The Journey of a Distort Soul....

2009 ramadhan 29...

This is the last day of Ramadhan and we will be having a huge gathering at my mom's house. My sister is driving back today from Shah Alam and I was informed by my cousin; Fadzli that the highway is jam. We went to buy tudung for Eliza at the bus stand and we ended up buying baju melayu for Arief and myself; brown in colour. After shopping Eliza & Arief went to Sri Kota to prepare ketupat for Aidil Fitri. I went with my mom and Abg Ngah family to Changkat Jering to buy meals for berbuka. It was raining but we still went and bought murtabak, pecal and various kuih muih. My sister arrived at around 6.30pm after six hours journey. We had a blast at the family berbuka session and Arief enjoys playing continuously with Ilyas and Irfan. Btw Abang Long and family arrived at 8,30pm++; also caught is a mild jam from Shah Alam :-)

2009 Ramadhan 28...

We had McD for our sahur. I drove to McD seksyen 3 Shah Alam at 3.30am and bought Big & tasty Value Meal and Spicy Chicken McDeluxe. It was a change from our usual menu but the fries was a big disappointment. As Little Caliphs is closed for the Raya Holiday, I was at home with Arief while Eliza went to the office. We plan to start our journey at 3pm. Eliza called saying that she can go home by noon. As I had already packed everything in the car, we reached Menara TM by 1pm. Eliza bought drinks; just in case if we gonna be stuck in a jam and reaching Taiping after berbuka. Surprisingly the journey was smooth and we reached Taiping at 4.30pm (3 hours drive). We went for berbuka at Sri Kota; ayam masak merah is the main dish :-)

2009 Ramadhan 27...

We arrived home early today and we plan to berbuka at Pak Long Kopitiam Shah Alam Mall. We bought cucur udang at Pasar Ramadhan for our light berbuka before heading to Shah Alam Mall. We ordered kuehteow goreng, claypot rice and chinese tea. As we were there at around 8pm, it was easy for us to find our table and the service is fast too. BTW it was raining as well. We went back home at 9pm and began packing to drive back to Taiping tomorrow :-)

2009 Ramadhan 26...

We were stucked in a massive jam at NPE; it started after the second toll and we finally bypass the traffic jam after more than an hour there. This is mainly due to the heavy rain and cars cutting queue at the junction after Sunway Piramid. We had to berbuka inside our car; lucky I brought back Ferrero Rocher and we reached Little Caliphs by 7.20pm. We had earlier plan to berbuka in Subang Parade but we ended up buying nasi kandar Restoran Hakim Seksyen 7 :-)

2009 Ramadhan 25...

Today is the first time Eliza went to the Pasar Ramadhan; initially we went to the one at Seksyen 3 but limited choices. Luckilly we remember that Pasar Malam Seksyen 6 is on Tuesday and we immediately went there. It was already buzzing with people. We bought nasi lemak ayam for Arief, Chicken Kebab, Popiah basah, apam balik, kuih sagu and cucur keria. Not forgetting air kedondong boi and lai chee kang. Eliza is going to cook spaghetti for berbuka today. Almost all that we bought was delicious; and the spaghetti was excellent. We even had it for our sahur :-)

2009 Ramadhan 24...

Eliza prepared steamboat @ tomyam for berbuka today; with lots of seafood. We did stop by at the Pasar Ramadhan nearby our house and bought tauhu sumbat, kuih kacang, cucur badak and not forgetting bandung soda & mangga blended. While waiting for Eliza to cook, I play football with Arief in our living room with his new Ben10 ball. Arief was sweating profusely after about 20 minutes of kicking the ball all over our living room. The steamboat was excellent; the tomyam spicy was just nice and Arief likes it too :-)

2009 Ramadhan 23...

We nearly miss our Sahur as I left my hp @ alarm at the TV Hall. It was lucky that Arief asked for his milk at 5am; we rushed to re-heat the nasi bukhara and we managed to have our sahur just in time. BTW Arief didn't sleep after that and he just continue watching his DVD and playing with his Lego. We plan to go to Shah Alam Mall early as Eliza would like to buy her raya shoes but Arief fall asleep at around 10.30am. He woke up at around 12.30pm and immediatealy wanted to go out. We went to Shah Alam as promised and Eliza managed to find her shoes. And Arief also manage to buy jeans, Levis & Calvin Klien. We went to KFC to buy Arief's favourite chicken pedas @ drumstick and he ate in the shopping trolley while we buy ingredients for steamboat. Eliza's parents and siblings plan to berbuka at our house as Eliza's parent is driving from Teluk Intan after visiting Ijam yesterday. But Elina declined the invitation. We bought Nasi Ayam Pak Mal Seksyen 11 while Neng brought bubur lambuk and varieties of refreshments; hot soya, soya cincau and longan. And I also bought air tembikai susu and jambu assam boi. We really enjoy having Nasi Ayam Pak Mal for berbuka. We didn't prepared steamboat for today but will prepared it for tomorrow berbuka :-)

2009 Ramadhan 22...

This is our last weekend in Shah Alam before driving back to Taiping for Aidil Fitri. We went to Subang Parade to buy shoes for Arief as he has outworn his Cars Crocs and his Crocs Axle is too big for him at the moment. We went to Toy'R'Us first as we wanted to buy Arief his plastic scissors and we ended up buying Lego Duplo, set of mini tennis with net, Ben 10 ball, Ultraman Mebius and plastic scissors. While I went down to send the toys to our cars, Arief went into the arcade with Eliza. As usual, it took us awhile to coerce him out of the arcade. Eliza bought Ben 10 cupcakes for Arief; we bought 2 initially but Arief wants 3; right now he is always asking to buy everything in 3 sets; "Nak beli banyak" is his favourite word and showing three fingers. We also managed to buy jeans for Arief at Reject Shop and we finally find his shoes at Al-Ikhsan (Blue Nike). It was quite jam going out from Subang Parade. We arrived home by 3.30pm and we went out again by 5pm. We are going to my sister house for berbuka but I need to drive to Restoran Syed Kelana Jaya to buy Nasi Ayam Bukhara. Eventhough Shah Alam have Restoran Syed but we do prefer the one in Kelana Jaya. My sister prepared fried bananas at home. Arief was again enjoying playing with both of his cousins; from playing balls and making a mess of the toy basket. BTW Arief like to play with his belly button when he drinks his milk and Irfan upon noticing it imitates; it was so cute. We were very full from Nasi Bukhara and we even managed to bring one set home for Sahur :-)

2009 Ramadhan 21...

Today we went to Pak Li Seksyen 7 to buy our meals for berbuka; we opted for the ramadhan combo (mee sup with strawberry drink and cakes), Hainanese Chicken Chop and Golden Fried Rice. We also ordered the 0.50 cents iced white coffee (coupon from their advertisement). BTW while waiting for our meals to be ready, we bought Crocs. A seller open up their stall at the parking lot; selling for RM35 (to be used for school as Arief don't like his Ben 10 slippers). We really like the Mee Sup and Hainanese Chicken Chop but Golden Fried Rice was a bit dissapoiting. We needed to add cili padi in soy sauce for extra umphhh :-)

2009 Ramadhan 20...

At first we decided to buy our berbuka meals at Pak Li Seksyen 7 but Eliza changed her mind after picking up Arief at Little Caliphs; we went for nasi kandar instead as they week cooking curry at Little Caliphs. We went to Restoran Hakim Seksyen 7 and I bought their crunchy chickens, fish curry, fried pedal, sayur kobis with rice. I went with Arief to pasar ramadhan at Seksyen 7 where we bought cucur udang. Arief was looking at the seller cutting the cucur udang so seriusly that the seller gave Arief cucur pisang; of which Arief immediately gave it to me. We went to buy Chocolate Latte and Vanilla Corn; and Arief stand infront of the stall showing his Ultraman moves to all the cars that pass-by. It was indeed very cute. This time the nasi kandar is delicious and we even manage to save some for sahur :-)

2009 Ramadhan 19...

We bought Dominos for our berbuka today. At first I wanted to booked online but it seems that I couldn't get an offer for the adds-on; so we went straight to the restaurant at Seksyen 9 Shah Alam. I ordered Combo Meal 1 with Breadstix and Aloha chicken; with extra chicken and cheese. And I also ordered chicken lasagna and BBQ chicken wings. Arief went to the party shop next door and bought Ben 10 stationeries. And he went again with me and bought Ben10 stickers. We really enjoy having dominos for berbuka; and we left the lasagna for sahur :-)

2009 Ramadhan 18...

For our berbuka today, we went to Vichuda for take-away. I ordered sup ayam, tomyam daging, kerabu mangga, telur bistik and sotong masak pedas. While waiting for our order, we went to the nearby DVD shop where we bought 8 DVD's for RM35 (Arief bought 2 Tom & Jerry). We really like to eat at Vichuda especially their kerabu mangga. We finished eating everything during berbuka; just left sup ayam for our sahur :-)

2009 Ramadhan 17...

I was on leave today; staying at home with Arief as his Little Caliphs is closed due to public holiday. We spend the whole morning watching DVD's and Ultraman clips at Youtube; until Arief fall asleep at around 1pm. My mom prepare our berbuka for today as my sister is coming back from Taiping. We drove to my sister house after Asar and upon reaching her house I realize that I left the SmartTag at the front door. So we drove back home. I was supposed to fetch Eliza at Kelana Jaya LRT but instead she went back with here friends who stays nearby my sister house. So again we drove back to my sister house and ended up berbuka there. Arief likes to play with Ilyas as both of them are the same age; but Irfan who is 1++ also join in the fun and he was running everywhere with them. BTW my mom prepared sambal tumis sotong, udang masak pedas (which Arief ate a lot), ikan cencaru and kari ikan. It was delicious. My sister also prepared popiah goreng :-)

2009 Ramadhan 16...

We went to Banting for our berbuka today. We bought some cucur udang and cucur badak at the nearby pasar Ramadhan and we arrived in Banting by 6.30pm. The main dish is kari kepala ikan and lala masak halia. BTW the cucur udang was quite delicious. Arief was enjoying his cousins company and he plays all over the house; falling in the process and cried as well. I went for terawih at the nearby mosque with Abah and Yeop and we drove back home by 9.30pm; reaching home by 10.30pm :-)

2009 Ramadhan 15...

We will be going to Mazlan & Hani house in Puncak Perdana for berbuka. We are sponsoring the main course; nasi arab Seksyen 7 (chicken & lamb kabshah). We arrived there by 6.30pm and everyone was already there. I really like the spaciousness of their house especially the pool table at their living room. They had started playing pool when I arrived. We berbuka with nasi arab and chilli crab prepared by the Mazlan & Hani. After berbuka, the kids went to play at their lawn where I play football with Arief. Btw Arief can really kick the ball. I think we played for about half an hour before we came it for some dessert. Eliza continue chatting with her friends at the dinner table while I went upstairs where the kids continue to play Nintendo Wii. And I play pool until 10.30pm with the guys. It was an enjoyable berbuka for all us and Arief immediately fall asleep inside the car :-)

2009 Ramadhan 14...

Eliza's parents, Yeop, Haziq and Anis will be coming for berbuka at our house as Elina will be in Hartamas for her office berbuka. We just bought kuih and air jambu assam boi nearby our house (Yeop also bought air jambu assam boi too). I went with Arief to give our neighbours maruku that we bought from Ijam's mother-in-law. It was so cute watching Arief give out the maruku and then salam with all the neighbours. The main menu for berbuka is daging masak merah which I really like. After berbuka I ate my cold medicine and I fall asleep until midnight :-)

2009 Ramadhan 13...

I'm back at the office; feeling well but a bit high from the medicine that I took during sahur. For today berbuka menu, Eliza bought at Menara TM @ ikan keli goreng, ikan bilis sambal and sayur kacang panjang. It was a simple menu but it's enough for our berbuka :-)

2009 Ramadhan 12...

I stayed at home today; was given MC by the clinic yesterday and I still cannot puasa as I wanted to finish the antibiotic. Btw I cooked my famous "nasi goreng" for my breakfast and lunch. Eliza came home a bit early today and we went to fetch Arief at Little Caliphs. We asked him what he wants for dinner, and Arief said "Chicken Pedas" which is KFC Hot & Spicy. We went to the drive-thru at Seksyen 3 and it was jam packed. We waited for about 20 minutes to get our orders :-)

2009 Ramadhan 11...

I was at the office when I started feeling unwell. I was running a slight fever and my throat felt itchy. It must be my tonsils due to the travel yesterday. I immediately went back home at around 1pm and went to Medi Utama Seksyen 13 and true enough I was suffering from tonsillitis. The doctor prescribed me antibiotics and I had to break my fast in order to eat the medicine; btw I bought Big & Tasty at McDonalds for my breaking fast and spend the whole evening sleeping due to the medicine :-)

2009 Ramadhan 10...

We drove back to Shah Alam at around 9.30am; we wanted to avoid the usual traffic jam. My mom's prepared meals for berbuka and also for my sister and Aiman. We arrived at Shah Alam by 12.30pm and the journey was smooth. One of my friends went back at 1pm and he sms that he stuck in a massive jam heading to Tanjung Malim. Our berbuka meal was delicious with ayam masak merah as the main course and bubur pengat ubi :-)

2009 Ramadhan 09...

This morning Eliza went shopping for baju raya with her sister; they went to Taiping Sentral. Arief was still sleeping at home; tired from yesterday playing all night with his cousins. After Arief woke up and taken his bath, we went to Taiping Sentral to meet up with Eliza there and we plan to buy baju raya for my mom. I went with Arief to YuYi to buy his Ultraman DVD while they shop; nothing to their liking. We decided to visit Toko Zaini instead but not before buying Arief his McDonalds for lunch. It was jam packed nearby Toko Zaini; I just waited in the car while they shop and to my luck the car infront of me vacated it's parking. My mom manage to find her baju raya there. I sent Eliza & Arief to Sri Kota and I went for my hair-cut at Welcome; the famous barber in Taiping. I opted for the full hair-cut and shaving; all for RM12. I went with my mom to Pasar Ramadhan at the taxi stand Taiping and we bought ayam percik, murtabak, cakoi, samosa goreng, various kuih, air amra, sugar cane and the famous Taiping popiah. Well my sister counted 9 different meals. My mom prepared pajeri terung with ikan cencaru sumbat; extremely delicious with bubur pengat pisang. Eliza slept early today as she was tired as Arief spend time playing with Wan Aju; taking pictures from the camera phone and playing games :-)

2009 Ramadhan 08...

We went to Kuala Kangsar with my mom this morning to buy raya cookies (kuih kacang & dodol) and visit my uncle. At first Eliza & Arief wanted to skip this trip and spend the morning in Sri Kota but as Arief is already up and running, Eliza decided to join us as well. Eliza had a blast when we went to buy the raya cookies (we went to the manufacturer; massive discounts) and we bought quite a lot. BTW my mom buy cookies here every year. Arief enjoy playing at the little fountain at the front of the house. We went to visit my uncle which was just nearby and we waited outside as Arief wanted to play with my camera phone; taking pictures. My uncle courtyard has rambutan and manggis; pity it was not the season. We went for a short drive around Bukit Chandan and we manage to find our old house there (it took us awhile as there is a lot of new development there); we were supposed to move in after I finish my SPM but my dad passed away. We sold it and my mom built the bungalow in Pokok Assam. On our way back we bought breads at the famous double lion shop :-)

I went with my mom to Pasar Malam Changkat Jering to buy meals for berbuka. I thought of just buying murtabak but we ended up buying pecal, satay, kuihs, pedal percik and cempedak. Today it's my family "more" at surau pokok assam. They prepared daging masak kicap, ayam masak merah and jelatah. It was quite delicious. After finish with berbuka, we went to Matang as my in-laws also did "more" there. I was planning to have my 2nd dinner there but aftre finish terawih (which was quite long), I decided not to as I was too tired. Arief was playing catch with his cousins and when he throws the ball; he throws it just like a baseball player throws; complete with one foot up after finishing his throw. And accurate trajectory as well; excellent hand and eye coordination. BTW I did have pengat pisang for supper though :-)

2009 Ramadhan 07...

We went back to Taiping as Arief has fully recovered from his chicken pox. We went to IKANO first to buy t-shirts for Arief as well as cookies at IKEA; not forgetting meatballs for Arief to eat during the journey. We arrived in Pokok Assam by 5pm and Arief didn't sleep at all during the journey. We berbuka at Sri Kota; Eliza's mom prepared various specialties; mostly new recipes from the various cooking shows. I went for Terawih at the nearby mosque and by the time I finished Arief is already sleeping; tired from playing with his cousins :-)

2009 Ramadhan 06...

Alhamdulilah Arief is recovering well from his chicken pox. We went to Shah Alam Mall in the evening to buy Ultraman DVD for Arief and also buy meals for berbuka; Famous Thai. I ordered vegetable soup, tomyam chicken, kerabu mango and buttered squids. BTW Arief was busy re-arranging the chairs in the restaurant. We went for the pasar ramadhan nearby to our house and I bought air jambu batu assam boi. Eliza came home a bit late because it was raining. We really like the meals from Famous Thai apart from buttered squids; should have ordered chilli squids instead. The air jambu batu assam boi is extremely sweet though :-)

2009 Ramadhan 05...

I'll be at home with Arief and Eliza went to the office. We spend most of the day playing Nintendo Wii and watching numerous DVD; Arief fall asleep while watching Ben 10 Alien Force. Eliza arrived home by 6pm and I went to Restoran Hakim Seksyen 7 to buy our food for berbuka; Nasi Kandar with fried chicken and a little bit of pedal. I also went to Pasar Ramadhan near our house and bought air kelapa muda and fanta strawberry for Eliza. The nasi kandar is not as nice as before; I think it is because I bought it early and we only berbuka at 7.30pm :-)

2009 Ramadhan 04...

Eliza is again at home with Arief as I will be taking care of Arief from Wednesday onwards. I went again to Pasar Ramadhan Kelana Jaya and bought ikan bakar; cencaru and ikan keli. This time I went to a different seller to buy bubur pulut hitam and bubur jagung. I also bought popiah basah Wisma FAM. Eliza prepared roasted chicken at home. I think I've over bought for berbuka. BTW Arief condition is improving but he still needs to be at home :-)

2009 Ramadhan 03...

Eliza is at home with Arief while I went to the office; we take turns to be with Arief at home. As this is the school holiday, the traffic jam is manageable and we also get to leave early from the office; 4.30pm. I went straight to Pasar Ramadhan Kelana Jaya. This year there is no ayam golek and popiah basah SS2, maybe they moved to another venue. I bought ikan bakar; pari and keli as well as Popiah Basah Wisma FAM, air kelapa muda, air cincau, bubur pulut hitam and karipap sardin. We really enjoy the ikan bakar but the bubur pulut hitam and karipap sardin is very dissapointing :-)

2009 Ramadhan 02...

We noticed that Arief began developing major itchiness all over his body and frequently asking us to scratch him. We thought it was any mosquito bites but as it begans to develop more throughout his body; we suspect that he had measles. As Eliza's mom already prepared some food for berbuka and Eliza cook my favourite chicken with eggs and lobak masin, I went to Pasar Ramadhan Seksyen 3 to buy air kelapa muda for Arief. I did stop by at Pasar Ramadhan UniSel and bought bihun sup and tepung pelita. After berbuka we went to the nearest clinic at Seksyen 7 and the doctor confirmed that it is chicken pox, not measles. Arief will be staying at home next week then :-)

2009 Ramadhan 01...

I went to service our Honda at KosmoKars in the morning before heading to Tesco to buy Drypers and milk for Arief. We did went to Giant at Shah Alam Mall for our monthly groceries shopping. We began our first Ramadhan with a small family "break fast" at our house with Eliza's parents and sister. The special dish is sambal petai with prawns. I have not been eating petai for years as I don't like the after taste but as it is Ramadhan; why not as it looks so tempting. Well I had a migraine after eating petai and spend most of the night on the bed resting. Well at least Arsenal won 4-1 against Pompey :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 30...

It is the last day of Ramadhan; not to mention the last day for Sahur (I still need to "ganti puasa" but that is totally different agenda). I continue to stay-up after sahur; planning to watch "Sepi" on DVD but Arief woke up as well and we ended up watching "Cars" instead. We went back to Pokok Assam as my mom with my aunties will cook ketupat, rendang daging and ayam at my house (this is a tradition with my family). They started cooking as early as 7am and will finish by noon (usually). We went to Bank Islam to change "duit raya" for Elina; we were there quite early and the bank has not opened yet. While waiting, Arief ate "apam manis" with his favourite vitagen. I wanted to cut my hair and shave as well and we went to Tesco first; to our dissapointment there is no more barber there. We ended up going to my favourite barber; Welcome. Arief was already sleeping and I went alone for my haircut. I still remember going to this barber when I was small with my "arwah" dad; the best part they still remember us. The shop still remain as it is with their "ancient" air-cond. I really like the "massage" after every hair-cut :-)

After sending Eliza & Arief back home, I went out to wash our car. I do prefer going to "Gujapa" but they are currently swamped with customers; so I went to the next car wash centre. They didn't do a good job; I still need to visit "Gujapa" this coming Saturday. I went to Medan MARA to buy "songkok" for Arief; I just guess his size and luckily it was correct (RM10). Eliza will be helping her mom to prepare ketupat this evening and Arief will spend time with me in Pokok Assam playing Wii. We played "Cars" for 2 hours; and during that Arief make himself busy by eating ketupat, strawberry bread and rice with soup. Eliza came back at about 4.30pm and we managed to play two games of bowling on Wii (which I won). We went to Bismillah Restaurant to buy "Roti Canai" for break fast and also ordered for this coming Thursday (we were fourth on the list). We stopped by briefly at Bazaar Ramadhan and bought "Lai Chee Kang"; while Arief bought Ultraman helium baloon. We break fast at my grandmother's house (nearby to my house) with my families and relatives. It was indeed a joyous break fast to mark the end of Ramadhan :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 29...

I went out with Mack yesterday to Bomba; catch-up on things until midnight and I continue to stay-up watching Astro and surfing the internet. I only slept at 3am and woke up by 5pm for Sahur. After that I slept until 8.30am. Arief was already awake after Sahur and continue to stay up; he wanted to play with his cousins but they were still sleeping. I went with my mom to town to buy groceries at the wet market; preparation for Laksa on Wednesday. I wanted to buy Air-Cond for our room in Pokok Assam; considering to buy a new set but Abah managed to secure 2 units of 2nd hand units from his favourite air-cond shop at RM1,000. Without hesitation, I agreed. They arrived in Pokok Assam by noon and finish the installation by 6.30pm (the blower is my room was faulty and they have to change to a newer one). I didn't went to any Bazaar Ramadhan today as it was already late. Arief was playing with Ucop when I arrived in Sri Kota; riding bicycle around the porch. The break fast was excellent with daging masak kicap and kerabu kerang with taugeh. I was so tired from waiting for the air-cond installation that I fall asleep by 9pm :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 28...

This morning was the first time during Ramadhan than we "sahur" with my mom & sis in Pokok Assam; the food was indeed plenty and delicious. I think I overdose during sahur. We went to Tesco to buy Arief milk powder (Fernleaf) and diapers (Drypers); we were there by 9.30am. We managed to find a parking spot nearby to the escalator. Huge crowd in Tesco and it took us about 15 minutes to pay. We walked around the many shops located inside Tesco and bought Transformers watch for Arief. We also went to Taiping Sentral; a new shopping centre beside Tesco. The official opening was on the weekend before Ramadhan; and it is about 65% full occupancy. The most notable one is Starbucks, Sushi King, Kenny Rogers & Vincci. The most suprising one is "Yu Yi"; most people in Taiping know about this DVD shop. We bought Cars DVD for Arief. From there we went to Giant; nothing much there and it is too far from the town centre (lesser crowds) :-)

I went with my mom to buy "cendol"; Eliza's favourite stall is already closed and we bought at "An'sari". Our timing was just nice as they were about to finish. From there weI went to Bazaar Ramadhan beside Taiping bus stand; we had to park at the nearby shoplots. We bought soya, "kuih cakul", big donuts and "ayam percik". BTW the "ayam percik" cost us RM2 (cheap). I noticed a stall selling "nasi briani" and the line is quite long. People was also crowding the "ayam golek" stall. My mom cooked "pajeri terung", "ikan cencaru sumbat", "sup sayur" with "sambal belacan & macang". I can't remember how many servings that we ate but it was a lot. Arief didn't ate during break fast as he already eaten earlier and he just spend time watching Cars on DVD. BTW nothing beats break fast at our "kampung" :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 27...

We started our journey early; we didn't sleep after sahur & subuh. We drove out by 7am from Shah Alam; using the Guthrie Expressway going into Rawang. Journey was smooth from Shah Alam to Taiping; no traffic jams and the weather was just nice. Arief didn't sleep at all as he is busy watching DVD (he continue to stay up until 5pm). We arrived at Pokok Assam at 10am. Today we will break fast at Matang; my in-laws provide "more" to the mosque (nasi ayam at the famous "bomba" hawker's fare). I went with my mom to Bazaar Ramadhan Changkat Jering; we bought "murtabak" and "pecal". We went a bit later to Matang as Arief was still sleeping; I had plan to break fast at the mosque but break fast at Elina's house instead. Arief didn't ate that much as he is still tired but he did enjoy playing with all his cousins. The "nasi ayam" is delicious as always and the "murtabak" is excellent. The "pecal" is delicious too; I ate it for supper :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 26...

Today is our last day at the office before traveling home to Taiping for Hari Raya; and I went out a bit early. After picking-up Eliza & Arief at Kelana Jaya, we were again comtemplating on what to have for break fast. As we will be doing our packing tonite, we decided to buy Bukhara Kambing at Restoran Syed Kelana jaya. We also bought "Som Tam" and "Tomyan" at the Thai Fair in Giant Kelana Jaya. For Arief, Burger King fries. About 15 minutes to break fast, Aiman call and said that he forgot to bring his father apartment keys; he couldn't go in. Aiman came for break fast with us; he already bought his food minus the rice (he had to go out and buy rice at the nearby restaurant). BTW Aiman really can eat; he bought ikan pari bakar with ikan patin masak lemak. Arief on the other hand enjoying playing with Aiman's guitar :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 25...

I had an evening meeting at Menara TM and it ended earlier; but Eliza still have work to be done so I drove to Kelana Jaya to pick-up Arief first. I wanted to buy a "hanger" for the portable DVD at Brothers Kelana Jaya but they require me to leave my notebook bag at the counter; I opted not to go. I went to pick-up Arief at his babysitter house and we waited for Eliza at Kelana Jaya LRT Station (for about 45 minutes and Arief pooped while waiting). As usual we went to Masjid Tabung Haji to wash Arief. For break fast, we bought Burger King at Giant Kelana Jaya; BK Double Black Pepper Value Meal and BK Singles Rodeo Cheese Value Meal with free chocolate sundae. They were having "Thai Fair" just outside Burger King and we were tempted to buy "Tom Yam"; maybe for tomorrow then. BTW Arief ate my BK Double Black Pepper :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 24...

The traffic was again at their worst yesterday; I did go out from Cyberjaya a bit late due to meetings but it took me about an hour to reach Kelana Jaya LRT. By the time we picked up Arief at his babysitter's house it was already 6.30pm; a bit rushing for Eliza UiTM classes. I decided to just buy our break fast at Restoran Syed Kelana Jaya. I did mentioned in my previous blogs that I overdose on Bukhara but with the limited choices available at Restoran Syed; we ordered Bukhara Ayam Kampung and Nasi Kandar Ayam. BTW Arief pooped and we washed him at Masjid Tabung Haji Kelana Jaya. We arrived home just in time for break fast. The Bukhara is delicious, better than the one that we usually ate at Restoran Syed Seksyen 3 Shah Alam. Arief didn't ate rice as he wanted his milk and asked Eliza to go up with him to our room to watch TV. We have to take turns to break fast while Arief watch "Chipmunks". Eliza went to her classes at around 8pm. Arief ate "kerepek ubi" with me while watching "Chipmunks" :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 23...

This morning Arief wanted to watch his "Ultraman Dyna" first before going to his babysitter house; we didn't want to be late going out from Shah Alam and we brought the portable DVD along for Arief to enjoy his "Ultraman Dyna" in the car. I'm impress with the portable DVD battery as the power is at 50% even though I have watched "Alvin & Chipmunks" last weekend. In the evening, I got stuck in a traffic jam going to Kelana Jaya LRT; it took me 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach the LRT station of which normal time is just half and hour. I wanted to have McDonalds for break fast and we went to Seksyen 3 but it was closed temporarily for renovation works. The nearest option is Bukhara but I'm bored with it; so we drove to Seksyen 7 Restoran Hakim for nasi kandar but the queue is too long and we hardly find any parking. We then decided to break fast at Secret Recipe's. We went home first; break fast with dates and refreshed ourselves before going to Secret Recipe's at Seksyen 9. BTW Eliza just got upgraded today and we celebrate over break fast. We arrived there by 8.25pm; just in time for their Ramadhan offers. Eliza ordered "Tom Yam Kung" with free syrup, ice cream and dates; while I ordered "Chicken Kebab" set meal with watermelon and spring rolls. For Arief we ordered alphabet fries. BTW they served us extra syrups and ice creams; and Arief ate "Tom Yam Kung" with Eliza :-)

After break fast, we went to visit Fatin (my oldest niece; my oldest cousin daugther) at Pusat Bersalin UMRA at Seksyen 13. It took us awhile to locate the clinic; it was visible from the road but we are not that familiar with Seksyen 13. We arrived there with Abang Adi and his family. We are unsure which floor to go to and then suddenly Faiq gesture us to go to Level 1. I didn't recognize him with his new hairdo; longer than usual and he does look like his sister. Fatin gave birth to a healthy baby girl; 3.5kg. I am now indirectly have "cucu"; and my grandmother now have "piut". Impressive indeed :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 22...

We were really tired today as both of us stay up until 2.30pm watching "The Patriot" at ASTRO; Eliza watched while finishing her assignment and I watch in our bedroom. I nearly miss "sahur" but luckily the food is already ready. On our way to Kelana Jaya (exiting Subang Toll), I noticed a red iswara from the PLUS Office on the left side speeding towards the Subang Airport entrance. I sensed that something bad would happen and true enough the red Iswara hit a blue Proton Saga who was driving towards Kelana Jaya entrance. The impact was hard as the red Iswara richochet to the left before swerving back into Shell Station nearby. Luckily for us I slowed down upon noticing the red Iswara and avoided any collision :-)

We wanted to break fast outside but again unsure on the venue. We finally decided to have "Dominos" and went to buy at Seksyen 9 Shah Alam but the queqe was too long. We went home instead and order for home delivery; Value Meal 2 with a regular Aloha Chicken thick crust, BBQ chicken wings, garlic bread, soft drinks and a free banana kaya dessert. Due to the heavy demand for break fast, our orders will only be delivered by 7.50pm. We break fast with dates and drinks. The delivery was as promised; delicious as usual (Arief enjoys it too) and we really enjoy the free banana kaya dessert :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 21...

I managed to watch "Get Smart" in the morning before we went to Kompleks PKNS to buy "kerepek". Arief as usual with his morning routine of watching between Barney or Ultraman; he can now dance to most of the Barney song. We arrived at SACC Mall near noon and parking was horrendous; we decided to use valet parking @ RM5 for the first three hours. We walked immediately to Kompleks PKNS and bought two kerepek for RM15. Arief was hungry and we went into McDonalds for take-away; Chicken Nuggets Happy Meal. Kompleks PKNS was so crowded that we decided to sit in McDonalds for Arief to eat his fries and nuggets. We were a bit hot as the aircond was not functioning that well and we decided to just go back to SACC Mall which was much more cooler. We didn't buy anything in SACC Mall; and it took us about half an hour just to get out from our valet parking :-)

It was around 2pm and it is time for Arief evening nap. Eliza had to some revision and I watch "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with Arief in our new portable DVD. The quality is excellent and I can't wait to enjoy it during our holiday or trip back to taiping. Arief watch the DVD until he fall aslepp. We were supposed to break fast with Fazlan and his family today at Vichuda Seksyen 7 but had to cancel last minute; Fazlan youngest child is still recovering from sickness. I went out by 4pm to re-fill NGV and bought Kambing Bukhara, nasi kandar, tepung pelita, sugar cane and soya. BTW I think I overdose on Bukhara this Ramadhan :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 20...

We went to Jusco Bukit Raja to buy Philips portable DVD for our usage during vacation; it was on offer by Citibank at RM370 (RP RM680 and my office just bought at RM800). Eliza also bought the latest Eragon book (Brisingr), An Illustrated Biography of Mahathir Muhammad and Where's Barney. We will break fast with Aiman today; so I went to Kelana Jaya Bazaar Ramadha. We drove my old kancil @ ADA505; it was fun eventhough it was quite slow (Aiman is using the car in INTI Nilai). We bought ayam golek, ikan pari bakar, popiah, bubur pulut hitam, roti jala, air kelapa muda and soya. We wanted to buy more lauk-pauk at Seksyen 3 but the stalls were closed. We just bought kuih tepung pelita and drove to Seksyen 6 where we bought kacang botol, assam pedas ikan pari and sayur. We played Wii before break fast and it took us awhile to convince Arief to go down and break fast with us. All of us overdose with the varieties of foods and Arief ate kacang botol :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 19...

We wanted to have rice for break fast as I felt really tired and sleepy the whole day. We wanted to explore Seksyen 6 Pasar Malam and buy "lauk-pauk" at the nearby stall. As parking was limited and we found parking inside the wet market, we decided to survey the many stalls available. At the end we bought nasi briani with "ayam masak merah" and "daging rendang". Soya for Arief as always and sweet corn for desserts. I wanted to buy "pedal percik" at Seksyen 3 Bazaar Ramadhan but ended up buying more chicken percik; as well as Roti Bom for sahur. I also bought Pokka Cappucinno for Eliza and Unif Green Tea with Honey for me. The "nasi briani" was quite nice apart from the many "kerak"; "Ayam Masak Merah" was delicious. The highlight is the "ayam percik" :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 18...

We were invited to break fast at Boulevard Hotel at Mid Valley. I pick-up Arief at around 5.30pm and waited for Eliza at LRT Station before going to the Boulevard Hotel. We parked at The Gardens and we need to walk to Boulevard Hotel which is located at Mid Valley. Upon exiting The Gardens, we saw Mix FM Road Runners and we were the first there. They still remember me as I won the Holiday stay in Rennaisance KL. We did win two magazines, dilmah tea sachet, RM10 Robinsons Cash Voucher and Nando's Discount card. We arrived the buffet at 7pm; it is located at 9th floor. It was not that full and we found our reserved table. I took "pasembor" and kuih for our break fast appetizers. Arief ate bubur lambuk and continue playing with the wooden drapes. We really enjoy the "kambing golek". The mee goreng mamak was excellent but not the kuehteow goreng. We also like "kupang & siput sedut masak lemak kuning"; spicy and delicious. BTW Arief pooped during break fast and we got lost for awhile trying to find our parking space :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 17...

It was a public holiday for Selangor (Nuzul Al Quran); Eliza took leave as well because Arief babysitter is on leave too. We had planned to visit the many warehouse sale all around PJ and Sunway but decided to stay-in instead. Arief woke up during our sahur and continue to play and watch his DVD; Barney & Ultraman. I managed to watch "Dark Knights" and finish writing "kad raya" for my families and friends. By noon I played Nintendo Wii with Arief and as usual we play "Cars". He really into "Cars"; from toys to apparels and games. While we were playing, Arief kept on saying that he wanted to race the car @ arcade but I was playing story board mode. So I immediately went into the race sequence and while playing Arief fall asleep. Eliza took Arief into our bed and we continue playing Wii Sports @ tennis & bowling :-)

We are going to Banting @ Elina house for break fast. I went to Restoran Kpg Pandan at Seksyen 13 to buy "Kari Kepala Ikan" at around 3.30pm (wanted to escape Ramadhan jam). I bought "ikan merah" and it cost us RM53; including "jelatah" and "papadom". I went to Restoran Hakim Seksyen 7 to buy fried chicken, pedal, ayam masak madu and sayur kobis. The journey to Banting is smooth, took us about half an hour to reach Bandar Mahkota Banting but it took us longer to reach Elina house. I did stopped at the groceries store to buy soft drinks; the "makcik" there asked whether I just moved here. It seems that she knows everybody there; still a small community and I replied "Visiting sister-in-law". It was an enjoyable break fast with Elina and Neng and his family; especially with the delicious "kari kepala ikan" :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 16...

I went a bit late from the office and only pick-up Arief and Eliza by 6pm. We plan to break fast at Kenny Rogers but we went to Kelana Jaya Bazaar Ramadhan instead; with a sole intention of buying "ayam golek". We bought half of "ayam golek" for RM7; 2 pieces of popiah SS14, roti bom for sahur, nasi lemak kukus FAM with paru goreng pedas, nasi lemak cikgu and bubur pulut hitam.We also bought sugar cane and soya for Arief. We really like the "ayam golek" and it's spicy sauce was just nice. The nasi lemak was delicious too; we do prefer nasi lemak cikgu sambal than the other one :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 15...

We didn't to have rice again and we decided to break fast at "Pak Li" Seksyen 7. We went back home first to change Arief diaper and left my notebook at home. We drove our Honda City to "Pak Li"; it looks like a full house but we managed to get a table inside; then one couple just simply went to seat at our table eventhough Eliza was waiting there while I took Arief child seat. Arief was busy playing with his toy car @ Mitsubishi Evo 9. We ordered "Mee Sup" and "Assam Laksa"; the "Assam Laksa" came with a set of muffin, ice-cream and bandung cincau. Eliza ordered teh ais with hot chocolate. It was quite hectic when it was about time to break fast as the workers was rushing to deliver foods; we got ours few minutes after "Azan Maghrib" and I really impress with their service (fast). "Assam Laksa" was delicious and very spicy while "Mee Sup" was just nice. Arief as usual ate "Mee Sup" with Eliza as I enjoyed my "Assam Laksa" until the last drop. Total bill was RM18.70. I strongly recommend this restaurant for break fast but advise to reserved your table :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 13...

We didn't go out anywhere today, instead we did a lot of laundry e.g. comforters. My in-laws is coming with Elina's family today from Taiping; Elina should be arriving back from Germany this evening at KLIA. I went with Abah, Arief, Yeop, Haziq & Anis to KLIA; we did stopped at Bazaar Ramadhan Seksyen 3 to buy kuih for break fast at KLIA. My mom did gave us "ketupat" with "rendang daging" and I brought it along too. We arrived at KLIA by 6.45pm and we didn't have to wait long for Elina as her flight already landed. We break fast at Petronas Station; with Neng and his family. We arrived back in Shah Alam by 8.15am and continue to enjoy our break fast with nasi minyak. BTW we overdose on Germany chocolates :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 12...

We decided to break fast at Menara TM today; organized by BAKIT with orphanage and single mothers (this is our third time breaking fast at Menara TM). After picking up Arief from his babysitter house, I drove to Menara TM; hoping that we would not be caught with any traffic jam. The drive was smooth initially until we reach Colgate Palmolive. The traffic jam was quite horrendous, cars moving slowly. I decided to take the federal highway exit beside Armada Hotel as my usual route was not moving at all. Our traffic jam nightmare continue on the federal highway. We finally reached Menara TM by 6.40pm and Arief pooped. Crowd was better than last year, appetizers was "kuih cara berlauk", "pulut goreng", "seri muka" and dates. They served teh tarik with orangy syrup. I really the "pulut goreng". For dinner, we have "ayam masak merah", "ikan goreng kicap", "sayur campur" and "masak lemak daging". They did have "sambal belacan" and "ulam" but the servings is small. BTW Arief managed to walk all around the dining hall :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 11...

I was supposed to go to Menara TM in the evening but was cancel in the last minute. I went out from the office by 4.30pm and arrive at Arief babysitter house by 5pm. Arief was already ready and waiting for his milk. Eliza was caught up at work and will be a bit late; we even managed to drive twice to Kelana Jaya LRT as there is no parking available. We need to buy a new phone for Eliza as her current one is having major problems; battery is invalid and the system is starting to get haywire. We decided to break fast at Shah Alam Mall; and visit our favourite HP shop. We bought karipap and tauhu sumbat for appetizer nearby our house. I did make cold root beer for our break fast but Arief drank all of it with his new Barney tumbler. We went to Shah Alam Mall by 8pm, went straight to Pak Long Kopitiam and ordered our favourites Claypot Rice. Arief wanted to go and play first but we managed to convince him to eat first. Food was delicious as always and we ordered four glasses to quentch our thirst; iced milo, ice lemon tea, teh o iced and iced coffee. After break fast, we walked to the HP shop but Arief ran to the play-land (as usual). We did managed to bring him to the HP shop for awhile and the owner immediately show us Motorola V9 (2nd hand unit at RM399); Eliza wanted Motorola and clam-shell model. Without hesitation we bought Motorola V9 :-)

 

Ramadhan 2008 Day 10...

I will break fast with Arief today as Eliza is going for her UiTM classes. I went to Kelana Jaya Bazaar Ramadhan first and bought nasi lemak kukus with chicken & pedal, the famous SS14 popiah and bubur pulut hitam. Eliza bought McDonalds for her break fast (Chicken McDeluxe). Arief kept himself busy by watching "Upin & Ipin" and Barney while I showered. We break fast together; Arief ate nasi lemak with soy sauce and chicken. It is quite a handful actually to ensure that Arief ate properly as he usually plays with his food; he eats with his hand and after every bite he would clean his hand by rubbing them together hence the mess. We are really happy that he can now eat using his hand and also eat at the dinner table with us. BTW yesterday mess was minimal; less clean-up than usual. But when I finish eating and began throwing the rest into the garbage can, Arief did the same too eventhough his rice is still a lot. He did ate Bubur Pulut Hitam with me for dessert :-)

Ramadhan 2008 Day 9...

I had to go to a Korea ICT Business Forum in Mutiara Crowne Hotel Kuala Lumpur. This hotel sound familiar so I "yahoo" it and it was the same hotel that I went for Hitz.fm party; it was during Fly Guy & Lil' Kev time. I plan to use the public transport; LRT from Menara TM to KL Sentral and Monorail to Jalan Raja Chulan. I arrived at Menara TM by 7.35am. I wanted to avoid the morning LRT crowd so I sat at San Francisco Coffee to surf the net via Celcom 3G. By 9am I was already in the LRT going to KL Sentral. It was not that packed. I had to walked to the nearest Monorail and it was packed like sardines. I had to squeeze in order to get out at my stop. Luckilly Mutiara Crowne was just nearby. The event started at 10am until 3.45pm. I hurriedly walk to Monorail to escape the evening crowds; luckilly it was not that full. The same goes to LRT. I arrived in Menara TM by 4.20pm and proceed to drive the car out of the parking. Luckilly the car behind me just drove out; I had to reversed to manouvre out of the parking due to one Kelisa parked illegally infront (normal situation in Menara TM). I waited for Eliza to finish her meeting, even manage to surf the internet. We went straight to Kelana Jaya; undecided on where to break our fast. Options was plenty; from Mamak Restaurant to Vichuda to Western. At the end we decided to visit the small Bazaar Ramadhan at Seksyen 3 Shah Alam; we bought ikan pari bakar, ulam, paru goreng, roti bom, kerabu perut, soya and my favourite cruncy vegetable (not sure what it is). Eliza bought kuih samperit too. Arief as usual drank his favourite drink; soya :-)