Sedikit Roti

Kata Aida, there is a place called the White Brick Oven in Sungai Buloh that makes organic breads and opens to customers on Sundays. They serve scones and breads (of course) and other stuff.

I thought wah, we must go and visit! (bila saya bercerita, kata Iman mesti kak Aida yang bagitau mama kan? I said of kos la).

I read at their website, rupanya this place is owned by a Muslim couple. One orang putih who is married to a local. The interesting thing is, they have an imported stone oven from Austria (betul rasanya Austria tu). Dan agak2 passionate about organic. And all other interesting stuff. Read their story at their website.

And we were there on Sunday. Tapi..

 Closed la pulak.

 They were at this market rupanye. Seem like an interesting event, so we headed there.

 They have a small place at Kampung Kubu Gajah and we saw this tiny but delicious looking pisang..

The MARI Market at the Dewan Orang Ramai in Sungai Buloh (tempat kita beli pokok bunga tu). They had stalls in and outside the dewan. Agak ramai orang.

There were lots of stuff. Fresh vege & fruits, fresh tofu and juices. Ulam2. Caesar Salad in daun kobis. Wow. Interesting. Dan juga hand made things like baju2, paper crafts and chocolate. And for RM20 you can test your tanah liat molding skills at the urn making stall (tapi saya malu takut nanti urn saya melepek di lantai with so many on lookers!)

It was an interesting event in fact. I think I should organize a similar one at UK/Gombak area.

 Dan Sara dengan gembira nya berlari ke sana-sini sampai berpeluh-peluh!

Dan ini dia owner White Brick Oven tu. We bought a few things from them and thought their croissant was quite outstanding.

We had a good morning walaupun breakfast di White Brick Oven tak kesampaian..



Dan.

Wahai sekalian manusia, bertaqwalah kepada Tuhan kamu, dan takutilah akan hari (akhirat) yang padanya seseorang ibu atau bapa tidak dapat melepaskan anaknya dari azab dosanya, dan seorang anak pula tidak dapat melepaskan ibu atau bapanya dari azab dosa masing-masing sedikit pun. Sesungguhnya janji Allah itu adalah benar, maka janganlah kamu diperdayakan oleh kehidupan dunia, dan jangan pula kamu diperdayakan oleh bisikan dan ajakan Syaitan yang menyebabkan kamu berani melanggar perintah Allah.

Surah Luqman (31:33)


~ Allahukbar. Have a good week ahead.

Halong Bay : Bucket List Checked!

This is one of the places that I sort of have on my bucket list (because I dont really have a bucket list, I suppose. Although I have been thinking of officially creating one).




















I first saw Halong Bay on tv (coincidently, I am curious, do you watch tv and if yes, what sort of programs do you watch? Boy, have I got stories to tell on this subject. Later). Then I see it popping all over the web. Then some friend went and then the good old retired sisters went too with their rombongan makcik kiah..

So that's that and I just had to go.

Halong Bay is 3 and a half hours journey from Hanoi by bus. It is listed on the Unesco heritage site and is huge. According to our tour guide it covers an area of 1,400km-square. And it is beautiful.

It is winter and it is cold. You definitely need thick sweaters. We were told the best time to visit Hanoi is between September to January. The weather will be on the cool side. April is hot (but I suppose no hotter than KL agaknya). Personally I dont think Jan is a good time to visit as it gets very cold especially when the wind blows on the bay. And in the evenings and at night. But still utterly wonderful nonetheless.

  In the afternoon we took a bamboo boat to look at the boat houses from near. Lovely.

And spent a night on the boat. It was lovely. Everybody has got to try this.

Sara & Atuk by the boat window in our cabin.

 The food on the boat was fab. Caters to muslim needs, vegan needs and what have you. Very nicely and professionally done.

And then went out on the boat to smaller islands for scenic & panoramic view of the bay.

So yeah. Hey, I've got this checked off my bucket list.

ps - you must go!




~ xoxo