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Activity: Sending my Husband's Cousin to Malaysia Tun Hussein University (UTHM) on Monday

Last Sunday we really have to wake up early to go to wet market in Taman Universiti to buy ingredients to cook Nasi Kerabu. We had to prepare meals for our guests from Kelantan, they came here to send their daughter to
the university. She will going for 7 months-course and graduating with an Executive Diploma.

So my husband cook everything that morning while his other cousin, Kak Za went to the Train Station to pick up the family. 5 of them, Pak Su (Uncle), Mak Su (Aunt), Alif, Aril and Fiezah (Cousins). I'm glad that they came to my humble and small house (a goveernment quarters actually).

So we have a big chat while eating Nasi Kerabu for lunch.

Note: Kelantanese usually eat Nasi Kerabu for breakfast and usually make it using Bunga Telang (Clitoria ternatea), or we called it bunga kerabu since the flower gave a natural blue colour to the rice. Since we don't have this flower, we use Daun Mengkudu (Morinda Citrifolia) and the rice will become blackish...)

Then we went to visit my husband's sister-in-law in HSI quarters around 4.00 p.m. It's raining heavily outside and I didn't get to snap any pictures since it is very dark. We ate satay and Otak-Otak (pronouns: oh-tuck). Then We went to Kak Za's house later after sunset (Maghrib), and ate some more...Rice with variety of dishes...

 This is Satay. Juicy...Yumyum...

Otak-otak

Then they talked about themselves and their relatives back in hometown (Kelantan). What a BIG family reunion. We went home at about 10.00 p.m.





Monday, 5.00 a.m

I woke up early to prepare the ingredients to cook Nasi Lemak. As usual, my hubby will cook. After we had breakfast, we started our journey to Batu Pahat from home. It's 2 hours journey and we really enjoy it.

The main gate

 We came inside and sat outside the registration hall while waiting for Fiezah to register and gets her ID Card.  They do prepare meals for all the students and parents on the registration day.

Again...Nasi Lemak.

Usually other universities will let the students get their room keys first, THEN go for briefing or hear a welcome note from the university, but in this case, the university people  make us wait for the students briefing and welcome note FIRST, then students can get their room keys.

So we sat there... Waiting---and waiting...and more WAITING....

 Tired of waiting

This is what we had for lunch which they provide, Chicken Rice. 

 He can't wait any longer... so eat first

Pak Su (Left) and Alif (Right)

Waiting...

 Look at the time... they still haven't come out from the lecture room 

We waited for about 5 HOURS, until 2.00p.m before we could sent her things to her room.

And the odd thing was that the boys get to stay in the dorm INSIDE the university whereas ladies are placed in dorm which is OUTSIDE the university. Really REALLY awkward for people to do that. Protect women more than men. Not the other way around!

More WAITING

This is the dorm near the front gate.

It all turns out well  after saying goodbye to Fiezah, we continue our journey to Kluang, sending Pak Su and Mak Su to their other daughter's house  in Penjara Kluang (Kluang Jail). Her name is Adhira (She is a Jail Officer and live in the quarters.)

After that, we went back and reach home about 8.45p.m. Tired but Happy and still feel fresh

Not feeling sleepy, so we spent our time watching TV until midnight.



Happy moments dictated
Monday, 10th May 2010
5.00a.m-9.00p.m,
Kluang, Johor