Saturday, June 28, 2008

My Mum's Birthday



24th June 2008.Guess what day it was. It was my mom's birthday. She is .................years old now. She is very important to all of us. At first we celebrated at the hotel where we live in Sur. It was so "Sepi'. I was so sad about that. Because it was kind of unfair. We have a very fine and happy birthday party before. My mom was not sad. But I was. Then we went out to a restaurant. It was called Al Khashaf Restaurant. It was very nice. We have some Turkish meals. Mumy invited her friends over to that restaurant. Went I went in... I saw many balloons hanging. I know that my father was up to something. But then I just ignore it and have my meal. Suddenly, the restaurant workers switch off the lights. Then we say, “why what is this?""Maybe they want us to go out”. Then came a trolley with a cake on top of it. And it was written.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY SURIANI SHARIFF. And it was a two layer cake. And it was delicious. There was one banana on top of it. And we all sang Happy Birthday to my mom. It was a very funny moment at that time. Apparently my mom was shy. Because she thinks that she was very old for a birthday party.

Here's something that my mom would like to read...

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Whatever happens to you,
I will always be there for you.....

Actually this is the real one...

A mom...
Taught me how to walk,
Taught me how to talk.

Wear my diapers for me and,
Always make me happy.

Kiss me goodnight and,
Always hold me tight.

Pray for me,
So I will never fear.

Today's her birthday,
I will never forget.

She doesn’t feel sad if her party went wrong,
She always knows what’s best for me.

She loves us no matter who we are.

That's what makes her so special,

We don’t know what to say,

But I can only say.....TU..TU..TU..

Ibuku dikaulah Ratu Hatiku.....
And we will always love you!



By
Amanda Zulkarnain

Sunday, June 22, 2008


It used to be...

Every weekend we go to nenek's house,

You tell us funny stories until we laugh on the floor,

I remember when you fell off the bed on the floor when you were asleep,

I also remember the time you were locked by ali in the bathroom till you have to call for rescue,

I also remember that you gave your handphone to Adam,

All of us always go to the hotel together, you were there.

Whenever we did something wrong you will always correct us,

You are just like a second father to us,


But now all of those funny stuffs are gone,

You left us so fast,

My tears can't stop falling every time I see your picture,

On 9.6.2008 I received a sad news that you were already gone,

But i always know that one day we will meet you in heaven Pak check.....


By,Amanda Zulkarnain

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Minyak naik ,Suhu Omanpun naik ,darahpun nak naik

Minyak naik ,Suhu Omanpun naik ,darahpun nak naik

Walaupun harga barang2 di Lulu (tempat kami soppingtula yang tak tido siangtu ) kerap naik,

tapi harga minyak sini masih seperti biasa. Lagipun, setakatni tak ada nampak barang yang

naik mendadak sampai 78sen seliter. Terkejut juga baca Utusan online pagi ni tentang

kenaikan harga petrol, diesel, gas & elektrik di sana. Rasanya family & kawan2 pasti ramai

yang mengeluh. Sedih pun ada sebab ada gambar tunjuk beratus2 biji kereta beratur malam

tadi untuk beli minyak kat stesen Petronas sebelum 12 tgh malam, kejadian yang telah kami

lalui 2-3 tahun lepas. Masa tu sampai kat Pertonas Presint 11 dekat rumah tu baru 3 minit

lepas pukul 12 tgh malam, terpaksa la bayar harga baru. Masa tu baru naik 10 sen seliter.

Bayangkan masani kalau terlewat 3 minit tu kena bayar 78sen seliter! Berdoalah.


Menara di Sur

Hmm suhu di sini dah sampai 47 darjah celcius.Panastu..Waktu kami balik dari Sur

singgah di Muscat atas urusan kerja .Berhenti di `traffic light'ada bacaan suhu tertulis 47

darjah celcius.Tapi kata cikgu Arab kami bacaantu tak tepat,mungkin dah sampai 50 celcius

Terkejutnya.Patutla dlm keretapun rasa panas. Kena bukak nombor 3 `air cond'nya. Bila hujan

nak datangni...KuasaMu Ya Allah. Kadang dengar bunyi air mendidihpun rasa macam bunyi

hujan. Bunyi dengkur pulak rasa bunyi guruh !!! Betulni!!Rindu hujan..Ya Allah. Ada angin

tapi angin panas. Panas, panas . Sebabtu ada kawan cerita bila hujan turun orang kat sini

terus sujud syukur di mana-mana...tepi jalan, di padang, di pasar...





Pohon kurma yang kekeringan...



Ada satu lagi cerita panasni... Di Muscat kami hendak singgah di Mutrah salah satu

tempat membelah belah yang bukan dalam gedung besar, tapi di buat khas kedai-kedai

berderet,ramaila selalunya orang datang sini, parkingnya baruje dikenakan berbayar. Jadi

kamipun bayarla parking sebab tiket perlu diletakkan pada`dash board' kereta.Jadi suruhla

Adam yang letakkan pada `dash board 'kereta.Tempat baya parkingtu jauh,parking keretapun

jauh.


Adam pergi sorang kami tengok dari jauh,Sebelumtu sempatla bergambar...sebab tepi

pantai,ada tempat duduk lagi. Kami jalan dulu di hadapan . Sini tak apa tak takut,

Insyaallah ok. Pesan pada Adam letakkan tiket parkingtu dalam kereta di depan. Nak tahu apa

jadi...? Mungkin salah kami juga tak terangkan betul-betul pada Adam...


Adam bukan sahaja letakkan tiket parkingtu pada `dash board 'kereta tapi dia letakkan

sekali kunci kereta pada `dash board 'dalam kereta dan ....dia kunci keretatu pada pintu.

Amanda tanya mana kunci kereta, dia kata dia dah letak pada dash board keretala.

MasyaAllah! Kami patah balik ke kereta dah sah memang tak boleh bukak pintu kereta. Hati

banyak panaslo...dengan cuaca yang memang panasnih.






Lihatlah kunci kereta...yang di tinggalkan ....



Sabar menunggu...hingga matahari terbenam...


`Call' seorang kawan tak ada jawapan...jadi nak tahu kami call siapa..`call' orang yang

pernah tanya nak beli gelang Amanda dulu. Alhamdulillah dia carikan orang tapi kami kena

tunggu lebih dua jam . Dari terang dah gelap. Yang lucunya orang yang datangtu bawa truck,

macamla kunci kereta kamitu besar benarkan...lebih kurang sepuluh minit pintu kereta boleh

buka dia guna dawaije...apa lagi...kanak-kanak riangku menjerit ,"yeah, dah boleh masuk

kereta! senangje orangtu bukakkan mak !!!" Mujur masatu dah pukul 8 malam , hati dah

sejuk..Bertuahnya kami...diuji lagi dengan Kesabaran.Nak kata apalagi.




dan....tempat kasut yang berjaya di`musnahkan' semasa cuti sekolahni.Keluar

tajuk sikit.


By,

Cikgu Sue

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Alis birthday!!!!!!

I'm so busy in June I'm the party planner for every birthday.I bet even for my birthday I'm still the party planner.Ohh well what can I do?
Guess where we bought this cake?It is bought freshly and 100% from the oven of Suriani's bakery.And designed by me.Its very Yummy... Now it is sale here so come and grab yours!!! 3 days left.......think about it... don't miss this special offer!!!!!!

Ali opens a gift from Adam.Thank you abang!!!


8 June 2008 is Ali's 6th birthday.....No one from Malaysia wished him.Its ok we are to far away....

1st Anniversary

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Today is Adam's Birthday


Today I read a story book called the tale of supernatural if I read the book is very enjoyable and scared too, and today is my B day mak tok, tok wan, nenek, mak cek, pak cek and all my cousin wish me and dont forget to look at my picture.and my cake is pizza hahaha

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

SUR DAN MINUM AIR BUNGA

Sur dan minum air bunga.

Kami ke Sur, salah satu daerah dalam Oman.Tempatni pernah kena taufan Gonu 6 Jun tahun lepas,2007.Khabarnya teruk juga. Bangkit pukul 4.30 pagi sebab perjalanan akan mengambil masa lebih kurang tujuh jam. Anak-anak `excited' sebab cuti sekolah. Selalupun bangkit pagi cakap dengan dia orang ," Selamat pagi, lipat selimut, minum air masak, makan kurma dan boleh terus bergaduh..." Dia orang gelak dulu...tak jadila bergaduh kejab...cuti sekolah masa banyak...satu hari tak bertekak tak sah!

Unta dalam bahasa Arab disebut `Jamal'

Kami bertolak tepat pukul 6 pagi..tapi suasana macam dah pukul 10 atau 11 pagi, yang beza cuma jalan sunyi ,tak ada kereta dan taula ada sesetengah orang masih tidur lagi...Macam kereta kamije yang lalu di jalan Omanni.Kami akan ke Muscat dulu,lalu highway yang tak bertol,sekejab rasa dah sampai Muscat pukul 8 pagi.Nak singgah Mc Donald tapi tutup lagi..banyak kedai yang tutup lagi. Dari Muscat kami ke Sur. Biasala jalanya bukit-bukit pasir,tak ada highway, nampak banyak unta dan keldai.Kadangtu jalannya macam tak ada apa kat depan..sesekali nampak ribut pasir atau puting beliung pasir yang kecil..cantik dan kami menjerit.Banyakla papan tanda tulis ~Wadi Crossing.~
Bersama orang Malaysia di Sur...Nik dan Sharifah.

Kami tiba di Sur lebih kurang pukul 12 setengah...tapi semua kedai dah tutup.Ada Pizza Hut tapi tutup juga. Tak rancang nak pergi rumah orang Malaysia di Surni...tapi `call' dia sebab nak tanya tempat makan yang buka...tapi sibuk dia call suruh datang rumah dia orang. Cantiknya rumah dia orang sebab tepi pantai. Apartment empat tingkat.
Sibuk memasak masatu juga nasi goreng dan telur goreng..Terima kasih. Petangnya mereka bawa kami ke Menara Sur .Indahnya pemandangan sebab tepi pantai.Ada sampan kecil dan besar . Jalannya kadang ada air laut di tengah. Malamnya kami janji nak tengok penyu.


Selepastu kami ke rumah orang Sudan. Di rumah orang Sudanni dia jamu air bunga raya dan makanan tadisional Sudan, anak-anak kata macam makan putu mayam .. Masa dia buat airtu isteri dia tanya..,you drink hibiscus? Terkejut juga sebab tak pernah minumpun air bunga rayani. Tapi jawab dengan teragak-agak minum...nak rasa juga macam mana air bunga rayani. Dia kata air bunga rayani baik untuk tekak dan paru-paru. Rasanya macam air ribena dan masa balik dia bagi satu paket air serbuk bunga rayani ...Made in Sudan.



Dia kata nanti dia balik Sudan dia akan bawa lagi.Nanti kami balik Malaysia kami bawa kopi tongkat Ali ya.Insyallah. Orang-orang di Malaysia bolehla cuba minum air bunga raya nanti . guna bunga merah kot. Tapi tengok depan paketni ada banyak gambar bunga.Maknanya kami dah minum air bunga...baguskan!


Bye,

Cikgu Sue.