Sri Lembayung Restaurant

Did I mention that we went to Jakarta last month?  I must have forgotten but I did blog about it here.  It was a fun break and didnt mind going again.

We sampled a few Indonesian food, which was not that bad.  And when we returned, I still felt fond of Jakarta so we took the whole family to have dinner at one of the Indonesian restaurants in town lol.  Its called Sri Lembayung Restaurant.  Our first time here though.   First impression the restaurant look cozy and nice.  Staff are all Indonesian but not so many patrons.  Infact we were the only family there with one lady occupying another time which we guessed turned out to be the owner of the restaurant!  So many good restaurants around the area I guess.

They served buffet which cost B$9.90 per person so we tried this.  The food was ok, I didnt say great but ok.  Service was good, the waiters and waitresses were friendly.  But one thing we didnt fancy was when one of the dishes ran out, they didnt serve any refill.  When hubby queried about it they apologized then only the refill was done.  How could that be possible when they said they didnt have any food left one minute then refill the food the minute after.

Anyway, the rest of the night was uneventful but I dont think we will be back though :)

At the entrance of the restaurant

Some of the food being served as buffet

The array of food and counter

Some of the clans

Me and hubby

Time to dig in

The one particular dish ran out and they didnt do any refill

They were quiet helpful which was nice

I am in pain!

I've been having this serious pain in my arms.  Its very painful when I lift my right arm, kind of like someone is poking me with a knife from inside.  Its been going on for a few months.  At first I didnt really worry about it, try to carry on and ignore it.  Until such time that it really was bothering me very much.  I went to massage centres a few times, to relieve the tiredness I was feeling but the pain still lingering and bothering me.

I decided to take it one step further by going to the doctor.  So I went to JPMC and see what they had to say.  After some discussions and diagnosis, they concluded that I had a tendonitis and I need a physiotheraphist to look at my problem.

Tendonitis is an arm pain which is experienced upon lifting them, could be due to tendonitis. A tendon is a fibrous tissue which is the link between the bones and the muscles. Any kind of swelling or inflammation in the tendons due to a number of causes such as trauma, injury or due to their excess usage, can cause tendonitis. Tendonitis in the upper arm area, besides causing pain, presents itself with symptoms such as swelling in the joints and warmth in the affected area.

Just to share some illustrations that I found about the problem.  I tell you its really is painful and has hindered me from doing my everyday chores.  So inconvenient.

My pain is from my supraspinatus muscle tendon

The theraphist gave me so many tips and advice.  One thing for sure was my right arm was so overworked!  Hehehe... that sounds so funny but of course its true.  I've spent 8 hours on the computer everyday at work.  Then I drive to work.  At home I continue to use my right arm at home to do my house chores.  I lift so many things and I do alot of chopping as well, especially the chicken!  Which requires strength and energy.  And they told me my supraspinatus,wow.. what a fancy name for a tendon :) is swollen and needs rest.

My trip to the physiotheraphy department

Inside the physiotheraphy department, a few are doing their physiotheraphy when I was there.  That was my daughter accompanying me.

  

Inside the treatment room

I was also given treatment called  Therupatic Ultrasound theraphy which helps to reduce the swelling, increase blood flow to the area and to rebuild more new cells.  I hope it works!

So these are the things I cannot do:

• No heavy lifting
• No hanging of my right hand when typing on my computer
• No sleeping on my right side
• No heavy chopping

And I need to do a bit of exercise and put some ice into my arms 3 times a day.

Phew.. I didnt realise its going to be this hard.  Its nearly impossible not to use my right arm when I at home and in the office!

Another appointment was arranged next week, I hope I will be getting better soon since it really was getting annoying with this pain.


 

Sotong Goreng Telur Masin, yumm..

Hubby and I tried a new recipe again a few days ago, wanted to try something new at home.  Something I havent tried cooking but tried eating and it was really yummy.

 

Hubby liked it alot when we ate them at Tamu selera recently and we decided to try cooking it at home.

 

I think the Tamu Selera one is much nicer but it will do huhu..

 

A word of caution though, the dish is rather oily and cholesterol laden so not to be eaten most time.  But for special treat, why not??? :)

I dont have a proper recipe, we just ate the dish, think about what the ingredients, then the next few days we bought the ingredients and just cook them hehehe

So these are the ingredients we used:

• Fresh sotong (squids)
• Salted eggs (the egg yolk only)
• Butter
• Ideal Milk
• Kentucky Flour
• White egg
• Corn Flour
• Daun kari (not sure whats that called in English)
• Salt

Firstly, I cleaned the squids and cut it to small pieces.  Mix the squids with white egg, then mix it with the Kentucky flour and corn flour.  Deep fried the squids.  Put the squids aside.

Once the squids are cooked, heat butter and and pour the ideal milk.  Then mix the salted egg and stir.  Once heated and boiled, I put in the daun kari and mix the fried squids.  Add some salt to taste.

And they are done, yummmmmmmm...........

 

 

The salted egg, the egg york only

 

The fresh squids

 

The squids mix with the kentucky flour and corn flour

 

Fried them

 

The fried squid - put aside

 

The end product

New Journey

Alhamdulilah, our daughter got through the exam and now in the midst of planning on what she would do next.

Of course its going to the University.  She didnt make the cut to get a scholarship and study overseas but she will be enrolled into our local UBD which is still very good chance and opportunity for a great future, Insya Allah.

She has done well and I am very proud of her achievement.  She has grown up to be a resourceful person, she will find her ways into the adult life.

Business Lady

Its time I announced in my blog that I am now a business woman.  We have been doing this for a while, busy with establishing the ground work and building the premises.  I have another blog documenting all those.

And now I am happy to announce our Boutique is now open!  Physically open, that is, because all this while I also did some online businesses selling lady's apparels via facebook.

I must admit its rather tiring since I am also still working but I didnt realise I have the passion for it.  Really like doing business, it must be in my blood lol.

I foresee that this is going to be in my future for a while :)

Daughter's new car

Since our daughter passed her driving test recently we have been looking for a nice small car for her to use.  And we found this cute little car just nice for her.

I like it and she loves it and thats settled it then.  We bought it for her yesterday and it now sits nicely in our garage.

She is still a bit nervous when driving and we need to assure her that she will be ok.  She is so cute because sometimes she looks so tense and blur.  But I know she will master the art of driving in no time.

Another year...

I am turning 45. I didnt need to hide that, afterall age is just a number :) But I do feel old, and I can feel the process of aging like all this muscle pain i am experiencing. Nevertheless there is nothing to worry about. Everyone gets old, its just a matter of time.

I just hope I will age gracefully. Its time to lessen all the worldly excitement and entertainment and concentrate more on the life thereafter, Insya Allah.

Garage Sale

Do you ever feel that your home is getting crowded?

Thats how I feel sometimes.  There are so many things in the house its getting cramp, crowded and tight.  I do not know where to keep all the things sometimes.  I feel so overwhelmed and I just wanted to get rid some of them.

Then we came up with an idea to organise a garage sale.  And it proved a success!

We geared up for the garage sale for the past week, I rummaged through the cabinets and found a few items we didnt really need.  I had a high stack of old magazines I wanted to get rid of but didnt sell alot though.  I asked our daughter if she got anything she wanted to get rid of.  She had, very few lol.  She didnt want to sell most of her books or her toys.  She managed to let go a few of her old school bags, a few stuff toys and a few tiny purses she found under her desk.  And I was happy I managed to sell a big number of items with lowest prices!

My family also took part and sold a few items.  And my brother even tried to sell his old car hahaha.. although he didnt have much luck.

It was a tiring but fun day, we were at the venue for the whole day and most of my family members were there. We had a reasonable numbers of customers and it was so much fun.  Didnt really care how much we earned as long as I could get rid of the items hehehe..

We might want to do this again, maybe in a few months time.

Just got back

And tired!

Just back from our hols in KL and the holiday is typically the Bruneian style as well.  So tired and body is all aching from all the walking and shopping that we did.  I need a good massage!

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First news of the year!

Our daughter passed her driving test.

Alhamdulilah, after a few months, when she first started, its all come to this.  Although she stopped for a month to accomodate her exam time in November.  She is now a qualified driver.  She was a bit nervous for the past few days, pacing the floor and whining on how nervous she was.  But I assured her it will be ok, she will do just fine.  Just focus and drive.

We arrived at JPD bright and early, and waited for the instructor who arrived around 7am.  She wanted our daughter to practice before the actual test so she had fresh memory on what to do etc.

I left for work and hubby took over and waited for her.  It went so well and she passed the test.  Yay...

She signed up the form, and she would get her driving licence on wednesday.

And then she would be eligible to drive.  She is just so excited and cant wait to have her own car.

Which will be coming soon...

Welcome 2013

And its now 2013!!!

Looking forward to this year, this must be a big year for our family.  Especially to our daughter where it all started.  Very soon.  A whole new world.  Adulthood.  Like University and driving a car.  I am sure its so exciting for her but a whole new ballgame for me.  Since its time for me to let go.  And let her spread her wings.  I dont want anything but the best for her.

So 2013, bring it on.................


 

Smurf Village Game

I am a mom with a teenage daughter and I have to confess that I am addicted to this Smurf village game (**shameful face**). It all started a few months back when I just out of boredom install the game on my ipad and I’ve been on it ever since!

Smurfs' Village is a free social game where players must help the blue cartoon characters rebuild their home after the villainous Gargamel discovered it.  The Smurfs are scattered around in the forest so the player help them to get back to the village. I love decorating and I love planning so this game suits me just fine. But this game requires patience and commitment because it could take a long period to finish each level. And not to mention the long period of time for each quests to finish but I found it interesting. I look forward to go to each level and I am now almost level 22.  There are about 30 levels more to go through to finish the game? huhu.

Game is available on IOS (Apple) and Android (Samsung or HTC) as well. And I didn’t know there is a big community out there who are seriously addicted on this game, including me!

Now on to some pictures I took from my ipad :)