daylight saving time

• adjusted the clock one hour back this morning
• the end of daylight saving time (DST)
• now 8 hours behind Malaysia time

trojan

• very windy outside
• did not go out this morning
• too free at home

phone call...

• such a wonderful morning
• my phone rang. someone actually called me early this morning
• it's my boss from Kuching
• received less than 10 phone calls since arriving in Liverpool
  
• that's less than what i used to get in half a day
• hoping for more calls
  

Saturday morning surprise

• went out for an early jog in search for another nearby Tesco Metro (Edge Hill)
• was told it's good coz there's no uphill street after grocery shopping
• failed to locate the place coz got all the directions wrong
• saw car boot sale on the way back (at the church's car park)
• bought 5 books and a xylophone for baby
• all for just one pound

early morning to the market

• took some photos while on my way to market early this morning
• just some buildings along the way to the market

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Hardman Street. Going downhill (empty handed) towards city center. But going uphill after shopping and marketing!

St. Luke's Church

St. Luke's Church

Bold Street. Very busy during the day. Leads to city center.

Veg & fruits stall, Bold Street. buy veg here weekly.

Radio City Tower. Liverpool's FM radio.

Wide open area. This place will be full of people later in the day.

Tesco Metro. getting most of our foodstuffs here.


St. Johns. Wilkinson, Poundland & 99p Shop, etc, all in there.

A simple direction map showing few of the iconic landmarks in Liverpool.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King

• a picture of this very beautiful church
• it's also very grand and nice inside
• history of the church here
  

Baby's Play Group

• baby has a play group now
• young children getting together to play, like we adults get together to eat and talk
• 2 hour session every thursday & friday morning
  
• it's free but so many toys and stuffs to play
• there's even a modern multi sensory room (no pics, room under renovation)
• why can't we have this kind of facilities back home?

Baby's Play Group: Family Resource Centre & Toy Library

Baby showing off

Baby playing with our Msian neighbour's son

Nice map! Can show others where we're from.

Messy room

running

• managed to go for a run yesterday evening
• last time wanna run so easy, but not here
  
• cold and wet, but nice
• breathing is different, and need time to adapt to new running environment
• hope can run everyday to burn off calories
  

Pork Char Siew

• tried roasting char siew meat
• not really a success yet, some minor adjustments required
• will try again next week

my dinner

• had pizza for dinner this cold saturday night
• added bacon to the cheese & tomato pizza bought from tesco
• only 99pence

Hari Raya Gathering

• attended a hari raya gathering this afternoon
• lots of Msian here in Liverpool, around 200 plus
  
• met lots of nice, helpful people
• had nice raya food: curry, masak merah, etc.

our little liverpool apartment

our living and dining room

kitchen

hallway from door to living room (left) and bedroom (right)

bathroom & toilet

• forgotten to take picture of bedroom when its tidy..hahaha
  

first drop of sweat in liverpool

• after so many days, finally got my first drop of sweat
• curry chicken for dinner
• i can cook curry!!!
• spicy curry chicken, lots of gravy, mix wtih plain rice, with two fried eggs
• wonderful dinner
• thanks to Aunty Jasmine for the curry paste
  

Selamat Hari Raya

• Selamat Hari Raya to all my friends
• two days holiday back home, but don't have the atmosphere here
• i'm sure the gang are having fun, having breakfast or something
• consider cooking curry tomorrow
• enjoy the holidays!!!
  

liverpool

• Already a week after arriving in Liverpool
• Flying long distance is really difficult
• Flew through darkness from KL to see sunrise in Amsterdam after 12 hours
• Add up all those hours waiting and transiting in airports, total travel hours is more than 20 hours
• So glad once the last leg of the journey was completed when we landed in Manchester Airport
• An hour’s bus ride after that, we’re finally here in Liverpool City
• First impression of the city: ok
• First impression of our family apartment: ok
• Apartment is small and simple: 1 bedroom, 1 toilet/bathroom, a small kitchen and a small living room/dining room
• Good location too. Walking distance to the city center, roughly 15 minutes
• First few days, baby lost her sleep & eat pattern. All the wrong timing due to time difference. She's ok now.
• Spent the first few days locating shops and markets.
• Got our own kitchen to function on the second day. Can’t afford to eat out.
• Found Chinatown and some shops selling our type of foodstuffs. Bought sauces (soya sauce, marinating sauce, etc) and rice.
• Buying the other foodstuffs from Tesco. Like it there. Plenty of choices.
• Prices are ok if no conversion done. If convert to RM, then I will die of hunger here.
• Example: 6 nos of eggs is £1.37. If convert, it’ll be around RM8.50.
• But if earning £, then things are cheap. Can get bread at 50 pence. One whole chicken is £3.
• I’ve become a bargain hunter at Tesco. Always hunting for discounted price items.
• Weather is COLD. It can be sunny, but still very cold.
• Angmo men wear t-shirts, ladies wear miniskirts but I wear thick shirts with winter jacket.
• Pang sai & pang jio also difficult coz toilet seat very cold.
• How I cope with winter, I still have no idea. Should get some wine and whisky ready.
• City center is a nice place. Lots of shops selling all sorts of stuffs. Very crowded too.
• Pubs and cafes here are heaven. It’s a pity I don’t have my “kaki” here.
• Beer is not expensive. Mostly European beer. Canned beer is 1 pint, more than our small little can.
• Can get from supermarket from 50 pence per can onwards, depending on brand. Tiger is expensive.
• Angmo here are football crazy. Mostly Liverpool fans, but not lack of Everton supporters too.
• But I’ll remain sincere to my club. Manchester is just nearby.
• Angmo go drink and watch football, then happily sing and shout in the street when the team wins.
• Have not decided on mobile network yet. Still using the one given to us by the university “meet & greet” team.
• Too many deals and packages from so many operators to choose from. Again, if earning £, it’s cheap. You get free minutes, free text, and even free handphones for those paying monthly packages.
• Even blackberry, 02 smartphones and iphone are free on certain packages.
• No chance to really go explore the city yet. Not easy walking around with a 2-year old baby.
• Will post up pictures soon.
• Miss home so much. Miss my parents.