Thank you for coming

Ayoh Wang and family wanted to thank everyone,from the bottom of our hearts, for gracing our open house yesterday (24th September 2011).

Home-made Sarawak layered cake(made by my niece), fermented glutinous rice wrapped in daun jambu laut, nasi himpit and laksa Penang (made by Mok Wang).

Bryani Rice, dalca and Chicken cooked Bombay style (can you see Puteri?)

Chicken, Mutton Kurma and acar

My biras, nieces and early visitors (office mates and neighbors)

The open house was requested by my two children who have hordes of their friends gracing the occasion.

Yours truly have his badminton kaki,

current and previous office-mates,

school mates,

school mate and neighbor.

bloggers friend Cat from Sydney(she blogs here ) came with her Losong Haji Mat Shafiee friend, Puteri Kama (she blogs here ) and her husband came all the way from other side of the city .


I really have a very nice time with Puteri Kama, her husband and Cat from Sydney... they left before Ninotaziz (she blogs here ) and family managed to find their way to my home..



we met each others for the first time and we acted as if we have known each other our lifetime!!
Ninot's 3 daughters sang French songs and dedicated them to Ayoh Wang.. that to sentimental young heart.. was really heaven-sent :D

Have a nice week ahead.

IdilFitri Tahun ini

Ayoh Wang's family

Me and my family have a busy Eid day with Solat Eid in Sungai Udang Mosque and have family breakfast in Kuala Dungun.

Breakfast anyone?

10 a.m. saw us in Seberang Baroh visiting my mum, my sister and her big clan. It was followed by the normal Eid's visit to uncles, aunties and even cousins. By 4 p.m.we were rushing back to Dungun to visit Mok Wang's relatives.

Just like last year's Hari Raya festival, we have an open air family lunch at my late MIL house in Sungai Udang, Kuala Dungun on the second raya day(you can read it here).

Now where is that Rendang Tok?

Anyone for syrup Bandung?

Enjoying the family lunch

I guessed the memory shared with my late MIL, somehow dampened the normally joyous mood.

All the same, Ayoh Wang and family would like to wish joyous hari Raya to my blog's kind readers.

Iktikaf and Open Air Raya Lunch (updated)

Blimey! I seem to have corrupted some of my CPU.. I have been racking my brain to remember the details I heard some umpteen years ago on things we have to do to achieve the reward of ‘Umrah. I was keen to remember this as I was reminded the other day in a surau nearest to my home to iktikaf after the Fajr prayer until Israk and to perform 2 rakaah of solat sunat Israk.

If I remember it correctly, there was a friend (may be more) of prophet who was lamenting to the Prophet (pbuh) that the Meccan (those who stayed in Mecca) can performed umrah on daily basis, should they wish to do so.. whereas he who was staying in Medina could not do the same..then come this hadith..

According to Ibn Maajah: “Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Mosque of Quba’ and prays there, he will have the reward of ‘Umrah.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 1412.

Mosque of Quba'

The story does not stop there.. The Grace of Allah extend to those who are not in the two holy cities of Islam.. as there is another Prophet’s tradition which meant “ +- Iktikaf in mosque after Fajr prayers until Israk time (7.30 to 8.00 a.m.) and perform 2 rakaah of solat sunat Dhuha, the reward will be equal to 'Umrah”.

Wallahu a’lam.. (Kindly correct me if I quote wrongly).. Some ustaz said that there is a chance that there is NO solat sunat Israk ..

I notices 1 or 2 pensioners stayed at the newly completed Sungai Udang mosque in Kuala Dungun until about 7:45 a.m. most mornings save for the Idilfitri . My Kudos to those who have the time, guidance, patience and will power to make it a point to do the solat fajar iktikaf and the solat sunat Dhuha on daily basis.

I enjoyed a rather light snack before solat idilfitri, hariraya cookies and tapai pulut wrapped in " daun jambu laut". After the solat idilfitri and two voluminous plate of nasi dagang (specially prepared by my other half, the preparation start in the evening before for the “ gulai ikan aya” and at 4 a.m. for the nasi dagang) , my family of four went to Seberang Baroh , Kuala Trengganu and spent the whole day paying respect to my mum, my elder sister’s big clan and visiting relatives. Late Idilfitri evening saw us visiting my sister-in-law in Rhu Bathil, Kuala Abang.

Yours truly and the Nasi Dagang

The second raya was planned to be sort of another big day for us in Dungun, Nasi Beryani Klang has been gazetted (there was no circular , sakela in Trengganuspeak , being distributed to announce the event ) to be the special lunch menu and close relatives as far as Gua Musang has been informed . It was supposed to be sponsored by another sister-in-law and her husband, as you can correctly guessed, came all the way from Klang to arrive in Sungai Udang Dungun in the wee hours of that second day Idilfitri.

Preparation started as early as 4 a.m. although we have to wait for our sponsor (to wake up from their after Subuh sleep) to make that special nasi Beryani Klang . As the wait became a lil bit long for the children, we have to improvise available stools and tables to be the place where the youngster can spend their time to play, or would you prefer, vent their impatience.. outside the busy kitchen area. When the time came for lunch, everybody was so comfortable to be in that space, that we decided to have our lunch there .. The stools, tables and the space were insufficient to place for everybody present at one sitting, but then .. the children said it is going to be fun…

First let the ladies fill the plate with Beryani rice

Now we can not wait to fill in the delicious fried chicken

Now why are the children taking so long to finish their lunch?

Consuming hot Klang beryani in equally hot afternoon has induced the art of "berlengging"

Even the sponsor have to take a back seat!

Please forgive my feeble attempt to hide my lack of time to update the blog.. have a good days ahead..