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1 August 2008
After we have sorted out our stuff, Mum takes us out for a drive in Tuah, to see some of the local sights. Dad seems to enjoy being a passenger instead of having to drive himself.
After breakfast, we get our things together and wait for Dad’s physician to brief Dad and Mum before we say goodbye to all our wonderful new friends in
We clear Immigration and the kind officer even put an entry stamp in my SAS colouring book, so that my toys could come into the country, too. Abang Riezal meets us at
Abang Riezal drops Dad, Mum and I off at the
4 August 2008
Dad had been sitting about all day waiting for an echo test to be done to determine there are no more blood clots in his heart. Once that has been done he can be discharged from hospital, and would just need to attend an outpatient clinic over the next week to determine the correct dosage of warfrin for him. Later in the day, Kakak Hannah arrives to visit. It’s good to see her again. We spend the evening with Dad and a new friend, Ollie, who was in hospital to visit her Grandma, who also had a stroke.
5 August 2008
He still needs to attend some other clinic at the Bart’s Hospital in the City from tomorrow, as an outpatient, to determine the correct dosage of Warfrin he needs to take. This could take up to a week or more and we hope that once that is done, we will be cleared to return to Tuah in
6 August 2008
In the afternoon, Mum takes me out to the Pound Shop at nearby shopping centre to choose a toy. I am happy when Dad gets home later in the afternoon. We laze about on the sofa together. It’s good to know that Dad is well again and we will so be able to be reunited with Tuah and carry on with our travels. 7 August 2008 It’s a rainy morning. We have breakfast then wait for the
It’s amazing to see all the dinosaur skeletons and models. Dad and Mum told me they are extinct, but I am not so sure when I see the huge T-Rex that moved and roared. Mum assures me that it is not real. What a lovely treat it was. I had a brilliant day! 8 August 2008
It’s great to catch up with my friends, Patrick and Adam, and Little Arun, too. It’s strange going back to
9 August 2008 In the evening, we meet up with Abang Riezal and Kakak Salina, Abang Feizal, and Kakak Hannah and Abang Reg for a nice dinner at a Thai Restaurant in Wapping. I’m sure everyone had a nice meal. The excitement of the past week must have caught up with me, though, as I fell asleep on Mum’s lap halfway through dinner. 10 August 2008 11 August 2008 Dad has to go to hospital again today, to check his bloods to have his dosage of Warfarin adjusted. Mum and I go out with him but head towards Dad joined us after his hospital check up and we have lunch at Nando’s, one of Dad’s favourite haunts. Dad needs to go back to have his bloods checked again on Thursday, and take the little machine he ordered so he can check his bloods when we are on the road, with him, so the doctors can be sure he does it right. If all is well, we should be able to fly back to I woke up early today and got Dad and Mum out of bed early, too. Dad had to see the speech therapist in the hospital, anyway, so it was a good thing I did! I stayed home with Mum but was not feeling very well. Mum said I was feverish and had to run out to the chemist to get me some Calpol. I had some of it and a nap, and woke up a couple of hours later feeling much better. Dad booked our flight tickets back to Dad and Mum decide that we should that the 108 bus in to Lewisham this morning. It’s a nice morning and I like bus rides. After we are done with the shopping centre, we take the Docklands Light Railway to When we get back to Abang Riezal’s, Mum gives me a kid’s atlas she bought in Lewisham this morning and we looked back at all the countries in Europe that I have been to already. 14 August 2008 We were stuck indoors for most of the day, as it was raining. Never mind, though, as Abang Riezal has a nice TV with all the cartoon channels! Abang Riezal drops us off at the London Bridge Railway Station this morning, for us to catch a train to Sevenoaks. We are going to spend the weekend with Uncle Jon and Auntie Mei Li and Sebby. Apparently there is someone else there too these days – Baby Cammie. Soon after we arrive, we play in the garden for a while, then head out to the duck pond round the corner. It’s good to see Sebby again, and great that he is now able to run around and talk to me. When we get back to the Green’s home, more friends arrive. Uncle Slav, Auntie Kate, Susie and Paula come over. All of us used to live in Auntie Mei Li makes us some great spaghetti for dinner. We have breakfast, then a spot of PlayDoh creativity before we head out to Sevenoaks town. We meet up with Uncle Slav, Auntie Kate, Susie and Paula for lunch in a café. Luckily we were early enough for them to accommodate us 6 grown ups, 3 kids and 2 babies! We spend the afternoon playing in Susie and Paula’s tree house, which was so cool! By the end of the day, I am so worn out that I fall asleep on the Green’s living room carpet! 18 August 2008 Before we leave Sevenoaks, Dad tests his INR (thickness of his blood) with his new machine. He called up the hospital and was given his new dosage of Warfarin. We head out to the playground and then after lunch Auntie Mei Li sends us to the railway station to head back to We run a few errands on the way back and then start packing to return to 19 August 2008 As we approach Bodo, I get quite excited. The views are fantastic – mountains, rocks, green forests, lakes, rivers and fjords. We check into Zefyr Hotell, adjoining to the After dinner at the pizzeria in front of the hospital, we visit the afternoon staff of duty in the Neurology Ward, with our little gifts for them. They were happy to see us and especially seeing Dad looking well 20 August, 2008 The Artic Circle and Mo I We all had a good sleep last night. Somehow, we found the bed in Zefyr Hotell, adjoining to the After the hospital, we got ourselves organized and set off in Tuah again. This time with Mum at the wheel. We stop for lunch at a small village where the water in the river seems to swirl in a strong current in the middle. We drove on some more and eventually cross the We decided to stop for the night just outside the town of 21 August 2008 We had a late start to the day. Mum was up a little before Dad and I and had repacked our clothes and some of the things in Tuah. Dad had to sort his stuff out and after 3 months of being on the road, eventually discovered he had 4 bags of clothes! We stop for lunch in a nice spot overlooking a lake. I wanted to play on the grass on top of the signboard with the tourist information, but Mum said ‘no’. It rained most of the day, and Mum had a fairly long drive today. Just before our campsite, outside Trondenhiem, we saw the end of a rainbow. Dad and Mum seemed to think it was funny that it was in a town called Hell. Before we leave We started driving in the afternoon to 23 August 2008 We wake up to rain. As soon as there is a break in the rain Dad packs up the roof tent and we take refuge in the campsite’s common area where we have some breakfast and Dad and Mum had wifi access. When the rain stopped, we took off and visited the Olympic Museum. The 1994 Winter Olympics were held here, in There was lots of medals and photographs and costumes on display at the museum. I enjoyed the feeling of being Number 1 when I stood on the podium! As we were leaving the Museum, I spotted a pile of white stuff on the floor near the car park. It was snow! What luck! It came from the ice machine used in the ice hockey arena! We drive on to 24 August 2008 Auntie Ulrika later drove Dad, Mum, Petter and I up the mountain to the Olympic ski jump. It was very high and there was an amazing view. Petter and I got some cool Viking helmets from the souvenir shop. We then drove around for a bit and headed for the Norske Folkemuseum. There were old traditional houses here from throughout After dinner, Matilda, Juhanna and Petter’s neighbours came over and we were playing outside on our scooters and bikes. I had such fun! I was really upset when I was told that we had to go to bed and that we were moving on to 25 August 2008 I was up several times at night, as I didn’t want to miss walking to school with my friends, Matilda, Juhanna and Petter. Mum and Auntie Ulrika says that as we will be leaving We gather together in a field near the Risan’s home and wait for the other kids who walk together to arrive. It’s Auntie Ulrika’s turn to accompany them today. When we arrive at the school, the bells soon rings and we have to say goodbye, as my friends need to go into their classrooms. I am very sad, and so are my friends, They have made us feel so welcome into their home and lives these past few days. I really look forward to them visiting us in 26 August 2008 Marstrand and It rained all night and continued to rain late into the morning. We were stuck in the tent and Dad and Mum decided to do the only thing they thought possible in this situation…continue to sleep! We decided against taking the ferry ride across to the fort, but to drive on to Gothenburg instead. We stop just outside the city in a rest area with tourist information for lunch, which Mum slapped up on the Trangia cooker. After that, Dad tested his INR on his new machine, before we drove on again. After taking in the sights of Gothenburg, we drive on to Mölle, It’s a lovely seaside town and the campsite was great! It had the coolest playground I have seen in any campsite! There was a bit like a bouncy castle, lots of playground stuff and even a real boat which we could go into! There was also a Mini Golf Course, but no time for that today. Mum said, maybe tomorrow. 27 August 2008 It rained again…and this time it didn’t stop! No mini golf, by the looks of things…. We pack up, dry up, have some breakfast and head for the port, 30km away to catch a ferry to We drive around the city and see the Little Mermaid, too, but Dad said we’ll not get down to have a better look as we will be driving into the city tomorrow, when the weather is supposed to be better. We find the campsite, located within the walls of the Charlottenlund Fort. It is still wet, so I just have to entertain myself before dinner, which we cooked in the campsite kitchen Dad and Mum says we will meet Uncle David tomorrow. He’s cool – he used to live on the ground floor of our block in It’s supposed to be a nice day today. The sun is out, but there are a few clouds in the sky. After breakfast, Uncle David calls and arranges to meet us at the campsite after lunch. We drive out to the little Mermaid. There were loads of people there today, all come to look at the statue. I could not understand what all the fuss was about, but the water was very nice, even tough it was a little cold! From the statue of the little mermaid, we walked to the Citadel, nearby. There was a huge fountain outside the gates and there was a huge snake on it. I thought this was much better than the mermaid. We drove through the city taking in the sights and then returned to the Fort to find Uncle David waiting for us. Dad, Mum and Uncle David were busy catching up on what has happened in our lives and his, since we last saw him as we left In the evening, Dad and Mum took me out for a drive to a nearby toy shop, and asked me to pick out one toy for my birthday, on Sunday. I ran through the shop not quite sure what I wanted….well, actually I knew what I wanted – one of everything! I decided on a Lego Bionicle called Toa Talli. I am happy…maybe they’ll bring me to the toy shop again tomorrow? 29 August 2008 We wake up to hear the birds singing and Mum sneezing. Her hay fever has kicked in again, so the weather must be improving! I shared some of my breakfast bread with a duck who was walking by and before I knew it, I had quite a flock gathered around! We begin to pack up after breakfast, and so do the family who have been camping next to us the past two days. I check out their tent, which is quite cool. It’s got two bedrooms and a front porch. They were a really fun family and I had a great time playing with them and am not happy having to say goodbye to them. 30 August 2008 I follow Mum to the campsite shop to collect our fresh bread rolls, which she ordered the previous evening. I take along my Bionicles, although she said not to bother. Very soon after we get back to Tuah, I have a visitor – Paul and his Bionicle! He had seen me walking past with mine and was happy to have a friend who liked them too! Soon after, Paul had to take off, as he and his family was going to sight see in In We drove on to 31 August 2008 I wake up and am told that today is the day…I am finally 4! I am rushed to have breakfast and dressed up and then we are off, apparently to a party that is not mine! We head towards the city and with the help from the Sat Nav find the Residence if the Malaysian Ambassador to It’s nice to see quite a few kids there too, mostly children of the Embassy staff. I have a brilliant time, eating roti jala and lemang and playing with my new friends. Along the way, Dad pulls up at Mc Donald’s. He and Mum decide to give me a Happy Meal treat. I was pleased! Mum also managed to get a nice huge piece of yummy chocolate cake for me with a number 4 candle!
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