Pak Idrus's Blog

This morning went to do marketing at the Datuk Keramat Wet Market. Got ready early and wait for the driver (eldest daughter's family driver) to come at 8.30am. I no longer drive to the market, moreover I need a helping hand at the market. All the vendor's there are friends since I have been going there for some forty  years. So it was easy, just tell them what I wanted without haggling on prices. So today I boughts Crabs, Sotong[Cuttle Fish], Udang[Prawn] and fishes as well Ikan Bilis[Dried Anchovies] now at RM8 0.00 per kilo. Ikan Bilis used to be a poor folks dried fish, now it a luxury item. Got some fresh Veges which includes Chilly Merah which today is RM26.00 a kilo. I was looking for Udang Galah and Ikan Tamban Beluru but none was seen. I have not eaten Tamban Beluru for years already. One of the tastiest fish, Goreng or Singgang. Even in Kuantan it difficult to get this fish. Well folks and for lunch today we had the Crab Curry as seeing above. Delicious ind...

As a child I normally did not like vegetable but then mom always see to it that we take even a little of vegetable with our meals. Our diet was always consisting of Rice, Fish and Vegetable stir fry or eaten raw as in Ulam. Both Red meats or Chicken was not a normal diet for folks at that time. Folks only cook Chicken or Beef maybe once or twice a year and that comes during the festival of Eid. Anyway even without Meats or Chicken folks had all the nutritions to keep them as healthy. As a family we always have vegetable on the table for lunch or dinner. My spouse always enjoys her meal with vegetable although I can go without it. Anyway, we always have vegetable on the table come what may. Now at this age especially after my surgery two years ago I have completely taken meats out of my diet and concentrate on fish and vegetable only. I felt good after that change of diet. So now there are more vegetable dishes on the table for the family. Above is one vegetable di...