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To whom it may concern

Dont you realise that you do look a bit like Ari Wibowo?  Now I know why I really suka Ari Wibowo coz he looks a bit like you.  

Fanatic

Ok, ini memang fanatik tahap hardcore wokeh.  Saw this (pic below) while beraya hari tu.  Bedsheet set dgn design candy crush saga, ko hada?? aku pun tak ada tau....ekekekek.  Mesti pemilik nie dah sampai level 300++ gara2 dapat ilham dalam mimpi mcm mana nak naik next level dgn jayanye.....hahahah

 

Suasana di Hari Raya (kedua).....hehehehe

Ini cerita di Hari Raya ke 2.  We decided to go back to Furong (Seremban) utk beraya bersama sanak saudara sebelah my dad.  Perjalanan dimulakan sesudah solat jumaat although kedua orang tua ku udah memulakan perjalanan seawal 10 pagi.  TV dok bagi update kata highway sesak dgn kereta so we all decided to go through jalan dalam, melalui Kg. Jijan and keluar kat Seremban 2.  No toll, no jam2 bagai.....

Sampai aje kat Seremban, we headed to Paroi Jaya coz earlier, we all dah buat booking homestay.  Since travelling in large group, kami tak mau menyusahkan sesiapa and decided that it is best if we book homestay.  Semua akan bermalam under one roof at the comfort of a house.

Tuan empunya homestay dah lama menunggu coz dia pun nak berjalan beraya.  So, terus dia guide pg homestay.  Ada kejadian masa tu, dalam kekalutan meninjau homestay dan bersembang, tuan empunya homestay secara tak sengaja tak tinggalkan kunci rumah utk kitaorg.  Sudahnye, masa kitaorg nak keluar, kecoh cari kunci rumah bagai then decided to call the owner.  Memang sah dia pun terlupa nak tinggalkan kunci.....tak pe, kami faham sebab kan ke Hari Raya?  Small matter, no hal lah.

So, kitaorg pun memulakan ziarah ke rumah sanak saudara coz org tua ku dah naik hangen sebab kitaorg tak sampai lagi.   Ada ler insiden yg mana ada aje yg tak puas hati bagai, for me, it's pretty simple.....tak suka, no hal.  Lain kali, kitaorg tetap akan buat outing and bermalam kat mana2 homestay but we will make plans without yg kaki komplen ler.  Jangan nak salahkan aku sebab tak update coz aku tak kuasa nak deal dgn org yg budget bagus dan hebat.  I can still proceed with my holidays without you, wokeh!

Homestay nie terletak kat Taman PJ Perdana, belakang Taman Paroi Jaya.  Rumah corner lot single storey, 3 bilik tido (fully aircond) and 2 bilik air.  One thing I notice, my dad was really happy with the house.  Dia suka tau, bukan senang nak buat dia setuju dgn idea kitaorg nie and buat dia suka tempat tu.

Maka sila lar cuci mata layan gambo yek.  Nanti aku upload details tuan empunya rumah nie.  Next time round bila nak bermalam di Seremban, I'll try to book apartment homestay kat Tengku Man's homestay (ada private swimming pool sebelah rumah wokeh!!) and Spanish Villa pulak....heheheheh

 The homestay dari pandangantepi

 ruang tamu and ruang makan

 Master bedroom

 2nd bedroom

 3rd bedroom

 The kitchen

 Kakak terpesona dgn langsir jurai2 nie....tu yg dia posing kat situ.  Tgk si kecik kat belakang....dia dok mengira panjang rumah sampai ke malam....heheheheh

Back to life, back to reality......sigh!

Ya Tuhan.....I've been very busy ever since last week, lepas cuti raya.  Masuk opis hari Selasa.....then sedar2 dah hari Jumaat.....weekend aje, ada ler sedara mara yang datang berkunjung, yelah masih lagi dlm mood beraya (unfortunately I'm not in the mood) and as always, I got stuck in the kitchen.....Yelah, my mom dah tak larat nak berdiri lama2 utk memasak.....terpaksa ler take the lead.

Ditambah pulak dgn buat board paper.....goodness, ke"busy"an berganda2.....bila dah submit......baru blh bernapas sikit....but still, macam hari nie, aku join sorang staff nie pergi buat market survey, nak tgk concept and costing mangkuk tingkat.....sourcing for pinggan petak.....so, kami pun ended up kat Nilai 3....boley???? dasaton kan....muahahahah.

Nanti ler, kalo sempat malam nie aku upload pic yg sempat aku snap masa pg sourcing barang tadi.......kedai jual pinggan mangkuk wokeehhh, aku hada, korunk hada ke?? sempat lagi masuk ke KK Home Decomart, tgk pricing diaorg for the mangkuk tingkat and pinggan petak.......

Besok pagi ada weekly meeting, then sambung buat slide presentations for the board meeting next week....I think I want to take day off next week although some people are too busy with raya and gathering thingy hinggakan tak punya waktu nak dating dgn aku.  Aku still punya Plan B, I've booked a slot for "sessi memanjakan diri".....yess, massage time next Friday.......

Not forgetting, tadik masa on the way to Nilai 3, "pakcik" yg terlalu concern pasal aku tu called.  Dia kata this weekend dia tak free nak sembang2 minum teh dgn aku, next weekend might be ok....of course lar dia interested coz nak dgr latest gossip.....betul2 menepati slogan ler pakcik nie, "paparazzi".....muahahhahah...

Bila stress dgn keje kat opis, mari kita pg window shopping barangan dapur...hehehe

 

Macam2 ada....best kan??

Nota kaki:  feeling a bit slighted with the latest development.....too mushy2 and too bragging.....it's no longer "awww, sweet nye" wokeh!!  How I wish I could make the OKT listen to this song "Mati lah kau"!!!! 

Enuf Said!

Enuf said!

Iftar with the usual suspects

Pada 06 Ogos 2013 hari tu, kitaorg dah arrange satu Iftar session with the usual suspects.  This has been our yearly event ever since we got to know each other way back 8 years ago.  Kali nie special sikit coz besides the get together session, ianya juga adalah farewell session buat 2 of usual suspects, i.e. Nad and Awie.  Sedih gak dgn pemergian mereka tapi apakan daya, that's their choice and hope they will enjoy their new ventures.

Session kali nie juga telah menerima guests of honour, i.e. my former boss and puan Zalina Jaflus.  It is a very joyful and enjoyable session filled with jokes and laughter.

After Iftar session, kitaorg sambung lagi dgn ngeteh session.  Bayangkan lobi hotel tu dipenuhi dgn hilaian ketawa kitaorg 7 org nie....mmg menggamatkan suasana apabila semuanya berkumpul.

Buat Nad and Awie, all the best in your future undertakings, keep in touch (i'm sure uolss for sure will since we are connected in FB) and take care.

Bergambar kenangan, me and the usual suspects......

Satu Hari Di Hari Raya

Terlebih dahulu, aku ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir Batin buat semua.  Been busy for the past few days, pergi beli barang nak masak, kemas rumah, kemas dapur, cuci tingkap etc.  Biasa lar, nak raya kan.

Malam raya, 50% of apa yang patut dibuat dah siap.....rendang dah masak, ketupat (beras dan pulut) dah rebus, sambal kacang dah siap.  And sempat gak menyediakan Bubur Durian seperiuk besar for the takbir battalion.

Pagi raya, macam biasa, sessi bermaafan dan makan2....by noon, keluar pg cari ais kejap and layan tetamu yang hadir.......By almost maghrib time, suddenly realised that juadah raya udah hampir habis!!!  Pressed panic button and luckily dalam fridge ada stok ayam, bahan2 nak buat rendang....so, another one more round of cooking session.  Masak ler sekuali lagi rendang ayam and seperiuk sambal tempoyak petai.  Jam 9:00 malam, time tetamu tiba, semua juadah dah tersedia di meja......giler kentang kan!!  Depa sembang2, aku masuk bilik dan terlena kejap....hehehe.

Enough of cooking, besok aku nak berjalan2......lusa aku nak pergi buat food tasting kat shopping complex.....happening giler kan, buat food tasting time musim raya.....wakakakak.

Sambal tempoyak petai....prepared malam raya, by lunch time 1st raya, udah abis

Hidangan untuk tetamu malam raya pertama....again, managed to cook sambal tempoyak petai just in time 

Rendang darurat....prepared malam raya pertama



First ang pau giveaway for the season

Firstly, this is the first batch of angpau give for this raya season.....Passed it to my staff for his children.....4 orang babe and for someone younger than me by 2 years, jawapan aku ialah "giler kentang".....hehehehe

More angpau giveaway to come.........mak, pak, anak buah2 aku yg 2 orang tu.....budget jgn cakap ler, mmg ada tergelincir sikit....

 First batch of angpau ready to be given

Sessi jelajah dapur versi ramadhan 2013

Again today, prepared juadah for berbuka and sahur.  For berbuka tadik, sempat buat bubur jagung+sagu mata ikan and cucur udang.  Ada yang dah ketagih tosei and vadei dari Restoran Anwar Maju kat Putra Heights, so depa menapau ler tosei dan vadei dari situ for berbuka.

Around 8:30, start masuk dapur balik preparing food for sahur.  Juadah yang sempat disediakan hari ini ialah Nenas masak pajeri putih, ikan goreng, sambal terung (my peberet nie) and serunding ikan.  Tiba2 byk food kan, sebabnye tgh dlm proses nak mengosongkan peti ais supaya dapat menyimpan food stock utk juadah raya nanti.....Kalo idak, mmg ler aku prepare 2 jenis lauk aje.....

Tiba2 lak around 11:30 ada yang menapau sate kamben dan ayam, so apa lagi, makan ler....

Sempat snap 2 gambo juadah aje.....malas nak snap yg lelain.....

Serunding ikan

My all time peberet, sambal terung

Persiapan Pra Hari Raya

Last weekend sempat ler kitaorg packing barang2 utk diagihkan kepada mereka datang bertakbir pada malam raya nanti, insya allah.  Penat gak memerah otak mencari idea utk menyediakan goodie bag bagi mereka nie.  Last year kitaorg bagi sorang satu container dadih....this year nak bagi apa yek??

So, selepas sessi perah otak, we finally agreed to have something easy and simple this year.  So, satu goodie bag will contain satu paket biskut tiger and 6 ketul assorted chocolates.  As for juadah utk batallion bertakbir nie, we finally agreed to prepare bubur durian to be cicah with roti and served with air teh o panas.....very the kampung kan.....hehehe

 Goodie bag for the takbir batallion 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Mesej menjelang Hari Raya

It was a pleasant surprise when out of sudden, aku terima mesej dari sorang pakcik yg beberapa tahun dulu, terlalu "concern" pasal aku.  It did bring back the yester years memories when we were working under the same roof.  Dia lar tempat aku bergosip pasal keje, org2 kat tempat keje dan juga gosip pasal isu semasa.  He is easy to deal with, easy to handle, not demanding and very gentleman.....cewah, puji selangit tapi itu lah hakikatnye.  Kawan2 kat opis lama pun senang benar berurusan dengan dia nie, tak ada masalah.  One of our favourite people to work with.

Dia nie layan bukan setakat gosip2 yg dinyatakan di atas.....dia suka menanya soklan berbau personal pada aku.....which quite a number of times, I was caught unaware dan answered his curiosity dgn the honest truth only to realise few days after that yg soklan tu sebenarnye soklan "mengorek"....

And there was one incident whereby for the first time, aku nengok he was really upset bila aku curhat kat dia pasal so called anak "datuk" yg aku kenal dulu ....betul2 berubah air muka dia, mmg mcm sorang bapak yg defensive, dia memang nampak hangen gak dgn citer aku.....serampang dua mata kaedahnye...since dia kenal "datuk" yg merupakan bapak kepada mamat tu, aku citer kat dia supaya dia leh sampaikan citer tu pada bapak mamat tu....which I believe, he did coz thru my circle of friends, aku dpt tau mamat tu kena halau dari rumah bapak dia sebulan selepas aku berciter kat pakcik nie.  Coincident or what?  Well, past is past, I'm happy with my life now.....life goes on...and tak ada sikit pun dendam kesumat pada sesiapa yg pernah buat hal dgn aku.....Maybe at that point of time, I was influenced by my anger....but now, I'm thankful that aku tak terlibat lagi dgn org yg suka mempergunakan org lain nie.....biar lah dia dgn dunia dia dan I lead my life....

Actually, for the past few weeks I've been wanting to contact him.  Just nk keep in touch and update dia yg I'm no longer working at the old office....tak pe lah, I believe God is great, dlm bulan yg mulia nie, digerakkan hati pakcik nie yg mesej aku dulu....I'll try my best to call him before raya, just to wish him and find out how things are.....Rindu gak nak dgr celoteh dia nie, mcm bapak2 org aje bila dia berciter.....Yelah, org lama, bila berciter, segala mcm nasihat and pengalaman dia kongsi bersama.....  

Main masak2 di bulan ramadhan

Tahap kerajinan utk masuk dapur di bulan ramadhan adalah amat tinggi.  Sentiasa excited apabila menjelang waktu pulang kerana time tu ler dok terpikir2 juadah apakah yang bakal dimasak dan dinikmati semasa berbuka nanti.

Sempat ler gak snap few fotos....the rest, as always, tak terpikir pun nak amek gambo coz just nak cepat masak and rehat aje.....

Kari Ikan sardin dengan kentang...

Honey Roasted Chicken