Soup: Fish ball

Point to Ponder

Good things should be our habit. At initial stage, it would definitely be difficult. For instance, having to pray 5 times a day. With your deadlines and responsibilities, at times, praying is difficult. However, you should always force yourself to do it. Make it as a habit. If you do it too often, not doing it will make you feel uncomfortable.

The Ingredients

3 cloves of garlic (Slice them thinly)
Olive oil (You just need a bit only. Once it is hot, put in the garlic. When you could smell the garlic, pour in water.)
Water (the amount is up to you. How much soup do you need? That is the question you need to ask yourself.)
Chicken (about two portion of meaty chicken. Cut them into bite sized. Add it into the pot)
Carrot (cut it as thick as your finger but should not be as long. Try to have it bite sized as well))
Potato (about two. Cut them into bite sized as well)
SAlt
White Pepper

Leave it to boil. When you serve it, garnish it with fried onion and daun sup.

My Opinion

I love to serve my children with all kinds of soup. As they are used to it, they love having soup especially on hot days.

Macaroni: Baked

Point to Ponder

Sometimes you wonder what is important in your life - your career or your children. I was confused initially or perhaps so much influenced by colleagues at work. Many of them believe that one should work hard so that one can be promoted very fast or have the highest qualification for recognition purposes. 

Before this, that was what I wanted - to be DH 54 with PhD before I retire. However, after a while - especially after a number of incidents, I realise that my priority should be my children. They should come first. I should make sure that they are prepared for adulthood. They are prepared to join the working life.

I believe that if Phd is mine, I will get it. If DH 54 is mine, I will get it.

The Ingredients

Macaroni (I used Sem Remo. You should boil the whole packet. Once it is ready, drain out the water and leave it in the pot.)
2 medium-sized carrots (cut the carrots into cubes. Reasonably small ones.)
2 medium-sized onions (cut them into cubes as well.)
lamb (slightly more than half a kilo. Cut it into small pieces.)
A man-thumb-sized ginger, 5 cloves of garlic, one onion (blend them)
Cummin /Jintan Kasar (blend this dry or pound this)
Cheedar chesee (make sure it has been cut to small pieces. You should have slightly half of the cereal bowl. )
Cream crackers (pound them but it should not be so fine)
White pepper
Salt
Evaporated milk (only half of the tin)
Chilli Boh (2 tablespoons)
2 eggs (beat them well)
How to do this?? Very easy. Put the lamb, macaroni, carrots, onions together. Then add in cummin, the blended ginger, onion and garlic. Do not forget the salt and white pepper. These two, you should add them to your liking. Mix everything well. Once done, add in the evaporated milk and and half of the cheese. Put in a little bit of the cream crackers as well. . Once the mixture is mixed well, pour it into the Pyrex square casing. A big sized one. Press the top part a bit making sure all the spaces are covered with macaroni. then sprinkle the rest of the cream crackers and cheese on top of the mixture. Pour the beaten eggs nicely on top. Then put it into the oven. Leave it for about 40 minutes with 190.

Reminder - The oven must be preheated for 20 minutes. Preheated means you have the temperature in full at 20 minutes. This will help to clean the oven.

My Opinion

My hubby likes it. As for my second daughter, it goes without saying. As she was about to put in her second spoonful of macaroni, she murmured "sedapnya" Hearing that I was happy.

I made the Baked Macaroni because I was pretty lazy to be in kitchen. It took me only a few minutes to prepare.

Tummy Upset Remedy

MY THOUGHTS
I finally managed to complete a one and half page long article. It was quite a struggle.The first attempt, my husband found the article appalling.  So, I had to study it again and rewrite everything. The second version, he was more agreeable.

THE REMEDY
 This is gathered from my hubby's friend and wife.
If you have a tummy upset, go and buy the red guava canned drink. Drink as much as you can. The result, you will vomit and, according to them, after that you will be okay.

COUGHING REMEDY

COUGHING REMEDY

MY THOUGHTS
Today I found out how naughty my boys have been - especially the twins. Both, being 13, think that they could get away with anything under the sun. They have forgotten the fact that their mother was young at one time and, I have to admit, I was as challenging as they were too. 
Sorry boys but I had to whack you up. I really do not want you to have any regrets in your lives especially when you are so immature and unable to make good decisions. Believe me, whacking you up really hurt me but I have to do it. Judging with the way other parents let go of their children - the freedom they bestow upon their children - I could not do the same as these children keep on making mistakes and laugh about it without realising that they are heading no where near the light. 

THE REMEDY
My younger sister taught me this. 
Fresh milk - Pour a mug full of fresh milk into the pot and add a teaspoon of powdered turmeric. 
                   Boil the mixture but do not forget to keep on stirring. 
Honey -      Once the mixture is boiled, pour it back into the mug. Add a tablespoon of honey and stir. 
Drink it while it is hot. 

According to my sister in which she got the remedy from her doctor, the mixture helps with the phlegm. My experience was, after drinking it twice - we had it before we went to sleep - I vomited.     

POINTS TO PONDER

 One of the Ustazs in my department explains that honey does wonders to one's health. However, it should not be taken on its own. If you wish to have it, you must mix it with plain water. 

Another Ustaz states that mixing the water with honey has its own method. If you wish to take the honey for health purposes, then the honey should be added into the mug before pouring the water. However, if it is for coughing, then the honey should be added after the water.