The Journey of a Distort Soul....

Eliza's Convo @ UiTM Shah Alam...

Today is Eliza's graduation at UiTM Shah Alam; her Law Degree. It took her 6 years to complete as she had to skip few semesters for our wedding and pregnancy. We sent Arief to Little Caliphs as we couldn't bring in small children due to H1N1 prevention; even elderly as well. We had our late breakfast at Pak Li's Kopitiam before heading back home to get ready. We drove into UiTM by noon and it was already jam; lucky for us we have the UiTM staff stickers courtesy of my sister. I sent Eliza to Budi Siswi and went for my errands. I plan to drop here by 4pm as Eliza is the 2nd last recipients for this session. Alhamdulillah I manage to find a nice parking nearby to Dewan Sri Budiman and I walked up immediately. It was full with people and I noticed a lot of small children and even babies. I went to find a nice spot to watch the event; managed to find nearby the post office. By 4.45pm, Eliza walk to the stage to take her scroll and I manage to capture it on video. Congratulations to my Eliza on her graduation :-)

Open House Galore..

We have 5 open houses to go for today; in various geographical location. We went to Kota Damansara first after zohor; Eliza's colleagues. Arief fall asleep during the journey and woke up upon arriving (less than half an hour). Btw I met with my old friends from my ASSB @ UMW days there; it so happens her husband is Fadhil from ASSB. We had cendol, satay and small packets of nasi lemak. From Kota Damansara we drove to Seri Kembangan for Mofamo open house; our office colleagues. We went there last year and I parked at the other end which was easier. We met with a lot of our office colleagues there. We had satay, nasi ayam and mee rebus. Arief was keeping himself busy playing around the tent; and play games with my HP when he's tired. From here we went to Putrajaya @ Fadzly & Azura open house. We even bathed Arief here as he is waiting for his cousin; Ilyas & Irfan to arrive. And when they arrived it was fun watching them playing all over the house. Even Falesya joins in the fun; their nieces. We had tomyan, bihun sup utara and nasi impit with chicken & kuah kacang. We went back by 6pm; planning to drive to Kota Damansara again and Klang at night but Arief fall asleep in the car. We ended up going home as Arief was really tired from going to the three open houses and playing with his cousins :-)

TNGO, Satay & Ilyas Birthday...

It was a huge suprise when I discovered that I have about RM40 worth of rebates from PLUS when I wanted to reload my TNGO; I know I have been using TNGO a lot in a month (usually at RM200 per month) and receiving the rebates is excellent. I played tennis until 10.30am as I need to pick-up satay for my sister open house today. I was just about to leave Bangsar when the satay seller called me saying that I could pick it up at Pasar Seksyen 6. It was a huge relieved as I don't quite remember the direction to their house. We went to my sister house by 12.30pm; stopping at Kompleks PKNS to pick up Ilyas birthday cake. We had our lunch first as we will be expecting a huge crowd and indeed it was. Relative and my sister friends arrived from 2pm until 5.30pm. Ilyas was not feeling that well today but we managed to proceed with the birthday celebration complete with the cake cutting ceremony. Irfan was more excited that his brother Ilyas and he also tried to cut the cake. Arief really enjoy having the cake; especially licking the icing until his tongue turns to blue colour. We were there until 8.30pm as Abg Ngah came at 8am (he was working in the morning). We were so tired and full from the various food (lontong, satay, nasi minyak, kuih, cakes) that I went to sleep early :-)

Eliza's Birthday Lunch at TGIF...

We went to TGIF Subang Parade to celebrate Eliza's birthday. At first we plan to go the outlet in PJ but as I need to go to Proton for the Malaysian Tennis Open tickets, we went here instead. We ordered Boneless Wings for appetizers, Shanghai Chicken Salad and Grill Lamb for our main course and two mini desserts as well as green apple sludge and bottomless Pepsi. All the food was delicious and we even managed to pack some for Arief :-)

 

 

Cheras Alam Damai & Sunway Semenyih...

We went to Eliza's friend house for a kenduri doa selamat; we were invited to their house raya open house last year but we couldn't find the direction. This time her friend provided us with the roadmap and the only landmark I can follow is Alam Damai. Lucky for us we took the right turn into Cheras Leisure Mall and we saw the signboard for Alam Damai and we just follow the signs. Alhamdulilah we reached their home just nice for lunch (nasi ayam & roti jala). We wanted to visit Eliza's apartment at Balakong (it was nearby but I took the wrong route we ended up going to Kajang using SILK). So I just drove to Bandar Baru Bangi using the old route and bought tennis balls at Hock Eng :-)

We went back home for some needed R&R before driving to Sunway Semenyih for a family gathering; celebrating Neng's Masters Graduation at Pak Teh's house. Arief was sleeping during the journey (he was really tired) and woke up upon arriving. Luckilly I brought his portable DVD and Arief continue watching Ultraman with his cousins at the guest room. We had chicken BBQ with nasi minyak. The night ended with family photograph and we drove back home at around 11pm :-)

Genting Highland Part 1...

We went to Awana Genting Highland to celebrate our 4th Year wedding anniversary (we honeymoon here after driving back from Awana Kijal). I managed to buy the vouchers via Lowyat for RM45; free one night stay at Awana Genting Highland among it's many offerings. We started our journey quite late; at around 11.30am and we stopped for lunch at McD NKVE (Petronas).  We arrived at Awana around 2pm and we proceed for check-in. It took awhile as the queue is quite long. It was worth the wait as upon the confirmation of our room via the vouchers, we were given a free breakfast buffet vouchers by the Hotel staff (she thinks that Arief is cute and it would be a hassle for us to go and buy breakfast in the morning). Our room is on level 11; and the finishing of the room is very impressive as compared to our previous experience. Thumbs up to Awana Genting Highland :-)

We drove up to the theme parks at around 4pm and we parked at Genting Resort. Arief was already excited to explore the new surroundings; and it was quite cold too. The journey to the indoor park is quite far from here with many escalators and walkways. We passed by their Casino and as well as the Vision City (arcade games). Upon arriving at the Indoor Theme Park, we asked Arief whether he would want to play with all the rides but he declined. We ended up just touring all the retail shops available. I did bought Ultraman stickers for Arief to keep him busy while we have our early dinner later. We wanted to have something hot but not the usual fast food outlets; we eventually went for dinner at Hou Wei. We ordered roasted chicken rice and Hor Fun Soup; both is quite delicious :-)

As promised, we took Arief to the arcade game where we spend RM30 playing the arcades; from Daytona to Drum Machines to Dance Mania and basketball. All three of us likes playing "Go-Go-Balls" where we hit the object on the screen with small plastic balls. Arief also join in the fun by throwing the plastic balls. We also play the water fire and baseball. We collected about 179 tickets and we redeem it for a set of fridge magnets and stickers. Btw it took us awhile to coerce Arief to stop playing at the arcade. On our way out we bought KFC Snack Plate for Arief. It was already 8.30pm and it was quite foggy and cold. The drive down to Awana was a bit dangerous with the low visibility. Alhamdulillah we arrive safely and Arief fall asleep in the car :-)

 

 

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 7...

We went for our breakfast at Restoran Getaran Jiwa; we had the usual nasi goreng, toast and cakes. After breakfast, we went back to Tune Hotel for check-out (impressively very smooth; just remember to return the towels). The drive to the Airport took about half an hour. I had to wait for the rental car company representative to come to the airport to pick-up the rental car (excellent rental service). My father-in-law bought fresh prawns at the airport; RM96 for 2 kilos. We immediately went inside the boarding hall after checking-in. We went to Gate A2 but we were asked to change to Gate A5 instead. We boarded a connecting fight from Taiwan to Kota Kinabalu to KLIA. Arief spend most of the time watching DVD and he fell asleep upon boarding. The meal served is rice with chicken or fish; we do prefer the meals on our previous flight though. Arief only woke-up when we were about to land in KLIA. BTW Arief took home the small pillow from the flight :-)

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 6...

We went back to Pasar Filifina as my mother-in-law wanted to get clarification from the seller on her new bought pearls. We managed to find a nice parking spot in-front of the pasar. Arief and my father-in-law walk to the back of the Pasar Filifina to watch the sea and to our surprise it is full with street vendors @ pasar malam and we noticed a lot of stalls selling fried seafood. Without hesitation we took our seats and ordered our meals; fried squids, prawns and ikan merah. It was delicious. But Arief pooped and we had to clean him inside the car as the toilet there is not "hygenic friendly". After our scrumptious dinner, we went to Wawasan Complex nearby. It is an office building with numerous retail outlets and the ground floor. We had our cham at Olden Kopitiam there before heading back to our hotel. BTW we did make a brief stop at Dubai Textile at Alamesra; selling muslim scarfs. We went for our last tour of One Borneo before calling it a night :-)

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 5...

We were supposed to wake up early to drive to Mount Kinabalu Park but we ended up having our breakfast at 8.30am. We went to Restoran Senaria at Alamesra nearby and ordered roti canai, bihun goreng and nasi goreng lalap (chicken strips). The service is very dissapointed; they make a blunder on our orders and the didn't deliver roti bakar. After breakfast we began our journey to Mount Kinabalu Park; driving towards Tuaran. BTW there is a lot of roundabouts over here but less signage guiding to Mount Kinabalu Park. Upon reaching Tuaran, I stopped at the nearest Shell Station and my father-in-law ask the attendant on the direction and he suggested we proceed towards Danau. From here the driving is mostly uphills; tiring as I need to overtake a lot of big lorries. We are at awe at the view of Mount Kinabalu while driving there and we reach the Kinabalu Park at around 10.30am. It was very windy and we spend about 45 minutes there taking pictures and admiring the view. Arief enjoy the watching the scenery as well as playing all around the park. We drove back to Kota Kinabalu and reached there just nice for our lunch; we decided to have our lunch at Restoran Getaran Jiwa at Alamesra :-)

 

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 4...

We drove for our dinner at Anjung Selera located nearby the sea-front and opposite the floating mosque. We wanted to avoid the dinner and we went there early. There were a lot of shops there serving mostly seafood plus chicken wings and satay. We ended up choosing the nearest shop to our parking. We ordered chicken wings, squids, prawns, telur bistik and kailan ikan masin. Arief was busy playing all over the Anjung Selera; throwing and kicking pebbles everywhere. The meals was just mediocre; a bit dissapointed actually. It was beggining to rain as we were about to finish our dinner and we drove around Kota Kinabalu town before heading back to our hotel. Arief was already sleeping and we decided to walk around One Borneo exploring the many retail shops available. We also shared a hot white chocolate at Gloria Jeans located at the Tune Hotel reception :-)

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 3...

I went searching for breakfast with my father-in-law around One Borneo; finally we found Mom's Shop and bought nasi lemak, sandwiches and doughnuts. Our rental car came at 9am; one hour earlier. It was an auto Proton Persona with built-in DVD player. Our first venue is to go to Pasar Filifina; I called Fazlan and asked for direction (nearby Promenade). It took us about half an hour to locate it; we were actually here earlier but the place did not have any signboard to indicate that it is Pasar Filifina. We managed to find a nice parking spot and the shopping spree begin. We bought varieties of crystal bracelet, pearls, souvenirs and t-shirts; Arief was also in the mood and he continue playing with the crystals. I was waiting outside the Pasar Filifina with Arief & Abah and we were greeted by a lot of street peddlers selling various products (imitation watches, belt, wallet and sunglasses). I bought an Oakley Flak Jacket for Arief @ RM10. We went for our lunch at Restoran Mars nearby before heading back to our Hotel for our needed rest :-)

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 2...

We took the airport taxi to Tune Hotel. The journey is about 20 minutes and the driver drive along a scenic route by the sea; he even showed us the place for seafood. Tune Hotel is located nearby to UMS and it is part of a huge shopping mall @ One Borneo. The entrance resemble a cyber cafe; with a check-in counter sandwich between a petite 7-11 and Gloria Jeans. Check-in was very fast and we were given our towel as per our booking. The lift to the rooms is located at the public toilet and we need to carry our bags to our room. The room is small but just nice. We put our big bag into the empty room to maximise our space. As the room does not have windows; we decided to add aircond for RM21 @ 24 hours of usage. We also paid RM7 for TV @ 24 hours (limited channels). We went down and explore One Borneo; I bought a Fred Perry Pink polo shirt and Arief bought an immitation bumblebee. We had our dinner at Syiok Cafe; it is like a food court concept but they take your orders at the table. Eliza's parents ordered nasi padang, Eliza had nasi ayam lemon while I ate laksa sarawak. We went back to our room by 8pm. I tried going online with my Celcom BB but the reception was poor. I ended up buying wifi for RM12 @ 24 hours :-)

Kota Kinabalu Holiday Part 1...

We are going to Kota Kinabalu for our Holiday; with Eliza's parents (Ijam & Ita was supposed to join us but Ijam was transfered to Teluk Intan after years of applying and he will start there on 1st August; therefore he needs to arrange for his re-location). We drove to Banting in our Satria as Elina will send us to KLIA with the new Exora. We reached KLIA by 10.15am and I immediately went to check-in; I did try at the kiosk for our boarding pass but system error. The process took less than 5 minutes. We were hungry as we skip breakfast this morning; luckilly Eliza's mom brought nasi lemak and mee goreng. BTW Arief was keeping himself busy by taking pictures all over KLIA. We requested for a wheelchair assistance for Eliza's mom and it was a very smooth boarding process. We were actually waiting anxiously for our meals; they served Arief first @ nasi goreng with satay daging. The satay was very tender; a bit spicy for the nasi goreng. We both had nasi briani ayam and it was delicious. I lost count on how many drinks that I ordered; guava juice and soft drinks. Arief fall asleep as we were about to land at Kota Kinabalu :-)

Birthday Party & Bukit Raja...

We went to Fazlan's new house at Seksyen 30 for his son birthday party (1 year old). We arrived there at around 2.30pm as I have my tennis friendly in the morning. I only look at the map once before we drove there; it looks so simple but as we arrived at Seksyen 30, we got confused on which route should we turn. Finally I call Fazlan for the direction. It was quite hidden actually. We went straight to the buffet table after meeting-up with Fazlan and Kay. Arief was asleep during the journey and woke up once we arrived. We really like the "ikan masih masak lemak with nenas". I wanted to meet-up with few of my Taiping friends but they were either too late or decided not to come. We then went to Bukit Raja from Fazlan's house to pick-up Eliza's Harry Potter tickets for tomorrow; she will be going with Elina & Haziq :-)

IKEA, Transformers & Mild Shopping...

We went to IKEA as we wanted to have lunch and buy birthday gifts for Fazlan's son & GG. We arrived there by 10.30am and we decided to wait for their lunch to be served at 11.30am. We went for some mild shopping at Brands Outlet (bought Transformers T-Shirt and Key-Chains for Arief) and Padini (Eliza bought pants and jackets at tremendous discount). On our way to IKEA I decided to redeem the IKEA points at their counter; got RM70 worth of IKEA Voucher. We had our "massive" lunch at IKEA while Arief continue playing at their kids area. We had chicken franks with mash potato and coleslaw, chicken wings, meatballs, soft drink, cappucino & daim cake. Arief pooped after lunch and after the usual "cleaning" process, he decided to wear his new Transformers T-Shirt. BTW I met with my old school buddies; Adly. He is now a lawyer in Kota Bahru; frequently travel back to Bangi as his wife and three sons is here. After lunch we bought the birthday present for Fazlan's son as well as for Pai's newborn daughter (total RM70; just nice). And Arief finally get to push his own trolley; it was the only one left at the trolley counter. He had a blast pushing it all over IKEA. Arief fall asleep after the ordeal and we went to Metrojaya at The Curve to buy handbag for GG's birthday :-)

Mee Udang Mak Jah & Ice-Age 3 at Taiping Central...

We finally had the famous mee udang at Kuala Sepetang after numerous failed attempt. We went there at around 9.45am; some of the stalls open at 10am. My sister suggested that we try Mak Jah stall; the famous one is Mak Teh. Along the way we noticed a lot of signboards showing to Mak Jah stall and we went there as suggested. We were their first customer and ordered mee udang special and kuehteow goreng udang biasa. The special consist of about 8 big prawns while the "biasa" is filled with small prawns. The prawns is very sweet due to their freshness. We really like the kuehteow goreng udang and would visit this outlet everytime we are in Taiping. My cousin, Fazlin wanted to take his nephews and nieces to the Ice-Age 3 movie at Taiping Central and we ask her to buy our tickets as well. It was the first time that we went to the cinema in Taiping and it was actually quite impressive with comfortable seating similar to the GSC's and TGV's :-)

 

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 6...

We went for our buffet breakfast at around 8am; it was just a small dining area with nasi goreng, mee goreng, eggs & toast station. I went to the hotel convenience store and I managed to buy soya for Arief; and over here it is known as Susu Keldai. We really like the nasi goreng especially with the salted vegetables. The keropok was excellent too. Arief was having his breakfast while watching his portable DVD @ Ben 10 Alien Force and he also likes the keropok. We drove out to Kartika Sari to buy brownies; and we bought chocolate chips and almond. From Kartika Sari we went to Batik Danar Hadi and bought batik for my father-in-law as well as a gift for Eliza's former boss who will be moving to another unit in TM. We went to Alisha where Eliza bought tudung. Arief was enjoying his time at the shop and he can't stop playing and running all over. Then we went to Jalan Ir.H.Juanda where we shop at Blossom (bought Crocs Kids, socks, caps and shorts) and Grande (Lacoste & Nike Polo T-Shirts). We even stop for mee sup at Grande as Arief was hungry; btw it is quite delicious :-)

We had our lunch at Restoran Simpang Raya; the one that we went last year. We had Ayam, Rendang Daging, Paru, Telur Puyuh Kentang, Pegedil and Sambal. It was delicious. We went back to our Hotel for some needed rest and we went back for one last shopping at around 5.30pm. We went to Merdeka Factory Outlet and we manage to buy jeans for Arief. BTW Arief bought Kung-Fu Panda T-Shirt. We had our dinner at Dakken Coffee & Steak where we share onion rings, pisang goreng keju and steak with lychee and watermelon smoothie. This time we sat outside and Arief was keeping himself busy by watching his Ben 10 Alien Force :-)

 

Indonesia Holiday Part 5...

We had our morning breakfast at our floor lobby; benefits of the Executive Suite. We were very impressed of the service and buffet spread. Arief was again watching his DVD while having his breakfast. Our rental car came at around 9am and we drove from Jakarta to Bandung; the scenic journey is about 2 hours. Arief and Eliza fall asleep during the journey but I stay awake to watch the scenery; it was indeed beautiful especially when we passed by the many railway tracks. We reached Bandung by Noon and we immediately went to Rumah Mode where we bought three pants; 2 for Eliza and 1 for me. We had our coffee at the nearby Bistro; where Arief enjoy playing around the mini pond. From Rumah Mode we went for our lunch and we requested for our driver to drive us to the nearest Nasi Padang Restaurant and he took us to Simpang Jaya. We had Ayam Bakar, Tempe, Capcai, Sambal, Rendang Sapi and Telur with the usual sosro. After lunch, we went to our hotel @ Cherry Homes located near the Toll Road. Driving to the Hotel is quite challenging as the road was not properly maintained. The check-in was smooth and we were ushered to our rooms on the 1st Floor (no lifts) :-)

We went to Heritage and Cascade which is just beside each other and bought t-shirts for Arief as well as pants for Eliza. Arief was sleeping in his stroller while we continue window shopping. It was about to rain when we wanted to visit Toko Tiga; Eliza and Arief stayed inside the car while I choose my Levis 512 and a few polo t-shirts. We had our dinner at Merdeka Shopping Mall (we came here last year) and they were having their Transformers promotion. I bought pink t-shirt for Aiman at the local distro and we have our dinner there; local fast food. Arief was his usual self; running all over the shops and he bought a Transformers Colour Pencil on his way out :-)

 

 

Indonesia Holiday Part 4...

We went for lunch with Mira, Wi-Ent and Andri at Social House (SOHO) at Grand Indonesia; it is located above Harvey Nichols. This is a place to be seen in Jakarta. We ordered Bimbimbla and roasted chicken. I took Arief to Grand Indonesia (same building) as I wanted to visit the Oakley Store there and I noticed that they were having a big promotion on Ben 10 with huge stage, LCD projector showing Ben 10 episodes and props but it was closed on Monday (no character appearance). I did bought Ben 10 stickers book for Arief at their promotional booth. The food in SOHO was very delicious; even Arief enjoy eating Bimbimbla. We chatted with Ibu Mira after lunch; catching up on things :-)

We went for a mild shopping at Mothercare Grand Indonesia as they were having 70% sale and bought t-shirts for Arief. And Arief also managed to coerce us to buy him a Ben 10 watch with illuminator. We window shopped for awhile before we went to Ambassador to buy DVDs (The Office, 30 Rock & Ben 10 Alien Force) and CDs. I also bought covers for my Blackberry Bold; the hp accesories is located on the top floor. We went back to our hotel to rest and we were placed at the Executive Suite Level 12. It has it's own lift with dedicated concierge on each floor. We went up to our room first while they pick-up our bags from our previous room. It was indeed very luxurious as compared to the normal room :-)

We went to Senayan City in the late evening for our light dinner; we took a taxi from the Hotel. They were having a huge Spongebob promotion at their main concourse. We went to the Ground Floor and survey the many food outlets available and we decided to have dougnuts at Krispy Kreme. We ordered the SpongeBob doughnuts promotion with one free SpongeBob book in Indonesian language. Arief was colouring with the free crayons and colour pencils provided at Krispy Kreme :-)

 

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 :-)

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 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) :-)

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) :-)

Birthday Surprise...

It was a normal day at the office fill with the usual meetings and discussion. After coming back from lunch, it was a major surprise to see birthday balloons and cakes on my desk. It was a gift from my lovely and ever charming wife; Eliza. Thank you my dear for a very wonderful surprise :-)

BBQ at Subang Permai...

My sister organize a small BBQ; to celebrate Abg D birthday as well as mine. We arrived there by 3pm and they had already started with the BBQ. We were hungry as we didn't ate lunch yet. It is a mixture of seafood, chicken and beef. We really enjoy eating the beef as it is so tender. Arief spend time playing with Ilyas & Ibrahim (Abg D grandson) and Arief wore the same t-shirt as Ilyas. Arief even played football with Ilyas at the compound :-)

 

Studio Photography Session...

This is the first time that we do a "Studio Photography"; the studio is located at USJ. Our appointment is at 1pm and we arrived there as per schedule; we even managed to catch a glimpse of the new Exora that was parked in-front of Proton CEO house which was just nearby. Arief was sleeping inside the car but woke-up upon arriving. Actually we don't have any idea on how the session would be; I guess it would be more candid. We brought along Arief toy cars and he began playing with it while we begin our session; btw all of us wore white shirts with blue jeans. Our session last for about an hour with many interesting poses. I did changed to an Arsenal away jersey with Arief during the session. We are very impress with the results and we highly recommend their service; Pretty Peektures  :-)

 

Pullman Putrajaya Part 2...

We had our morning buffet breakfast at B's which is located at our wing. We went there at around 9am; they were about to replenish the buffet spread. The cafe ambiance is very modern but it is not that kid friendly as Arief trip over the raised glass platform. The menu is quite acceptable. We take turns to look after Arief as he wanted to walk around the Hotel. I walked down with Arief to the jetty and indeed the hotel is very beautiful. Eliza took Arief to the kids play room while I continue eating and it was impressive as well. We check-out around noon and we are very satisfied with our weekend stay at Pullman Putrajaya :-)

 

Birthday Dinner at Bagan Lalang...

We went to Bagan Lalang for an early dinner to celebrate Haziq and my birthday. I had made reservations in advance; so we didn't have to rush there. We meet up at KLIA Mosque at around 5.15pm; we drove from Pullman Putrajaya. From there it is just about half an hour drive to Bagan Lalang. We were suprised upon reaching Bagan Lalang as it was the high tide season. We went here last year and it was low tide. We drove straight to HM Seri Bagan and took our seats while I went to check the seafood spread with Abah. We ordered Sup Ketam, Pepahat Masak Bercili, Lala Masak Halia, Kerang Rebus, Ikan Kerapu Masam Manis, Sotong Goreng Tepung, Ikan Jenahak Masak Pedas dan Ikan Pari Bakar. At first it does look like we ordered quite a lot but we manage to finish everything at the end and the bill is about RM250 for 8 adults. BTW we even had a birthday cake brought from Banting to celebrate the birthday boys :-)

 

Pullman Putrajaya Part 1...

I came across their offer during my CSI Workshop at Putrajaya; RM199 until 30th April 2009. I try to book via online but it was quite expensive; not the rate that they are promoting. As a last ditch effort, I email their customer service and true enough they replied stating that the offer is still valid and have rooms available on 25th April. Without any hesitation I request for one deluxe room. We check-in at around 3pm; we skip lunch as we wanted to save for this evening seafood at Bagan Lalang. I drop Eliza & Arief at LG while I went to find parking. The concourse is at Ground Floor but it is not accesible by car; only for tour buses. The registration counter is impressive; and the waiting area is equipped with PC and free wifi. They served iced lemonade for welcoming drinks. It took them just about 10 minutes to confirm my room. The journey to our room is quite interesting as they have only one lift for every wing and our room is located at the other side and I think we passed by several doors. But we were very impressed with our rooms; two separate bathrooms with an executive table complete with LCD TV. BTW it took me about 30 minutes to figure out how to start the LCD TV as it uses a universal controller :-)

 

 

 

Kari Kepala Ikan Bangsar, Subang Parade & FA Cup...

I went to buy Kari Kepala Ikan (with fried chicken and sotong) after my tennis session at the famous Bangsar Nasi Kandar; it is located behind TMC. I was introduced to this venue by my office colleagues; as the place is quite small and is not suitable to bring Arief hence the decision to take-away. Aiman is joining us for lunch as he is on his semester break and wanted to do some shopping in the evening for his BTN. We really enjoy eating the Kari Kepala Ikan; it did took us awhile to finish it but it was truly delicious. All of us dozed (except for Arief) after lunch and we only went to Subang Parade by 6pm. Arief was sleeping during the journey and woke-up once we arrived at Subang Parade. Aiman manage to buy his gears for BTN; and I bought one jean at FOS while Eliza grabbed a blouse at Reject Shop. Arief on the other hand bought Ultraman (again). Eliza did bought Cup Cake for Arief & Aiman; they finish eating it in a few minutes. We window shopped briefly and Eliza finally bought a white blouse for our family photo-shoot this Sunday. We had our dinner at McD as Arief wanted to play at the kids playground. BTW I met Halim & his family at Subang Parade. We arrived home by 10.30pm and Arief was already sleeping. Aiman drove to back to my sister house at Subang Permai. I was tired but stayed up to catch the FA Cup Semi-Final where Arsenal lost (again) to Chealsea :-)

100 Plus, Briani Bukhara & Banting...

I drove our Satria to my Saturday tennis session; it has been awhile since I last drove it as we have been using our Honda to commute to work everyday as the distance is nearer (same office now). I played three excellent doubles; the last one was more competitive as we bet "100 Plus" for the winner. I partnered BK and we won 7-5; it was a very close game that could go either way. We had our winners "100 Plus" at the nearby canteen. I drove to Kelana Jaya to buy out favourite Syed Briani Bukhara (chicken and beef); even Arief join us at the dinner table and ate briani bukhara on his own :-)

We went to Banting in the evening; visiting my in-laws. I was actually looking forward to visit the "pasar malam" there but it was only on Friday. Well Eliza did went shopping with her mom and sister around Banting town. I spend time with Arief and his cousin playing PS2. We had our dinner there; ikan bawal sweet & sour as well as ayam masak merah. We drove back to Shah Alam by 9.30am and we reached home by 10.30am. All of us was so tired; Eliza & Arief slept immediately. I on the other hand was glued to the internet (www.soccernet.co.uk); watching Wigan vs Arsenal. Wigan scored the first goal on 20 minutes and I had to wait until 61st minutes for Arsenal to score via Walcott. Arsenal won by 4-1 with two late goals. I stay up to catch the goals at ESPN Final Score before I dozed to sleep :-)

IKEA Cafe, IKANO, Curve & Uncle Lim's...

We arrived at IKEA Cafe at around 9.45am and I immediately ordered two plates of kueh teow goreng, two pieces of chicken wings, muffin, daim cake and our usual cappuccinos. We sat nearby to the children play area and Arief was busy playing (or either pushing the IKEA stool all over the cafe). He did ate the kueh teow goreng. This time we didn't shopped at IKEA but we went to Brands Outlet; to buy belt for Arief as he wanted it this morning after seeing my wearing it. Brands Outlet didn't have any belts but we bought Arief another Ben 10 water tumbler and a t-shirt. We then went to Looney Tunes; and a new IT store just open and we ended up buying an HP printer-scanner-copier for RM180. We wanted to go home but Arief persuade us to window-shopped at the Curve. We finally found Arief belts at Mothercare; set of 3 for RM48. Arief immediately wore his new belt and then spend close to about half-an-hour playing at the mini playground located outside the Mothercare. It took us awhile to convince him to stop playing; we finally manage to convince him as he was very tired from running all over the slides. Arief fall asleep while we were shopping inside FOS. It was already 3.30pm and we are hungry; we decided to have our lunch somewhere in IKANO @ Uncle Lim's and our table is beside Eizlan Yusoff with his family. We had nasi lemak with chicken rendang, fries with ayam garing, karipap, wholemeal roti bakar, ice barley and soya cincau :-)

 

Nasi Ambang Banting & Birthday Party at Sunway Alam Suria...

I was suffering from a bad cold last night and slept at around 3am. I was keeping myself busy by surfing the internet (booking the tennis courts) and watching "Shooter" on HBO. It was due to my mistake of choosing a "smoking floor". We had our morning buffet breakfast at the hotel; and Arief was enjoying taking pictures with the new camera (need to bring the old camera for Arief). The nasi lemak is quite delicious. We checked out at around 10.30am and we drove to Banting for lunch. My mother-in-law bought 30 Nasi Ambang; btw this Nasi Ambang is quite huge. The ingredients are:

1. Nasi Putih
2. Ayam Masak Kicap
3. Sambal goreng @ Sayur campur
4. Serunding Kelapa
5. Mee Hoon or Mee Goreng
6. Ikan kering bulu ayam
7. Ulam Timun
8. Keropok & Tempe

We shared "Nasi Ambang" and we add "cili padi"; it is a bit dry and we also add "kuah daging with nangka". Arief was busy playing PS2 with his cousins upstairs while we spend time watching Ijam's wedding video downstairs. We drove back to Shah Alam at around 4pm but we stopped at a tyre shop at Glenmarie to check on the front tyres; luckilly it was ok. We arrived at Mazlan & Hani new house at around 5.30pm; and it was big with beautiful scenery. We ate a bit; nasi lemak and roti jala. Arief was crying as he just woke up but when he saw that they have a mini slide, he immediately went to play there :-)

Aquaria, KLCC, Impiana Hotel & Earth Hour...

I finish playing tennis early as we will be going to Aquaria KLCC. We reached Impiana KLCC at around 2pm and it took us about 10 minutes to check-in; we were offered the smoking floor as the room is ready. I wanted non-smoking floor but it will only be ready in 2 hours and as we are rushing to catch the "Aquaria Shark Feeding" at 3pm, we accept the rooms given and Arief drank soya bean from the mini bar (RM8). The queue at Aquaria was fast and we bought two adult tickets; RM28 each and Arief is FOC. We immediately rushed to the "Shark Feeding" but we encountered traffic jams at the stairs (school children) and the guard ask us to use the elevator. We just managed to watch the diver feed the sharks. Arief was afraid at first but after a few minutes he was ok and started to enjoy watching all the fishes in the tunnel. We bought souveniers; t-shirt for Arief and fridge magnet. We had our late lunch at the nearby food court; we wanted to have at KLCC but Arief insisted that we ate here. I ordered fish nooddle soup for Eliza & Arief and Nasi Ayam Black Pepper for me. Arief ate the fish noodle soup with Eliza before began exploring the food court; he particularly likes the mini fountain nearby. We walked to KLCC via the tunnel and Arief can't stop playing with Barney coin operated car beside Toys'R'us. BTW Arief cried for almost half an hour because he wanted to play with the Petronas BMW F1 simulator (purchase merchandise worth RM150; entitled one free ride). It took us awhile to calm him down. Finally he stop crying and fell asleep while drinking his milk. We did window shop around KLCC briefly (bought Ben 10 t-shirt and water bottle for Arief and he wore the new shirt immediately) as we wanted to be back at the Hotel by 8.30pm to watch KLCC "turn off their lights". We bought KFC for dinner; I ordered the Regular X-Meal with Popcorn chicken and KFC forgot to put in the fries (it was quite busy at that time and I forgot to check as we were rushing; we ended up ordering Fish & Chips from the hotel for our dinner and Arief really likes the popcorn chicken). We waited until 8.30am and we saw KLCC "turn off their lights" in stages; from the top to the bottom. It was priceless as most of the surrounding buildings "turn off their lights" as well :-)

 

 

 

 

Shah Alam Mall & Sony Erricson..

We went to Shah Alam Mall to look for Eliza mobile phone and we bought Sony Ericsson W910i (Walkman Phone) in pink colour (matches her pink HP Notebook bag). We had our breakfast at Pak Long Kopitiam and I bought Arief his VCD / DVD; Ultraman and Madagascar 1. Eliza went to shop for her tudung and I spend time with Arief watching kids playing PS2 at the games center :-)

 

Bihun Sup at Subang Permai & Subang Parade...

We went a bit late to my sister house in Subang Permai as Arief was sound asleep; Mak Lang was here in Shah Alam to oversee the renovation at Fazlin's apartment. My sister prepared bihun sup with goreng pisang. Arief ate the bihun sup before continuing playing with Ilyas meanwhile Irfan was just watching his brother and cousin playing all around the house. We went to Subang Parade to survey HP for Eliza and also buy gifts for a birthday party next weekend; we bought at MPH (books). Eliza wanted Motorola but we were told by the mobile distributors that they will be shutting down the mobile division; no wonder it is so difficult to find Motorola nowadays. We also bought Mothercare t-shirt for Arief; the one with "I grab everything I want" and a plain white t-shirt for our family photograph session in the middle of April. I managed to find an office shoe for me; RM35 from Bata. Arief wanted to eat ice-cream and we drop by at McD; buying fries as well for Arief. He ate a few bites before going to play at the mini playground. BTW we bought Arief a mini Ultraman figurines for RM8 and he lost it at the Bata store :-)

       

IKEA Sale...

We went early as usual and we went straight for our breakfast at IKEA; it was around 11am and I managed to order two plates of char kueh teow (99cents per servings), daim cake, chicken pau, chicken wings, an apple juice for Arief and two hot beverages. The char kueh teow is very delicious and Arief likes it too. BTW we bought Arief Madagascar 2 VCD at Speedy Video before that. We bought the sheepskin rug at RM79 from the usual price RM169 (50% discount); Eliza been aiming for this item for ages. After IKEA we window shopped around IKANO and bought shoes for Eliza while I rode the mini animal car with Arief around IKANO. We did walked around the Curve before Arief fall asleep and we had our lunch at the Mamak Stall inside IKANO; share a plate of nasi briani :-)

Tennis, Zoo Negara, Tropicana Mall & Nasi Kandar...

We took Arief to Kompleks Sukan Bangsar to watch me play tennis there as we will be going to Zoo Negara for BH Kidz launching. We bought our breakfast at the nearby McDonalds and we ate at the tennis court (well we ate after I finish playing one set of double). Arief was keeping himself busy by playing with the tennis balls with my old Yamaha Tennis racquet (his own version of tennis). I showered at the sport complex after the tennis session; the shower facilities was just acceptable. We even showered Arief there as he was sweating from playing at the tennis courts. We arrived at Zoo Negara by 11.30am; I used the new DUKE Highway. The event had already started and we were just in time for the refreshments (Btw it was not that easy to locate the picnic area). We met with most of our colleagues there and Arief was enjoying the huge crowd fill with children. He even bought Upin & Ipin stickers and immediately sticks it to his Barney bag. Eliza went walking around the zoo with Arief while I stay at the picnic area with my colleagues. We decided not to stay longer at the zoo as it was very hot and we can't stand the smell. We drove out by 1.30pm and we were hungry. We stopped at the new Tropicana Mall but the F&B choices is very limited. We were there for less than half an hour; luckilly the parking was free. I was driving towards Subang Parade when we realized that Arief was sound asleep. We the drove straight to Shah Alam and I bought Nasi Kandar at Seksyen 7 :-)