UK Tour: Ann Hathaway's Cottage

So the next destination is Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire. This is a Shakespeare birthplace, and it is in the top ten must visit place in the UK. So we wanted to bring Tok Mak & Tok Bah visit Ann's Hathaway's cottage as it was a lovely cottage with a beautiful garden. Dah lama berhajat nak pegi sini lepas tgk fotopages Azrin Hani dulu. hihi. But unfortunately, it was already closed as we arrived there just few minutes after 5pm. sabo je la daku...terlupe plak closing time dia pukul 5pm. Dah la sblom tu sesat-sesat balau ktrg mencari cottage si Ann ni. Phew mmg agak terpencil sketla kawasan dia. ;) So remember, klu dtg UK ni make sure tahu postcode sesuatu tempat nak pegi tu k. :)

BTW dpt tgk dr luar je la also tumpang toilet. Hee. Mana tau ada rezeki, sampai la lg kan. Ngeh ngeh ngeh.

The cottage :)

Second entrance as the main entrance was already closed.

Cottage from rear view.

Ladies :D

dipaksa babah utk bgmbr dgn background. tmasuk plak tourist yg sama2 terlambat. keke..

kesian tk dpt masuk dah..huhu..



saayang adik smpi berebut2 nk kiss adik smpi lemas adik Zafri. so ubatnya BF. ;)



Tok Mak n Tok bah lps keluar dpd men n ladies. :)

baca info je lah ye..hihi

model babah, the Eins :)

seronok lari2 turun bukit dkt carpark. luv u two la our girls!

BTW Ann Hathaway ni wife Shakespeare. Bukan Ann Hathaway pelakon citer The Princess Diary tu ye. hihihi..Tp tatau la klu mereka sedara bau2 bacang ke. :P

Alang2, kami singgah Coventry, tempat tinggal kami masa hubby buat master. So dpt la tgk rumah sewa kt 82 Leicester Causeway dan tapau nasi biryani kt Zeenat restaurant. Rindu betul kt dua2 ni. Hihi..Masjid tpt hubby sll smyg jumaat kt Stoneystanton road pun dh diperbesarkan, besar sgt. Alhamdulillah. Lg satu restaurant Amala yg ktrg sll pegi kt corner road dh tade..huhu dh ganti restaurant lain. Adalah jgk perubahan kn..klu dulu tade Ikea, skrg dh ada. ;)

Okla tbc. Wassalam.

Preloved Items

If we go to carboot usually we will look for toys and books first for the Eins. As most of items sold at carboot is preloved, the price is very cheap but yet the condition is still good. Sometimes there are just like a brand new. Omputih ni jenis pakai cermat dan sekejap je, patu jual kemudian beli lain yg lagi terbaru atau terkini. Kadang dia tanya anak dia nak jual berapa toys/books diorang tu. Lepas tu bayar je kt anak dia. Nak bargain pun sonang jo. hee.

our catch at carboot Boreham yesterday :D and we let the Eins chosed for themselves too! :)

Zahin was happy exploring her new leap pad (leap frog) learning system. Hihi she got all sunburn as yesterday has been the longest n hottest day so far.

Two leap pads learning system for two girls who still does not understand the concept of sharing. Fortunately, the seller had two which were similar. If not, i wont buy. ;P Btw, they came together wih 6 leap pad books, 6 catridges in a special bag.

If you were wondering of their price, it whole costs us only 4 pounds and 30 pence!! RM21.50 je, ok?? Macam tak percaya, kn? So why should we buy at the store while we could get the same one at carboot at very cheap price right? That's why we love carboot! hihi.

BTW my friend, Irra had long suggested me to sell online preloved items and it seems a pretty good idea but yet i'm just not ready. I have enough on my plate with 3 kids tapi kalau nak seribu daya ye tak..hee. Memang minat biz2 online ni tp tengoklah dulu macam mana...ramai je yg dah buat preloved sales ni kn. Persaingan yg sihat gitu..:P Apapun, i need to think deeply abt it. Bkn senang nak senang kn? :)

Wassalam.

UK Tour: Bicester Village

Bicester Village (BV) is not a kind of village that i'd first thought of..hihi. Apparently, BV is a luxury brand outlet aka the Chic Outlet. Hmm. It has more than 100 luxury boutiqes and the place is simply fabulous. (sesuai buat photoshoot!). It's located in the heart of Oxfordshire, the beautiful countryside. So from Oxford City, it's just 20 minutes driving. It's a very easy access, just follow the signboard and insya Allah u'll not be lost. ;D

Well, i'm far from being a chic myself but as the person who's so curious and love to shop (even we're not that loaded ;p) i still put BV in our trip plan and we were there. Dulu asyik dgr/baca/tgk psl/pics BV je. Org kata klu pegi London, macam tak sah klu tak pegi BV ni. apatah lg klu yg dok kt London ni, kn? Jejak kaki sekali pun jadilah. :D

Nway, thnks to beloved hubby who had made and always make my dream comes true. ;) (TQ Shayang! cokco :D)

From entrance, could see Polo Ralph Lauren's. Jom terjah!

kt dlm PRL. uii shanteknya floral dress ni! ;p

Org lain shopping. The Eins? *eye-roll* 

yg tgh2 ni butik Elizabeth Hurley. Model tsohor British tu..(bley plak terlupe nk masuk. agagaa)

Timberland. Hubby's favourite brand. ;)

Baru keluar fr Burberry. Aww geram you. Seriously jauh lg murah la dpd kt Msia but yet i didn't buy anything. tk leh shopping lg, u'll know why soon. huhu..

Zahin n Tok Mak n Zafri baru keluar Versace. Wpon kita tak beli pape, the staff ok..layanan mmg 5*.

Dior, Ralph Lauren Rome. yg ni tk smpt masuk. lgpun tade nk beli pape kn. ;)

Tod's :) Best ke Tod's? Seriously, tak pnh masuk Tod's KLCC. Hubby lg la..dia kata apa tau 'Kt Tod's pon nk  ambik gmbo ke?' ;p

Tok Abah pon masuk Prada tuu..hihi sbnrnya ummi kt dlm hampir2 nk tbeli perfume. Wangi gler bau dia. murah je 40pound. mcm 40ringgit je kn? try convert ;p thn nafsu je la aritu kejenya..may be next time la..

Calvin klein Jeans and Yvest Saint Lauren pon ada. tu Zahin nk cari umi kt dalam la tu. ;D

Iris baik je dok ngan Tok Mak :)

while ummi shopped, babah took pics his lil models. ;)

jd model Burberry siap. sabo je la! hihi

then Zahin took Babah's pic. (TQ dear, ummi likes it so much! ;))

took Tok Mak's pic as well. and babah at the back! Good job Zahin! hihi

gambo ktrg pon dia ambik. Peace!

Iris's in front of Cath Kidston boutique while ummi bz shopping inside.  Mmg best gler la, rambang mata eden..no wonder la ramai org suka bag n accessories dia. Sweet2! Klu nk tgk klik Cath Kidston. :)

Cian..:D Bila lama sgt tgu umi shopping, laguni la the Eins.

Beli buah tgn CK utk family both sides. Utk seniri  next time..hahaha bley plak terlupe beli utk diri seniri. ;p

So klu nk tau lebih lanjut psl BV ni klik Bicester Village.

Till then, wassalam.

Guest & Ikea

Last weekend, we had guest from Durham. Kak Nani aka Hnyhar came down all the way from Durham just to visit London before going back to Malaysia at the end of this month. (Back for good. Congrats again to KNani's husband Abg Zul, you're Dr. Zul now!)

Sorry not many pics were taken coz the main photographer was busy in the kitchen. hihi. So some of the menu served for the guests were Mee Bandung Muar, Nasi putih, Sup daging, ikan kering, sambal belacan, sayur kobis masak air, ayam goreng, puding cocktail berkuah. The next morning were bihun goreng, roti canai and kari ayam. (Also tk de pics mknn..)

Eventho just a common menu, but glad the guests love it. Alhamdulillah. TQ to hubby who helped me taking care of Zafri while i was cooking and TQ to KNani as well who helped this and that..mcm2 kn tuan rumah ni, terlupe itu terlupe  ini..KNani pun dh tau dah my clumsiness. huhu. Dulu masa first time bertemu mata, tlupe tutup api dapur lps goreng keropok..sabo je la. ;p

Zahin had fastly befriended with KNani's son, 7 yrs old Ameen. Instead of watching cartoon at laptop, they played Lego city together.

Joining them in were Iris and KNani's second, 6 yrs old Iffah. Iffah had fever so she's not in the mood. Kesian dia. :) Masa ni 3 yrs old Izzah, KNani's youngest was not in the pic..(still waiting a tagged pic fr KNani at FB)

TQ Kak Nani and family for visiting us! We were pleased to have all of you in here. Hope to see u all again and do keep in touch ok! Hopefully, it wont' be the last meeting. *hugs*

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After hubby returned from sending them off near Big Ben we got ready for an outing. Co incidently, hubby wanted to buy a mattress for the Eins so off we went to Ikea at Edmunton. (The nearest).

Iris looked into the mirror

then smiled happily (sebelom tu nangis2 kene tgl babah, masa hntr KNani hihi)

lil Zafri was asleep in his stroller. (umi tlupe bw blanket..so selimut pki coat umi la jwb nya heh)

Along Zahin lega lps poo poo. tergendala kjp misi. hihi

tgu babah tulis code mattress. (smpt posing..huhu)

mula ok je, patu bergado2 manja lak. huhu dah macam buat rumah sendiri pulak. adeyy.

Adik Zafri jgk yg good, tido je mana tak debop. dh 7kg skrg..kus semangat!

OK It's time to go home..but need to pay first!



Even it's already Summer now and the daytime strectch longer than before from 4.30 am til 9.20pm, Ikea and other shopping mall still close at 5pm on sunday. Boring betul. hihi..Klu kt Msia, still leh rambu-ramba smpi malam kn? :)

BTW, Summer sale plak dah start, ayik nk terjah shopping mall je kejenya. :D



Wassalam.

UK Tour: Oxford

I took my own sweet time to update this, didn't i? Too much to share but so little time to do so. Maklumlah 2 weeks punye cerita. Ayoo, jenuhla nak update. But, i'll try my best and will slowly update.

Nway, we started our journey on monday, two days after my parents's arrival. Alhamdulillah, that day mak n abah were in the pink of health and fit for the upcoming long journey. (Hihi tak sngka sekejap je jetlag nya. :D)After finished loading our trunks in the van, we finally departed at 10am. Huhu penuh van, barang smpi ltk kt kaki! (Hubby bought the van before i delivered Zafri. Dah berlima kan so sesuailah pakai mpv..tau je la brg baby je dh byk mana kn. inikan pula 3 babies ;p)

So the places that hubby nd me planned to visit started with Oxford. So from our house in Stratford, it took 1 hour and half to reach the city. Jauh jgk. Since we were running out time we just roamed the city. Meaning we had sighseeing from inside the van. huhu so sad. So limited pics were taken at Oxford.

   

Oxford city is a very beautiful city. Most of the buildings is historical looking. Gorgeous and unique, i adore!! Oxford university is one famous education center and is the top 5 university in the world. The university buildings are scattered around the city. Masa pusing2 city, we bumped into The Trinity College building. (Tpt Harry Potter shooting ;)) Gah gila bangunan dia hokey n sgt cantik lah. Only me je yg turun drpd van pegi tgkp pics. Tapi tak dpt angle yg baik. (Tak terer salahkan angle lak yer..;p) I thot i could pay a short visit inside but unfortunately it was close to visitors during that time. Hmmmm sad. :( (Klu masuk kene bayar. ;))

City sighseeing bus is available too. Tapi kami jalan kaki je. Jimat, dan boleh exercise sekali. Lagipun kami tak de niat pon nak cover semua tempat di sini. For me, pegi sendiri2 lagi efficient bagi kami yg beranak kecil ni. Kalau diorang cranky, nak tidur ke apa boleh balik semula ke van. Tak ganggu orang jgk. Hee. Ummi nak breasrfeeding Zafri pun senang. Ada port. ;) Cuma kene bawa/sediakan coins banyak2 untuk bayar parking. Carpark is limited, berbayar. Jangan parking sebarangan.Huhu ktrg dah brp kali kena saman kt London, bukan sbb parking sebarangan yer tp parking terlebih masa. Terlebih satu saat pun dia saman taw. tak psl2 terbang 80pounds, tp klu byr awal dpt 50%diskaun, but yet still mahal lg kn..:(

Ok Tbc. Duty calls! Wassalam.