Coventry with Rosli and Hila

Our weekend was just splendid! Hila and family came to visit and stayed with us. Everyone was excited. Babah couldn't wait to have an "educational" conversation with Rosli. And as per usual my normal topic with Hila are about our kids, recipes, fashion (!) and,... you know what women are like. We could just go on forever.

Sarah was the happiest one of all. Sarah and Danial hit off well immediately. Running around chasing each other. Stopping occasionally for a little fight and then continue running around again.

Our dear Amar, was in a world of his own. Those were the words from Hila. He didn't care what was happening around him. He watched dvd or tv and played by himself most of the time.

Pity it was raining the whole weekend. Otherwise, we would have gone out more for photography shoots. Luckily the kids didn't complain. They happily played with toys,

and did some colouring and writing too.

To be quite fair, we did go out for a bit on Saturday morning. Our first stop was the Memorial Park. It was very cold. And I really mean COLD!

When we reached the park, Danial was sleeping. Hila and Inah (Hila's helper) stayed in the car. While the rest of us braved the cold weather and sadly (or was it willingly?) some of us had to be the models on the damp lawn.


Amar was very still in the pushchair. He was already wearing his furry coat, but I topped him up with an extra layer of blanket. I bet it was all nice and comfy for him.

Sarah was the only kid 'alive'. She was anticipating a treat at the playground. Unfortunately, we shortened our visit at the Memorial Park, and headed to the Old Cathedral.

We stopped at Coventry University first where we promised to meet Ariff. All three of them (Babah, Rosli and Ariff) are using Canon camera. And they are very proud of their cameras and kept on and on about why people should opt for a Canon camera.

While the ladies' topics were more towards what and where to eat? And worrying about the children, masalah negara and the future (yes, I exaggerated a little bit there).

Honestly, it was a straightforward event. The guys took some photos and compared some notes with each other. And later, we had our lunch at Nando's.

On the way to Nando's we met this little fellow! I've always wanted to take a close up photo of a squirrel at the Cathedral. And as far as I can remember, Sarah has always tried to chase and catch one. This time, Rosli managed to photograph the squirrel from a relatively close distance.

It was a pleasant lunch. I'm sure by now you can guess correctly the main topic among the guys. More about photography! Don't they get tired talking about the same thing all the time? But one thing for sure, I overheard Babah saying that he's not intending on becoming a professional photographer. So he will not invest on those expensive lenses and gadgets. Phewww! That's a relief.

Anyway, thanks to the three people - I have nice photos to put up on my blog. Their work are simply superb. I wish I have their imaginations and skills.

Even though we didn't go out much, it was still a nice mini gathering. We really hope that our guests were happy staying at our place, as much as we had fun at theirs previously. I know it's still early to say, but we have already made plans to meet each other again soon. Real soon!