Kids missing daddy badly

On Sunday, kakak had a breakdown..
She cried hard suddenly, missing abah

Aril yester asked me,

"Mama hari ni hari ape?"
"Selasa, why?"
"Aril harap hari ni hari Rabu"
"Kenapa?"
"Sebab Khamis abah balik"

Coming back from TKB dinner last night Nana asked me,

"Mama kita nak pergi mana?"
"Balik rumah lah"
"Tak nak balik rumah. Nak pergi airport. Nak ambik abah"

Hrmm...

When you're far...

4 Nov 2015 - Since you're far.. 

I'm tired
I'm sad
I'm frustrated
I'm exhausted

Missed my Arabic classes
My my Arabic final exam
Missed the chance for convocation
Missed our 10th yr anniversary
Missed leadership course by YK
Missed review session with audit team
Missed audit session in JB

Definitely will miss my birthday celebration as well

Didn't make it for future CEO
TNB lost to China in EDRA fight
Nastier political games in division
Bad mouthing by the commons
I still have 3 stones in me
And more....

BUT......

I stayed home more for my kids
I get to clean up previous mess
I cook their favourite food
I had more time to clean and clear
I can have time for writings
I can finish my journals
I can make photobooks
I can plan for migrating

And hei...
Syasya got elected as Pengawas Pusat Sumber. It's the thing she love most.. BOOKS!
She also received an award - Murid Paling Berpotensi Darjah 3 during Hari Anugerah SKPU1
Aril also got Best Science student award CIC Puchong Utama

I lose many,.. But I gain more!!!

Alhamdulillah
InsyaAllah

May Allah bless me and my family

I am strong. I am successful. I am me

Life changing events

Assalamualaikum.,. 

A lot been happening this week since I came back from Europe.

.. Husband is now attached in Miri for three month (I hope it will be less) starting from lasy Wednesday.

.. Nana is now diaper-free at 3y 9m! Alhamdulillah. I think she's thw easiest among all, walaupun lambat sikit (because I did not take the effort to train her BTW. My bad!)

.. Syasya dpt no4 at SKPU1 and she was named Pelajar Berpotensi. InsyaAllah dpt anugerah on 17 th Nov 2015 nanti. Alhamdulillah

.. I went to see Dr Aru for my check up. Apparently found two small stone in my righT kidney sized 2mm. Another 3mm stone retain in my left kidney. Semoga melting soon, the stones. Amin

.. I bought Yamaha 125cc bike @ RM6,700. Kononnya dpt pergi kerja sendiri. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

.. Shopping home and living at IKEA for RM1,200.. Which includea syasya's bunk bed. Harap2 boleh tidur bilik sendiri. Amin

.. Ordered lantai kayu and wallpaper and curtain and blinds from David deko for RM22,220!!!!! Yes, I know I'm crazy right now.

That's all. Bye

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest facts;

Language spoken || Hungarian
Currency || Forints (HUF)
Plug || Two pin

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So what's here in Budapest??

It is indeed a very beautiful city.

We of course took the hop on bus to get an overview of the city. There are several companies who run the hop on bus services. We took the City Sightseeing bus where we can ride green, pink, red and purple line.

The is also maroon bus but I'm sure the route are just similar.

Our bus offer 2 free boat rides along Danube River, where I propose to go once during daytime so that you can get off at Margeret island. Here you are also entitled one hour free bicycle ride with the voucher enclosed in the booklet attached with the bus ticket.

The next boat ride you must take is during the night time where you will get an amaaazing view with explanations along along the one hour cruise.

Tiket is valid for 48 hours and to tell you the truth, I did not finish all hot spots (because I only had 24 hours!!.. Ticket given by Mr Michiel as he had enough fpr one day.  Ha ha)

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Some of those spots not to be missed are;

1. Citadella (Liberty statue)
2. Buda castle 🏰
3. The castle district (Matthias church)
4. Hero square
5. Central market (more varieties here, and cheaper souvenirs)... I bought cheese, honey in comb, hand made table cloth, bags, fridge magnets, paprika, and Kaviar!!!
6. Hard Rock Cafe Budapest
7. The Parliament of Budapest
8. Thermal bath.. There are few. I only went to Gallert Hotel Bath

Didn't have time to go to the Labyrinth underneath the Buda castle 😭

I went also to motorbike shop where Sam bought himself a helmet. Bike shop named moto.hu...  It is at the Buda side, just near the Batthyany ter Metro stn.

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Budapest airport;

Tax refund is no fun here. The Customs only give u stamps. Then the refund you have to get it from the shop.
It is somewhat not possible unless you post it to them,.. Which I think very unlikely they will refund you the money.

And they want to see the goods,...with the boarding pass. How is that???!!! Meaning you have to check in without handing over your luggage, then to drop the luggage again after checking they put a stamp on your forms. Ridiculous!!

And one more thing, there is no trolleys at the departure area. It's crazy I have to drag all my big luggage (3 of them at one time) hete and there. Can't even go to the toilet until the check in counter open (it strictly open only 2 hours before departure. Sigh!!!

And I saw signs of Hard Rock Cafe at Terminal 2A near departure area,.. Only signs. Shop was not found till the end. Ha ha

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So I'm leaving to London now. I hope to have a safe flight.. InsyaAllah... Continued by my final inbound flight back home tonight. Yay!

Wassalam.

What's up in Bratislava, Slovakia ?

I asked the taxi, how much to get to Hrad Devin..  He said €25!! So forget it..

Found a Malaysian guy at the train stn,  Firdaus who was also travelling alone during his free weekend (currently in the middle of one month training in Slovakia). He booked a backpackers hostel in town costing €13... Interesting!

Found also a group of four Malaysians walking to the train station but they wouldn't stop when I greeted them. It's ok.

DOWTOWN BACKPACKERS HOSTEL

So I followed Firdaus to his backpackers hostel..  And vwallah.. Not too bad for a €14 per night. It's a sharing dorm but the reception she put me in with a girl,.. In separate dorm. Awesome!!

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After solat... We were ready to explore the city. I proposed to go to Hrad Devin first.. The reception girl advise us to go by bus,.. Only cost €0.9, valid for 90 minutes in weekend. For weekdays is 60 minutes.

Bus took 20 minutes to reach the Devin castle (~15).. from Nova SND bus stn nearby the hotel. Bus is available every hour. We took bus #28 and stop at Devin (or Monova). It's easy to get the tickets, just to make sure you carry enough Euro coins.

End of Day 1
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Day 2

Today I rented a bike from the hostel.. €10 per day... Better and faster coverage, and it's safe. By noon I've covered most of the attractions.

Found the حلال kuskus restaurant in town where I had my lunch there for €4.90

Head back to hotel to checkout and return the bicycle.

That's the end of Bratislava journey. I'm heading back to the train station now to catch the hourly train to Vienna.

I hope I can be back in Budapest before sunset. I hope...

InsyaAllah