Happy Father's Day

Salamz all,
I am going to mix up stuff in this entry...
based on true stories...
We address this man as ayah, abah, papa, etc...
what ever method you use to it, it gives you the same meaning and will indicate to the same person

My father - my abah..
Born in perak. 6 out of 13 siblings and stand as the eldest son in the family.
Yeah he came from such a big happy family.
I have no doubt most of my uncle and aunties staying in Kg but i adore them very much...
Lovely people, caring and for sure "happening"!
Interesting part, once "balik kg" abah will be very excited because he cant wait to eat the food especially "tempoyak" (Ripe Durian) cook by my aunts... Mak Teh/Wah/Mak Yang/Wan chu Very awesome smells though! :P

Abah was the army before he retired early and continue worked with firm...
When abah's health not very well, he was advised by the doctor to retire again.
yeah abah was sad when he heard that
as he knew he had lots of responsibilities to raise us..
He think a lots and his health condition was not good.
For him, did nothing meant miserable...
but abah still had his patience
My mum is always there to support him.


I was in main campus(local unis) that time
my elder sis already came back from Uk during that time and my younger sister
was in her secondary school.

It was a day before my last exam paper.
I got a phone call from my mum
she told me that abah will be admitted to IJN(National Heart Institude) ...
cause : Coronary artery diseases
solution : Coronary bypass surgery
tears fall from my eyes...
why didn't they told me earlier?
why must now?
what have i done?
Ya Allah, Please help me. Give me your mercy....

Yeah, no more focus on exam stuff... no more books.... no more notes...
i did my exam quickly the next day...
flew back to Kl after exam.

At the hospital abah can still smile...with his jokes... his laugh...
No appetite to eat and he wanted to talk with us a lot...
I knew deep inside his heart, he love me and our family more than he love himself...
he pretended that nothing happened...

The operation day
From his room to the operation theatre...
abah istighfar... recite doa...
Before he went in, we hug abah...asked for forgiveness...blessings
All of us cries... my uncle.... aunties... abah's best friends...
waited for long hours....
until everything done.

At the ICU
Abah opened his eyes...
alhamdulillah...
abah smiled and hold my hands...
he said to the nurse
"he is my son. My only son. I am really proud of him"
again i cried but quickly i wipe my tears ...
i advised abah not to talk much...

Now abah is feeling much better after several years of operation
but still under medication
he ate lots of medicine and supplements
Yesterday i called abah and my mum said abah had a fever, cough and tiredness
abah voice a bit weak but he pretended liked nothing happen
as usual he will laugh and made some jokes,
he didnt want me to worry of him...
Only God knew deep inside my heart that time!

People,
i am not shame to say how much i love my father
i am not shame to say i want to be like my father... how he love and respect my mum...
how he became a warrior in our family... sacrifices many things in his life from his chilhood until now....because of him i am here now...
I do believe that you feel the same out there...
To abah,
Thanks for love, care and everything that you have given to me
I always doa may you and mama will live in full of blessing... dunia akhirat
Let us doa for our parent
Let us love and care for our parent
whether they still live or not...
because remember life only Once!
I am really proud to be your only son....

Abah ( Zaaba bin Shamsudin)
Happy Father's day
Selamat Hari bapa


Your son,
Zarul Fitri Zaaba
Plymouth, United Kingdom

Mix up Stuff

Linda me & Shue

Linda K Mazni n Shue - Houndiscombe Road

Nasi lemak with potatoes pies, chicken rendang etc

Barbican

I want to have that one...

Full of desire eh

Burning... its burning... our chicken sa

Trout Fish head Curry

I'm kinda mixed up with so many thing in my head now!
for this posting, i have decided to mix it up with a-z
i mean "no" correlations of story....but to certain extend Yes it have! hahahaha :P
Yesterday i cooked and invited "single" status people came to my house for a lovely lunch
I cooked Fish Head curry(Trout Fish), Kailan with salted fish, Sweet Chillies anchovies with potatoes... Yup done... Lovely food lovely day in someway not a nice weather... it was raining outside and pretty cold!
Woke up early that morning... i went to Plymouth market to meet uncle "Fishmonger"!!!
Yeah Trout was the best choice for the curry!
enjoy some pictures... i have learnt the recipe from my mum...
U needed cumin, fennel and fenugreek(halba), curry powder, some chilly powder, curry leaves....
Mixed well and done!
enjoy the pictures!

Antecedently,
i have tried to cook chicken sate as a preliminary project! Details soon...
Yup we have made it! successfully...
Complete package of sate with authentic peanut sauce, cucumber & "nasi impit" - boiled in the bag of rice.

Oh by the way
When Linda came and visited me few weeks ago
we cooked nasi lemak!
Malaysian famous dish... Full package with anchovies and chicken rendang!
More fats more carbohydrate.... hahhahahahahah

oh its all about food.
Normally i spend my time in university from morning until evening...
basically for my research and development stuff...
Yeah i try to focus even sometimes its hard to do
Reading journals articles really need full concentration...
You need to be focus and love what ever you read in front of you! Trust me... if you hate it, it will end up with disappointment...
so don't jeopardize yourself... just enjoy it
Critical? yeah sort of but it become part of learning process while doing research....
i am kind of new people venture into R & D stuff!
and now i try to love it... sail it... and bring it....
Wish me luck!!!

So,
In order to appreciate 5 days of hard work (hahahahahhaha :P)
I can relish myself on Saturday to cook something super nice on that particular day!
well i am pampering myself...
alone? well its better to have guest though...
its more interesting and entertaining... Time for you to laugh and have fun!
Cooking is part of my passion... :)
It almost 3 months here in Plymouth.
I love to be here... not to forget my previous place in London.
I love both..
Royal Holloway University of London for Msc experiences and exposure
University of Plymouth... for upcoming things...
sweet memories remains forever!
someway somehow....
we learn and keep learning...
Don't give up but cheer up!
My target to finish writing my 3 months report!
Yeah absolutely!
May Allah give me blessings and show me the path...
Amin..

(P:s)
Best of luck to my juniors on their debating competition (FOMCA and Perpaduan 2009).
Where there's a will there's way... be strategize and form an excellent group!
How i wish to turn back time... (i started my 1st university debate at Royal debate UPM 2000)
Met extraordinary people, exposures, experiences!!!
Ohooo i miss debating time though!!!!
Take care!

Bournemouth

Top of the world

Blue Sky

Ballonnnn

Me and the baloon

All of us - one big happy family

Guys

Shue-Kak Umay(Ukai)-Kak Eton(Aqiyl) -Noris(Baby Aishah)

Afiq-Zali-me-Khairul-Anas
Saiful-Daus-Adi-Mail

Oh this is very simple entry!
It was Bank Holiday in Uk.
All of us decided to spent our splendid time in Bournemouth...
Well it was not so far from Plymouth... Almost 3 hours! :P
The biggest trip by small Malaysian community went outside of Plymouth...
It was fun and i relished it very much.. Will do it again soon!
Weather forecast - expected to rain at 4.00 pm
but alhamdulillah everything went smoothly! The sun shone brilliantly... so hot!! even hotter than Malaysia... (im not sure actually) lol
My task was simple! cooked Fried Mee hoon. Some other groups with Fried noodle, nasi lemak and chicken for BBQ.
The journey from Plymouth was really delirious... as this was my first time in Bournemouth!
Green grass on a huge field, small and vintage cottage with "hay" roof(im not so sure whether its hay or not but so i assumed it) and nice hot weather!
I have learnt something through this journey!
Appreciate your environment!!!! because we only have one earth... No more place after earth!
meaning once its fouled, its our responsibilities to keep it clean!
Appreciate your experiences and friends!!!
Today's journey will not be the same as before! Enjoy every moment and cheer up!
(Picnic & BBQ by the park, rode The Bournemouth eye ballon (like a hot balloon) etc)
Thanks to Zali and Mail for the invitation... Khairul as our "super Driver"... Bard n Noris for the lovely pictures! and the rest for an unforgettable journey...
It remains in my memories... Yeah
Always!

Oh i met my supervisor this morning!
i confessed that i cant see the path yet
They just smiled and advised me to focus on reading for my literature review
They proposed some papers/journals to be read!
We discussed a few matters on my path ...
I hope to be in a right path and i need them to push me... :P
Alhamdulillah it went well!
Do pray for my journey in academia world...
Work work and work!
Yeah smartly!
take care folks!

Kudos to Jiha n Anje for their wedding... :)
-Happily ever after-

An evening in The Hoe

Lighthouse and me

Lighthouse

Nice ship.. :P

Green green grass

Huh

Scenery

Flying without wings

we both on the "thin" air

Blue Sky and Blue sea

what a Pose

Scenery 2

Short story for today...
we talk about Blogging... the art of blogging...
why people write in blog? what is their intention? Why must blog?
Well these few questions are raised by some friends...
Broadly speaking Blogging is for everyone
You can express anything here... Your feeling your thoughts your experiences whether its good or bad.... Its up to you... You create your own path here!
You have your own RIGHT here... Other readers may like it or dislike it!Take it or Leave it!
For me the most essential thing in blogging is story...
As long as you have something to tell then you may share it with others...
Its a medium to share and to express ideas! No Limit...
Try it and have fun! :P

My real intention :
Linda came from Malaysia to visit London.. Oh really? and visit me here in Plymouth
I am really bless and greatful!
My mum sent me lots of stuff! Well i don't have to describe every single things here!!!
Yup definitely food! weiredooo? ahaaa
Very keen to look inside the package!
Its weired actually... why? i release my stress by cooking! Cooking anything which i think taste awesome! simple and manageable.... Yups that me!
and for the time being i am going to go with "that" flow!
For the past few days, all of us here in My office a.k.a department kept talking about Stress
Well, one of my friend was admitted to the hospital due to his stress problem! that was what people said.... basically we didn't knew the main reason. We just made an assumption!
Yet the probability still there!
This become one of the challenges that we have to face in order to be PhD student! True and why not go figure by yourselves! I mean it!!!! not trying to be cynical...
I spoke with Shue about this matters and we hope that "he" will be ok very soon! Amin!!!
Oh back to my main story,
I was so happy when linda text me mentioned that she was on her way to Plymouth from Paddington! At last she arrived safely!!!!
On Sunday, we spent our evening ate at Pizza...(thanks to K mazni, Shue n Linda)
It was raining while we went out of the restaurant but then the rain suddenly STOP
"hooorayyyy" i said! Time to jump at the Hoe!
Linda, Shue and I walked together... Lovely evening splendid weather ...
The breeze was cool by the sea! and Sea Gull all over the place...
Linda was hypnotized by the beauty of Plymouth sea scenery! ye ke?
Yeah why not you give a shot! Please come and enjoy it!
It was pleasant evening for us... laughing... smiling.... and the best of the best.... JUMPING! as seen on the pictures.. enjoy!
Idyllic spot for picnic, release your stress and have fun
The wind blew fiercely! But we managed to control ourselves! a bit difficult to stand still though.. hehehehhehe we took lots of picture!
We left the Hoe at 4 30 p.m! Great memory... an unforgettable day!
"Hilarious" with jumping actions stuff! ----> long story to tell though!
I wish to do it again very soon...
when sun shine brightly....
when the wind breeze gently...
when my emotion is happy...
I will be there again!

Enjoy the Pictures!
Cheers!

Selamat hari Ibu/Happy Mother's Day

My mum

salamz,
entry for mothers day...
"Setiap dari kita mempunyai ibu bapa. Kasih sayang mereka pada kita tak pernah luntur walau sedikit pon. Susah senang kita semua, mereka kongsi bersama-sama. Kita hitung umur kita sekarang.... Kita hitung umur bonda kita....Kita amati sejenak... sudah berapa lama kita hidup? Berapa lama kita dipinjamkan ke bumi ciptaan tuhan yang agung ini?Sejak bonda melahirkan kita pernah kah kita mendengar bonda kita berkata menyesal kerana melahirkan kita ke dunia? pernah kita dengar bonda letih kerana kita menyusahkan mereka? Setiap saat detik ketika, susah senang jerih payah, bonda akan terseyum melayan kerenah kita adik beradik... Permintaan kita cuba ditunaikan walau payah... Kalau tak dapat apa yg kita mahukan, jiwa kita pasti memberontak. namun bonda tetap tega untuk menuntut kemahuan anak2 tersayang... Kini kita telah pon semakin dewasa.. semakin matang dalam menilai erti kehidupan... Bagaimana hubungan kita dengan bonda? semakin renggang atau tetap utuh?
Adakah kita masih lagi mencium tangan bonda sblm keluar ke rumah? adakah kita acapkali menelefon bonda bertanya khabar? atau sebulan sekali? atau telefon apabila terlintas di fikiran?
Untuk kesekian kalinya... mungkin untuk hari ini atau bila-bila... kita rapatkan hubungan kita yg kononnya dewasa ini dengan bonda kita... juga ayahanda... Tersentuh jiwa mereka tatkala mendengar suara kita, berjumpa kita, membawa cucu-cucu mereka... Biarkan mereka tersenyum.... Tersenyum kerana kasih sayang kita... Andai mereka telah tiada.. Doa kita sebagai anak yg soleh sentiasa mengiringinya tanpa mengira masa.... "
To my mum, I miss you so much...Thank you for your doa...Love... support and everything you've given to me...
I am here now to fulfill my dream....
I will always love you so much!!!!
and i am very proud to be Your Son...

Regards,
Zarul
Plymouth,Uk

Tag

Well tagged by Shu

5 Names I go by
a. Zarul
b. Fitri
c. zafi
d. Z
e. Boy

5 Jobs I have had in my life
a. PTD
b. System Analyst
c. Lecturer
d. Researcher
e. Tokey!

5 Places I have lived before
a. Kl
b. Kedah
c. United Kingdom

5 TV Shows that I watch currently
a. Britain Got Talent
b. BBC news
c. Buletin utama ulangan
d. Tonight the Night shows
e. Britain Got more talent

5 places I have been
a. Malaysia
b. Thailand
c. UK
d. France
e. Singapore

5 People that e-mail/contact me regularly
a. Parent
b. Fendey
c. Plymouth members
d. -
e. -

5 of my favorite foods
a. ayam palembang
b. food kat chillies
c. tom yam kg baru
d. Ikan bakar
e. Satay

5 things I would like to do

a. finish my studying
b. buy my own house
c.Umrah/Haji
d. Kahwin
e. bawak kapal selam :P

5 Things I am looking forward to
a. Jadi Dr Buku
b. Dapat anak sendiri
c. Jadi papa yg best
d. Jadi anak yg soleh n bahagiakan my family
e. kaya!!! over kah?

5 friends I think will respond[Takde paksaaan...]
sapa yg rasa nak buat. ya silakan....

London

Gloomy but not me!

Unfair!!!! Krispy Kreme in Msia .... really cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!

On my way back to Plymouth

Hungry!!!!

Meditate!

Dato Ct?

pose.. :P

I went to London to meet Linda.
Well the journey took me more than 3 hours. phewww!~
However i enjoyed it very much.
I met her aunt and Bro
We went the place that i used to be with my Colleague long2 time ago. hahahahahah :P
Nothing much to talk about.
Everything... pretty similar liked before.
We had our lunch at Bayswater.
As usual Nandos.
Well my mission accomplished for 2 days in London.
Now im back in Plymouth.
HUh...
My journey is now start with many challenges..
many things happen in front of me.
Stress? Happy?Enjoy?Sad? Yeap....
Concatenated!
I am ready now. To sail away on my dreams!
Wish me luck!

P/s : Thanks very much to Linda for the excellent hospitality.

Plymouth scenery

Sun shinny day

Crystal clear

We played tennis somewhere in the middle

Scenic

I believe i can fly

Afiq and wino -PS3

Well It was a holiday!
Easter!
I spent that splendid evening with Afiq to central Plymouth
Specifically to Wino's House and played tennis!
I was not prepared to play it but still gave a shot! :p
Salute to Kak Ad - Malaysian Doctor who played very well! Won all matches!
Oh i had quick snaps on Plymourh Scenery from Wino's apartment!
Enjoy!!!

Think and think

In front of my house- will update details later

Gloomy

Quick snap

well make it simple..
I went to Natwest bank at the town centre
Long Queue! Yeap it was!
One lady talked to me and said " I guess we have to stand here for ages as nobody entertain us"
Me? Smile... i said "yeah i guess"
After 30 minutes, it was my turn!
I told the officer about my account's status.- change the address-need a new card-standing order to Halifax- etc-
Then done 1st phase.
Start the 2nd phase.
The officer asked me where i came from and i said "Malaysia"
"Oh F1...
The raining F1.
It was a bad day.......Twin Tower" he said
"Yeah it was held in Sepang Malaysia. Raining season. But overall its great." i smile.
"erm... Well What do you have in Malaysia? Good place to go? is it safe? DO YOU HAVE MCDONALS/BURGER KING? he question.

Well a good friend of mine also told me about a similar story. What say you????

End up i said " Do come to Malaysia and you gonna love to live there than here. Cheers mate!"

Memoirs of me.... not Geisha!!!

Well we are waiting for the time to "ambush" the food
(pasta,salmon n lemon, tuna with flakes, tom yam kung, veg curry)

Left : Mike,ziad's friend, ziad, Tom, Tom's GF, Me, Marcas, Seet, Jeff

Tom, Jeff, Seet, Ziad and me (Am i seating like pengantin?)

Tom, Jeff, Seet, me and mike

Well i am back to Uk after spent long holiday in Malaysia
Yep from London to Plymouth
Quite a long journey from London Paddington...
something happened on the way to Plymouth ... and i was in middle of nowhere... :P
At last, here i am!
I have met Malaysian colleagues undergraduate and postgraduate
Also my 2nd supervisor
I have a quick tour around Plymouth with Anas
Very scenic view! we had walked from Plymouth University until the sea side
Yes nice place to release your stress! so come and give a try!!!
For the time being, i am still searching for a permanent accommodation!
Well i entered in the middle of year calendar ... as a result, quite difficult to get place to stay!
Meeting with Supervisor? Yup this tuesday! I pray hope everything will go smoothly.
Y a Allah give me strength and courage... Amin
Well its time for me to continue with my reading stuff.
I miss everything at home now... foodddd!!! :P hahahahahaha
take care folks!

oh a friend of mine in London just sent me pictures. Well the makan2 session in Gowar Royal Holloway Univesity of London. Thanks to Jeff! Enjoy....

Im in Plymouth

Salamz to all
im now in Plymouth United Kingdom...
alhamdulillah, everything went smoothly...
meeting with nice n great people here...
thanks to Shue, afiq, anas, badrul, waque and the rest...
thanks to my family for the love and support
last but not least my friends
especially those who sent me at the airport on 28th night!
you guys awesome!
i cried because of you people!!!! terharu gile!!!!
Do doa for my success in here!
Thanks for the gift cards money etc!!!!!
i love you people.. always...
Now a new journey in my life has started again. wish me luck!!!!