HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011: AT A NEW HOME

Hi, a very happy new year all! How was your new year's eve celebration? We had it at home, juz watching fireworks from our window. Hihi so not much to tell about it. Well, since this is my first entry in 2011,  I guess i would like to replace our new year's story by sharing about our new home. :)

First of all, thank you to Hadzley again for recommending us to our house agent, Zishan. So we had quickly called him on the first day of our arrival. (Kalau boleh kami tak nak lah lama-lama menyusahkan Hadzley dan Yus sepanjang kami menumpang di rumahnya hari tu kan. ;))

Anyway ada rezeki kami, Zishan (pakistanese, kat sini Pakistanese sama hebat berbusiness dgn local citizens tau.) told us there was one which was availabled, it was a 3bedroom flat. Mula-mula dengar perkataan 'flat' terkedu jugaklah dibuatnya. hihi. Tapi bila kami check address kt map.google rupanya rumah teres 2 tingkat. Rumah yang dimaksudkannya tu at  the upper floor, that means ada orang lain sewa at the ground floor.

Oleh kerana keadaan agak terdesak, kami bersetuju juga nak tengok. Bila sampai depan rumah, kelihatan agak buruk luarannya. First impression tu dah kureng..Bila Zishan sampai, dia bawa kami naik ke atas untuk tengok rumah. Wah, not bad.. It was fully furnished with fitted kitchen and wooden flooring. Sewa pon agak murah dgn 3bedroom hanya 850pounds per month. Walaupun rumah kecil, tapi agak cozy and manageabled for me. So we kinda like it..Hehe.

Oleh kerana hari dah suntuk, kami balik dulu dan consider lagi. For us, lokasi rumah dah sangat cantik. Di bandar Stratford (Olympic Park for 2012 n kampung halaman David Beckham, a footballer :D). Hubby nak pergi universiti naik Tube pon station nya agak berdekatan juga dengan rumah. Yang best tu, kedai-kedai/fast food restaurant Halal pun banyak sepanjang jalan utamanya so senang nak dapatkan daging halal. :)

Yang membuatkan kami lagi bertambah setuju untuk sign aggreement secepat mungkin ialah rumah dekat dengan masjid, GP/klinik, sekolah Maryland Primary School dan playground. all are just around the corner! Within walking distance only. Er, cuma satu je yang tak best..apa tau? rumah betul2 bersebelahan dengan gereja! huhuhu.

Tapi bila ditanya2 pada Hadzley, dia kata it wont be a big problem. Sebab selagi kita tak kacau depa, depa tak lah kacau kita. So oklah disebabkan lebih banyak advantage daripada disadvantage, maka esoknya kami pergi ke ofis agent, HomeGain untuk sign aggreement.

Since ada few problems arised, kami tunda hari esoknya iaitu hari Khamis. Once hubby had settled the first month rent with one month of deposit, the house key was given to us. Ingat nak pindah masuk hari yang sama tapi Yus dan Hadzley kata better pindah hari esoknya aje sebab hari dah gelap. Takkan nak angkut barang malam2 kan. Hee. Both of them are so nice, u know. tatau macam mana nak balas budi baik mereka. Semoga Allah membalas jasa dan budi baik mereka. Amin. :)

So below are some pics of The Eins at home. :)

Lepas wean off, beginilah Iris. Boleh tidur/tertidur di mana-mana aje. Ats sofa, ats troli tgh shopping or even at bahu hubby. Kalau BF dulu nak tidur mst nak ada umi. hehe.

Iris dan Zahin lepak kat Sofa landlord yang empuk dan still in good conditioned..;)

Tv pon kepunyaan landlord juga..walaupun tiada remote control tapi boleh main video tape. So video player kt bawah tu uncle Hadzley bagi Zahin bersama-sama dengan berpuluh-puluh cartoon tapes. hehe. Cuma meja putih, pink storage dan carpet tu je kami beli kt Ikea.

So basically, this is how our living room looks like..small je..;) Oh sila abaikan curtain yg sebelah pendek, sebelah panjang kt tingkap tu ye..the fabric choice is also not my taste at all.. hehe. tp syukurlah, at least ada curtain, ye tak? :)

Here is a pic of Iris posed at our dining area. The dining table was provided as well..satu kerusi was missing in action sbb hubby dah bawak masuk bilik buat kerusi study. hehe.  And the white door u see is leading to a master bedroom, which is our bedroom. Sebelah master bedroom ni ada lagi satu pintu to the second bedroom. Tp dah jadi our wardrobe's room. :)

This is the staircase which connects the living room to the kitchen. This is where The Eins like to play..mujur la 3 anak tangga je. Sebelah kiri tangga ni ada tangga curam menuju ke ground floor. So far both of them tak turun situ. Ingat nanti adik baby dah lahir baru nak pasang safety gate. :)

So this is my current work station! Even the space is limited but it was complete with cabinet, cooker, hobb n oven, washing machine, fridge and microwaves (ats washing machine n next to the fridge) Bolehla kn..:) Tapi oleh kerana tiada space dah nak letak rice cooker, blender and electrical kettle, kalau nak masak nasi, air ke atau nk blender kenelah naik atas ke living room. ;p

From the kitchen, this door leads us to the third bedroom and a bathroom/toilet which at the right side . So far the room has only a wardrobe and double matress. We are still waiting for a bed post for the mattress..tah bila nak sampai! Since this area was secluded we seldom use it, so the room may be can be a guess room in the future. Tak pun jadi temporary store kami..sbb kat sini kan jarang ada guess. :)

So far that's all about our crib here in Stratford, London zon 3. Ingatkan nak duduk dekat area South Kensington, London Zon 1 so that hubby boleh jalan kaki aje nak pergi ke Imperial College London tapi one bedroom flat kt sana je dah 900++ pounds per month. Itu belum flat yg 2-3 bilik lagi. Belum utility bills and internet lagi kn. Huhu.

Apapun, we were so greatful we've found this house. Rezeki kami kat sini. Lagipun, hubby pun tak perlu ke universiti setiap hari, boleh jimat tambang Tube. So syukur, alhamdulillah..:)

This is juz a 'selingan'. ;) The photo above was taken during the first day of 2011. We went to ASDA supermarket and Hoo Hing, Chinese store to buy some groceries. We were running out of stocks! Beli bawang, sayur, sos cili, beli kicap cair, cookies. Cari ikan dapat ikan bawal putih je yg fresh kt Hoo Hing..sedih sebab tak jumpa ikan cencaru yg sy tengah idamkan sekarang. :(

Then sampai aje rumah, umi buatkan jagung bakar ni as appetizer for The Eins sambil diorang tengok video cartoon. (Winter coat pun tak sempat bukak lg daa. :D)  Lepas tu baru umi masak lunch n dinner. So tadela The Eins kelaparan menunggu..hehe. The Eins makan jagung ni teringat kt Tok Mak sebab Tok Mak suka beli kan The Eins jagung bakar mcm ni kt kampung. ;)

Okay lastly, happy new year again from us!! Kalau makan tu, ingat-ingat lah kami di sini ye..:)

Till then, Wassalam.