Makan, makan juga...

The junior officers came out with the idea to hold one "buka puasa" session for the sector.
"Let's get all in the sector to buy the Nasi Arab Amal coupon and we can then buka puasa at an officer's home," Idy and Nabilah suggested.
When we checked with the support staff, they seemed to be reluctant to pay for the Nasi Arab coupon (at RM20 each). No surprise there.

So we came out with another suggestion - let's have a pot luck buka puasa then.
We got some lukewarm response from the support staff. But the boss agreed, and so it turned into reality.

The sectoral buka puasa was held at my home last Tuesday.

Tuesday itself was a busy day for the officers - having to attend meetings both in the morning and the afternoon. I went out during lunch, headed to Mydin to buy disposable cups, plates, bowls and spoons. Bought watermelon and honeydew too since hubby suggested we as the venue 'host' prepare drinks, dates (as in buah tamar a.k.a. buah kurma) and cut fruits.

Practically forced Anizz, a clerk, to join me when I returned home. Anizz helped a lot in the preparation - cutting fruits, arranging utensils, dicing the cincau for soya cincau drinks, etc.
Out of more than 20, 12 officers made it to the event - 5 female and 7 male. Good thing that the Executive Officer brought her family as well, so that we have more people to finish off the food.
And there were plenty of food, including:

1. two variants of Nasi Arab (bought by Nabilah from Saba' restaurant in Cyberjaya)
2. pizza (bought by Anuar at Domino's in Presint 8)
3. Laksa Sarawak (made by Encik Pauzan's wife, who however could not attend the buka puasa)
4. chicken wings (bought by Idy at Bazar Ramadhan)
5. mee bandung (bought by Yus at Brother's Corner in Kampung Abu Bakar Baginda)
6. two variants of cakoi (also bought by Yus)
7. samosa (bought by Fairuz at Bazar Ramadhan)
8. roti john (bought by Zul at Taman Warisan)
9. Ramly chicken nuggets (bought by Hardi, fried by Anizz at my home)

We were supposed to listen to a Tazkirah but both 'Ustaz' Zul and Fairuz arrived just in time for buka puasa, the tazkirah session was cancelled. Alhamdulillah, right after breaking fast, the male quickly performed the solat Maghrib in jemaah while the ladies prayed right after they were done. It's better to have them performing the solat first before hitting the main course since it's easy to get carried away once one starts feasting after fasting for a day. Besides hubby could not play host for the whole night since he still had to lead the terawih in Presint 14C.

Here are some pics of the buka puasa session:

The food

More food

Zul, my PP, could not tahan himself from really feasting

(his wife is in confinement, in kampung, making him a "solo sekejap")

The boss, Encik Pauzan, Zul & hubby

Serbu...

Anizz with the Senior Officers

Fatini, Yus' daughter who was born in France

All smiles (apesal Anizz kontrol senyum hah?)

I envy Yus for having polite and orderly daughters, huhuhu

"Aik, takkan terkenan dengan saya kot sampai jendol dengan remos anak puan pun sama dengan saya?"

- Zul

The balance food after everyone was already full

Plenty of food to be 'tapau'ed by everyone (except for the boss who returned early)

Yus packing the left over (macam berniaga lah pula)

Muka-muka puas dan gembira selepas kekenyangan