sayonara ..2007!!!

Time flies so quickly that i feel like im still in middle of 2007. Obviously im wrong because approximately 24 hours from now, 2008 window will be opened. However, it is still clear in my mind, about a year ago in London, where me n my wife celebrated the new year by the Thames River, overlooking the The London EyE; near the Millennium Bridge...........

3......2.......1..the fireworks started, lighting the sky with beautiful colours...

Last year, the celebration was particularly a special one. It was the first time me n my hunny-bunny celebrated it together, and were accompanied by Dugi, Jeghui, Smoque, Ihab, Pet, and Husin who flew all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to visit his old friend, me..haha ye ke Husin??Thanx to Dugi with his sLR, or else we wouldn't have these pictures...Picture speaks more than words, so this time ill do less talking, i hope..and more pictures..hehe..

BUt one thing worth mentioning here, which i can never forget was one incident that happened that night. While we were on our way to a halal steak restaurant, we discussed on how bizarre the British accent could be, u know like water pronounced wok' er, later = lak' er..and suddenly................this conversation took place,

Dug asked,(it was dug who asked if im not mistaken), "how long will it take for the bus to get there(to the restaurant)?"......

Jeghui nonchalantly answered, "I think it's about Eleven mik'ett," or normally pronounced 'eleven minutes'.

That precious moment came with an awkward silence, and everyone looked at each other's face, thinking..."eleven mik'ett????" then all of us burst into lauhgters.Worse accent than English rite?And as far i know, it's the T that pronunciation changed..NOT ThE N!!! Haha.. good lough anyway...

The year went on brightly. I passed my Opthalmology and ENT(ear nose n throat) exam in february and come April, the Biggies began. First, 2 new family members were born in that month, Hasif and Aisyah from cikShu's n my family respectively. They both are 8months old now,and as usual, we both miss their growing up..how sad!!

Not long after that, on the 3rd of May (sacred date so to speak)...came the breaking news,......

"Abaaaaaaaangggg, it's positive!!!!!"..and that remarkable moment, marked the beginning of my legacy, The LanHelmy's family=)..Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah, The MOst Gracious, The Most Merciful, Thank You Lord for this greatest gift.

37weeks plus....countdown resumed!!!

Summer 2007 was a special and memorable one too. With cikShu cruising through her first trimester uneventfully, it was just the perfect time for a family trip. So our parents came in July for a wonderful 2 week uK-eire trip.

Near the London Eye, i was taking the picture obviously...

Rombongan Cik Kiah to Leeds Castle, UK. Road trip led by Abg Rahman n Kak shida n family.....

CikShu was taking the picture of me taking the picture..(my sis yana posing 'poyo'fully..hehe)

On the left, is the breathtaking view of the Cliff of Moher, County Clare, Ireland. About 4hours drive from Dublin. To me it is a must-see place if u r in Ireland. That cliff u see is at least 200 metres in height and it ranges about 4-5km along the Coast. However, due to its notorious reputation as a common site for suicide, they have built a huge bricks barrier to the edge of the cliff where previously, we can crawl slowly to experience ourselves how it feels to look straight down from the edge..pretty scary huh!!

After 2 weeks of good fun, that family trip ended with a sad goodbye at the Heatrow Airport. But 2 weeks later, me n cikShu also went home to spend our summer in Malaysia for about 2 months.

As the school commenced again, it was time for serious business. I had finals coming in December and cikShu was heavily pregnant. Thank God cikShu syg was doing fine up to that stage until i finished my exam. To cut it short, December was quite a big month as i had passed my exams in OnG, Peads and Psyc and above all is that, my little baby in her mama's womb is now 38 weeks and 3days...and still growing strong inside!!

Honestly, now im really feeling that sense of fatherhood coming already. It is hard to explain but sooner or later, all father-to-be will understand. Anytime from now till the due date can be 'the moment'. It is just a matter of how and when it will happen. Me n CikShu was hoping for this cutie to be a december baby, but the prayers from parents of both sides are stronger n more mustajab apparently, that they want a January baby..=)..we dont mind, whenever the baby is happy to come out, we r happy too;). As there are 5 more minutes to 2008 as im writing this now, i know for sure 2008 n not 2007 will be the year for me n my darling to see the cute lil face of our soon-to-be born, Batrisyia Safiyyah if it's a girl insyaAllah.....

Happy new year to my honey-bunny CiksHU, my family and to all ma frens wherever u r!!
May Allah shower us all with HIs blessings and rahmah thruout the forthcoming months...salam