Being away from our own mommies and daddies makes us fair game for other people's mommies and daddies.
So once every few weeks, Azim and I will accept his cousins' many invites to have dinner with their family as every other weekend, Azim gets a hearty text message from Abang Zack extending his usual dinner invite (Buat apa makan kat luar, sini banyak makan ah! -said one of the messages).
See, Abang Zack and Kak Lifah are always up to something, always opening their villa doors to warmly welcome family and friends. When Azim and I are not swamped with flights, we readily make our way to their beautiful villa in the quieter suburbs of Dubai to feast with them. A few weeks ago, it was a garden barbeque. Before that, it was Kak Lifah's Mee-Siam Fiesta. I always leave their home with an expanded waistline. Azim? Tak payah cakap. He attacks the food with such gusto, I lose my initial objective to eat small portions and pile the food on my plate macam perakos. Well, home-cooked food always had that effect on me anyway.
Yesterday evening was one of those days, despite it not being a weekend (FYI: Dubai's weekends are on Thursdays and Fridays). For once, I remembered to bring my camera.
Kak Lifah, Abang Zack and their eldest son, Danial.
And it was a feast for sore tummies with a lovely smorgasbord of home-cooked Malay food. Rendang. Lauk Lemak. Sambal Telor. Keropok.
Needless to say, these two kanak-kanak riang (dan lapar!).....
.......went home, very belly happy.
Many many thanks Abang Zack and Kak Lifah!! I know you'll never admit it even if one day, you are but jangan serik tau!
I'll be leaving for a long trip (ONE WEEK away!!) in a few hours time and I am still in a happy belly mood (i.e sluggish, malas, sleepy, over-satisfied).
Mind over matter. Mind over matter. Mind over rendang. Mind over rendang.
*burps*
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