Kitab Atok: tuturan alambina

До свидания!

She grunted, she howled, she smiled, she frowned....

but at the end, the grass is greener in Venus.

till next time....
Желаю всего хорошего.

posted by Atok @ 11:51:00 pm (0) comments

Semalam di Docklands

Semalam seharian di Isle of Dogs, Docklands. Ada project housing kat situ. Dah beberapa bulan been involved dengan project ni; semalam ada a couple of meetings on site. Lepas 2 meetings di sebelah pagi, client bawa makan tengahari di sini:


... di tepi Sungai Thames.

Berdepan dengan tempat ini, di seberang sana, terletak sebuah mansion yang pernah diduduki oleh Lord Nelson. Dan semalam juga di Portsmouth, berlangsungnya sambutan 200 tahun kemenangan Admiral Lord Nelson di dalam Battle of Trafalgar, menewaskan armada Peranchis dan Sepanyol, lantas melonjak naik kuasa imperial Great Britain ke seluruh dunia.

Ratusan kapal perang telah mengambil bahagian dalam sambutan penuh gemilang ini yang dihadiri oleh Maam sendiri, bersama dengan lintas hormat jet pejuang dan akrobatik Red Arrow.

Di samping itu terdapat juga ratusan kapal-kapal dan bot-bot persendirian yang turut sama memeriahkan suasana. Mungkin ada diantaranya yang dilahirkan di Pulau Duyung yang terkenal seantaro dunia akan kesenian pembuatan kapal secara tradisionalnya itu.


Canary Wharf, Docklands, Londra

posted by Atok @ 10:51:00 pm (0) comments

Beautifuls

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posted by Atok @ 2:03:00 pm (0) comments

What a day...

Fuhhh.... penat sungguh hari ni.
Pepagi lagi dah bersiap-siap, ke Kota London. Takde la jauh; cuma 40 miles away sahaja and we've done it so many times. Cuma pasal ada appointment ni, nak kena be there on time lah.

First stop was at Connaught Street for the 11am appoinment. We managed to get there right on the dot; though not without slamming down the pedal along the M4. Luckily Saturday morning traffic wasn't that bad.

Had problem with parking meter, telan some money without giving us a ticket, haiya. So, mummy had to search for another space. Luckily she found one just across the street. London.... don't play-play with parking ah, their traffic wardens are super extremely efficient. Had our car clamped once, in front of the M'sian Embassy > terbang 165 ! Nasib baik cepat, kalau tak dah lesap kena angkat; itu kalu mau 200+++

It was a few weeks ago when the great shoemaker spotted the little girl at the Oriental City during Alleycats mini-consert. He said to his sidekick KT that the little girl has a very special look.

Soon, his sidekick introduced the girl to him. He said it again, "You are special". They chatted, took photos, etc. He then gave his silver business card to her mummy and asked to give him a call and make appointment to visit his shop, as he wanted to make her a pair !!!

So today, as arranged by his ever glamourous sidekick, it all happened. The world famous yet humble and soft spoken man - his creative products sought after by the rich and famous - measured Kakak's feet, gave her present and took more photos together.

This would be the very first pair made for kid under his tag!


Even mummy couldn't help admiring and falling in love with a nice pink pair. But... try je lah kan. "Nampak macam besar sikit, kan?", I said. "Ala, macam tak boleh alter", replied mummy. Mmmm...

Next stop was Mawar Restaurant for lunch together with KT. Art Fazil soon came in and chatted with KT about his planned Malay Festival in London this September. He would also sing at Mawar later in the evening.

Afterthat, KT suggested Hyde Park; where the kids could play whilst she could do her work. Mak datuk, with flaming temperature of 31degC... the place was absolutely packed.

We went to the Diana's Memorial Playground. It was a great place for kids; with Peter Pan pirate's ship, swings, slides, tee-pees etc etc.

Spending rather a nice time under the shade of a tee-pee, with KT doing her syair work, we were soon hushed out by the park attendant, "This place is for kids, not for parents to sit in", hahaha. No wonder there were so many kids came around and jenguk in, only to find two ladies and a man with a toddler... enjoying their chat.

At 6pm, after a treat of ice-cream at Whiteleys from KT aka Makcik Blur (tima kasih daun keladi) ... we were off again to another location to meet a visiting great man & his family. Treated with a very nice dinner of nasi tomato with wonderful simple passembor dessert, we felt a bit malulah, kami kat sini pun tak masak camni... orang dtg all the way from Msia pun boleh masak so nice. Yum yum yummy...

We stayed there until it was well near midnite; entertained with humourous tales from the newspaper world; from KT, AG and our Dato' (who is also neighbough to my in-laws at Taman Golf, Ipoh). What a brilliant time we had. Bukan senang dapat dengar cerita-cerita orang suratkhabar ni... very menarik oooo.





It was 1 am when we finally reached home..... aaaaa.... so penattttt one lah (yet can still write some more ah).



Thank you KT, Dato' JC, AG and Dato' Lat, what a brilliant day it was!

posted by Atok @ 12:59:00 pm (0) comments

Publisiti buruk?

Minggu lalu menyaksikan Malaysia dipromosikan dengan Malaysian Festival. Sebelumnya dengan Malaysian Pavilion di Chelsea Flower Show. Dan bermacam-macam lagi...

Namun sehari dua ini, cerita pasal lawatan Cheerie Blair ke Malaysia atas jemputan YTL telah mendapat publisiti buruk. Seperti kebiasaannya, gerak geri, jumlah perbelanjaan dan bayaran kepada public figure di negara Barat akan sentiasa dipersembahkan kepada setiap rakyat jelata. Mrs Blair yang akan merasmikan Starhill Gallery dan menyampaikan ucapan dalam Sultan Azlan Shah (law) Lecture Series juga tidak boleh lari dari media massa yang akan mengorek setiap details. Ditambah pula dengan sangkut paut Mr. Yeoh yang suatu waktu dahulu disiasat (dan didapati tidak bersalah) oleh polis Britain atas tuduhan memberi rasuah dalam pengambilan Wessex Water oleh syarikat beliau.

Atas tekanan media dan ramai lagi, maka rancangan untuk Mrs Blair bersantaian di Pangkor Laut (dengan percuma) nampaknya terpaksa dibatalkan. Berapakah jumlah yang akan beliau terima juga dipersoalkan. Ada yang menambah, mengapa beliau yang begitu memperjuangkan hak asasi manusia ingin melawat Malaysia yang mempunyai rekod buruk dalam hal ini. Ada beberapa isu yang tertera di dada akhbar yang agak mencemarkan; telah menulis seorang cerdikpandai dari Oxford University di akhbar Daily Mail semalam bahawa rakyat Malaysia bersikap tidak adil/kejam pada kaum wanita; bila mengundi mereka sering mengundi parti radikal Islam, etc etc.

Kata orang: there is no such thing as bad publicity ....

posted by Atok @ 1:35:00 pm (0) comments

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Saturday & Sunday hari tu, ada Reading Amateur Regatta di River Thames, sepelaung dari rumah atok. Ramai yang participated, dari yang berdekatan hinggalah USA dan Australia.

posted by Atok @ 6:21:00 am (0) comments

Pesta

Hari ni di pusat bandar Bracknell (Royal County of Berkshire) telah diadakan Malaysian Festival. Ada persembahan budaya dan yang penting sekali ialah berbagai gerai makanan. Alhamdulillah, cuaca agak baik. Maka sambutan dari masyarakat tempatan dan yang disekitar (terutamanya dari Kota London) agak hangat. Boleh kata, hampir semua gerai laku hingga habis licin jualan.

Pendek kata: berjaya!!! Tahniah pada pihak penganjur.

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