The 'Tamu' in my place..

The marketplace in my place is known as "Tamu". Locally means 'meet', tamu is where the local farmers sell their product ranging from vegetables, plants, food like cakes, cookies, chickens, fruits, rice, clothes and varieties of other farmers local food and drinks. The tamu is held every Thursday and Sunday. I have the chance to go to the tamu this morning and managed to snap some pictures with my handphone resulting images that were not very clear. I remembered to bring the camera but left it at home as its too daring for me to shot in unashamed manner haha whats the big deal.  

seller busy arranging the veggies..

ferns and tapioca leaves eaten as veggies

so tired I take a snooze first..

bananas, lemon grass, long beans..

more beans, brinjals, gingers, cucumbers,

local bananas, bananas flowers, starfruits

local pumpkins

young green bananas best for banana chips

seed pods of petai or stink beans

peeled petai or stink bean (has strong smell)

local rice also sells here

varieties of kampong rice..

kampong rice/village rice price..

Mostly people would prefer the local food as the veggies are believed to have less fertilizers and cheap compare to veggies sold in the regular market, what is more? the veggies quantity.  Sellers also tend to sell the veggies in cheap prices when noon time is coming as other sellers packing their things home.  

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My First Greenery..

Green is actually not my favorite colors but I love to stay in a green surroundings that is on the outer side of my home, do u find that its kinda weird? I think so too. My clothes are limited in green but I love the soothing effects of nature, the wind and breeze blowing through the trees if you are living under their shade. I love to see the green nature and the awesome landscape of everything. To dedicate my love for the green nature this is my first greenery and hope to catch more shots of green and share with you the green in my place..

My first shot is the chili plant which grows near my house...

distant shot..

up close..

wild ripe tomato tries to squeeze in..

the green ones..


the place where it grows.. u can see it uses the house's pillar to crawl upwards..

The next shot is a kind of vegetable where in my place we call it the "sayur manis' or sweet veggies in English ( direct translation) anyone knows the name in English?

sayur manis (sweet veggies)

the young shoots are the good one

Guava also grows here, but if u take too much of this fruit u'll end up with constipation..

the guava tree, some fruits are being wrapped in plastic bag to prevent bad bugs destroying the fruit..

my hubby's favorite plant..the lemon and its flower bud?

lemon tea believes to fight body fats..



on the far back of the house grows this papaya tree, I wont be able to finish the fruits if they ripen at almost the same time..


the papaya tree..oops u have to tilt your head ..sorryy..


guess what's this?..


actually its a 'male' papaya tree that doesnt bear fruits only flowers, but then the flowers are believed to lower blood pressure..so u guys having hypertension can cook this flower mix with tapioca leaves to lower those blood level..


the bread fruit youngs..or the ' buah sukun/kesukun' in my place..


the bread fruit tree..u guys.. the sukun is the bread fruit..(tambah dat vocaburari hehe) this fruit is very tasty when u slice it and fried it with flour like the fritters or kuih pisang...

well guys I think my first post ends here, till I update again with newer shots...

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