We had another fast breaking party today and it was our turn to host it. Awi cooked a wonderful meal of mee rebus and I'm sure everyone enjoyed every bit of it. This year we decided to have a round robin of berbuka puasa among a group of friends/colleagues. The first one was held at J's place in Rantau Bukit, after that Shai/Am/Junai held a record-breaking break fast and yesterday Sitizud held a combined party with Azian. Ours concluded this year's round robin and I have to admit, it was a total success. Not everybody could join everyone's party but it kind of provided an excellent outlet for socialising outside the normal working environment. A round of applause to the co-organisers, Shai & Azian. (Clap! Clap!)
One thing I see about this kind of gathering is that it's not just the food and drinks. It's the company that each of us provided, an opportunity for us to learn more about our friends, joke around and basically to enjoy each other's presence. I used to have a lot of this experience while studying. It doesn't matter that it's the same old bunch of faces, it is just never boring for us to hang out with. It's difficult when you're working and married to get such occassions. Of course, there are those that go to the golf range or courses to meet people but it's just not the same to the tension releasing moments of just sitting around, talking and yakking yourself away. I suppose women do this on a frequent basis but I guess us men also need similar releases.
Among the group that came to the house today, I believe there is one budding relationship in the works. My sixth sense is not so well honed anymore but I think Awi also concur with me on this. It's kind of cool to see such things, reminds me of the memories when I was also courting Awi and being in the same sort of position. Such exhilirating and exciting moments, indeed!! Maybe another young married couple will be on the way soon...just watch this space.
Haziq is not feeling well today. He developed a cold a couple of days ago and today he began coughing. I have also started having running nose and sore throat, definitely got it from Haziq. We do pity babies when they fall sick because they don't know how to deal or communicate what they are feeling. For instance, we can easily blow our noses hard to clear it but how do we teach a baby to do the same thing? It's not easy but it is just something that we need to deal with.
PS: The hot topic in Kerteh at the moment is that the first ever McDonald's restaurant in Terengganu has just opened up, right here in this town. In fact it's just 3 mins walk to it from my house. Kerteh is on it's way to becoming a cool place to be in......maybe not yet!!!