Mengapa menyepi ....

Lama jugak menyepi ... bermula cuti Deepavali
Sibuk ... anak2, cucu2, menantu2 balik bercuti
Girang hati kami diRumah Biasa2 tak terperi
Besan dari Johor pun bertandang juga
Membalas kunjungan kami tempoh hari kata depa
Sambil nak kenal negeri Serambi Mekah
Seronok, murah, peramah ... itu yg mereka kata ... Alhamdulillah
Bila cuti habis ... semua balik asal
Bertiga kembali ... rindu pun menebal
Nak jadi cerita ... ayahnya demam, batuk, selsema ... maka sibuklah Mama jadi misi pula. Pesakit pertama tak kebah lagi, Si Bongsu pula dijangkiti ... bertambah kalut misi. Akhirnya dengan misi misi sekali rebah ... dah tua, antibodi tak kuat doh 😅😅😅
Sebaik rasa sihat ... nampak buah2 limau kasturi merimbun dipohon. Kutip2 dapat sebesen ... beri jiran2 tapi masih banyak yg tinggal. Lalu Mama operasi jeruk limau kasturi ... kira cam eksperimen kali pertama ... carian cara jeruk melalui Mr. Google seperti biasa. InsyaAllah dalam 3 minggu akan tahu hasilnya.

Cara buat: Limau kasturi basuh dan biar kering betul2 ... dipotong melintang 1/3 dr atas. Jangan putus ya. Buang biji dan masukkan asam boi (guna mangkuk utk tadah jus limau yg keluar). Letak dlm botol kering yg telah ditabur 1 sudu makan gula. Susun limau kasturi yg telah dimasukkan asam boi. Cukup selapis, tuang jus kasturi yg ditadah tadi dan tabur gula (dlm 2 sudu makan). Ulang proses hingga selesai ... pastikan tabur gula lebih sedikit utk lapisan paling atas. Tutup botol, tulis tarikh buat pd botol dan biarkan sehari. Hari kedua Mama dah simpan dlm peti ais ... Jgn lupa 'at least' seminggu sekali kacau/balikkan limau yg atas dan bawah, agar sekata jeruknya nanti.

Dapat 3 botol ... sebotol dah dikebas adik

Itu antaranya sebab menyepi seketika ...

p.s. Hmmm ... jeruk lemon yg dibuat akhir tahun lepas masih berbaki. Buat acar buah tentu sedap ni ... tak pernah buat tapi apa salahnya. Mr. Google kan ada .....

Kerepek pisang tanduk ...

Pisang tanduk yg dituai awal kerana pokok induk sakit. Dua sikat, 10 biji semuanya ... kalau pokok tak sakit, tentu besar lagi buahnya.

Operasi kerepek pisang dgn sebiji pisang tanduk yg belum masak ...
Potong pangkal dan hujung pisang. Toreh memanjang sampai isi, 4-5 torehan agar senang kupas

Alat pemotong utk sagat pisang
Maaf dah 'seasoned' modelnya ...

Sebelum mula sagat pisang, panaskan minyak. Mama sagat dalam bekas dulu ... tak berani nak sagat terus dalam minyak panas. Goreng dlm 5 - 6 minit, masukkan air garam dlm 1 sudu kecil, kacau sampai bunyi berdesir hilang. Masak sebentar lagi dan angkat ke dalam bekas yg dialas tisu dapur utk serap lebihan minyak. Dah sejuk baru simpan dalam bekas kedap udara.

Inilah kerepek yg terhasil dari sebiji pisang tanduk. Resipi asal masukkan sedikit serbuk kunyit utk warna. Mama tak bubuh pun. Warna ori pun dah cantik sangat. Alhamdulillah menjadi kerepek pisang tanduk walaupun pertama kali buat. Krupp krapp krupp krapp ... ranggupnya. Tak sempat simpan dalam balang pun ... tangan Ayahnya, Si Amar dan Mama silih berganti ... sedar2 dah licin. 😄😄😄

p.s. Itu cerita petang semalam. Dan sudah tentu pisang tanduk yg berbaki akan dibuat kerepek lepas ni.

Resipi asal Mama Google. Dan yg paling berkenan resepi dari blog Ummi Waheeda: Bukan Sekadar Resipi (entri 5/12/2011). Tq dear.

Cerita petang ini ....

Hasil tuaian petang ni ...
Dari Kebun Biasa2 kami ...
Pisang emas dah masak beberapa biji ...
Ada bekas makhluk 'kenduri' ... hihi
Pisang nipah@kebatu dan pisang tanduk belum masak kami tuai ...
Buat kerepek sedap katanya deme ni ...
Kita tengoklah apa jadi ...
Ini kena entri lain kali ...
Sekian untuk petang ni ...

Stress test ... reflection

Tuesday 22/9/2017 ... my stress test appoinment is at 8.00 am.

We left home early, at 6.30 am since the hospital is about 50km away. Plus to avoid morning traffics ... especially schools area along the road taken and rushing office workers whom mostly working hour starts at 8.00 am.

Had light breakfast in the car ... a few cream crackers and mineral water. We reached our destination, Klinik Pakar Perubatan, Hospital Raja Oerempuan Zainab II (HRPZ II) five minutes to 8.00 am. Hubby dropped me whilst he parked the car (quite a task too finding parking space at hospital vicinity).

I made it just in time ... and was person no 4 to undergo stress test that morning. Called hubby and asked him to go for breakfast first because person no 1 just being called for his stress test. So it'll take sometimes for my turn.

By 9.00 am hubby, daughter, son-in-law and my two cute grandchildren arrived just in time as my name being called ...

With nodes and wires attached, the stress test began with warming up on the treadmill set to walking mode. Whoaaa!! After so long (used to be an athelic during schooling days; active in badminton, hockey in college; pingpong, badminton and bowling during working years ... ) ... was quite taken aback for the first few steps. Its been so long since I last did any heavy exercises ... except walking here and there, doing this and that ... doing household is no simple tasks ... always on the move chores ... (p.s. but one doctor said that those are not considered as exercises ... huhu). As I adapted to the pace, the technician said he'll begin the real test if I'm ready. It'll be in 4 stages ... 3 minutes duration each. The treadmill will move faster with each stage. He'll stop the test when I cannot cope ... which I must tell him. He also told me not to feel burden and exert myself. Only I know my limit ...
The first 3 minutes ... ok and quite 'kacang' really.
The next 3 minutes, 2nd stage ... felt like I'm participating in walking marathons ... haha. Puffing and adjusting my steps as the machine got faster.
Here the concerned technician kept asking is 'makcik' ok to go on ...
p.s. 3 minutes feels like forever ... 😅😅
My blood pressure and heart beats were also taken and monitored with each stages.
Then came the 3rd stage ... the machine starts rolling ... and this is when yours trully panicked!! Seemed like having to run to catch up ... but the technician asked me to widen my steps instead to match the speed so as not to be dragged down by the machine (which it almost did ...) By now my breathing really feel like 'fish out of water' ... haha. My knees starts weakening and felt like buckling over anytime. Finally I gave up in the 2nd minutes. Too tired, exhausted and weak to go on ... breathing like a horse!!
I was told to lie down and relax as the nurse took my blood pressure and heart beats. Again later after I stabilised and breathing normally.
Pheww ... that was one hell of a test and and exercise for an old lady 😅😅, but I guess I did well. The technician said it was good as I managed to reach stage 3, considering my age!!

Waiting to see the doctor after stress test

Next was the verdict of my stress test ...
I was quite nervous as the nurse called out my name. Then, when the soft spoken, sweet doctor told that the test shown that my heart is ok. So is the previous Echocardiography (5/6/2017) ... no complications whatsover. I'm off aspirin, no need for futher follow up and just go for my regular check-up at local clinic after this.
Alhamdulillah ...
I was smiling ears to ears as I walk out the consultation room. Hubby, daughter and son-in-law were the happiest. Soon the rest of the family clan were rejoicing over the good news.
Suddenly my heavy heart felt light ...
Life around me are so beautiful ...
I smiled at everybody ...
When 2 years old gandson grabbed my hand ... I felt like skipping with joy with him ...
Yes ... after the mild heart attack episod last April, I did take great care of my diets. I walked few rounds every morning and evening. Giving is better than receiving. I'm closer to HIM ...
Yes ... all those helped a lot. Its a routine now ...
The mild heart attack was scary ...
The stress test???
... you don't want to repeat it!!!