Taiping. 25-27/12/2009.

 Taman Suria afternoon 25/12

Lake Town morning 26/12

 Lake Town morning 26/12














Malaysia's wettest town. Our own version of Forks, if u are a Twillight fan. Stayed at BIL's house nearby the Laketown area, very near to the MRSM Taiping.
Spent some quality time there with inlaws n nieces. Got a taste of bakso at Taiping bus station. Very delicious indeed. No Doli this time.
All in all, very good outing for family though it was rather ad-hoc planned.


// next trip to be pre-planned. Doli n mee udang Kuala Sepetang to be on the itenary. Plus the zoo.

21 Disember 2009M / 3 Muharram 1431H

Football -
Albeit a little bit late, Congratulations Malaysia. Winning the SEA Games after 20 years drought. Not much confidence among the fans in fact a good number actually predicted a Vietnam triumph over a random radio survey (I listen to Sinar.fm), but they made it. Put aside other talks for the time being, just enjoy the good feelings, boys.


Health - 
Not in a good health these recent days. It all started just after my return trip to Johor. Did not eat anything out of usual, so the resulting pain is quite confusing as where and why it occurs. However the pain is still bearable and I can still drive and works as usual albeit being a little uncomfortable. Based on past experience and symptoms, I hope it's the lighter of the 2 possibilities.
Also, made my stand on this new Hijrah (n also the Gregorian/Masehi) calendar, to reduce my BMI. For myself and those people around me. To be healthier and fitter so that I can contributes more. N of course for my long-term plan of going Hajj. Am not sure how long or how strong can I maintain the commitment, since Gluttony seems to be my major weakness as to date. Nevertheless I hope to strive.

Free Brake Service and Lost Parking Card

Yesterday 15/12, I sent my 4 years old Waja to workshop for brake servicing. Took it back late in the afternoon and guess what, the boss said that the service is FOC. No parts need replacement and all they did was just cleaning all the necessary parts. Labor charge is on the house. This is good man, at times like this. So back I was to the house smiling endlessly.


And suddenly this morning, in the midst of preparing to go to work, I cannot find my parking ticket. To cut the story short, the card was never found and I have to get a replacement for RM50.


Ok, lesson learnt, although a brake service might cost more than RM50..

Laos 1 Malaysia 3

Congratulation boys. Credit is when a credits is due. The scoreline was quite flattering since the truth is Malaysia struggled for most of the time after the 1-0 lead and only resorted to a few counter attacks but well maybe it's the coach tactic.The counters were quite dangerous tho, the ideas and vision were brilliant at times if only the finishing touch were better.


One of the main concern is that the players more often than not, chose to do it the hard way when it comes to passing the ball around. Instead of passing to a teammate who is free, they chose to dribble excessively, or try to pass to someone who is being tightly man-marked. Well, it may just be the tactic but believe me the tactics has succeeded in getting me screaming in front of the tv.


Another thing to look upon could be the fitness factor. During the period of 1-hour mark to the 2nd goal, players loked as if, as a Kelantanese would put it, 'Habis gas'. It is only after Badrol Bakhtiar's 2nd goal that the boys seemed to regain their fitness and suddenly sprang to some more action. Before that, they were constantly under pressure from the Laotians wave of attacks of which they eventually scored. Again, it may just be a tactic :).


Football is a team effort but last night I feel that some players need mentioning. Badrol Bakhtiar, of course for scoring a brace, but it was the tenacious Nor Shahrul who provides those runs, who kept the Laotian defense busy with his moments of brilliance and industrious effort. Ahmad Sharbinee also proved to be the better choice for the No 1 spot, bar the solitary goal he has proved his worth between the posts.


Lastly, a win in semi-final is only just as good as a win. Any win is good. However this is only semi-final and nobody can be a champion by winning a semi-final. It is the final that is more important. Vietnam is no pushover. They beat us 3-1 at group stage and soundly crushed Singapore 4-1 in the other semi-final match. They are the team to beat, we are no favorite this time. Having said that, I also believe we have more skill, more tricks up our sleeves than the Vietnamese, whereas they have better stamina and higher work rate. If we can improve on those areas then I believe we have a fair chance of ending the 20-years drought of a SEA games gold.

Bvlgari Pour Femme by Bvlgari

Yesterday purchased this one for beloved wife. Happy.. err.. happy what eh.. happy school holiday? Ok, that will do.. hope u r happy with this.. Sorry your dearest hubby can only afford this much.. no special vacation, no romantic holiday of sort.. only this much.. but believe me my dear my love for u deserve greater boundaries beyond all those perishable things.


p/s: with some extra rezeki, (and correct timing!), we'll get that Poison in future ok..

PPSMI? no, not that.. nothing to do with PPSMI.

   Just thinking.. should I start writing in this blog in full English, or well, make most of it in English? o shouldn't I.. Hmm this thought just cross my mind this morning..   On a positive note, this can serve as a practice for my written English since I have this feeling that it has all become rusty. And very rusty indeed. It is a common knowledge, well at least it is common for myself and those people close to me.. that my written English used to be relatively good for a Kelantanese. It is now, USED to be.
  Honestly now I feel that to write in English is as difficult as to speak in it. Grammars aside, because as I grow older I realize that to be understood is more important than to be grammatically correct. My vocabulary has been depleted due to lack of practise, I guess., and I can no longer writes smoothly as I have to keep translating from Bahasa Melayu to English. Sometimes the exact words just did not want to come and this made me very frustrated.

Aidiladha 1430H

1~
Perjalanan balik 25/11/2009. Alhamdulillah, lancar walaupun delay 2 jam sbb terbangun lambat. Plan asal nk kuar 4 pagi++, tp jadi nya 6.30 pagi baru bertolak dr Subang. Stop kejap kat Petronas CT just b4 Tol rm3, isi minyak dan terus jer sampai la kat masjid Pagar Sasak baru pit-stop tukar pampers Husna dan Asma'. Jem sekejap di Cabang 3 dekat Guchil, K.Krai. Tapi alhamdulillah sekali lagi, pemandu2 tidak mengikut perangai tipikal drebar Klate (sori.. - ambo pun ore Klate) yg suka curi tulang (potong kokser kokder la.. ) dan jem hanya sekejap saja. Kalu semua pemandu bersikap begini kan bagus :). Di gertak (jambatan) cross Sg Durian, ada la nampak tanda2 aras air yg telah surut dan sedikit air masih bertakung di dalam kebun kelapa sawit di kiri jalan. Alhmadulillah, air dah surut (23/11 - jalan ditutup kerana air melimpah di jambatan Sg Durian. Wife kata, x lapar lagi, anak2 dh suap sikit masa kat Pagar Sasak, so kita terus jer.. sampai la kat Bukit Marak @ 3pm. Total teravelling time = 8 jam 30 minit (approx.). Fastest time so far travelling Subang Bestari - Bukit Marak / Padang Salim. X sangka lak, dgn 2 anak kecik boleh laju lak. Sbb x banyak menyinggah kot.

2 ~
26/11. Ke TESCO dgn Ayoh, Farah & 2 anak sedara. Err.. itu jer kot major event. Hehehee.

3 ~
27/11. Hari Raya. Solat raya @ masjid Bukit Marak. lepas solat, dlm 10am start upacara korban lembu2 di depan rumah Abe Daud, mcm 2,3 tahun sudah. Tahun ni ambik 1 bhg jer utk akikah Asma'. RM340/bhg. Naik dah sikit. Total 2 lembu tumbang. Aku x join sesi melapah, tp kena part last urusan perut dan peperutan nya. Sebahagian drpd daging korban dah diambil utk masakan jamuan makan tghri. Masa makan tu, tangan masih berbau isi perut lembu, tp sbb lapar punya pasal ku tahan jugak Jebat. Petang tu lepas time Jumaat baru balik Padang Salim. Tp x tido sana.

4 ~
28/11. Pagi tu jenguk umah arwah mak sedara yg baru meninggal. Sedih gak la suasana nya. Buat aku teringat kat org tua aku jer. Anak2 semua kerja jauh2. Hmm.
Petang tu baru balik Padang Salim. 

5 ~
29/11. Pagi ke Kuala Besut jenguk kawan Farah baru beranak. Balik, lunch di rumah Abe Mad @ Bukit Marak. Malam, dinner @ KFC with all family belah Ayoh tolak Asma' sorang yg kena tinggal kat umah Tuk Pa. Tp sayang, Husna tido lak.. Abis sesi di KFC, terus ke Wakaf Che yeh with Abe Li sekelamin. Ok la, dpat cari baju anak 2,3 pasang. Mcm x berbaloi dgn jem pun ada, tp nk buat camno dh mengantuk + letih xleh stay lama lagi dah..

6 ~
30/11 hari rilek dan lepak. Cuma lunch jer @ Bukit Merbau (kenduri umah Mok Cik Timah). Petang tu jenguk Chik & K. Na sekejap pastu terus balik pdg Salim.

7 ~
01/12. Bertolak dr Pdg Salim @ 7.25am Stop kejap @ Chucoh Puteri (simpang 3) dan RnR G. Musang utk salin pempers anak2.
Lunch @ Masjid Raub. Pastu terus jer, sampai la kat Subang Bestari @ 5pm. Mungkin boleh sampai awal lagi kalu x sbb jem area Kepong. 30 minit, 3km jer gerak nya.. huh.

Apa2 hal pun, alhamdulillah. Balik raya ok, Korban (akikah) ok, balik sini balik pun ok..