Veli Çayı aka Taziye Ziyareti

a girl will always be happy to recieve at all times

I personally wouldnt say no to these flowers..

or these ones....
in fact..i wouldnt say no to any kinds of flower :0)
i just simply dont get flowers unless i go buy by them myself...:0)

Yup... my living room has live flowers right now...
Courtesy of the 10 moms and 1 teacher of Hatice's classmates as they were at my home on Thursday
for *veli çayı* (tea ) aka meeting as well as *taziye ziyareti* (condolence visit-of baba's death)

tortilla with doner meat filling..simahz style
(i made this up actually hehe)
Recipe in the
Zaim Ladies Recipe Blog


Humus
(a special request from my beloved)
recipe here

Kabak-Havuç Salatası
Recipe to be found in Zaim ladies recipe blog
at http://www.simahzaim1.blogspot.com/


Kısır
made from fine bulgur (fine pounded wheat)


slices of lemon with fresh mint on top... just in case there are peoplewho loves to drink their tea with a drop of mind n fresh mint (like my beloved)

a typeof börek with dont ask me what the filleng is hahaha i just made it
up again! hahahaah

a simple salad...
freshly diced tomatoes, cucumbers and mint leaves

and pickles....etc..etc... forgot to snap the pics :0)

A dessert.. Baddin's fav..

tart with vanilla cream filling topped with fresh kiwi,strawberries and berries..
topped with jelly(agar agar flown all the way from Malaysia or is it singapore?)... anyway...thanks kak Elle...ibu...KC and gang! :0) love u guys loads! what will i do without ur supply of our local stuffs?

I knew i had caught this epidemic virus where diarhoea and vomitting r a part of itz symptoms on Monday... In fact... i had fever that Tuesday night... and i begged Allah silently...

*Ya Allah... i will be having guests on Thursday... please..postpone this virus attack at least until they have gone*..

Alhamdulillah... despite not feeling too well... Allah had postponed the violent attack of the diarrhoea...and what do u know?? The moment the guests went.. (we also had a small lady as a guest after the momz tea gathering)...i practically spent the whole night going from and to the toilet...I accepted it coz Allah obviously had accepted my plea to begin with...being sick is a part of my test...

I was feeling quite ok in the morning... instead of just letting only halil go with thekids to settle the passport extention for my beloved n the kids... i joined too...as usual... we needed other papers ..and therefore only my beloved passport were able to be extended... no matter... we still have till 11 th june to renew the passport of the kids..my concern is the permanent resident renewal next m0nth..i cant say i am looking forward to going on ques for that... :0)


I have just realised something... Last year... i very rarely joined any *veli cayı* ...tea aka meeting conducted in turns at a parent's home...that was when hatice was in pre school of course... Nowadays...if i am honest with myself... i kindda enjoy going to these teas...no..i do not like taking a mini bus to school before we proceed to the place of tea... yes.. i practically dread when on those days i would have to return home with the kids using the school service...but i find the moms who join the teas are actually very warm and nice... mostly, they are sweet...i kindda enjoy having to get together with them.. chat about the kids' development and problems... and ask the teacher this and that...there are a few of moms of baddin's classmates that i can talk to almost on a lot of topics...the same with the moms of hatice's classmates... those moms who do not work...they usually join these teas...they are sweet as well....and most importantly... they are the humble friendly type even though in general they are rich.. (this is a private school after all)..

i was analysing them yesterday... when they came to our home... my home is no doubt small... there isnt any place on the walls... couch...chairs...etc..etc which has no stain...my home truly needs a major overhaul and renovation...but i saw none of them looked down on me..acting high n mighty (as some rich people do)... many tried to help me out while clearing the plates...etc... they looked at me warmly. ...i could feel sincerity in their hearts... which made the time spent on the food preparation (despite i was not feeling very well) all worth it...to recieve guests is a honour in itself... and to recieve guests who r warm... that is a blessing...i think i am looking forward for the next tea meeting in 3 weeks' time :0)
What is happening to me?? i am an anti social person.. why am i looking forward to socializing??? hmmm... this is an interesting development :0)

The thing is.... hatice will be together with the same classmates for at least (maybe more..am not sure of the system) ...3 years... so it helps to get to know the moms better so that we all can communicate with each other better ..to talk about our kids... THank God for the invention of handphones... each of us has each other's number...!
It was also heart warming when yassin was read for baba yesterday... and with the division of yuz...insyaAllah by the next tea time.. we will all try to finish the whole Quran.... dedicated to baba (my late dad in law)...

Life goeson... and i think..i have decided to enjoy it as best as i possibly can despite all the challenges

Thank You for hopping by...Hope to see u again the next time..