Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 1429H !!

Kami ingin mengucapkan "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin" kepada keluarga yang berada di Durian Burung & Bukit Payung dan juga kepada rakan - rakan yang mengenali diri kami ini. Minta diampunkan sekiranya ada terkasar bahasa & tingkah laku yang menyinggung samada kami sedari atau tidak.

- akramshah & atie-
-loughborough-

Baru balik sembahyang rayaMenu Hari Raya

Selamat Berpindah Ke Rumah Baru - Villa Pedra Damai...

Dengar khabar papa dengan mama dah pindah ke rumah baru (Villa Pedra Damai) di Durian Burung. Tahniah atas segala usaha menyiapkannya sebelum hari raya (Right on time, bagus punya time management, memang pakar la papa). Jangan lupa hantar gambar rumah baru tu kami nak tengok. Gambar masa construction dulu dah tengok, sekarang tak sabar nak tengok rumah baru itu.

October Rent - Half Price !!

Today I went to see our landlord to pay our rent. Out of the blue, he said that he is only going to take half of the rent because of the inconvenience caused by the central heating. So only have to pay him £220. Got extra £220 to spend this month. Alhamdullillah. I wanted to buy a big screen tv and a game console but my Finance Minister (Atie) totally rejects the idea.

Baby's Stuff & Hari Raya Card 2...

Today we received a big box of baby's item sent by Mama. Items includes baby's pillow, 'barut' & even a heavy 'tungku'. Some kuih raya was also there. Separately, adik had sent us a lovely Hari Raya card with all the personalised decorations and a lovely raya message. Thank you all, you've brighten our lives here.

Update: Hari ni (27/9/2008) ada orang melayu kat sini bagi kitaorang baby crib sama dengan baby changing unit. Thank you so very much.

Swinging cribChanging unit

Hari Raya Card...

Today we received our first Hari Raya card from ...... Faiz!!. Thank you for the card, but the handwriting can do some improvements or are you just practising to write like a doctor. Hehehe.

Barangan Baby - First Arrival...

Hari ni sampai satu kotak barangan persediaan baby yang dihantar oleh Kak Ja & Kak Su. Cantik bantal yang Kak Ja jahit tu. Thank you kerana sudi menghantar barang - barang tersebut kepada kami. Ada lagi yang akan menyusul.

Boiler Update...

Until today still no sign that the boiler will be working. Come with the new parts and tried to repair but another part now is not working. Don't give any damn any more to the technician. If they think the money my landlord paid them is not good enough, it's their problem, but don't leave us in the cold for more than one week now.

Update: 18/09/2008

Finally, the boiler is up and running. The technician says that he still need to replace the control circuit board but that is not top priority any more. As long as we got our hot water & heated house is good enough for us.

Happy Birthday To Us !!!

Happy birthday to us,
Happy birthday to us,
Happy birthday to me & Afnan,
Happy birthday to us.

p/s: Afnan & me share the same birth day, but different year.

Zakat Fitrah Online...

Tahun ini bayar zakat fitrah pada awal bulan ramadhan. Dulu time bujang selalu lewat. Nampak amil, buat tak tau saja, lepas tu dah dekat nak sembahyang raya baru terhegeh - hegeh nak bayar (walaupun sunat bayar time tu, kena beratur panjang sebab ramai lagi nak bayar jugak). Bayar zakat secara online melalui website Persatuan Masyarakat Melayu UK. Kadar £3 seorang. So transfer duit ke akaun diaorang sambil niat. Kalau baca majalah keluaran Lembaga Zakat Selangor - Asnaf (Lihat m/s 24) boleh aje bayar secara online. Sebab di Lboro ini rasanya tak ada amil yang duduk dekat shopping complex macam dekat Malaysia.

Menu Berbuka Puasa 2008...

Senarai menu yang dimasak sepanjang bulan puasa, takut sesiapa yang tak ada idea nak masak apa boleh cuba...

1st day - Sup ekor, popia, cendol2nd day - Ikan & ayam percik

3rd day - Nasi ayam
4th day - Tumis sawi & ikan bakar & budu
5th day - Asam pedas ikan pari & tulang masak merah
6th day - Nasi goreng Thai, ayam goreng, kuih sekaya & pulut panggang
7th day - Gulai lemak ketam, mussels goreng berlada, bendi & terung goreng

8th day - Nasi beriyani & dalca daging

9th day - Tomyam campur, salmon lemon butter & salmon goreng garam kunyit
10th day - Nasi goreng kerabu & ayam goreng
11th day - Singgang tulang, sambal tumis ikan bilis dengan petai, bendi goreng
12th day - Kari ayam
13th day - Majlis berbuka puasa MML

14th day - Asam pedas & paru masak merah
15th day - Sayur lemak, mussel goreng berlada & ayam goreng
16th day - Nasi minyak & apam balik
17th day - Tumis sayur dengan sotong & ikan goreng
18th day - Tomyam ayam
19th day - Nasi beriyani & dalca tulang
20th day - Sizzling yee mee & popia basah21st day - Ayam percik, mussel bakar dengan serai dan bawang putih & kuih ketayap22nd day - Singgang tulang & kuih che mek molek23rd day - Mee goreng & ayam goreng KFC style
24th day - Singgang ikan kembong, ikan mackerel goreng garam kunyit, budu & mee bandung
25th day - Nasi goreng kerabu, ayam goreng & tomyam campur
26th day - Ayam percik pasar malam & tumis sayur
27th day - Gulai lemak ketam, mussels goreng berlada, ayam goreng kunyit, kuih che mek molek & strawberry trifle (Hafiz come for a visit for 2 days)

28th day - Singgang tulang

29th day - Daging masak merah, sayur petola masak lemak, ikan keli, paru dan pedal ayam goreng

*This year we only fast for 29 days, so Hari Raya falls on Tuesday, 30 September 2008*

Happy 23rd Birthday Hafiz!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to Hafiz,
Happy birthday to you.

Moga dimurahkan rezeki, dipanjangkan umur & sentiasa berada dibawah lindungan Allah s.w.t.
p/s: Tour of Lboro tu kira bday present la.

Boiler oh Boiler...

Today the hot water boiler went from bad to worst. It all started with a small drip and ended up with a massive leak. So we have to shut the boiler down and call our landlord to have a look at it. He then called the engineers to come but they broke their promise to come. Then they promised to come on Wednesday. They opened up the boiler and water was already in the unit. There was also a broken spring that needed to be replaced. They went back to order the spare part. They called back and said that the spring will be delivered on Monday. WHAT?? 5 days without hot water and heating?? But what we do? So we have to take shower the traditional way, fill up the water kettle and mixing the boiling water with ice cold water. So only one bucket per shower. Sigh :( . It's just one of those challenges being abroad and during fasting month.

First day of Ramadhan...

Hari ni first day of Ramadhan dan Hafiz pula baru sampai ke Lboro selepas bercuti summer baru - baru ni. So kami masak sup ekor, ayam goreng, popia, cendol dan diiringi dengan air sirap ros. Penuh meja dengan lauk. Inipun kerana Hafiz ada, kalau tidak satu lauk saja dah cukup. Sebab terlalu asyik menghidang lauk - pauk, gambar pun tak sempat nak ambil. Esok la pulak kalau nak tengok kami berbuka puasa.