Thursday, December 25, 2014

2014 Adelaide Trip - Apartment,Surrounding&Groceries.

Salam.

Malam ni baru berkesempatan nak menulis setelah 4 hari di sini.Cepat saja masa berlalu- membaca updates tentang banjir di tanah air di doakan moga semuanya di dalam lindunganNya- Hanya kepada Allah Swt kita bermohon.Ada yang mengatakan tahun 2014 bukannya tahun yg bagus buat Malaysia- Allah ada jawapan atas segala nya- rahmatNya tak nampak di pandang mata-5000 rahmat satu musibah- hati kita terlekat pada yang satu- kesabaran itu sangat tinggi kehendaknya- saya pun sangat susah bersabar- tahu punca dan kenapa pun masih hati walang sentiasa kadang2-lebih2 lagi yg menerima musibah itu-sebab itu di kata kan berat mata memandang berat lagi bahu memikul- bagi kita yang tak tercapai tangan dan kudrat hanya doa dari hati yang dapat kita pohon dan kirimkan. Lindungi Ya Allah.

Pukul 10.21 malam sekarang di Adelaide, while Malaysia is 2 1/2 hours earlier than here. This time we stay at the town central only- no farm stay sebab seminggu saja this time- unlike dulu tiada perancangan panjang this time- bila sorang ada official visit,cuti sekolah pulak,semua pun ikut pergi-i redeemed enrich points, sorang lagi free- cuma ticket utk budak2- apa pun seminggu ni kita cuba manafaatkan sebaik mungkin- holiday adalah masa utk bonding, belajar dan memahami- our style tidak ada rushing dalam melawat sebanyak mana tempat yg boleh- tapi memerhati kehidupan local, memahaminya- melawat ke pasar, duduk di taman&masak boleh menjadi activity yang menarik bagi kami. Ada masa kita relax dgn baju selesa&simple, ada masa we dressed up and go for fine dining utk experience dan kenangan:)


We are staying at one of the apartment on Frome Street- sebab last minutes dan tak lama i booked through Booking.Com saja- in the past i prefer to book accomodation on Air BnB- lebih personalised dgn furniture yang cantik- semua basic need ada di kitchen-Cuma duduk hotel apartment ni tak payah lah jaga2 sangat macam duduk apartment org kat AirBnb:):) We booked a 2 bedrooms apartment- selesa dan luas jugak- ada balcony yang mengadap Adelaide Police Station! ha ha at least tak payah lah risau ye tak- nak travel this time pun hati berdebuk- debar- satu memang takut flying dah sekarang& that ketakutan quite chronic- i cant help it- tak lagi excited or enjoy pergi airport macam dulu2- Dah tu tinggal few days nak travel berlaku pulak incident hostage by muslim kay Sdney tu lagi lah risau- Alhamdulillah semua nya okay- dari immigration di Adelaide airport hingga lah di mana2 semuanya friendly dan baik2 sahaja. 


The bed is very comfortable with very thick blanket and pillows- byk pillow dan blanket extra- sedap macam mana tilam ni pun Tia Mia memilih utk tidur di sofa di ruang tamu- Children they just got execited with new things:)


Ini antara yang paling penting- ada stove- walaupun electric tak apa- janji boleh masak:)


Ada washing machine and dryer too.


Location wise is very good you can walk anywhere- we sewa kereta tapi yg dekat2 macam nak pergi Mall we just jalan- dapat tengok sekeliling.


Cantikkan- apartment di sini semua terjaga- semua org pun macam sehati sejiwa nak bandar dan kediaman elok- tiada sampah, tanam bunga- nampak lah teratur dan aman.


Beautiful sight at one of the apartment entrance.


How's is Adelaide? we ve been to few places before this and kalau Aussie pulak we ve been to Perth,Sydney and Melbourne- while Sydney and Melbourne are very metropolitan- To me Adelaide is laid back macam Perth jugak. We love it:):)


Christmas pun sini sangat relax- the environment is there tapi tak lah macam Curve or shopping complexes di Malaysia- berekor - ekor rain deer duk dalam mall- hingga snow pun ada;)


Beautiful flower arrangement at one of the shop.


Chocolate factory in town- sedap semua chocolatenya tapi mahal sikit- the next day we went to Hanhdrof lagi murah:)


Dua orang ni sampai tak tahu nak pilih apa.


Yang menarik di area Rundle Mall:)


Since dah nak Christmas banyak lah stall jual bunga di sana sini- and so nice tengok:) semua pun cantik tersusun.


Semua tempat pun jadi tumpuan utk shopping last mins Christmas present:) Cuma they relax- kalau kita nak raya- he he satu tangan pegang 10 bag ( he he talking frm experience lah kan)


And macam event and street shows- seronok lah tengok macam2.


Melopong- lopong Tia Mia tengok:)


Some played  very nice classic composition.


Sebelum datang kita dah browse Halal Square.au- situ boleh ambik address semua tempat makan halal di adelaide/australi- byk tempat makan halal di sini- we ate halal kebab sebelum singgah makan ic cream ni- tapi tak lah sempat nak ambik gambar.


After ice cream we went to the Central Market and found this one- rugs and other things from Iran- semuanya cantik2.


But pricey lah- nasib baik i boleh lah beli satu dua dari my sister- yg dia jual sama saja cuma much cheaper .


Masuk central market pun bunga di mana2- so seronok menengok nya.


Buah pun banyak- but we saw cherries, rasa macam tak tahan nak beli tapi kena bersabar sebab the next day we nak pergi cherry picking di Adelaide Hills.



Sayur pun semua besar2- i love their asparagus:)


So nice to look at the local produce here. Semuanya cantik tersusun.


We singgah Coles untuk beli barang dapur- for a start we spent about AUD70=RM210- okay lah boleh tahan seminggu ni cuma perlu tambah sikit2 saja nanti. Sesiapa nak datang Adelaide duduk town tak payah lah risau selain byk halal cafe- ada chinese shop kat Central market yang jual segalanya macam kicap Hablal, Brahim, maggie goreng dan byklah lagi product mesia yang lainnya- masa datang ni Adelaide University sedang convocation ramai lah jumpa orang melayu mesia di bawak anak2 datang ke sini  nak beli serai,halia bagai:)


Dua orang ni as usuak sibuk lah check sana sini- they are very sporting senang saja sesuai kan apa pun kalau jalan hanya ada salad dan bread- they pun okay makan salad and bread:)


The first night i cooked seafood curry with asparagus for dinner.


Goreng telur dadar.


Makan dengan sambal oelek- ohhh nyamannya- sedap brand ni everytime pergi Aussie mesti carik ni di Coles atau Woolworths- bertambah makan nasi and boleh guna utk goreng sayur atau nasi goreng- rasa dia macam sambal merah ayam penyet sikit.


Nyummmms Alhamdulillah.


Local produce as dessert:)


Sini lah budak berdua ni nak tidur- ada Queen size sofa bed- springy- boleh terlompat- lompat suka lah dia orang.


Lagi pun  depan tv- they berangan malam2 tak nak tidur:)

Itu lah kisah setakat ini- second day we pergi pungut cherry- wuishhhhh pengalaman paling manis:) Kalau strawberry dah biasa kat mesia- cherry yang mahal giler kat mesia mesti lah kita sangat look foward:)




Until i sempat tulis kisah cherry enjoy the picture first:)

Tadaaa..Good Night.

Monday, December 22, 2014

Hi from Adelaide, South Australia!

Salam All- we are in Adelaide now ikut papa out-station- Alhamdulillah dah sampai today and round2 keliling Adelaide:) Weather is great, the people pun nice- risau jugak after Sydney hostage incident hari tu but Alhamdulillah semua di permudahkan.

We have a lot of pictures to share- but we are too tired tonight- tomorrow pagi2 we are going to pick cherries at the Marble Hills-so we nak rehat puas2 dulu. Until the- take care everybody!








Ta taaa.



Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Magic Eye Tumbling In The Sky.

This week a lit bit of rajin- sebab tu ada new update:)

Hari tu buat test kat fb 'which nationality suits you?"-  i pilih white for my favourite colour,saturday for my favourite day &  i cooked breakfast everyday..terus dapat Japan..kih kih..sebab orang Jepun suka masak breakfast everyday kot:)


Last week Mia wrote this 'deep poem"- berseni jugak budak ni- when i asked her she said' the magic eye is the ball, she played the ball by throwing it into the air with the neighbour's daughter, the ball hit their heads- she said she will not let it happen again"- Mia loves art- she always berseni:)


Last week i took a day off on Friday- kesian the girls,boring tahap gaban kat rumah- long school holiday definitely not so nice untuk budak2 kecik- good news is they enjoy being at school- that's a good thing- So cuti I bawaklah pi tengok movie kat TGV- this time "Frozen Sing a Long"- dah tengok lebih sepuluh kali pun masih hot Frozen ni:)


We watched early morning show at 11.45 a.m- while waiting for the movie to start i belanja them macaroons with snow flakes motive on it- just to get the feel.


We booked twin seat- besar tapi sakit lah belakang mama duduk tengah2 tu- kena lean ke kiri ke kanan to the girls:)


One Picture in the Dark :) First time for me watching Frozen- so kenalah sabar mendengar what is next from the girls- no thrill at all- semua dah tahu dengar dua pencerita dalam gelap tu- but we had fun:)


After movie i took them to eat their favourite Yong Tow Foo soup at Food Republic OU. Mia suka ladies finger:) Mesti ambik kalau we makan sini:)


Balik dinner i cooked simple dishes but membuka my selera- goring ikan jenahak masin then buatkan sambal hijau- i just tumbuk cili hijau besar ,bawang putih and merah,goreng tambah garam- kena nasik panas truly sedap.


Perfect match for ikan masin and sup bayam merah.


And sambal ayam bersantan:) Macam buat sambal ayam biasa cuma tambah sedikit santan- lemak pedas berkrim- sedap.


Morning buat breakfast- tu lah sebabnya dapat nationality orang jepun- kih kih- rajin masak jepun ni:) One of our favourite drink is Strawberry tea;)


I made campak2 toast- brush some butter inside your baking dish- lay the bread- spread leftover bolognese sauce on the bread- some butter and break one egg on each bread.


Bake until the bread turns crispy and the egg harden a bit. Yummy if you are an egg lover.


Dah makan telur lets burn our calorie- Driving range near our house is the best port.


Swing it girls.


They are quite good at hitting- can hit 200 balls easily but they are lack of discipline- byk gangguan- nampak org buat itu tegur- ketawa banyak- kejap berhenti minum- kejap bukak gloves- boleh lah ada basic dan untuk exercise.


This is Mr Olaf and his daughters Elsa and Anna- he he..demam Frozen lah balikj-Mr Olaf took us to Nasi Arab Ta'if on that day- TQ Mr.


Me and Mr Olaf love humus very much- cantikkan presentation Humus kat sini- RM5 only but berzaman jugak menunggu nak keluarnya.


And i love Yoghurt salad- nyaman jer makan dengan Mandy Rice- sebab berjam menunggu org arab ni prepare Mandy Rice- sampai jer terus makan tak sempat snap picture.


In the evening i buat Pengat keledek dan pisang for Uwan. One of her favourite ni.


Yesterday was a busy day for me- meeting at few places- balik anak2 pulak- Mama2 I am hungry! So letak chicken wings under the running tap- campur "Rosemary Chicken Mix dari Mc Cormick' campak dalam Magic Pan, bubuh Olive Oil sikit:) Kejap jer dah masak- 


Tak bercakap yang dua org tu makan..sedap lah agaknya- berbaloi penat pun membuatnya- my sister kata dia tak berapa suka magic pan sebab ayam tak crispy- nak garing tips dia- masak dalam keadaan tertutup dulu- bila buka tengok dah masak dan berair lagi- buka tudung magic pan dan biarkan air kering dan flips the chicken until crispy sikit.


Today i took the girls to my Bangsar Office- they been asking nak ikut me pi office- tahu lah budak2 cuti sekolah ni thrill dapat pi office mak bapak:) Kena duduk dalam bilik sembahyang sepanjang sepanjang masa sesekali keluar check itu ini:)


Bawak them breakfast kat cafe office- thrill lah dia org sebab ni first time datang office Bangsar selalu office di Bandar Utama saja.


Ni Bee hun sup Utara Jalan bangsar yang popular dulu-sekarang Mat Misai Sup Utara ni berniaga di Cafe sini- sini yg bestnyer boleh ambik cili jeruk, cili api or cili tumbuk walau sebaldi pun:)


One picture before we left the office.


Lunch was at Old Cafe Asia BU- Sang Har noodles- their favourite- setengah hari lagi duduk office Bandar Utama- Office sini suruh they all really senyap sebab satellite office di Penth House satu floor dengan Group Managing Director- since tak boleh melompat dan bising- asyik tengok jam menunggu pukul 6.00 ajer nak balik- kih kih-but they learnt alot today- tahu jauh dan jam dari Bangsar nak balik our house- so now they know sebab apa mama sampai lambat- Belajar Organisation Structure a bit- pergi check pantry room etc.

Itu lah cerita seorang Wanita Jepun hari ni:)

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