AZAM

(Atas): Haziq and Hazim, our beloved sons

Biasanya tahun baru ni kita akan membuat azam baru tetapi sebenarnya kita sebagai orang Islam bulan Muharram yang biasa kita sebut Maal Hijrah itulah tahun kita berazam. Berazam membuat transition (anjakan paradigma - minda dan jasad) menjadi Muslim yang lebih baik. Namun begitu di sebalik tahun baru ini, it's nothing for us especially myself. As I am now in front of my computer in the University office whereas all my fellow labmates and my suppervisors are having 'fun' and I am sure last night they were happily celebrating the coming year - 2008. Mungkin juga mereka kini sedang lena tidur dibuai mimpi setelah mabuk malam tadi (bahaya jika kunukilkan dalam bahasa mereka).

Tahun 2007 telah berjaya melabuhkan tirai dengan segala suka duka bagi kami di bumi asing ini. Masa yang berlalu telah mematangkan diri dan menguatkan azam kerana amanah yang diberikan pada kami belum selesai... yelah... Amanah rakyat Malaysia, amanah MARDI dan yang paling penting amanah Ilahi. Ini kerana menuntut ilmu adalah fardhu ain walaupun bukan ilmu agama tetapi ilmu yang insyaAllah akan memanfaatkan manusia sejagat.

Cuti and Shopping...

Pesta membeli belah yang bermula selepas Krismas yang lalu (boxing day) telah hampir ke penghujung (Jan sale). Kami juga tidak terlepas peluang (especially my wife). We were in north of Edinburgh staying in Travelodge (so cheap GBP 19 - kena booking 21 days earlier) for a night on Christmas day. The main reason was, I need to be away from Glasgow to calm down my brain and to have fun with my family. Then the following day.. so called 'boxing day' on our way back to Glasgow we drop kat Livingston - famous shopping area (factory outlets). Not bad... the sale wasn't as 'happening' as last year sebab last year I was told that people were in queue since 5 am in the morning in front of NEXT. Memang murah. Di satu kedai yang kami singgah, periuk TEFAL, Moulinex deep frier, iron dan barang-barang elektrik lain were 70% off the factory prices... bayangkan! Alhamdulillah rezeki yang ada, we had bought few things especially kat NEXT as you can get children clothes NEW as low as 50p.

Yang paling penting our two heroes enjoyed their 'jalan-jalan'. We had toured around Edinburgh city, Scotts Monument, Menara Italia, Royal Botanic Garden, etc. pada hari yang cukup sunyi... no traffic jam coz Christmas day. Haziq was excited especially bila dah tiba di Glasgow, we had our Chinese buffet lunch (nearly dinner coz dah 3.30 pm) kat PANDA - a halal Chinese Restaurant at Springfield Quay. Haziq was given a blue balloon by that friendly, lovely Chinese lady and Hazim also was given a balloon (but green)... itupun Haziq jelous, he wanted both balloons. Tapi disebabkan Hazim masih baby...so Haziq finally got both balloons... Hai itulah Amirul Haziq - wanted to conquer the world.. hehe ;)