Conquering Bukit Broga - Small Hill But Big Achievement

It's has been one of my small dreams to climb up on top of Bukit Broga in Semenyih. The idea of reaching the top has been plying in my head for sometimes now. So when Petulia mooted the idea of climbing that hill in our what'sapp chat group, I was really attracted to it.

On Thursday, she was what'sapping in the chat group confirming how many people were going and where to meet. I was really excited and joined the chat informing that I'm might be joining them there. They were really excited on hearing my intention to join their trip.

Since Friday is a Public Holiday (Wesak Day), I thought hey why not I join them. More so when Along and Mimi wanted to join me as well. But the challenge is waking up before 4am and leave the house by 4.30am so that we can meet by 5.30am somewhere in Semenyih town.

Well as they said : Pictures show thousand words. Now we managed to snapped some pictures to depict our success of conquering Bukit Broga.

Me with Mimi & Aizudding - reached the top of Bukit Broga by 7 am.

 

Yes we made it! We are on Top of Bukit Broga

Yeah we made it too with Peter & Petulia

The Spartans on top of Broga with Zahran & Lotfi

Zahran, Lotfi & Zaem.

Yeah we are flying too on top of Broga Hill

I'm the strongest man! Kenneth Ong (KO) doing his act.

My little girl Mimi did it as well.

Aizuddin & Mimi climbing the hill. It was quite challenging at one point of time because it was too steep.

The strong men doing their pose.

While the ladies did their "Next Top of Model" pose.

Mw with Petulia & Peter. Great couple. Am blessed to know them in my life.

Me with another great couple. Zahran & Lotfi - they are avid runners.

Kenneth Ong aka KO. Funny guy always trying to make people laugh. Keep it up KO!

The Team X'treme that conquered Bukit Broga.

We took some breather before going down.

Mimi & Petulia scaling down the steep hill.

Having coconut drink and bottled water upon reaching down hill.

The achievers who conquered Bukit Broga.

The " Look every where pose". Ha very funny lah you all.

Yeah we are Team X'treme! We've made it!

After a long way up and down the hill... now it's time for makan. See the hungry faces.

See their orders. Few grams of fat lost but kilos of other fats added.

By the way, Peter ordered Nasi Lemak, Nasi Beriyani & 2 half-boiled eggs.

All empty plates that are left! What an appetite!

 Overall, I would consider that it was a successful and enjoyable trip to Bukit Broga. Well you may want to consider well prepared to avoid over exhaustion. Bring some bottle waters and maybe eat something first before going up there. It's best not to go during raining seasons because the track would be real slippery and maybe dangerous to some people. Do wear the right clothing and shoes as well.

Thank you to my Team X'treme particulary Peter & Petulia, Zahran & Lotfi, Kenneth Ong (KO) and my kids who decided to come along with me.

Mimi's 12th Birthday

Mimi had been wanting me to do a birthday party for her - since a couple of months ago. Her 12th birthday falls on the 28 of May 2009. However the timing was not good for her. The weekend after her birthday she had to go for a camping trip organised by her school. So I had planned last saturday to have a birthday do for her.

As since I had invited all her grandmas, uncles, aunties, cousins, nieces and nephews, I guess its also good to include a special "Baca Yassin" for all arwah especially for her mak.

So slightly after 12 noon, we started reading the Yassin. I had requested Along to lead the baca Yassin as he is my eldest son. After the reciting Yassin and Doa, we had lunch together.

In my family, if you do a kenduri. you don't have to worry about the food. It wIil be abundance. Everybody will bring one or two "lauk" or some desserts. And I calculated that there were 12 lauks altogether which includes: Masak lemak nangka, asam pedas ikan pari, sop ayam, ayam goreng, daging goreng berlada, ikan masin, telor masin, masak lemak nenas & udang, kacang panjang goreng, and so on. As for dessert it includes : bubur kacang hijau & durian, kuih lapis kacang, puding, etc.

Once everybody had their lunch, then it's time for Mimi's cake cutting. I had personally chosen marble cheese cake with chocolate topping. It's my favourite. And since I was the one who ordered it, I order to my liking lah.

Marble Cheese cake with chocolote topping. Cool babe.



My sweet girl growing to be a young lady soon.



Mimi and her nieces (Ayra & Ally) and cousin Quswa.


Some of the aunties and Nek Yah.

Of course there must be some games for the kids. Kids love game don't they. Mimi tak kisah langsung nak buat game tu, and in the end, it was his father who had to do everything for her. And I had to crack my head what games to organise. And I gotten these ideas when I looked around the house on what we have got.

The first game was throwing a ping pong ball into the egg container. If the ball fall into a colour slot, they will get a prize. It's like the one you play at the fun fare - get it?

Adik (Afiq) trying his luck throwing the ping pong ball.

Next we have another game : Throwing shuttleock in the trash bag. The distance from the thrower and the trash bag depend whether you are a kid or adults.

Ayra trying her luch throwing the shuttlecocks.

Next I get the parents involve to do a head gear for their kids using newspaper. And you see the result below. Unfortunately, Acik my official photographer didn't take Nikki's picture who actually won with his Crown!

Adik with his Hang Jebat tanjak.


Quswa : Princess from Pandan Indah.



Ally : Princess Butterfly.

Birthdays wouldn't be complete without goody bags for the children. And we have actually have two. Chik Hindon gladly sponsored some beautiful goody bags. And I also prepared some as well.

Goodies bag prepared by Chik Hindon.


Goodies bag I prepared.

Mimi got lots of birthday present. And the one below she specially likes it. It's a pendant with her initial "M".


Mimi with the new necklace and pendant. By the way, she black floral shirt she wore is also her Chik Hindon's present given to her earlier.

Well Mimi, Ayah wish you a Happy Birthday and may Allah blessed you with all the good things coming to you. Be a good girl and be a good daughter to me.

Mimi basuh kasut sendiri

Dulu masa kecik-kecik, kita lah yg basuh kasut sekolah sendiri. Takde siapa yg nak tolong basuh kasut kita. Kalau tak basuh sendiri, alamat nyer.. hari Isnin pergi sekolah pakai kasut yg tak basuh tu. Dah lah tu, kasut ada sepasang jer.

Tak macam budak sekolah sekarang. Kurang-kurang nya 2 pasang seorang. Kalau dia orang pergi sekolah kebangsaan pada pagi dan sekolah agama pada petang nya.. mungkin lebih lagi kasut dia.

Mimi anak pompuan I sorang ni, ada empat pasang kasut. 2 untuk sekolah pagi dan 2 untuk sekolah Agama petang. Dah lah tu, sebab dia jadi pengawas pusat sumber, so kena pakai kasut hitam. Tapi sekolah agama pulak, dia pakai kasut putih pulak. So terpaksa lah sediakan 4 pasang kasut. Just in case kalau hujan dan kasut basah. So ada spare kasut.

Tapi yang jadi masaalah nya ialah, lagi banyak kasut yang dia ada, bukan dia ambil hal nak cuci kan nya every weekened. Bibik ler lah jadi tukang cuci kasut dia. Bukan nya kita tak bising suruh dia belajar cuci kasut, tapi dua buat dek jer.

Lagi pun kalau Saturday and Sunday, selagi tak kena kejut, tak bangun lah dia ni. Kadang-kadang sampai tengah hari baru buka mata. So bibik lah nak tak nak kena basuh kasut dia.

So petang tadi Mimi tiba-tiba tanya saya bagaimana nak belajar cuci kasut sendiri. Betul ke apa yang saya dengar ni? Dalam hati saya, elok lah jugak kalau dia nak basuh kasut sendiri. Kurang-kurang nya dia ada initiative nak belajar.

So dia tanya macam mana nak basuh kasut. Yang pertama sekali saya cakap.. nak basuh kasut, kena lah cari kasut tu kan. Pas tu rendam supaya kasut tu basah dan senang nak berus dengan sabun.

Pastu tu dia tanya lagi, pakai sabun apa? Saya cakap, cari lah sabun yang ada kast bilik air tu. Tapi saya terfikir juga, kalau dia ambil sabun mandi pulak kang lain lak cerita nya.

Tapi dia tanya lagi, nak pakai berus apa. So saya jumpa ada 3 berus. Satu berus sabut, 2 berus plastik. So dia tanya lagi.. macam mana nak berus. Jadi saya tunjukkan kan lah dia cara-cara memberus kasut dengan sabun buku. Baru lah dia faham.

So bila dia tengah basuh tu, saya pun relax nak tengok TV. Tiba-tiba dia jerit lagi, "Ayah nak tukar berus boleh tak?". Saya jawab lah..."boleh...janji kasut tu bersih."

Anyway at the end, bersih jugak lah dia cuci kasut dia. Tapi sebelum tu, saya jaar jugak dia teknik-teknik nak jemur kasut tu. Kasut tu kena lah tunggangkan dulu supaya air nya keluar dulu sebelum dijemur. Kalau tidak, mencecehlah air tu keluar.

Anyway, I'm glad that Mimi is learning how to scrub her own shoes. Tapi kasut yang hitam tu dia kata..."Takpayah lah ayah.. kasut hitam tak payah cuci sebab dia dah hitam!!!" Ha ialah tu????

Mula-mula kalau nak basuh kasut..mesti lah cari kasut tu kan?
Jangan cari bende lain pulak????


Pastu, basahkan kasut dan berus dengan sabun...tapi
bukan dengan dengan sabun mandi tau!


Berus betul-betul supaya semua nya bersih, ok...

My Girl is Growing Up

Sometimes is quite challenging for me to bring up my 4 growing up teenagers. Mimi now 11 going 12 this May, Acik just got 13 last 12th December. Angah is now becoming a handsome young man 16 going 17 by next month and Along my eldest 18 going 19 by this August.

Each of these kids have their own character. Not counting their kerenah and temperamental "angin". But I love them all but sometimes I also wonder, why they become my kids because they don't act the way I did when I was their age before.

Anyway amongst them, Mimi is the one whom I had to pay extra attention. Not only that she is the only girl but she need the most attention. Kadang-kadang kesian juga tengok dia. I don't alway give her the permission to go out alone even during the day light.

She always complain. "Ayah ni selalu tak bagi Mimi keluar. Acik tu takpe." And my usual answer was, "Mimi kan kecik lagi. Mimi lah anak perempuan ayah sorang. Kalau apa-apa hal kan Mimi jugak susah."

Anyway last night was the night before she goes to bed, she ask me questions that actually only "a mother" should be the one who answer all her questions. Guess what? This is the moment that I was afraid if she ask. But I have prepared myself all the answers because I know the time will come.

Here the question goes:
Mimi : Ayah kalau perempuan datang period, dia tak boleh sentuh lelaki ke?

Ayah : (pening kepala juga pikirkan .. macamana lak pulak budak ni tiba-tiba tanya soalan cepumas???) Anyway my answer was : Kalau adik beradik atau ayah boleh sentuh.

Mimi : Tapi Ustazah kata tak boleh.

Ayah : Itu kalau dia dah kahwin, memang dia tak boleh bersama dengan suami dia.

Mimi : Sebab apa?

Ayah : Sebab masa period, dia keluar darah kotor dia.

Mimi : Abis tu mengapa pulak dia kotor. Ada bau ya?

Ayah : (Lagi pening kepala nak jawab. Tapi kalau tak jawab nanti lagi dia confuse). Ya lah darah yang keluar tu darah yang kotor . Sebab tu dia kena keluar dari badan perempuan.

Mimi : Abis tu kalau dia
dah kahwin, apa salahnya dia tidur dengan suami dia.

Ayah : (Help me.. help me!!!! Tapi terpakse jugak berterus terang). Boleh tapi takut kalau dia bersetubuh dengan suami dia. (Nasib baik dia tak tanya soalan yg paling cepumas... apa bersetubuh tu ayah.. pengsan ayah dia nak jawab hehehe..)
Mimi : Berapa lama orang tu datang haid yah?Ayah : Dalam 5 hari atau 7 hari kot.
Ayah : (Tukat topic cepat-cepat.) Kawan Mimi ada tak yang dah datang haid?

Mimi : Dah ada dah.

Ayah : Mimi tanya lah dia macamana pengalaman dia. Mimi nak kena spare tuala wanita dalam beg sekolah tau. Just in case kalau Mimi datang period kat sekolah. Mimi kena belajar macamana nak cuci bende tu dan jangan buang merata-rata. Lepas cuci bungkus dalam kertas dan baru buang tau. Belajar kat bibik macamana nak cuci bende tu.

Mimi : Ok.
Mimi : Ayah...apa nama nya kalau orang tu sakir perut bila dia datang haid yah?
Ayah : Sengugut..(or something sounds like that).
Mimi : Abis tu macamana? Kena makan ubat ke?
Ayah : Ya lah.. makan lah panadol ke? (Agak nya lah kan.. mana gue tahu). Ok lah Mimi. Ayah dah ngantuk ni. Mimi tidur dulu. Nanti tanya lah Teh ke, Anjang ke, Ustazah Mimi ke ok?
Mimi : Ok
Ayah : (dalam hati .. lega sikit aku????)

But I'm very sure she will ask some more. Especially during the first time when she'll have it.

But sometimes terpikir jugak.. alangkah baik nya kalau ada seorang wanita disisi aku supaya dia tolong jawab soalan-soalan cepumas ni kan???? kan??? Tapi buka selalu pun dia akan tanya kan?. So why hurry to get a wife hehehee.. I will survive .... for now. Bak macam Gloria Gaynor kata.....

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

Lunch at Vivo

Both of us were hungry after the coloring activities. So off we went to find some food at the Curve. Mimi knows Curve better than I do. So we went to search for a place to eat. Mimi suggested that we go for her favourite eating place i.e.1901 hot dogs. On the way there, we saw this place called the "Vivo" and suddenly Mimi changed her mind.

She told me that she had been there a couple of times before. I was quite surprise myself knowing that my daughter had been there and I haven't. Once with her Mak and the other time with Auntie Tihi.

Mimi got her deluxe pepperoni pizza.

I was hungry at that time and whatever she suggested I would go. So she ordered the deluxe pepperoni pizza and I ordered the chicken chop. She ordered juicy fresh drink and I ordered Surprise Splendour - both sound great drinks. Lepas tu Mimi tanya , "Ayah ni air apa ni yah?" Entah lah Mimi. Later I found out that her drink is a mix of watermelon + carrot + orange and mine a mixture of pineapple + orange + apple. Entah lah - minum je lah.

The food was not bad and the drink was ok as well -although we don't know what's the content.

After the lunch and before we left the Curve, there were some promotional thinggy about the Power Rangers. The children were invited to take photograph with one of the Rangers and Mimi willingly went on stage to take her pic.

We left the Curve slightly after 4pm and heading to Kg Tunku. Mimi wanted to send off my sister Kak Chik a.k.a. Mummy to the airport tonight. Kak Chik is flying off to Holland with Azura. Remember Emma - my niece who got married to Dennis the Dutch? Well she is expecting a baby in a week or two. So Kak Chik is excited to be with Emma and to welcome her first grandkid. And Mimi will send her off to KLIA tonight.