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Reading is an essential skill as we grow up, not until I found this term; bibliotherapy. I was intrigued with the term as I read it through the local daily newspaper. Bibliotherapy is a concept of “healing” through reading. The words come from Greek word which “biblios” means book and the word “therapia” means healing. As I was searching further for an in depth meaning … Continue reading Book as a therapy to mind
Our previous decisions In the last post, (Preparation Before Ramadan), we do mention that we are going to open a cupcake stall in Bazar Ramadan in our localities. However, upon discussion, we decided that we had made a wrong strategy to open a cupcake stall during the pandemic. For our safety, we decided to retrieve back our decision from participating in the event. Given that … Continue reading Taking Alternative Route
On my way home Ramadan is around the corner and our tasks increase. On the way back from collecting sales on Monday, 22nd March 2020, while I drove back home, I saw a banner stating that the Ramadan Bazaar will be scheduled for the 1st of Ramadan in our residential area. We were interested in this kind of event for a long time yet it … Continue reading Preparation Before Ramadan
Bread one of our staple foods Bread in Malaysian dietary habit differs from the other culture, our own bread is known as roti canai, tosai, roti arab and chapatti. Even though eating bread is not in our everyday culture, the kind of bread in our culture made us eat it as part of our everyday food. Usually, people will consume bread using butter and jam … Continue reading From wild to crop
What is sugar? The taste of sugar is sweet. With sweetness in the food, we make assumptions that the food was delicious, especially kuih, porridge and baked goods. Who would eat if the doughnut that we buy has a salty taste isn’t it? I believe that sugar as a flavour enhancer acts tremendously in improving the taste of food, making it sweet and palatable. In … Continue reading The journey of crystal sugar
Consuming milk indirectly Drinking a glass of milk every day is not in our Malay culture. Usually, mothers in our culture will stop giving milk to baby gradually as weaning commenced. And as we have grown up we rarely drink milk as it is. However, I like to make a cup of hot coffee with milk in it. The proportion between the coffee and the … Continue reading It is about milk
2020 is the year of uncertainty for most people who struggle to keep afloat and we are among them to join the race. We do not want to miss the boat if the uncertainty uplifted. We can’t sit back and relax watching everyone make a move during this pandemic because we want to have a share on that piece of cake if the economy blooms … Continue reading Lessons learned from the market
It is common for me to take fruits after having the main meal. Either it is lunch or dinner. I take fruits as a dessert but this is not always the case. Sometimes, I take fruits in between meals. The habit of eating fruit because I’m hungry like one hour before the meal is a norm for me. It is because I do not want … Continue reading You Reap What You Sow
Every day different taste My day will not be completed if I do not drink a cup of tea. Tea has become part of my indulgence no matter what day I faced. Variety of tea available in the market that I already tried. Once I into having a healthy tea, without sugar in it. I choose black tea with different taste of fruit such as … Continue reading Tea for refreshment
Coconut water for drinks Coconut is one of the plants that do wonders in people’s life. In my culture, we use a lot of coconut-based ingredients for cooking. It has is own daily use especially for the coconut milk and grated coconut. The amount of coconut usage is high and because of that, it is normal to see people plant coconut in their house compound … Continue reading From Kitchen To Beauty
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