Rotten Stories ~~Bowling with Lily & Victor (",)

Salam...

Last year, there was this period where I opened my blog only for invited readers, that time Spring had just started if I'm not mistaken. 

But, I had never really updated this blog during that period, because.... you know... I just lost the desire to write... 

So, there's lots and lots of stories left unwritten.. like the days we spent with Florian's family, our Summer trip, Aidilfitri 2012, our first time organizing kenduri arwah here, my mom's visit, my sister's visit and many2 more!!

Sooooo rugi, because this blog is like a diary to me, and someday (kalau dipanjangkan umur) we might want to read this again, reminisce about it again, and most importantly, someday my children might want to read it too, things from my heart, things we did together when they were young, and they couldn't remember them..

I know, a picture is worth a thousand words, so we don't need writings actually because we have many photos together!

But, nothing can ever replace words that comes from the heart....

So, back to the topic...

Recently, a friend asked about our last year's Summer trip and one of the country we had visited, Switzerland..

So, As I was explaining to my friend about our trip, I found myself thinking hard on which one came first, this or that? 

Oh my! I've forgotten some events???!!!

And as I was browsing the photos again to determine the sequence of events, I found many many more photos, events from last Spring, last Summer and last Autumn....

Ooooooohhhh.. So I decided to just share them here on this blog even though those stories were all rotten hehe.. 

So the first one is....

About end of Spring last year, we went bowling together with Lily, Victor and Florian...

Mike couldn't join us, I think he had to work.. Mmmm.. Not so sure of the reason actually, mmmmmm nampak tu dah lupe pun hehe..

Pic above: the talented Fatini (",)

And the 'let me do it my way' Afeef... (",)

I think I took Florian's photo too, but I couldn't find the photo.. 

Nevertheless, they all enjoyed bowling so much!

Maybe we'll go bowling together again, insyaAllah (",)

The results, I think hubby was 1st, and I couldn't recall who's 2nd, 3rd, but one thing for sure, Fatini scored more than me hahaaha!!

Afterwards, we invited them over for Bihun Tomyam, Tiramisu and cups and cups of coffee at our place... 

mmmmmmm I don't have any photos of that, because I didn't take any, thank God I still remember all of it! (",)

So we chatted, and also this same day Victor gave me some advices on Gastritis and he did a little therapy on me, hubby took a photo of that haha, but I'm not gonna share that photo! It's private!

Nevertheless, I'm thankful to experience a therapy and receive advices from a Physiotherapist for free.. 

I wonder how much that would cost... huhu

A few days after that, they bought a special Tea for me, a natural treatment and a specialized Tea for Gastritis, I was utterly touched by their kindness... (",)

The next meet-up session after this one, was during Summer last year, they invited us over to their place, and we did some family things together, I'll write about it tomorrow insyaAllah...

Since Winter started, we've had no get together sessions with them, but Afeef still meets Florian regularly twice a week during Karate. 

And we did get together with Mike once in a while... 

This was a few weeks ago...

mmmmmmm... does this means my kids cakap orang puteh??? hehehe..

Anyway, Mike has a girlfriend now, so he's busy dating, which explains why Aleena is not in this photo? 

Hahaha..

Till tomorrow, Salam...

(",)

Always in my Heart...

A picture worth a few words...

1~~ Hang out with friends.

2~~ Everyone is totally engrossed in a conversation that no one seemed to notice the camera.

3~~ Aleena is damn bored... heheheh.. and a bit left out at a corner there :)

More words?? 

Yeah, the food was great!! 

Friends come and go, but only true friends will leave footprints in our hearts..

And so will those people we love, those people who are very very special, they'll leave permanent footprints...
I play this song again, this time with an intro and also a better tempo and I dedicate this to all special people in my life,
You know who you are... (",)

When I play this song, I have this warm feeling inside ***sigh****

Enjoy!!

Aleena's 2nd Birthday Party :)

Last Wednesday 28/Mac was Aleena's birthday and as mentioned in my previos post, we were to celebrate it on Saturday with some close friends..

So, this is the story of Aleena's 2nd Birthday...

This is the cake, this time I've made a simple vanilla cake hehe...

I even forgot to buy the candles hahaha..

She's only 2 years old, no request for any special cake unlike Afeef who'd requested for a Spongebob cake for his next birthday and Fatini requested for a mermaid cake for her next birthday...

Haih, macam2...

Wait till Aleena is a bit older, what kind of a cake wuld she request for??? huhu..

And I'm gonna have to rack my brain at each of their Birthdays hehe..

So, table is set, what I've cooked for the day...

Mee goreng mamak, apam beras and bread with sosej and chicken curry fillings (not in this photo sbb tengah masak dlm oven hehe)

Overall, I've received compliments for all dishes heheh.. (mode bangga )

And, lets see who came to our little party :)

Mike was the first to arrived, he even brought a nice present for Aleena, of coz la kan, diorang kan kamceng haha..

See, that blue wrapped box with a teddy bear's nose poking from it was a gift from Mike.. nicely wrapped, so sweet :)

And.... adegan yang tak sanggup di lihat hahaha..

Sesi gedik2 Aleena with Mike :D

Dan lagi hehe... tak tahan, dok atas riba Mike lagi ok, and Mike had to eat with Aleena on his lap!!!

And he didn't mind a bit... He seemed to enjoy it :D

And also Lily and Victor arrived shortly after Mike, this was their first time meeting each other, they were suppose to meet each other at Fatini's birthday last time, but Mike couldn't make it on time because he had to work, and this time he made it, even though Mike's Deutsch isn't so good just yet, but he gets along so well with Lily and Victor. :)

In fact, he'd even looked forward to meet someone who he can practice his Deutsch with..

So, there you go Mike, amazed with his ability to speak and he'd only learn Deutsch by himself :)

So just imagine, an American, a Deutsche and a Malaysian when they get together hehe..

There was a mixture of English, Deutsch and Malaysisch hehe...

Victor even suggested that we get together every weekend, and spend half an hour speaking in English and half an hour speaking in Deutsch hehe...

Great idea!!!

Victor and Mike are so full of sense of humor, Oh my, we had a great laugh!!!!

And......

Cake time :)

Look at Aleena, she's actually looking at Mike.. haha.. Can't take my eyes off you??? hehe

Happy Birthday my Dear Girl :)

And.. mmmm.. not just yet the time to open presents!!!!!!

We were supposed to have a session for this, but they just couldn't wait hehe.. while parents were still busy chatting, they quietly unwrapped one present, the one's from Mike..

I guess that visible nose just got them attracted to it hehe..

I heven't even snapped any photos of all presents..

So here it is, all three presents..

That only gift left fully wrapped was from Lily and Victor :)

That huge box with a baby doll and a stroller was from us :)

Look at this, they were fighting each other over this little stroller and a baby doll..

Oh my...

Fatini, Fatini, last time she didn't even let Aleena touched her Birthday present!! But, when Aleena's turn came, suddenly everything had to be shared... ***sigh***

They were so busy fighting that they forgot one present was still left unopened...

And...

Oh my Oh my...

I got a shock seeing this !!!

Fatini was soooo excited, jumping up and down..

Wanna know why???

We've been wanting to buy this doll for her, she has been wanting it so badly too, it's the latest product from Baby Alive, the commercial was all over the TV, so she had been asking for it, and I told her, she can have it, only after she learnt to go the toilet herself, learnt to put things back in order after she'd used it, and a few other conditions, and she has been working on all these conditions and almost 90% succeeded, and two days before the Birthday party I was already surveying and comparing the best prices for this doll and was so close to buy it...

And look.. there it is...

Ini la nama nya rezeki :)

Sungguh2 la rezeki Fatini, even though the gift was meant for Aleena, but it so happen that she didn't have so much interest for it, (that's because she loves the one's from Mike haha)

So the Baby doll belongs to Fatini haha..

Well, this is me explaining to Lily how badly Fatini wanted this doll :)

mmmmm... This is all there is for this Birthday story...

Overall, it was a great great day...

I know I've said this many times, but last Saturday was also one of the best wekend in Deutschland..

We had so much fun, great laughs, precious, memorable and unforgettable moments...

I know, I'll definitely miss all these someday...

The thought of going back to Malaysia and leave all these wonderful friends makes my eyes water..

On the day for us to leave later, I know I'll definitely cry..

I'll miss them and Deutschland too..

Though I beieve that perhaps everything wont end there, they would visit us in Malaysia, but, it's not gonna be the same and not gonna be as much as we are seeing each other now...

Well, what can I do, friends come and go...

We meet and we part..

That's part of life,

And...

Life's like that....

Ps: There's more to come, insyaAllah.... We have planned for so many activities together at different places and this time around, Mike is gonna join us too...

Sunday's story, Gartenschau again, with golfing activities and sun bathing hehe, that'll in my next post :)

Till later...

:)

Another Great Saturday :)

Again, another date with Victor, Lily and Florian last Saturday :)

This time, they took us to lunch in a huge Restaurant here in Kaiserslautern..

mmmm, once before they took us to the Zoo, they've invited us to a bbq at their place, and also invited us to celebrate Florian's birthday party which we couldn't make it, almost every Friday after karate's finished, they would invite hubby and Afeef over to their place where they served dinner etc etc.., they adored everything we've shown or given them, and they showed interest and appreciation in every invitation and also food that we've served them...

Overall, I would say that, they've been so infinitely kind to us, they've done and helped us a lot, in many things and events..

I don't think we could ever repay them, but the most amazing thing is, I knew it by heart that they don't expect anything in return, not even the least...

Their kindness were utterly beyond words for me to express...

I mean, take this as an example, they took the trouble to drive two cars just to pick us all up, whereas they could just told us to meet them at the Restaurant straight away because the Restaurant was just nearby, we could even walk there, but the've just wanted too, wanted to do and give the best.. isn't that sweet??

And not just that, they've paid for everything and even planned for more activities together, like skiing, go to Factory outlet together, etc etc...

The most wonderful thing is to realize that they didn't do all these in return of a good favor from us, but simply because they'd loved to do it... I don't know how to say it, like I said, it's beyond words !!!!

They are just kind people, kind at heart, kind in act and in everything !!

They are just great, and I love being with them !!

So, this is inside the Restaurant.

Look at all the foods :)

This is one of the most spacious restaurant we've ever been to in Deutschland :)

And the variety of foods were massive, however, we had to be very careful for we're afraid of anything non halal..

So, to be safe, all fried food were our choices, like fries, fried squid, fried prawn etc etc heheh..

A candid :)

These two, as always, can't get their hands off each other :)

Nowadays, whenever they meet up, all they do is...

Karate, karate, karate...

I hope they'll make it together for the change of belt :)

Nice :)

There's a small pond in the Restaurant too, with 'Koi fish' in it.

Oh my, Aleena loved it sooooo much :)

Afterwards, they took us to their home, where Lily served her special Cheesecake which she'd baked herself, and it tasted super yummy !!

I've even got a neatly written recipe from her !! Hahaha.. so nice of her :)

Seriously, if you ask me where to get a nice cheesecake in Deutschland, I would suggest Lily's cheesecake hehehe, I really loved it, and I have the recipe too !! yahoooo !!

The kids were busy playing :)

And Fatini with her drawing..

I bet you all know what she'd drawn there on the board :)

Eh ???

And lastly.......

A gift from Lily... hehe..

What's inside ??

Biarlah rahsia hehehe...

Ok ok, how bout a little peep inside..

Anyway, it was by far one of the best Saturday ever, had a great time together, we've chatted one issue after another until it's almost dark that Victor took us all home, we had a great laugh, Lily showed me her wedding album, we showed them our photos in Malaysia through FB, and Lily has recently enrolled herself in English course.

I guess, I'm her motivation to learn English and she is my motivation to learn Deutsch and we helped each other, and when we talked, we tried our best to explain everything, she'd open her dictionary and I would open mine, funny huh ?? hahaha,

Nevertheless, even though we speak different languages, and even though it's hard to sometimes understand what she was saying, and to explain whatever I wanna explain took so much efforts, we could still sit together, had a laugh together, hugged each other, cared for each other, appreciating, giving and accepting, it's a great feeling...

I feel like... we are soooo close at heart :)

There were times, whenever I think of their kindness, that I silently make a prayer for them, may God grant them all the wonderful things in life :)

mmmmm.. like I said once before, in a place where we have no family and friends, they make us feel like, We belong...

:)

Fatini's little Party :)

It's been a busy weekend yet very cheerful and filled with sweet and wonderful memories :)

Saturday, 4th of February, we had a little celebration for Fatini's 4th birthday..

Not a huge one, celebrated only with a few close friends who's like a family to us :)

This time, I made sure that I fulfilled her dream, she had been requesting for a Princess cake, and I kept telling her, wait until your next birthday ok, and so, promise is a promise, it has to be kept :)

It wasn't that difficult, just a lil bit of perseverance haha...

It was well worth it, Fatini was so happy, jumping up and down while watching me decorating it :)

And... table is ready...

I made fried bihun, and pastry with sardine filling..

And... lots and lots of candies.. :)

Birthday girl is ready !!! yeay!!

Victor and Lily were the first guest to arrive, they were always on time :)

Mike was a bit late, coz he had to work on Saturday...

Too bad...

How I wished we could all get together :)

Heheh, Lily with her new short hair, and I think she looks gorgeous !

Then, cake cutting took place..

After that, the most awaited moment for Fatini...

Heheh, 3 gifts, one from Florian and family (the orange one), the pink big box is from papa and Afeef, and the last one is from mama and papa :)

And there's one more, from Mike, which she'd received the latest..

Excited tak ingat hahaha !!

Tadaaaaaaa...

From left : A gift from Florian and family, from papa and Afeef and from mama and papa :)

That Barbie princess was something she'd been asking for so long..

Previously, the price was 25euro in Toys'R'us, and when we were in Malaysia a few months ago, I checked the price as well and it was RM100.. and I was determined to buy this for her as a Birthday gift regardless of the price, because she wanted it so badly..

But, thank you Allah, for suddenly, the price had been reduced to 14++ euro..

Waaahh, ape lagi, terus grab without giving it a 2nd thought :)

Memang rezeki Fatini :)

And seeing her happy when she opened the present was the best moment..

:)

Next activity, listen to Aleena playing piano...

:D

Then, play time.. khemah is ready yahoo !!

Fuuuhh, riuh satu rumah, baru 3 orang kanak2 :)

Lily and Victor, layan wii game hahaha..

Then, our last guest for the day, Mike came, a bit late, bout 6pm..

He brought something for Fatini as well :)

And......

Like always, Aleena saje nak mengade2 dgn Mike hahaha..

And Mike pun rajin je nak layan dia..

hehehe, sweet tau klu tengok diorang ni together2 :)

And...

Tadaaaaa.. a Birthday gift from Mike :)

Princess Aerial ( the little mermaid) with gown version.. cute :)

At the end of the day, Khemah was the best and most enjoyable gift of all.... ??

mmmmm...

Yeah, I guess so..

She slept in it for the whole night hahahaha !!

Sunday, 5th of February, a friend from Zweibrucken (Noorul, Idham and Little Adam) came over, and we had a great time together...

Ok, that story will be in my next post !!

What a busy and great wekend !!

Till then, Salam...