Baju Melayu Time

Anita really like the to shop for Hari Raya at Bac Medacena, a traditional Malay boutique at Jalan Aminuddin Baki, Taman Tun Dr Ismail. We had been going here for a number of years, and I still think that the place was overpriced. Not helped by the attitude of the workers there who tended to pick and choose who they gave their service to. Unfortunate really. Usually, I just let Anita do the shopping. After a few incidences where I was ignored, needeing to practically beg for assistance, I really couldn't be bothered to enter the shop. Even today, I just stayed in the car. There was no parking space anyhow, so I might just as well.

But to be fair, they do provide quality garments, and the service in terms of product is reliable, but you have to book early for Raya, unless you prefer to pick the shirts and dresses off the shelves. The location of the shop was also quite tricky to get to and parking could be difficult. As I said, I tended to stay in the car, so no real problem there.

I must warn you that the clothes there was not exactly cheap, but you get what you paid for. The clearance sale after Raya tended to be very good if you were into bargains. They had the whole stuff there, from songkok, Baju Melayu and accessories, even footwear. Anita loved to go there because they also make cute garments for children, and she tended to be able to pick everything on the same visit. You can click on their Facebook page here if you wanted more details.

 

Ready to Go Out

Getting ready to take Puan Anita out for the chores. First stop should be Bangsar for the bank, followed by TTDI and lastly IKANO/Curve. Should be a productive day, and plenty to blog about.

The boys were still asleep and hopefully they would behave themselves. Better not to upset their Grandmother who has been feeling a bit down since my brother-in-law left for Turkmenistan on Sunday. Then, there would be the small matter of clearing up my table from all the junks I have accumulated in the last few weeks!

Beta testing

I was invited to beta test the new Android app for my blog platform SquareSpace. After using the service for the last two and a half years, I'm certainly very familiar with the system, and for the last year or so, I have more or less exclusively been using the mobile app for blog entries - explaining the typos.

I usually used either my iPod or iPad. The app made entry in the fly very easy. The main issues I have with it was the photo upload. My blog width on the website was 750 pixels and the maximum width on mobile photo uploads were only 600. The other issue was integration with html scripts for my adverts and other blog elements. I would still need a PC to do adjustments afterwards.

The Android app appeared robust. It has yet to crash so far. The stats panel looked more extensive compared to the iOS app. Photo upload also appeared quite fast. I plan to blog on the fly using this app regularly for the next couple of weeks.

Blogged using my SquareSpace Android App.

And The Second

A rather more civilized visit to the Pasar Ramadhan today. We cane earlier, and I though the crows was a bit less. I knew that some actually took the first day of Ramadhan off work to settle in.

I managed to explore the stalls a little bit. Found more of my usual favourites. Recognized a few of the vendors since last year. Surprisingly they recognized me as well. After picking up what I wanted, we left the place, got what we wanted in less than half an hour.

Gulai kawah

That funny blue rice again .....

Sotong bakar ..... Yums!I might explore another venue tomorrow one near Keramat maybe.

The Pasar is Back

After the long drive in the jam on MRR2 - a good hour just to reach Melawati from Great Eastern Mall, I got my wish to pickup my favorites for Iftar. As usual, the stalls at Melawati were back, although their location may have changed compared to last year. Since we aeries there just after 6, we had to content with the packed crowd ad well.

Having too many people attending the Pasar was one thing, but the flow of the crowd was also worth talking about. This year, the tents were provided to the stalls, and they were just too big for the venue, cramping the apace in between for people to walk through. A two way flow was almost impossible, and stopping to browse was a teal challenge.

It was heaving!Some of them closed early

With the tent space being big, the seller seemed to have too much room. They could fit sofas and televisions, oh hell, a whole lounge if they needed to looking at the amount of space they had. It was getting silly, and it may put people off from coming again.

Otherwise, all my favourites were back. The asam boi drinks, grilled chicken wing, gearbox soup, the Kelantanese cookies. They were all there. Shame that it was too crowded. We may have to come early tomorrow. Well before 5 pm.