New Year's Eve

Organised a potluck barbeque to spend the last few hours of 2007 and the first few hours of 2008 at home with a few close friends last night.

Some of the food last night:

Hamdi's veges

Syafferi & Mizan's prawns & crabs with our lamb and black pepper steak in the background

Zaidi, Kamarul, Khairul & Firdaus' potato salad

Chicken wings by the same gang

Achul's home made muffins

Some of the not so camera shy guests:

The highlight of the evening came after midnight, when we were all treated to a dazzling fireworks display to mark the arrival of 2007. The show started at midnight with the fireworks at Dataran Merdeka followed immediately by KLCC and Bukit Bintang, all viewable from the apartment's balcony. The last and most impressive display last night was the one at Mid Valley which could seen from the corridor at our apartment's entrance.

The fireworks photos didn't turn out as nice as I had hoped unfortunately. The longer distance to the site of the fireworks meant that I couldn't use similar settings to the ones I used during the Putrajaya fireworks competition previously. Experimenting and changing the settings while the fireworks had already commenced didn't help much either so these were the sad few that weren't as bad as the rest I've discarded. Kena banyak belajar lagi ni...

15 people want to see me ramble more:

.layla tumaisuri. said...

first things first, HAPPY NEW YEAR! may it brings luck to u throughout the year!
2ndly, i LOVE ur hse okayh! seriously..~
glad u njoyed the eve..me too!
but we had nasi ayam, choc cakes, and those junkfoods that fills up my stomach..
but the best thing is that we had exchange gifts..tu paling best..
hehehe...

take care!

:: NBC :: said...

seriously, ni 1st time nengok kaum adam organize majlis makan2 mcm ni.. kagum n terpegun seketika.. kalah kaum ku.. wish 2 be there too.. ;-)

awieworld said...

1st, selamt tahun baru... cantik la umah,,,berseri2..persiapan pun boleh tahan jugak tu...hehe...apapun very nice photos.

Anonymous said...

Enjoynyer tengok korang makan...sedap2 plak tu menunya.

Ezzudden said...

best tol la party ko shah...ko kalo bab makanan punyer gambo mmg no satu ar..membuatkn org nk dtg hijack party ko..pastu amik sume mknn..hahhaah...
happy new year!!

azmi said...

Aloo...cam best jer menu yang korang makang tu...

Beruang Madu said...

lerrr...baru perasan..apahallah si Aeril tu..snappy snappy...baru bukak blog kan... haruslah jadi SLR member nanti tuh

sedey satu mende jer...terpaksa jugak memakan JCO donat tu...hari ni jer badan terus naik secupak dua...lahai!! tapi siapa pulak yg paksa... uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa habis lah resolusi taun baru nih...

Shah said...

Layla: Thanks & Happy New Year to you too. About the house, truth is your uncle was the one that got a lot of the furniture at the place. Taste dia kalau masuk bab perabot kayu ni, memang kelas sangat...

NBC: Sekali sekala buat gathering camni memang seronok. Tapi kalau selalu sangat memang penat - especially bab mengemas nanti. Hehe...

Awie: Thanks. Sambut tahun baru kat mana?

Anon: Memang sedap - terror tul diorang ni prepare bahan2 semua. Kitorang beli yang dah siap marinate kat Carrefour aje tapi yang lain semua buat sendiri aje.

Ezzuden: Actually kalu ko dtg hijack pun memang masih byk lebih makanan - siap kawan2 boleh tapau bawa balik lagi.

Azmi: Memang best - sampai sekarang terasa kenyangnya.

Beruang madu: Dia tu practice guna SLR je sepanjang mlm tak lama lagi beli la tu... Eh, J Co yang baru beli hari ni tak nak rasa ke? Hehehe...

budleee said...

hurmm
grill veggies????

takkan bakar cam tu jerk?

letak ape atas sayur tu bila grill?

Lily.Lulu. said...

ai jeles yu ... sedapnya yu olls buat makan makan ..

aduh.. lazatttt !!!

shah .. happy new year to u !!

sorry lupa nk bgtau x dapat nak join bersnapping ..

do take care ..

M@x said...

Hi! Thanks for the invite. Too bad I didn't get to enjoy much of the food as I was having a fever. Thanks for the warm bed and shower too. :)

MIM said...

Selamat Tahun Baru 2008 bro! Semoga semua hajat, impian dan cita2 tercapai hendaknya ya...now that u r using 'The Secret'. ;-)

Wa best nyer korang buat barbecue kat umah tu, aku rasa lagi happening dari mana2 night spot. Siap dgn view fireworkz lagi!! Sedih tak dpt join korang. Anyways, nice pictures as always bro...I really like the 1st pic, gamba taken from the balcony. ;-)

ita.itu said...

cantik umah ko u shah..x mcm umah org bujang!

dikya18 said...

wah syoknye new year celebration die...siap ade bbq lagi tu...org2 sini celebrate dlm umah je,tgk fireworks pun kat dlm tv je,maklum la sesejuk gini giler ape nak buat bbq plak kan...anyway, selamat tahun baru!semoga murah rezeki,panjang umur,sihat tubuh badan dan berbahagia selalu,insyaAllah..

Shah said...

Budlee: Paling sodap veges tu bila melt kan garlic butter + pepper and curahkan atas veges tu sebelum grill. Memang sedap tul. Masa amik gambar tu tak curah lagi butter.

Lily: It's ok. Nanti ada peluang lain kali leh gi snapping sama2.

M@x: Thanks so much for joining us even though you weren't feeling well. We really appreciate it bro. Hope you're better by now.

MIM: Nanti bila korang balik cuti boleh kitorang buat lagi barbeque kat rumah ok. Happy new year to you too bro.

Ita itu: Eh kalau tgk kat majalah2 hiasan dalaman byk apa rumah bujang yg mengalahkan rumah orang dah kahwin. Bukan apa, bila tak de budak2 kecik senang sikit nak menghias sesuka hati...

Dikya18: Lain kali wat barbeque kat dlm bilik aje. Jimat sikit duit elektrik tak yah pasang heater tu :) Happy new year to you too & semoga 2008 brings you lots more joy and happiness.