Hello everyone ... it's now in the middle of winter in UK and life is just so dull and boring ... judge for yourself ... it's school hols yet we can't go anywhere because the roads are icy, trains and flights are mostly cancelled and the weather is sooo bloody cold! I'm also wrecking my brains in deciding what to cook on a daily basis. If i don't cook, there's no restoran tom yum or KFC or McD to order from. The only options are Dellacasa kebab and pizza and Rice and Spice (Indian & Bangladeshi food). I would give almost anything for a plate of sotong kangkung and lala goreng pedas right now!! boo hooo ...This morning, I told hubby that the only other times when I would want to come and live overseas again in the future is if I'm on sent on official posting or if I'm on holiday.
I don't only miss Malaysian food but also my family and close friends. I know I'm nearing 40 years of age ... but after a few months of being in UK at the end of last year, I really do finally understand that true friends are hard to find. It really puzzles me how I had no problems with finding true friends when I was in Msia even after a few months of knowing each other but until now I can confidently say that I have yet to find any msians here who is worthy enough to be my close friend. Instead, what the Msians in Norwich have taught me so far are :-
1. Wearing a tudung does not mean you are a good and trustworthy person;
2. Being an Ustaz does not mean that you always practise what you preach;
3. Money talks;
4. Your upbringing is truly reflected in the way you carry yourself; and
5. Not all Malaysians are not selfish.
So, suffice to say ... the only other person in UK (apart from hubby and my son) who I feel safe in telling all my secrets and grievances to is my friend Aishah who is doing her PhD in Newcastle. We've been friends for more than 10 years and throughout the times we have kept each other's secrets and gossipped about so many things ... yet I know I can trust her.
OK enough abt all the lessons I've learnt in 2009 and 2010. It's going to be 2011 in a few days ... and do I have any resolutions??? Errrr ... NO!! hahaha. Never believed in new year's resolution and don't think I'll be changing my mind about it any time soon. BUT ... I will try to blog more and include photos here to make my blog more interesting. Even if no one reads my blog ... who cares? It is at least a place where I can vent and rant!! Toodles everyone!
Alhamdulillah, finally this blog active again. Tak tahu la mimpi apa tuan tanah ni. One thing I like about bloggong is ... I can express my feeling dengan panjang lebar and not many friends know the exsitance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the complement tuan tanah. That what's friend for. I pun sejak berumahtangga ni x ramai kawan. Most of the things, I shared with my husband. Itu I kata selalu, kami nak puas bersama-sama sebelum ajal memisahkan kami.
Aku sebelum ni tak brp gemar nak berblog sbb tak reti nak upload gambar.Tapi smlm aku try dah boleh. Lagipun mcm ko kata la kan ... blog ni kita boleh menceceh panjang2 and lebih bebas sbb hanya those yg kita specially invite je yang tau. Aku dah fed up kat FB tu ... privacy issues, pastu ada a few kat friends list tu yg bukan la termasuk kategori kawan yg kita rasa close enough to share everything, tapi kalau delete pulak kang terasa hati pulak and ada impact negative pulak atas persahabatan. Cuma makcik ni tgh cuba nak telak gadget shoutbox mcm kat ur blog, tapi tak boleh2 jugak ... huhuhu.
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