Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

Happy International Women's Day, ladies.

Another week is here and how we all are blessed with beautiful weather. Alhamdulillaaah :).

And as we went out enjoying outdoor, we surely fell in love with our drone. My hubby really enjoyed 'playing' with it and take pictures as well as video of us with his Phantom 3 Pro.

Check out the short video Udi created with his drone here.

Last week we walked around Bear Mountain State Park and surely had fun under the sun. Listening to the running water, looking up and enjoying clear blue sky, and heaving gratefully to God's continued blessings. Alhamdulillah... 

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Mie Ayam Jamur - Chicken and Mushroom Noodles

mie ayam jamur

Time for more delicious Indonesian food for Mama Bo et Obi's kitchen :).

I guess I won't be exaggerating if I claim that mie ayam, or chicken noodle, is one of the most famous everyday-food for Indonesians. At least in my family.
So, wherever we are, be it in the middle of concrete jungle of NYC or under the snowy Mount Jura in Geneve, mie ayam jamur - chicken and mushroom noodles will be on our table frequently.

Mie or noodle is not originally from Indonesia. It is from China. But for sure noodles have won the heart of many Indonesians. You can easily find noodles street vendors or outlets on every corner of my country. So popular, we also have tons of variety of Indonesian instant noodle :). 

But this time, let's make some at home. Well, basically we have to prepare the noodle, its garnish and the soup. I have never made fresh noodles myself but I usually cook the garnish and the soup myself.

Here's what you need..

some of the ingredients we need

Ingredients:

Dried noodles - you can easily find it in oriental store.

Onion - thinly sliced

Chicken breast - sliced in cubes

Portobello Mushroom - sliced in cubes

Garlic - crushed

Spring onion - thinly sliced

Chicken broth - for soup.

Salt and pepper - as needed
Sesame oil - if desired
Sweet soy sauce - two spoonful or as desired
Fish sauce - if desired
Vegetable oil - one spoonful or as desired
Fried onion 

How to cook:

Boil water in a pan and once boiling, cook the dried noodle for approximately 5 minutes until they soften. Set aside.
Prepare the chicken broth, add garlic, salt and pepper. Boil it and set it aside.
For garnish, prepare a skillet pan, put one spoonful of oil, then cook onion and garlic until fragrant. Then put chicken breast, cook it for a while then add salt, pepper, sesame oil, and sweet soy sauce. Mix it well. Finally, add portobello mushroom and cook it all together.

To prepare the noodle, add one spoonful  of fish sauce, garlic powder and pepper and mix it well with the cooked noodles. Put a spoonful of garnish on top, sprinkle it with fried onion and spring onion. Get the soup on the side and your chicken and mushroom noodles is ready.

Hope you like it and enjoy.

Bon appetite

Bear Mountain Bridge from afar

One lovely weekend with clear blue sky is sometimes the only thing I need to boost up my spirit. Because that means we can go out and have fun. Right, kiddos?

Bear Mountain Bridge from afar

After being bombarded by on-et-off subzero weather in NYC, we have the urgent need to go out and feel the sunshine on our face. It might sound exaggerating, but I truly need to feel the fresh air with getting myself pneumonia or cold. So, as we have one sunny day and slightly warm weather, off we go to Bear Mountain State Park. I know that this place has great trails for hiking but apparently by the time we arrive, the weather is not that friendly. So then we choose our favorite sport ever, taking pictures here and there :). Besides, Udi has a new 'baby', Phantom 3 Professional, that he likes to try. All set and here we go. (It was really fun playing the drone outdoor. Will get back with more stories on that :). 

P3P ready for action :)

First destination, Silver Mine Lake, Orange County, NY. 

welcomed by cloudy Silver Mine Lake..

First thing the kids say is that "we've been here before, Ma.". Indeed we have and we're happy to be back here again. When we arrive at Silver Mine Lake, it was cloudy and windy. Ten minutes outside and my hands are frozen already. Bo et Obi are still running around near the lake while Udi set his P3P for her maiden voyage. It was indeed fun playing with the drone but after a while, I think it's just to cold for all of us.

so peaceful indeed..

But before we leave, I manage to take a selfie with Obi.

in purple and pink :)

Udi got us taped as well through his drone. It was lovely to see the short video he made :)

Then we decided to go across the Bear Mountain Bridge. We visited Bear Mountain and Perkins Memorial Tower last year but we haven't really passed this famous bridge. Without further ado, we went through the bridge and parked in Bear Mountain dock, by the Hudson River, to get the full view of the bridge. And here's what I have, some snaps taken by my iPhone 6 plus and ztylus.

Bear Mountain and the surrounding

And Udi was enjoying his new toy for sure :).

Look who's enjoying the day..

More videos from our stroll in Bear Mountain State Park :)

At the end of the day, everyone is happy.
Under the blue sky, we are indeed blessed with our Rabb's love and blessing.
Alhamdulilaaaah... 

Alhamdulillah...

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Bronx Zoo Revisited

I guess we just can't get enough with Bronx Zoo :).
I know I have visited this place several times with the kids and posted our visit in this blog as well, but I guess, one go will never cover everything. At least for us.

With so many exhibitions to see, one visit is surely not enough. 
Perhaps you can manage to see them all from the time it's open until closing.
But for us, we really enjoy strolling around this huge complex.  And we only have two legs, mind you :). So, about 1 year after our first visit to Bronx Zoo , we were back with more determination to see more of its great animals.

There are 19 exhibits that you can enjoy here, ranging from the roaring kings of the jungle from African plains to cute rodent families in the mouse house. From the magnificent snow leopard in Himalayan Highlands section to the tropical paradise of home, Indonesia, in Jungle World. Not to mention penguins, sea lions, reptiles, and komodo dragon as well.  And most of them are in natural settings, ensuring the animals are in the most comfortable environment that they can be.

So. on our second visit, we were directly heading to the world of birds.  

welcome to the world of birds

Here we saw a lot of beautiful birds from many corners of the world, including Hornbills from Kalimantan, Indonesia. the Hornbills' feathers from Bronx Zoo are sent to Indonesia so that they can use them for dancing and some traditional cultural items. 

We also saw the colorful toucans, eagles, and more. In our previous visits, we saw pinky flamingos in Bronx Zoo. But they are on the other side of the zoo. And how we love to see beautiful peacocks roaming around for free here and there. Bo and Obi got so excited with these lovely creatures.

some of the birds we saw in the World of Birds

Done with the World of Birds, we continued our journey to Jungle World. This is a special section in the zoo where you need a general admission and an additional Total Experience ticket. And entering Jungle World is like welcoming ourselves home. The typical humid air, the calming sound of running water and green, lush trees truly mimic the Indonesian jungles. Here we saw the famous ebony langurs or lutung (so famous back home), gibbons, tapirs, panthers, and more. We even saw giant Gourami or ikan gurame, one of the famous fresh water fish back home that tastes super yum if you deep fried it. 

they really reminded us of home. 

Obi loves to see the tapir which she mistakenly recognized as 'crawling panda' :)

panthers and tapirs in the proximity :). No wonder we all got so excited.

Then after spending some times in those two buildings, we also managed to see the African plains. Here you will get a chance to see the lions, wild dogs, zebras and more. 

they are huge indeed :)

And finally, Bo wanted to see the reptiles as he had studied about them at school. I really hate snakes and all their kinds but Bo was so excited to see them. I'm way more than happy to see them from a distance, although almost everything in the world of reptiles are behind the tick glass. 

in the world of reptile.

In between, we also decided to see the 4D movie, Rio. It's a lovely 15-minute move that everyone would definitely enjoy.

before the movie started :)

Then finally, for our visit that day, we went to the Carter's  Giraffe Building. I don't know why they keep these marvelous creatures inside the building but for sure the kids (and us) loved to see the giraffes. Obi has one giraffe plush toy and she was so excited to see the real one. And mama as well :).

the giraffes

So, that's as much as we can see during our last visits. We still want to come back for Madagascar, sea lions and and the Congo Gorilla Forest. See, it's still a long list indeed. 

For the entrance, Udi and I got it for free because we have NYC ID and it provides us with free membership in this zoo for a year :0. Awesome, right. We only need to pay the tickets for the kids (3 - 12), which is $15.95 per person or $14.35 online. For adults, ticket price is $22.95 per person at the gate or $20.65 online. 

To get there, best if you have your own car although you have to pay for the parking fee of $15. If you're taking the buses, there are several options, either you take Bx9 or Bx19 and stop at 183rd Street and Southern Boulevard, or Bx12 or Bx22 buses and stop at Fordham Road and Southern Boulevard as well.  And then, you need to walk to Gate C of the Zoo, which is the closest from those bus stops. Bus Q44 from Queens also takes you here, stop at 180th Street and Boston Road then walk north to Gate A of the Bronx Zoo's Asia gate. If you are taking subway, #2 train to Pelham Parkway will take you to Gate B of the zoo's entrance.

So, what's your favorite zoo? 

Do you keep coming back to the zoo as well like us?

Most photos are taken using iPhone 6 Plus and Ztylus lenses, and a little help of Layout and Snapseed :)

Bronx Zoo

2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, 10460

Open from 10.00 - 4.30 for winter time. 

Check the website for more accurate hours.  

WW: Snapchat, anyone?

Snapchat, anyone?

Well, probably many of you have used snapchat for a while :). 
My family as well. 
It's fun to see all those silly stickers used for your photos. And you know what happened? 
My kids teach me how to use them and here's what we got :).

the cute doggie :)

my munchkin...

fresh from the outer space :)

cheers..

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