3 years hiatus

Salam,

Wow!!! It has been 3 years since I last updated this old rusty blog.  Life has been so frantically busy after the delivery of our baby Adira. Well...she is not a baby anymore. She's 3!! Dah besar. Dah pandai membebel. Alia dah jadi kakak. Me and my hubby masing2 membesar dan mengembang ke sisi. 

This blog was created purely to document our journey in life. Alia loves reading my blog because she said it brings back all the wonderful memories. Since I stopped writing after the birth of Adira, I think it is just fair for me to write again. She deserves it. Well.....I'm home peeps!!

InsyaAllah, I'll write something on the ups and downs during my 3 years hiatus, in my next posts.
'til we meet again :-) 

Snow white in the house

My lotter pagi2 lagi berangan dgn dressing up activitinya. Walau dress tu dah koyak pun, dia tetap pakai. Memang hobinya berangan jadi princess je. Asyik tukar baju je.

On my part pulak, even baru 15 weeks along in my pregnancy, my body has widen so much, byk baju tak muat. I bought 2 lovely dress kat KB tapi dua2 tak muat! Kalau mcm ni, by the time perut besar akupun otomatik jadi mak gajah. Haiyyyyo...manyak susah lor. Lepas ni kena exercise la pulak. Paling malas time preggy ni.

Sports Day

July 2011

Berkesempatan menghadiri Sports Day kat sekolah Alia. Aku kalau tengok anak sendiri kat aktiviti sekolah, mesti terharu punyer. Dulu masa Alia naik pentas untuk peragakan topi untuk Easter Bonnet Parade tu pun, mengalir jugak air mata aku. Masa Sports Day ni pun kuar air mata. In fact, masa Open Day kat sekolah anak Win di Windsor, aku nangis jugak tengok budak2 kecik menari. Hisss...apa kena ntah.

Yang tengah tu, Guru Besar sekolah- Mrs Cochlin.

Ini Mrs Thompson...baik orangnya. Katanya Easter (bulan April) tahun depan dia nak datang Msia, melawat anaknya yang mengajar di International School. Kalau tak silap kat Sekolah Seri Inai. Kalau sempat, boleh jumpa dia lagi.


Alia tengah concentrate tu...egg and spoon race.

Kat bawah khemah...kepanasan.

Ni budak2 nursery. Sekolah ni ada sekolah rendah sekali dengan nursery. Nursery mula masa umur 3 tahun, Reception - 4 tahun dan Year 1 umur 5 tahun. Ada yang 6 tahun sebab sesi mula bulan September. Kita kat Msia mula bulan Januari.

Yang kat belakang dukung anak tu, my good friend Catherine. Tengah dukung anak kecilnya, Alice. Cute sangat dua-dua orang ni. Kami amik turn hantar dan amik anak dari sekolah. Lega la sikit.

Lepas habis acara untuk budak2 sekolah, ni acara lari untuk ibu-ibu pulak. Alia tanya kenapa aku tak join sekali? Ishhh...malu la I...I kan pemalu, you!

Ini acara lari utk utk bapak2 pulak. Yang hujung sekali baju biru tu, Orlando - suami Catherine. Bolivian. Bila aku sebut nama dia, mesti terbayang Orlando Bloom dalam Pirates of the Carribean tu. Walaupun tiada persamaan langsung, kecuali pada nama.

Ketua dan penolong ketua rumah, menerima piala kemenangan. Kat sini, budak2 diberi sticker bila menang. In fact, aku rasa semua yg amik bahagian dapat sticker. Teringat dulu masa aku kecik2, lepas sukan berbondong-bondong bawak balik tuppreware kecik sbb sekolah bagi hadiah tupperware. Tupperware cap siam je pun.

Happy Land

The minute I bought the annual pass, I have promised myself that I will make ourselves a regular. I'll make sure that we would spend our Saturdays together. So, this has become our routine.....2 weeks in a row now. We have been visiting the happy land.....Legoland. I'm happy to see Alia's face lights up everytime we're here. She even mumbled " I wish ayah is here..". Oooh...not long now. Nanti ayah nak datang dah. Probably June, got to wait for my viva date dulu. Baru boleh beli tiket. My big plan is to have everything ready by the end of May. So boleh viva dalam bulan June tu. InsyaAllah. Tapi menulis pun tak abis lagi.......mana idea tak kunjung tiba ni??? *sigh*

Leave that apart. Let's talk about our outing. 1st week- Aku pening nak muntah naik kapal raksasa. All this while, I thought I was tough! But I was definitely wrong. Si Alia memang menangis je kejanya masa kat atas tu. Bila turun, kepala aku dah berpusing-pusing. Buat malu je. Cuaca pulak hari tu tiba2 sejuk pulak.

2nd week, we were there again because Legoland was celebrating their 15th bday. Aku tobat la tak mau naik kapal raksasa tu lagi. Alia siap pesan kat aku "Let's not get on that giant ship, mama!" Aku kalau upah pun tak mau naik!! Petangnya Sofia's and femli ajak main sama-sama lagi. Kebetulan cuaca sungguh cantik pulak minggu kedua tu. All was well, then.

Alia took part in 'build a bday cake for Legoland' competition. I'm sure we stand no chance of winning sebab orang lain semua terer2. But we had a splendid time, anyway.

Alia was ecstatic to meet her hero........Abang BOB!!!! We enjoyed watching Bob the Buider 3D movie at the Imagination Centre. What with the artificial snow (made of bubbles) and small splashed of water, kiddies was shrieking excitedly, then just as we stepped out of the theatre, there he was......abang Bob...right before your very eyes. Suka la anakku tu. Terus mintak nak bergambar.

Alia and Sofia, makan ice-cream sejuk-sejuk tu. 1st week.....kopak duitku sebab beli aiskrim, cold drinks dan maca-macam lagi. 2nd week tu, aku angkut nasi goreng, burger, coke, ribena, biskut, roti...segala mak nenek la supaya tak payah beli kat sana. Mahal giler makanan kat situ (biasa la...!), aku rasa tiga kali ganda dari makanan kat luar.

So....a little tips for parents yang nak bwk anakonda pegi Legoland....a trip to Tesco is a must sebelum pegi Legoland. Pegi beli aiskrim, drinks, snacks segala and masuk dalam insulated container. Orang puteh pun berduyun-duyun yang berpiknik kat situ. Even Catherine (Sofia's mom) cakap kat anaknya makanan kat sini mahal. Kita makan kat rumah je. Hahahha...orang kaya cam dia pun kata mahal, marhaen macam aku ni lagi la....

Tersengih dapat naik camel....................

The giant Sphinx?


Ni persembahan khas...pasal pirates. Awesome stunts, very entertaining and very brave. Pastu ada jugak adegan ala2 Mr Bean yang lucu buat semua orang ketawa. We love this! Sadly a few days after that, I got to know from Daily Mail yang one of their crew was in a critical unit. Terhempas kepala masa rehearsal. I just can't imagine the horror, even thinking about it make me shudder. Harap2 dia pulih. Kesian sangat.


Alia bengang je sebab budak kat depan tu lambat.....

Nak dapatkan driving licence, kena menari dulu. Hahhahaha...kena dera budak2 ni.

We love it!!! Budak2 ni dengan entertainer yang bercerita pasal Three Little Piggies. Lucu!!


Alia dapat topi belon masa masuk pertandingan 'Build a Bday Cake'.

On the mini train. Yippeeeee....!!!!


Legoland is huge! Ada macam-macam attractions. Kalau nak datang sini sehari je, baik tak payah la sebab tak berbaloi. Masa tak cukup. Dah la tiket mahal. So alang-alang dah beli tiket mahal tu, baik spend lama-lama kat dalam ni. Pegi pagi, sekejap je dah petang sebab there are so much to see and to try. Early summer nanti ada underwater punya ride.

I was so lucky I managed to grab a great deal masa beli tiket tu. 50% off for annual Premium pass. Unlimited entry, all year round. Harga 1-day ticket for adult dalam £41++. Aku dapat £49 for a pass, not basic pass, premium!! So parkings are free, dapat free entry to special events (fireworks, CBeeBies festival this July, etc). Lucky lucky me. Tu pun fikir sejuta kali sebelum beli. Mahal lorrr...lepas beli kena ikat perut, hahaha. Takpe la, janji anak happy.

Btw, pada yang shopping kat Tesco, aku recommend beli tiket pakai Tesco Reward. Dapat triple value. So tak payah bayar normal price. Rasanya for £15 voucher, dapat 1-day ticket. Pastu kalau tak silap aku, 1-day tiket tu boleh pakai utk 2nd day, kalau kita validate tiket tu sebelum balik. Dulu aku merungut...mahal betul la tiket ni. Giler ke hapa dorang ni? Now I know why...it's worth every penny.

Spring has sprung, bebeh!!!

I am in a better mood now that the weather has changed. Feel less suffocated. Spring has sprung, everybody! Oh how I adore the early bud of spring. Mata pun terasa cerah je. Now I can ditch my glasses, hehhehe.

My anak dara with daffodils. She is so flower fanatic. Asyik ajak aku kuar amik gambar bunga je. Sambil tu dapat le dia naik basikal. Cheeky!

A must-have pose from this 'lil girl. Posing style senget pinggang.

Yang ni dwarf daffodils, not as mesmerizing as the big one but really cute in a small pot on the windowsill.

Will keep you updated for more taste of spring, soon. Hmmm....sekarang baru la bumi UK ni hidup. Got lots of activities ahead . Legoland, Ascot car boot semuanya reopen this weekend. Aahhh...makcik nak sibuk membeli-belah pulak. Car boot je yang mampu......

Kena pulun siapkan tesis niiiiiii. Ada 1 data chapter + lit review + general discussions. 3 chapters all together. Pastu kena prepare talk utk conference kat Edinburgh and the one in Athens. Aiiiiyooo...manyak keja. But I'm full of beans now, feeling great and excited despite all the works. Giddy up, horsey!!!

See ya!!!

Mari memetik buah

26 SEPTEMBER 2010

Little people day out hari ni. We head off to Pick Your Own Farm at Esher, Surrey for a hands-on experience. Budak kecik 2 org ni were so excited at the chance of picking out their own strawberries. Tu pun selepas kena pre-warning : jangan petik banyak2, nanti tak habis nak makan. Choose only the big, juicy one. Hahhhaha nasib baik depa dengar cakap.

We are the pumpkin queens.

Do we look cute like this? Aaaaa? Oh..whatever kiddo...

Sea of pumpkins

Sebelum operasi memetik buah, kena operasi bergambar dulu!

Look! We got our own strawberries!

Asha : I got the biggest one.

Can we pick them all? NOPE!

Tenaga kerja bawah umur baru nak memulakan shift. Red berries and black currant...sedap buat juice nih.

Lepas memetik segala buah-buahan mengikut hajat hati kanak2 kecil ni, aku paksa mereka ikut aku petik jagung pulak. They said "We are in a jungle!"

Sebabnya pokok jangungnya besar2, seram bila dok kat dalam tu. Banyak le aku memborong sebab kawan2 kirim. Jagungnya pun besar. 1 tongkol tu macam boleh makan utk 3 orang. Sampai sekarang aku baru makan 2 tongkol. Ada 4-5 lagi dalam freezer! Bila nak abis ni? Buat menyemak ruang je. Tak baik tu...kecik ati jagung. Tarik balik la. Moral : Tahun depan kena petik dengan lebihhhh berhemah......

Hari Pertama Persekolahan - Alia Darjah 1

7 September 2010

Hari pertama Alia bersekolah kat sini sebagai Year 1 student. Sebelum ni Alia attend Reception Class kat sekolah sama tapi compound yang berlainan. She was quite excited sebab dia rasa dia dah besar. Pagi-pagi kena beratur, sebelum masuk kelas.

Alia bersama kawan-kawan sekelas. She's the smallest rasanya.

Anak-anak orang putih ni besar-besar, kan.

Sempat lagi berposing anak aku ni.

I got my Disney princess lunch box!

Sekejap je dah besar si Alia ni. Kali pertama sampai kat UK dulu, dia baru 3 tahun lebih. Sekarang dah masuk Year 1. InsyaAllah, next year dah boleh bersekolah di Malaysia. Nak balikkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!

Bday Huda n Husna

10 August 2010

Cuti sekolah yang panjang hari tu, Alia tak pegi mana-mana. Duduk rumah je sebab ibunya banyak report nak kena siapkan. Tetiba pagi tu Umi(Maswa) call, ajak Alia pegi Windsor. Rupa-rupanya sempena menyambut bday Huda n Husna.

Thanks to Umi n abah yang belanja Alia dan mama Alia naik bot, ronda2 sepanjang River Thames hari tu. Juga kerana belanja Alia naik swan dan naik kuda kat situ. Thank you.

Bday girls....mengerjakan kek dengan ganasnya, hahahah!

Alia's circle of frens. The best buddies.

Tunggu turn nak naik bot.

Here we are!!

Asha n Alia. Seronok anak dara ni naik swan.

Walaupun hari tu diakhiri dengan hujan lebat, tapi budak2 ni puas hati dapat spend the day together. Happy Bday Huda n Husna!!!