had brunch at Sikin's stall...for her mom's Laksa Sarawak. Afzan made pancakes. tasted awesome.
had solat Jumaat at Masjid Darul Farhanah. the last time i prayed there was during Eid in 2007 (bukan solat Raya tapi singgah for solat Asar waktu tengah beraya in the neighbourhood) with Zai. met my distant nephew - the absofuckinglutely dashing lawyer - Ashraf.
accompanied Zai to Bank Islam for his moonlighting job. met Ustaz Noreffendi there...the coolest ustaz in SJS. he had taught my batch Pendidikan Islam from 1999 - 2000. left for NZ for his Masters' degree. graduated last year. he had 2 children when he left in 2004. now? he has 5!
nope - i didn't go to RWMF. months ago memang nak pergi tapi budget lari - ticket quite expensive. boleh beli Puma trainers sepasang!
had early dinner at Planet Sambal (for Kuchingites who are in the dark, it's next to Ipanema). the verdict? i'd definitely be its regular patron. food was appetizing. decor was fab - modern chic. the best thing about it? opens 24 hours!
went online for a while after Isyak. sayang seribu kali sayang - Aida baru je nak offer FREE 3 days' pass to RWMF. she just got it Thursday. yes - shite! if i were to be handed the pass, say, a week ago...i'd brave the mozzies, revolting body odours, tanah becak (selepas hujan...since Kuching rained at noon and before Isyak) and perhaps would give aikido a miss for the weekend. i've been missing aikido lebih daripada sepatutnya.
bila takde duit...Tuhan uji pulak dengan free pass. memang rasanya sangat celaka. korban aje lah RWMF. there's always next year. you win some, you lose some, kan?
met Am Trav after Isyak - selepas "jual mahal" for about a year. i enjoyed his company tremendously.
met Din right after since he stayed at the same hotel as Am. he was with a friend. had drinks at Waterfront (yang harganya SUPER DUPER mahal), which i last spent time to lepak 3 years ago. while lepaking, a blogger friend (tak nak sebut nama. bagi clue pun tak boleh sebab mention an alphabet from his name pun orang dah tau. kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan?) was there too with his posse. kesian kawan-kawan dia merajuk sebab 7/8 of his time was spent at my table. borak-borak. kihkihkih...i still feel guilty for making him abandon his friends.
Din's friend left for Grappa. chatted with Din in front of his hotel's entrance before i bade adieu.
i would relive this Friday all over again if i'm allowed to.
what's in store for me today? besides my aikido class at noon - wallahualam.
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