winter in durham Dec 2009

Here and there...

Long over due updates

hello everyone...

it's been a long time not updating my blog...pity my blog, silence for a moment...
here i'm back again...let see where do i start...

september 09
started class and yes being a student again...pursuing my MBA..wish me luck guys...had class every day from 9am-1pm plus discussion in the afternoon...went team building @ Borwick castle and was away for 2 nites...

ila and ila were here to help me for a while....we celebrated eid together...baked cakes, cookies, cupcakes etc...went to several open houses n malaysian raya gathering at keenan house...

accidently left my purse at the computer lab and luckily someone with a kind heart took and kept for me...

october 09
class on as usual...submitted my 1st assignment...
busy with discussion for boardroom exercise...
ila and ina went back to malaysia...:(

november 09
busy with classes and discussion
had our pre-boardroom and boardroom exercise...well done to my team...
submitted another assignment...
celebrated faizal's birthday...
celebrated raya aidladha @ fisher house...

december 09
attended classes...
winter break is around the corner...
had a surprise birthday party...
submitted 2 more assignments...that's it for the term...
going for short break during christmas..can't wait...

i guess that sums up all this that had happened during the past few months...
take care all...

Pics for viewing...

Updates during Fasting month

Time flies so fast...today is already 14 Ramadhan...syukur alhamdulillah till todate everything went well...here there is no pasar ramadhan, so i have to think of the menu everyday but lucky me, faizal is not a fussy eater....everything laid on the table he eats...lets see, what have i cooked till todate...emm, we had roti jala, samosa, kuih keria, onde-onde, cucur ikan bilis, kuih kacang, bubur jagung, bubur kacang, choc moist cake, cokodok pisang, kuih ketayap,apam balik,nasi briyani ayam, nasi ayam, nasi lemak ayam berempah, soto ayam n other lauk pauk...wah not bad, variety of foods cooked by chef yazmin :)...

On 290809, we had our Malaysian community Iftar at Keenan House...there were variety of foods on the table as it was a potluck event...i brought mee goreng mamak and there were lots of food such as ayam percik, pecal, nasi/meehon/pasta goreng, pizza, kerabu mangga, roti john, mee ladna,murtabak,nasi tomato etc...there was also a merdeka choc cake baked by kak zarina...the cake was yummy delicious...

020909, my twin sistas celebrated their 24th birthday...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to them...semoga panjang umur dan murah rezeki...cepat cari kerja & lepas ni boleh belanja kita org pulak...

030909, a friend of mine delivered a beautiful baby girl...CONGRATULATIONS to shifa & zariman... 

Ramadhan Al Mubarak

Selamat menyambut kedatangan Ramadhan & Selamat menunaikan ibadat puasa...bersyukur kita kepada Allah swt kerana dengan limpah dan rahmatnya kita dapat bertemu kembali dengan Ramadhan yang mulia...moga Ramadhan tahun ini kita semua mendapat keberkatan dan rahmat dari Allah...

010809 till 090809

My cousin, Aan came to Durham for 9 days after her Euro trip...we were excited to meet her as it has been quite a while not seeing her...we fetched her at the train station and good girl Eryna was happy to meet her aunty :)...on her arrival day, we did not do much as we know she was tired except bringing her to our friends birthday celebration...the next day we managed to bring her to Dalton Park for her to do her shopping and thereafter to Seaham...on 030809, we decided to just laze around in the house and the day after we went to Durham town...the following day we went to Newcastle...brought her to Metrocentre, Millenium Bridge and had fish and chips for lunch... we wanted to also bring her to Angle of the North but due to the road works which closed the junction, she  had to just wave from far...maybe next time around will be bring you Aan...after two days of relaxing, we went for rasberry picking and to the park...the weather was fine and all of us had fun...090809, we said goodbye to Aan and we sent her off at the train station...

We hope Aan had fun staying with us and enjoyed all the food that i cooked...

Birthday celebration

190709 - Kak Zarina and her daughter, Izzah

the food on the table was delicious...there were meehoon/nasi impit soto, rendang ayam, meehoon goreng, nasi minyak & ayam berempah, dadih, agar-agar, aiskrim malaysia and cakes...i brought my cute cupcakes and the kids love it...eryna really enjoyed herself by playing with the friends...we really had fun chit chatting with friends...here are some of the pictures taken during the event...

010809 - Aisyah, Nusaibah, Anis and Ain

another invitation and as usual not to mention the variety and mouth watering of foods on the table...there were cakes, all sorts of desserts, lasagna, nasi arab, meehoon soto, nasi impit with kuah kacang, meehoon goreng etc...this time around i brought my chocolate muffins...we ate, we laughed, we helped and all of us went home with  a full stomach...again pictures for viewing...

Sayonara 130709

On 130709, we went to Newcastle Airport to send off Kak Sham and Kak Marlina's family...Kak Sham is back for good to Singapore and Kak Marlina will be in Malaysia for 3 months accompanying her husband for data collection...

To Kak Sham and family

Thank you for the friendship and panjang umur jumpalah kita lagi...

and not to forget also thank you so much for the chairs and foods...

To Kak Marlina and family

Selamat bersuka ria dia Malaysia...

bila raya nanti makan ketupat, ingat kami di sini...

insyaallah harta di Durham akan dijaga sebaik mungkin...

140709

Every year on this date, we celebrate our 3rd anniversary and Tok Dad's birthday...

HAPPY 59th  BIRTHDAY TOK DAD...

semoga panjang umur dan murah rezeki...

we all love you so much...

HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY TO ME AND HUBBY

may our love bloom always and forever...

sayang awak sangat...

010709

It's July already...half year of 2009 is gone...next month fasting starts...oh cepatnya masa berlalu...btw CONGRATULATIONS to Aunty Ila and Chu Rai for passing their exam...now, both of you have to concentrate with your dissertation and insyaallah you will complete your studies in September...

It's summer and currently the heat wave are here...it's hot and we have to switch on the fan to cool ourself...

take care

Just the 3 of us

Hello everyone...sorry for not updating the blog...was busy as my parents were in the UK for 2 weeks...they were here from 060609 to 200609...let's recap my parents holiday trip...

Syukur alhamdullilah both of they arrived safetly at Heathrow Airport on 060609 and we waited them at the arrival gate...Eryna was happy to see her Tok Dad and Tok Mum...she was smiling and being cheeky as always...bila tengok Eryna je, hilang penat my parents...from the airport, we headed to Aunty Ila and Chu Rai's house in Surrey...both my sistas just moved to their new house...cantik rumah dia org...siap ada backyard garden lagi...Eryna syok jalan sini sana...we had dinner together, I cooked masak asam pedas, ikan bilis and kentang berlada and sayur campur while Aunty Ila and Chu Rai prepared chicken soup and ada additional sambal terasi (thanks to Indah, sememangnya is menyelerakan bila makan dengan nasi panas..yumyum..)...the next day, we went to Portsmouth and spent the whole day there...the weather was fine and we had fun...adalah shopping sikit2...for dinner, my parents invited Aunty Ila and Chu Rai's friends who had helped them masa dia orang pindah...we had kari ayam, mushroom omellete, kobis goreng and salad...on 080609, we went to London by train...during lunch hour, we met my cousin, Azreena and she brought along krispy kreme doughnuts and we had fun eating together...this time around in London, we just walked at Oxford Street and did some shopping...before went home, we had dinner at Bonda cafe...the next day, we went to Working town and in the afternoon we drove back to Durham...

In Durham, we brought my parents to the usual places, Durham town, Dalton Park etc...Aunty Ila and Chu Rai were with us for 6 nights and on 150609, both of them headed back to Surrey by train...on 160607, we brought them to Newcastle-Angle of the North and Gateshed Millennium Bridge...for lunch we treated my parents with fish&chips...the remaining days in Durham, both my parents relaxed at home or walked to Langley Moor town...

On 190609, we drove up to Surrey...traffic was bad and it took us about 6 hours (normally it taked about 4.5 hours) to arrive there...for dinner we were invited to Dr Samsidar's house...nasib baik dia tak kisah we sampai lambat...her husband commented that its normal to have a bad traffic on friday night as people are rushing to reach their destinations...on the night itself, we again packed my parents bags to ensure that the luggage weight is under control...on the last day, Aunty Ila and Chu Rai brought us to Guildford town...gi jalan2 sat pastu balik for lunch...we cooked ikan goreng, kurma ayam and brocoli goreng...pastu we relaxed and had tea...around 530pm, we headed to Heathrow airport...syukur alhamdullilah masa check in semua ok...

On 210609, my parents selamat sampai Malaysia...

To mum and dad, thank you so much for the lovely things from Malaysia...hope you had a pleasant stay in the the UK for 2 weeks...our house is back to normal...Eryna dah tak boleh manja lelebih...miss u so much...

More pics..

Happy viewing...

Mum and Dad in UK

Sorry for no updates...my parents and sistas are in Durham...will update later...enjoy viewing the pictures first...take care...

Trip to Sunderland...

Yesterday we went to Sunderland to have tea at Kak Elvi and Abg Naseem's house...after eating and talking, Abg Naseem suggested that all of us go to the beach...the scenery was beautiful and it was really windy...there was a small park nearby the beach for the kids and as usual Eryna had fun playing on the swing...after that, we went to the national glass museum...since the weather was getting colder and all of us were tired, we decided to go home...we had fun in Sunderland and maybe next time we could bring others there for sight seeing...

Good Luck

GOOD LUCK and ALL THE BEST to

Aunty Ila and Chu Rai for their coming exam...

Study hard and doa for the best...insyaallah all will be ok...

If you are stress, just look at Eryna's picture...I am sure she will help to ease your tension...

From us ...Kak Min, Abg Faizal and Eryna

Goodbye Kak Zu and family

Last Friday, the Malaysians organised a farewell gathering for Kak Zu and family as they will be heading back to Malaysia for good on the 270409 after being here for 4 years plus...our congratulations to Dr Talib on his achievement...as usual, it was a potluck gathering and there were variety of foods on the table...as for me, i brought mee goreng mamak...all of us had fun during the gathering and for sure we will miss Kak Zu's cookings...

Yesterday, we invited Kak Zu and family for tea and I served them mee rebus, popiah goreng and cupcakes...Kak Zu gave me a donut cutter as a gift and I am so happy because after this my donuts will be shaped properly...

Today, we went to Bowburn to help Kak Zu and family to load their things in the container...most of the Malaysians were there to help...after loading session completed, we headed to Kak Marlina's house for makan-makan...its fun eating arounded with a lot of people and Eryna enjoyed the most as she met all her friends...

Eryna @ 13 months

My little girl is 13 months today...at the moment, she has started to walk but she is still not confident to walk by herself...I guess in a few weeks time, she will able to do so...she loves to go to the park and her favourite is the swing...she understand to simple instruction and if I say No, she will quickly crawl away...she recognised her Aunty Ila and Chu Rai's faces...my oh my she is growing well...

Easter break

On 270309, both Aunty Ila and Chu Rai arrived Durham and was here for 2 weeks...time flies really fast that 2 weeks felt like several days only...during the 2 weeks, we managed to celebrate Eryna's birthday party, went picnic at the park, went shopping of course :) and more...Eryna was pampered by Aunty Ila and Chu Rai...everything that she wants, whe will get it...a few days before leaving back to Surrey, Indah came to visit us and was here for 3 nights...hopefully our guests had a pleasant stay in Durham and till we meet again...

Last Sunday, Faizal went for his weekly football and both me and Eryna tailled along. I brought Eryna to the park nearby. Eryna had fun playing with the swing, slides etc...luckily the weather was fine but towards late evening, it was getting colder and we decided to go home...

Eryna's happy faces at the park...

Picnic at the park