starting the raya gear

assalamualaikum and hi! :)

would like to post this time in english.

but don't mind me, this won't make me any less malay or malaysian. still am ;)

so!

this time it's about raya.

today marks the 17th day of syawal.

alhamdulillah i started replacing the ramadan fast quite early this time, together with the 6 days of syawal fasting. 6 days completed. got another few days to finish the rest. *root for me! lolx*

the pandemic is also nearly ending *alhamdulillah!*,

raya open houses are permitted this year (how cool is that!).

so we went to our first open house, at neighbour's.

donning blue and white, mix and match.

i think i didn't snap any photos at my neighbour's house,

but there's a video! haha

ya, the open house took place at night.

i love the night vibe. one cuz it's cozy, not too hot (hm but still hot, prolly the weather.. hihi), and it's early syawal, so many people are doing the syawal fasting on daylight.

best reasons to do open houses at night.

so after a while, the house was swarming with so many people,

we quickly finished our meal and headed out to play fireworks and firecrackers.

anaqi and i.
they were many other kids too, but not in the shot.

end story of our first open house on 2022.

and down here is the photo of lemang periuk kera, or the pitcher plant lemang.

we've been looking for it right before raya, but to no avail.

i was asking around cuz my husband really dig it *that's how i love him, went looking every nook and cranny for the things that he crave -- if you read this, hun. (i bet not) haha*

finally i found it!

someone at the office shared the info,

and suddenly many other people were ordering too.

 i was more than glad to help them ordered this, so everyone would have the pleasure to taste this delish dish.

oh oh and the rendang! (spicy yellow 'pencen' chicken rendang -- btw how do you call an ayam pencen in english? LOL)

the rendang was fiiiiine.

sedaplah. at par to my tastebud. and yours too *everyone loves delish food lah, right?* kehkeh.

MYR15 per set, bought from mr. uzai, a former staff at our office.
he's doing this full time now, so do not hesitate to contact him to order: 013-6317688
(putrajaya and nearest)

ok to our next open house!

this happened last saturday.

i usually set my weekends *friday too* as 'free-of-fasting' days to celebrate things like this open house lah. lolx

SHARING

i've read somewhere about ramadan's fasting replacement (ganti puasa wajib).

if we're replacing ramadan fasting on that particular day (it's wajib, right),

we cannot bluntly just breaking fast without a concrete reason.

E.G.: we're replacing a fast today.

suddenly, office has eid open house.

so we just break our fast to celebrate and to eat. or because our friends ask us to.

we can't, cuz breaking ramadan fast, even though when we're replacing it, is a sin (berdosa).

unlike sunnah fasting (syawal fasting, or the monday thursday fasting),

that one, we can break our fast because it's not wajib.

wallahu a'lam.

so if we know there will be open houses or whatsnot, and we want to go there to eat,

make sure we're not fasting on that day lah.

fast the next day also cannn :D

*but yeah, one must complete the fasting replacement soon. do not wait till the end of the year. cuz who knows what will happen to us that time, right? tetiba sakit ulcer ke, or gastrik, terkejar pulak nak ganti last minute*

BACK TO THIS OPEN HOUSE STORY. LOLX

idk how to tell this kid to pose a decent look these days. haha!
(always making faces in front of the camera. i surrender already :P)

yeah, this open house is the grand one.

almost look like a wedding, right?

there were many dishes and as a foodie, i was loving it!

beriyani rice, spicy sweet chicken, roasted lamb, satays, apam balik, many many more i can't list them all.

the drawback is just, there were so many people too. peak hours may be.

so i couldn't eat calmly.

there were like two families standing around our table,

waiting for anyone to get up so that they could take over.. haha.

thing is, i just sit and started eating!

i felt like people are looking at me while i ate lolx *though they didn't? i just felt it because they were all surrounding the table*

so i just ate some dishes quickly and then got up to give seats to others.

how baik. not. haha

right before our table being swarmed with guests.

nevertheless, i had a good time there.

met my former boss, didn't catch up anything *lolx*, just saying hi and bye, and a photo snap, cuz he's busy with many guests.

thank you, for the warm hospitality.

next!

the next day on sunday, my fam said let's go balik kampung our late abah.

so let's!

our late abah was a tampin's boy.

tampin, as in negeri sembilan.

the land of delicious authentic lemang and smoky food (smoky beef, smoky chicken, smoky duck. all smoked. lolx. JK)

our grannies already passed away before abah,

so the ones that reside there are our mak lang, induk siti and induk chom. that's how we call our aunties in nogori.

right now both induks are not in the right 'weather'.

induk siti can barely stand up, or else she'll faint. speedy recovery for her.

last time induk nah was there too, but passed away due to cancer. *al-Fatihah*

usually induk nah will help mak lang like go buy groceries, drive the van/car and things like that.

now that induk nah is not around, mak lang did it herself at her golden age.

i pray that Allah give her strength and wellness to face days ahead. and pray for many manyyy rewards for here as she takes care of the family since forever.

thank you, mak lang.

us all, with mak lang.
Allah grant her a good health at the age of.. 73 i think. alhamdulillah.

mak lang and our kampung house.

trivia: my yearly rendang raya's recipe was originally from mak lang.

like no any other.

i never find a rendang as delish as mak lang's.

usually she cooked rendang with like 5 chickens every raya.

but now as she grew older and had to take care of induk,

she just cooked 2 chickens this year.

she cannot cook much like before.

so now when i feel like i want to eat mak lang's rendang,

i have to cook it myself. sobs. :P

next we went to pak ngah and mak ngah's house in seremban.

mak ngah was also not in the best condition (bila dah ziarah sana sini baru la tau keadaan saudara mara. Allahu).

she told us that she fall on march, hurt her waist (and body)

and now she just lay and resting on her bed.

the time i visited, mak ngah was also having a fever. may Allah grant her wellness.

us all with pak ngah. not in the photo; the kids, husb, ain and durra.
they're all somewhere outside the frame. lolx

me and mama. may Allah always blessed her with good health and His rahmah.

last but not least,

i wanna talk about kuih raya (traditional raya cookies/biscuits).

didn't buy much,

this year, i think initially i bought one semperit and two nutella swiss tart. haha

yeah that's it.

then my mom gave me this cornflakes biscuits, made by her.. yums!

cornflakes biscuits by mama.

and this flower semperit, i just bought it for MYR22 only at tampin.
sedaplah pulak, it really melts in the mouth.

 

so to many many more open houses in the future *insyaAllah*

lolx. bye!!

our raya aidilfitri 2020

assalamualaikum and hi, pretty people! :)

dah masuk raya kelima,

rasanya tak lambat sangat untuk wish semuaaaa HAPPY AIDILFITRI!

or eid mubarak! or the classic selamat hari raya aidilfitri.

mohon ampun dan maaf atas kekhilafan diri ni.

scoreboard 0-0 okeh! :D

raya tahun ni dikenali sebagai #coveid.

iaitu covid + eid?

iaitu raya sambil-sambil menghadapi pandemik covid-19.

PM pun dah beritahu,

korang-korang ni raya sehari je.

tu pun kalau nak berkunjung,

just dalam negeri yang sama saja (or in our case, dalam klang valley saja).

lepas tu tak boleh bermalam.

max 20 orang je dalam sehari yang ada dalam satu rumah.

aight kitorang pun follow je la.

walaupun husb & myself, dua-dua 'kampung' kat selangor,

sejak MCO start 18 mac hari tu, tak pernah gerak ke mana-mana ye (except ofis)

tak balik 'kampung' pun. just video call family.

tang raya ni baru laa berkesempatan nak balik.

skema jugak kitorang ni follow rules tak rentas sana sini,

tak bawak budak-budak keluar rumah. haha

yosh, demi keselamatan sejagat.

ya kalau dah nak kena, kena juga.

tapi at least kita dah ambik precautions, so tak la ralit sangat (mintak dijauhkannn).

walaupun raya ala 'kad' ini tahun,

baju raya beli jugak,

and juadah raya masak jugak. lololx

bulan ramadan hari tu sy rajin ambik gambar langit.

so here's gambar langit 1st of syawal ;

cantik kaler langit time raya hari tu *love*

lauk-pauk macam ayam dengan ketupat tu,

kita masak malam raya eve.

esoknya tinggal panaskan je.

juadah di atas meja, raya pertama.

sy memang suka gila-gila dengan raya dishes. the rendang, lemang, ketupat palas semua. awesomeness.

lemang beli, ketupat palas beli lepas tu re-rebus and goreng, nasi himpit mini nona, rebus jugak.

juadah baharu; ayam kicap berempah berkerisek.

ahha tahun ni masak ayam kicap berempah ni.

memang marvellous rasa dia-bukan-nak-puji-masakan-sendiri-tapi-resipi-ni-memang-sedap. bahaha

biasanya on hari raya biasa (bukan MCO),

bila kita berjalan-jalan raya dengan family husb kat banting,

akan sampai satu rumah sedara husb ni.

diorang punya menu every year is ayam kicap berempah dengan lemang.

memang ngam makan dua-dua ni.

biasanya kitorang datang ramai-ramai, makan siap bertambah.

sebab sedap sangat.

so tahun ni tak dapek nak makan, kita pun pi cari resipi.

tak tau la sama ke tak exactly, tapi dapatlah menghilangkan kempunan HAHA

nanti-nanti bila rajin, sy share resipi kat blog ok.

then ada satu rumah ni pulak,

akan hidang lauk dengan nasi putih. fuhhh

biasa akan ada la lauk macam masak lemak, ikan bawal kecik-kecik goreng garing, sayur campur semuaaaa.

aaaa i cannottt. haha

kalau kat ganu pulak, kampung tok ai,

pagi-pagi raya, menu kitorang is sateeeee.

malam raya eve tu dah berkumpul cucuk sate ramai-ramai.

then ada kari ayam cik mah masak.. yum2.

sy akan bawak rendang dari rumah.

pastu rumah sebelah tok pulak akan hidang nasi minyak sedap super sedap, ayam dia lembut mak aih.

tertelan-telan ailio cerita pasal makanan yang tak kesampaian on raya coveid ni. ahaha

tu belum kat nismilan. kampung arwah abah den.

mak lang punya rondang.. fuhh jangan cakap la.

tiada tandingan. ikiki

sebut pasal rendang, ni ha rendang ayam kampung yang sy masak tahun ni. harus pakai resipi mak lang. tapi 1st day raya tak kering sangat lagi. lepas-lepas tu baru berjaya dikeringkan. haha

kuah kacang express. cap jamilah mansor. sedapp! beli kat shopee.

fruits platter. mengenangkan asal raya je tak de sayur, so kali ni kita letak buah banyak sikit.

air ribena laici ni husband yang buat. time raya je sy minum ais. hari lain tak minum. lolx. sedap betul air ni woih.

ni ayam kicap berempah time masak malam sebelum raya. sedap betul, memang akan repeat lagi masak ni insyaAllah.

raya eve tu dah rasmikan dulu ayam kicap dengan lemang. wahhaha

ketupat ni beli dengan budak ofis, tapi sy suka goreng punya version. macam kat ganu.

gambar raya pun tak de la beria sangat tahun ni ye.

mana boleh je. haha

baju theme mint green.

kat rumah sendiri tak sempat bergambar, kita snap snap kat kampung banting je. jyeahh. with ariana.

tang posing tu kita cover belakang ariana lah, sebab kegemukan melanda. haha

time puasa turun 2kilo,

lepas tu menstrual, makan balik, naik balik 2kilo *tepek dahi*

macam tak de artinya diet HAHA

saranghaeeee. biskut sarang semuttthaee.

yeobo and myself. kemain korean panggilan yeobo bagai. hahah

*yeobo = honey in korean

petang tu, gerak ke shah alam pulak.

on the way, singgah rumah zaim kat sijangkang, sebab husb nak pi beraya sana.

lepas tu zaim bawak kitorang jalan ke casa rabiah.

syahma, wife zaim kerja kat casa rabiah ni. kira macam homestay resort gitu.

anaqi and pool. ariana tido ternganga dalam kereta time ni. haha

disebabkan ariana tertidur, kitorang bertiga je la ferfeeling gambar raya kat casa rabiah ni :P

then sampai shah alam, rumah mama pun dekat pukul 6 petang.

kenapa raya boleh sehari jeeee waaa.

mana sempat ni. rushing ok.

kat shah alam ada macam-macam juadah jugak.

yang penting ada nasi minyak ye, gulai daging, ayam masak merah, acar timun wahhhh sedap!

dan pelbagai lagi hidangan tapi macam tak de gambar je dalam kamera ni.

sempat tangkap igstory je haritu kot.

gambar tak snap. sibuk makan je. lolx

kad raya untuk family.

gambar raya sempoi bak ang dengan family ai. tu pun time nak balik baru bergambar hahaha

mama cakap dah tunggu nak bergambar sesama, tapi kitorang tak sampai-sampai, lolx

so diorang dah tukar baju semua.

jadilah ada gambar sekeping ni daripada tak de :P

then malam tu baliklah ke dengkil semula.

kemain ekspress raya kali ni.

sebelum entry berakhir,

ada jugak ni snap gambar juadah hari raya kedua.

walaupun beraya kat rumah sendiri je,

meriah tu tetap kena ada.

walaupun pakai tshirt je kita. haha

meja makan kecik je, tapi makanan banyak. guane tu?

raya kedua, husb request daging salai masak lomak cili api.

ni ha rupa bentuk rendang ayam kampung yang dah semakin kering. makin kering, makin sedap, seriously.

rendang ni memang jenis lagi lama lagi sedap.

jenis yang ko makan berkali-kali pun takkan muak.

rendang lain ai is tak tahu, tapi resipi mak lang memang tak lapuk dek hujan. haha

rendang kerang, bawak daripada banting. sodapp.

eh tetiba tersesat lauk ikan siakap goreng tiga rasa. ni makan buat berbuka semasa raya ketiga.

alkisahnya bahan basah banyak dah habis dalam fridge.

ayam habis terus. kedai pulak tutup lagi.

tinggal ikan je. ada siakap seekor ni, kita pun masaklah.

kat rumah ni memang suka makan ikan. haha

ok tu lah cerita raya MCO 2020 kitorang.

serba sederhana, apa adanya gitu.

sederhana tapi raya vibes tu ada la.

ha korang jangan lupa sambung puasa 6 ok,

banyak ganjarannya, insyaAllah.

till then, peeps!!

ciao cincau!

menginap di dorsett putrajaya dan pesta LAMPU 2019

assalamualaikum and hi! :)

first entry for 2020!! *tujah penumbuk ke udara*
ok nampaknya perangai masih sama :PP

how's everyone? how's ur new year?
tahun baharu kali ni, kita tak ke mana-mana..
cuma duduk kat rumah, bukak tv, tapi tertidur kat depan tv dan tak dan nak countdown apapun.
countdown dengkuran, may be? :DD

permulaan tahun baharu 2020 menyaksikan beberapa cabaran/ujian untuk semua.
seperti kebakaran hutan di australia (solidariti untuk mereka, semoga Allah permudahkan); dan
influenza outbreak (can be fatal, please take care, everyone! minum banyak air/makan buah/up imuniti badan okek).

tadi masa lunch di ofis pun ada terbincang pasal kematian-kematian mengejut kebelakangan ni.
tak ada sakit apa sebelumnya, kemudian meninggal dunia.
ada yang pergi pada usia muda, tak sampai 60an usia kebiasaannya bagi umat Nabi Muhammad SAW.
ya, mati mengejut tu adalah salah satu tanda-tanda akhir zaman.
dah tahun 2020, bolehlah kita renungkan yang usia dunia ni dah tak muda.
dah tua, sama macam kita  jugak. tua up setahun.
jadi let's gunakan baki usia yang ada ni ke arah kebaikan.
yang liat-liat solat sebelum ni, kuatkan mental fizikal untuk solat.
yang ringan lidah suka gossip girl xoxo sana sini, trylah kurangkan lepas tu stop terus.
yang sudah mendekatkan diri kepada Allah, dekatkan lagi dan tambahlah amalan-amalan dan ilmu kita yang tak berapa nak cukup ni.
let's be a better us on 2020 ok!
*siapa cakap 'YE LAH USTAZAH', ai lempang laju-laju ok. haha. kita bukan ustazah tapi nak jugaklah berpesan-pesan. sama-samalah kita hui*

so.
panjang pulak mukadimah.
harapnya 2020 ni lagi rajinlah nak update blog ye. mah haha.

walaupun new year kita tidak ke mana-mana,
28-29 disember hari tu ada la jugak pergi ke pesta LAMPU kat putrajaya.
LAMPU = light and motion putrajaya.
macam tahun 2018 sebelumnya, tahun 2019 pun kita stay kat hotel dorsett, putrajaya.
disebabkan dekatnya dengan hotel tu,
boleh jalan kaki je ke pesta LAMPU.
kali ni kita ajak sanak saudaara.. hey hey! :P
haha taklah, kita ajak my mom and my bro faliq pun ikut sekali dengan familynya.
baru meriah ramai-ramai ye dok.

wani e and mama beliau. hihi

tahun 2019 cepat pulak sold out bilik-bilik kat dorsett.
agaknya semakin ramai menyedari keperluan menginap di hotel untuk mengelakkan jem tak bertepi kat putrajaya ni :P
sy beli hotel tak la lewat dan tak lah awal sangat,
tapi tinggal bilik yang katil twin je. doink.
hah oklah, kita beli je la mana bilik yang ada. asalkan ada bilik. lolx

sampai-sampai petang tu, we all kelaparan. lantas bergegas ke restoran jombali di aras G.

hotel dorsett ni terletak dalam bangunan suria mall, putrajaya.
tapi bila masuk suria mall tu, dapat dirasakan kesuramannya.
sedihlah pulak, sebab dulu-dulu masa datang suria mall ni (most of the time datang untuk makan HAHA), agak banyak jugak la kedai.
termasuk toys r us pun ada kat situ.
but now, kebanyakan dah tutup.
food court kat belah atas sekali tu pun dah tutup.
yang tinggal 'hidup' cumalah hotel dorsett, supermarket hero, 7e dengan jombali.
dengan ada la kedai lain sikit-sikit and booth kecik.
sedih weh.
what happened to suria mall??
lokasi tak ON kot, sebab berada kat tengah-tengah pusat pentadbiran kerajaan persekutuan.
ofis je la banyak sini.. and mall pun hanya dikunjungi pada waktu lunch hour/petang kejap.
lepas tu dah tak de pengunjung.
kot la.

(kena bukak AEON mall, tak pun ikea kat putrajaya ni. baru lively sikit. taman tema nak jugak satuuuu! HAHA)

so back to our hotel dorsett *sengih*

toiletries minima, sebab book pun bilik twin (paling murmur). walaupun begitu, tetap tip top and puas hati.

sorrylah gambar katil dah bergumpal-gumpal selimutnya HAHA

now kalau masuk hotel,
agak sukar ye nak tangkap gambar bilik hotel dalam keadaan baru-lepas-kemas.
sebab nanti AAs akan terus berlari-larian dan melompat di sana sini (including katil).. haha

so malam tu lepas maghrib, dalam pukul 8pm lebih,
kitorang pun keluar berjemaah ke pesta LAMPU.
walk walk je dah sampai. hoahaha

area food truck yang memang berdekatan dengan hotel.

ruang makan ada 2 area food truck dan satu lagi macam food court kot (tak pergi).. sebab yang food court tu kat hujung istana kehakiman sana.
kitorang pergi mana yang dekat je.
orang adalah ramai kat tempat-tempat makan.

bergambar sebelum menerjah ke pesta LAMPU.

dari segi kemeriahan pesta LAMPU,
meriah. orang ramai jugak.
tapi kalau nak dibandingkan dengan tahun-tahun sebelumnya,
macam monumen dan lampu-lampu tu berkurangan sikit pada tahun 2019.

bawak budak-budak naik tube train. RM5 per person.

depan tu tuah dan anaqi. belakang tu ariana.

suka diorang naik train.

kitorang banyak berjalan tengok-tengok la
dan kurang spending on beli barang-barang haha.
lampu mainan pun tak beli.. sebab time hujung-hujung tu, budak-budak (macam biasa la) dah tido.
sama jeee macam tahun 2018.
awal-awal dah ingatkan AAs untuk tidur petang tu,
tapi diorang hyped masuk hotel.
sampai ke sudah tak tidur.
sudahnya tertidur kat pesta LAMPU tu jugekkk. doink
nasib baik la kali ni bawak stroller.
kalau dulu, kena berdukung dari perbadanan putrajaya, balik ke hotel.
lenguh bahu sisthorrr :P

anaqi with nenek and uncle faliq. belakang sipi-sipi tu, tuah :P

ariana and i.

nak tunjuk kat food truck ni ada macam-macam jenis burger. burung unta dengan arnab pun ada.

faliq, ain, tuah kat kedai ais krim. dia tengah tunggu ais krim nitrogen (berasap).

nak cakap pasal ais krim nitrogen.
pernah beli kat pesta lain sebelum ni.
best la makan keluar asap kat mulut HAHA
tapi kalau korang first timer beli, ok la.
sebab harganya berbelas-belas ringgit secawan.
rasanya tak de la sedap mana. macam makan biskut? kihkih
just nak tengok effect berasap tu.

faliq-ain-tuah.

nenek yah-ariana.

babah-anaqi.

me at the food truck area.

ni yang sy beli; sate goreng. harga RM10 sebekas.

sy ingatkan sate cucuk yang digoreng..
rupanya tak de penyucuk hihi.
rasa ok-ok saja, sebab sy mengharapkan sate goreng kat lidi yang goreng garing tu (yang ni texture tak garing.. macam texture direbus pun ada.. lembut-lembut).

then lepas duduk kat area food truck,
kitorang gerak ke light projection.
ni kira main attraction kat pesta LAMPU.
memang ramai duduk kat depan PoJ (palace of justice) tu..
termasuklah kitorang sekali.
cari la mana-mana lantai yang kosong,
then duduklah ramai-ramai tengok.
kalau sampai lambat pun tak pe.
sebab persembahan akan loop (ulang balik) lepas beberapa set tamat.

jalur gemilang.

malaysia spirit.

kami-kami dalam kegelapan. haha

yang ni tak berapa gelap, sebab babah suluh dengan lampu handphone :DD

ok lepas bergambar, kita sambung tengok persembahan :D

yang ni cantik jugak. colorful.

lawaaa.

tapi kitorang tak sempat tengok sampai habis..
budak-budak dah tidur.
so kitorang pun gerak balik hotel lepas beberapa ketika.
sempat la tengok 2-3 set.

monumen robot. nak tunjuk gambar ni kat anaqi nanti, sebab dia tidur tak dapat nak tengok.

then balik, tidoooo.

esoknya pergi breakfast kat dorsett.
breakfast kat dorsett memang the best la dan sedap sangat.
kot-kot korang nak gi makan buffet lunch ke, dinner ke, pergi la kat dorsett.
serius sedap tak tipu.

my first plate. SEMUA sedap. haha. rendang tu sedap sampaikan sy bertambah.

tried puri for the first time. rasanya - roti goreng kembung. haha

my next plate. see! rendang ayam sedap tu harus ada.

AAs berlarian, dah tak sabar nak mandi pool.

umat manusia memang ramai gile la yang stay kat dorsett hari tu.
swimminh pool sesakkkk. hahaha

ni la keadaan swimming pool dorsett pada hari tersebut.

pusat perkumpulan kanak-kanak di pool.

them, playing.

sy bawak jugak baju renang,
tapi tak jadi nak masuk sebab ramai sangat orang.
kang swim ke kanan, terlanggar orang.
swim ke kiri, pun terlanggar orang.
alih-alih dapat berendam je. hahaha

muka senang hati sebab baru dapat makan makanan yang sedap.

sy perasan,
bila sy happy dapat makan makanan sedap,
badan sy boost satu perasaan yang sangat baik HAHA
hence badan sy terasa sangat sihat.
betapa makanan sedap tu mempengaruhi badan manusia kan.

and lasssstt but not least, gambar anaqi kesejukan.

kejap je anaqi tu, terus nak balik bilik hotel sebab sejuk.
then kitorang gerak ke pasaraya hero untuk shopping kejap,
sebelum check out dan balik ke rumah masing-masing.
nenek and uncle faliq to shah alam,
and us back to dengkil.

so far best light-light pergi pesta LAMPU kali ni,
kemeriahan tu dah tak sama dan hyped macam sebelum-sebelum ni.
so new year 2021 (insyaAllah kalau panjang umur), mungkin kita try cari destinasi lain pula? idk.
atau mungkin akan ke pesta LAMPU lagi? hihi

apapun congrats and thank you, PPj..
for organizing such a wonderful event.

sampai jumpa lagi! toodles!