Sunday 29 January 2012

The eventful trip to Kelantan

Salam.

It had been long since I last wrote anything here. There's nothing much to write, really. But it's kinda boring seeing the old stories each time I visited my own blog. So, I'm actually forcing this story to be written down. Just bear with me in case it's not so interesting and I think my writing skills has become rusty too.

So, the trip to Kelantan begins on Sunday, 22 January and ends on Tuesday, January 24th. During our stay, we tried to be helpful to our hosts but it doesn't seem like we did much. Well, maybe Faein and Nadia did more than I do. On the other hand, I feel like the only thing I do is snapping pictures here and there. But yeah,  as an amateur, and a total beginner on top of that, my experimental shots didn't turn out good. Plus, my pictures of the big day are from the side view as I was trying not to be a hindrance to the hired photographer who is trying to do his work and the relatives who wanted to keep the proof of the happy day. Here goes a series of the not-so-good pictures:


 If I had moved a bit to the left, I would have gotten the full view inside the mirror. Well, I was too afraid to do that in case I accidentally become a photo-bomber in the hired photographer's shot.


Oh, this came out quite good. Haha, but then, so many people in the background.


Yeah, I lack originality. I'm not sure though why people take this kind of shots, but i did it anyway out of curiosity and self-satisfaction (of being able to do what other people could). What an idiot.


Another side-view picture. I managed to capture the right moment and the right emotion. But unfortunately, the wrong camera mode. Tsk, tsk what a shame. 


err..I'm not really sure what I'm trying to achieve here. and the cake is crooked.



 The traffic jam on the way to Pantai Cahaya Bulan. So we decided to give up on the beach and went shopping at the nearby shops.


The effect is different when I focused only on the sky. It looked as if it is almost dusk. Cool huh?


aww...so cute. But a bit blurry here. A second shot is somewhat impossible. This kid keeps on going here and there


Another failed attempt


We barely know each other. From left: Hani's maternal cousin, Hani's paternal cousin, Hani's university friend, Razan's friend, Hani's school friend. It's kinda sad thinking that I might not see them again in the future. 


And somehow these two kids got comfortable with me and started goofing off with me. Ahh...I miss my cousins


Oh, and yes, I lost my identification card. It was last seen was before boarding the flight to Kota Bharu. Alhamdulillah, I managed to settle the matter within the week and is currently waiting for the new card. It's a good thing that I'm still a student. If it isn't because of that, I would've had to pay RM110 instead of RM60. But I lost the picture of the innocent-looking 17-years-old-me eheh.

Currently I'm eager and excited to attend two more weddings. The nearest is this coming weekend and another one is in March. I hope there won't be any class on that Saturday.  

I pray that we would do well in the coming exam.







Saturday 3 September 2011

Jalan-jalan Raya

Salam.

Setelah bermaaf-maafan sesama ahli keluarga, marilah kita menziarahi saudara-mara khususnya yang tua. Yang tak kenal boleh dikenal-kenalkan, yang dah kenal boleh dirapatkan.

1st destination: Rumah Nek Mami, Klang

Nek Mami ni Atok punya mak cik. So she's my moyang.

Nek Mami yang selalu buatkan rempeyek untuk atok

Bergambar kenang-kenangan

Tuan rumah tak payah susah-susah nak layan. Pandai je masing-masing layan diri

Rombongan Mak Ngah pun sampai

Pindah ke depan pulak...habis kuih kena makan


Sempat tengok Momok the Movie. Ramai betul director tambahan nak bagi sedap cerita


Semoga Allah lanjutkan usia moyang

2nd Destination: Rumah Pak Ngah, Ampang

Konon-konon nak tangkap gambar sunset, jumpa kucing comel pulak...waa fluffy (fuwa fuwa kata orang jepun)

Sambung tengok Momok the Movie...haha poyo betul

Sambal udang special Mak Ngah...Rugi sape tak makan

Ada yang siap request mi goreng Mak Ngah. Nyum2

Makan 3rd round kat dapur bersama-sama ahli rukun tetangga
Eh, tengok kat belakang tu ada apa

Zoom sikit ke belakang...

Jeng jeng jeng!
Joran Pak Ngah si kaki pancing...banyak nye...maklumlah, nak dekat tiap2 minggu pegi memancing

Pak Ngah yang belikan sekotak besar Pop Pop untuk budak2 ni main

The Next day: Rumah Mak Ngah Robiah, taman sebelah, Gombak

Mak Ngah Robiah ni anak sedara arwah Nenek yang paling rapat, kot... Kuih yang dia buat memang ikut resipi nenek sebijik. Sebab tu kitorang semua ni mesti serang kuih raya dulu. Yang paling famous ialah kuih bangkit kelapa dan coklat chip. Semua resipi nenek Mak Ngah simpan. Mak Ngah ni cakap pun sebijik dah macam nenek. Pendek kata, memang the true disciple of nenek la. 

Sebab dah buat appointment awal-awal, dapat la makan mi goreng

Tak sah datang rumah Mak Ngah Robiah kalau tak makan kuih coklat chip. Sedap woo

Siap bawak balang kuih pegi depan

Atok dengan Pak ngah Man


Eeeh, dah tinggal sikit je coklat chip ni?!!


These are the culprits!! haha

Siap mintak anak pokok lagi

Next destination: Rumah Tok Su, Sg Besi

Tok Su baru pindah rumah kat Sg Besi. Rumah lama dulu yang dekat Sg. Kerayong dah kena tinggal. Sayang betul sebab rumah tu banyak ukiran kayu. These two brothers, atok & Tok su are very good with their hands.

Atok & Tok Su


Pagi-pagi makan kerang, apalagi serang le!
(Padahal baru je makan kat rumah mak ngah Robiah. Pun licin dua mangkuk kueh tiau goreng)

Bergambar depan kedai Tok Su setelah membeli-belah



Malamnya, kami tunggu Nek Ngah dari Ulu Yam datang

Macam-macam cerita keluar bila diorang ni berjumpa

Nek Ngah (tudung kuning) pun adik Atok jugak. Nek Ngah ni famous sebab terer bab masak-memasak ni. Kuih Coklat Chip Nek Ngah memang sedap! Masak asam pedas pun power, makan sekali memang tak cukup, mesti nak tambah punya. Tapi, nampak gayanya tahun ni pun tak sempat nak beraya rumah Nek Ngah...huhu

Deretan pendengar-pendengar setia

Babah & Tok Ngah

Kenapa dua beradik ni bercekak pinggang? kui3


Bukan main lagi Nek Ngah bercerita

Then, on Friday we took it easy and rest. Plus, Mak Teh had to go working. So we didn't go anywhere. On Friday, my family went back to Tangkak & singgah rumah Pak Ndak kat Seremban. And I couldn't go with them because they left me in Ampang since my class starts on Monday and so that I don't get trapped in the traffic jam on Sunday.

Tahun lepas sempat pegi rumah Tok Adam kat Kajang, Tok Lang kat Paya Jaras, dan Nek Ngah kat Ulu Yam. Oh, Rumah Mak Long pun tak pegi sebab diorang ada kat Paris lagi sekarang ni.

Ini baru kampung kat Gombak. Kampung kat Parit Kasan, Johor tak pegi lagi...Nak beraya kat Tangkak pun tak dapat...bagi lah cuti raya dua minggu weyh. Seminggu mana cukup! Tak dapat nak jenguk Embah Som, Embah Long, semua lah yang kat kampung tu. Maklum le, orang kampung ni biasanya semuanya sedara. Sebab kahwin dengan orang2 kampung tu jugak. Memang la bukan semua embah2 dengan sedara-sedara tu ingat kat aku, diorang kenal mak bapak aku je, but at least I try to get to know my relatives. Tak de la nanti sedara sendiri pun tak kenal...hampeh betul! So, I don't think visiting relatives is only for the adults i.e. parents. Same goes with parents' friends. 

Kesimpulannya, kalau kat Tangkak, ada 3 jenis orang yang kitorang akan pegi beraya rumahnya. First, of course relatives. Second, our babysitters ada dalam 3 orang yang masuk kategori wajib pergi. And third would be my parents' close friends. Dan semua rumah ni aku tak dapat nak pegi gara-gara cuti yang pendek...ceis!

p/s: kalau dah keje & dah kahwin lagi la tak dan nak ziarah semua orang. adeyh...

Selamba dek je ambik family picture kat rumah Nek Mami. haha



Gelagat Raya 2 - The newly wed

Salam.

This one is for the newly wed couple...hehe

1st day raya
 

kak yan dah takde chance nak dapat duit raya...kuang3


2nd day raya





khusyuk dengar atuk cakap


baiknya abg mathir ambikkan makanan untuk kak yan


"Nah, minum ni. Kesian tadi penat ayang bawak kete sampai Klang", kata Kak Yan


kat rumah Nek Mami eh, moyang la


suka2 je buat halaqah kat rumah Mak Ngah Robiah



ecece...


Hehehe..jangan marah ye Kak Yan & Abg Mathir