tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post1608464741152020920..comments2024-01-27T19:41:05.143+08:00Comments on Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Tuesdays With BapakNURAINA A SAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-74234686240706587982007-09-03T13:05:00.000+08:002007-09-03T13:05:00.000+08:00adik: thank you.Wak segen: your dad is quite a guy...adik: thank you.<BR/><BR/>Wak segen: your dad is quite a guy! if you want to play matchmaker....make sure you get the right woman for him.<BR/><BR/>Mekyam: Great to hear from you! was wondering what happened to you!<BR/>thank u!<BR/><BR/>Kerp: Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Nani and Michael: thank you, guys!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Fabian; My, my, my.....<BR/>how are you, Fabian? How's Canada? and Ann and the kids?<BR/>wow! seems like only yesterday you were seated at the crime desk, humouring Rudy Beltran.<BR/><BR/>thanks for keeping up with old friends this way!<BR/>keep in touch.<BR/>and regards to yr family.<BR/><BR/>take care!NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-36507402549469245882007-08-31T02:40:00.000+08:002007-08-31T02:40:00.000+08:00It was touching to read your piece Nuraina. Can't ...It was touching to read your piece Nuraina. Can't imagine Pak Samad being frail. He was a firecracker in the NST, when I was there. I remember the news meetings in Shivadas's office which would be filled with smoke much to PC's ire. Please send my warmest regards to Pak Samad - a journalist extraordinaire - Fabian DawsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-49765830843128703292007-08-30T12:51:00.000+08:002007-08-30T12:51:00.000+08:00Happy Birthday to Kak Ena!!!!!!Happy Birthday to K...Happy Birthday to Kak Ena!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday to Kak Ena!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday from both of us yg kat sebelah dunia ni...<BR/><BR/>Semoga murah rezeki and in good health all the time.<BR/><BR/>Nani and Michael<BR/>Big AppleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-62319048664680983632007-08-30T02:04:00.000+08:002007-08-30T02:04:00.000+08:00thank you!thank you!Kerp (Ph.D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08187993712816646804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-15827844526977164532007-08-30T01:40:00.000+08:002007-08-30T01:40:00.000+08:00Many Happy Returns, dear Ena!Been away almost the ...Many Happy Returns, dear Ena!<BR/><BR/>Been away almost the whole month. Different time zone each week. Afraid Internet connections had been too sporadic for me to be able to check out my fave blogs during the time. <BR/><BR/>Glad I'm back at my ground zero in time to greet you on your b'day. <BR/><BR/>Now to catch up, starting with yours, with the millions of entries I've missed. Sorely, I've to add.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Will be sporting yellow on Aug 31st. Yep, have read abt that non-violent protest drive. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-20280186449640476142007-08-30T01:27:00.000+08:002007-08-30T01:27:00.000+08:00Happy Birthday Ena...Alamak terlambat pulak...bett...Happy Birthday Ena...<BR/>Alamak terlambat pulak...better late than never ..<BR/><BR/>My Abah lost his wife (my stepmom) slightly more than a month ago. He is 80 and she was 63.Now, he insist on living alone in his house in our kampung.Its not really a kampung but a linkhouse in a 'taman perumahan'.But still, an 80 yr old man living all by himself anywhere is worrying.<BR/>Abah, despite his age is still a much able man.The mini fruit trees plantation around the house speaks for this.<BR/>So I'm having this idea of playing matchmaker for him with a certain widow cousin of his.<BR/>Is it a crazy idea? I dont know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-18590748317844479262007-08-29T23:54:00.000+08:002007-08-29T23:54:00.000+08:00Dear Kak EnaHere's wishing you many happy returns ...Dear Kak Ena<BR/><BR/>Here's wishing you many happy returns of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-70462392302164968332007-08-29T22:34:00.000+08:002007-08-29T22:34:00.000+08:00bailey,yes... i saw a bit. Azah texted me to say t...bailey,<BR/><BR/>yes... i saw a bit. Azah texted me to say that Bapak was on.<BR/>i'm not sure...but this is a repeat programme.<BR/><BR/>thanks, BaileyNURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-74653788396492460882007-08-29T21:34:00.000+08:002007-08-29T21:34:00.000+08:00kak ena,i saw pak samad at discovery channel today...kak ena,<BR/><BR/>i saw pak samad at discovery channel today. he's talking about Lat. =)Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847435152251276706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-67650371642975297442007-08-29T17:11:00.000+08:002007-08-29T17:11:00.000+08:00zainul: thank u. and wow...thank you...sigh sigh s...zainul: thank u. and wow...thank you...sigh sigh sigh ....i wish-lah...31st. now when was that..seems so so long ago.<BR/><BR/>thanks again.<BR/><BR/>Jay: thank you...kisses to Ayra and Ayna and salam to Ciman.<BR/>yes-lah, they had sort of a surprise. i came late to your house because i had some chores to complete...u know-lah...no maid.<BR/>so sweet of them.<BR/>Aishah (Bigdog's daughter) got me a book "The Unmaking of Malaysia". Of course, i'm sure it was her father who chose the book. that wa sreally sweet.<BR/><BR/>hahaaa.... I am still 29...<BR/>Elviza asked me what i wanted for my birthday....<BR/>now i wonder... i have some lines on my face.. u think botox injection is haram? besides that, u think it will harm my face?<BR/><BR/>hahaaaa..... kiddng kiddingNURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-3913146030034627482007-08-29T15:52:00.000+08:002007-08-29T15:52:00.000+08:00Happy (?)birthday Tante. Heard the bloggers had a ...Happy (?)birthday Tante. <BR/><BR/>Heard the bloggers had a small birthday do for you at our house yesterday. <BR/><BR/>If you are 29 (that's what Bigdog says), that makes mommy 35, omp Hamed 33 and Tante Olin 31.<BR/><BR/>And mommy's gonna like that. So will Tante Olin. Tee hee!<BR/><BR/>p/s Ciman also sends birthday greetings to you. Kisses from you cucus, Ayra & Ayna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-40009260765797684682007-08-29T14:26:00.000+08:002007-08-29T14:26:00.000+08:00kak ena,happy 31st.somehow I feel that you're 20 m...kak ena,<BR/><BR/>happy 31st.<BR/>somehow I feel that you're 20 more years wiser. wild guess.<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>zainulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-34836864623704983632007-08-29T12:31:00.000+08:002007-08-29T12:31:00.000+08:00hehe, its not dahsyat tante, its congenial!hehe, its not dahsyat tante, its congenial!pull ma finger!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02242526414541069516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-68450599180685545882007-08-29T11:41:00.000+08:002007-08-29T11:41:00.000+08:00basree: aaaah.... i thought so..judging by the dis...basree: aaaah.... i thought so..judging by the dishes you enjoy.<BR/><BR/>Khairena (skinnycow): you are right-lah. tante ena never saw that side of them.<BR/><BR/>selekeh is so apt... <BR/>so...Datuk is good at this and that...tapi alamak... selekeh.<BR/><BR/>i remember we were talking about people..and men in general. ad i said "i shall not go out with a guy who spends more money on his clothes and accessories than i do or who have a thing about expensive designer shirts because it shows little substance in him".<BR/><BR/>alamak...dahsyat, ek? and i was only 19 years old, i think.<BR/><BR/>i think that was influenced by Datuk because one time he said, pointing to his head, "ini penting...apa yang ada i sini".<BR/><BR/>in a way, i stll believe in that. that is why i am NEVER impressed with guys wearing expensive suits or drive expensive cars....<BR/><BR/>hahaaa....NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-69682727477715517842007-08-29T11:13:00.000+08:002007-08-29T11:13:00.000+08:00firstly, happy birthday, mdm ena! i can say that y...firstly, happy birthday, mdm ena! <BR/><BR/>i can say that your Bapak is a 'suami mithali'. <BR/><BR/>your late Mak surely would be lucky to have such a good hubby.<BR/><BR/>I think he must have mastered all those 'doing laundry' or cooking thing since his teen-days, apart from his detention.<BR/><BR/>An all rounder, suppose saying. Being a bigshot in the newspaper at such a young age, + could master+write English and Malay (those days), + cooking, wow.<BR/><BR/>only few Bapaks i think, in the world, would conquer the kitchen from Maks.mutalib saifuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938555482081358576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-59423503620962537522007-08-29T10:00:00.000+08:002007-08-29T10:00:00.000+08:00tante, just so you know, when you said you've stop...tante, just so you know, when you said you've stopped looking for a man like datuk a long time ago, i couldn't help but wonder; have you looked around lately? there is a part of datuk especially in his grandsons. like abang (ale) and adel's knack for cooking, they can dice, chop, sautee, masak masak whatnot and whip up something good just the way datuk makes his soul food:) and they're stud muffins; macho outside, soft & fuzzy inside. <BR/>and of course, selekeh. <BR/><BR/>so tante, have happy happy happy birthday. you are perpetually 28 to me. love you!pull ma finger!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02242526414541069516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-81900908827316034052007-08-29T09:36:00.000+08:002007-08-29T09:36:00.000+08:00Yes, I am from JB. But now living in KL.Yes, I am from JB. But now living in KL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-68072727281757118062007-08-29T07:42:00.000+08:002007-08-29T07:42:00.000+08:00bailey: thank you for the birthday wish.and Bapak ...bailey: thank you for the birthday wish.<BR/>and Bapak is really cool about doing the cooking and laundry...<BR/>but of course....he has his quirks and idiosyncracies.<BR/><BR/>Pi: Hmmmm.... can I be 30 for always.<BR/>honestly, after i touched 35...i literally had to count by minusing the year (whatever it was) and my birthyear.<BR/>it was that bad....i just didnt want to think about a year older a year wiser....<BR/><BR/>roxanne: hey there! thank you. read your piece about "losing" your friend.<BR/>"islamisation" of the heart and mind. but the askewed kind.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-11829432139847042342007-08-29T07:19:00.000+08:002007-08-29T07:19:00.000+08:00kea: ok ok....let's hope your mom does not read th...kea: ok ok....let's hope your mom does not read this.<BR/>but....way to go-lah your dad!<BR/>Pandai Faikha cari suami!<BR/><BR/>kerp: Bamia is a gravy dish akin to Goulash but a little savoury, made of okra, onions and some condiments.<BR/>you eat with bread, preferably french loaf.<BR/>i think it originated from turkey/middle east....<BR/>it is a known dish in Johor, Singapore.<BR/>thank u for the birthday wish!<BR/><BR/>sesat: thank you, sesat. a year older and those bones should be feeling creaky and cranky.<BR/>so far so good....NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-15902465058210745082007-08-29T07:14:00.000+08:002007-08-29T07:14:00.000+08:00elly: thank you, girl!perfect? hmmm....i wouldn't ...elly: thank you, girl!<BR/>perfect? hmmm....i wouldn't be too hasty to describe him so. <BR/>he has some traits that cannot put him in the category of "the type you'd like to take home to meet your parents".<BR/>however, it's the fact that he is not an MCP (male chauvinistic p**), has no hang-ups about doing chores that are usually done by the wife or women despite the fact that he grew up "di tatang bagai minyak yang penuh".<BR/><BR/>one of my blog sisters, Husna has a son, Aiman,12 who happens to be a very young blogger (choc-o-blog2). <BR/>At last Saturday's Bangsa Malaysia merdeka gathering, after it was over, Aiman helped to clean up, including mopping the kitchen floor without being asked.<BR/><BR/>i told husna: "you brought up your son well".<BR/><BR/>and husna replied : I raised a man, not a boy". <BR/><BR/>thanks for the birthday wish, elly....NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-31034030072463850342007-08-29T04:19:00.000+08:002007-08-29T04:19:00.000+08:00Have a beautiful day, b'day girl!Have a beautiful day, b'day girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-86441910443037116132007-08-28T22:24:00.000+08:002007-08-28T22:24:00.000+08:00happy birthday, Pn Nuraina! semoga sihat selalu, i...happy birthday, Pn Nuraina! semoga sihat selalu, inyaAllah.<BR/><BR/>eh, whats bamia? i swear ive never heard of this dish my entire life.Kerp (Ph.D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08187993712816646804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-25836281462199236222007-08-28T22:18:00.000+08:002007-08-28T22:18:00.000+08:00Happy ____ birthday Kak Ena. Fill in the blanks wi...Happy ____ birthday Kak Ena. Fill in the blanks with whichever figure that makes you happy. :)Pi Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227545429070294956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-51177127001039096872007-08-28T20:02:00.000+08:002007-08-28T20:02:00.000+08:00Kak ena ( i hope u dont mind me calling you kak en...Kak ena ( i hope u dont mind me calling you kak ena)<BR/><BR/>first of all, happy birthday to u. semoga panjang umur and dimurahkan rezeki.<BR/><BR/>how lovely pak samad is. i wish my dad was like him specially when it comes to cooking and laundry. =)Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847435152251276706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-11768171301798690452007-08-28T19:57:00.000+08:002007-08-28T19:57:00.000+08:00Dear Nuraina,Wishing you a Happy Birthday and a gr...Dear Nuraina,<BR/><BR/>Wishing you a Happy Birthday and a great year ahead.<BR/><BR/>I am sure you will have a wonderful day tomorrow with friends and family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com