Winter 2016 : Really serious frost

Came out to send the kids to school to these..

And frosted grasses too!

Useful article - Keep off lawn on frosty mornings

Winter 2016 : Meet Doody and Kerala from India

Hi!

Worldwide Cheetham Hill, 2016

Winter 2016 : Another trip to Smithfield Market

GBP10 for a medium-size salmon and GBP12 for those mackerels. Our supply of fish for a week when we had enough of chicken and mutton.

Winter 2016 : Yellow sticky rice and chicken curry

Have I told you I have a really nice neighbour who was also my junior in KAED? Her name is Siti Nora.

She always send good food to our house, and this time, pulut kuning (yellow sticky rice) and delicious chicken curry. May Allah blessed her family.

Winter 2016 : This is how we clean our car

Self-service vacuum at the gas station. 1 pound for 2 minutes.

My son asked why they put both Air & Water as both means the same thing (water is AIR in Malay). 

 After vacuuming, we proceed to this area - the self-service jet wash. There are two pipes – one for water and another for foam. You can choose to only wash it with water or water-foam-water.

 

Winter 2016 : Launching of Global Development Institute

I am truly honoured to be part of the crowd that night. To witness the Official Launching of the GDI and listen to the inspirational Keynote Address by Winnie Byanyima, the ED of Oxfam International.

I donned a baju kurung in a shivering cold winter night, just to celebrate the diversity in the international development community. When my husband dropped me near the entrance, I just left my jacket in the car and try my best to compose myself while walking towards the building in the cold. Sometimes, I just had enough wearing thick jacket and bringing it everywhere inside the building (since you are not wearing it inside).

Winter 2016 : Cars

Atur kereta macam ni supaya muat banyak.

Winter 2016 : Meet yellow planteen from South Africa

Hi!

Our goreng pisang, pengat pisang dan kek pisang came from South Africa.

Winter 2016 : Convenient online shopping for Papa's birthday!

I ordered some stuff from eBay and get them to send to Argos for me to pick later. Since I am in the campus most of the time and my husband is busy running errands and managing the kids, so we might not be home when the Royal Mail guy came.

It is truly convenient to be able to choose where to pick up the stuff we bought online, at our own time. I chose Argos at the Manchester Fort Shopping Park as I also ordered some perfume and men’s stuff for my husband at online Boots store. Argos have allocated special collection point for eBay orders.

I told my husband that I just need a while to pick up some stuff at Boots (and pray hard that we will not follow). He decided to wait in the car as it was cold outside. I emptied my backpack earlier and put the books at the backseat. He didn’t notice. I glad I did that because the boxes are massive!

That night, we blew some balloons for papa while he was sleeping, then we surprised him with a loud birthday song and showered him with a lot of birthday presents and kisses!!

Winter 2016 : Housewife Pillowcases

I snapped this photo and share it with my friends who are housewives, telling them they are so special that B&Q is selling these for them. I hope it make their day. 

Winter 2016 : Venue Fly Trap

Everytime we went to B&Q (a one-stop centre for DIY supplies to complete your home and garden projects), we keep contemplating whether we should buy these for the kids because we have no fly (& no mosquito, no insect, nothing) at home. 

The plant might starve to death.

Nope, we didnt buy it at all. We just let them interact with the plant at B&Q.

Winter 2016 : Oxford Road is changing…

Cant wait to go there again and see the new Oxford Road.

When we were in Manchester, there were road works everywhere for upgrading, constructing bicycle lanes and tramlines. Going home could be a challenge sometimes with changing bus stops (they closed the bus stop for weeks and you have to wait somewhere else) and road diversion (sometimes you felt like you took a wrong bus because it took a different, longer route). 

There were even constructions going on in our campus next to me school building!

I took photos on the progress on regular basis. However, it was not completed until the day I left Manchester.

However, they have everything in order in term of safety features for pedestrian, notices at bus stops and road signs.

Winter 2016 : -10c? Nahhh….

When I saw this on the net, I just don’t think Manchester will get another round of snow.

Winter 2016 : iSnaps

Print the photos yourself from the smartphone or thumbdrive.

Winter 2016 : Crazy schedule

Whenever I feel like missing my student life because I have so much to do at the office, I look back at my 2016 planner to remind me that I should be grateful instead that I am back to work.

Nowadays, when I go home, I dont have to stay awake to read academic journals and write critical essays after cleaning my kitchen :) 

Winter 2016 : Allotment

My BIL requested photos of allotments around Manchester. We stopped by at a few allotments but since we visited them in the winter, there is nothing much to be seen. However, this is a really nice spot for socialising. I would love to live in this beautiful neighbourhood and involve in this kind of community project!

Winter 2016 : The day somebody spilled his milk on my laptop

I left my laptop in the rice container overnight so it could soak up the moisture (of course, after I wiped the milk first). Flaked and basmathi rice are capable to absorb a high percentage of moisture compared to other types of rice. I am using basmathi.

The laptop is good to go the next day.

Winter 2015 : The day our boiler needs regular servicing

It is required under the boiler insurance. Annual boiler maintenance. It is free.

Winter 2016 : EU Referendum

The result is out today - it is Brexit.

Well, good luck UK! I might have limited understanding on the impact because I only look at it from international trade perspective. I am sure there are a lot of gains in other areas - politics, security, etc. Brexit is interesting. A lot of new things to learn :)

Winter 2016 : Road cleaner

This is how they clean the road.