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Buah Bilak

August 16, 2015, 8:46 am
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Have anyone of you heard of Buah Bilak, bael fruit or stone apple (Aegle marmelos)? This exotic fruit has a smooth and super hard woody shell that must be cracked with the help of a hammer or machete. 

It has a pleasant aroma, just like eating the marmalade and smelling of roses and citrus. The yellow pulp of bael fruit is very fibrous and the seeds can be found in the slimy mucilage. 

Bael fruit is used in traditional medicine in India and its medicinal values had been reported here.

My mom accidentally planted this bael fruit tree in her garden. All this while, my mom thought it is a fig tree as the fruit seller told her so, and now the truth has been revealed. It bear a lot of fruits.

By the way, are Gelinggai and Bilak the same fruit or they are different? Please enlighten me.


 





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PEST----RAT

August 22, 2015, 8:46 am
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Feel so good to be able to trap the big size rat finally. However, many more rats out there. I have seen many times 2-3 rats happily passing by in front of me, and the cats sit nearby just look at the rats and do nothing! These rats are so daring! Nowadays, cats just do not interested with them (why why why). 

This pest is destroying my garden! They dug holes in pots and uproot so many plants (curry leaves, ginger etc). They also dig out and eat the seeds (roselle, cucumber, luffa, pumpkin, bitter gourd seeds etc) that I sowed.  I hate them =(


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Red Balsam

August 26, 2015, 1:22 am
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Got this red balsam from my mom. Cantik tak? The red color is very bright and sharp kan. but i have no idea what type of red  it is.

  Interested with the seeds?

please email me at eesuqi@gmail.com
20 seeds - RM2
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Dark Red Roses @ adenium

August 31, 2015, 8:24 am
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 I am truely in love with my dark red roses-look alike adenium flowers. Can't stop myself from falling in love with this elegant beauty!
Hold those blooms together & take a picture! what a nice bouquet (tipu sendiri =p)

 Bought this adenium 2 months ago and today it surprise me with another two different blooms! So i get 3 different blooms in one adenium plant :D yeah!

Enjoy & Happy Merdeka!


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Type of Sambung Nyawa (Gynura) Plant

September 6, 2015, 9:45 pm
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Sambung nyawa (Gynura procumbens) is a famous edible herb that easily can be found in Malaysia. It has good medicinal effect toward reduction of blood sugar & blood pressure. Currently, there are 3 type of sambung nyawa,

1. Green sambung nyawa

2. Purple red sambung nyawa 

3. Sambung Nyawa Batik 

Interested ?
please email me at eesuqi@gmail.com
  1. Green sambung nyawa (RM8)
  2. Red sambung nyawa (RM8)
  3. Batik sambung nyawa (RM10)  
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Purple Ice Plant

September 15, 2015, 7:18 am
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I really thought i had bought rose jepun yang sangat rare. So i happily share this "rare rose jepun" to rose jepun group in facebook. 

 A lot friend came over to enjoy its beauty by clicking "Like" button in facebook. Suddenly one of the Otai came and enlighten me, thanks to her, Now i know this is really a RARE flower plant. 

This is not rose jepun at all. This is called Ice Plant! Wow, what a beautiful name! 

According to Wiki, Ice plant is known as stone plants or carpet weeds in California coast. It is a drought-resistant plant that work as colorful ground cover!
Something new to me at least =)
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Peria Katak?

September 30, 2015, 1:47 am
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Peria katak plants are not doing so well this time. They fruit less and their sizes are smaller. Due to the haze problem, I have reduced the frequency to go out to look and check on my plants. 




Sometimes the peria katak is over ripe and become “peria bunting”…haha…Am I using the correct term?

Beside this peria katak, I found another smaller type of peria katak growing in kampung. It is just about half the size of our thumb. Not sure they are bitterer than the peria katak above or not. They are still in my fridge now. Any idea what is the name of this type of bitter gourd?
Interested with the seeds, you may find it here  =)
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Colorful & healthy coleslaw

October 6, 2015, 8:51 am
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 Harvest from the mini garden of mine…maybe last month cannot remember the exact date. I have ginseng jawa leaves, papayas, mulberry, white and blue multilayer blue pea flowers. 


Using the mulberry and multilayer blue pea flowers from the garden, let’s make a healthy, nutritious and colorful coleslaw salad! 
The ingredients needed are super simple, we need finely-shreddeds raw cabbage and carrot, mulberries, blue pea flowers & a small pack of mayonnaise!



 Just mix all the ingredients…there you go!

I serve it with roasted chicken, french bread & ya, I know you saw the sambal petai too….So, it is sort of fusion food already. Last month was petai season in Malaysia…how could I miss this delicious delicacy right


Farm to Table
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Peria Katak @ bitter gourd Harvest

November 4, 2015, 12:03 am
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Ya...is all about bitter gourd @ peria katak harvest again! I took a trip at middle of the October month and come back to Malaysia after 2 weeks! 

Before i go travel, the weather was so hazy & dry. The first harvest of peria katak was so poor. You may see them in my previous entry. 

After i came back from travel...i was "WOW" when i saw lot of cute size bitter gourds hanging on the fences, waiting me to pluck them! The haze is gone and it rains a lot! 

So now the bitter gourd plants happily bear more & more fruits! I give them away....tak sempat nak masak... ada guests in the house!

I have about 3-4 bitter gourd plants.There are actually 2 type of bitter gourds in the pictures below, one of them are bigger and longer in size. While the other bitter gourd plants bear super cute size bitter gourds. 

Well, i do not mind...what size the bitter gourds are, as well as they are GREEN with pesticide free, i am satisfy enough!
Harvest Date: 6 Oct 2015
Harvest Date: 14 Oct 2015 (i harversted the all the undersize bitter gourds before i go travel. All the bitter gourds will be over ripe & burst if waited untill i come back from travel trip.)
Harvest Date: 31 Oct 2015
The burst one...over ripe
Harvest Date: 2rd Nov 2015

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Kucing Galak @ Malaysia's catnip

November 9, 2015, 1:35 am
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If you want to give your beloved cat a lovely birthday gift, please look for kucing galak plant. Cats are crazy for this plant. Kucing galak plant (Acalypha indica) can be considered as local “catnip”, as it receives similar intense attraction from the cats. 
Effect on cats
When you leave the bruised leaves or stems or roots of kucing galak plant to cats, they will: rubbing on the plant, rolling on the ground, pawing at it, licking it, and chewing it. These behaviours are very similar as catnip is given to cats. Manage to find a numbers of videos about cats playing and eating kucing galak plants from youtube...here i share 2 of them...Thanks to Zakaria Abu Bakar & Zarcont for the video.. .. pinjam yer



It is actually edible for human.
From reading, kucing galak plants can be used to treat mouth ulser, skin disease, increase body energy and diseases related to respiratory system such as asthma, bronchitis and cough. Please read more in Google before consuming the plants k. 
 
 I am selling kucing galak plants at RM10.
Email me at eesuqi@gmail.com if you are interested =)

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Peria Katak (bitter gourd) & their shape

November 18, 2015, 12:44 am
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It is very interesting to see different shape & size of bitter gourds/peria katak grow from the same batch of seeds

This type of peria katak has the longest length (about 5 inches) and has a very smooth surface. I think this type of bitter gourd is most likely to get the better price in the market …
Second type of peria katak is slightly shorter in length (about 3-4 inches) and has a narrower shape with pointed ends. They look so unique to me.
Last but not least, the 3rd type of mini gourds is the cutest, very mini in size (1-2 in) and oval in shapes rather than oblong
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What about their bitterness? Don’t ask me…as I cooked all of them together. =p

Really not sure whether variation do exist in their bitterness or not, even though they are differ substantially in their shape. 

But I am very sure these peria katak are bitterer than the commercial size (big & long) of bitter gourd (peria kampas) that we get from the market.

I like the bitterness in bitter gourd….what about you?
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Winged bean @ kacang botol

November 26, 2015, 10:12 pm
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My dear Mommy is really a greenfinger person. All the vege & flowers that she planted so subur! You feel so good to look at them. Let's me share her kacang botol @ winged bean plant for this entry ya
The purple bloom of winged bean
Cute baby winged bean started to turn out after sucessful pollination process
Tadaa......the winged beans is now ready for harvest!
Look Like a green wall or natural green curtain tak?
The harvest! memang all panjang-panjang & besar!


My favourite dish with winged bean is kerabu kacang botol dengan ikan tongkol!! You just need to slice the winged bean thinly, and mixed well with roasted meat of tongkol fish, cili padi, lime, chopped onion, tomato, tamarind juice plus salt & sugar for taste!

You may find me at eesuqi@gmail.com if you are interested to buy the winged bean seeds ya

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Support Little Girl's Dream

December 3, 2015, 12:49 am
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This entry is not about gardening. 

This entry is dedicated to a little girl that love to draw... sort of supporting her hard work and her passion in this area.

She sell very nice and delicated original prints with artist's signature. These prints are framed with customised handmade good quality frame.

These pretty prints is an ideal gift for your love one especially during this Christmas season or as a birthday gift or even as a New Year gift.

Do stop by and have a look...& do suppport her if you like the prints.




Description: 
Original art print on archival art paper. Signed by artist. Come with delicate handmade wooded boxed frame with matting. 

Artist: Papergirl, Singapore.

Artwork size: 10.5 cm x 15 Cm

Overall size: 20 cm x 24 cm


1 piece: RM85
2 pieces: RM140
3 pieces: RM210 + Free Shipping
Purchase with your friends to enjoy further discount. Design can be mixed. While stock last.

Place Your Order : +6014 909 8189
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Digital Samsung Door Lock

December 9, 2015, 12:25 am
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Anyone still remember the very popular Korean drama “You Who Came From The Stars”?  

This drama talked about an alien (Do Min Joon) who landed on Earth in the Joseon Dynasty and possesses a near perfect appearance and enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed.  400 years later, he falls in love with a top actress (Cheon Song Yi) in the modern era.

Besides enjoying the fantasyromance story between the two main actor and actress, the thing that caught my eye in the movie scene is the DIGITAL Samsung door lock.

I had seen & touched similar digital door lock as shown in popular Korean drama!  I have a close relative that work as Distributor for Digital Samsung door lock for Northern Malaysia. 
Notice the digital samsung door lock?

For this entry, I would like to share his  Facebook Page here; right now they are doing Year End Markdown Sales, just in case if you are looking for it. 


Feel free to contact him at:

Homey Living Enterprise

Distributor For Northern Malaysia
H/p: (014) 909 8189 | Email: eeshuhuey@yahoo.com
Penang Office:
29B-10-02, The Maritime Piazza, Lebuh Sungai Pinang 5, 11600 Georgetown, Penang.
Perak Office: 
35A, Jalan Lapangan Symphony, Symphony Business PArk, 31350 Ipoh, Perak.
 



 


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Red Cypress Vine

December 16, 2015, 3:13 am
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Cypress Vine is a fast growing flowering vine that grows well in full sun. It produces an abundance of small, bright and star shaped flowers that instantly cheer up an unsightly or boring trellis. Cypress vine needs support (trellis or fence) to climb and it is a vigorous grower.
 
 

Interested with the seeds?
please email me at eesuqi@gmail.com
15 seeds - RM2

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Terung Telunjuk Seeds

December 20, 2015, 6:56 am
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Believe me or not, I bought all these colorful and fresh produce at RM10 only! So happy! Get all of the produce from the same store except the beautiful orange color fruits.

Looking from far, I thought the attractive orange fruit was chili!!! Haha… At last, I realize that it is actually a mature Terung Telunjuk (a type of brinjal@aubergine) that meant for planting. They are too old for eating.

Young Terung telunjuk is actually light green in color with white stripes at bottom. This type of brinjal will turned into orange yellowish color upon maturing.   

Nevertheless, the whole plant as well as the purple flower of this type of brinjal is the same as of other varieties.   People usually eat this terung telunjuk as ulam with sambal belacan. 

However, me myself have never taste it.  Okay, I should grow one and eat it! 

 

The seeds are very beautiful! Is time to get them out from the flesh. Thanks to youtube, i manage to extract the seeds out efficiently in very short time

Ya…because of that….i have a lot of fresh seeds of Terung Telunjuk ready for sale. 

Email me at eesuqi@gmail.com if you are interested.

30 seeds at RM2




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Asam Jawa@Tamarind & Cotton Tree

January 3, 2016, 7:36 am
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I am very lucky to have a lot of asam jawa@tamarind tress near my work place. 

We can hand picked the fresh asam jawa that dropped on the ground almost everyday when the asam jawa fruits is ripen.
 
We eat them fresh just like that so that we do not get bored with our work. Yes, it is very sour!!  I also freeze some for cooking later on.
 
Sometimes the asam jawa pods get moldy especially on the raining day.
 
Some of the asam jawa's seeds germinated into new life!!
 
A lot of baby plants of asam jawa can be seem near the big asam jawa tree.
 
Besides asam jawa tree, we have a cotton tree near by.
The scenery is simply amazing when a lot of cotton  pods have burst. Look like it is snowing!

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Multilayer Pink & Purple Balsam

January 13, 2016, 7:32 pm
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I really like the multilayer balsam so much especially the pink color one. It look like small sweet roses to me. Furthermore, it has no thorn and very easy to grow and take care with. 

You have no place to grow them? Easy.....you can always grow them in pot just like me. They can still produce beautiful blooms for you to enjoy!
 


Interested to get the seeds? Email me at eesuqi@gmail.com

15 seeds at RM2
 
Thanks!
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Hibiscus show

January 21, 2016, 7:41 pm
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Hello there, Is FRIDAY again! Lazy to write...Just enjoy the hibiscus show, ok? =)

 
 
 
 
 
 
So in love with them. So colorful and beautiful!


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Gorgeous Mrs Garfield

February 15, 2016, 7:02 am
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I get to know the name of this gorgeous Hippeastrum as “Mrs Garfield” through Mr. Google. Thanks to him. 


'Mrs. Garfield'? ?  The name is really weird! The flower definitely does not look like the Garfield cat at all right?


Hippeastrum 'Mrs. Garfield' has been a favourite of mine, the bloom is so lovely. The soft white 6 petals flower looks like a star, and elegantly reticulated with pink veins.


Hippeastrum 'Mrs. Garfield' is easy to be recognised through it broad leaves centred with a white stripe down the middle of each leaf.


This type of hippeastrum is pretty common in Malaysia. Mr. Google said it has been existence in UK since 18th century. Wow!


I planted the bulb on July 2015 & it bloom 3 months later. So soon and I didn’t expect the bloom.  It really surprised me!




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