The Almost Perfect Weekend

Last weekend was a reunion of Hj Zakaria's family with exception of Kak Chik and Idi who can join due to other commitment. Mama and abah were happy to see their 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 son in-law, 2 daughter in-laws and 4 grand daughters around for bukak posa. They'll do another round on the last day of puasa with everyone except me coz I HAVE TO WORK!!!

On Friday, after terawih, I went to see Amir at his house in Cheras where he's waiting for me. Original intention was to leave KL by 10 pm. But at 9-ish I realized that I have not done the laundry for the week. Pressed wash option (huh 80 minutes? boleh tido satu das nih). Msg Mir saying that I'll leave home approximately 11 and got the greenlight. In the meantime boleh melayan my darling on line.

Bertenet sekejap and then dozed of. Woke up, took shower, and sidai baju. Left Bukit Rimau almost midnite. Took me less than 1/2 hour to reach Bandar Permaisuri. Abah called when I entered Amir's apartment compound. Kena nag - "Kata nak bertolak after terawih.. Ni dah pukul berapa?" Ye lah bah... lepas terawih la ni.. Solat terawih start kol 11 nak buat camno..ikut Mekah..he he he.

We left KL around 12.30 and reached Kulim almost 4 am. Sahilatur Rizqi is awake watching tadarrus. Baik anak sedara mak chaq sorang ni. She has grown quite a bit.

Mama was heating the lauk - kari ayam and ikan terubuk sumbat... Nyummy. During sahur abah told me that tomorrow I need to follow him to order kad jemputan and the day after to sign declaration form at Pejabat Agama. Sapa kata nak kawin ni senang, nyah....

Various shots of Rizqi, the youngest of all grand daughters...


And of course the ever adorable, Samihah Humaira..


So after subuh, took a nap and left house with abah to see the card. Simple and cheap one dah la. Kad ni orang campak jugak akhirnya. I've never heard anyone who has a collection of wedding cards. Kalau ada, sama ada orang tu tgh frust (awek2 dia kawin dgn org lain - so simpan jadi kenangan), or pengantin itself, or orang yg amatlah tak mempunyai hobi - get a life dude!

After card, we went to furniture factory to look at wooden doors. You see, Taman Bersatu where my parents stay will be visited by heavy rain and followed by flash food once a year. So pintu2 kat rumah tu dah tersengih2... ada yang dah menyeringai (imagine rimau nampak lembu..sengih dia camno?). So abah planned to replace the door of the house. But if want to replace..tak boleh la replace one only..must be all the doors - at least my house first. After the visit, abah buat mesyuarat tingkap untuk colllect cukai pintu..ha ha ha. Ada satu muka budak tu sudah kelabu..hahaha... abah siap offer bayar installment. Sapa yg kelabu..dia la yang terasa..ha ha. Muuah!

After meeting is over, labu without the labi..have to start cooking for bukak puasa. My labi..I miss you! Pandai ngelat tak balik kampung yeee? Ingat akak tak tau trick Kak Chik? Basah kuyup akak kat dapur sorang2 tau! What's the menu for the day? Nasi daging, dalca, terubuk sumbat (bila dah siap jadi kelapa sumbat la pulak..sbb kelapa lagi banyak dari ikan), keropok, air asam, and jemput2 jagung + sambal cicah. I've outsourced air asam and jemput2 jagung saja - the rest.. mak yang masak, nyah. Hai..untung laki mak. Ni kena up sikit duit belanja ni..! (Lawak je honey..tapi kalau nak kasi extra... stadium Shah Alam i tadahkan he he)

Ni lah hasil penat lelah si labu... Apa kata survey? Of course la sedap.. Mende lah!




Abah getting ready to berbukak.

Ghani aka baby sitter. Anak2 sibuk menyanyi. Bapak layan baca paper. Yo Yo all..

Air tembikai + sprite = Sodaaap seeeeh

Control hensem ke control bunciiit??

Mesyuarat tergempaq menantu pompuan Cik Com. Semua ni kaki bodek seh...

Proud mothers...

Finally a tired aunt, sis and daughter. Tapi senyum tetap senyum!

The next day, as planned gi pejabat agama. Alhamdulillah semua dah clear. Then went to Bertam to buy ubat batu karang for a friend. Saw huge resort there in the middle of no where. Aduhai Pak Lah.... resort apa la kat tengah Kepala Batas ni. Tak de tourist attraction langsung! Kot2 dekat laut tak jugak..kot2 dekat gunung, hampeh, kot2 dekat tasik, kering kontang.. parit ada la. Orang dok resort tu nak jumpak Pak Lah ke? Tu la.. tido banyak2 lagi. Approve project semua yang tak masuk akal!

On the way nak gi Bertam, slow talked with abah on cik abang's visit this October and also on the plan for kenduri. Alhamdulillah lagi..dapat greenlight. Balik dr Bertam terus gi hantar abah cabut gigi. While waiting, I went to post office to collect fuel rebate. Guess what.. my giliran is 1411 and the counters are serving 1247. Mak ooi. Terus msg abah to tell him to msg me when he's almost done as I have long queue. Suddenly got a reply "Ye lah nanti abah tunggu. Meantime abah duk luar hisap rokok kejap". Hisap rokok? Mende.. Isssh! Cik abang mak sorang ni! Dlm tgh tido tu sempat loyar buruk. Rupa2nya...terantar msg kat silap orang...!

Left Kulim around 2pm. Mir drove all the way while myself, Huda and Samihah merehatkan mata yang berat. Smooth sailing and reached KL before 6pm. Decided to bukak puasa @ Pizza Hut but dilemma in choosing the location. Akhirnya mak buyung cadangkan Mid Valley and that's where we went. Pizza Hut fully booked, so we settled for Dominoes instead. Had a good hefty meal. Time nak solat , punya la panjang queue nak masuk surau. Alhamdulillah...... So to make sure we can still solat jama' we went to Kampung Baru and prayed before heading to Bandar Permaisuri.

I picked up my car from Amir's house and reached Bukit Rimau around 10pm. The almost perfect weekend ended when Abah called me at 11.30 pm saying that he met an accident on the Penang bridge - 3-cars piled up, he drove the last car. His kancil all badly damaged and they've been waiting for crane for the last 1 hour. Man obviously, missed his flight and they headed home around midnite. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiu'un.

Told honey and he asked me to ensure abah go to a doctor to do check up. Abah said..he'll go if he's still in pain next day. Called again next day but he said..we'll go if the pain does not go away the following day.. Adooi! Start nagging and called him every 1 hour until they went to see doctor during noon. I told honey, we now established where the stubborn genetic comes from... He he he he.

To people out there.... take care while driving for Hari Raya. Bak kata pepatah.. biar lambat, asalkan selamat.... Adios