Unimate Reunion at Rumah Sungai, Bonda Valley - Part 1

Assalamualaikum :)

me and my College MAS UUM have been planning for a reunion since ages ago..in our whatsapp group there are me, ifa, irma, wawa, yasmin, peny and azie..7 of us from different state all over Malaysia..2 of them were married to a policeman and firefighter, 2 more were working in different state that have different weekends..so just imagine how we're going to plan for all 7 of us reunion on the same time..tunggu pencenlaa agaknya..

so, we decided siapa dapat join, have a get together 1st..moga yang lain dapat menyusul kemudian..so this time again, only me, ifa and peny..actually this is the 2nd time the 3 of us reunion..sebelum ni jumpa kat Alamanda, makan2 jer..kali ni nak overnight and have some activites..we decide to go to Bonda Valley..ada sungai, boleh BBQ and ada sesi berurut for mommies..wah...syok2   

we only brought 1 big luggage

....and 2 big plastic contain pillow, blankets and comforters

padat belakang tuh dgn barang2

i managed to bake my signature macaroni n cheese..

singgah lunch sekejap at my cousin's chicken rice shop at Selayang - Oh, Chicken Rice...you can waze it...my kids love it...ayam juicy...my husband like their soy sauce while i like everything about it..

mikhail boleh habis sepinggan

tu diaaa...dia serve half chicken mcm tu terus...

lepas makan, we resume our journey...just another 20 minutes from selayang...it was raining heavily...beberapa kali jugak terlepas simpang...since i was the 1st to arrive, i checked in for 3 of us..check ins done at their main office dekat rumah bonda...lepas amik kunci, we need to drive about 300m ahead to rumah sungai which is nearer to the river..yang bawak kanak2, its better to book rumah sungai than rumah hutan coz kawasan sekitar lebih landai, sesuai untuk budak2 berlari dan bermain..dekat dengan sungai, so dari sungai nak balik bilik salin baju adalah mudah...sebab kat sana xnampak ada pangkin atau toilet untuk orang luar salin baju...sungai pun terbuka untuk penginap rumah sungai sahaja..at that time ada banyak construction going on around...agak bising dan banyak pekerja..bonda are building more house/room and new office there..

tangga menuju ke sungai...

ada few cages with birds, ayam hutan and ayam belanda sekitar resort...there's kuaci to feed the birds...jinak pulak tuh...

burung nih xpatuk pun...pandai dia amik kuaci dr tgn kita lembut jer...pastu dia kopek kulit luar dan dalam baru makan isi...pandai sungguh, Subhanallah :)

not long after, ifa pun sampai..

1st time jumpa ilana...si keteng copy paste muka umi dia...

i always envy how ifa layan anak2 buat kraftangan, bake cookies/cake together...bila buat tu semua elok jer duduk diam buat keje masing2..datang sini pun dia bawak macam2 for the kids to make them busy..kurang sikit mintak gadget..rumah buluh kuning yang kami book ni xde tv yer...memang bilik basic untuk tido dan mandi jer...aircond, water heater pun takde...sila nikmati nature sepuas2nya yer...

the girls dengan paper dollhouse, watercolour art, yang boys pulak dengan beyblade, board game, congkak pun ada..

haaa...semua duduklaa kat beranda sbb bilik kecik..lgpun petang2 agak panas...duduk luar sejuk berangin sebab banyak pokok2 dan dekat dengan sungai..

yang tudung hitam tu the last participants to arrive...afni atau kami panggil peny...

semua pun duduk kat beranda lepak borak2 mcm2 topik...husband semua kat bilik cas bateri...hehehe

 

tak lama lepas tuh hujan...lebat pulak tuh..punahlaa harapan budak2 nak mandi sungai petang tuh...

menjelang lewat petang, mak2 mula tugas memasak..peny bawak noxxa so kami buat nasi goreng..pak2 tolong bakar2..we brought ayam, seafood sikit, sosej..rumah bonda memang dah prepare bbq pit but arang n burner kena bawa sendiri..

macamanalaa keta tak padat kan...memang segala mak nenek bawak..handblender pun ada..the only thing yg kami lupa mlm tu ialah garam..pegi rumah pekerja yang x jauh dari situ mintak sikit..

ariana ada geng wpun muda 2 tahun..

Alhamdulillah, mewah makan malam tu..bakar2 yang x habis, kami biar dalam bbq pit..sampai esok masih warm..sambung makan

mak2 pun seronok dapat spend time gosip2

lampu yg gantung kat pokok tu kami sendiri bawak..kalau nak harap lampu koridir, mmg gelap gelita..tu yang bercahaya kat hjg tu rumah pekerja..

end of day 1..nnti sambung

Muara Sg Duyung - another birthday celebration

Assalamualaikum :)

just another weekend in cikgu's hometown...too many birthdays in September so kita celebrate sekali harung je kat sini...memang kalau nak makan seafood kami akan reserve kat sini...just 5minutes je dari rumah...orang beratur panjang giler just nak dapat tempat duduk...seeloknya, datang awal sikit, reserve tempat n order siap2...bayar deposit then datanglaa lepas maghrib...ada kek and hadiah tapi tak sempat nak amik semua gambar dgn budak2 berlari, nak suap makan apa semua...hahaha...some pictures for our memories

si kembar lain tahun, firas dan iffat

this is just 1/5 from what we ordered that night

tu diaaa....meja panjang untuk 22 ahli keluarga Ali dan Kalsom

Happy Birthday to me :)

Assalamualaikum :)

Alhamdulillah, dah 38 umur tahun nih...my birthday was on 15th October but dapat surprise sehari awal...masa balik keje, pening kepala so after maghrib, terus baring dalam bilik...tiba2 cikgu and the kids masuk bilik bawak kek nyanyi2...alaaa..mommy tgh tak semenggah nih...naklaa amik gambar elok2 buat kenangan...well, ni jelaa gambar yg ada...sbb tak terfikir nak bukak semua lampu, gambar pun malap jelaa...cikgu plak yang amikkan...dia bukan kisah pun gambar cantik ke tak...hahaha

anyway, tq sayang, tq anak3 for the surprise...

kek ikut selera yanalaa...chocolate cake from pistachio

ni hadiah handmade notebook dari mikhail...ada 3 notebook dengan cover yg berlainan...

planet

 

transformers

godzilla vs dragon karen (electric)

aku gelaklaa dalam hati tgk ejaan dia...tp effort dia tuh harus dipuji...kakaknya buat kad untuk mommy sampai skrg xsiap2...last2 senyap jer...huhuhu

next day kita pakai special sikitlaa...kena fefeeling sket, birthday girl kan...hehehe

ada orang belikan kek...

 

ada orang belanja makan..

and as present for myself, kita beli jubah baru n skincare...muka dah teruk nih dek jerebu...habis breakout semua...

still waiting for THAT birthday lunch from my sister...dik, mana kau?

anyway, thank you very much for all the wishes and duaa on social media, at the office and whatsapp group from family and friends...felt loved and appreciated...i pray for the same to you too...you know who you are...love all of you loads!!!

see you again laini,

Assalamualaikum :)

on 26th September, we had a group lunch to bid farewell to Laini...she's been with us for 5 years, dari bujang sampai anak 1...she's an excellent employee, fast learner, a good teammate and a great teacher... resigning from her account executive post to be with her husband nun di utara...being apart from husband memang berat, i hope for the best for her...meanwhile, we also had a mini babyshower for Adha...our management office executive...we may work at different department but we understand each other n get along well...(yang tak well tu dah lama left the group...legaaa)

p/s : as at to date Adha already gave birth to a beautiful baby girl name Ameena on 4th October...boleh geng ngan aunty laa...Libra girl :) 

laini datang on her last day to our office...

we shall miss you...(tengok betapa sedihnya muka kitorang)