Saturday 31 March 2012

Tragedi di pagi Jumaat ......



Assalamualaikum ..... and Hi everyone !!!


Just wanna share with you guys an untoward incident that happen during dawn last Friday. As usual mummy woke up at 5.00am to prepare the boys meal before going off to work. Will normally open the kitchen door and window before cooking for air ventilation. Mummy could hear the sound of heavy wind blowing outside. It's gonna rain very soon, told myself. Continued with my cooking without any concern about the windy sound at all. 


Mummy went for shower at 6.00am when it started to rain. Performed the Subuh prayer and woke bro " z" up. While dressing up bro " z " came over to mummy's room in a rush. He told me to have a look at our car porch. FYI our car porch is just a built up tent ........ Mummy peeped through the master bedroom window ......... Masya'allah !!!!! Berderau darah mummy masa tu !!!!


                               view from the master bedroom window ..........


                                and our car was beneath the tent ...........


It was raining very heavily, the car was trapped under the wrecked tent ........ mummy was stunt and blank at that point !!! Nak nangis pun ada ...... woke " u " up, he rushed to check on the car instantly despite the heavy rain and cold morning.
Mummy could see that he was shivering under the rain, but he couldn't care less about himself. He worried about the car condition more than anything else ...... can't imagine how will he react if it's his  own car in the future ????
Nothing much that mummy could do at 6.30am in the wee hour. Called up our neighbour to get some help, but then it's still too early in the morning ........ sighhhh. Mummy still need to get to work by hook or crook since my colleague Su was on leave that morning. Lucky mummy could get a lift from another neighbour  ....... lega sungguh !!!! There's a few tents around the neighbourhood that has been blown up too that morning, so mummy was not alone.    

Guess what ??? My youngest son has been pushing me to get someone to help him clearing the wreckage ...... has been calling me a few times at the office. Mummy was very disturbed by his frequent calls ........ geram betul budak ni, tak senang nak buat kerja !!!! Mummy was damn worried too, but doesn't want to think about it that much. Things already happen ...... terima je lah dengan sabar, dugaan datang dengan berbagai cara kan ????


Alhamdulillah .........  Atok Ody and Pak Ngah came to our rescue in the evening. They came all the way from Selayang to help dismantled those metal structures that covered the car roof. 


          
" u" has removed the canvass cover when Atok arrived ........ seriau tengok besi2 tu !!!!


           

     Finally .......... with much effort and gentle care, they succesfully dismantled
         
                                        the canvass cover ..........


                                           and the metal structures  ........... 


without any severe dent to the car body. Syukur ke hadrat Allah, everything was over, only a few scratches here and there and also a slight crack near the front left window canopy. 
Bro " z " managed to clear the scratches by waxing and polishing the spot there and then.


TQVM Atok Ody, Pak Ngah and dear sons ........ that's what families are for. Mummy was just so lucky to have you guys in my life. Syukur ........ Alhamdulillah !!!!  
Mind you the metal structures are now up for SALE ....... ha ha ha ......... 











Friday 30 March 2012

in ROSES mood .....

The beauty of roses from the Rose Centre, Kea Farm in Cameron .........

 









Hari ni hujan seharian, sejukkkk jadi tgh fefeeling macam kat English Garden gitu ..... ha ha ha !!!

Monday 26 March 2012

a SURPRISE for Atok ......

Surprise >>> Surprise >>> Surprise

Our Atok Ody's 71st  birthday was last 21st. Mac, 2012. Mummy and siblings decided to throw him a surprise birthday party during weekend. After much discussion on the menus and venue, we decided to go for a pot luck, high tea cum birthday party on Sunday. Auntie B agreed to held the party at her lake view resident .... thank you dear !!! The plan was Auntie B invited Atok and Nenek to her house for lunch that day.

Mummy and sons were the earliest to arrived at Auntie B's place ....... to help her out with tables, chairs and food setting at the hall.
Auntie Y and Uncle J arrived at noon with 2 packs of nasi bungkus ....... he he he !!!! Both haven't taken their breakfast yet. They were starving, can't wait for the party to start after 2 pm ........ whatever !!!!
Achu came in not long after both of them with goodies from Nek Gayah. Alamak mesti Atok boleh suspect ni ???? Nenek memang tak boleh datang tangan kosong la ..... nak buat cam na ???
Mama and family last arrival 5 minutes before the birthday boy. Mama was with the most heavy dish for the day ....... but she was the latest to arrived, as usual .... !!!! We were worried she might bump into the birthday boy at arrival ...... rosaklah our plan of SURPRISE for Atok.   

Alhamdulillah everything went well according to plan ....... finally Atok Ody arrived with Pak Ngah and Nek Gayah. The crowds of anak2 and cucu2 started singing " Allah Selamatkan Kamu " song.
Obviously he was caught by surprised and touched to see his children and grandchilds gathered there. Only Pak Uda and Auntie S were not around, in Segamat with Auntie S's family.


        our spread of food ...... Soto Ayam by Mama was the last to arrived 

           Pegedil Daging and Beef Lasagne by the tuan rumah, Auntie B




 Chicken + Mushroom Shepard Pie and Fruits Cocktail pudding by mummy




 Rasberry Cheese Tart and Walnut Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese topping by Auntie Y



    A special delivery from Nek Gayah ...........

Roti Jala Nenek with curry 

                                        
 
                                                      

                                      and the Agar2 Pandan Seri Kaya .........
  

 and the Choc Moist birthday Cake by Achu ........ edible fondant of Atok, Bella and Syi'ap 


                      the birthday boy with Syi'ap and Bella cutting the cake

                      kerenah Atok dan cucu2 kesayangan ....... Cayang Atok !!!!

                                 pasangan BAHAGIA ..... Atok and Nenek !!!


tengah jengah apa tu Mama, Uncle H and Auntie Y ???? tak tau nak makan yg mana dulu

terliur tengok dessert Antie Y tu .......


                                 Achu and Pak Ngah ....... nyum nyum nyum !!!!


                    the cousins meeting .............   a once in a while occasion

Mummy, as an organiser was happy with everyone cooperation and commitment towards this hi tea cum birthday party. Everyone did their best with the choice of food pick. The food was superb !!!!

Congratulations  Auntie B, Y, Mama and Achu ........ am sure Nenek will be proud of all her daughters. We expected everyone to bring only one food, but most prepared two items which was quite a lot for the small crowd. We ended up take away a little bit of everything home for dinner.

Overall the function was a great success for us siblings ....... hope that Atok enjoyed it too !!!
We planed for another similar function in the future, perhaps in May during Nenek's birthday.
What's your say siblings ????? any other suggestion ????  

To Bella and Ibu, thank you so much for the belated birthday gift. Mummy appreciated your thoughtful act very very very much ...... muah muah muah !!!!


                         mummy loves the spandex material ...... need no ironing !!!





Saturday 24 March 2012

Strawberry .... Strawberry ..... Strawberry

                                    
                                                    STRAWBERRIES >>>>>






Since coming back from the highland so called Cameron ....... we have been consuming strawberries everyday and all day ....... ha ha ha !!!!
We gave Atok and Nenek 2 packs and took home another 2 packs. In order to finish the berries before it turn soggy, mummy had to be the supermom again ........ thinking creatively what and how ????


                 Off course this is the easiest way to consume ......... just eat it fresh !!!!



                                 or with vanilla ice cream or whip cream .........



                        blend it with full cream milk + ice cream to make smoothie



or bake strawberries muffin ............... 



And the last batch in the fridge, mummy took it to the office for colleagues to sample the fresh berries with some whip cream.
Now we are still left with Strawberry jam and tea ...........



and this little umbrella for miss Bella ...... will pass to her tomorrow ok !!!  
                                 
Gotta go now, some baking to be done for tomorrow, surprise, surprise, surprise ...... ?????




  

Friday 23 March 2012

Cuti Cuti Cameron Highland Part 3

Day 2, Sunday 18th. Mac, 2012

Woke up very early in the morning, subuh2 lagi, dah tak boleh tidoq dah ......... asyik doq pi toilet je !!!! Pasai apa lah tak daq heater kat sini ????
At last we ended up watching TV programme at dawn.

Lepas tu doq pi melangut kat beranda la pagi2 buta tu, orang lain semua tak bangun lagi. Kami 3 beranak je doq posing macam filem Hindustan kat situ ...... ha ha ha !!!!


                               look at the GREENs, what a Bliss !!!!!


After hot shower, we went down for the complimentary buffet breakfast at the hotel lobby. Aissshhh sejuk2 ni cepat lapaq sungguh !!!

Overall the breakfast was good, sumptuous of food spread of western and oriental on buffet tables.
It would be nice if we could just sit back and enjoyed the food slowly over time. We do not have time for that coz we have another itinerary on the go ....... it's our last day here. 

                                        the crowd at outdoor breakfast tables .........


                                       our table ....... we choose outdoor seating


   Look ....... whose at mummy's back ???? he went back to our room to get my car key !!!!




         we shared the food among ourselves ........ malas nak ulang alik at the buffet table

After breakfast we drove up to Brinchang again, we were looking for some more souvenirs from up there. We supposed to go to Kea Farm, but we saw this signboard .........

                                            the infamous BOH Tea Plantation .......

                       mummy grew up knowing this tea brand only ......  the Boh tea !!!


                        beautiful plantation and magnificent surrounding .........


Thanks to GPS, we managed to follow the trail up to Gunung Brinchang and discovered the Boh plantation. Driving up there was truly an experienced of a life time ....... it's only a one way road. We've got to keep on honking whenever we are going to pass by every corner, so were the on coming vehicles. The thumb of rules up there to keep every driver alerted to on coming and going vehicles.
We didn't go to the Tea Centre coz we were running out of time. We will definately go there in our next visit in the future ....... Insya'allah !!!

Coming down from Gunung Brinchang, we went to look for Rose Garden somewhere near the Kea Farm. Mind you it is not free, RM5 for an adult .... oh my !!!! Lucky managed to convince the Bangladesh care taker that both my sons were below 12, so we got it for RM1. If not we would forget about entering the garden coz it's not worth the money at all. Anyway the centre is quite huge, didn't cover the whole area, sebab penat nak panjat tinggi2 ...... gayat pun ye .... he he he !!! 




                      Roses ..... roses ...... roses, everywhere ......... anywhere at the centre






                                Mat dan Minah Bunga siap ber posing dengan roses ......



the top, only bro " z " reached up there

Finally we left for our last destination to the Kea Farm ..........


 mummy posed in front of a souvenir shop .......

Bought a few items at Kea farm for Atok, Nenek, siblings etc. Bought an additional 2 packs of strawberries , fridge magnets, Cameron tea and Strawberry jams. Bro " z " bought another 2 pots of his favourite plant which were selling for RM25 at Sg Buloh nursery. It's only RM8 here.


We finished our business up in Brinchang and went down to back to Tanah Rata to check out from our hotel room. On our way down to the hotel, we stop by at The Smoke House Inn Hotel to have a few
shots of the place. It's a beautiful English garden around the lodge ........ mummy and bro " z " just love it so much. " U " just stay put inside the car malas nak layan mat and minah bunga ni.  












 



Dah puas posing macam hero and heroine Hindustan, we checked out from the hotel at 12 noon.
We decided to take Tapah route for our tour back home. Little that I know the road tour will be that adventure ....... jalan bengkang bengkok and sempit. Half way through rasa nak muntah pun ada !!! 
I don't think will ever go up there again driving alone by my self ...... need a co driver, jom Uncle J  lets go with Auntie Y next time ok . We need to spent at least 2 nights to get a better rest.   
   

                                 Good Bye Cameron Highland ..... we will certainly come again

passed by the Lata Iskandar water fall down the hill near Tapah

our gifts for Atok and Nenek ...... hope they enjoy it !