bonjour!
Greetings from France at last! I have been busy settling into our new home, new routine and new life in Fontainebleau. It is really lovely here, just like what I imagined, but more. It's a quaint little country town, but I guess just by being French, it is very classy with nice little shops and cafes.
Our home is so tiny that when I first arrived, I thought we were in a cubby house! But after a while, it grows into you and it is really quite cozy. It is actually an apartment unit in the roof of a very old building, so with ceilings going in all different angles, it is architecturally interesting. Of course the beams are all in old and rugged solid wood, possibly from the famous forests of Fontainebleau, which makes it extra special. Lots of steps to get up to where we are (especially with Imran in my arms!), but to think positively, perhaps it is a good way to shed away all these pregnancy fat!
Overall it is like living our dreams for both Dino and I. He is having a great time pursuing his MBA dream, with inspiring lectures and classmates from all over the world. Whereas for me, living in an old French town, with beautiful buildings and art surrounding it, winery and lots of cheese is just great! Imran is picking up French slowly (just kidding.. he is growing so fast, but not that fast!) He is enjoying the cold and being adored by the locals on the streets. They think he is so exotic, and is amused by his jet black hair...
Shall write again soon, whenever I have the time between feeding Imran, putting him to sleep, playing with him, cooking, cleaning-up and doing laundry! Life without a maid is not impossible afterall (not wanting to sound snobbish, but face it - we Malaysians are all spoilt with maids or help from our parents!)
Our home is so tiny that when I first arrived, I thought we were in a cubby house! But after a while, it grows into you and it is really quite cozy. It is actually an apartment unit in the roof of a very old building, so with ceilings going in all different angles, it is architecturally interesting. Of course the beams are all in old and rugged solid wood, possibly from the famous forests of Fontainebleau, which makes it extra special. Lots of steps to get up to where we are (especially with Imran in my arms!), but to think positively, perhaps it is a good way to shed away all these pregnancy fat!
Overall it is like living our dreams for both Dino and I. He is having a great time pursuing his MBA dream, with inspiring lectures and classmates from all over the world. Whereas for me, living in an old French town, with beautiful buildings and art surrounding it, winery and lots of cheese is just great! Imran is picking up French slowly (just kidding.. he is growing so fast, but not that fast!) He is enjoying the cold and being adored by the locals on the streets. They think he is so exotic, and is amused by his jet black hair...
Shall write again soon, whenever I have the time between feeding Imran, putting him to sleep, playing with him, cooking, cleaning-up and doing laundry! Life without a maid is not impossible afterall (not wanting to sound snobbish, but face it - we Malaysians are all spoilt with maids or help from our parents!)
posted by miss-cream @ 8:42 AM
6 Comments:
Bonjour! ca va bien? hehe french all rusty la..good to hear you are settling in well! Bila nak dtg London?
hi sha! good to hear you're settling well...i bet by the time the year is over you won't want to come home! please la get dino to get his photos up..France must be a really lovely place to take pictures.
hey sha2!! good to hear how things r over there...
u have fun n yes, arent we all spoilt with maid? good to hear u r coping well with the routine :)
nadd.. dino is too busy with his studies that i feel like getting a small cheapo camera that i can actually use to take photos! that's me being intimidated with his fancy camera.. i have a suggestion, why don't you come over here - holiday and take photos! it is really lovely here for photography..
hi sha2!
hope you'll have a blast time there!Congrats on being a mum!Imran is so adorable..
-ida-
sha2!!! so cute laa your son...datanglaa dublin..we are all waiting for you..( oh ip, im trying to convince sha2 to come to dublin instead of london!!)...heh..
Rina
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