Aidil @10

Aidil turn 10 on wednesday...I bought a cute cake from Mark and Spencer, Dundee but he refused to eat it because he want to celebrate it with his friends...Abra, Hubyad and others. So I said we can have them come but on saturday. It's 2 days away. On thursday, I guessed he just cannot stand the cake and decided to have a bite...and Fizzy snapped a photo....very thoughtful of him.

Anyway on saturday, for birthday gathering, I managed to cook nasi dagang, ayam masak sos, acar timun, kerabu daging, cucur udang and kuah kacang. Since it only 1/3 of the cake left, I decided to baked fizzy's favorite chocolate cake and malaysian honeycomb cake (kek gula hangus).














photographs by Bob

Visit Loch Lomond Aquarium

Selepas makan kat tepi Loch Lomond shore, we decided to visit a sealife aquarium nearby. KMD sponsor £1 each, so just kena bayar £3 for adult, £2 for each kid. Kids actually not really excited, may they have seen bigger aquarium before (Akuaria, KLCC). They more interested in finding the answer of the contest card given together with the ticket.

I think the star attaction here is the seahorse breeding and conservation centre. They have the biggest seahorse in the world...well not very big....

The exhibits are divided into 3 categories, fresh water fishes, seahorses and marine fishes.

Aidil, Fizzy and Bb inside the seahorse section.

Picnic at Loch Lomond, Scotland

Loch Lomond is the heart of Scotland's first National Park, both geographical and culturally. It is the largest body of fresh water in Britain.

On cloudy sunday, we headed to Loch Lomond with a few other Komuniti Melayu Dundee(KMD) members in 4 cars. I personally do not know what to expect. When the KMD invited to joint the trip, I just thought it'll good for the kids...a getaway from routine daily life here in Dundee.

Perjalanan mengambil masa 2 jam...boring for the kids..melalui perkampungan tradisional Scottish. Actually it was a peaceful trip, road are narrow, sheeps everywhere, farms, barns....

Sampai di Loch Lomond Shores....cuaca mendung and ramai jugak visitors. It's look like weather is not a problem for the scottish....Anyway masa sampai dah pukul 12 tgh..lepas solat kat Gateway Centre, everybody headed to picnic area...makan time.

Bob kusyuk tengok scottish traditional music band playing. Kak Shi asyik ambil gambar...

Fizi and Aidil playing at Gateway Centre

Makan time....

Menu: nasi putih by Fa, ayam masak merah by Khamsah, terung bakar sambal udang by Khamsah, sambal tumis ikan bilis by Kak Shi, salad (Fa), Puding...tak ingat dah nama...(Fa), popia goreng (Khamsah), sandwich (Kak Maziah), fruits-pisang, grapes, prunes

The best food since we got here.....

Kids obviously had a good time.....Bapak gonna like this place

Snowy Dundee

After a month in Dundee, we finally have snow! Not to much, just enough to get the kids excited.



In front of the flat, pretty cool white

Aidil, Fizzy and Bob playing their first snow...so noisy

Bob had enough snow for today... freezing

From Scotland With Love

At last I be able to access this blog. There were tremendous experiences happened from the last time I updated this blog. Finally we're landing in Scotland and settle down in Dundee. Not quite settle yet especially the weather. From average 28-30 degree celcius in Malaysia, to average 1 degree, that huge. Cannot go out without wrapping your self out.

Gambar kat airport di Kuala Terengganu. Wani, Mak Tik, Mak Jarah, Mak De, Pak, Pak Sudin. Zira tukang ambik gambar.

Fizi dalam flight ke london. Excited first time naik kapal terbang

5.30 am, touch down in terminal 3 Heathtrow, London.

Bapak and Bob kat terminal 1, heathrow..waiting the flight to Edinburgh, Scotland

Dah sampai Edinburgh, kids exhausted and starting feeling the chilling weather

Junior diver

Aidil and his snorker set

Havoc week

This week has been a very havoc week for me and family. We manage to organised an open house for students and friends. Initially I don't really think we gonna held open house since we been busy with PhD stuff but since we open our house every year so people keep asking when..

I'm waiting for news from KPT as they going to decide my application to Dundee. Since I already have approved application to Australia, I guess my chance is 50-50. When Zaharah from training dept told me I can go to UK, I was like shock and do not know what to do. We only have three weeks for everything especially visa and advance allowances. Hubby went to Razak for some advice...Razak said search Komuniti Malayu Dundee on the net and they will help....

Despite our rushness and nervousness, kids are very very excited....