March 2011

Our march more to baking fulfil orders.. Bazar.. And uti was at our home for a while..

Much Ado About Saman

Saman aka summons aka tickets received from the police (PDRM) for road or traffic offences. Recently there's a big hoo haa in Malaysia where motorists were offered 50% discount for their summons if they pay them on or before February 28, 2011. Malaysians love last minutes stuffs and a few days before the due date, they jammed the police stations, post offices and of course, MyEG, the government online portal.. The system simply collapsed and went into a coma.. As expected, the system was revived and the due date was extended to March 10, 2011. By now, the online payment mechanism might  be already choking again.. While all of these are going on, I had a good laugh.. I am neither laughing at those who had to empty their pockets and pay the saman nor ROFLMAO..  It is more like a kinda cynical laugh.. Why? I heard and I read how some people were angry, furious and dissatisfied that they were made to pay their saman. They were accusing the government of purposely trying to take away their money. The best were some of them who even refused to pay on the ground that they believe that all the money will eventually go into Rosmah's pocket to fund her shopping sprees..  My goodness! How lame can that be. Even if that were true, what has that got to do with paying for offences that they had committed against the law? If somebody in the government took that money, that would be wrong. For breaking the law by speeding, beating the traffic lights, passing on the double line and other traffic offences are wrong things to do as well. Two wrongs don't make a right! To the traffic offenders, think about what you had done. Politics has got nothing to do with your saman.. You broke the law and therefore, you deserved it. I am sure that while you were driving, you would have seen signboards that say, "Speed Kills!" or "Kelajuan Membunuh!" Those signs would never say "Cow Kills" or "Zombie Kampung Pisang Kills" or "Hantu Kak Limah Kills". It is your reckless driving that could lead to accidents and kill yourself or others.. Didn't that ever got into your head.. So, just pay your saman and drive or ride nicely from now on. Think about others who need to use the road to go to work, do things to support their families or simply have fun driving around.. And if you think that the government is enjoying making money from the summons, then, it is your own fault.. Don't forget, check and pay before or on March10, 2011 and peace!

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Bazaar Pentas Budaya & Silaturahmi

Masyarakat Indonesia di Malaysia  Day /Date : Sabtu-Minggu/ 5-6 March 2011

Time : 10.00 (pagi) – 16.00 (petang)

Place : Padang Kelab Sultan Sulaiman

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Feb 2011

February kita kira2 begini...

Ada ultah Aunty Is.. Tantenya pasha di shah alam..

Kunjungan tante Ika, tante nun, om davy dan om Atta dari Jakarta..

Pasha mulai ikutan koku Tae kwon do di TK nya..

Edisi wiskul dihijung minggu.. Gak jarang bump  in sama tmn2 indo kl juga..

Kunjungan ke kota warisan yg berakhir sipakcik  wira ngadat and kena tow sampe desa pandan..

Nasi Kerabu Pasar Malam

If you live in Shah Alam or are familiar with Shah Alam, you might have been to the Pasar Malam (night market) in the compound of the Seksyen 6 Wet Market. It may not be the biggest or best or most spectacular night market in Shah Alam but it is the nearest to where we live and a good source for having something different for dinner on Friday night. This is what I got tonight...

I am pretty sure that by reading the title, most of you would already have been expecting the picture of some blue rice. Blue is the distinctive color of Nasi Kerabu aka Nasi Ulam aka Rice Salad. Traditionally, the blue color comes from from petals of flowers called Bunga Telang (Clitoria). Nowadays, I am not sue whether that flower is still being used or not. This is a Kelantanese specialties normally served with Grilled Beef or Fried Fish or Ayam Percik (ChickenBarbecued) and usually accompanied  by Solok Lada tohether with the Ulam (salad). The Ulam is combination of fresh aromatic herbs; local mint, basil, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, turmeric leaves and raw vegetables; bean sprouts, long green beans, shallots, cucumber, are combined together with strong flavored ingredients such as salted fish, dried prawns, fish crackers, kerisik (fried grated coconut) and other savory garnishing.

Look at the solok lada above. I love it! It is a chilly or pepper stuffed with mackerel. Simply hot and delicious. It is the best companion for Nasi Kerabu. It adds some spiciness to it. Yummeh! Have you tried Nasi Kerabu before? P/s: I have met some people who are turned off by the blue rice... Too bad, it's their loss...

Sun and Sand of Bagan Lalang

We were supposed to leave the house after Subuh. Papa Bear had his own definition of the said time. It was a Sunday. What do you expect? Nevertheless, we made it quite early, even though not as early as some people had planned but early enough to get a nice spot for our picnic stuffs and places for parking our cars. It was a picnic with families of friends at the beautiful beach of Bagan Lalang, which is located in  Sepang, Selangor. Just Google it and you will get a whole lots of information on it. The kids. Well some of them. There're a few more that did not get into my lense. They are Pasha (you know him), KayLee(wearing pink pants), Tanisha (from the Wet and Wild post), Alif (wearing black T but not sure about the spelling of his name), ShunLi (wearing sleevless red T), Dienta (wearing pink T) and Naddim (wearing yellow T) The sun was shining brightly, most of the time, but it was not too hot and the muddy sand became the best playground ever for the kids and a few moms and dads as well.. The adults. Well some of them again. We had mats and tents. We had lots of food as well and while the kids were having a blast at the beach, the Moms and Dads surrounded the food and some of them hardly left their spots. That's why you can't see the food clearly... The Bears. We had a great time at a great place with great people eating great food! That should summarize it all! The beach. The tide was low. The fauna. An angry hermit crab. Just look at his face. The flora. The beautiful fir cones. The end... [Click the photos to enlarge...]

Delivery from Jakarta

Last Saturday we went to LCCT. A few friends came from Jakarta for a holiday and on top of that, there was a delivery for Pasha from our family there. Pasha was all excited knowing that we're going somewhere and he's going to get something. Where and what were not of any concern to him... Things have changed quite a bit since we were last there. The airport was more crowded than it used to be and the usual parking spaces were full. We had to park at the new space called Zone C and it was quite a long walk to the International arrival hall. Not to mention that it was a hot afternoon.. Left Pic: Intan, Papa, Mama and Pasha. Right Pic: Intan, Papa, Pasha with a high peace and Atta. Left Pic: Ika, Intan, Mama and Pasha. Right Pic: Mama, Ika, Davy, Intan and Atta holding Pasha. And when finally Pasha got his package, he could no longer wait to open it. He tried and tried but he could not get the tape off. In the end he agreed to open it in the car... To our family in Jakarta: Thanks, we have received the package. To Ika: Thanks for bringing it over.

Pasha starts Taekwondo

We enrolled Pasha in the Taekwondo class as one of his co-curriculum activities apart from Iqra'. We wanted to see whether he likes it or not and so far he seems to be enjoying that. Actually, I was the one who insisted that he joined that class. Not so much about giving him the advantage in a fight but more for his social interactions and physical exercises. He needs that as he loves to spend hours on the net playing games and watching videos on YouTube. He got his do-bok (uniform) today and he was so thrilled that he could not wait to show it to me. I was at work and therefore, he asked Mama to take photos of him wearing it. He insisted that the first photo that I should see is the one showing the word Taekwondo at the back. Looks like he is associating well with the uniform. The second photo is a photo of a champion in the making.. My hope is for him to learn the following:

1. Focus
2. Mental discipline
3. Ethical discipline
4. Justice
5. Etiquette
6. Respect
7. Self-confidence

Since he starts at a very young age, he can take his own sweet time to master the above. No rush my boy!

Wet and Wild Swimsuits in Kota Warisan

It was a hot Sunday in Kota Warisan, Sepang. It was hot enough to fry eggs on the tarmac. No, we were not at the Sepang F1 circuit but we were in a house taking shelter from the blazing sun. Nobody in his or her right mind would want to go outside and get burned. As if we were not dark enough already... Then he got his new swimsuit. The blue color suited him very well. He could not resist the temptation of donning it right away. Why wait for it to be washed first when you can make it wet now and wash it later anyway? He took off all his clothes and put on the new shining blue swimsuit. He's ready to make things wild... She saw him with his new swimsuit. She just refused to be outdone by him. There's no way for him to have all the fun. She wanted to be a part of it. She went up the stairs to her room to look for her favorite swimsuit. She searched and looked and eventually she found it. It's red with patterned skirt and she knew that she would definitely look gorgeous in it. She came down and went straight to him. He was already waiting with lots of water. Enough water to make things wet and wild. Let the splish and splash begin...

Here are Pasha and Tanisha. Pasha with his brand new Upin and Ipin swimsuit and Tanisha with her favorite Barbie swimsuit. This was taken right before the wet and wild fun began... They were all wet when they were done... Kids really know how to have fun!

Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath Long about a saturday night, yeah Rub-a-dub, just relaxin' in the tub Thinkin' everything was alright

p/s: Not sure what some of you had in mind... This is a family blog okay... :P

Maulidur Rasul

Today Muslims all over the world celebrate Maulidur Rasul. Maulidur Rasul refers to the observance of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. who was born on 12 Rabiul Awal, Tahun Gajah (23 April 571) and this year 12 Rabiul Awal falls on 15 February 2011. Among the significance of the celebration are about reminding the Muslims of the Prophet's way of life and the true teaching of Allah as per the Al-Quran, which is for the good of all mankind. It is also about renewing and strengthening our faith and kinship of the Muslims in our religion as well as to foster greater friendship ("ukhwah") with everyone regardless of race and religion. May Allah bless us all and have a great Maulidur Rasul.

Text of the Selawat Nabi

*Text from Ensiklopedia Muslim. P/s: From the previous years... Maulidur Rasul concert? Seriously? Unable to compute... Change to Playhouse Disney Channel...