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A Double Wedding and A Funeral |
Dated: 2022 Oct 15 Sat 18 R-Awal 1444H |
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The 2022 Oct 1-15 covid, arbitrarily assigned was MCO-F5-14, topping the previous measures of COVID-MCO-es, the SOP of personal choice of the mask was very much being observed by the individuals. Nonetheless almost every premise is now mask-free, except perhaps in the hospital. Noted also that from Oct 6 Thu the data was transferred from CVIDNOW to DATA_MOH. 
Oct 6 Thu 9 R-Awal 1444H, ASRI was in exam week of his Sem-1st Degree in IUKL. Every one pray for him. This was our last acade-frolic which would take ca 3y. 
Oct 7 Fri 10 R-Awal 1444H, DRVTGG, 4-beranak with CB-ASRI, unprecedentedly for a gathering of attending the walimah of Mek of double wedding of her son Emy, and daughter Suhada, in Petai Bubus, Oct 9 Sun 12 R-Awal. Ank-beranak balik raii, except Alya et al. Zidni et al preceded in the morning, rendz-ed in Paka RR. Arrived ca 5 pm in W-Tengah. Muzani et al, Ruby et ank2 convoy-ed ca 9 pm, arrived in Tok Jembal ca 3 am Sat. Malini-Zarif were with them. It was raining in the east coast, and signs were that it was wet at least for the past few days. However the rain subsided in the late evening when we arrived.
Oct 9 Sun 12 R-Awal 1444H, Malaysia break, MOULUD. Attended the double wedding of MEK-SOH's son and daughter, in Petai Bubus. Ruby et al, Malini-Zarif, Zidni et al, Muzani et al, CB-SB-ASRI attended, sans Alya et al though.
Ank2 started returning home right after the walimah. In the evening of Oct 9 Sun, CB, ASRI, and MALINI-ZARIF were on AK6227-1635 TGG-KUL. MUZANI et al at night. ZIDNI et al the very first thing in the wee hr of Oct 10 Mon. Followed by SB by bus KT-MELAKA at the day break. RUBY et al next in the clear morning by land.
Oct 14 Fri 17 Thu 16 R-Awal 1444H, made a visit to perhaps my most nostalgic place during my growing up time. It was the place where my mother was raised an orphan until she was married to my father. The visit was with my younger sister ANI who entered the frolic at the beginning of the end. It was in NGABANG TELUNG, visiting the few left among the relatives of those days. MOKSU MAH who was a FELDA settler in Gelanggi, Pahang, and in the mode to return to where she was born. She was in the making of a house on the site where we had frolics in then a ngabang when the rain fall was rather heavy. Nonetheless, nothing was there any remnant, be it a route, or a road that remind us of the good life in the 1960's. The place was swarmed with new bricks house.
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Oct 1 Sat 4 R-Awal 1444H, b-fast in Malini's place, all ank-beranak et al. Zidni et al however skipped to join at HQ in time to bye ALYA et al on homeward DRV-JB after noon. Alya-3-beranak DRV-JB in the late afternoon. She w-msg-ed that the south-bound traffic was very heavy.
Oct 8 Sat 11 R-Awal 1444H, re-took ank2 visiting the tanah ssaker of their mother in Paya Datu. With neighbors awaken by the noises of the children, they came to help identify-ing the border. By evening, at least the pcs of the land was quite well defined.
With that, Oct 10 Mon we were in K BERANG Jjabat Tanah making a carian for a client. A short roaming in the pekan did not get attracted by anything. Then a stop in Kg Telaga were not as impressive as before.
Sadly however, Oct 11 Tue 14 R-Awal 1444H first thing in the morning, we were saddened by the passing of SOH MEK, merely two days after concluding his double wedding of his anak-busu (Oct 7 Fri), and daughter (Oct 9 Sun). He missed the HANTAR NANTU Oct 15 Sat in Beladau Selat.
Oct 15 Sat 18 R-Awal 1444H NGATOR NATU, in Beladau Selat. The place I had never been before. Apparently it was close to Padang Midin, my alma mater 1964-66. The nearer place was Banggol Katong, where I passed by on the way home, hopping to catch my Kalang Arang childhood mate. Musa Pok Ud. I had been to his house once, with Ripin not a very long time ago. He had made his family life a successful chicken farmer. During that visit I met also his mother who was a close acquaintance of my mother, and her daughter. During my KOTA time 2007-2011, I noted in the media that he was awarded PELADANG JAYA by the state Agriculture authority. UDM then was not involved even though we have the Agriculture Faculty. On this passing I could not spot the place. I made a stop in front of the school. Gave him an hp and line in my contact, both were ringing, but no answer. I just gave up. 
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Into Getting Wet |
Dated: 2022 Oct 31 Mon 5 R-Akhir 1444H |
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The 2022 Oct 16-31 covid, arbitrarily assigned was MCO-F5-15, topping the previous measures of COVID-MCO-es, the SOP of face-masking was entirely of personal choice, and apparently many opted so. 
TRG in Oct end was rather gloomy, cloudy, always in rainy-twilight, into getting wet. It was cool, very comfortable for the night sleep. The poster-war for the 19 Nov PRU-15 was already very visible. TJHOME got its routine audit. Fishing-wise, PKB was very quiet, but some were landed in PTJ.
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Oct 16 Sun 19 R-Awal 1444H, DRV-JERTEH. Initially just to see the pokok. However, noting the weather was favourable, took the opportunity to mow in P-Panjang, more or less resuming from what we left before. 
Oct 19 Wed 22 R-Awal 1444H, DRVKUL, with NA in TAV. Weather-wise it was a fine day, with the flag-war of PRU-15 had just began after the dissolution of Parliament a few days ago. The traffic too. Including that in MRR2, apart from a bit in the notorious BTS.
Oct 22 Sat 25 R-Awal 1444H, ank2 gathered for the routine KEK-ING. Seven et al turned up, including Alya et al from JB, and SB from Air Keroh, both were on the home weekend. Muzani et al however were in Penang. Oct 24 Mon 27 R-Awal 1444H was a Malaysia break. The Dewali. Alya DRV-JB in the morning, and SB the first thing in the morning next day Tue. With that Sg Merab returned quiet again.
Oct 26 Wed 29 R-Awal 1444H, DRVTGG, with NA in TAV in a fine weather and light traffic. TRG was rather wet, not sunny, not windy either, but not too much downfall.
Oct 29 Sat 3 R-Akhir 1444H, eventually went to MANIR with NA after so long had not been there, since before covid period. There was no obvious change visible. The fish stalls were as ordinary as elsewhere. Nonetheless the local produce still abundance, in small quantities, dwarfed by the imported congeners. 
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The Lembaga and the 14A |
Dated: 2022 Nov 15 Tue 20 R-Akhir 1444H |
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The 2022 Nov 1-15 covid, arbitrarily assigned was MCO-F5-16, topping the previous measures of COVID-MCO-es, the SOP of face-masking was less and less becoming personal choice. Nonetheless when present in a foreign crowding place its better to be protective. 
Nov 5 Sat 10 R-Akhir 1444H, NOMINATION DAY for PRU-15 in 14 days time on Nov 19 Sat 24 R-Akhir 1444H. The Gov of ex-PRU-14 expired in Jul 2023 though, thus only Perak, Perlis, and Pahang would have their PRN-15. Sabah, Sarawak have their traditional different PRN date, except DUN Bugaya, Sabah. Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah (PAS) opted to wait until the tenure of PRU-14 to end in mid 2023. Similarly Penang, Selangor, Nismilan (DAP-PKR). Melaka and Johor just had their PRN quite recently. There were 222 P-Seats and 116 N-Seats on offer. 
Nov 15 Tue 20 R-Akhir 1444H, a lull of the evening rain. 
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Nov 1 Tue 6 R-Akhir 1444H, for the first time naik PB Square, accompany-ing ca 6k to the LEMBAGA for a matter c/o simple assets transfer among siblings who neglected to do it the first time they acquired it ca 25 years ago. An expensive negligence. Noted the special counter involving 14A form involved. One should take note to remind and to teach the children to be familiar with the CKHT form from the Lembaga, and as well as 14A from Jjabat Tanah with the DDA form from Jjabat Ssaker. One day in one way or another, they would come to cross the three forms. The DDA, 14A, and CKHT in that order.
Nov 3 Thu 8 R-Akhir 1444H, DRVKUL. It was in a cool weather, not raining all the way. Clear traffic. Arriving home just after masuk asar, the weather in Sg Merab was not much different than in TRG. 
Nov 11 Fri 16 R-Akhir 1444H, WFV returned home, in return for 4k, after ca 9 months in Flexi-E ward. It was checked-in, Feb 3 Thu 1 Rejab 1443H, for the a-cond cooling coil. The tending was deliberated to the braking system.
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The Infamous PRU-15 and PM-10 |
Dated: 2022 Nov 30 Wed 5 J-Awal 1444H |
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The 2022 Nov 15-30 covid, arbitrarily assigned was MCO-F5-17, topping the previous measures of COVID-MCO-es, the SOP of face-masking was less and less becoming personal choice. Nonetheless when present in a foreign crowding place its better to be protective. The MOH data did not show any asymptotic approach. 
Nov 17 Thu 22 R-Akhir 1444H, DRVTGG in an effort to catch PRU-15, Nov 19 Sat 24 R-Akhir 1444H. The traffic was relatively clear, perhaps ahead of PRU-rush from tomorrow Fri. And the weather was fine too. Exited on LPT2 at PAKA, coasting the beach road to feel the WAR-OF-FLAGS. Noted the GREEN lining. Arrived home in W-Tengah at night, ca 8, after a short stop in SEPETIR for the updates.
Nov 24 Thu 29 R-Akhir 1444H, Eventually PM-10 sworn in, five in the evening, five days after PRU-15, after a hectic nego in forming an alliance among the alliances. An alliance which had forgiven the issues of each other alliance. Not excluding the mother of all issues. The RASUAH. The vitriolic words cf pencuri, penyamun, perompak, perasuah, penipu, pengkhianat, cronysm, self-interest, racism, extremism, fitnah, tohmahan, nepotism, lies, slander, name-calling, etc, had disappeared from their dictionary. It was as though every body had returned to fitrah since after PRU-15. Whatever argument was being narrated among the parties, the claim was always the same. For the strength and stability of the government. Nonetheless the 'peace and tranquility' lasted only up to the hr of swearing-in. The pru-type narration returned with the sun rise the next day. And life returned, picking up from before PRU-15 kicked and ticked. 
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Nov 18 Fri 23 R-Akhir 1444H, in Pasar Maras in the morning for some kitchen sundries. Jumaat in Masjid Telipot. On return, had a Tahlil in MOK's place, the neighbour. And another Tahlil at night in rumah MEK, Petai Bubus.
Nov 19 Sat 24 R-Akhir 1444H, the big day in the country, the much awaited PRU-15. I was to vote in P-035: KUALA NERUS, to vote one of the four. The station was in SMK Kompleks Seb Takir, the same place since I was transferred in 1978 PRU.
The final results were the next day. The candidate I voted was voted in. NA voted in her hometown Jerteh, with a similar result. All the P in TRG and in Kelantan were in, and just one less for in Kedah. N-wise, Perlis PnN were acquired. And Pahang and Perak were in a hung-states. Another humiliation, as in Pru-14 2018 May. Overall, PRU-15 was not better than PRU-14. No single alliance has sufficient number to form a federal government without forming alliance among the alliances. The self-interest in politicking is getting more and more glaring. The most ignored milestone perhaps was the M-Day loss of deposit in P-Langkawi. 
Nov 28 Mon 3 J-Awal 1444H, DRV-JERTEH, on the routine mission, in all places. First in P-RIMAU to note that the KELAT would need to be harvested on the next visit, perhaps in three weeks time. In P-PANJANG orchard, the PISANG-DAUN had been menaced by pumba, quite recently judging by the still-green leaves. The two M-KING-s were fine, but rather slow in growing up. Spent most of the hrs in T-BUGIS. PRUNING, continued from where we left last visit, plus felling some non-commissioned trees such as wild rubber trees. All plantlet were safe, especially the KUNYIT, but growing was all very slow. The DRV ended, as always, in PADANG LUAS, NA needed to collect some legal documents.
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