Rezaril's birthday

Happy birthday Aril and Memen....

Auntie see you two grew....

you're big enough and too shy to blow a candle.....

Theme for this year party...

Black and White for the host & family

White and Jeans for the guest....

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Papil and Isha

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Unity of two families

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Linda Rafar and her four boyz....

Rezaril, Rezaiman, Rezaqib and Rezariq

hopefully I got them right....

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swim came with the party package

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haruslah Ms Dot bergambar dengan tuan rumah.... Thanks Linda for inviting us....

Chilled out at Sg Chilling

Yeeeeeeaaahhhhh...time to chill out..... mulanya macam tak berapa favour nak join they all gi tempat ni..... sebab minda dah set nak gi Singapore...... tapi untuk mengelakkan keboringan tahap maksima to go through  long weekend tanpa enche hubby.... di gagahkan kudrat untuk kesini...... initially thought of going to Singapore.... tapi postpone plan atas alasan yang tak dapat dielakkan......

Nyatanya tak menyesal langsung..... lagi menyesal kalau tak ikut....... weeehooooo.... back to nature... thanks to our tour guide... En Fuad..... lokasi pilihan kami..... Pusat Santuari Ikan Kelah, Sg Chilling...... apa? tak pernah dengar... ok takpe... ai pun tak pernah dengar....meh sini nak bagitau.....

To reach here..... you need to drive to Pekan Kuala Kubu Baru.... memandangkan tempat ni adalah kawasan lindungan.... so kami dah di warning awal-awal untuk tidak memasak atau memancing di puncak..... so just pack few quick bites sebelum meneruskan journey kami...... 

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From Pekan Kuala Kubu Bharu..... kami terus menyusur ke arah Kuala Lipis melalui Selangor Dam..... memang kawasan ni still virgin... untouch.... and hanya mereka yang tahu sahaja yang tahu betapa indahnya pengalaman di sini.....

Nama pu Sungai Chilling...... kalau dalam bahasa omputeh..... Chill mean sejuk..... memang sejuk pun.... bukan saja sejuk...segar,nyaman, segar dan apa je yang seerti dengannya.....

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Harus bergambar sebelum mendaki....... antara ahli-ahli pendakian...... termasuk En. Fuad yang sedang menagkap gambar kami....

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Pose dulu sebelum naik....

Perjalanan ke puncak mengambil masa lebih kurang 50 minit...... perjalanan santai menyusur sepanjang sungai dan menyeberangi 6 sungai yang boleh tahan deras nye...... so moral of the story... sila lengkapkan diri anda dengan beg water proof. kalau tak jadi lah macam kami.... yang terhanyut satu botol air mineral 1.5 liter jenama Spritzer berharga RM1.90... huhuuuhu..... nasib baik roti butterscotch sempat diselamatkan walaupun keadaan nya sangat parah remuk.....

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Our little explorer...

Daini and Umar

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On the way to the top....

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an exciting journey

Scenary sepanjang perjalanan...memang sangat mengujakan...... ternyata laluan sukar berakhir dengan sesuatu yang sangat-sangat berbaloi menanti di puncak... bagaikan terpukau dengan keindahan sehingga tak mampu melangkah walau setapak sambil terlopong menyaksikan keindahan ciptaan yang maha Esa......

Subhanallah... sesuatu diluar jangkaan..... kalau boleh ai memang tak nak war war kan tempat ni..... biar kan spot ni menjadi secret hide out kami... away from the city...

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finally..... we're on top... subhanallah...... sukar nak digambarkan dengan kata-kata..... tersangat lah wonderful nye pemandangan air terjun......

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a real fish spa....lubuk Ikan Kelah...first time in my life dapat tengok Ikan Kelah.... sangat sangat jinak..... terkorban juga roti gardenia butterscotch ai untuk santapan ikan kelah ni...... tapi apa lah sangat kalau nak dibandingkan dengan moment yang sangat special..... rupanya...just discovered that species ikan kelah ni .... berkilat-kilat sisk dia... macam ada gold dust 24 karat......

NAsib baik lah tak boleh memancing.... tapi kalau lah dapat tangkap...rasa memang tak sampai hati nak makan....jangan sampai pupus.... biarlah anak cucu ai esok boleh tengok sama.....

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nasib baik la baterui kamera weak.... kalau tak ai pasti sibuk menangkap gambar...... yang terbaeknya just enjoy the moment... witness with your own eyes... feel with your own heart.......babai u alls...

My sweeeet mangosteen... Isha

This is my 14th concerts for pre schoolers..... but my first time for my 4th child Isha and first Smart Reader Kid's annual concert....

Isha has put much efforts to make sure that she perform well during her performance... and I can see that during that special day ....

She dressed in "Mangosteen costume"..... and here they are... walking to the stage.... the concert was held at Shah Alam Mall.... so just imagine the crowd ... and Isha did very well in her dancing..... I'd be glad if I can upload her video..... tapi mama tak habis khatam lagi camner nak buat cam tu.....

Outstanding gal.... at the back of the stage waiting for her turn to perform....

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and this is the most awaiting part...... she got shortlisted for the welcoming speech.... and the line which myself remembered so much goes like this....

"Pomelos, durians, watermelons, rambutans, mangosteen... the list in endless....

Don't forget to shop for SUCCULENT fruits... when in Perak...."

I like everythime when she say the word sucullent....so cute.... It took us 5 days to get her remembered the lines.... we said it for thousand times until Papil can remembered the lines pretty well....

Talking about papil...my little boy... dia tak habis-habis puji Isha.... eee ma... cantik nye Isha......hahahha

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Ready to go...

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after the wonderful performance

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and last snapshot with Mama.... then we had to rush for a birthday party right after her concert...... see ya in my next post on the party thingy....

Congratulations Darin

Dup dup dup...... finally the result was out..... syukur Alhamdulillah......

Alhamdulillah, syukran to Allah with his will , Darin got 5A's in her UPSR.. I agree with others that this is just a beginning to a long journey awaiting... no matter what... I felt soooooooo haaapppppyyyyyyy... it's a good start for her...

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To our beloved daughter... Darin.... you make us proud... Congratulations...... Mama and Baba loves you very much.... and sentiasa mendoakan kejayaan Darin dunia dan akhirat...... Pesan mama.....jangan kita leka dengan apa yang telah kita capai..... ingat pada Allah... hanya dengan izinnya... kejayaan itu kita perolehi..... banyak lagi yang akan kita lalui.... moga menjadi contoh yang baik buat adik-adik.....

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So..... as a small reward for your achievement.......

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This is for you from Mama and Baba.....use this wisely... take it as a pemangkin semangat...... remember you have rules to it...and please use it wisely......

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Our Betong Trip...

Business resume as usual...

It was fine Saturday....when me and enche hubby had this conversation at around 11.00am

(extract of what I remember yeah)

Me : Rasa cam nak gi somewhere?

Enche Hubby (EH) : Mana?

Me : Tak taulah... tapi somewhere... gi Melaka jom

EH : Gi PD ok gak... just to relax

Me : Ala PD boring la...kalau stay kat Avilion best la...

EH : Berapa?

Me : Boleh tahan la.. then kita gi mandi sungai je la.... tapi kalau hujan cam ner?

EH : Ha... kalau kita gi Kuantan? Lepak kat Hyatt? Best tu... Esok boleh gi sarapan kat Hai Peng, what you say?

Me : Then better go Cherating? or Club Med?

EH : Mahal le.....

Me : Tapi macam nak gi oversea... Gi Singapore jom?

EH : or Batam?

Me : Tapi musim hujan ni takutla nak naik bot

(sambil enche hubby racun kengkawan lain ajak join.....)

EH : Gi Betong je la....

Me : OK gak tu....

Then terus singgah TESCO, buy some ration for kids, after that terus balik rumah, ambik passport, pack barang... here we are.. sampai jugak we all kat Pekan Betong.... memang dah setahun menjadi sebutan to leave our footprint here.... but knowing that it is part of Selatan Thailand, we are a bit reserve to explore this town on our own.... but since both of us desperately need a short break.... we just start our journey and no turning back.....

Thanks to Zan of EOCM for providing us with quick guide from the route, hotel, immigration clearance etc.

Luckily I have done a research about this town few months back..... so we manage to visit the hotspot of Betong which I'll share with you guys later....

Sawadeekap....... Welcome to Thailand

A bit on Betong.... Betong is a small town of Thailand... To get there... you need to drive to Kuala Kangsar, then straight on to Pengkalan Hulu , Perak border via Grik... Betong is located about 7km from the Malaysia-Thailand border... the journey from Shah Alam took us about 5 hours.

You can see more Malaysian cars than Thailand here... mostly came here for massage, Thailand food experience and best part is that you can stay for a night to shop just like your experience going to other border like Padang Besar, Wang Kelian, Rantau Panjang, Ayer Hitam, Pengkalan Kubu etc... Konvoi motor pun banyak gak... pemandangan memang cun sepanjang perjalanan ke Pengkalan Hulu.... berkabus sampai ke petang..... patutla riders suka datang sini... now I know why.....

We didn't buy anything much here except for rice... shhhhhh we bought something we can share with the kids... went for foot massage and eat Tomyum.... that's all

This trip is really to find out more on Betong, logistic, accomodation, getting around, food... sebab plan asal memang is to come here dengan geng UMA . Don't worry... bisa di atur....

and we visited the two main landmark of Betong

The Giant Post box and the Clock Tower

I memang suka dapat posing dekat giant post box ni..... dengan cuaca cerah... awan membiru.... baju memang sengaja di matching kan.....

Jangan marah.... siap datang balik sebab tak puas hati dengan hasil snap shot enche hubby.... ni pun dah cut.... banyak lagi aksi-aksi poyos...

Tapi yang peliknya.... tak ramai pulak tourist kat sini... actually kalau you all datang Betong... jangan tertipu dengan replika post box and clock tower kat tengah town tu.....sebiji macam dalam gamabr but a smaller version... the post pox is about the same height as me... sebenarnya ai pun tak sure which one yang original... but to me better why catch the small one when you have the big one... the bigger the better right? So yang giant ni is located  about 1 km away from town....you won't miss it.... too significant ....

Next would be the clock tower.... focus kat awan berarak tapi tengah terik... ai kan memang fan of cloud.... so mood terus membara nak posing.... enche hubby tak bawak sunglasses so... a bit silau for his eyes and forehead... he he....

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so this is us......

Pinjam tagline Dzafrel @ Papil....

"Peace Yo"

Pause

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The Dotted Lines

is on hibernation...

until further notice.....

hardwork in progress