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Dramatic 2 Weeks

It's been, what I can say a dramatic 2 weeks. A lot happened. I can see myself writing a short story, or even a cerekarama script 😅. One thing for sure. Kadang-kadang Allah turunkan musibah atau dugaan tapi disebaliknya ada anugerah yang tidak diduga. I am so blessed. So very blessed. Yang penting, bersyukur dan redha. Whatever comes your way, just be the nice person you are, inside out. So it doesn't matter what people say about you, you know you are doing the right thing and the best that you can ever do. The people who know you and appreciate you will be by your side. Only that matters. Those who don't can stay the way they are for all I care. At this age, I only care for those who matter and that makes my life so much fulfilling and peaceful. Alhamdulillah.

How 's your Hari Raya Aidil Adha? Semoga Allah terima segala ibadah kita. Insyaallah. This year, our Raya Haji feels a bit like Raya Aidilfitri pulak. I cooked some Raya dishes yesterday - nasi impit, rendang daging campur paru and rendang ayam pencen, assisted by both Hubbs and anak comel. Haaaa kau, semua turun dapur ya. Since Izzul and Atie went back Melaka, I invited my Angah to come over for dinner. And again for breakfast today. Pagi ni tambah lemang sedap pulak. Memang sedap. Lemak berkilat. Lemang Minang yang memang selalu beli di simpang nak masuk Kg Bahagia tu. Anak comel pulak invited her friends to come over for Raya breakfast. Jadinya our Raya Haji morning was a bit meriah 😍.
 Rendang ayam pencen. Tapi ayam ni rasanya ambik pencen awal. Sebab tak lah liat sangat 😆
Rendang daging campur paru. Hubbs siap research YouTube cara-cara nak potong daging 😁.
I jahitkan pelikat pants for Hubbs. Sebab kain pelikat bidang besar, ada lebih ngam-ngam untuk buat a mini one for Ilham. Tapi untuk dia punya bahagian "kepala". One day nak kena ambik gambar sama-sama!

At around 12.30pm, we headed to Putra Heights. Kali ni Angah Mas hosted our Raya gathering. Walaupun dipesan - bawa perut sahaja, mestilah bawak some food from home kan? Anak comel buat her famous brownies the night before, so we brought that along with our 2 types of rendang. Sampai sana tuan rumah di surau sebab buat korban. Yang ada Mijah dan Mie. So panaskan apa yang patut dan hidangkan. Lepas tu Nor and family, dan Kili and family pulak datang. Masing-masing pun bawak food. Akhirnya, meja penuh dengan macam-macam jenis rendang! Yang bagusnya, semua bawak rendang yang berbeza-beza. Puaslah cuba macam-macam jenis! Tuan rumah balik kita orang tengah melantak 😁. Siap kena warning - next time kalau cakap bawak perut saja, semua makanan jangan bawak masuk! Hehehe... alhamdulillah, masing-masing tapau bawak balik. I have stocks in the freezer that can last us till next week 😍. 

OK, lupa nak ambik gambar... 😅.

Alhamdulillah for a nice Raya Haji. Dapat jumpa almost everybody except family Pijal. Our niece Nadeerah pun ada yang akan fly balik ke Ireland malam ni. Yang kelakarnya, dia selisih dengan abang dia Hakeem yang balik from UK malam ni jugak. Flight Hakeem touch down around 9.30pm, flight Irah around 11.30pm. Dia kata dia akan high five abang dia on the way boarding 😄.

I am actually exhausted. Penat masak semalam tak habis lagi, pagi tadi dah siapkan sarapan Raya, then to our family gathering, then balik tadi terus ke farmasi uruskan beli barang-barang my mother untuk minggu ni. Making sure stocks are enough is quite a tough job actually. Bila ada benda nak kena beli, you have to do research on that product - what it does and stuff - either online or talk to pharmacists. You also need to compare brands, price, etc. Now I have this growing list - products, brief specifications and where to buy, both online and physical pharmacies. Semoga Allah berkati usaha kecil ni.

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