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The Closing Epilog |
Dated: 2025 Jan 15 Wed 15 Rejab 1446H |
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2025 Jan 1-15 covid, was MCO-F5-68, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. New year 2025 as last year was with a lot of sans promise. 
Jan 4 Sat 4 Rejab 1446H, DRV-JERTEH, in excitement to see the KELAT availability. Took the inland route from Telaga Papan to Chalok. Singgah bazaar Permaisuri. Arrived P-Rimau to note that five tandan gone not even tua. VIRUS. Only one was harvestable, however TWO were maturing, and ONE would come soon. Prepared for a go to tend. HARVESTED the still good. Nursed the clusters off the dead leaves, and the menaced trees. Dropped by in P-Panjang, but no one home. Dropped by in Padang Luas, NA hi-ed Munirah's month old F4th. It was raining throughout on the way home, by the beach route.
Jan 11 Sat 11 Rejab 1446H, another DRV-JERTEH, for NA's matters, even non-orchard visit. It was in a wet weather, but the rain was just drizzled. However rather windy. OTWHome, in Ru-10, the pounding waves were so nostalgic, that we stopped for an appreciation, and captured in a few vids.
Jan 14 Tue 14 Rejab 1446H, roaming places collecting provisions for DRVKUL, scheduled on Jan 16 Thu 16 Rejab 1446H.
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Jan 2 Thu 2 Rejab 1446H, DRVTGG with NA, after spending the reminder two weeks of 2024 in Sg Merab home. Both weather and traffic were favourable. We made another stop to LEMANG TOKKI in Bentong, but that of the branch, Tokki-2 which was closer to the Bentong Timur exit. Ostensibly the original was very much more desirable. TRG was dry and visibly monsoon was nearly over. The sea was calm, with occasional light rain.
Jan 8 Wed 8 Rejab 1446H, accompany-ing AdikJo in presenting the TREKOH of TANAH BBAROH in JJABAT TREKOH, he was with MEK and ANI. The pcs was agreed in ???? to be given equally to MEK and HAH. The absent adik-beradik were represented by DDA, including ank-beranak AbgRor. The 11-oclock appointment was met at ca 12, and by 1217, it was done unhitched. I opted not to be in the hearing session. With that the final curtain of mok-ayh was drawn, and the epilog of the book was closed.
Jan 13 Mon 13 Rejab 1446H, a brief rendv with Dr Abdullah and Dr Abdullah in the latter's chalet in PTJ.
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Brighter Sky |
Dated: 2025 Jan 31 Fri 1 Shakban 1446 |
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2025 Jan 16-31 covid, was MCO-F5-69, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. Noted the update was for the country, no longer for the states. In Jan Monsoon was on the exit with sporadic flash rain accompany-ing winds. Always cloudy sky, with popping-up sunshine. For the past fortnights the sea was rather choppy, and was nasty in Batu Rakit, the beach had claimed half of the beach road. 
Jan 18 Sat 18 Rejab 1446H, ALYA 3-beranak arrived ex-JB for the home weekend. In the evening ank2 gathered for a meal, sans SBHANIS. And cu2-wise sans Arifah, Munif, and Aidah. The most apparently was for them to consensus Sep-Melaka, subject to everyone convenience, a date-place for the so-called family day. The last we had was 2017 Sep 10 Sun in Morib, proceeding 2013 Nov 3 Sun in Janda Baik, proceeding the last 2010 Feb 28 Sun in Kijal. The gathering was through to the night. Missed in TRG today was the walimah of POKSID in Dewan Sivik Tok Jembal, and that of SULONG MUDA, a Padang Midin Alumnus, in Kuala Telemong.
Jan 25 Sat 25 Rejab 1446H, DRVTGG in TAV with NA, and accompany-ing CB and ASRI. Detoured to K Sentul Maran to attend the walimah of DerAbgMat the wedding of her #2daughter. The deliberation was to nostalgy-ing with folks while I was there in late 1968 to early 1969. Met many ank-beranak AbgMat and their cousins including those coming from Trg, many of them were matrimonial bonded. Arriving home in WT in the evening, singgah hi-ing PokLiTokChik in Balai Maras for his walimah the wedding of his daughter. The drv had missed in KL the walimah of DinAbgRor the wedding of his daughter, and in Jenang Marang the walimah of Kamariah AyhNdut the wedding of her daughter.
Jan 29 Wed 29 Rejab 1446H, DRV-JERTIH for steamboat lunch in P-PANJANG. All ank-cu2 KakTi were in, plus KakEsah-Nor. Conceded by P-Rimau to note that two more kelat had been damaged by virus. One left by unsure hopeful or not. Ended with digging some ubi-kayu.
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Jan 16 Thu 16 Rejab 1446H, DRVKUL with NA. Initially took the beach route up to Dungun. After a meal in Che Lijah, took LPT2 through the Dungun toll. Break once in Kuantan for the surau. Traffic was very clear including in MRR2. The weather was fine wrt East Coast monsoon season. Intermittent drizzling most of the way, windy in the east coast. The drizzling stopped once the foot of Titiwangsa was stepped on. It was dry on the west side of Titiwangsa.
Jan 19 Sun 19 Rejab 1446H, a quick visit to Bazaar Tenera in the morning. ALYA 3-beranak DRV-JB homeward. Made a visit to AbgPAR in ELMINA where he stays then with the son Shakir to recover from some unwellness. Asri, Ruby behind the wheel of Alza, Edi-Afiah, accompany-ed. Noted the so built h-ways in the Klang valley that to-and-fro trip took equally ca 1h by different route, and jam-less.
Jan 21 Tue 21 Rejab 1446H, SG BUAH revisited, to verify the works had been completed as agreed. They were, but expectedly un-expected. The uphill path was made at the back at their convenience, not as our request. Another session of backhoe would be needed for cars to climb to the plateau. The path was very vulnarable to the rain menace. The wasap received say-ing the works done was Dec 7, 2024, ca six weeks ago.
Jan 26-27 Sun-Mon 26-27 Rejab 1446H, DEINFESTING anai2 in TJHOME. CB and ASRI lent hand these two days. Both took D-Iman Bangi-ward on Jan 28 Tue 28 Rejab 1446H. Resumed with SB Jan 30 Thu 30 Rejab 1446H.
Jan 31 Fri 1 SHAKBAN 1446H, the JAN END day started with fetching Ruby-Afiah right after subuh at Masjid Kuza ex-Bangi on SP-Boming, while NA went to Bazaar Maras to procure b-fast. After jumaat in Lipot. joined makan Walimah of Awang, the wedding of his #2son in The Glass. Followed by an impromptu rendv of sibling et al in rumah Ani in Pusu Tiga. Sans PokJo, who was in the Haramain.
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A Series of Walimah |
Dated: 2025 Feb 15 Sat 16 Shakban 1446H |
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2025 Feb 1-15 covid, was MCO-F5-70, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. A slow start of Feb in WT-Home. 
Feb 3 Mon 4 Shakban 1446H, sent off Ruby-Afiah on Adik-Beradik in Stesen Bas KT for the night-Bangi-ward, ending the Jan end gatherings. SB drv-iKeroh the following morning Feb 4 Tue 5 Shakban 1446H.
Feb 6 Thu 7 Shakban 1446H, in SUMAI, attending the wedding of Mohd Embong, a long standing buddy, since knowing him in 1964 in F1 SSSS, and Padang Midin in 1965, through to SAS in 1967, and UKM in 1971, graduated a Sc Bachelor in 1974. We parted for a while after that in persuance of our respective career. It was a full walimah package. Rendv-ed with a number of both Padang Midin, and SAS alumni.
Feb 8 Sat 9 Shakban 1446H, DRV-JERTIH, in particular to P-RIMAU. The main task was to clear the cover growth under TokLitop so that fertiliser could be applied for a hopeful fruit this Sep. Last year the tree was entirely fruitless. The task was accomplished. The weather was very fine, very comfortably windy. OTWH visited KakNor in Alor Lintang and NA mission was accomplished. We were home by night.
Feb 12 Wed 13 Shakban 1446H, DRV-DUNGUN-KUL with NA in TAV. NA had an urgent filing to do in Sepetir in the morning. Thus started in the afternoon. Seeing Ruby-et-ank2 in TJHOME. The drv was after zohor, coasting the beach route to Dungun stopping at Lempeng for a meal. Both weather and traffic were favourable. Break at Paka, Maran, Karak, and Gombak. Thus home-ed by night.
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Feb 1 Sat 2 Shakban 1446H, still in TJHOME, touching up the de-infestation. A help from Ruby-Afiah who were stranded by bus ticket unavailability on the date they intended to ride homeward post walimah Jan 31.
Feb 2 Sun 3 Shakban 1446H, FISHING in Ngabang Telung. In PKB, the landing was not regular since recent few months. The daganan seemed to have taken away the crowd. Unchanged in PTJ but as always in small scale.
Feb 7 Fri 8 Shakban 1446H, walimah of ZAKI double wedding of his two daughters. Preceded before jumaat by the visit of NA's F3 era buddy from MACHANG. She proceeded from Feb 5 Wed 6 Shakban 1446H by another from HULU BESUT.
Two days interluded, Feb 11 Tue 12 Shakban 1446H, returned DRV-JERTIH, this time by TEMILA to KG RAJA to have the annual matter in Jjabat Tanah. In Jertih spent ample time in P-RIMAU resuming the works left last Sat. The task was accomplished, the accumulated undergrowth of nyior#2 was cleared as well as its periphery. The weather was fine, but not as windy as last Sat. In the while NA drove out to rendv with her buddy-client in Jertih. Home just before dark in bracing for the following day DRVKUL.
Feb 13-14 Thu-Fri 14-15 Shakban 1446H, de-infesting anai2 in the outside g-store. It was a lot like in TJHOME. Nearly half done. To be continued with the other half, it needed a few days more.
Feb 15 Sat 16 Shakban 1446H, ROAMING MELAKA. The main task was to attend the wedding event of Dr Jamil youngest in a resort in Masjid Tanah. On the way home proceeded to iKEROH seeing SBHANIS. Homeward by PLUS joining the bumper-to-bumper congestion from just after iKeroh toll to Seremban, and showered by rain all the way to home welcomed by lightening thunder.
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Bracing for Ramadan 1446H |
Dated: 2025 Feb 28 Fri 29 Shakban 1446 |
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2025 Feb 16-28 covid, was MCO-F5-71, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The words COVID and VACCINE appeared just sporadical in the media although MOH kept weekly updating the numbers. 
Feb 16 Sun 17 Shakban 1446H, a quick visit to BAZAAR TENERA for some kitchen sundries. Zidni et al, and Malini-Zarif popped-in in the evening. And the following day Feb 17 Mon 18 Shakban 1446H in search for a POK-SUPPOH in Bangi. Found one in Sect-9, after finding out that the known one in Diamond was closed..
Feb 20 Thu 21 Shakban 1446H, DRV-KUANTAN-TGG. Both the weather and traffic were favourable. Deliberated to transit in Kuantan to hi NA's nephew while lunch-ing in Seri Hijrah, a cosy colonial gov-Q-turned-restaurant in the middle of Kuantan. And from there coast-ing along the beach road to Trg, including from Kuantan to Sg Ular. The 60-70-80 KL-TRG drv scenes had all disappeared into memory-archive. Home-ed in WT at sun-set after a short stop in PokTuyu for a pax-dinner.
Feb 26 Wed 27 Shakban 1446H, DRV-JERTIH-TEMBILA. Many tasks were accomplished. Legal documents were collected, as arranged, in SMK Renek guard house. A sambal-ikan sample was delivered in P-Panjang. A peek in P-Rimau, noting progresses other than the menacing on the kelat. A serindit procurement in Jertih bazaar, followed by a meal in one restaurant Medan Ikan Bakar next to Masjid. A visit in Padang Luas, and similarly in Limbongan. Finally a rendv in Ru-10. Home before dark. It was a gloomy day, nevertheless, pleasantly windy.
Feb 28 Fri 29 Shakban 1446H, a quick visit in the morning, to Pasar Bangi. A non-unexpected, the santan cost 20rm/kg, and a nyior 4rm/pcs. When we started taming the santan, perhaps since after with NA in late 2015 until quite recently it was 10-12rm, then suddenly to 16rm, and a nyior 3rm. Not bad, it went double in ca ten years time. Before that we were not acquainted with santan, except perhaps during Azizah time in about y2000. And the price never bothered us. Pasar Bangi was notorious for the higher price cff in the bazaar. Nonetheless the prices in the meal stalls were very reasonable.
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Feb 18 Tue 19 Shakban 1446H, resumed romancing the anai2 in the out side store. This compartment of the house had not been audited since its use in 1987. Another day at least was needed to restore the store.
Ruby was around on Feb 22-23 Sat-Sun, with her buddy et al for an USIM matter in UNIZA. They stayed in TJHOME. It was rather windy for the past few days. Cloudy with sporadic rain, especially during the end of the day through to the wee hr. The sea was rather choppy. Thus fishing was not so good. Those available on the stalls were perhaps the daganan type.
Feb 27 Thu 28 Shakban 1446H, DRV-KUL, to catch up ank-cu2 in bracing for Ramadan 1446H said to commence on Mar 2 Sun. Setoff rather late, almost mid-day, after NA finalised the pause in Sepetir. Took both LPT with the refuelling-refreshment in Perasing RR. The traffic was very favourable, except some notorious stretches in MRR2. The weather was practically fine too with sporadic skirmishes, especially in LPT1. Sg Merab was rather dry when we docked at sun set and settled down.
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Ramadan 1446H |
Dated: 2025 Mar 15 Sat 14 Ramadan 1446H |
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2025 Mar 1-15 covid, was MCO-F5-72, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The overheard word of covid was among the Bakal Haji who were asked by Saudi to have the vaccine taken before the visa was issued. 
Mar 2 Sun 1 Ramadan 1446H, RAMADAN 1446H commenced. In the media it was reported that Saudi and Indonesia commenced their Ramadan a day earlier on Mar-1-Sat. Alya-4-beranak arrived just before end of sahur. Apparently they planned to have IFTAR all adik-beradik-ank-cu2 this evening. And the plan was well executed, all were in sans just Edi who was on duty in the surau of his qariah. All bersurai after iftar including SBHANI DRV-iKEROH, leaving Alya et al joining in furnishing the night terawih.
Mar 7 Fri 6 Ramadan 1446H, another iftar mini-gathering, among that of Ruby's and Malini's. NA's yesterday BD cake was presented. The visit to Tenera bazaar on Mar 8 Sat 7 Ramadan 1446H was the first blend of Ramadan and the weekly. As anticipated, the former, annual though, was merrier.
Mar 12 Wed 11 Ramadan 1446H, DRVTGG with NA in TAV, the intermission before the shawal, planned to be in Sg Merab. Both weather and traffic were favourable. The meals for the iftar was ex-KUZA BAZAAR. Excited on reaching home to see that the NYIOR had born the flower. But noted also the signs of menaces on the ank-pisang, perhaps by the feral.
Getting closer to Sejid in this ramadan. Opted the Lipot, for the least known to jemaah. But still a few hi-ed. Noted the jemaah were large, close to the jumaat.
Mar 15 Sat 14 Ramadan 1446H evening, driving with NA visiting MANIR Ramadan BAZAAR. The bazaar was much bigger than any where around. Undoubtedly the cooked meals were more palatable.
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Mar 1 Sat 30 Shakban 1446H, eagerly welcoming Ramadan 1446H. SBHANIS returned in the late morning. The first terawih was at night after iser with Ruby-et-girls popping up joining.
Mar 3 Mon 2 Ramadan 1446H, MALINI et al joined another evening of iftar, joining ALYA et al who then after terawih time DRV-JB homeward.
Mar 5 Wed 4 Ramadan 1446H, a visit to Mydin Diplomatik, restocking the kitchen. Noted the absence of minyak masak on the shelf. Who took the note of the menace? They were chicken, eggs, beras local, nyior-santan, and now cooking oil. Next on line would be gula. The usual dramatic line started with shortage in weapon-ing a demand. Hiking the price was then morally legal which stays floating for subsequent chance for further hike.
Fishing was not a good affair during ramadan even though the weather was very favourable. Landing were scarce. Those available on the stalls were mostly of deep sea trawl-ing.
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Dated: 2025 Mar 31 Mon 1 SHAWAL 1446H |
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2025 Mar 16-31 covid, was MCO-F5-73, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The MOH weekly update appeared reliable. 
Mar 17 Mon 16 Ramadan 1446H, SBHANIS popped-in, bye-ing while on their DRV-iKEROH by LPT2-GAMBANG-MUADZAM. They were in Marang since Mar 14 Fri night on DRV xiKeroh. Mar 18 Tue 17 Ramadan 1446H was a M-sia break of Nuzul-Q, except J, M, N, K, Sabah, Sarawak. Mar 19 Wed 18 Ramadan 1446H, roaming bandar Kuala Terengganu, accompany-ing NA in tasking some legal matters in M-Banks in JSutanIsmail, and Bank-R in Paya Keladi. Those were in the same list as Kumpulan Wang was. In a rare occasion, dropped in Sejid Putih for zohor. Dropped by Pasar Payang as well, seeing a very quiet and dull place, either because of Ramadan, or the renovation that was still in progress. Accompany-ed NA late-join-ing TRG BAR in the Kompleks Mahkamah in Bakul Makanan event for the security and general cleaners staff of both Mahkamah, civil and shariah.
Mar 25 Tue 24 Ramadan 1446H, another DRV-KgRaja for NA to overseer the terekoh of the gemuloh AbgDi, NA's elder brother who passed on 2024 Apr 6 Sat 26 Ramadan 1445H. The ccara was held in Jjabat Ssaker Kg Raja. Attended were all the gemuloh's dependants. Kak Emi, Suzana, Rozana, and Amir, Fais, Ikram, sans Adrina and Iffah. Done this step, drove off homeward. As always there were a lot to talk about the Ccara Ssaker especially the aftermath which among the lawyer circle opinion was very strange and kind of unlearned.
Bracing for Shawal 1446H, very much-drummed to be on Mar 31 Mon, after 29 days of fasting since Mar 2 Sun. In procure-ing the ingredients for the meals on Shawal, visited Pasar Bangi, Lota, Agro, and Tanah-11. SNR was not missed in the afternoon. NA took the initiative of rejuvenating the meja-rotan acquired several decades ago from Segambut discards. In HERO of the KIPPS, a phenomenon occurs. That several items, one was the GHEE to cook beriyani, were kept at the cashier, and were given on demand. Why? the assistant said these items were prone to theft. They were stolen, and noted a racket operated. A co-lateral consequence. Ank-cu2 alternately turned up to join iftar. But Alya et al were in JB, and SBHANIS in Melaka-Trg.
Mar 31 Mon 1 SHAWAL 1446H SHAWAL 1446H/2025, in SG MERAB, 4-beranak. But in attendance were everyone that of Ruby, Malini, Zidni, and Muzani, plus PokJo et al. Alya was in JB, but later drove to Kuantan en route to Terengganu. SBHANIS were in Marang already since Fri 27 Ramadan. KakYah a family, sans Amir, were visiting in the mid-day. Visited Dr Jamil in Sect-8 with NA, CB. Suzana-Hub-Rozana visited in the late evening.
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Mar 16 Sun 15 Ramadan 1446H, roaming PKB and PTJ before joining jemaah zohor in the Masjid Pata. It was a nice weather, sunny, blue sky, breezy, calm sea. And auditing TJHOME.
Mar 21 Fri 20 Ramadan 1446H, joining TRG BAR IFTAR in the PAYANG SCOUT INN of Telaga Batin beach. The event was completed with terawih at the surau. As always get acquainted with the lawyers, almost all of them I have met and known before.
Mar 23 Sun 22 Ramadan 1446H, DRV-KgRaja-Jertih, accompany-ing NA basically to lead the way for the ccara ssaker on Mar 25 Tue 24 Ramadan 1446H in JJabat Terekoh Kg Raja. Done with that dropped in the Pasar pingitan Kg Raja. And irresistibly popped-in P-Rimau. Noted the damages done by the virus. Many tandans of kelat went off just like that in the mids of others in the state of giving jantung. Noted also new menaces probably by the feral, wiggling under the rusting fence net. Could not resist the temptation of the beach of Ru-10 on the way home. The pounding waves, although not so monsoon-ic, under the slightly cloudy blue sky, took to the memory lane of the childhood with my mother with her beach-based relatives.
Mar 26 Wed 25 Ramadan 1446H DRVKUL for the Shawal with ank-cu2. The weather was very favourable. The traffic too on both LPT-s, but in KL gradual spot congestion developed, from Flamingo to Pandan, and gradually eased. Home an hr before iftar. All appeared in order, except the towering grass at the back. A surprise the following morning, noting the deriang was sprouting quite a clusters of flower buds. Its second attempt to bear fruit. The first flowering in previous season, 2023 mid-May, failed to end with fruits.
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