Tickets to Mousetrap

Poor tickets had to encounter a terrible journey before finding their way to the safe hands.

They arrived on Saturday morning but no one was at home. How was I supposed to know that GDex courier works on weekends?

I called to arrange for a redelivery on Monday morning and waited until 5:30 in the evening. The courier neither rang my door bell nor called my phone. I checked from the eTracking system and it said "No One at Home". Furious, I called the customer service helpdesk and she said "will check on it and give me a call back".

After waiting for nearly 1 1/2 hours I called again and another person asked me to call the branch in charge and the manager. Since no one answered at the branch I called the manager but he was on his way home because it was already 7:00 pm. So I texted the manager with details of the shipment and asked him to get to it first thing in the morning.

I received a call on Tuesday morning and was told that the tickets will be delivered again the next day. I felt like shouting at the caller because she said "2 attempts had been made and no one was at home". Did she not know what happened yesterday from the so called trusted eTracking system? They did not communicate well with each other and the eTracking records misleading information.

Finally the tickets arrived on Wednesday at 11:00 am sharp. Although I received them in the end I still lodged a complaint anyway.

10th Anniversary

We had our 10th anniversary's bruch at TWG Pavilion.

turkish black tea & moroccan mint tea

midsummer set : summer quiche

 

gourmet set : scrambled eggs

chocolate mousse cake

raspberry cheese cake

muffins

Selamat Hari Raya 1434 H

Today is already Syawal 13th.

What do we do with leftovers nasi impit?



eat with serunding daging

 

eat with leftover sambal ikan bilis

with kuih tart?

Good things come to those who waits.......

homemade kek lapis Sarawak

yumyum

First 3 Days of Ramadhan

First day of Ramadhan




kek kukus lapis seri kaya


Second day




kuih ketayap


Third day

before



after

Souvenirs from London during Ramadhan

Creed and Floris



books

Drakes

Campo Marzio

Progress Report

Some of the photos at the site on 7.7.2013

Welcoming Ramadhan 1434 H

We are welcoming Ramadhan next week.

Ramadhan always reminisces my childhood living with grandmother. She cooks lots of dishes including sweet and even savory desserts. Although I ate the main dish including rice, chicken (sometimes more than 1 type of chicken dish) and without vegetables, I can still fill my belly with desserts and iced drinks. I will feel very full afterwards and went to pray around 8-ish. Of course…no time for terawih and grandmother hardly say a thing.

If I were lucky enough mother and father brought back some firecrackers during weekends. After prayer we will be very busy lighting the firecrackers in front of the house. Sometimes I skipped for a minute or two just to eat once more. I don’t remember about the others but I will be glued in front of the tv with a plate or bowl on my lap and continue eating.

Of course I did not miss my sahur. I had rice and other side dishes in addition to fried noodles, more desserts and fruits (pieces of watermelon soaked in sugar and chilled in the fridge!). Sometimes I even had bread and margarine with sugar (more sugar!) At that age health is not a concern. What’s important is I do not fall sick.

But now everything IS about health. We all need to stay healthy during Ramadhan. I guess old age has taken its toll on me.

penjan ubi kayu

lompang



all images are from Google



I Voted !

Today I voted for the first time. I was denied the right to vote 10 years ago as my name was not on the register. It all went well despite the hot morning sunshine. My left index finger was painted with the so called indelible ink (it was washable anyhow). I was very lucky that none of my ex-classmates were present at that time.

Anyway, the most important thing is I have done my part for the country (although I doubted SPR).

But if PKR did win this time who is qualified to be the next PM? I do not think DSAI is the right candidate.