RFC @ Sungai Petani

Most of us are familiar with KFC, but there is a new competitor in providing halal, good, tasty and finger licking fried chickens. It is called Radix Fried Chicken (RFC). The first outlet is located near Village Mall at Sungai Petani, Kedah.

Customers willing to drive all the way from Penang, Kulim and even as far as Alor Setar to have a taste of RFC. Fathiyah stood in queue for almost 30 minutes before being attended to.

*Semalam @ Kuala Perlis

Semalam di sini bermaksud "yesterday" dan "one night"

Setelah jadual untuk ke seberang tidak terlaksana akibat keracunan makanan, Hamzah jamu kami makan malam di Rimba Cafe, Kangar. Oleh sebab masih belum pulih sepenuhnya kami order sup dan tomyam sahaja. Boleh tahan masakannya. Tapi bila masuk kedai tak macam "rimba" pun.

Selepas itu kami ke kawasan jeti Kuala Perlis. Sungguh meriah, musim cuti agaknya. Ada pertunjukan kereta berspeaker hebat, pasar malam, senamrobik, kereta kuda dan lain-lain.

Pekak agaknya empunya kereta ini sehinggakan perlu sebegitu banyak "loud speaker" dalam keretanya.

Di sepanjang jalan ke Kuala Perlis, berderet kereta parking di pesisir pantai, penumpangnya ambil angin malam, memancing dan tidak ketinggalan ada juga yang "memancing".

Jejak Kasih

Bermula Rabu Lepas Anum, Fathiyah & Aku mulakan perjalanan menjejak para sahabat lama di Pantai barat semenanjung. Sambil tu jalan-jalan dan makan angin.
Singgahan pertama di Temoh, Perak untuk jumpa Khaidir & famili. Khaidir ni sahabat semasa bertugas di Sek Rantau PETRONAS. Sempat berkelah di Cameron Highland pada pagi Khamis.
Petang Khamis tiba di Penang dan terus "exercise" di Queensbay Mall. Malam terus ke RECSAM, nasib baik dapat bilik. Tak masuk bilik, sebaliknya sambung "exercise" di Prangin Mall dan ke Padang Kota....

Selepas sarapan kami ke Bukit Bendera. Anum sempat dapat rawatan untuk batuknya di Klinik Kesihatan di puncak Bukit Bendera. HA dan jururawat amat gembira kerana dapat jalankan tugas pada hari ini (selalunya tiada pesakit!). Jumaat tengah hari bertolak ke Pokok Sena sebab Hj. Yahya jemput kenduri masuk rumah baru. Dalam perjalanan ke Jitra singgah di "nat" untuk pekena pesembur lagi.. Semalam tak puas (kata Anum).
Malam ni tidur di rumah Wan Razif, sahabat baik zaman maktab yang kini GPK di SMK Bukit Kayu Hitam. Esok kalau jadi ke Arau pula.....

Permulaan Hari Yang Tidak Memberangsangkan

Semasa terlelap malam tadi aku dalam keadaan tersenyum lebar. Arsenal sedang mendahului Liverpool dengan 1 - 0 melalui jaringan Van Persie. (Sejak bujang dulu aku memang tak boleh "berjaga" hingga lewat malam/pagi walaupun pasukan kegemaran bermain). Berdasarkan prestasi semasa agak sukar Liverpool untuk mengubah keputusan tersebut. Tambahan pula bermain di Highbury dan dalam prematch statementnya, Wenger berkata bahawa "Kemenangan ke atas Liverpool adalah suatu kemestian".
Pagi tadi, sambil bersiap untuk ke pejabat aku terus "on" ESPN - rupa-rupanya Liverpool berjaya mendapat keputusan seri melalui jaringan R.Keane. Keputusan seri tersebut hanya menggembirakan MU & Chelsea. Kedudukan Arsenal juga semakin parah apabila Adebayor dilayangkan kad merah.
Namun begitu, aku kasihan kepada M.Hunges kerana terpaksa menerima hakikat pasukannya kalah kepada West Brom pada waktu kecederaan. Mungkinkah dia akan senasib P.Inch dalam waktu terdekat?

Hadir Jemputan Kenduri

Hari ini ada tiga jemputan tetapi atas sebab yang tidak dapat dielakkan hanya dapat hadir dua sahaja. Kenduri yang pertama adalah di Dewan Presint 8, Putrajaya. Kenduri anak lelaki En Jawaludin Nawi (Pengerusi PIBG SK Putrajaya Presint 9(1). Yang bestnya jemputan untuk majlis tersebut aku terima melui e-mel sahaja! Kebetulan dapat makan semeja dengan famili Pn. Nafishah [Guru Besar SK Pj9(1)].
Kenduri yang kedua diadakan di "kampung Pengantin". Bila baca kad jemputan macam tak percaya, tapi rupanya tempat tu memang tempat khas untuk kendalikan majlis kenduri kahwin.
Terletak di Jalan Ampang, tempat tu dah siap ada beberapa khemah kekal, tempat memasak, musolla, bilik sejuk dan kawasan parking yang luas. Sistem siarayanya juga agak canggih. Apabila juruacara mengumumkan ketibaan pengantin yang diiringi paluan kompang, aku tercari-cari juga mana orang yang berkompang. Rupa-rupanya hanya rakaman sahaja........
Canggih sungguh majlis kenduri kini.....

Arsenal vs Liverpool

Date : 21 Dec 2008
Time : 11.55pm

As I was reading my NST today, the EPL plus segment caught my eyes. A drawing that shows two cowboys (facing each other) with guns drawn is cleverly drawn. The first cowboy is wearing a Liverpool jacket while the second cowboy is wearing a denim with Arsenal logo clearly shown on the chest. At the bottom of the drawing, a pair of "killed" cowboys' boots with Chelsea and Man U logos are also shown. (Both teams were beaten by Arsenal!!).
I shall be very happy if by next Monday an additional pair of boots with Liverpool logos are shown ..............

As I mentioned in my earlier posting, I don't mind if Arsenal did't win the EPL as long as they are not beaten by the three big clubs ( Chelsea, ManU & Liverpool).
Go Arsenal go!

Cold End to Hot Celeb Marriages

As I was reading today's digital e-media news, I stumbled upon this article. It was very interesting.

TV3's popular sitcom, Puteri, probably holds the dubious record of divorces among its stars and crew.

Two actors in the sitcom have either ended or are waiting for an end to their marriages.
Leading lady Nora Danish separated from her husband, Toh Muda Rizal Ashram Ramli, in August. What made her case so talked about was that she was pregnant and a certain celebrity was alleged to be the cause of the breakup. Nora dismissed the rumour.

Soon after, the sitcom's lead actor, Mohd Aszerul Nizam Abdullah or Beego, was in the news when his marriage to Intan Shahira Mohd Nazrul hit rock bottom. And the local tabloids lapped it up when the couple started airing their dirty laundry, including the time Intan admitted that Beego forced her to have sex while she was having her period. More recently, it was director Aziz M. Osman's turn in the spotlight when his short-lived marriage to Nor Radhiah Ramli got into trouble. The syariah court has yet to decide on Beego and Aziz's cases.

One of the more talked-about divorce cases was that of singer Farah Asyikin Zulkfili who separated from Dr Fariz Yahya. Unlike other celebrities, Farah did not hide the fact that her marriage was in trouble. But she refuted a rumour that a male reality show contestant was involved. She described him as a close friend. Singers Azharina Azhar, Siti Fairuz Sheik Mohamed, Norazlina Abdul Rahman, Tengku Anis Soraya Tengku Sulaiman, Charma Adizalilullah and Noraniza Idris also decided to break up this year for various reasons.

Two other divorce cases involving rockers Jamaluddin Elias, or Nash, of Lefthanded, and Mohd Radhi Razali, or Radhi OAG, are pending in court. Another well-known actress who became single again this year is Norish Karman.

Actor Nasrizal Ngasri's case was in the news because he sent an SMS to divorce his wife and followed it with another message wishing her "good luck".
Then, there is the case of celebrity couple, Norman Hakim and Abby Abadi. Things have been quiet in both camps as they try to settle the case in private.