Belelang enda lama ....

Minggu nyin kemari aku sempat ke London seminggu ketegal kerja. Sambil kerja, aku mega sempat bejalai nemuai ngagai sekeda endor di luar kota London; laban progrim digaga betemu enggau bala diluar kota.

Aku endang rindu endal meda menoa diluar kota London, laban setiap endor endang bisi sejarah magang. Munyi ko kawan aku, iya diau aba rumah ke berumur lebih 100 taun; tang iya enda tentu berati ke pemanah tauka sejarah. Dibai sida iya aku ke Oxford serta di pelilir Leighton Buzzard - nya alai sambil berandau ke pengawa, sempat mega raun meda menoa.

Penemuai aku sekali tu endang meda countryside England, makai pemakai sida 'pudding', serta nyium sida angin luar kota!

Siti ari countryside ke dilawa aku semak Leighton Buzzard, lebih kurang 40min kena keretapi ari London. Munyi ko kawan aku nya, penyukup jauh ari kota London ngambi diau ke luar bandar, tan penyukup semak ari kota London ngambi ulih dilawa setiap hari enti bisi pengawa!

This trip I had a wonderful time visiting the English countryside with friends (Stephen for taking the time to be with me in Oxford and Jo for the other sites!); it was partly work (with Jo) and just purely for pleasure with Stephen. Had a wonderful time exploring the sites! Lest you think it was a pleasure trip; no such luck .... I was in London for a conference and was given an opportunity to once again present a paper. A very well received paper and I was honored that most of them enjoyed it and were vocal enough to tell me so - later! Of course, I planned it such that the work part was mixed with pleasure. I had a meeting with Jo Parker, a specialist in water management, and instead of meeting in London, we met in the countryside!

Bandar Oxford University tu chukup manah endal peda aku. Aku endang lama udah ka nyenguk kitu, nie nemu bala anak belajar kitu kini ila; ngambi udah ngah ngelala menoa mimit. Sehari suntuk aku enggau kaban belajai ditu. Kaki ukai main enda pedis pengelama bejalai.

Oxford University which in itself is full of history and being there, I feel so 'learned'! What a priviledge to study in such a place and hope one day I will get to do that or my daughter will?

Siti ari endor kolej mit di Ashridge ke dilawa. Chukup manah serta 'posh' endor tu serta 'formal' endal. Endor tu enda dibuka ke orang mayoh; tang ketegal kaban aku nya nyadi 'kaban' endor tu; ulih lah tama meda pemanah endor. Utai irup & pemakai disedia ke 'kaban' lalu ulih mega releks. Pun kayu, bunga etc semua chukup manah magang!

Aku ngambi gambar apai tuai tu nuchi cermin tingkat 3 enggau tali ke chukup panjai. Enti dimenoa nuh bejelakit bala kitai aba jendela. Kena iya penyambung, iya nuchi pen baka ke senang endal.

Bala ke enggau aku conference, lalu sebuat ke enggau sama-sama.

Some of the participants at the conference and we had a wonderful evening of fellowship with them. L-R: Andrew Clark (friend), standing Paul Fanner; the rest forgive me, I forgot but I know Assad & Gale?


Bala kami ke indu ke enggau ragak sepiak. Ke sepiak kanan nya, kitai se-menoa ke jadi enggau sida din ie laki iya enggau kami. Lalu laki iya pengudah betemu eggau aku, lalu nyebut bini iya mesti betemu enggau aku laban semenoa!

The wonderful ladies at the conference, L-R: Merilyn of UK, Dana of Israel, yours truly, and Cecilia of Malaysia/UK (Paul Fanner's wife).

A wonderful couple, and I spend the next evening with them at China town for dinner - Thank You for fulfiling a craving!!! After days of not eating rice, I was 'desperate' for rice!! I note here that I enjoyed western food but after days, rice rice rice, please!