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The Craving Is Gone

February 11, 2009 by Enida

Although I am looking forward to the last day of (watching the movers) packing me stuffies at the Brickhouse, tomorrow will be the last day per me riding me Cravy. It has been good three and a half years, baby! Kitreena got really worried when I teased her that from tomorrow onwards we’ll all have to put on our runners when stepping out – we’ll be walking and taking buses or taxicabs. Ahaks! Teringat zaman menapak dulu-dulu…swinging and swaying in mini buses and commuter trains.
Baby Cravy…sampai nanti. Thanks for the last 100, 000km. Be good.
Menapak jalan yang menjauh
tentukan arah yang ku mahu
tempatkan aku pada satu peristiwa
yang membuat hati lara…

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Kukus Kak Kiahku Kukus

February 4, 2009 by Enida

I went to see my brother, Dee, at Brothers Prima Saujana, I think it was almost two weeks ago, to ask him to fix a set of new visors per mia macchina. Sure enough what took me almost a year to do took him no time at all! Betul lah kata orang kerja bertangguh tak menjadi. Thanks Dee. Hope your kang-kong hey-hey in Lukut was a blast.

While Dee was taking his own sweet time fixing the visors, I walked over to Kak Kiah’s place right next door. Joining me was my Lil Sis who didn’t feel like going home (then…yet) after work. Since the chicken (meant for Nasi Ayam) hanging in Kak Kiah’s display gobok was being chomped away by flies, I opted for Kak Kiah’s Nasi Lemak Kukus being kukus-ed away.

When the Nasi Lemak Kukus Kak Kiah got to my table, for some reason I felt sad. Keadaan Nasi Lemak Kukus Kak Kiah agak menyedihkan. I don’t know how I managed to get such a decent picture of it! I felt very ragu-ragu that the taste would ever be able to cheer me up. I even mms-ed this ‘BEFORE’ picture – and my skepticism – to KaCher who wasn’t able to join us at Kak Kiah’s that afternoon. The cucumber piece, especially, broke my heart. (Note the singular quantifier piece, tuan-tuan dan puan-puan.)

But I was wrong about Kak Kiah’s Nasi Lemak Kukus. The absence of the ‘AFTER’ picture should be enough information for you to assume betapa malunya saya nak cakap…I was wrong. So…dear Kak Kiah, keep on kukusing. But if you could shoo off the flies from chomping away at your Nasi Ayam’s ayams, I might come back for a plate or two.

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Nowk Mujoe Mekk

January 31, 2009 by Enida

Two years in the godforsaken sleepy town, Ka Cher and I had fun picking up this funny dialect. At times we still use it to have a good throaty laugh while ngeteh. At Lengkuas for brunch today, we almost had a sore throat knowing and talking about so many biaks around us:

Pohpalih laa!
Ah ye.
Ngkaler awaok nte doh tau konoan nye suor nte pakei ndi kaki, ngape plowk tiber pakei ndi lengei?
Namer nye sngaje gitu gayer?
Sebak pakei ontok duduk dalaang ghumoh je yak?
Bukei nok kwor ghumoh nunjowk koghang?
Ehh dowwwkk! Ontok duduk dumoh je ko kabor.
Keknyer diyer nte tau ke dowk suor te mende?
Ntoh ye ntoh dowk ke tau nyer tuu.
Ngkaler ye, babei lalu kelaku nyer. Bingei tu lah.
Ngkaler dowk, sabik ko ngabor nyughuh nneingok jer dulu segoner. Bukei nyughuh balik lajor poan.
Waser lok jantoang klabu asak diyer nte biler ong ngabor diyer nggitu gayer.
Ah bukei diyer nte waser! Oghang laeng ni howk lampaaa kisowk nyer. Tok tesughawh ke babei nte.
Ssudu memanyowk, kuwoh ntoh maner dataang.
Ah, howk tangkak wak tu lah.
Palih laa yak?
Ihhh…waser nowk mek luku ke, lutu ke, ssekehh kek paler mmaseng ni kaghang.
Ho’oh owk. Lepeih te amik kek gambo mater nte buntaaang, antor plowk ke kedei Lee Naaang.
Eh, enchipoat laluu.
Biak biak biak biak biak!
Ghebeih, ghebeih!


*Please email enida@mail.com if you would like to get a copy of a translated version.

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Sejingga

January 30, 2009 by Enida

Sewaktu kau kirim senja jingga itu
ke pandangku
Aku terhantar ke deja vu
Pernahkah dulu kita bertemu?
Atau cuma khayalan melayarku
Ke tapak tanganmu?

Genggamlah virtual angan kita
Di ranjang senja nan jingga.

*Pehh! Ranjang okay? Explicit tu!

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Vanity Mirror

January 30, 2009 by Enida

My son(shine) came downstairs the other morning after his shower and announced, “Mommy! I handsome. I your handsome Monchie.” The announcement sent me terkedu for a few seconds, thinking…why! Goodness gracious! Just because I have been calling him my ‘handsome Monchie’ does not mean he can change his name from Edrick Karl Johnson to Handsome Monchie Johnson. What am I teaching my children?

It’s a very thin line between amour propre and high self-esteem, is it not?

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You Gotta Love Old Men

January 29, 2009 by Enida

“I was at the mall the other day eating at the food court. I noticed an old man watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue.

The old man kept staring at him. The teenager would look and find the old man staring every time. When the teenager had enough, he sarcastically asked, “What’s the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?”

The old man did not bat an eye in his response…

“Got drunk once and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son.””

*As copied and pasted from Fariz Abu Bakar’s Facebook notes.

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You Probably Think This Kerfuffle Is About You

January 29, 2009 by Enida

Anger moves people. I have just seen the proof. What started as just an anonymous noise about grammar has now turned into a personal attack. Sayangnya. It’s a shame, though, that people take things negatively much more easily. But then bagus juga ada yang terasa pedas sebab dia yang makan cili. Dan kadang-kadang sebab kita tau kita dibaca lah kita menulis, ye tak? Keep on writing. Keep on reading. And keep on assuming my noisy grammar entries are all about YOU. Yes, you…sir. (And yes, your editor and I have had lots of fun exchanging stories about how ‘langit-dan-bumi’ your blog is to your books! Wanna hire a blog-editor? Bah!)

p.s. Oh, by the way…Abang Ekhsan, ciguku bilang 3 dots jak cukup. 4-dots is only at the beginning of a sentence that is preceded by another (but omitted). But if too complicated, 3-dots is the most common. Nda mo lebih bah itu. Kasih.

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Garage Sale Round Two!

January 29, 2009 by Enida

Looks like I have to buat siaran ulangan of the Garage Sale…on request and by ‘popular demand’. Quite a few friends called from their hometown last Monday, kechiwa tak dapat join in the fun. So, gentle ladies, gentle men (gentle ke?), cik kak, cik abang, cik adik sekalian…dengan ini diumumkan:

Garage Sale + Makan-Makan Ringan
1 February 2009 Sunday 1100-1700hrs
No. 28 Lot 203 Jalan Cinta Alam Country Heights Kajang

Datanglah beramai-ramai!
Please click on the map or here for driving directions.

By the way, I did make over a grand in less than 2 hours on Monday! That’s how much garbage I accumulated over the years. But no, I won’t call it Garbage Sale. Loi loi ngo tei hoi Garage Sale aaa!

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Le Petit Bon Vivant

January 27, 2009 by Enida

It has been a pleasure to have the time and to be able to cook for Mom lately.

Perhaps the only thing Mom and I have in common is our extreme village throat (direct translation of tekak kampung). Though to my siblings, my cooking style is mostly pretty Chinese, I can and definitely do cook and eat the hardcore kampung and exotic food. And that includes:

  • rebung (pickled bamboo shoots)
  • tempoyak (pickled durian)
  • kulat taun (local mushroom)
  • menung lengat (boiled/steamed salted fish)
  • petai (pungent broad bean)
  • bunga kantan/kantang (galangal/ginger flower or shoots)
  • ulam raja (no translation)
  • jantung pisang (banana flower)
  • nangka muda (young jackfruit)
  • sukun (breadfruit)
  • pucuk limau purut (kaffir lime young leaves)
  • pucuk pako (fern shoots)
  • ikan pekasam (pickled fish)
  • petis
Hmm…can you expand and extend the list to what is exotic to you?
Thank you. Em koi sai lei.

p.s. Now that I mentioned pako, just remembered…I’m still waiting for kue pa ko my fantastic landlord is bringing home from Sitiawan.
Pictures:
Jasmine Rice
Singgang Ikan (Fish Soup)
Kerabu Kacang Kelisa (Four-Angled Beans Salad)
Enida’s Version of ‘Crazy Lazy Apple Pie’
In cup container is Sambal Kelapa Goreng Pedas (Spiced & Roasted Grated Coconut Sambal)

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Garage Sale + Potluck

January 25, 2009 by Enida

Please click on the images below to view them in a larger size.

As this is also a Potluck Party, please feel free to bring a dish of sweet or savory whateverticklesyourfancylah. Fruit, finger food, hor d’oeuvres, healthy snacks, are all welcome. Even leftovers from your ‘makan-besar‘ can be packed and brought over. No worries. Of course I would be delighted to see a dish or better…a whole pot of showingoffmysignaturedishbebeh!

Come on over!

Driving directions:
1. From Kuala Lumpur city center, drive south-bound on E2 (Plus Highway KL-JB)
2. Exit to Kajang
3. After the Kajang toll, immediately keep left and take the first left turnoff
4. Pass the CIMB on your left to proceed to Security Post A
– please drive on the right lane for Visitors
5. Inform the security officers you are going to Lot 203 Jalan Cinta Alam
6. Make a left (9 o’clock) turn at the roundabout just after you check in at Security A.
7. Drive straight on Jalan Cinta Alam for 300 meters.

The Garage Sale + Potluck venue is at the Redbrick House you see on your right.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday January 26 between 1100 and 1700hrs.

Good luck and Welcome!

Gong Xi Fa Chai!

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