinar.
Lebih kurang RM35. Pernah la husband beli sekali,
tergoda sebab tengah berpuasa...keh!keh!
Kirim salam laaa.. kek Beranang 4kg cumo seploh hengget!!




Avocado banyak jugak dijual kat sini.
Can someone teach me how to eat this?




Nectarine ni awal2 lagi si Rafia sudah rembat.
Pretty good deal, cuma BD1.5 per box.
Seriously gorgeous!



Oh i just love the crunchiness of these fuji apples.
Tapi yang sebelahnya tu memang tak pernah nampak.
Buah apa tu ek, Glokal Mama?




Adoihhh...mangga india ni kalau tak beli
mau malam kang tidur mengigau-ngigau.
Aloo bayaa, ini suma tolong kasi bungkussss!!




Tengok tu KakUmi, rajin sungguh inspect satu2 buah pear
yang nak dibelinya...Huihss, saspekkklahh!, eh respekkk!!
Martha Stewart, remember?? ;)



Apa2pun kita salute lah kat anak2 kecik ini yang
berjayamenyertai expedisi ke Pasar Besar hari ini
dengan disipin yang amat baik. Tengok, dapat free ride tuu!
Troli yang sepatutnya disewa untuk mengangkat
barang juga terpaksa bermultitasking mengangkut
kanak2 riang ini.



Tapi troli yang mula2 tadi kosong, bila kluar dah penuh!
Cuma dapat menampung hanya si KT dan Avelyn aja!
Tak muek nak naik reramai dah! Limited capacity!




Panas2 pun sempat senyum gembira tuu..
Kesian pulak kat Bayaa tu kena tarik jejauh ke kereta.
Lebih baik dari peragut kan?
Kelihatan dibelakang adalah pasar ikan, tapi kami tak masuk
memandangkan hari dah tengahari.




Kami berpecah bila Faz nak beli ikan kering di kedai ni.
Yes uolls...ada ikan kering n udang kering segala tapi
idaklah sebanyak pilihan di Malaysia!
Takyahla menangis kalau stok dari Msia tu dah abih.




Seperti biasalah ahkak akan tetap berkunjung ke
gerai si Habib untuk membeli buah2 kurma yang
sedap, indah, lagi menawan ini.




Dan yang ini juga. Aduss...delisyes!
Sekilo cumalah BD1 aja uolls! Seploh hengget jer!
Shimah, kok an nak balik Julai nanti kurma ni
maseh ado, an bolikan yo? doa-doakan laa..
Apo kau nak buek bebanyak buto tuh??




Haaa kat kedai dia pun ada jual buah ni.
Lupa pulak nak tanya si Habib in detail tentang
asal usul kejadiannya. Ada masa, next time akak interbiu dia!




Buah Fiq/Tin ni..maseh fresh!
Sungguh enaknya dimakan begitu sajaaaa...
(ewah cuti tagline sapo ntah!)




Ni pun buah kurma ni. First time jumpa buah kurma
kecik2 cenggini. Cuba gak rasa satu, ala2 buah kemunting
je rasanya. Kalau buah kemunting pun tak kenal,
malas akak nak explain, pergilah google sendirik!




Inilah sebahagian daripada barang dagangan yang kami
borong selama beberapa jam tadik. Jangan marahhhh,
kami pun ingin menyumbang kepada ekonomi dunia tawww!




Hmmm tu lah dia se-pagi di Pasar Besar Manama kami. Lupa pulak nak inform kenapa kami beria2 buat rombongan Cik Bedah (asyik cik kiah jer..., Bedah pun nak popla gaks). Kenapa ek??? Eh tunggu entri esok lah, akak kasik tau. Ni akak nak ke dapor jap. Lapar. See ya!