Raya Shopping Time

090906 - The Curve 1, originally uploaded by Haris Abdul Rahman.

Yes, it's something I had to do. Even though most of the clothes and other things has already been sorted, we had to shop for some shoes among other things. My wife also have some book to order, so we headed for The Curve in Damansara. Since we did not sleep after sahur, W fed the boys early and was out of the house by 10.

The decor at IKANO Power CenterAt The Curve, the shops were just being opened. At the center of the main foyer, there are stalls being erected selling mainly clothes and accessories. There is also a stage presumably for fashion shows later. After picking up a few things we then stumbled across a pet shop at IKANO. We wanted to get some food for Peter and Jane, but turned out expanding the collection. We came across some hermit crab similar to the original Peter that we found in PD the other day. We picked it up plus a couple others.

Cupcake anyone?We reached home at lunchtime and the boys are already hungry. My mother-in-law asked if we were able to take her to Great Eastern Mall as she wanted to buy some tableware. No problem.

After lunch at the Chicken Rice Shop, we went to get some clothes for Julia's daughter, Nana. It's her birthday tomorrow. We also got some toys for the boys. Rather than heading straight back home, we stopped over at the Pasar Ramadhan at Ukay Perdana and Melawati. I finally made it home at 5.30. It's 8.30 now after dinner. I am just too tired to go for Terawikh. I'll pray at home instead.

The pets are all fed, the boys are already calling to put them to bed. Have to log off.

Happy Father's Day

The 5 grandchildren, originally uploaded by Haris Abdul Rahman.

As mentioned, we took my Dad (Dada) for lunch today. As he liked steaks, we brought him to Marche at The Curve. All his five grandchildren were on tow and as expected they created havoc. The good news is there was a 20% discount on meals for Father's Day!

We spend a couple of hours there with the children occupied at the playground. Next, we headed across to the Sunday Market. According to my sister, Julia, the stalls were pretty disappointing today compared to last. That didn't stop here from getting a brand new pair of shoes. Next, we walked across to IKANO. Julia wanted to get her children Crocs shoes.

It took us nearly an hour trying shoes out to keep everyone happy. They then headed for the play area back at The Curve causing more havoc there!

Finally we drove home around 4. It was a long afternoon. Both Idlan and Irfan went to sleep at 8 tonight. Idlan has his school assessment tomorrow, and Anita was up awake worried. Imagine if he was taking A levels or something. I'll probably need to get Anita a pacemaker!

Happy Earth Day!

IKANO Power Center last Sunday afternoon

Today is April the 22nd. To the Communist, it is the birthday of Lenin. Since 1970, April 22nd is celebrated worldwide as Earth Day. Today marks its 40th installment. It has never ben traditionally celebrated in Malaysia although especially in the US, it usually coincide with nice spring weather and the beginning of summer. Many street parties were organised and some say it finds it's root from the 'Flower Power' days .... Peace man!

Looking through the net, it was initially championed by the appropriately named Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin. Part of his thinking to save the world is to promote zero population growth. He is certain that the main root of the pollution and other effect to the environment is brought upon by the exponential growth of human population, a compelling argument.

More to the local scene, the Earth Hour certainly was still talked about. I was in IKANO last weekend and there was a small fare going on all week to promote Earth Day, but unfortunately the bulk of the program was conducted in Mandarin. I was looking around to see whether a similar KL Freeze thing is being organised again this year. I thought it was fun. Check out this YouTube video below.

There were confusion however on the actual date. The United Nations for some reason celebrate Earth Day on 21st March, on the Equinox. That's probably why the Government and other more mainstream organisation hold it then. What matters though is the spirit. Hmmm! What should I do later today? For a start I wish you all a Happy Earth Day!