Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Spending beginning of Ramadhan in KL (oct 7, 2005)

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan

Welcoming our holy month 2005:

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan.

Would like to wish you all Happy Fasting. May Allah give us strength.

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It was my first time in life where I did fasting in other country, not being with family.
My head office held ISO internal auditor training on Oct 5, 2005. My office in Jakarta sent me, Henry and Selvi to KL. We were there during Oct 4-6, 2005. We stayed at Concorde Hotel, as usual.

On the first sahoor (early breakfast before fasting), Selvi joined us (she's a christian). It was 3 a.m.
I thought they would serve the food at the buffet, it turned out a set menu.
The food was nice, there were appetizer, main course, and desserts. Unfortunately, all of the food were cooked with coconut milk. It was unusual for us because for us, we only took light dishes and not oily food.
It happened for 2 nights in a row. There would be one vegetable dish and three meat dishes. Appetizer was soups and desserts were pudding or fruit slice.

On the second sahoor, the day after, it was only I and Henry. We suggested Selvi to take normal breakfast hour so she can have variety of meals.

The Malay food cooked with coconut milk can increase our cholesterol level and affect health. Poor Henry, he must stay for one week for additional training. I hope he'd be OK with the food.
When he got back to Jakarta, he said on the last day he only ate the fruits.


Our dinner in KLCC foodcourt


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