Snow - February 2009

Here and there...

Activity

Since we could not decide what to eat, we decided to explore for new recipies...after surfing the internet for ideas, we managed to try two new recipies which are Faizal's favourite, BigMac and beef steak...the preparation for both foods were quite simple and the results were not dissapointing...the BigMac tasted similar like Mcdonalds and the beef steak was like Pang's western corner at Uptown...

January

On 5th of January, it marked our one year stay in the UK...so there's two more years to go and then  Malaysia here we come...insyaallah...I still remember when our families and friends bit us farewell at the airport...at that point of time, both me and Faizal felt sad to leave everyone back in Malaysia but in the other hand we were happy as we will embark to a new experience in life...Back then, I was 7 months pregnant and lucky me everything was fine during the journey...

Silent...

Sorry for no updates...Was busy relaxing,cleaning the house and playing with Eryna...Everything is back to normal...Just the three of us at home...No more Aunty Ila and Chu Rai to make noise and manjakan Eryna...Luckily Eryna is fine when her beloved aunties went back to Surrey last friday...I guess she understands...Don't worry Eryna, your aunties will be back in Durham in March...Can't wait for them to come and celebrate Eryna's first birthday...

Let's recap what did we do when Aunty Ila and Chu Rai were in Durham...

kitchen activity - baking and decorating cupcakes...

salon activity - cut and trim both mine and Faizal's hair...

outing activity - Durham, Machester and Newcastle

makan2 activity - to much to list

To Aunty Ila and Chu Rai, hope you have a pleasant and joyful stay in Durham...Eryna says thanks for the pocket money...Hope to see you in March...Study hard...See ya later...ta-ra...

Nothing much to update at the moment...Eryna is growing well and she's 10 months old...She is able to stand and loves to move about here and there...Her favourite toys are handphone, tv remote control and laptop...cyber kids I guess...

Newcastle

Yesterday we went to Newcastle to do our groceries...But before that we dropped by at Metrocentre shopping mall...Just gi jalan2 cuci mata sbb tak berapa sale sangat...Then we did our groceries and headed to Lahore Grill to have our lunch...Ina had fish and chips, Ila ate fried chicken, Faizal had cheese burger and I ate Chicken Kebab...Sorry no pictures as we were hungry...Since we have yet to visit the Millenium Bridge, we decided to go there...The view from the Millenium Bridge was superb and beautiful...Here are the pictures taken during our visit...

2009

Welcome 2009 and bye-bye 2008...it has been a wonderful year for our family...we started of by flying to UK in Jan 2008 while I was 7 months pregnant...It was a new experience for both me and Faizal as we were far apart from our family back in Malaysia and have different responsibilities i.e Faizal as a postgraduate research student and me a full time housewife...came March 2008, we got a new family member, Eryna Batrisyia and my mum and Aunty Jah stayed with us till May 2008 for my pantang...my cousin, Azreena all the way from London came and visit us in April 2008 and in July 2008, Charlie from Ukraine came to Durham for a week and we went to Manchester...September 2008, we fasted the long hours in UK and celebrated our 1st raya with Eryna in October 2008...we also went to London to meet my dad and sistas...daddy was with us in Durham for a few days...in December 2008, Shikin and family visited us together with my darling sistas...we had fun in Edinburgh and Manchester...

On the other hand, updates on Eryna...she is 10 months old this month..she can now sit and start to stand on her feet...she smiles when i bring her food...she can wave to people especially to nenek and tokdad back in Malaysia...she babbles and make noises...can't imagine that in two months time she will be celebrating her 1st birthday...i still can imagine the day when i first held her on my arm...they grow so fast, don't they?...

Let's hope for the best in year 2009...semoga apa yang kita doa dan hajati dimakbulkan Allah...

Eryna's latest picture...

December 2008

Hi everyone...it's been a while not updating our blog...let's see, what we were up to...on 161208, my sistas safely arrived from Surrey by train and two days later, my cousin, Shikin n family arrived Durham...they were in the UK for 2 weeks...since we had guests, we bawa them gi jalan-jalan around Durham...every shop was having massive sale, so apa lagi shikin n family seronok shopping...they managed to feel the closing down sale at woolies up to 90% tuh...on the 241208, we drove to Edinburgh as Shikin n family have planned to visit Edinnburgh castle...we started our journey at around 1030 and reached our destination at 1415...we straight went to the hotel to check-in but unfortunately we have to wait till 1500 as per the scheduled time...while waiting, Shikin read the Edinburgh castle pamplet and noted that the castle will be closed on christmas day...so all of us rushed to the castle and Shikin n family managed to visit the castle...since all the tourist attraction and shops were closed on 251208, we went sightseeing at Edinburgh town...Edinburgh was empty and filled with tourist...it reminded us of KL during raya time when KLCC is filled with indon, bangaladeshies...it feels like we owned the town:)...the next day, boxing day we went to Livingston Factory Outlet and did our shopping spree...all of us managed to get the things we wanted especially Shikin...penuh gaklah boot kete...after having fun spending our money, we went back to Durham and on the way home we bought pizza for dinner...281208, we went to Dalton Park for Shikin to complete her shopping... 301208, brought Shikin and Bad to Newcastle jalan-jalan...on New Year's eve we headed to Manchester as Shikin n family will be leaving to KL on 010109...in Manchester, we met Alya and she cooked dinner for us...thank you to Alya and Shazlan for the lovely dinner...the following day, we ronda-ronda kota Manchester and had lunch at halal Indian restaurant in Rusholme...thanks to Shazlan for ordering the delicious food...at 1600 we headed to Manchester airport to sent Shikin and family...my oh my, ingat dah awal pergi check-in tapi sebenarnya tidak, dah ramai yang datang awal before us...however, syukur alhamdullillah all went ok and no problem occured...after Shikin entered the boarding room, we left Manchester and headed back to Durham and safely arrived at 2000...see how busy we were during year end...to Shikin n family, hope you have a pleasant stay in the UK and kalau ada rezeki lebih boleh datang lagi...our house dah tak kecoh2 lagi and the most we miss is gael saying kaka, tuttut, lori and heliko...luckily my sistas will be in Durham till mid Jan09...sunyilah rumah bila semua dah balik nanti...huhuhu....

as usual, pictures for viewing...

Raya AidilAdha celebration - 141208

On Saturday we had our Raya AidilAdha celebration at Keenan House...As usual its a pot luck concept and all the ladies showed their cooking skills...the food spread was marvelous...let me list the food based on my memory...there was murtabak (ni mmg sedap sgt cam mkn kat msia), nasi beriani, nasi kerabu, nasi ayam, ayam panggang, lasagna,  mee kari, roti jala with kari daging, nasi impit,lemang and rendang, choc donuts, pau kaya, choc cake, caramel, agar-agar gula hangus, samosa, brownies, kek batik and cupcakes (my contribution)...My cupcakes was one of the first to finished as i guess the kids was tempted with the coloured cream...Sambil makan-makan, ada persembahan from the mums, dads and kids and also pertandingan busana muslim and hafazan al-quran for the kids...Overall we eat, we laugh and we had fun...

 

Been tagged again

Here are my answers Kak Nani

What were you doing 5 years ago?

Graduated my degree and started my 1st job at MIDF

What were the 5 things on your list to do today?

1. prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner
2. play with eryna
3. clean the house
4. surf the net 
5. watch CSI

What are the snacks that you enjoy?

1. maggi
2. tuna sandwich
3. crumpet
4. waffle
5. crisp/ doritos

What are 5 things you do if you are a billionaire

1. perform umrah and haj 
2. sedekah to the needy
3. shopping stuffs that I like
4. travel around the world
5. build a house for my parents 

What 5 jobs you've had

1. practival trainee at ITTAR
2. executive at MIDF
3. homemaker
4. ?
5. ?

Who are the 5 person you want to tag

1. fuzah
2. melia
3. rahilah
4. qathy
5. ajezack

04.12.2008

Today I am one year older and the day started well as it snowed from morning till noon...At last, it snowed as I imagined...Today was also Eryna's 8-12 months check-up, at 10.30am off we went to the clinic to meet the health visitor...Syukur alhamdullillah Eryna is growing well...She is now 7kg and 68cm long...After the check-up we headed to the holiday park nearby our house and played with the snow...Eryna was happy when we put her on the snow and managed to take some pictures to capture the moments...After enjoying ourselves with the snow, we decided to go back home as we were freezing...poor Eryna but I guess she had fun...

When we were at home, Faizal brought out my birthday cake and we had our normal simple celebration...The cake was delicious...Today I am officially on leave from any housework including cooking...Therefore, we ordered pizza...

Cold

The cold weather has begun...daytime can be five degree and below and at night it can be zero degree and below...My oh my, what can I say...I'M FEELING COLD...Everytime when we decide  to go out, I have to make ensure Eryna is well dressed for the weather...Luckily she has no complaints wearing her thick cloths together with her gloves and cap...At first she was confused as before this it's just simple clothing and a jacket...

It snowed 2 weeks ago but at our place the snow was not that thick...Hopefully it will be a white christmas this year and then we can all play with the snow...Can't wait for Ila, Ina, Ikin, Bad and Gael to be here in Durham middle of this month...Yeyeye, Eryna will have more friends to play with...Actually tak sabar gak christmas ni sebab nak gi boxing day shopping...hehehe...