Let’s check these out some photos I managed to capture during my Hatyai trip 😍
So, we stayed at Crystal Hotel, Hatyai. The hotel has swimming pool, however we don’t have much time to swim coz our trip is very short n compact. Haha.
We paid almost around RM 200 for 2nights each and the room can fix for 2pax. Overall cost about RM 400 for 2nights in July 2024.
The hotel room, comes with breakfastLevel 7Our room at 7th floorThe room is really clean and comfortable. It’s modern designed with transparent bathroom wall 😂 Sexy Bathroom. hahaha 😂Tada!! It comes with tub, my roommate did bathing but I don’t. The transparent wall got curtain, so if u wanna feel sexy, u can take off the curtain. muahahaha, but we don’t. Of course . LOL Got TV, but in Thailand dubbed. We couldn’t understand, so we just switch it off. LOL Comfortable enough…I wish can spend more time in the hotel. Spacious bed..I think it’s King Size bed. Comfortable bedding and had a wonderful rest. 🥰 Okay, all of our rooms come with breakfast. There is a story behind this breakfast hall. Me and my roommate are early that day, so we ask the guard where is the breakfast and he said at level 2. So, we went there but it’s a dark hall. We went downstairs back and asked again, then the guard just smilling and said it’s on 3rd floor 😶🌫️ It’s really creepy on the 2nd floor. So as u came from the lift, you can see this Birmingham hall. Just tell the receptionist your room number and enjoy the food.
So here are the foods I took. It’s a plenty variation of foods, I forgot to take each of it coz super hungry.
Idk what’s the praw is, but really tasty. Others are “Kerabu Mangga” and Chicken curry. These are their traditional desserts. Idk the name..but taste like red bean inside with jelly outside. I don’t really like it. The Star look is “Cakoi”, it’s nice and dip with condensed milk. with jelly pudding.The dimsum is nice, I love it and I love the coffee machine!!!!! Tasty 🤤On the 2nd day of breakfast, I took this. Not so bad.They had unusual coffee and tea…Teafe , Choco Tea, Thai Milk Tea and Lungo Black coffee 😃😃😃 Whats is that? I just try Thai Milk Tea..
Okay, see you in next post for other location I went to Hatyai..❤️
Okay, I just wanna share the best healing spot in Ulu Langat that I went 2 weeks ago.
So, my brain is piled up with a lot of workload and it’s time to release it. Me and my colleague, we decided to go to waterfall and having lunch at nearby restaurant. The restaurant name is Terra Pong Restaurant which indirectly means, Floating Restaurant. The food is Thai Muslim food, very delicious and you are required to book the place at least 24hours before arrival. I’m kind like how the way they manage the order, you book through their website food you want to order then you gotta pay 50% from the total amount, and pay another 50% when u finish eating at the restaurant. It’s been before pandemic that I want to come, and let’s check it out.
So, the building is basically a traditional art, not really sure from Malaysia or Thailand itself. There are huge parking lot, accommodate prayer room for muslim (Surau) and washroom. Let’s check it out!!
We came too early that the waterfall gate is close and need to wait like 20 minutes before the guy came. It cost RM2 per person, and parking so far its free. We paid at the entrance and walk inside the forest.When u walk in, there is some animal statue, these are the local animals that usually can be found in our forest. The entrance point where the track begin. Okay, if you want to go healing with a lot of stuff, I don’t recommend this place as It has a lot of steps. If you wanna come, it’s better to have a backpack style. easier for you to climb up the stepsAfter we hike about 10minutes, this is the 1st waterfall, and if there are more waterfall up there, but we just hike as long as we can see the waterfall. 😃 exhausted lolI brought my own milk tea “Teh Tarik” and feel gorgeous 😍 We ate “Nasi Lemak” and some “Kuih” I bought near to my home. We just bring ready made food just buy from nearby stall coz only me and 1 of my colleague. Oh!! btw, there are fishes in the water and we feed with our “Kuih”. I didn’t manage to get photo coz my phone was in my beg and too lazy to take it out. lol
After about 4 hours of spending time chit chat, bathe and eating, then we go to the restaurant we book a day before. Warning!!! You really need to book a day before, if not they won’t entertain you, or your food will arrive very late.
So it took 24 minutes from the waterfall to the restaurant. Oh! btw, the route is not easy access as you will require transport like renting a car and driving a village route.
24 minutes drive the village route by car
The restaurant is very near to the junction, so be careful when u want to enter the parking area. I missed the restaurant and make a U-turn at the nearby shops 😃
The entrance and restaurant nameWhen you enter, the washroom and prayer room (Surau) was on your right. This is the hallway to washroom and prayer room (Surau)Okay, so here is the washroom and place to take ablutionThe “Surau” entranceInside the “Surau”. When I enter, I feel like I’m in 80s Era 😃 remind me of my grandparents’ house I think this is smoking area..because it’s away from the restaurant.Shoe rack, but nobody put their shoe on it including me 😃This hallway is from the washroom n “Surau” to the restaurant eating areaOur reserved table 🥰 When u enter the restaurant, just go to the cashier and tell them your reservation nameTo get the food, you just ask the receptionist at the payment counter to serve you. I ordered “Ikan masak 3 rasa” with Thai Tomyam and Kailan Vegie “Sayur Kailan ikan masin”. The food is marvelous. I ordered mocha ice and my colleague ordered Ice lemon tea. I think it will be very nice if they serve dessert, but when I look into the menu, couldn’t find it.this is kinda like stage, I think those who want to accommodate wedding ceremony, can do it here.Beautiful right, so the restaurant is on the huge lake and it’s floating. Not exactly floating la, but looks like it’s floating. hahahaNot sure what is this, maybe for baby to take a nap.Oh yes!! You can feed the fishes there and they sell it about RM5 for 1 container like this. You can pay at the counter.Before heading to home, I take a glance of the restaurant. Beautiful, absolutely stunning 😍 ❤️
So…will come back to the restaurant??
Absolutely yes!! I will definitely come again and enjoy the food and view here. Insya Allah.
Today, I’m trying to make a fancy breakfast. It’s been so long since I watched it in YouTube. It just happened now that I’m having some time to try it on 😁
Firstly, I’m using my blender to make a circle shape on my bread. I saw some people are using glass but my glass is so small.So, after making the shape it will be something like this. Next time I’m gonna try to make other shape 😃Then, break an egg into the bread hole. I’m using 1 egg in each bread. For those who love black pepper, you can put lil bit on the eggs. Those who love white pepper or other herb, you can choose your options here 😀Tadaa!!! Looks Yummy 😋Okay, the remaining bread that I take out from the holes, I put “Kaya” jam. You may choose varies according to your likings. Some prefer Nutella , Strawberry jam and Marmalade.I made 2 pieces of bread, so I put the jam in between and fried a lil on my pan to make it slightly crispy. I put lil bit of butter for the crunchiness and taste.Slight press to make it it glued together 😀Tadaaa!!! ❤️ Tasty and Simple breakfast done 🥰 Drink with Orange Juice.
Just to share my experience healing after ups & down working crazily. hahaha…
Check these out..
Tadaaa!!! This is the entrance to the Hotel’s Lobby. It was huge and smell soo good. I’m kinda love the ambience.
So I reached to this hotel quiet early, around 2pm. The check-in time is 3pm. Yay!! 1 hour early, I’m checking out the surrounding and found 1 nice outdoor restaurant. it’s called, “The Burgerlab”!!
The view is breathtaking from the BurgerLab restaurant..and it’s breezing. I had a good lunch here 🥰❤🥰The Hawaian burger and chicken nugget.I bought 1 set..cost RM 30, the burger, side dish macaroni and bottomless soft drink. The bridge from the lobby to the BurgerLab restaurant.Breathtaking view for the ponds. Need to take the bridge to the BurgerLab.the pond views…it has lot of fishes. You can buy fish pellet at the counter, cost RM 5.30/pack. Tadaa!!! I bought 3packets!! 😃😃😃There is some info regarding the fish naming..I dont bother those..lolThe pool is soo huge and beautiful..max depth is 1.5m, not too deep, but at least better than most of hotels swimming pool. normally they have 1.2m depth. Nice pool. The Loaf!! it’s cafe..a nice but pricey..hehhheh. once awhile, it’s good to have it. the bottle drinks cost RM 15.90. I forgot the bread..lolSo, I booked Deluxe Room, it looks something like this. When I check-in, they said my room is not ready and about 4pm plus, need to push until I get the key. I asked for late check-out, coz the check-out is 11am. So, im requesting check-out at 12pm. Not sure, maybe because of the peak hours the service is relatively slow. so, yea, if u go during peak hour, try to ask the staff several times until they give the key. yay!! LOLOkay, so this is the elevators to the ground floor which lead to swimming pools and to hotels rooms. the hallway to the rooms..Breakfast is…okay..not too fancy..but not too lousy. Okay for breakfast.alright, the card u received for the rooms has this pamphlet. You can get free drinks and some discounts on their restaurant if not mistaken. but I dont use any of it. hahaahha..I went to “Farm in the City”. Will update on that u next post..something interesting ..hehehe 😁😁😁Okay ,before went back..Im having my lunch at the BurgerLab..coz I think the food is really niceI took Joe Burger..But I guess Hawaiians burger is nicer..a bit spicy than this. this burger taste similar to McChicken..normal burger.
Okay, till then..my experience staying at Bangi Resort Hotel. I will definitely come back and try out their spa n gym..
Hey Everybody!!! It’s been a very long time I didn’t update my blog!!! How are you, guys?? Missing me? hahaha..I hope everyone safe and sounds 🥰
Well, it’s been for over a month that I’m really busy with project kick-off, just it now that I have some time to sort my life back to my norm life. Hahaha..So, here we go, posting some throwback for the company dinner.
The table setupWe sat randomly, idk who is next to us, just introducting each other 😀The food is not that bad, the most nicest is the grilled lamb 😋 *not in the picture*so-so, a bit dry and bitter..with caramel sauce..not my favThe gift that we received from the dinner….sustainable toiletries 🥰Tadaa!! when open the wrapping..Other gift was flask and mug…❤and last but not least….the Patchi Chocolate. It was awesome 🥰❤🥰
I really had fun the night, tummy was happy. Thank you, MNRB and TIGB for the awesome dinner. They do have artist as MC and for performance, but Im more into food and gift 😃😂🥰😋
Hey Everybody!! How are you? Have u rewarded youself this month? Alhamdulillah, we managed to have some little money, to reward ourselves over the work hard. Don’t forget to value yourself and your love ones ❤
Yesterday, I went to one of the coffee shop in Bangi. It’s hipster Coffee Shop, just what I wanted to have since 2013 😃
It was renovated cabin and have smoking and non-smoking area. After few months struggling with job, I can finally relax lil bit and rewarding myself, and rewarding my partner as well.
The EntranceSo, I ordered Grilled Lamb with black pepper sauce. The salad is nice, the butter rice is good, and the grilled lamb is marvelous 🤤😍❤Hot Mocha…bitter sweet…I ❤ it ☕and for dessert, I have Nutella Cheese cake..it taste like Ferrero Rocher cake 😇Enjoy the view, I will definitely go again next time..
They don’t have much menu, but each of it is nice and tasty. Overall, it costs us, RM 110 for 2 pax, 1 cake and some taxes. Not that bad, RM55/pax.
Hola!!! cómo estás? How are you? Hope you are all in good health, insya Allah 🥰
Today, I wanna share with you, the changes on myself after being a minimalist since 2018, so here we go…
1. Starts love being at home more than outside – busy cooking, clothes laundering, room cleaning, organizing clothes etc
It started from the pandemic, when everyone been lockdown and be at home 24/7. I spend most of my time, cooking a nutritious food, spending time doing my laundry and folding my clothes right after dried, then straight keep it in my wardrobe. I also, found myself at home, busy wiping dust in my room, sweeping the floor and also maintaining my bedsheets, pillow etc. I’d found myself, always decluttering my wardrobe, until I have few empty hanger. Im really excited achieving this and I feel happy and self-content on this changes on me, for over 4 years being a Minimalist ❤🥰❤
Making a simple and nutritious big breakfast. I eat the fruit first, before others. So, stomach will full of fiber first as it’s good for digestion system.I became addicted to Cleaning and Organizing stuffs 😃
2. Earning some extra cash money – selling unused items to buy gold
Okay, another thing I sort of knowing Im align with Minimalist is that, I earn some cash money from decluttering my unused items!! 😃
Yes! You hear it right! Those unused items, I took pictures and sell in online. Hahaha!! Sound funny, but hey!! I got 1 gold ring with the accumulated money I sold!! So, those unused items, you may donate if you want, or just resell it!! Sell it with cheap price, coz in the end, you won’t use it too, and its kinda some sort of charity coz you sell it cheap. But, in return, I got 1 ring gold!!! Hahaha! I’m proud of it, Alhamdulillah 🥰
Some Betta Fish set that I no longer use. Total cost spend about RM 100++, but I sell it for RM 35, the guy asked for RM 30, I just accepted it. So, it’s somehow doing charity + get some money too 😃😃😃
3. Having more extra time, as reducing time in maintaining daily routine – laundry, wiping/cleaning room
Okay next thing is, I’m having more extra time for myself as my things had reduced for clean up. My weekly dirty clothes reducing too, as before being a Minimalist my weekly dirty clothes usually pile up full or more than 1 big basket. But now, I have not reach 1 normal basket for 1 week clothes. Then, washing and drying clothes time reduced as well because I don’t have much clothes to wash. Extra those time I have, I will spend by folding the dried clothes and put it into my wardrobe nicely. It looks nice in the wardrobe too, as less clothes need to be displayed and can put it into a proper hanger.
Im happy to see more hangers than clothes in my wardrobe 🥰
It was easy to maintain my room now, as more of stuffs are gone and only left empty floors. I love it so much, as it was easy for me to sweep and wipe my floor. Haha!! I did wipe my floors by hand, and Im not using mop 😃
I have more time to spend vacuuming my bed. Yes! I vacuum my mattress, quilt and pillow. Haha!! Surprisingly, there are some dust too, eventhough its under the bedsheet, and pillowsheet. So, it is recommended to either vacuum, or hang those under the sunlight 🥰
Vacuuming the mattress, quilt and pillow biweekly basis 😀
4. Having more space and my room looks cleaner most of time – in wardrobe and room
Yes, absolutely. When I let go most of my things, absolutely I will have more spaces. I love and admiring empty spaces more than spaces with lot of unwanted stuffs. I had once, stayed alone in my previous home, and when my parents came over, my mom always complaining that why my home is “Too Empty”? Hahaha. I enjoy less stuff most of the time coz it is easy for maintaining and cleaning job 😃🥰
A clean floor, if I have my own new house I will have a robot to keep it clean most of times. Little helper required 😍
5. I’m now addicted to Organizer – Organizer is More than my Stuff
I’m now addicted to Organizing Videos, Organizing trick and tips and busy organizing everything including my medicine, car, clothes and stocks.
Yes, this is absolutely time reducing to find things in my room. I don’t frequently changing my organization location, and I love to maintain my organization time by time. Meaning to say, I love maintaining my organizing stuff, especially my stocks such as Shampoo, Body Gel, Toothbrush, Toothpaste etc.
My beauty and cleaning stocks, I organized it into 2 boxes, and kept it in my wardrobe, on top shelf 😃Inside the wardrobe and on top of the shelf 🥰Another example, is my First Aid. I keep all medicine in this kit, so I no longer need to find plaster under drawer, oitment in wardrobe etc. Everything will be in this First Aid box. 🥰
Hello everyone!! Good Friday! How are you doing? Hope everyone in a good health 😊
Today, I’m gonna start a serious health food intake. Seems, there are few years to go, to enter 40s, I started feel conscious about what am I eating. Let’s check below list, on the initial habits that we need to look into.
5 habits to start healthy lifestyle in 2022
1. Drink a lot of plain water
It is very, very important to drink a lot of plain water. It helps our body to remove excess waste. This also keeps our body from dehydrated.
How to start: Buy a cute big bottle that you love, and bring it along to office, exercise, shopping or whenever you go. Make it a habit to bring water bottle everywhere you go. If you are too lazy or shy to bring a big bottle, you can bring flask to office. Im using hot flask to put any kind of drinks, my hot/cold water, tea etc. So, no one knows whats inside. But, you will need to keep on fill-in the water about 3-4 times, daily 😅
My multipurpose flask water 🤭
2. Starts walking instead of driving
Keep your body moving, any kind of movement either dancing, walking, jogging. This is some sort of exercise too.
How to start: When you go to office, try to walk instead of driving a car. If you have public transport to your office, use public transport. Like me, I have an option either to drive or to use public transport. I choose to use public transport. Try to download steps apps, and you will be surprise how much you had to walk daily to/from office. Its been once, I walked 1 round at the huge lake nearby to my house, it turn out the steps not exceeded the daily steps i took to the office 😂 it seems i walk daily to office, more than 1 huge lake. 😃
3. Eat a clean food and right portion
Okay, this is very tough. Sometimes, you just don’t have much time to cook n prep meal, and sometimes you just not in the mood to cook. The rule is simple, you just need to eat quarter vegie, quarter fruits, quarter for meats and quarter carbs.
Source: Google
How to start: Eat varieties but in right portion. Like me, I don’t have much time to cook daily, so sometimes I just bring Quinoa to my office and buy chicken, vegie at the nearby food truck. Before eat, you will need to know what available food categories. They consists of Protein, Carbohydrate, Fibers, Fats dan Dairy. For dairy consumption, you will need to check yourself if you are a type that can eat dairy product or can’t. For me, I can eat it but I will gain more weight with dairy products 😀 You need to understand your own body first before plan out your meal. It took try and error method for me, as I’m not a doctor 😃 If you have option to check with dietitian, that will be the best.
Back to my stories, yes I bring Quinoa to office, and buy chicken/fish, vegie and fruits at the nearby food truck. Sometimes, i just bought Sandwiches that already have fish, bread and vegie. Easiest and fastest 😂😅
Source: Google
4. Slot some outdoor activities
This a bit tough to do, as Im still working 9-6 for the whole weekdays in office, and get easily tired during weekend.
How to start: I keep 1 day of weekend to rest and the other 1 day out. The resting day, normally I will do laundry, clean up room, bed etc as long as its indoor. For another day outdoor activities like, washing car, morning walk and soon I will slot time for hiking. Yay!! Its been awhile Im not hiking, probably in November Im gonna start back my hiking hobby with my bestie 🥰
5. Stock more fruits and vegetable
Yes, just in case if you keep on feeling hungry, stock with lots of vegetables and fruits, and don’t forget nuts too. Nuts are some sort of good fat such as almond, walnut, sunflower seed etc.
How to start: Buy a pack of mixed nuts and dried fruits, and pack into small container and bring it to office. I will update my snack stack container soon..❤
Hey guys!! I made some modification on previous dumpling. Well, nothing much changes, just on the the folding method, and cooking method 😃
So, previous dumpling was, I’m using the whole piece of skin. I’d found out its too big to chew. So, now I modified it by folding it into 2, then cut it into two. Sorry, forgot to take the picture. So, it happened to look like this…😀
Folding Gyoza 😃
Okay, let me cut a paper to show you how to fold it…sorry guys! I forgot to snap the pictures 😅
1. Imagine this is the skin..Im using paper for a demo 😄2. Fold it into half.3. Then, you cut it into two.
4. Okay, here is the part. Firstly, secure with water to glue the side of the cone. Then, you fill the meat. Lastly, secure the curve side with water to glue it. 5. When you glue the 1st side, it will looks something like this. Fill the filling inside, then glue the curve part. 😃6. You will get something like this.7. Lastly, tap tap all the sides. You don’t need water for this, or it will be too sticky. Just ensure no air bubble in the filling, or else it will pop out when you boil it later 🙂
Cooking method ☺
Okay, you can steam, you can boil, you can deep fry. But I choose to boil first, then stir fry my gyoza with olive oil 😂
Normally, gyoza you will fry the bottom, then add on some water for steaming. But hey, I wanna make my ownself. My own way. My Gyoza, My Rules. Hahahaha 😆
1. Boil Gyoza: okay, I pour water into my pot and let it boil first. Then I put my Gyoza inside, not too long. Just as long as my Gyoza floating, it consider done. Then, I filter the water using net. 2. Stir fry: okay you clean all messy water, let it dry first and put on lil bit of olive oil. Well, like what I said, its my gyoza and its my rule. I wanna use olive oil 😃. Hahaha. So, I put lil bit of olive oil, then let it fry lil bit. Then, switch to other side..then..wallaaa!! 🥰Final product: tadaaa!!! I ate with soy sauce mixed with sesame oil. Itadakimasu!!! 🥰
Okay, that’s all the modification done. I think this gonna be my fav dumpling ❤
Hey guys!!!! How are you doing?? Hope you are all good and sounds. So, today I’m gonna share how I make my easy dumplings. Its been few days back Im craving for dumplings. You know, nowadays when you buy food from restaurant, you will get a tasteless, expensive and vegie dumpling (eventhough you are actually bought beef/lamb dumpling), its all vegie you gonna taste (less meat, lots of vegie) 😂
So, here we go..a simple dumpling from Sofia 😃
1. Firstly, you gotta buy meat. It depends on you what kind of meat you wanna use. I’m using beef meat here 😋2. Then, you need to chop garlic, onion, chives, salt, grind black pepper, and some marinated sauce.
Marinated Sauce…
Okay, you got a loooooot of options for marinated sauce. Some love to add salt and black pepper only, some love to add soy sauce, some love to add chilli sauce. Choose whatever you love, in the end it’s yourself who gonna eat it. So, Im using teriyaki sauce, lil japanese sweet sauce and lil bit of sesame oil. I’m creating my own designated dumplings okeyh!! Hahahaha 😂❤ There is no right or wrong about it 😉
My Japanese sweet soy sauceMy teriyaki sauceMy sesame oil..3. When you chopped everything and pour in lil of your fav marinated sauce, keep it in chiller for overnight. I don’t put in freezer, coz the taste might lil bit different. Keep in a cool chiller, in between the normal chiller and freezer. Next day, you can stir fry the meat, or can put straight to the dumpling skin. Im just being lazy, I just put it on the dumpling skin and steam it 😃4. For dumpling skin, you can make from scratch, but Im too lazy to do that. So I bought the ready made dumpling skin. You can find it in pastry section in market. So, you pick one piece, then place the meat at the centre like this.5. The art of dumplings is how to fold it 🥲 This part is not easy, Im just doing the most simplest ways. You can find a lot of youtube videos on how to fold dumplings and find your fav one ☺6. Okay to steam the dumpling, if you have white thin cloth, you can put it to the bottom of dumplings. This is to avoid torn dumplings. I don’t have that, so I just put in the steamer. If you got better idea, do let me know 😀7. My cute steamer…I can steam, can boil, can cook rice..Its small and cute 🥰8. Tadaaa!!!!! Here my dumplings!!!! Yummy 😋. You can put it in container storage and keep it in chiller.
My fav style to eat dumplings with noodles and seaweed soups 🥰
Dumpling with noodles and sweet sauceThe inside..😋Dumpling with seaweed soup
My Minimalist Lifestyle 