Sewing again,hopefully

I haven't been sewing for months..sigh. I really want to start again...I finally finished my skirt that i started months ago (see entry last day in German). It's really hard to start sewing after a long break...i need inspiration and the momentum..So i thought i'd start with something simple, something i'm already familiar with to get me motivated again - bags!

Felt so good to be sewing. Ive sewn a couple bags...this one is my first. I was thinking..maybe i could try open an Etsy store and sell whatever i make, what do you think? I love Etsy, it's kinda like Ebay, but only for handmade items..all the items sold there are to die for! such lovely beautiful things...

Its funny how when i stopped working, it seemed that i sew a lot less than i used to when i was working...i thought it would be the other way around..sigh...hopefully this will be a turning point...motivate me to sew more...

For Ernie - Ramadhan Food

Sorry Ernie lambat respon...ni baru upload pic..our first day of Ramadhan punya feast..Lamb chops with baked potatoes and carrots..takde kuih muih...atau nasi dagang...atau ayam rangka..atau roti john..atau murtabak...sobsob...tadi call Msia my mom masak otak lembu! waaa! sedapnye!!! (siapa yg tak penah try otak lembu goreng jgn muntah tau...sedap giler...korang kene try dulu)

*teringin sgt nak mkn nasi dagang from makcik kat pasar malam kat Bangi + ayam rangka

Baby kicks

I've started to feel the baby kicking the past couple of weeks. Now even more frequent during Ramadhan...especially at the end of the day. Maybe Baby tak sabar nak buka puasa? I bet this Baby will be as active as big brother Adam...hehe...Unfortunately Baby won't kick for Daddy yet...

First Ramadhan in London

To be honest I was really nervous to start Ramadhan this time. Everything is so different. Imsak is really early, around 3.40am we barely have any appetite to eat anything. Maghrib is late, around 8.10pm so we would've been fasting for longer than usual. I'm pregnant this time, and this pregnancy i've been particularly eating a lot and cannot miss any mealtimes. There's no yummy food and pasar ramadhan...oh..i miss those the most..

It's been a couple days. Every mealtime I start to get gassy and really hungry. And I feel really dizzy and exhausted..so far in the afternoons I've just been napping with Adam. Thank God it was the weekend and my husband was around. Rasa mcm budak2 skolah puasa pulak...every so often I'll tell him 'Bang..lapar laaaa....'. And he'll say 'Kejaaaap je lagi ek....'. But luckily I got through the 2 days...hopefully dapatlah puasa penuh.....

Day 4 - Brussel

We drove up to Brussel! it was quite a long drive..about 3.5 hours. We stopped here by the side of the road, to let Adam watch cows grazing...hehe...he loves cows...moooo! dia panggil...hehe.

First pitstop was Mini Europe. This place holds a special meaning to me and my husband actually, ade kisah sentimental...hahaha...Adam happyla main kat situ...

then from there we went to Brussel city. Cantik kan bangunan2 dia...this square in the middle of the city is really beautiful...breathtaking.

The famous Belgian waffle...oh, yum! mmg sedap sgt2lah...

Mannequin pis - patung budak kecik kencing..hahaha...beribu2 batu org dtg nak tgk budak ni kencing tau...ntahla whats the history behind it...my husband said this kid pee to try and stop a fire a long time ago..it's so popular..

Relaxing in the square..tired by this time. If u look closely there, Adam is trying to give his Daddy a kiss. He'd just done something naughty...hehe..

that's the end of our little trip. The next day we just relax at Imi's house before we board our flight at 7pm. i can't believe we don't have any pics at his house! Thank you Imi bwk kitorg jalan2 and masak sedap2....

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Selamat berpuasa! Here Ramadhan starts tomorrow, Saturday. How about in Malaysia? In german Imi is already fasting today. Hope our Ramadhan will be blessed, insyaAllah...

Day 3 - Trier and Luxemburgh

In the morning we went to Trier again, singgah this park. Let Adam mandi manda kat sini...seronok dia...

The view from the park is amazing. I was supposed to take a pic of him jumping here tapi tak berjaya...hehe...

Unfortunately Imi lost his usb at the park with all his work. Hish...geram betul sape yg amik tu...i really hope he will get it back...

From there we went to Luxemburgh, about half an hour drive from Trier. ni gamba dpn cave...tgk2 tak byk pulak gamba kat Luxemburgh ni...

Adam dah penat....yeke??? he's never really tired...always active...unless kalau tido...hehe...

Day 2 - Trier

We went to Trier, about an hour from Saarbrucken. Imi's university is here in Trier. Trier is quite a tourist spot. In the photo above we were in front of Porta Nigra or 'Black Gate', from the time the Romans were here.

Here we are at the Amphitheatre (i don't know what that means). Macam tmpt gladiator berlawan zaman dulu2...

Adam had his potraite drawn. This artist is the same guy who drew caricatures of my arwah Abah, my sister, and myself in 2005 when we came to Trier to visit Imi after my graduation. I still have those caricatures, my dad had them laminated. I can't believe this guy is still there.

Here we were in the middle of the city. Everybody and all the signs are in German. Fuh....power Imi ckp german...kalau dia takde mmg kitorg sesat barat dan kebuluran la...hehe...

Later in the afternoon we went to a baby shower for Lolita, Imi's housemate at her cafe. She cooked really yummy food..here Adam is posing while Imi takes his photos. Tibe2 dia ade mood nak posing manja...haha...