Sofiyah's Classmates

When I reached home after class at Masjid WP, Sofiyah gave me a surprise.  She cooked fried mee hoon all by herself.  She also cooked fried Ayamas.  The occasion?  Raya open house for her classmates. 

When they arrived I was amused to find only her male classmates came.  Where were the girls? Oh.....they will come another day ummi.

So since Khairul were home he entertained Sofiyah's classmates too.  Then before they left I helped to take a few photos and gave each of them duit raya.

They all had motorbikes and I adviced them to ride safely to their next Raya Open House.  They were all well mannered and sweet too. Heheeehe....

Oldest Niece - Nordinar Yusuf

She was the oldest amongst my late parents-in-law's grandchildren. She has seven children, six sons and a daughter.

She left us yesterday, 28th July after a long illness, at 4am at KPJ Shah Alam.  She was Nordinar aka Mehram. 

Weddings....Raya Open House....

Hubby and I attended two weddings and a Raya Open House today.  We were at a wedding at Taman Tun Dr Ismail when hubby's friend reminded him of another wedding at Shah Alam. Hehehee......hubby completely forgot re the Shah Alam wedding.

Then from Shah Alam we went to Bkt Jelutong for Raya Open House at Dato'Faizul Kamaruddin.  Most of hubbu's CIT buddies were there too.

We were driving home when hubby received a call from Kak Peah.  She and her family were coming to our house for Raya visit after Maghrib.

So when I reached home and after solat Asar I began cooking fried mee hoon, Liza Fried Rice and Pengat Durian.

Sofiyah and Wahid helped to set the table for our buffet dinner.  Everything were ready when Kak Peah and family arrived.  Her hubby, children and grandchildren too.  Alhamdullillah.

Raya Visitors @Mak's abode

I drove alone to Mak's abode after doing the house chores.  First I went to the pharmacy in Rasah to buy a jerry can of Dettol and also Mak's Teana adults' pampers.  I have tried other brands of adults pampers and found that Teana suited Mak very well.

When I reached Mak's abode, Abah was dozing in his lazy chair.  I gently woke him up and kissed his hand and also both his cheeks.  Then I went to dear Mak and she was watching TV so I kissed her hand and both her cheeks and also I gave her my big hugs.  I missed them both so much.

Then when Abah told me he had not had lunch and I was also hungry I went to buy chicken kebabs for the three of us.  The Restoren Nasi Arab Damsyik was the only restaurant opened that day near Mak's abode.

I began vacumming and moping the whole house after I did my solat zuhur.  I was quite exhausted and wanted to nap awhile when we had an unexpected visitor all the way from Paya Jaras Selangor.

It was my cousin's son and daughter with her family too.  Diyana  Damiah is my cousin (Datuk Prof Hj Hamdan Adnan and his wife Datin Ani) eldest daughter.  It was nice of her to visit my parents this Raya.  Thus she now takes over the visit which her parents usually did every Raya.

When Diyana left I was getting ready to leave after solat Asar when another group of Raya guests arrived.  They were Mak's relatives all the way from Gemas.  So again I have to entertain them. 

I finally left at 6.45pm and drove home to Kajang.  I reached home an hour later.  It was raining all the way from Seremban. 

Then after solat Eshaq, hubby, Wahid, Sofiyah and I went to our neighbour's house for Raya Open House.  The mutton curry served was delicious cooked by Tuan Haji Roslan who bought the mutton from our farm in Pedas.  Alhamdullillah.

Chalet Number Two

Hubby left for Sg Panjang very early this morning.  He wanted to tapau breakfast for me but I said not necessary.  I wanted to continue my sleep....

But then I could not sleep....."I dont want to sleep alone.....stay with me.....dont go....."😆😆😆 I remembered the lyrics but not the singer.....

So I had my bath and made Nescafe.  When wifi suddenly became unreachable, I went to the lobby and surf the net there.

We checked out at noon and since I was very very hungry, we had lunch at Sekinchan again....since in Sekinchan only got restaurants already open for business during first week of Raya.

At the Kuala Selangor wet market hubby bought fresh seafood before we head home.  Alhamdullillah we reached home safely.

Evening Ride to Sg Besar

After breakfast this morning I began ironing two basin full of clothing....hubby's and me.  Managed to complete ironing by three o'clock. Alhamdullillah.

Then I began packing an overnight bag since I would be following dear hubby to Sungai Besar. 

We began our journey at 6pm and whilst driving along LATAR I took this sunset picture as shown below.  We stopped for solat Maghrib/Eshaq at a Masjid in Kuala Selangor.

Hubby asked me whether I was hungry and when I said yes, we stopped for dinner at an Ikan Bakar restaurant in Sekinchan.  I was so hungry that I ordered keropok with cili sauce whilst waiting for the Ikan bakar and side dishes to arrive. 

We then continued our journey to Sungai Besar and checked into our favourite DeMuara Resort.  Our room was water chalet no.2 (wifi reachable). When we entered the lobby I noticed they have renovated the lobby and it looked nice.

It was low tide when we arrived so we could not hear the waves under our chalet.

0ur First Raya Visitor

We were honoured when Imam Masjid Kajang Tuan Haji Mohd Fazri Ismail and family visited us after eshaq on fifth Raya. Alhamdullillah. He came with his dear mom, lovely wife and two adorable childen and nephew.

Since Imam had informed that he was coming I cooked Liza fried rice and fried mee hoon.  I also fried instant karipap bought from Hjh Maznah.

Hubby was about to leave for solat Eshaq at the Masjid when Imam and family arrived.  So I welcomed his family into our house whilst Imam Fazri and hubby went to the Masjid. It was Imam's turn to lead solat Eshaq at the Masjid.

Then it was a surprise when our nephew Zamrul aka Boy arrived the same time when Imam and hubby returned from the Masjid.  Boy brought dodol and wajiq durian which his mother cooked and also dodol sirat which he bought. Alhamdullillah.

After Imam and his family left, Boy stayed on and we chit chatted until almost 3am.Thank you Imam Fazri and family, and Boy for the Raya visit.

Raya Fourth @ Rumah Liza

I cooked fried mee hoon for breakfast this morning.  The children were still sleeping when hubby and I went Raya visiting our next door neighbour.  They were having brunch when we arrived.

They offered us to join them but we thank them since we already had our breakfast.  They were also nice to our young farmhands, always giving them extra food either for lunch or dinner.

When my children had their bath in the new outdoor bathroom, they really enjoyed it even without hot shower, me too....heheehe... Wahid really tickled us when he said if use the toilet in the afternoon better use the left side because of the bright sunlight on the right side.  He knew because he chose the right side when he was using the toilet. 😅😅😅

After our solat zuhur we left Rumah Liza and drove to  Taman Desa Kepong in Kuala Lumpur to visit my Pak Long Tuan Haji Adnan Yunus.

When we arrived we met Kak Lina and family there.  Pak Long has lost weight a lot.  His face was so thin. I felt so sad looking at him.  My Pak Long who called me "katak kembung" fondly when I was little.  O Allah, please forgive all my Pak Long's sins and grant him good health again.  Aamiinn.  Pak Long I love you.

From Pak Long's abode we went to Mak Jang's house at Klana Jaya, but she was not home.  So we returned to Kajang.

Alhamdullillah we reached home safely.

(Photos of Pak Long and Mak Long....courtesy of their daughter Puan Rohaya Adnan)

First Raya Visitor @Rumah Liza

Hubby left for Tanjong Malim after solat Fajr.  I then did the laundry and had my bath at our outdoor open air shower bathroom.... Showering under the blue sky and can also watch the mangosteen, durian and coconut trees above. Also......spotted a squirrel watching me....never mind lah.....

Then when Wahid woke up we borrowed the scooter from our farmhands and rode to the mini market in Pedas town.  I bought groceries and also Tenggiri and cucumber....all that was left at the wet mini mart.

For lunch I cooked tenggiri masak lemak cili api with the belimbing buluh plucked from our belimbing tree at Rumah Liza, goring ikan masin sepat, omelette and sliced cucumber.  Oh yaa......sambal gesek ikan bilis too. Yum yum yummy....

I was cooking pengat durian when brother Burn arrived.  He brought along 30 tubs of fresh tempoyaks which we bought from him.  Wahid then stored it in our freezer. 

Bro Burn then had Gardenia bread dip into the pengat durian with Wahid and me.  Sofiyah was watching TV whilst Khairul was having a nap.  Hubby was still in Tanjung Malim.

After bro Burn left I set the table for hubby's dinner.  Alhamdullillah hubby arrived just before Maghrib. 

Then after we solat Eshaq berjamaah.....we went to our sister-in-law's (kak Hj Faridah) abode for our Raya visit.  Her only daughter Liyana and family were also there.  kak Faridah gave us dodol and wajik durian which she and her children cooked when we left her abode.  Alhamdullillah.

Eid Mubarak @Rumah Liza

Yesterday after solat Eid Mubarak we visited my eldest brother-in-law Tuan Hj Zakaria Budin and his family.  Then off to Langat to visit brother-in-law Tuan Hj Abu Bakar Budin aka Bro Burn.  After that to Taman Tun and then to dear parent's abode in Seremban. 

After solat Maghrib we visited brother-in-law Tuan Hj Mohd Noh Budin aka Bang gudang.  Then to sister-in-law's  Puan Hjh Zaitun Budin abode. 

We then returned to Rumah Liza for a good night sleep. Alhamdullillah.

So this morning for breakfast hubby bought roti canai with my brother Zulkifly.  There was a long queue at the restaurant that was why hubby took so long.

Kak ngah and hubby left for Kota Tinggi after we took our family photos at Rumah Liza.  Kak Long and her family were missing because they left for Naka Kedah last night.

Then after solat Zuhur we drove to Juasseh to visit my Makcik Zaleha, my Abah's sole sibling.  Kak Long Norchaya, my cousin, were there with her children and grandchildren.

The journey to Seremban from Juaaseh were slow because of heavy traffic.  I slept all tbe way to brother-in-law Tuan Hj Mohd Razali Budin's abode.  But there were no one home. So we left and went to Mak's abode to meet my youngest brother Zulfitri and his family.  We left Mak's abode after solat maghrib and since we were all very hungry we had our dinner at a Tom yam restaurant on our way to Rumah Liza.

Alhamdullillah we reached Rumah Liza safely.

Eid Mubarak 1436

This will be our last solat Eid Mubarak at Masjid Kajang.  The Masjid will be demolished end of Syawal.  In shaa Allah  a new Masjid will be built and ready in two years'time.  So we all had our solat Eid this morning, Alhamdullillah.