Last Weekend...

Harini berjaya bangun untuk sahur. Wuuhuu!! Walaupun badan letih sebab aktiviti hujung minggu still ada kesan, tapi digagahkan jugak. Lama aku dok tenung benda dalam food cabinet, last2 capai roti ngan jem jugak. Pelahap 3 keping. Tambah ngan secawan milo, harap2 dapat la bertahan sampai maghrib. Disebabkan hati sukaria sebab berjaya sahur, maka aku pun terus la mandi dan solat subuh dengan niat nak terus pi keje pepagi buta.

Memang pepagi buta aku sampai kat office, takde manusia lagi. Sebab arini aku ada kelas, jadi aku ngan En Rashid naik kete asing2. Aku dah sampai parking, dpt WhatsApp dari En Rashid…paskad dia tertinggal dalam kete aku. Eke ele..terpaksa la aku jadi mak tonggok kejap kat tempat parking, nak tunggu mamat ni sampai. Sib baik kejap je. En Rashid cuba menjadi suami mithali dengan mengajak aku pi breakfast. Malangnya, itu hanya menyerlahkan ketidakprihatinan dia kerana dah 10 kali aku bagitau dia aku posa arini. Yishhh!!

Last weekend, we all went back to my in laws. En Rashid’s cousin was getting married. Ni cousin yang ke126 agaknya. Manjang ada cousin dia yang kawin. Anyway, since Friday was also a holiday (Happy Malaysia Day everyone!), we first went to visit my parents to see my dad who had just had a hernia operation. Ouch!! Good to announce that he’s doing better though slightly sore.

Pi wedding pening kepala aku. Ari Sabtu pi ikut rombongan bertandang kat Merlimau. Cuaca..pergh, bahang!! Aku yang dah punya lama tak migraine terus migraine. Sib baik En Rashid prihatin, pi kedai belikan Actifast untuk aku.

On Sunday was the wedding on our side plak. Pi makan je, then terus cabut balik Bangi. On the way, we saw 6 accidents. Dasat!! Semua accident bangsa 4-5 kereta sekali involved. Agak merangkak sket la nak balik tu, so we stopped at Seremban R&R for prayers. Sampai rumah, sambung tido kejap then pi Econsave beli groceries. 

Si Razak Malaun Tu Lagi!!

Aku tengah letih lagi ni. Last weekend, kitaorang bergerombolan cik kiah pi Kedah, cousin aku punya wedding belah lelaki. Best sangat, makan sedap, tempat tinggal best, udara nyaman…memang worth the 5 hours drive aku ngan En Rashid buat tengah2 malam. Giller ko, jumaat tu aku habis kelas kul 930pm, sampai rumah around 10pm, lepark2 kejap…around kul 11.30pm En Rashid ajak drive terus ke Kedah. Alasan..kalau tido dulu, mesti terlajak, lepas tu dia kena drive dalam cuaca panas. Ala, musim hujan la, manade panas. Tapi dek En Rashid dah offer nak pi tu, eventho dia punya demam blum 100% over, aku dah bersyukur dah. Terus kemas beg, mandi bagi segar sket, masuk kereta hebat and jalan!

Tapi aku bukan nak cite pasal wedding kat Kedah sebab itu sangat best dan aku blum habis upload semua gambar. Ni aku nak cite wedding belah kitaorang kat Melaka.

OK, sapa yang follow blog aku (ada?!!), tau kan aku dah pernah story hal caterer bernama Razak ni. Ni aku bagi link2 dia lagi..part 1, part 2. OK, so wedding cousin aku pakai caterer Razak ni, dengan penuh berat hati sebab time yang adik ipar aku kawin aritu, makcik aku dah bayar deposit dalam RM3K. So eventho diaorang tengok sendiri 1st hand camne palatnya si Razak ni buat catering, dek tak bleh dapatkan balik deposit tu, nak tak nak terpaksa pasrah and pakai jugak la si malaun ni.

Day of the wedding, aku ngan family mai lambat. En Rashid punya hal..time aku nak cepat, time tu la dia nak try test jalan baru pi rumah makcik aku. Dah la berpusing satu Melaka baru sampai. Sabarrrr! Kitaorang sampai dalam kul 12, dah nak kul 1pm. Time tu pengantin tak mai lagi, tetamu pun blum start ramai. Banyak meja2 still kosong. Tapiiiii, bila aku jenguk makanan…aik? Awat dah tinggal sipi2?!!

Oya, lauk kenduri dia bagi. Ayam goreng, paceri nenas yang sangat fail, kuah kacang dal ngan kurma daging. Aku menaip nama2 lauk ni pun tak berselera. Ayam goreng dia, dah le kecik2 giller ok dia kerat ayam tu. Aku rasa sekor, dia potong 22 kot. Lepas tu untuk 1000 orang makan, dia bagi 150 ekor ayam je! Bengong betul. Mak Ngah aku punya la terperanjat, dia lagi tahu la sebab dia pun caterer. Mak Ngah aku cakap..kalau 1000 orang makan, ayam kena 350-400 ekor. Sebabnya, sorang bukan ambik seketul je. Dah la ko potong sekecik2 yang boleh. Bebudak yang mai kenduri, diaorang takde tengok lauk lain…ayam goreng je la yang depa bedal. Lepas tu paceri nenas….mak ai, ni nenas masak air la! Takde rasa rempah langsung, dah la nenas tu ko tak buang segala mata, hidung, bulu hidung benda tu….part nenas yang keras tu pun ko tak buang! Hampeh betul la. Dalca bertulang….muahahahaha…dia bagi kuah kacang dal, ok. Kuah kacang dal!! Beria aku dok usya, kot2 la roti canai kat situ. And then, lauk daging dia…kuah je lebih…cedok2, ada la 2-3 ketul daging..dah la macam nak hancur dah daging tu.

Eeeeeeee, geramnya.

OK, yang lain aku kena sebut jugak. Khemah, ok, takde banyak isu. Kali ni, siap ngan air pancut semua tapi bagi aku buat menyemak je. Nak ambik gambar pun susah. Servers dia tip top…ambik kederat remaja2 mana ntah. Tapi ok la adik2 tu, rajin gak la membersihkan meja, sediakan minuman semua. Cuma tu la…sian gak aku tengok bebudak yang jaga area makanan. Macam malu2 plak. Ye ah…kot aku pun malu kalau baru kul 145pm, lauk semua dah habis!!
Kul 145pm ko!! Kenduri sampai kul 4pm.

Mak Ngah aku sound la tukang masak tu..ni mana makanan lagi ni, orang dah start datang. Kejap lagi pengantin nak berarak semua. Ko tau apa tukang masak tu cakap? “Ye ha, memang la makanan habis..dah 1500 orang mai.”

Kepala hotak ko!!

Boleh kira la berapa kerat orang yang mai before 1pm tu. Banyak meja2 kosong. Orang start mai after 2pm, sebab nak tengok pengantin. Bodoh!!

Last2, Mak Ngah aku soh jugak masak something. Terkial2 la depa masak lauk ayam kari. Bodoh!! Kenduri kawin masak ayam kari. Apa punya pe’el la ni?

Dah tu,yang best…nak ganti paceri nenas dia yang tak menjadi, korang tau apa dia bagi? Dia hiriskan nenas ngan timun…nah!! Itu dah jadi satu lauk. Aduhai….tensen giller aku tengokkan.
Sib baik la kitaorang ada preparekan acar buah sendiri. Itu kira penyelamat jugak la. Lauk habis, paling tidak orang ambik nasik, kuah kari ngan acar buah. Sedih ko!! Yang bestnya, dia punya tukang jaga VIP table tu (mamat mana ntah), siap bleh sound kitaorang sebab pi letak acar buah tu kat meja2 VIP. Dia kata, manade orang makan acar buah kat kenduri kawin.

Kepala hotak ko!! Kalau tak dek acar buah ni la, takde langsung apa2 tetamu ni nak makan tau. Acar buah ok la….yg ko pi bagi kuah dal tu untuk apa? Nak cicah apa? Roti bom? Bodoh!!
Memang out la Razak caterer ni!! Memang suka merosakkan majlis orang. Setakat air pancut je grand tapi makanan out!! Oya, makanan pengantin? Ayam golek tadak. Udang masak butter prawn? Muahahahah…dah la pakai udang kecik..dia rebusnya lepas tu gaul ngan cabbage hiris, letak mayonis. Apa bangang punya resepi ni? Aiskirm yang makteh aku oder untuk 500 orang? Mana? Mana? Bila tanya, bleh cakap lori aiskrim on the way. Sampai kesudah tak nampak, jangankan lori…asap lori pun tadak.

Ni ada lagi duit lebih kat makteh aku untuk catering tu. Kitaorang dah cakap “JANGAN BAGI!!”. A few days after kenduri tu, wakil Razak mai rumah makteh aku tanyakan duit lebih. Makteh aku tak bukak pintu pun, dia soh mamat tu pi jumpa Pakteh aku kat ofis dia. Come on la Razak, ko dah buat palat….time minta duit, ko hantar wakil je? Apa, tak berani nak tunjukkan muka ke? Last2 Pakteh aku kata, takde pun mamat tu mai ke ofis dia mintak duit. Bagus!! Pi mampos la sama Razak and the gang. Makan duit haram!! Time nak menjual tu, cakap punya la berbunga…bila time kenduri, punah!!

Oya, as expected, mamat Razak tu takde pun time kenduri. Langsung tak jenguk. Biasa la kan…duit dah dapat, buat nak ambik tahu. Malaun betul. Memang barua!!

The nest day, cousin aku yang lagi sorang pi kenduri kawin kawan dia. Kebetulan ambik jugak Razak ni. Kes haru gak, kul 130pm makanan habis. Sampai mak ayah pengantin dok dalam rumah sebab malu.

Nanti la ko Razak. Ni ko bleh la nak pi sana sini jaja nama ko as the best caterer in Melaka konon. Ko keep track ke semua orang yang ko tipu ni? Akan mai masa ko nanti…punya lama ko ambik duit orang tapi bagi benda tak serupa apa yang dijanjikan. Ko ingat orang halalkan ke duit tu? Kembung la perut ko makan duit haram!!

Irritating Website...Among Other Stuff

If you are going to ask for your employee's feedback, please ensure the links in website that has all the questions are up and running!! Why make me do the bloody survey twice, only to get a "This page has expired" link half way through!!

Do you or don't you want our honest opinions? Coz it seems to me like you don't!!

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I owe so much on my blog, just haven't gotten around to jot them down. I need to blog about my cousin's wedding, held both in Melaka and Kedah. I need to blog about our family vacay in Kedah. I need to blog about the bloody caterer (Razak!!) who ruined the wedding in Melaka.

Will do this once I find the time to breathe.

Late Night

Just came back from class. We had a replacement class because the lecturer wanted to have a long Christmas break. Apparently he plans to get pretty wasted during the holidays, hence the need for a longer period to get sober. Hah! Just kidding. Dude doesn't even celebrate Christmas, I dunno why he would want to not have class on the last week of December.

Anyhow, because I had class, I had to miss my cousin's akad nikah which sucks big time. The reception will be tomorrow, so we'll be heading over to Melaka early tomorrow morning to help out with whatever needs to helped with.

Hubby is still at work. Sucks to be him, having to work late on a Friday nite. Dude just sms'ed "will be back late. Sleep first. Don't wear anything."

Hahahahaha...sorry to burst your happy thoughts but it is that time of month. Yeah...guess someone will be doing some "manual" work when they get back.

I still owe my blog on our potluck lunch we had last week and also the family outing on Monday. Maybe later. Till then, have a great weekend everyone.

Wedding in Ipoh

Last Saturday, the girls and I went up to Ipoh for my SIL's baby sister's wedding. We followed my parents who took my aunt and uncle. My 3rd brother drove us up in my mom's car because I was too lazy to drive.

Eventhough we got out of the house rather late (around 11am), the traffic was minimal and we reached the wedding at around 1pm. After doing the usual salam-salam, we headed out to the tents for lunch.

The food was rather special; plain rice on one side and chicken rice on the other. Of course, most of us went for the chicken rice. We also had cendol and some really great fried bananas. When it got crowded, we headed inside to see the pelamin and the bride's bedroom.

Here are some pictures of the girls on the pelamin.Those are lollipops they have in their hands. Every kid got one. I love the chairs...they were really big and fancy. Bak kata adik aku..."bontot Rosmah pun muat!!" Muahahaha...

Dina with a flower she found lying on the ground. "Quick, ibu. Take a picture. I'm Rapunzel!"

I dunno why...but I feel like Dania looks so grown up in this photo. She's going to be nine next year!! Gasp! That's practically a tween!!

Berani Kerana Benar, Takut Sebab Penipu!

Ingat tak aritu aku tulis entri pasal caterer "terbaik" kat melaka yang "menceriakan" majlis kawin adik ipar aku? Ni aku ada dapat komen dari cik anon pasal caterer tu...sila baca.

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Anonymous said...
along, u nak tau apa razak cakap pasal u?? i ada member nak kawen this december, so i pun tanya lah preparation cmne.. so dia cite la dah amek catering dari si bingai ni.. So i pun citelah pengalaman i amek catering mangkuk hayun ni. Then my fren tu pun risau lepas i cite kat die, then i tunjukkan blog u as prove ramai lagi yg dah kena tipu.. So my fren un wat report polis sebab risau majlis die jadi cmni.. So lepas buat report polis, dia pegi jumpe di mangkuk hayun razak ni. N razak tnye la nape smpai nak report polis, so my fren tunjuk lah bukti (die print posting u pasal razak ni..), u know ape razak cakap?? Die boleh cakap actually die kenal u.. u catering kat melaka gak yang cube nak jatuhkan bisnes die.. memang terbaik lah razak, dah la servis hampeh menipu lg.. then my fren bg contoh my wedding plak, die boleh ckp i bayar duit xcukup sebab tu die bg servis mcm tu.. Masalahnye balance payment kan after majlis, logik ke x alasan die tu. So, I nak seru kepada semua yang nak kawen tu, jangan amek Razak Catering, kalau xlingkup la majlis korang...

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1st of all, aku tulis entri based on apa yang berlaku kat majlis kawin adik ipar aku, bukan sebab aku nak menjatuhkan bisnes orang. Aku tulis sebab geram sangat ngan perangai caterer tu yang lepas tangan dan bagi malu mak abah mertua aku. Bila masa lak aku keje caterer kat melaka? Bila masa Razak tu kenal aku? Jumpa muka pun x pernah. Time kenduri tu kan dia takde...menghilangkan diri. Muahahaha...nampak sangat takde modal.

FYI, bukan anon je yg x bayar habis payment kat malaun ni (orang melaka kan, kita maki pun guna ayat2 melaka la!). Si Razak tu sendiri ngaku kat P-I-L aku, ada pak imam mana ntah, pun tak bayar habis. Beria dok ngata pak imam tu, nama je pak imam, tapi tak tunai janji. Tapi bila pikir balik...patut la pak imam tu x bayar habis, kalau majlis dia rosak macam majlis adik ipar aku dulu. Pak imam tak pak imam....kalau apa yang ko janjikan tak serupa yang aku dapat, sori la nak bagi duit!!

Ni aku tengah risau ni...majlis cousin aku bulan 12 ni ambik ngan caterer ni. Dah terbayar down payment beribu2...tu yg tak sanggup makcik aku nak kensel, eventho dia sendiri pi majlis adik ipar aku and tengok camne harunya keadaan. Tapi kan...si Razak tu dah cakap...takyah bayar satu sen pun lagi, sehingga habis kenduri. Konon kenduri cousin aku ni, dia nak tebus malu. Eh, dia pikir malu dia plak? Malu mak abah mertua aku apa cite?

Aku nak tengok..memang aku akan dokumentarikan segala benda yang berlaku kat kenduri cousin aku nanti. Kalau tak betul, aku pun nak soh makcik aku buat report polis jugak. Kepada En. Razak, kalau anda rasa anda benar dan apa yang saya tuliskan ini satu khianat, sila lah saman!! Kita tengok nanti sapa yang benar, sapa yang penipu!!

Random

OK, enough about the cat lover. Here's random facts about what's going on at Casa Along.

1. Dania is having her exams this week and she only told me yesterday. She called me up at work for me to wish her luck. Her exact words were "Ibu, wish me luck. I have exams today but don't worry, I already read my books last night....when you were at school." Note, the last part of her sentence got me.

2. Dina is going to be 6 next week. My brother is going to have a makan2 session on Sunday (which my MOM told me about..and invited me to. Tuan rumah tak ajak pun...but who cares..:P) so I may crash the party with a birthday cake for her.

3. I got really good marks for my Econs paper!! Yeah!! I was a bit peeved that I lost marks for not understanding correctly the question but all in all, over 20, 18.7 is not bad. Not bad at all!! I just hope I can continue to pull in good marks for this class. My group presentation is due next Monday (to which the cat lover is also in my group) so this weekend will be used to complete that and the many other assignments pending.

4. Hubby and the girls may be going back to Melaka Friay night for hubby's cousin's wedding. Which means I'll be home alone again this weekend. But only until Saturday night since the makan2 session is on Sunday.

5. I may use the time alone to go visit my dear friend Noresh, who gave birth to a new baby boy 3 weeks back. I still have her Spanx she ordered. Heee...jangan marah ah Noresh. Anything, I'll call you.

6. I can't believe my 1st trimester is almost over. Only 2-3 more classes, then the Finals. Wow.

7. I'm on my 5th day of puasa enam. Hopefully I can complete before Syawal ends.

8. I need to wax my legs. Like seriously.

Meh Aku Tolong Promote Lagi Service Ko Yang Hampeh

Hari ni aku work from home. Macam bagus tak bunyiknya tu. Memang niat aku pi keje harini, cuma bukan keje kat ofis. Keje kat gudang. Tapi plan tergendala sebab tukang agency bodoh tu salah print benda yang kitaorg soh print. Dah bagitau, kena grey color…dia bagi white jugak. Sama color ngan kitaorg reject dulu. Tak terasa angin ke time tu? Sian adik2 ofis aku yang kena heret sekali buat keje kat gudang, dah le sampai sesat2 cari gudang tu…buang masa la plak sebab takleh nak start keje dek bendanya takde.

Since niat aku nak dok buat keje kat gudang satu hari, takde la aku bawak laptop kan. So, aku dah pening, nak balik ambik laptop then pergi balik ke ofis, atau pujuk bos bagi aku keje from home? Sib baik la bos aku best tapi siap bagi warning tu, jangan pi berjalan atau shopping. Dok depan pc buat keje. Baik bos…ni saya tengah update blog ni.

Ok,tujuan nak update ni sebab nak cite hal catering wedding adik ipar aku aritu. Aku dah bagitau DISATEROUS kan, meh aku cite betapa DISASTEROUSnya hari tu.

Selalunya mak mertua aku, kalau ada kenduri, masak gotong royong ngan adik beradik dia. Kawin aku dulu, kawin akak ipar aku, adik ipar aku, semua gotong royong. Kali ni, atas sebab2 yang tak dapat dielakkan, untuk adik ipar aku yang last ni, kitaorang buat cara catering.

Nak carik catering punya la payah kat Melaka tu. Bukan macam kat KL, macam2 choice ada. Kat sana, dah la limited, mahal lak tu. Lepas tu ntah apa2 lauk ngan “freebies” yang dia bagi.

Caterer yang mak mertua aku pilih ni, atas recommendation adik ipar dia jugak. Meh aku bagitau nama dia, RAZAK CATERING. Time nak menjual services dia, kemain berapi bercakap. Siap nak bagi bunga api la (padahal wedding adik ipar aku buat siang, apa kejadahnya nak buat ngan bunga api..bukan nampak), siap nak bagi air pancut!! Mak mertua aku dah bagitau, takyah la nak berair pancut…ehhhhh, siap bagitau kat mak mertua aku “kena makcik, ni first time saya buat kenduri area Cheng, saya nak ambik gambar, biar semua orang Cheng tau”.

Janji siap ngan pelayan ala hotel (“saya dah biasa makcik, buat wedding kat hotel”), telur bunga pahar pun bagi…macam2 la. Memang nampak macam best la pada mata mak mertua aku.
Harga kira ok jugak la, sekepala RM10. Tapi still mahal bagi aku sebab adik aku kawin aritu pun caterer tu ambik sekepala RM9.50 je, dan lauk sah2 lagi best. Banding acar buah ngan acar timun, sah la acar buah lagi best kan?

Time adik ipar aku kawin, aku ngan En Rashid dua2 demam giller babeng punya so banyak benda akak ipar aku la yang cerita lepas dah sudah semuanya.

Mak mertua aku dah order nasi ngan lauk untuk 1,200 orang. Masuk akal ke kalau blum kul 12pm lagi, nasik semua dah habis? Hello!!!! Adik ipar aku nikah pagi tu, dalam kul 10am so time antara kul 11am – 12pm tu, mostly kaum keluarga Wan ngan sedara2 belah kitaorang. Jemputan mostly start datang dalam kul 12pm onwards. Bila akak ipar aku tanya tukang masak tu mana nasi, dia bleh jawab, tengah masak. Tengah masak?!! Orang dah duduk nak makan, ko baru nak masak nasik??!! Nasi putih lak tu….mana lagi pi nasik minyak ko?!!

Dah la hal nasik tak cukup, lauk ayam lak basi. Bukan basi, busuk!! Daging ayam tu dah busuk, dia pi masak kuah merah. Pakteh ngan makteh aku dating dari Klebang around kul 12pm, terus terbantut nak makan bila terasa lauk ayam tu. Yang tak bestnya, mak mertua aku terdengar ada jiran2 cina bagitau anak dia “jangan ambik lauk ayam, dah basi”. Sket lagi nak meleleh air mata mak mertua aku time tu.

Dah la nasik tak cukup, lauk busuk, pelayan dia…hmmmpfftt, camni rupa pelayan hotel? Ngan selekehnya, ngan kurang ajarnya. Akak ipar aku minta plastic bungkus sebab family Wan dah nak balik, dia memula kata baru nak pi beli. Ok la, akak ipar aku tunggu la. Dah setengah jam, takde lagi plastic begnya, tanya lagi. Dia bleh sound balik akak ipar aku “baru hantar budak pi beli. Sabar la!”

Sabar kepala hangguk ko!! Tetamu dah nak balik, ko baru terhegeh2 nak pi beli plastic beg. Yang ko tak bawak siang2 tu kenapa?! Kata dah selalu buat keje catering ni, takkan tak biasa tuan rumah nak bungkuskan untuk para tetamu.

Oya, hal air pancut tu. Manade air pancut….langsung tak nampak batang hidung kepala paip pun!! Serving dome untuk VIP…kita biasa serving dome yang chrome tu kan? Ni bleh ke dia pi letak mangkuk pusing2 ala melamine tu?!! Melamine ok…kot kaca tu ok lagi la. Dah la meja untuk kek pun tak sediakan, soh akak ipar aku carik kot ada yang bleh pinjam dalam rumah.

Dah tu…lauk pengantin. Kepala mangkuk dia la…pengantin dah duduk nak makan, baru ko sibuk nak goreng ikan nak masak tiga rasa??!! Dah la presentation ko fail nak mampos; wrapping plastic untuk lauk berkedut, pinggan warna oren ko bagi?!! Last2, adik beradik mak mertua aku yang berhempas pulas last minute kat dapur, masakkan lauk pengantin…haru tak?! Sib baik ada bahan, ada la udang berapa ketul, ikan bawal sket. Cepat2 la masak nak bagi pengantin ngan family Wan makan.

Time semua ni berlaku, aku ngan En Rashid tengah kat atas. Kitaorang turun dalam kul 2 lebih kurang untuk sesi bergambar. Time tu gak parents aku tiba dari KL, so pi la layan kejap. Ibu aku sedih giller tengok mak mertua aku, macam nak nangis dah. Dia punya la rasa nak ngamuk, tengok nenas dalam lauk acar tu still ada mata ngan hidung lagi!! Patut la, aku tengok lauk nenas tu, ingat dah penuh dek lalat, rupanya mata nenas tu still ada. Hampeh tahap gaban betul la!

Banyak lagi la benda yang tak betul dibuat dek caterer ni. Aku nak menaip balik semua pun terasa nak menghempas laptop ni, so baik takyah. Yang paling best was the DJ, asal main je satu lagu, dok promote catering tu. Main lagi satu lagu, promote lagi. Aku rasa nak tempik je, diam la!! Tapi aku pikir balik, bagus gak dia dok sebut nama Razak Catering tu manjang, biar orang semua tau, malaun caterer mana yang rosakkan majlis kitaorang.

Chop! Ada satu lagi benda aku add sini. Telur bunga pahar yang dia bagi....semua busuk!! Dia bagi 100 (50 untuk setiap bunga pahar), mak mertua aku ada la bagi jiran2 semua maybe dalam 30-40 kot. Bila malam tu kitaorang nak dok makan, kopek satu2 telur tu...semua busuk!! Lahaulawallakuwataillahhirajiuunnn......malu lagi!! Dah la tadi ayam busuk, ni telur pun busuk. Memang la sampai bila2 orang dok ngata.

Semalam mak mertua aku call, bagitau si Razak tu mai ke rumah untuk ambik duit penghabisan. Oya, lupa nak bagitau, where was this Razak guy during all the commotion? Dia takde pun, semua lepas tangan kat tukang masak dia. Dia bleh bagi alasan, nak kena tengok set up untuk majlis hari Ahad kat tempat lain. Ko bangang ke apa..apa yang lagi penting, majlis yang tengah berlangsung ke, set up majlis? Setakat nak cacakkan khemah yang ko nak pi tengok buat per? Ni tetamu mak mertua aku mai, balik tanpa dapat makan sebab takde makanan, ko takmo ambik tau ke?!! Barua betul la!!

Anyway, dia mai ambik duit semalam. Kitaorang dah cakap kat mak ngan abah mertua aku, kalau mamat tu mai, bagitau semua benda yang tak betul. Takyah nak cakap2 selindung. So mak mertua aku pun bagitau la semua benda. Biasa la kan, orang takmo ngaku salah. Banyak la alasan dia. Hal ayam busuk tu, ntah apa story si tukang masak tu (dating sekali ngan si Razak tu ke rumah in laws aku) bagi; ada orang datang time dia tengah masak, dok perati2kan ayam tu….konon, nak bagitau la, makanan dia kena santau ke, dah kena buat ke. Apa2 je la labuuuu.

Dah habis mak mertua aku cerita, mamat tu pun dah habis bagi dalih, in the end in laws aku bagi duit penghabisan RM2k je instead of RM3k. Itu pun aku tak puas hati bila dapat tau; patut takyah bagi satu sen pun! Patut DIA yang pulangkan duit in laws aku sebab dah rosakkan majlis, dah bagi malu in laws aku. Eeeeeee, geramnya.

Memang aku takleh la nak ingatkan balik perasaan bila tengok muka mak mertua aku, abah mertua aku…sedih, malu, terkejar2. Tak pernah la in laws aku buat kenduri, orang datang, diaorang tak dapat nak cakap “jemput makan”. Nak jemput makan apa ye tak…nasik dah habis!

Ni aku bukan nak buat dalang, dan bukan juga nak tutup periuk nasi orang. Tapi daripada orang lain kena experience macam in laws aku, baik aku bagitau je la kat sini name dan contact number orang caterer tu. Sapa2 yang kenal tu, silalah buat judgement sendiri. Semua yang di atas tu adalah benar dan betul2 terjadi. Berpuluh sedara mak mertua aku bleh panggil jadi saksi.
Ni nama catering tu: Razak Caterer. No dia 012-6922774 or 014-3291568.

Sapa2 yang terasa nak bagi para tetamu dia lauk ayam busuk, silalah call Razak di nombor di atas. Kot ada yang pernah ambik mamat ni and ada good experience pun bleh share kat sini. Maybe kalau client dia Dato’ ke, Tan Sri ke, ok kot majlis. Ni setakat in laws aku dok rumah awam, maybe sebab tu jadi macam ni kot.

One Hell Of a Weekend

Yep, that's what we had when we went back to Melaka for my SIL's wedding. For starters, both Hubby and I got violently sick therefore we missed the entire ceremony. I mean we were there, but while everyone was celebrating downstairs, we were upstairs in our room, rolling around in bed in pain. We missed the akad ceremony and only dragged ourselves down for a quick family photo session. Then it was back upstairs to suffer some more. I think we caught some virus or something; whatever, our joints were so sore and our temperature was so high, we first thought we had denggi.

After the ceremony was over, I followed my parents to my aunt’s house. Her husband is a doctor, who gave me a lookover and a jab, which caused me to go numb all over and sweat bullets the rest of the day. However, most importantly, it cured my fever unlike hubby, who thinks he’s so macho and didn’t want the jab, so now he’s texting me moaning the fact that he wants to go back early from work coz his head hurts but can’t because he needs to present to his boss several things. Sheesh!

I need to blog about the ceremony and the fact that the caterer was such a DISASTER and caused my in-laws shame and anxiety. My poor MIL was beside herself. However, seeing that it’s going to be a rant, and a huge one at that, I’ll do it in another post. Oh, and in Bahasa Ibunda too. Yes…sessi maki memaki bakal bermula!!

Anyway, here’s to the happy couple, Suhaili and Wan. Make your journey as husband and wife be a happy, exciting and prosperous one. Semoga bahagia dan kekal ke anak cucu, cicit, etc.

ps: Oya, it's Dania's 8th Birthday today which means I owe her a Birthday Note. Eight? My baby is eight?!!!

Another Family Wedding

This weekend is going to be another busy one for the Rashid clan. My SIL, the baby of the family, is getting married. Since Friday is a public holiday, we'll be heading back to Melaka on Friday morning to help out with the preparations. The ceremony on our side will be held on Saturday while the receiving ceremony on the groom's side will be held the following day (Sunday).

The color theme on our side is black and white but I have no energy (or money) to go buy the girls another flower girls' dress, since I already spent over RM200 on the girls' gowns for my brother's wedding. Wanna ask En Rashid for cash? Fuhget about it. I'm not to concerned though, Dania and Daria already have white gowns. Dina will just have to wear her brown one. I hope she won't mind. For myself, my SIL bought me some cloth, which my other SIL is sewing into a really nice kebaya. Ok, now I feel guilty about the girls. Dammit!

Anyway, sapa2 in the Melaka area this weekend, mai la wedding my SIL on Saturday at Cheng. Makan nasi briyani free...hee.

Celebrations Galore!!

Last weekend was full of celebration. We had my brother’s wedding reception on our side; it was hectic, tiring but oh, so much fun. Thanks to all the relatives and friends that came. Your attendance meant so much. I was great to see my cousins and 2nd cousins who I hadn’t seen in ages. Some had new additions to their families!! My arms are still sore from carrying all those cute babies here and there. My mom lost her voice, hah! But most important, she and my dad were smiling from start to finish.

My brother’s ceremony was also held on the same day as my birthday, so double celebration. Hehehehe, being at a certain age, it’s not the gifts or actual celebration that counts, just being with loved ones and having good health to enjoy it all was enough.

The following day was Daria’s birthday. OMG, my baby is one year old already!! How time flies. I had ordered her a special cake, complete with her favorite cartoon characters, Upin and Ipin. Thanks to Aida for making such a sweet cake. I’ll post up pictures and Daria's 1st Birthday Note sometime this week.

We’re all still recovering from the weekend but work calls. Later.

Congratulations Angah & Zaiti!!

Last weekend was hectic but a very happy occasion for the family. My brother got married!! Woohoo!! I have no energy to write much so I'll just let the pictures tell the story. We'll start with the hantaran (gifts). Shoes for Zaiti. Hambik ko...Jimmy Choo!! I think until the day I die, I won't be able to buy shoes like these. Not that I can wear them anyhow, my feet will only take Scholls...jadi la kan? MAC makeup for Zaiti. Again, kulit aku bleh Olay and Maybelline je. Sib baik for En Rashid.

Handbag...brand? Terforgot...hhehee.. Toiletries. Never heard of the brand but you can bet they cost more than RM10 over the counter. Heh. It's taking too long to upload each and every hantaran picture. Enjoy the wide shot.

The following pictures and videos were taken during the akad nikah ceremony at Zaiti's sister's house. Angah's friends who help carry all the hantaran. Everyone wore black, kira macam Hang Tuah gitu. Eh, Tuah pakai black ke? Apa2 je la. Of course, my two dayangs were part of the entourage. Both were very excited their Pak Ngah was getting married. My cousin and I having our camwhore moment while waiting for the ceremony to start. I like this picture because this was captured when Zaiti first entered the hall. Check out Angah's happy smile!! The Tok Kadi (in the middle, in light green) giving his opening speech. Muda, kelakar lak tu.
Angah during the Akad process. Sorry about the audio, I was at the other end of the hall.
The exchanging of the wedding rings.
1st meal together as husband and wife.
For this couple, it was meal 7,325 as husband and wife. Hehehehe..
The happy couple with friends.

OKla, getting late and I have a morning meeting. More pictures and videos in upcoming posts.

Bro

This week is a short week. We have Thursday off due to a "forced" leave by management. Then I'm taking Friday off to help ibu with the last minute preparations. I need to pick up the hantaran cake, send Bibik, Dina and Daria to my mom's house then come back to wait for Dania to finish school. Then we need to shoot over to my mom's house to be guide's to Zaiti's reception. Several relatives from out of town are coming and none of them know the way. It's going to be hectic; here's hoping everything goes smoothly.

I can't believe my brother's getting married. I guess, deep down, I still think of him of this obnoxious smelly kid who always got me in trouble when we were small.

And now he's about to become someone's husband. And then, hopefully, someone's father.

Ngah...all the best getting married. It's not going to be easy but you have family and friends rooting for your happiness.

Plans For The Weekend

OK, so I finally settled all the stuff required by the University. So last minutes! Here's hoping this attitude doesn't continue when I start classes. Sheeshh.

We have quite a full weekend planned ahead. Dania has replacement school tomorrow so we might go shopping for her bike (which hubby promised ages ago!) in the morning. I also have to search for a flower girls' dress for Fara (my cousin's daughter). My cousin's wedding is on Sunday so we'll be heading down to Johor that day. Minus Daria and Bibik since the little girl (Daria, not Bibik) is still not 100% well.

Feeling hungry but too lazy to eat. Bleh ke?

Sengal

Further proof that my brother is not "all that right" in the head. Below are sms's between him and I about his wedding cake.

Me: Ngah, wording atas kek hantaran nak letak apa? Along ingat nak letak "To the world, you may be one person, But to me, you are the World. I Love You!" Ada nak jiwang lagi ke?

Ngah: Perkh...Jiwang abis! Apa kata..."Cintaku cintamu jua" or "England = World Champion!"

Me: U suck!! Dah, guna wordings along. Habis cite.

Ngah: Alaaa....Okok apa kata "u jump, I jump..Jack, there's a boat Jack..Preeett...There's a boat!"

Me: Baik letak "woman meets gorilla, fall in Love".

Ngah: Terbaikkk!! Can change "woman" to "lady in pink". Zaiti was in her now legendary pink baju kurung when we first meet. Aaahhh...

When All She Wants Is Her Mother

Last weekend the family went back to Melaka for a wedding and my SIL's boy's 1st birthday. It was the first time we went back without bibik. Bibik gave reason to stay behind and take care of the laundry that had piled up so high due to it raining everyday. I was fine with the idea since it was only for one day anyway.

We arrived in Melaka around 12pm and went straight to the wedding for lunch. Daria was such a darling; even in the hot weather, she was smiling all the way. The food was good and the crowd was almost non-existent, so we all gobbled down happily. After filling our tummies, we headed back to my in-laws.

Around 5pm, I put Daria down for a nap and then headed to Carref00re with hubby to buy some groceries. As we were on our way back, my MIL called; Daria was crying...no, screaming her lungs out. Apparently when she woke up, she got confused and when she couldn't find me, she freaked out and started crying.

When we arrived at our in-laws, my MIL was carrying Daria and trying to console her. Clad only in a towel, my poor girl was beside herself. When she saw me, she grabbed me and held on for life. It took me 30 minutes to quiet her down and stop her crying.

Until yesterday, she wouldn't let me out of her sight. When her grandma or aunts tried to carry her, she would start crying and searching for me.

Dear Daria. Please don't fret. I would never leave you eventhough I can not always be there physically for you.

Raya 2009 - Day 2 & 3

We headed back to my in-laws on the first day actually, around 5pm. Traffic was light since most people were already back in their hometown. Before getting to my in-laws house, we took a detour to visit hubby's cousin who had just delivered a baby girl.
Here are the girls playing with sparkles in front of the house. Hubby kept watch while Daria didn't really care for all that smoke.

For the 2nd day of Raya, we really didn't go anywhere. My SIL was getting engaged the next day so we had a lot to prepare.

Day 3 and still we didn't go anywhere. Here are pictures from my SIL's engagement ceremony.
The self appointed flower girls. Apparently the theme was maroon. Luckily the girls already had the appropriate dresses.
The girls with their Maksu. The engagement dress actually belonged to my othe SIL but Su had added beads to make it her own.
Su with her future MIL.
The gifts from the families. The maroon colored ones were from our side while the turqouise ones were from Wan's side (Su's fiancee).
And we end with another cute picture of the girls. Hehehe..

An Eventful Weekend

My laptop is in the hospital. I dropped it on its head last Friday and while it was fine immediately after the "tragedy", a few hours later, it wouldn't let me click on any of the icons and wouldn't shut down. No amount of taking out the battery, stroking the keypad and hugging it tight made a difference. The Rescue team was fast to respond to my SOS; they took it away the very same day. Hopefully I'll get it back intact today. My only hope is that they salvage all the files. If those are gone, them I'm gonna retire!!

Last Friday was also eventful for Dina. She got bitten by a wasp!! In fact, it could have been several wasps if not for my heroic Bibik (maid). I was upstairs taking a bath when all this commotion happened so I didn't get to see it but according to Bibik, Dina was walking in front of our house and she started shaking the small coconut tree a few houses over. Apparently she didn't notice the wasp hive (hive ah?) and because of her shaking, several angry wasps came out and started attacking her. To make matters worst (or rather fortunate if you really think about it), Bibik was outside with Daria in a sling so she had one hand trying to shield Daria from the wasps and another one trying to swot them from Dina's head. Fortunately all three got into the house quickly but not before Dina got bit on the head and Bibik got bit on her arm. Thank god Daria was ok, if not she might have gotten bitten on her face!! Lahai anak ibu...sib baik Bibik cepat bertindak!

Hubby took Dina to the clinic immediately and she got a shot and medicine for the pain. Bibik didn't want to go at first but the next day her arm had swollen and started throbbing painfully, so in the end she relented and we took her to the clinic for her shot and some medicine. Sian tengok Bibik.

Today both of them are doing better. Alhamdulillah. The wasps nest/hive is still there. Hubby said he would call the fire department to remove it before any other kids got bitten by the wasps.

Yesterday my mom came by and took me and the girls to 1-Utama to meet a potential caterer for my brother's upcoming wedding. She was very nice and her menu so far is the best at such a reasonable price. My mom's 95% sure that she'll be taking that caterer so that's one more item to cross of the checklist. Next up will be searching for a make up artist and pelamin person. Oya, items for the hantaran...all done!! Hahaha...so advance.

Oya, yesterday Daria turned 3 months old. Guess how much she weighed? 6.9 kg!!! That's a 1.4kg increase since last month. Even the doctor couldn't believe it and had to check her scale to make sure it was calibrated correctly. Hahahha..no wonder my arm feels like its going to fall off after carrying her for a few minutes. Pergh...dasat anak ibu.

My Brother's Engagement Pictures

Since I'm fasting today and don't have to go out for lunch, I've decided to upload a few pictures of my brother's engagement ceremony. All pictures were taken by my 2nd brother so excuse the quality. Hehehe..jangan marah Alang.

The girls waiting for everyone to get ready for the journey to Ipoh. Daria not included because she got left behind. Sian dia...
Rombongan Cik Kiah. Haha. That's me in front with the all-important engagement ring. Other items included a cake, cloth for the wedding ceremony, chocolates, fruits, tepak sirih (what's this in English?) and wajik. Oya, this was the 1st time I wore a kebaya since I gave birth. Ketat sioottt!!
My mom placing the engagement ring on Zaiti's finger. Nice ring, huh?My mom blessing Zaiti after placing the ring. We all took turns to do this, myself included. I guess it's a Perak thing (merenjis time tunang)...ye ke?
Blessing my future sister-in-law.
Me and the girls and their future Mak Ngah. Look at Dina, refusing to smile properly!! Sabar je la..

Oya, you might be asking where my brother was during all this was taking place. Cooling his heels at the nearest mamak stall I guess. We only called him after everyone had finished eating. Hehehe..

Wedding Preperations 01

My brother is getting married.

Finally!! Hah!!

As a result, my mom has gone onto panic drive and is constantly calling me up with ideas for the wedding ceremony, gifts, outfit, etc. I've unofficially been appointed her wedding consultant, a job title I relish because remember? my previous dream of actually becoming a wedding planner.

Since I don't start work until next week (eeeekkkk!!!), I've taken the time to do come intenet research on where to hire the caterer, the canopies, wedding cards, etc. I'm also drawing up a budget for my dad, because let's face it, he's the banker. Like my brother's gonna pitch in any dough....hmmm?

The engagement ceremony is set for the 1st of August, eventhough according to my brother, he's considered himself already engaged when he proposed to his girlfriend. Dude, just because you were born in England, doesn't make you a mat salleh anymore than I am. Kentut bau petai gak. Hahaha...

I plan to drag my mom to Nilai 3 next week so we can find some tray covers and more ideas on how to decorate the gifts. My first shopping spree since I finished confinement....can't wait!!