Strawberry picking!! Went to Gelynis Farm for strawberry picking wif Kak Zureen (my classmate) & her family.. we spent there for almost an hour and luckily it was sunny. The kids were so excited just like me..heheh....actually, we've planned for this strawberry picking for 'ages' and only yesterday we managed to go there...we brought back strawberries and the kids made delicious smoothies ...hopefully we can go to other farms nxt time...

A colleague of mine (Dean) came here for a conference last week...Me, Dean, Yazis (another colleague from FEM* who just arrived in Cardiff) and Mas (Yazis's wife) had an 'ad hoc' dinner together before Dean left for Kuala Lumpur...so, we considered it as mini FEM's meeting in Cardiff and was held in my place...Talybont South..hehe.. Yazis will be starting his study this July while Mas is going to Southampton in September.. ..

*FEM = Faculty of Economics and Mualamalat, USIM

2Fs used to lepak2 dgn Atuk & Neena kat Mesia..so, smlm, they went to Hanley and lepak2 minum kappe2.. havoc..havoc..

At last....my parents arrived in UK..... happy..happy..happy..they'll be here until 12 june ...lots and lots stuff from Malaysia...mcm2 ada...McDonalds ada, my 3 in 1 Nescafe ada, Milo ada, keropok ada, fooddddsss (yummie2) and of coz bagsss of toys for Ateh and Faris (tak cukup tgn dh nk pegang all the toys)...

Mama brought 2 small cakes for Ateh and Faris since they did not celebrate their bdy wif Atuk & Neena this yr...happy bangat kekanak ni (of coz including me jugakkkk!!)..

p/s: Mak Long & Aunty Piah thanks for the sambal paru a.k.a hati boya..

Legoland...a theme park located in Windsor. . Its school holiday so, Kak Iya decided to bring her kids to Legoland..so, menumpang sekakila saya.. Best..best..best... The kids were so excited ... pagi2 dh siap nk pg Windsor (same wif me jugak..)

We reached there in the afternoon ...about 3 hours drive from Stoke on Trent. Ramainye kanak2 ..hehe.. we just spent few hours je on the first dy coz the theme park closed at 6pm...the next dy, smbg main mcm2 game .... sronottt !! but the waiting time for each game MMG LAMA yg amat...fiuh...letih menunggu ...

Kesimpulannye, 2 dys tak cukup!! coz we didnt finish all the games!! next time kena pergi semingguu kot...heheh

London again...this time wif Wawa (my lil sis). Ronda-ronda Kota London in 2 days...hehe...we went to Buckingham Palace and were on time to see the guard changing on that dy... ..not only we managed to see the guard changing but also Msian army was there as well (no wonder we know all the patriotic songs played by the army..hahha..).

Then, we went to Big Ben, London Eye, Trafalquar Square, Portobello Market and Covent Garden...Ni my first time to Covent Garden (many free shows..i.e: mime, tricks and etc)...Ada rezeki nk pergi lagi coz we just spent less than an hour there (rushing back to Cardiff that evening). ..

Edinburgh City… went there on my fourth day. The City is about 1 hour drive from Dundee…famous for its castles. The weather was sunny! Besttnyyee… Me and Wawa never been to Edinburgh before but based on Edinburgh map, we managed to wander around the city...

There’s one famous café selling the best hot chocolate (according to my sis). ..at the city centre and near to McDonalds Restaurant. The café specialize in chocolate…choc muffin, choc cake, choc pastries and special hot choc soup...we spent there almost an hour coz we were too tired...hehe... yerlah , pusing Scotland in five dys in a row...fiuhh..

Dundee dh pusing, Glasgow pun dh..now is St Andrews’s turn… the town is about 30 min drive from Dundee…this is another town that full of older people..hehe…anywhere u go, definitely u’ll see old people ! ! and this town is one of the safest city in Scotland ..probably because the town full of old people kot..heheh…but never underestimate that town because St Andrews is famous among golfers..

Places we went include St Andrews Castle, St Andrews Museum, St Andrews Harbour (sejukkk…), St Andrews Univ. and Janetta Café (award winner ice cream in Europe). ..if anyone plan to visit St Andrew, u just need half a day to wander around the town.....Enjoice the pix..

Second day in Scotland, myself and Wawa went to Glasgow..(one pound je tix from Dundee to Glasgow)…Reached the city in the morning and straight away start our ‘retail therapy’session..hahha… well, as expected, Glasgow is more ‘lively’ compared to Dundee.. city ! city! city!

We spent the whole day at Glasgow …exploring from one shop to another shop… the weather was nice ..sunny! before we went back to Dundee, we bought ‘Mixed Pakora’ (Pakistani’s version of cekodok) for our dinner …not bad…sedap jugak !!

Pix di Glasgow….

My first visit to Scotland....My lil sis Wawa a.k.a Cheeqo had her elective module in Dundee, Scotland. She was attached to Dundee Hospital and was there for 6 weeks wif her three frens from UPM (Mun, As and Imah). Since I've never been to Scotland, so, I took the opportunity to visit the other part of UK ...Scotland. I flew all the way from Cardiff to Glasgow and took a bus from Glasgow to Dundee...

Dundee is a small town compared to other cities in Scotland (i.e: Glasgow and Edinburgh). According to my sis, most of the patients at Dundee Hospital are older people and it is not surprising at all as UK's population consists of more than 30% older people age 50 and above....and the percentage is expected to increase to 45% by year 2031 ....

When I was there, I met other Msians including my ex secondary school teacher, Ustazah Ashinida...('what a small world'). She is doing her PhD and insya Allah by early next year she'll finish her research (bestnyee!!). Her research is related to Arabic language...all the best to you , Ustazah..

Here are some pix when I was in Dundee..more pix and stories coming soon!!