happy birthday girls...

Happy birthday to Mama n Nonie...

May Allah bless ur life with happiness n barakah...

Sorry x sempat nk post card or find a birthday present...

from all of us here in perth...;)

panic moment

Few days ago, we were very shocked to find our car window were smashed...well actually not smashed, been cut to be exact. the theft were looking for valuables in the car but i guess he didnt manage to get any.

At first we were terrified n scared. its a funny thing actually..coz, if this happen in msia, i dun think we're gonna be this panic.

i suddenly feel insecure, hubby felt worse, kept thinking about the car. we almost ginna sell the car n use bicycles instead..coz, if it happens again, it would costs a lot to change the window glass again n we wouldnt feel safe with the neighbourhood anymore

thanks to my parents in-law who advised us on this matter, things were back normal.
hubby found comfort in their aasuring words n soon he was back in his feet. truely...one or the other, its our family that we seek when we're in trouble..

alhamdulillah...we are now more cautious of our surroundings..n take extra measure to ensure our safety, but most of all we seek the protection from Allah...always..



we usually park the car like this, after the incident..we decided to park the car straight, not being blocke by the wall anymore...;)

picturessss!!!

the classic airiani's..



yes...izzah really is wearing a tudung...couldnt believe it myself that she asked me to wear one for her..n couldnt believe it that she wore it the whole time we're out without even complaining, i really do pray to Allah that she'll voluntarily wear it by herself one day when her time comes..ameen





a day at the park





visited a malaysian family in perth, uncle ishak n auntie fauziah...n their children.. a very nice and pleasant family..had dinner with them

bananarama

i love banana....yes a lot!!

so here i am in the supermarket trying to buy banana...n suddenly terasa nk makan goreng pisang...belilah yg muda..

balik tu, pikir dlm hati..haa 2-3 hari ni leh la goreng..yey yey!!sekali tu, besok keras lagi, lusa keras, 4 days keras, seminggu keras lagi...eh ke pisang ni kene makan kelat...pelik!!

nearly 2 minggu lebih pisang tu lembut sikit n baru leh goreng..aiseyman... kesian la ngan izzah hari2 tgk pisang tu n tanya...'banana mama...'  n the same reply would come out..x masak lagi la izzah..kite tunggu die masak ek..

bile dah masak je..izzah org pertama paling happy dpt makan..mana taknye lama betul tunggu banana ni...!!!

hehe kelakar pisang kat australia nih...tapi xleh tanding pisang msia la..the best in the world!!!

local vs overseas

i was popped this intriguing question from my inner self...

what is the diff btw a our local students n our students from overseas???
dont get me wrong...i dun have anything against u guys out there stduying overseas...even my husband now is studying in perth..

the workload is lesser (only a max of 4 subject/sem), the expectation from our lecturer is lower..and everything seems more relax n enjoyable..

unlike us (me n hubby) when we did our undergrad.. to take a 4 subjects per semester is like u're an insanely a lazy person...the min is 5 subjects..max can go to 8 subjects per sem. one sem can be 4-4 1/2 months which somewhat the same here in curtin. lecturers will always expect us to be more intelligent than him and always expects something superb from the sutdents...which eventually creates tension and misery to students who unable to live up to that expectation..

my whole entire uni years , i have never been applauded when giving a presentation... (eventhough sometimes i feel i presented well)

my husband was more than amaze when his classmate presents his assignment in front of the class with some grammar mistakes here n there n a low eye-contact with audience. he was praised for a good job and applauded by the lecturer n the whole class...what a recognition!! if i was in his place..i wouldnt care less to talk again in front of the class for the next assign given..

i would think living abroad alone without a family also boost up ur confidence. Doing things u never done before..like opening a bank account, going to the supermarket n buying ur groceries all by urself, coz maybe before this ur parents would've done that for u..budgeting ur money throughout the year..all that can create u to be more independant.

n now i know why overseas students received better reviews from employers in msia...the exposure and confidence overseas students has cannot compete with the local students espcially in terms of self-confidence n acknowledgement.

of course this doesnt say all local students are down-rated, n not all overseas students are great...but i do believe the exposure they get are way beyond what we are getting in msia...that explains the unemployment problem in msia.

how to overcome that??!! maybe it starts at home, maybe school..or a better approach in uni...

but i do feel grateful to Allah i dun have to go overseas to feel confident n independant, i got it all in msia..

my head starts to worry about izzah n syirah..i pray everyday everything will be fine with them in the future.. n me n hubby will insya-Allah help them to live their life well in future, starting from now..

election

Msia's election took place on the 8th March..4 days ago...

Hubby were very eager to know the results as it has always a thrill for him n his family to know the results of every election that took place.

He was even more excited to know that the outcome of the election was way beyond any of our expectation..he was't sad but thrilled...not indirectly saying he was on the opposition side.. but its just some of the govt ways of governing the country was not to his opinion...

so this will be the chance of the govt to make a change in their administration or just or...the opposition are taking this chance as their BIGGG opportunity to listen to the needs n wants of msian citizens and actually understand what actually msian citizen wants.... no more toll perhaps...hahah....ooo samy vellu mesti tgh pening kepala nk wat aper skrg...he's been in his post for ages..god knows when he wants to step down voluntarily....!!

we stayed up late till 2 am, kept changing sms with our families in msia, just to know how things are going over there with the alarming results coming out...
phew...i bet if we were in msia,hubby would be even more thrilled n excited...

well im looking forward for Pak Lah's comments on the recent election...and the new cabinet's line-up....hihi....4 states been taken by the opposition...only 60% win to BN....who would have guessed that huh??

Will this be a sign of a new era for Msian government..i wonder..

some pix..

that day were cooler, so we decided to have our lunch outside...izzah was thrilled sbb x pernah seumur hidup die makan kat luar umah... excited sampai x makan sangat pun..sibuk main je...

kalu kat msia mesti ingat gile ke aper..makan kat luar umah tengahari panas2 nih...tp kat sini..kat sini pun panas cuma angin die sejuk sket..oklah nk tukar angin makan kat luar..

menu for the day, nasi goreng kampung (actually i like it kalu letak kangkung n campur belcan sket, tp kangkung xde..so guna sawi) n cool lemonade...(cheh mentang2 lemon kat sini murah leh la wat lemonade...kalu x guna limau nipis je..hihi)

so here's some pix of us hanging out...n some pix of izzah n syirah...

perth n msia

salam to all...

is the world getting smaller..or is it me who think it is so...

when talking to hubby about what i feel staying in perth...i feel as if im still in msia...coz, almost 70% of spices n all the instrument needed for cooking i can find here...even belacan is here...

there's over a dozen of restaurant selliing teh tarik n roti canai...cuma sedia duit je nk pegi...daging halal is quite easy to find...

our house has high fences blocking every side, which we cant see our neighbours...entah mmg gitu pesen die...not all houses are like that though...umah kat sini..each house in one row of houses can have diff type of design, unlike msia where houses semuanye sepesen je...

xdelah nak jumpa neighbour tetiap hari sbb fence tu menghalang kitaorang tgk orang sebelah menyebelah, which exactly macam masa ddk kat umah kat msia...ddk kat condo bukannye leh jumpa org pun...

only when going out to shops barulah terasa ddk negeri omputih...itupun kat sini ramai melayu n other asian race i.e. chinese, arab, turki, chinese (the most)..

and even communicating to friends n family has become easier, there's email, chating n calling cards for a discounted rate for every overseas call...

yup...the world is getting smaller..ddk jauh pun x terasa...

teringat mak ckp masa hubby berangkat ke perth dulu... ' sekarang ni macam2 ader, bleh contact bile2 masa, kalu orang dulu, pegi camtuh..dah meraung dah'...

hehe..i guess that's true..i feel the same masa nk pegi perth...x terlalu sedih sbb there's a lot of source of communication...

cuma xleh jumpa je...itu la kalu nk sedih pun..

anyway.,..makin jauh makin sayang..makin x jumpa makin rindu, itu yg penting kan...
hehe...to all my family n friends in msia...im sending you a warm hug and lots of kissess from perth ... ummmuuwaaaahhhhhss!!

apology....

This column is especially dedicated to my families in Malaysia whom i have yet to email or call...a jelan, k ayu n aunty nana....

so sorry that i didnt manage to send in any news to u guys...well i've already given email n my blog add in the mail, not forgetting my hp no in perth...anything just call, email or just see my daily routine in my blog write-outs..

insya-Allah i will make an effort to email...coz calling might be a little expensive..yes we've bought a calling card to call msia...but its my mistake that i've been too excited n called mak n forgotten that im actually in perth calling mak in msia...ade lagi balance duit, tp x byk la..coz budget card tu sekali/2 kali sebulan je nk beli...apart from our own hp prepaid credit to set aside..

alrite..jangan mare kay...hihi...