The Hari Raya Voyage Of A Super Hero Robot - Part III..2nd & 3rd Raya

Starblog entry 04112005, Some where in the Federation’s Galaxy –

Today, the 2nd day of the moon calendar Syawal, Master Raidi and his family traveled to the Johorian Galaxy. Early in the morning, Mother made sure that everything was ready with the kids. Father made some final checks on the Sonata and after all the cargo had been loaded, he went through the space travel plan and did the pre-launched checklist for the last time. However, the ship’s sensor indicated that the propulsion system is low in galactic leaded fuel. At current level, it could only take us up to the N9 Galaxy, less than a hundred light years away from the Federation’s Galaxy. So at about 1000hrs Father punched in the new coordinate into the ship’s navigation system leading to the nearest refueling port. I cross-checked the coordinate with my GPS (Galaxy Positioning System) and it showed that Father navigated the Sonata to the D’Mutiara Solar System near the Tesco hyperspacemarket. I put my self on high alert as my GPS indicated that where the fuel port is located, nearby lives a King who’s known to stuffed homo sapient with unhealthy fast food. I don’t know why, but many people love to patron these places. The King is very generous as he gives unlimited fizzy drinks and this made me worried. Besides working on the security detail for Master, I had to make sure that Master consumed the proper diet so that he would stay energised and healthy for this journey. As we approached the fueling port, my MALI (Mentekedarah Alert Level Indicator) scan indicated that the whole family was at level 3-4!!! Well, I can’t blame them really as they’re just humans. So before Father refueled the Sonata, He docked the ship near the King’s landing pad. Master Raidi & Zidani went straight into the Kings residence and they wallop the whopping burger and fries. I stood on guard and provide security cover along the parameter.

Master Raidi having fun at the Burger King Restaurant

After refueling the Sonata, Father navigated the ship to land at the Forum Condosphere near the klcc solar system. Here lives Master’s grand uncle and his family. Father wanted to visit his uncle before jumping into hyperdrive towards the Johor Galaxy. Tok Masod or better known as Tok Hafiz is suffering from lung cancer. My bio scan showed that he has a weak heart as he just came back from the hospital for his cancer treatment before Raya. He’s been in and out of the hospital lately and from the look on his face, I can see that he’s fighting this terminal disease strongly. Bedridden in his bedroom, he was happy when he saw Master Raidi and his family visiting him that Raya afternoon.

Master Raidi together with Father, behind them is Raidi's grand uncle

At around 1230hrs, the family left the Condosphere and Father took the Sonata straight into warp speed. After traveling for about 400k light years, the Sonata reached the Skudai solar system and landed at the resident of Tok Hamid space pad around 1600hrs, Skudai time. Father’s grandmother greeted us with a smile as we walked through the space hatch towards Tok Hamid’s resident. I noticed that the other Ismail’s clan was not at home as they were busy raya’ing around Johor. After unloading all the cargo, Father sat on the couch, rested and had this fabulous foot massage using the Ogawa machine. I was busy monitoring Master and his little brother as they were playing with the piano, running around in and out of the house and playing catch with this Persian cat that belongs to Master’s untie Khai. This cat was actually a gift from her boyfriend. And I tell you, this cat has an excellent defensive system! Sharp claws, pontianak like fangs and the best thing is, the cat is capable of discharging toxic gasses as part of its chemical warfare capabilities! (seriously, busuk gila kucing tu kentut). I continuously monitored Master Raidi and Zidani movements as they waited for the other grand uncles and unties to come back from their raya visits. They also expected their grandparents to arrive soon from the Federation’s galaxy that evening.

Master Zidani playing with the cat..

At around 1700hrs, I picked up an urgent intergalactic message from my home planet Cybertron. It was good news!! The galactic high council has decided to give us a pay rise and a bonus pay along with other goodies including higher food and lodging allowances, security and dobby fees, subsidies gas & fuel along with free internet access for all the employees at home!! This certainly will be the most memorable Hari Raya for me and my fellow defender robotic warriors (p/s: this story has no connection or what so ever with me getting an increment or bonus from TM)

On the 3rd Raya eve, right after dinner, Master and the rest of the Ismail’s clan flew off to the Gudang Sand Dune system located about 20 light years away from the Skudai solar system. There, they visited Father’s grand untie (Tok Da - my grandma sister). At Tok Da ‘s house, I saw father eating Samprit almost non-stop, and Master Zidani eating Pringles with Mother! Of all the Raya goodies on the dinner table, they just can’t live without Pringles. I did a bio scan on Mother and results showed that during the fasting month, her stomach had been digesting Pringles almost everyday! Based on her spending records, she’s been bulk buying Pringles from the Mydin space store somewhere new her work place.

Master Zidani busy reading with his granduncle...

At Tok Da’s house, Father noticed this antique cupboard near the dining table. There’s something about this furniture that made Father really captivated. I captured an image of this cupboard and cross referenced it with Father’s memory bank. This furniture actually originated from Father’s great grand parents home in Wadi Hana, JB. This is the street where Master’s grand parent (Tuk Seth) and his siblings, the Wadi Hana legacies grew up. When Father was small, during school holidays, he sometimes stayed at his Tok Nyang’s place in JB. Kg. Wadi Hana used to be the settlement for the malays of Arab origin in JB. Today, the street is no longer there as it made way for development back in the early 90’s (Dr Mafeitz and both the Megat brothers have been there…we went for a short trip to JB during school holiday and stayed at Uncle Hamid’s place).

Antik gile..

We went back to the Skudai solar system just before midnight and the whole family slept soundly, obviously tired from today’s Raya visits. As the family slept, I took some time to do some test check on all my systems, just to make sure that they’re running perfectly. I checked my mailbox, and saw an e-mail from my fellow warrior friend. He mailed me a photograph of both of us taken during our last UN mission in a troubled galaxy plagued by a civil war. He also wrote to me how he lost his leg on duty, apparently due to a freakish accident when he’s jet booster pack malfunctioned while on a recon duty. I advised him to submit his claims to Socso the soonest.

Me and my buddy warrior..picture taken during a UN peacekeeping duty


Star Blog entry 05112005, the skudai solar system, Johorian Galaxy

On the 3rd day of Raya, Father prepared himself early that morning. As the kids and Mother stayed at home, Father along with his parents, cousins and his grandmother went to the cemetery to visit his grandfather and great grand parent’s graves. Over there, I spotted one visitor wearing this tall ‘songkok’. It reminded me of Father’s friend Dr Mafeitz when he visited us at home on 1st Raya. I thought Dr’s ‘songkok’ was tinggi, but damn! Check out the height of this guy’s songkok!


At around 1100hrs, Master Raidi, Zidani, Father & Mother along with Master’s grand parents, went to the Kg Melayu Majidee solar system to visit one of Father’s grand untie. After chit chatting for about an hour, and as the kids started to become very restless, we decided to flew back to Skudai. After lunch, the family rested for a couple of hours and at around 1600hrs, Master’s family loaded the Sonata’s cargo bay with their luggage. They were preparing to leave the Johor Galaxy to travel back to The Federation’s Galaxy. After saying goodbye to everybody, we left Skudai and went straight into warp speed heading North via the PLUS intergalactic spaceway. The journey was smooth but like any other Raya seasons, we will usually get stuck along the Senawang-Seremban galaxy route. Just before 2000hrs, Father docked the Sonata safely at our moon planet home A’Baki. Everybody was glad that we managed to come back safely from this raya trip. Exhausted, satisfied and relieved are all the expressions that I can see from Father and Mother’s faces. As far as the kids are concerned, it was obviously tiring for them. They’ve clocked allot of traveling light years and I’m sure it was an exciting experience for them.

As the family started to rest for the night, I was beginning to wonder about my position, my posting with this family. I really hoped that I can continue to serve and protect this family as I’ve grown closer to them especially Master Raidi & Zidani. Being a professional bodyguard, I think I’ve conducted my duty diligently this time. Unlike my previous posting, I’m somehow emotionally attached to this family. I don’t know whether it’s a virus infection to my CPU or perhaps I’ve developed to being able to have feelings. The question of whether I could stay longer with this family depended on the decision by the Intergalactic High Council based on the Family’s feedback and recommendation.

At about midnight today, I received an intergalactic transmission. Guess what?? The security council had decided to offer me a permanent position as the ‘Jaga’ for Master Raidi!! I was really glad to hear about this offer and I immediately send an email accepting this once in a life time job offer. The pay is good, the job is challenging, so what more could I asked for. I just hope that Master Raidi will always find me as a loyal and well serving guardian. I would take a bullet for him. That’s my pledge to my Master . From the look on his face, I know that Master never ever regretted having me by his side and he could always depend on me when it matters most.

Master Raidi's (centre of room) hologram providing feedback and recommendation to the Intergalactic High Council..