Start Talking Clearly

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Zafri has been started babbling and baby talking for quite some time. The Paed said he might talk late because he hears mixture language around him like Malay and English but that's not to worry. So it takes time for him to talk. But now he can talk a little bit. Some words are already clear, some are still not. But we are more than happy and so pleased to hear! You go boy! :)

The simple word that he always succeed to say clearly is 'Air' (water). If he wants to drink, he will say 'Air, Air' or sometimes 'Nak Air'. :) Before drinking or eating, we will teach him to say 'Bismillah', but he will quickly jump to 'Amin' instead. Hehe very cheeky ok.. Anyway nevermind, 'Amin' is fine and maybe it is way easier rather than 'Bismillah' for him at this stage. ;)

Some more is 'Malu' (shame) but he says 'Ayuuuu'. Hehehe cute! Like when his pants loose off, he will say 'Ayuuu'..hehe dah tahu malulah anak bujang ummi ni..good boy!! But what i love to hear most is off course when he say 'Ummi' correctly. Yay! Sometimes mommy or before that, momma or 'ami' as well. Huhu.

So far, talking is in good progress and surprisingly Zafri can talk earlier than Iris last time. Alhamdulillah.. I always think a boy will talk later than a girl. Hehe off course not la eh. Because Iris, she only started talking after her 2nd birthday tau, but not with Zafri. He will only be two years old in April so I guess our boy might be talkative just like me. Heheh..

This pic was taken when he was 17 months old, still barely talking but now he is already 21 months old..can talk but only a lil bit..hehe

Saat Paling Cemas dan Trauma Bila Iris Athma

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22 Jan- Dapat call daripada Mayespark Primary School minta ambil Iris. Iris tak sihat kata the caller.

Pagi tue Iris memang tak sihat..since malam tue dia start batuk2..sebelum tu dah selsema. Babah dah puff iris with inhaler tengah2 malam. Tapi pagi 22hb still pergi ke sekolah. Kat sini strict sikit kalau anak tak pergi sekolah. Kene call sekolah dan bagitau sebab kenapa anak tak datang. Tapi kadang2 diorang tak dapat report, tu yg jadi masalah. Pernah jadi mcm ni. Aih tension. 

Lepas babah hantar Eins ke sekolah, babah plak nak pergi uni. Entah kenapa hati ummi berat sangat nak lepaskan babah pergi uni. Tapi babah kata kene pergi jugak jadi ummi pon terpaksa mengalah. Rupanya patutlah ummi berat hati, Iris tak sihat..sekolah call suro amik Iris, padahal waktu tu baru pukul 10.45am..Ummi tak ready langsung, maka lambatlah sikit bertolak daripada rumah. Hmm..boleh plak kereta tak boleh start jadi nak tak nak kenelah ummi menapak tolak zafri dlm stroller. Dah la jalan masih icy lg dgn saki baki snow kelmarinnya..so sepanjang jalan ummi baca ayatul kursi banyak2. Sebelum bertolak ummi sms babah siap2. Babah tak reply lagi tp ummi pergi je sebab ummi tahu babah dalam tube lagi. ummi dah tak boleh tunggu, ummi risaukan Iris so ummi pon pergi je. 

Alhamdulillah, perjalanan ke sekolah lancar walaupon dekat 30 minit juga menharung icy and slippery roads. Mujur Zafri tertidur..sampai sekolah pukul 11.30am. Babah pon dah reply..noted. skjp lps tu mrs taylor keluar bawak Iris. Dia wheezing dan struggle bernafas. Nak cakap pon tak boleh sgt. Ummi tanya how are you, dia geleng2 kepala je. Ya Allah kesian sgt. Lps tny mrs taylor pkl brapa dia puff Iris, ummi terus puff lg walaupon kurang dr sejam lps mrs taylor puff dia. Dua kali puff mmg tak cukup. Jadi ummi terus puff Iris 10puffs or lebih..dia nafas kuat sgt bunyi wheezing oh my ummi sgt risau. Ummi dudukkan dia dlm stroller then terus tolak balik rumah. Klu boleh nak terbank ok!!

Smpi rumah bwk dia naik ats, tukarkan baju lain siap2..heater dh pasang..baringkan dia ats katil, bantal 2-3 nak kasi oksigen senang masuk dlm peparu. Doc n nurse yg ajar masa kat hospital. Still dia tak ok lg. oh my, ummi cari inhaler baru yg tok mak baru aje poskan dlm drawer. Puff dia lg..tq tok mak, yg inhaler tu besar n baru so power sikit berbanding inhaler yg GP sini bagi. Nampak ok la sikit, Iris tertidur juga sekejap. Tapi ummi risau sgt dan instinct ummi kuat mengatakan yg We need to bring her to hospital immediately!

Apalagi, ummi terus sms babah suro balik dan2 tu juga ckp Keadaan Iris teruk and need nebulizer. Alhamdulillah babah terus jwb ok babah blk sekarang. Syukurlah Iris, kita ada babah yg sgt penyayang dan bertanggungjawab..padahal babah baru je 10-15min kot smpi uni.. dah kene balik rumah semula. Train journey plak fr his uni to Ilford abt 1 hour..atas sebab tue  juga lah ummi terpaksa suro babah balik dan2 tue juga..coz I dont think boleh tunggu lama lagi..i was so freaking scared seeing Iris like that. Dlm hati menangis..firstly because Iris tak sihat, then kereta tak leh start plak..klu  ummi nak pergi dulu, zafri plak mcm mana, tak mampu kot ummi nk bawak sekali 2 org. Then Zahin kt sekolah sape plak nak amik nti, then tu yg terpaksa jgk panggil babah balik. Because nyawa Iris plg utama dan lebih penting bagi ummi..T_T

As soon as babah arrived home,  ktrg dh ready. Sebelum tu ummi nak bg angah mkn tp angah tak nak. Offer nasi ke coco pops, air madu ke milo ke sume dia refused. Ummi risau campur sedih sgt. Babah tgk keadaan iris terus babah kata biar babah je pergi bawak Iris. I know that Babah also knew that keadaan Iris agk teruk. Walaupon hati ummi ini meronta2 nak ikut akhirnya mengalah sbb klu semua pergi takut melambatkan je lg. yerla nk jln kaki ke bus stop pon jauh mst ummi jln lambat sebab nk tolak zafri dlm stroller. So pergila babah dgn iris..sayu dan pilu hati melepaskan. Lagi satu ummi mmg kena stay kt rumah sbb kebetulan plak haritu ada assembly and performance class Zahin pukul 2.45pm.  Ummi actually lapar tp tade selera nk mkn. Tp paksa je makan because i really need energy to walk to school again. Sebelum tu attend n monitor Iris mmg ummi tak berani tinggal dia lgsg. I cannot forgive myself if anything happen..tp Tak lalu sungguh bila teringat babah tak smpt mkn n iris pon tak mkn..sobsob! nasib zafri mkn , bselera dia. Klu tak mkn nti dia lapar then cranky lg susah.

Kt assembly Zahin pon ummi sedih jgk. Sebenarnya Beriya babah nak pergi tengok zahin. Sbb kalini zahin dpt lines so dia akn ke depan n ckp lines tu. teringin la ktrg nk tgk. Rupanya tak dpt babah tgk ..mujur zahin happy n ceria nmpk ummi dtg. Mula2 nmpk dia tercari2 ktrg, lps puas ummi lambai2 baru dia nmpk lega dan lambai blk. Apapun ummi tak focus sgt assembly tu. yerla dok risaukn iris..babah pon tak sms2, risau btol ummi. Ummi nk sms tny pon mcm tak berdaya..tatau la knp. Ummi agak babah pon susah cari bas nk bwk Iris pergi hospital..takkan la ummi nk sms2 kan. So ummi tgu je babah sms..tgk2 babah tak sms ummi smpi blk rmh..ummi sms tny dh smpi hosp ke blom n mcm mana keadaan Iris. Oh my i'm so freakin worried by that time. Tak lama tu babah reply ckp dh lama jgk smpi n suro ummi stay je kt rumah babah jg iris. Legalah sikit hati ummi ni.

Ummi plak first day period, sengugut tak hingat! Kepala plak dok teringatkn iris. I should be with her at the time like this but i cant. Seriously helpless ok..i cried then i fell asleep. Mujurlah zahin tak byk songih, dia mkn kuih bakar yg ummi buat last nite. Wpon keras ummi perasan zahin suka mkn tanpa komen keras ke hape. Kesian dia lapar tp ummi tak larat nak layan dia mkn nasi..Ummi baring aje ats sofa smpi ttidur. Yg peliknya zafri pon mcm paham2 je..tak kacau lgsg ummi tidur. Syukur pd Allah ats keringanan untuk ummi hari tu..thank you zahin, i knew you're the one yg layan adik zafri masatu. Love u so much.

Then pukul 4 or 5pm baru babah sms kata iris getting better tp still kene thn ward. Hmm expected. Tp bila baca sms babah citer, rupanya keadaan iris mula2 smpi ER agk kronik, muka dah start membiru. smpi 4 doctors terus attend dia kt emergency room. iris hampir pengsan, they tried hard to keep her awake, lagi doc tpaksa gunting tight dia! ummi baca ni terus jadi lemah longlai! Nangis kt situ mcm apa...nangis bersyukur pon sama sbb Allah bg lg ummi peluang untuk jaga Iris kt dunia ni. Smg panjang umur ank ummi T_T Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah! Allahu Akbar tak dapat nk bayangkan if i lost her..nauzubillah!! dah la ummi tade kt sisinya..Tp Syukurlah Iris semakin stable lepas 3x being nebulized..tp doc still tahan dia kt ward for close monitoring. 

Lepas babah sms n then call tue, babah ckp Iris lapar tp tlepas dinner. So yg ada kt cafe yg halal cuma sandwich vegies aje. Ummi sedih sgt dengar. then lepas tu ummi mcm lipas kudung prepare food plg simple but mengenyangkan..masak nasi goreng and telur..Iris's fav! Ummi kene jgk hantar food  kt Iris, masa masak pon ummi nangis..zahin tgk je ummi nangis tp dia tak tny..rasa dia phm..lepas masak, tengok2 dah pukul 8 mlm ok! Ye lmbt...sbb sblom babah call kan ummi mula2 igt tak dpt pergi hospital wpon hati meronta sgt nak pergi tp sbb kan babah sms kata suro stay je kt rumah so ummi pon takut la nk kuar rumah. Nak sms balik babah kata bat low. Then bila babah escape skjp utk smyg n beli sandwich tu baru babah dpt call ummi (bat hp babah low lgpon dlm ward n emergency room tadeline..) 

Lepas packing food dlm diaper bag..dressed up kan zahin n zafri..kt luar sejuk, malam lg la sejuk kan..so mmg kene pkikan derg tebal2..mafla, snowcap n gloves..ummi punye la bengong sgt n tak kuasa plak nak naik bas so ummi pergi rumah jiran tny kot2 dia boleh hantar ke hospital..tp malangnya kereta dia tade MOT lak..so apalagi ummi pon terus decided nk jalan kaki aje tolak zahin n zafri dlm double buggy ..so mmula2 ummi minta zahin jln kaki dulu sbb nk save energy ummi tp bila cross je jln depan rumah tengok cam kesian plak zahin kene jln kaki..dia pon bukan sihat sgt..batuk2..terus ummi suro dia duduk dlm stroller...mujur lah Zafri dah kenyang so dia terus tertidur.

dlm perjalanan..ada naik bukit turun bukit..cuaca yg dingin adalah sgt mcabar.jln masih icy dek saki-baki snow tp tetap ummi teruskan je..mujurlah haritu ummi byk jln kaki amik Iris, bwk Iris blk rumah..then ptgnya amik Zahin plak n balik rmh jjln kaki again so dah lali..cuma kene jawab soalan zahin like, do u know where is the hospital, is this the right way..when are we going to arrive mummy, i dont know the hospital is too far..aihh selalu pergi naik kereta tadelah rasa jauh mcm jln kaki ni syg..padahal dia duduk je dlm stroller..umii  yg termengah2 tolak dia n adik Zafri campur stroller n beg ada kot bwk 40kg...patu dia kata ummi amik salah jln la..adoi ummi tau la sayang..awk duduk je diam2..we are in the right way kata ummi...dekat sejam jalan kaki sejuk2 mlm tu akhirnya smpi juga entrance King George Hospital...Zahin terus eksited jerit. eh King George hospital!! walau pon jalan kaki ke dalam nk smpi ke emergency amik masa lg tapi sume tu dah nothing aje...nmpk aje entrance building nk ke ward rasa mcm nk sujud syukur kt situ ok..

Mujurlah Clover ward staff mmg baik hati, tunjuk je muka n press button kt luar pintu ward derg terus bg ktrg masuk...padahal dah pukul 9pm. Muka ummi pon nurse dah kenal..then tengok Iris ats katil terjenguk2 kt pintu..rupanya dia sorg2 je...dia punyerla senyum happy nmpkk ktrg terus jerit mummy, along!! ya Allah ummi terus peluk n cium dia...nangis lg ummi...iris tak perasan dia sibuk bercerita potpet2 dgn along dia..along plak bawa buku nk bacakan utk iris..tny Iris mana babah, iris kata babah pergi belikn dia air ribena..ooh kesian dia nk minum air rivbena,,i'm sure she's very hungry..glad to hear she already can talk n want to eat..sbb kt rumah sblom ke hospital mmg dia tak berckp sgt dah..mkn minum pon tak nak..ummi terus tanya dia nk mkn nasi goreng tak dgn telur grg? dia terus ceria n mata bercahaya kata 'Nakkkk...# comel sgt...oh Iris, ummi syg sgt Iris...maka ummi pon suaplah Iris..bselera benar dia mkn..banyak..Alhamdulillah, klu ummi tak sanggup nak jalan kaki ke hospital mesti kelaparan anak ummi smpi ke pagi esoknya..

Then bila babah dtg semula kt ward, babah terkejut nampak ummi. Babah tny dtg naik apa, ummi dgn bangga jwb ktrg jln kaki! hehe susah kot Babah nak percaya...hmm tp percayalah...hehe...actually i dont mind if i have to walk another hour to meet my darling doter n to know that she's getting better..syukurlah semuanya selamat..so mlm tu ummi tunggu n jaga iris kt ward. Pass baton. babah plak blk jln kaki tolak zahin n iris...actually boleh je babah naik bas tp may be babah nk rasa jln kaki jgk mcm ummi. Babah 40 minit je dah smpi rumah..;) Manakala zafri lena lg masa smpi hospital tp ummi kejutkan skjp sbb nk breastfeeding dia..tp dia lena sungguh tak mo minum..akibatnya smpi rumah dia melalak cari ummi...kesian boboi ummi...:( tp babah kata dia nangis kejap je wpon mlm tu 2-3 kali terjaga nangis cr ummi. lepas babah pujuk n dodoi dia tidur semula..Alhamdulillah.

Nway, kt hospital nurse sume baik, sume lemah lembut baik lelaki mahupon perempuan..sume puji Iris brave..tny ummi umur iris brp../ummi kata almost 4yrs old but the male nurse said she took everyhting like she's already 10 yrs..yup, that's our girl, very strong one! Iris klu sakit susah nak dgr dia merengek or cranky...dia senyap diam je...klu dia senyap diam tu mmg dia tgh tk sihat la tu..tp klu dia sht mmg dia sama aktif dan ligat dgn Zahin..hehe..

Anyway kt ward klu boleh ummi tak nak tidur sbb ummi fobia..Ummi kejap2 check on Iris. pegang je tgn Iris...tengok Iris..wheezing dh tade...ombak perut dah perlahan tk mcm siang tu..perut dia berombak laju!...dada dia lekuk tanda struggle for oxygen..but no more lekuk ..tp tengok belah atas tapak tgn ada kesan cucuk jarum for water drip nangis lg ummi...teringat babah kata 5 tpt doc tpaksa cucuk sbb tak jumpa salur darah Iris, halus sgt..yes, she's so lil..lahir2 pon antara tiga org ank ummi mmg Iris plg comel, plg ringan, halus dan plg sng keluar...Alhamdulillah mmg pls senang orangnya smpila skrg ni. :) Ummi tertidur pukul 2/3 kot..tu pon tidur2 ayam sbb setiap satu jam nurse dtg nebulized iris..ada sekali je Iris terjaga n refused neb tp lps ummi pujuk dia ok balik..mungkin masa tu dia marah kot nurse kacau tidur dia..mmg kesian la kan setiap satu jam kene kacau but got no choice..we want Iris's to be healthy as soon as possible!

Esoknya nurse dah tanggalkan drip Iris..dah tak pyh pki apa benda tah kt ibu jari kaki dia for monitorin g her oxygen level and blood pressure. lupe dah nama machine tu..so dgn itu iris dah bebas ..aktif dah berlari ke sana sini..ajak ummi pergi balik btw katil dia n playroom..hehe..ikutkan je..bila penat ummi duk kt sofa tepi katil while Iris main kt playroom. sbb pagi tu baru kaki terasa sakit2..kejang2 gitu...but nothing for me..i'm happy dpt jaga n tunggu iris kt ward..babah blk rumah dptlah uruskan psl kereta dan hantar Zahin ke sekolah...Ummi lebih rela di sisi Iris...so i had made the right decision by walking to hospital last night...klu duduk rumah satu apa keje pon ummi tak kan buat..ummi rasa ummi akn nangis je the whole night sbb tak dpt jmp Iris..huhu..pastu ummi bukan tau nk check bateri kereta..w[on babah dh ajar  masa call how to do it..but i cant focus because i dont want to do that except i want to be with Iris not at home finding the solution abt the damn car battery..i just want Iris..Iris n Iris..(kalau Zahin ke Zafri ke yg kt ward pon will be the same..i just want to be with my kids...!)

Apapon, syukur cuma satu malam je kt ward..lama jg nk tunggu doc bg Iris discharged..pagi doc check doc kata good progress...doc yg sama attend masa kt emergency room..doc yg tak in charge pon dtg tny how was she doing..iaitu doc yg attend dia kt emergency room...it's so touching..they dont know us and it's not their round check yet but still they dropped by at our bay and asked about our Iris..It's not hard to fall for Iris..she's so sweet girl..every doc or nurse greet her, she would greet them back n gave her best smile..mana tak cair kan..hehehe..tghr doc check pon doc kata let's wait lagi...so tgu doc ptg pukul 5..doc baru i mean new face..a young chinese doc..check her throughly...dan akhirnya berita yg ditunggu-tunggu kel;uar jgk dpd mulut doc..' I think she can go home' Ya Allah rasa nak lompat bintang ok...!! igt hubby ada dgr sekali sekali babah dtg tny how..ummi pelik tp terus ckp doc kata boleh blk..babah pon happy! :) Actually masa doc check tu Iris tidur..biasal;ah Iris everyday  must her nap..lgpon dia penat sgt lari2 main kt playroom...tu yg tertidur jgk walaupon sebenarnya dpd lepas lunch lg ummi dah ajk tidur tp dia kata dia nk main lagi n laagi..hehe whatever la Iris..yg penting Iris dah sihat n active back. :)

So lepas nurse prepare ubat steroid, inhaler ktrg pon balik rumah..oh ye kt spital make new friend..couple fr Russia anh her husband mexican-english..anak dia nama Sebastian..ktrg selalu tserempak kt playroom tu yg borak2..itupon husband dia yg tegur Iris dulu..wife dia nama Victoria.so blom discharge ktrg pergi visit dia..dia kt compartment sebelah..wish their son gets better n salam Vixtoria..tak sangka Victoria terus peluk i n ckp 'nice meeting you' amd dia pon wish Iris the same...lupe nak exchange contact no padahal derg pon dok kt Ilford ni jgk...hopefully, will bump into each other again in the future...nice family. :) Sebelum tu, babah pergi semayang Maghrib siap2 kt prayer room hospital masa tunggu nurse prepare ubat..ummi tgh cuti. Sebabnya Iris nk mkn KFC klu dia dpt keluar ward. So babah kata ok..So janji mesti ditepati..kita pon pergilah mkn kfc kt kfc halal di Seven Kings...sebelah tu kedai nasi beriyani plg sedap..so lps babah order kfc..ummi plak pergi kedai sebelah take away beriyani ayam stu mkn kt kfc hehehe...ummi kan tak boleh klu tade nasi..;)

So Up to date, Iris getting better..ubat steroid dh habis mkn..inhaler dah start 8 puffs every 6 hours instead of 10 puffs every 4 hours..manja sgt..malam2 nak tidur dgn ummi je..kesian dia..sebelom2 ni dia sll tidur dgn babah..but lepas a night with me kt spital..ummi tidurkan dia sambil peluk cium n pegang je tgn dia, at home now she wants the same..terpaksa pujuk dia ckp kene tunggu adik Zafri tidur dulu sbb adik nak susu ummi..baru dia ok..lepas Zafri tidur mmg dia lah bantal peluk ummi...so mlm td babah tidur tade bantal peluk hehehe..sll bantal peluk dia Iris lah..yay, ummi pon salu rindu nk tidur dgn Iris ksdg2 ummi jeles tgk Iris tidur dgn babah je...Zahin n Zafri je sll tidur sekatil bawah ketiak ummi...but last night Zahin pon faham..dia tak kisah pon Iris tidur dgn ummi..sebelum2 ni mmg berperang aje bdk2 ni..sume nak berebut ummi..tp biasanya Iris mengalah tu yg kesian sgt tu..mengalah tidur dgn babah...ummi plak dah tak kuasa bila dh mlm tu dah penat kan...tak kuasa nak berebut plak dgn babah nk tidur dgn Iris..ehehe..so biar je la...hmm but i hope i have more chance to slepp with Iris..gilir2 la yer...ummi sorg..ank ummi plak 3 org..hihi...so mmg la rasa nk bersara aje dpd menambah ahli keluarga buat masa ni...tak cukup kaki tgn dah ni..ehehehe...

Ok sorry about the lintang pukang writing..nak cepat, harini babah janji nak bwk pergi Ikea plak.  :D actually dopd semalam sy start karang..harini baru habis, haha. actually byk kali fikir nak share ke tak... nak ke tak...coz i'm not really into sharing the pahit2 things (sbb kes nak lupekan cecepat aje :P) tp yg ni rasa penting utk di share.. At least bila tua2 nti boleh baca semula...Oh ini la antara pahit manis hidup di Kota London suatu masa dulu..iaitu hakikatnya tak semuanya manis belaka...;) tp yg pahit tu ada baiknya juga...iaitu supaya untuk tak mengulanginya lg and plg penting belajar lebih menghargai insan2 tercinta esp ank2 dan hubby sy..sementara mereka masih hidup lagi di dunia ni. In shaa Allah, they're  always be my top and foremost priority. Amin.

P.S Patutnya ktrg call 911 and ambulance je dtg ambil Iris kt rumah tapi lupe segalanya bila dah panik..isk isk kesian sgt Iris kene naik bas in that traumatic condition..we're sorry baby..ummi dan babah tak biasa 911 and ambulance..apa2 kita selalu pergi naik kereta je ke hospital kan..tp on that day boleh pulak bateri kereta drained out sebabkan cuaca sejuk melampau...enjin tak leh start, try2 smpi battery drain out..lesson learnt!

P.S.S Athma is a very2 serious illness..tak boleh ambil mudah..doctors had adviced us so, over and over again..Even NC UTeM pon siap baik hati lg rekemenkan babah kt kawan dia yg dah lama berkhidmat sbg doc kt London ni...so ktrg dpt free consultation from him..lepas dpt consultation tu memang ktrg lebih aware and lebih berjaga2..nampak Zahin and Iris start je Athma ktrg terus pergi hospital cepat2..sbb doc tu kata pernah ada patient athma meninggal depan dia sbb lambat pergi hospital utk dpt kan treatment..dia tmbh lg yg keluarga patient tu tlalu bergantung pd alat nebulizer kt rumah..rupanya ubat nebulizer tu mungkin dah habis atau dah tak effektif lg utk patient tu..so bila smpi hospital patient tu tak dpt nk diselamatkan lg...ya Allah dgr ni la sy mmg takut sgt..jadi klu Zahin ke Iris athma mmg nk kene bwk ke hospital cpt..ada jg tny doc kalau nk beli alat neb tu. m,ujur doc tak galakkan..lps dgr citer doc yg kawan NC Utem tu sy rasa tak beli pon tak pelah. apa2 hal mmg bawak aje ank2 ni pergi ke hospital immediately..Note to my self n hubby as well la..kdg2 rasa malas nak bwk ke hospital sbb takut kene warded n all..sbb susah kn kt sini tade sape2 nk tengok kan yg lain kt rumah..tp nothing else matter than nyawa ank..so mmg klu pergi hospital mmg tpaksa angkut sume org ke hospital even ke parent meeting kt sekolah..:)

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Porth Beach, Cornwall.

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On the second day in Cornwall, we planned to go to the Lizzard's Point. Another tourist attraction in the beautiful countryside. After getting dressed and packing the food, we were ready for sightseeing. But before leaving the caravan park, hubby took some pictures around our caravan . It was also called as a caravan village. Anyway, it's bright but windy morning in early Autumn. Perfect for sightseeing! :)

Yours truly, ready to rumble! :P

My family pic plus Adam who joined us..;D Zahin was sulking about something , couldn't remember it now hence she didn't look at the cammie..

Group photo with our trip buddy..hopefully next caravan holiday we can go together again k guys! hihihi (Zahin still merajuk tak nak bergambar tp dia tatau yg babah rupanya set tripod bg nmpk dia jugak! ekeke

Arrived at Porth Beach Visitor Car Park. Zahin was already happy! 

On the way, we dropped by at Port Beach. It has quite stretch of golden sand. It's the first time we went to the fine beach with has real sand! Haha seriously i missed this kinda beach ok!! :D Afterall the beach was just 5 minutes drive from the caravan park plus Zahin who was the one to go there. that's why the happy face. Hehe kesian dia daripada first day ajak pergi tapi mak pak dia pergi tempat2 jauh dulu. :D 

Porth Beach at the back.  I love the view, it was so breathtaking to look at..;)

The beach during low water. Jauh nak menapak sampai ke air maka kami tak pergi ke sana lagipun nak kejar masa ke The Lizzard Point plak.

Actually, there are so many things we can explore at the beach. There are a foot bridge which is connected to Porth Island. If the water is low, people can go into a cove below the bridge. Then, there is a castle as well! How interesting! And during summer, many people swim and surf as the beach bay is safe as it is protected by the two cliffs. 

For us, we just sitting on the rock and enjoying the view. The kids enjoyed running and sometimes playing with the sand. The most we did was posing here and there. Hehe. If only we have more days..Or How we wished it was Summer so we could swim and explore the whole beach!

3 sekawan sedang merenung masa depan. ;)

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IshamIzu & Co.

YatiFath n Co. 

cheeky Iris

Ummi and Zafri

Satu lagi yg buatkan cik kak ni happy nak ke sini sebab ada Mermaid kt belakang tuh. Mermaid Inn pon nak jgk..janji mermaid! aishh macam-macam..hihi

The footbridge and the Porth Beach, bay and island during Summer. Awesome!! (Credit Pic by Google)

Anyway, we were still satisfied that we went to Porth Beach though it was not too far to reach the water. We were also thankful for the good weather as in the beginning the weather was predicted to be a shower but it wasn't until that late evening. So afterwards we made it to the Lizzard's Point! 

To be continued..in shaa Allah. :)

Goodmayes Library

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I love books and I love reading so much. My mom said there's no use to ask help from me if i already indulged with reading materials. I would be serious, focus and concentrate on it so i will not hear anything else. :D I also don't mind skipping meals just to finish a novel. Hehe. 

I also love hanging out at the library as well to study or have a group discussion and to do revision. I like the quietness there and no one bothers me. There is an indescribable feeling every time i go to a library. Maybe the quiet ambiance makes me calm and relax or because of the so many books from various fictions. I don't know..hehe.

By the way, we managed to visit Goodmayes library for the first time last year. Yeah, you heard me..we just went once. It was very hard to find time to go since both of us were busy with study. But hopefully we can go more frequently this year in shaa Allah. :)

Let's check it out!

Goodmayes library from the the front view

Goodmayes library is under Redbridge council. Goodmayes is a neighbour to our house resident area which is Ilford. But Ilford is also under Redbridge council and here each council have their own library. But the reason we went to Goodmayes library instead of Ilford library is because it is nearer to us. Just a 5 and 10 minutes walking distance from Goodmayes Primary School (the Eins's school) and our house. :)

Inside the library ;)

Once i entered, the same feeling rushed all over me. Hehe. Seriously best, uols. I straightly fall in love with the ambiance!! Starting with the receptionist desk, the arrangement of the books shelves and lastly of course the children reading corner are far separated than the adults's! Ini sudah baik! Knowing my kids, they are loud and cannot sit-still type. ;D

The children corner was awesome. It is so cheerful with bright and colourful carpet and wall decorations. The cute mini set of book tables and chairs were fantastic, very suitable for children heights..hehe. And the books? Heaven! I got crazy myself and feels like 'golek-golek' on the carpet reading those amazing children books! ;D

The receptionist aka the librarian was so friendly. I have never encountered such librarian before. Not even at IIUM ok... :P 

The lady librarian always smiled and attended to us kindly. She even approached us at the children reading corner and invited us to come to their activities such as story-telling after school time! She wrote down the sessions on a paper for me and said we can come in without calling or being a member. How convenient! :)

I remembered when we lived at Stratford, we had to register as a member to access Stratford library..hmm leceh sket tp best sebab dapat library card and we registered though but we just went once due to time-contraint..

But not with Goodmayes library..;)

happy and content before leaving the library. :)

So far, I have noticed that Zahin also have the same passion. Iris and Zafri are still too young to tell. Hopefully, they will follow our footsteps. Hehe. 

So when Zahin knew we went to the library, the bookworm was so envy and angry knowing us going to the library without her ok. hehehe. So i have promised that i will definitely bring her together next time. Instead, babah already took her ( Iris & Zafri too!) while i was not around somewhere last month. ( I went to Oxford Street for the second time and i was alone. Shhhh! :P)

Ok till then, Wassalam.

We Are Back!

Assalamualaikum.

After two weeks of Christmas break, the Eins finally started the Spring term on 9th of Jan. Their school opened one day late than other schools in this area. We guessed the school management had a good reason behind it. For us, we were just thankful of the extra holiday..not too keen to go out during these freezing days though. Also, i was not feeling well but my kids were healthy, Alhamdulillah! :)

By the way, the snow is here already! Started falling from last night without we realized it. So this morning we woke up surprised and happy to see some snow at our backyard! Subhanallah, it is still beautiful view and we are expecting more snow to fall through the rest of the day until tomorrow. Perhaps the thick blanket of snow and winter wonderland like last year if we are lucky, in shaa Allah!

The cons of this kind of weather kinda makes me worry. The Eins tend to get athmatic if they are exposed in too much cold condition. It triggers running nose and then that normally can lead to athma.  Even though i'm having bad running nose now but i think i am immuned with althma already. Alhamdulillah. Just hoping all my kids and hubby will stay healthy throughout this Winter. Amin!

Out of nowhere my mood of cooking is coming back to me. hihi so yesterday i searched recipe at my resepi and i stumbled upon Yani's Ayam percik recipe Kelate style. Ooh i was drooling ok! Ahaha.. Then after checking for ingredients, i had most of the ingredients so i gave it a try! ;) And it turned out delicious...hubby was also surprised to see the ayam percik and really enjoyed it. So did the kids! Happy mak..ahahaha.

Since i was still in the mood, i planned to make a snack for tea time. Suddenly i remembered hubby's  request..he had craved for Cakoi..uols!! Hohoho i never make it before and never think i would try hehe so i searched for it's recipe, got from Izah Daut blog but the recipe comes originally from the famous amos MamaFami. Credit to both of them. ;) But this one honestly, not turned out good. I was always not good with something which needs yeast. :P But at least i already gave it a try and did my best, right Darling? hiihi.

 For the chocolate cupcakes below, it was hubby and the Eins project!! Are not they look yummy? It was yummy!! coz it made full with love. hihi Another bonding session between hubby and the girls. I was so surprised to see the outcomes and even more surprised when hubby said they did not use any recipe. They just did it! OMG, super terer than ummi ok! i'm so proud of them!! ^^ (the Eins so into baking..everyday they watch baking clip after one and another at youTube..and even installed free baking apps in our iphones. hubby siap berangan nak bukakan derg baking shop lg in the future ;D)

Anyway the spirit to cook is still prolong in me so i hope i can try more new recipes for my small family through out this year. In shaa Allah. Amin..

Missing UEL

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Out of the blue, I missed my student life..what does it mean? hehe..No, I'm not ready to further PhD yet, though many have supported me to do so especially my beloved other half. It's not for a glamour reason to get a Dr. title but it's more on seeking more knowledges and discovering new interesting things. Hmm it's not easy, but still I'm kinda interested but not for now. I will think deeply about it along the way. If God willing, then I will do it. 

Anyway, I did enjoyed and treasured most of the time at UEL. UEL is so special to me because there is no discrimination issues at all. Muslims are most welcome to UEL, in fact there are many Muslim students and even the lecturers. Hence, we have priviledge like a special room for musolla. So no problem for me to pray as it provides a room for sisters. Also every friday, the friday prayer will be held by using three spacious lecture rooms, not one. Hubby had joined the friday prayer twice or more as well. According to him, it's the most convenient place and the best khutbah he has ever had here in London. Hehehe..

during induction week briefing

outside the library in between the briefing, during 10 minutes break

the UEL blue bag received by every new student after the registration

there are some goodies in the box, vouchers, mobile sim card etc (cant really remember it now :P)

i got these with free GBP5 food and drink voucher at one of UEL cafes. They also provide Halal food as well ;)

where i pray...

inside the musolla, there is ablution area

sinkis

the prayer area

miss carrying this too Lolz

I might update more on UEL especially when i miss it ;) Afterall,  there are still more pictures which i don't have time to share before. anyway,I don't know when will i come to visit you again, UEL. PhD perhaps? ;) Hehe. Only Allah knows best. :)

2013

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A new year with new resolutions. Another year for us here in London before going back to Malaysia for good. Though we do not know when yet but hopefully we will try to make full through this year. In shaa Allah. 

So on behalf of IshamIzu & Co. I wish everyone who reads this blog a very happy new year and a wonderful 2013 wherever you are. May 2013 will be better than 2012 in every aspect of our life. Amin, in shaa Allah!

Best of luck, especially to my hubby dearest!! Aja-aja fighting! ^^

PS. Pictures courtesy to Google