Paprika i Nordstan

The first time I saw the sign board of this place, I thought it was a copy of Restaurang Glada Paprikan in Askim, but turned out that it was quite a unique café concept, serving mostly salad and you can mix it yourself. I kind of like it, very healthy and good choice for me especially, who is in bad need of eating healthy food. The café location is very convenient considering it is in Nordstan, accessible by public transportation and mass public. Although the entrance was a bit confusing to find, as you have to go up the escalator of another clothing boutique to reach it. But for 79 kr for a big portion of salad, I think that it was totally worth my student money (though somehow I wish it could be cheaper).

I will come back here for the salad! :-)

Food       :  4 out of 5
Service    :  4 out of 5
Decor      : 3 out of 5
Cost        :  3.5 out of 5
Location  :  4 out of 5

The long Saturday in June

It´s quite rare for the days to be as hot as today.

And it is rare for the weekends to be as long as this weekend.

On Thursday it was a "red day" because it was the day when Jesus was called up to heaven. And on Monday it will be a "red day" again because of Sweden´s national day. "Red day" is what public holiday is called in Sweden. So we took the chance to go up on the hill for barbeque with some new friends. Which was really nice because we get to grill and I always love grilling, and we get to grill under the shadow. Plus, plus, plus points!

However most of the people came late, like two hours after the time they promised to show up. And some didn´t even show up. After some time I just lost my mood because I get hungry and my headache started to make small appearances. And the one-time grill kit took so long to burn it was such a pain to wait. (Oh my god, I am such a complainer, am I not? Since when have I turned to become to such a person?) Anyway..

Then a couple turned up, then a man and then three more people showed up. So we were quite a small crowd there, grilling hotdogs and sausages. I didn´t take any good photos, even though I wanted to snap photos.

After few hours sitting on the grass, talking, eating and drinking, we were back home to change and then we decided to go to Andra Långgatan because it is Andra Långdagen or something like this they call it. There are DJs playing on the street, with performances of musical instruments, and other things which I am not too clear about. Andra Långgatan is located near Jarntorget or The Iron Square, if translated to English (but no, don´t ever mention it when you are finding the road here in Sweden because most people only recognize the road in Swedish). It is the street where you can find pubs for cheap beer (as mentioned by many students), a couple of strip clubs, Netto (a home grocery chain store), and few Thai places.

Although when we arrived there, the main attractions were probably already over and there were just a lot of scraps on the street, and a lot of drunk people. So we skipped the road and walked to Jarntorget to meet up with few more people. From Serbia, India and a girl from the north of Sweden, Dalarna (like the horse, you know?). They were quite cool. Hubby showed all of us around to the old city wall at Kungshöjd and then we walked to Haga before going back to Jarntorget and ended up in a pub inside Hagas bio.

The day ended a little bit after midnight when we get our ride home (thank you guys, if you are reading this!) and it was not even dark yet (because soon the sun will rise again).

Malaysian Scouts Jamboree in Sweden

Today I signed for my practical of one month. Next week I will submit it to The Employment Agency and probably start my practical at Sis Hajar´s restaurant on Tuesday.

Insya-Allah.

Before leaving for the restaurant, sis Hajar said that there are two Malaysians on their way from Malmö to Göteborg and they want to come to the restaurant as well. Since their timing and my timing were almost near to each other, I agreed to be their guide to the restaurant.

The train from Malmö was arriving at 12.17pm and I was at the Central Station already by 12.10pm. Luckily I was not late.

As usual, it is not so hard to notice other Asians when you are abroad. And I recognized these two fellow Malaysians by their accents. It is indistinguishable. I like it.


We started by walking outside of Central Station to Nordstan, and then to Brunnsparken. Bought 2 tickets of 24 hours tickets for them, costing 65 kr each. Not bad, I think. To travel anywhere within the city of Göteborg for only 30 ringgit, with busses, trams and boats (best done in the summer).


We took the tram 1 to Frölunda Torg and waited for bus to go to Datavägen. Bus 84 came and off we hopped on to the bus.


Sis Hajar was already worried about us and called twice during the journey to make sure that everything is alright. When we arrived, there were not so many people. Which was good because it is easier for us to speak and sis Hajar also doesn´t need to do so much work by attending to customers, etc.


Lunch was good! I love eating at Glada Paprikan Restaurang. It is a nice place for us to be.

I have been to the restaurant because of many events. Birthday party, Aidil fitri open house, aqiqah and lunch dates. Soon it is going to be my practical place too. I like it, like it.

Not to forget, thanks sis Hajar for buying me lunch today :-) It is my rezeki.

I enjoyed talking to Encik Nasa and Isma from Malaysian Scouts. They are very easy to talk to and interested in listening to my speech about Göteborg. Even though they know that I have only lived here less than 18 months.

We get the chance to meet my hubby while in the city. Mr. Hubby was on his way to his class reunion and spared 40 minutes walking around Jarntorget and Haga with us, explaining in details about those parts of Göteborg, especially the old wall of the city, Fish Church (fiskekyrkan), the maid that was waiting for her sailor or fisherman husband, and the kronasslott on top of the hill.

The weather too, I think, was a plus factor in making our walking tour really fun. I enjoyed it a lot! I feel that Encik Nasa and Isma enjoyed it too.

By 7.40pm we have already bought their return tickets back to Malmö with the train. 

:-) Looking forward until the next time we will meet ya.

We Are Engaged!

I could not believe in my head that we are verbally engaged! (I think it would be weird to be physically engaged? LOL Like we are attached to each other and busy doing something else, maybe something naughty.. ;-) Naughty...)

Yes, we are engaged!

Engaged to be married!

Never in my years (not going to expose my age here, haha) of living I thought that I would be getting married!

Not when I am living abroad, not when I am not working, not when I don´t have a career, not when I am broke and penniless.

But I don´t care about all those now! (Of course I will get them back).

This just shows that love does comes above most of the difficult things in life.

Alhamdulillah.. praise be to Allah, I am so happy!

Ok, now.. where do I get the money to buy the ring from..? :-P

Happy New Year 2011!!

Wishing all of my readers for more upcoming years of prosperity, happiness and good health, in love, life and after-life, with God¨s will.

Do you think 2011 is going to be a new and more exciting year for you?

I believe that the year 2011 can be the year where all of your prayers are answered. I would like to think so, at least.

For some reason, after a year of being jobless, I feel more rejuvenated and refreshed now. My mind tends to think that 2010 was the year when I took the time to rethink and relax. And wake up again in 2011.

Okay!

When the snow is here, you know Christmas is coming!

This time of the year is *almost* the happiest time of the year for me.

Well, at least in the beginning when the snow began falling.

What a wonderful feeling!

It will also be my first Christmas with Sayang and his family!

There is a lot of Mariah Carey's song playing; on the radio, in the mall (always at the mall to see and get the mood of Christmas), on the television.

Goodbye My Friend..

Sungguh tidak kusangka bahawa sekarang ini sudah hampir setahun Adlina tinggal di Gothenburg. Dan tengah hari esok adalah hari terakhir beliau akan berada di sini, sebelum berangkat pulang dengan kapal terbang. Macam tidak percaya saja. Tapi percayalah, kerana ianya benar! :-) Mungkin selepas ini, Adlina akan datang kembali ke Gothenburg bersama suami dan anak-anak. Dan mungkin juga waktu itu, aku sendiri akan ada anak-anak juga. Weee seronoknya! Masa depan yang tidak pasti lagi. Hehehe.. gelak sendiri. Anyway, she came to my apartment, and kami masak bersama lauk daging cincang bersama kantarell (cendawan emas yang popular di Sweden. kalau tidak percaya sila Google) dan nasi putih yang dihangatkan kembali. Ya, nasi putih itu sudah berada dalam peti aisku selama dua hari, boleh? Kami berborak dengan secepat yang boleh kerana aku ingin membuat sedikit ulangkaji sebelum peperiksaan kertas bahasa Sweden semalam. Dan Adlina juga faham keadaanku. Baik sungguhkan dia? Sedihnya rasa, bila teringat kembali saat-saat bersamanya. Jaga diri baik-baik ya sayang, dan ingati daku dalam mimpimu.

What we did during the weekend..

First I thought I wanted to write an elaboration of the weekend. But lately I've been feeling so "lemau" so here's a short point form to make it easy for you to read.

Friday:

• Arrival
• Mingling session
• Dinner
• Chatting session

Saturday:

• Breakfast at our own cabin
• Lounging at the beach
• Dip in the water
• Kak Shareen arrived
• Lunch
• Group photo
• Kak Nadia and Kak Hajar left
• To the city with Kak Anit
• Dip in the water
• Dinner
• Chatting session
• Maggi Mee at our cabin

Sunday:

• Breakfast with Nasi Lemak
• Abby and Lars sent us to the train station (thank you guys!)
• Arrived in Goteborg and went home to apartment with Ad
• Sent Ad to bus stop, treated to a beef burger and strawberry shake :-) and walked home from the city

When I came home around 6pm, I thought that I wanted to update the blog, but I was feeling so tired and sleepy so I went for a nap.

Guess when I woke up?

The next morning!!