Bits And Pieces

From time to time, I would face some difficulty to get a good night's sleep. I believe it is one of the common problems that we face especially when we have a big event going on the next day... thus in my search for some tips, I stumbled upon this wonderful site which offers some great ways to fight insomnia through what you eat/drink ...The excerpt below can be found here The causes of sleeping problems can be very diverse, as well as the remedies to treat them, including even some certain foods. Read on to find out which foods are considered to be the best option when it concerns good sound sleep. A good sound sleep is one of the health guarantees. The lack of sleep can cause various disorders. Proper food choices can really help to get rid of insomnia and other sleeping problems. Learn what you should eat (or drink) for good sound sleep . Chamomile Tea This miraculous herbal drink can calm you down before the bedtime, besides it fills our body with warmth t

Life has been hectic for me in the past few weeks, starting from one week before Eid right up to now, thus explains for the lack of posting from me. Been meaning and wanting to write about a lot of things and  I have loads of photos ( but most of them are not relevant anymore now, the previous post was in the draft for weeks...).  Anyway, I think it's not too late for me to post something about   our raya celebration which is still going on until the end of this month... and there will be more open house invitations this coming weekend.... The first activity after 'solat sunat eid-ul-ftr would be the big breakfast with lontong and ketupat. This year my mother in law prepared special dish of laksa Johor ( it was the first time I tasted her laksa Johor after all this year but it worth the wait ).  Then, it was the   photography session for every member of the family. It is done biennially since we alternate our 'first day celebration' between Johor (hubby's hometo

It has been ages since I last updated anything about my garden... well, now I guess it was abandoned by my hubby since he has been busy with other things... huh, so much for going green lifestyle... Anyway, there are a few things that I would like to share about our so-called garden... First, my pumpkin patch finally has produced some yield, this is the the first one and had been cooked at the middle of ramadhan, now I'm about to harvest the second one... so that I can cook  pengat afterwards...   Secondly,  my screwpine (pandan) has showing some green and I've been using it a few times in my cooking... And, the most exciting of all is when our mango tree is finally showing some flowers for the first time after years of waiting... the thought of eating fresh mangoes right from the tree is sooo thrilling...can't wait...