MY MCO ACTIVITIES SO FAR
Assalamualaikum. Hi.
Malaysia is under Movement Control Order (MCO) right now due to COVID-19. I don't want to talk about the MCO itself because I can no longer process all the negative ridiculous things Malaysian did during this MCO.
Today I'm going to talk about what do I do during this MCO so far. People have been sharing their activities during MCO and I found some to be helpful. Here's mine ;
Making Dalgona Coffee
Day 1 - I started off the day like a usual lazy weekend. On my lazy weekends, I usually start my day with making myself a cup of coffee. However two days before MCO started, Dalgona Coffee started trending on Twitter so I tried making that coffee and now I'm all about the coffee. Luckily Ira, my little sister is home with me so I can ask her to make me one whenever I feel like it because after the first day, I'm too lazy to make my own Dalgona. Hahaha. Joke aside, I'm glad she decided to come to my house a day before MCO started. At least she's not alone without family members at her place.
Here the recipe of the famous Dalgona Coffee in case you can't found one but I doubt it because it's all over the place now. But of course I don't really follow the recipe because I know it'll be too sweet for me.
Dalgona Coffee
Ingredients
2 tea spoon of instant coffee (I use Nescafe Gold)
1 table spoon of sugar (I only put 1/2 table spoon)
2 table spoon of hot water
Fresh milk (I use Magnolia fresh milk)
Directions
Whisk instant coffee, sugar and hot water together until fluffy
Pour fresh milk in a cup/glass
Heat the milk in the microwave if you want it hot (I heated it at 50°C for 2 minutes) or put ice cube in the glass if you want it cold.
Pour the fluffy mixture into the cup/glass of fresh milk
Mix them well before drinking
Reading
On the first day I finished rereading Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince that stuck with me since December last year. Then I started reading Empayar by Teme Abdullah and finished it the next day. I was skeptical about the book at first because the language is too simple. Hahaha. But the strength of Teme Abdullah's writing is not on his words but the storyline. However that's just my opinion. I just read two of his book so far. Empayar and Pelukis Jalanan. Then I tried to pick up Brilliant Blunders where I last stopped and oh boy how I procrastinate from reading because of this book. So I decided to put it back on the shelf and read The Leviathan Wakes instead.
Leviathan Wakes is the first book of The Expanse novel series (the book is adapted into my ultimate favourite TV series) that consist of nine novels. I wanted to read Leviathan Wakes since long time ago but I stop myself each time just because it was at the bottom of my to read list. The reason why it was at the bottom of my to read list is not because I don't like the book but because it was the last book I bought despite my book buying ban and also because I don't want to finish the book without having the second book in my hand. It'll be a torture to have to wait for the second book to arrive. If you don't understand my cycle of thought, here I summarize it for you.
I need to finish all the books I bought earlier than Leviathan Wakes or I won't lift the book buying ban I impose on myself. So if I read Leviathan Wakes first without lifting the book buying ban, I won't be able to buy the second book and that's a torture. I feel like a psycho now after reading these sentences again. Also, since the TV series had just concluded its fourth season, I'm torn between reading the book in sequence according to its adaption on the screen or reading it all in, effectively spoiling the TV series for me. But yesterday I said to myself, let me deal with the torture and dilemma later. I just want to read Leviathan Wakes now! And so I do.
Watching
I know there are a lot of movies and series suggested by netizen but for now I'm content with Itaewon Class and season 4 of 1 Night 2 Days. I only watch them when I'm eating and only finished one episode each feeding sessions. Hahaha. I don't binge watch nowadays because I realized I always keep my hand busy when I'm watching something and the easiest thing to do is playing games on my phone but that didn't only keep my hand busy but also my eyes and attention and I'll neglect whatever movies or series on the TV. But now I'm on episode 10 of Itaewon Class, I'm starting to worry about what to watch next and being a picky watcher doesn't help at all.
Everything else
Other than the above activities, there are also boring activities like vacuuming and mopping the house, pruning and watering the plants, cooking and etc.
What's your activities during this MCO?
Thank you for reading.
💙
Nurul
Thank you for reading.
💙
Nurul
37 comments
i wonder what's that brazenly saucy arrif doing during the MCO.
ReplyDeleteHe's doing fine a saucy meatball.
DeleteMy mum made the chocolate mocha version for the two of us since we're both prone to getting gastric from caffeine, and it's AMAZING. Very easy to do and super tasty!
ReplyDeleteI haven't try to make the chocolate or mocha version yet. But yes agreed, it's super tasty and easy to make!
Deletei've been making dalgona coffee too. satu family suka. almost everyday buat sebab senang sangat resepi nya hahahah xD
ReplyDeleteRight, it's super easy and delicious. Glad to hear your whole family loves it.
DeleteBaru semalam buat Dalgona Coffee juga. Kemas kemas rumah je dan kerja rumah je setakat ni :)
ReplyDeleteRamai betul yang buat coffee ni. Hehehe. Ni dah sambung lagi, mesti dah tak tau nak kemas ape dah.
DeleteItulah kan. hari hari pastikan rumah bersih dan bolehlah deko-deko sikit. ubah mood dalam rumah sikit :)
Deletedah mati kutu tatau buat apa.. at first rasa macam okay boleh kot bertahan hahaha but pusing kiri pusing kanan i feel like satu benda pun i cannot proceed.
ReplyDeleteKan? Mula-mula rasa takde ape ni boleh je bertahan. Sekarang dah mati kutu. Tapi nak blog pun malas jugak. Hehehe.
DeleteSince Astro opened movies channels, I get addicted to watch movies.
ReplyDeleteOther, I think it is same routine I do.
It's a good thing Astro make the movie channels free at time like this. Takde la bosan sangat kan.
DeleteEveryone should try Dalgona coffee during this bored RMO hehe. Anyway nice nya boleh membaca. Lazy me, just planned to read but never actually read any.
ReplyDeleteRighttt. Dalgona coffee so good. But some people tried Dalgona and they don't like it so it's personal preference tho I wish everyone love it. Hahaha
Deletewak layan movies jeer., maseh byk juta2 lemon nk tenok nih,. hihihi
ReplyDeleteRajin wak layan movies.
DeleteWah mesti sedap kan coffee homemade akak! Hana tak try lagi. Nanti lepas habis Corona baru Hana try kot... ;) ngehehe.
ReplyDelete.
Oh ya, Harry Potter's fan here!! ;) ;)
Sedap Hana. Nanti Hana try. Hehehe. Wow, hi fellow Harry Potter's fan!
DeleteOther than assignments i also did a lot of reading during MCO. Currently reading Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Satu2nya buku HP yang i did not finish reading yet. Btw, half-blood prince was a great book! My fav in the series would be goblet of fire ^^
ReplyDeleteHalf Blood Prince is my favourite. I remember the first time I read it, it was so suspense waiting for the identity of Half Blood Prince to be revealed. Hehehe. The Deathly Hallows is my second favourite.
Deletebagi mereka yang terkena dengan PKP ..inilah peluang terbaik untuk buat apa yang disukai termasuk kopi yang menjadi trending sekarang ini
ReplyDeleteRamai yang pickup hobi and skill baru musim PKP ni. Mr. Hanafi ada try ke kopi tu? Sedap.
DeleteTqa dah biasa duduk rumah sebab memang tak kerja pun, so bila satu family berkumpul like this, rasa macam long holiday pulak haha and like your sister, I am glad I forced my brother to come home dari rumah sewa dia, otherwise mati kebulur lah dia kat sana dengan kerjanya takde (customer stop amik order sebab RMO).
ReplyDeleteAnd Dalgona coffee tu I made it for my family, dorang satu rumah suka! haha
But instead of using whisk or mixer, I use my milk frother while my sister use her drink shaker. 3 minutes dah siap.
And I read more too. Currently reading Sad Girls, yang lama berhabuk atas meja, almost habis dah alhamdulillah. And I tend to vlog more too. Pelan2 compile vids for A Week In My Life (Amid RMO).
With the RMO extended ni, memang thankful sangat takde family members yang stranded sorang-sorang kan? Nurul rase kalau pakai milk frother lagi cepat. Nurul pakai mixer cake tu nowadays tapi tu la besar sangat. Hahaah.
DeleteIm so jelly cuz you have the amazing books to read. Im boring to re-read the same books everytime lol. Btw, stay safeee, siss!!
ReplyDeleteTakpe, ulang baca buku sama pun bagus jugak Zati. Kalau tak kesian la buku tu. Akak selalu rasa kesian dekat buku-buku yang dah tak baca. Hahaha. Nak bagi orang tapi takde orang nak.
DeleteI tried it with FarmFresh Kurma. The taste is ermmm...so delicious! Try it, we can have a very good drinks from our home..
ReplyDeleteAnother innovation pakai susu kurma. Hehehe. Time macam ni semua orang kreatif. Tapi Nurul tak suka susu kurma.
Deletemy friend don't drink coffee and milk. one day she notices my coffee stack at the pantry and asked me if dalgona is good? I remembered that a friend of mine keeps milk in the fridge so i iold her we can do it like now. She ended up liking it and buys coffee and milk to do it with her husband. MCO really did that to her lol. You read a lot and I am still stucked with 1Q48 for four months already. Gotta pick-up my pace
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Luckily she have good tolerance to caffeine because I read so many people felt sick after drinking dalgona coffee. MCO ended for me so I think that's all for reading department from me. Hahaha
DeleteI exercise and I sleep.
ReplyDeleteWe do what makes us feel happy. Hihihi
DeleteThe 1st & 2nd MCO is blessed with Astro free channel! Haha. So layan movie sampai pitam. Then sambung tido. But trying recipes is not in the list sooooo malas nak masak :D
ReplyDeleteNurul pun tak try resepi macam orang lain sebab malasss. Hahaha
Deletesy lbh byk order grab food drpd memasak hehehe... sbb pd ms sama wfh. bosan buat keje, makan. bosan mkn tgk drama korea tu je laa ulang2 smpi habis mco hahaha
ReplyDeletesamelah. banyak jugak order grab food and foodpanda sbb ade time malas jugak hahaha
DeleteHi, thanks for your comments ^_^