At Home

Kelatnyer mata. Almost didn't wake up for sahur. I still haven't finished my drinks and take my vitamins when I heard the azan. Alhamdulillah managed to eat rice with asam pedas tetel (courtesy of SIL... iftar at her place yesterday), kurma and 4/5th glass of barley drinks. Last night I thought I didn't feel sleepy at all but I fell asleep almost immediately after my head touches the pillow. Woke up at 5:31 on my second alarm. First alarm went off at 5:00.

Alhamdulillah my 4 days training is over. The participants managed to participate and not fall asleep in class. A feat in fasting month and some were said to have broken their record by coming early to class to collect group points. Though they are unable to present in English due to poor command of the language, I have to laud them for good attitude. I'm talking about Gen Y here and I find them eager to learn, to do something, we just have to push the right button. My pity goes to them for education system that fails to prepare them for life.

Hubby sent me to the hotel on Monday. I thought the training will be conducted at the same place. Turned out training venue was more than 15kms away. Hubby has to be in Gombak by 9 the next morning. After thinking of possible scenarios, decided to drive back home and for me to drive to training venue after subuh next day. The hotel gave us a room that has not been cleaned despite us arriving there around 5pm. Beria tulis check out by 12 or RM50 charge per hour after that and check in after 3. Takkan tak sempat kemas. We were given another room after we complained. The room is big but no warmth. Feels very stark and sterile though the bedsheet didn't look very clean.

It took me about 1 hour to reach the venue next day. Not bad at all despite the distance. Stuck in KL jam may take even longer than that. After class, hunt for petrol station (drove more than 20km) and found one which happens to be quite near to highway. Dari penat terus rasa melayang sampai rumah. The thought of the stark hotel and iftar alone...rumah and hubby melambai2. Reached home around 7.

Next day, hubby decided to spend the night with me at the hotel. He surprised me by waiting infront of my room. TQ abang :) We were on the phone when I was driving back to hotel and he said he's somewhere in Shah Alam heading to Klang for iftar with unknown person. Hmmmpphhh... geram hubby tak nak cakap dengan siapa. Rupa2nya dah depan pintu :) We have the option of iftar at the hotel but not wanting to support overeating and wastefulness of Ramadhan buffet, decided to buy food at Pasar Ramadhan. Our first Pasar Ramadhan this fasting month. Everything looks appetizing. Our Ramadhan buffet in bed was superb. Licin :) Eating on the cold floor was not an option... tak sanggup, so I lay down as many plastic bag I can find on the bed and spread our mini buffet. Alhamdulillah no waste and not overeating.

The day after, my last night at the hotel was the planned visit by hubby. This time we iftar at a restaurant with my niece. She suggested the restaurant. Not bad. The next morning I checked out and went to class and hubby returned to MLK. So in the end I didn't spend iftar and sahur alone at the hotel :) Alhamdulillah. I still do not want to repeat the experience next Ramadhan though. Local training only. Ni setakat 100-120kms boleh lah melayang2 balik.

The pic of cows obstructing the road on my way back yesterday. Hari melepaskan ternakan di jalanraya ker? They're everywhere. Definitely not something I see everyday :)