Trip to Stockholm Sweden..

Last week (19-21 September 2010) we went to Stockholm, Sweden to register my son's Malaysian birth certificate and passport. Before this, there was a Malaysian Consulate here in Copenhagen but unfortunately it was closed end of April. Therefore we have no choice but to go to the nearest Malaysian Embassy which in Stockholm. Since my son still does not have any passport, we need to travel by land to go there. For that purpose I have rented a car. It took us 9 hours to reach Stockholm from Copenhagen and it was my first time driving with the driver's seat on the left side. At first it was awkward, but I catch up fast plus we was given an automatic car which make it easier to drive. From Copenhagen I drove to Helsingor Denmark and cross to Helsingborg Sweden by ferry and from there, we head directly to Stockholm. We arrived around 8.45 PM in Huddinge at our friend's apartment Shahrin and family where we stayed there for 2 days. We would like to thank Shahrin and family for being a great host eventhough we only met for the first time on that day.

The next day (20 September 2010) we went to the Malaysian Embassy where we met Mrs. Joyce and Puan Fauziah who are the officers responsible for the birth certificate registration and passport. They took Eilman's finger prints and my signature. It took just around 1 hour to complete all the required procedures. Now Eilman is officially a Malaysian hehe. After that, we have a tour around Stockholm city. Its not always that we get the chance to come to Stockholm and maybe this is the last time, therefore we used all time available to enjoy Stockholm. Indeed Stockholm is a very nice city to visit and I would suggest you to come visit here.

We left Huddinge on Tuesday and our way back to Copenhagen we visited Granna, a small beautiful city near Jonkoping Sweden. The scenery there was very beautiful. We saw a big lake just beside the highway and we could not resist to stop by and enjoy the scenery. But the breeze was very cold ! After crossing from Helsinborg to Helsingor, we arrived in Copenhagen at 9.00 PM after 9 hours of journey.

Trip to UK: December 2009

Last month after moving to Hoje Taastrup, we went for a trip to UK for 9 days (22-31 December 2009) during my Christmas/New Year holiday. We went to London, Sheffield, Manchester and Nottingham. It has been my childhood dream (other than to experience the snow) to visit London and being there is like a dream come true. We were also lucky to receive great hospitality from our hosts there, Hafiz Dzarfan, Mukhlis & Hafiz Puteh (in London), Kak Ruhil & Mr. Bukhari (in Sheffield) and Rukaida & Zulwaqar (in Nottingham). Thanks for having us.

Actually our trip to London (through London Gatwick Airport) was scheduled on the 21st of December 2009. But unluckily our flight was cancelled just 5 minutes before boarding due to bad weather condition. However we managed to book another flight the next day and Alhamdullillah we made it to London on the 22nd December 2009. On the 23rd and 24th of December we visited many places in London such as the Big Ben & House of Parliament, London Eye, London & Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Royal Albert Hall, the Malaysian Hall and many more. During Christmas, we just stayed at home since the public transport is out of service and all shops are closed. The next day our plan for the whole day was to go shopping during the so-called Boxing Day. We went shopping at the famous Oxford Street and Westfield. Indeed the prices of the things there are far cheaper than what we have here in Copenhagen.

Then on the 27th December 2009, we went to Sheffiled to visit our friend Kak Ruhil who had just give birth to her third child and we spent 1 night at their house. The next day we went to visit Manchester. There, the first place we visited was Old Trafford, the home ground of the famous Manchester United Football Club, which team I supported hehe. After buying some souvenirs we went around the Manchester City. Later we went to Nottingham and stayed at Rukaida & Zulwaqar's house. They were my wife's friends since in UTM. The next morning Zul took us around the University of Nottingham, Wollaton Park, Nottingham City and the famous Nottingham Castle. We went back to London later on the afternoon.

On our last day in London on the 30th of December 2009, we went to visit places such as the Emirates Stadium (home ground of the Arsenal Football Club), Stamford Bridge (home ground of the Chelsea Football Club) and others. We arrived back in Copenhagen on the 31st December 2009. Indeed we have great experience there in UK and hope to be there again someday.

In UK, we have met many Malaysians and at some point we felt like being in KL especially in the Malaysian Hall, Bayswater and Old Trafford, Manchester. There are some of them who are very friendly but dissapointingly most of them just ingore you. Maybe there are too many Malaysians there in UK. So if you just arrived in UK, be aware about this. However it is not a problem if you can just put a smile in your face anytime you bummed into another Malaysians. But in Denmark, if you are a Malaysian you will surely be greeted by us if we found you somewhere here. So come visit Denmark as well.