Annual break-fasting gathering with girlfriends dilemma

Every year (or at least the last 2-3 years), my girlfriends and I always had at least an Iftar get-together during Ramadhan. It has been like an annual thing for us to do. And every year, I’ve never failed to made it to the Iftar gathering. In fact, I was one of the very excited ones to call/text the others and make plans.

(2008 and 2009 Iftar blog posts)

Little Penang Cafe (KLCC), 2008

After-Iftar session, A&W (KLCC), 2008

This year, Naddy took the initiative to message us on FB to set the date sooner, since everyone’s going to be busy with works, planning iftar with family members and some with wedding arrangements. And since I am busy struggling with the thesis writing, I can only be back on certain weekends.

Food Republic (Pavilion), 2009

After-Iftar session, Ministry of Food, MOF (Pavilion), 2009

So after the discussion, they agreed to meet up on the 21st/22nd August, which I most probably won’t be able to make it since I’m going back this weekend (and I bought the return tickets already).

But then Sharmi started making sad face emoticon in the message - then on my FB wall – and followed by some others. I didn’t know what to say, just that I really can’t make it due to some reasons like work stuffs and cost, for sure.

Then Eda started to say thing that made me awed.

(altogether now) Awwwwwwwwwwww~

But B my dear, “the cause of Bringing Julia Home for Ramadhan”?! LOL. Dah macam kempen ape je nih.

But hey, aren’t they the sweetest thing that ever happen to me? :’)

Pasar Ramadhan Parit Buntar

[Live blogged by juLia d buBbles at 11 Aug '10, 7.12pm MYT PST]

Hari pertama puasa carik juadah berbuka kat Pasar Ramadhan Parit Buntar, Perak. So far selama 7 tahun puasa kat sini, ada 2 pasar yang tau. Lagi satu kat Bandar Baru, Kedah. Kalau ada pasar baru kat Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, boleh lengkap 3 negeri jalan carik juadah berbuka. :D

Apa2 pun, selamat berbuka puasa kawan2. Selamat berbuka ni selamat dah 1 hari kita berpuasa. Waahh nak raya!! :D

This is how satan works

Found these videos on YouTube, and I guess they’re worth sharing, moreover with the coming holy month of Ramadhan.

 

 

(Video creadits to www.wamy.co.uk and www.islamtomorrow.com )

والله أعلم بالصواب

 

"(Fasting) for a fixed number of days; but if any of you is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed number (Should be made up) from days later. For those who can do it (With hardship), is a ransom, the feeding of one that is indigent. But he that will give more, of his own free will,- it is better for him. And it is better for you that ye fast, if ye only knew"

~ [al-Baqarah, 2:184]

Happy Fasting to all my Muslim readers. Salam Ramadhan Al-Mubarak.

Surprise visit to Manjung for Kak Farhah’s Birthday

Last Sunday, me with some friends went to Manjung, Perak to celebrate my dear Kak farhah’s birthday. I really want to surprise her as she, with my whole bunch of kakaks & abangs, did a surprise birthday celebration for me on my birthday last year. Plus, it has been a while since we met after she left USM and started working in Ipoh. So I planned the surprise visit with her husband, Ikmal.

We reached Manjung at around 3 o’clock and went straightaway to the Secret Recipe, as planned. But, Ikmal who supposed to bring Kakak at 3 pm arrived at 330 om with the birthday girl and her sister, Madihah. (Ikmal, memang nak kene nih!)

♥ Happy Birthday, Kakak!!! ♥

Jejak kasih Kak Ida & Madihah. Macam bertahun tak jumpa –_-“

So anyways, no, we didn’t celebrate with all the balloons and birthday decorations. Just a simple lunch and hang-out session – changing stories, updating gossips – like we always do.

Kakak waiting for us to sing her the birthday song.

    She’s happy with the song ( which the Secret Recipe put on the speaker, not sing by us ).

Blowing the candle.

My super-delicious chicken cordon bleu :D

Kak ida & Madihah learning to be a good mum :P

Then we went to Kak Farhah’s house for a while, to see Mama & do our prayers.

Baby Aryan with his (self-proclaimed) god-mother ;p

We headed back at around 6+ pm, but we didn’t just go back. Hehe. We stopped by Taiping for a dinner at the famous Doli Kuey Teow Goreng. Finally!!! XD

( Dear B, I promise next time we go to Doli TTDI together-gether k. You jgn la merajuk2 mengadu kat kawan I lagi tau. :P )

Alhamdulillah dpt jugak.

Then, we go back to campus, with happy mood happy hearts and happy stomach XD.

Thank you for the roadtrip crew for making this possible, and to Ikmal for helping me in planning the surprise trip.

 

p/s: I intentionally didn’t put up much of others’ photo, so that Kakak will be happy that this post is dedicated to her, with most of the photos are hers. :’)

Doli kuey teow goreng

[Live blogged by juLia d buBbles at 8 Aug '10, 8.19pm MYT PST]

Setelah lama tak makan, dapat jugak akhirnya singgah Taiping makan Kuey Teow Doli yang terkenal ni. Jemput makan ye semua :D