Night Train

To meet up with Anita and the boys in Gombak, I decided against driving there. I knew that Anita would be tired to drive on her own, and so I decided to take the LRT there.

It wasn't bad at the stations but getting to the station and walking away once I got off to my in-law's place was rather intimidating. For some reason, the stations were not blessed with ample lighting. Maybe to save on the cost.

One good thing about the trip was the good cellular coverage throughout the journey. And it was good to see that there were plenty of people using public transport late on a Sunday night as I did. It was definitely not that bad.

Measuring Up

Anita had her clothes ready for Raya already and had decided what would be the theme colour for us this year. Then, it was time for us to get our measurements taken for our clothes - all three of us, Idlan, Irfan and I.

In the years before, we went to a tailor in Melawati, but he tended to prepare our clothes late. On one occasion, it only arrived on the evening before Raya and it turned out that the top did not fit well. It was too late to make any alteration by then.

So, we went to another place this time and we were promised that the clothes would be ready a week before Raya. Hopefully they are true to their words .... Too late to back off now since I had already made the payments ....

At Mum's

For the Sunday kenduri, as planned, we packed up and leave for my Mum's place on Friday evening. We would be spending the weekend there. The boys seemed happy with that.

Clinic as usual for me this morning, and then we would be doing a bit of shopping in the afternoon. My Sister was still en route from their holidays in Singapore and would be joining us later in the evening. No doubt there would be more food tonight ....

Cuti Raya Day-1

It sure had been a hectic day, but more fir Anita than me. She was still at the kitchen now perfecting her laksa. She reckoned that she would be at it past midnight.

All the main tasks completed. Satay, checked. Rendang, checked. Lemang, checked. Ketupat, checked. Next on the list would be laksa and bolognese. Everything going according to schedule. As well as the cleaning. We had four helpers coming in for the day, with three staying overnight - my parents' maid, our maid and her friend. Two of them Filipinos. Cleaning was tip top!

The boys were upstairs playing with sprinklers. The whole house was smoking! My task would be to get the gaji melayu in order for tomorrow as well as putting the bank notes into the ang pow. Easy task!

Right! Much to do now. Will blog later. Selamat Hari Raya!

Give me Strength

Even though I was looking forward to my week off from tomorrow afternoon, I dread the chunk of errands Anita had in store for me. I saw her drafting a list to last night, and I knew she would prefer me to do the driving around town for her rather than our driver. And personally, I also got things in wanted to do. I have yet to visit my Mum close to a couple of weeks now. Maybe I'll drop by to see her tomorrow after work. She would also like to have me drive her around I was sure.

One look at my table was enough to get me depressed. I have receipts and letters needed looking through. Luckily all my bills were done on the net, so most of them were already sorted. So, I'd probably spent this evening clearing up the room and my table. It was messy!

The table was in a mess ....No chance for a rest until the weekend I thought - but that was when the rumah terbuka really kicked off. More traveling and lost sleep looking at it. Thanks God my next working day after that would be the Wednesday after the weekend. Straight into an on call mind you.