Lunch in Otaki

this was my visit 2 minggu lepas ...masa aku stay with Kak Shidah and Anita di Khandallah tu ..tapi sebab sibuk and sebab rasa cam dah buat posting  tu yang posting nie tertangguh ... kan aritu I was so bored ..and did not have plans that weekend..and suddenly kak sidah ajak tido rumah dia and then ajak gi jumpa this one family kat Otaki for lunch the next day kata nya ....

well, so happen I met a really nice Malaysian man kat situ ...we went for lunch at his place .he owns this really nice place...with huge gardens and semua ada ..sheep, cow, fruit tress - you name it - pear, apples semua ada ....anyway, little did i know sebenarnya it was a sort of gathering for several Malaysian families ...mostly those yang dah lama menetap kat Welly lak ..like this guy, whom we all called Cikgu (he is the host), dah kat sini bertahun2 ...kalau tak silap more than 30 years ...he is such a nice guy...soft spoken, very kind and helpful ...i met him for the very first time and he was very welcoming ....siap offer to be my sounding board for my thesis/research etc ...and so happen he is familiar with my field of study ...

sempat ambik gambar with Cikgu Elias

Malaysian kan, walau kan mana mana pun, memang sinonim ngan makanan ....masa lunch ari tu penuh meja ok ngan makanan ....there were roti canai, with kuah dhal ...sambal telur and tauhu (sangat sangat pedas), kari ayam, lamb curry, rendang ...ayam masak lemak ..sambal kicap....nasi pelbagai jenis ..and for desserts ada yummy karipap ...kuih sago ...bingka ubi kayu ....marmalade cake with yougurt ... kek gula hangus ...and macam2 lagi ...sendat perut ok ....aku makan banyak ooo hehehe walaupun pertama kali jumpa dorang tapi muka cam tak malu ...apakahhhhh???? lol

 masa nie banyak dishes dah diclearkan sebab dah licin hehehe ...this was masa nak serve dessert and coffee/tea

 i get to meet new people ..tapi like I said earlier, semua nya golongan yang dah lama menetap kat sini ...yang baru tu cuma kami bertiga - pelajar kan ...and maybe that guy and his wife yang from High Comm ...but they are so friendly ...like Kak Afida tu, sangat peramah ...and aku sempat jugak belajar buat kuih sago ngan dia ...siap catat kat belakang napkin paper lagi ok hehehe ....memang akan aku buat le tu hehehe sebab kat sini kalau nak beli pun tak akan dapat weiii ....

mula2 semua lepak sembang2 kat living room ..tapi bila part dah start makan, semua bersesak2 dok kat dapur ...asal ada tempat ...sambil makan sambil sembang ...they are close with each other ...and as a new person yang baru jumpa dorang for the very first time, dorang sangat baik lah ...very friendly ...kata dorang, they usually have this sort of gathering kat sini 2-3 kali setahun jugak ...and usually kalau cuaca elok, they will be going outside ...to pick up apples and other fruits kat garden tu ...masa tu musim apple ..but sadly masa yang kami gi tu ujan ....so, all of us stay indoors ajer ...macam2 herbs ada including daun kesum, selasih semua tu ;-) 

pokok pear di kejauhan ..hehehe yang nie aku snap pun sebab kat depan driveway dia ...yang kat belakang rumah lagi banyakkkkkkk!!!! tapi cuaca tak mengizinkan ...so aku snap ala kadar asal ada untuk blog bak kata fendi .....

not far from this tree ada pokok olive ...masa aku dok ambik gambar tu aku tak perasan pokok olive tu ...dah masuk kereta baru akak nampak ...kalau tak boleh akan bergambar ngan pokok olive ari tu ...semua sebab keterujaan nampak pokok berdaun kuning hahahaha

Kak Shidah sedang nak petik bunga hydrangea ..hehehe she loves flowers ...and bunga2 hydrangea cikgu at the time dah sampai ke penghujung musim ...but ada lagi lah yang masih biru menarik tu ...

bunga2 hydrangea yang dah sampai ke penghujung musim ...it is no longer the vibrant blue colour ...

hdyrangea segar yang Kak Shidah petik from rumah Cikgu ...lasts a along time ... between 1-2 weeks tahan lama jugak ...

That day kami balik from rumah Cikgu at around 3.30 gitu ...itupun we were antara yang awal balik ...sebab kan plan asal nak tengok wayang kat Petone sebelum aku ngan anita balik rumah masing2 ....tapi ended up jalan2 kat Otaki town ....sebab banyak outlet shops (not your kind of outlet liz) like small boutiques types ..etc ...aku sempat merembat puffer down jacket hahaha from Kathmandu ...ada sales ...kira ok lah ....was advised by Kak Shidah and Nita to get one ...sebab akan sangat2 diperlukan when Welly sejuk kematu with the southerlies masa winter nanti ....it was on sales (from $400 jadi $145) so kira ok lah ...it should last me the entire time I am here till i graduate ;-)

tapi aku tak snap gambar2 kat pekan Otaki ...again, it was drizzling ...sejuk jugak lah but not as cold as it is now!!! aku cuma snap this bakery signboard ajer ....catchy name!!! sebab kami kan kekenyang, tu yang tak try this bakery .....maybe next time kot ...

tapi aku sempat ambik gambar sheep ini ...hehhehe kak shidah stop kan kereta tepi jalan so that I can this pic ...aku nak gamar sheep to show my nephew Alistair ...kan dia peminat lagu Ba Ba Black sheep ...and the sheep nie pulak pandai ...macam posing ...pas abis snap gambar dia, dia belah pulak from tepi pagar tu ...hehehe sheep nie tanya, biler adik beradik Just 40 nak lawat dia???

some of the other photos taken masa dlm kereta ...so agak blur yea...

beach area otw along Kapiti Coast ...pulau kat kejauhan itu adalah Kapiti Island

the weather agak gloomy that weekend ...so, pas look see look see kat Otaki tu, kami balik menuju city lah ...and change of plan sebab dah lambat ...kak shidah kata she already defrosted the lamb so we must go back and tido semalam lagi kat rumah dia hahaha ....after a little persuasion, of course aku ngan Nita said ok ...hehehehe ended up staying most of Sunday as well ....it was great lah to get out of the flat ...gi kawasan outside of the city ...and not think about work ...dapat pulak companion yang sekepala ....

the lamb dinner ...

itu cerita 2 weeks ago ...minggu lepas pun aku gi jejalan outside of city jugak ....gi for a drive to Eastbourne and Petone ...nanti aku cerita yang tu ....this weekend I am not attending any party coz my weekend party buddy takde ...but the last three nights dah kuar setiap malam ...so kira ok lah tu ...this weekend i.e. esok i will be working ..kena siapkan assignment...so I will be in my office ....unday nie pulak merupakan international dance festival ...ada free show kat Te Papa museum as well as ada dance workshop ..kalau cuaca mengizinkan aku nak gi ..hehehe to dance off my stress!!

Have a good weekend people ....