Dear Lilo, Please be Strong...

received an sms from Lilo just now, "adik saya, Wawa dimasukkan dlm ward semalam berikutan paru-paru berair. Doakan pembedahan berjalan lancar serta sihat seperti sediakala"

Ya Allah!! Lilo... Patutlah Lilo buat posting pasal Pneumonia dalam blog. Akak ingat sapalah yang kena pneumonia... Cian lilo... Dahla last week mama masuk hosp. Now adik Lilo pulak...

Fyi, adik Lilo baru lepas seats for his PMR. After exam dia terus demam... Cian dia... So sama-samalah kita doakan kesihatan adik Lilo... Amin...

Apapa pun, Lilo & family kena kuat & tabah menghadapi semua ni... Banyak2 lah supaya adik Lilo cepat sembuh...

Be strong Lilo cayang...
Remember that ALLAH is always with us wherever we go...

The Chinese Course Malay Wedding

As mentioned in my previous post, attended my cousin's wedding At Kota Permai Golf Club... They served Chinese Course... Yummy yummy... I've always Chinese food.... According 2 mum, it was brilliant idea that his brother choose Chinese cuisine.. With all the Raya n travels, she's kinda tired of all the rendang bagai...

THE CUISINE

GOLDEN DRAGON DOUBLE HAPPINESS

- Normally they'll have 4 season but this is like a hot & cold combination as starter. The left one consist of crab meat and century egg... Lama x mkn century egg. Meanwhile the left one is some kind of jellyfish kot... One of my uncle called it 'plastik'... Hehehhehe... Liat katanya... As for me, sedap jer... But they should be platted and served coz as starter, yang amek dulu akan dapat lebih... Thank goodness my table semua very tolarable, as semua pun my family member gaks...

*****

BRAISED SHARK'S FIN SOUP WITH CRABMEAT & CHICKEN

- not that m pro towards 'cruelty against animal', but i've always loved shark's fin suop all my life... Or any of that type, be it shark's fin or sea cucumber, it's my heaven... Plus some Chinese vinegar & sprinkled cili padi, ya ampunnnnnssss!!!!!

*****

FRIED RICE IN 'YONG CHOW' STYLE

- this was supposed to be the final course before dessert but been brought forward to the 3rd one. It think it was a pretty good idea esp. for those with kids. They really enjoyed the fried rice. Yelah Malay kids, manalah nk makan sgt Chinese food... As for the taste, memang tasty and loved the prawns... So fresh, juicy n chunky...

*****

STEAMED RED TALAPIA FISH WITH CHEF SPECIAL SAUCE

- the gravy is sangat sedap... An improvise version version of our masak 3 rasa... But i don't actually fancy Talapia, coz it's berlemak n terbayang ikan dalam Mum's pond (used to be la), so i just took a little for the sake of taking fish as i loved fish so much... (that's a reason i x live in Turkiye as Turkish x berapa consume seafood... LOL)

*****

CRISPY DEEP FRIED CHICKEN WITH LEMON SAUCE

- one of the best Lemon Chicken I've tasted! nama pun crispy, so it was definitely crispy regardless the sauce. It wasn't too sweet & the chicken didn't contain too much fat though...

*****

WOK FRIED FRESH PRAWN WITH MARMITE SAUCE

- yummy yummy yummy! i've always loved prawn, and the prawn is so sedap... most of the people in my table kureng skt with prawn so i had quite a few. Thank goodness anda some1 yang tolong take off the kulit... lallalalla... Thx Yangggg!!!

fyi, kupas udang pun perlu ada skill ok... esp using fork & spoon, bare hand shouldn't be a prob...

*****

BRAISED MUSHROOM WITH CHINA PAK CHOY

- Kak Mas kata they used Lee Kum Kee Oyster sauce, that's y it's red, if other brand esp. MAGGI, it would turn up black or dark brown... Ok! leave that to the experts, but for me the mushroom are really delicious n juicy...

*****

CHILLED ICE LONGAN WITH SEA COCONUT
& CRISPY 'SHANG HAI ' PANCAKE

- our final course... The pancake was really crispy & the filling wasn't too sweet...


THE WEDDING

Many happy returns to the Bride n Groom...
Cuz, we're really happy for both of u...
Wonder what would the next 9 be? lol

The sparkling wine toast...

With Uncle Abu Hamid & Dato' Yusni Hamid

Mum with her Elder Sis-Mak Non & Bro

With Cik Epen's Family before leaving the Club...

The Turkish Wedding Reception

reposted from http://albajuri.blogspot.com/ plus some edition..


Merhaba...

Just got back from Istanbul few weeks ago... The main reason of the trip was to attend my cousin's wedding reception whom was married 2 a Turkish guy...

hish! tangan & cam sapa lah yg tersesat dlm pic ni? :D

Just 2 share some pictures taken during Fariza & Bilal's wedding reception at Istanbul... The wedding took place at a park (like our Taman Tasik Titiwangsa) by the beach... Sangat cantekkk...It was amazing, we could even see the sunset...

Not gonna say much, let the pictures speaks for itself :

Disclaimer : posting ini sggt byk gambar!!!

Fariza ile Bilal

The dining hall was really lovely

We were welcomed by Burak (Bilal's brother), Bilal's Dad, his grandpa & the rest of the family

The Ladies of the Bride's side...
Meriah kan pakaian kami??

The Gentleman

Yasemeen (Bilal's sister), Bushra, his cousin & Mum

The Happy Family
- Burak, Semra & cute little Elif

Fariza & her new family

This is the highlight of the event. The family members & friends presenting gifts / token to the bride & groom...

receiving a bangle from Anne
(mother in law)

From Father in law

As for us, we will normally hand over money (normally 2 the parents) in an envelope, or angpow packets, rite... Also known as 'Salam kaut / salam keruk / salam isi' etc...

As for the Turkish, they pin the money to a 'selempang' attached to the pengantin... So if u bagi like sangat ciput, agak malu la... lol...

The process of handing over 'ang pow'

I saw lotsa Turkish Liras, USD, Euro, etc...
But of coz no RM... hehheheh

By the end of the event, Bilal was 'full'

Lambaian persis 'Miss Universe' :)

With beloved Mak & Abah

Me with Yasemeen, Bushra & Umar
-pleasure meeting them

Elif & friends...

Aren't they cute & adorable???
Penyiri.... (cheese)

My beloved uncle, DZB enjoying his Baklava

The dishes served - something new to most of us..

As for the meal, we were served bread, salad (as advertiser), some kind of pastry (macam popia) with beef filling. I could tolerate that the beef was kinda salty I had 2 get rid and only eat a bit...

The main course was beef with condiments of fries and rice. Fyi, they took rice as side dish unlike Malaysian that consume rice as main item. The Baklava (dessert) was great but too sweet for me... Loved the Pistachio sprinked on top!!!

I was like "sebaik dkt tempat orang, if dkt Malaysia, haruss I balik carik mamak, or Pakli, or McD" hehhehhe... Anyway, the sour cherry (pink can) was really delicious, had 2 cans :D

Realized that the park looks really lovely even at night. This pic was captured with my flash off. I loved the concept where they installed traffic light for cyclers / bikers... And the grass looks so green... Wish I had more time 2 spend on the park...

'Gule-gule' means Goodbye...
(it has nothing 2 do with gula-gula taw :)

***All in all, it was a great experience having had the chance to attend a Wedding Reception that is totally different from our culture. I learned new things, made new friends, see new environment, the list goes on n on... Most important is, it made me cherish our Malaysian heritage even more... And, i'm really thankful for all these... Alhamdulillah***

What a Long Saturday

It was indeed a long day when i had lotsa things 2 do, according 2 plan...

Basically it was DFC's Jom! Jalan Raya Thingy & attending my cousin's wedding... Thank goodness it all worked out according 2 plan... So just to have a glimpse on what i went through on 17th October 2009.

Woke up early as I need to ensure that this 'bakul for Buah Tangan' for the host is ready.

First thing was to rebus the Ketupat Palas. The Dodol, Serunding Ikan & Ikan Bilis had been packed a day before. Mostly it's Serunding Daging, but y not give serunding ikan & ikan bilis? Dare 2 be different, kn...

Furthurmore, Ketupat Palas & Serunding Ikan Bilis is Dafi's personal favourite...
Fyi, the serunding Ikan Bilis is home-made...

As for the bakul, a special thank goes 2 my colleague, Sabrina for decorating it... Kalu ikut i, just nk tie ribbon jer, bur Sab insisted on having skirting and tied the ribbon along the handle... Sab mmg creative... Thx Sab... I loved it....

Firstly we went 2 Nanna Zz's house in Shah Alam... Nanna's Mum couldn't believe that Dafi was coming untill Dafi arrived depan mata... Nanna even invited her friends over... Dorang sangat meriah... Btw, the speghetti was delicious... The meat was cunky & the mushroom sangat besar...

with Nanna & Auntie Ramonah...

What' special about umah Nanna ni is her CATS... Kedatangan kami juga disambut oleh seekor kucingnya... The rest semua chomel & sangat gebu... I gerammmmm...

This is Ginger...

with Boboy's kitten... Mata biru... Chomell, kan...

Then we proceeded to Nad Rainbow's house at Sunway. Kami dijamu dengan pelbagai juadah... Ada Laksa, Meehoon, Chocolate, Kuih Raya n macam-macam lagi.... Plus air Ribena... What's special was the Mihun Goreng... The Udang Galah was so big & plenty...

adakah ini mihun goreng or 'Udang Galah Bermihun'? LOL

With the host, Auntie Raja Maizura...

The Dishes...

Destinasi seterusnya ke Rumah Syuk @ Kicuk di Kuchai Lama... Apparently kami x familiar with this area. So banyak kali gak berpusing. Finally stopped at Shell & datanglah Kicuk dengan Baju Melayu Purple & motornya to lead us the way...

Kami disajikan pelbagai juadah... Ada Nasi Goreng, Mee Goreng, Tauhu Sumbat, Karipap, Agar-agar, Karpus (buah tembikai la), n macam-macam lagi... Maklumla buat open open house... The Mee Goreng was really nice... Sangat moist & cukup rasa...

Then we headed back to Hotel Putra to get ready for our Kemuncak Jom! Jalan Raya event...

while waiting for the guest to arrive...
with Lyn, Nad, Fara, Yaty n Adam...

Eventhough it was simple, i considered it successful one... Hope everyone had fun as much as did... Thanks to my beloved A/VIDs, Dafi & all yang menjayakannya... Really appreciate it.. Tasekkur Ederim, from the bottom of my heart... Love all of u....

From Hotel Putra, I headed back to Shah Alam after receiving a call from Mum "bila nak balik ni? Semua orang (family) dah ada dkt umah. Event start awal, ada 9 meals". - aiyoo! Bondaku dah murka...

I was thinking of taking NKVE 2 avoid the traffic but, it jammed at Shah Alam... Hampeh tol! So I didn't get to change whatsoever, just took a shawl n go... Thank goodness my baju x jauh lari from theme...

Then we headed straight to Kota Permai Golf & Country Club to attend Johan Ariff's & Nik Amelia's wedding reception, yang sangat sweeeet....

We were served 9 course Chinese Meal... Fyi, no 9 is so significant to this couple as they Nikah on 9 September 2009, hantaran 9,999.99 and mas kahwin RM99.99...

Finally, I came home exhausted... Tapi sempat online to check my 'farm', upload pictures, charge camera's battery, and pengsan..... zzzzzzzzzzzz......

ps : It was such a 'curly' day... Just look at Lyn, Fara, Yaty & the bride... LOL