Raya & Jejak Kasih

today is 12th syawal. some people say raya is for a month so its the 12 day of raya lah. for some raya only lasted for a week. it really means "aku dah malas nak hidang kuih ngan air. kite lepak kat kedai mamak je kalau nak minum-minum". understandable.

so how did it go?.. for me, well, slightly different from last year although much or less it was the same. i'm sad and happy.

sad because once again i didn't feel the raya spirit again.. same as last year i have no emotion what so ever when i kissed my parent's hand while asking for forgiveness. no sadness no nothing. hmm, i did felt a bit sad la but no tears flowing. just a sense of guilt of not being a good son.

happy because this year i met a few of my long lost friend! a sort of like 'compensation' for my dull raya. and also for the 1st time in so many years i had other friends visiting other than mr. fareed, my good friend.

shanty pero. nice meeting you. my secondary schoolmate. met her by chance. i was attending my booth at the ramadhan bazar (i'm a temporary salesman selling shoes and shirts.. remember?) and there she was standing in front of me. aku pun tegur la. she was bit suprised (hey, who wouldn't right?).
lost meter: 15 years

constantine, roger laping and a friend if theirs *sorry forgot your name bro*. thank you so much for coming both are my schoolmates.

lost meter: cons-5 years, roger 15-years.

shamsudin, ita (wife). 1st raya with wifey. really appreciate it for visiting with your parent. and for our unimas sighseeing. it was so fun! nearly trapped inside because they closed the campus gates.. hehe..
lost meter: a few month.
*p/s: din is not actually a long lost friend. we've been seeing each other in kl but its been a while since he visited me for raya.*

reza-rizvy. thanks for coming bro. he was my junior in primary school. and that day when he came, he offered me to go beraya. so i joined him la because i had nothing to do. from then on we visited 6 houses. none i knew what so ever because all are his friends. he send me back at midnight! and he drive like mad!! i think he was imagining he drove a ferarri or an f1 car or something. at one point i was fcuking scared. damn!.. haha.. but it was fun though.. =)

lost meter: not sure around 16-17 years.

azmin and ayu akida. great meeting you guys. i went to visit their house. both husband and wife, are my friends. ayu (wifey) was my classmate at smkbl while azmin was my neighbour during my matriculation days in chermai jaya. love blossom during those time and i'm proud to say that i played a part in the match making process.. =) now they have a wonderful family along with 3 beautiful kids.

lost meter: ayu-9 years, azmin-9 to 11 years.

nurhidayati. currently holds the record of my longest long lost friend. my secondary scoolmate. last seen in form 1. she transfered to other school the next year. met her in a very strange place-at a parking lot in at tabuan jaya business area, at night, when all the shops already closed!.. haha.. met for only 10-15 minutes but it was worth it. thanks dear.
lost meter: 17 years!

fareed ngok ngek. every year ko datang. tapi i still want to express my epreciation to you. thanks dude!
lost meter: not lost

09.09.09...Dan Selamat Hari Jadi Mohamad Ridzuan

today is Mohamad Ridzuan Madin's birthday. his birthday also coincide with the special date 9th september 2009 or 09.09.09!

me likey no. 9.. because.. well, it's so obvious.. duh!.. =P

just want to wish him all the best in life and also wish all your dreams come true bro. may Allah bless you always.

last year i had an entry on 08.08.08. this year 09.09.09. and hopefully next year on 10.10.10. why? nothing specific. just don't want to be left out on the a-few-thousand-year-only-happened-once thingy. =)

well, same as last year. this year all the sami's, father's, maybe tok kadi's must be very very busy today. ye la, a lot of people wouldn't want to miss this special date as an anniversary date. i had read in the newspaper *can't remember when* there would be a mass buddhist wedding today somewhere in malaysia.

the chinese believed number 9 has an auspicious meaning. the same goes to number 6 and 8. number 9  is a homophone/homonym of the word for 'longlasting' or 'everlasting'. so as such is often used in wedding. thus the mass wedding taken place today. i read it was like hundreds of couples! it also signifies friendship, love and long lives.

for me. no specific meaning. just love the number because..well, i was born on the 9th.. =)

Kebetulan Yang Memeritkan

WHY is it when some very significant event happened to me, it seems that nobody is around?

it always happened during which i needed companionship at the most. EVERYTIME!

a friend gone balik jb. the other one are on his way to a friend's wedding in sg. petani. these are the only two people that are 'accessible' to hang out with or just lepaking. but both are not available on the same day when i needed them the most!..

perfect coincidence right?.. yeah.. what a perfect coincidence.

enough said.

Suasana Majlis Pertunangan Ajak & Linda

finally ajak gave me his engagement photos the other day upon my request. so here they are.

photo session with mom, dad, dad-in-law, mom-in-law, son, daughter, brother-in-law and menantu(s)..

linda and bakal mother-in-law. kontrol nerves..

hantaran dari ajak and the geng.

hantaran dari linda and co.

according from the chief of police, the situation during the ceremony was under control. as above photo evidence suggest it, no outwards incident happened. except for minor trouble by ajak's nephew and niece but nothing serious. overall everything was going smoothly. - reuters

Makan-makan Kat Rumah Ayie

sorry lah ayie. i know it was kind of late mentioning about the makan-makan at your house. even though it was like a few month back already. you know me.

[click picture to enlarge and read what i wrote.. hehe..]

so here are those moments that i managed to snapped.

the food was delicious bro. and abundant too. father in-law plak yang masak tuh. ape punya menantu. malu la wei.. hehehe.. kalau aku lah kan, essoook nye terus amik kelas belajar masak. muahaha!!...

lek bro. joking-joking eh..

kak anis ada, pak rem, ijad & awek ada. even azuan & wife & baby pun ade.

she is cute isn't she.

a baby girl by the name of melissa nur raisya was born to a proud parent of azuan and mimie. they live just a stone throw away from ayie's house. kira satu taman gak ar.

it was actually a house warming dinner. plus minus. they just moved in to the rented house so they did a sort of mini kenduri.

you know what, it was so worth it. i mean the house. untung betol. why? because it is a double-storey terrace house. with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. a huge living room. only like 15-20 minutes from kl. and the best part is, the rent is only rm450 per month! that's right. i was like, "are you serious? you have to be kidding me?" at first. well, you've got to see it to believe it.

actually it was like my idea of sort. and thanks to azuan also (he rented at the area first). because when he told me his house rent was only rm450/month i immediately told ayie (because he was looking for a house at that time).

with that price in kl? i think the best you can get is a flat with dirty elevator and lots and lots of foreigners (like my house.. hehe..).

Jom Pergi Seremban

you know what, even though seremban is like a stone throw away from klang valley (i mean not that too far la kan) i've never been to that city. infact the only place i have been to in negeri sembilan is port dickson. never the capital.

well, i'm proud to say, finally.. hehe.. but we were not there to jalan-jalan cari makan la. and its for like a few hours only-plus sesat. yup.. me and my two friends were in seremban for some business matter.

then we went back to kl and went to bukit bintang. also business matter. so alang-alang dah sampai, we did some jalan-jalan tengok orang.. hehe..

it has also been a while since i melawat bukit bintang. and i think i've stepped inside the pavillion shop mall for like only the 3rd time since.. as many years!.

even though the place is superbly magnificent but as a middle class malaysian citizen, the only thing i could afford is window shopping. and maybe some j.co donuts at best.

ijad & pak rem were caugh red-handed starring at a chikas walking past us-with her boyfriend.

Abdul Razak Bertunang!

yey!.. finally.. ajak, i'm proud of you man!.. you are a step closer to marriage-hood dawg.

one more friend taking the next step. and today it was ajak's turn. his fiancee is also a friend of mine. ajak said maybe they will reside in kl.

"adil lah", ajak said. why? because ajak is from johor while linda is from kedah. "so dok kl je senang", ajak continued.

anyway, this is just a small step guys. much much more are waiting come december (what i was told).

so anyway, congratulation to both of you.

cheers!

Selamat Pengantin Baru - Shamsudin & Ruzita

to my good friend, chi'gu din, as i fondly call him. congratulations on your wedding today. sorry couldn't be there today on the special occasion. you know la kan. but still i'm happy for you.

i wish you all the very best in marriage life. there will be ups and downs la ofcourse but i believe both of you will do fine.

sorry for the pic bro because this is the only pic i've got with both of you in it. i'll update it later when i got the wedding pic from you, k.

so save journey back to kl tomorrow.

why so early some might wonder? because he has an exam on thursday!.. what to do kan bro. hehehe..

nevertheless, wish you and your bride selamat pengantin baru. i pray that you'll both have a wonderful life ahead of you and be a good chi'gu eh.

kalau nakal sangat ko jangan rotan, ko sumbat je dalam stor. muahahah!..
just kidding bro.

till next time. adios!

Ronda-ronda Luar Kotaraya

yesterday din "the cikgu" called me and asked me to accompany him to kajang to survey his wedding invitation card. so we went to a place, kind of like a bus terminal but they have shop lots above it.

seems that we were one hour late when we arrived. so then we went sight seeing to bangi. not to the centre of bangi but just to a shopping complex not far from the bus terminal.. hehe..

i never went there so, don't mind to just wonder around places i haven't been to. lepak at a mamak where the roti nan was not good and the nescafe ais was bad. not recommended.

then suddenly i said " jom gi putrajaya?". din looked at me one kind then he said "ok lah". so we went.

don't really remember when was the last time i went there. for me it was a beautiful and modern place. some people might beg to differ but who cares.

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first time went praying inside the putrajaya mosque. very beautiful mosque inside out. some renovation ongoing so a bit dusty. but what a magnificent architecture.

it was weekend so a lot of people around, just having a stroll or lepak-lepak with family members, couples, friends. some buses with out of town tourist etc etc..

jealousy creep a bit seeing them having fun. wish that i could be like them someday.

Tahlil Arwah & Doa Selamat

last saturday ajak and i went to a tahlil arwah & doa selamat at farid's house. the doa selamat was for their new home and for his pregnant sister. after reciting the Yasin they served us lunch. it was a lovely house. and the food was delicious. then i sent ajak to pudu to catch his 'double decker' bus to jb. he was away for a long leave. he said he'll be back on new year day. here i go again. home alone.

lunch time: the front view of farid dol's house

hungry horse: nyesal aku amik sikit.. nak tapau ar balik ni.. sedap soit..

Selamat Pengantin Baru - Ayie & Mila

Selamat Pengantin Baru

Ayie & Mila
21 December 2008

last saturday, one of the most lovely couple i've met finally tied the knot after more than a year of loving and caring for each other. gold was the theme and both of them look marvelous and sweet. its a simple wedding but nevertheless everything was in good hands.

king & queen: "beta istiharkan esok cuti umum. khadaaaaamm!!.."

the akad nikah was done at a mosque near the bride's home but unfortunately we couldn't attend the ceremony because it was held early in the morning at around 9am while at the same time we were just on our way.

security guard: wei.. puting aku nampak tak..
king: ko diam la. pas ni ko kontrol trafik kat depan umah pak mentua aku..

i went there with a few of my friends. the 7 of us departed from our check point at kepong driving 2 cars around 930am and the journey took us around less than 2 hours. we believe (or at least farid believe) it should take us about 1 and a half hours. but UNfortunately it took us little bit more longer because we overshot the junction of a road leading to the bride's house. anyway, we finally arrived and what a lovely village it was. we were surrounded with padi field. sejauh mata memandang. i think this place could be used for therapy for trouble city folks because it really can give you a peace of mind. lovely.

two kings?: tall king & short king + 1 busybody-guard

as soon as we arrived there were already a lot of guest. its nearly noon and some of us were in need of food! so without further a due the hungry people went straight directly to the reception area and dive ourselves to the food served. lapor beb.. farid and sha were the pengapit so they went to the respective rooms to be groomed. the others? melantak la.. hehehe..

v.i.p:whei lhapa wei..
king: kho saba leh tak. akhu sekshe phakai bajhu nih..
cameraman: smiiileee...!!

even some of our promoters came. they were excited to come to this wedding because it was their 1st time attending a malay wedding reception. yup, all were chinese lenloi hehe.. they applied leave just to go to the wedding even though they were supposed to work because it was saturday and because christmas was around the corner and because they were short on target and so on so forth.

walk of fame: ha.. cepat cepat.. makcik ade apoimen ni.. yang cun belah kanan, yg huduh kiri..

when nearly all the guest had gone home, a few hampeh people just arrived and definitely late! lucky the food was still abundant. so they still got to eat. farid couldn't stand the sight of 1 roasted chicken all this while since they met at the pengantin's eating table and because this chicken was flirting with him. so while the kings and queens were busy entertaining guests, he made a pact with me to kidnap the chicken. i gave him some tips and he actualy kidnap this chicken! and what he did to this little chicken was sad and inhumane. ganas! nafsu serakah tol.

while farid harassing the chicken all of us were enjoying ourselves. chit chat-ting teasing making fun of some innocent couple(sorry ijad. can't help it. hehe..) and etc. finally, around maybe 4pm we were ready to go back to kl. after wishing the couple all the best we head our way back to traffic jams and polluted air. i have a lot of pic to upload but for the time being we'll make do with what i took with my hp.

well, last but not least, i wish both of my newly wed friend the very best of wishes a friend could wish for. i'm happy for you and i hope things would only be the better. the road will never be smooth but i'm sure both of you will do just fine. all you need is just a little bit of.. love. that's all.

congratulation guys!

Jejak Kasih Di Marche

 

it's a small world after all. last saturday, 13 sept, i went to a gathering at marche. totally unexpected. maybe this is a way of God want me to be happy for a while. i truly was. out of the blue i was at a re-union of sort. a get-together of a few members of class 5A. 

1st half: some of the 'stuffed' patron waiting for the 2nd round.

as i mentioned in my earlier post, 1 thing led to another and there i was. albeit not exactly joining them for break fasting (for reasons i also mentioned earlier). but they manage to 'smuggle' me inside and i stayed there for about 1 hour! (the management let me in for 10 minuts only).. hehe.. what a joke. 

fara: hey look at the camera.. others: brruupp..

fara, jod, neena, jafrul, shaf, chipon, fizrai, lemeng and myself were all happy to see each other. most were surprised of seeing me in kl. they thought i was in kch. when i said i'd been here for lots of years they said when so quiet? i really don't have an answer to that. sorry guys. my bad. 

the 3 dudess: guess who's the married lady? hmmm..

out of 9 people there, surprisingly (or maybe not), only 1 person already married. the others, well, eligible bachelor and bachelorette. so i'm not alone. maybe because of the 'singleness' that makes it easier for them to attend the gathering. there are others that are working in kl too. either they couldn't come because the didn't know or too busy or time constrain or family constrain or whatever. just that i'm lucky to be there that night. 

grrr!!: how do i look? scary o not?

rock star & the playa: i do the the gig and you handle the groupies.. set!

jaf: lemeng ni bakal jadik rock star. 

neena: oooo...

rai: hampeh. aku pun nak gak groupies.

fara: ya Tuhan. slamatkan lah rakan-rakan ku ini.

shaf: baik aku jadi assistant rock star. dapat tempias glamer pun ok lah.

control kachis: everybody in a kontrol hensem/ayu mode.

those who attended has a good and stable career now. a senior exec at bank negara, an asst manager at telekom malaysia (part time rock star), a lecturer at universiti malaya, a trainer at institut latihan perindustrian, a teacher, a gov servant, one work in his father's company and one work in a private company. jealousy creep inside a little bit. not in a bad way, in a good way. i mean, all are going up in their life. maybe not in their personal life but at least they have their career to look upon to. wish i could be the same.

my friends. priceless.

all in all i'm happy that night. happy to finally met my friends again. happy to be there. happy to go down memory lane again. wish there could be more of my classmates that could join us that night. maybe next time. if there is anymore plans on doing this kind of gathering again, count me in. i'll be the 1st to volunteer.. hehe.. good friends are exceptionally.. priceless. 

Sahabat & Keluarga

yesterday i made a discovery. today some of them replied to me. yes. my long lost friends. my dear friends during my good old school yesteryear. i do miss them. it's been a long long time. too damn long actually. not to my surprise, most of the are married and most of them, too, already have a kid (maybe kids) but definitely there's a newborn somewhere in between.

i'm happy for all of them. married, wife, children, family, careers. life. that's what i call life. that is what human are supposed to have. a life of their own. i'm just waiting mine. will it ever come? i can't be sure. i'll just to wait. hopefully not my whole life.

i sms 1 long lost friend just now and she said some of them are having a buka puasa at the curve tomorrow. but the catch is, it is a buffet and it will cost me RM55. damn expensive! well, i told her that maybe i'll meet them AFTER buka puasa. hehe.. sorry guys. that price is out of the question because its raya time and i need a lot of money for balik raya and it would cost me nearly RM600 for my flight ticket alone! excluding transportation cost, meal, lepak and jalan-jalan. i'm sooo broke dude..

just wish i have a lot of money right now. 

lots and lots of money. 

tonnes of it.

aaaaaaarrrggggghhhh!!!

Selamat Hari Jadi Mohamad Ridzuan

 

toyol: sorry wan. no latest pic of you lah. this 1 i think was around a few years back.

yesterday, 9 sept 2008,  was mohamad ridzuan's birthday. i'm gonna take this opportunity to wish him all the best in life. may all your dreams come true bro. congrats for the upgrading success. so i'm waiting for the celebration. ajak.. you too beb.. both of you!

Raja Spelet

i received a call from a long lost friend today and he asked me to break fast together at klcc. first i thought, at 6pm, going to klcc is like going through hell. because its friday and its raining and its fasting month. but then i thought, well what the hell. i'm not doing anything anyway back home and i have'nt seen him in quite a while. so i braved the rain and the horrible trafic jam just to meet him. he was one of the 'crazy' friend i have. so its a pleasure to finally meet him again.

he was with a 'companion' today. so the 3 of us break our fast at a foodcourt and chatted ourselves to catch on what's been missing since we last met. same 'ol dude. good 'ol down memory lane. after dinner i went about somewhere before i reached home at 11pm. tired but satisfied that i filled my time with something. 

i'm preparing myself for tomorrow. hope all went well.

Selamat Pengantin Baru

i want to wish Selamat Pengantin Baru to my friend Norhaslinda Ismail and her hubby Abdullah Ab. Shukor on their wedding day last saturday, august 16, 2008 . sorry i couldnt stay longer because i had to send my friend back home. i couldnt be happier for you on your special day. i wish both of you the best in everything. may both of you live happily ever after.

all set: the ceremony was about to start.

walking down the isle: the bride and groom were paraded to the pelamin.

destiny: on the stage waiting for the tepung tawar ceremony.

Amin.