A night in the dark

As most of you probably know, there was a massive power outage last night. Our neighbourhood was no exception. That was the first black out that we had during the Eid celebration this year. In addition, there were two black outs during puasa time as well but those were not as bad as last night's was since they were less than an hour. Last night, the black out started at 7:35pm in our neighbourhood and lasted more than 4 hours! The electricity finally came back up at 5 minutes to midnight. Unashamedly, my sister and I jumped up and down in joy when the electricity was back, hahaha, since we were dreading a sleepless night especially in the heat! Like I said in one of my twits, how easy it is to take things for granted ey.

We lighted up a couple of candles in some parts of the house and had to change some a few times when they eventually burn out. One time, we even went inside the car kan berair con, hahaha. We heard that the power outage is not only in our neighbourhood, but it also affected other parts of the country as well such as jerudong, sengkurung and belait. We passed the time listening to the radio from mobile phones, waiting for any news regarding the outage. I heard that some other areas had their electricity restored later than us and some earlier.

Tonight, so far, we had electricity here. My uncle's place in Kiarong is having a black out just now, but I am not sure if it has been fixed. But thank you to all the engineers, electricians and all those who are working hard to remedy the situation and are prompt in taking actions! :)

The view outside! Very dark.. lights were from an incoming car..

Someone playing fire works in the neighbourhood.. Sampat lagi tuuu.. membari tekajut saja especially since it was so sunyi!

Candle light dinner... :)

Candles here and there

Mun reading newspaper near a light source at the front door to pass time hehe

It was 9:58pm. Couldn't stand the heat, so ber air-con in the car skajap! hehe

11:55pm.. electricity's back upppp!!!! :D

Til the next post!

6th-7th Day of Raya

Here are some pics from the 6th and 7th day of Raya. Location: Home. :)

My old friend from MS, Ziqah with Zul and her little brother and nephews :)

Auntie Norli and family :)

One of our neighbours, Uncle Hj Wahab and Family :)

My family with Ayun's family :)

Til the next post!

2nd - 5th day of Raya!

Happy Eid folks! Here are some more pics from the 2nd to the 5th day of Raya in Brunei. I've been to a couple of open houses the past few days and couldn't really find much free time to blog hehe. I have absolutely gain weight, oh man! Haha. I will definitely go jogging nanti, now that my sister is at home after finishing her exams. Today we are staying home to welcome guests, so I have sometime to post something here, hehe. Enjoy the pics! :D

Me & Mun at Uda's place at 2nd day of Raya :)

Mom & Dad at Uda's

Nini :)

With Jilah, Mirza, Faiq & Mun :)

At Amit Minin's. Kaka Ijah hehe

Me with Kaka Syikin , now Dr Syikin, hehe, at her residence :)

At Nisa's place, with her siblings who are my second cousins :)

Uncle Hj Sidek & Bapa

4th day of Raya: Open house at Amit Masri's. With Zarifah :)

Amit Masni and Amit Masri :)

Dinie & Bapa

Muni & Mom

5th day of Raya. A trip to Kg. Ayer! :) Mom on the boat or 'Temuai'.

Dad on the temuai hehe

Kg Ayer!

The view from Tambing. It was raining at that time.

At home, 5th Raya. Kaka Hjh Suzi & family :)

Kaka Rani & Family :)

My 'indirect' cucu haha. My anak buah's son. I have cucu although not the real direct ones!! :P

My cousin's kids :)

Open house at Bungsu's, 5th day

Til the next post!

Silver Jubilee!

23/09/2009: Happy 25th Wedding anniversary Mom & Dad! Semoga bahagia hingga ke akhir hayat! Semoga panjang umur, dimurahkan rezeki dan sihat walafiat berlanjutan. Amin! :D

For the anniversary, my sister & I ordered a photo of them to be made onto a 'tile' as a gift, hehe. Glad they love it! :D

First day of Raya 2009

Monday 21/09/2009
Hari Raya Pertama

Selamat Hari Raya everyone! The first day of raya is always pretty hectic. We had a family gathering at our residence as is the custom every year during the first day of raya. I am especially psyched to celebrate raya with the family this year. During the first day, we stayed at home to welcome guests from noon till night. Here are some piccies of the day :)

Ikan sweet and sour, Acar and fruits & drinks

Daging masak kicap, Telur Masin, Ayam goreng and ayam masak merah

Fruits and an additional item on the menu this year.. antiseptic hand wash! :)

Getting into the Raya spirit! Hehe

First to arrive, Uda and family with grandma! :)

Grandma :D

With my family :)

With Jilah & Mirza :)

Uda and Babu Hjh :)

My cousin Siti and family :)

My cousins Khairie, Dinie and Bazli :)

Amit & Family :)

Kaka Ami with hubby and Kaka Lina :)

Bungsu Ramli's family :)

With my cousin Zirah :)

Zarifah & Ayuni :)

Tangah's family :)

Mama & Mun :)

Me and my neighbour! Cute baby, haha :)

My little nieces and nephews. My cousin's kids hehe

With my cousins, Kaka Ijah, Kaka Ezan, Liza and my sister Mun :)

Muni and me! :)

That's it for now. Will try to post up more pics on facebook soon. There are a lot! :)

Til the next post!