Kuala Lumpur Trip Day 2

Day 2 of my journey to the west..click here for entry of day 1... i stayed at my aunt's until my hubby fetched me up after the award ceremony..Around 4, we were ready to bid goodbye to my aunt and her 3 darlings...

my kids with aunt's youngest daughter (orange) 

We were still in the mood of hanging around Selangor, so not to miss the opportunity to go to the book fair everyone talked about, we headed to The Mines... Yup, we went to the Big bad Wolf.... My sister did mentioned about how cheap books can be here, so we went there to witness it ourselves... i bought a novel, a series of dummies collection of photo-editing books and few books for uzair and qalesya.... books which usually quite expensive in bookshop were sold as cheap as RM8.. have u been there??? You should not miss it.....

Right after that, we went to bangi for our dinner ..my hubby brought us to this one place called Gearbox warung Dusun....and of course, their speciality is on gearbox soup..so we tried it and not really to my liking.....but when i looked around, most of them had gearbox soup on the table...

The food we ordered!!

 Then we went home.. reached home at about 1 a.m...That's the end of our journey in kuala lumpur....

Till then.....

Wordless Wednesday!!

Till then, peeps!!!!

Journey to the west - day 1

Feeling bored staying at home.. As soon as i heard hubby got to attend and award ceremony at MPOB headquarters, bangi.. Btw, Mr hubby was awarded with excellent service award... Congratulation, sayang.... (Don't forget about my portion ye..)... My heart bloomed..hehhe.... that was the signal that i was waiting for.. a chance to flee from the routine at home...Yup, i tagged along....

We departed around 9 a.m last Sunday from home....After a few hours drive, we reached our first stop... Sungai wang plaza.. We parked our car there and walked to Low Yat Plaza...... Actually, we just wanted to see the famous plaza where people always say that we can buy the gadgets with remarkably low prices....and we ended up buying a cheap tab - produced locally.... just for qalesya to play games without having her to ask for my phone all the times!!!

the tab!!

By the time we walked out of the plaza, its already 6 p.m. so we had our tea at the mamak's in front of the plaza ( I forgot the restaurant name)... and we headed to my aunt's at ULu Langat..we spent a night there...

 Stay tune for day 2, k!!!
Till then...

Yassin recitation event

Yassin is undoubtedly one of the great surahs of the Qur’an; its reading is considered to be highly beneficial and spiritually rewarding. It is important to memorize the entire surah; it is also important to read it as often as one can, and more especially, while attending those who are nearing death.

Being very familiar to the felda settlement scene, Yassin recitation ceremony is often conducted in the community....Be it once a week, monthly basis....The residents take turn to organize the ceremony at their home... I'm sure many of you have done this countless times.... Just a sharing how the ceremony was done at my in-law's place...

It was held  last Friday morning..... This event was meant for women from the same block (felda settlement is divided into blocks, a block may varies on numbers of houses, in my in law's cases, the block contains around 24 houses.) Usually, food is served after the Yassin recitation but it is not compulsory..It really depends on the house owner.... my SIL made mee rebus that day....

Yassin recitation

Abundance of food

Usually, people do not come empty-handed...They bring along kuih, puddings and even packets of sugar to give to the house owner..... That's what makes the abundance of food... They can even tapau the extra food to bring home..

Eating time.....

Till then.....

Istanbul Aku Datang

Yup... I know...i was way behind.... the movie was premiered on 8 Nov... more than one month ago..

But....i have just watched the movie today after an interesting review by Yanty's blog..You may read her review here....

Really love the character Harris played by Beto and of course the heroin herself, Lisa Surihani...

I think she had improved a lot on her acting since Ombak Rindu.....Beto Khushairy had proved himself as an actor to be watched......

Usually, i'm not really a fan of malay movies but I do love this film...It is great...very relaxing....  teenagers kind of thing.... 

Maybe, the scene where Azad tried to kiss Yan  was really not necessary.... I don't know....just my opinion... cos there were so much hugging and holding hands scene inside.....so I get it...it is a romantic film, right.... call me 'kolo't..huhu

Okje....just to take your challenge to write another entry...here it is.... :)

Till then.......

Wedding anniversary and birthday party...

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.

Feeling awkwardly romantic today....Maybe because i have celebrated my 5th wedding anniversary last Sunday.. actually my anniversary falls on 8th dec every year :) but we celebrated this year together with my doter's birthday which falls on 9th dec..yup ..she was born 2 years and 1 day after we get married :)

The celebration took place at my FIL's house...just a small feast inviting the neighbours around.... so as usual, my super duper chef, my SIL cooked curry mee as the main dish together with many many other foods.... yummmy....

Not to exaggerate more ..just take a look at the pics below...:)

Some of the food prepared!!!!! Still thinking of my fav curry mee....yum yum...

Had doa selamat recital before the party begins!!! Small pic below: my nephew.Ikmal..

Then the peak event of the party....cake-cutting ......

my adorable daughter wearing the gown her opah bought....

Not to miss our chance,,,we also did the cake-cutting........

It was really fun that afternoon....planning to make this as annual tradition..hehheh.......Just a wish for my growing daugter, Nurqaseh Qalesya...

Qalesya,

Have we told you before that we are the proudest parents in the whole world? Have we told you before that we are the happiest parents in the whole world? Have we told you before that we are the most satisfied parents in the whole world? And have we told you before that you are the best daughter in the whole world? Wishing you a super duper Happy Birthday dear Nur Qaseh Qalesya!!!

Till then....

Dessert Time!!!

Went back to my hometown at Ulu Tiram, Johor Bahru last Friday....It always been a regular activity for me to go window-shopping every time I hit my hometown..... So Aeon Tebrau City was the one !!

I have had sweet-tooth last Saturday.... Craving for banana split as seen on my sister's blog..(care to click here for the entry i talked about)...  so me, mr hubby, my kids and my mother made our way to the secret recipe to quench our hunger for dessert....

The taste of the banana split was not as I expected...maybe because i chose chocolate rather than vanilla.... My mom said it tasted better at Johnny's Restaurant..

All-time favourite.... a slice of chocolate indulgence

Frosty watermelon juice

Drooling????
Till then.....

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Kedai Roti Mokhtar, Slim River, Perak

More on my trip to Slim River, Perak....

Have you heard about Kedai Roti Mokhtar, Slim River??... this bakery was featured in Majalah islam: TV AlHijrah two years back...but recently that show was aired again on the same tv station......this bakery was also featured in Kosmo...

I had the opportunity to go and buy few products of the bakery as a cousin's of hubby who is in catering line suggest us to buy souvenirs from Slim River in the form of bread!!!!I was told that this bakery is so famous with the locals.....

From outside: looks like a run-down and shabby workshop

Traditionally baked using bricks oven...... Upper: the oven from outside...Down(pic from Kosmo): How it looks inside the oven..

The baker/the owner himself is packing the bread.... No worker as the only help he gets is from wife and children.

Waiting for our bread to be ready.....

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Splashing time: Hot Springs Felda Sungai Kelah...

Hubby was scheduled to attend his team building course at Felda Residence Trolak near Sungkai last Friday... as it was the school holiday, i tagged along with my two off-springs and my two sis-in laws and my children's cousin, alif...planned to stay at hubby's cousin's at slim river so began packing on Friday early morning......

so ready to go......pictures below: waiting for the commuter from seremban to arrive...fetching SIL @ tanjung malim KTM Station..

The next day, we went to Sungai Kelah Hot Springs for some water activity... I have been here long before I got married ...so this was my second visit here...... just to cherish my two kids....they really love water-activities...bet many kids are....Have u ever been here? It is reputed to be one of the best managed hot spring in Malaysia and is located 200 feet above the sea level at the foothill of the Titiwangsa Range, the backbone range of Peninsular Malaysia. Once you arrive here, you will be amazed by the lush greeneries, hills, streams and rivers that abounds in the vicinity.

The guide

Too many words, heh??? O,k just take a look at the pics taken here.....

Main spring pool...... The water is quite hot...at first my children were reluctant to dip in for it was quite hot..Met with my neighbour and her children who happened to tag along her husband who went for  the same course with my hubby...

Mountain springs pool... the water here was icy-cold.....

Another attraction here....egg-boiling activity..... eggs are not allowed to be brought from outside.... there is a stall  selling eggs to be boiled here.... but I can see many people were sneaking eggs in...hehheh..

took the tram out of the park.... Feeling exhausted.....

Stay tune for more stories from Perak...:)

A wedding like no other!!!!

It has been a week since the school holiday started....got a few wedding invitation from closest friends... Planning to attend them all..cewah...:)
Yesterday, was the wedding of Joliati and her husband (her husband's side) at melaka..I was in the same class with her in our uni days....Yesterday was almost like a reunion to a few of former students of Biotech, Upm.... it has been few years since we last met.....

Well, a wedding like no other??? The bride and the bridegroom were transported by RapidKL bus which was decorated nicely..they even put a bridal dais on the bus!!! It was not really a big surprise to some of you, we have heard many people do so many things to put a little twist on their big day...but to me, this was the first wedding i have attended to do something like that...... thumbs up to both of you, Jo and zali....and i think, it makes a lot easier for them to do such thing because her husband is one of the RapidKL staff......

Joliati and Zali,

"Wishing you all the happiness there is and as you both live out your lives together may they be entwined as you grow old together." :) Congratulations on your marriage!!

Till then.....Got to have some quality sleep now!!

All about Feasts!!

This entry was meant to be published before the school holidays but due to issues in managing my time at the end of the year, it was postponed until now....so guys...what will you read down here happened for the past few weeks!!!...

As usual, at the end of the year, many will be feted to feasts!!...Yes, eat and eat again!!  Let me start with the pre-school joined birthday celebration...it was a tradition in my school that end-of-the year pre-school party, all teachers in the school will be invited to the party.....Hooorey!!!!

As a class teacher, i did organized a small party for my own class, 3 usaha...just to cheer those little darlings after one-year of shouting and punishment from me...hehe......

And the latest was the farewell party for all year 6 pupils....being one of those Year 6 teachers, i was presented with beautiful fabric (going to be made into baju kurung next year...hehhe).... we were so full that day and some of us even can 'tapau' the left-over foods!!!

Yup, that's it...till then......

SKS 1: SPORTS DAY

At this time of the year, teachers will always busy....key-in all the data into on-line apps, updating all the files.....with the upcoming students award ceremony...not to mention the school sports day...one of the most happening event at my school..i bet many schools are!!!

Why???? Teachers really put in their efforts in decorating their house and preparing the costume for the marching teams!!!
 Just a peek on what happened at my schools last Thursday....Scroll down readers...

Red House (Perdana) got the last place in the most most beautiful house category while the blue house (Wira) got second place (city in the ocean)...

The team got 2nd place for their marching team...and with their octopus mascot...

Yellow House (Satria) just cut it!!! They won the title of the most beautiful house with their theme flowers and bees!!!

Got the third for marching with our very own ninja turtle....

Got the last place for marching...

Got the first place in marching category.....Congrats!!!

My sports house-the green(Putra).. got the third place in the most beautiful sports house.....

Overall, the winner went to Blue House, second, Red house, the third, Yellow House and the last one, sadly to say, my sports house-the green...... We did not have many school athletes unlike other houses, i guess!!!

Till then.....

Langkawi trip: 3rd (last) day

It was the morning of the first day of Eiduladha..... my hubby, father and my brother got the chance to perform their eiduladha pray at the nearest mosque...the mosque at the heart of Kuah town... it was just within walking distance from the where we were staying.....

the view from the apartment balcony....

Around 10.30 a.m, we checked out from the hotel and headed to Dataran Lang.... People said, the trip will not be completed if you did not take any pics with the famous gigantic eagle statue there....and so we went....

and we boarded the ferry to Kuala Perlis at 11.30 a.m..... That's the last day of the trip in Langkawi...hoping to come more in the future to get another taste of the island......

We came and used a trolley and went back with two trolleys....:)

 Till then.......