Selamat Hari Raya!!!

Selamat Hari Raya everyone. Maaf Zahir Batin. I can't believe that raya is Wednesday! This will be my second raya in the US.

I remember fondly as a child celebrating raya in Teluk Kumbar at tok wan and tok's house. It sure was a full house since all the children (my grand parents have 11 children) would be there with their kids in tow. So that was the time when I'd meet all my aunts and uncles and my cousins. The things we did as kids during raya was loads of fun. At that age our number one mission was to collect as much duit raya as we could from family as well as the neighbors. So Itos, myself and few of our cousins would 'round satu kampung' and go door to door. However, as we grew older, we became a little bit shy and would not go round making our collection. This tradition is however carried on by our younger cousins :)

The other thing that I remember about raya as a kid was the food. There would be tons and tons of food and drinks. My favourite had to be the drinks that my grandpa would order especially for hari raya. We would get Coke, F&N Fanta, 7UP etc that came in glass bottles. Man, that was so special and I loved my grandpa for that. He was so cool to get all those drinks :) And at that time, being able to drink fizzy drinks was a treat since it was only once in a blue moon that I was able to get my hands on those bad boys (mama doesn't think fizzy drinks are good for you). Also, it was like a tradition that every year I would eat and eat and eat and puke right after for eating too much! You think I'd learn. But noooo, I do it every year. But I'm happy to report that I do still eat and eat and eat now during raya but thankfully my body has learned to adjust and I am able to hold my food in! hahah..

My favourite food for raya has got to be nasi impit with rendang daging (my mum's), rendang ayam (my aunt Q), kuah kacang with perut (my cousin Kak Ina), and my own kari ayam. Yum..yum..yum.. Hari raya now as an adult involves eating, relaxing and socializing in front of the tv, eating some more, relaxing and socializing again, eating, you get where I'm going with this... ;)

Once again, Selamat Hari Raya and don't be eating too much of that rendang now...Save some for me!!!

Pictures, pictures, pictures...

As promised, here are some pictures of Vegas. I'll upload more and write about it soon. There's plenty of pictures to upload and plenty to tell. I miss Vegas already *sigh* Kaaaaaacccchinnnngggg!!

I'm back...

Hey ya'll...I just got back from Vegas about an hour ago. It was what I expected it to be and more :) Sad to leave Vegas and all the excitement but glad to be back home...I will blog more about it tomorrow and yes, lots and lots of pictures. I promise :)

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

It's about 1 am now and I need to be up by 8 am tomorrow... Now I am beginning to regret having had a Starbucks Frappucino at 7.30 pm just now...Damn...Now I am up like an owl and too alert to even fall asleep...I must, I must, I must go to sleep soon...

Itos and I and another 2 friends of ours are leaving for Vegas in approximately 13.5 hours...wohoo! Boy am I excited...So I won't be blogging till I come back on Sunday. I promise to blog about it and yes, put tons of pictures...

Need to sign off now...Taxi's coming at 11.30 am. I need to go to the bank, library, and store and I have to do all that before the taxi comes. So hence having to wake up early...

Vegas, here I come...wohooooooooooooooooooooo!

Jumping, jumping...

Perhaps some of you have noticed, perhaps some of you have not..Itos and I are now big on taking our pictures jumping. Hahahha...Some jadi, some tak... But it sure is fun when after numerous shots (camera cikai so ikut nasib lah), we actually get good shots of us jumping! wohoo!! Fun and good exercise perhaps?

Anyways, these pictures were shot 2 weeks ago at this place called Independence Grove. It was a beautiful day when we were there and we had fun feeding the fishes and ducks and gees. And what else? Jumping of course!

p.s. Maini S, not until you pointed out that this is ala2 'Leap Ahead' that I remembered the Intel video! fun times..fun times..

On my birthday..

On the first day of being 28..Here is roughly a list of what I did today:

1) 9-10.30: Drove to the college to pay the tuition fee

2) 10.30-10.45: Stopped at Walgreens (ala2 Guardian/Watson) and picked up an eyeliner

3) 11-12: Read chapter 2 of my 'Social Problems' class. Test end of this week

4) 12-6.30: Work (note to self: next year take the day off on your birthday.. Go to a spa or something and chill :) )

5) 6.30-7: Got ready to go out

6) 7.30-10: Dinner at Wild Fish with Rob :) Thank you..Dinner was fantastic...Food was great, but most importantly company was superb ;) I have had a craving for sushi for awhile, and today my wish came true..wohoo!!

7) 10.30: Internet (blogging, facebook)

Today was really good. Happy birthday self...I feel more like 18 rather than 28.. In denial perhaps? muhahhahahah..

p.s. Thank you all for the birthday wishes...You guys are the best!! xoxo

It's my birthday...

In approximately 1.5 hours, I will be 28. I am already 28 in Malaysia though :) Thank you all for the birthday wishes.. So so sweet and I feel so loved :)