Detroit Part 2
Monday, November 12, 2007
I had a bit of jet lag last night so I slept only at about 2 am (Detroit time: 12 hours behind Singapore) after talking to Kak Aishah and Kak Mira online. I slept but I woke up at about 4 am cause of the horrible tummy ache. I got up and guess what?
I went to shit in the middle of the night.
I went back to bed only to find myself sleepless so I watched a bit of TV. They have weird advertisements here, especially in the mornings. Finally I slept again at about 5 am and then woke up at 7 am to solat Subuh. After breakfast, Kak Ica went to work while Abang Jay went back to sleep. What did I do? Watch Nickelodeon, as usual. I will never grow up.
9 am: Abang Jay and I headed to the restaurant for their wedding reception as well as the cake shop to make payment for the superbly delicious chocolate and lemon cake. And guess what? On the way to fetch Kak Ica at her work place, Abang Jay did a very huge favour for me.
I went to shit in the middle of the night.
I went back to bed only to find myself sleepless so I watched a bit of TV. They have weird advertisements here, especially in the mornings. Finally I slept again at about 5 am and then woke up at 7 am to solat Subuh. After breakfast, Kak Ica went to work while Abang Jay went back to sleep. What did I do? Watch Nickelodeon, as usual. I will never grow up.
9 am: Abang Jay and I headed to the restaurant for their wedding reception as well as the cake shop to make payment for the superbly delicious chocolate and lemon cake. And guess what? On the way to fetch Kak Ica at her work place, Abang Jay did a very huge favour for me.
Me: Is 8 Mile around the corner?
Abg Jay: Uhuh... It's just down the road.
Me: Can we drop by and take a look? Please?
Abg Jay: Hmph.. I knew this was coming. Okay, let's go.
Am I that predictable? I admit, even though I listen to indie, alternative and emo rock, I have a weakness for Eminem. Why?
1. He is bloody handsome
2. He raps better than 50 Cent
3. He totally loves his daughter, Haylie (such a turn-on)
We headed for lunch at Olive Garden, an Italian restaurant. The place was beautiful and the waitresses are very friendly, unlike Singapore. I wasn't used to eating there, so I let my sis picked everything for me. We ended up eating salad and soup, a healthy choice, I know. Surprisingly, I was full! I should try and bring back some good habits, eh?
Abang Jay and me outside another fudge kitchen.
Yours truly.
Scenic view, ain't it?
We were both meant for the camera.
Does the Carl Weezer thing when he talks about lamas.
Abg Jay: Uhuh... It's just down the road.
Me: Can we drop by and take a look? Please?
Abg Jay: Hmph.. I knew this was coming. Okay, let's go.
Am I that predictable? I admit, even though I listen to indie, alternative and emo rock, I have a weakness for Eminem. Why?
1. He is bloody handsome
2. He raps better than 50 Cent
3. He totally loves his daughter, Haylie (such a turn-on)
We headed for lunch at Olive Garden, an Italian restaurant. The place was beautiful and the waitresses are very friendly, unlike Singapore. I wasn't used to eating there, so I let my sis picked everything for me. We ended up eating salad and soup, a healthy choice, I know. Surprisingly, I was full! I should try and bring back some good habits, eh?
We headed to Frakenmuth after lunch. Frakenmuth is actually a German town, something like Chinatown except it's all German. There was tons of fudge kitchens along the entire street!
Kak Ica and me outside a fudge kitchen.Abang Jay and me outside another fudge kitchen.
Yours truly.
Scenic view, ain't it?
We were both meant for the camera.
The next day, we woke up a bit later than usual since it was a Sunday. We went out at about noon, after Zohor and headed for the apple cider mill. The apple cider was fantastic! Fresh, hot, sweet and no preservatives added.
AND I saw a lama!!!!!Does the Carl Weezer thing when he talks about lamas.
Today's another day I'm looking forward to. Till then, enjoy the photos my lovelies!
posted by sharmee at 7:20 PM
4 Comments:
salaam
hey sham.. i think i kenal Kak Ica.. is her full name Melissa Sue Ani? If yes, then she's my senior back at Yishun Junior College! I heard she married an Ang Mo and living in America.. so i suspect she's the one.. She is your sis eh? Now, it makes sense. Kirim salam dia and tell her she's as cute as she was back then at college (he,he..)
You went 8 Mile eh? Well, I went to Notting Hill..can you beat that? subhanallah.. you should count yourself fortunate to able to go America, Detroit. I'm thankful also to be able to be a musafir.. its a good experience to be away from your love ones. If you stay overseas longer, you will tend to miss them soon enough.
IS it tough to get halal food? Well, it was at first for me at Huddersfield, UK. But alhamdulillah, i got in touch with the Muslims student at the university and got lubang to good eats & masjid.
I asked a lot of people before finally finding a mosque which didnt look like a mosque at all.
Insyaallah, between you and me, I will be attending Fariheen's walimah. I figure out that the best thing to do is to accept things as it is. Pray for me ok.. Cause doa orang musafir mustajab
take care
ws
thank you Sham.
I did not get Fariheen's invitation card actually. I sort of asked her over sms on when she is getting married.
Her sms-es were really short.
Hope you treasure your musafir status. You can try tracking the places you go to by Google Map.
I did not get to blog when I was in UK. So, blogging about it now is a bit weird. I do keep a journal during my trip, I took pictures more than I wrote but I kept noting down things on my head.
Enjoy the fly back home.. get to see some in-flight movies as well..
Oh ya, you should try Ginger Ale on your flight. I got a hang on it.. he,he.
ws
Eh eh bast nyer!! U went overseas se...haha I wish I could go US...haha
Salam!!
Hey ure in US!!
hehe.. have fun!
and bring eminem back to sg..hehe
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