25th Day Of Puasa
Just a few more days towards Hari Raya! Plus just a few more days towards the end of the holy month of Ramadhan. In one hand, we should rejoice Raya is near. In the other, we should be sad that Ramadhan is approaching the end.
I've not been as active as I was last year during Ramadhan. I lasted the whole month last year with a max of 5 hours sleep each night and pretty much was OK throughout the period. Can't say the same this year. Boo! Sore throat lah, what lah. *bluek*
Despite making sure I had enough rest (and I did!) I still managed to be a bit unwell towards the end of Ramadhan. huhuhu Hope I'll feel all better by this Sunday! I want to "makan" a lot of Raya goodies!
Raimie will have his school holiday starting this Thursday till end of next week but I'll only take a day off for Raya and that's next Wednesday.
Still not sure what I'll cook for the Raya morning yet but Nasi Impit & Kuah Kacang are a must in my household!
Rurousha - those are lemang (the circular thing covered in leaves), ketupat palas (those triangular shapes thing) & eaten with rendang (those dark brown thing).
Anyway, can't be all happy about eating during Raya as my tooth is still a bit sensitive. Finally found a good dentist who was willing to slot me in, between her appointments and did my first of three root canal treatments with her. The next appointment will be sometime in September! Dentists sure are making money. They are always booked!
I went to the Post Office to withdraw some money from my ASB account (boohooo!!! depleted money in account) for the Raya. I tell you, I really rather do my transactions at the post office than going to banks! Really can't stand the sour looking faces of banks counter staff and their slow service (especially those at RHB). Mid Valley post office staff deserve credit. They are fast, efficient and most times - no sour face. Friendly too.
Got my cash ready - now I just need to brace myself for Raya!
Can't end this post without a mention about me running, can we?
I did just nine runs in the three weeks of Ramadhan! Epic fail! To think that I have Adidas King of the Road run slotted 3 weeks after Raya. Minus the Raya week (food orgy, here we come!), I have two weeks to train. I think I'll just settle and run a 7min pace for it. Slow and steady (and last!) wakaka
Anyhoo, I am completely bummed that PJ Half Marathon is held on Sep 30th! Why? Why? Why? I wanted to enter this race, as one of my preparation to do a full-marathon next year but I've registered myself for Salomon X-Trail 10K train run on the same date! Not to mention I'm doing Taiping Half Marathon on Sep 16th! Zaini told me to stick with what I've registered (and paid for) and not be greedy. Uhuhu...
But yeah, must not be greedy. I don't think my body can stand the beating of entering races every week! I'm not a spring chicken anymore you know. Enter the Jr Veteran category for Taiping some more. Salomon's in a veteran category too. Wuwuwu...
Can't say the same abt the post office at my plc. the staff's got gold in their mouth. Tanya pun malas wanna jawab
ReplyDeleteSo fast one month gone. year end coming soon pulak. no more bazaar Ramadan till next yr
DeleteEh eh you like ketupat palas ya. which type. the rebid ones or goreng ones?
Delete*rebid =rebus
DeleteBetul tu..don't be greedy..LOL
Deletegoreng one. Very very the oily and unhealthy ones are nicer. wakaka
DeleteI always find post office staff very friendly and helpful but some worked slower than snails hatching eggs.
DeleteThey are generally friendly, incl the snails. Last time I lost my notice to collect s parcel & they still help me locate my parcel so grumbling.
DeleteChop!!! Ketupat palas comes in both rebus and goreng one?? How come I don't know about it? I always have the rebus one and I like to eat it with fine sugar.... for my sweet tooth!
DeleteYvonne you fry the boiled ones then they become the fried ones la kekeke
DeleteCheh! Main tipu T___T
DeleteI also fing post office stuff are very friendly.. if you are friendly to them they will be good to you le..
DeleteEh, teach me how you Fing them?
DeleteI want to know also lah SP! wakaka
Deletewhile puasa and running, it is a difficult task? nawh I was just wondering :X
ReplyDeletenot really. Just make sure run slowly lah... later too thirsty pulak. xD
DeleteIf I do it before buka puasa, I make sure I run and finish almost buka puasa time, so I need not wait long to drink afterwards. ;)
Oooo I love all those nasi puluts with kuah kacang!! Yum! Yum!... Whether gulung, balut or impit, I like!!!!
ReplyDeleteI stuff myself gluttony with nasi impit and kuah kacang every year at my colleague's open house. Without fail, I'll immediate regrets for what I've done, because I have rice and make no more room in my tummy for laksa, lontong, soto, kuih muih, biscuits. Argh!!!
DeleteThis year I must be gentle (provided my colleague invites me, I think I scared her off!).
Now I known jgn invite Yvonne for my open house. Kekeke
DeleteNever mind, I invite myself to go to TM's house warming.
Deleteyah le .. when Lina's open house and TM's house warming party? they all keep silence on this..
DeleteI tak buat open house. Susah wor... nnt security headache when you all come to my house! kekeke
DeleteMy wife asked me on what occasions or festival when Malays eat lemang?? Has it become a daily food that no need to wait for Raya??
ReplyDeleteTRUE.can buy at Jusco anytime also :-P
DeleteReally can get from Jusco?? How about the rendang? Hard to find one selling good rendang~
DeleteLast time my neighbours always give us food during raya, I sapu all the lemang and rendang, oolalala~ so sedap >.<
Can. They sell lemang, baulu, rendang all year round
DeleteI remember on the way to genting always got ppl sell lemang at the roadside..
DeleteI never dare to buy from the roadside one.
DeleteI will take stock from th lemang my relatives buat before Raya to wallop. hehehe
Goodness!!! This gadis cannot stop running one!!! Do you sometimes dream that you are running n marathons and kick your hubby's legs??
ReplyDeletehahaha I dreamt abt running but I don't kick him when I mengigau ok :D
DeleteThis gadis mengigau, "Tepi, tepi, nak lalu ni!", kekeke... my hubb will curses in his sleep. Dahsyat! Initially I thought I met a ghost in my bedroom!
DeleteOpps! 7th lunar month is coming. Choy! Choy! Choy!!
Habislah, cannot happily run nighttime already soon :-/
Deletemaybe will punch the hubby..
Deletethen hubby too kuat sleep and didn't notice that lina punch him .. then tommorow all the eyes blue black..
ahem ahem... I can make other place blue black but never his eyes. hehehe
DeleteYour chart "Untitled" means you lari in the hutan or tepi jalan, right??
ReplyDeletethat's code word for running around carpark. :-]
DeleteYou should have put a proper title for it, i.e. "Dizzy run" or "Merry-go-round" or "Ferris Wheel" - for running round and round and round.
DeleteI remember I asked you about it in your previous post~ Now TM asked, later SP will ask again.
I found your almost daily posts about Buka Puasa was like a countdown to the Hari Raya Holidays for all of us!!
ReplyDeletehahaha .. coz she tak larat nak puasa liao..
Deletewaiting for RAYA ..makan and makan
FROM TODAY ONWARDS, I WILL CLICK AT LEAST ONCE IN EVERY BLOGGER'S ADVERTISEMENTS SO THAT ALL YOUR ACCOUNTS WILL SLOWLY GROW! I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME REGULAR CLICKS AND I WAS SURPRISED GOT $$ INSIDE. WE CAN GO CELEBRATE NEXT TIME & MAKAN RIA.
ReplyDeleteI will do the same for you all too!
DeleteI just did! Yay!! What is it with all the CAPITAL letters, TM? So excited seeing $$$ in the account ka?
Deletewei belanja makan ok?
Deletetoo bad I don't advertise.. :(
These 2 days i busy entertaining Japanese. I will do the same too. Then i go Kl to meet you all. Let celebrate together.
DeleteYan,
DeleteI hope it doesn't involve naked sushi platter! xD
I know that when someone hates that blogger he/she will click their ads like 100 times and AdSense will probably say bye bye to him. So better click just once cukup la, so that Nuffnang will reward you!
ReplyDeletenuffnang pay mepeanuts la. But in still bodoh to put their ad up :'(
DeleteKakakaka, make the 'bodoh' 2 person - including me :p
DeleteSome bloggers really can earn a lot from nuffnang, and I wonder how?
must ask itu Darth Vader lot.. He went to a lot of nn events :P
DeleteRaimie's school holidays starts on Thur?? I don't know about my girl's. Maybe Thur, maybe Fri. She's having exam week currently.
ReplyDeleteBut they need to replace the extra holidays on Saturday, right?
yup.raimie's school replacing it next month.
DeleteLemang and ketupat are favourite. It is getting to raya . I m actually looking to the long holiday too .
ReplyDeleteLong holiday and jam-free KL. WOOT!
DeleteI'm taking a step back next year from signing up for races. Going to concentrate on more training and only sign up for the quality races, especially FM's, even then maybe a max of 3 a year. Like you said, I'm not young and I do still want running to be enjoyable and not become a chore. All the best in attempting your first full next year.
ReplyDeleteAnd you too.
DeleteThe most important thing for us is to enjoy our runs and races, right Nick? Though a PB can't hurt. xD
3 races max next year or 3 FM max?
3 FM's la, don' think I can tahan only run 3 races a year ... LOL!
DeleteI was thinking & wondering about that. Can Nick tahan running 3 races a year. kekeke
DeleteCan't believe that Time flies us by.... It's as if you just started your puasa, and in a few more days you are going to celebrate Hari Raya! :P
ReplyDeleteYeah, time sure flies.
DeleteI felt like I haven't done much for this Ramadhan month!
I love lemang with rendang! Hope there is a chance to taste your food at your Hari Raya Open House one day.
ReplyDeleteI love the lemang and the ketupat that i bought. Yummy. I would prefer to take with rendang ayam.
ReplyDeleteeating them with masak lodeh also nice. :)
Deleteyalah, so fast ramadhan is ending and the raya is coming!! it's just around the corner!!
ReplyDeletebut why so sad about the end of ramadhan?? never look back, but instead look forward to a new day.. that means you should happily welcome Syawal..
Deletehaiyo, you still not well ah?? when you want to recover?? you know what the chinese say?? "you are weak because you are rich".. hehehehe, because only rich people have the money to get sick and to pay for all the medical bills.. poor people CANNOT fall asick~~
Deletehope you can really enjoy your raya goodies without the worry your tooth getting aching again!! wakakaka, hopefully that dentist is trustworthy (pray she's not like that one in MV)..
DeleteThat dentist, so far so good lah... reasonable price summore.
DeleteThe one in MV really no good one. So rough too!
fuuyoh, you cooking ah?? cooking on the first day of raya?? nasi impit sounds complicated to cook.. :p
ReplyDeleteeih, next time don't only tell Rurousha lah all those complicated Malay vocab, must also highlight to let SK know.. kekekeke!! :D
Deleteso that's the compulsory thing for raya, or just in your household?? for us chinese, normally the morning of the first day of CNY, we have vegetarian at home..
Deletethat's why many time i'd sleep until afternoon, so by then i can have meat already!! wakakakaka~~
DeleteNasi impit instant style lah... now got what. Those rice in plastic packets, and you just dump it in boiling water and let it cook until it hardens. Then refrigerate. Much easier than how my mom used to do it. Wrap in cloth and put those heavy lesung on top so that the rice all squashed together. ;)
DeleteNasi impit, kuah kacang, rendang, lemang - those are standard fare for Raya lah. Not to say compulsory but I think most homes will serve it. ^^
DeleteHahaha your parents let you sleep away until noon on CNY? So pampered! xD
aiyah, you still have money, a lot of money in your account lah.. you just taking out 1% for raya only.. don't cheat!!!
ReplyDeletei suddenly recall your SMARTPHONE lah, hey.. install some chat apps lah, then i can chat with you privately for free mah~~
Deletethe post office in MV good meh?? i still think the service is slow lah.. i usually go to PPB lah, at least there are more counters (albeit slow and lazy staffs)..
Deletebut i found it very weird!! because now the processing hub is in shah alam, mails sent from PPB will go to shah alam, and then send back to PPB to despatch!! ala, so redundant kan?? or else the registered mail i sent to you would have arrived the next day already..
DeleteYalah, I find the new postal processing system very funny and weird. But hey! I suppose they need to justify building that hub in the first place even though it makes for an inefficient delivery system. No? ;p
DeleteNow that's what I call service: when your questions are answered (NB with photos!) before you even ask them! Thanks, ma'am!
ReplyDeleteFurther Googling has placed rendang and ketupat in my rapidly growing list of "must have this" Malaysian foods. ^^
Half-baked service though. I gave tidbits of info to you, knowing full well that you still need to do more googling for them! *evil laugh*
Delete"I did just nine runs in the three weeks of Ramadhan! Epic fail!"
ReplyDeleteThat's not an epic fail. That's a word selection fail. Semantic dissonance!
"Just" and "nine runs" do not belong together, especially not in conjunction with "three weeks" and "fasting".
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I no understand engleess... hehehe
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