dah ler tu

pegi menangis kat lola buat aper menangis di sini.....

dod, jeejik suker sekali, suker sekali

and jeejik can't stop smiling since sunday nite, senyum cam kambing putih yang dod dapat on your besdei tu..hahah

to that special being, kiter tiga ekoq ni can't wait for 'it' to happen, two lights in unison.

that will be a blast, doncha think?

syukur, syukur, syukur

life imitating bapak

as it turned out, hub and i welcomed 4 lovely guests into our humble abode last night. sriChantique, Rid, Nadia, Ed. Nice.

ooooh i love having guests in my house.

i am a crowd pleaser lah so to speak.

i hate silence though at times that is truly a luxury i crave when the kids get rowdy and kicking up a ruckus in the hall or when mak is in one of her moods again.

after work, i managed to whip up a simple dish....really simple fried pasta ajer but an ass-burner one i think - PEDAS.. but it's not all about the food, it's about making my guests happy and as comfortable as they can get - they come happy and must leave happy too.

i learnt a lot from bapak actually.

when i was growing up, i saw the manner in which bapak entertained guests in our house.

bapak was truly an exceptional host.

i am not saying this just because the fact he is my bapak and that orang dah meninggal jadi kener cakap yang baik-baik ajer pasal almarhum.

just last monday when my elder cousin came with his family,

his wife spoke to me, "you know, i really liked your dad. i liked his demeanour and composure. tengok air muka dia tenang and relax.....though i only knew him for 2 years after my marriage but i still remembered him vividly. he is a nice man."

and that was not the 1st i have heard.

you should see my face at that time beaming with pride.

see bapak, you tell the rest i am not exaggerating - you are my hero.

to all the guests whom i have served, thank you for giving me the opportunity to imitate bapak.

any shortfall in between, those are mine only.

i can only imitate, i can never be as polished as bapak.

i miss you, so much it hurts bapak. Al Fatehah.

habuk.dust.

dat will the title of my entry today. maklom, dah lamer tak update kan.

let me see, so today is 15th day of syawal. exhausted seems underrated a statement. exhilirated seems overrated pulak. the feeling is ok-ok ajer.

a relative claimed this year's syawal was somewhat lukewarm and quiet - tak banyak lampu lap-lip-lap (which i think is un-Islamic and totally unneccessary considering the recent 20% increase electricity tariff).

my opinion is probably those families own or rent cars, buses, lorries to get them around hence, not many are spotted waiting at the bus stops, interchange, roadside.

alhamdulillah, melayu singapura bertambah murah rezeki nampaknyer. usually i spotted groups of teenagers clad in their best baju kurung, samping, songkok and all walking together...some hand in hand....steady couple lah katerkan. ek eh......then di celah celah tu nampak pulak asap berkepul-kepul keluar dari mulut, baik yang boy nyer maupun girl nyer.....naga kot?

just so i will not forget what i did this half raya.......

G since the last 15days :

day 1 - solat eid.after zuhur went to woodlands (menyembah ibu n bapa mertua). abg ali and family came. after maghrib went to cck to visit nek teh - my grand aunt). abg ngah's house - last destination

day 2 - on leave. oh what a horrible day. went to jurong point with sis, bro-in-law and hub. after dat stopped by at bapak's resting place. it was so soothing and pleasant being near with bapak. my horrible day began after this - G found kitten in elevator. G took cat in. Mak threw cat out.sad, sad, very sad. cried to sleep.kakak and family went house visiting on their own. me nursed a broken heart niat nak update blog terus hancus berkecai.......

day 3 - back to work with a bag of hari raya goodies!! hub back to bintan in the morning

day 4 - jalan rayer!!! no chief driver today. so co-driver took over the wheel. 1st stop @ abg cik @ toh guan, 2nd - abg ngah. 3rd - mak busok yishun 4th - pakcik ripin yishun. 5th - kak su's mak @ hougang. 6th - kak linda's place bukit panjang. back to homeground. pheeweee.

day 5 - jalan rayer!!! still chief-driverless. 1st stop - cousin jalil's @ serangoon north. lost for over an hour in toa payoh then in ang mo kio....sabar jer ler. 2nd - mak cik enon @ ang mo kio. 3rd - mak ngah semah @ amk. 4th - abg yah @ woodlands. 5th - my mak angkat @ woodlands. 6th - kak mar @ bukit panjang. back to homeground. hip hip hooray. hub returned at midnight. kakak returned home to jb on that very nite too.

day 6 - working dah...baaaah. after maghrib raya at hub's ex-colleague at bukit batok. then to woodlands, his new colleague's house.

day 7 - working dah...bah bah bah. after maghrib raya at ex-neighbour blk 612. rumah sabariah and kak leha.

day 8 - took urgent leave. fenat fenat.

day 9 & 10 - verk verk verk. hub back in bintan on day 9, returned in the evening of day 10.

day 11 - rayer!!! this time mostly at hub's side. 1st stop - my cousin abg za'ba @ braddell hill. 2nd - kak ju @ hougang. 3rd - hub's ex colleague rizal @ compassvale link. 4th - my cousin baba @ compassvale street. 5th - abg jamal @ woodlands. 6th - my cousin abg yusof @ woodlands. 7th and final - ang khairul @ woodlands. started my sleepless marathon from here - 11pm we were already in jb, rumah abg ali in kempas.

day 12 - 1am at kak long's house. 2.30am back to bukit indah. i finally dozed off at 6.30am, after suboh. after zuhur shopped at tesco plentong. headed straight to cousin yati's open house, reaching there at maghrib. stayed till 9pm gitu.

day 13 - verk. hub back in bintan. abg za'ba and family came after maghrib

day 14 - verk. in the evening waited for hub to reach home from bintan then picked up my in-laws to KKH - my sis-in-law had her cyst removed on day 13. alhamdulillah it was non-cancerous and she will be back home this thursday. headed to abg ngah's house to collect the buffet warmer.

day 15 - today!! expecting guests tonight - ms sriChantique and hub, insyaallah.

and oh....if i have incidentally missed out anyone...i am so sorry. my LG Viewty bailed out on me 2 days ago, tak gunernyer touch pad!!! please......do drop by to my crib this saturday 18 October bersamaan 18 syawal from 2pm onwards. do text me okay...83223761.

no worries, just reach me.....i got spare hand phone.heh.