Raya Picts

Here are some raya picts.

Am busy (with Facebook - hahaha) at the moment, so i guess picts will have to suffice for now.

Daddy and the kids

Mummy and the kids

Deli's whole family

Grandparents and grandkids
Deli's youngest brother giving out duit raya for the first time

Deli's elder brother came back from Cairo to celebrate raya

On the way back to Johor

Adik consoling the car-sick Baby Cat

All better and ready to meet his new cousin, Atam (Chu Boy's cat)

Hani, kakak, Natasya & adik

Dads - Tok Ayah, Deli and Ayah Izad

The girls parading their raya dresses

Kids and Ayah Izad at Tok Din's house

Kakak first experience with sup tulang. Eh, where's the soup?

Celebrating Tok Mak's birthday

Saw a stall branding Ayah Izad's sauces (Azad Sauce)

Stopped at Seremban rest area for dinner on our way back to KL

I had mee bandung - yum!

KLCC from afar

Not everyone is blessed with a merry raya. Some had to work. Pict taken at Jalan Ampang.

Of Raya and Stuff

Raya this year was not that different from 2006.

Oh before I forget, Selamat Hari Raya to all. Maaf zahir dan batin if I have ever offended you in any way.

Now where were we?

Oh yes. We had lots to eat, non-stop guests attended the open house and of course, loads of scrumptious food to feast on. I guess the only difference was the way people behaved. I will not divulge further. It might cause a stir or worse – chaos.

Anyways, this year was Deli’s turn to celebrate first day of raya with his parents. I was still working on Friday so we went back to Shah Alam on the eve of raya. There were loads to be done for the open house. Plus the excitement of Soyuz getting attached to the ISS. I slept while waiting for the hatch to open. Never trust the host of Angkasa1 channel when he said ‘in a few minutes’ because it literally meant hours!

Our little family was dressed in purple this year. Kakak looked all grown up in her first kebaya. Adik looked dashing in his baju melayu and samping. You only get to see him dress up once a year, so yes – he looked extremely sharp in it.

Went back to our pad on the same day. I packed for the next destination and dozed off soon after.

Started the journey to Tok Mak’s and spent almost 5 hours on the road. Don’t even mention about the pain from sitting too long – especially the royal ass. Adeh..

I lost count of houses and relatives we visited while the kids had fun counting their duit raya.

We visited atok’s kubur on 3rd day of raya. I wanted so badly to visit my cousin’s kubur and have never stop thinking about her since the day she left us all. Sadly, we couldn’t find it because hers was not marked properly. Maybe one of these days, I’ll have someone to do a proper marking for her resting place. It’s the least I can do for her family. Al-fatihah to both atok and kak Tina.

We headed back to KL on Wednesday. Deli’s dad was admitted to SMC the day before. Alhmadulillah the journey back to KL was smooth. Stopped by Seremban rest area for dinner coz Ayer Keroh rest area were flooded with people. Plus we didn’t want to keep the cats in the car for too long.

Life after raya break will be busier than usual.

1. Kakak is sitting for her final exams starting from 22/10.
2. Adik’s class trip on 27/10
3. Kakak has replacement class on 03/11
4. Adik’s orientation for standard 1 on 03/11
5. Adik’s sports carnival on 11/11

I have not even factored in invitation to open houses in the weekends. I’ve turned down 1 invitation so far. At the rate that we’re going, looks like we’re gonna have to turn down a couple more.

How was your raya?

Of Parang and Soket

I checked Kakak’s homework last night and couldn’t help laughing when I read her sentences.

This is what happen if you let a 7 year old build sentences on their own.

Ini parang. Ayah saya menggunakan parang untuk korek durian.

Ini soket. Soket ini berbahaya kerana ada elektrik dan karen.

This and That about Eid and Ramadhan

Ten more days before we bid farewell to Ramadhan.

There goes the month where you could really feel safe (read: no hantu) and where you could look deep within and find out who you really are. I always have this perception that people becomes bad/rotten/crazy/intolerable/etc because of the bisikan syaitan and that without it, they are good people like the rest of us.

Boy oh boy. Apparently I thought wrong.

Anyways, got some of the raya cookies today. Judging by the look, they might not live to see raya!

I ordered some sparklers as well. What is raya without these babes, right?

Some colleagues donated their raya cards and money packets to me because apparently, my department was not allocated any. Don’t know why. This is the second time in a row. Jeez.

Oh, before I forgot, the basketball coach tagged me (again!). So here goes.

Name 5 favorite food that you feel like having now
1. Ayam percik with the white gravy
2. Fresh & juicy lobster meat
3. Air katira… *drool*
4. Briyani from Syed’s restaurant
5. Ikea’s scrumptious curry puffs

Name 5 food you would like to have for breakfast if you could *assuming this is morning breakfast and not iftar*
1. Nasi lemak with rendang ayam. No anchovies, please.
2. Sambal sotong *the chewy one a.k.a sotong plastik*
3. Warm waffles or pancakes with honey
4. Bagel with sour cream
5. Honey nut cheerios… *it’s so darn expensive here*

Name 5 food you would most likely to buy for berbuka today.
1. Vege popia.. *hopefully they’re extra crunchy today*
2. Lamb briani
3. McDonalds chocolate shake
4. Watermelon juice
5. Ayam percik


Okay then. It’s quitting time.

Grey strands from a girl's point of view

A touching thing happened a couple of weeks back.

I saw tears running down her rosy cheeks. Her head on her daddy’s lap. Daddy was talking softly, as if consoling her. I approached the two and provoked clarification with my eyes.

Daddy: She saw the bunch of grey strands on my head.
Me: And?
Daddy: She was sad. She said I’m getting older and I will soon die. She doesn’t want me to die.

I saw more tears streaming down her cheeks. For a moment, I though I felt hot streams coming my way too.

I'm Not A Plastic Bag

The basketball coach branded a very nice AH bag when she came to the party on saturday. I could not believe my ears when she mentioned the retail price!

When I saw the same bag yesterday, slightly bigger but same design altogether, I could just could not resist the temptation.

So I closed an eye and quickly paid for it before I change my mind.

Tadaa... hehehe...

Time to Party

Invited family and friends for iftar cum birthday party for the kids on Saturday.

Tok Mak and Tok Non were the honorary chefs for the day. We had soto, satay, mixed vege, squid sambal, beef in soy sauce, wantan, custard pudding and cakes. All were home made except for the satay and cakes.

The sea of food

Cakes were from this place

Pastel blue cake for Kakak

Pop corn cake for Adik

Deli and I practically took care of everything else. Decorations, arrangement of sitting area and entertainment.

Wall hangings

Wall decor

Balloons

We had fun eating and chatting.

Soon it was cake time!

Presents!!

Engineers at work

Colorful balloons

The tired kids and cat

Thank you all for coming - Durrah & Haziq

Happy 7th Birthday Little Princess!

Happy Birthday to Durrah Qistina.

May all your wishes come true.

We love you so very much.

Ramadhan Wonders

I am an avid reader of Fiebie's blog. If you want to have a good laugh or if you're in the mood for witty writing, my advise is for you to click on the link and visit his blog. You will not regret it. He is as famous as any celebrity, ya know. Heheh. Fiebie, promosi free nih tau!

Anyways, I found an entry on Wednesday about Fiebie's quest to the orphanage.

I thought it was a great opportunity for me to participate and help. Maybe not physically because of the short notice, but in some other way.

Luckily, I have tons of children clothes and amost all of them are relatively new because my kids grow at such rate that they outgrow the clothes after a couple of wears. Same goes to their shoes.

So we made plans to meet on Friday night. I have never met Fiebie or any of his friends but they were a friendly bunch. We chatted for a while and parted ways half an hour later.

Gambar di kidnap dari blog Fiebie. Jangan marah eh, nanti kena jual.

Yes Fiebie, you ols memang chantek semua nyer. Meletops!

Read more about his visit here.

Stucked

Yesterday Adik received numerous calls from family and friends wishing him happy birthday. Every time the phone rang, he’d be asking if the call was for him. Such a popular lad. Heheh.

In celebration of Adik’s birthday, we had dinner at Secret Recipe. Somehow the food lacked taste. Don’t ask me why. I didn’t even finish the cordon bleu. Adik didn’t finish his little burgers either.

The kids were given endless choice of birthday cakes and were made to choose the ones they fancy for the party. Kakak changed her mind several times before settling for a sweet chocolate butter cake covered in pastel blue icing. Adik wanted to have a cake with tanks on it but later settled for chocolate butter cake shaped into a pop corn pack with a drizzle of actual pop corn on it. Awesome!

I’m gonna be broke paying for their cakes. Erkk!

Anyways.

I was stuck in an elevator yesterday. Alone. For almost 20 minutes.

I practically called everyone I know to let them know where I was but surprisingly, could not get anyone on the line. Except for the Dutchman. I told him where I was and in case something happen, he should know who to call. He then talked about work. Yeah. Like that’s suppose to help make me feel better! I had to hung up *phew* because the operator was asking me questions through the speaker.

After what seemed like eternity, a technician showed up and cracked open the door. Imagine my surprise when I saw the machine was half way between floors! I literally had to climb out of the elevator. I still suffer slight back pain from the climb. Mind you, there was no railing to hold on or step on. It was one hell of an experience!

And oh, season premier of House was awesome! He looked different without his walking stick and I quote:

“You have no interest in going out with me. Maybe you did, when I couldn't walk and I was a sick puppy that you could nurture back to health. Now that I'm healthy, there's nothing in it for you.” – House talking to Cameron-

Sadly, I fell asleep a couple of minutes before the show ended. Any idea when AXN airs the repeat?