2 weddings and a late Raya.

Sun 28.5.23

Two weddings and a late Raya were squeezed into the weekend. Dekna's MVP saved them for me, because they straddled PJ, SA and PD. That's Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Port Dickson.

Lela & hubby personally came to the house to invite us to their daughter's wedding at Kota Damansara, PJ on Saturday. Husain couldn't find our house, but whatsapped his invitation to his daughter's wedding  at Kg. Lanchung, SA the same Saturday. This afternoon Maulad joined me to Tok Zahar's overshot Raya Haji at Pantai Gemok Beach, PD. Overshot ? Why, today is already 8 Zulqaidah, eight days past Syawal, the Raya month. And Dekna's MPV ? My 2 alternative transports are not ready to brave the traffic jams faced.

PJ and SA are 40 minutes apart, in addition to the 2 hours needed from Seremban. It's only about 60 km and should take one hour at 60 kph. The Saturday traffic took care of the additional hour. 

To allow for attendance of the 2 weddings on the same day, I had Sam pick me at Kota Damansara at 1.30 and had No 2 Son take Dekna's MPV to his house (taking Idah along). Sam got me back to take the MPV home at 4 pm. From Kota Damansara, we picked Misrun from Kelang to Husain's kenduri at Kg. Lanchung (but we went in Misrun's MPV). We were there with nearly 1 hour to spare from the 4 o'clock closing time. Get the drift ?

I was spared the exhausting driving between Kota Damansara and Kg. Lanchung. But the Seremban drives up and down had to be personally endured through traffic that was pure hell !

As arranged, I had to pick Maulud at the club at 10 am today. He was early. Again Dekna's MPV came to the rescue. We were at Tok Zahar's Tg. Gemok beach resort house before the appointed 11.30 time. Sunday PD traffic was, as expected, heavy, when we were going. It was heavier when we returned. This is Sunday, after all. Still, it was heavier than expected.

Tok Zahar spent his Raya holidaying in Europe with his family. He's missed the month of Syawal for his Raya celebrations here, as the result. But it's only 1 week off, and a celebration is a celebration. Maulud won't argue with that. That's why he was early. For our golf, though, he's always late.

Tok Zahar had a good turnout, although I thought the women outnumbered the men. His explanation was that his wife is active with their weekly prayer group. A number of Taman Guru people (Tok Zahar's neighbours in his Seremban house) came.  But I said to Maulud that Tok Zahar looked disappointed some of his Judges comrades had not made appearance by the time we were set to leave at about 1 pm.

We took the PD Garrison route returning to Seremban, just to see the picnickers on the beach. On the highway it started to rain. It's welcomed. The heat has been extra high the last few days.

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