My day has come

Hard to believe that year 2013 is coming to a renewal of 2014 soon. I really missed blogging! Memories of those moments of nice weather shinning day were still vivid. I need to further my study more. Determined. For those who have always stood by me, words of thank you....from my heart.

Last 2 weeks, i managed to attend my convocation at the PICC, Putrajaya. It was happy, happy, happy day on Saturday. 2 years of long persevered endurance, my dream to be a degree holder with honors has prevailed. I am amazed and flattered. Should i prestiged marriage as the first on the list, shall though the moment of graduation be my definite no 2. From top to toe, glaringly new donning matching fashionable adornment. Perfect grooming in my eye. Luckily Mahsa University has not ruled for covered black shoe. Amboi, showing off yeah...

Look at my green shoes

  Indeed, it isn't an extraordinary thing, more or less like a formal ceremony whereby thousands of similar graduand came to receive the ultimate scroll. This would be my 3rd convocation. So qualified now. Donning my MORTAR box. Everyone should know the waiting for your turn would always be a real pain for the sake of a short 30 seconds onstage glamor. Anyways its past tense now.

  Owh yes, for my parents, thank you for all the supports all these whiles. Also to my brothers, my in law and my close friends. Special for Sunny, thank you for your companionship and entertaining me. I love you. Eh by the way, Sunny is a cat. My cat. Meow.

It's from my mom and dad

I am getting older

I celebrate my birthday last week at The Glass Grill & Bar. Wo hoo!! Actually i am not so excited for getting older. When i was in the early of 20s, 25 will always be my scary age. I am tired of friends asking me why i am waiting so long to get married? And i said, what the ??? And now at the age of 31, i still have a lot of things to chase. And hellooooo, please stop asking me when i'm going to get married okay. I understand maybe they just want to congratulate a friend on a special moment. Oh goody!

Baskin Robbins. Nyum!

By the way, thanks a lot for all the wonderful wishes and gifts. How to staying young? Eat slowly and lie about your age. Hehe

Cinta Tuk Kaduk

Dan okay, kerana saya tidak bisa melelapkan mata, saya pujuk jari-jemari saya untuk menaip sesuatu di atas keyboard komputer. Sudah hampir 2 jam saya bersembang dengan rakan lama melalui whatsapp, apps terkini yang menjimatkan bil saya. Walaupun tanpa whatsapp sekalipun, bil bulanan saya masih juga agak mahal. Mungkin kerana status saya yang masih 'single' maka saya bazirkan bil-bil saya ke arah yang sepatutnya.

Saya sempat mengucapkan tahniah kepada kawan baik saya sewaktu zaman tuk kaduk dahulu. Yang saya maksudkan zaman tuk kaduk ialah zaman persekolahan waktu tingkatan 2. Budak-budak sekolah zaman moden sekarang kalau umur 15 tahun, sudah punya pacar. Sudah ada iphone dan duit poket lebih dari RM10 mungkin. Sedangkan pada zaman saya, telefon yang ada pun cuma berjenama Nokia, bersaiz panjang dan berwarna biru. 

Kawan saya yang sangat baik ini bakal menamatkan zaman bujangnya esok. Gembira kerana dia akhirnya bakal berkahwin. Tidak pasti samada pilihan hati sendiri ataupun pilihan keluarga. Dialah satu-satunya teman yang masih setia menyimpan hatinya untuk saya sejak saya berumur 15 tahun sehinggalah usia saya mencecah ke angka 3. Dan hal ini saya khabarkan kepada rakan lama saya melalui whatsapp. Dia kata saya ini adalah perempuan zaman moden yang sangat memilih dan sungguh cerewet. Dan dia memujuk agar saya membuka hati saya seluasnya. Jangan hanya pandang sebelah mata. Saya bilang jika saya berkahwin, siapa yang mahu membayar hutang kereta, hutang PTPTN, hutang apartment saya? Dia lantas terdiam seketika. Saya katakan padanya, dengan harapan yang dia akan faham, walaupun saya tidak nampak bagaimana reaksi wajahnya saat itu. 'Sometimes the best way to stay close with someone is by being just a friend'. Iyakan?

My baby niece 1st birthday!!!

    

 

I am a proud Ahyee of a 1 year bundle of joy. Wehuuuu....Happy birthday Nur Daania Alesya Binti Azmie. You are a special part of my life and my soul. I wish you will have all the good in the world and all your dreams will come true. Love you lots.

Instax Mini 7S

    Sekarang saya sudah punya gajet kegemaran. Selain kamera Sony Nex C3 berwarna pink yang saya beli dengan duit poket tahun lepas dan Iphone 5 yang juga menjadi kegilaan saya, saya sudah mula menyukai kamera jenis polaroid Instax Mini 7S yang berwana pink. Dan untuk sebab tertentu saya sangat teruja setiap kali melihat gambar yang segera muncul tatkala punat comel berwarna pink itu saya tekan. 

Picture with my BFF

Domokun dan si monyet

Yang kurang menarik tentang kamera jenis polaroid ini ialah sebab harga filemnya yang gulp gulp erkk agak mahal. Paling murah pun yang boleh kita bargain ialah dalam RM25 sekotak.Dalam sekotak tu hanya ada 10 filem yang bersaiz kad kredit. Tak kisahlah sebab the second I take a photo, I feel happy giler.

And now i am looking forward to get another polaroid camera yang bersaiz lebar. Jeng jeng jeng.....Sebuah kamera Instax Wide mungkin.

Jom terbang ke Bandung

Orang kata, perempuan kalau hendak shopping, shopping lah 'till you drop'. Yang bermaksud shopping lah sepuas hati sehingga saat kita tengok bil-bil, kita akan mendapat sakit jantung dan jatuh collapse. Amaigadddd...Itu cuma perumpamaan yang saya cedok dari encik Google. Terima kasih.

I love to travel and i love food. So of course untuk entry ini saya akan sembang banyak tentang perjalanan saya yang biasa-biasa tu. I choose Bandung, Indonesia untuk trip bulan lepas, yang konon-kononnya untuk give myself a break. Eh silap bukan myself actually but ourselves. Yang urus dari tiket flight sampailah hotel semuanya adalah saya kerana saya tanpa tidak sengaja telah melantik diri sendiri untuk menjadi duta tidak rasmi AirAsia. 

We left to Jakarta by the evening flight on the 28th of May from Kuala Lumpur and touched down at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport at 1835pm locals time. Dari airport kami terus ke bandung dengan melalui jalan darat. 

Jakarta is the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia. It's a crowded city, traffic jam everywhere especially during busy hours. Mak aihhh imagine kami tiba di Bandung selepas 5 jam mengharungi perjalanan sesak di Jakarta. Macet sangat (sesak dalam bahasa Indonesia). Kalau rasa diri tu adventurous sangat, maybe boleh cuba ambik public transport seperti train. Sungguh aku menyesal naik mobil. Uwaaaa.....But never mind, at least dalam mobil boleh tidur berdengkur.

Okay, so start dengan hari pertama semasa di Bandung, bapak supir ni dengan baik hati telah membawa kami ke Tengkuban Perahu. Seriously, you can see the great view of an active volcano with lots of local souvenir vendors.

 Tangkuban perahu ni lebih dekat dengan bandar,  just an hour or so by car from the town of Bandung. Important reminder, sila berhati-hati dengan  roadside peddlers di area situ, katakan tidak pada barangan mereka. But if you still want their key chains or whatever lah, kena pandai bargain bargain bargain. Dan saya telah tertipu. Beli key chains dengan magnetic fridge harga dalam 100 ribu. Tidakkkkkkkkkk. Tapi memang tidak rugi untuk datang ke sana sebab view volcano dia sangat impressive. Awwwww!

Kata supir, kalau hendak berpanas-panas selepas melawat Tangkuban Perahu boleh datang ke Objek Wisata air Panas Ciater. Tempat ini sudah sangat popular. Kata supir rugi kalau tidak singgah. Dekat sini ada satu kolam air panas yang boleh sembuhkan penyakit kulit kerana air panas ini banyak mengandungi belerang. Waduh bukan saja belerang malah magnesium, sulphate, chloride pun ada. Haha hebat kan? Di katakan air panas ini berasal daripada Gunung Tangkuban Perahu. Terdapat banyak kemudahan yang disediakan. Siap ada rumah hantu lagi.
  
Then next destinantion of course lah Pasar Baru Trade Centre Bandung. Shopping paling penting sebab everything is here.Yeayyyy. The multiple stories shopping complex consist of many small shops selling of kinds of things. Macam-macam ada. I only shop in a couple of stalls as I felt the merchandise are no difference at one stall from another. Tapi awas, the place was so overcrowded with people. Kena jaga all your belongings dengan hati-hati especially dengan your ribu-ribu rupiah tu or maybe juga juta-juta rupiah. Yang paling penting kena pandai bargain habis-habisan until you satisfy with the price. I was shocked as i had to bargain even to buy a bottle of Sostro tea. 1 bottle of Sostro tea cost me around 7 thousand Rupiah and the next time if i come here, i have to improve my bargaining sklills. Amaigadddd! It was a fun experiene actually. Tempat ini paling sesuai untuk orang yang shopaholic. Perghhhh! Kalau rasa pandai bodek, bolehlah bercakap dalam bahasa Indonesia kut. They'll still know that you are not local anyways. 

 Next place yang WAJIB pergi sudah semestinya Trans Studio Bandung.
 This theme park provide a great attraction dan apa yang paling menarik sebab its INDOOR. Untuk masuk cuma perlu bayar dalam 150,000 IDR (weekend) dan 250,000 IDR untuk weekdays. You can use 1 card for 2 person. For those yang suka sangat dengan adrenaline challenge, bolehlah cuba rides yang sangat extreme. I like Yamaha Racing Coaster. Berpeluh dan terjerit-jerit macam budak kecik terjumpa duit. Siokkkkkkk!!

Kalau rasa suka sangat dengan barangan leather, bolehlah datang ke Cibaduyut. Rambang mata makkkk! Macam-macam ada. Sampai kedai dah start nak tutup pun, kitaorang masih boleh terpacak dekat situ. Penangan cibaduyut ni kuat sangat. Haishh. Dan at the end sempatlah rembat 2 bag kulit dan kasut. Lagi sekali saya ulangi kena bargain, bargain, bargain. Biarlah orang kata muka tak tahu malu.Ha ha

  Sebenarnya banyak lagi tempat yang kita boleh pergi kalau datang ke Bandung. Boleh datang Toko Tiga,  di sana ada banyak jeans yang berlambak-lambak sampai hendak tersembul biji mata sebab tidak reti hendak memilih. Kalau rasa hendak makan sedap mungkin boleh cuba Restoran ayam goreng Suharti.

Saya sangat suka singgah makan di Saung Punclut Sangkan hurip yang terletak di Jalan Ciumbuleuit. Dekat sini cuma perlu duduk bersila sambil tengok pemandangan gelap sekitar Bandung. Udara dingin berhembus perlahan sesekali kabus terlihat mengelilingi gunung yang terlihat di depan warung makan ini. Perghhh tidak dapat di bayangkan. Memang tidak rugi datang. Wajib order nasi pulut hitam sambil pekena es teh manis. Bagi yang suka minuman special juga ada disediakan, antaranya kelapa muda, es campur dan aneka jus buah segar.

   Sebenarnya tidak rugi jika hendak datang ke Bandung. Apa yang boleh saya nasihatkan ialah banyakkan google before planning your trip. Kalau boleh sewa van dengan supirnya sekali for the entire day so the bapak supir can take you to all the Factory outlets in Bandung dan tidak perlu bimbang kerana bapak supir akan setia menunggu sementara anda tengah gila bershopping. Best kan? I guess that's all for now. Enjoy your shopping frenzy in Bandung!

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~~ Lao Tzu

Hello Krabi!!

Personally, i am so crazy about Krabi. It's smaller and more laid back. The Thai massage was so damn cheap, the food was so delicious. Me and Sharlene decided to take taxi from airport to Krabi town. It cost us about THB 600 for 30 minutes ride. From LCCT to Krabi International Airport, it's took us about 1 hour and 20 min to get there.

  And yeah of course i really had a great time in Krabi. We stayed at Timber House Hotel from 31st of March until 3rd of April. Our hotel location is just nice since it is just between Aonang Beach and Nopparat Thara Beach. We are so in love with the room. Nothing much we can complain except that there was no free WiFi.(typical us) Lol! 

At the front counter

Deluxe Family 1 Bedroom

There is a lot of Halal food in Krabi. So for Muslim visitor like me, need not to worry about eating out. One of the restaurant that i would like to recommend is Chaba Thai Kitchen. Price depend on what you want to order and are very reasonable.

Just near to my hotel, there were about 5 to 6 stalls selling cheap food by the local Muslim to choose from and i was so excited and didn't know where to start. Ha ha.Most of the food is about THB 30-50.Damn cheap huh!

 

1 of my favourite stall is Pancake Rotee Yaminlah. Yummy!! Try the banana pancake and sure makan sampai menjilat jari dan menangis kegembiraan.

Trust me on the banana pancake.It's simply AWESOME!

Me and Sharlene had massages every day when we were in Krabi.I repeat...every day okay. It cost us about THB 200 for 1 hour session of Traditional Thai Massage. Try and you won't regret it.Trust me!Plus, i think every girl needs her TLC. Hiuhiuhiu...
Ao nang is the most popular beach in Krabi with white sandy beach.You'll see countless bars and restaurants, cheap clothing shops and souvenirs, banks and ATM Machines, tour desk and motorcycles for rent are all over the places. Pharmacies and clinics are just everywhere.

 

 

 Ao nang has it's centre point. Not too big, occupied with 2 storey buildings full with bars and pubs. Owh ya, we managed to see the lady boy cabaret show at Blue Dragon bar, Ao nang. We are so excited, and really enjoyed the show, the beautiful costumes and very fun dancing especially when they dance Oppa Gangnam song in their own style. In fact they were so beautiful compare to real women. Ehem....Well, i really recommend it, a really fun evening to do in Ao nang!

Please...just ignore my big tummy. Thanks...