Awaiting Guests

Bismillah.

Next week, I will receive guests from far far away, Bosnia. Yeay! Mr Šerif and Seida Mustafić  (remember the post on Sledging) are coming back to Malaysia, along with their kids, Davud and Delila, after 12 years they left Malaysia. They used to live in Malaysia for 8 years. I bet they have a pretty long list-to-do in mind. Tom yam soup! Durian! Seremban! And the list definitely goes on and on. hehe. I am feeling excited for them. Yeah, thinking how lucky for them to come back to their second home. Hey, I miss my second home too! Doesn't that count? :P 

 Seida and Šerif

Oh, what bring them down here after 12 years?

Well, our well known architect, Dato Haji Esa Mohamed (who designed Kuala Lumpur International Airport etc) is a friend to them. 

I met Dato Haji and his Bosnian Australian wife during Sarajevo Business Forum 2011.

And then, me and my friends and also Šerif and Seida, along with other Bosnian friends were invited by Dato Haji Esa for a dinner at Park Prinčeva. 

Nice place, though.

Dato' Haji Esa was trying to get some camera shot and Šerif (in red shirt) was sitting next to him. And I was at the end of the table. :P

Dato Haji Esa's wife with Seida and Delila

So, they are coming down soon to attend Dato Haji Esa's invitation on his daughter's wedding.

Aww..

Can't wait to meet them. 

Any idea on where to bring them in KL? :)

What is it with me and the bus?

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I don't really opt for bus if I had to take public transport to go around the city at my place. Unless there is a need for me to travel far to other state, then I would consider it. I'd rather take the trains. Even now, I'm taking trains to go to work. It is faster and you can avoid road congestion. :)

My so-called moments with bus:

• Kindergarten time
• School trips
• When I studied in a university in north Malaysia (UiTM Kedah). I have no choice but to take express bus from my hometown of KL to Kedah which takes five hours.
• When I continued my studies in Shah Alam. The bus-stop is right in front of my house block. It was impossible not to feel fortunate and take the bus when other students complained they had to walk three to four blocks to get to the bus-stop.
• Practical training / internship in Bosnia. The bus is free of charge. Furthermore, the city trams is not linked to my office complex area so I had to

This yellow bus is the company's bus. 

Hari-hari naik bas ni. Seriously, macam kerja kat kilang. Memang pun! :p Cumanya bas ni lebih dipenuhi dengan orang-orang tua berbanding orang muda seperti kat Malaysia.

Apologize for the blurry picture. It was cold I can hardly hold the camera.

Wanna have a ride?

Apart from that, I actually would like to admit I like to do one thing when I travel to another country. If I see any tourist bus like hop-on hop-off in other country, the result is going to be as below:

There was no me in this photo unfortunately because the bus was moving.

Okay. That is the main point of this post actually. haha. I started to take photo with tour bus when I was in Budapest though I know we have it here in Kuala Lumpur. And then, I saw more and more in Vienna, Paris, and Germany. InshaAllah, hopefully more to see. All of a sudden, it has become a must-take-photo for me if I see it.

So, what is your must-take-photo when you travel?

Wondrous Sunset in Sarajevo

Bismillah.

My breath has been taken away by this so scenic view. Sarajevo, you are just a small city at the heart of Europe that your existence is hidden from the world. Yet you are so beautiful and I am fortunate to found you.

Will you call me to come back to you?

Because Sarajevo, I'm in love...

And will always be.

The Teapot Cafe, SS2, PJ

Bismillah.

Here's my review on The Teapot Cafe. Just got back from there after getting hooked up by Teapot Deli, another branch in SACC Mall Shah Alam. So, thought of having a go at this branch. Once we stepped into the cafe, I could not help myself from smiling and tried to control so that I won't overdo my facial expression. The interior was so warm and cozy. And lots of porcelain pots were put on green-painted wooden shelves.  So English. Just that it was filled by non-Englishman. hehe.

 "Would you like to order, miss?" I adore that floral table cloth.

 Was a pair of scones. With cream and strawberry jam to spread on

 Rosemary Chicken

 Fish Milanese. Dowry fish coated with breadcrumbs together with creamy white sauce. Along with potato salad and veges.

Bread pudding with custard sauce 

We really enjoyed the atmosphere there. There were lots of people coming in and out. Mostly Chinese. And seemed like most of them were having tea with variety of pastries and pies instead of meal. :)

Comments on the food:

The overall taste was mild. If you watch on your salt and sugar intake and not a tangy kind of taste bud, this definitely the place. ;) 

Rating: 7/10

As a kindergarten kid

Bismillah.

Lately, I went through old photo album and found myself chuckling when I saw those early days photos in preschool.

I went to Tadika Maisara in Kepong. On the day I was registered, we had to buy the preschool uniform. Mother asked me what uniform do I want to wear, pinafore dress or baju kurung (Malaysian female traditional wear). Mother made an attempt to explain advantage of each choices. I remember the point that I fell for that led me to go for baju kurung which was when she told me that baju kurung has pocket that I can put my money and other things in it. :D

I remember getting on the yellow school bus every morning. Father would made a mug of hot choc for me and sister as breakfast and packed a chocolate bar for me. And I held it tightly I did not want to lose it but I actually squashed it and the chocs melted in my hand before I reach school.

Some of the events at preschool;

School trip to National Zoo. 

Kecil-kecil tak pandai lipat skirt kurung tu pasal labuh sangat sampai tak perasan dah mop lantai zoo.

Kali ini berjaya menjaga tepi kain sendiri  ;p

Below picture was taken during sports day.

And during award winning day, I was in the performance group for bhangra dance. It was so much fun that I was keen to go for rehearsals. And I love the golden blouse with red skirt. Mom who was not the type who would buy some short-period wear, was asking the teacher to rent the dress instead of buying it. But I pleaded her to buy it so that I can keep it and wear again later. ;) Just don't ask me where the dress is now. ;p

Those days are the early exposure of commitments. We started to learn to commit by waking up every morning to go to preschool, and be engaged with someone or something other than family and home. Those days went pretty fast I could hardly remember much. Thanks to my parents for capturing them.
Oh how I miss those days where minds were still light and free. :)