The Journey of a Distort Soul....

Transformers at GSC OU...

We went to watch Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen at GSC OU. I booked the tickets while I was in Jakarta; plan to go with Aiman and when my cousin Fazlin noticed the update on our Facebook she immediately bought the ticket; seat no next to Aiman. We move out from Shah Alam by 9.30am and reached GSC OU just in time to get out tickets. It was a huge crowd at the cinema hall as TV3 Kids organize a special Tranformers screening session for their members. They brought two mascots dress as Optimus Prime and Bumblee Bee to the screening; Aiman took a picture with them. We bought our usual popcorn combo and went inside the cinema hall; not before some Kodak Moments at the Transformers poster outside. Arief was happy enjoying his popcorn while kept on asking about Bumblebee. The movie is about two and a half hour long; and Arief was getting bored as he started to play with Aiman and Fazlin in-front. He even walked down the stairs. It took another box of popcorn to coerce him to sit back in his seat. We really enjoy the movie thoroughly and plan to buy the DVD later :-)

Indonesia Holiday Part 3...

We had our morning buffet breakfast at the Hotel Cafe downstairs. The spread is satisfactory and we really like their nasi goreng; it is always delicious. Arief was not that hungry and he started to walk all over the cafe and hotel lobby. After breakfast, I went to discuss with the hotel concierge on our room as I feel we were not given the Executive Suite as per the voucher. And I was right as they had been a mistake during registration. We will be upgraded to the Executive Suite in the evening; moving up to Level 12 from Level 7. I told them to take our bags from the existing room as we will be out shopping the whole day :-)

We went to Tanah Abang with my friends from Asiatech; Wi-Ent and Andri. Andri is familiar with Tanah Abang and it makesit easier for us to shop for our things. It was quite jam heading to Tanah Abang from our hotel and we immediately went up to the 6th floor for textiles. Arief was tired as he slept late last nite and we had to carry him during our shopping. We bought lots and lots of textiles and it is quite cheap. Eliza & Arief went to relax at their food court at Level 8 while I continue to window shop. We had ANW while Arief was sleeping at the food court. I bought California Fried Chicken for Arief  after he woke up as he was hungry; he didn't ate much during breakfast and I also bought chicken strips at Texas Chicken for take-aways :-)

Indonesia Holiday Part 2...

We went to the nearby Senayan Mall; it is one of the many HUGE shopping mall in Jakarta and they were having massive school holiday sales. We went into Lacoste Boutique and their famous polo shirt is on 50% but before I manage to grab it; it was taken by another shopper (reminisence of a scene in "Confessions of a Shopaholics" minus the cat-fight). We had our evening snack at the food court and I ordered nasi cobek at Sate Khas and nasi goreng special for Eliza & Arief at Tamani Express. BTW Arief bought his Ben 10 figurines at Sogo Plaza Senayan; Four Arms, Accelerate and HeatBlast. He began playing with his new toys while eating his chicken at the food court :-)

We began exploring Plaza Senayan and ended up at Metro Department Store. And Arief bought his Ben 10 and OshKosh collar t-shirt. As always Arief would like to wear his new t-shirt immediately and we change him at the cashier counter. As it was already dark, we decided to visit Hero supermarket to buy our groceries. I was looking for soya bean (since my last visit to Indonesia last year) and couldn't locate it. I guess they didn't sell soya bean at their supermarket. But I did bought Teh Sosro though :-)

Indonesia Holiday Part 1...

We drove to Abg Ngah house at around 7.15am and we reached there by 8am. Kak Zah prepared mee goreng basah for our breakfast. Ijat send us to LCCT and we arrived there just in time for our check-in. We immediately went into the boarding area and took our seat; Aisle 1. It was very comfortable with ample leg room. Arief really enjoy flying; sitting near the window and watching the ground as we took off. Arief fall asleep during the journey with Eliza. BTW I bought AirAsia Transformers T-Shirt and a sticker book for Arief. Arief woke-up as we were about to land at Soekarno Airport; the journey is about 2 hours and we arrived a bit late than scheduled (delayed due to operational issues). With the recent H5N1 outbreak, we were requested to fill-up the "Health Declaration Card" and to be given to the medical personnel at the immigration counter. The immigration took awhile to settle as they was a huge crowd. And Arief lost his stickers along the way and was crying for me to buy him a new set. We did managed to convince him that we will buy on our way back home to LCCT on Thursday. After finish with the immigration, I went with Arief to the airport McDonalds and bought Happy Meal with Spiderman Toy as well as nuggest. We took a taxi from the Airport to our hotel; Atlet Century Park. The driver at first was driving towards Chiputra Hotel; and I showed to him the voucher to the Hotel. We reached the hotel within 20 minutes drive. It took awhile for the hotel to prepare our room and we decided to have our drinks at the nearby cafe; Crash Infusion. The room was ready after an hour of waiting; clean room with nice view of the Istora Senayan :-)

Arief at Mini Tennis...

I didn't went for my usual tennis session at Bangsar as we will be going for our Holiday in Indonesia on Sunday. I went to see Farid at PJ to pass him the tennis ball for the tennis session and on my way back to Shah Alam, Afwan called me to remind on the Mini Tennis Session at Seksyen 4 Shah Alam. After breakfast I took Arief to the session. Arief immediately pick-up a mini tennis racquet and started to hit the ball in his own distinctive style; combination of golf and tennis. He still prefer that I hit the ball to him and he will try to hit back; most of the time he misses but Arief do have his swings. The best part is that Arief is able to serve. The session ended at around noon and Arief was enjoying the free teh tarik provided by the organizer :-)

Arief in his room...

We finally finished cleaning Arief room; it was previously packed with our bags and boxes. We bought him a DVD player in Taiping and we tested it over his 21" TV; we got this for our wedding gift from Elina. And Arief drink his milk while watching DVD in his room :-)

Queensbay Mall, Kayu Nasi Kandar & Bayview...

We started our journey to Penang by 9.30am as we wanted to go to Queensbay Mall. It is located at Bayan Lepas and I just follow my instinct on the direction. The signage is quite clear and we arrived there as schedule. We window shopped briefly before we proceed to a light brunch at Old Town (we wanted to try the doughnut shop but couldn't locate it). We ordered peanut butter toast, thick toast with strawberry puree and half-boiled eggs. After brunch we ended up going to the play-area beside CROCS and Arief play there for almost half-an-hour. It took us awhile to coerce Arief to change his diapers at the nearby changing room :-)

My in-laws called; saying that they are already approaching the Penang bridge and will be waiting for us at Gelugor Mobil Station (nearby tapak pesta). Again I use my instinct and we found the location. From there we convoy to Sg Dua to wait for Elina's family. We parked in-front of Subaidah Restoran; having our drinks there. Elina's arrived within half-an-hour later and again we convoy to Kayu Nasi Kandar. The place is not that packed but the queue is long. We ordered "hidang" with ayam goreng, ayam madu and kari kepala ikan as the main dish. We take turns to eat as Arief was busy playing all over the restaurant. I bought Arief Wall's Cornetto ice-cream and he shared it with his cousin. The total bill is RM125 for 10 adults. From Kayu Nasi Kandar we drove to Bayview Hotel at Batu Feringgi. I think the journey is about 45 minutes as Bayview is the furthest hotel. We went up to the room to freshen-up; the bed is huge. Arief took his bath there; in the tub as well as in the shower. We drove out from Bayview at around 5.30pm and we stopped by at the old Padang Kota to buy sotong bakar. We make a brief stopped at Juru R&R as Arief vomitted from his medicine and we finally arrived at Pokok Assam by 9pm. Arief was already sleeping soundly during the journey :-)

 

 

Tesco, Wedding in Penanti & Birthday dinner...

We arrived in Taiping on Friday night, we began our journey at around 5.30pm from Menara TM. Arief as usual slept during the drive home and continue sleeping until 4am when he woke up and asked for nasi. I was tired from watching the French Open semi-final between Federer and Del Potro (Federer won in 5 sets) and Eliza entertain him until early morning. We went to TESCO to buy wedding gifts for my office colleagues; LG DVD player (shared with few of my friends in the office). We also bought a Pensonic DVD player for Arief's room :-)

We drove to the wedding reception in Penanti with my mom. I forgot to bring back the map and I smsed Halim and Radhi for the email invitation; lucky for me Radhi still keep a copy. I transfer the map into my Blackberry for direction. As I'm not familiar with the area, my mom called my auntie and asked for direction which is quite different from the map given. After exiting Juru (minor jam) and spotting "Bukit Mertajam" signboard, I decided to follow the map via Bukit Mertajam. At first I thought we had taken the wrong route and it was a relieved when I saw Kubang Semang Mosque as per the map description. We passed the "Butterworth-Kulim" highway and I was on the look-out for a restaurant; then I saw a small signboard at the traffic light stating that we can parked at the school opposite. The reception was just a few metres away. Our timing couldn't be more perfect (2pm); the bride & groom is busy with the cameraman (I still managed to greet Kimy) and less crowd. We took our food with ease and we really like the sarsi drinks that they served; chilled. The food is delicious too with bubur kacang hijau for dessert. One of my office colleagues came a few minutes after we arrived and shared the table with us. We went back at around 2.30pm and I decided to use the "Butterworth-Kulim' highway nearby. It was actually easier to use this highway as compared to the route that we took. We stopped by Juru R&R for their famous Cucur Udang with peanut sauce :-)

We planned for a small birthday dinner for Arief in Pokok Assam; with Acik Nan & Acik Zakiah. We bought Nasi Ayam and Satay at Bomba famous hawker stall. We dropped by at Sri Kota as Arief wanted to play with his cousins. By the time we reached Pokok Assam, Arief was already sleeping soundly; the birthday boy missed his small birthday dinner. BTW we thoroughly enjoy our dinner :-)

 

Arief Birthday at Little Caliphs...

We brought cake for Arief birthday party at Little Caliphs and gave Arief digital camera to his teacher to snap some photos :-)

 

Arief Birthday Outing...

We planned to take Arief to Petrosains KLCC for the Dino Trek exhibition. We arrive at KLCC at around 11am and the parking was already packed. We went up straight to Petrosains but Arief was afraid of the dinosours. We then went to TGV to watch Monster vs Alien; and as we didn't book in advance I had to queue for the tickets. As I was about a few more lines to the ticker counter, TGV make an annoucement that for all patrons who wish to purchase the earlier should proceed to counter 7. I immediately rush to the counter and bought our tickets; 4 rows from the screen. We bought our usual Popcorn and rushed in. We did missed a few minutes of the movie and Arief really enjoy going to the cinema; as well as eating the popcorn (all to himself) :-)

We drove out from KLCC for Arief birthday lunch; planning to go for Bellamy Ikan Bakar but we forgot that it was closed on Sunday. We ended up going to Tupai-Tupai for lunch. We ordered ikan siakap 3 rasa, lemon chicken, kacang botol masak pedas and sup campur. We sat the special wooden hut and Arief was at awe with the scenery; as well as the many gecko on the ground. Arief ate rice with sup as usual and enjoy eating the fish :-)

Haza House Warming at Lakeside Terrance...

We went to Haza house warming party at his new bachelor pad at Lakeside Terrance Damansara with my sister and Ilyas; Abg D had to stay home with Irfan as he is still recovering from his fever. I used the NKVE as it it much easier; using the Kota Damansara exit. Most of my relatives were already there. The party began at 5pm until Midnight with varieties of food on display. It started with bihun goreng, roti jala with chicken curry and fruit & potato salad. We had a blast catching-up with all my relatives. After Maghrib they serve nasi lemak, laksa, satay and sausage bbq. Arief and Ilyas was playing all over the house; attacking their cousins at will. They continue playing in the courtyard after Maghrib and by the time we were driving back home; both of them had fallen asleep :-)

Arief early Birthday Party...

We organize a small birthday party for Arief; just among Eliza's family & relative. We bought Nasi Ayam Pak Mal (Seksyen 11 Shah Alam) and my mother-in-law cooked kuehteow and mee goreng. We bought Arief birthday cake at Bee's Bakery Shah Alam Mall; Ultraman motive. The small party started at around 8.30pm. Arief wore matching collar t-shirt with me; mine is black in colour with orange logo complete with number 3 while Arief is orange in colour with black logo. We started with dinner while waiting for the others to arrive. Arief was enjoying the crowd and he is playing all over the house with his collection of toys. We started the cake cutting ceremony with birthday song at around 9.30pm. Arief looks so cute when he cuts the cake with Eliza. The party ended at around 11pm and Arief receive a lot of gifts and RM :-)

 

 

Passport, Atria & IKEA...

We took leave from the office to renew Eliza passport as well as to include a recent photo for Arief. We went to the office at Terminal 2 Subang and I was happy at first because we found a nice parking spot and the crowd is small. Upon entering the premise then I realized that their system is offline. We hurried back to PKNS Shah Alam and lucky for us we found parking immediately. Our number was 4083; and the current number is 4061. As they have a lot of  counters, we waited less than half an hour for our turn. The process is smooth and the passport will be ready in 2 hours. Eliza went to McD downstairs with Arief while I wait to settle the payment :-)

We drove to Atria from PKNS; I was planning to go to the Adidas Sale there. Parking was horrendous but we manage to find a spot outside. And to my horror, the Q for the Adidas Sale was too long. We decided to have our lunch at Nando's instead. Arief was keeping himself busy with his Ben10 sticker & activity book but he pooped after lunch. I was supposed to meet up with a LYN seller at TTDI; I purchase a Wilson back-pack from him. But our car was blocked by a Proton Wira; of which the driver didn't leave the contact number of the windscreen. I think I honked for about 5 minutes; and the the driver appears holding a grocery bag from 7-11. I just point to my watch with a disgruntled face. Some people are really ignorant. Finally I arrived at the meeting place and exchange the goods :-)

We dropped by IKEA to buy frames for our studio photo as well as a gift for Haza house-warming party this Saturday evening. Arief fall asleep upon arriving. We did went to Curve as I wanted to check-out NIKE but it was closed for renovation. We drove back to Shah Alam to pick-up the passport; this time we parked at SACC. Both passport were ready and Arief looks so smart in his passport photo :-)

Irfan Birthday @ 1 year old...

We went to my sister house at Subang Permai to celebrate Irfan birthday @ 1 year old. Everyone was waiting for us to arrive to begin the ceremony (a bit late as we went to the Photo Shop in the evening; passport pictures for Eliza & Arief). My sister prepared cup-cakes; orange and blue in colour with birthday wordings on top. The main dish is "Nasi Arab; chicken & lamb" and satay. The lamb is very tender but the rice is quite dry; luckily my sister ordered extra dishes for the needed "kuah". It was delicious. Arief was feeling sleepy but he still plays with Ilyas; running all over the house. BTW Arief fall asleep in the car on our journey home :-)

One Utama @ birthday shopping...

We went to One Utama to shop for Arief birthday present as his birthday (3 years old) is next weekend. We arrived there at 10.30am and decided to have Carls Jr for breakfast. Upon reaching the lift we notice a big advertisement on Otak-Otaka RM5 per breakfast set and we immediately went there for our breakfast. We ordered two nasi lemak and roti bakar set with coffee & tea. The roti bakar set come with two half-boiled eggs. Arief ate the nasi lemak with it's sambal and then continue to explore the surroundings while we take turns to eat our breakfast. From Otak-Otak we went to Toys'R'us to buy Arief his own petite swimming pool. It was on Sale and we got it at 50% discounts; we also bought the air pump and Arief also bought Ultraman Dyna figurines :-)

As Father's Day is just around the corner (June 21st actually), I bought myself a new tennis shoe, NIKE Air Max Courtballistec 1.3.@ similar model to what Nadal wore last year. I'm currently using black Adidas basketball shoe and it is beginning to worn out (2 years ++). I can't wait to try the shoes next weekend. We went into JUSCO to buy Arief his new set beverage bottles for his milk bag. We then went into Reject Shop to check-out their Sale; nothing interest us apart from Thomas & Friends pants for Arief (RM20). On the way out we stopped at CROCS and Arief immediately took the CARS Cayman from the shelf and wanted to wear it immediately. Well another birthday present for Arief; we also bought no "3" jibbitz for his new shoe :-)

We had our lunch at Peranakan Place; they had undergone a major renovation. It does looks nice but limited space for us to park Arief stroller. We ordered char kueh teow and assam laksa; simply delicious. Arief bought Ultraman stickers and he began to stick it all over his bag and t-shirt. BTW Arief fall asleep in his stroller after lunch. I went to meet up with a LYN seller at the new wing to pick-up Aiman Arsenal Jersey Size S ordered in April. The seller got it from UK; I could have ordered via kitbag but they don't have the size. We ended our shopping at BATA where I bought my office shoe. We arrived home by 4pm; completely satisfied with the shopping :-)

Bagan Lalang Seafood (again)...

We went to Bagan Lalang for seafood again; this time with Halim (with his in-laws) & Radhi (my office colleagues). We started our journey from home after Asar and we arrived at Bagan Lalang by 6.25pm. It was already crowded and lucky for us we manage to find parkings for all 4 cars. We immediately went to our reserved table beside the overhead projectors and began ordering our meals;

1. Ikan pari bakar
2. Otak-Otak
3. Pepahat masak bercili
4. Sup Ketam
5. Sotong goreng tepung
6. Lala masak halia
7. Ikan Jenahak masam manis

It took a bit longer than usual for our dinner to be ready and the kids was running all over the restaurant. BTW we finish almost everything within half an hour and it was indeed delicious. The best part is enjoying the dinner with friends. We went our separate way after dinner; some decided to visit their night market. We drove home; arriving at around 10pm with a full stomach :-)

IKANO, Wedding in Gombak & Subang Parade...

We went to IKANO to buy wedding gifts for Eliza's friend and also to buy Ultraman towel for Arief. We arrived there by 10.00am and our usual parking entrance is jammed; I decided to use the entrance beside McD (ample parking space available). We wanted to have our breakfast but Arief is determined to buy his Ultraman towel first. We went to Brands Outlet but couldn't find Arief Ultraman towel; we bought 2 Ultraman t-shirts and Thomas & Friends towel instead. BTW Arief wanted to wear his new t-shirt immediately (I asked the cashier to cut the tag upon payment; have a feeling that Arief would like to wear it). We then went for our breakfast at the mamak stall located at LG IKANO; nasi lemak ayam. We walked to Curve; plan to buy t-shirts for Arief at Mothercare but as there is a small play area in-front of Mothercare, we decided not to go as it would take us some time to coerce Arief to stop playing. I did stopped by Canterbury Outlet; the authentic jerseys there cost RM400++ and I bought mine for RM130 (authentic; on sale online). BTW we shopped at Curve Metrojaya and couldn't find any gifts for the wedding; we ended up going to IKEA and buying a wall clock :-)

From IKANO to Gombak is not that far but I drive slowly as the map given is not that clear. We reached at the wedding reception by 2pm; Arief was sleeping along the journey and woke up once we arrived. We parked at the nearby field and walked to the house; it was quite hot and Arief wore his CARS cap. The bride & groom looks stunning in blue ensemble. We went straight to the nearest empty table and I went to the buffet table for our lunch. BTW Arief was making himself busy with the water dispenser. From Gombak we went to Subang Parade and it was around 3.15pm. Usually we don't go at this time because of the hassle to find parking but to our luck upon entering the parking, a car is about to move out from the parking lot. We immediately parked our car and went straight to Mothercare to buy Arief t-shirts; 4 for RM98 (Sale) :-)

LTAM Coaching Clinic...

I attended LTAM Coaching Clinic at Kompleks Tenis Jalan Duta. The coaching clinic starts on Friday evening until Sunday. Syahril & Afwan pick me up at Menara TM after Friday prayers. The clinic started with briefing at the classroom but most of the time we were at the indoor tennis court. Hilmy came in his office attire as Afwan had wrongly adviced him on the dress code; he eventually drove back to his home and change to his tennis attire. Total participants was 14; mostly made up of my fellow TTDutarians. The conditions in the indoor court was very humid and I was sweating profusely. It was a very enjoyable session; it does bring back the memories when I started playing tennis at 10 years old especially with all the drills that we practise. On Sunday morning, I took the ITN (International Tennis Number) and I managed to obtain ITN 6. It was quite tiring with various drills; ground strokes depth and accuracy, volley, service and mobility. The coaching clinic finish at 7pm on Sunday and we were given the certificates at a small reception at the cafe :-)

 

Line Clear, Cucur Udang Juru R&R & Parit Buntar...

We went to Penang for lunch at Line Clear with my mom. We started our journey at around 11am; it was smooth driving and Arief fall asleep. It took me awhile to locate "Line Clear" as I do remember that it is closed to the jetty. I took the wrong decision to enter the town first; we did get caught in the city jam. Alhamdullilah we manage to locate "Line Clear" and also manage to find a good parking spot opposite "Line Clear". Arief immediately woke-up when I parked the car. Eliza went inside to book our table with my mom and Arief while I queue for our food. The queue was until the roadside but it was worth the wait; we ordered two nasi kandar and one briani with chicken, fish and pedal; massive "kuah banjir". Even Arief enjoy eating the fish curry; he manage to finish his servings on his own. It started to rain while we were enjoying our nasi kandar and again lucky for us it was just for awhile. The total bill is RM25. We took a short drive around Penang town and was planning to take the ferry to the mainland but the queue was too long. We ended up using the bridge where Arief continuously using his camera to take the picture of the Penang bridge. We stop at Juru R&R to buy Cucur Udang. We even had time to visit Parit Buntar; we used to stay here when I was small (until Standard 2). It took me awhile to recognize our old home as it had undergone major renovation. I also drove by my old school (Jalan Asuhan & middle of the town). It does bring back a lot of memories :-)

Birthday Dinner at Famous Thai...

We went to celebrate my birthday at Famous Thai for dinner where we ordered vegetable soup for Arief we shared fried rice with kerabu mango. BTW I wore the new watches given by Eliza as my birthday present as well as my new Canterbury Six Nations Polo T-Shirt and Oakland Raiders full cap (few of the many gifts that I bought from the many RM received) :-)