WW29- Fahim's Friends Birthday Parties.

-Aisha's birthday party @ Bradford

Iman's birthday party @ Leeds

Kimie's birthday party @ Bradford

- Danish's birthday party @ Bradford

Potluck Housewarming Party (Entry Pekasam)

Salam to all..again i left my blog for ages..sorry to anybody(if there's any lah kan..hihi) who is waiting for me to write our latest story. Ok let's talk about our-not-so-recent housewarming party, which actually has been held on Saturday,16/11/13.

At first, i was thinking to do 2 housewarming parties. One for warga Bradford (we call Rumpun group in fb) and one for my fellow friends in Stafford/Stoke of course. But then I've been told that few of them were on holiday in Malaysia. So kensel lah kan. Will do some other time. So for warga Rumpun, i decided to cook nasi lemak for this time. Maklumlah, baru lepas raya haji..we wanted to eat something else rather than rendang and nasi minyak. The good thing is warga Rumpun like to help the tuan rumah by bringing some food as well (potluck). Alhamdulillah senang kerja. Really much appreciated that.

So the guests started to come around 1 pm, with a lot of tasty food in their hands :) So delish! There were sambal tumis Kelantan version, ayam goreng berempah, lemon chicken, yummy and scrumptious puddings and deserts. But there was one dish i was so surprised when i see it. Pasemboq habaq ang! Weh!! Lamanya tak makan..esoknya kuah kacang dok ada lagi pulun buat cucuq tapi tak jadi pun. T_T .. Hostest the mostest plan nak masak nasik and prepare salad je as that what has been discussed in my mesyuarat tingkap dengan kak nur and kak husna last time. But then i changed my mind so i cook the sambal tumis and bilis goreng as well. Tolong top up kak nur punya.

I also tried to occupy the kids with some art n' craft activity too so i have prepared some crafty things like pipe cleaners, buttons, pens and foam stickers, to be put on a foam keyring. The idea was after decorating they can bring them back as a gift. I even saw some of them (girls especially) made a necklace out of it. Creative tau! Unfortunately i didn't got a chance to take a photo of them doing it, or when all the delicious food were set on the table. Yang ada cuma gambar di awal2 dan di hujung2 hari kejadian..redho je yek..

~see my lil' Zidane slumber je duduk atas riba aunty Ayu.

~our very first guests

~home made door gift

And when the time was nearly 6pm, when one by one started to leave, i sent them off with my little thankful door gifts. Thank you for coming, thank you for bringing good food, and thank you for welcoming us in Rumpun.


That's it! So see you all bloggers next year. Happy holidays and Happy New Year! Ehh..next year? Jeng..jeng..jeng..*cuti-cuti 'M' mode turn on.

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

Our Last Open House in Stafford.

Ahad dua minggu sudah aku jemput kawan blogger dari Manchester, Farah datang beraya di Stafford. Al-maklumla asik datang Portmeroyan je..singgah2 lah Stapod ni alang-alang.. :p Sampai jugaklah diorang ke sini (sejam dari Manchester). Time kasih datang Farah, Rizal & Rizq Darwisy (ai eja nama penuh you..). On that day, I chose to wear this pinkish tudung, present from mama. Dia kirim masa kitorang dapat kuih raya hari tu. Tq mama. Susah nak matching sebab takde baju kaler yang match ngan tudung ni, nasib baik muat lagi iols pakai baju bertunang iols. *ahem..*

~selfie sikit~

Ok, takdak modal sebab gambo cuma ada gambo tuan tanah dengan food. Sebab tetamu sampai terus excited borak sampai terlupa nak ajak kemhoring. *tepukdahi*. Maka redha lah kalian melihat aksi 'Aku & Makanan'. 

Hari tu aku masak popia goreng for starter, nasi minyak biasa, ayam masak merah, ayam bakar (buffalo chicken wing recipe), jelatah, dan desert strawberry custard with pineapple dalam cup. Time kasih Farah for the delicious carrot cake. Suka cream cheese topping dia. Tetamu sampai terus lepak kat backyard, tuan tanah pun terus bukak tikar makan kat patio deck. hahaha! Si Fahim nak nangis tak jadi sebab nampak abg Awisy..nak berkawan le tu.. Fahim pun sebok je nak ngendeng kat mummy Awisy, orang tu nak suap anak dia la nak oi..ish ish..tak malu kan ini budak? Hope you guys love the food ya? 

Not long enough, Emilia, her partner and 2-mos baby arrived. Then Simone and her boyfriend too. Dah lama sangat diorang plan nak jumpa tapi asik cancel je. So alang-alang dah masak lebih dan kebetulan Emilia pun baru dapat baby,invite jela. Lepas ni entah bila la nak jumpa lagi sebab aku dah nak pindah Leeds. Diorang ni kawan rapat masa aku keje dulu. Emilia ni Polish dan Simone ni British. Menjadi kebiasaan tiap kali aku buat makan-makan Raya ke, Birthday ke, Baby Shower ke, mesti ajak Simone sebab dia je kawan British yang rapat dengan aku. Yang lain-lain tak berapa semenggah sangat perangai kan. :p Even masa raya tahun 2010 dulu Simone aku paksa pakai baju kebarung (yang pink nilah). Tapi dia rela sebab dia suka culture kita katanya. 

~Simone in the Eid outfit.

~Emilia,me and Simone..3 years later..

Open house kali ni dapatlah introduce serba sedikit makanan kita kat diorang ni. Bukan tu je,budaya dan yang paling penting, Islam itu bukan peperangan semata-mata, seperti yang diorang lihat di Syria dan Egyt sekarang ni. 

So, inilah last open house kitorang di Stafford ni. Ketika entry ni ditulis, tuan tanah sedang sibuk menelaah. Nak sit exam for PR Khamis ni. Patutnya exam semalam tapi bleh plak cancel sebab penjaga exam cuti sakit. Haish sabo jelah. Wish us luck ya!

Salam Aidilfitri..Salam Perantauan dari bumi UK.

Assalamualaikum..dah lebih seminggu pun kita beraya. Alhamdulillah panjatkan syukur pada Illahi kerana dapat menjalani ibadah puasa dengan lebih mudah tahun ni. Sebab tahun ni (2013/1434H), Fahim Zidane dah 16 bulan umurnya masa Ramadhan lalu dan ibadah puasa serta solat tarawikh dapat mommy dan daddy buat secara berjemaah dengan mudah sebab time tu (pukul 10.30 malam) Fahim dah tidur. Kalau tahun-tahun lepas, mommy sendiri terpaksa tak berpuasa sebab mengandung dan menyusukan Fahim. Tahun ni gembira sangat sebab banyak hari dapat bertarawikh. :)

Menjelang raya tu kami pegi Scotland. Dah cerita di entri yang lepas kan. Nanti ai tulis pasal trip gi Scotland dalam entri lain. Entri ni sempena menyambut Syawal yang mulia..meh tengok sambutaan kami di Stafford.

Khamis,1 Syawal

Kami takde kemana-mana. Orang Stafford ada yang masih bekerja. Tapi incek somi dah cuti. Sebab kami ke Scotland 2 hari sebelum tu. Malam raya tu baru sampai rumah dalam pukul 11 malam. Maka masak-memasak pun start on hari raya jugak. Juadah pun simple je buat lodeh ngan nasi impit. Disebabkan aktiviti beraya/open house takde, kami pun bercamwhoring raya jelaa kat luar rumah. Hahaha..dasar kan..

~baju atuk opah bagi tahun lepas dah sendat :p

Tapiiii..yang bestnya, ini haaa..

Biskut dan kuih raya dari Malaysia dah sampai..beserta dodol dan lempok doyan. Alhamdulillah.

Sabtu, 3 Syawal

Hari raya ketiga kami dijemput ke open house Afizal & Misa. Pasangan pengantin baru ni masak sedap-sedap. Ada laksa penang, mee kari mutton dan rendang ayam serta nasi impit. Kuih raya pun berbalang-balang. Hehe..Kitorang sampai antara yang paling awal dalam pukul 2 petang camtu. Kitorang bertema silver hari tu. Fahim pakai baju present dari Aunty Dalina & Uncle Jerul.

Fahim dah lama tak jumpa orang, so masa sampai rumah Afizal dia menangis macam kena injection. Haiyoh! Setengah jam nak tenangkan dia sambil suap lunch. Pulak tu nap time dia, memang cranky. Tapi setengah jam lepas tu alhamdulillah dah ok. Dah buat muka tak malu tawaf rumah orang. :p Cuma masih taknak orang pegang.

~siap spesel sampul duet raya from Afizal&Misa.Tq.

Ahad, 4 Syawal

Open house di rumah kami pulak hari ni. Event start pukul 12 tengahari tapi tetamu terawal sampai pukul 1. Pukul 2 lebih baru mula penuh rumah ni. Makanan yang special ialah nasi minyak hujan panas, daging masak hitam berkerisik, acar rampai, rendang ayam, ketupat pulut dan chocolate smudge cheesecake (org tanya nama kek haram nak ingat..pandai2 bagi nama komersil..hahaha!)

~alhamdulillah berkongsi rezeki

Belajar daripada kesilapan semalam, hari ni pukul 1 sementara tetamu belum sampai kami tidokan Fahim dulu. Biarlah dia rest kang ngamuk cam semalam. So bila dia bangun dalam kul 4 camtu, dia agak culture shock apesal rumah dia meriah sangat ni. Menangis kejap cepat-cepat bawak gi luar backyard. Sekejap je pastu dia dah join abang Jack & Mirul main bola. 

~siap join menempek kat bapak orang lagi..haih tak malu sungguh :p

~Fahim Zidane & IsaHarizs yang sebaya,beza 2 bulan je :)

Kitorang bertema purple biru pulak kali ni. Fahim pakai baju melayu hadiah maklong tahun lepas. Tapi sebab tahun lepas masih besar so simpan tahun ni. Daddy pulak baju melayu warna biji kundang. Mommy pulak berbaju kurung cotton polka dot biru pemberian Aunty Dalina. Pair with purple shawl from Pritties Accessories that I bought from ebay. Haha..nak cari shawl online tade macam kat Mesia so beli je shawl or scarf. Lol!

~memang kelako muka-tahan-panas fahim.. :D

Dan selepas makan-makan, ada sesi camwhoring raya warga Stapod. Yang takde dalam ni cuma Dalina & Jerul sebab family diorang datang beraya di sini. InsyaAllah jika tiada aral ini mungkin raya open house terakhir kami di Stafford. Sebab besar kemungkinan kami akan berpindah ke Leeds Oktober nanti. T_T

~keluarga kecil Stafford

Sabtu, 10 Syawal

Kami dijemput ke open house Isa & Niza pulak di Stoke. Terlewat sikit sebab tunggu Fahim bangun dari nap tengahari so dekat pukul 4 petang baru sampai. Bawak popia goreng as buah tangan. Tak tahu pulak laris sorry buat sikit sangat. :p Sedap Niza masak nasi lemak, mee kari, sandwich dan kek coklat. Bertambah-tambah kitorang makan. Fahim kali ni sebab dah mula banyak kali attend open house, nangis pun seminit dua je, pastu mulalah buat perangai tak malu dia tawaf rumah orang. Hihi. 

~Thanks to Wani Ateng bagi resepi sos popia :)

~bersama tuan tanah kat belakang saya :p

Ahad,11 Syawal

Hari ni kami (dan Niza sefamily) mendapat undangan ke Manchester pulak rumah Farah. First time nih nak jumpa blogger aka bizneswoman nasik kerabu. Hehe..sedap tau Farah nasi kerabu anda. Bertambah2..hihi. Dah lama tak makan nasi kerabu sampai lupa nak letak lauk apa. Nasib baik ada kawan cakap makan dengan kopok sedap. Incek suami lagi laa..taktau yang solok lada tu ada isi ikan. Dia ingat cili/lada je..hahaha tensi je bila ai cite sedap solok lada tu. Moral of the story next time tunggu ayang bubuhkan nasik kat awak ye. :p

~Us..tema blue black, daddy & son were on their checked outfit while I was in polka dots shawl.

~kali ni buah tangan adalah air tangan from M&S :) Strawberry Roses Cake with cream cheese filling.

~bersama tuan tanah Farah Adlini. Fahim yang cheeky sampai tak malu nak botol susu Awisy. Padahal sampai2 nangis dulu. Hahaha!Pic cilok dari fb tuan tanah.

Masa kat rumah Farah semalam tetiba terjumpa ex-UIA. Grad tahun yang sama pulak tu. Course pun sama hahaha! Kalau budak UIA ni cepat je aku scan..kikiki. 

~Rabi the ex-UIA, sat on my left..she's doing her Phd in Politics at Machester Uni.

Balik dari rumah Farah kitorang singgah beli Falouda yang marvellicious kat Moonlight. Tq Niza sebab ingatkan mende ni, dulu lagi nak try tapi asek lupa je. A must-buy-desert when you are in Machester. ;)

~Falouda; ala-ala cendol+vanilla ice cream+biji selasih+sirap. 

Till we meet again..babai! 

p/s perasan tak aku dah buang panggilan 'kak' Farah tu? Sebab kitorang figured out kitorang sebaya smalam.kahkahkah!