I was in Penang last weekend. It is sort of a routine now, every year we would go back to Penang during Ramadhan and my relatives would come over to KL for Hari Raya. This time around, I went solo as my husband wasn’t on leave. By solo I mean I went with just my parents. Even my brothers couldn’t join us. So it was all me me me last weekend. Hehe. Anyway, I would be lying if I say that I went there purely to visit my relatives. Of course I went there for the food too!! You must have heard the same old tune before. Yes, I ate nasi kandar complete with deep fried telur sotong, Yes I ate the yummiest curry tumis at Hai Nan, Yes I went to Gurney drive, Yes I had muar chee, Yes yes yes all! I was in a food haven. I even had kuih sabun. Have you tried kuih sabun? I don’t know where else to get it but in Penang. And even then you can only get it at Chinese stalls. I’m not sure if the Malays make ‘em too. The kuih sabun consists of a few soap-looking cubes in green and yellow made out of…flour? I think. But it tastes like jelly, it’s chewy and bland. That’s why it comes together with thick gula Melaka syrup. You’re supposed to drench the cubes with the syrup and it’s FANTASTIC when eaten cold. So keep it refrigerated at all times. I’m drooling already!
Actually, I took a few pictures of myself just to show you how I look like at 4 months pregnant. I will upload it on Monday! I have come to accept the fact that I am one of those people whose pregnancy belly appears ‘early’. I’ve done my research and there are many people like me out there. At first, I was quite…embarrassed with all the fiasco and jokes that people were making over the size of my belly. I felt like it was my fault and that maybe I was eating too much. At the last check up, I didn’t gain a kg. (Although I know I would so ‘qada’ all the kgs during raya!). But then I started thinking maybe my body is MEANT to be like this. Maybe this is just how my body responds to pregnancy. Maybe because I have a small frame, everything seems to be more obvious. Maybe it’s because of the posture I had before I became pregnant. It’s all natural and as long as the baby’s healthy, I don’t think it’s wrong to be having a pregnancy belly so ‘early’. I know some people who don’t even look bloated at 5 months pregnant so it’s pretty obvious that every pregnancy is different. So janganlah buat muka terkejut sangat when you see me. Hehe. You can just pinch my cheeks.
On a different note, I can’t wait to see my lovely friends this weekend. It is only the second time that we’re eating out this Ramadhan! And I’m meeting my lovely soulsisters over the weekend as well so it’s going to be a fun weekend. Please pray that I’m rajin enough to bring my camera along and actually USE it during the outings. Bye!
Actually, I took a few pictures of myself just to show you how I look like at 4 months pregnant. I will upload it on Monday! I have come to accept the fact that I am one of those people whose pregnancy belly appears ‘early’. I’ve done my research and there are many people like me out there. At first, I was quite…embarrassed with all the fiasco and jokes that people were making over the size of my belly. I felt like it was my fault and that maybe I was eating too much. At the last check up, I didn’t gain a kg. (Although I know I would so ‘qada’ all the kgs during raya!). But then I started thinking maybe my body is MEANT to be like this. Maybe this is just how my body responds to pregnancy. Maybe because I have a small frame, everything seems to be more obvious. Maybe it’s because of the posture I had before I became pregnant. It’s all natural and as long as the baby’s healthy, I don’t think it’s wrong to be having a pregnancy belly so ‘early’. I know some people who don’t even look bloated at 5 months pregnant so it’s pretty obvious that every pregnancy is different. So janganlah buat muka terkejut sangat when you see me. Hehe. You can just pinch my cheeks.
On a different note, I can’t wait to see my lovely friends this weekend. It is only the second time that we’re eating out this Ramadhan! And I’m meeting my lovely soulsisters over the weekend as well so it’s going to be a fun weekend. Please pray that I’m rajin enough to bring my camera along and actually USE it during the outings. Bye!
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