Penang

Went to Penang last weekend.

It was the 1st wedding for 2012 on my wedding invitation list.

My UOB Colleague, Aini.

We decided to drive instead of taking the plane.

So dah alang-alang pergi jauh sampai Penang, might as well we stay for 1 more night there.
Lagi pun it was a long weekend. So we stayed for 2 nights.

It was a Saturday, the sky was clear. and the highways was predictably packed & scary..
We were on the road for nearly 8 hours.
Took-off at 8am, arrived in Penang at around 3-4pm.

Let the pictures do the talking. ;)

The iconic poles

Goodbye Penang!

What's for dinner?

today, my dad had to cook dinner.
its not something new. really.
coz my dad and i usually cook dinner when mom went outstation.

but today i wasn't at home.
so i wouldn't know what had happen while i was away.
by the time i got home, everyone had already eaten dinner.
then i took a look what was on the dinner table.
waaaaaaaahh!! kuah ikan masak kicap! ni first time abah masak ni!
i said to myself.
but nenek told me that abah cooked while he was on the phone.
waaa.. my multi-tasker-daddy!
hehehehe..

what's amazing was.
for the first time i tasted kuah ikan masak kicap plus (see the boldness of the word) asam!
yes! kuah kicap rase asam!
hahahahaa!!
coz we all know, its either manis or masin. right?
and that what my dad cooked.
kuah ikan (tongkol a.k.a tuna) masak kicap campur asam keping. XD

heres how our conversation went
me: daddy! sedap la ikan masak kicap abah tu!! (tahan gelak)
abah: ye ke? tapiii.... abah rase ade kurang laa.. macam something was off.
me: hahahahahaaha!! mesti la! abah letak asam keping!!! XDD *gelak gelak gelak*
abah: HAHAHAAHAHAHA!!
me: camne abah buat actually? *still laughing*
abah: i tgk tv, on how to make ikan masak kicap BUT! it was steam.
tapi i buat kuah la. the steps were the same.
mula-mula, letak la ape patut. Like, bawang putih, besar, oyster sauce, kicap, ikan.
then.. bile nk abis2 tu.. rase macam ade yang tak cukup.
macam manis jee..
i menyampuk: ehh.. daddy! its either manis or masin laa.. kan? *gelak lagi*
abah: ha? yeke? hahahaha!! whatever la, abah terus letak asam keping!!
*we both laughed hard!*

the weird thing is, its kinda..... sedap?
i'm an asam freak, so kuah asam, asam pedas, tom yam, anything masam and pedas, i can eat all day, all night.
so maybe my judgment is kinda bias. :P

the side dishes were..
sliced fresh tomato (acted as the ulam/sayur), and sambal. that's it!
yup.
macam makanan bujang. hahaha!!
well, kinda. since my mom pergi outstation.

so here is the dinner my dearest dad made~ XD

innocent looking kuah kicap

XD *i cant help it!*

the "salad"

the sambal. err.. whats left of it XD

abah.. abah..

B.B.Q

29th September 2008.
Is the day that..
Makes me remember why I love my family and KL.
Makes me remember why I love my high school years and friends.

My dear friends from high school made a small/mini reunion/gathering.
Or shall we say, a farewell majlis for our dear friend ajea.
He will be going to Taiwan to continue studying/work in design THIS 30th September 2008!
I guess he will be raya-ing there. Poor boy.
But you know, good opportunity doesn't come easily.
I'm glad he decided to go.
Best of luck WAN FAZIL!! ;)

Anyways, let me tell how it went. The whole day went.
My day started late. -___-;;
I'll just start from the time we buka puasa.
The day before, my mom, eldest sister and I decided that today we will go for terawih.
And so, at 8pm we went to our neighbourhood masjid, Muadz bin Jabal Masjid.
Went for a 12 rakaat, and read the Quran for a bit.
Got back home at 10pm.
As we were on our way back home, we past by a night market?
It is like a mini uptown? Setiawangsa-ians called the bacK Lane. (noticed the K and L being capitals? Good idea huh? Instead of the standard uptown.)
BacK Lane opens only Friday till Sunday and starts from 10.30/11pm till morning I guess.
(It's I'm doing a promotion or something. XD)

So we decided to go home and change. Just to see whats there.
Bile lagi kan? My mom and sis said.
Ya.. Bile lagi.. kn? :) Smiled to myself.

Nothing looks interesting enough for me though.
Mom bought a pair of shoes worth rm20!
An original Marie Claire from Bata. Original price was rm89.90.
Imagine that. What a bargain yo~ XD
And she also bought a baju melayu for my brother. A white one. At rm25!
Another bargain! XD

Anyhoo..
Thinking nobody will call me and me not having pockets,
I didn't bring anything. Even my handphones.
So after jalan-jalan at the bacK Lane, arrived home at 11.30pm.
Checked my handphones.
Maxis, 3 miss calls and 1 messege.
Digi, 5 miss calls and 1 messege.
I was like eeeehhh..?? Sape yang call banyak-banyak ni?
Those miss calls were from Fadhli, Amar and a messege from Lydia.
All were from 10.30pm.
And so I messeged them back.
Fadhli immediately called back.
Saying that Ikhwan is holding a bbq, a small gathering for ajea.
Since he is going to Taiwan and all.
To my surprise, my parents let me go as long as I follow the curfew.
HAPPINESS. \^o^/

The food was great too! Had chicken and beef.
Cooked well. :D
Ahh.. The meeting of familiar faces brings back memories..
So here are the pictures of my happiness. ;)

Raya is just around the corner.
So I would like to take this opportunity to wish every Muslim a joyous Eid-ul-Fitr surrounded with humbleness and keinsafan.
And not to forgot, maaf zahir batin sincerely from the heart. ;)

Djendela

At last a forth post.
Been neglecting to update.
Yup.. Short attention span syndrome.
I guess.. Thats why I have 4 blogs. XD

Sigh~

Anyways, had promised myself to update this blog within this week.
As this blog is about happiness,
I'd like to share my lil own happiness. Current obsession to be exact.
No.. This time its not about Arashi.
I got another blog to handle that fandom. XD

My lil own happiness for now is random picture taking.
With other people/anything interesting as my subjects.
Especially Sabrina. XD
As she had said so herself,
"semua gamba aku muke lain2 dan muke aku lain dari gamba"
That is kinda true. XD took lots of candid photos of her but she got pissed at me. :S
Since I got a 2 mega pixel camera phone. Nothing can stop me! *insert evil laugh here* >:D

On September 13th 2008.
My friends (sabrina, nurul and yana) and I went for a buka puasa.
At first I think we were headed to a well-known restaurant (forgot it's name).
Then our attention was caught by this all-white-corner-lot restaurant called
Djendela.
Out of curiosity and excitement for a new place, we went there instead. ^^v


Quite a surprise for me, the restaurant was empty!
In my opinion, they had a great concept. An all white Malaysian food?
But I guess, its a new restaurant.. They have a long way to go.

The atmosphere and the evening breeze gave a very good first impression.
As we settled down and looking at the menu, I asked 1 of it's waiter,
"Dah lame buka?" (soalan buffer XD)
"Baru 2 minggu."
"Oohh.. Err.. Kedai memang kosong ke?" (straight to the point. oops! tak tapis plak~)
"Takde la, semalam penuh!"
"Ooohh.. Wow~ Ok.." (dalam hati: nanti penuh la ni..)

But..
15 minutes before buka: Us girls
Azan for buka: Us girls
15 minutes after buka: Us girls
Half an hour after buka: Us girls
Heading home: Us girls.

Even though there was 1 table "reserved", no one came..
*bunyi cengkerik*
Talked to myself while nodding, "hmm.. mane penuhnye..?"

The food was alright. A bit pricey for my taste.
Pity, the menu has little variety.
But as the waiter claimed, this menu will be used only during Ramadhan.
Nonetheless, we had a good time taking pictures.

At least we got to experience once-in-a-lifetime 1st class/VIP treatment from a new restaurant.
:D