Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Sambal Sotong and the Army

Salam All,
Just did a breakfast function yesterday morning. Not just any breakfast.... Head of Armed Forces, Army, Air Force, Navy. Rasa macam kat outer space. Banyak sangat bintang...He, He...

Makan memang simple, nasi lemak sambal sotong, rendang ngan kangkung... tapi preparation kat sebulan. Yele VVVIP la katakan. Brass Band pun datang tunggu kat luar. Full Regalia ngan Bagpipes semo. Rasa macam kat set Braveheart lak. Peluh sejuk gak nak melayan depa ni. Yele kami ni bukan cam Pak Engku Caterers yang selalu layan Najib and co. Tapi semangat ada...kecik2 cili api. As the NIKE ad says, "Its my Turn".

Anyways the Panglimas just loved Mak Andak's sambal sotong/ the western equivalent of "Calamari topped with Chilli Pesto". Kalau kat London takkan nak panggil Sambal Sotong Kembang sis.Top Brass mintak tambah sampai abis. Licin nooo....Nasib baik dia tak mintak tapau. Mak Andak nak angkat sudip pun tak larat nikan nak siang sotong. Round the clock le Bros.

Di sini kami nak ucapkan bebanyak temekasih kat abang2 n kakak2 soljar kita yang bertungkus lumus menjayakan event semalam. Caught a glimpse of the press, tak perasan pulak Harian Metro... Mak Andak's favourite daily. Hopefully they enjoyed their meal...Insyallah.

Cheers and Salam
Andaks
Ps: If you are like the Fighting Men who just cant get enough of well prepared Calamari, give us a tinker no. Adios muchachos. Till Next Week. Need to catch a lot of lost ZZZZs

Sunday, September 26, 2010

School222....Amik Periksa

Salam All,
Dalam kita menikmati Syawal nie...ramai anak2 kita yg kena amik exam. UPSR le, PMR le, SPM le...kesian2. Memang Raya tetap Raya, tapi yele risau ada jugak yek. Bukan budak2 je, mak pak lagi risau. Macam mana tak risau, kalo exam tak lepas tak bole sambung belajar. Tak bole sambung belajar camne nak cari makan. Kelam masa depan. Not asking you guys not to worry tapi rahmat Allah tu luas, yang penting kita usaha, doa dan tawakkal. Tak boleh putus asa coz the human heart is designed to acheieve.

Anak2 semo,
"Its not about how hard you can hit, Its all about how hard YOU CAN GET HIT and pick yourselves up again and again. That's what WINNING is all about." Tak payah tengok jauh2, baca je Sirah Nabi. The ultimate winner. And guess what?Its never about Money, Condos and fancy handphones. Money my friend is just an instrument to spread our wealth to people who need it most. Drill that into our kids so that they dont end up as syabu suppliers/manufacturers. That is a sure way of not winning.

Anyways anak2 ilmu tu wajib. Its not about making a ton of money although it obviously helps. Learning is fun eg. suka pomen kereta, main computer,marvel at Les Qopauqe nye animation? Tu semo ilmu. masak2 pun ilmu. So lets hit the books. Dont disappoint us coz you all PENYAMBUNG WARISAN. Insyallah berjaya.

Cheers and Wassalam
Andaks

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Ramadan pergi.....Syawal tiba

Salam All,
Firstly, Salam Syawal. Maaf Zahir dan Batin. Insyallah kita menjadi orang yang lebih bertaqwa menjelang Syawal onwards.Memang kita semo niat gitu but as usual the CITY OF LIGHTS has a lot to offer too. Tu yang susah. Yele... orang berniaga. Whatever earns babe, itula motto KL.

Anyways not writing to lecture. Semo kita dah adults pun. Just try your hardest to be good yek. Syawal ni order tak henti2 Nasi Beriyani, Tomato, Minyak, Rendang Tok, Rendang biasa, sirap limau, sirap lime, sirap soda... teguk kak teguk. Time for some celebration and its called for coz Nabi pun kata Syawal kena gembira, tak bole melancholic sangat, although we just miss Ramadan dan ketenangan that comes with it.

So if you have that urge nak jamu orang, we'll be mighty glad if u call us. Nak cakap besar daklah but insyallah semo "A".

Sekali lagi, "Maaf Zahir dan Batin n BE GOOD".

Salam and Cheers,
Andaks

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Hugs and Kisses... Cmon Guys

Dear All,
We are still in the last 10 days of Ramadan... 5 to be exact. Hari2 dok Qiam and dengar kuliah subuh. This morning's sermon was touching and a wee bit emotional. Pakai power Point with a whole range of inspirational stories from You Tube etc. Yele Bros, Ustadz pun dah state of the art. The idea is to reach out by whatever means..no?

Topic was mainly on parenting and the severe repercussions if us mom and dads take it too easily. Tak payah tengok jauh2. Bacaje Harian Metro tu. Lots of scenes shown on the silver screen. But I guess, I like it simple... a HUG and KISS. Its easy when they're toddlers (our kids that is) , it gets harder once they grow into their teens but as the preacher says if you cant become their friend, they'll find it elsewhere and the company most probably wont be from civic centres.

Orang tua2 kata kalau dah terantuk baru nak terngada. Anyways loving your kids is supposed to be fun. It is the most natural form of unconditional love there is. And its just natural that teens get rebellious during that age. Shows that they got spirit. So lets reach out be it to our parents or our kids this Syawal. Yes, am talking to you, bros and sis. Its ok to shed some tears sebelum semuanya terlambat. Anyways its never too late until its too late. Peluk cium tu penting...singa pun peluk keluarga dia, inikan manusia berakal macam kita.

As Mike says Heal the world, Make it a better day, For you and For me. Insyallah.

Salam and Cheers
Andaks
Ps: Btw kitorg dah start amik orders. banyak jugak date atas calender tu kena block. If you have the need just give us a tinker. We'll be around.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

10 Hari Terakhir..... Focus222

Salam Ramadan,

Rasa pilu Ramadan kan tinggalkan kita lagi 10 hari. Bukan apa, commercial wise we make a lot more during normal months tapi ketenangan Ramadan ni skali setahun je. Dulu masa kecik tak sabar2 tunggu Raya but I guess that as I grew up.... I finally got the message that its the hardship that we savour most. Believe it or not, I'm the most healthy and fit during fasting month. Banyak sangat air lebih dalam perut masa bulan biasa kot.

10 malam pertama Rahmat Allah, 2nd 10 nights KeampunanNYa, Insyallah yang terakhir pelepasan dari Api Neraka. Not forgetting Al Qadar, malam yang lebih baik dari 1000 bulan. Dont like at all to say .... dont be like me when I was younger. But as the Prophet says... sampaikan dariku walaupun satu ayat.

Pesan Rasulullah "Ingat Muda sebelum Tua".

A lot of us during our 20's and 30's just cant get enough from the CITY OF LIGHTS. sameo, sameo here. We admit semayang malam tu amat baik lebih2 lagi di bulan ramadan. But.... lets wait another 5-10yrs. Got a lot of catching up to do with what KL has to offer during Ramadan. Buffet Ramadan etc222. Anyways boss yang suruh gi.

Hope its not too late to say, let's make this Ramadan different. It just takes one moment for Mardatillah "Keredhaan Allah". One moment in time Bros and Sis. We hope, We pray that we are chosen. Insyallah. Anyways lets focus, focus, focus on meeting Al Qadar.

Salam and Cheers,
Andaks
Ps: balik Pontian Raya's Eve.Hati2 di Jalan Raya.