This is what happened to our cars when ayah taking care of it....

satu baru basuh, satu lagi berbungkus & ayah siap blok lagi dgn basket plastik (basket tu biasanya ayah guna utk angkut hasil kebun dia naik motor bawa balik ke rmh)

Gambar ni anak sedara I yg tag dlm FB.  Nak pecah perut rasa tgk kereta we all yg dijaga & dikawal rapi oleh ayah.  Terima kasih ayah....we all pun x boleh nk jaga kereta mcm dia jaga.  Rindunya kt parents di kg...

Sudah settled down

Wah...lama x dpt nk update WWFE.  But I kena cut short la story ni, kalau x mesti panjang punya.

Jan 27th, 2012 -  Moved from Twin Mansoura Apt. to permanent housing @ Al Khor Community.  I like this house.  It's double storey semi-D.  Next door, belum ada org masuk lagi.  still kosong.  Best sbb dpt end/corner lot.  As I mmg x suka area yg terlalu crowded & rmh yg rapat2....opposite my house, my nebor from Malaysia.  Same day we all pindah masuk rmh ni, furniture yg we all ordered earlier pun sampai.  kalau x, mmg tido kt lantai la jawabnya.  Then, I busy kemas2, adjust2 furniture dgn EMB.  Pastu everyday keluar shopping nk tambah2 lagi apa yg belum lengkap.  Barang2 kt sini mmg mahal ok....terutama furniture x byk barang yg harga murah dr Malaysia.  I tell you, furniture made in Malaysia mmg org nak kt sini....I don't know why mungkin kualiti bagus kot..... Nk tahu lebih lanjut pasal Al Khor Community klik sini.

Jan 29th, 2012 -  We went to school to register the kids.  We have to fill up few forms, & they will email us the date for the test.  Yes, they have to test the kids before they can enter that school.  I'm worried sgt takut my kids x lepas that tests, then takut x dpt enter that school.  I solat hajat for them mohon sgt2 supaya Allah bagi my kids lepas test tu.

Feb 1st, 2012 -  Went to school again, bringing kids for test.  Waited for a few hours there.  For Sophie they have set an interview with parents.  She never been to any school before.  They  asked us everything that we think they need to know about Sophie.  Hareez finished the test first, here's come the result!  Bang!!  I takoooot sgt rasanya.  I don't want to hear anything that can make me unhappy.  The teacher Mr Lee, asked us, "Do you know your son is clever?",  wahahaha......we all mcm "errrr...", x tahu nk answered mcmana.  x sangka he went through that test dgn jayanya.  Lepas review Hareez's result, we all dibawa oleh Mr Lee tgk2 sekitar kelas & sekolah.  Then, si kakak pulak habis test....si kakak ni lama sikit test dia sbb dh Year 5 kan.  Si kakak cuma cukup makan je result dia..hehehe...ok la tu kan.  Otherwise kalau they all x lepas test ni harus lah ulang balik year yg sblm ni....

Feb 5th, 2012 -  Kids had started their schooling.  Si kakak in Year 5, Hareez in year 4 & Sophie in Foundation Stage, in the same school.  The teachers mostly from UK, cakap pekat accent British meletop-letop.   Terkial2 jugak la I pasang telinga nk tangkap apa yg dicakapkan!  That's why kena ada EMB utk jadi jurubahasa I. Ada juga teacher from Indonesia utk ajar subjek Islamic Studies, ada juga teacher utk ajar Bahasa Melayu.  nak tahu lebih lanjut pasal sekolah dorang ni klik sini.

1st day, nk pergi school

kakak & Hareez go by bus.  there's one lady yg akan turun amik dorang naik bas & bila balik nnti dia akan turun jugak utk pastikan kids selamat

Nasi Dagang di Doha

CD invited us to have lunch at his place.  His wife cooked nasi dagang!  Tenkiu again...

nasi dagang ikan tongkol, udang + telur rebus...yum yum...

Before & after

EMB (in the middle, boleh agak kot EMB yg mana satu) & his friend Che Din (the long hair one) during their graduation day in 1998

EMB & CD after 14 years....

Now, spot the difference! 

Jom ikut we all - visiting our new house!

Before that, I want to tell you that we all dpt dua kegembiraan Khamis lepas (19/01/2012) - first, we have finally received keys of our new house & second, EMB got his Qatar Driving License!  What a big relief!  Saturday morning, EMB terus pergi rent-a-car.  We've rented a Toyota Corolla (Altis) for QR2,600 (RM2219.15)/month.  Now, we are looking forward of owning a car....boleh start survey kedai kereta dh ni.  Frankly speaking, ada yg dtg kerja kt Qatar semata2 utk dptkan their dream car.  Byk kereta yg best2 affordable kt sini, yg kalau kt M'sia kita hanya mampu bermimpi.  Car price is almost 1/2 cheaper than our home country, while petrol price was damn cheap too!!  We refueled the car (masa tu indicator dia dh merah), full tank harga minyak dia cuma QR40.00 (RM34.14).  Murah tak??

Ok, jom ikut I jalan2.....

harta karun kt tepi2 jalan je ni

last week I lalu jln ni, kereta ni dh tersadai kt sini.  yesterday, I lalu pun kereta eksiden ni masih di situ

intai2 kot ada wild camel yg sesat....

di Qatar, traffic light x byk, roundabout yg paling byk...letih...asyik nk kena lalu ikut roundabout je

sandstorm, tapi x kuat sgt

ha, kt sini la we all akan tinggal nnti

speed limit x boleh lebih 25km/hr, siap ada polis lagi kt dlm yg pantau speed limit

dh sampai - pintu masuk dapur

main door

pintu pagar ke backyard, there's one room at the back.  complete with toilet/bathroom.  since we don't have maid, that room will be empty.  EMB cakap, kita buat guest room.  kot2 la member blogger I nk dtg visit! 

kt tepi rmh...we all dpt rmh hujung....semi-D (2-storey)

sekolah

Lulu hypermarket, kalau nk beli pinggan mangkuk kt sini la tempatnya....corelle agak murah jugak sini

Panel Clinic @ Al-Ahli Hospital & Hyatt Plaza

Saturday, Jan 14, 2012 -Well, si kakak & Sophie are not feeling well.  Sophie couldn't sleep last night due to her blocked nose & coughing.  I don't want to wait any longer & rushed them to the clinic the next morning.  Panel Clinik company terletak dlm kawasan Al-Ahli Hospital.  EMB cakap hospital ni mcm hotel!

Kt clinic ni x perlu tunggu lama, ada ramai Dr yg bertugas, mungkin 10 orang Dr or more.  Dr yg we all jumpa Dr arab, surprised he knows a few Malay words like 'batuk", & even asked me sneezing in our language!  Service ok, medicine pun ok.  After that, we catched a cab to go to the Hyatt Plaza!

@ the clinic

Flashback

I pernah kena during last Ramadhan, when Sophie got an asthma attack, the whole night, the whole day were ruined.  It was severe attacked as she couldn't breathe, she couldn't sleep.  We rushed her to the Klinik Rantau at 3.00am to get the nebulizer.  and she was referred to MCK.  After the test & x-ray done, yes, paru2 kena jangkitan kuman.  Admitted @ daycare while waiting for room.  The whole day seems not going to be ok.  Until buka puasa pun we didn't get a room, they said, bilik ada...tgh polish...

After break fasting, we've decided not to let Sophie admitted, we're going home.  Sure, we're having problem of discharging Sophie without a Dr's consent.  The billing staff said that they can't let us go....We sticked to our decision, we want to go back.  Whatever will be will be......, lastly the billing staff asked us to sign @ the bill, they will call us later to setlle.  That is the worst day in that year.  I don't want to go to MCK again.  All I want is be honest to us.  Let say, xde bilik, cakap lah xde.  Jgn xde bilik tapi ckp ada.  

I continued Sophie's medication & treatment @ Klinik Alamanda Kerteh.  There is where I rasa selesa dgn Dr kt situ.  I told him from beginning to the end of the story.  The MCK staff didn't call me, I'm the one who called them to check on the bill whether it is ready or not.  The bill is ready, I have to go there to sign on the bill.  Luckily, all the expenses are covered by the company.  But, we are ready just in case we have to bear all the expenses by ourselves.  ye la kan, dh jadi kes pulak ni dgn MCK.  Takut kena charge patient lari.  We're not running away!!  We just didn't satisfied with the service, we have the right not to continue the treatment.  Merapu jauh pulak I, terkenangkan kisah last year.  Ujian yg bertimpa-timpa di bulan Ramadhan...

I told EMB that by hook or by crook, we must go to the Hyatt Plaza.  I want to buy something @ Daiso.  Yes, Qatar pun ada Daiso taw!  The flat price is QR7.00 for all items unless stated otherwise.  Kt M'sia flat price is RM5.00.  I'm looking for laundry net, try to find @ other store but couldn't find one.  This is very important to me sbb all my brassiere & panties abis rosak akhlak masuk washing machine.  Kalau ada laundry net, dia protect the delicate clothing dr rosak.  

Sambil2 tu I did some survey on furniture @ Home 'r' Us.  Wah...ok jugak furniture kt sini.  Harganya boleh tahan....mahal tapi berkualiti.  But since company gave us some money to spend on furniture, it was a big relief la kan.  x payah nk keluar duit sendiri utk beli all the furnitures.  If EMB resigned before 4 years of service, we have to pay the furniture allowance back to the company!  That's how the company made the staff stayed longer.  They want us to feel comfortable.  Bukan senang nk senang sebenarnya, we have to start from scratch.  Although we have everything in our home country, here we are just about to begin our new life...not as easy as 1,2,3...

I just got a phone call from EMB, he said that we can move to Al-Khor community this week.  Finally, a permanent house!  What a relief!!!   I will posting the photo of our permanent house before we move.  I'm afraid that, it may take some time to get connected to the internet  again.  Gah...can't imagine a day without the internet!

Hyatt Plaza, The largest shopping cart in the world (?)! - pic from google

Hyatt Plaza is a shopping mall located in Al Waab Area next to Villaggio Mall in Doha, Qatar.
It features:

• International shops and restaurant chains.
• A large food court with various fast food.
• Jungle zone is a play area for children.
• Giant Stores hypermarket.

 Source:  Wikipedia

Daiso - pic from Google

Home 'r' Us

Shater Abbas Restaurant

Kofta

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