A new year with a difference

On a hot day, this will be heavenly

The infinity swimming pool

 You naik buggy to get to your villa

 writing a novel overlooking the sea..(berangan)

 while I write my novel, the smaller kids making noise

in the background (berangan 2)

 one of two rooms in the villa

 at the Bila-Bila Restaurant (dragon fruit soda drink and

my serai-ginger soda)

 the palm tree villas at a distance

my sirloin

 attention lover Nayli (who at

the mall asked me this:

Aunty Nor, why aren't you looking at me?)

 lovable, adorable Nadra

in her Chinese wear (ni after her

CNY dinner with her grandmom)

...whose Syrian grandmom got killed in Damascus

last week in a jet attack...(jangan lupa pada yang tiada)This pic was taken in my office.Basyar was not only intelligent but also well-mannered.

 mandarin tree

 manis gila

 Tim's family

raya 

I do not know if you experience it too this year.Takda orang main mercun, kan? I heard some faint sound last nite but not as years before, tahun ni kwn2 Cina or Melayu kita tak bakar mercun.

Dua kemungkinan besar: ramai travel out or memang tahun ni, undang2 haram itu betul2 diamati (tapi ini tak munasabah langsong).

We slept in, anyway.After lunch and Zohr, decided to go to the Gold Coast.Tengah nak masuk kereta, Tim jerit ajak datang rumah (I told you...tiap2 tahun mcm ni..air kotak..kacang..limau).We singgah kejap.Tim and us went a long way..zaman mula2 pindah ke kawasan ni and komplen kat telekom sampai masuk suratkabar nak mintak line telefon.Kepalanya me and him.When the reporters came to interview us, Tim hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Chua.Haha..those were the days.Tim ni mengucap je belum.Kalau org takbir mlm raya rumah ke rumah,dia pun ikut.And he's so civic-minded.Hal2 security..semua dia jaga.We are lucky to have him as our neighbour.

Tahun ni ramai pulak sedara mara dia dtg.He said the oldest matriarch lived with them and keluarga mak dia besar.Mmg adat org muda pay respect to the oldest.

Kami pun beredar sekadar segera.Gold Coast Sepang ni kat Bagan Lalang.We wanted to check in Palm Tree Resort dia tu but musim mcm ni, mmg jgn berangan.But wough..mahal gila..villa2nya ranging from RM620++ (no breakfast,OK?) and paling besar is RM3000.Kalau dah byr mahal mcm tu, you bwk satu kampong pun takpa (it's for 6 people yg RM3K tu).Memang luas.We went in to look at yg harga RM1000 tu sbb cleaner Bangla tu kasi masuk before the next occupant check in.3 families boleh masuk although it's meant for 4) We went in to have some makan ...murah gila but..tak sedap.I think you makan kat gerai tepi laut tu lagi sedap but since boiferen belanja, alhamdulillah lah kan?

Don't go musim cuti mcm ni or weekends.Mmg packed with holiday makers.But it's a nice break from the small, boring city we are in.Yg suka KL ni Sean and wife dia je.:)