Weekend of 19th and 20th Nov 05

The eagerly awaited weekend of 19th and 20th Nov finally came :) After work on Friday, we already told maid that we're going away for the weekend and she doesn't need to do any washing or whatsoever. (Ialah, kalau tak pesan kesian pulak dia basuh baju bagai nak rak and lepas tu baju yang tinggal tu masam pulak coz lembab over the weekend) I packed enuff clothes for the kids and me & C till Monday.. mana la tau just in case anything happened. [kira macam instinct to "sediakan payung sebelum hujan" la coz memang at the end we stayed till Monday as C was tired to drive back on Sunday]

That Friday evening, we had to take Faie to the clinic coz she looked so weak and been sleeping everytime we came back from ofis. When i asked whether she's OK or not, she'll answer that she's OK but she'll go back to sleep right away. Dia nampak macam "high" after makan ubat demam or selsema. But when we asked the maid she said Faie's like that sebab "tak tidur siang". I was not satisfied with the answer coz selama hari ni pun kalau Faie tak tidur, she'll be very active.. with her mulut becok and running around. She's just not her normal self. At the clinic i was quite annoyed with the Dr's explanation. The Dr said it's normal for kids to be weak when they're recovering from fever. I was not satisfied so i brought up an issue saying that Faie is under-weight. To that, he even annoyed me further by saying "No, she's normal" until i insisted for him to jot down her weight. When the nurse said to the Dr that Faie's weight is only 12kg, the Dr agreed to monitor her weight everytime she comes to the clinic.

Saturday morning, after the kids had their breakfast, we drove down to the kenduri in Batu Pahat [BP]. Since we started our journey at about 11am, we expected we'll be there around 2.30pm. It was raining all the way from KL to BP which really didn't help us. We sorta looking for which exit we should take so that we'll get there on time since perut dah mula nak main lagu keroncong. Out of sudden, my phone rang and the caller was my auntie. She and her family were actually on their way to JB. We stopped at the rest area and sembang. C asked my uncle on which route to take. After getting some ideas on what to expect, we moved on with our journey. Anyhow, to cut the story short, we all sesat sampai entah ke mana-mana and at the end we called the bride's house to ask for direction. We finally arrived at the kenduri at 3.30pm in the rain. The couple looked so lovely in matching color of golden yellow. According to the couple, they're lucky coz the rain started while they're having "makan beradab" [lunch at the special table]. Old people says, kalau tengah makan beradab hujan turun, sejuk rumahtangga. InsyaAllah :)

After some catching up with the couple, we made our move to Kluang. That small town didn't change much as it's still quiet and peaceful. Managed to show C and kids my primary school of Tunku Mahmood 1, which now is on it's own. Last time the compound was shared with Tunku Mahmood 2. Also kids jakun sekejap tengok train bawak barang lalu kat tengah town. Went round Kg Melayu and area Gunung Lambak. C took a pix of the house me and family stayed in 1980 fro 2 years which to my amazement still looked the same. The same as exacto mundo, as if nothing was done to the house, not harmed by the rain and sun, still standing steadily eventho it really looked old now. We didn't get to see the other houses and areas i wanted to see as we're rushing to meet up with C's cousin somewhere along the highway. I made a point to myself that i'll go back to Kluang again so that i will get to do some visiting later.

To cut story short, we reached JB at around 9pm feeling really tired and sleepy but hungry. While C's cousin went out to buy dinner, we freshened up ourselves. Eventho it's kinda late, kids were still very excited bcoz they saw many big toys in the cousin's house. They were playing till close to midnite. Kena paksa tidur baru nak tidur :? Told them that they need to get up early the next day coz we have another wedding to attend.

We arrived at the wedding close to 1pm. Best dapat pegi wedding with this open house concept. The food was awesome :D Host had the delicious mee rebus Stulang, infamous otak-otak Kempas, yummy beriyani with all the lauk pauk, murtabak special Singapore, tasty kuih bakar and the rich fruit cake. I saw all the guests were smiling from ear to ear while they sampled all those delicious food. The newly weds, who looked stunning in turqouise green outfits, went from one table to another entertaining the guests while groom's mom and sisters busy running in and out of the house to make sure everything is in order. Relatives and friends came from near and far. After hubby sent back kids to his cousin's house as they're getting restless, we're joined by TC, Tie, Silmi & baby; Feruz with Zalina & Aaliyah; Adi, Penny & Nayli; CK, Noreez and Sheryl :) We took quite a number of pix as you can view at CK's, Noreez's and Sheryl's blogs. We were so busy excitedly updating ourselves with all sorts of stories sampai tak sedar dah petang :D

...alamak.. penat la coz dah tiga minggu dok type cerita ni tapi tak habis gak lagi.. nanti la sambung lagi..