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.

Ayah's new office and Adi's trip to KB

*First time doing email blogging from Ayah’s new office :D

It’s Ayah’s fourth day today at Exp*rian. Nowadays, since Ummi and Ayah are travelling separately to work, Ayah can go out little bit late than usual, like around 7 to 7.30 like that.

There’re plenty of routes to take to Cyberjaya, either LDP or Elite, even the kampung roads like Kg. Jln Kebun & Kg. Lombong (no tolls at all, wow! But the roads are damn worst conditions). With SKVE in free trials for July, Ayah just take Elite and then take SKVE to Cyberjaya. Pretty much 1-hour to get to office, which is much better than when Ayah was in Wangsa Maju, alhamdulillah. Insya Allah, once we move to Shah Alam next year, the distance will be much shorter.

So far everything’s good here. Parking lots are not that many in Cyberjaya. But since Ayah arrives early to work, Ayah just parked at the shop areas in front of the office. Worst come to worst, Ayah just park at the Park & ride, and take the free shuttle van to the office. Or walk the 1 km distance for 15 mins. Good for my lungs, I hope.

The new colleagues are nice, friendly, and accommodating. Ayah knows that an MNC like this is bound to have expats, but Ayah don’t expect to have these many expats. From Portugal, Iran, USA, India, Phillipines, to name a few. It’s kind of a new exposure to Ayah actually.

Enough about Ayah, how’s my big hero doing? Adi nowadays always, I mean always, climb up to stand, and like to tip-toe (is it a correct translation of “meniti”?) from bench to bench, like bed to the cabinet, desk to desk, chair to chair, like that. When Ayah or Ummi is sitting down, Adi also like to climb us up so that he can stand.

Meanwhile, Opah said Adi is sleeping less on daytime nowadays. Probably, it’s a part of growing up, huh? The front teeth is also started to show up even clearer, and they make up a nice addition to Adi’s adorable smile.

Last weekend, we went back to KB and met Tok Ayah, Mok, Nde Aida, and Abang Ariff. Adi seemed to be friendlier faster to them, compared to our home trip last May. The house is also introduced with Adi’s common “Tak Ada, Tak Ada” and loud shouts and tantrums. Beside that, Ayah noticed that whenever Abang Ariff around, Adi tends to stare at him, probably learning up what to do when he himself grow up :P

Ok, that’s all for now. This weekend, Opah and Atuk will held a kenduri doa selamat at Klang, and next weekend, there’ll be a kenduri tahlil at Tok Mun’s house at Kerling insya Allah. More faces for Adi to be familiar with, hehe.

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Thanks Mazlyna buat contest ni. Harapnye bola menang la eh.

Adi's love for food

Yesterday, Ummi had lunch with Ayah & Wan Cu at central market. [Menyibuk mode on] Om nom nom - Bunyi Ayah makan.[Menyibuk mode off]. Even though Ummi has been working at the same place as Wan Cu for about 3 months, this was actually the first time ummi met her. Also, this maybe the last time for Ummi and Ayah to have lunch together as Ayah will move to a new work place soon.

There were a lot of things that Ummi and Wan Cu talked about since we haven't meet each other for quite some time. Ummi asked Wan Cu about Adi's second cousin, Auntie Yan's son. Wan Cu said that he is now 6 month old and just started to eat solid.

This reminds Ummi on Adi's reaction when we first introduce him to solid. Mmg klaka. Even before Adi reach 6 months, he has shown his interest to eat. Tp tak dpt la nak bg mkn kan, we were afraid that is was still early for Adi. When Adi went for his 5 month old jap, Dr. Ho mentioned that we can now give Adi a bit of porridge a day just to get him ready for solid when he reach 6 months. So, about a week before Adi turn 6 months, we gave him his first porridge.

Mmg masa tu Adi tak saba sungguh la nak mkn. He really can't wait for Ummi to feed him until he actually bite the bowl. Mmg sgt la cute kan muka budak kalo tak sabar nak mkn. Kalo org dewasa yg buat gitu, camne rupenye eh?

Even until now, Adi's reaction towards food is still the same. He just love to eat. He can finish off a full bowl of porridge. Kalo org yg suapkan tu mcm slow nak suapkan, Adi mesti menjerit. Even if he just had his meal, he will shout for food  that others are eating. Alhamdulillah Adi's body is slim type mcm Ayah. Even he eats a lot, he is still small and slim. So tak dek la berat sgt nak dukung.

Ummi has been looking for the picture of Adi biting the bowl. Tak jumpe plak. Will ask Ayah if he saves it. Later will post if here.

Adi's teeth...coming soon

Alhamdulillah, Adi is 10 months now.

Yesterday we went to Selangor Specialist Hospital for Adi's injection. Haven't been there since Adi had his 7 months jap. Since then, we do not know how much Adi weighs and how tall he is until yesterday. So, now Adi weighs 7.64kg and 70cm tall. Tiggi la anak ummi. Tak berat sgt tak pe, asal sihat. Lagipun senang ummi ngan ayah nak dukung.

Adi's gum has harden  ever since he was 4 - 5 months. People have been saying his first teeth will come out soon. Tapi tak keluar2 pun. But that's all right. Maybe Adi has his own plan on when he wants his first teeth to show. Even though Adi tak dek gigi, Adi suka gurau2 dengan ummi by biting her. Kalo ummi bagi reaction sakit, Adi will laugh and gigit2 lagi. 2 days ago, ummi nampak kat gusi adi mcm ada kesan2 gigi nak tumbuh. So, beware ummi!! hihi...

Adi is very good at getting people's attention. He wants people to be around him when he play. The was one night on weekdays, where ummi had to do some chores before going to bed and ayah helped to look after Adi. Adi was crying so ayah and ummi thought Adi was sleepy. Ummi quickly finish her chores to join ayah in front of the TV while nursing Adi. When Adi saw both ayah and ummi are already with him in front of the TV, he stopped crying and continue playing happily. (Pandai tak anak ummi?)

Adi only wants to drink plain water from a glass. Dulu, bila bg Adi makan, ummi selalu bg Adi minum air masak dlm botol. Sbb kalo Ummi bg minum pakai sudu, nanti Adi main sembur2 air. Habis semua baju basah. Tapi skrg tak bole dah, adi tak nak air masak dlm botol. Kene bagi minum dlm gelas. Also, if he sees anyone drinking from glass, he would shout asking for a  drink too. Ada2 je la adi ni.

Agaknye lepas ni apa pulak trick yg adi pandai buat ye?

Adi tak nak minum apa- apa?

Tengahari tadi, masa Ummi di opis, Opah call. Katanya, Adi tak nak minum apa- apa. Susu tak nak, air kosong tak nak. Lepas tu, asyik nangis, dan tak boleh diletak. Ummi forward SMS tu kat Ayah. Tak keruan Ayah dan Ummi. Ummi tak dapat konsentret dalam meeting. Ayah pulak tak boleh konsentret nak surfing (takde keje sangat pun sejak dah tender notis resign :P).

Terus decide nak balik awal hari tu. Lepas meeting, Ummi terus balik. Ayah suggest Ummi solat Asar tepi jalan. [Solat tengah jalan karang, bahaya sebab kereta banyak :P] Turun kat LRT Setiawangsa, instead of Wangsa Maju. Dekat sikit dengan opis Ayah. Erm, lepas ni boleh buat macam ni le, lagi dekat dari LRT Wangsa Maju. [Tapi dah nak pindah Cyberjaya pun. BTW, Ayah dapat tau yang ada lagi 6 orang nak resign Jun Julai ni dari S*pura. Harap- harap sedar la sikit lepas ni.]

Berhenti solat kat plaza tol Duke. Pastu, sambung driving. Alhamdulillah, jalan pun tak jem sangat. Sampai rumah pukul 7 gitu. Opah ada kat luar, kat depan rumah jiran, bersembang. Huh, mana Adi? Masuk dalam rumah, Adi ada dengan Ucu. Dok main- main riang ria Ribena macam biasa. Hoh, dok ingat demam ke, apa ke. Takde apa- apa pun, alhamdulillah. Agaknya Adi saja- saja tak nak minum sebab dia kenyang makan bubur kot. Opah selalu bagi memang semangkuk rabun. Adi pulak macam eating machine yang pakai Energizer tuh, asyik masuk, masuk, masuk dan terus masuk! Tu yang agaknya tak nak minum tu.

Haihh, lega Ayah dengan Ummi.

Lagi 3 hari lagi, Adi insya Allah genap 10 bulan. Cepat masa berlalu. Sekarang dah pandai hi-5. Kita angkat tunjuk telapak tangan kat dia, dia pun hi-5 kat kita pelan- pelan. Lepas tu, dah pandai main jelir- jelir lidah. Ni agaknya kesan selalu tengok Ayah gulung- gulung lidah depan dia. Vocab pun macam makin banyak. Ateh- ateh- ateh, Ayah, Ada, Tak Ada, Adi. Clingy pun bertambah kot, Ayah rasa la.

Ok deh, takat ni dulu. Wassalam.

thanks

2o June, yesterday, is the Father's Day.
21 June, today, is exactly 27 months since Ayah & Ummi tied our knots.

Thanks for the Father's Day card. I'm trying my best to be the best one, so in the meanwhile, do forgive me for all my shortcomings as a husband and a father.

Love you two.