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Dated: 2023 Jul 15 Sat 26 Z-Hijjah 1444H |
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Jul 1-15 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-32, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The SOP of face-masking was not any more something people mentioned, not even by bewok. 
Jul 7 Fri 18 Z-Hijjah 1445H, a visit to NA's colleague's home in Beladau Kolam. Fazro. He embarked all his outside-lawyering time in home-gardening. Incidentally, his untie, Memon, was the CT librarian who NA knew. Her hubby, Hj Md Nor Hassan, is my Padang Midin school-mate, who we've met a few times in RU-s. With that, the time contracted einstein-ly.
Jul 12 Wed 23 Z-Hijjah 1445H, DRV-JERTEH, solely to P-Rimau to touch up the mow-ed orchard, to make less obstacle in the next mowing time. It thus basically pruning. Making bon-fire. On arriving the initial task was to mow the access, detouring on the opposite nebor's lot, so the the car could access close to the gate for easier unloading-loading. Noted the three tandans of kelat, none was tua enough to harvest. Instead at the leaving time, a new kelat was planted, the bud taken from the first cluster. So far only the first cluster produced the tandan. The rest three hopefully follow suit. And the 5th to grow alike.
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Jul 1 Sat 12 Z-Hijjah 1444H, DRVTGG. Setoff just before ALYA et al DRV-JB, bye-ing the 3-beradik. SB to drv Ayer Keroh on Jul 3 Mon, first thing before sun rise. The weather was very fine. And traffic too. MRR2 was congest-free, not sure if it was because of Sat morning. TRG was in a fine day. Dry, but no observable sign of water-deprived. In fact the night we arrived, it was a showery wet night with sound of distant thunder.
Jul 2 Sun 13 Z-Hijjah 1444H, DRV-JERTEH. It was for the wedding of NA's long-time-no-see kampung-school-mate-relative's son, in Air Tawar. More excited was to see how P-Rimau was in post-mowing, and to harvest at least a tandan of KELAT. But most excited was to see the fate of the three MK-s, one in T-Bugis, and two in P-Panjang, planted during last time visit. This unfortunately was rather pity. All leaves had fallen, no sign of new shoot. It was our error in letting it get heated in WLU while tending in P-Rimau, before being planted. Doyan baby was that sensitive to the heat.
Weather-wise, sea-going was favourable. Very calm sea, breezy, and a lot of sun-shine. But, apparently such sea condition was not a desired condition for fishing. Therefore the fish landing was not as frenzy. Ironically, stalls along side of the beach road stocked plenty of supply of variety of fish.
Jul 9 Sun 20 Z-Hijjah 1445H, a brief visit to Sabasun to replenish the kitchen sundries. While in the store, could not stop noting that nearly half of the store space is stocking the c-na-man products of no nutritional value. One argued that it meant the non-independency. The counter-argument is the never ending threat. At night, ANI 4-beranak Najwa, Najwan, came over for a visit, asking to free up Aug 31 for her on engagement matter of Najidah.
Jul 10 Mon 21 Z-Hijjah 1445H, chaired the 2nd meeting of AJK Alumni for the event to be on Aug 5 Sat. The RU4-Q in the AM INN TRANSIT off the airport. The meeting was in Nafisah's home, Seberang Bukit Tumbuh. It was a harmonious get together of a few alumni.
Jul 14 Fri 25 Z-Hijjah 1445H, DRVKUL, ber-2 in TAV. Started rather late after a visit to bazaar Maras, and pisang harvest in TJHOME. Initially set off by coasting the beach road. Singgah Rantau Abang for jumaat. Noted the FLAG had paraded along the road for the Aug 12 PRN-15 in 6 states. Joined LPT2 at Kuala Dungun toll. Weather-, and traffic-wise, were favourable. Refreshed in Temerloh. A short slow-moving in MRR2 from Flamingo to Petronas. Home-ed in Sg Merab right at sun-set.
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Muharram 1445H - Jul 19 Wed |
Dated: 2023 Jul 31 Mon 13 Muharam 1445H |
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Jul 16-31 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-33, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The SOP of face-masking had died down. Noted the weekly data showed a very near zero death, and below 100 active. TRG was green already. 
Jul 18 Tue 29 Z-Hijjah 1444H, a quick visit to Malakat in Cyberjaya to replenish the kitchen. And a lunch in Beriyani Putrajaya of Cyberjaya branch.
Jul 27 Thu 9 Muharram 1445H, DRVTGG in TAV with NA, taking along SB to have a chiro in MokChili Kemaman. Setoff rather earlier than usual to catch Nasaee before three in Kemaman. The weather was fine, but thinly gloomy. Traffic was fine too, especially in BTS. A slow-moving was in the vic of Pandan-Ampang. Both LPT-2 were fine. We reached Kemaman well before the time. And finally home in W-Tengah before the day ended.
Jul 29 Sat 11 Muharram 1445H, PENAMAAN CALON PRN-15 FOR T, D, K, B, N, P, plus PRK KUALA TERENGGANU. Noted one was in the IPG W-TENGAH, perhaps for DUN BATU RAKIT, N08 of P35 KUALA NERUS Parlimen, with 22439 voters. Apparently it was two candidates, Mohd Shafizi Ismail of PAS and Bazlan Abd Rahman of UMNO, the latter was the incumbent ex-PRU-14. All in the six states, 245 seats of Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) were up for voting, comprising K-36, D-45, T-32, P-40, B-56, and N-36. 
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Jul 19 Wed 1 MUHARRAM 1445H, was the Awal Muharram Malaysia break. In the afternoon ank-cu2 gathered in Muzani's place in Sect-3 for a cake-ing and makan2 event. Being in the middle of the week, sans were Alya et al, and SB. They both made it up Jul 21 Fri 3 Muharram 1445H. And left Jul 22, and Jul 24 respectively. SB somehow re-HOME-ed, Jul 25 Tue 7 Muharram 1445H evening, saying he had a bad back-ache.
Jul 28 Fri 10 Muharram 1445H, a quick visit to MARAS FRIDAY BAZAAR. Then a morning in TJHOME clearing the storm-fallen trees last Wed night. And fixing the water leakage at the meter. Adik2 were very helpfully handy.
Jul 31 Mon 13 Muharam 1445H, posted in conjunction with a short reunion with Prof Nordin Simbak, and Dr Abdullah, the former cum for the interest of SB orthopaedic matters. 
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Alumni 67/68 RU-4.0-Q, PRN-15 |
Dated: 2023 Aug 15 Tue 28 Muharam 1445H |
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Aug 1-15 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-34, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The SOP of face-masking had died down. Noted the weekly data showed a very near zero death, and below 100 active. TRG had been rather green for weeks already. 
Aug 2 Wed 15 Muharam 1445H, DRV-JERTEH. The main task was to update the current state of harvesting season, especially the deriang. Stayed quite a while in P-Rimau, mowing a bit, planting a new kelat, and finally harvesting setandan. In T-Bugis, the deriang started buang-buruk. Duku-dokong-manggis were still green. But the most was the MK. Survived. Nonetheless unfortunately the fruiting kelat had miscarriage, with an offspring fighting to survive. Similarly in P-Panjang. Both MK strangely produced twigs at the base branch with the grafted branch appeared un-survived.
Aug 10 Thu 23 Muharam 1445H, DRV-SETIU, Banggol for SB chiro-follow-up, in Abg Par place. It was a fine weather. Noted the PRN flags, merry-ing the d-day the day after tomorrow Aug 12 Sat.
Aug 11 Fri 24 Muharam 1445H, DRV-JERTEH, for the second time during this Trg-package, imbibed by the DERIANG falling period. Started after jumaat, covering P-Rimau especially for the KELAT, T-Bugis for the deriang, P-Panjang, and including Padang Luas. Homewards after dark. SB was alone in W-Tengah.
Aug 13-14 Sun-Mon 26-27 Muharam 1445H, settling down in Sg Merab after quite a while in Trg, with SB, three Fri-s while CB, ASRI were by themselves. The mawar-merah, v3.0, was blooming with red blossom. The weeds at the back was blooming as well even though CB said it had not been raining for the past many days.
Aug 15 Tue 28 Muharam 1445H, went to Semenyih, renewing the insurance for TAV. And singgah Bangi POffice for the r-tax. Had a hair cut by KITTE which replaced ROSLAN in Jln-6, who tried to please with a recent PRN results.
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Aug 1 Tue 14 Muharam 1445H, Went out for a FISHING to replenish the fridge. Accomplished both in Ngabang Telong retail, and in Kubang Badak beach. However the fish at both places were not that 'pedigree'.
Aug 5 Sat 18 Muharam 1445H, the RU-4-Q for Padang Midin Alumni SPM 67/68 in AM TRANSIT INN off the LTSM.
Aug 6-8 Sun-Tue 19-21 Muharam 1445H, lingered around about the homes, and the vicinity. Including accompany-ing NA to KTS/KMI, servicing TV in Bukit Berangan, and tidy-ing TJHOME. Aug 9 Wed 22 Muharam 1445H, accompany-ed Che Lloh seeing Ismail Musa in Tumpu Kuza. Met also Fakro, and Jo-Sadad, and Junior SAS-ian Jafar Bajuri. Detoured to PKB, FISHING. Quite a good landing, but the cold box had nearly full for Aug 12 DRVKUL.
Aug 12 Sat 25 Muharam 1445H, the VOTING in PRN-15 T-D-K-N-B-P. NA drove to Jerteh to her voting station first thing in the morning. My VS was in SMK Kompleks Seb Takir. Voted in Saluran-1, at 1017, ca an hr after reg 0913.
Home in WT, packing for DRVKUL. Ruby 3-beranak dropped by after voting. And 1244, setoff, DRVKUL, 3-beranak in TAV. Lalu beach road, joined LPT2 in Kuala Dungun toll. Traffic-wise was very favourable. And weather-wise too, except onr skirmish rain after Rantau Abang, and another before reaching Gambang. Home 2048, and settled down, 5-beranak. Plus Zidni et al, and Ruby's kids, who returned to their home after a deriang spree. The results of the PRN started to trickle in the net soon after dark, the final being at m-night. None was delayed.
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Merdeka-66 |
Dated: 2023 Aug 31 Thu 14 Safar 1445H |
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Aug 16-31 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-35, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The SOP of face-masking was entirely on personal choice. Zero-death at National level was observed since several weeks ago. 
Aug 18 Fri 1 SAFAR 1445H, a seeing-spree with CB in LOYAT, while delivering NA to DBP for a BAR-DBP BM-related activities. Had not been to Loyat perhaps in decade. Noted the dwindling visitors. Noted also on the way around the vic, the Pudu Prison had transformed into a Bukit Bintang City Centre. And such a change at the traffic re-alignment at the historic junction of Pudu-BukitBintang.
Aug 24-26 Thu-Sat 7-9 Safar 1445H SB was warded in ANNUR for the lower back pain. Attended by Dato' Dr Abdul Halim Yusof who gave the verdict that the pain was not originated by an SD, but from the muscle strain possibly microtear. The verdict cheered up SB a lot. Malini accompany-ed. Before that Malini took him to Hospital Pengajar UPM Serdang, but the appointment was on Oct 5. The date did not suit with his workplace management. So far COHU insurance foot the bill.
Aug 25 Fri 8 Safar 1445H An impromtu joining Jalil, Md Soot, Mohd Embong b-fast in LA RIZZ, and later dropped by at home after bye-ing ALYA 3-beranak DRV-JB.
Aug 28 Mon 11 Safar 1445H, Fishing in PKB. The first 3Q day weather was hot, but breezy, calm sea. Landings were rather seasonal. Kisi right now. The 4th Q-day weather was cloudy with a westerly torrential short storm and rain.
Aug 29 Tue 12 Safar 1445H, Hi-ing one of NA's close UM buddy, Yunus, who was in full entourage on vacation in Trg.
Aug 30 Wed 13 Safar 1445H, a mission DRV to JERTEH, then to KOTA BARU. And back, home by ca ten at night. The first part was the orchard matters. The second part was a wedding reception. Could not remember the last time in Kota Bharu. I was still in UNIZA then, before 2014. By Pasir Putih on the way to. Passing the Simpang Tiga Telipot was very nostalgic. Noted PAP appeared sparkling. Unintentionally, otw back, took the beach road by Tok Bali.
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Aug 27 Sun 10 Safar 1445H DRV-KUT-TGG, in TAV with NA, ASRI, and RUBY-Afiah-Adil, CB in Pujo, bye-ing SB by himself. Stopping in Mahkota Aman Kuantan to attend the wedding reception of NOR's #1Son. Afterward TAV proceeded to TRG, while Pujo 3-beradik-2ank returned to BANGI. It was said that Pujo had rather heavy congestion in the return drv from Lanchang. Traffic-wise TRG-ward was clear, but gushing through a rather heavy downfall from Kijal to Telemong. Ironically KT was dry when we arrived, late of the evening.
Aug 31 Thu 14 Safar 1445H, Merdeka-66. The biggest celebration-day of the country. Just wonder how would the country be if we were not colonised by the Portuguese-Dutch-British-Japanese-British, for the 446 years from 1511 to 1957. And in relation to nebouring countries Thailand, Indonesia and The Philippines. History, and historical events are becoming less and less interesting to ordinary planet dwellers. And no more to make a lesson to be learned. One could have extrapolated the chart to beyond 1957 endless, post-British, veiled by MERDEKA. 
Aug 31 Thu 14 Safar 1445H Conducting the Majlis Bertunang Nurul Najidah in Pusu Tiga GB, lepas zohor. All adik beradik present, except Hah, who was rep-ed by Ti-Zizi, and masing2 anak, and ank masing2. Including POKJO who said arrived yesterday evening, and Num. All ank-beranak Mek present. EDI on a TRG job, was also present. The guests were from RU MUDA, led by the groom's father Mat Shah. He agreed to make it short and simple. I made the talking finished in twenty min. Followed by the ladies matter of sarung-cincin. And IMG-ing.
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Buah Kayu Season |
Dated: 2023 Sep 15 Fri 29 Safar 1445H |
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Sep 1-15 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-36, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The face-masking was entirely a personal choice, being institutional like in the hospital, but the covid talk had died down. And MOH data was getting scarce. 
Sep 2 Sat 16 Safar 1445H, another day of mission drv. Late morning to BB Beach Resort, attending the wedding reception of Mamata-Anuar's #2daughter, a cucu-sepupu of AyhChik Takir lineage. Another side of the guests were from Anuar, who were loyar. Arrived rather early for the occasion, should have stayed longer to meet many long time no see relatives. Met only ank-sepupu, Yah MekLah MokNgoh, and Fatehah Timoh MokTehPah, and on the way out, met Mohd Awang an F3 classmate.
Next drive was northward, to Kota Putera, Besut. It was another wedding reception of NA's cucu-sepupu, a grand-daughter of Kak-Komek.
Finally as a must in the orchard of P-Rimau for the moktam, T-Bugis for the smeta, duku, dokong, and P-Panjang for the deriang. The night drv homeward was with a slow-moving from Beris to past Merang junction.
Sep 7 Thu 21 Safar 1445H, Sg Merab was rather wet since our return Sep 5 Tue, by the notorious evening downfall. The good thing though it gave a cool good night sleep. Sep 8 Fri, SB returned for the home weekend. He drv for Air Keroh Sep 3 Sun after ca five weeks since Jul 25 Tue absence from work either on WFH, on leave, or medical leave, including the trip to TRG Jul 27 Thu to Aug 12 Sat. The kitchen was replenished from Pasar Bangi Sep 7 Thu, and the Centrum Sep 9 Sat. On Sep 10 Sun, ank-cu2 of #1234 gathered for a dinner while SB was fetched by his colleague for the drv back to Ayer Keroh.
Sep 11 Mon 25 Safar 1445H, DRVTGG with NA in TAV after only a week in Sg Merab. Setoff rather late than usual. Traffic-wise was very favourable. Weather-wise, cool, rather gloomy. Some drizzling in Kemaman-Dungun vic. Passed Paya Datu, seeing the TANAH-PD, noted the moktam tree had not been felled yet. The most was the PD HOME, standing right with a million memories of people, items and anecdotes since it started in 1976, even in passing when I was a small timid boy. Home in W-Tengah at sun-set.
Sep 15 Fri 29 Safar 1445H, an evening outing, visited Prof Hadi in his Golf home. Followed by my sister Hah in her home in Kg Batin. Passing Kg Baru Seberang Takir, to and fro, seeing the crowding beach of Telaga Batin, the routine Fri evening of bundle exposition. A short drop in TJHOME, joining adik-beradik in front rumah Keron. Updating.
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SEP 1 FRI 15 Safar 1445H, a small impromptu gathering, for a deriang feast all the way from Machang by Ibrahim Mamat, hosted by Abdullah Sipat in the DAPO Chalet. CheAbdullah, and Nik Fuad joined. The latter could not figure out who I was even though we met several times, and was under my auspices. All were 'debris' related to UDM-Uniza in the vic of 2010. The content thus was about current status quo both of self and around it. Noted also their 'debri-ness' wrt to recent Aug 'monsoon'.
Sep 3 Sun 17 Safar 1445H, made an urgent visit to Tanah-PD in respond to a wasap from one Kamal saying a tree branch had intruded on his house. Noted that intrusion, but not that too serious for a nice reasonatble niebour. The moktam branch was from a giant tree, not for the amateur to work with. On this land Azizah's father planted quite a number of pokok-buah-kayu. Over the years they grew wildly because the ank2 did not bother.
Sep 5 Tue 19 Safar 1445H, DRVKUL with NA in TAV. Weather-wise it was fine in LPT2. Similarly in the first half of LPT1, but the second half of LPT1 was rather wet by drizzling. And thus traffic-wise followed suit. In KUL it was wet, and it was congested right after Gombak toll. MRR2 however was rather spared.
Sep 12 Tue 26 Safar 1445H, HOME in W-Tengah. Fishing in the afternoon in PTJ, PKB, for local consumption. And mowing in the evening, the grasses in the backyard had grown very tall. Noted the PAGAR at the back, right in the middle of the road reserve. Nonetheless, the blessing is, this pagar prevented the feral and cattle from night-menacing. 
Sep 14 Thu 28 Safar 1445H, a DRV-JERTEH, taking jalan-darat by Chalok. Sole objective was to fetch buah-kayu any which is available. And it was moktam in P-RIMAU, dokong panjat-sendiri in T-Bugis, and samples of duku in P-Panjang. In between, halted by a downfall, visited Pekan Jerteh for a serindit, and NA's Econjaya visit. As always home by night, stopping in Telaga Papan for garib-iser.
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Sebarau Bakar |
Dated: 2023 Sep 30 Sat 14 R-Awal 1445H |
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Sep 16-30 covid, the accompany-ing FOTOTEKS-es was MCO-F5-37, topping the previous COVID-MCO-es. The talk of the matter was very quiet now. 
Sep 17 Sun 1 R-AWAL 1445H, free days ahead to spend in WT-Home, having the mower with a new carburettor fitted. Ironically the faulty part was not the mixer, but the cable housing retaining screw which had loosen beyond innovative repair. In the while, PokShang w-msg-ed that the MokTam in Tanah-PD had been felled.
Sep 19 Tue 3 R-Awal 1445H, while NA was with her h-works in Sepetir, went to RU-10, accompany-ing Dr Abdullah to inquire a bulk puchase of kepok-segera in one ANOPOKKU factory which produces seafood products. The mission accomplished. Singgah one ICT BEACH BOXX for a quick ICT.
Sep 22 Fri 6 R-Awal 1445H, DRV-JERTEH again. The main task was to harvest produces to take home to Sg Merab. And they were pisang kelat, moktam, duku, and dokong, from PRimau, and TBugis. NA planted an anak deriang in PRimau, neboring the existing TokLitok.
Sep 26 Tue 10 R-Awal 1445H, 8th anniversary of life with NA, since 2015 SEP 26 SAT 12 Z-HIJJAH 1436H. 
Sep 27 Wed 11 R-Awal 1445H, strolling KL nucleus again while accompany-ing NA delivering some docs to MY BAR. CB chauffeured. Entered KL by J-LokeYew, the first h-way in KL in the 60's. Noted the J-HangTuah, the site of Stadium Merdeka, and Dewan Bahasa. Masjid Negara, Rumah Persekutuan, Padang Merdeka, and S-AbdSamad Buldg. Revisited KG BARU, singgah for a nasi-lemak treat. Noted the betterment of Kg Baru which did not need sky scrappers to keep existing in peace. The place is a pure gold for the harbic wealth hunters. SB made an early home-weekend rolling together with the Sep 28 Thu 12 R-Awal 1445H MY break of MOLOD.
In the late afternoon took CB-ASRI to attend the pengebumian MokMah in Sg Merab Cemetary who passed on this morning in Hospital Serdang
Sep 29 Fri 13 R-Awal 1445H, ALYA 3-beranak home-ed at wee hr from JB for a home-weekend. After jumaat took TTB to FLEXIE for the oil change.
Sep 30 Sat 14 R-Awal 1445H, ank-cu2 gathered in the evening. Practically all turned up, but one Zidni's. Muzani star-ed the dinner with sebarau-bakar he fished in some hulu-sungai. The night ended with Alya DRV-JB 3-beranak.
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Sep 16 Sat 30 Safar 1445H, was MALAYSIA DAY on which in 1963 Sabah and Sarawak united to Malaya to become Malaysia, and agreed to celebrate on Aug 31. S-Pore seceded in 1965. On this day we had the post-mortem meeting of the RU4-Q, in the BBETENG of TTI. All the AJK members of the event presented in the late afternoon. This was my first time having a makan here, and for the first time also smayang in the nearby Masjid X-Tal. We used to have a great day in the Convention Centre in 2011, the ICOTOS 2011.
Sep 21 Thu 5 R-Awal 1445H, was a wet morning, rather heavy rain, unlike many past days which usually alternating wet evening. Went out to town. Found the NDAT, and get in. On getting out, it was as expected that un-repeat-ing would not miss anything. NA took the time to visit jjabat Trekoh to inqure for a file. And a Pasar Tani was nearby. Singgah also the nostalgic Batu-6.
Sep 23 Sat 7 R-Awal 1445H, a night gathering in RAHSIA with Dr Abdullah et al. Moved to QOHWA for more comfort. Dr Jamil joined, and became a nano-RU. The night rain de-gathered us.
Sep 24 Sun 8 R-Awal 1445H, DRVKUL in TAV via DUNGUN, for a legal matter. Had nasi dagang in Chenering. Since fresh, it could be rated wrt last Thu NDAT Sep 21. Took LPT2 from Paka town. It was rainy in Gambang-Maran vic, cleared after Temerloh vic. KL was dry when we arrived. A slow-moving ca 5 km on approaching Gombak toll, otherwise traffic was clear. Sg Merab was dry, but rather gloomy.
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