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.

last update......for now

• time is near
• last posting for now from kuching
• flying off at 8pm
• will miss everyone dearly
• take care
• next posting from City of Liverpool
  

getting ready

• started packing last nite
• bring sufficient amount of stuffs only, but still alot
• hope won't exceed the allowance
• feeling happy and sad at the same time
• leaving home for the first time for long period
• need more durian to make me happy