Another one leaving....

I guess semua orang pun dah bosan baca my blog. Asyik-asyik entry farewell. Ada je orang nak balik tapi tukang tulis blog sendiri tak balik-balik jugak. Well what to do. Perjuangan suamiku di sini masih diperlukan. But this time punya farewell was organized for our neighbour, Kak Gina & Mus. They are the 1st from our block to go back to Malaysia for good. But actually they are not. They are leaving for another country and another company in August.

I make a must to have some makan-makan at our place if any of our close friends are going back. This time around Kak Gina punya turn so I invited the whole residence of our block and a few others from other blocks. I made some simple dish - Laksa Penang, bread butter pudding and fruit cocktail. Karipap and cucur badak goreng yang instant imported from Malaysia. Since we also will be leaving for London the next few days so we thought it would be great to have it over the weekend.

Bila tengok balik rupa-rupanya tak banyak gambar yang disnap. Just these 2 that hubby managed to take. Masing-masing lupa diri sibuk makan.

Me, Kak Gina, Hasina & Hassina

Senget-senget suamiku ambik gambar...

Happy Father's Day

I still remember when.....I was born and mummy told me that Daddy will do everything from cooking for my mum during her confinement to caring for me. That's why mummy said she never knew how to hold a new born baby as Daddy was the one who look after the 4 of us.

I still remember when... We were in primary school, Daddy would send and fetch us all from school. Maybe to some people it is not a big deal but for us it is truly a big deal. We never had the chance to take the public transportation not until when we enter University. I wish I could do the same to Ehsan & Erica later. Nowadays we would just rely on the school bus or public transportation as to ease our day to day routine.

I still remember when.... Kak Liza - My sis got the offer to UTM, Daddy rented a van from a friend just to make sure that all of us could follow and bring all the stuff there. Dulu mana ada highway so the journey from Sungai Petani to Johor Bahru would take at least 8 hours. Daddy never leave us anywhere he goes. His principle is that anywhere he goes the family should come along no matter how far or how hard it would be. And that is also the reason why he forced me to follow hubby to Sudan.

I still remember when.... I was in secondary school Daddy will make sure that he would come to my hostel every week. He would bring all my favorite foods (of course mummy yang masak semua) and wait there to accompany me while I eat. And also of course they would bring back all my laundry to be washed. Alasan yang selalu I used is Sekolah asrama kena basuh sendiri pastu tak berapa bersih. Kalau basuh machine senang, bersih and wangi.... Actually sebetulnya anakmu ini pemalas..

I still remember when.... I was suspended from college due to a fight with a boy. Daddy came all along the way to see the principal and asked for appologies and appeal. But the appeal was rejected and so I had to go back to Sungai Petani and 'serve' my penalty. Ayahku ini garang gila... Almaklum ada darah keturunan Hitler.

I still remember when.... I had a very bad flu and called mummy at 11.00 p.m. The next morning they arrived in KL at 5.00 a.m. Daddy would trouble himself if he knew anybody sick. He would drive all the way just to see by his own eyes on the person's condition.

I still remember when... On the night before my graduation day Daddy was so sporting that he allowed me to go out with my guy friend (noted : bukan boy friend ye) and have dinner. Daddy never allowed us to go out with guys tapi dia tau anak2 dia bukan baik mana. But to get approval from him is such a big deal for me. Maybe he knows that it is time for me to enjoy the moment after my studies.

I still remember when.... I started worked in Malaysia Airports, he came all along the way from Sungai Petani to look at my office and met my immediate boss. It was a big deal for me as I never recall any of my friends would allow their parents to come and meet the boss. Daddy would do the same to all of us. Maybe he used to be so involved in PIBG that he still think we are still his young children.

I still remember when... I was 24 and I never mentioned anything about having boyfriends or what. Daddy was so concerned that he asked my sister and mummy about me. Ye la dulu dia risau anak dia ni banyak sangat BF tapi bila dah keja diam pulak.

I still remember when.... I finally made my decision to marry and asked his permission for my parents-in-law to come for merisik. I was really scared and anxious thinking of what his reaction would be. I even had to call mummy just to ask her to have some nice words with him. And Alhamdulillah he was so calm upon hearing the news and welcomed them.

I still remember when... Daddy became the wali to akad hubby. At that point of time I was relieved to know that I am my Dad's biological daughter. Mana taknye, sebelum ni my siblings always make fun of my hidung kemek. They would say I am 'anak Cina Melayu kutip bela'.

I still remember when... The wedding end and I have to go back to KL, mummy called me and said that Daddy was crying soon after I left the house. I was crying when mummy told me that. I called Daddy to know his condition. Of course he would sounded very gentlemanly but I can hear his voice was different. And I got to know also that Daddy never sleep in the room that was used for my wedding reception for at least 1 year plus.

I still remember when... He came to Sudan and Ehsan fell sick and need to be admitted. He would be by my side everyday just to make sure that both me and Ehsan were fine. He would accompany me from the morning till the evening. Later Daddy pulak sakit.

And most thing that I remember most is that eventhough he never shows his love and care through words, but his actions speaks for it. And I guess I adopt that from him. It is difficult for me to say I love somebody but I show it through my action.

And today I just would like to wish a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all fathers in the world especially
my father - Mohamed Saleh Pfordten,
my hubby - Ezalman Reezal and
my father-in-law - TS Hadenan Jalil.

Sushi

I was so lazy to cook, lazy to go out, lazy of doing anything. Digging in the fridge and found some crab stick, carrot and cucumber. Ideas came through my mind. SUSHI!

Tapi beras takde, sea weed pun takde. So my loving hubby had to went out and bought the sushi rice and sea weed. Since he wanted to eat sushi also so of course he had to be kind and find the stuff for me.

So for dinner we had sushi tonight.

Agung's Reception

Yesterday we were invited by the Malaysia Embassy in Khartoum for a reception celebrating Agung's birthday. The event started at 8.00 p.m with speech from Mr. Ambassador , Tuan Haji Zainal bin Hamzah, followed by singing the national anthem and 2 other songs. After that we had some makan-makan and gossip-gossip session with the rest of the invitees.

The food was great but the weather was not really. So we had to make our way back home by 10.00 p.m when it started to rain. It was nice to gather once in a while and get to know other Malaysian besides Petronas.

p/s : Tuan Embassy nanti selalu-selalu la buat makan-makan macam ni ek. Jangan lupa ajak saya lagi.... Hehehehehe

Us with Sham, Nasir & Azam

Sham, me, Lily, Rahimah, Faezah, Misliah, Jasila & Habibah

Ehsan's 3rd Birthday

3 years had passed how I would turn back time over the moment when I was confirm pregnant. Ehsan was actually my 2nd pregnancy after I had a miscarriage soon after we got married. We waited almost 8 months to really prepare of trying again. On the day we supposed to celebrate Firhan's birthday (my BiL), we got a really happy news. I am expecting a baby. Of course the news a joy for others.

9 months of carrying Ehsan, seems so fast. And I was still working at that moment of time. He would always accompany me to work (eventhough he is still in my tummy) which took 45 minutes of journey from Sg. Buloh to KLIA. There were once when I was 4 months pregnant that I had to be admitted to the hospital. It is because I was diagnosed of having hypothyrodism. Apart from my illness the condition of the baby seems to be healthy.

In the morning of 2nd June I was awake at 5.00 a.m and felt stomach ache. I went twice to the loo before I ended up throwing up. Soon my mum told me just to get ready as she felt that my tummy started to become very hard. Took shower and went to the hospital at 8 am. Actually I was scheduled to go to the hospital for my weekly check-up but soon after the doctor checked she said that I already 2cm dialited. She asked me to go for one last time shopping in OU and be back to the hospital at 6 p.m. Knowing that I will be delivering a baby in nearest time to come, I just went back to our home and have a rest.

At 6.00 p.m I already in the hospital. I had to changed to the maternity gaun and waited for the gynae to checked. I was sent to a room at 8.00 p.m. During that time the pain had already started to feel but I still can bare it with the help of ethanox gas. No epidural at 1st as I told hubby I wanted to feel the pain. Not until 11.00 pm the pain was so unbareable that I asked for the epidural but the gynae told me that I was already 7cm dialited and she can't give it at this point. I was so much in pain that I can't remember anything.

The gynae checked again at 12.00 a.m and said that I was making no progress. She gave me another 2 hours until she decided to do the c-section on me. After 2 hours of pain it was still on 7cm dialitation that the gynae opt to operate me. I was asked to sign a consent letter before they prepare me for the opt. It was really a horror moment for me as I can feel the pain when they had to insert a tube inside my ***.

I was strolled into the labor room and the operation started. Hubby got the chanced to be in the room and videotaping the special moment for us. It was really a memorable moment when at 2.46 a.m of 3rd June 2005 the love of our life was born. Ehsan Reezal was named. And after 3 years of having him and Erica around, I felt my life already completed. Nothing much I would ask for, only to have and be for them all the time.

And so for Ehsan's birthday today we don't have any plan of doing any celebration here. Since we are planning for a holiday to London so we just thinking of celebrate it over there. Poor Ehsan for not having his friends to come and sing for him. But then during this month also lots of the families here went back to Malaysia for summer holiday.

Thus for not letting him down, I bake him a cake so that he could just blow the candle. Ehsan loves to blow candle regardless whether it's his or others. Kalau tak dapat candle batang mancis pun jadi. But I have to say that the cake I made I cheated a bit since I couldn't find the cooking chocolate for the topping. Instead I just bought Cadbury chocolate and made it for the topping. Everybody loves it so lepas ni takyah beli cooking chocolate.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING EHSAN. MAMA LOVES U SO MUCH!

The cake

The birthday boy