Thursday, August 7, 2008

Never forget your roots part 2- House on a hill, Kuala Pilah.

Last weekend, I,Din, abah, mak, maksu &family , nur & uwan, kitorang balik Kolo Pilah- apo kono ee jang. Maksu la yang ajak balik, sempena Birthday dia. Lamaaa sangat rasanya tak balik sebab Uwan dah duduk dengan maksu, sejak Tia Mia ada, so memang dah lama tak balik. Abah je la balik sekali sekala tengok rumah and kadang2 bawak Uwan kalau dia rasa rindu sangat.

Suka sangat rasanya bila dapat balik kampung.Tak kisah la, balik Kuala Pilah ke, balik perak ke, balik pahang ke, sebab rasa dia lain sangat. For me, kampung ni, very much shapes and defines me personally.Ye la, sebab from kecik and sampai kawin, I sentiasa dikelilingi oleh orang2 yang mementingkan kekeluargaan.Sekurang2nya,bila kita balik kampung, kita teringat balik benda2 yang sometimes kita terleka sebab bz sangat- my traditions, what we eat and how we love each other.

Memang best sangat balik hari tu walaupun tak semua dapat berkumpul. TQ to maksu sebab plan semua ni, tq to abah sebab bersusah payah make it happen, tq to Din sebab really2 memahami. Alang tak dapat balik sebab ada kenduri cikgu sekolah Amir. Kalau ada Alang & the family mesti lagi best.Rasa sunyi je kalau takde si Ayan ni. Along pun takde sebab bz dengan kursus Haji.Kali ni balik lain sikit, sebab Tia and Mia dah besar sikit.

So, tempat baru, happening betul untuk diorang. Suka je explore tempat baru. Rasa macam tak puas je layan kerenah diorang. Jom...kumpul duit , kita g Perth pulak ye Aya and Anya.


Dalam perjalanan kat Seremban Highway....ish rasa cam dah tua pulak sebab pelik tgk benda2 trendy ni. Tayar colour oren pun pelik...


...jom balik to where our memories originate


Singgah kejap beli fresh vegetables and ulam. Sayur2 ni jual direct from kebun diorang kat belakang tu je.


jap...nak boli benda ponting ni...

yeyyy....dapat ha...petaiiii...nyummyy


kena lalu Bukit Putus...sapa yang tak tahan, pening lalu jalan ni, sebab berliku2.

Driving along bukit Putus, nampak pulak kera2 ni...banyak pulak tu


got stuck behind a lorry along Bukit Putus as expected...boringgggg

sampai kat Tanjung Ipoh...mak ajak singgah , ofiicemate dia kawin .Penuh orang LHDN kat kenduri ni.

pajeri nenas and rendang daging dia sedapppp...sehingga menjilat jari

singgah lagi...asalnya Din singgah nak beli rokok. Tapi ternampak la satu kedai kecik ni jual lauk2 negeri sembilan. Terliur la pulak. So, we all beli Ikan haruan Sawah masak lemak cili padi dengan Gulai Keladi masak tempoyak.

Finally..sampai jugak rumah Uwan...





Uwan's house is still standing...


Mongah-mongah ni ha...sompek jugak snap gambar...


Rambutan budak sekolah masak betul ha...sedapnya...tapi banyak betul semut hitam tu...


......in the end, all we have is our past. That is what we sit back and reflect on in our golden years.

... what's left to remembered of a past generation by future ones.Ni pix I masa kecik. Still ada kat rumah Uwan. Maksu la jumpa ni...

...spicy dishes you can choose from. Penuh gulai kuning je....





Yeye...budak nomok dah sampai.....


apa nak buat ni ye...banyak betul nak explore ni


eh...hadiah mama pun...hadiah kita la.....


tea time....ish..abang ni makan banyaknya durian...hahahahaa



...kebun Uwan belakang ni...tapi dah semak sanagt...so...takde sapa pun berani pegi tgk buah..




eh...waktu sembahyang la...azan...


kenapa diorang sembahyang tak ajak Tia ni...


Sejuk nya pagi2 ni..



Happy Birthday Maksu....Happy Family too...



My Beautiful cousin...Nur @ Miesya

Before balik bfast kat sini...makan nasik dagang kat Kuala Pilah...ironik tak...heheheh



Memories with Mee Hailam Sirun have been refreshed...nak makan cendol...hujan pulak



Sedap sangat la mee hailam ni

Dah kenyang...pagi tu baru balik KL...Bye..bye

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Get Well Soon Tia and Mia!

Tia & Mia cayang, cepat baik ye. Semalam mama call Kak Ikin kata Tia masuk hospital. Sakit perut, muntah2 and demam. Kak ikin risau sangat. Tapi semalam pergi tengok Tia, lega sikit bila mama kata, Dr. Musa said that , benda ni common untuk budak2 and not unusual virus. Tapi kesian la, Kak Ikin tgk Tia, angkat tangan tia yang kena cucuk air tu , macam nak bgtau tangan Tia sakit. Suara pun dah takde sangat sebab badan lemah. Ingat dah baik, boleh balik rumah, pastu Mia pulak kena. Siannya. Mama pun kena sekali. Tapi Kak Ikin tau Tia and Mia kuat. Mama and Papa pun jaga Tia lebih daripada segalanya.Sampai demam2 diorang jaga u all. To Tia Khadeja and Mia Ayesha, Kak Ikin and Abang Din doakan agar Tia & Mia cepat sembuh. Kitorang doakan agar Tia&Mia cepat baik and dapat gelak2 and jerit kuat2. Sayang Tia, Sayang Mia. Amin.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Never forget your roots part 1-My Best Friend's Sister Wedding, simply delightful.

I love weddings...especially yang involve my friends. It's those time when you get to meet up with old friends and catch up latest gossips. Selalunya I akan looking forward,kalau kena jemput and they already have plan to pergi sama2. Since sekolah, kalau plan nak pergi mana2, mesti call berpuluh2 kali b4 keluar. Haha. Somethings never change. Padahal, rumah dekat2 je semua, sekangkang kera.Walaupun bukan si Suhai ni yang kawin, tapi kitorang buat2 je macam dia je kawin. Haha.Bising bercerita sana sini...hopefully that's not the reason why pengantin lelaki kena lafaz nikah banyak kali. Walaupun makcik2 ramai dah jeling kat kitorang sebab dok sibuk bercerita.
I’ve known them since sekolah rendah lagi.. It was probably sometimes in 1987. And, we all rapat sampai sekarang. Walaupun dah jarang jumpa sejak kawin ni, tapi we all still keep in touch lagi. Kalau jumpa tu, macam tak menang mulut nak bercerita. Diorang ni memang kawan for the good times and bad times.
Last Friday actually was a big day for Suhaida's sister, Kak Ina. We were honored to be invited as a 'gang' to attend her nikah ceremony . Since I tak dapat attend the wedding reception next day, sebab dah plan nak balik kampung, so, I make sure I can attend at least for the akad nikah.Tapi memang best la , especially ...food la, apalagi. Yang paling exotic sekali, siap ada durian tu . Hish...my fav. Trademark onghang peghokk kot. Makan pulak dengan nasik putih, gulai tempoyak, sayur masak lemak putih, ikan masin sambal, sambal tempoyak, sambal belacan, ikan goreng, petai, ulam and ayam masak merah.

True friends no matter what...



No matter what....posing je keje...Makcik2 kat tepi tu jeling je...ahahhaha
Runnnn...Hantuuuu...kepala suhai...badan milia
Hantaran from the bride....prepared by her lovely sisters ...on my sweet tray.. :)
Smiling bride.....Congrate Kak Ina...
Butterfly kisses...wedding cake
Nonetheless , I am very happy for them...

Capturing the real moments as they happen for the bride and groom


Suhaida and Mai...


Wedding Gift...both sides


Bila giliran aku ni...



Still available... :). Ambik berkat...

Ha...yang ni dah tak available...her day tak lama lagi...countdown!

Girlie gathering...girlie ke aku ni? :)

Suhaida, Thank You for allowing us to be a part of such a meaningful day...Love u.