Offer

We have put an offer on a house and it has been accepted!! Well, with a counter offer and we provided a counter offer as well.

Seeing that this is a bank holiday weekend, we can't start our due diligence yet. Hoping that all the due diligence (finance,building report, title checks) will come back OK and we could be in our new house early Dec!! Settlement date is 2nd of December, just days before Aiman's birthday.

Praying hard!! I am a believer if it meant to be, it will be, so hopefully if it falls through, I won't be too disappointed :(

But we do need to move soon, with Summer just around the corner, I am struggling to keep the kids amused. We are hoping in the new house, it will be easy for me to entertain the kids, allowing Noorwan to focus on his study

Alhamdullilah..

Aliya had her operation at Southern Cross today - grommets, nasendoscopy and adenoidectomy.It went well. It was done by Miss Francoise Jean-Louis

She has had ongoing ear infections since April this year, Miss Jean-Louis said when she operated on her, her drums were pulsating, meaning they were full of fluid, resulting in infections..hopefully the grommets will dry up her tubes and stop more infections.

She was groggy and grumpy for about 1/2 hr post surgery. A few hrs after surgery she is more or less back to herself..alhamdullah..for now, she is on regular paracetamol, ciproxin ear drops and PO amoxycillin

Get well soon my little darling..

Decisions..decisions

Last weekend, no more open house for us, so we continue our search pre raya, looking for a house. Last weekend we visited 9 open homes I think. I fell in love with one and DH fell in love with one.Masalahnya..2 rumah yg berlainan..his house is cheaper by 10k

Petang tadi pi ronda2 tgk both sekali lagi, from the outside..Intai2 bilik etc, both umah tu kosong, so boleh la intai..yg satu tu owner dah pindah ke Auckland, yg satu lagi pulak umah baru, x siap lagi..

Dua2 ada buruk baiknya..macam mana ni? The one that I like (Magellan Rise) is 'slightly' more expensive than what we are willing to pay for, but better in quality (smaller in size though!) I like the lay out, it is us to the T, I can see us living there. The one that DH likes (Christobel Circle), bigger and cheaper (inside and outside), but I 'think' it is cheaper because of the building materials, steel roof not tiles, half of the house is plastered not brick yada yada...but the one that he likes is double glazed!!!! Major points there!! The house will defo be warmer! My one is single glazed only, plus the master bedroom and study don't get a lot of sun. We will have to install a heatpump if we buy that plus it is not fully fenced, so more expenses there...huhuhuhuhu.. mana nak cari duit ni?? Lambat lagi nak boleh locum..alhamdullilah I have an opportunity to earn some extra this week, can put it towards the house buying process

Thinking of putting an offer on the one that I like but we have only been looking for a few weeks, what if there is better/cheaper one out there??

We are planning to go and have a second visit this friday, before Aliya's operation and quite likely will be putting an offer. If we can negotiate a price that we can afford, will quite likely buy that one..if not..kena cari yg lain lah...back to the drawing board..

Praying for a miracle..If it is meant to be it will be..InsyaAllah

Hari Raya Ke 2

Hari raya ke dua sambung raya balik..

Pagi2 tu pi immigration and AA sat, untuk convert my british license to NZ and our resident visa to returning visa.Bawak Aiman sorang saja, Aliya pi tinggal kat Janifal

After dah settle urusan, balik rumah tukar baju. Then pi ambik Aliya kat rumah Janifal sambil beraya kat rumah Janifal. Aliya tgh tidur, so tunggu dia bangun, makan la kuih2 Fijian style. Bila aliya dah bangun, gerak pi rumah Saiful & Rina. Rina masak nasik minyak and ayam masak merah. Sedapp. Rina kata ramai org dtg sampai x menang tangan dia nak masak nasik

Lepas tu pu umah jiran Rina pulak, Adib & Zaini. Zaini masak mee goreng mamak. Lama jugak lepak kat umah depa, lepas tu gerak pi umah Nur and Ariff, Nur buat satay and mee bandung, sedap mee bandung Nur. lepas tu balik umah, bagi anak2 mandi, tukar baju etc, then lepas maghrib, pi umah Ayu & Irah, depa buat laksam, mak aiii x menang tangan si Irah tu melenggang laksam, laku betul..Tabik betul depa buat open house macam tu..jenuh melenggang.Makan kuih muih raya Ayu yg sedap itu..

Maka habis la raya ke 2, esoknya Rabu dah sambung kerja balik dah..

Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2009/1430

Semua org confident raya jatuh hari ahad, 20/9/09, malam sabtu tu, incik hubby pi la masjid, lambat jugak dia balik, igtkan dia pi ikut org takbir raya, sekali tu, sembahyang terawikh daa..frust la daku hehhehe

Anyway, walaupun raya lambat sehari, alhamdullilah, like last year, meriah sungguh raya kat Hamilton ni..

Pagi2 raya, ramai2 berkumpul kat rumah k hanim and abg zul,sembahyang raya kat situ. Dah selesai sembahyang yg di imamkan oleh mursidi dan dgr khutbah yg dibacakan oleh faiz, jamah hidangan k hanim, k hanim buat soto. selepas tu kami gerak ke rumah k ton, lepas umah k ton,kat ton buat nasi beriyani + lauk2nya and lodeh. As usual, rumah k ton mesti ada kuih raya byk punya lahh.. sebab k ton ni rajin masak. Then gerak pi umah k aina, dia masak mee kari and lodeh.Then pi umah k ros, k ros jamu rendang, nasik himpit, kuah kacang and spaghetti bolognaise rasanya, time ni dah x boleh jamah apa2 dah..terlampau kenyang..


Selesai ke rumah k ros, mmg dah igt nak balik dah sebab aliya dan ngatuk, tapi gagah la jugak lajak ke rumah shira and fauzi, shira masak laksa utara.dari umah shira terus balik umah, tidurkan aliya, and kitorang pun rehat2 sambil incik hubby bervideo conference with his family

Lepas aliya bgn tidur, gerak pi umah nani, makan sup tulang faiz yg sodap itu. Aiman makan 4 mangkuk! Siap dapat tapau lagi hahahha..tu pun beredar awal sebab nani & faiz sure nak pi beraya kat lain pulak, kalau ikut aiman, dia nak lagi! Dari situ pi pulak umah k zuwati, makan lemang! Dari situ gerak pi umah zu & lee kat flagstaff, makan laksa lagi hehhe

Lasts ekali after pi umah zu, pi umah pak rahman, we were the last one yg pi umah pak rahman, dia nak kemas umah dah..pak rahman as usual la,masak byk gila..ada laksa, ada mee kari, ada lauk pauk

mula2 cadang nak pi umah k ija after pi umah pak rahman, tapi anak2 dah ngantuk, dah nak masuk pukul 9 malam pun, so terus balik...

sambung pulak raya ke 2 esoknya..

meriah kan?? raya kitorg kat msia pun x semeriah ni

nanti sambung cerita raya ke 2 pulak

anak bulan sudah la nampak....

Esok raya atau tidakk?? ketupat la lemang sudah di masak, depan la rumah haii masih berselerakk.. esok hari raya..esok hari raya..

everytime nak raya mesti teringat lagu ni..dulu2 time dok asrama, syaz selalu nyanyi lagu ni..

tgh mood nak raya ni...cuti dua hari, mon and tues. So harini hari last kerja la..

alhamdullilah walaupaun raya kat perantauan, suasana raya kat hamilton ni best, meriah..

ACLS -Update

I passed the practical, tapi failed the written huhuhu..dapat 74%,passing mark 80%,ok la tu sipi2 saja..sebab x sempat buat preparation apa2 sgt aritu..

So I have to sit the written part again, within 3 months..bila nak buat ni? org tgh sibuk nak raya nii....

ACLS

I am sitting for an ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) course tomorrow.Only found out about it yesterday at lunctime. I am filling in for someone who cannot do it. I have put my name down months ago but the waiting list is quite long.

I thought I might as well do it, if not there won't be any space till next run. I need a level 7 before I can sit for Primex next year..

TRying my very best to read 250++ pages before tomorrow..yikes

House hunting...

It looks like me will be here for a few more years and now that I have find out for sure that I will be starting the GP training programme in Waikato region, we are planning to buy a house.

Initially thought we were going to buy around the hospital area,but since we like newer houses, it is hard to find something that we like around the hospital so we have broaden our search to north Hamilton..hmm lots to think about, Aiman and Aliya are both really happy with their respective carers. Aliya especially, Janifal, her childminder is really good. But if we don't live around the area anymore,it will be hard to send Aliya to her espcially if I don't work in the hospital anymore.

We have viewed a few houses so far....haven't found anything suitable yet..fingers crossed..

Gotta go and cook, I've invited Janifal and family to come for iftaar at our place today. I am planning to cook bubur lambuk, cucur badak and murtabak for appetizer, nasi tomato, ayam masak merah, daging masak merah and kerabu carrot and kubis for main course. Dessert? makan buah saja la.. hihii..

Kuih raya........

mula plan2 tahun ni x mau buat kuih raya since Nur ada buat jual. Dah beli 200 pieces, tinggal 50 saja hehehhehe, yg lain dah abis makan..

Tapi dok tgk kuih raya org lain, macam teringin pulak nak buat sendiri..sempat ke ni?? tinggal weekend ni saja la kalau nak buat pun..

Bukan x pernah buat kuih, mmg dulu2 selalu tolong mak, tapi since ada 2 org budak kenits ni..hmm susah la sikit..

ni tgh browse the net cari inspiration kot2 ada resepi yg terasa nak buat..

I love the aroma of the newly baked cookies wafting around the house..baru terasa macam nak raya...