Raya Groceries

There would not be Raya without the rush for grocery shopping a few days before. We did our bit at Mid Valley on the Sunday before Raya, and luckily we were early and were able to secure a parking slot right near the entrance. By the time we were done, the place was already jam packed.

The AEON at Mid Valley was undergoing renovation which made the shopping experience less than ideal. We ended up having to shop at two places - meaning two queues at the cashiers. Not fun. But being AEON, you could almost guarantee that you would be able to get everything under one roof, and that was what happened.

An hour and a half and we were out of there, just needing to ferry the stuffs over to Gombak ....

The Tail End

It was coming to the end of Ramadhan, and some of the city dwellers had started their journey back to kampung. This was certainly helped by the fact that Raya would be in the middle of the week, and the school would be closed the whole week. People can travel from one weekend to the next and the weekend had started.

Most of the stalls at pasar Ramadhan had started to close and we were already making plans to return to Gombak, buying groceries and started decorating. Anita had finalised her menu for Raya day itself as a few of our friends had planned to come.

Happy Sunday Morning

It certainly been a gorgeous morning, and although I was on call and had started receiving admission before starting my morning round, the beauty of the morning was not lost.

Things went smoothly this morning, with everybody in a good mood. Idlan was at home already starting his tuition while Anita getting ready for open house at her friend's place. I would be at the apartment waiting for admission and would be returning to the hospital after lunch. For the meantime, I might as well enjoy the morning sun. It was a shame that I was on call, because otherwise I would have been out with my drone ....

In the Kebaya Shop

160711 Buying kebaya - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA

Nothing beats taking a 360 photo from inside the shop, looking at the collections they had. Very nice indeed!

Toko Ce Rose Kebaya Nyonya

One of the main reason we drove to Melaka last Monday was to shop. Anita had been eyeing some traditional kebaya for some time. Those is KL were either non-authentic or too expensive. The best places to get some proper kebaya would either be in Penang or Melaka since the Peranakan were known to make some fantastic attire.

She went on the net and found out about this place. There were a few others around the corner from here, but this was the one which caught her eyes. Getting there was pretty straight forward since it was located just around the corner from the famous Rumah Merah or Stadhuys building, not far from Jonker.

There were plenty of selections

Coming in many shapes and sizesThe place certainly lived up to its reputation. And they catered for the real expensive ones to the ones more affordable, complete with set of accessories. Unfortunately size was a factor for Anita, and we were not able to buy the exotic ones.

All in all, definitely a place to visit if one was into buying kebaya.