Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Kangsar Trip

We were in Penang last week , it was an official trip cum holiday, so we decided to brought along the whole family and hubby took a day off..its his turn this year...
We left for Penang after work, roughly around 7.45pm, had dinner on the go, as usual its Mc D at Sungai Besi and we were so tired along the journey..so we stopped by at RnR twice for a nap...and arrived at Tg Tokong at 3am...sleepy and tired..


Its not a complete trip if we did not stuffed ourselves with food in Penang, so of the kids had to sacrifice..bukan selalu... :-)
Cheese nan with tandoori at Restoran Kapitan, this is his usual hang out..but the nan is a bit oily, they did not served the chichken tandoori with lime, the best cheese nan I had was in New Delhi in 2005, the chicken tandoori was soft and tender and juicy and it comes with salad (cucumber, tomato and garlic)sprinkle with masala....

We had susu badam, it comes in a medium size glass with a mixture of badam, saffron and milk..thick and creamy...

Sufiya was at her Mami Mumtaz house, she was not aware that we left her there, too busy with her cousin. Its hard to snap these guys photo, sorang dah tgk camera, sorang lagi dok pusing...abah ready, anak pulak muka masam...the best model is of coz his sister..tak payah suruh pose

Restoran Kapitan..at Chulia Street..

I had to work on Sunday..but its was not much trouble..final inspection

View from Northam Tower towards Penang Hill and town

Monday- Handing Over:

The big boss and the client..no no they were not going for lunch at Kassim Mustafa but waiting for the elevator, the handing over ceremony was at level 5, I was the emcee of the day...smooth but I forgot to mention one person's name...too many Yang Berbahagia Dato, Yang Arif Dato'...isshhh..payah..but the fish curry and sambal udang was heavenly...

This has been planned many times before and could only be materialised last week, sunset at Long Beach Batu Ferringhi..

We mark our presence there..I dreamed of having a house by the beach, sipping watermelon juice and wait for the sunset, but it all faded away after Dec 2004 tsunami...

Sufiya was still afraid of the sea, but she's ok with swimming pool


'I'm leaving on a jet plane..' nice blue sky

Farooqi the young enterpreneur with his soya bean stall..his friend was a little bit cuak when I asked about their permit and took a photograph of their stall..peace !

We left for Putrajaya on Monday with jeruk pelam and daging merah..

Travelogue:

And this week's trip was just a short trip to Ipoh and Kuala Kangsar with KP to determined scope and site. I left at 7.00am and we were one hour early so while waiting for Dato' to arrived we toured around Ipoh Court and there were too many OKT (orang kena tuduh) and all court room were fully occupied and cases were mentioned and so on..

There were groups of OKT wearing purple t-shirt and the smell like..you know the smell of not having bath for many days..yuck..most of them are Malays aged between 20-30, we entered one court room but unfortunately it was just ikat jamin session..the corridor were full with people who accompanied their partner, family, friends and OKT, at one corner it was a sad ambience and at other corner I hate to look at them...and they were looking at me like they have not met people for many years..the eyes..it tellsa thousand stories...

After friday prayer we went to another court in Kuala Kangsar...

The ruin...first floor of Kuala Kangsar Court, it looks a little bit spooky, and this scene remindd me of Om Shanti Om where Shanti was left alone...cheehhh..
Fire started from this room and spread into other room and court, luckily its flat roof but there were cracks on the floor and wall.

Ceiling and window frame that look like kayu arang ..


Tinggal kenangan..jam yang masih berfungsi...

We left from Kuala Kangsar after being served by Yang Arif- Yang Arif with laksa Kuala Kangsar in a court room :-)
and arrived safely at home at 7pm and my house was like...whoaa...clothes were on the floor, the kids have not taken their dinner and hubby had a headache...so I just cook some rice and served them Asam Pedas Nyonya Style with Rendang Tok bought at Tapah RnR....we slept early last nite...and Hadif had a nightmare..poor kid...

Kids Update and Exam

We woke up late this morning...way too late and I had to attend a meeting at 9.30am at the office, to make things worst, kids bag has not been prepared last night so I had to do extra task this morning and since its already late, they both had a shower at home and Sufiya insisted on wearing baju kurung today.

Hadif did not display any drama the moment he step in to the nursery as usual, Sufiya was a bit shy maybe self concious beeecozzz she applied some lipstic and bid-los(lip gloss)-MAC pulak tu...memandai je....

Her teacher told me that she's now observing and following what we people do and talk, and has started talking few words in Kelantan..hahha...'Cha, mu dok sini'...this is what she said to her friend...I don't know what to say...as long as it is good and not crossing the boundary, then its still acceptable..

Its been 2 weeks we are in 2010 and many things has happen throughout this period, it seems like 24 hours are not enough...I need more time with the kids, especially the flash card session, I have to accommodate time for this no matter what.

And at the same time I need time to study for July exam once again, the first round was ad-hoc so this time around, I should not allow for this error again, but work at the office are affecting time at home.

I had to sacrificed Saturday classes which is very important, where presentation of each topic were held due to logistic problem, nobody to take care of the kids and the other half is fully occupied both days...so this is the option now...hate to say this but its always woman who had to give way......

I'm now packing my stuff for another official trip....so tired....

Yong Peng and Malacca

Its 6.30am now and this is the only time to update this space...kids are still sleeping..I came back from Johor yesterday and they were all fresh and properly dressed and were having dinner and full of table manners..but the moment I step in to the house, all hell break loose.....gone the nasi ayam and the table manners.....hehehe


My girl with her rambut dendan made up by her Cikgu Vi..she said that she wants to be pelakon...God..!! too much Hindi power and movie..got to get rid of these entertainment idea form her head...anyway she finally got her long yearning for a pair of earing, its all settled on Sunday, few mintes before the shop closed and it was 5 minutes crying to the car park and later with extra chiwi at home....

She wake up this morning at almost 6am and cried while holding her right ear, bengkak sikit...abah terlupa pi bagi makan ayam pulak...hmmm..poor girl..

This is the site, the building appeared on tv for one ragut case involving an elderly woman last night...i just realised that there are Muslim cemetery few meters away from where I stand...
The proposed ramp for the lawyers and masyarakat marhain will be from this spot climbing the slope..



New building at Jalan Hang Tuah Melaka with roman architecture..don't fancy this kind of treatment...

We rushed to Yong Peng from here for 3pm briefing...it was all settled and surprisingly 40 nos of contractor turn up for a small project..talking about unstable economic situation...

Till then...and I just realised that AJL was on Sunday, knew about it only yesterday morning at 7.15am while watching morning news ..but I only missed Search part, coz the rest tu bukan zaman i...

More than words...

I don't have new year resolution, I just wish that I have more quality time for the kids and some 'me' time to socialize, maybe with a small group of friends and conversation that is out of work and family issue..

Its been a hard week..a heavy start for this year, we just committed a new liability..

Its hard....

Kids update

Just a quick update for this year...kids are getting adventurous and Sufiya has started showing her interest in photography and art while Hadif with his 'moto..'moto'....

And this month schedule will be full and a lot of travelling around the country, its my turn, so the other half will take care of the his two angels..


'Shantipriya-Papunzel' making funny faces ..

Till then

Have a great new begining

The last time I went to Johore was more than six years ago after convocation and todays trip was like walking down the memory lane of Yong Peng and Batu Pahat with numerous 'parits'...

It was a smooth and decision has been made by Tuan Yang Arif...it was the first time I saw OKT in their lock-up..smelly and stuffy room...and some OKT was outside wearing purple t-shirt and their face tells a thousand stories..

Reached home at 6.30pm and the kids were already at home with smiling faces...

And now its already 20 minutes past 12.00..a new begining of 2010...2009 left with many unfinished task..so I'll just cruise along in the same boat with the same mission in mind...

Happy New Year folks...and have a great weekend ahead

Putrajaya - Penang

My life is like a piece of pizza with too many toppings now, there are sweet, sour and bitter ingredients..and I have to cut it carefully to make it fair..and 24 hours a days are not enough especially time spent with the kids..

Its a different and exciting nature of work but it comes with a price, most of the time are spend looking at the clock, set the clock, set the time...


Hadif with his Ben 10 watch..ciwi sangat..everytime nak bagitau.'mama, jam..jam..'..poor childs, I have to left for the airport very early in the morning yesterday, therefrore by 5.30am they were cuddled into the car as not to disturb their sleep, at by 6.30am they were already at the nursery while I was on Erl on the way to the airport, that is the hardest part...and hubby left for Penang the same day at 9.00am and leaving the kids ...how I wish.....

Erl station at 6.15am ..serene and spooky..not many people, I was sleepy and hungry and tired...

It was a smooth journey and we landed at 8.30am and were fetch..and the food hunting began...
Breakfast at Transfer Road, roti canai taruh daging atas, or chicken anyway you like, but I like banjir..one piece is enough, the place is unique in its own way, the taste is similar to other place but the ambience that make people come

Were we touring around..ooppss..not touring la..on this Hyundai Starex, RM500 per day with diesel and it can accommodate to 12 people if they are skinny like me, but its convinient for those with a batalion kids and steady cashflow and thick pocket

Hunting for jeruk for four pregnant ladies at the office, but this time around we went to a Malay shop at Chowrasta insted of the usual place under the staircase. We were stucked there for more than 30 minutes and that include food tasting session where we ended up finishing jeruk kuinin which are sweet and tender (please forget about whatever chemical effect and what not.. :-)


Penang is well known for food and the journey is not comple without mee goreng prepared by an old man and air sabat with pieces of coconut flesh and biji selasih as well as cendol, but don't judge by the condition of the place or whether its hynegic or not...

By 9.45pm I was already back in Putrajaya and Hadif was already sleeping in on his baby chair inside the car except for Sufiya who was waiting for a chocolate...and the routine starts back...set the clock again.....

Wedding and painting and riding weekend

I'm officially workig at a new place since last week and handling new projects but meeting almost the same people from my previous office, this tim around its gonna be a little bit different, with travelling and leaving the kids..that will be the hardest part..work wise its just the same no matter where we are, office politics and what not are similar....but I like this new place for its scope of work which are wider but next year there will be four people going for maternity leave starting January ...and that means I have more burden on me...

Anyway our weekend is like a circle again...doing the same thing...except for the weather which is always wet with heavy rain and strong wind, that means laundry took two days for one cycle of wash..sighhh...


Kids with 'magic ink'..she decided to just draw circles instead of lines... and Hadif with dots that made spoilt the pen. Sufiya is on baju raya mood again so those baju kurung were repeatedly wash and soon after they dried she will choosed one..

Routine activity on the weekend..watercolour session but this time around Hadif was not intrested, he just pinched the black tube and paint his pant


Proud painter with her piece of the week...

I remember one fine day in Langkawi somewhere in Kuah, back in the 80's I fell on the smooth white sand..over loaded..three people on one motorcyle..and this is the first ride for both of them, and as expected they got two round each and Hadif being a big boy wants to control the handle..


Sufiya posing before the ride

We went for a wedding ceremony at P16 today, the theme is white and silver, the flower girls looks lovely..

Ebby and me used to be sharing the same bed and pillow even though we were provided with double decker, both were too 'brave' and 'strong'...we even went to the toilet together in the middle of the night, she was scared of the dark and me even worse...there was one time a story of 'big sweet' aka 'p#c*ng' at UiTM and the story related to those double decker bed..since that day we decided to just squuzed in that single bed due to fear of big sweet encounter..those were the days....

I think with time passed by, everything changed but one thing remain the same, I'm still not brave enough staying alone with the kids..pity me...

of Chulia Street and mind mapping

he was typing something on the pc, i looked at him with one eye...i stayed at Island hotel at Chulia Street right infront of his farther's shop doing some research on historical building...year 2000: need help with the research and mind mapping...he was there for some input..not much help...but the research was complete, phone numbers exchanged..and three years after that mind mapping session we became a family...not a tourist at Chulia Street anymore.....thanx for being with me from then until now and forever...happy anniversary...

Penang to Planetarium and such

Guest of honour just left the house and on the way back to Penang after a last stop at Jalan TAR..and as expected, Sufiya cried and she keep on asking to go to Penang..and we promised her two pink telephone and one purple camera (toys) to stop her cry... and it works as always.....

Here's the flashback

Dinner at Saba' Cyberjaya..we had Lamb Hanith, another lamb dish and chicken kebab, mint tea that came without mint leaves at all and fruit juices for the kids...the owner already bought the next door restaurant and Saba' became a big dining place...the food is good but the kitchen and wah area need to be upgraded.....

The floor of zero gravity room...

Candy ride....as a token
We went to the Planetarium for some educational visit... view from Balai Cerapan towards the city
Admission is free for this exhibition area but the route here from the parking is terrible, we had to climb the staircase a=about 15-20 minutes...
Hadif trying out space water closet..and found out it was too small for him..need a custom made... .:-P
Farehah and Ersyad with the space suits

Zero gravity room that made us dizzy...

After the planetarium we decided to talk a walk at the park..it was crowded but the weather was good for a walk with the kids...Farehah with KLCC at the back
Ersyad pose high up ......


Koala bear....Hadif have a new skill..next trip to kampung he will panjat pokok kelapa

Final pose before they head home..Hadif was busy looking at the cow at the nearby hill....notice my sarang tempua..? it was given to me few months ago, there lots of these in Putrajaya, but with all the developments going on some of them might be moving to other place...even a wild boar has been hit by a Satria last few months at the big roundabout.....

Pink Form

It finally arrived..not a pink paper but still the message is the same, the original precious pink will be in my hand tomorrow and by Monday I'll be using a new route, passing different building and reporting to new superior and making new friends and will have a room with a different view (if only there's a room with a view..)

Some said that its hard to say goodbye, but not for me...saying goodbye in this case is so damn easy..not trying to be snobbish or what...but if you are in my shoes, you can feel how tight the shoes are and how is the pain......but life goes on.....forgive and forget...

Have a nice weekend folk....Sufiya is expecting her cousin from Penang and always her Saleem Mamu...

Raya photo blogging

I'm lazy to think and write..so just few photos for an update..


Welcome to Penang..a major landmark...there was a story about a man who waited for ferry to go to the island..he wait and wait for Feri Pulau Pinang, tapi yang sampai Feri Pulau Undan dan pulau lain-lain.....hehehe

At Fort Cornwallis, Penang testing D90 ..the place was crowded and we saw Aida..a big cruise ship at Fort Swettenham...

Kids with their light saber..she thrown away that thing and kena marah sedass dengan abah...Hadif with his Ultraman head

Pokok kancing baju who have a medicinal value for darah tinggi


Preparing for bbq in Alor Star with two kitchen helper who came with sun shades :-P

We extended our raya holiday due to my technical trip to Penang which was confirmed at a very last minute. Hubby had to rushed back to Putrajaya by bus until he left his luggage at a ticket counter somewhere in Komtar. Preparing for satay session...


Surprised birthday celebration to Pn Aishah..

Anak cucu ...Sufiya and Hadif dok tidoq....

Gambar curi...gambar wajib...

On the way to Taman Belia..Sufiya with her 'Shanti-inspired' glassess with cousin Miza Izatul.