KB - the flight out

Idlan at the loungeTruth be told, that was the boys first ever flight. We were all apprehensive. Puan Anita was not keen to endure the now -dreaded 10 hour drive from Kuala Lumpur to KB. By he time we reach Bentong, we were tearing our hair out already. A couple of our cousin’s were getting married - yes, to each other. Gulp! Therefore we had no excuse but to return to KB. It was doubly nice to make the journey to visit the extended family before Puasa as well.

Idlan with his Tok AbahGrumpy travellerAfter finishing my clinic on the Friday morning, I made the short hop to KL Sentral via taxi, checked the boys in, and took the ERL to KLIA. The boys were EXTREMELY excited. I sat with Irfan while Puan Anita had Idlan with her. My father-in-law also took the same flight. Weather was great. We got them stuffed at the lounge, and they had some more food and attention by the stewardesses on the flight. It was a smooth one. No drama. In fact, Irfan cannot stop chatting through-out. The whole cabin can hear his voice.

So, what was Adik up to? - Ferraro RocherHow about Abang? - More Ferraro RocherWe reached KB just before 4pm, and quickly settled into our hotel room. My mum-in-law came by road with the maids, and they arrived just before 5pm. Perfect timing. The boys quickly got themselves acquainted with the facilities. After tea, he went out later that evening for dinner at one of our auntie’s house. Food and Kelantan has always been great friends - so, needless to say, the food was gorgeous - we had nasi ulam that evening among other things.

Idlan with his first ever boarding passDid the boys retire early that evening? - No way!

Happy Birthday to Me

090620 KL Butterfly Park 12, originally uploaded by Haris Abdul Rahman.

I had a long day yesterday. Woke up early to send my maid away from the LCCT in Sepang. SHe is going home for around 10 days to visit her family before the coming Ramadhan. Got back home just in time for Jumaat prayers. Luckily there were no delay.

It was the first time I have been to the LCCT. It certainly was .... low cost. Completely different to the grandiosity of KLIA, it more resemble a branch of Tesco for a lack of a better description. Bear in mind that you are there just to catch a flight, not doing anything fancy at the lounge or duty-free shops.

The rest of the day were filled with answering emails, SMSes and facebook messages. Many thanks for those who took the time to write. I have tried answering all of them, but I am sure I missed a fair few. I will try to get round yo that. We went to dinner, just the four of us after Idlan's music class.

Today, we had a celebratory lunch with my father-in-law. Due to some freak coincidence, he was also born on the 10th of July. I guess that's how I manage to get her daughter's hand for marriage you see. We had a Chinese at Corus Hotel. I must say that this meal was better than the one we had here for Idlan's birthday. I guess it was because this being a lunch rather than dinner, and there were no other guess. Food was excellent and the waiters looked after us very very well.

Thanks again for the warm wishes.

This is what I call a weekend

This is what I call a weekend, originally uploaded by Haris Abdul Rahman.

Spent Sunday mostly at home. My Dad was flying off to Shanghai in the evening, so while she went out to shop and pack, Nana, my niece spent the day with us, keeping Idlan and Irfan occupied.

As planned, Najib was admitted earlier in the day for the op Monday. His brother is due for circumcision the same day, so you can imagine the chaos that is due tomorrow. This is more of a lull before the storm really.

Mowed the lawn, cleaned the fountain. Then in the evening, I sent my Dad off to KLIA. A really fruitful day all around really.

Idlan appropriately chilling for the weekend

KLIA Journey

Making sure everything is in beore checking inI spent yesterday morning sending my sister off for her Umrah in Mecca. She went along with her husband and son, Imran. It was quite a big organised group, 46 people all together. The flight was planned for 11.30. We got there at around 8.30.

Imran and his cousin chatting away

The famous KLIA roof

Julia and Salleh

The Ustaz - religious guru in the group organising the partyStill plenty more to goImran making sure everything checks out Time to goEverything was quite well-organised. The group will be staying in Bahrain overnight before flying off to Mecca. They will away until Thursday week.