FACEBOOK

If you think that the purpose of FACEBOOK is only limited to re-connect old friends and maintaining the existing ones, READ ON.

Came across a photo of an old college friend, PN, on facebook, who was standing by the Tower Bridge in London. Had this conversation with a total stranger known as MAA, who was initially talking to PN.


MAA (Malaysia) wrote
i miss london! btw i m going again this year, maybe winter! horreyyy

ME wrote err...err...bas MARA lalu London tak?

MAA (Malaysia) wrote tak rapidKL... bas nombor 334, naik kat pudu.. hahaha

ME wrote

ooo sudah tukar la tuh. :P

MAA(Malaysia) wrote btw this is not london bridge.. it is next bridge which is 100 metres from the london tower.... (the small one unlike the tower)

PN (Malaysia) wrote

Yup, London bridge buruk je....

MAA (Malaysia) wrote tulah i dulu pon konpius..buruk benor...

ME wrote buruk2 pon kat london, kan? dah jadi landmark. kalau jambatan bosi kek pilah takdo sapo nak pandang do.

MAA (Malaysia) wrote yolah den tak nafikan, kalu kek london tu boli baju bundle pun nampak class bonar.. pilah ko? bapak den asai pilah gak.. sawah lebar..

ME wrote pakcik orang kodah! *imbas den bramboi jap*

MAA (Malaysia) wrote huhuhuhuhuuhhu tipah tertipu..

ME wrote eden orang alor gajah, tapi lobih kamceng ngan tampin. kalau nak makan ayam percik sodap mehla dtg kampung den yo. ekau pusing satu england sampai africa balik ke ostolia pun takkan jumpo yang sesodap itu.

MAA (Malaysia) wrote yolah tu.. buek apo den nak poie africa tu do... golap memanjang.. den cumo teringat arwah onyang den masak lomak daging salai dengan cendawan kukur...huii meleleh!! ME wrote

ahhhhhh bab makan2 ni yang den lomah ni! mano nak carik cendawan kukur kek bahrain ni weihhh, den tangannn kau kang! newayy, kalau poie london tu sesinggah la sini, takat roti arab cicah kari bulehla den jamu ekau.

MAA (Malaysia) wrote bahrain ado apo yang best? minyak mesti murah..

ME wrote den cakap ni ekau jgn amik ati yo, petrol sini 70sen yo.

MAA (Malaysia) wrote adu haiiii.. bawak balik sekilo kat den jadi ahh.

ME wrote nak buek bakar kayu api ko? tu la, dah la toll takdo, keto murah2 yaamat, tax-free income pulak tu, iskh iskh boring boto.. what is bahrain to compare with our beloved "bolehland"?

MAA (Malaysia) wrote tulah nampak gayo den nak minta transpe ke bahrain boleh laa den kawin dengan orang arab... buak apo kek bahrain ikot suami ko? den tak ponah poie bahrain tu.... den ni orang kampung.. naik kapal terbang pun tak ponah.. lomah jantung kalu naik..

ME wrote ikut asben la apo laie. kalau nak blaja2 piknik kek padang pasir mehla sini. ktrg datang sini pun naik tikar tobang. copek sikit, nak u-turn pon sonang.

PN (Malaysia) wrote Wan, kau layan org PR mcm MAA ni, tak kan habis cerita. Aku nak tumpang tikar tobang kau.

ME wrote hehehe takda kejalah PN, dah lama tak ngarut bestla pulak. bukan senang nak carik orang yang masih ada sense of humor cam si MAA ni. cam jumpa orang kampung sendiri kat benua amarika selatan-lah kaedahnya!

MAA (Malaysia) wrote hahhahahhaa tulah ni bolum den ngomong jawa, den ni campo2 nogri ado, jawa ado semuanya ado... den bukan apo2 tongah poning pasai minyak naik tu yang melalut yo... -------------------------- end While PN was busy discarding the unwanted facebook notifications in her inbox, i made myself a brand new friend.

SUNGGUH TAK SANGKA!

It is amazing to realize that;

1. I have been living in Bahrain for 7 odd months! and beginning to like it even more..
2. I am now a FULLTIME housewife taking charge of my 3 very demanding children, without bibik! help!
   
3. Got myself a Bahraini driving license yesterday but, havent got the guts to drive as yet, takots!
4. The kids have upgraded me from being in their "Top 10 chefs" list to "Top 5" now, with their nenek Melaka and bibik Win still on top of the list! elehh, as if they have the choice, kan?
   
5. There are people who read my blog, walaupun kunjungan balas, tapi sangat2 bermakna.
   
6. It is only 3 weeks more before the kids and myself balik cuti2 malaysia, yehaa!

THE TREE OF LIFE, BAHRAIN

Ya kawan2, kita bersiaran lagi dari pulau Bahrain. Kali ni nak cerita pasal one of the attractions kat bumi Bahrain ni. The Tree of Life -- di katakan satu2nya pokok berakar tunjang yang hidup di atas padang pasir di Bahrain ni. Hidupnya yang subur dan segar tanpa sebarang sumber air (dan Bahrain cuma dapat hujan purata lebih kurang 10hari dalam setahun!), ianya telah menjadikan pokok ini sebagai salah satu natural wonders of the world. Ada fakta mengatakan umurnya dah mencecah 400tahun, ada yang kata 800tahun. Ontahlahh acikk pun tak tauuu akan bila birthdate-nya pokok bertuah tu!

Nak pergi ke tempat ni memang penuh dengan challenge. Walaupun cuma mengambil masa kurang dari sejam untuk kesana dari Manama, 2 kali pergi kita sesat you, kali ke3 baru jumpa itu pun main speculate sendiri dan kali ke4, barulah puas hati! that was last friday, 23rd may.

Challenging tu bukannya apa, idakler kami kena rentas padang pasir naik unta 3, 4 hari surviving on canned food and dapur askar with penunu bunsen whatnots. Cumanya jalanraya di Bahrain ni kurang sesangat signboard nya!!. Berpusing2 kome mencari mencarinyerr. Nasib baiklah pokok nya besar dan tak jauh dari main road. Kalau cinonit, maunya 5 tahun carik pun tak jumpo!

AKAN TATAPI, lawatan muhibbah kali ini amat bermakna bila mana kami berkonvoi 5 kereta kayy. Ala2 explorace gitu. Lagilahhh amat bermakna dapat bentang2 tikar and makan2 kat padang pasir tuh. Banyak jugak makanan terhidang sampai tak terhabis. Macam2 adaaa. Siap cover breakfast for the next day kayyy. Kalau satu keluarga je, takde nye hingin kita berpicnic di situuu kan kak zaimah, kak era and cik ila???

SO, sudi2kanlah tengok gambar2 nih.. ponek dah eden menaip. Korang enterpretlah sendiri perihal pokok bertuah nih yekk sebab kat pokok ni takda sebarang plaque atau notis menceritakan kesah kewujudannya. Kalau graffity tu banyak-lahh.

YAY ! PAKNGAH DAN FISHBALL SUDAH MARI!!

My eldest brother a.k.a pakngah seremban together with my sister-in-law, their 2 boys and some other family members and friends came for a very short visit/transit while on their way to a 9-day Europe tour yesterday.

Being by ourselves in this foreign land far from home and relatives, it was sure a big day for us. With the help of two close friends, we managed to squeeze all the 17 of us in 3 cars for a brief seight-seeing around Manama City and the nearby districts.

After a self-guided and an "own interpretation" tour of the Bahrain Fort in Seef District, we rushed to the Al-Bukhari Restaurant, off the Exhibition Road, for an Arabian dinner experience. We had 3 sets of Bukhari and Mendi rice together with oven grilled and bbq chicken served in a big platter. An Arabian curry, bamiah and another type of vegetable ordered to add some gravy to our meal. Sorry guys, we do mutton the next round, okay?

We went to our flat in Hoora to complete the visit. And the fishballs and fishcakes brought all the way from Seremban did complement my mee kari, excellently!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALONG

It is KS's birthday, today. The 11th, to be exact! Moga jadi anak yang soleh dan berjaya di dunia dan akhirat.

HAPPY 38TH BIRTHDAY R.K.A

It is husband's birthday and as usual, i tried to have a cake for him, the least. So, this time around i had no choice but to walk to the nearest supermarket, Aswaq al-Awafi located about 800metres from our flat. I didnt mind the walking, really, but to walk under the very hot sun of 40celcius with KT in my hand, was a bit of a challenge.

Anyway, we made it to the supermarket within 15 minutes, bargained a BD10 cake to only BD7, grabbed a few other stuffs that were not in the shopping list (hehe, standard-lah kan?) and while wondering how on earth we could make it home, there was Cikgu Zaimah, for a resque! It was indeed a good-honda-accord ride home! I immediately hide the 2-kg fruit cake under the boys' bed praying hard that no single soul would find it especially the small tiny insects. Ahah, a surprise birthday cake was on its way, i thought.

So, husband came home at around 330pm and we had lunch as normal. I prayed again that little KT would not kompang that there was something edible hiding underneath the bed. It was almost 10pm when everyone was ready to go to bed when i quietly went into the boys' room, took the cake out, lit a few candles up, had the children with me and made our way to the living hall where husband was watching his favorite History Channel on OrbitTV.

"Happy Birthday to youuuuu"
"Happy Birthday to youuuuu"
"Happy Birthday to you, abahhhhh"
"Happy Birthday to youuuuuu"

We sang our heart out and i swear, it pitched right.

Husband placed the cake on the dining table, and let KT did the honour of blowing the candles off , cut the cake and thanked us all. Honestly, the cake tasted so-so but the fruits were superb! As everyone was enjoying the cake, husband, with his very selamba look made an announcement;

"Sebenarnya, saya dah nampak awak sorok kek ni kat bawah katil tadi", husband
"Eh, bila? macamana?", me, tak puas hati
"Tadi tu masa saya cari adik (KT), dan awak cakap dia kat dalam bilik!", husband

There went a day's hard work!

Sejak bila pulak kita cari anak kat bawah katil niii??? Benci tauuu!!!

THE ARAD FORT, BAHRAIN

It was a very quiet day yesterday and we didnt have much things to do at home. Suddenly, my 2nd son, KA suggested that we go somewhere on a higher level to test his newly bought binoculars. We got dressed and headed our way to Arad Fort which is located on Muharraq Island.

Situated near the Bahrain International Airport, Arad Fort was built during the 15th C, before the Portuguese invasion of Bahrain in 1622 A.D. Square in shape with a cylindrical tower on each corner, the Fort overlooks sea passages of Muharraq's shallow seashores. A breathtaking views of Manama City and the surrounding districts can be seen clearly from the towers. As for KA, he managed to count the numbers of mosques around the Fort, and there were about 22 of them altogether.

HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY

We are almost recovered from the flu. And as for little KT, she has shown an 80% recovery. Alhamdulillah. I think it comes naturally, when a child is sick, the mother gets so worried and kelam kabut. Let's us hope that none of our children will ever get sick again. I mean really sick. Kalau demam sikit-sikit tu adatlah kan? Demam nak membesar, kata orang tua2.

an apple a day

And we went to the clinic again, yesterday. And this time around, we were directed to a different doctor. When we thought most government doctors are the same, this guy proved us wrong. He examined the three of us - my eldest (KS), my youngest (KT), and myself, with patience and full of energy. I felt as if half of my flu had gone away. We had an interesting conversation for a few minutes and excused ourselves realizing that we had to fetch our 2nd son, KA, from school. We went home with a dozen of medicine and drops.

At around 10pm everyone in the house has gone zzzzz.

get well soon dear

It has been a while since i last updated my blog. My little girl, KT, hasnt been in good shape lately. First she had some rashes on her chest, I thought they were just for a short spam. Later, followed by a fever and out of nowhere, rashes were all over her body. OMG. We took her to the clinic, here in Hoora for the first time, and doctor wanted her urine and blood taken for tests. Poor baby.

After few days the rashes slowly disappeared but the fever kept coming on and off and that made me really worried. We later discovered her tonsils were swollen and almost cover the throat. Oh dear, no wonder.