Valya Hotel, Meru Raya

Lama dah cerita ni... 

Kami bermalam  di hotel ni masa otw balik ke kl raya haji tempohari. Since bertolak dari SP ( wedding Farah) dah almost zohor memang tak larat nak drive straight to kl. Maklumlah jalan jem  ditambah pula karenah kanak2 riang yg bosan mengharung perjalanan yg jauh menjadi sebab kami pilih utk bermalam di sekitar Ipoh. Faktor usia pun ye jugak :p. Ada 2-3 hotel yg beroperasi sekitar meru raya ni. Since area ni bersebelahan highway lokasinya memang strategik. Tak perlu nak masuk town (Ipoh). 

This time kami pilih hotel valya. Waktu singgah bermalam at another hotel time raya puasa hari tu dah perasan hotel ni. Betul2 bersebelahan mydin meru. Hubby dengan hero 2 orang tu jalan kaki je ke mydin that evening utk beli food. 

 Lobi yang luas. Juga ada hall kat ground floor ni.

 Our room; standard twin kot, rm118. Booked thru booking.com. depa minta deposit rm100 masa check in.

Bukan takat Adik je suka cermin besaq ni, Umi lagilah suka hikhik...

This hotel is operating in a row of shop lots. Even it is a 2-storey building tapi ada lift. I like it very much. Even we stayed for only 1 nite tapi barang2 tu bole tahan jugak banyaknya; luggage bags, bakul susu Kakak, carrier Adik semua nak angkut naik ke bilik :) so ada lift ni memang sangat2 helpful. 

Selain baru, hotel ni sangat bersih. W/pun bilik tu taklah besar sangat but of course value for money. Selain basic items; tv, kettle, toiletories, towel etc iron pun depa sediakan. Sekali dgn iron board pulak tu. 

Can't wait for another opportunity to stay here again. Actually dah booked pun utk next stay, kenduri along nanti :) . 

Selamat Pengantin Baru Faiz & Hana

01~10~2016

That day, was their big day. Their akad nikah was held a day earlier. We were not there as hubby was working but Umi & Ayah were there, witnessing the very special moment. 

This couple impressed me a lot. First, they went as far as Jitra just to personally invite my PIL. By the way, Faiz is umi's nephew. They also dropped at our place for the same reason. While they can just invite us via family  WhatsApp-group but they chose a different way, a traditional way. It makes us feel special :) not only us but they went to other relatives' houses for that purpose. 

Meanwhile Hana the bride was so discipline in following her diet. She was losing more than 20 kilos after ditching nasi from her daily meals, shortly after their engagement last year. She looked absolutely stunning on her wedding day. Worthy effort dear!

Cantik sangat pelamin ni. Serious!

Feeling2 artist kawin gitew :) meriah dari lobby hingga ke dewan 

Baju kurung Kakak tu I bought @Aeon a night before. RM20 je, post raya sale. 

Their wedding reception was held at Sg Long Golf & Country Club. It was a simple but an intimate event. Only 500 guests were invited. The food was nice and the ambiance were superb. Alhamdulillah.

Again, selamat pengantin baru faiz & Hana. May you have a blissful marriage and you two are blessed with endless happiness, abundance of wealth and
beautiful kids.

Super Packed Weekend

My in-laws (parents & a cousin, Uda) were here last week for another cousin's wedding. PIL came on last Wednesday while Uda joined us on Friday. That Friday Umi & Ayah attended Faiz nikah ceremony while we took Uda to Aeon Keramat that night. Makan2 and shopping2 sikit :) 

Had Abang didn't disturb me with his antics, I would be buying more clothes for my anak dara. The mall was having sort of post-raya sale. Kids baju kurung which was originally sell at rm39.90 are sold at half price. Kiut miut rasa nak grab je semua... Rambang mata nak pilih. At last beli juga sorang sepasang utk Adik & Kakak. 

On Saturday we went to sg long for the wedding. Will post a special entry about the wedding insha Allah. 

Sunday I stayed at home with Nadeen and Uda whereas hubby took PIL and other kids to a relative home at Bukit Mahkota. Saya tak ikut sbb banyak nau keja rumah nak kena settle.

On Monday, saya masak mee kari for breakfast. Kembang hidung aih bila Mak mentua puji sedap :p. Kali ni saya ikut resepi K. Ita masammanis. Renyah sikitlah sbb banyak steps tapi berbaloi mencuba. Tq k.Ita, minta halal ilmu ye.

Our 1st stop that day was subang airport, hantar Uda. Her flight on that afternoon. Then we drove to rumah yati. Maktam promised to host us lunch there. Cantik betullah rumah yati ni. Depa beli rumah lelong but then  reno & deco. Dapatlah jugak idea nak cantikkan rumah sendiri. Actually we have a prolonged leaking problem with our main wall tu yg pendam je hasrat nak letak wall paper bagai kat living room tu. Punca most probably dari rumah sebelah. On our part dah buat macam2 but still tak solve jugak the problem. So sekarang ni tunggu depa do something with it.

For the lunch, maktam masak asam pedas salmon (I specially requested sbb missed this menu masa iftar @ my home hari tu), ayam goreng berempah, sayur labu, siakap bakar, ulam, sambal belacan & bubur pulut hitam durian. Yati pulak roasted a chicken as a compliment. Memang terbaik! Lepas makan, maktam tapau semua bagi kami sbb depa dah tak dinner sekarang, on diet. Untung I hahaha...

 Nadeen syok lepak rumah makngah yati. Maklumlah aircond on je memanjang hiks

Kakak propa je tew :)

Lepas zohor, gerak ke rumah kawan Umi, seorang penceramah/kaunselor terkenal. Dropped off Umi ayah je. Kami tak join sbb anak2 dah start meragam, nak tidur bagai. Segan pulak kalau depa buat perangai kat rumah orang, selebriti pulak tu. Hehe... Pergi kedai minum2 lagi best.

Then terus ke klia2. Singgah kejap di masjid klia utk solat asar then singgah kat Mitsui Outlet Park. Flight Umi ayah malam so kena merayau dulu in between. Window shopping je...

After tolong Umi ayah check-in kami terus balik. Singgah r&r dengkil solat Maghreb. Sampai rumah dah isyak. Mujur ada lauk maktam bagi, dinner yang tu je. Alhamdulillah tak kena masak/ beli dah.

Penat sungguh sbb keluar rumah 10 jam. Dah macam balik kampung. Abang & Angah liat sikit la nak bangun tidoq pegi sekolah esoknya. Kakak & Adik lagilah tidoq sampai tengahari :)

Selamat menyambut maal hijrah semua! Moga rahmat & kasih sayang Allah sentiasa melimpah buat kita semua. Aamiin.