Sydney : The Journey back

Bangun pukul 6.15 kalau tak silap sambil menari2 tahan kencing sebab toilet occupied.
Oh god the coldness of the morning is seriously not funny.
Mandi & siap dgn cepat then kejut ikhwan bangun.
Dia habis mandi dia settlekan Hilwa while aku pick up last minute stuff around the house.
Temperature Hilwa still ok tapi dia clingy.
But then again previous mornings pun dia camtu, lepas mandi nak orang peluk2 takle letak, sejuk kot.
Dalam 7.35 kitorang gerak turun bawah,
Cab still tak sampai, no calls even.
7.40 wan call cab company & bising2,
Aku pun tak sure apa berlaku exactly but after the call (which was a rather long conversation) maybe dalam 7.50 cab sampai.
Before tu sempat jugak la bergambar dalam kesejukan & said our goodbyes to wan.
In the cab Hilwa takyah duduk car seat but she has to sit on her own & pakai seatbelt.
Alhamdulillah dia ok.
The journey to the airport pun tak lama, dalam 10-15 minit.
Sampai airport kitorang terus check in bag.
Again, beg overweight, 20.7 kg,
Tapi minah tu kasi lepas yeayy!
Itu pun aku dah tumpang some stuff dalam beg kain yg aku bawak dari Malaysia, check in dgn bag lin.
Since it was still early, prolly around 8.30 at that time,
Kitorang jalan slow2 & carik breakfast.
Jumpa kedai Thai halal tapi masa tu cuma ada breakfast sets so order je la.
Sambil tunggu makanan sampai keluar la lauk2, nasi goreng & mee goreng dari kitchen.
Aduh pandang sepi je la.
Ikhwan & Hilwa both taknak makan so aku je la balun sorang2.
Dalam 9.15 start jalan slow2 to customs & stuff.
Orang ramai tapi line moving fast.
Lepas dah check passport, ada mamat tarik aku ketepi utk lalu express lane utk scan handcarry sbb bawak baby.
So aku mintak tunggu ikhwan & lin, dan settle la kitorang berempat dgn expressnya.
Alhamdulillah lagi.
Since we had about 1 hour before boarding, kitorang pun jalan slow2 balik.
Aku dok carik pharmacy utk beli this ointment called Lucas papaw cream or something like that.
Dari the night before bibir aku dah pecah merekah baik punya & all 3 of us muka dah kering & kulit starting to peel off.
& since Hilwa demam, bibir dia pun dah kering aku takut merekah atas flight nanti.
That ointment really saved our lives on the flight.
Aku rasa setiap jam aku apply & even bila dah sampai rumah for the next few days.
Whatever luka merekah2 kat muka & tgn aku baik cepat gila.
& it can also be used for nappy rash so I think I'm gonna kirim a few tubes from wan before deliver nanti.
Anyways, bila dah sampai kat boarding gate kitorang take turns pergi toilet sampai puas, isi air semua siap2,
Then tunggu sampai orang dah lengang baru masuk plane sbb mls nak melanguk kat seat lama2.
We got the 2 inner seats tepi tingkap & aisle seat ada sorang Chinese pakcik duduk.
But tak kisah la kan, just strap up with Hilwa on ikhwan's lap.
Tetibe datang sorang steward tanya are we travelling the 3 of us with baby?
Yes.
Would you like 3 empty seats to yourselves?
Of course!
Dia bawak kitorang ke depan sikit ada byk row kosong.
Alhamdulillah lagi dan lagi!
Dgn pantas kitorang pindahkan hand luggage & all.
10.40 am plane start gerak, tapi there was a long queue so dalam 11.05 baru kitorang take off.
Hilwa was already asleep,
Dapat la dia dalam 2 jam baring atas seat kosong tu.
Masa dia bgn tu mmg dorang dok serve makan so ikhwan took his meal of nasi ayam & Hilwa makan byk.
Then I noticed her temperature dah naik balik, 39.9, so masukkan ubat bontot lagi sekali.
Aku londehkan seluar dia & tukar long sleeve to a short sleeve.
Dia dok relax tgk tab & slowly her temperature went back down.
It was an uneventful flight,
Mostly aku dok melayan Hilwa,
Ada time ikhwan layan dia & aku lelap maybe about an hour.
Bawak dia gi duduk dgn lin kejap,
Then aku lapar so asked for my nasi lemak.
Again, Hilwa makan byk.
Thank god her appetite was there & dia nak minum air byk.
One of my trips to the toilet aku perasan kaki aku dah penuh dgn rashes.
I know abah used to get it kalau dia pergi tempat sejuk dulu,
So I truly am his daughter la.
But I ignored it sbb kalau tak memang aku mental dalam flight tu.
Mana nak mandi tukar baju semua,
Hadap je la seluar jeans dan toilet sempit.
About 2 hours before landing start turbulence but it wasn't terrible.
But it felt sooo long, like I'm so over the flight,
Aku rasa mcm hidung dah kering kontang dok sedut circulated air,
Mana tu aku ckp kat ikhwan, no there's no way we're taking the babies to London next year bahahah..
We landed at 6 pm,
Dekat tempat collect luggage ada surau so jamak zohor & asar.
By the time sampai luar dah dekat maghrib so carik surau & jamak lagi.
Hilwa's temperature naik balik so kitorang carik baby room & mandikan dia.
That's when we noticed cup holder kat stroller hilang.
I blame it fully on Malaysian airports handling.
Haritu Kat Sydney elok je stroller arrived in one piece.
Then dinner kat this Japanese ramen shop.
Hilwa dapat chawan mushi dia.
& that's the end of her fever, thank god.
Lyas picked us up & sent us home, bless him.
Dalam kereta kitorang 3 mmg kiok,
Macam kasi chance orang depan merendek la lulz.
We got home at 10 kot & went straight to sleep.
No time to go all omg we're home, the trip's over.
I was just dead tired hahah!

3rd trimester.

Ok let's take a break from all this Sydney talk.
According to the pregnancy app on my phone, I'm already in my 3rd trimester.
Wow, that was fast.
The only preparation I've done so far is to go through Hilwa's old clothes & sort out the ones new baby can wear.
Kesian baby no. 2.
The only things I plan to buy are a new car seat for Hilwa & pampers.
Oh & new drawers, which until that gets sorted out I can't start washing the clothes & etc.
Maybe we should do that this Monday.
I keep on thinking there's plenty of time,
But really I wouldn't wanna spend ramadhan & my last (uncertain) four weeks of pregnancy in a cleaning frenzy.
Not to mention by then I predict the nesting urge will be in full swing so I'll probably be shifting furnitures at midnight & whatnot lol.
Another thing I just realized last night is I most probably don't even have milk anymore.
So Hilwa's suckling is most probably out of pure habit.
Shit.
I've always thought she just wants my milk but I guess I'm her pacifier now.
But the thought of introducing a pacifier to wean her off me is so urgh.
Can't she just learn to fall asleep on her own?
Lol I've got 3 months to figure it out.
Sounds like plenty of time don't it?
3 months til I become a mother of 2.
Now that's scary.

Sydney : Day 5 Thurs 7th May

Harini plannya untuk pusing city je,
Settlekan souvenirs & shopping apa2 barang yang teringin dari Malaysia lagi.
As usual bila nak Hilwa bgn awal, sungguh2 dia tidur.
Finally keluar rumah dalam 8.45.
Tapi bas yang sampai is not wheelchair friendly so tunggu following bus.
Ada dalam 7 minit kena tunggu.
Nasib baik la sana public transport on time.
Sungguh2 bus driver tu mintak maaf kat kitorang mcm salah dia bas dia tak wheelchair friendly.
Sampai kat city dalam keadaan Hilwa mengamuk lapar.
Dah alang2 bus stop yg kitorang turun tu tepi park, singgah la skejap kasi Hilwa makan.
Burung pun dok mai penuh keliling kitorang, syok la Hilwa.
Dia lari kejar burung sampai jatuh calar lutut.
Mmm sedap first experience.
Nasib baik pakai jeans, takde la berdarah.
Then gerak ke paddy's market.
Ngam2 sampai tempat tu baru bukak.
Borong t-shirt & some knick knacks,
Syok berjalan dalam tu tgk benda merepek,
Tapi settle je souvenirs semua aku ajak dorang gerak cepat2 sbb satgi mmg habis duit aku beli sabun ke, alas meja ke, ugg boots pun ada.
Luar paddy's ada light train station, terus naik ke fish market pulak.
Lunch was seafood platter for 2 yang byk gila share 3 orang pun kenyang.
First masuk market tu belah kanan ada kedai yg nampak menarik, agak murah & tak ramai orang.
Tapi bila pergi order waitress tu cakap dorang pakai beer batter.
Terharu ok dia yang tolong jaga makan minum kitorang as Muslim.
Kalau ikutkan apa dia kisah kan, janji ada sales.
So we said thank you & pergi kedai lain.
Another kedai ni penuh gila dgn orang & deal dia not bad la.
Aku tanya waitress tu ada alcohol tak in their batter,
Dia kata tak.
Do I took her word for it & kitorang makan sana.
Nasib baik dpt meja,
Tapi kena makan laju2 sebab orang dok tunggu keliling.
Masa jalan2 around the market aku dok geram tgk fresh oyster tapi it's sold by the dozen.
Kang kalau x lalu bazir plak kan.
Sekali kat luar tu ada mamat bukak gerai jual oyster sekor2.
$2 each, so aku & ikhwan try one each.
It's actually not bad,
Aku rasa aku boleh layan la.
Bila pikir balik skrg ni mcm kecur plak air liur lulz.
Next kitorang jalan slow2 masuk city.
Otw tu jumpa coles so singgah borong chocolates & beli groceries untuk masak malam kang.
Found a good deal for pods, mmg aku borong sampai lebam.
$3 for a small pack, the cheapest aku jumpa before that was $4.50.
Mental jap.
Tapi since malam tu nak buat ayam percik, ingredients exoticnya bapak mahal.
Serai sebatang $3 hahaha salut emas kot.
Then continue jalan, lalu atas pyrmont bridge, destinasi QVB carik lush.
Dapat la bath bomb seketul, ingat nak beli face wash jugak tapi sampai sana mcm malas.
Opposite lush tu ada small coffee shop, nutella mocha dia ermagerd pengsan.
Skrg kalau ikhwan beli mocha kat sini aku mcm, puii takdap.
Bahahaha!
Next westfield across the road from QVB, carik mrs fields ada member aku kirim.
Settle semua tu dalam 2.50,
Awal lagi nak balik so kitorang jalan ke Hyde park main2 atas rumput, ambik gambar dsb.
It was such a beautiful day, langit sebiru-birunya.
Mat salleh semua dok baring atas rumput in the sun.
Dalam kul 4 camtu gerak balik rumah.
Sampai rumah, solat, aku keluar balik dgn lin pergi Woolworths pulak,
Jalan kaki je, dekat dgn rumah wan.
Lupa langsung nak carik honey untuk kakak aku kat coles tadi.
Between rumah wan & Woolworths tu ada a few parks cantik, such a nice neighborhood.
Sayang tak sempat bawak Hilwa main.
By the time sampai rumah dah almost gelap, tapi baru kul 5 lebih.
Cooked dinner, ngam2 ayam masak wan pun sampai rumah dalam 6.30.
Semua makan kenyang2 then siap nak keluar balik for one last crepe session.
Hilwa mengantuk so aku bawak dia dalam Tula je.
Since masa dinner ikhwan makan sampai bertambah, dia tak order the garlic prawn gallette yang dia dok mengidam sgt tu.
He ordered the nutella crepe instead, so aku ambik salted caramel.
Sedap sampai pengsan lagi.
Then otw back kitorang tak dpt bas sbb bas penuh.
Dahla sejuk gila,
Aku dok risau Hilwa but she was fast asleep in the Tula.
Aku balut kaki dia dgn hood & sapu tgn ikhwan sbb sejuk sgt sambil jalan to the next bus stop,
Alhamdulillah dapat bas.
Sampai rumah 10 lebih, Hilwa continue tidur atas katil while aku mula packing apa yang boleh.
Esok pagi nak balik dah!
Dalam kul 2 tu aku perasan badan Hilwa panas sgt2.
Check dgn thermometer, 39.9!
Menggelabah masuk ubat bontot.
We as Asian parents dah biasa kalau baby demam, pakaikan baju nipis,
Anginkan dia, tuam dgn air.
But even without fan dalam bilik tu dah sejuk gila.
Nak bukak sweater dia aku kesian, apa lagi nak tuam bagai.
Honestly if we were actually living there I wouldn't know what to do.
Nasib baik la lepas masuk ubat bontot temperature dia terus turun & dia tidur lena.
Aku plak tidur kul 2.30 kot.
Itu pun terjaga dalam keadaan panic kul 3 lebih sbb rasa mcm dah tidur lama igtkan dah missed our taxi to the airport.
Haha restless gila that night.

Sydney : Day 4 Weds 6th May

Bangun awal gila, dalam 6.30.
Baru bukak baju & lilit towel dalam bilik dah menggigil.
Bila pijak lantai toilet toksah cite la, terkinja sejuk.
Sambil duduk bawah shower air panas pun dok menggigil lagi.
Pakai baju cepat2 then gerak2 keliling bilik kemas apa yang patut sambil kejut semua orang bangun dan siap.
By 7.45 kot semua dah ready, gerak ke bawah slow2.
Ikhwan dok layan Hilwa main around the common area while aku buat breakfast & bekal.
Roti sebuku tu tak makan pun the night before,
Tapi kat hostel tu ada vending machines yang jual tuna & crackers.
Jadila sandwich tuna, crackers pulak dapat kat Hilwa.
Lepak dekat fireplace sambil guna wifi untuk minit2 terakhir,
Then ngam 8.30 reception bukak.
Terus check out & pergi train station.
Patutnya train pukul 9.14,
Sempat lagi singgah beli mocha & pastry.
Sejuk2 ni layan pulak minum kopi pagi2.
Temperature memang below 10 degrees tapi angin tak kuat & matahari terik so jadi sedap2.
Tetibe train delay plak so dalam 9.45 jugak kot baru sampai.
Nasib naik turun bukit dia pergi laju sikit.
Turun kat blacktown station then naik bus ke featherdale wildlife park.
It's zoo time!
Sampai tu dah 12 lebih tapi we didn't have anything else planned for the day so lek je.
Lepas Hilwa kasi berjalan, seronok dia dok tgk burung dalam cage.
Then ambik gambar dengan koala,
Tapi takle dukung.
Dia pun dok tidur je atas pokok, dpt la usap sikit2.
Next kasi kangaroo makan.
Lama kitorang spend kat situ, make sure sampai puas.
Dpt selfie seround,
Hilwa pun relax je dok gagau kangaroo tu, risau je aku kalau kena ngap.
Then lepas sejam macam tu Hilwa dok lari sana sini, dia mintak susu & tidur.
Kitorang pun tak larat nak kejar dah.
Stop sekejap makan sandwich ala kadar then jalan santai2 habiskan zoo tu.
Kat belah belakang ada lagi tempat kangaroo boleh kasi makan tapi kangaroo dia besar lagi dari yang kat depan so diorang mcm aggressive sikit.
Aku usap2 sikit & ambik gambar je, coins dah habis nak beli makanan.
Dalam pukul 2 settle dah, gerak ke souvenir shop dia shopping lagi apa yang patut,
Then decide untuk solat siap2 kat ceruk luar kedai tu.
Cuak gak kang tetibe kena tembak sebab terrorist ke apa kan lulz,
Tapi ada minah salleh mai tanya ikhwan toilet kat mana masa aku tengah solat tu,
Alhamdulillah aku rasa mcm achievement sgt.
Dalam kul 3 kot naik bas balik ke blacktown then naik train ke city.
Kononnya nak gi lepak Hyde park tunggu wan habis kerja then balik rumah sesama,
Tapi kitorang kebulur so gi carik kedai kebab.
Order kebab set dpt fries byk gila & air satu, kitorang ambik air mineral je.
Then aku ambik pizza 1 slice,
Tu pun kenyang sampai tak habis kebab.
Habis makan tu dah maghrib,
Wan pun lambat lagi baru boleh balik so kitorang carik bus balik rumah dulu.
Malam tu dinner Simon buat chicken salad,
Sedap, tapi kenyang dah makan kebab.
Lepas dinner lepak je borak2.
Esok khamis last full day then Friday dah nak balik, sedih je.

Sydney : Day 3 Tues 5th May

Left the house at 9-ish am & got to central at around 9.45.
There's a train to Katoomba, Blue Mt at 10.18 so we decided to go to Woolworths across the road to stock up.
Omg rambang mata!
Banyak gila ready to eat salads & sandwiches.
Aku beli some prawn sandwich.
Bawak sepeket sambal ikan bilis mama so beli roti jugak sebuku.
Then terjumpa aisle chocolate, mental jap jumpa pods murah berbanding convenience store yang aku ada pergi malam ahad haritu.
Ada worker kat sana suruh kitorang self check out then siap tolong ajar sebab kitorang terkial2 lol.
Well you learn something new everyday.
Then sampai dalam station decided untuk top up opal card since semalam saja dah pakai $15 & ahad pun dah bayar airport fee of $13 tak termasuk tambang.
Ada machine auto buat sendiri jugak bayar pakai credit card.
Senang hidup.
Masuk train ada dalam 5 minit before train gerak so dapat pakai wifi station yang laju dan best.
Tapi sempat scroll instagram je.
The journey took about 2 hours lebih sikit.
Naik bukit so train dia bergerak dgn sopan,
& it stops every few minutes.
Permandangan cantik, memang aku tak tidur.
We took the top carriage (trains kat sana semua double decker),
Dari city ke kawasan suburbs ke bukit bukau with sprawling houses occasionally.
Pokok still mainly brown & red from Autumn.
Best.
Sampai katoomba 12 lebih, sejuuuuuk!
Terus keluarkan gloves masing2.
Jalan ke hostel untuk check in tapi tak dpt masuk sebab pintu kunci.
Lama gila tercegat kat luar dgn lagi satu couple, sampai last sekali ada staff dia dtg bukak pintu.
Rupanya pintu tu something wrong, tak patut kunci dari luar lulz.
Dah dapat bilik kitorang solat cepat2 then gerak ke scenic world.
Mulanya jalan kaki tapi sana bukit bukau, dgn angin kuat sampai melayang habis harta benda,
So try nasib lalu pekan carik bas.
Dan2 bas sampai, selamat.
Started with skyway across the blue mountains valley.
Sampai belah sana jalan2 kat path yang ada.
Angin lagi kuat sampai rasa mcm nak terbang.
Simpan stroller Hilwa celah2 tangga station skyway tu & bawak dia dalam tula je sbb kena naik turun tangga,
So dpt la dia nap dalam sejam kot.
Then patah balik naik skyway n turun dgn railway separuh jalan down the valley.
Ya Allah steep gila menggelampit aku jap.
From railway jalan ikut walkway ke bawah lagi,
Then naik cableway ke atas balik.
Sampai atas dah 4 something so beli2 sikit kat souvenir shop then tunggu bas balik town.
Sampai tu dah kebulur ya amat, jumpa kedai Indian food halal.
Order briyani kambing 1, butter chicken 1 & 4 roti naan.
Portion dia tak besar mana tapi kenyang makan 3 orang.
Hari dah makin gelap & sejuk, jalan balik hostel laju2.
Lepas mandi semua aku lepak kat common area hostel dgn lin,
Ada fireplace yang super best,
Siap naik atas panggil ikhwan & Hilwa turun warm up sikit.
Bulan penuh & bintang ada byk tapi sebab sejuk sgt tak sanggup nak lepak kat roof top lama2.
Duduk sat pun beku balik, kena patah balik ke fireplace hahaha..
By 11 lebih lepas kemas2 apa yang patut kitorang pun tidur.

Sydney : Day 2 Mon 4th May

Bangun lambat hahaha!
Masa planning dulu ye ye je nak keluar rumah pagi macam wan pergi kerja,
Sekali bangun dah 8 lebih.
Wan dok masak breakfast, dia cuti nak bawak kitorang jalan2.
So aku mandi then kerah semua orang siap jugak.
Lepas breakfast semua last2 keluar rumah dah dekat kul 10.
Gi Bondi.
Singgah Gertrude & Alice, kedai buku & cafe favorite wan.
Makan brownies & ice cream sedap gila,
Beli buku sikit then gi jalan2 Bondi beach.
Hilwa seronok kejar seagulls.
Then dia nampak pantai sibuk nak main pasir.
Tapi sejuuuuk dan windy sangat.
Tak paham macam mana mat salleh semua dok surfing bagai.
Duduk kat Bondi dalam sejam kot.
Ambik gambar, jalan2 sikit,
Then wan bawak gi the grounds,
Restaurant/cafe organic yang tanam produce diorang sendiri.
Ada babi sekor dia bela nama Kevin bacon hahaha..
Lunch kat sana makan tuna nicoise salad share dgn ikhwan,
Itu pun kenyang gila.
By then dah pukul 3 & Simon dah habis kerja so wan balik untuk masak dinner while kitorang gerak ke city.
Stop solat kat this convenience store opposite Grace hotel.
Ngam2 Hilwa pun melabur so tukar pampers dia siap2.
Then jalan ke darling harbour tengok sunset.
Dari sana naik ferry ke circular quay.
Lalu bawah Sydney harbour bridge & tepi Sydney opera house.
Ngam2 bulan penuh keluar.
What an experience.
Since dah gelap & sejuk kitorang pun carik bas untuk balik.
Sempat ber-explore race kejap berlari2 carik bus stop sebab kitorang dah nampak bas 343 tapi dia takkan suka2 stop tepi jalan ambik orang.
Alhamdulillah sempat.
Sampai rumah wan kul 7 lebih dekat kul 8 kot.
Dinner dah siap, wan masak butter chicken dengan nasik panas2.
Omg nikmatnya, Hilwa pun makan bertambah.
Lepas tu lepak2 borak2 sampai kul 10 wan & Simon masuk tidur sebab esoknya diorang kerja.
Aku & lin plak start kemas bag coz we're going to blue mountains tomorrow!

Sydney : Day 1 Sun 3rd May

Sampai airport kitorang gerak slow2.
Tunggu semua orang keluar kapal dulu baru kitorang Japan,
Gi toilet & tukar pampers Hilwa siap2 dulu,
Then beratur kat imigresen.
Lama la jugak beratur tu,
Tapi no problems.
Dah lepas tu luggage kitorang orang dah angkat letak tepi dah pun.
Then jalan to oversized luggage untuk ambik stroller.
Next kena scan bag sebab kitorang declare bawak makanan.
Tapi mamat yang jaga tu tak kata apa pun.
Dia suruh letak bag atas conveyor belt pastu dia borak dgn member dia.
Bag keluar the other side pun dia still tak pandang kitorang so kitorang angkat bag & chow cepat2.
Sepanjang proses ni aku dok try connect wifi tapi whatsapp taknak go through.
So sampai kat luar tu aku dah kelam kabut.
Last2 hantar msg kat lin guna tab Hilwa yg dah tinggal 15%.
Masa ni la sedar aku tertinggal cable tab tu kat rumah so tamatlah riwayatnya.
Nasib baik ada phone lama aku untuk entertainment Hilwa.
Kitorang jumpa lin n wan depan Gloria jeans,
Diorang ambik luggage & backpack satu bawak balik naik kete,
Kitorang lak gi carik opal card & naik train ke central.
Kat luar hujan rintik2 tapi takde angin sangat so sejuk2 best.
Dari central naik bas 343 plak ke rumah wan.
Sampai rumah wan 1 lebih.
Duduk borak2 sampai kat kul 3 pastu aku mandi & jamak takhir terus sebab dah asar.
Wan tapau nasik goreng & mee sup dari kedai Thai halal dekat rumah dia.
Sedap nak mampus, or maybe aku yg lapar haha..
Tak sempat habis makan kepala aku dah pusing sebab aku ngantuk sangat so aku bawak Hilwa masuk tidur.
Masa tu dah 3.55 kot, 
Kononnya nak bangun pukul 5 tapi sedar2 dah 6 lebih.
Kat luar dah gelap, dah isya dah pun masa tu.
So kitorang siap2 then gi dinner makan crepes kat pekan dekat rumah diorang.
Aku order nutella crepe share dgn Hilwa,
Ikhwan order garlic prawns galette (savoury crepes).
Sedaaaaap!
Balik tu kitorang decide untuk jalan kaki,
Lalu UNSW which is wan's uni dulu,
Sebab malam ahad & dah dekat kul 10,
Bas dah tak banyak so kitorang terpaksa menapak jauh dari expected.
But we came across a kedai pizza halal so sempat menapau haha..
Tetibe nampak 1 bas 343 dok relax tepi jalan.
Bila check app (they have an app untuk check schedule public transports, plan your routes & everything lengkap) rupanya bas tu tengah tunggu untuk lalu bus stop dekat situ on time.
We waited 7 minutes & true enough bus tu jalan.
Amazing.
Maka selamat la sampai rumah dalam 10.30.
Sepanjang kitorang dok jalan tu Hilwa lena punya nyenyak dalam stroller,
Siap selimut dia pun dia tak jaga.
But of course sampai rumah dia fresh so kena tunggu dia tidur sampai kul 1 lebih.
Nasib baik ada pizza sedap,
For $15 we got a large pizza dengan topping yg sangat generous.
Puas hati.

Sydney : The Journey to

We left the house at about 7.50pm,
Yaya & Apis hantar.
It was drizzling the whole way to the airport.
Sampai airport terus check in bag.
Kat luar tu diorang letak penimbang,
Ambik kau 20.9 kg.
Tapi hembus2 muka brader kat counter tu sambil suruh Hilwa buat comel2,
Alhamdulillah lepas.
Next was dinner.
Aku seriously dah tak rasa perut masa tu tapi orang lain lapar so makan je la.
Pusing sana sini last2 pergi Pappa Rich,
As usual menu Hilwa kuey teow sup dia tu share 3 orang.
Solat Isyak siap2, surau kat departure KLIA2 memang banyak & selesa & telekung tak kepam so best.
Kul 10 kot slow2 jalan masuk dalam.
Semua orang yang kita lalu dok tegur & cuit Hilwa so secara tak langsung jadi peramah haha.
Stop kat duty free tgk2 barang, tgk fish dengan penuh excited.
Jalan jauh jugak la nak sampai gate Q10.
Dah sampai tu letak barang semua tgk2 water cooler bapak jauh patahla balik ke gate Q3.
Insyaallah check up balik Malaysia nanti aku kurus bahaha.
11.20 pm mcm tu orang pun mostly dah masuk plane, kami masuk & settle down.
11.40 pm dorang tutup pintu kapal & Hilwa pun mintak bubis.
Terus settle tak dan take off pun.
Alhamdulillah dia tidur sampai next morning breakfast service dalam kul 8 Sydney time. 
Dpt la 6 jam tidur, occasionally mintak susu or tukar position.
Sampai terlentang conquer 2 seat aku kena duduk senget.
Janji dia tak melalak.
Aku pulak in flight sangat ok Alhamdulillah again.
Awal tu je la sebab hujan so lalu awan siap dgn guruh kilat,
Turbulence teruk luruh jugak jantung.
Tapi once sampai open sea I think it was smooth sailing.
Tak dpt tidur sebab awal tu dorang bukak lampu meal service semua.
Bila dah tutup lampu mcm risau Hilwa pulak, so pejam2 mata gitu je la.
Kul 6 lebih pagi baru nak rasa pedih2 mata tetibe nampak sunrise plak aiyoo terus segar.
Lepas tu dah cerah, dorang bukak lampu & meal service again.
Dalam 2 jam sebelum land aku terlelap jap sejam.
Kami dah breakfast kenyang2 makan nasik lemak air asia, egg sandwich & nestum utk Hilwa.
Dia duduk tgk tab kat kerusi kosong,
Tu yang aku dpt lelap.
Jadi la.
Masa nak touchdown Sydney pun duk hujan.
Descending through thick clouds punya lama nampak putih je luar window,
Tetibe dah nak sampai tanah.
Touchdown 10.05 am rasanya.
Ok cite sampai airport dalam post seterusnya.

Gifts.

Mama & abah has always led a moderate life.
Being a teacher, mama doesn't have the luxury of having a big salary, or getting huge raises & bonuses.
But she has always supported abah in whatever he wants to do,
From direct selling, to farming.
Even when they money is not great, sometimes even questionable.
Alhamdulillah they've never struggled.
Or they have but they never showed it.
I've always lived a comfortable life,
Cukup makan minum with the occasional treats,
But never anything ridiculously fancy.
& I think they've done very well in teaching us kids the value of money.
It's so heartwarming to see abah finally being able to shower mama with gifts as he pleases.
& mama finally learning to ask for things she wants.
I gotta freshen up & meet them downstairs,
Or more like meet their new phones teehee!