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The best thing about going back 'home' (terengganu is my home, my kampung, my root, where i was born while seremban is where i grew up, my parents' place) time ada kenduri or festive season is that i get to catch up with all my relatives; uncles, aunties, cousins, second cousins, grandpa, tok sedara etc. this is the time bila mana semua orang yang tinggal di luar terengganu (like myself & my parents) berkumpul sampai riuh rendah dibuatnya. memang seronok, my grandpa's house yang besar tu (takle besar mana pun setakat 4 bilik je) sarat dengan sebesar2 manusia sampailah sekecil2 manusia... tidur bertaburan from the living hall sampai ke ruang dapur... no hal punyer! meriah lebih2 lagi bila ada my uncle sorang ni yang reside kat kelantan suka buat lawak & kaki menyakat. yup... our big happy family yang happy gila-gila.

here are some pics from our recent balik kampung trip in random order. i just loveee to snap children's pic.

my anak buah busyuk debab fallen asleep dalam masjid... penat kot tunggu tok kadi nak akad nikah

fahmi & his favourite cousin, farah... pergi mana2 mesti cari kakak farah walaupun kakak farah ni bekeng & kekadang tu 'musang' orangnya

sebekeng2 dia pun rajin juga dia suapkan fahmi nasi... manalah fahmi tak sayang kakak farah ;-)

we (the dayangs) were made to stand under the hot sun for like 10-15mins, sebab groom menyorok berteduh kat belakang kami langsung tak bergerak... ada ke patut? patutnya dia kena ke depan barulah bride bleh datang sambut... haru punya kes! tak tahan punya pasal aku bagi cue suh ke depan... eh eh menonong pulak dia lepas tu *lol*

yaya made new friends... they are my cousins, yesss most of my cousins are far younger than me! that's the privilege for being cucu ke 3 & first batch cucu dalam keluarga abdul rahman... macam manalah yaya tak confuse dengan nama gelaran? these two yaya panggil kakak instead of auntie... *lol* whatever, she'll figure it out when she's older

suka bergambar terlentok2...

yaya, my anak buahs & cousins

jejak kasih... at both majlis (bride's & groom's side) my father bertemu semula dengan kawan2 lama zaman keje polis hutan kat kem pph, gong badak dulu. oh ya... i found out the kuarters kayu pph where i spent early days of my life dah dirobohkan dan naik flat 10 tingkat!

ada jugak 1 pose mother & daughter ni

Olang Kawin

ini dia gambar 'olang kawin'... yes memanglah in general ni gambar orang kawin. tapi meminjam ayat yaya 'olang kawin' yang dimaksudkan adalah my youngest uncle a.k.a 'tok pok' dikalangan cucu2 sedara. since yaya tak familiar sangat dengan gelaran tok pok or the person itself sebab setahun sekali berjumpa, lebih mudah bagi dia guna nama gelaran ciptaan dia sendiri... that is 'olang kawin' (ikut pelat dia).

a typical conversation with yaya goes like this

yaya: mama, kenapa olang kawin tu pakai kasut budak kecik?
mama: siapa?
yaya: tu (sambil tunjuk kat tok pok) olang kawin tu pakai kasut budak kecik
mama: ooh... itu tok pok lah sayang, nama dia bukan olang kawin
yaya: grins



these are some pics budak2 kenit yang excited tolong orang dewasa packing souvenir untuk tetamu. we had loads of work to do sebab buat style kampung semua prepare sendiri... no catering ye. at times like this, the children comes handy.

When Yaya Had The Camera...

... she kept her fingers on the snap button and wouldn't let go even when fahmi tried to wrestle the camera away and/or keep on screaming at her to let go... is my daughter a self-profess photographer in the make? so, lets see...

people, trees & sea

grinning uncle amar

mama's hand

tree & sea somemore

empty plates... betapa laparnya kami!

abang fahmi

empty plates somemore

kucing... nampak tak?

she loves nature

... and she loves to take uncle amar's pic!

these photos were taken during our trip back to terengganu. this is a famous place in my kampung where people come here to appreciate the beauty of the nature while enjoying a plate of fresh seafood; udang goreng tepung, sotong goreng tepung, ikan goreng tepung and keropok lekor with special ABC with a scoop of icecream on top of it... heaven on earth.

Rumah Sunyi?

kenapa rumah (blog) saya sunyi sepi sejak 5 hari lepas?
sebab saya balik terengganuuu!!!!
my youngest uncle tied the knot hari khamis baru2 ni, pasangannya orang kampung berdekatan juga. my uncle ni sebaya dengan my youngest brother. kekok betul anak2 aku nak panggil nenek saudara baru ni yang muda remaja ni. my uncle ni cucu2 sedara dia bahasakan diri dia 'tok pok' ... abis tu nenek sedara ni nak dipanggil apa ye? my mom suggest panggil 'tok auntie'... hehe pelik bebenor bunyi dia.

kali ni disebabkan kesuntukan masa & aturcara yang padat, we decided not to drive but we took the flight instead. masa pergi kami naik firefly from subang airport disebabkan lokasinya yang dekat dengan rumah. tapi kan rasa menyesal pulak naik firefly ni... seatnya memang jauh lebih selesa compared to airasia... tapi subang airport tengah undergo renovation, water supply takde, airport pun kotor dengan water dripping from nowhere...yuck! pastu nyamuk punyalah banyak. kesimpulannya, naik firefly kurang selesa sebab terasa sangat gegarannya...nak muntah ku dibuatnya.

sib balik kami ambil airasia. huhu nak murah punya pasal book 2 months in advance! glad we decided to go back by flight... kurang letih badan. esok nak keje huhhu...

Guests

Saturday 16/8/08

it has been ages since we have guests staying overnight at our house (note, guests exclude my mom yg stayed with us for 1 wk in june okeh?). dah lupa how tiring it was nak entertain guests. last minute hubby bagi tau his bro from pasir gudang nak datang collect his car, sekaligus nak bermalam kat umah lah. honestly i thought that he's coming alone... yelah ingat dia nak amik kereta je, dtg overnight pun 1 malam takkan nak angkut wife & anak. rupa2nya on the day itself barulah dapat clarification from hubby kata bawa sekali my biras & anak dia yg sebaya yaya. which is fine for me coz dah lama tak jumpa dia dah setahun pun!!!

hubby went to fetch them at kl sentral train station & sampai our house dah dekat jam 12 midnite... adehhh badanku dah tak larat coz the night before tidur lewat layan mega movie kat tv3, padahal sabtu tu kerja. layan2 tetamu, siapkan makan minum akhirnya dekat kol 2 pagi baru dpt tido... huwaaa letih woo. esoknya terbabas subuh...bangun2 kol 7.25am tu pun rasa tak larat nak angkat badan. tingat kat guests & i'm supposed to play host to them... host kenalah bangun siapkan breakfast. sib baik bahan2 breakfast dah siapkan sesikit sebelum tidur malam tadi. just tinggal masak nasik lemak & goreng cempedak. i made extra nasi lemak sebab tengahari nanti my sil from cheras & bil yang duduk kat sentul are coming over. since rumahku jadi transit so baik sediakan payung sebelum hujan. lebih2 lagi kutahu bro in law aku tu memang suka makan2 ni... tak taulah sbb masakan kusedap atau mmg dia suka dtg umah orang makan2... tapi apa je yg aku masak mesti dia hentam... cumanya kali ni tak larat nak buat lasagna feveret dia tu... sian plak kat dia coz suka sangat makan lasagna yg aku buat masa raya lepas. hehe next time ye 'pak cik amat'. this time tak larat lorrr mcm zombie dah ni.

lepas je tetamu sumer berangkat balik tengahari ahad tu, kami anak beranak pun bersiap2 ler nak gi jemputan kahwin my childhood friend kat seksyen 7 shah alam. her family was our neighbour masa kat berek polis jalan yazid ahmad, so our parents know each other. to begin with, it was because of our parents that we even become friends. yang bestnya kami tak tau alamat pun. kalau ikutkan badan yang penat memang larat dah nak pegi, tp sebab amanah my parents wakilkan to me coz they cannot come, jadi redah juga mencari tempat. selesai satu amanah.

straight from shah alam we went to gombak pulak. jemputan from blogger + pcm forummer, azie... walaupun penat tapi i didn't regret the whole journey one bit. kenapa? sebab bukan aja dapat makan roti jala cecah kuah durian yang lemak2 manis, dan bukan aja kerana hubby dapat menikmati udang masak lemak tempoyak yang best sangat, tapi sebab enjoy dengan suasana kampung tu. mak oiii peaceful jer rasa. redup & dingin... it was the kind of kampung i'd dream living in. while mama & daddy enjoy makan2, fahmi & yaya enjoy juga main buai dekat yard. rasa malas nak minta diri sebenarnya...he he he

oh ye... almost forgot to mention, we went to erin's house on saturday for her daughter's birthday. guess what? theme nya dora so yaya pun dengan suka citanya pakai t-shirt dora...
jeles dengan rumah baru erin... driveway nya panjang. kalau buat makan2 boleh pasang khemah kat driveway je cukup. rumah kami kat alam budiman nanti walaupun luas tapi drivewaynya kontot je. still kena letak khemah atas jalan klu buat makan2... :-P
sedap makan spaghetti kat majlis tu... lebih2 lagi yaya klu jumpa 'mee sketi' makan tak hingattt!

suppose nak upload pic blueberry baked cheesecake yang kubuat jumaat lepas. tapi hubby dah rembat camera bawa gi outstation. eiii tak suka betul! suka sangat bawa camera sendiri pi buat keje... terbantut niat malam ni. gerrrr...aaammm!

Puding Cendol

just jamu mata jelah ye malam ni... puding cendol buat pemanis mulut masa berbuka petang tadi

Weekend Updates

penyakit M tengah melanda ni, M sangat nak masak2. sabtu lunch je ala kadar, balik kerja i dropped by to 'bake with yen' shop beli barang2 baking (hihi kata malas masak, tapi bukan malas baking... tak sama tau...). dalam pada M tu tekak sebenarnya teringin sangat nak makan nasi goreng kampung 'kedai made' of course. tengah sibuk2 membaking mini cheese tart hubby pun pegilah beli nasi goreng kampung... hehe mekacihhh darling.




mini blueberry cheese tart, my & the kids favourite. resipi courtesy from myresipi ye sila2lah browse. puas hati dapat makan sepuasnya... just like kedai punya





siap je membaking cheese tart, terus sambung buat rendang daging+ayam... ni kes pemalas punya pasal campak jer ayam dalam rendang daging. dalam malas2 tu selera terasa nak makan pulut kuning untuk sarapan, so siapkan rendangnya awal2.

sebut pasal pulut kuning, hehe aku sebenarnya tak pernah seumur hidup buat sendiri. dan untuk kali ni belum terbuka lagi hati nak cuba buat. hajat nak beli siap je kat kedai depan tu pagi esok. tapi hampanya hati dah habis... huhu ratah rendang jelah.

tengahari just masak stir fry kailan in oyster sauce. petang2 skit buatlah prawn dumpling ni. emmm boleh tahan. next time nak goreng pulak, yang ini steamed.