Jakarta & Bandung

We were on a family holiday middle of December. Since the elder children had started working, only the two younger ones joined us for the Jakarta Bandung trip. We were planning to visit our eldest child who works in Jakarta. However, in the last minute, he had to undergo office training in Xian China for 2 weeks. We left KL on KLM Dutch airlines.
The first 3 days we put up with Fakhrol (Zilla the wife), a relative of mine working Jakarta. The family stayed in Lebak Bulus close to Pondok Indah. The trip took us hour and half even though it was only 20km away. Fakhrol had been working in Jakarta for the last 7 years. Their 4 children goes to the local private school.

Treasure Hunt Cameron Highlands

On 11 Dec 2010, Share Guide Malaysia organized a Treasure Hunt to Cameroon Highlands. Aziela, Malar & Maira from our office had confirmed  to participate. However at the last minute Maira had to decline and I decided to take along my son who had just finished his SPM to replace her.

KL Bird Park Flagoff

Sungai Siput - Sarmila Wedding

Over the week end, we organized a trip to Sungai Siput to attend a wedding of one of the office colleague. We had nasik lemak at home for breakfast.

Having breakfast at our house

Melaka - ISO Meeting

Travel to Melaka on 19 April to attend 5 days ISO Meeting hosting 200+ delegates worldwide. However due to closure of all airport in Europe due to ash from Iceland volcano, most participants from Europe did not come.

Arrived at 12pm. Since it was lunch time, had nasi lauk ikan masak asam at a food outlet across Banda Hilir Police Station along Jalan Ujung Pasir. Unlike KL, they served all sorts of kueh during lunch right until evening. 

Checked in to Equatorial hotel and was placed at the 17th Floor. The room was excellent since the hotel was recently refurbished.

Langkawi - Team Building

I was one of the 55 staff nominated to attend our IT Department office team building session in Langkawi from 04 until 06 April 2010. Initially I did not put too much interest of the trip due to its distance and had been to Langkawi on several occasion.

Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam Garden Wedding

Last week our eldest son got married and today Saturday 20 Mar 2010, it was the bridegroom side to throw the reception. We had distributed 400 cards followed by emails, sms and phone calls invitation. It was held at Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam (KGPA) Bukit Kiara. The event started at 7 pm and ended at 11pm. Guest started to trickle in at 7pm and the crowd build up at 8.30pm at the height of the event. There is also a prayer room available and those who came early took a break to perform their maghrib prayers..

Ampang - Got Married

Today my eldest son got married. The wife is from Ampang.

Kulim - Radhiya got Married

It is Chinese New Year Sunday and we had to travel north to Kulim on Saturday. My niece Radhiya, daughter to my younger sister residing in Taman Kenari Kulim is getting married to her sweetheart schoolmate. She works as a doctor at Sungai Petani General hospital. Radhiya is the eldest children of 5 girls. She was born in the US when my sister got married to her current husband while they were students in Iowa. She goes to Bandar Baru primary school while staying with my late mother. She then went for further study to Sekolah Ugama Klang and later to UNIMAS to do MEDIC. She was close to Bang Mat & Kak Mun during her stay in Kuching. Both of them flew to KL to see her getting married in Kulim.

We left early at 5pm anticipating heavy traffic flow due to the long weekend. From home we use DUKE to get to the North South Expressway which will take us all the way to Penang. Traffic starts to build up as we enter the highway. It was not that bad as we are able to maintain speed of 100km all the way to Sungkai. Then it starts to slow down as the 3 way lane converged to 2 lane at Sungkai. We exit to use the old Federal Route to the north. The road is a mix of 2 lane and single lane highway and the travel was smooth. The sun is rising and we had to stop quick for the subuh prayer. Stop at Tapah mosque to pray. Had nasik lemak from the local stall for breakfast. We join back NS highway at Tapah. The traffic is smooth all the way to Kulim. We exit at Jawi to get to Kulim passing thro' Sg Bakap and Junjung.

The wedding reception starts at 12.00 the bridegroom arrived at 1.00pm. Take photos and all the stuff. Met old relatives and exchange phone numbers.