Pakcik pun sibuk....................

Nak cerita jugak....

Nak interframe jugak...

Jugak jugak jugak, suruh makcik buat entry ni....

Siap bagi photo2 dia suruh makcik tayang kat sini......

Alaaaaa hai pakcik :)))

Ok ok......

Salam khamis adik kakak abang kakcik bangcik makcik pakcik sekelian.............

Dengar dengar............

Alkisah, sabtu lepas, pakcik & gang (makcik tak masuk gang) pi jalan-jalan-cari-gambar.

Lokasi 1: Muzium Antik Bukit Mertajam

Banyak barang2 lama dipamer di situ dan ada juga yang boleh di beli.

Sebagai teaser.........................

Rasa rasa bila tengok ni, dia ni nak mai penang pulak dak? mai mai sila sila.... :))

Lepas dari muzium tu, pakcik & gang berjalan lagi......

Lokasi 2: Rumah Pakcik Lupanama di Kuala Kurau

 pula ke Kuala Kurau. Tujuan mereka untuk melawat sebuah rumah milik sepasang warga emas.

Dirumah tu (katanya) ada perkakas2 bersawah (antik lah tu).

Tapi bila sampai di situ, hati mereka dah sebak tersentuh melihat pasangan itu, rumah agak besar tapi tak terurus.......................

Sudahnya mereka pakat2 pi beli barang2 keperluan harian juga hulurkan sikit wang pada pasangan tu.

Kata rakan pakcik (husband ai)..

"kalau pakcik (warga emas) tu tengok gambar ni, 

pasti dia menangis sebab nampak cantik sgt..." 

Pakcik yg my pakcik dahlupanama

Pakcik Lupanama's tool; once upon a time

Mood hari tu: Sedih, sebak, insaf,

Moga Allah kurniakan pada kita hari hari mendatang yang lebih baik, aaminn.

McK

25 years on, still going strong...

I've just came back from a 6-day family's day out & have yet to update, but a short entry today, 

the duration we've been together

from 8th Dec 1984).......

a 'borrowed' cake from net search(thanks to the owner)

Happy 25th anniversary

 Ridzuan & Khadijah

 

 

i can, can u?

These few days/weeks was quite a buzz. Kejap ada kejap tak ada, tadi di sana, kini di sini....gitulah adanya....

However I would like to share my last three days' activities. I attended an event called "Friends Gather" organised by our sewing guru, Corine.

It was a quilting basic, intermediate and advance workshop.  

Bag lovers had a chance to hands-on ; buy the kit/s you fancy and learn to sew them with a fee.

There were quilts on display, cotton materials, sewing machine (Bernina brand in particular) & accessories on sale........

the participants

the expert sifu (Rosie) - instructor, giving a demo

we learn this in basic class......day 1

machine trapunto in intermediate class.....day 2

OMG, the advance.......i'm as confused as the patterns.

diligent..........................happy...........................confused 

all in THREE days! ha ha ha

and the happy hour/s too......(mestilah happy)

bags & purses on display

the quilt gallery

one of  many of the instructor's artwork

buy buy buy

 more cotton

and the happy faces

And in the haste (cewah, macam very the sibuk sangat ye), the guru/organizer is nowhere to be found. All i have is just this small photo of her....

the guru/organizer, corine (wan corineshah), in pink

the friends

THE LESSON:

Day 1 - basic; free motion quilting. Started off by sewing straight lines, curve, diagonals, loops etc. Easier 'seen' than done.

Reaction: Happy

Day 2 - intermediate; machine trapunto, we ( or should it be just "I"?) discovered washable thread. Sew along a traced pattern...looked simple...hmmm.

Reaction: Stressful 

Day 3 - Advanced; was thinking at first whether i should join. Have to make continuous patterns, various shapes, free hand, no drawing.

Reaction: Confused & frustrated

 It was a memorable 3 days where I discovered tricks/trade of my passion, met  talented people, make friends and above all...i enjoyed myself! (not to mention, spent quite a lot too)

Conclusion:  Stressful, confused, frustrated but happy with the outcome.

Keyword from sifu:  Practice, practice, practice

Something that i did just few days before the workshop..(thought we have to show some of our work...)

my incomplete-done-in-a-hurry project...

one tuesday.......

Penang bridge ---> Juru--->Sg Bakap---> Alor Pongsu---> Bukit Merah---> Taiping--->Bukit Gantang---> Gua Tempurung--->Sg Perak--->Spg Pulai-Tapah--->Ldg Bikam--->

Behrang--->Rawang--->Sg Buluh  

Stop 1 (ease, rest, snacks, snap, change driver) @ Bukit Gantang

who owns the ripe rambutans?

Stop2 (lunch) @ Sg Buluh

Everyone knows this - Satay Kajang

Stop 3 (destination)

PJ: Troy16's meeting place

Stop 4 (the reverse, going home) @ Sg Buluh

(cropped, googled images)

Dunkin's set meal (tuna mayo, iced coffee + one donut)@ RM12.20

-too hungry to take photo of  food, makan dlm kereta punnn)

Heavy rain along the highway......

Stop 5 (buy fruits) @ Bukit Gantang

Stop 6 (late dinner) @ Auto City

My Old Town Kopitiam's favourite

Stop 7 (destination) - Home

Phhhewwww, what a day!

eventful sunday.....

Sunday......supposed to be sunny, but over here its gloomy & rainy. That's outside okay, inside the house? My urat 'R' (=rajin) dah di kira terlebih kembang.....i don't know why.

Maybe i'm happy bcos adil prepared dinner the night before (me sweating as well)..

 

adil's creation - ala ala chicken chop

This was how my sunday morning went by;

market survey........the selected few

bathe chot....

lap sendiri lah chot ye.....(self grooming)

bathe the fish......(temenung: "apa tengok tengok")

'drying' time

mari kita lihat siapa yang kena....(cakaplah mcm cerita p ramlee tu)

yang lain???...... wait for your turn

i give you cold treatment & wait in Q

"refurbishing".......(left over lamb)

serawa pisang....(banana in coconut milk)

jadi siap!....(ready)

clean a portion of the fridge...just an eighth of a portion i guess

the rest of the fridge left to be attended - until next changelah

letak ubat mak (one week's prescription day/night)

Tapi..pup pap pup pap....alif/adil goreng telur je..as the lauk (except lamb=alif)  is not to their preference......adoiiii rasa rugi aku waste time kat dapur. masing masing goreng sendiri...

alif's nasi, minyak sapi, lamb & telur goreng 

(note: telur goreng dia nipis macam dia)

adil's nasi, kicap, telur goreng w cili sauce & sambal belacan.

(note: adil's telur goreng is like him, 'fluffy'-tengok tanganlah)

'seketul' adil and 'sebatang' alif (as they refer to themselves- their size)

 but now adil pun dah tukar jadi sebatang gak

dah, jangan kacau lagi.....i want to be with my toy now......