CUTI !!!

Hoye!! Hoye! Hoye!!
Dah stat summer holidays utk 1 bulan!

My PIL ngan sorang anak buah dah sampai from Kelantan semalam.. So semalam sewa keta utk fetch diorg dari airport sambil2 g Wing Yip utk beli seafood.. Dapatlak hybrid car, Toyota Prius, so minyak mmg murah giler!! One whole day duk jalan2, dr Bow balik ke Barking, then ke North London, pastu ke Stansted, balik ke Barking dan ke Bow balik untuk hantar keta, tp minyak keta baru 8pounds jer (perjalanan ulang alik adala dekat 200km!!).. Sooo murah!!! :P

keta ni punya dashboard pon agak canggih..
everything is touch-screen..

on the way balik dr Stansted Airport..

So harini lepas g anto balik keta, terus ke skool awal skit : lunch kat fevret restoran Chilliz, kemas2 locker, pulang balik folder patients yg dah setahun duk dlm locker (aktiviti illegal postgrads kat sinih! kekeke), jumpa most of the lecturers utk bg souvernirs dr Teganu yg aku bwk balik aritu, anto whitecoat ke laundry, kemas lab bench, mount study casts, buat lab work sikit2 (tu pun buat ngan separuh hati..), issue segala macam dentures yg tertunggak, borak2 ngan clinical supervisor (+mengumpat seround dua :P)...

nih la dia keris taming sari souvenir dr ganu utk lecturers..
keris nih guna dia utk bukak envelope..

~harinih 2org jer postgrad yg g klinik; member2 yg berempat lg tu smua dah selamat cuti - ada yg dah balik Greece jumpa boipren, ada yg dah balik nak jumpa tunang baru kat Qatar (dapat hadiah seorang tunang drp famili sebab stress nak exam arituh!!hehe), ada yg tgh bersopping sakan ngan famili kat london dan ada jugak yg tgh busy packing nak pindah umah..

Dalam duk kalut2, selamat jugakla buat 2 org patients harini, then terus HOORRAYY!! :P

...dan bermulalah journey aku tour london, part of uk dan beberapa negara Eropah sebelum puasa bermula!!

Weehuu!!
*Clap Clap Clap* :))

Summer by the beach

We planned so many things to do last weekend, but due to (endless) engineering works, the District and Hammersmith line to Barking were suspended for the whole weekend! Chettt!! Everything in our plan was put on hold, leaving us 'stranded' in Barking! :P

So as usual, we went down to shop some groceries from the local butcher and Iceland.. and we found that the city council had organised 2012 Countdown festival for the weekend, as part of London 2012 Olympic coundown celebration! (they called it twenty-twelve celebration)

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (pronounce as Da-gen-nem) even brought 'beach' right to our doorsteps! :P

errr... eventhough the 'beach' are without any water or coconut trees,


but

...the crowds were still huge..
and even beach beds were available!
~but unfortunately there were no girls in bikinis! :P


They organised sandcastles competition, beach volley, beach football, and even 'rowing'!

The kids were having so much fun...
(pity the kids.. some of them looked soo jakun playing in the sand!)

..and so were the adults!
~enjoying the sun with free dance class!

No wonder the mat salehs are so happy to be in Malaysia..

White sandy beaches..

Batu Burok Beach, July 2009.

Pantai Penarik, Merang, Terengganu.
July 2009

Sunset by the beach..

Overlooking Sepang Gold Coast
Bagan Lalang, July 2009.

Bagan Lalang
July 2009

Great Malaysian Hospitality.. and Cheap but scrumptious seafood!!

our all time fave food: Ikan Bakar
Bagan Lalang, July 2009

Lala masak pedas
Bagan Lalang, July 2009

and not to forget: Sotong Celup Tepung!!!!
Bagan Lalang, July 2009.


*all the food costs us less than GBP12pounds!!

gosh! how I miss Malaysia!! esp the food... :P
(will blog bout the food later.. )

Twenties Girl!!

YUP!!
Its about this book again, Sophie Kinsella's latest novel.
Just finished reading it a few minutes ago, and yet I think I can read it all over again and again and again!!
(and it just took me less than 1day to finish it all!)

Love every tiny bit of the book..
This book is hilarious and loads of fun!
~and it makes me feel 23 again! hahaha

obviously Sophie Kinsella will be my fave author, ever!
Hopefully will get the opportunity for her book signing session in London soon!!
~please,please..if there is any, please somebody let me know?! I'm desperate to get her signatures! :P


Thumbs up and highly recommended!
Ratings: 5 out of 5!! (without any doubt!!)

Solo Blues

Selepas lebih kurang sebulan ponteng kelas, went to and fro London-KL-London, then back to KL again after the exam, then to Kota Bharu and brief visit to K.Trg, I am back in London! Sebulan cuti rasa tak cukup, apatah lagi mengenangkan meninggalkan segala luxury kat Mesia semata2 utk kembali kepada segala kedhaifan kat London.. :P

One whole day duk layan blues... blues perjalanan solo! :-)


20July 2009
My hubby departed from Cheras, for his flight kul 11pg. Pepagi buta limo dah tercongok kat depan gate umah.. lepas hubby dah pergi, terus kemas2 umah apa yg patut. Pastuh sambung packing barang lagi.. My bro picked me up dr umah Cheras lepas dia balik kerja hari Isnin. Dengan bags berat berkilo2 tuhs aku angkut bawak naik ke wad my dad kat IJN. Saja nak spend masa dgn my parents, sambil dapat gak merasa tido kat spital.. Seb baik gak la my dad duk single room, so perasaan dia lebih kurang stay kat hotel je ler.. hehehhe


21 July 2009
Pepagi buta dah turun g laundry kat IJN dgn my mom, pastuh breakfast kat cafe, packing barang etc.. kul 11.30 tepat, limo klia datang amik kat lobi IJN. lepas salam2 my dad kat wad, terus turun ke lobi. my mom lak turun gak ke lobi anto aku naik cabbie.. errmm..memang betul2 sensorang.. dan memang takde dalam kamus idup istilah 'sekampung' menganto/membabai ke klia sbb nak ke obersea.dulu masa memula nak ke uk pun, 3org(my dad, my mum n big bro) jer yg anto aku ke klia (at that time, my MIL sakit, but this time my dad lak yg sakit..) ..sedih? tipu ler kalo cakap tak sedih.. sedih giler!! tambah sedih lagi sebab my dad lom fully recover lagi.. hopefully everything will be back to normal again, and my dad cepat sembuh..*sigh* tapi nak buat camno kan.. study still kena diteruskan! :(

Pakcik cabbie pon siap pelik lagi bila dgr aku nak balik ke London, tp depart sensorang from IJN. Malas cakap byk, aku just cerita jer apa yg berlaku.. so dia pon malas nak tnya banyak gak.. agaknya sebab takut cab nyer 'banjir' kots?? hehehe dahla hujan lebat time tuh.. kl lak, seperti biasa, kalo hujan sikit jer, sure jem!! Perjalanan nak ke LCCT dr IJN makan masa nearly 2jam!!

Sampai ke LCCT, lepas check in etc terus makan. Sambil2 tuhs sempat la bercalling2 dgn famili and friend for the last time, sambil2 nak habiskan kredit phone.. Duk bergayut dgn my mom lama gak, sbb dia rasa bersalah tak anto aku ke airport+sambil nak keep me company katanya.. My friend, tint pon duk bersms panjang lebar ngan aku sepanjang2 masa on d way ke airport, hinggala aku boarding!~ pun just to keep me company! ~Seriously, london won't be the same without u guys!! We will miss having u and ur family in london,esp for makan2 and get togethers!! and totally agreed with u, yg nilai seorang kawan di perantauan, dgn nilai kawan yg berjuta2 di Mesia amatla jaaauuuhh bezanya..

Aku balik ngan AirAsia flight kul 4pm. Memula tuhs agak stress gak, sebab mengenangkan bad experience masa flight nak ke KL last time: flight teramatla sendat+penuh org+kena duk kat isle + food tak best+ kelaparan + air turbulence yg teramat teruk+ sejuk gilos (aircond dia centralised) + stewardess airasia yg amat kekurangan grooming!! :P

Seb baik flight semalam nih aku dapat duk tepi tingkap. tambah excited lak, sebab seat sebelah ku kosong!! Memang syiok gak la tido, siap berbaring sakan lagi.. tambah lak sbb dah bawak selimut siap2, bekalan food pon bwk byk.. so mmg kira much much better experience gak la compared to previous flight..

Dalam flight tuh, penuh dgn Brits, Australians.. Malaysian ada la 2-3 ketul jer.. kat depan aku ada 2 org pompuan. Sorang minah saleh, sorg lagi negro, dua2 Brits. Memula tuh si minah saleh nih senyum2 kat aku, pastuh dia ada tnya2 dan mintak tolong aku naikkan dia punya hand luggage yg berat giler ke atas compartment. Sbg rakyat Mesia yg terkenal dgn keramahan, kesopanan dan kesusilaan, aku nolong+ layan je ler dia borak ngan senang hati. Tp tetiba minah negro tuh buat muka- siap muka cam tak puas hati.. dlm hati aku dah konpius.. lepas jer dlm 1jam dlm flight, si minah2 berdua nih mula buat wayang gambar.... rerupanya diorg nih LESBIAN couple! hahahaha ~muka tak puas hati minah negro tuh adekah sebab dia jeles ngan aku sbb aku duk layan awek dia borak??:P dan sesungguhnya aku telah 'tercemar' sepanjang perjalanan balik smlm!!!!!! even mat saleh yg duk tepi couple tuh pon siap wat muka tak puas hati lagi, tgk diorg tuh wat tayangan gambar percuma! kekekekeke


Sebab malas nak tgk tayangan gambar percuma tuhs, aku pon amik la tayangan gambar yg kena bayar.. Sewa entertainment set Airasia, RM30 sebijik! movies dia not bad gak la.. sempatla layan blues sambil tgk citer fevret CINTA.. hehehehe Sebelah aku, ada sorang pakcik cina tua, umur dah dekat 70++ rasanya. Sepanjang perjalanan, dia sibuk main games Zuma + other flash games kat netbook dia. Terkagum gaks, dlm lappie aku pon takde flash games sebanyak pakcik tuh!!

Entertaiment set nih lebih kurang cam touch screen DVD player jer.
Tp dia punya movies not bad gak la.. cuma kurang citer utk budak2 kecik..

Food dia lak, better than last time. Aku amik Malaysian meal. Food mmg basic giler, dapatla nasik beriyani ayam dgn nasik lemak, dengan air mineral jer. Nak air lain, kena beli.. dan jgn mimpi ler nak dapat appetizer ke, dessert ker..smua nak kena beli beb!! :P

First meal: Chicken briyani.
Sedap la jugak, cuma ayam dia adala 3-4ketul kecik jer..
Better than previous flight (flight Lon-KL), at least ada gak la sebatang dua acar+ kuah kari ayam. Last time briyani dia takde kuah pon, cam nasik beriyani+ketulan2 ayam jer..

Second meal: Nasik Lemak.
Tak sedap sangat pon... hehe

word of advice: outbound flight from KL better amik Malaysian meal, sebab sedap dan fresh! tp kalau inbound flight ke KL, better amik international food. Malaysian meal utk inbound flight mmg out!!agaknya sbb food supply tuh diorg amik dr UK ni kot,thats why western food dia sedap kalau inbound flight..

Subhanallah! Sungguh cantek view nih.
Flight melalui kawasan gunung2 batu, kat celah2 batu tuh lak ada sungai.
Cantik bangat seh... kalo ada DSLR lagi clear!

Sampai Stansted, dah kul 11malam. Lepas custom check, etc dalam kul 12 mlm naik cab balik ke umah. Memang tawakal je ler.. Alhamdulillah selamat sampai umah kul 12.30mlm..

Sampai jer umah, umah memang kalah tongkang pecah!! umah kena tinggal 1bulan.. hubby lak jet lag tak hilang lagi.. dengan notes exam harituh pon penuh umah lagi.. groceries.. bags..laundry..pinggan mangkuk dlm sink.. smua ada!

Di celah2 tongkang pecah tuh, tetiba terjumpa pressie from hubby.. terasa sejuk skit hati..incik hubby dah pre-booked kan buku nih kat Amazon! My fave author, Sophie Kinsella... aku dah lansung lupa pasal buku nih!! Patutla beria2 dia larang aku nak beli buku nih kat MPH aritu.. yg lagi best, sebab buku nih hard cover, pastuh harga jauh lagi murah dari paperback edition kat MPH!!

weehoo!! tak sabo nak baca... hehehehe

Syukur Alhamdulillah.. Thank God.

Alhamdulillah..


1. I've passed my Part 1 MClinDent exam last week..
They said part 1 was the toughest part! Part 1 is mainly on Scientific Basis of Prosthodontic care; which includes almost EVERYTHING, from basic knowledge in Dentistry, evidence based dentistry in restorative, endodontic and Prosthodontics.. Hopefully Part 2 will be easier.. ~so that I can berjoli katak more!! :D


2. I was offered to do MRD (Membership in Restorative Dentistry) for the third year programme.
MRD is the membership in restorative dentistry in UK/Royal College of Surgeons standard (kalo kerja kat UK dah boleh diiktiraf sbg pakar restorative la kalau ada MRD nih). Actually seblom nih dapat offer utk 2-years-course jer (MClinDent), dan offer MRD ni dioffer selepas course coordinator berpuas hati dgn prestasi masa 1st yr/Part 1 exam. Hopefully my dean approve dan boleh pass MRD ni dengan jayanya.. (diorg ckp susah giler nak pass MRD nih, kat mesia pon tak ramai org yg balik dgn MRD.. )


3. I have the best course coordinator and lecturers ever!
Tetiba terasa terharu dgn lecturers yg sungguh supportive, esp time2 family bereavement ni..


4. My dad: is getting better and better..
After the bypass surgery 3weeks ago (the operation was done on 24th June), my dad is getting better and better (eventhough he is still in IJN due to some complications). Hopefully dia kembali sihat seperti sediakala secepat mungkin.. Amin!


5. I am in KL! and been to Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu as well!!
Alhamdulillah... dah hilang segala rindu pada kaum keluarga, sanak saudara, tanah air terchenta.. cheewah! :P


6. ...burp! Alhamdulillah!
dan selepas lebih kurang setahun 'berdiet' daripada malaysian food, akhirnya terlepas jugak rindu ku pada makanan2 tuh semua... tp bad news nyer, I've gained weight dgn jayanya secara mendadak!!!!!!!! sesia jer daya usaha diet ku selama setahun, berakhir hanya dlm masa 2minggu! Muakakkakakaka :P

the journey that was....

Dalam masa seminggu nih terlalu banyak benda berlaku...
~I've got such a looooooonnnnnnnngggg journey home! and it was the longest week in my life!

LHR-BAH-KUL-BAH-LHR-LON-STN-KUL-KTR-KBR-STN!!!

1. My dad didiagnos dgn heart problem with 3 severe artery blocked. Actually he was in IJN for angiogram, but surprisingly dia ada 3 arteries blockage (before this memang dia ada mild symptom of heart problem tp tak sangka lak seteruk ni). dgn left main stem artery almost 70% blocked & right posterior descending artery dlm 90% blockage !! So terus diorg propose buat bypass surgery ASAP.

2. That was a major surgery, rasa cam tak sedap hati kalau tak balik, kalau tak balik pun, confirm tak leh concentrate study (I have my VIVA on 7th July).. My hubby lak insist ajak balik.. So, tanpa berlengah masa terus online on the subuh 22nd June tuh, cari tiket balik ASAP. Alhamdulillah jumpa 2 very very cheap flight tickets to KUL, via Bahrain pada 23hb (which was exactly the next day!) Gamble jer, terus ke skool utk uruskan hal2 patients etc.. Naik Gulf Air jer, but not as bad as we thought.. the food was good, leg space agak luas, entertainment agak bagus.. Overall kami berpuas hati, ala2 cam naik MAS jugak (even leg space dia lagi luas dr economy MAS!). Transit just for 2hours kat Bahrain, so sempatla pusing2 kat airport dia sambil betulkan urat kaki-which is quite good jugak..

London Heathrow Terminal 3, 0830 23 June 2009

Gulf Air to Bahrain. Quite spacious
N.B : cina kat seblah tuh siap boleh silang kaki lagi..

Food dia pon not bad.
And of course, it is HALAL!

Bahrain International Airport at Manama.
Kecik jer, ala2 airport Langkawi je kot.. Transit for 2hours.

3. Rabu 24 June, 10am touchdown at KLIA, aku terus on phone.. tetiba my bro text me bgtau operation akan dibuat on THAT day, and better cepat! kalut jugak la aku.. sebab in the first place, diorg ckp operation akan dibuat pada hari Khamis/Jumaat ~ingatkan sempat la jumpa2 my dad at least for one day before op, my family takleh contact aku bgtau, sbb aku dah dlm flight.. So terus berlari turun cari tiket ERL naik ERL terus ke KL Sentral. Sampai KL Sentral my bro informed me yg my dad dah tgh siap2 nak masuk OT, yg scheduled to be at 11am! (masa tuh dah kul 10.45)

4. My hubby lak terpaksa balik ke KB, sebab dia dah book connecting flight ke KB. Plannya dia akan pinjam keta FIL and bawak keta ke KL sebab agak susah kalau takde transport nak ulang alik Cheras-IJN..

5. My bro memecut kereta tak ingat dunia gak la.. hehehe sampai jer kat IJN, aku terus berlari naik masuk lif. Pak Guard pon tak sempat nak tegur aku (sepatutnya memang takleh naik ke wad kalo bukan visiting hours).. sampai2 jer, memang nurse dah nak sorong my dad masuk OT. sempat salam jer for a few seconds~ memang tak sempat cakap apapon!

6. We all menunggu dengan agak resah gak la.. sebab after nearly 10hours, my dad masuk OT tak kuar2.. at 9.30pm barula Mr Rais (the surgeon) keluar bgtau: actually the op took about 5-6hours, dan op hanya dimulakan jam 4ptg tuh!

7. At 10pm, lepas my dad dah masuk ICU barula kitorg balik umah... Aku tumpang stay kat umah my bro kat Desa Petaling. Sampai umah, terus tido! memang tak sempat nak ber-jet lag pon, sebab dah terlampau penat!

8. Alhamdulillah the op went well. After spending 4days in ICU, my dad is now recovering in HDU ward, IJN. My special thanks and heartfelt gratitude to Mr Rais Sanusi and his surgical team. May Allah bless all of u.

9. After spending 10days kat KL, ulang alik ke IJN dan serba sedikit aktiviti berjoli katak, makan2 and get together with family and friends, aku balik ke London semula yesterday. This time travel alone, my hubby stay kat Mesia. Balik just utk VIVA jer selama 4hari, VIVA on the 7th, 8th July kul 1.20pg nih aku balik KL semula, tgk2 my dad.. Touchdown at LHR kul 9.30pm, naik tube terus balik ke Barking. Agak sunyi, sampai area Barking station dah kul 12pm! Jalankaki agak laju ke umah, dengan bag yg berat, aku berjaya jalankaki dlm 5minit jer dah sampai ke umah! hehehe cuak sioot, ramai mat2 saleh mabuk... maklumler malam minggu..

Bahrain International Airport

Bahrain , 1400 3rd July 2009
Transit again.. this time pakai mask, swine flu punya pasal.
Tetiba rasa janggal pakai mask di luar dr klinik!

The lunch: Rendang daging, asam pedas, cheese cake, salad and KitKat!

Lesson:
1. One of the main disadvantages of being abroad... Nak berjoli memang best, tapi bab2 sakit demam, urusan family ni memang susah sikit..
2. Kita hanya merancang, Allah yg menentukan.. ye la, kitorg tak plan pon balik this year,tp ada 'rezeki' lak utk balik.. even me siap kena ulang alik KL-London lagi utk VIVA.. seb baik ada duit tabung simpanan utk emergency.. hehehe :P
3. Setiap perkara yg berlaku ada hikmahnya....
4. Better start studying/preparing for the exam early! I really need to study for my VIVA next week! and I really need the luck to pass the VIVA!! *sigh*

.... the story of my loooonng journey will be continued..