long overdue

alhamdulillah, we all passed :) congrats salwa for getting the sem 9 high-achievers awards

a long post is LONG overdue, but tonite will be celebrating the new years at the curve, so i'll write a longer post afterwards :)

pro-exam

saye tgh pro -2 exam, baru lepas MEQ

alhamdulillah.

i'm scared of the next paper more :(

sit talking up all night

i had forgotten how melancholic the lyrics are and how simple albeit real the video is:

Trying to make it work but man these times are hard

Sit talking up all night

Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah

We're smiling but we're close to tears

Even after all these years

We just now got the feeling that we're meeting

For the first time

Oh these times are hard
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

kerajinan housemates saya

see, the PROOF on how hard-working my housemates are :)

they even use the floor as a HUGE whiteboard!!

keja saye hari ini

ini kerja kokorikulum saye pada hari ini

chicken breast

the trail of sms-es today:

nuna: ........, please kluakan about 2 chicken breasts from the freezer

adek 1: i don't know what chicken breasts look like. btw, Kakak Hannan nk masak apa?

( nuna muke blank xtau how to cerita what chicken breasts look like )

nuna: please masuk kn into the fridge tau

adek 2: why do you want me to take it out and put it back in the fridge?

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and when nuna went back home: THIS IS FISH LAAAAA, NOT CHICKEN on the kitchen counter!!!!!!

rupa-rupanye, adek saye xtau differentiate ikan dan ayam.kasihan dan terlampau comel.

p/s: adek 1 and 2 will stay anonymous to prevent malu-ness :)

different styles of fighting

taken from deviantart.com

short post which has nothing to do with studying. ( mock exam tomorrow with Dr. Shu )

when it comes to respective wives/husbands/boyfriend/girlfriend/friends we all have a different way of venting out our anger, may it be by emotional fights, silent tension or face-to-face confrontations. and we all know that it can either heal or break that relationship.

this got me thinking about the styles of fighting that the people around me have, i have seen a lot of variety!! and it made me think about my style of fighting as well..it's VERY NORMAL to fight, it's one of the ways we solve problems and anything is better than keeping our feelings inside, building them to something big then bursting out right?

so a reflection, back to my style when it comes to an argument. with my family, it's easy to let out the cause of anger because i know that they will love me no matter what. with bugsy, i feel that most of the time i should not feel angry for that matter or that he should already know why, so i keep silent instead. i need a little reassuring, but it usually works anyway and we end up talking about it. i guess i'm the kind of person that prefers not to make it a big deal~

but is that good? especially with the thoughts going inside my head right now..

btw bugsy, i'm not angry with you!! ( disclaimer dulu )

this is just a reflection on myself~

raya haji

firstly, i'd like to say that we miss bashirah. we really do.

secondly, i got my appetite back! after seeing the roast leg of lamb/butter rice/salad with yogurt dressing/chilli con carne/ cherry crumble a la mode at opahs house!!

alas, i was still sick on raya eve when we went for takbir at neneks house where there was chocolate eclairs/chicken rendang/curry mee/kuah kacang/longtong and loads more

my tummies getting better, alhamdulillah but i am still atichooing away!

p/s: one should never sleep in anger.or bitterness.or resentment.or regret.one should be happy when sleeping.

saket!

am sick..urghhhh...am looking at all the delicious food and wondering why i don't have appetite!!!!!

one sentence

one sentence for this whole sleepless week:

senyum, tak perlu kata apa-apa.

silly willy

i am updating that i am too busy to update this week..

but i'll be going to Klang to teach English in their English camp this weekend :)

last weekend had ice-cream at Lake Garden with bugsy, had a long and nice and sweaty walk. and found out that Drumstick has 916 calories ( still had dinner though that night )

thus, that is all~

surgery is taking the life and credit out of me so far~

btw, bugsy has new hair!! ashwin said he looks like jacob, i call it langkawi hair coz that was the first time i approved his hair ( we were in the transition of 2nd of 3rd year )

"Braced myself for the goodbye, cause that's all I've ever known

Then, you took me by surprise

You said, "I'll never leave you alone."

You said, "I remember how we felt, sitting by the water.

And every time I look at you, it's like the first time.

I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter.

She is the best thing that's ever been mine."

mine-Taylor Swift.

and he wins, again. now let's see what happens next

babbling and babbling

i've finished all my work, tomorrow is gonna be a mega-full day and i can't wait to go into surgery although i see my poor housemates coming back knackered.

i just babbled my hearts content on my tumblr. damn it. i've never done this before.

bye-bye nadiah!

little girl is on her way to Perth for a school trip. she's performing with her school's orchestra at a high school there ( bash suruh die carik aussie boyfriend, hannan mintak food ) haha

have a nice trip nadiah!!!!

if ever

if ever there is such a thing of love between humans,

i love u.





p/s: these videos are on my top list..watch them in sequence coz they are connected. sorry, i can't really write a lot today my mind is not here..

warning: emo post.

trust me, i don't like it when i get pre-menstrual syndrome. the emotions suck me dry and i regret doing a lot of things like upsetting myself and those around me.

today, i'll talk about individuality. noone should tell you what you are, what you should do. they can suggest, bt untimately you decide. i know, i am a high strung person, a control-freak if u say so..i plan my life, i know where i want to be in 5, in 10 years time..and yes, i would like to be with someone who plans as well bt if that is not meant to be then so be it.i have a lot of goals i want to achieve. things i have promised myself on how i want to enjoy my youth before children arrive. so that i won't look back and regret. and that's what makes me who i am.

you, whoever you might be out there. u are urself. don't judge, don't expect things and definitely don't assume. make YOUR own choices, your OWN decisions. there will be people who don't understand, people who despise you. i have my share of those. open yourself up, be the individual you want to become. in short, find yourself.

and if you want to, i am the last person to stop u..i don't want to and i will not. even if it means keeping us at bay. if that's what you want.

multicoloured sponge cake!

so i saw this picture in tumblr one day and i wanted to make one like it..i saw the recipe for hot milk sponge cake and saw the perfect opportunity :) bugsy wanted orange and pink but i didn't have the colouring so i made the layers into three: red, blue and green!! covered the layers with vanilla frosting..it's a big sweet but still delicious, alhamdulillah..so here i present to you:

as promised

after food~

euphoria!! ( bt still tired after pmd )

since my dearest faradianas picture has never been featured, here she is with the beautiful nadirah :)

have something to share with you, it's a website that sells customizes chocolate!! you can choose everything!!!

from:

1. what type of chocolate

2. the type of fruits

3. the type of nuts

4. the type of candy

5. the type of herbs..spices..and the list goes on and on........

MEGA FUN!

but alas, the you can buy order and buy it after customizing only in the USA :(

however, it's still fun to try!!

http://www.chocomize.com/

todays feature: roti tisu

a summary of my weekend

i had quite a busy weekend last week, since PMD was today ( only thing i can say is Alhamdulillah and thanks to Roi for praying for me )

so here are some pictures to share:

i really like this picture of fana actually ;)

nanad, roi and eda..lovely poses

as you can see, sunday was all about food~ i think i ate more than 1000 calories that day!!

the pizza with 6 cheeses!

big apple

p/s: more mineral water, less milo!
ps/s: i have been reading wikileaks lately, it's currently occupying a lot of my free time~

sometimes

sometimes, i just need a sign..
sometimes, i would like to feel that it's two ways..
just sometimes.
could u at least give that to me?

paramore!

paramore ROCKEDD!!!

it was a VERY VERY VERY satisfying performance yesterday, though only for one and a half hours..i went with the aim to not have a voice by the time it finished, though i didn't manage to get that, it was very awesome indeed.


i didn't know Hayley could head-bang like that.
i found out that the guitarists are handsome.




i wish i had bought the mahaler tickets



take home message: before going to a concert, hafal all their songs, or else u'll be like me......" nadiah, nie lagu ape? " and be jealous of the hardcore fans ultimately i have nads to thank for forcing me to come with her hehe love u too!!

oddly enough, the song i could relate to was Misery Bussiness, goes a bit like this:

Two weeks and we caught on fire
She's got it out for me
But I wear the biggest smile
Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
I watched his wildest dreams come true
And not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving~

i know it's a mean song, sorry..

another wedding

my friend is getting married!!! ( this time an ex-school mate from primary school )

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

food, birthdays and clothes

tomorrow is Muhammad Zayds birthday yeay!! and i am gonna have to send him to Sunway Pyramid tomorrow with Nadiah ( she needs new jeans ) and Nawal ( she wants Tutti Frutti )

thus i am still a slave for my adeks~

breakfast: milo and gardenias chocolate bun ( so affordable yet satisfying )



lunch: ayam penyet at IOI mall and tutti frutti!!!!

dinner: tony romas ( had shrimp ) and they sang happy birthday to Zayd plus he got free dessert!

mama,papa and zayd

i wish Bashirah was here, am beginning to miss her~



i wanted to be a little experimental today so here are my outfits for today:


dunno~ my belt was so tight so i really could not eat tonight hehe..other than that, it was a fulfilling day, now am going to watch the arsenal game wootwoot!!

nocturnal

though we live in the same country, we have different time zones don't u think so? our circadian rhythms just aren't the same

like when i am asleep, u are awake : example-5.30am
when u are asleep, i'm busy blogging: time now-12.20am
gives us some space dun u think?i like it this way~

taken by http://-summerbreeze.tumblr.com/

Quote of the day by my newly discovered mentor: "if you think life is going to be easy, you've chosen the wrong discipline"-Dr.H

nuthing really to say~

just a bunch of words with no connection:

1. someone swam faster and with more serenity than me today! ( tercabar )

2. currently liking "selamat pagi sayang"-dj fuzz and Noh hujan

3. just realized her ortho knowledge is not as spick and span as she thought.

4. dislikes it when she doesn't get the reply she was hoping for ( since she was hoping for a reply )

5. also dislikes that she needs to hear it often, wishing that she was like that person more.

6. sentences 4&5: not a big deal bt maybe having PMS

7. USMLE one paper everyday, starting from now!

8. purple+black+silver ( daytime/ nighttime with white lights ) or cream+gold+peach ( nighttime with yellowlights / daytime

we were lied to bt we're happy?

we were told by Prof Khai to be at the auditorium at 4.30pm coz the external examiners for pro exam 3 wanted to give us some advice but we were mistaken. it's actually for a forum between the external examiners, the lecturers and us. here are some quotes from there ( i have never seen prof Rashid this happy )

Faith and Medicine- Prof Najib Al-Hud, Pakistan ( very holistic but deep as well )

" it is the civilized population on the world, the educated that place us where we are today, the world of genocide, atomic bombs and bio terrorism"


" the triad: knowledge, skills and attitude"


" it must be the solid and absolute determination of one to change their attitude and it comes from faith"

"faith will determine my attitude as a Muslim Dr"- i think this is the best amongst all

How to do research- Prof. Aziz Nather, Singapore ( entertaining, yet inspiring )

" a good supervisor is an experienced clinician, innovative and commited"


" don't do research alone, it is a strategic process"

International collaboration in medicine- Prof Chin, Melbourne ( practise based vs EBM )

" every successful university will have a record of good international collaborations"


"we have to contribute together to be successful"

it was a very good forum indeed and inspiring since we were amongst experienced and dedicated professionals. so, anyone interested to doing research? ( i know i am! ), are the best people to be research assistants on our level and we should start now!

p/s: i have such an enormous bag, i don't even know whats inside now, keep dumping junk in :(

tumblr

http://ohheyzelis.tumblr.com/post/1242830518

a lot of people have been asking for my tumblr address..

am sorry, i don't disclose it to random people..do ask my yourself if you want to know :)

p/s: i would like to start studying right now, i SHOULD ( pro-exam is two months away! ) but these awesome online sites have stopped me from doing so!!

blog needs a makeover

mommy layaning nadiah and zayd while having lunch with family at Bangkok House

my weekend has been a blast ( do visit my fb page for the pictures ).

muslimah fashionistas for a day: syuz, wny and me

on another note, wny introduced me to hana tajima, a UK based designer who creates new ideas for muslimahs on how to done their hijabs and clothes. she's wonderful!

taken from her blog: http://www.stylecovered.com/

i have a couple of reflections for this week. the first on how i am so inadequately boring when it comes to make-up and style. yes, i have never bothered before and i will bother from now on. when we start working later on, we won't have time to bother about all this. i was at my friends blog and her style of blogging is very much up to trend now, even her way of writing. many girls our age are beginning to blog like that and it is a joy to read their posts. all about how to be creative while taking care of your aurat. so i have decided to venture out and follow different sites then the ones i follow now. currently, everyday i visit these sites while updating my tumblr daily:

http://blackinkinteriors.blogspot.com/
http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/
http://creampuffwardrobe.blogspot.com/

new ones are:

http://lookbook.nu/
http://www.ayunar.biz/
http://www.stylecovered.com/

but do realize that there are actually a lot of other bloggers who layan muslimah fashion and it's really cool. tell me if u know any.

secondly, i think i have had a lot of heart to heart talks for this month the last one lasted for 4 hours straight and we have never talked this long before. it cleared a lot of things, owned up to not being happy wit someone from his past even after 2 years ( i know i should be secure by now ). my confidence is lowest when i compare myself with prettier, cleverer and thinner women and i'm working on improving that.

my blog was started solely for personal reasons, an online diary which will be privatized as soon as i graduate. however, i wish i knew how to make it nicer and more reader friendly since i'm now in ortho and we have three free days ( nunabuek needs a makeover! )

iranian food

koubideh lamb kebab with saffron rice and yogurt with cucumber

it was my last day of puasa Raya, alhamdulillah this year it's complete :)

we've been itching to go to the arab restaurants on the stretch near mines in seri kembangan. so yesterday night was ideal.

i felt like i was in an arab country!

i felt like a foreigner at my own country coz the roads were full of arabs, the shops consisted of arab grocery shops and we found an iranian bread stall! all signs were in arabic, even the groceries! i was fascinated i tell u! we bought iranian chocolate biscuits at the bread stall which had a tinge of ginger in them

we chose to eat at this iranian restaurant called Miami restaurant ( klaka sikit ), the food was really good eventhough bugsy said Arriana's ( in cyberjaya ) is nicer. i saw fanta on the menu and got excited but they served the f&n orange instead..here are some of the pics:

( my apologies, the pictures are of gruesome quality )

barberry chicken with saffron rice

coconut white coffee, bugsy said it was nice but i shuddered ( coffee= bluek! )

here's the website ( where you can find the address and the menu ):

http://cafemiami.com.my/

not a good night

i hate it when we have miscommunications.
i hate it when i have to choose whether to be a good friend or a bad friend

tonight is not a good night.

it's finally out!!

my favourite song of the year: a song that was made for girls to blush :)

the video is finally out!!

p/s: i am SOOOO supposed to be studying right now dush!

the last person taking PMR in the family~

zayd @ mr loba-loba @ mamat @ little boy

my baby brother, being the only boy in the family ( i consider papa a man,heeh ) is taking PMR tomorrow! i asked him if he's anxious or scared, he said nope, not at all haha

i wish him the very best, and that we are all praying for his 8 As~ameen~

open houses 3

the beautiful nadirah :)

i was determined, DETERMINED I TELL YOU! to go to all the houses this weekend and alhamdulillah managed to do so ;)

short review on each house:

1. buddy: her house is finally finished and it was beautiful sans electricity which came back 10minutes before we left, had lasksa johor, green rice with rendang, awed over the saris she bought back and pesaned some more

2. haz: been wanting to go since second year, nice spacey house and her juling cat ( bugsy was mystified and kept laughing until the cat scratched him ), ate spaghetti briyani and haz made nice pudding!

3. azrul: another house i've been wanting to go to, played with his very well-behaved nephew, thought of not eating ( too full ) but had the pizza and it was so delicious! suprised that azrul cooked it himself, recommend him to sell 'em, i would buy one every day!

4. aamir: kambing!!! haha well more than that act. shaqs family was there *hint hint* and we had a great time laughing and cam-whoring while eating briyani kambing, apple crumble, brownies, and caramel tea

5. fara ( amongst all my friends, her house punya interior decoration is the bomb! ): went in straight to see presto!! but he tak layan :( had one bite of pizza, coz i thought that was the only food then i saw briyani so had to have some of that. could not stand the coffee, so went up ( buat mcm rumah sendiri ) and slept until bugsy sent fara up to tell me it's time to go home

wonderful day! and today i have diarrhea.always happens after open houses, it's like my GIT systems protest for all the food eaten prior. caught bugsy dozing off a little while he drove yesterday, was very scared coz i thought he's be ok. pity him, he drove the whole day. had a heart to heart talk again. this is what i like about us, we talk and talk about our plans, ketidakpuashatian and everything. he definitely is the best

bowling and being ambidexterous

i have never been good at bowling!!

as i was about to have buka at KFC ( yes i know, FAT! ) i was told by my housemates who had earlier went to Ikea that they would like to continue their evening with bowling or ice-skating. i like both, but i am not good in bowling. so i asked them to confirm with me and i ended up being at Alamanda with the girls for a night out.
my first game sucked horribly. i did not want to take pics of the score as i sucked big time. i used my left hand, and for the 2nd game i improved after using my right hand ( no points guessing which hand is stronger ). the place was very packed and the music was really loud. we were sandwiched in between teams that scored strike after strike while we laughed at ourselves for getting 'consistent' zeros! hail farhana for winning the overall score :)

do not guess which one is mine

i have known that i am ambidextrous for quite some time now, having realized this in 2nd year. some of the examples include:

LEFT HAND:
1. writing
2. cutting
3. playing badminton and football

RIGHT HAND:
1. bowling
2. ironing
3. cooking

and both hands: typing ( obviously ) and suturing ( i just change hands when i'm tired ) yeay for us!!!

sepang motor gp

i suddenly had the urge to go to the sepang motor gp, it's going to be on the 10th of october ( as well as many weddings ). the tickets are RM 40, i just think it's something to try for once in my lifetime. i personally do not even know how to ride a motorcycle ( yet alone a bicycle, *dgn penuh malu* ) but since i would LIKE to learn and experience the adrenaline rush involved, plus it would be a nice outing~

am going with bugsys brother, insyaAllah it'll be a good experience!

wanna come?

tun dr siti hasmahs public lecture

topic: the challenges and opportunities in the medical profession

needless to say, the auditorium was full.it was a delightful public lecture on her experiences, on how medicine has changed throughout her years and that if there were pharmacists in University Malaya there would be another musical. i loved her experiences, especially since there were only 7 houseman at her hospital during her time and how they reduced the maternal mortality rate.

there was also a question and answer session as well in which 4 people got the chance to ask, 1st year, 4 th and 5th year MBBS ( amri was our rep ), and a pharmacy lecturer. she answered a question lingering in my mind, about the issue on doctors being too far away from home and their ailing parents and also should urban doctors go to rural areas.

below are some quotes i think are beneficial:

" we should not expect rewards to come immediately "

- on the beauty of becoming a doctor

" don't be choosy, experience is top priority "

- on answering the issue of doctors working far from their homes

sorry did not take any pictures with her, erm there were just too many people there i felt claustrophobic~

open house weekend 1

so this week, i was supposed to go to Bugsys friends wedding since he has met the variety of people i call friends, i thought it was only fair for me to meet them.

it was not meant to be.

ok at first i had a family lunch at South Sea ( the seafood restaurant at the subang airport ). the lunch was fab and we had loads of fun eating the ketam but i was already late. thought of wearing a purple baju kurung in which buddy bought the kain from India but it made me look fat ( purples today theme ) so i wore my purple kebaya which i had in ages! bugsy msged me the location, but my bat was left wit two bars.

the jam was so damn irritating.

it seemed like the whole of KL decided to go out. i was stuck on the road for two hours. bugsy and his friends not only went to the wedding, but they sempat to singgah one of his friends house and i had not arrived. so after two hours on the road, and my battery went flat thus i couldn't use my GPS i drove without knowing the way to bugsys house so that we could go to our friends houses instead ( thank god i did not get lost )

shawa, eda, tikahs houses

i have lovely friends. the first thing i told bugsy in the car was " jln paleng cepat pegi shah alam yg xjam, xkesah tol brape" and he dutifully told me to ikot elite. halfway it was fine, then when it poured, the jam started and thus we were very late as well.

the food was marvelous!

shawa and edas house are in shah alam. shawas house had brilliant mee soup and she made delicious trifle. edas had roti jala which was so nice that i had to bring some back plus its my favourite. tikahs house is in putra heights and we had her signature carrot and chocolate cake. thought i was too full to eat the mee bandung but since it smelt so good, had to have some. shared with roi teh tarik and the desserts.

reached home at 1.30am, seems like everyone wants to be the photographer today instead of being photographed. i feel so full, i wonder how am i going to sleep..

my sincere apologies to fana, nadiah, miyayun and keenah for not being able to go to your houses :(

tumblr

in view of how much i like looking at pictures, i now have a tumblr :)

expectations

hold on, make it last
hold on, never turn back

i guess for the past one month i thought u and me were on the same path, had the same view. but i think being a girl i expected too much and when i realized that you did not feel the same way. i felt dissapointed. i don't know whether this is caused by hormones, or whether i should feel like this. but i am trying to accept this, trying to come to terms with it. you are much more valuable to me then i will ever tell you. i honestly don't know how to show/ tell u how priceless you are to me. i hope you did not see me cry, i know it would have broken your heart. there is a reason why i gave u that video, i wanted u to see it to picture it as i did when i saw it. i just need tonight to get over it. just bear this with me, we have a long way to go...

happy suprises

my sincere congratulations to my two pairs of friends who will be getting engaged this time soon!!

( i wun reveal who they are, especially since i have a large bit of friends )

open house

thank you everyone for coming!!

and i hope you had a fun time like i did.think that the tent did look nice at nice with the fairy lights, am sooooo pleased that ALL the people i assumed would come did and the fact that my TKC, matrix and CUCMS friends ALL came made me elated!!we celebrated nadiahs birthday as well with a pink butter cake!! i didn't eat a thing except at ejannes house..mama and papa were sooo helpful, the first people besides the family that came were 4 of zayds girlfriend and wny was like a celebrity at my house..we hung bashirahs poster at the stairs and everybody talked bout it..papas malborough and soton friends came as well.owhmygod i of course have to mention that bugsys family came too!!( scary but went well ). i was so busy that day, i don't have any pictures at all but the menu went like this ( for future reference )

1. briyani ayam and tulang
2. soto ayam
3. mushroom turnover
4. shepards pie
5. satay
6. lontong and rendang
7. dadih jagung
8. chocolate cake
9. red velvet cupcakes

i hope i didn't miss anything out..the last guest went of at 11pm fuuhhhhh and i slept till 1 pm today and woke up with diarrhea..haha

cupcake machine!

it's 2.56am

i am STILL baking the cupcakes, 50 to go!!

ya Allah, please let my friends come so that i can feel happy seeing them eat the food that me and my family are cooking..especially mama ( ameen )..and the fact that my adeks are doing their best to help me cook and clean the house~

below are sneak peeks :)

wonderwall

i don't believe that anybody feels the way i do about you now~

there are many things that i would like to say to you
but i don't know how
coz maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me
and after all
you're my wonderwall

pre-open house

guess which one i chose?

so we're doing an open house insyaAllah on saturday ( whoever reads this do come )..here's a check-list of things we need or needed to do:

1. grocery shopping: we went to carefour today and bought about 550 worth of groceries and had to use two trolleys ( gilakn? )



2. the menu: we have to start cooking on friday, i kinda have to make 3 Shepard pies and 150 red velvet cupcakes ( die~ )

3. the tent: uncle amir will be pasanging out tent on friday afternoon and we will have five tables set up

4. cleaning the house: this has taken at least one week to do and it's STILL in a mess, though so much better

5. cutlery cukup: so we went to ikea and bought cupcake stands, serviettes and what not.

it is very tiring to host an open house, but InsyaAllah it will be worth it

p/s: Nads got new specs and they are edgy, while i am set on a pair of Coach sunglasses!! however, bought myself some flats for school as mine sudah hancur :)

sorry nads ,had to put this in :)

Eid Mubarak!

bash and nadiah at Masjid Kg Melayu during solat sunat raya

SELAMAT HARI RAYA MAAF ZAHIR BATIN!

it's already the third day of hari raya, how times goes by so fast when ur having fun
my first raya was as usual, the night before we stayed up with mama until 3 am to make 'pergedel' and had to wake up for Solat Sunat Raya by 7.30am so you can imagine how tired i was..

my papa and me ( he looks like a pengantin kn? )

my first raya usually goes like this, we go for solat raya, den rendezvous at Opah and Atoks house where we do our Salam rayas ( this year it was kinda short though and everyone had stuff to say to Bash coz she's going to UK soon, you can tell my whole family is very proud of her ). then we'll go off to nenek Chor's house to meet our other relatives. afterwards we'll go to Nenek and Yayis house to salam raya them and off to Langat to meet Opahs relatives!! i'm lucky to still have my grandparents on both sides and that they are very generous :) i'm the first cucu so i'm kinda pampered a lot..the downside was how papas car brokedown again ( for the umpteenth time in the last two weeks ) so we had to use the CRV, but no complaints there! it just ruined papas day~

me and my nenda :)

on the second day of raya, we went to Atok Suhaimis house ( Opahs cousin ), then went to aunty Noras house where Nadiah was happy to meet Helinna and suprise suprise we went to........

IKEA!

yes, we went to Ikea to buy the open house stuff and bashirahs essentials before she heads of to UK, we were estatic! the conversation goes like this:

the adeks and me:" i don't wanna eat anythin at IKEA today i'm full"

a couple of minutes later at the cafe.....

" mama, i want the salmon, zayd, nadiah, bashirah and nawal want the meatballs!"

cakap tak serupa bikin.

the interesting fact about the raya in my family is that every house has a specific menu, opahs-soto, nenek chor-mee rebus,langat-lontong so we can't say no to them coz we know that they cook these dishes only once a year during Raya. so i have officially eaten enough food for one month..
where duit raya is concerned, i am actually looking forward to giving duit raya next year insyallah if i have started working. BUT as usual, i would kindly accept duit raya from others :)

Selamat hari raya and have a good holiday!!

p/s: love how communicating with my loved ones has evolved, especially 3G and MMS :)
p/s/s: also love my baju rayas this year although they were worn before raya :)