Weekends Stories

A fortnight ago, we went to Stafford to do some final cleaning at our house in Stafford before sending the keys back to the letting agent. On the way to Stafford, we dropped by at Sekolah Malaysia Manchester to buy nasi kerabu, made by my blogger-friend, Farah. The Sekolah Malaysia held every Saturday and they followed the UK school term as well (correct me if I'm wrong). So, what I heard every Saturday there will be many (read:malaysian) food sold in the canteen. I've never been here before, so I told Zaid let's go and buy some food since we really need energy to clean the house on that day. So I asked Farah to keep 2 packs of her delicious nasi kerabu for me and Zaid. 

When we got there, we managed to see a group of students from Libya. Then I've been told that there were two schools operated every Saturday, Sekolah Malaysia and Libya School (kanak-kanak Libya). They share the same building. The Malaysian kids already had their break time so that means during my visit it was the break time for the Libya kids. 

~The canteen..

Fahim, do you want to school here?

~Yours truly with taukey nasi kerabu cawangan Manchester. :p

We're done around 6pm and after performed Maghrib prayer, we went to Dalina's house to return her vacuum cleaner as we had borrowed it earlier. After short lepak-lepak and waved a final goodbye, we went off back to Bradford. Once again we stopped at Manchester to buy late dinner and of course..Cendol Faluda! But this time we didn't buy food at Al-Jazeera, because Dalina was recommending something more delicious (according to her). It was Afghan. We ordered Qabily Pilau rice and Chicken. Erm....it was nice. The taste was striving to be on par to our fav Al-Jazeera, but I think Al-Jazeera has given a little 'hit' on its menu. Well, everyone has different taste,ey? We're glad we have tried Afghan anyway. Thank you for reckon babe! 

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Last weekend, the Malaysian Community in Bradford (Rumpun) has invited us to join their Raya Haji open house in Bro. Nazrul & Kak Salmi's house. This was my second meeting with my Malay friends in Bradford after Kak Nur's Raya Haji open house. The 'makan-makan' theme was 'Masakan Kampung'. Whoaa..bestnye ada tema2 gitu! There were daging masak singgang (lauk klate by Kak Nur), ayam percik klate (by Dell), and many more mouth-watering food. I brought two simple dishes, sayur campur goreng dengan cendawan and sambal gesek. Hope they like it. On that day as well, I've been introduced to 'adik-adik' undergrads. Again, I forgot to snap any photos. However, seeing the 'adik-adik' undergrads holding their dslr buatku rindu nak ambik gamba balik. I should bring my camera next time. Especially when I saw Fahim cooperatively giving nice shots and throwing his cheeky smiles when he's been asked to give a pose by the 'adik-adik' undergrads. Haih..kena ingat ni lain kali. Luckily I managed to snap two photos of us after the party. 

~in front of the host's house

Anyway, that's it my weekends stories. I'm looking forward to seeing someone this weekend. Ehem-ehem..sapalah yang sudi singgah ke teratak buruk kami ni. Tunggu!!! Ok, before I go I would like to say thank you to my bestie, Dalina. She's really good in sending surprises to my door i tell you. :)

~raarr! haha..it's not like what you think..but yes,the box is damn sexy. :p

Happy Birthday to Us! Eid Mubarak to You!

Assalamualaikum dan Salam Aidiladha semua..Wah wah..akhirnya dapat kuhapdet berita sensasi dari Bradford. Alhamdulillah dah selamat kami bermastautin dan menjadi warga kota Bradford. Walaupong tak habih cover lagi, tapi so far kami semua seronok di sini.


Seperti tajuk filem di atas, aku dan incek zaid sambut besday secara sederhana je kat rumah baru. Besday iols lapanharibulansepuluh haritu dan besday beliau semalam limabelasharibulansepuluh. Birthday aku seminggu yang lepas jatuh sehari selepas kitorang berpindah ke Bradford. Hari tu Zaid masih cuti. Aku mulanya taknak gi memana sebab aku nak mengemas je. Tapi Zaid beria-ia ajak so taknak durhaka ikot jelah kan. Hewhewhew..Kitorang gi jalan-jalan ke city centre punyalah jakun happy sebab ada KFC dan Nandos halal. Kahkah! Pathetic sungguh..Zaid bawak makan di Nandos dan kebetulan pulak hari kerja dan time tu dah lepas lunch time, maka tak ramai orang la kat situ.

~we were in smokey black theme that day

~my fav photo of the day :)

Dah makan-makan dan jalan-jalan kitorang pun balik rumah. Rumah kitorang kat Laisterdyke,Bradford, dalam 10 minit dari city centre. Sampai je kat pekan dekat rumah kitorang tu tiba-tiba ternampak satu kedai patisserie ni..

 Zoya Cafe & Patisserie

~apebende ni bolat-bolat kaler pink,mommy?

Kat kedai ni bukan je ada jual kek, tapi macam2 jenis manisan dan juga ada cafe kalau nak makan dan minum kat situ. Boleh like facebook Zoya kalau nak tengok menu dia. Bukan desert saje, Italian food like lasagna, spaghetti, steak dan makanan Asia pun ada. Yang pasti halalun toyyibah :) Hari tu kami pegi disambut chef dia/baker brother Luqman namanya. Masa nak beli aku tanya apa nama kek ni (sebab takde label/nama/price). Pastu bro Luqman tu terus explain satu2 semua kek kat situ, siap panjang lebar ala-ala masterchep punya tajuk makanan. Hahaha!

~mouth-watering deserts in a beautiful box. Perfect for my birthday!

Semalam pulak birthday Zaid dan jugak Hari Raya Haji. Tapi dia keje. So takdelah nak beli kek apa. Cuma masakkan rendang dan nasi jugak nasi ayam madu. Malam semalam juga kami dijemput beraya ke rumah blogger Kak Nur. Akhirnya berkenalan jugak in person dengan Kak Nur dan family dia. Such a nice person and so others Malaysian friends di Bradford. Time kasih jemput. Sedap macam-macam ada, sate, nasi ayam, kek, sambal sotong..kenyang perut sukahati. Hehe.. Si Fahim Zidane as usual, sampai drama dulu. Pastu nampak abg Danish ajak main terus lepas tu buat muka-tak-malu-kelebek-kabinet-dapo-tawaf-satu-rumah haishhh -_-'. Sayangnya terlupa nak bergambo ngan tuan tanah.

Ok..that's it. Cerita pasal rumah kita simpan dulu for next entry. Haha! Jangan marah aa.. Sebab belom habih kemas betul2. Nanti dah siap kita amik gambo. Harap bersabo. Sebagai penghargaan pada kesabaran anda..nah intro umah baru.. Gambo masa hari pindah itu hari..

~jiran baru..Cik Embong. ;)

Tetamu Dari Malaysia: The 2 Bloggers Meet.

Assalamualaikum..Selamat Hari Jumaat. Ye, hari Jemahaat elok untuk bersihkan belog aku yang dah bersawang-sawang ni. Gagaga..

Tak sangka akhirnya ketemu jugak aku dengan blogger dari Malaysia ni Mijoe yang datang coti-coti Europe dan UK bersama wifey dia,Malin. Aww..ex-UIA jugak you..hihi. Hah..mari-mari bloggers kak Ishamizu, Kak Nana, Kak Nurill, Kak Nadine dan UIAns semua kenal tak Puan Malin ni? Dia Engineering jugak. Ehh..macam terpromote pulak. Sorry ye incek Mijoe. Kot-kot kenal boleh menyambung silaturrahim. :)

Blogger Mijoe jugak suka sangat kat anak bujang kami si Fahim Zidane sampai sudi hadiahkan something special masa Fahim lahir. Walhal kitorang masih belum bersua muka. Dan bila dengar diorang nak datang sini last month, terus ajak singgah Stafford. Dah kalau plan nak gi Old Trafford tengok Manchester Utd game tu memang saje la tak singgah Stafford kan. So 2 malam lah diorang di B&B kitorang ni. :)

Diorang sampai di Stafford dari London hari Jumaat 1/3/13 dengan train. Sampai tengahari agak lewat sebab train suspended. Kesian tau dengan luggage berat sebab bawak barang kiriman kitorang. Hahaha! Tak hagak-hagak kitorang dera diorang bawak teppanyaki grill & steamboat set. Maka haruslah bribe dengan lunch steamed salmon sama curahan kuah sambal serta nasik panas berserta tempura chicken with oyster sauce. Sorry gambo takde sebab chef Dapur Perantau sangat eksaited menjamu dan tetamu pulak berselera. Takpe kita tunggu kot-kot ada gambo lauk tengahari tu dalam blog beliau nanti. hahaha!

Bukan periuk teppanyaki je ye..segala tempe goreng ibu mertua kesayangan sama ikan bilis, minyak panas untuk Fahim pun ada dihangkut skali. Ya Allah Tuhan sajelah yang membalas jasa baik korang. Terima kasih banyak2. Terima kasih banyak2 buat ibu jugak. Dahlah tu, Mijoe & wifey siap ada buah tangan untuk kitorang plak tu..

sedap gile honey & walnut cake. A classic Czech Republic cake.

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full Malaysian breakfast. :)

tadaaa! inilah tetamu dari Malaysia.

Esoknya, Sabtu, diorang tido di Manchester sebab diorang nak tengok game Man Utd vs Norwich. Tak lengkap kalau check out dari B&B kitorang kalau tak pekena dulu nasik lemak dan kopi O' Che Nah tau. :)  Nasi Lemak daun pisang sepound ni spesel sebab daun pisang fresh dari Mesia. Hahaha!! TQVM!

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Hari Ahad kitorang ambik diorang lepas check out, terus bawak gi Cheshire Oaks. Aktiviti melontar katanya. Melontar ape? Kaaa-ching!! Shopping time le ape lagi. Tu aktiviti kegemaran Puan Malin tu. hihi. Sama je ngan aku. Tapi sebelum nak melontar, badan kena bertenaga. Maka haruslah isi perut dengan makanan spesel di Manchester. Apelagi, Al-Jazeera la.  

sila tahan dari menjejeh air lior tu..kang basah kibod.

time kasih,tetamu kitew belanjew uolls..

saja nak post 2x..sendiri tengok pun terlior.

Puas tak ati dapat kambiang UK incek Mijoe? hihi..Feberet aku kat situ ayam dia la..peh! Dah kenyang, terus gerak. Sampai je terus menuju Clarks. Hah hambek ko.. sejam dalam tu. Kesian para suami dan hero kecik. Sib bek sporting. Mommy Zidane cuma membeli-belah kasut2 untuk yang mengirim di Msia aje. Diri sendiri tak sempat kedai dah nak tutup. Hover hokeh shopping sampai nak tutup kedai. Lol!

Cik Puan Malin pasti semangat nak gi keje setiap minggu. Sehari sepasang kasut lah katakan..wiwiwi.

Dah penat melontar, kitorang solat jama' dekat Masjid Liverpool. Sempat la Lap-lap badan Fahim dan tukar baju tido. Bagi makan sikit. Baru la happy on the way back tu.

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Pagi esoknya, Isnin, incek hasben udah kena keje. So untuk kelainan buat tetamu..full english breakfast. Starter tetap melayu sebab buat mince meat puff mcm inti karipap.. hihi. Tengok plate si kecik tu pun siap ada toast sama baked beans jugak.

Diharap korang happy dan selesa lah sepanjang stay kat rumah kitorang ye. Lebih-lebih lagi bila Dapur Perantau asik disebut-sebut. Aiseh, malu saya. Tah kena ke tidok dengan tekak korang. Huhuhu! Walaupun sedikit keciwa tak dapat rasa snow tapi elok pulak lepas fly esoknya snow turun. Haish..saja nak suruh repeat trip tu..

Thanks for everything and we'll surely keep in touch balik Mesia nanti. In sya Allah.

Last but not least..

Hari ni snow turun. Lagi.Tebal. Fahim cakap uncle Mijoe dan Auntie Malin sabo byk2 ye. :p

Mummy's Day Out

gambar ehsan nik afifah majid..hehe

Actually, this is not my first time day out since I recover from morning sickness. I have been outing for several times but going to Birmingham this time is consider 'hebat' laa.. Previously,I went to Ikea at Wednesbury and to Stoke with daddy zaid, but that just miles away with car, moreover I just spent couple of hours, not so thrill la. This time in Birmingham trip with six of us, Dalina,Jerul,Fifah,Shida,Zaid and I, travelling to Birmingham by train from Stafford. Best jugak rupanya..kesian,tak pernah sampai Bullring (Birm shopping complex) dengan train (selalu kitorang pegi dengan kereta je).

Train sampai betul-betul dalam Bullring, sila bayangkan Lrt dalam KLCC sekarang. Terus menuju GAP store kau..kunun got 30% discount voucher. Last-last baru cik puan dalina perasan the discount offer hasn't yet started. We came one day earlier.Hahah! Nasib baek maternity skinny jeans (uuu..masih sempat grab yang skinny tuu..) yang kucoba already discount. Yeay! Mission no.1 accomplished! Sempat pegi melilau kat Baby Gap, haihh sabar...sikit je lagi kita tau hero/heroin.. mmm...

Zaid and I went to Mamas & Papas, all drooling when seeing the baby cots n moses baskets. Oh,sekarang keje aku tiap-tiap malam melayan moses basket kat ebay. Nak yang macam ni..

or this

cute eh?

I am not fancy of choosing blueish or pinkish moses basket for my mini me. Kalau boleh nak all white or cream gitu..oh reason of buying moses basket with stand is because i think it will be easier for me and hubby to carry my mini me around the house later. My 3 bedrooms double storey house is quite sound proof because I need to yell when calling my other half when he is upstairs. -_- Therefore, rather than buying baby monitor and let he sleeps upstairs alone, i think moses basket is a practical stuff (well at least for the first 6 months) before transferring him to his own room, then baby monitor is vital. Well, any better idea anyone? Sharing is caring yaww ;)

Kan dah blabbing too much.. hahaha! Sampai terlupa sebenarnya tengah cerita pasal Birm trip. Sorry guys.. jom layan gambar jelah. Again, i dun have baby bump pics.. sorry..

dah fenat shopping, agenda seterusnya mengisi perut yang lapar.

I made my baby happy after fed him with whole plate of seafood chow koew teow, plus spoonful of nasi ayam hainan. the rest tapau untuk makan malam. Delicious!

*Food at Malaysian Delight is good, but we chose seafood chow koew teow since only chicken is halal. And if you order seafood chow koew teow, the meal costs £1.50 more than ordinary chow koew teow. The location is just outside Bullring, in front of indoor fish/meat market, and located at Chinatown. Parking here is hassle, so travelling here with train is highly recommended.

Mission no.2 accomplished.

We went to indoor fish/meat market afterwards to buy salmon fish head and halal meat. Some bought chicken as well. All to stock up our own fridge. Hehe..

here where zaid found ikan bawal 3 ekor £10.. now look who's craving? :)

halal meat by pakistanis butchers

Mission no.3 accomplished.

Next,before we catch our train back to Stafford, we had some coffee at Starbucks. We arrived home safely around 6pm.

Except for me..mine was that mineral bottle. Mug tu cam propa je,tu zaid punya. I try my best to avoid caffeine :)

Yummy Ribs (WW2)

Today's Wordless Wednessday pictures; The bestest ribs grilled I've ever tasted.

mmm..nyummeh!

What: Eating ribs.

Where: Favourite Chicken (halal fast food), Wolverhampton,UK.

When: April 2010.

Who: Ninie, Zaid, Ayu, Ali.

Cuppies

After received a message from Simone,telling that she's gonna visit me at home,i have think nothing but cupcakes.Wanna know why?These are the answers...

I got a set of cupcake stuff on my birthday,complete with a CUPCAKE recipe book and CUPCAKE CASES!

And...she really wants me to know how she meant it so much by giving me a birthday card............

WITH THE CUPCAKES PICTURES! -_-"

Ok,i got your message,woman.I promised her that i will make her cupcake one day. :-|

And, that was how the story began..Eventually,I really made the cupcakes for her.Proving that i doubtlessly could do the cuppies... ;)

muka tekun...

Vanilla cupcakes with 'Pandan' and 'Strawberry' toppings

muka puas hati.. :)

p/s Deco kapkek masih dalam proses pembelajaran.Harap maklum.. -_-

Apakah Menu Pertama Selepas Sebulan Dapor Tak Berasap?

Sebulan lebih jugak dapo teman tak berasap..Balik rumah je check peti ais 'Ape ke he weh ayam pon takde?'.Kerana tak mahu drama sakit perut berulang (akibat cuma makan keropok lekor AJE masa sampai) terus berazam mahu masak lebih proper.Not only tasty but also healthy.Cewahh...!


Ini menunya..

Roasted Black Pepper Chicken.





Recipe? Takyah nak propa la.Ate...teman pon google aje.

Bihun Sup Tulang..

Sup Tulang dan Sup Gear Box adalah feberet saya.Mmm..slurpp! Dulu siap kalau makan misti dgn straw skali nak sedut isi dalam tulang tu.Perghh layan.. ^_^

Kat sini tulang2 ni orang tak makan sgt.Kat kedai Pakistan kat Stoke tu selalu la bagi apa2 yang tak laku dijual macam kepak ayam, paru (kelempung) dan jugak tulang-temulang ni.So dapat je tulang kambing itu ari,terus la buat sup tulang kekdahnye.Mekasih kat mak saya sebab beliau kirim sup bunjut tulang last year.Happy Mother's Day *eceh tiba-tiba.






Kena pulak dengan bergedil daging dan cabai kicap..memang complete ahh..hehehe.

I am a Food Lover! heee... :D

Okey,semua kawan-kawan seuniversiti tahu saya penggemar kari kepala ikan atau boleh juga peminat kedai mamak.Kawan rapat tahu bahawa antara kari kepala ikan dan kelas Advertising Mdm. Aida, saya akan pilih kari kepala ikan jugak. ponteng kelas pun sanggup. Ada yang kata i kalau dah jumpa kepala ikan,makan macam jantan.Tak baek tau,walaupun i makan kari kepala ikan,i tetap sopan uolss..Bahah! :D Teringat kat Line Clear Penang,kitorang 1 family makan situ,tp semua xhabis makan kecuali i sorang je yg licin licap.Heehee..

Gile dah setahun lebih tak makan kari kepala ikan,tup-tup rezeki pulak dapat beli kari kepala ikan kat Birmingham.Hambik kau..bapak besau kepala ikan sampai 3 ekor.Mau tak puas makan.Dahlah mat saleh tak makan kepala ikan,so diorang jual 3 kepala £3.seb baik jauh,kalau belakang umah pasar ikan dia hari-hari encek zaid makan kari kepala ikan.Wakakak...!

Aku pun pelagi masak le kari,next day makan asam podeh kepala ikan pulak.Terangkat lu!



~post gambau dua kali sebab terlalu teruja makan kari kepala ikan.heeee..

Masa pergi Birmingham sempat singgah 1 restoran ni, Oodles N'Oodles.Kitorang ingatkan ni branch Noodle Oodle kat London tu since logo dia pun dah ala-ala gaks.Sekali bukan.Noodle Oodle kat london tu femes sebab Gordon Ramsay pernah singgah makan situ.Restoran tu owner dia Chinese dr Penang n semua meat dia halal.The speciality is the noodles itself which all of them are hand-pulled by the chef in front of the diners.Tapi yang Oodle N'Oodle ni lain sikit.Owner nya org Singapore,makanan pun tak kurang hebat.Aku paling suka Seafood Laksa.Sedapp..mmm...





~double date, Mr.& Mrs. Ali wif Mr.& Mrs. Zaid.Love the seafood laksa (the one that zaid had ordered,mine was chow koew teow,the rest had ordered mee goreng,roti canai n nasi goreng.Malaysian habisss! :p