Sebagai seorang newly-wed perantau di tempat asing yang cost of living agak tinggi nak banding Sabak Bernam, haruslah langkah penjimatan kronik bermula.
The thing is, we spent so much on the wedding and nak mulakan hidup baru where almost semua benda kena beli lain since tak boleh bawa most things dari kehidupan lalu dek kerana perlu merentas lautan. Datang Tawau pula, it turns out a meal for two kat restoran biasa2 pun almost rm20. Sheesh. This is not complaining, this is just stating a fact. Elaun kerja tinggi = cost of living tinggi.
So, about two weeks duduk sini before Ramadhan we ate out. First week sebab tak dapat rumah sewa lagi (rumah kat sini juga mahal. almost like pinggiran kl dah range dia). 2nd week sebab tak ada rice cooker and dapur lagi. Eceh..macam banyak alasan pulak ;p And jadi kesian kat husband sebab dia habis duit kat makan banyak sangat padahal yours truly ni sokmo tak habis makan-patutla-kurus-cikeding-sepak-terpelanting. So the solution memang kena masak and makan dirumah sekerap mungkin. And Alhamdulillah, sampai 5th day Ramadhan masih belum beli lagi lauk berbuka. Yeay!
After the 2nd week, nasib baik ada kawan husband nak jual dapur and tong gas. And bermurah hati lagi pinjamkan rice cooker, sementara kami tunggu hadiah-hadiah kahwin sampai dari Semenanjung (dah lebih sebulan. Kapal delay..sobs) Maka bermula episod main masak-masak dengan husband :)) I say this sebab beliau sangat rajin masuk dapur and laju je bila bab nak masak-masak ni. Alhamdulillah. Panggil 'beliau' sebab macam geli je nak guna panggilan manja di khalayak ramai. Mihmihmih~
So balik kerja around 5pm sampai rumah terus kami lumba-lumba masuk dapur and usually by 6pm siap. Which leaves us aroud 20 minutes before Maghrib. Another thing to get used to here, sahur pkul 4pagi and berbuka around 6.20pm. Bangun nak prepare sahur pukul 3 pagi ++. And nak kena solat subuh before 6am. Pegi kerja around 7am da kena gerak. But that's another story la. This blogpost is about Puasa in Tawau la Didil!.
Here's some pictures just in case one day gambar-gambar ni hilang due to unforeseen circumstances. Kenangan Ramadhan pertama bersama suami di Tawau, Sabah. I love pictures and memories :)
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| 1 Ramadhan : Ayam Bakar with Air Asam and Sayur Air |
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| Model tetap saya ;p |
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| 2nd Ramadhan : Ikan Kerisi Bakar (hangus and pecah2 sikit sebab main balut je pakai aluminium foil bakar atas dapur..hahahaha) + Air Asam + Kangkung Udang Kering |
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| 3rd Ramadhan : Asam Pedas Kerisi + Kangkung Goreng |
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| 4th Ramadhan : Kerapu 3 rasa + Kangkung Masak Kicap (kangkung lagiiiiii..haha..beli setimbun da macam 10 orang nak makan..gasak lak nak menghabiskan) |
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| Husband ku sedang makan kurma itu sunnah untuk berbuka. Kurma Yussof Taiyob yang sedap. |
Why suddenly rajin update blog? Sebab saya tak nak lupakan kenangan mula-mula hidup di Sabah ni..hee.. Okbai. Assalamu'alaikum.
