Last day of Mangkuk Tingkat Delivery!

Today marks the end of the mangkuk tingkat delivery to our house. NO MORE  mangkuk tingkat food after this from tomorrow onwards! I think we had enough of the mangkuk tingkat food for this year. We were thinking of continuing the order till the fasting month comes but because we cannot stand eating the food anymore that we had to put it to a stop.

Actually I'm pretty sad that it had to end today. I really thought that this service would work out for us since we are all very busy with work and was hoping that this could help reduce the time we spend in the kitchen cooking lunch. But unfortunately, since the mangkuk tingkat tauke didn't keep her promise to provide for us  the kind of food that we requested from her last month, so we had to end the service. She promised that she won't repeat the same menu for the second month....but she did!!! And she said she won't give us anymore seafood in the menu because we can't eat seafood.....but she did give us seafood!!! Arrrrghhhh....why laaaa like that??? A promise is a promise right? It's like as if she didn't care about her own customer. We didn't matter at all to her. :(

If you look at the photos above, those are the items what we received today for our lunch. And none of it is good for me or my Mom to eat. The first item is the sayur petola....which they cooked with so much of coconut milk....it will hurt my already problematic liver. The second item is fried fish....and it's the kind of fish that I'm allergic to. The third item is also something I'm allergic to, which is salted fish with chillies. And the last item....the sambal belacan...with ulam. Sambal belacan is the worst.....if I eat that....I'll be scratching myself for at least 2 weeks. So, in the end, the person who have to eat all this is my Mom. And she herself is not suppose to be taking all this stuff either because of her high blood pressure. :( We also noticed that ever since we started eating this mangkuk tingkat food, we have put on so much of weight!! The food they serve us everyday is so oily and fattening.

I just don't get it why didn't she just listen to our requests. It's not like we are asking too much. We are just asking her to provide food that are more balanced and healthy for everyone to eat. Oh well....what to do. I guess from now on, we will just have to figure out how to prepare simple and easy to do lunches for us to eat everyday. This way, we can control the amount of oil, salt and sugar in our cooking and add in more fiber too. Hopefully we can lose the weight we gained for the past 2 months of eating the mangkuk tingkat food. I personally need to lose it quick before raya comes otherwise I won't be able to fit in my raya clothes hahahahaha!! Yikes! :D

No mood....

No mood.....no mood at all to work......I only have mood to play :P

Feel a little stress realizing that later today I have to go and help my Aunt clean her new home......a lot of cleaning to do before tomorrow coz tomorrow we plan to have a "kenduri doa selamat".......a lot of people are coming over to read Yassin....you know la.....it's the usual thing we do when we move in to a new place.

I went to see her new house this morning.......it's been quite sometime since I last visited the place....a lot has been done in the past few days......the house is almost completed. There are a lot of people over there now....technicians....painters......etc etc......the house now is looking more and more cuter hehehehe.......so much of difference from the original look. Now the house looks more cozy.....cuter.....and much much more comfortable to move in to. I'm sure my Aunt just can't wait to move in and decorate the rest of the house.

There won't be any mangkuk tingkat delivery today......it's a holiday here today in Alor Setar.....because of Wesak Day. :) So I guess we have to think of some other thing to eat for lunch today hehehe. Yesterday my Mom went to renew her mangkuk tingkat service.....and my Aunt wants to join in as well....so we are still taking it for June.....but we are not planning to take the 2-3 people package.....we are going to stick with the 1-2 people package hehehhe....CHEAPER :D. And we can add our own dishes if the portion is not enough.

This is the menu for June's mangkuk tingkat services.......but we won't be taking the prawns and squids.....at times when there is prawns and squids....the tauke will exchange it with fish or meat instead. Thank god! hehehe! I'm so glad it's working out well. :) If anyone in Alor Setar is interested in ordering the mangkuk tingkat food, do contact the tauke at the below address and contact number :).

Hajjah Saliza
7Seven Group of Companies,
6A-7A Medan Selera Mergong,
Taman Wira,
Jalan Sultanah Sambungan,
05150 Alor Setar,
Kedah Darul Aman.
013-4231180 / 012-5926657

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 20

Sorry ya for the late entry on the mangkuk tingkat episodes hehehe.........today's schedule was pretty hectic and I believe tomorrow will be another hectic day for me as well. But tomorrow and the day after, there won't be any mangkuk tingkat deliveries....hence no entries about it either....will have to wait till Sunday for the next one. I can't believe it.....it's already PART 20!! Wow......just 10 more to go before the mangkuk tingkat challenge is over. But will it ever be over......hmmm....that will be up to the mangkuk tingkat tauke to help us decide because only she can convince the chef to cook the menu according to our requests :) . So we will have to wait and see how it goes in the end.

What can I say.......I LOVE today's menu because there is that yummylicious kari ikan masin!!!! I'm not sure what they call it in English....but the direct translation would be "salted fish curry" hahahahaha!! :P I know I  know.....by right, I shouldn't be eating it because I'm not allowed to eat ikan masin......but the smell was too good for me to resist it!!!! I was drooling when I was taking the photos of the dishes hahahahaha.......told my Mom that I couldn't wait till 1.00pm to have lunch......had to have lunch straight away after taking the photos hahahaha....

I tell ya one thing.....if there is just that kari ikan masin.....and rice....that would suffice for me. No need to eat anything else......just rice and that curry....good enough to eat up till 2 plates of rice I tell ya! :) So delicious man! hehehehe! I didn't eat the cabbage though....thyroid patients are not allowed to eat cabbage......so I let my Mom and Aunt finish that up......so I guess we didn't leave anything for dinner.....as usual everything was eaten up during lunch time :).

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 19

These are the yummy menu for today :). Unlike other days...today's dishes are shared by 3 people.....me, my Mom and my aunt. I had to cook extra vegetable dish and fried some fish.....coz I was afraid that the mangkuk tingkat dishes today might not be enough for 3 people. I wasn't able to eat the ikan kembung anyways......so obviously I had to cook something else for myself....... :P

This is the first time my aunt gets the chance to eat the mangkuk tingkat dishes with us......and now that she gets to see what it's really like....she is enjoying it hehehe.....she too is interested with this service......but my Mom suggests that we share the order...cheaper  right hehehe.....I mean why order separately....it's much more expensive if we order it separately. We are thinking of ordering the mangkuk tingkat dishes next month for 3 - 4 people. And like I said yesterday....I'm really hoping that the tauke would accept our requests to change the menu to a much more suitable and healthier one for us......hopefully it will work out in the end :).

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 18

Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!! Today's mangkuk tingkat menu has two fish dishes!! Yes! Yes! Yes! The mangkuk tingkat tauke actually listened to us!!! Just yesterday my Mom called her up and told her that she wanted more fish in the menu and we got what we wanted today! See?? Constant pleas really did the job hahahhaa......if we persists and keep giving them feedback......one day they will listen to our needs.... :)

My Mom and I did discussed about it and she conveyed to the tauke what our requests were. And today the tauke managed to satisfy our requests. I'm so happy about it!! :). Now that they know what we can and cannot eat, I really hope that we will be able to enjoy the mangkuk tingkat menu more. The tauke understands that not everyone can consume what they serve. Especially if the people eating it are old folks........with health problems etc etc. So it's not suitable for them. My Mom is given the permission from the tauke to think of what type of dishes that would be suitable for us to eat on a daily basis. She is to present it to the tauke to consider. The tauke said we must get the green light from the chef herself. So if the chef agrees to cook a separate menu for us......then we might consider taking the mangkuk tingkat delivery again next month. My Mom just cannot tolerate eating seafood every other day......it's bad for her health. And I don't want her to get sick because of this either. So I really hope all will work out well.

My Mom told me that she really likes this mangkuk tingkat service....I mean....who doesn't??? I love it too......hahahaha.....simply because I now have more time during the morning and afternoons to concentrate on my work. I no longer have to spend hours in the kitchen fixing lunch with my Mom. It's so convenient! Plus....the food are so tasty! Sometimes even better than the ones we buy outside at the food stalls or small restaurants. Seriously! AND.....it's cheap! We save time and money and energy! :)

We suggested to the tauke.......to consider making food that are more suitable for old folks and people with health problems to eat.......like for instance......food that are grilled instead of fried......more soup dishes....more vegetable dishes.....and also fish...at least 3 out of the 5 times, we would like to have fish in the menu. We can take the chicken on the other 2 days. I'm sure many of my Mom's friends who are single....living alone in the house would love to take this order if the tauke is willing to cater the needs of the old folks......believe me.....there are many people out there who are old and are tired of cooking everyday. They want to use their time for something more meaningful. So if the tauke can realise this issue.....perhaps they can get more customers. :) There is certainly a demand for it......and hopefully the tauke is willing to supply! :)

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 17

What can I say.....today's mangkuk tingkat menu was really delicious. Hmmm.....looks like there are good days.....and bad days. And today was one of the good ones :)

On Mondays....the weekly maid comes over the house to do the cleaning.....so she gets to share the food with us too......therefore, there were no leftovers as all of the food were eaten up during lunch time. :) Alhamdulillah......

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 16

It's mangkuk tingkat delivery again today.....after a two day break.....today we are served with nasi ayam! Yummy! For those who have no idea what "nasi ayam" means.......it means....chicken rice! hehehe! Yup....it's rice cooked in chicken stock and eaten with fried chicken with fish ball soup and some soya and chili sauce. Mouth watering.....drool.....heheheh..... :). 

I can't believe we managed to eat all of it during lunch time alone.....none left for dinner....LOL.....it was so tasty....we couldn't help ourselves but finish it all up! hahahaha....I only ate the fried chicken with the rice and chili sauce.....my Mom helped finished up the fishball soup since I couldn't eat that one. I don't mind eating this everyday......SERIOUSLY! LOL!

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 15

Hmmm....what can I say about today's mangkuk tingkat menu? Well......for one, I really enjoyed two of them....the fish curry and the fried ikan kerisi hhehehe....lovely. But the vegetables I didn't touch because they put prawns in it......so my Mom finished that one up! :)

Actually, my Mom said to me today that she won't be continuing the order for next month.....because she just realized that ever since we started taking this mangkuk tingkat food.....almost every other day they serve us seafood. My Mom is worried about her cholesterol........since I can't eat the seafood....that means that she has to finish it all up by herself....so just imagine the amount of cholesterol she's taking in every week. She's on medication as well......so she says she's worried what will happen if this keep on continuing for months to come.

I said to her......perhaps if we suggested to them to redo the menu for us....just for us....something that is suitable for us to eat week by week.....maybe then, we can continue. But if they are not willing to do it.....then we have to stop......coz my Mom is not willing to compromise with her health.....she does not want to get sick because of this. I hope we can get a good deal with the mangkuk tingkat tauke........hmmm..... :I

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 14

Gosh...I can't believe that it's the 14th episode of my mangkuk tingkat delivery today ehehehe.....I feel like it's been forever....and yet it's only the 14th time. LOL! Quite frankly I'm beginning to feel bored with the food they serve.....simply because most of the time....I CAN'T EAT THEM! Huarrrrggggghhhhh.....booohooohohooooo! :( 

First time today they gave us Tomyam......I didn't taste it but my Mom said it smell nice but taste lousy ekekeke.....she said there wasn't much meat in it.....the prawns were so small and so little......the chicken was basically bones.....not much flesh on it....haiyaaaa.....why la.....why...... :(

I tried the mix vegie....which kinda looks like the tomyam except that it doesn't have any prawns and very little soup in it ekekeke. Basically the ingredients were similar to the Tomyam. I don't know why they do this......perhaps they are so lazy.....so they just want to simplify their work by using the same ingredients to make another dish. We the consumers find it boring ok???? They said that they will never repeat the same dish every day......but looks like they did......and today, there is another proof that they did, because they gave us the egg omelet again.....

Another 16 times more before it's over........I hope I will be patient enough to go through this mangkuk tingkat challenge.....getting bored of it already......sabar je laaaa......coz no matter what....it does help us....even though a little... :P

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 13

Hmmmmm.....hehehehe.....today's mangkuk tingkat menu has a twist! Can you see at the photo above? Look closely at the small plastic ware that has the sambal belacan in it. I can't believe that they pasted on it "BEKAS TOLONG BAGI BALIK"  ahahahhahahaha! LOL! I never knew that we were supposed to give back those plastic wares to them after using it. So I got a shock when I saw that note! My Mom said it's ok since she kept all of it since day one. We never throw the plastic wares away after we use it. So tomorrow we will be giving back to them all 13 of them! Hah...ambik kau....hehehehehe.....

So what can I eat today from this mangkuk tingkat? Well.......I was only able to eat the beef cooked with soya sauce.....actually I'm not allowed to eat anything that has soya sauce....but I ate it anyways.....I carefully spoon the beef and made sure not to take the sauce that much. The soup looked yummy but since they put fish balls and fish cakes in it, so I can't eat it. The fish they served today was ikan kembung again......so it's another no no for me. Haiyaaaa......it's hard when you can't eat this....and you can't eat that.....but....I just choose which is the lesser evil for me and then pejam mata and telan je laaaaa hehehehe......the beef was nice....the meat was so tender :).

Mangkuk tingkat delivery Part 12

It looks like it's going rain outside so I better blog about this as soon as possible before it rains.....I hate to leave the computer on when there is rain and thunder and lighting outside.....so scared that it might hurt my computer hehehe.....OK!! Let's talk about today's mangkuk tingkat menu. Today's mangkuk tingkat was quite surprising because suddenly they gave us an extra dish! Yup.....usually there are only 4....but today they added one more....so there's 5. But still we are not quite happy about it hahahha.......well, what can I say.....the only thing I was happy about was that they gave us ikan pelata.....I can eat that......the rest of it, I am not allowed to. There was prawns, squids......anchovies....and the usual sambal belacan. 

My Mom commented to me about the sambal belacan......she said that it didn't look or taste nice anymore.....whoever made it must have had a rough day! hahahhaa.......so cincai one the way the person made it.....huh! :P I didn't care much about it coz I can't eat it..... LOL! But really.....I had a close look at it.....I wonder what was on the person's mind when making that sambal belacan.....hmmmmm.

They didn't give us any vegetable dish at all today......I wonder why......everything was so oily.....my Mom felt guilty eating it. The menu was not suitable for old folks actually....hmmm.....but of course we made sure ate everything.....we don't like to waste the food......dosa tauuuuuu kalau membazir makanan.....kan kan kan??? :)

I don't understand......they ask us to give feedback on the menus....but when we do, I don't see any difference or improvement in the menu at all......I remember my Mom used to complain about the beef being too tough.....and the next day, we got a  beef dish that was tough again.....so no point giving feedback if they won't improve on it at all. Donno laa......no matter what my Mom still insists that this mangkuk tingkat thingy is still better than going out to buy at the food stall.......we still save money this way. Save time too....so sabar je laaaa hehehehe.......