this is Chan's

2008-11-23T18:32:00.014+07:00

Yesterday my wife and I decide to bring yasmine to Siam Paragon where we got her a teddy bear. We decided to go late afternoon so we can see the cucul on the the huge christmas tree. On the way to Paragon the traffic was so bad. We have been in Bangkok nearly one year, one thing i cannot accept in Bangkok is the traffic..*sigh*

Cafe Fish

yasmine and mummy with the huge christmas trees

yasmine with her new teddy bear

amazed with the colourful cucul..

while waiting for the taxi to go home

we miss mummy

2008-11-13T17:50:00.009+07:00

This morning i decided to bring yasmine jalan-jalan we were bored without mummy nya around..so we went to siam paragon..christmas is coming this december siam paragon change to coloufull and decorated with big tress,gift boxs,snows etc..nice! yasmine was so happy..

Loy Kratong

2008-11-13T17:08:00.005+07:00

Thailand celebrate Loy Kratong on the 12 nov yasmine pakai baju traditional thai celebrating Loy Kratong at school..all the kids have to wear traditional thai all the teachers pun pakai baju thai..after i took this picture nda ia mau kan jalan malu ia kali pakai baju ani heheh..

my favourite recitor

2008-11-07T18:13:00.005+07:00

here i want to share my favourite quraan recitor..he has beautiful voice..he was born in 1976 kuwaiti national,he is the imam in masjid al kabeer grand mosque in kuwait..may Allah bless him and reward him jannah..

afternoon walk

2008-11-02T10:42:00.006+07:00

So we decided to go out for ice-cream yesterday afternoon. There are tons of cafes/restaurants/coffeeshops in our Soi (equilvalent to simpang). We thought the "mousses&meringues/i berry" cafe would be nice.

Yasmine thoroughly enjoyed the walk to J Avenue and especially the walk home.. You'll see why from the photos.. =)

this is the blackforest

i devoured my banofee truffle tarus.. i had wanted to take a picture first..

Yasmine had chocolate triffle

whhhhooooopiiieeeee....!

happy happy news

2008-11-01T11:25:00.004+07:00

We got a nephew earlier this morning..! I can't describe how happy I am.. Although a little part of me was a bit sad because I can't be there with my family...

My colleagues and I were on the way from Yamsumbat (a predominantly muslim wet market) when I received the call. Deeyan and I had bet earlier on on what the baby would be.. She guessed right.. Baru jua kmarin kami ber video call and Noorul was telling me that she felt like she was going to give birth soon.. A few weeks ago she was admitted to the ward.. we thought for sure ia kan beranak.. I think she thought so too.. but it turned out to be a false alarm.. Luan brabis beraya bah.. heheheh

I'm sure Syahmi will be SO CUTE with his brother.. I want one..no.. I want four more! heheheh I need to ask Noorul how 2nd time labour was.. heheh.. I'm guessing not easier than the first.. Lambat jua gambar baby#2 ani eh!!

Congrats Noorul..! One more next year..? heheheh =) HUGS!!

~h~

Chan on the golf course

2008-10-31T19:01:00.013+07:00

krungtep Kreeta golf course is one of the oldest golf course in bangkok.Its just take 30 minutes away from the city.This 18 holes course is punishing me because most of the water hazards lies in beetween the fairways,It requires straight tee shot so be prepare to bring extra balls..

before the action ambil gambar dulu..

rain rain go away...

2008-10-30T11:58:00.004+07:00

*sigh*

as I look outside the window of my apartment (yes..I am still on leave..and am not skiving.. nyenye..).. I think.. There goes our day plan again.. The sky is dark.. a tell-tale sign that its going to rain again... I dont remember any recent day that it hasnt rained.. I love the occassional rain (think cool rainy days when you just want to huddle in bed with a cup of hot chocolate and a book in hand).. but non-stop rain..?

Yasmine has school tomorrow.. so taking her out in the late afternoon is not an option. We've enrolled Yasmine to a 3-day school programme..since she's still quiet young.. Jangan inda saja kan let her be with people her own age.. Its amazing to see her go on and on when she gets back from school.. Inda pandai ngalih!

She's become even more independent.. and although she's still pretty much shy with strangers.. It's great to see the things she learnt in school.. swimming (more like paddling).. play slides and swings.. speak English (we speak Malay with her mainly..cartoons thought her English b4 she started school..hehehe).. in short.. she's learnt alot...

BUT the one thing that even school has not managed to change is her EATING HABIT.. She's still VERY FUSSY.. Ms.J (her teacher) was amazed at how fast Yasmine adapted with school (ia inda nangis langsung) and how full of energy Yasmine always is.. BUT she'd be too good to be true if she didnt cause her teacher any trouble wouldnt she..? ;) hahahaha but we all agree it would take time.. She's not one to be forced.. I'm not sure if thats a good thing.. yet..

Only last night.. she (on her own will).. picked on the ikan goreng.. it's not much.. but I guess its a start...

Till later..

*toodles*

my sister Noorul is pengomplen

2008-10-29T20:45:00.004+07:00

but since you're preggers.. I'll indulge you.. Nah.. part II.. with more photos of Syahmi.. =)

cheeky monkeys part ii

i heart yasmine aleeya

i heart mohd syahmi nabil tahir

i heart mohd andy riiyan haikal

love

WaWa

Collage Crazy

2008-10-28T19:36:00.001+07:00

My wife was trying out something..

Pattaya Getaway - July 2008

Familia @ OKBI

..our cheeky monkeys..

setelah sekian lama

2008-10-28T18:28:00.000+07:00

It's been ages since I've updated this blog.. It's almost our 1 year mark here in Bangkok. It does feel like only yesterday we arrived in the Land of Smiles..

Hari Raya is almost over.. It was quiet but better than we anticipated.. While in Brunei there are still invitations for "openhouses".. our Raya have pretty much stopped after the first 3 days..

first day raya

Yasmine tarus ambil chocolate

mini-openhouse 1st raya at our place

2nd day raya di Soi 31

Yasmine berjoget & menyanyi

3rd day raya @ Soi 39

sekali lagi di Soi 31 (3rd week Raya)

sekali lagi openhouse arah kami (3rd week raya)

Selamat Hari Raya Maaf Zahir Batin

Yasmine is back

2008-06-04T17:55:00.000+07:00

Its been a while.. i have not update my blog properly its because my mother in law is here and our lovely daughter yasmine is back when we saw her ia ada cut arah dahi nya bejahit lucky it was not that serious and biasa lah jadi tour guide lagi bawa durang jalan-jalan.i want to upload some pictures but we lost the cable to transfer to our computer oh well i guess we have to buy a new one lagi.Now i started playing golf,i am currently taking golf instruction with professional coach.i remember telling this to my wife sudah tua tah ku main golf eh.now i`m into it sudah then my wife say tua sdh kah? well when i think about it better invest earlier the more you play the more experience you have.i better go now i could go on and on about golf boring orang karang hehehe..till then..

2 weeks in brunei

2008-05-16T19:48:00.000+07:00

Where the 2 weeks gone! we were in brunei for two weeks and time past really fast.Its nice to be back home with our family we wish we could stay longer.We decided to tinggal kan our beautiful yasmine with her grandma and here we are just me and my wife in bangkok,On the day we left to bangkok my wife was crying terribly.every single thing in our apartment reminds her of yasmine.her pillow,juice,clothes,toys etc..lesson learn we never again tinggal kan yasmine no matter what..we miss her so much now..till then..will upload more pics soon.

Songkran festival

2008-04-13T18:04:00.000+07:00

Songkran holidays start from the 13th april to 15th april every year.Another word for songkran is water festival as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.water guns bejual like hotcakes at this time,when i take this picture kana tembak jua pakai water guns baik jua camera nda basah..hehe

floating market

2008-04-12T17:49:00.000+07:00

Last Sunday (6 April 2008), we decided to go to the Floating Market.. Less than 2 hours away from our place.. I forgot what province the market is in...

To our surprise.. it rained quite heavily (for Thailand standards).. we hoped that the rain would die down..but it didnt..and since we were already on the way there.. we figured we should just go.

Our driver took us to a place where we could rent boats.. And for about 1,100 baht.. Me, my wife, Yasmine, Bapa, Mummy and Peni (our maid) boarded the slim boat and headed to the Floating Market.

On our way.. we had to travel through small "canals".. my wife says that it was more "longkang" than "canals".. the water was dirty..and we began having doubts.. My parents remembered the place to be alot cleaner.. One of the downside of developments I guess..

We then passed by some stalls which sold souveniers and what nots.. some were qute pushy while others just watched and stared.. And much to our surprise.. some stalls offered use of credit cards!! Interesting.. we thought..

The best thing about it was perhaps the boat ride.. once we passed the floating market.. we made our way through a much much wider "canal" .. heheh that was fun!!

We were hoping to get fruits.. but the rain soaked our shopping spirit.. Instead we got floating market t-shirts.. which we found the next day at Pratunam market for only a third of the price.. Oh well..! Jangan inda saja kan membali..

The rain didnt stop tourists from visiting the Floating Market.. Maybe the next time.. we should catch a boat closer to the market.. so we dont have to go through the small "canals".. ehehe

motorcycle show

2008-04-05T19:13:00.000+07:00

Here i upload more pictures during my recent visit at motorcycle show...*enjoy*

motorcycle show

2008-04-04T19:26:00.000+07:00

today i went to motorcycle show at bangna with my parents. The motorcycles were awesome. Here are some of the pictures I took. I will upload more soon ..till then..

My beautiful wife and Yasmine

2008-03-31T12:42:00.000+07:00

We asked her to smile.. but she has a mind of her own..

Celebrating Maulud Nabi S.A.W at our "home"

Chill at Haagen Dazs..

Chan`s weekend

2008-03-30T09:55:00.000+07:00

Saturday 10 am,Me and my wife deciced to explore sampeng lane which is located in china town just a few minutes away from MBK.When you come to chinatown you will know straight away that this is chinatown.Do you know why?because you will see most signs written in chinese and the colours red and white.

This is famous sampeng lane where you can buy cheap things almost everythings is there.It usually has 12 pieces in a packet or more than that.

From sampeng lane we decided to go to the bangkok international motor show at bangna,Knowing the traffic in bangkok we take one of the fastest and convenience transport BTS skytrains from National Stadium station to On Nut station.

SL 350 Mercedez Benz

The crowd

My wife trying out the new M-Class limited edition

new Lexus RX340 if i`m not mistaken

National day

2008-03-28T10:34:00.000+07:00

This picture was taken on the 23.02.2008 . We were celebrating Brunei's National Day at Shangri-La Hotel. The Prime minister of Thailand Samak Sundaravej were among the guests at the event. Me and my wife, and the rest of our friends (picture above) can`t describe how lucky we wer standing next to the Prime Minister of Thailand.

My Walking View

2008-03-27T12:45:00.000+07:00

This is one of the biggest soi (its simpang in our language) in the Sukhumvit area. It's a nice residential area. There are a number of cafes and Japanese or Korean Restaurants in Thonglo. And a rather nice hang out place is J Avenue where there are also some small small shops, a supermarket as well as a bowling&karaoke place.

There are four starbucks in this Soi alone. And there's also a place Kopitiam.. which is unfortunately not halal.. but I hear they make a mean teh tarik.

I passed this on my way to Ekammai. KFC here is halal by the way..

Blog's Debut

2008-03-26T20:38:00.001+07:00

Being far from our families, I decided to create this blogsite as a way to keep them posted on our daily (ok may be not daily) activities in this country we (temporarily) call home. But perhaps more importantly.. share with them how our lovely daughter (pictured above) is growing up..

One thing that the wife and I learnt is that.. finding a place to stay is relatively easy.. but making it truly home'y is not so.

I hope to be able to share our experiences.. and perhaps also try to give information for those hoping to stay (for long or for holiday) in the City of Angels.

Till then.. Sawadeekap!