Evening Kuching skyline, the last dusk for this trip

Ma'assalamah senja di Kuching!

So many things we wanted to do but could not do it this time around...thus, we have decided to come back next time during a school break and do the stuffs we wanted to...

InsyaAllah kalau umur panjang & ada rezeki...makan gaji cannot go far cuz ada manusia yg dr asal kononnya kawan, tapi sebab nak dpt pangkat & nama terus bertukar jadi pendengki & hatibusuk....keji sekali....he/ she/ they will deal with their part sooner or later, InsyaAllah...

So, gotta do more bigdeal stuff then what we have managed to do for our own set-up, PassionCreative, CHAPTERSimages & CHAPs....

Other than that, I just want to do more quality time with my beautiful kids Alisya, Naufal, Aliya & my beautiful wife...please help me Allah!

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SugarBun

My wife's favorite local fast food outlet.....since they were babies, we took our kids here everytime we are in Kuching. Simple setting, local dishes, great taste, good pricing. Superb.

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A true example of an idiotic wanker

Nice expensive ride, owned/driven by an idiotic wanker who'd probably a son of a rich wanker, who's also probably a son of a rich wanker, who's also probably a son of a rich wanker.
Just because they were born wankers, others have (and had, in the case of the ancestors) to be patient and bear with their idiotic wankerish behaviors....in this case, double parking conviniently as they wish.
Tak semua orang kaya itu pandai...tak semua orang bodoh itu miskin...
This owner of the 4WD is probably an orang kaya kaki belagak yang miskin sikap sivik....
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Homemade Soto Johor in Kuching

....for our openhouse, prepared by my pretty wife.
This is what you get when the whole family are cooks/ chefs....lotsa recipes...and deliciously delicious...burrrp!
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Bangkit!

Almarhumah Mak Tua (my grandmother) used to make this traditional kuih, white in color, coupled with kopi-kaw, pure bliss!
...those were the days...as kampung boy...still am...and not shy to admit it, not at all!
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Chasing the Lightning

....Ride The Lightning!!

D300, handheld, hi-burst mode.

Miserable

....that's what I feel so I went out to shoot some stuff with my trusted buddies: D300 & FE.
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Homemade Ayam Penyet

....what's left of it!! Best - sik gheti camne mok dipadah....!
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Homemade Mee Belachan

....for lunch! At our Andak's place. Aishhhh...nang best gilak, a must for Eid (by demand....buahahahah!!). Ishh...apa hal plak aku nih....makan lok baghu blogging....waahahah! Nyamaaan!

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The secret is in the gravy

Homemade Mee Jawa for 2nd Syawal. My mother inlaw's homemade gravy is the best I have ever tasted. Used to help them at their Mee Jawa warong after work...mainly doing teh-tariks! If I am not needed in the organization (apart from being a professional photographer) at least I can do teh-tariks lah!!
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Pinkenari

Aliya posing next to a cousin's Kenari. Last stop for the day. Tummy filled, lotsa smiles, laughters & forgiveness....no lagho entertainment involved.
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Kecil gilak!

...the original glass used during Eid.
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Candy Eid Meriah

....kinda cool!
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Ready for Eid

...and whatever comes.
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2009 Eidulfitri

The kids could hardly wait to get into their baju raya. Went to Tun's place @ Seri Bahagia for prayers & morning meals...me & Naufal, the girls stayed back cuz we were running late...

Hilton's catering for Eid breakfast, kool juga!

20.09.2009 - Wishing all friends and families

'Slamet dhino bodho, njalok ngapurone seng akeh-akeh!'

Satellite TV vs Astro

....well...I spend more time with my Macs instead...so I dunno which one is better but since Astro charges for (the same) movies again & again, I'd put my bet on the satellite disc.

Raya?

1.

Posted this one in my Fb Status:

...lapar lepas puasa, berbuka, buffet ke hapa, ikut duit sendiri la...lepas tu terawih ke tidak - kubur masing2 punyer alasan keluar laa! Nak abis bulan Ramadhan, shopping tak hengat, gaji advance + bonus, perabih utk beli brg2 yg bleh dok eksyen kat orang yg nak dtg rumah nanti....tak der duit, tenyeh kadhutang kaler platinum ka gold ka...

dah tu bayar la sampai tahun depan ke apa...lepas tu tiba time raya kat TV tak abis dgn artis terkinja2 mcm beghuk matyeh kena sepak...pusing sana sini beraya sakan, bagi duit raya mcm competition siapa bagi lagi banyak....itulah Hari Raya di BolehLand yg teramat zahir & jelas sekali....nak marah? Marah la, aku bukan kutuk sesiapa, aku story apa yg aku observe jer beb! Lu apacerita? Sama ka? ; )

Yesterday at 8:49pm

2.

Actually feeling a bit bored today - the last day of Ramadhan. Reason being I woke up feeling like I have been cheated and I have been losing in life - trauma that I have been facing for many months. Wanted to clean the house but that would be improper because it is not mine but the in-laws. I don't fancy others cleaning & rearranging my own home!

The weather is not supporting much too. It is raining and it looks like this is going to be a heavy & long one. I have done some shots - curi-curi while going to town & markets to buy stuffs....but nothing serious yet...AND THAT BOTHERS ME! The AI project deal is done and the timeline is really tight! ...but I think there's something else that's bothering me but I could not really make it clear yet...sheesh...I just need to go out and shoot something and everything else will not matters to me! Gosh why am I cranky since yesterday!??

3.

Raya is tomorrow. I have been thinking why do we still prefer to call it Hari Raya and not Eidulfitri? There are so many "raya" already...generally relating to something massive, huge, sort of a congregation too....jalan raya, balai raya, bunga raya, pasar raya, hantu raya...

Anyway, that's ok, up to the people what they want to call it. I am not in the qualified seat to argue about it anyway....just a thought!

4.

I recall during my very very VEEERRYY younger days back in our kampung. The thing that I really look forward durin Eidulfitri (and Eiduladha) would be the making of the ketupat (and of course the eating part too lah!) and the time when cousins & relatives would come by the dozens to our little hut.

...but that's no more happening - everybody has their families/ in-laws and the elder members of my parents are...well, lets just say, the list is getting shorter by the year. So it is about setting the context & stage for my kids now.....and for some reasons, I think they love celebrating it in Kuching, unless the cousins - all of the - are in Segamat. The bet is safer on Kuching.

That is why this year we are celebrating it in Kuching - since last year we did not go back at all.

5.

The negative part of being in Kuching for Eid is that I will miss the making of ketupat. It is different here. Maybe when I have my own house in Kuching it can be more or less the same - the thing is, I really look forward to the leaves being picked by Abah/ Mak and the weaving (menganyam) part to be done by yourstruly and maybe with a little help from my brother...maybe next year....maybe next year.

....and same as many years before, I know I am going to miss Ramadhan because I am not sure if I'd be able to greet Ramadhan again next year.

I just don't understand why people could not appreciate Ramadhan more....and instead consciously treat Eidulfitri like a big-ticket permission for mother of entertainment celebration fiesta. Bodoh sial....bodoh nak mampus....tak pernah pergi mengaji ke diorang ni (bukan mengaji Quran laa..mengaji kitab/ sekolah agama at the very least)....but then again, it's their life so let it be lah! At least I have voiced my concern here, I hope I am off the hook!

6.

...and the rain is still pouring (which is good, otherwise with no air-conditioning in this makeshift reading room of mine, it will be too hot & humid for comfort).

7.

So....what actually is Raya for you?

Last Friday of this Ramadhan

Maybe we'll meet agin next year? InsyaAllah....
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XCXX reunited

Isham Alwaddy Bujang & Abdillah Dolbah. Lost in time, already 20 years!
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Waterfront

...with reflections as viewed from Kg Gersik on the opposite side of the riverbank.
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