Raya Haji

I woke up at 6.40 macam tu to find my roomate not back yet. i guess dia S.O at her bf's place. anyhoo, after subuh, i showered and reheat the yummylicious spinach and cheese roti for breakie, and siap2 and headed terus to the vic. I was told that prayers would start at 8, so i rushed...cos takut lambat.



when i arrived, there were loads of people. tu pon hujan...tetap ramai orang.

i went to the ladies side, got in just in time as dorang dah start takbir. semayang,dengar khutbah, and left. went outside and watched some boys main mercun. sigh..reminded me of home.

semayang kat siniade a few shifts yer. memula dengan imam turkey, then, arab agaknya. pastu egyptian and last2 german kot. i only knew about this masa pi makan2 kat rumah that kakak. i eman, i knew that dorang buat semayang tu in several shifts but i never knew that it was actually divided ikut bagsa. mak main taram aje and semayang. hikhikhik.

there were stalls selling burgers, hor dogs and kebab, of course, macam funfair pon ada cos ada carrousel and what not. i left soon after cos my roomate has invited her bf and a friend to celebrate raya haji with me.

sesampai je wohnung, i switched on my lappie and chat dgn Dr Sunshine, and sesambil tu mingle2. kejap jer pon cos after that i rushed to go to my aunts place...cos we had a makan2 invitation.

bestnyeeee...pi makan2. sampai skarang kenyang ok. i had nasi tomato with ayam masak merah, dalca and daging itam. sedaappp... dessert pon memacam. my fave would be that daim cake ittew. aahhh...sangat menggoda.

pastu borak bagai nak rak...and left. my aunt dropped me at my place and i was so surprised to tgk tht it was so so so so so so near giller ok. if i naik ubahn and tram, adela kot stengah jam. so i thot i was troubling them la kan susah2 hantar...rupanya dekat nak mampus. aiyooo.... terus rindu kat my car.

neways, i so rindu kat my Dr Sunshine and AD!!!i so want to talk to him. hari ni, AD pi ikut papa dia semayang raya.apparently, masa dah bangun tido, he told papa yg dia nak ikut pi masjid. so papa had to mandikan dia, gosok baju and rush2 siap.they got to the mosque just as they were starting the nak takbir. and...kat masjid tu, AD mintak susu ounce! of course papa tak bawak kan. and papa had to pujuk2. I guess AD was hungry...maybe he didnt have anything before going to mesjid. masa papa semayang, AD duduk sambil clinging on to papa's kaki sampai susah papa dia nak sujud. hihi. and apparently, muka dia sedih je cos tak ada susu. *mama dia pon rasa sedih bila dengar citer nie*

once habis je semayang, terus dia ajak papa balik. so papa had to go to the mosque punyer porch and dengar khutbah raya from there. hihi. balik2, he ate 1 and half keping roti. AD even went to tengok org sembelih lembu ok..but apparently dia macam takutsket nak tengok. my son is so brave tau...and dah besar cos following his papa everywhere. macam dah jadik shadow. after a while, dia mintak susu ounce and papa had to buat and suap susu. do u know that he still tak pegang his own bottle and if minum susu still kat atas peha?? yes...we ols manjakan our son..hihi. tapi..AD, if dengan mak ani, bleh plak minum pegang botol sendiri and baring atas tilam. ihiks.

i miss him.

AD on my peha

Tadi, along called. best sangat!!! she said AD called her last nite to report that he went to buy murtabak for along. and he ended his conversation with along with i love you. my son memang pandai amik hati ok.

i hope Dr Sunshine ada amik gambar dia naik his new ride. Sunshine bought hima 4 wheel bike for his birthday. and cita2 nak ajar dia naik beskal. yelaa..mama dia mana tau naik beskal kan. tsk.

k..i have a long day tomorrow. pagi nak amik letter kat uni and head to dermatologist. petang ada kelas.

i miss my boys!!!

and that person masih belom membalas email saya. apakah nasib saya di bristol nanti?

kita tungguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

p/s: am still worried.

raya haji di perantauan

tomorrow is raya haji. tapi kat mesia dah raya haji pon cos technically, its already 5.26am there.

anyhoo, it will officially my first ever raya without Dr Sunshine since we got married. hmm..i miss him.

he drove back for raya and the journey took him 12 hours. and, apparently, AD kept him company...tidor 2 hours masa noon and then from maghrib till about 10. bagus AD teman papa..i am so proud of you. if it was mama...sure dah tidooooooooooooooooo manjang. and papa will be driving alone..hikhikhik.

so what is my plan for tomorrow? i plan to go semayang raya and maybe jumpa kakak mesian at the mosque. pastu balik dan buat dumpling raya (yg akan diajar oleh akak rumet). pastu, tak tau dah nak buat apa...mungkin chat with babes...but i am sure he will be at his uncle's place malapah lembu for the qurban. ahh...i really really miss them.

pastu, saya risau plak....pasal my german. hmmm...i really hope i can improve my german. tapi cik kak, cemana nak improve kalu study pon tak. sigh. ok..must make a point to study!!!

and today, i went to view a very lovely apartment. it was fully furnished dan sebagainya. namun begitu, the landlord kata it is suitable only for eins personen. aber, ich kann nicht miete. tsk. how?? so..kena cari lagik la nampaknya. mungkin, sok sok petang, i akan try calling2 those ppl yg tidak membalas email saya ittew.

and i must study. hmm... i really want to start on my research but i must finish my german dulu. so...itulah ceritanya. some of my classmates can already attend classes..but i am not sure if they are from my uni. hmm...

which is why, i MUST go to my school and meet the phd co-ordinator and talk to her about my plans. kan? betul tak? hmm...pegi on wednesdaylah cos tuesday ada appointment dengan dermatologist.

u ols...doakan i lulus bahasa german dengan cemerlang dan berjaya okei?? i tak nak extend n nak balik cecepat.

also, doakanlah that i find a way to bring kak ani's daughter here so that she can help me with taking care of my kids.

over & out.

ach so

i find it interesting that ppl here like to say ach so...macam kita kata ooo..ye ke??

anyhoo...i slept really late last nite...at almost 3 cos i was up watching mertua vs menantu. aiyooo...i havent been studying at all since i got this laptop ok!!! i am super pemalas. nak tengok cerita la, baca blog orang la, itula, inila...pastu, sampai skarang tak hafal2 lagi artikels of the words, belajar pasal posesivpronomen, dativ, akkusativ, modalverben and etc. i am so bad. takpe..tomorrow, i shall start with listing down the words, their artikels and the meanings in that notebook i got 2 weeks ago (kengkonon masa tu semangat membara nak study...)

also, i am worried if my sponsors tak mo bayar balik my deutch course fees cos my uni actually telah mengoutsource course ini kepada company lain. tapi, resit dia telah dicop oleh universiti dan i have requested for a letter from my uni saying that the german course is a prerequisite before i can begin my class properly.

kemudian, saya risau pula sebab nanti, after 6 months, i am supposed to submit a report to my home uni dan jugek sponsors..tetapi siapakah yang akan bertanggunjawab to write the report cos technically, i am still doing my german courses and will continue hingga next year. how ek?? *risau*

i find myself worrying about one thing after another. not good for baby i bet. sometimes i wonder if it was a good decision that i made coming here. tapi mak dah ado kat sini...so by hook or by crook, i have to do it lah kan.

anyhoo...jauh di pikiran nie, i am thinking of meeting my schools dean or person in charge atau sesaiapa pon. i have emailed my supervisor tetapi dah berminggu2, dia tak reply pon?? mak konfius nieh. i am thinking of earning extra credit ker ataupun mintak advise from them...u know so that maybe i can start looking for literatures or reading some stuff to prepare myself for the research. what do you think?

on top of that, mak juga busy mencari rumah sewa. yes people. and i thank god that i have an auntie here (regardless of the bau2 bacang status), that is helping me with the house hunting. so tomorrow, we are going to look at another house, in which mak cik saya yang membuat appointmentnyer! *smiles*

klaahh...u know what? i think i should stop risau2 nieh. saya rasa saya patut study german saya bersungguh-sungguh, dan memberanikan diri to speak in german everywhere i go. must not speak english!!! MUST NOT!! so that i will get used to speaking in german dan cepat pick up the german words and all that. dan supaya saya boleh accelarate in my class dan start my phd classes much much sooner. ok tak cita cita saya??

sekarang, saya mesti masak. and later, i have to berkepit with my books.

aufwiedersehen.

p/s: did i tell you that yesterday, when i got out of the tram and walked towards the pedestrian crossing, ada sorang mamat ni tersenyum2 kat saya. i was wondering if my face was comot ke hapa kan. pastu, i stood near him, dan dia masih tersenyum-senyum gatal. kemudian he tried to make small talk with me while crossing the road. he was talking in german and i told him ich nicht sprechen deutch. but i knew that he was asking me where i came from. and i said malaysia. dia ingat mak pakistani u ols!!! apalah nasib. if kat mesia..orang ingat mak anak mami...kat sini di associate plak dengan pakistani. padanlah mak selalu cuba ditekel oleh that kinda person when i was working kat the neswpaper dahulu. huhu. tapi mak tetap bangga cos walaupun my tummy is already obvious, mak masih dipandang orang *angkat bakul jap*. (ker sebab perut mak dilindungi oleh file besar ittew??)

the one with the wedding and the invitation

hari ni lah kawen!!! too bad i cannot be there for the wedding. i sms-ed her and wished her good luck for her first night and she said...malam ni hubby balik. and entah kenapa...terus mak teringat kat wedding mak dedulu!!

it will be three years this coming january. time flies kan?? anyhoo..i remembered that my hubby also had to balik after the nikah ceremony cos my aunties kata tak bersanding lagik tak leh sleep over. hihihi.... and nak jugak cakap that i think Dr Sunshine sangat hot yer pada malam nikah ittew. so hensem and sangat buat mak geget jari. sigh.

anyway, berkenaan trip saya nak jumpa ayg di cardiff ittew, i actually buat muka tembok and emailed someone from bris tanya pasal airport..if it is dangerous ke apa kan. tup tup... i got an invitation to sleep over kat rumah dia dan keluarga...oh....mak sangat grateful dengan invite ittew. and i've got a feeling they might even pick me up at the airport...hihi...tapi tengok dulu cemana la...i dah email balik and we'll see how it goes. u ols doa doa la yer untuk saya. if so...then senang sket hati....takut la kan sakit2 blakang tido kat airport ittew. and what about safety?? tol tak??

pastu, i went to view an apartment tadi. it looks quite big BUT tak ade lift. terpaksa my auntie and i menaiki tangga sebanyak 4 tingkat!! *pengsan*. terus kansel tak nak...huhu...penat ok...can u imagine bawak stroller and all menaiki tangga ittew. tak sanggup saya.

and i have a few other apartments in which i have contacted the owner. am waiting for them to get back to me.

and finished applying for residents permit. hopefully i get it in 3 weeks. if not, terpaksa pi jalan2 kat croatia ittew.

other than that, how much do you ols fikir i should bring to UK?? ke, tak yah touch duit euro..and withdraw duit gaji ajer. so that bolehla bezakan my expenses kan. i am quite confused. if boleh, i dont want to touch my euros cos i will obviously need it for kaution and rent and all that kan. dahla mak gatal bukak fd account kat sini, boleh?? tetapi saya hanya potong 30euro ssebulan untuk masuk account ittew. nanti bila my finances dah stabil, blehla potong maximum (only 83eurosje pon) amount. ni saje laa..buat savings sket sket. i cannot touch this money saaammmppppaaaiiiii i habis belajar. ala2 asb tapi versi austria. huhu. ola kan..sket sket lelama jadik bukit.

ohh...and since my rumet always nag me about drinking milk (yes..hari2 ok dia bising cos dia kata if pregnant must drink milk, eat telur, fish and vege. Baik akak rumet!) i bought milk and cereal. i dont like drinking milk but having it with cereal is bearable la kan. huhu.

and i miss my family. and along's teh tarik. aahhhhh...

Dr Sunshine will be driving back to his hometown tomorrow with AD in tow. cannot imagine how it will be as it will be their first trip together alone. I hope it will be ok.

Alligator! (AD's version of see you later alligator..tapi yg kuar alligator jer..hikhik)

conversations

AD: Hello
Me: Hello
AD: Mama buat apa tu
Me: Mama tengah cakap dengan Dani
AD: ooohhh....cakap dengan dani. mama kat mana
me:mama kat vienna
AD:vienna kat mana
Me:vienna kat austria
AD:austria kat mana
Me:austria kat europe
AD:europe kat mana
Me:europe kat world
AD:mama buat apa kat vienna
Me:mama keja
AD:ohhh....mama keja
Me:dani kat mana
AD:kat ofis
ME:kat ofis?
AD:taklaaa...dani kat rumah laa
Me:dani....macam mana nyanyi lagi air pasang pagi?
AD:air pasang pagi surut pukul lima
dani bangun pagi mama pegi kejaaaa

sigghh...my son can talk on the phone now. and he asks a lot of questions. pandaila anak mama ni. i miss him so so much.

oh...pok amai amaipon dah pandai nyanyi. i am so proud of him.

to skip or not to skip??

my gynea said i can fly...yeaaayy..to uk la kan.

anyhoo...have been searching for tix and tiket murah adalah pada hari yang masih ada kelas. only 10euros pi balik ok. if saya nak jadik budak baik, saya tak skip kelas dan pergi later, tiket adalah 60euro. how?? mak konfius. rasa macam nak jadik budak jahat aje..ihiks.

update: i have booked my ticket!!! i will be elaving wien on dec 18, tp jumpa ayg on dec 19....mak terpaksa bermalam di airport tapi mak sanggup u ols!!!

all in all, i spend 30euros for the flight (return), 16 euros for the return trip to bratislava, and nak pi cardif mak tak sure brapa pounds. maybe 12pounds return (abt 20euros), so total perbelanjaan kali ini ialah lebih kurang 70euro utk pergi balik. mak sker!!!!!!!

tak sabarnye nak pi jumpa ayang!!!

the permit

i slept late last night cos i suddenly remembered that i need to write some very very imprtant email. i slept at about 7am mesia, at the time that most of you are on the way to work. tapi kaln, if it was me in malaysia, i will be bz nak breakkie ataupun barin2 kat tempat dani trying to catch a few winks..hihi)

anyhoo, i woke up at 9 and siap2 to go to the embassy. at the embassy, i collected the letter of gc and a few documents. by the time everything was ready, it was almost 12 and u know, kat sini, waktu berurusan di kaunter perkhidmatan mana2 pon ends at 12. perluke?? and we always complain2 kan masa kat mesia...ok..maybe i did..ihiks. so, i didnt have the chance to pi to the ministry of foreign affairs as i intended to do and headed home instead.

pastu, i dont know why, lately, my lower abs slalu sakit ok. is it AA pushing his way down? tak kan cepat sangat kot?? does he need more space or something?? sakitt...speshly when i walk. wan i do walk a lot here. and dalam kesejukkan, i tend to walk fast supaya boleh masuk indoors cepat2. However, sebab sakit. mak terpaksa jalan slow slow ok. tsk. sejuuukkk...brrrrrrr. tapi, the sakit memang tak tipu. have experienced it a few times since i am here. tak ingat plak if i experienced it when i was preggers with AD.hmmm.

then, i went to class. but before that, i did some calculation on my spendings and decided that i need to write it all down in a nifty spreadsheet (which i am currently downloading). I need to keep track on what I spend on. and i think i should stop buying myself apfelsaft and treating myself to that yummylicious vanilla krapfen, although i get it cheap cos mak ada taktik dan beli masa dekat2 kedai nak tutup. half price aje...terrer tak mak save duit?? hikhik. the vanilla krapfen deserves a post of its own ok. sangat lazazedan, lemak dan berkrim. or bak kata AD: mak kim.

the other day, AD woke up with flu and so comel ok cos dia cakap kat papa :Papa, dani sema sema. dani nak ubat". and, because of that, the papa sanggup pi keje lambat to go to klinik and belik ubat. hmm...i miss both of my boys so much. Thank god ada sorang lagik boy dalam perut. if not, i think i'll just break down cos i'll be so uber lonely!

so tomorrow, i will have to wake up early, which means no sleeping after subuh. and terus bersiap-siap untuk ke opis foreign affairs ittew. pastu, i have to go to apply for permit. dan kendian, pi check up kat doctor. i hope the cop-cop docu kat MOFA tak lama and tak ramai org kat the majistrets office di dreds.ner supaya saya sempat ke doc's by 11.30. tapi mak akan cuba sedaya upaya untuk menyelesaikan hal permit esok juga cos i really don't want to delay the whole thing, ok. sangat sangat tak perlu gittew. lagikpon, nanti nak plan pi croatia lagik. hmm...

anyhoo...i have yet to make some real friends.communication is the barrier i tell you cos ich habe eine probleme. ich habe deutcsh spreche nicht! Meine Deutsch ist nicht so gut. nak buat ayat sangat susah ok...but i am trying my best here people.

other than that, i want to go to the communications school cos i feel like meeting prof haanes walaupun i have yet to start any courses with the school. mak masih membuat kursus universiti u ols. takleh start lagi kursus program gittew. i just want to speak to him about my dieas and all that. yes...i shall email him soon. after i finish blogging.

klahh...ittew saja.

p/s:wish me luck with the residence permit application. ni yang membuatkan saya susah tidor malam.
p.p/s: also, wish me luck in finding an apartment. i have tried emailing ppl but no reply. mak frust ok! i must must must get a new place by Feb.