Impian Indah Annual Kenduri

Who says it is better to stay at home when the weather is bad? On the contrary, members of Impian Indah spent last rainy Friday nite and rainy Saturday afternoon for the annual kenduri at our taman. The preparation for the kenduri had started many many days in advance with the endless meetings and free flow of drinks from our favourate mamak hotspot. Various AJKs were set up (AJK minuman, AJK BBQ, AJK khemah, etc , of AJK kayu api for the lemang! to name a few). Instructions were given by our persistent President to get things going. The activities on the Friday nite were with masak lemang , ketupat and sup tulang led by other than none, Tuan Ridza, .

Due to the bad weather, getting the fire started was not an easy task. Pity the tudung periok that was used to fan the fire. At the same time the pulut was being filled into the buluh lemang after a quick demo by our Tuan Ridza. In the meantime, AJK minuman got the kopi tongkat ali ready for eveybody. It was a fatal combination when you had wet weather , hot kopi and rebus ubi panas with sambal tumis!!!!.

A BBQ set was brought in which required some improvisation to replace the old and rusty zink. A good round trip to a rumah kongsi nearby was fruitful enough. A piece of zink was available, allegedly taken from the rumah kongsi roof!!

As usual, while waiting for the lemang, sup tulang, rendang daging and ketupat on fire, different group of members started their own "discussion". The topics can be silly, sexy, sporty, any thing under the sky..... until 3 am. After endless dirty jokes the lemang was finally tested, passed and confirmed ready by the "experienced lemang experts" . It took 2 lemangs to get the uninomous approval though !! In fact there was an opinion for a 3rd lemang but was overruled. The next day the drizzle continued but did not hamper (different from hamper sold by our Tuan President's HM.....) the warga Indah to get the majlis get going. Tables and chairs were arranged, fire for the BBQ was started, foods and drinks being served. The eating session started as soon warga Indah converging to the tents. At the same time, the karaoke session was performed by the "penyanyi penyanyi wajib" . The monthly security collection and statistics were tabled as well as the proposal to make the Impian Indah to be a gated community. Basically, the relevant AJKs managed to get the infomation across during this kenduri.

Finally, this year kenduri was wet, fruitful and full of fun. Syabas to all the AJKs and warga Indah...Hopefully, we would be able to continue this tradition for many many years ahead. However, lessons learned from this majlis:-

1. Kayu api to be kept high & dry in order to safe a tudung periok.

2. Do not mix up between kuah kacang for nasi impit and rojak!!!! The Chef will be upset!!

3. Cut the nasi impit and ketupat with sharp knifes not plastic ones, otherwise the cuts look "berbulu" and awful!!! Again, the Chef will be upset!!

4. BBQ kambing to be served a bit later, after other foods being consumed, otherwise you will hear a lot of complaints that some do not get enough cholesterol from the lambs.

5. A qualified QS must make a calculation for the number of buluh lemangs required given the quantity of pulut to be used. The same applies to kupang. No wastage please...

6. to get a written quotation for buluh lemang beforehand so that the "tak halal" issue can be avoided ....