Full packed weekend

Last weekend was really a packed weekend for all of us. There’s a tahlil / kenduri doa selamat at Tok Mun’s house in Kerling on Saturday before noon. This is the first time for Adi & Ummi to go there, while for Ayah, the last time Ayah there is probably when Ayah still in primary school, haha! Since the kenduri is before noon, and we have to arrive early so that the keropok that Tok Ayah brought from Kelantan can be prepared for the meals, Ayah, Ummi and Adi have to go out early in the morning, around 8.30. No sleeping after Subuh for all of us :P!

First, we picked up Tok Ayah at Sg. Udang, and set forth to Kerling around 9 am. The journey took about an hour, till we reached near Lembah Beringin exit. Initially, Ayah wanted to go to Kerling via Tanjung Malim exit, instead of Rawang exit, to avoid driving at the state road in Rawang. Upon confirmation of Tok Din, we decided to embark at Lembah Beringin.

After the Lembah Beringin toll exit, there’s a T- junction. Since the first one is a road towards a golf club, the second one should be the correct way. That’s what we thought until we reached a dead end 10 minutes later! So, we went back to the golf club, and asked the guard if we can drive through the club to get to Kerling. To our surprise, he said yes, just follow the black car in front, and the another surprise, the black car turned out to be Ami Khairul’s car, hahah!

So, Ami Khairul led the way, of turns and corners, around the golf club, and the abandoned townships, to reach a kampong road, that led to Kerling. It’s so sad to see hundreds of abandoned houses along the road, including a school, with thick bushes. We wondered about the fates of the common folks who bought houses there, and even worse, what are the feelings of those who actually live there.

Around 10.30, we arrived at Tok Mun’s house. Some relatives already arrived, and some arrived later. By 12 noon, the event started and finished around 12.30. Adi had a wide place to crawl, and there were other babies too. Adi met Kak Isya, and the second cousin, Kak Alia Qisya too. At first, Adi seemed shy to be picked up by the relatives, but as the time went by, it turned out OK.

After Zuhur, Adi slept at the corner of the living room. So sleepy, that even when a coconut tree fell upon the roof (Tok Din asked a handyman to cut the tree, but due to the wrong arrangement, the tree fell upon the roof instead on the ground) with a loud thump, Adi stayed asleep undisturbed, to the amazement of the relatives.

Then, when Asar, after Ummi and Ayah had finished tea time with cempedak goreng (om nom nom..), Ummi waked Adi up to go home. We needed to go to Ami Khairul’s house to drop Tok Ayah there. Tok Dan and Acik Wati also followed us because they haven’t seen Ami Khairul’s house before. We left Kerling at 5.30.

With the heavy rain at the highways, we arrived safely at UK near 7 pm. After Maghrib, Ami Khairul invited all of us to dine at Istana Bambu, a new outlet near the MRR2 road. Adi already fell asleep when we headed there and continued to sleep till all of us finish dining! Thanks a lot Adi for helping Ummi and Ayah during dinner!

Lastly, we left UK, drop Tok Dan and Acik Wati at Sg Udang, and finally arrived home at 11.45 nite time. Freshly recharged, Adi is bright and active as before, while Ummi and Ayah fell tired after a whole day outside.

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On Sunday, we went to Ayah and Ummi’s friend’s house, to attend an akikah and cukur jambul feast. Akif Falah is born in April, so he’s already 3 months plus by this time. There’s a lot of delicious servings, which majorly consist of lamb chops, lamb sweet sour, lamb beriani, lamb roast (omm nom nom..) and even durians! At living room, like usual, Adi had a wide space to crawl around, and he was joined by other crawling babies too, hahah! We went there at noon, and left around 2 pm, with full tummies.

Then, after Asar, we went to Tok Uda’s house at Bangi. It’s been awhile that we’ve been there. For Ayah, it is since the last Raya in 2008. Adi also met Kak Yin there too. Kak Yin has lots of toys, and she is kind enough to let Adi borrowed them. Around 9 pm, we drove back to Klang.

Whew! What a full packed weekend for all of us. From Kerling to Ulu Klang, and Shah Alam and Bangi. It’s tiresome but it’s not always that we can spend time visiting our relatives and friends like these. Nothing beats seeing the cheerful faces of Adi and his relatives looking at each other.