It's my birthday today!!!

Salam...

11th October 2009..it's my birthday today! the 35th to be exact. Wow! talk about age..boy! I feel old all of a sudden. Anyway, it's good to know Luke Perry & Michelle Wie share the same birthday with me..of course nobody cares who the heck I am. Anyway for some, at 35, they have accomplished their dreams, their goals..anything from making the first million $$$, owning a grand big bungalow perhaps?, achieving financial freedom...and etc. These goals are more on the material prespective.

Well, let see at 35, what have I accomplished? how do I compare my self with the others of my age? how do I measure? Do I get a D? C+? B+ or A? I really don't know...infact it's kind of scary to even think about it especially if the person I compare with is far better than me...I would definately feel inferior.

I guess, first of all..I should take a deep breath...and syukur..many2 thanks to Allah for granting me another day to live on this planet. Syukur because I still have a roof over my head ( although it is no Bungalow or some posh condominium) but it's what I called heaven on earth..my home sweet home. Syukur because I have the most fantastic!!loving wife ( bodek le ni) who really supports me through thick and thin...syukur because I have my beautiful kids that colours my life..cheer me up during my stressful days. Now, that really put a smack big wide smile on my face..I am so glad and thankful of what I have with me today.

Of course, I won't keep my guard down..or just be happy on my state of today...like other people, we all need to be better day by day..we all have our goals in life..it is painted a perfect picture for us.

Eid Fitri 2009

Ramadhan telah pun berlalu...sedih juga, I really miss the barakah atmosphere, betapa penuhnya masjid2 & surau2, betapa bersatunya umat Islam ketika itu..miss juga tgk pasar ramadhan yang sentiasa 'happening' walaupun H1N1 masih aktif. Setelah Ramadhan berakhir kini tibalah Syawal pada hari Sabtu ( 20hb Sept 2009).

Tahun ini, kami beraya hari pertama Eid Fitri di rumah ibubapa aku di Damansara Utama. Alhamdullilah semua adik-beradik ada berkumpul di pagi raya tersebut. Semuanya gembira belaka, ye lah kan hari raya..syukur nikmatNya. Aku terpaksa menahan godaan juadah Hari Raya terutamanya ketupat & rendang!!! baru je dua minggu lepas Doktor aku dah warning, I must lose some weight and eat moderately + exercise!!!. Berat juga godaan juadah raya! mana boleh tahan beb! aku makan jugalah tapi dengan kuantiti yang sedikit.

Pagi Raya ke-2, kami bertolak dari rumah kami di Kajang dalam pukul 8:30pagi ke kampung kakak ipar aku di Bachok Kelantan. Kami melalui Karak-Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur-Cherating-Kemaman-Kerteh-Marang-Kuala Terengganu. Mulanya plan nak stay kat Hotel Permai Inn ataupun Sumai Hotel di KT, tapi disebabkan jem teruk sangat setibanya di Marang, kami pun terjah jer hotel mana yang terjumpa!. Akhirnya bermalam di Hotel Seri Malaysia Marang.

MasyaAllah, teruknya keadaan hotel tu!! so dusty..so dirty..worst of all, toilet pun tersumbat!! aku siap minta tukar bilik sampai tiga kali..I shall never set my foot in that hotel again!. Seriously the management needs to revamp the whole area..semua dah shabby jer..

The next day ( third day Raya) kami bertolak dari Marang melalui Jalan Pantai - Kampung Raja-Tok Bali-Malawi-Besut-Bachok. The journey almost like 3 hours plus. I enjoyed very much the long journey balik kampung...beautiful sceneries...the waving coconut trees..the clean white beaches along KT..the rural areas..the malay kampungs...ahhhh so nice...so peaceful..wished I could have like a month holiday!!!

Of course during Eid Fitri..the kids have all the fun in the world..they're up and playing with their cousins all day..all night..playing fire crackers..flying kites..and all the games they could think of. As for us, the grown ups, we are off shopping till we our last single ringgit!!! ( hehe just kidding), of course we did go kind of overboard on shopping, anyway its only once a year you get to balik kampung..so what the heck, just a little slip up once a year, won't hurt me much..I'll get over it.

The other thing that is nice in Kelantan is their food!!! we really belasah those ayam perciks..Mee Kg Pek..Nasi Sumatera..and many many more!!! Kelantan food fest galore!!! all throughout Syawal.

After spending about three days in Kelantan, finally its time to head home, we travelled back to KL on friday morning..spent the night at Suria Cherating ( this is a really good hotel!!) We brought a lots of keropok kering & lekor at Cherating & Tok Bali on our way back. The next day we're off to KL. reached KL about 2 hours..no jam great!!!.

Yup..Ramadhan & Syawal are the two most favourite months in my calendar, definately!!!Semoga Allah panjang umurku & keluargaku untuk menikmati Ramadhan & Syawal yang seterusnya...Amin.