Shopaholic and her bags

Yeah, I will not buy any bag for the next 4 years hahaha ye lah tu.

Last few weeks, I saw my colleague sporting Liz Claiborne handbag, with matching purse. It is the one that I've been looking for and about to post the pic to get Aju in LA to buy for me during X'mas sale. Apalagaaa...

Rather than menyusahkan Aju, I just e-mailed this lady, Lin who's staying in Michigan to do it for me. I know the ori price must be much2 cheaper but kesian la plak Aju nak mencari kan ??

Semalam, Hanis called saying I got a present and whether she can open it up. I said we'll do it together. To my surprise, my handbag came in a very nice gift-box, red with teddy bears from Lovely Lace , I think. I liiike.

I like this set the best, tukang sponsor pun happy. Nota : Beg ini ditaja oleh suami kesayangan saya. Sekian terima kasih.

The handbag is nice and roomy but what what I like most is the one below, you can use it as a wristlet, clutch or sling, both handles are detachable. It came in a nice packaging as well, perfect for gift.

The other bags that I received earlier :

Liz Multicolor Sling

Liz Mosaic Sling (for my SIL)

Aigner tote with free Aigner make-up pouch (converted to baby bag)

She did include a few free gifts : 2 scarfs and Victoria Secret eye-shadow. Now, Dd, give me the Shopaholic book, I can't feel good when there's 'guilt' building inside.

Time for Books & Games

Dd, sorry...kali ni aku finish up the allocation (all these dlm RM340 je, RM60 bleh belasah lagi) but more than RM400 still get 15% discount from MPH though. But if you really want to buy lotsa books, I can arrange it, valid until end of Jan'08.

Saturday after raya, we went to pick up all books selected by Along & Adan as well as games that they've been begging me for so long. UNO & Junior Scrabble. Lamanya x main UNO, the last time I played was in 1995 dgn teammate ping-pong aku kat UUM. Looking for Magnetic-in-box Chess tapi x jumpa. Teringin nak beli congkak tapi risky la plak. Kang ada kena telan ngan Hannah.

So these are our loot, some workbooks for Hanis, added on few Ladybird series, a pop up book for Hannah, she loves Mr. Croc doing a peek-a-boo. Satu lagi buku yg the character boleh flip & switch their dress by pulling a tag, they saw the book kat rumah Eline, and can't get over it. It was displayed 0n MPH Pick shelf. Ingatkan satu jek, princess stuffs, tapi next to it ada gak yg spaceman. Belasah je la...

Bila cuti ku habis

For the first time, I've no cuti at all. Normally I'll finish up all my leave during Christmas & New Year holiday. Though we can 'jual' our cuti (masyuk ooo), I'd rather spend it with the kids.

Tapi kali ni, huhuwa aku jaga opis !! Friday after raya, I'm in, Monday before X'mas, I'm in. Bos yang baik hati kasik release at 4.30pm. Tapi....hati manyak sinang sebab bonos sudah masuk 1 day before raya. TQ TQ to our lady boss, this year we received the highest bonus ever, terbontang kejap mata aku x caya tengok payslip...pastu terbontang jugak mata aku tengok PCB...mang aiii, tu dah boleh beli handbag Coach idaman tuh !!

And happy jugak sbb handbag yg order from US sampai, first sampai my Liz multicolor sling, and the next one by hand, Liz mosaic sling, gift for my SIL. She helped a lot with the kids. Gambar beg in next entry la kot...

13 & 14 Dec, I was at Bukit Jalil, main ping-pong suka2 hehe, met up with Dd the AJK. Friday game abis pkl 10am, aku layan Jln TAR dulu beli kain for my mom and 'ter'masuk ke SSF, maka berbondonglah hasil belian aku. Kantoi hujan lebat, instead of balik I asked my SIL to pick me up, went to MValley to do some pre-BookSale preview with them kids. They begged me to buy games instead of book, since educational games are entitled to 40% as well, why not. Preview dulu so bila dah start boleh angkut jek.

Night before raya, adik2 ipar aku bercuti sakan, bawak anak2 sedare diorang jalan2 and called me to ask whether nak buat BBQ tak...why not ?? So beli la apa yang patut and ready-made marinated stuffs enuff for our small family. Adan paling busy...

I found this pic of Hannah taken by, most probably Along, apa yg dia terkejut tak tau la, but it's funny and I like candid shots.

My raya was hectic, I was too tired after the BBQ. Bangun pagi raya almost 7 oredi rasa cam nak terbang. Mana nak iron baju, mana nak masak (hubby requested for nasi minyak version Trg)...aiyoo. Start from scratch, pagi tu jugakla baru nak kopek bawang, nak gulai ayam arrrgh...Hannah plak meragam, masak berdokong beb, but miracle do happen...by 9.30 I served the food and put on my baju raya. Phewww... Tobat, tak nak buat camni lagi dah..

Where’s my Crocs ? No ? Then ?

Way back, I had a conversation with Dd on the numerous accidents related to the supercomfy Crocs sandal and recently, the other friend Eline forwarded the articles again. I told Dd that I may not be buying it for the kids walaupun hati tergetik2 hahaha. Tapi, keinginan aku x dapek di tahan lagi. I will just make sure that they stand within the line on escalator. That’s all you need to do. It can happen to any flip flops or rubber sandal, not specific to original Crocs only. So the story today goes like :

After our trip to Aquaria, we went to Parkson to get a new comfy sandal for Hanis & Hannah since their sneakers & sandal dah x muat lagi dah…Hanis sandal lasted for almost 3 years, memang worth buying…until her toes now dah terjulur keluar hehehe Adan has got his sandal replaced recently, similar to Along (same with Iman tiny sandal !!)

sungguh tinggi pokok itu..

As usual, both yang kami dok berkenan from Adidas takde saiz. Pastu , mulut gatal tanya Hanis “Nak sandal ‘boya’ tak ??’. This time she said YES huhu mati laaa because dah few times survey kat Ikano & Parkson, no size. Sapa soh gatal tanya. We didn’t buy any from Parkson. We then proceeded to Isetan just to have a look at other brands, and voila..they just added Crocs into their range and they have both colors and all sizes available. So babah was poorer by RM119 without the Jibbitz. Adan showed no interest at all.

Hanisnyer new sandal, pink lagi...

The next day, while babah zooming in his go-kart at S.Alam Circuit. Me, my SIL and the baggage went for Jibbitz hunting at Ikano. Unfortunately, their stock was low but better than the one in KLCC, so we just make do with whateva that they have. Upon exiting, the only boy suddenly throwing tantrum and making sad faces. Ingatkan dia marah sbb kitorang masuk another shop (he’s the very very anti-shop-hopping). When I saw that he’s genuinely sad and even cry crocodile tears ;) I relented. Made a quick call to banker aka hubby. So there goes another pair of Crocs from the shelf. As expected, he will not choose anything but RED. In the end, I knew why he wants it so much, they have got a PIRATE Jibbitz !! Argghhhh yeah he’s still into the robot thingy and pirate stuffs.

And me ?? I’ve tried both Alice, rubber & suede (it looks nice on your feet, Dd). It does feel comfy but after few rounds walking around the outlet, I can start feeling a pressure on my little toes (dah tau kaki kembang lagi mau pakai kasut narrow front). That’s the end of my Crocs hunting. Mary Jane is the ultimate one, tapi dgn badanku yang rendang & kasut yg dompok begitu, I will look like…10kg heavier. So now no choice, move to my 2nd choice, sporty side : Skechers.

The Aquaria Virgins - 8 Dec 2007

Both me and hubby are virgin to Aquaria until recently.

This visit was Hanis 4th and 2nd for Adan. 1st educational visit for Hannah. She freaked out but behaved throughout the journey.

Apa2 pon soru duluuu...

Tengok muka Hannah...hehe

Currently, you can experience the Endau Rompin rain forest. Mula2 masuk cam rumah hantu hahaha I tried to be a good visitor, switching-off my flash but the blogger-in-me just can't resist the temptation. But trust me, I didn't use it on animals and for the 1st time I can test the Aquarium feature in my Ixus, guite good.

Tarantula...

The hiding geckos..

Lionfish

We went thru the underwater tunnel twice, magnificent. Managed to catch the feeding session, tapi shark x layan pon hahaha kenyang lagi tu. This is the best part of Aquaria, moving walkway plak tu, tapi me the paparazzi mana bleh move, lari fokus, tapi terpaksa tahan2 je la sbb ramai gak org. Hubby was so excited and I know he will try to get his diving licence next year. Lepas renovate umah ye yang....

Wow...dah 4 kali masuk pun still wooww

The ship wreck

We may pay them a visit again if they feature something really worth the ticket (rm100++ for 5 of us, Hannah free la). That doesn't count the $$ we have to fork out for the souvenirs, relatively cheap and cute. They sell nice t-shirt for kids.

Just nice, masa shark melintas

BTW, the Arapaimas is truly truly gigantic for a freshwater fish. Rasa cam dlm movie, ngeri pon ada

Progress : Desa Gemilang Phase II Dec' 2007

Went there again on Saturday to check on the progress. Our house - Nil :(

But...surprise surprise...Phase 1 was buzzing with activities, owners checking & cleaning their houses, contractors installing grills.

The best thing is that few houses were already occupied !! You can see their kids playing & pakaian kat ampai plus renovated & newly painted porch. Sukeerrr tapi tu Phase 1 hehe our expectation is that by the time kitorang dpt kunci & siap renovate that area dah 'hidup'.

The Broken Visions

I broke one of my Visions pot yesterday. The biggest. In 3 neat pieces.

It cuts my middle finger & palm.

I'm bleeding in and out. Haiyoo...

The Family

The event remarked a union of 2 families from different races, religions and states. We were so gratefull that her family was in full support. Adik ipar aku, Aishah was known as TreazyBtTiansin. Not many people realize that she's a convert due to fact the she still maintain her original name and 'Nur Aishah' was added in later.

All of her family members were there. Her mak & bapak, as she fondly called, all the way from Sabah, were happy. Kami adik beradik dok gelak tgk my mom yg memang pekat dialek Kelate talking to her mak yang memang konpem x leh tangkap what my mom is saying, tapi both of them gelak2 as if paham kehkehkeh all her brother & sisters were there as well

Here some of the pics taken during the kenduri. All in all, family kitorang memang happy dengan perjalanan majlis ni. Rasa puas hati sangat2 sebab most of the preparation were done by us with minimal budget but lotsa love. Adik pompuan aku pengsan skjp sbb penat & mengantuk...siannn...that night sumer pengsan including me. Hannah ntah sapa2 yg jaga. Bangun pagi2 tgk periuk, buffet set segala dah siap basuh...hehehe rajin pengantin baru !!

The Room

This is the first time that I made this on my own, the room deco, nyaris senget tengkuk pengantin memanjat.

We (me and 2 of my Bros) are so proud of this achievement even the mak andam was so surprised that we did it ourselves. The one that she offered failed to memikat selera kitorang. Not bad for a first timer. No worries, panjang umur, I can try my ideas on my adik2 yg berderet2 lagi tu hehehe

Yang bunga kat dinding tu actually bunga telur recycle, I took all of my MIL's collection (she kept all the nice bunga telur that she got from weddings !!) tu bunga emergency sebenarnya. Menimbun lagi yang x sempat nak digubah into that party balls, tetiba tgk jam dah 5am. Sigh...

The Hantaran

CONGRATULATIONS to my dear brother

RoslinJusoh

&
NurAishahTreazyBtTiansin

Some of the dulangs, all self-made by the loving sister hehehhe. Haa...adik2ku make sure lepas ni tema pink & turquoise je tau. Mana mau campak itu lapik dulang ?? All foodstuffs (cakes, fruits) were gone. I found the fruit basket abandoned in the kitchen sans the fruit hehe

The Wedding - 24 November 2007

Phew.... 1 down, 6 more to go hehehe

Alhamdulillah, all my sleepless nights were paid in full. I will upload some pic during my brother's wedding on 24th November 2007. Sorry to all my friends, I did not sent out any invitation to you since this event is a family affair, a small do for family members, close relatives and neighbours. Klu pengantin ada rezeki lebih, insyaAllah ada jamuan kesyukuran kat umah aku, haaaaa yang ni applicable hehe

For now, tgk la dulu the tiara hand-made for the flower girls. My very first try. Mau bili banyak2 bankrap ooooooo...sindili buat manyak mulah...