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Saturday 28 September 2019

MY VISIT TO DUNDEE | 13-15TH OF SEPTEMBER

Hi there!

So, I have been writing about my journey to Scotland on the previous post. Now, I'm going to tell you about my visit to Dundee.

We went to Dundee to visit my cousin Nadhrah and her family who is going to fly back to Malaysia at the end of September. Nadhrah and her family went to Dundee because last year, Ayahde (her father) had received the Chevening Scholarship too but he attended the University of St Andrews and they stayed in Dundee. I was so excited to meet my cousin, Nadhrah. Unfortunely, Nadhrah was at school when we arrived at her home but luckily, when Ayahde came home from the mosque,he asked me if I'd like to follow him to pick up Nadhrah from her school and I said yes! I was so excited to finally meet Nadhrah after a very long time.

In front of Ayahde's house in Dundee.

When we arrived at Nadhrah's school, she was actually waiting under a tree. She was waiting for Ayahde to come. She was also waiting for her friend to come out from school. When she saw Ayahde from far she was curious because she thought there was a strange kid who was walking with her father. She couldn't recognise me so we walked until she could see us clearly. When she saw me, she was so excited that she ran towards me and hugged me. I hugged her back and she said that she hasn't seen me in ages and I laughed.

Picked up Nadhrah from school

After we arrived at her house, we chat in her room. After we had lunch and everyone was ready, we went out to explore Dundee. Che De didn't follow us because she was heavily pregnant and wanted to rest.

Time to explore Dundee!

We went to V&A Dundee. That place was full of art. We also went to the Overgate Mall to eat at a restaurant called Chopstix Noodle Bar but unfortunely, that restaurant was closed so we went somewhere else outside the shopping mall. Before we went out of the shopping mall, we stopped by a candy shop. The candy shop had a wide variety of candies. It smelled so good! Nadhrah asked Ayahde if we could buy some candy to share and Ayahde said yes so we bought a  box of candy called 'Mike and Ike'. They tasted so good. We tried one piece each so we won't spoil our appetite because we are going to eat remember? So we went to finally eat at Fatburger near the mall.

 At the V&A





V&A building by River Tay

 Dundee city centre

 Fatburger, Dundee

Dinner at Fatburger

The next day, we went to St. Andrews to play golf at the British Golf Museum. It was fun and a little bit windy so it was cold. After that, we ate at the cafe at the museum. The cafe's nachos were so good! We ate the whole thing even the cheese that stuck at the bottom of the bowl. After that, we went to the St. Andrews castle near the beach. We took pictures, play with the rocks and we even played hide and seek. After that, we went to an ice cream shop called Jannettas Gelateria. That place had a wide variety of ice cream flavours. There was even a Ferrero Rocher ice cream flavour. I ate the Oreo cream flavoured ice cream. It tasted really good. After a long day at St. Andrews, we went to Sizzlers for dinner, near the Dundee Central mosque.


 Played golf at St Andrews, the Home of Golf.


                                                       

 Golf Museum cafe where the Nachos were delicious!

 Jannetta's Gelateria, an award winning ice cream shop in St Andrews


                                                      

 St Andrews castle

 St Andrews Cathedral


My family

Nadhrah and I

The next day, we went to Dundee Law at the top of the hill to see the nice view of Dundee. From the top, we could see the whole of Dundee! It was freezing up there but still, it was beautiful. After that, we went to the Dundee Museum of Transportation. At the museum, we played the treasure hunt game that was provided for kids who visit. It was fun! We managed to get all the answers and we received a candy for each of us as a gift from the kakak at the counter. We also won things from a claw machine game that was placed next to the counter. The machine was full of little eggs surprise container (just the container). We had to use the claw to pick up the little eggs. It was all by luck. You either get more than 1 or just 1. We tried but we only got 1 but still we got a present. It was fun!

 Dundee Law


 Museum of Transport




After that, we went to a castle. I can't remember what the castle's name was. In front of the castle, there was a playground. At the playground, there were lots of cool playing equipments, there was also a water play spot thingy (I don't know what it's called). We went there and Idzhar got all wet so we played somewhere else at the playground. At the playground, there was also a go-kart track, a mini golf course for kids and also a sandbox where you can play with sand and all the tractors or the equipment that you need at a working area. After we played at the playground, we went into the castle. Inside the castle, there was also activities for the kids on the 3rd level.

 Broughty Castle, Dundee

Inside Broughty Castle

After that, we went to eat at an indian restaurant called Taza. The restaurant was a buffet kind of restaurant. It also had a chocolate fountain! I was so excited when I saw the chocolate fountain. We ate a lot at that place! They even had churros, candies, ice creams and more.

Taza restaurant, Dundee - Indian buffet restaurant

After that, it's time to go home.... my family and I had to go back to Glasgow.

That's all for now readers. I hope you like today's story. Till my next post peeps.


Adios! :)
         




                                           



Friday 27 September 2019

I'M BACKKKKK !!! AND I HAVE NEWS

Hi there!

            It's me Nadyne. Mommy has been writing my posts for me all these years but now we've decided that I should take over from mommy because I'm 11 years old! Ok ok, now i'm going to tell you about my journey to Scotland.



I went to Scotland because Dadda received the Chevening Scholarship for this year. I was so excited when I heard the news! At the same time, I was kinda sad to leave my friends and family. I know I can still communicate with them through Instagram and all the other social medias and I also know that I can still meet them next year but still, I really miss them!

Dadda received the Chevening scholarship

My friends from 5 Seraya

So now, I'm going to tell you about my journey to Scotland. On the 8th of September, we went to the KL International Airport to board the plane to Glasgow. We went to Glasgow by the Emirates airline. Dadda will be doing his Masters degree at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. I was really excited on the plane. I also felt like this was a dream but is not! We arrived at the Glasgow International Airport at 7:30 pm. By then, I was so tired because it was 2.30am in Malaysia and we would already be fast asleep. The next day, on the 9th of September, we went to High Street to walk around the city and explore. We went to Primark, Tesco, gift shops and more. It was fun and the sun was out so the wind was extra cold. The next day, we did the same thing but this time, it was just me, Mommy, Idzhar and Aysha while Dadda went house-hunting. The next day, we did the same thing all over again. Hahaha!!! Well, I'm pretty sure that this week we would be doing the same thing over and over again.

 Kasram family

 Subang family

PJ Family

So, I think that's it for now. Till my next post peeps. I will update some more stories of my time in Scotland.

 At Dubai airport on transit to Glasgow

 Glasgow, we're here!

 1st morning in Glasgow

 Outside our temporary apartment

Walking to Dadda's university


Bye:)

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Our Umrah Journey - The Most Awaited Trip of 2014.

On the 17th of December 2014 I went for the most memorable trip of my life so far. The four of us performed the Umrah together with Tok Abah, Tok Mama and Wan Kie. The trip was Tok Abah's treat for myself, Idzhar and mommy since it was our first time there. Dadda had been there once before when he performed his Hajj with Ayah Ngah and Mama back in 2006.

I was so excited to get to see the Kaabah in Mekah for the very first time. The feeling was indescribable. We performed our prayers and Umrah at Masjidil Haram most of the time and we also went to visit some of the historical sites around Mekah. On our last morning in Mekah, we got to spend some time with Wan Dak and Wan Teh. They had just arrived in Mekah that morning as their trip started in Madinah then Mekah while we came straight to Mekah and then moved on to Madinah.


Family photo in front of Kaabah.

In front of Masjidil Haram. There was construction happening inside and outside of the mosque.

 The morning we arrived. Stopped on the way to Haram to perform our Subuh prayer.

 At the hotel before our first Umrah.

With Tok Abah and Tok Mama, in our ihram, ready to perform our first Umrah together.

 The first time I saw the Kaabah.

 Taking a rest in the middle of our Sa'ie.

 After completing our first Umrah (Umrah wajib).

 Friday prayer in Masjidil Haram.


 Met Dadda's friend who's working there. Made new friends with his kids.

 Ready to perform our 2nd Umrah.

In front of the Safwa tower outside Masjidil Haram.

Miqat at Tana'eem.

 Historical sites visit.


 Managed to spend our last morning with Wan Dak and Wan Teh who just arrived in Mekah that morning from Madinah with Tok Teh and Tok Gee. 

In front of our hotel in Mekah, The Mobarak Plaza hotel. 

 Last photo session in Mekah before we performed our Tawaf Wida'.

One last family photo in front of Kaabah before we bid farewell. Sob.

After spending about 6 days in Mekah, we went to Madinah. Once there, we visited the Nabawi mosque and it was breathtakingly beautiful! We spent about 3 and a half days in Madinah visiting all the historical sites. Dadda managed to go into Raudhah, where the prophet Muhammad's tomb is and took some photos for us to see. I left Madinah with a heavy heart and pray that I could go back to Mekah and Madinah someday, InsyaAllah.

Once we arrived and checked into our hotel, we went straight to Nabawi mosque.

Giving salam to Rasulullah.


Our first historical site visit, Quba mosque, the oldest mosque in the world. I recited the Quran while waiting for mommy, Tok Mama and Wan Kie to perform their solat sunat.


Outside the Quba mosque waiting for everyone else.

Madinah was quite cool. The temperature on the night we arrived was 18 degrees Celsius.

Dates farm. Fresh dates are surprisingly refreshing and delicious!

The Holy Quran printing complex. Unfortunately, only the guys were allowed in.

Men queuing up to go into the complex.

Qiblatain mosque. The mosque where Rasulullah received the command to change the direction of prayer from Jerusalem to Mekah.

Jabal Uhud, where battle of Uhud took place.


Panoramic view of Jabal Uhud.

Everyday, we walked from the hotel to the Nabawi mosque to perform our prayers (solahs).


Everyday around mid-morning, these shades will open so people can perform their prayers anywhere in the vicinity of the mosque comfortably. They close before Maghrib prayers start.



Inside the Nabawi Mosque.

Coincidentally, a few of our relatives performed their Umrah around the same time we did ours. We met Tok De Kob and family in Madinah.

We also managed to catch Aunty Dilla and her family before they departed for Mekah the morning after we arrived.

Friday prayer at the Nabawi Mosque.

With Tok Mama and Wan Kie after our Friday prayer.

Inside Nabawi Mosque.


With Tok Abah.



Under the green dome inside Raudhah in the mosque is where the body of prophet Muhammad lies.



 Prophet Muhammad's tomb inside Raudhah taken by Dadda.

 Inside Raudhah taken by Dadda


  Inside Raudhah taken by Dadda

 Inside Raudhah taken by Dadda

Shopping time.

On the way to the Madinah airport, going back home. Farewell Madinah... till we meet again.

At the Madinah airport waiting to board our flight.

Our flight to and fro, Qatar Airways.


Transit at Doha airport.

My new jubah, souvenir from Madinah.

Till my next post peeps! :)







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