1st of Syawal in Kuala Lipis: The Mayhem Continues...

Finally!!!! An entry which I thought would only take 2-3 days to post is finally published after 6 days! Alhamdulillah... I got back to Ipoh and was busy cooking rendang, lontong and baking chocolate chip cookies for guests as my supermom and superdad were off to work. Plus, thanks to the internet connection who refused to co-operate with me and made the uploading of the pictures super slow and delayed the publishing of this entry. Boo-hoo!!! Anyhow~~~~ no more complaints peeps~ The entry is here and I hope you guys will enjoy reading and getting to know my superduperly-havoc-and-awesome family!!


p/s: The entry below were written from my point of view on the first day of Hari Raya...


Salaam~ 1^st of Syawal is here and yup.. it’s Hari Raya!!! So another Hari Raya shout out to all Muslims out there! I’m here with Part 5 of my Raya Countdown entries and it’s D-day!

I would define my family’s Eid celebration as a very festive affair as ‘Keluarga Haji Latif’ consists of very lively and sporting people of different attitudes and behavior. When all of us are brought together, you can expect a scene you usually see at a ‘pasar malam’ taking place everywhere around the house.

Ikat sampin tu betul2.. Kang londeh time sembahyang raya.... Kantoi!! LOL!~

Going to the mosque~

As usual, we gather early in the morning and when those who went to Raya prayers got back, we head to the cemetery to visit the grave of my late cousin, arwah Rafiq. It was my first time there as he passed away last year when I was still in the UK. Tears were rolling down and I prayed for his spirit to be loved and protected by Allah always.. Ameen~

At arwah Rafiq's grave~

My first time there~~

Raziq and Raees sprinkling flowers on their big brother's grave~

When we reached home after that, it was the highlight that everyone has been waiting for.... seeking for forgiveness from each other.. or should I say, ‘sesi mengumpul duit raya’ as what mentioned by my younger supercouzies… LOL!~ Again, tears were strolling down some faces and YES!! After 2 years, I got to collect duit raya from my supergrandparents, superparents, superuncles and superaunties! Yeah baby! I can already see the images of my favourite handbags and shoes flashing before my eyes~ hihi~ Sadly, this would be my last year of receiving duit raya though T_T.. I’ll soon join the club of the ones giving money as I’ll start working next year. Gosh~ I feel so old! DANG!~

Lining up to ask for forgiveness from Tok Latif and Tok Wan...
And the queue was lead by Mak Long- the eldest child~

After that, we took a whole lot of family pictures as may I also declare that ‘Keluarga Haji Latif’ is also filled with camwhores who can easily detect when cameras are on site! LOL!~ We started to receive guests after that. I’m gonna write no more and let the pictures below speak for themselves and for what have been happening throughout the day~ Sit back and enjoy~

Mak Long's family~

Mi familia!!!~

Mak De's family~

Mak Teh's family~

Mak Tam's family~

Strike the freestyle baybeh!!~ LOL~!

Pak Anjang's family~

The newlyweds~ Cikna and Abi~
Finally Cikna dah ade teman dalam gambar raya! Muahahahahaha~

Tak bleh blah punya freestyle picture!!~

Anak-anak Haji Latif~

Freestyle~
Picture perfect!~

Menantu-menantu Haji Latif~

Unleash the masks!.......
and they became.... The RETIRED Power Rangers!!!
Mengucap jela bila tgk gambar nih!~ LOL!~

Cucu-cucu Haji Latif~

Freestyle!~
Lorh~ Ade plak yg control macho!~

And finally~
Haji Latif Ibrahim & Hajjah Siti Tagiah Sheikh Ali..
My supergrandpa & supergrandma! (Bubur lambuk Tok Wan sedap tau!~ Ngee~)

Cikgu Rosli and his family arrived when we were busy camwhoring and so they were forced to take a family picture too! They're like family already!~

Thanks to Cikgu Rosli's son, Aizuddin and a neighbour whose name is God-knows-who (I forgot to ask for his name.. Ampun~ Hihi) for being 'bidan terjun' photographers, we managed to snap a few pictures of the whole family.....

Waiting for the 'Datin' (Mak Tam) to get into position~ LOL...

And there you go!.....
Keluarga Haji Latif
Raya 2010 - Kuala Lipis

Eh..eh... Superman datang nak beraya lah!~~

Dah penat ambik gambar.. Jom attack lemang!!!!

Makan Time!~ Dig out peeps!

Aiman & Raziq...
Hai.. dan takde tempat kat dalam rumah ape?

Some prefer reading the newspapers over the food.....

....and some prefer snapping unnecessary and meaningless pictures! Muahaha~
That's me with Farah and Aqila...

Joined by Mak De~

With supermom, Farah and Intan!~

Ehem2~ Mood pengantin baru lg ke?

Nape Raziq nangis tu?~

Intan, Me, Aqila & Farah..
Munching on 'aiskrim Malaysia' made by Tok Wan!~ Hihi..

Lelong kasut!!!!! LOL!
Flashing our Jimmy Choo's and Gucci's....... NOT!!

The kids.... Ranting on Pak Teh's awesome ride!

Mak Tam and her 'anak daras', Aqila and Farah...

Yay!!! Dah raya!!!

Me & Ahda~

Raees: Macam best jer mainan Faqihah tu.... Hmm...
Faqihah: Apsal Raees pandang camtu? Nak join skali la tu...

The guys going for Friday prayers...
Abi teringin nak join budak2 dok blakang~ Haha!

Mak and Najha eating fruits~

Aqila, Farah & Intan~
Dah molek la tu anak2 dara dok kat dapur... Jaga api ke tolong makan tu? Hihi~

Back from Friday prayers...... Lunch time!

Menu of the day, Bihun Sup Daging!~ Awesomeness!!!

Not forgetting the lemang!~

Slurpppp!!~~~

The head chef tasting his own masterpiece~

Ape kene plak la dgn Abg Iwan ni? Igt awek ape?~

A beautiful moment accidentally captured~

Another one here~

Dah kenyang~ Jom lepak!

A few guests arrived after that and after they left later that evening, Tok Wan, Mak & Khalisyah headed to the dusun behind the house to pluck some fruits~

Pilih.. jangan tak pilih~

Aksi paling mahal!!
Tok Wan panjat pokok rambutan!!!

After Maghrib, all of us went to Cikgu Rosli's house and guess what?! Eventhough there was only our family there, it felt like the whole neighbourhood was also there! That's how happening our family is! As for me, I was busy emptying jars of kerepek there! LOL!~

Mak Tam & I~
Mmg buang tabiat pakai sunglasses dalam rumah... tengah malam plak tu!~ LOL!
Ooooohh.. Mak Tam doing the Angelina Jolie pout!

Tu dia!!! Sedapnye kuih lopes tu~

We head back home at around 10 and straight away launched the next project..... Main Mercun!! And as expected.... bapak2 budak lagi excited dpd budak2!! Muahahahaha~

Ustaz main bunga api ke tu?

Rayyan pon?

So, there you go.... bits and pieces of the first of Syawal spent with my beloved family in Kuala Lipis. I hereby represent the whole of this big family to wish all Muslims around the globe, 'Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Maaf Zahir Batin'... Please forgive any of our wrongdoings and may this Aidilfitri brings you closer to your loved ones! Happy Eid Mubarak!

And to end this post, I'll dish you guys out with a footage of the highlight of the night! The most beautiful firecrackers!!! Enjoy!~

Countdown to Raya: Four - Raya Eve Mayhem~

First and foremost….. A Selamat Hari Raya shout out to my beloved family, relatives, friends, lecturers, colleagues and students! Happy Eid Mubarak to everyone.. Maaf Zahir Batin~

So yeah peeps, tomorrow is the first of Syawal and as usual, all my relatives are back in Kuala Lipis (except for Mak Long’s family, they’ll arrive later tonight). And as expected from my very oh-so-havoc-and-sporting family members, tonight is a total chaos! Just imagine my Tok Wan, Mummy and aunties nagging everyone to do house chores, my uncles and male supercouzies grabbing tools and started to do God-knows-what to the house, my younger supercouzies running around the house and moi, yours truly, also running around the house, trying to snap candid pictures of what have been happening on this Raya eve (special thankies to my Mak Tam and Cikna for helping this unauthorized mamarazzi.. lol~

Today, the mayhem continued as the families of Mak Teh, Cikna and Pak Anjang arrived with their boys and girl. As usual, everyone was in Raya mood and was helping out with the chores. House was cleaned, delicious dishes were cooked and last minute decoration was done to the house. After breaking fast, we prayed together, lead by Abi and then we perform the Takbir. Undoubtedly, family bonds were tightened and all of us were, as the cliché phrase goes; spreading the love! Yeah baby! Muahaha~ So, below are the pictures that my mamarazzi crew and I managed to snap up until now.

Pak De~ The busiest person everytime Raya comes...

Naja... Trying to hang the decoration lights~

And when you can't do it..... ask your father to continue......

and you can play with the lights instead.. lol~

Ladies of the house~
Mak Tam, Cikna and Supercouzie Ahda cleaning the hall... Posing je snanye.. haha..

Father and son team... Pak De & Naja..
Fixing a table~

Ahda and I.... Choosing the tableware to use for Raya~

Naja & I~
Preparing for buka puasa~

Supersisters Aqila & Farah~
Susun kuih raye... Nyum2~

Haaaaa... Tak puase!

My Supermom!

Supreme Duo! Pak De & Mak De preparing grilled fish!

The head chef!

Handing over the job to Abi~

And Abi was left alone... muahahahaha..... NOT!
This picture's taken by Cikna... his beloved wifey~

The result!

Goreng pisang~~

Tok Wan: Laaa~ Yang kat dalam kuali pun nak ambik gambar jugak? LOL!~

Ribena.... Me favourite!

Rendang ayam~

Goreng pisang yg bukan dalam kuali,, hihi~

Pau goreng inti kacang merah~ Sedap woooo~~~

Batang Keramat... and NO! I'm not joking.. it really is the name! Scary~~~~

Look at that! It took more than 1 hour to fold those clothes!

Introducing another one of my cute little supercouzie...
Wan Mohd Rayyan Haziq! You just wanna pinch those cheeks!

Hearing tazkirah from Tok Latif...
Tu la.... sape suruh tak buat keje.. kan dah kene sound!~

My supergrandad, Tok Latif with Rayyan!

Buka puasa time! The guys~
Lapar benor sampai tak nampak camera!~


The ladies~ Mcm ni la baru sporting!

Our clothes matched!

Rayyan pun nak solat jugak?

Angelic little supercouzies... Mia & Najla~

Maghrib together~ lead by Abi

Takbir~

Mak Tam pinjam anak Mak Teh~ Raees~~

Rayyan couldn't resist the big botol susu!!! Hee~

Waiting for Isyak~

Countdown to Raya: Three - While Spacing Out.....

Salaam~~ I was taking a break from doing some chores and was surfing the net when i found this very interesting article on Yahoo! It definitely speaks for the teachers and acts as a very useful information to parents of students. As a teacher, I heart this article.. hahaha... Here it is...

13 Things Your Child's Teacher Won't Tell You

Interviews by Neena Samuel

A look inside a teacher's mind could help you understand lesson plans and maybe even guide your child to perform better.

1. If we teach small children, don’t tell us that our jobs are “so cute” and that you wish you could glue and color all day long.

2. I’m not a marriage counselor. At parent-teacher conferences, let’s stick to Dakota’s progress, not how your husband won’t help you around the house.

3. We’re sick of standardized testing and having to “teach to the test.”

4. Kids used to go out and play after school and resolve problems on their own. Now, with computers and TV, they lack the skills to communicate. They don’t know how to get past hurt feelings without telling the teacher and having her fix it.

5. When I hear a loud belch, I remember that a student’s manners are a reflection of his parents’.

6. Your child may be the center of your universe, but I have to share mine with 25 others.

7. Please help us by turning off the texting feature on your child’s phone during school hours.

8. Guys who dribble a ball for a couple of hours a game can make up to $20 million a year. We educate future leaders and make about $51,000 a year.

9. We take on the role of mother, father, psychologist, friend, and adviser every day. Plus, we’re watching for learning disabilities, issues at home, peer pressure, drug abuse, and bullying.

10. Kids dish on your secrets all the time—money, religion, politics, even Dad’s vasectomy.

11. Please, no more mugs, frames, or stuffed animals. A gift card to Starbucks or Staples would be more than enough. A thank-you note: even better.

12. We love snow days and three-day weekends as much as your kid does.

13. The students we remember are happy, respectful, and good-hearted, not necessarily the ones with the highest grades.

or... you can read the article here:

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/backtoschool/13-things-your-childs-teacher-wont-tell-you-2332811/

Countdown to Raya: Two - My Irresistably Cute Little Supercouzie~

Heyya peeps! Was chatting with Fayadh for hours tonight when my supercute 5 year-old couzie joined me. She was exchanging greetings with Fayadh when I decided to dig out photos of her which I got from her Ummi, my Mak Tam.... So yeah, introducing my baby cousin, Dameeya Batrisya aka Princess Mia as she proclaimed herself! Ain't her cute, you just wanna pinch those chubby cheeks!

Awwwww~~~~

Alamak, Mia merajuk la~~

Mia with her Ummi, my Mak Tam~~