Tekala Waterfall & Terra Pong Restaurant @Ulu Langat β€οΈ

Hey, whatsapp guy! Hope you are in a good health.

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 steps
After 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. πŸ˜ƒ exhausted lol
I 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 πŸ˜ƒ

The entrance and restaurant name
When 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 ablution

The “Surau” entrance
Inside the “Surau”. When I enter, I feel like I’m in 80s Era πŸ˜ƒ 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 πŸ˜ƒ
This hallway is from the washroom n “Surau” to the restaurant eating area
Our reserved table πŸ₯° When u enter the restaurant, just go to the cashier and tell them your reservation name
To 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. hahaha
Not 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.

Till then…to be continued….

Love,

Sofia

Simple & Tasty Breakfast πŸ˜‹

Hi Everyone!!

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 πŸ˜ƒ
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 πŸ˜€
Tadaa!!! Looks Yummy πŸ˜‹
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 πŸ˜€
Tadaaa!!! ❀️ Tasty and Simple breakfast done πŸ₯° Drink with Orange Juice.

Enjoy!! 😊

Love, Sofia

Are You A Minimalist?

Hola!!! cΓ³mo estΓ‘s? How are you? Hope you are all in good health, insya Allah πŸ₯°

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 ❀πŸ₯°β€

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 πŸ˜ƒ

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!! πŸ˜ƒ

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 πŸ₯°

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 πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

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 πŸ₯°

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 πŸ˜ƒ

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 πŸ₯°

Vacuuming the mattress, quilt and pillow biweekly basis πŸ˜€

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 πŸ˜ƒπŸ₯°

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 πŸ˜ƒ
Inside the wardrobe and on top of the shelf πŸ₯°
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. πŸ₯°

Okay, I think thats all for now. To be Continue..

Love, Sofia

Starts Build A Healthy Habits Today πŸ₯°

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 πŸ˜…

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 πŸ˜‚ it seems i walk daily to office, more than 1 huge lake. πŸ˜ƒ

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 πŸ˜€ 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 πŸ˜ƒ 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 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜…

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 πŸ₯°

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..❀

Till then…to be continue….

Love, Sofia