kak Hjh Sinah...sampai jumpa lagi

Especially for Kak Hjh :P

sarapan pagi dan menjamu selera

We had a farewell gathering last Thursday for our beloved friend Kak Hjh Asinah, from the Brunei Embassy. We gathered at around 1030am and enjoyed the home made meals. Nasi lemak, laksa sarawak, pais daging, sambal udang,shepherd's pie,karipap,kueh kueh,teh tarik etc... mmm...yummy.

Later in the afternoon, someone came up with an idea to extend the gathering sampai malam and decided to make a BBQ. A 2 in 1 farewell party. So they started to send text messages and
call those who already left. It was really fun, as there's so many chef turun padang.Everyone was so busy cooking. They came up with different kind of dishes.

It was a pleasure to have you guys around. Our last guest left at 1.30am ....hehee

To Kak Hjh Sinah, all the best to you and keep in touch always.

Happy Hjh sarinah atuu... Ibu Novi chapek ya lepas masak daging dendeng....

Lepas makan sembang sembang....panas jua lah diluar atu may be around38c. Biasa jua sudah kali ahh?

Kak Hjh Sinah , merdu suara nya buleh jadi artis ....

Yg dibelakang atu kan menari usulnya...panas udah enjin

Chef Roslee on the phone, order c'ken wing aaaa..... 25kg :P

Chef dgn isterinya tengah prepare makanan

Chef Hjh Rasimah sedang marinate & mencabut bulu ayam.....hehehe

Gambar ramai

With all the beautiful ladies

chocolate cake especially for you...yummy :P

We gonna miss you dear......

Sports Award dinner

A sports award dinner was held last night at Crowne Plaza Hotel by British School of Muscat. My son got a surprise of a lifetime when he was awarded as "the player of the year" under 14 during the award ceremony. A well deserved award for him for representing his school's in football. He represented his school to Bahrain & Dubai. He played actively in Muscat leagues eversince he came to Muscat 6years ago. Well done Hazim!

BSM Artefacts at Fine Arts Shatti 2009

BSM Artefacts opens at Fine Arts Shatti

BSM Art display
Bsm student painted zombie ....
Mr Ali Khaliq, the Regional Manager of Qatar Airways talking to Ira
Ira's art work on display
Opening ceremony by Qatar Airways Regional Manager

Pictures below courtesy of Oman Observer
We are featured in today's paper too.




ARTEFACTS’ — The British School Muscat’s exhibition of Art & Design — began at the Omani Society for Fine Arts on Sunday evening. It was formally opened by Ali Abdul Khaliq Ibrahim, Qatar Airways’ Regional Manager for the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, in the presence of senior staff of The British School, students, parents and other guests.
Artefacts 2009 — the sixth in the current series of annual exhibitions by BSM — showcases the art and design work of GCSE and A Level students, as well as those of Key Stage Three (Years 7- 9). The five-day show, which concludes on May 28, also offers art enthusiasts an insight into the creative development each student goes through, and the excellent creative standards achieved by BSM students.
In remarks to the Observer, the chief guest, Ali Abdul Khaliq, praised the high standards of the work on display, as well as the creative potential of the young artists behind the exhibits. “It’s truly amazing that young students can produce such incredible work. Some of the artists here have explored themes, media and colour schemes that pay testimony to their artistry and talent. I was also pleased to see that many of the exhibits blend Omani concepts and motifs with themes drawn from the artist’s own cultural background. This artistic effort in bridging cultures is a noteworthy feature.”
The chief guest also paid tribute to the prodigious talent of the student artists whose work is on show at Artefacts. “I was impressed by the fact that many of the exhibits on display was the result of a few hours of work in front of the canvas. This goes to show how gifted these students are. For our part, Qatar Airways is keen to encourage and nurture such talent. In our effort to recognise such talent, we have advised the Head of The British School that the best entry will get a ticket to any one of the 16 destinations served by Qatar Airways in Europe.”
Earlier, in welcome remarks at the inauguration, a senior representative of the British School praised the Head of Art & Design Department, Rachel Connor, for her “outstanding contribution” in enhancing Art & Design standards at the school. Achievement and standards continued to rise under Connor’s leadership, he noted, as was attested by the presence of an incredible four students from the British School in the top ten ranking of performing students in the GCSE Art and Design examination last year.

lazy day...

Nothing much to do today. We had lunch , the Hydrabad briyani and mutton curry. On the way,traffic was awful and the summer heat makes me dizzy. I dozed off at the sofa while watching tv this afternoon. It's been a while rasa nya "enda tidur tengahari".
Normally I have to rush to fetch my kids from school, but since Hazim had a guitar lesson till 5pm today, so I can sleep longer.

That's it for now..I am signing off and see you tomorow. :)

It's so bizarre...

Yesterday evening around my neighbourhood...it's so bizarre the temperature is around 35c....and so windy. Alhamdulillah.....

...and my favourites stuff

Princess Zahira's room

living room chandelier........luv it

hazim's room

my favourit shabby chic bed linen....luv it

chandelier @ master bedroom , shabby chic style.....luv it



Just can't wait to go back to our home sweet home ...................

Temperature this afternoon

today at 2.20pm.....

GCSE commences tomorrow

Feels like yesterday, I remember sending my little Ira to ABC school in KB. Now ....my daughter Zahira, is going to sit for her GCSE and it's actually going to be tomorrow. I am wishing my Ira the best of luck in her exams and we pray for your success and ours prayers will always be with you.


Amin ..... Amin.

late lunch

Sengaja pulang ku tu ahh ....ku tais liur kan makan nasi

briyani so ani nasi briyani di Bin Ateeq, the traditional Omani restaurant at Al Khuwair.

Huge portion , can share 2 or 3 people (small eater like me lah) .

So if u happen to drop by in Oman, let me treat you there.

what's for Breakfast?

On the way to send Hadi to school this morning, I dropped by at Select filing station to get some Dunkin Donuts. Hadi bought some for school too :)

......sugary chemical & am feeling a bit hyper now!

Congrats!

Miswani, standing 2nd left

I would like to congratulate a close friend's daughter by the name of, Miswani Hj Zolkefri or Neneng for her convocation at ITB today. Her mum text me and she is very happy and she's proud of her achievement. "Well done Ibu". You deserve it.

Mabrook Neneng for the new job too. Hmmm, bila kan belanja tu ahh?

p.s photos courtesy Neneng...aunty ambil ahh picture ani. :)

Majlis doa selamat

Hj Ismail , new chef...... :P
We held a doa selamat ceremony at our new house, Dar Amenah, a week ago and invited all our Bruneian families to the gathering. We thank you all for coming..........Thanks for the kueh mueh jua......very delicious...and mouth watering. :p

Visitors from Brunei

santai santai bersama ibu ibu selepas makan malam

Bruneian ladies with YB's wife


YB Hj Shafiee & YB Hj Othman with a group of Bruneian in Oman .
Both were here for the first time and we managed to have a small 'makan' despite their heavy schedule.
They left Oman the next day at 10am.

Breakfast at the Ambassador's

The Bruneian ladies in Oman were invited by the Brunei Ambassador's wife for breakfast at her residence in Oman. Many thanks to Puan Hjh Multazam for hosting and inviting us to her beautiful residence in Shatti Al Qurum. There were plenty of Brunei food served, including traditonal delicacies prepared by us and Puan Hjh herself, definitely a day to remember.

We are back on line!

Finally...... our internet connection is back. Ever since we moved to our new house we have been applying for the land line and ADSL, unfortunately the service provider which is Omantel were unable to provide us just yet as their cabinets are full. You can imagine how frustrating is that.

Anyway, we got our house phone connected two days ago and I am soooo happy, the waiting game is finally over and the kids are really excited after not being able to browse or even do their own thing during that two freaking months apart from using their mobile wap which cost them a bomb!

Happy Birthday sista

Happy Birthday dear sis Faizah .....Hope ur b'day is fill with joy & happiness, eventhough
u have to spent few hours in Kb hospital last night after being diagnosed with food poisoning and was given a drip. What a night to remember ......

Hope u love the flowers tooo...apa tu ada sapak? haahhhaa...just u n me saja tau tu sis....

Love always n forever from us.

Hadi- ~Happy Birthday~ T'noi.....

scourching hot

If I am not mistaken while driving down to MQ at 2pm to pick up my kids, the temperature reaches its highest .....43c. :( Fuhhhhh...I am all sweating.
panas ani wahh..


Btw, we had our house phone connected yesterday n hopefully the internet is back in a few days time, as usual i am signing in from Costa cafe and believe it or not their aircondition is out of order and I am out of here..... Ciao