our journey continues

Where's the update?

2012-01-13T07:14:00.001+00:00

It looks like the wife is extremely busy now since the lecture has just started. I reckon she has got something that she wanted to share which includes our London break and her birthday...

Daddy to be....

2011-12-21T02:42:00.001+00:00

I was told my readiness score to be a father is 28/30. After she browsed through a pregnancy website. Honestly, at the moment i am not ready to be a father. Speaking of readiness, i wasnt ready to be a husband when i decided to get married to my dearly wife.In recent months, i would not say that i was well prepared. But what is the exact definition of ready? Prepared? Only the creator knows. All these has to do with my believes to my religion. Never in my life that i asked so much prayers until about a year ago. Both of us agreed that when we put our faith to Him, and continously perform our duaas, He will make way for us....INSHAALLAH..

her first and final exam

2011-12-13T19:09:00.001+00:00

Makan di Nandos

School life in Warwick Business School

2011-12-08T23:53:00.001+00:00

It is almost the end of term one. I have another two terms to go with my MSc program.

Time flies. And yes, exam is just around the corner. ZzzzzZZZZZ *cakap pasal exam teros ngantuk.bai.

There were ups and downs throughout my first term. Especially when it comes to group work.

In class, we have 8 syndicate groups which consist of 9-11 members.Working with 10 group members from different backgrounds, with different opinion and character has been quite challenging.

I have seen members of the group slamming table, throwing papers, raising voice at each other, broken into tears and walking away from meeting.

However, I do believe these disputes occur because everyone is actually doing their job. They just have different opinions and contradictory thoughts which made us hard to select which content need to be presented. Well, thats much better than having freeloaders in the group aint it?

I would say it was a totally new experience for me. Harini gaduh-gaduh, besok boleh jumpa kat class gelak sama-sama pastu lepak gi lunch skali. In the end, all the marks that we got were worth the argument. (Tibe-tibe teringat masa undergrad dulu, ade sorang group member ni kene tegur sikit tak buat kerja terus sentap taknak cakap sampai final semester.haih!)

Our first presentation for the term, we had to implement an intranet system for a business school. We named our project : FIGMEC Intranet Project. F-rance, I-india, G-reece, M-alaysia, E-ngland and C-hina, 1Global sangat kan!? *kononla.

My part was to generate the governance policy for the intranet users. (Present pakai baju kurung. *Maklumla perut tak muat nak masuk suit dah.)

Lunch celebration after our last presentation for the term. (Quoting Apex statement from Beautifulnara "saya tak usik benda2 atas meja tu")

Sonok la korang. Masa group meeting gaduh-gaduh kan? Ni la salah satu contoh gambar tahyul yang kene upload kat facebook. Indah-indah belaka kan!

With Konstas the Greek guy and Hee the China man.

Gambar hiasan. Professor Harry's personal tutees.

Appreciation to wife

2011-12-06T01:28:00.000+00:00

We started living together in Coventry for 2 months now. I can say that I have been blessed for these period. I have been jobless for a month. During those days, I was busy settling down our new home as best possible. She was still adapting to the pregnancy then. I have to admit there were a lot of new challenges in terms of understanding her conditions during the first trimester.

Alhamdulillah. The second month was getting better. I've got a job with a good company. I have to learn a new business knowledge and at the same time I was trying to accommodate my wife as best possible. Things did change the other way around this time. She has started feeling better. She has started cooking frequently. Every breakfast, every lunch and every dinner. Almost everyday now, I have got something in my lunch box. Stored neatly in my lovely briefcase given as my 29th birthday present. The celebration was really romantic. After I came back from Stuttgart, she planned a nice weekend at a hotel nearby. We didn't want to go somewhere far as the weather was unpredictable.

We commute to work + uni together. Beating the traffic using our own short-cuts route. Talking and discussing about us. On how to be better individuals. We appreciate on how our families have given us endless support. We keep in touch with our family so they could feel our presence around them back at home. I could not ask for more when Allah has given me the work which is close to her university. Sometimes, I take her to dinner after her long day in lectures. They were my treats for her on her effort in studies especially when she is carrying a baby.

The last few days were even better. She is even more happy because she managed to cook the food that she always wanted. Mainly on sea food. I like them all. We thank God that He has given us continuous rezq even we thought we have got no money. When we see food on table, we think that we are given a lot of rezq from Him.

I am going to continue praying for her safety, health and happiness. Ameen.

After Lecture+Work Treat

With my friend's Son - Emmanual

Our guilty pleasure - it has to be the big fat burgers!

The sinful dessert

Durr Head office at Bietigheim

The foyer - Not bad to impress customers

Meeting - looked tense but end up quite well

November affairs

2011-11-24T18:02:00.001+00:00

It's the third month im here, living with hubster in the land of Kate and Will.

November.

The month we got to see our "little" one for the first time,
the month we celebrated Eid together in Coventry for the first time,
the month we got to know plenty of nice people around,
the month we went for a mini honeymoon,
the month hE left me surviving by myself while he went for a business meeting overseas.

1st ultrasound scan


I was the last patient under Julie's appointment list. She played with my tummy to the extent i felt ticklish. According to Julie : This is the most behaved baby for today! (Harap2 behave sampai bila-bila ye. Amin!)

At week 13th

The Eid

Driving to Abg Fuad's for solat raya


Inside the coat, recycled baju kurung from last year's Raya puasa

Menjamu selera lepas solat

The ladies in the kitchen

Kak Nida's kiwi fruit jellies. She named them : Agar-agar "bodo". Klaka k!

Another agar-agar "bodo". Water melon jellies

Ready to be served

The dishes (not from a very good angle). Spot the lemang, kuah kacang, rendang ayam, sambal sotong, daging bakar, nasi impit.

Tak kenal sape mamat ni. I was trying to capture the men enjoying their raya dishes in the garden., tibe-tibe lak die lintas. ceit!

i looooooove this apple crumble!

I was so surprised to meet my dad's neighbour during his sabbatical years in 1998. Aunty Raja(sitting in green) and her daughter Aliya (in peach on my left). She's a BIG girl now! Dulu tinggi lutut je masa tinggal sebelah rumah. Hihi.

Weekend in Coventry

Photogediks dalam cab.

Camwhore lagi! *Nyampah taxi driver tu ngan kitorang gaknye

My lunch date

Hubster's birthday!

19-11-11

Hehe! Frust je mula2 dia..12 at the dot, hE asked me to wish him "Happy Birthday". Sian.. hE must've been thinking that ive forgotten bout it. Teros dia sambung dok depan PC buat keje. (Hence, the baju melayu) Then, I went down to take the cake and light the candles. (Pueh den dok nyorokkan cake bagai taknak kasi dia jumpe sebelum tu!)

From yours truly :)

Treated him on a mini honeymoon...

Holiday Inn, Coventry South

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight and wipes wrinkle away"

1st and the last time celebrating "just the two of us" birthday.

Cooked him nasi lemak for lunch

Waiting for our 3 course dinner meal

To hubs : Happy 29th love.. Hope you enjoy your birthday this year :) Love u lots lots lots!! xoxo

Also, Happy Belated Birthday to the November babies - my beloved family members : Seth Umair ( 1st November), Daoh (14th November), Long (19th November).

Daoh, Seth & Long. Missing you guys badly :(

AND

To the most awesome couple on earth : MUMMY & PAPA, HAPPY 33th ANNIVERSARY (19th November). Love you both to bits!

The two greatest person in my life.

shopping!

2011-11-12T16:16:00.001+00:00

Only 7 pound?!!

Lunch tadi kat subway!

2011-11-12T16:14:00.001+00:00

Thanks for belanja i sayang!

Day out to town..

2011-11-12T15:12:00.001+00:00

Muka dia yang riang

Wiken!

2011-10-31T01:34:00.000+00:00

The weather was nice last weekend. We decided to go out to enjoy the sun.
Bought lunch at Subway, then went to the park near my Uni.


Autumn in Warwick

Hasben saya

Kids running around in the park

Cam whoring

Walking to the bench


Sampai lelap-lelap mata tak sabar nak makan

Our lunch!

Kebuls!

Us! (struggle kay nak setting camera mase ni, siap letak camera atas juice bottle nak kasi elevate)

When the wind shoo us home...

Jalan balik gi car park

Bai! Mau pulang sudah..

When hE cooks

2011-10-26T12:52:00.000+01:00

During the last 2 months of my first trimester, ive had horrible sickness .

Sleepless nights, headache, migrain, fatigue, shivers (thanks to the unpleasant weather, it was so freakin COLD!), nausea, nausea and nausea.

Hence, hE decided to cook since i was so "weak" *ngehee.... :D


Breakfast in bed. hE made french toast. Prepared my pills, milk, juice and yogurt. Not forgetting How I met your Mother series :)


Lunch!


Pasta. Spaghetti.


Another breakfast in bed. Mee goreng ngan keropok.


Dinner. Mackerel 3 rasa


Woke up one morning and found these on bed


:)

Thank you hubs! Youre the greatest! Love u XOXO

New life in Coventry

2011-10-19T06:49:00.000+01:00

I havent been blogging for quite a while.

We got ourselves settled down in the new home last weekend. Moved from Bradford to Coventry, we had 3 trips getting the stuff moved. phew!

After 2 weeks, the internet was activated yesterday. Yiay! Now i can start blogging again :)

I like the new home.
3 bedrooms with 1 very large master bedroom, 1 medium room and 1 small room.
Spacious living room and adjoining dining room. House is fully furnished.
Spacious kitchen and workroom with all the utensils included.
Plenty of storage cupboard and garage outside.
Grocery store, off license, barber, kebab grill and bus stop is right around the corner. Literally at our doorstep!
Nursery and halal shops 5-10mins drive.
House is extremely clean and well maintained.
Garden maintained by landlord, who is very reliable.
Remote sensor security alarm system for the house.
Beautiful Canal 3mins walk.
Best part : House is located in the middle of the city. 15 mins walk to City Centre and Ikea.

29, Ellys Road

The Canal nearby

Canal stream

You just have to cross the Canal bridge walking from home to the city centre.

Ey takyah naik boat la, jalan kaki je.

Cak! Dah sampai City Centre! (sila abaikan muke kesejukan tu. bai!)

Congrats hubs!

2011-10-19T06:09:00.000+01:00

After months of job hunting, hubster finally got a job with a PLC.

Alhamdulillah.. We were so grateful. Told him it was worth the wait. Love the fact that his workplace is 20mins drive from home and just 10mins drive from my Uni :)

I treated him dinner to celebrate...

Dah sihat :)))

Hasben yang lagi bertambah tambah sihat

Ok dah lapar! Mane fud niehhh

After waiting 10mins for the food, the waiter came to us with the Menu (ala... ni mesti takde fud yang order ni)

"Im sorry maam, but the chilli crab that you ordered is not available. We are really really sorry. However, we'll replace it with Lobster... if its ok?"

(Eh betul ke tak telinga ni dengar, haa ape??? cakap lagi skali bleh? lobster!? NAKK!)

"Oh yea, yes please" sambil senyum sampai kat blakang telinga :)))

We had Pai Tee Chicken for starters (Picture not available, lapar sangat malas nak amik gambar. ngap! je terus)

Next meal..

Main Course

The replacement main course

Muke sonok dapat lobster

Masih sonok! Haha cam mengong

hE had ikan kurau, the Coventry style

Another angle (haha! tak abis2 kan) see? got roti canai hokey! It was made there, not the instant ones. Kau ade?! (ok poyo sangat.bai)

Rakus menjamah

Dessert

I had fruit tartlet

hE had "Pisang Emas split"

Happy tummy!

wifey little treat

2011-10-19T04:20:00.001+01:00

thanks darl! xx

late night groceries shopping

2011-10-15T22:01:00.001+01:00

our usual late night out. wifey is browsing for chocs....

melepak kat costa

2011-10-13T12:19:00.001+01:00

wifey is not happy with a bank. decided to take a break before driving to another branch. bestnya tak kerja lol .

us after 2 weeks in new home

2011-10-11T20:59:00.001+01:00

in 7 minutes!

2011-09-27T21:00:00.000+01:00

Its 1253pm here so i wanted to write as much as possible before my work commence. I am looking forward to move down south this weekend with the wife and our ’baby’. I am quitting my current job and some people say it’s a risk. But i dont need to rely on what people say, i need to believe what Allah has decided upon me.

My wife has developed a pattern of sickness. We learnt that her condition is worse during the night. Luckily i will be at home during that time. It may be because of the cold or maybe because of the lack of lights. We dont know yet. But it was good to know that she was feeling better when we spent one night at our new rented property.

Back to work!

:(

2011-09-23T21:38:00.000+01:00

Im unwell :( God, please keep me healthy.......

Rindukan seth

2011-09-20T23:55:00.001+01:00

Manage to snap my wife, muka rindukan her nephew. I feel for you darl ..

Host in Bradford

2011-09-15T16:54:00.000+01:00

Last weekend, hE invited some friends for beraya. Served them nasi impit with chicken rendang, kuah kacang, dodol and some raya cookies.

Pictures : Credit to Amir Shamsudin


L-R : Chicken rendang, kuah kacang & nasi impit.


Yes darling, lend me a hand in the kitchen please?

L-R : Addrie and Amir

Borak-borak session


Tuh dia! Dah senget-senget duduk. Spot the dodol and raya cookies!


With the host. :) Standing L-R : Amir, Addrie & Nazri

Ingat apasal soh posing dua kali. Diorang nak buat pelbagai pose jejaka URTV rupenye.

Iftar in Syawal

2011-09-14T15:40:00.000+01:00

Yesterday, i cooked since both of us were fasting.

Made chicken rice. Thanks to Long for the recipe and the "talian hayat" *bak kate hasben.


The complete meal :)

Roast chicken

Bai. Nak makan. Lapar

We are anticipating as best as we can

2011-09-14T15:28:00.000+01:00

It has been more than one week since we began our journey as an independent couple. It was tough for her due to new environment. New weather especially. Sometimes I am weak. But most of the time I got inspired by the challenge of being a good husband. Most of my wishes were spoken out during my prayer to God. I can see a good future lies in front. I also can see a tough journey to endure. As long as she is in my sight, I will be ok.

UK 1st week

2011-09-13T15:02:00.000+01:00

I didnt do much during the first week, since hubster gotta work the next day.

Pukul 5.30am mata dah celik! Biaq btuiii! Gee ke nih.. Slalu selagi belum kol 11am takkan sedar. Oh! mak lupee.... jet lag rupenye..

Makan.

Tido jap.

Tengok TV.

Korek dapur tengok apa boleh masak hasben balik nanti.

Banyak barang takde. Kene gi beli ni. Waited for hubster to come home.

While waiting, i skyped with the family back home.

Rindu budak ni. Patot bawak aritu simpan dalam luggage. Baru 10kg je.

In the evening, went for groceries with hubster.

*Motif senyum kepit??!

Balik teros masuk bibik mode.

Terserlah kebibikan ku.

KUL - MAN

2011-09-13T14:17:00.000+01:00

It has been almost a week. Nak share journey pun macam dah basi je. Bleh la sket-sket kot.

Masa datang sini kitorang naik Qatar. Note : Luggage allowance ONLY 23kg per person.

Hasben dah risau-risau. "Cane ni barang u banyak?"

Me *Muka terkulat-kulat. (Dlm hati "tapi kene bawak jugak semua")

Guess what? hE let me have all his luggage allowance to put my stuff. Ngehee... Yayyy!!
Takpe, hE doesnt have much stuff to bring back to UK. Hand luggage would be sufficient to put all his stuff. :)

So total semua patut 46kg kan? Still tak puas ati. Banyak la barang nak bawak! Asked hubster to call Qatar Customer Service. Sebab rasa macam student bleh bawak lagi banyak je...

Hubster : Hello. Hi, may i know whats the luggage allowance for students? *pause
Hubster : Ok. Can i request now? *pause
Hubster : But, my flight is tonight.
Hubster : Ok then. Thanks.

Hang up.

Hubster : Tak sempat la baby. Patut student boleh dapat extra 4-5kg, tapi nak add allowance kene request masa book flight.
Me : Ala kite request la masa nak check in nanti. Slamber! So, kire i boleh bawak 28kg, u 23kg kan? total semua 51kg!
Hubster : Boleh ke? Pastu hand luggage 7kg je sorang tau.
Me : Ok hand luggage u, bleh letak sume barang u. Kire i ada 58kg. *hati bunga-bunga.

Went to the airport with Mummy, Papa, Jijal, Wani, Long, Daoh and Seth, Hubster's family, Kak Lah, Abg Aziz, Aliya and Kak Zan.

Main-main jap ngn Seth before leaving the house. :( i missed him...

Arrived at the airport, Bestie and the new BF were already there. Long queue to check in. *queue sambil jantung degup-degup doa2 mintak la lepas.

Hubster told me, it was a combined flight. MAS and Qatar. Nak jimat minyak katenya since both were going the same route. Sampai depan counter, the ticketing officer was wearing MAS uniform. *ape lagi amik kesempatan la mak..

Me : Aaa, bang. kitorang berdua, saya student. Qatar kalau students biase 28kg, orang biase-biase 23kg je. so kire saya ngn husband 51kg.
Ticketing Officer : Ye? Awak biase naik Qatar?
Me : Aah biase-biase! Slalu camtu la. *nepoo sunat.

Timbang.

Dup! Dap! Dup! Dap!

51.7KG

Ticketing officer : Ok.
Fuhhhh legaaa gile. Sengih2 kat hasben. Tibe-tibe...

Ticketing Officer : Ok hand luggage sini ye.Kena Tag. *sambil tunjuk luggage belt.

Dengan confident letak dua-dua hand luggage kat situ.

Ticketing Officer : Eh ni dah kat 20kg ni. Tak boleh. Berat ni. Puan kene kurangkan, kalau tak kat dalam kene tahan teros diorang mintak bayar lagi susah.

Alahaiii!!! Takpelaa mujur benda makan yang best-best bagai dah letak kat dalam check in luggage.Selamat sudah!

Milo, kuih raya, beberapa baju hubster kene tinggal.... :(

Had McDonalds with the family later.

Then it was time to say good bye... :''(( sedey je.......

Sket-sket nangis. Dalam flight hasben tido, teringat umah nangis. Tibe-tibe jadi pondan apasal tah. Baca card Wani kasi nangis, baca letter Yasmin kasi nangis....

Transit kat Doha..

Dalam bas baru turun flight *tudung dah macam bibik masa ni. Ala flight lama la. tido lama jadi herot-herot la tudung.

Kebibikan yang terserlah.

Waited around one hour before our next flight to Manchester.

Flight another 6 hours Doha - Manchester.

Sampai je airport semua selamat alhamdulillah.

Nampak anjing lari cepat-cepat bawak luggage. Selamat serunding haku!

Masa tengah tunggu bas tibe-tibe guess who i saw...

Haa? Tak kenal??

Meh tengok lagi dekat nak?

Hubster : Eh u ni suka-suka je la amik gamba. Sini mane boleh amik gamba orang suka-suka hati, nanti kena tangkap tau.

Me : Alaa i buat-buat la main game kat ipod ni.

Haaa tuh dia! Mary J.Blige pun ade uolsss... *ok bukan Mary J.Blige betul ye.

Whoopi Goldberg pun ada, tapi hasben dah bising-bising takut wife dia kene cekup sebab suka-suka amik gamba orang, so hasrat nak amik gamba Whoopi Goldberg terpaksa dikuburkan.