shaqziad1610

@shaqziad1610 (506)

Malaysia • Age 35

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Replanting Ocra

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 1 Apr 19

It's that time again - ocra season. Not like ocra have any season. But my family plant them annually, around this time of the year. I just finished transferring the seedlings to the raised bed. Looking forward to a bountiful...

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Can you count your wardrobes?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 1 Apr 19

Recently I read somewhere that if you owned less than 33 pieces of clothes, count yourself a minimalist. I did the listing and I found out I have 59 pieces, shirts and pants included. The jouney is still far, it seems.

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Starfruit rojak

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 17 Mar 19

I got a basketfull of starfruit after a stroll around the house this morning. So I mademyself a bowl of starfruit rojak for light lunch. Nothing fancy, just tossing the chopped fruit with that thick caramelized rojak dressings....

starfruit

fruit

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Hiding behind a smile

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 4 Dec 18

Today had been quite hectic for me. Someone is being lousy at work, and I had to clean up the mess. I think I had the rights to be angry. But at the end of the day, when others ask whether I am fine, I put on my mask of...

smile

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My roselle bloomed!

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 2 Dec 18

Well, I have been planning to tell everyone that my roselle bloomed in early November but I have been too busy with work and life. A month passed, but the trees still produced flowers. I boiled some syrup out of it, and dried...

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Frugal corn rice

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 17 Feb 18

Yesterday, we had barbeque. Nothing fancy, just marinated wings and corn thrown onto grilling pit. The thing with bbq, it is all about the protein. The corn is by now forgotten. So today I opened the fridge to find a container...

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My lunch for today - Vegetable Tom Yum

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 2 Feb 18

Earlier this morning, I collected a handful of okra beans from my tiny garden along with some keffir lime leaf and bird eye chillies. I have some tom yum paste ready, so cooking it is no fuss. Having an edible garden sure is a...

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Ocra week

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 16 Jan 18

It's been awhile since my last post. My ocra trees or some refer it as ladies finger started bearing fruits last week in abundance. We put it in everything, from spicy fish stew to stir-fried veggies. Thanks a lot to @owlwings...

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Two-in-one pasta

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 19 Dec 17

Today, I made pasta. Nothing fancy, I simply boiled a packet of San Remo Elbows, divide them into two, one part for breakfast and another for dinner. I popped a can of carbonara sauce and a can of mushroom for breakfast. For...

pasta

frugal

budget meal

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Is Mylot bugged?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 5 Dec 17

When I logged in just now, I was surprised to saw there's 43 notifications waiting for me. 43. I am not an active mylotter. My average post is a single post a month. Usually there's one or two notification waiting for me, five...

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Are you a popcorn girl?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 4 Dec 17

I was asked this question when I talked to a new friend earlier. Apparently, she wanted to know whether I am a movie-goer or not. The problem is, I love popcorn but I rarely watch movies in the cinema. Most of the time, I went...

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Makeshift rack

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 4 Dec 17

I brought home some sturdy boxes. Using sallotape and scissor, I assemble them to make a makeshift, recycle rack. I think I can use it to put my clothes, it look sturdy enough. Save me a few bucks than buying new cabinet. I am...

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Ocra planting-should I deadhead?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 28 Nov 17

I started some ocra seedlings last week, and I might transfer them to the raised bed in two weeks. My concern is, I heard ocra can grow as tall as 2 metre. But I don't want tall trees. Can I pluck its shoot so the tree won't grow...

ocra

ladies finger

gardening

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Bad fastfood habit?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 15 Apr 17

Last night, me and my family went to KFC for dinner. We bought the food and got seated. But then I notice the group seating beside our table keep stealing glances at me. I don't think I did anything wrong, but their action...

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Foraging for rose apple

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 4 Apr 17

There is this fruit tree growing in an unused plot in front of my house. It happened to bear fruits heavily. Kids often grab a bunch of them and nobody bother to told them off as long as they don't make a mess. I collected some...

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My long bean flowered!

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 27 Mar 17

Recently I started taking care of a pair of long bean. They are healthily spiralling up a rusty old iron trench which I recycled from my father's old indoor fountain. I have been neglecting them for a few days because of work...

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Do leftovers have shelf life?

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 27 Mar 17

Lots of food was thrown away when hunger still haunting a lot of people in poor place, which is sadIy the truth. I often try my best to eat everything on my plate. I hate having leftovers. But sometimes leftovers still appeared. I...

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Son Goku - Olympic Mascot

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 21 Mar 17

I heard Son Goku was chosen as the mascot for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic. I think this depict Japan best. Instead of creating a new mascot, they choose to pick a world-known anime character as their mascot. Kudos to the anime industry...

son goku

anime

mascot

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My pumpkin sprouted!

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 15 Mar 17

I kind of toss some seeds from store-bought pumpkin in a half-hearted attempt to grow something. And it sprouted! But I don't think I have enough space for pumpkin vines. What should I do? Is pumpkin sprout edible?

frugal

gardening

pumpkin

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My frugal garden plan

shaqziad1610 @shaqziad1610 (506) • Malaysia 5 Mar 17

Money is losing its value. Grocery spendings keep escalating. With that in mind, I started to utilize the little space I had to start a frugal garden. I dug some soil from my backyard, toss in some organic trash, get seeds and...

frugal

gardening

cheapskate

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