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First Day Of Puasa

As with last year, it was easy to wake Raimie up for sahur. Since it's the weekend, we went out to McD (of all places!) for our sahur there. Mommy had quarter pounder, Daddy had Big & Tasty and Raimie had cheeseburger. Eating those at 5.00am! We are so unhealthy!

On the way to McD, Mommy kept an eye out for her pre-dawn running route but looks like the route she did on weekends last year may not be suitable this year. Construction sites sprouting up, stray dogs and stray Mat Rempits too! Safety first! Guess the apartment car park will have to do for the time being. Maybe I'll make friends with the "aci" who always goes out for a morning walk at 4.30am and follow her. ;p

By noon, Raimie was already whining about being hungry and thirsty so Mommy had to remind him that it's not good to whine about that and coaxed him to occupy himself with lots of activities (watching TV doesn't count). 

At 5.00pm we decided to went to Bandar Tun Hussein Onn to check out the Pasar Ramadhan there and buy some groceries at Carrefour. Anyway, may need to go to Mydin tomorrow and get Raimie a new prayer mat. ^^
A whole lot of people!
Colourful array of drinks. We bought our soya drink from our regular soya bean uncle in front of the Toto shop instead. ;p
I wanted to take more photos but wasn't feeling comfortable doing it so well, just these three shots from Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Pasar Ramadhan. We bought an ayam bakar and RM6 of siput sedut from this stall. Man, things are getting pricier and pricier these days...

I think I'll just cook for buka puasa next week.
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  1. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 20:35

    Wah! I had a good laugh that your first meal of Ramadhan was at McDonalds!! I bet there were many others too, no worries about being unhealthy. Just relax and be happy la.

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:07

      At that hour, either it's the 24hour McD or Mamak or... cook myself. ;p

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    2. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:20

      eh so early McD got serve that ah? I though only breakfast sets.

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    3. lina21 July, 2012 22:30

      During puasa month, normal lunch & dinner sets sold at 4.30am. Takde normal breakfast sets before sahur time.

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    4. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:34

      Ooo very familar ah you LOL...

      Good also. When I hungry I can go cari McD.

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    5. lina21 July, 2012 23:14

      We go McD once a week for sahur last year, after I finish my 1 hour run nearby. ^^

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    6. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:39

      yeah, having McD at 5:00am!! that's maybe really the best thing you can do in your life huh?? hahahahaha~~

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    7. lina22 July, 2012 00:07

      If that's the best, then my life must have been really sa so far. hu~

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    8. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:07

      nah, you think about it, not many people can wallop one quarter pounder at 5:00am lah, hahaha~~ :D

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    9. lina22 July, 2012 12:02

      it takes practise. years and years of practise. Miahaha!!!

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    10. Simple Person22 July, 2012 13:43

      Mcd is easy at this hour..
      Then it will b troublesome to cook at this hour..

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    11. lina22 July, 2012 20:04

      I'll still cook on weekdays as going out to eat will take more time (for the boys) and that means less sleep! ;p

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    12. [SK]22 July, 2012 20:33

      just cook more for dinner the night before.. then save them for sahur the next morning.. good idea??

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    13. lina22 July, 2012 20:38

      I'm not in the habit of reheating food and storing it in the fridge. ;p

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    14. yvonne23 July, 2012 14:51

      The earliest I went for McD was 6.30am... and I was cursing my hubb for waking me up so early!

      Both my kiddos, on the other hand were overjoyed @_@

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    15. lina23 July, 2012 20:29

      Kids sure suka one... my son also like that. Wake him up so early also never mind because can go to McD. Haiz...

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  2. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 20:38

    I agree that the prices get higher yearly. I felt that the quantity was lesser and price got ridiculous! I was there last year at the same Bandar Tun Hussein car park and liked the stalls there. Parking easy and their variety really impressed me first time. Other areas somehow have different crowd and stalls. I think the best was along the main road in Kota Damansara, all well heeled Mak datins went there. I judged by their cars la.

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:08

      The place there OK lah... crowd also not so crazy. I shudder to go to more happening places like TTDI.

      Wah, at Kota Damansara there must be a lot of Mercs parked by the roadside, eh? ;p

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    2. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:22

      Ya everything getting pricier and then some tak pandai masak also buka gerai.

      Kota Damansara ah..no thankiu. also very jam. Then the place very near to The Curve and 1U. Bad publicity lately

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    3. lina21 July, 2012 22:31

      I agree on that Meow!

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    4. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:40

      yalah, now everything also naik harga.. every year pricier than the previous year.. but gaji still sama!!

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    5. Simple Person22 July, 2012 13:44

      Sigh that is the stupid inflation...
      Price high n the food is in small qty...

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  3. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 20:42

    Don't mind sharing that my bosses opened a sales office right upstairs the Pappa Rich outlet there. You nampak ka itu syarikat membina kilang? I was there every week for few months but not anymore as almost all sold out. I was there just sibuk sibuk and pretended to work by having coffee at Pappa Rich. Actually I was so free spamming SK Thambee's blog those days, that was why boleh menang 2 Kali. Kakakakakakaka

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:10

      Didn't notice. Wah... almost sold out project kah? Must get a hefty bonus after this. ;p

      I only lepak at that Pappa Rich once.

      So you lepak there and pretend to meet clients but actually went there to spam SK Thambee was it? Pecah rahsia! LOL

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    2. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:41

      hahahaha, but even pecah rahsia also Anay's boss still sayang him lah.. Anay's like the "prosperity cat" to his boss lah.. hahahaha!!

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    3. lina22 July, 2012 00:08

      he also simpan boss punya rahsia, right? ;p

      That and he brings a LOT of money.

      TM, ada vacancy there kah? Jadi your assistant ke? kekeke

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    4. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:09

      hahaha, yeah!! the best asset, and also a weapon, you can have is to simpan your boss punya rahsia!! fuyoh, Anay sure jalan melintang in his company lah~~

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    5. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:09

      p/s: no wonder can use office printer to print Letchumi's lecture notes inches thick!!! :D

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    6. lina22 July, 2012 12:03

      Hahaha ini SK thambee keep on ratting on TM anay! LOL

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    7. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:33

      because in this post, TM Anay kept mentioning SK Thambee in every post!! :D

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  4. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 20:44

    That area banyak stray dogs and they multiply damn faster than kutus inside SK Thambee's head! Hahahahaha

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:12

      Yalor... the strays usually stay under Carrefour in the early morning. Last year, can hear them howling while I did my run on the incline near the lake. Those dogs didn't disturb me, but I think I'll stay away from that route this year. I'm more wary of humans. @.@

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    2. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:24

      human are more dangerous. Now with crime targeting ladies. scary la. they just slash and grab like that.

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    3. lina21 July, 2012 22:32

      There's nothing to grab when I'm out running. @.@

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    4. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:38

      who says...later grab then how?

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    5. lina21 July, 2012 23:01

      that's why more scared. Grab things never mind... just don't grab the orang! @.@

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    6. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 23:09

      haiz...my mistake..typo error...meant to say "later grab you how."

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    7. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:42

      got stray cats and stray dogs, and now stray mat rempit!! aiyoh, you better not go near..

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    8. lina22 July, 2012 00:10

      Today lah... but better stay away.

      Last year I witnesses a drunk driver who got his car into a ditch just after the Petronas station. Then, all the guy's friends came over but I guess all also a bit drunk. Gila!

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    9. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:34

      fuyoh, why are you witnessing all the ugly side of the place?? haha, but good for you, at least now that you are staying away and friend friend with the minachi already~~ :D

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    10. lina22 July, 2012 20:06

      see la whether can friend friend the aci tomorrow. ;p

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    11. [SK]22 July, 2012 20:33

      can lah, aci very friendly one mah.. somemore gadis so pretty sure she'd like to friend friend with you..

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  5. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 20:46

    I remembered last year, I bought some kuehs and tak boleh tahan, started munching them while walking. I realized some people were staring at me, apek cina eating while still fasting hours! I just smiled back and they laughed lo. I think not polite of me la. Was it you?

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:13

      Was that you, Anay? So damn impolite! LOL

      I stare stare at you and you went on muching happily. Piak your head! kakaka

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    2. Twilight Man21 July, 2012 23:04

      Aduhai! Sakit kepala ku!!

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    3. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:43

      actually i did that too!! sometimes the food are just too nice, we cannot resist and sometimes have not thought about the fasting friends also.. i've bought some kueh from the stalls and before i reach home, i've already finished eating!! wakakakaka~~

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    4. lina22 July, 2012 00:11

      If I see these two doing it, I piak both their heads! LOL

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    5. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:11

      is that really rude to do that ah?? i thot during the fasting month you tend to be more understanding and don't care about other people eating in front of you?? and also this is the month to train you to resist your desire mah, right?? :D

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    6. lina22 July, 2012 12:06

      but if you go to a place catering to muslims who fast and the vast majority do not eat at that time, don't you feel out of place eating?

      I can be understanding. But I hope others understand me too. So there. ;p

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    7. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:35

      that's why, always go to a place where nobody is waiting to break the fast.. haha!!

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    8. lina22 July, 2012 20:06

      BETUL!

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    9. yvonne23 July, 2012 14:54

      Now saying about politeness and so..... I totally forgotten about fasting month and I was enjoying my breakfast with my 2 malay colleagues in front of me, yes, this morning.

      Am I being rude and not tolerant? But I have not taken my breakfast yet T___T

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    10. yvonne23 July, 2012 14:55

      And I feel so awkward to take a sip of my drink....

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    11. lina23 July, 2012 20:32

      For me, actually I don't really mind especially when I'm at the office.

      But I do mind when colleagues eat anything that smell (fried mee, nasi lemak) when it is during office hour. So not professional!

      Don't worry lah Yvonne, we won't be offended if you drink. I don't and I keep telling my colleagues it's totally OK to do it.

      Then again, if we are out for a buka puasa event, I think it is good manners for the non-fasting guests to wait and eat together with the fasting guests and not wallop food first. ;p

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  6. Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)21 July, 2012 21:16

    I'll probably be making my first Ramadan bazaar visit tomorrow evening near my place. I'm sure the food is going to cost a bomb but heck, once a year, ok la.

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 21:20

      IIRC, your running route last year passed by the bazaar, right?
      Happy running and enjoying the food smell! ;p

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  7. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:26

    wah lau eh...bukan main ramai orang over there.

    how is the quality of food over there ah? Ok or not?

    My side here every tom dick and harry tau masak a bit aje went and open stall.

    How i missed K.Trengganu punya Ikan bakar...

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 22:46

      I want satar & nekbat!

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    2. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 23:08

      what is nekbat?

      Satar and lekor got la

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    3. lina21 July, 2012 23:15

      that baulu lookalike that is drowned in syrup. :)

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    4. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:45

      so early already started the pasar ramadhan?? i thot normally the first day everyone stays at home, everything only started on the second day??

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    5. lina22 July, 2012 00:12

      Last time maybe lah.. Now it's full swing and full steam ahead on first day!

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    6. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:12

      yalah, i always thot first day sure all stay at home with families, so yesterday i wanted to go Chili's but then the usher said need to wait for an hour at least.. crazy lah!!

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    7. lina22 July, 2012 12:06

      Lagi crazy if you waited! @.@

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    8. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:36

      no lah, of course i am not waiting for that, waited any longer i fainted in from of the restaurant..

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    9. yvonne23 July, 2012 14:56

      All the hawkers are so commercialized, they just come, hog a place, cook and sell. It's so hard to find a decently delicious and yet cheap stall~

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    10. lina23 July, 2012 20:34

      true also...

      the ones that still sell good, quality food are very hard to find and if found, lots of people want to buy from them also. Long queue!

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  8. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 22:27

    true also la. We not really Food Blogger. so wanna snap photo also dare not go near to snap. some they dont like ppl snapping photos.

    sometimes i snap photos also takut takut

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    1. lina21 July, 2012 22:52

      Yalor... then kena marah... die! kekeke

      I also curi-curi take photos at market. Maybe if I'm blonde, they wouldn't mind so much. ;p

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    2. Small Kucing21 July, 2012 23:07

      or maybe bring those big big DSLR camera...sure they will pose . LOL

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    3. lina21 July, 2012 23:16

      no DSLR...hu~
      Maybe I should get one and pretend like I'm one terer photographer out for an assignment! LOL

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    4. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:46

      gadis, time to invest in a smartphone lah.. the photo quality can compete with DSLR one.. somemore with smartphone, you can upload photos straight away and blog, and spam comments too!!!

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    5. lina22 July, 2012 00:13

      i am going to ignore this comment! LOL

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    6. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:13

      no.. you cannot ignore this comment.. once in a while i will come here to remind you and psycho you to get a smartphone.. :D

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    7. lina22 July, 2012 12:07

      *shut ears*
      lalalalalalala

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    8. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:36

      LINA~~
      SMARTPHONE~~
      :D :D :D

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  9. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:48

    i really cannot imagine myself having cheeseburger or big and tasty or quarter pounder at 5:00am in the morning!! my digestive system has not yet wake up!!

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    1. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:49

      but ok lah since it's sahur, you need lots of energy to survive till dusk.. that's why i really salute you lah, you have that determination!!

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    2. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:50

      i can keep myself in hunger for the day lah, but cannot keep myself from thirst.. this is really challenging, and especially for Raimie.. is this his first year fasting??

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    3. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:52

      i really wonder how it feels like to fast huh?? maybe if i can do that, i may lost 10kg in a month~~ @_@"

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    4. lina22 July, 2012 00:15

      Raimie has been fasting since he was 7. Full month fasting since two years ago.

      You think can lose weight kah? I cannot! Because for buka puasa, always eat too much sinful food! bwahaha

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    5. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:13

      very true also.. because you've been starving for the whole day.. and when buka puasa you actually eat more than your normal quota.. tsk tsk tsk.. no wonder you insist on running!! haha~~

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    6. lina22 July, 2012 20:07

      Aiyoh, I run so much also never slim down one...

      Nowadays I run to keep fit and challenge myself (plus train for any upcoming race) ^^

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    7. [SK]22 July, 2012 20:34

      you never slim down because you are already very slim until there's no more room to slim down~~ :D

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    8. lina22 July, 2012 20:39

      Aiyoh... kipas me so well! kakaka

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  10. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:51

    haiyoh, got stray mat rempit there, you better stay out of the place.. follow the "minachi" in your condo lah, and slowly you two become good friends already..

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    1. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:52

      you see, TM has Letchumi, SK has Kamala, and Lina has Minachi!! we all one family, hahahaha~~ :D

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    2. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:54

      actually i thought you will stop running for a month during the fasting month lah.. but you are still running!! meaning you wake up at 3:30am to run??!!

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    3. lina22 July, 2012 00:18

      Yup! 3.3oam. Did that last year. That or run near midnight. See how it goes this year. But I'm definitely not resting from running for a month!

      Adidas King of the Road 16.8K run is just two weeks after Raya! @.@

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    4. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:16

      3:30am!! KNS!! i am very sure i was meeting Kamala in my dreams at that hour, hahahaha!! :D

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    5. yvonne23 July, 2012 14:58

      KNS?? SK, no vulgar word during fasting month, faster tarik balik your word....

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    6. lina23 July, 2012 20:34

      kan? Itu SK so vulgar!!!!

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  11. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:55

    fuyoh, pasar ramadhan!! i always thot there's no pasar ramadhan on the first day and the last day.. cos everyone will spend these two days with family..

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    1. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:56

      but now competition is more intense huh?? and also things are more expensive too.. i always have a perception that those nyonya kuih are still selling at RM1 for 3 pieces, until the other day, it's like RM0.50 a piece already..

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    2. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:56

      and that RM0.50 a piece is even smaller than those RM1 for 3 pieces!!

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    3. lina22 July, 2012 00:18

      gula mahal mah!

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    4. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:14

      gula mahal, tepong mahal, minyak mahal.. all also mahal!!! BN BN BN~~

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  12. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:57

    you have your regular soya bean pakcik!! so does he recognise you, the soya bean gadis?? hahahaha..

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    1. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:58

      and i actually realised, the same stall manned by the same person will be setup at the same location as well!! that's pretty impressive right?? they remember the exact location every year~~

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    2. [SK]21 July, 2012 23:59

      fuyoh!! i have put in 20 comments lah, and all very "meaningful and relevant" comments!!! hahaha, wanna go to bed lah, good night and selamat berpuasa ya~~ :)

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    3. [SK]22 July, 2012 00:00

      the 21st comment.. so who's the King of Commenters?? actually he's SK himself, hahahaha!! the owner of the blog that produces all the kings and queens of spamming~~ :D

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    4. lina22 July, 2012 00:20

      Soya bean uncle only recognises hubby. Not me who go there and buy the soya bean drinks. ;p

      Yeah, the crown of spammers is held by SK. Most definitely! LOL

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    5. [SK]22 July, 2012 11:15

      yalah, so when you want to award me a hadiah for that?? huhuhuhu~~ :D

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    6. lina22 July, 2012 12:09

      Gotta ask the others also. Maybe can "pot-luck" buy you hadiah. kekeke

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    7. [SK]22 July, 2012 13:37

      i thot i spam in every single post of yours, then each will give me one hadiah~~ :(

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    8. lina22 July, 2012 20:08

      Dun be sad SK! OK OK wait ah... later I cari nice nice present for you. ;p

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  13. wenn22 July, 2012 00:18

    I must visit the pasar ramadan near my place..

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  14. Rurousha22 July, 2012 10:10

    I have no problem imagining a day without food. When I'm in one of my hectic moods - working, reading, surfing, walking, exploring - I can easily go without food for 12 hours or more. What I find very hard to imagine is a full day (in hot weather!) without any liquid. (*_*)

    PS: I love reading these comments with all the Malaysian expressions. I don't follow all of 'em, but I love reading 'em. ^^

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    1. lina22 July, 2012 12:12

      Mind over matter. heh heh
      I have enough practice anyway. All 30+ years of practice. ;p

      Don't you just go nuts reading how we mangled the language! hehehe

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    2. yvonne23 July, 2012 15:00

      I wanted to try out fasting since I was young... got influenced by my Malay friends. But that "day" never came, guess I'm too glutton and scare of dying of hunger :p

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    3. yvonne23 July, 2012 15:01

      Sigh.... my self-determination and will power is so low T___T

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    4. lina23 July, 2012 20:35

      Why they influence you, by the way?

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    5. yvonne24 July, 2012 15:43

      Em... not really influenced, just that all my friends were fasting and I was eating, no fun. Then they asked me to join them~~ but I didn't :(

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  15. [SK]22 July, 2012 20:35

    yay!!! the 100th comment!! mission accomplished!! yippee yippee~~

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    1. lina22 July, 2012 20:40

      I guess I should celebrate it esp since SK so hardworking spamming me in this post! ;p

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