Off from Internet

Yeah it was nice off from internet for a few days.. who say peoples can't live without it? Yes, I can do hehehe even it a bit strange. So what I do without Internet..yeah went to holiday.

I went to Barcelona for a 4 days, it was a lovely trip, out from cold and grey weather ... there temprature not so cold and not so warm, about 21- 25 celcius but already make two of us boiling. First night was so cold, second night we were boiling and third night was cold back,,strange and make us wondering.

Barcelona it's a nice city, and I guess better way far from London, interms of cleaness, crowd and for me it's calm city but other than that London are cheap for food and cloths, perfume and etc.. Their metro (underground transportation) are way to clean and just need extra carefull with pick pocket.

On our 1st day..we were lucky because we got a chance to watch a fantastic and spectacular colourful musical fountain near Placa Nacional..

Language mmmm even all them speak spanish but they do can speak english,,so no worries for travellers.

Food...mmm yummy seafood... tapas and paella ve to try it if we go to Spain.. and there are few halal restaurant too.. (need to find it )..

Beach.. yeah next time need to bring beach suite,,nice beaches Barceloneta beach..lots of activities there we can do and see too.

Museums.. mmmm a bit expensive for the entrance but why not just go 1 or 2 museum better than nothing.

After soooo long

After soooo long and I totally forgot, that I ve a blog he he he....

Anyway, am still in East London.. same thing and nothing change. Time goes as usual and normal but as a human, always thought that times goes very fast. Without am realize it, on 10 Oct 2009..am already 1 year staying abroad.

For the first time of my life, am celebrating Ramadhan and Syawal far and far away from my family, but Alhamdulillah I managed and did it.

On 7 Oct, Kak Ros came to London and on 9 Oct ,,,Cindy came to London,,, but now all gone back to Malaysia. Am pretty upset, coz I cant spend too much times with them.as am not feeling well and at same time have to work,, really sorry my friends even I do really miss to catch up with u guys.

This week,,,is the last week am gonna stay in Woodside Road.. we ve to move out as one of my housemate move out to Central... it's a bit stress for me, coz I wanna go holiday to Spain on 16 Oct but at same time ve to move out.. but luckly Arham will stay a bit longer till am back from Spain,,thank you so much to him.,,Such a nice and very considerate person.

2nd trip

My 2nd trip was last week (3 - 5 April 2009)

New Castle, this is another nice place tooo.. 10 of us went there and we drove 2 cars.

Some of them went to watch football match.. chelsea vs Newcastle.

While they watching the game, so all the girls went for sightseeing and tooks nice pics.

-Grand Millenium bridge..castle, beach, china town...

Weekend trips with lodgers in UK

Hmmm my 1st salaries as a babysitter... I went to Conventry & Brimingham.

I went to watch football match at Conventry (Chelsea vc Coventry city) in Ricoh Arena stadium.

After the match we went for sightseeing,,nice city. We had a chicken cottage for our lunch and dinner.

Next we went to Brimingham, thought wanna watch badminton (All England - Semifinal) but we arrived there late and at same time not enough budget for the ticket entry he he he.

All of us fell in love with Brimingham city.. very lovely and not really pack like London, even we went at night. Will go there again ;p

Am a Nanny

Now almost 2 months, I become a babysitter for a Greek family in London. A bit tough for me, because I ve no experienced taking care of children but Alhamdulillah I manage.

I thought, it was boring but it's not. I need to bring those kids to playground, toy library, music class and to the park.. everyday differents places.

Hope, I can stay longer be a bit ,,,at least for 10 months or even more ;p . They give 20 days leaves in a year,, work from monday till friday (8.30 - 5.00pm) like a office hour.

Holiday Maker

Mmmmm now am almost 4 months, as a working holiday maker..even some peoples said am insane or crazy because just gave up my good life in Malaysia and go to UK for holiday and try to do any kind of job likes waitress, sales promoter or nanny or bla bla bla. Sold my car.. quick a job as a Business Analyst which I earn salary really a lots.. but I don't care, I just want an experienced before I ve a commitment (have my own happy family...he he he)

I had been tour to Scotland, Brussel, Luxemburg, Holland, Germany and France. Than a took a tour in London and some part outside west england.

Now , my turn to work, job hunting with a visa that am holding "Holiday Maker Visa" which allow me to holiday and work in UK for 2 years. A bit difficult for me to find a job now, as now economy not so good (credit crunch),, but I cant give up as I need to earn some money to pay my livin cost in London and pay my debt in Kuala Lumpur.

On last dec 2008, i had been working for a few weeks in cafe as a waitress but cant stay longer as they need me to work from 11am till 12am ... I can do it but I cant stand with the weather, really cold for me.. as I coming from country which have summer for 12 months :P.

For right now ,,, am still on job hunting, hopefully I will get something soon... and I believe there are something for me outside there. GO GO

Eid Mubarak

BEKTIC'S STORY

Bektic Fatima is from Joseva village in Bratunac, in Bosnia.
“I lost my husband in the war; he was killed by a bomb. His body was never found. I can’t even count the members of my family who have been killed in this war.
I am faced with a very difficult situation. I went to visit my son who lives in Ilijas, with his family. It was good to see them on this blessed day, but I couldn’t wait to come back home, as I saw how hard they are finding it to survive and how life is difficult for them also.
We got these wooden houses from a donor. He sometimes brings us some food. I cook, but I am not able to make anything special. I eat just to survive.
We live 40 kilometres from Bratunac. It is wilderness. We are surrounded by forest, so when the season of mushrooms or some forest herbs arrives, we collect it and sell it.
Unfortunately we do not have any kind of animals here. If we for example had chickens the foxes from the forest would come and eat them.
The crisis has been with us for 10 months, since we came back to our pre-war home. I have two sons living in Sarajevo, one of them is working as a manual labourer and he is struggling to provide his family with the basic needs. The other one is not working, he is an invalid. The children who live with me are faced with many difficulties, but I am not able to help them more. God is my witness that I am doing everything I can.
Our life was completely different before the war. We had everything. Many people were living here, but now it is just forest. But I had to come back here. This is my home.
This is the first time I have received Qurbani meat. I am very thankful for that. The children like the Qurbani meat with macaroni. Any assistance means a lot to me. With this meat we will have a good lunch for days. I am very grateful. Also, I am so happy that you have come to visit. Sometimes I look at the street, hoping I will see someone passing. There is no one here. Just forest. Thank you for your visit.
I live with my daughter and her son; he is in the fifth grade at elementary school. The main income we have is my pension, and that is 300 KM ( €150). This is not enough for us to have a normal life.
The main problem is life without electricity, water and heating. In the house we had before the war, we had everything. Electricity, water, even a washing machine. We had two cows, sheep and 15 bulls. We had everything.
Now I live in one room, 16 square metres. We don’t have a bathroom; we use plastic wash-basins to take a bath. It is very difficult to cope with this. I don’t have any plans or hopes for the future. I would like to have some animals, which would make me feel alive again. I have high blood pressure and diabetes. My health is not good, but I am surviving.
I would like to thank Islamic Relief for your help and assistance. I am happy that you have come to visit, to see in what kind of circumstances we live. I hope you will come again and you will remember us again