(updated) Jemputan ke rumah 'bujang'....!

'the ladies'

Latest update post the 'dinner menu orang bujang' dan tazkirah malam Jumaat!

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I left the office heading for LuLu supermarket to get beef ribs for the soup, all kind of disposables from plates to spoons, onions, ginger, garlics and daun sup! I called LiL to check if there were 'beras' at home - she said, beras and everything I have put in my trolley except the tulang tu pun dah ada di rumah. Left Lulu at 5pm. Huh - not much time left.

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Wah, tak tahan nangis masa peeling the onions. Huh, why like that....I never saw LiL suffered like I did when she was doing the onions. Then, I could not light the gas burner - tried all the knobs and pressed all the buttons. I called LiL, of course. She laughed. Five minutes and aed20 dirham of long distance call later, she diagnosed the problem for me. I forgot to switch on the power supply - hence no sparks ! Betul-betul bujang terlajak case....hahahaha.

Tumis bawang, garlic dan ginger - bau sungguh enak!

Washed and rinsed the beef ribs using limau nipis to bilaskan - I didn't know why limau nipis, but I have seen LiL doing that before so I did! Put beef into pressure cooker and added three uncang of sup adabi. Set fire to low. All set!

Phewww......what a relief! Menjadi dah soup.....

KP, Imran and his family arrived - more relief! KP helped to set up the tables. Imran's wife Puan Zaida helped to cook the rice. How much rice to cook? I called LiL again to ask. Aha - we estimated for 20 people.

Rezki orang bujang murah! Zaida brought a pot of her own cooked soup, and vegetables. Rusdi and wife Mastura brought telur dadar. Nik and his family arrived with kueh 'hijau' I think it was called bengka, and fried beef. Hasnol brought more drinks. Someone bawa tembikai, but I did not know who. Zaida also brought a cake - aha, what we did not know - it was their second daughter's second birthday! Happy birthday Ilham - berbaju merah jambu, sungguh comel! I felt honoured that Imran and Zaida have chosen to celebrate Ilham's birthday at the 'majlis makan makan menu bujang!' Alahai, if only pakcik uncle tau, mesti dah beli hadiah.

After Isya prayer, we had the Friday night Tazkirah from brother Hasnol. All listened attentively. Brother Hasnol is gifted with 'story telling' skills. He captivated us with his story from a leaf of glorious Islamic history. His messages were many, but there was one which infiltrated into my veins, "Each one of us has a role to play to uphold the truth of Islam".

'pasangan bahagia - rusdi dan mastura!'

I want to thank all present tonight - the twelve men, five ladies and everyone of the children. To Ilham, we wish you a HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY!

This evening I received this sms from LiL, "Oh, pokok ku dah layu...hehehe. Enjoy ur tazkirah. goodnite".

The pokok sudah disiram, cuma dia mash merajuk. We will keep trying to bring it back to life.....hehehe.

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The original posting - Pre Dinner!

Jemputan ke rumah 'bujang'!

Today, I sent out an invitation to a few people in Dubai to my 'summer bachelor' house for majlis makan-makan menu bujang, tazkirah malam Jumaat bersama Ustaz Hassan ( Patani ) di samping mengeratkan Sillaratulrahim. If everyone accept the invitation then we will have a good 25 plus people.

I must say, it was a bold move - since I have not been known as an accomplished cook, and the only decent meal I have prepared for my family has been a pot of oxtail soup. My friend KP immediately sent me a text message upon receiving my invitation, "Nak masak apa?" There is a tone of concern in his message. I called him and a few others. We made up plans! One thing really assuring about my circle of friends here in Dubai is the "Can Do" attitude.

InsyAAllah - we will have decent foods on the table for our guests tomorrow. And hopefully, our meeting will be blessed.

My friend KP and I planned to do some grocery shopping after work today. A last minute change of plan took us to the corniche of Jumeirah beach - for an Ikan Bakar dinner with Adlil and three others. We had a jolly time sharing not only fish and Puratha, but especially lots of jokes and humour. Our laughter attracted one Malaysian from another table to come over to say hello. In fact he said, "Dari mana?" and we had a good laugh when Bob spontaneously answered, "Marina!" Of course that guy had meant, "Dari mana in Malaysia?" To which the answer should have been, "Muau!"(Muar). hehehehe. But this Bob in all of his six months here has considered himself a Marina dude!

As if taking cue from Bob's responce, we decided to adjourn to the Marina Walk for coffee and bersantai. Even in the midst of summer heat, Marina Walk is a cool place to be....

By the time we left the place, it was too late to shop for anything. We will do so tomorrow - and still have time to cook for the dinner! I promise.....Jemputan ke rumah 'Bujang' is definitely ON.

If you have not received any invitation and would like to join us tomorrow - you are welcomed! Just make sure you bring some food - potluck style! hehehe

A note to my dear wife,

I came home from the dinner at 12 midnight but I watered the plants. Doing for myself what used to be done by you made me miss you even more! I think even the plants miss you - their daun daun looked so sad, kind of wilting and layu. Errrr, or is it because I forgot to water them yesterday! **Sorry!**By the way, the temperature has been hitting 47degree the last two days.