Unexpected journey

Last Saturday, I suddenly discovered that I had to have a very important document before i can send them into a public service department. I have been working late the previous night so when i stumble upon this i called my friend Khairizan aka Izan Boy who was in London at the time to pass it to my hubby in M'sia when she goes back the following day.

My plan was to go to London by train, stop at Richmond then take a tube to Hammersmith and bus to Marble Arch (supposed to meet her at Primark).. then somehow, bila sampai kt Richmond, district line was closed for weekend overhaul so i waited for another train to go to Waterloo.. bila sampai, mula2 ingat nak ambik cab, then kat sana, discovered there's a bus to Hammersmith so went on that.. oh god, what a long way to go dgn jam lagi and Aqil fell asleep by then.. in the middle of my journey, Izan said they're off to Edgware Road so masa tu dah rasa tak larat tahap max, ingatkan i just go to her apt in Vauxhalland drop off the documents jelah.. but Allah has a way off making a light in every grey cloud.. tgh2 bus ride, i saw Fulham Broadway station.. checked it out and it goes to Edgware Road, so berhenti the next stop and walked to the station. Alhamdulillah there was lift so senang nak turun but i know Edgware Rd takde that facility (i dont understand why TfL tak nak buat lifts for all their stations).. so mmg berdoa je sepanjang jalan.. when i got there, tangganya tinggi tp rezeki one of the workers was heading downstairs so together we lifted Aqil's pushchair naik stairs.. penat sangat tp Alhamdulillah baby tak ragam..

sampai sana met Izan kat Restaurant Melur.. the 1st things she said to me was "you bawak Aqil, i didn't know.. i thought you came here by yourself".. "you're so strong.. you have my respect".. masa tu rasa nak menitik je air mata.. tak tahulah kenapa.. it's so hard to cry these days but there was something in the warmth of her voice that just touched me..

after lunch (Izan belanja) Aqil and I tagged along Izan and her inlaws for shopping.. they went to Harrods.. dulu i went with my hubby but I didn't like it very much sbb it was crowded and expensive.. but this time I loved it.. tgh sale but being a student, you're on a budget so I just bought 3 items, a Harrods mug, baby carrier bag and a nice bag for me. Izan's MIL and SIL, Zaida was really helpful.. Diaorg la yg tolong jagakan Aqil when i look for stuff.. I was so grateful.. what turned out to be a disastrous journey in the beginning ended up being a nice day..

then we took a cab to Izan's lovely apartment. Tumpang solat n rehat kejap.. then Izan and Zaida had to go for another spot of shopping so she asked me to wait till she comes back.. in the meantime, Aqil and Adriana (who is sooo cute) were enjoying themselves lari2 kt apt tu.. and bila they got back, it was already late so they asked me to stay for the nite.. Segan i told her but she said "don't worry about it, i know what it's like to be pregnant, you need all the attention".. Izan, only Allah can balas everything.. thank you so much..

so the next day as they head to the airport, we head back to Surrey.. i remember thinking it's one of the happy days of my life here.. like my friend once said to me, in every struggle, adalah bahagian kita yang Allah nak bagi..