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| Friday, 16-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...sustainably assembled: Putrajaya, Bangi n Puncak Alam
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@ d ministry...roof top features
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SERI later...
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looking at various SERI's scale models
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In d afternoon today, my destination was UiTM Puncak Alam campus for Planning Students Assembly 2009. It was supposed to be held in its Shah Alam campus earlier but it eventually was postponed n relocated. We were represented by 18 students only since it was at d end of d semester n most of d students were quite busy [I guess je laa..] with their projects n assignments. Meanwhile, yesterday I took my class on a site visit to Putrajaya in d morning n UKM in d afternoon. For d former, we paid a visit to d Ministry of Energy, Green Technology n Water while in UKM we singgah @ its Solar Energy Research Institute [SERI]. Basically all of us were exposed to whats available today with regards to attempt towards sustainable housing...
yesterday...En Khalid, an engineer [seconded from JKR] by profession, of d ministry briefing us on facets of green building
foto op at d naturally cooled [by using thermal flue] lobby area of d ministry
for lunch we made a pit stop @ Alamanda. These boys must have had heavy lunch...so they jumped around to help with d digestion...perhaps
at SERI later...we were briefed by Ar. Lim...n it was great to learn about d many works carried out by them. D model on d table is their experimentation on low energy house...
...that they planned to built 'real-scale' sometime next year
n finally we visited their earlier experiment of solar house...now housing many postgrad students
while this afternoon...here I am @ UiTM Puncak Alam...nice new campus but minuscule on d number of students within it
here is d organiser of d event...he was quite blurr [according to his lecturers]...turned out that he loss his handfon earlier...cian diaa
our team's chief...explaining d projects on display to d UiTM lecturers
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| Monday, 12-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...raya-ing around n b'day too...lagiii
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...kami enggak seludup kretek Pak...
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BgDin's pengkalan house...smokehh...BBQ punye hal
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today...another b'day in da haus
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last Saturday...we were at BangDin/BangAna's open house @ their pengkalan outpost. Looks like it has been a tradition since last year...for their open house to be packaged with boat ride!! [...menjadi pulak d panning shot with my old S2 snapper nihh....]
I know...I know...I thought that it would felt glamorous ala Baywatch or at least Miami Vice...hihi. So this must be how d infamous off-Somali pirates felt...but at least they looked cool with their AK47 n RPGs. BTW, my Sayang looked tersengih je [nak posing punye pasal] but actually tgh takut berdebar-debar internally...
n today....a special tutti-frutti cake for a special someone...
...it is Mak's b'day...alhamdullillah. All of us doakan for Mak dipanjangkan umur n sihat selalu insyaAllah... Altogether noww...Allah selamatkannn [u know d drift...]
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| Sunday, 11-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...eid get together n short-term convo
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oohh...Convo dah 25 kali rupanye
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afternoon...tukar channel pulak...open haus
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...with NMC guys [n gals at d back]
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With d many many major events filling up our weekends, we had to manoeuvre swiftly to accommodate our 'much demanded' eid open house. Decided earlier that today is d day n suddenly I got d letter this week 'requesting' for my presence at d convocation ceremony...n to sit on stage pulak tu!! I obliged as it was d session for d graduating planning students...but once they were done...puff...I magically disappeared from d stage while d event was still on. Probably David Blaine-cum-Copperfield pun bole kalah.
With regards to our eid get together-gether, d turn up was great n d weather was very pleasant alhamdullillah. Our schedule showed that we would close shop at 7pm...but biasa la kannn...we were still entertaining our guests even past 10pm. Our menu: home-made nasi lemak [sambal udang n/or bilis], pulut + kuah durian, mee jawa (kuah import from S16 as per normal practice] n various other kueh-mueh. We had fun hosting d guests n hopefully they were happy as well...
morning...in CAC...these group of people was trapped along with me...to be on stage for this year's convocation
wahh...rare capture nihh...to get d opportunity to snap this while on stage n from this angle
ok...switch venue n occasion pulak...our open haus. Kaed's delegate on d left n sedara-mara on right table while those just arrived busying themselves getting some food further inside
Dr Zin n wife arriving...tak sangka that they're coming. While Salmi, our Fresno-era friend, was just leaving. His son [in topi] was really into MJ n his face lighted up when I called him Mr. Jackson...hihi
Mak talking to Fuad, Ha [some called him as long lost cousin] n d rest of d geng
Fifi comforting himself on d bench while d table on d right were occupied by our other NMC friends...
...while over in d inside our dining table was conquered by bang Cik n family
wahh...even Wan Hilmi n wife paid us a visit this time...thanks guys. At d back were 2 of my students n walking down d street were Azila's hubby n his brother
n here come d medical brigade...Abg Yahya with a couple of doctors n one doctor wannabe
...this is d group known as 'Geng Baju Belang Kaed'...n their entourage
Along n Kak Cik preparing to leave...with d baby [whose hair is to be cukur next week] in tow
n then came my studio students...n of course I told them d story of d S'ngor MB as my neighbour...hihi
past d scheduled closing time...n we were receiving Misrol n family along with Elyas/Siti n d kids. Nasib baik still got some food for them. Fuhh...a tiring but satisfying day la today!!
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| Friday, 9-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...jengok Siti jap...d Sitiawan one
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tenyeh...jgn tak tenyeh
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...serious listening time
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murah rezki n dipanjangkan jodoh insyaAllah
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Pheww...this week is a hectic one indeed. Late last week in Kelate...early this minggu in Langkawi...n today we rushed off from our respective offices in d afternoon to Sitiawan...for Ram's akad nikah. As d ceremony was scheduled after Asr, we pressed on [translation: moving uber rapidly] to reach there in time. N ohh...BTW, we didn't bring any map so we had to ask few locals [some of them were blur themselves]. But alhamdullillah we managed to join d rest of our troupe @ Rini's place. Ram, not unlike Angah the other week, needed to lafaz his akad nikah only once. Congrats to Ram n Rini...n welcome to d family for Rini. We made a move back home after Maghrib n managed to reach S7 in good time due to quite light traffic on our route, alhamdullillah
khutbah nikah in session...with Ram n d others paying close attention
...n d lafaz was made by Ram...only once n accepted by d witnesses
alhamdullillah...n d tok imam recited d doa
...amiinnn
so it is official...Rini is Ram's now
n Ram is like...tak caya jee...huhu
d ring was slipped onto Rini's finger next...
...close-up sikit
n in xchange...a ring also for Ram
n here is d maskawin
next...its makan time
n of course...foto op for us with d newly-wed couple...
...followed by with d rest of d family
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| Tuesday, 6-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...mai Langkawi sat nuhh...for some readjustment
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d workshop in session...great turn-outs from d LAs*
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hhmm...wangi-wangian...somebody kirim la...not for own use
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Less than 48 hours after touching down from KB, we were in d air again. This time to Langkawi...on d invitation of JPBD for a workshop on 'Land Readjustment'. This is a relatively new concept in our Tanah Air n I m covering it in one of d courses that I handled. Hopefully when this approach goes into full swing here, many...or probably most of d land issues can be dealt with. If u want to know more...come to my class!
here we in Kuah's Bayview...it was still subh n many of d Kuah-ans were probably still layan-ing their dreams/nitemares.
we [my Sayang joined me on this trip...of course] arrived yesterday afternoon n managed to visit various outlets. BTW, I've been to Langkawi many times but this is my 1st time to get personal this close with si Helang d landmark nihh
when Langkawi is mentioned usually people with equate it with shopping. Well...not much of that can be seen here...very likely b'coz it is a weekday. But quite a number of international tourists nevertheless
ok...time to take off again...this time in d Truly Asean flying contraption
nearly reaching LCCT...n came across this sunset near d beach of PD...Lukut...or may be Sepang
* local authorities laa...
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| Saturday, 3-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...Kelate delights Pt. 2...jale sano jale sini
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our temp abode while in KB since Thusday
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n yess...shouldn't gave Yati a miss while there
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morning today...gloomy PCB
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Of course our rendezvous in Kelate does not revolved around Angah's wedding semata-mata. Since we put up ourselves in d Royal Guest House [without his majesty's invite fer sure], d many many touristy places were easily within reach. On top of that we also managed to travel a bit in our rented Kancil, which was replaced with a Wira SE on d last day due to a/c problem, to Rantau Panjang, PCB, n around KB n its vicinity...
Thursday...on d way east n somewhere above Tanah Melayu
a not long after touching down [we were greeted by NIk n Najwa] n our first stop...without fail since our last trip here...was to enjoy a plate of nasi kerabu @ d nameless but well patronised outlet in Baung. Sori la that d fork n spoon doesn't match...huhu
some scenes of KB
yesterday...took my Sayang, Mak, Ina n Wan to Rantau Panjang. Found our later that there is no Friday solat conducted within d town. But alhamdullillah this abang offered me a ride to a masjid about 2 km away...it has been a while since I membonceng...hihi [BTW...d khutbah was delivered in standard BM...no slang what so ever]
today...while d ladies busying themselves in pasar Siti Khadijah n Buluh Kubu, I made my way n paid a visit to d many museums near our Guest House
n while waiting for d time of our flight, we ronda2 here n there n came across this modern/contempo unit near Salor...probably it belonged to a housing developer/contractor based on d location of a small office next door
if u r wondering why some Kelantanese called Tesco as Tisco...just observe d above foto...hhmm
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| Friday, 2-Oct-2009 12:00 |
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...Kelate delights Pt. 1...Angah's nikah
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yesterday...readying d troupe...
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...various forms to read thru n sign
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post-nikah dinner...delicious dishes dehh...
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D 2nd week of Eid n we were really way off our usual raya hot spots. This time we were in Kelate...as Angah followed up on d promises he made last year...to take a girl from Pasir Mas to be his wife. So...here we r on d east coast of Tanah Melayu...after a flight out of LCCT yesterday morning. D majlis pernikahan was held last nite while d reception was conducted afternoon today at Zuriati's place. BTW...not many fotos for today's ceremony as d camera suddenly went dead.
yesterday's afternoon...Angah tired [+ nervous probably] after d long drive from Sg Tua in d morning
later that nite...ready n raring to go for d pernikahan do
at d masjid n awaiting for his historical moment
listening attentively to d khutbah pernikahan...with his abah giving close support
d 'other side' counting d mas khawin...cukup alhamdullillah
warming up n practising d akad...b4 d real thing
n here goes...alhamdullillah Angah passed with warna terbang...only one lafaz je...congrats
...followed by d doa kesyukuran
Zuriati is now 'officially' Angah's...welcome to d family Zu
n signing d forms to make it official. But no touching touching yet...
...as Angah has yet to perform his solat sunat
time for exchange of gifts now...
...a gelang for Zu...
n a cincin for Angah
next we moved to Zu's place for dinner...
n d glowing bride n groom posed one last time for d nite
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today...getting ready for d reception
Angah n d hantarans...all packed into d Pajero n ready to go
b4 departing...one pose with his abah
okay...everyone...take your place n get ready to berarak...
...accompanied by d kompang posse...who coincidently were wearing yellow as well...
n that's all folks...at about this point d camera went bonkers...so no bersanding or any additonal fotos from me...huhu
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| Thursday, 24-Sep-2009 22:00 |
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...raya-ing around n b'days too
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Monday...my own b'day...n a home-made cake...hihi
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Tuesday...in Sitiawan for raya n Lumut for lunch
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Wednesday...raya breakfast
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D raya mood is still thick in d air n this was further compounded with our 1-week leave. Monday, d 2nd day of raya, saw us heading to Beranang n Cheras for raya visits [no foto though]. N it was also my b'day...n with d cake shops still yet to open for business, d kids decided to bake a surprise b'day cake for your truly...very touchy woo. How old am I this year...lets just say old enough...hhmm.
D following day, Tuesday, we planned to drive to Sg Belukang but while on d way we received a call stating that those over there wanted to visit our relatives in Sitiawan...so onwards to Sitiawan it is then. Visited 2 houses of my opah saudara over there...n made a short stop in Lumut as well. Anyway, today is Luqman's 11th b'day...n as we r visiting Zana/Shahrul + family for raya, we decided to have an impromptu b'day celebrations there.
Penat gak ehh zooming here n there...but just wait for this weekend, d next n d one after that...fuuhhh.
Tuesday...here we r converging @ this tranquil area of Sitiawan for raya-ing...
...n making a pit stop in Lumut for makan tghari + some 'light' nyopping for bilis n whats not
on d way back...stop by for raya-ing @ BgGee/BgAzmi's place...in addition to collect Ashriq who opted to stay with us for a few days
After 3 days of raya dishes...we elected to go Swedish yesterday...so raya-ing @ Ikea we did with Farhah tagging along
N today...we congregated to Zana/Shahrul's haus...including those coming from Sg Tua along with Cik n Ticham+wifey. From d above it can clearly be seen that Along Nadrah n Umar were ever ready to pose for foto...provided d moods r gud of course
I rushed to d nearby Equine Park n alhamdullillah d bakery was opened n managed to secure a b'day cake...
...for Luqman's 11th year on this earth
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| Sunday, 20-Sep-2009 12:00 |
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...Eid Mubarak 1430
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outside Masjid Bt Laut
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my Sayang n mummy
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maaf + duit raya session
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Our raya celebration started with a trip to Batu Laut for the final iftar this Ramadhan. September being busy month for birthdays within our family members, witnessed another one being celebrated right after our iftar...this time for Ashraf. There were some calls for mine as well but it was simply d case of 'belum cukup haul' lagi...hhmm. D 1st day of Eid itself was as per our usual routine...celebrating it at both Batu Laut n Shah Alam. We arrived in Shah Alam later in d afternoon n d rest of d family were oredi there...minus Dubai-based Chemi of course...but d kids simply enjoyed all d merriments...n especially d duit raya of course...n with special mention of 'duit raya' coming all d way from Dubai...hihi
our last Iftar for this Ramadhan...hopefully not d last for all of us. + a b'day celebration as well
solat raya in Batu Laut...this young imam was very good in his delivery of his khutbah...1st time for me to hear him here me think...
...n followed by a ziarah to d tanah wakaf
certainly qualifies as keluarga 'sedondon'...is that ejaan correct...hhmm
n back to d haus...sesi bermaaf-maafan ensued...n not to forget duit raya give-away too
eehh...d newly-wed couple pun dapat duit raya gakk from us...tak aci betuulll
next on d agenda was raya foto session...
n jalan2 to d four 'compulsory houses' in Batu Laut area
later in d afternoon, we made our way to Shah Alam...turned out that Bang Ngah n family were oredi there
n another round of posing-posing followed next...
no...don't ask me what that hands signal symbolises...I am in d dark too. Anyway, alhamdullillah our raya celebrations has got off to a great start. One thing though, there's a lot of upcoming raya weekends going to be put aside for Angah Rashdan n Ramadhan's weddings...so...probably there'll be less opportunities to raya-ing here n there...we'll see...
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| Saturday, 19-Sep-2009 12:00 |
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...happenings in Ramadhan 1430
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...Planning students iftar @ Kaed
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...Raya nyopping @ MidV with d gurls...
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Komplek PKNS...really thriving preRaya businesses here
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This entry basically covers d happenings during Ramadhan as didn't really get d opportunity to update regularly n d breakdown of d internet link @ home...twice [hhmm...was thinking about switching to another service]...didn't help much either.
Alhamdullillah...for being able to experience another Ramadhan. This blurry scene was from d 1st nite tarawih @ Masjid Negeri.
N d 1st day iftar was held @ Bg Azmi/Bg Gee's place...n there was a b'day celebration as well
Puasa also signals d busy time of shopping raya...n here we r @ SACC. I was reading few magazines in MPH n overheard d singer entertaining d crowd really sang like Ahmad Jais...turned out that it was really him...hihi. D band was in all white uniform...probably from d navy gamaknye...
we also celebrated another b'day...this time for Awateef. Happy b'day to you...n all of us berdoa for u to do well in your upcoming SPM, insyaallah
04-09-09...went to Matta Fair @ PWTC...not for d travel fair actually...but as part of class assignment since a property fair was also held simultaneously. Anyway, this Korean girl conducted a survey for a PhD candidate n I was d 1st respondent. Didn't get any souvenir though...as d one who have them was yet to arrive. It was quite interesting survey...basically to find out d perception of Muslim tourists to Korea.
made another run to KL on 06-09-09...n of course raya shopping equals to traffic congestion all over d city...this particular one was on Jln Raja Laut
D planning students organised an iftar on 08-09-09...together with under-privileged children. They then had an impromptu nasyid...1st d boys...
...n then d girls...
...there was even a main bunga api session
one interesting thing about malls r d deco that they designed n erected for d many festivities. @ MidV, this year is less elaborate me think but nice nonetheless...n a ghazal troupe strutting its stuff
another stop during this puasa was d Sunway Pyramid...n it so happen that there was a Peugeot test drive session...but not for d above number
we also had an iftar session @ our abode on 13-09-09...
d last Friday of d Ramadhan...hopefully we would be able to experience many more Ramadhans to come n reap its plentiful bounties, insyaAllah
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