Post Raya

Seminggu dah cuti.. come Monday confirm sangat malas nak pegi keje. *sigh*

Anyway, our Raya in Kuantan was fun. Different, but still fun nevertheless. It took Jannah 2 days to get used to her surrounding. And by the time she was A-OK, we were leaving for KL already. Tsk. Mak Long dah hint that we have to stay a week next time around. Err..

It was a good change for me, we gave Anik some time off which means we were on our own for the couple of days we were in Kuantan. Lucky for me, I have a husband who does not mind giving a helping hand in looking after the kids. (He even fed the kids while I took a nap on one of the days!)

Balik from Kuantan, drove straight back to Mama's place. Mana boleh tinggal sambal sotong, rendang paru n sambal kacang Mama kan. Nothing beats that. And even after 32yrs nih, I still have not mastered those specialty dishes yet. *note to self : sila belajar!!*

Our jalan-jalan Raya started on the 4th Raya, as Abang and Schey beraya with their in-laws. And of course amat penat nak cover belas-belas rumah itu. What to do, begitulah sedara ramai. But I wouldn't trade any of it. Ever. Sungguh bahagia ramai sedara nih.

Earlier today, Mama did her Open House. Dan saya tumpang separuh kaki pasal tahun ni amat malas nak buat open house sendiri. Yang datang pun mostly sedara jugak, tapi itu pun 2 ekor kamben tumbang. Huhuh.. Memang betul la The Ibrahims sangat sinonim dengan makan kambing.

Anyway, penat tahap dewata kelapan. I'll leave you with our gambar raya tahun ni.

Pre-Raya

Am currently blogging from Vis.ta.na Hotel in Kuantan. Yes, even though we balik kampung this year we still have to book a room as the kampung house is already bursting at the seams from accommodating assortments of uncles and cousins and nephews. Plus, I have a feeling J would be very "upset" with having so many people around her.

We started our Raya hols yesterday. And since tak beraya in Bangi this year, we slept over at Mama's for the last iftaar and sahur with them for this Ramadhan. And then, we went for some last minute shopping. Haha. Actually, with the help from our trusted car service guy.. we found out that the Ria could in fact be ready before Raya. Goes to show how you always need to know someone from the inside to get things done. So, that was what we were doing. Waiting for the Ria to be ready. Alang2 tunggu tu yang pegi OU kejap tu. Ahaks!

So yeah, the Ria looks like new. Or more like the old self. Cantek balik dah. And terus Hubby decide we will in fact balik kampung with it. Eventhough it lacks tinting. But that could easily be overcame by travelling at night.

Anyway, Hubby has been bugging me the whole week about what time we should leave (got me irritated too!). But I guess, it worked out in the end. We left from Mama's around 630pm with the plan to not stop for iftaar. (Dah siap2 bawak bekal Subway nih, and Mama tapau-kan rendang paru yang oh sangat yummy!) And it was a good plan. Because while everyone else were berebut iftaar at all the rest stops, we pushed ourselves forward. Arrived in Kuantan at 10pm. Good eh? Heard that traffic was bad a few hours later. Alhamdulillah, Allah permudahkan our journey. And the kids slept the whole way through. That was a bit of a problem coz when we arrived both were up and bouncy. Jannah didn't want to sleep until I have no idea what time. I woke up at 3ish, tersedar because she was falling off the bed. Tried to grab her ankles, only managed to soften her fall. Tapi bertuah la budak ni, she just continued sleeping. Haha.

We're leaving for rumah Tok Long (as Aliah puts it) soon. Hoping Jannah doesn't get into one of her don't-like-crowds tantrums.

Round the Corner

Eid that is.

Huh.. tapi makin nak hujung Ramadhan, makin malas pulak jadinya. Tsk.

Bad news on the Ria. It won't be ready for Raya. Maknanya we have to make do with the Spectra. I don't like it because I have to sit at the back. But yeah, ada la hikmah dia tu kereta tersadai walaupon dah sebulan lebih. Marah sebenarnya dengan the workshop guy.. *sesungguhnya aku berpuasa*.

Couple of days back, invited the whole family for iftaar. Hubby (as usual) wanted to try out authentic chicken rice. Licin kesemuanya.. so I guess it was a success. :)

The office will be closed for a week. Nice. Have started planning on all the visits we'll be doing during that time.

Hmm.. I have to declare, this is quite a boring post. Haha!

Short Note

Sebelum itu, hepppp! Nih kenapa ramai2 bukak blog aku dari atas bukit nih???

*most notes are taken off from my FB status the past week ;)

Semalam, ukur jalan di Ikea-Curve-Ikano. Hehe.. Was looking for baju raya for my nephews n nieces. (Yes, they all do get something from me every year). Aliah's lucky dip was really lucky. We got an 0gawa induction cooker (Hubby's dream come true). Alhamdulillah.. Rezki tak disangka. :)

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At the mall, Jannah suddenly gelak sorang2 while in her stroller. Does she have an imaginary friend already? Or is it an invisible friend? Hmm...

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Aliah has started playing with bunga api this week. Papa dia bersungguh cari kat Param. (Ye, pegi param bukan cari makanan ye!) How little joys can give you so much happiness. Jannah, hmm.. excited tgk pelita. Tapi tak kan dekat dengan bunga api. Syok sendiri dari jauh je. Haha. But the cuteness of it when she goes "Phee-eewww" (sambil tutup hidung) over the smell of turpentine.

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It will be sungguh mencabar for me to ganti puasa after this, but I am determined!

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My eldest nephew, Azhar recently added me on YM. *sigh* Terasa suda tua gitu.. Ahaks!

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Tahun ni raya in Kuantan, tapi sebab rumah kampung dah penuh we'll be staying in a hotel. Hmm... that will definitely be different.

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I am now an official FB-addict. Semata kerna menjaga kebun. *sigh*

First Joke

Aliah loves making jokes. But most of the time I never really understand what the hey she is saying.

However, recently I actually laughed at her joke. How kewl is that? A 4 yr old telling jokes.

How do you talk to a pancake?

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You don't, you just eat them.

:)