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| Saturday, 18-Nov-2006 12:47 |
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I have moved...
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Dear people...
I have since moved to another site... Just to compare which works better.. U can pop by at www.nazmahmod.multiply.com
Au Revoir...
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| Wednesday, 14-Jun-2006 12:00 |
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My Escape to South Africa ~ Cape Town (12 June - 22 June)
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Hout Bay
Bo Kaap
Camp's Bay
12 Apostles
Green Market Square Flea Market
I also visited the Cape Malays area. Yes, they have Malays in Cape Town, but they don't look and speak like us Malays. Their culture is similar to our Malay culture, they even have 5 stones and wedding berkat. One thing's for sure, u'll definitely be attracted to the colourful houses these Cape Malays stay in. There was one particular house which was painted in shocking pink up on a hill! Uncle Sedick drove up just to let me take a picture of that house. How I wish Kembangan area can be that colourful too..they have lime green, yellow, blue, purple, pink houses! How would u like your houses to be painted in your favourite colour?
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| Tuesday, 13-Jun-2006 12:00 |
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My escape to South Africa (12 June - 22 June)
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View from Silvermine
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Mum posing with the national flower, PROTEA
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Protea (pronounced as pro-ti-a)
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The weather was very cold on the second day. It was raining and it wasn't a nice weather to go up Table Mountain, one of the must-see when u visit Cape Town. So we went to around to other interesting places, act like the locals, go where the locals go, shop where the locals shop.If youre a tourist, don't think ul get the chance to shop at their supermarket. U'll get to see some pics i took at their fruit and vege supermarket and u can compare with what our vege has to offer.
Cape Point is one of the must-sees in Cape Town. It where the 2 oceans meet, Altantic and Indian. You have to try to notice the division in one of the pics below.
Boulders is the ONLY place where u can see the South African penguins. They are so small and cute and so oblivious of tourist taking pictures of them. They are just so used to the attention ehehee..
We also visited one of the Cape Malay house whose occupants was once asked to leave during the Apartheid era.They eventually got back their house and made the first storey as a heritage museum. One of my favourite pictures in this entry would be the colourful changing rooms. Its just a changing room but its soooooo colourful! Maybe our government should think of doing it too.. hehe..
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| Monday, 12-Jun-2006 12:00 |
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My Escape to South Africa ~ Cape Town (12 June - 22 June)
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enjoying my first smoothie the day i arrived.
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That's Mummy Galima and my mum..
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Our comfy room
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I never thought I would 'escape' from school again this June holidays but I needed a break. South Africa has been in my cards for a while after hearing many stories from my mum about her boss and her friends having their holidays there. And, if i were to go with the tour groups, its expensive. So, i contacted a home stay host, Mr Mobara, who hosted my mum's boss and her friends.
And so we set off. Just the 2 of us. 
About the home stay family
We had our home stay with the Mobara. A family of 5 with very warm personalities.Sedick and Galima are blessed with 3 wonderful, good looking chidren.. all sooo tall! Much much taller than me heheeh..Their eldest son, Taariq (think that's how its spelt) looks like Craig David, the fair version. But i don't get to see much of him. Second son is Taahir, he is sooo helpful in the kitchen and is able to cook!! It brought me to shame..  Zaahida is their youngest. The only girl of 14 yrs of age. She'll grow up to be a very beautiful lady. You'll get to see her in some of my pictures. Most of our meals were well taken care of by the family. In fact, we were treated as one of their family members.Me and my mum never felt out of place.We felt at home.
Cape Town is a very beautiful place. Its safe, if you know how to take care of your belongings.The people are so friendly and warm. The sceneries make u appreciate nature and GOD's creation even more. If you're the sceneries lover, Cape Town should be in your list of travel. And your trip to South Africa is never complete if you have not visited the Safari, which was the highlight of my trip. It was the first time i heard a lion roar! It was the LIVE version, not recorded! Hehehee.. The only pity was we didn't stay over nite at the Safari. You'll know why when u see the pictures.
I wont type much for the next 9 days of the holiday entry, as pictures tells a thousand words.. Im sure ul agree with me when u see the pictures. It very beautiful.
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| Sunday, 4-Jun-2006 12:00 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding
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the bunga rampai stuffed in a sireh
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the gifts from Mas to her hubby
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Mas posing with her gifts before her nikah
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My best friend of 11 years tied the knot yesterday.. So happy for her. It was also the very first time i saw her hubby and i discovered that he's a very soft spoken guy. Good for you Mas, uve found the right one! They look so compatible together. Now that she's married, dun think im able to contact her as often as before..and meet up as and when we like it.. Mas has gone into another phase of her womanhood..from a daughter to a wife.. and im sure she'll be a perfect wifey for Zamri..
Mas and Zamri, once again..Congratulations.. and enjoy ur new 'life' as husband and wife!
So who wants to be my best friend now???
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| Friday, 26-May-2006 12:00 |
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Noor's Wedding
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my niece waiting anxiously for her groom
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thats the groom being ushered in by the kuda kepangs..
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the negotiation they have between the mak andam..
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My niece got married today..yes..my niece.. and her aunt is still a swinging single..hehe.. It was a grand grand wedding...Fatimah Mohsin was her wedding planner.. so u can guess the cost..which i wouldnt want to talk about. Fatimah Mohsin even has her own mineral water, mind u! Pink colour lagi.. hehe..
Anyways, the wedding went well and i wish my niece and her beau all the best! Oh and i loveeeeeeeee the pink concept..so pinky! everything is pink..nice! :)But will i do like niece? No... i don't have the money..even if i slogged for 10 years.. so ill just look at the pictures..
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| Tuesday, 25-Apr-2006 12:00 |
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Singapore Youth Festival 2006
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my gamelan boys at practice at Parry Pri
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waiting for their turn to perform during the competition
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a grp pic with Parry Pri, boys just couldnt stand still
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Its the time of the year again for primary schools to take part in the Singapore Youth Festival..my school definitely didnt wanna miss out.. My Gamelan Boys and my Angklung/Kulintang ensemble took part and the pupils did the school proud yet again! Im very very proud of my boys and girls. They deserve every congrats. They deserve the awards.. After all the hard work, the practices..the sleepless nites, mending their costumes were all paid off! What were our ensemble awarded with..
Gamelan - Gold (Yay!! You boys sustained the award!)
Angklung/Kulintang - Gold with Honours! (Yay!! Yayy!!)
We gave the kids a cookie each..Here's what they got..
Gamelon boys - Gong Cookie
Angklung players - Angklung Cookie
Kulintang players - Mallets Cookie
Gendang player - Gendang Cookie
Unfortunately, i didnt manage to snap pictures of the cookies..except the Gong Cookie..
And if youre interested to watch my pupils perform.. they'll be performing on the 10th July at the Esplanade and 19th July at Takashimaya.. ehhe.. well im not promoting jus..sharing..hehe..
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| Tuesday, 31-Jan-2006 12:00 |
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Bonding with the Sisters!
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Just the 3 of us..
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Enjoying the food..Kak Sab's sambal kicap is deliciously hot!
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We had our occassional bonding moments today.. this time at Kak Sab's house with steamboat lunch. It was yummy yummy.. we had a few rounds.. before we retreated to her cosy sofa.. When's the next steamboat Kak Sab??
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| Friday, 20-Jan-2006 12:00 |
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Raz and Dorcas Bday Surprise!
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the gang setting up the surprise
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notice Raz with his bag..
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Dorcas didnt know the surprise bday was for her too..
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We planned a surprise bday party for Raz and Dorcas.. and Raz fearing that we might do somehting to his car like what we did last year, brought his bag with him the whole day! But this time we came up with other crazy crazy ideas.. like.. putting 3 boxes that they are suppose to choose and we threatened them to beware as there might be creepy crawlies..or even mouse or hamsters in the boxes..ehehe.. Raz was totally shaken! But he and Dorcas chose the right boxes and they got their presents! And the box with the mouse in it was left untouched..hehe..
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| Friday, 16-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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Prince of Egypt - Ahmed Hamed Yousif
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This entry is dedicated to Mr Ahmed Hamed Yousif, an Egyptian Tourist Guide. Mr Ahmed was our guide when we were in Egypt for our vacation. We found Ahmed to be very passionate about his job and his country. Previously we spent our vacations in groups but this time round, we wanted to be on our own. Naturally, we were very apprehensive about our safety. But when Ahmed welcomed us at the Cairo International Airport, we knew we would be in safe hands. He had a friendly smile and made us feel at ease.
Throughout our journey, we were provided with a new, clean and air con minivan. The hotels that he booked for us, were clean and comfortable. Ahmed also has a great sense of humour and full of surprises. On 2 occasions, he told us that he would not be accompanying us as there would be a local representative welcoming us at other cities of Egypt. But at the last minute, he surprised us by saying that he would be joining us as he was very concerned about our safety.
To sum up, Ahmed is a very competent and excellent guide who never fail to put a smile on our faces. He is also very helpful and tries to fulfil our requests at all times.The local shopkeepers has no chance to 'harass' us as Ahmed was always by our side.
Above all, Ahmed has a tremendous knowledge, a true historian of his country and truly the last 'Prince of Egypt'.
We are sure that other tourists who were guided by him enjoyed his company as much as we did. And we wish Ahmed would continue to be a valuable asset to his country. We pray that Ahmed will be blessed with good health, good family and good wealth. 
<Ahmed can be contacted through email at ahmedhayo@yahoo.com>
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