Boxing Day 2011

Venue: Cheshire Oak Outlets

Date: 26th December 2011

We had overnight at travelodge nearby at East Wirral. The distance between the travelodge and the outlets are only 4miles. That morning the traffic was clear so we only took less than 10minutes to arrive. Sampai2 pukul 9.50a.m. Most boutiques pon tak bukak lg. Parking pon masih banyak so hubby terus parkimg depan Clarks. Sebelah Clarks, Karen Millen. ;)

We met many other Malaysian who already wait in front of Clarks's. Pukul 6.am lg derg dah sampai. Pergh..! Sempatlah berkenal-kenalan. Tengok2 akak tu fr University of Lancaster. Rupanya kawan pd kakak senior kt UIA yg kebetulan satu tempat keje dgn hubby, kak Ruzy. What a really small world! Very small la sampai hubby pon terjumpa x-classmate dia masa kt SMAP Kajang. Siap satu travelodge lg! hehe. Dah 10thn tak jumpa alih2 jumpa kt situ. Nasib dh siap2 exchange contact no.s sbb kt COO tak terserempak langsung dgn dia, tp kawan dia kami jumpa. :D

As soon as the SA of Clarks opened the doors, sume org berpusu-pusu masuk inc. us. Tp for me agak kecewa sbb offer nya tak byk turun. Lg murah masa sy beli kt Clarks Factory Outlet di London aritu. Maka terus sy tawar hati nak beli, ingatkan nak beli boot. Just carikan kasut untuk kawan tp tu pon tade yang macam dia nak. Huhu. As you can see in the picture above, act. hubby was looking for  working shoe. Nak kaler hitam. He also had a hard time searching for the right one. Last2 hubby pon tak beli.

Adik Zafri, satu2nya Orang yg dapat Clark shoes aritu. ^_^

Angah Iris ni demam2 pon masih sporting lg ikut pegi shopping. Good girl.

the eins tolong pilihkan kasut utk babah. :D

While hubby inside Clarks, i took an opportunity to go to other boutiques. And one of the boutiques was Mamas & Papas (tingat Ninie shopping aritu ;)) so yg ikut ummi ialah Along Zahin n adik Zafri. Masa ni Zafri dh rimas duduk dlm carseat Maxi Cosi dia jd nak ta na ummi kenelah dukung dia. huhuhu. Along Zahin tolong tolak stroller adik. Along memang dah banyak boleh harap sekarang. Good girl too. ;)

Along Zahin posing depan playground. Ummi ambil kesempatan nursing adik Zafri masa ni. Adik Zafri nangis2 lapar. So tak jadi shopping kt Mamas n Papas td, letak je balik brg2 yg dah di ambil. Mencabar shopping dgn baby ni..tp sbb ank ketiga jadi ala bisa tegal biasa. ;)

Since Along Zahin was very helpful, i brought her into this jigsaw puzzle world shop. Ingatkan nak belikan dia puzzle Angry bird macam Faaz punye. ;) Unluckily, they got no stock at all. Frust sungguh. Tapi cik kak ni dah aim Disney puzzle. "Ummi Zahin nak puzzle princess.." Dah namanya pon gurgals, balik2 princess stuff jgk yg dia berkenan. :) Beli 2, satu untuk Iris. tp tak dapat gambar yg sama..sbb itu je yg tgl. Ish puzzle pon laku mcm pisang goreng hokey. so as expected, berebut jgk. Maka berlakulah drama air mata di depan kedai puzzle tu..hehehe. Tp senang je pujuk Iris, dia cpt beralah..so sekejap je la drama air mata tu. ;)

Since masing2 dh dpt habuan, jadi ummi pon boleh shopping dlm keadaan tenang. hehehe. so dapatlah 'menangkap' di GAP. Beli baju kids je.

Lepas tu jalan2 jumpa L.K Bennett. Ummi pon singgah survey2 harga. Not bad sebenanrnya. Ada yg mampu dibeli tp disebabkan awal lg dan tak habis survey lg harga handbags di butik2 lain esp Burberry :P jadi ummi tak beli pape kt L.K.Bennette. Psst, jmp Malaysian kt sini, sy nk masuk, dia nk keluar (tgn kosong) sy senyum dia boleh buat dek je..Okla fine la..may be dia tgh period kot so dia tak de mood kot nak borak or senyum. (bersangka baik :P) My 2-cents, walau kaya/tinggi education level macam mana pon, if you don;t have any courtesy value, to me you actually is nothing. Kalau takut/segan sgt nk greet/bg salam at least u smile when u acknowledge someone. lebih2 lagi kalau dia tu satu negara, satu agama dan satu kaum dgn kita . :)

Giant Xmas trees

dlm Polo Ralph Lauren. Tinggal hanger je..hehe

Along Zahin dgn puzzle nya. tak sabar nak masuk Burberry butik belakang tu. Macam loaded sgt je hehe.

Posing dulu kt sini. Belakang tu Michael Korr butik. Butik dia berdepan dgn butik Burberry. Dah tak sabar ni..hehe. Sekali sampai2 depan pintu dia kene tahan daa! SA kata kene tunggu, butik sudah penuh..huhuhu. Ramai lg Msian dll yg senasib dgn sy waktu tu. Jd kami sempat berkenalan sambil beratur depan Burberry. Well tak sume orang macam org yg dkt L.K Bennette tu kan ;)

Ni hubby ambil gambar. Nampak tak kt belakang tu org ramai dpn pintu Burberry..salah sorg tu ummi derg ni la..tp tak nmpk terlindung di belakang mat saleh. Maklumla ummi derang kan rendang aje org nya. hiks.

Peace from Iris. Sporting tunggu ummi shopping kt dlm Burberry. Babah pon sporting jg dh bg greenlight. Tapi tak beli ponnn. Huhu. Sebab masih mahal lg bg sy. hehe. Tapi tak pe la, be positive! Kalau ada rezeki nanti boleh beli. insya Allah ada lg masa and tu pon kalau panjang umur sy. Tatau la kenapa sy minat sgt dgn Burberry. But one of the reason, it's local high end brand. British. I adore Burberry. Pattern dia pon simple je tp elegan n still klu dipakai look young kot berbanding high end brand like LV or Hermes..just to name a few..Tp Gucci er i ada minat jgk..selain LongChamps. *wink* Rasa i ni suka sbb simple je kot handbags fr those brands..Ish make up your mind, or else kumpul duit maa baru boleh beli Burberry, Gucci or LC. hahaha.

Inside Cadbury's World. Borong coklat  n cadbury's instant choc drink powder.  Jauh lg murah la dpd Tesco, Asda ect.

Ok ni plak masa sy shopping dlm Next. Fyi Next pon berbaloi beli. in term of quality. my kids punye apparels fr Next sgt tahan lasak dn boleh dipakai turun temurun. susah nak memeri compare to GAP's apparel. I spent too much time in here. Masa ni hubby n kids dah tunggu dlm van je. Actually ktrg berenti kejap utk makan n smyg. So lps makn n smyg jamak Zuhur n Asar tu, only me je yg pegi shopping kt Next. Sadly, dia punye net dh habis..nmpk sgt ramai dlm next. So sy shopping tade bakul huhu. sakit sgt tangan n bahu main sangkut je kt mana yg boleh. Anyway, kt Next ni sgt best sbb sy jmp kasut utk hubby. hehe. Pastu kt Men's dept tu ternampak plak coat. Teringat yg hubby mmg nak beli coat n pant satu suit. Tapi hubby kt van lak..klu tak beli skrg bila lg kan..sbb tgh boxing day ni la nak beli..sbb mmg murah. sy pon tawakkal je pilih saiz utk hubby. Org2 lelaki mcm pelik je tgk sy shopping kt bhgn derg. sorg2 lak tu...segan i tp demi hubby i buat muka seposen je la. hehe. for me plak, i dpt boot yg i bkenan. 12ppound je after less. ;) few blouses too. and bju2 utk kids n ank kawan yg mengirim. :) Lepas bayar, pegi kt van mintak hubby try siap2 coat n kasut dia..Alhamdulillah ,they fit well with him n he likes esp the coat. Maklumla taste hubby ni bley thn jg tinggi..tp  taste wife dia ni  lg tinggi..so okla kn. wakaka.

Hmm smpi malam shopping. gmbr ni lepas beli pinggan. Kakak2 Msian yg jmp sume kata murah jd dy pon turut terjebak. hehe. Portmeirion ni mmg terkenal la. Sebelom ni sy tak penah dgr atau amik tau pon..Smpi sini je baru dgr..rupanya punyela hot stuff and famous Portmeirion ni. Katanya t Msia, ada jual tp tk byk sbb mahal. Sebiji pinggan katanya beribu2. Pffftttt...Jd kakak2 tu kata jgn lepaskan peluang, tanya hubby, hubby kata pegila beli sedozen dulu..sbb mmg tak terpk dan tak allocate lgsg budget utk Portmeirion. hehe. Aihh tapi takde rezeki sy nak beli sedozen sbb pattern yg sy nak tu tak cukup stok..huhu dh habisssss..Tp tak pe lah, lain kali boleh belli tambah koleksi..;)

Murah sgt. Lps beli sy tanya2 pd kakak2 kt sini..memang murah la so tade la rugi kami beli kan?;)
Actually bukan kisah sgt pon nak beli pinggan2, tp selalu sy kena attack balik. Even mak long sy pon pesan, nti iwan kt UK jgn lupe beli pinggan2 mangkuk dr sana tau. Hmm bila dah masuk sy plak rambang mata dan rasa nk borong je sume. Cantik2 Uol. Gerammsss. yg penting lain dpd yg lain. hehe.

Shopping sampai malam. Tp baru pukul 6pm. Kt London, kawan2 kami ada yg shopping kt Oxford St smpi tgh malam. Memang tabik spring aah. Kami yg beranak kecil ni mmg tak sanggup nak bboxing day kt Oxford St..Mmg la better bargains but i dont think we can handle the kids in such crowds. Otw balik ke London, ami dgr berita ada sorg pelancong di tikam kt Oxford St that day..Ish nauzubillah. Kt Cheshire Oak ni raaaaaamaii jgk tp aman damai aje. No stress, no pressure! Tp tetap ada angan2 nk bboxing day kt Oxford St jgk nti..ye la dh duduk London kan, nak la jgk merasa shopping dan suasana masa boxing day kt Oxford St tu. Ngeee.

Lastly, ni je la hasil tangkapan boxing day kami. hehe. Ukur baju di badan sendiri la kan..tapi tetap bersyukur sgt. Baik ada dpd tiada langsung. Rupanya hubby sempat shoppingour anniversary present kt Timberland. On last 24th Dec, ws our 6th wedding anniversary, Nti la update dlm next post!;)

ni la pinggan Portmeirion sy. suka, suka, suka. Slow2 nak buat koleksi. Kt belakang ada tulis Portmeirion Pottery. Stoke On Trent. Made in England. Made tu yg mhl..sebab skrg ni kt sini kebanyakan brg2 made from China. Esp EPL stuffs like jersey ect. Macam kelaar an EPL tu kn sini tp brg2 dia made out of England. Rasa mcm tak best..Mcm my dad beli topi Liverpool, tp Made in Bangladesh you. hehe sabo je la. ;D

Ok that's all. Wassalam.

Shop Till Drop (Not!)

Finally, the awaited day has arrived. Today is the 'Boxing Day'! We had spent the day at the largest designer outlet in the UK, Cheshire Oak Outlet. Wee! And We arrived there ten minutes before 10a.m and only departed to London five minutes before 6p.m. Yea, until dark and call us crazy ;P.
Nway, We're now stucked in a massive jam on M6. We are expected to reach home at 10p.m but it might take longer than that now. Argh! But when i think about all the catches from today's retail theraphy, 'they' do make me happy. Hehehe. Happy dan tetap bersyukur wpon masih tak mampu lg nak beli Burberry bags. Keh keh keh..
Ok i shall stop first here. Kepala pening sudah dok menaip dlm van ni. Ok Will update more about our Boxing Day and our short but precious getaway in my next posts soon! ;)
Ok till then, wassalam.

Cough and Natural Remedy

*cough*
Last time i had this kind of cough was during my 8th month of pregnancy which was somewhere in March-April. Now it kindly visits me again. *eye-roll* so I have been coughing like mad since last week. It's worrying now as the virus has gone down to my lil boy. He's with me 24/7 so you know *cough* pity my baby..:( *Cough*
My body's muscle ached all over. My chest feels like to explode every time i cough. there's alot bad phlegm in there but it doesn't want to come out. *cough* oh bad, bad phlegm! Because of you I'm a bit wheezing and hardly breathing too. Sadly, i can see that my baby is having the same too. Huwaaa. Please go away.
There are many tips (petua) i've heard. Some of them are:
1. Drink honey + lemon (common)
2. Take up a spoon of soy ketchup + pressed lime ( Tq to Intan if you read ;))
3. Soak cooked rice overnight and drink it's water the next day. ( fr my dad, i think he just got fr someone else coz i've never heard abt it before)
Anyway, so far i've drank a pure honey without lemon coz i gave a lil to zafri too. It's a quite relief as soon after i drank it but it will come around within an hour. Huhu. Meaning i have to drink it religiously for the timebeing innit! The problem IS we dont feel that thirsty to drink water alot..sejuk kan..? but this is a reminder for me to drink a lot of water esp in this season. Though it's cold but it's dry. Ok noted. Though i will end up go in and out the bathroom more frequently..i guess i have to!
Last but not least, i pray for both of us to be recovered fastly. I wish the virus will not get to my husband and the Eins (we're going to Wales during this Christmas break ;)) InsyaAllah i'm gonna try the other two tips above too. Hopefully, the cough will be subsided soon. Also if any of you have any natural remedy or petua, please kindly share with me ok. Thanks!:) *cough*

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Clarks Shoes Clearance

All women love shoes like they love handbags n etc( byk actually ;p). Rite? So do i. But i rarely buy shoes bcoz i cannot afford since i don't work. Once in a while like my birthday or raya hubby will buy me a fine shoes. Since i don't get buy shoes like every month so i thought a pair of fine and comfy and lil bit pricey shoes will do for me. Kaki cinderella ni tak tahan klu kasut tak selesa! ;D
To cut it brief, my friend Yus told me that Clarks Factory Outlet is having a clearance now. Wahh that time i was still busy so i planned to go after the submission. Hubby quickly agreed and can't wait to go. (dah lama tak gi jln2) So we went there by ferry at Woolwich Ferry jetty, just few miles from UEL. It took us only 20mins to across the Thames river. We stayed in the van, not dared to go out. After all, The day was so freezing cold but it did not deter us from going. Shopping punye pasal kan..haruslah. ;)
When we reached n parked the car, it was almost Maghrib prayer though it was still at 3.30pm. That's winter! So we just confirmed the location of the outlet before found way to Woolwich Muslim Center. After had our maghrib prayer, we went back to the outlet. Unluckily, zahin n zafri felt asleep so hubby just stayed in the van keeping an eye of them. So, I just went there with iris. :)
Isshh i had a hard time there. I was rambang mata! Amik, cop..amik lg cop pgg kt tgn..smpi tk ckp tgn..smpi other one customer ni i noticed she kept glancing towards me. So i looked at her and guess what she said.."your shoes are nice, i cant find mine yet" hihi bukan apa, takut klu tak cop konfem lg skali tgk dah hilang. Saiz 3 lak tu..ssh woo cari sy. :) And i took one hour til i finally satisfied with my picks. Yes picks, Hihihihi. Itupon sbb outlet dh nk tutup pukul 5pm. Klu tak mahu lg lama. Huhuhu. Btw, iris mmg sporting la! Next time boleh ikut ummi shopping lg k!
As u can see, i bought clarks active wear 1, 2 high heels( black n metal. Dark burgandy) n 1 flat shoes (light brown). Simple2 je yg ptg try selesa. :)
P/s. kpd en hubby, tq byk2 love n hug u ketat2. Hikhik. Nti boxing day, bley shoping lg kan?;D xoxo!

Three Days More..

..until i submit my last assignments. Right now, i'm taking a time-out. Oh Not really. I'm searching for related journals while nursing my 8 mos baby! Hihihi.

Nway, i cant believe that my first semester is almost over. How i wish i could have done better. Hopefully, i could in the next semester though i know the chance is still thin. :)

Nway i would like to thank my lecturers and my team mates for the precious experience we had for the past three months. :) And last but not least i really thank my beloved hubby for his time, love and support! I love u so much Darling! We almost did it! ;)

And to you my dear friends, thank you too and pls do pray for me so that i pass these two subjects. Hahaha.

Winter is here

So far no winter wonderland for us. Snow has not fallen yet. We are waiting patiently though ;D But at this moment, we are grounded at home. Zahin got athma, iris and Zafri also had mild cough and cold. My nose stuffy too. So no point going anywhere. Afterall, the day time is shorter than night time. Huhu dont feel like to go out. The temperature has also reached subzero few days ago. It's a damn freezing. Brrrr! Cant imagine how people who lives in northen UK feel right now.
Anyway, it's a good thing to stay indoor coz am busy with my last assignments. Yea, gotta submit by this Friday. Then i'll be free after that and can fully enjoy my semester break which is one month! Hip hip hoorey. ;D
Till then wassalam.

An Eventful Year

Today already mark one year for us being in London. Boy, Time flies so fast! Scary, uh. There were many things happened, the goods and bads but Alhamdulillah. All of them are precious experience. ;)

Currently, we are in the missing mode. Really miss our home, our family and food in Malaysia. Terasa mau terbang pulang sekarang juga tapi apakan daya..huhuhu. Dulu kt Coventry 8 bulan je dah balik Malaysia kan..rasa tak puas plak kt UK. Sekarang? Dah rindu2an plak..itulah manusia kan..tak reti nak bersyukur. :P

Oleh itu sy harus bersyukur sbb sy masih berada di London. Hihi. Mau nya tak, Kt sini la sy lahirkan Zafri. ;) Sy jg dpt ramai kawan esp Cik Yus kita tp dah nak balik Malaysia dah tak lama lagi. (Yus, nak ikut..! Hihi.) Lagi sy berpeluang smbg master, syukur sgt mpunyai hubby yg mendorong dan memahami. ;) juga, kami telah pindah ke rumah yang lebih baik..yang penting, zahin n iris suka sbb ada garden! Hihi.

Lastly, Syukur alhamdulillah atas satu tahun yang penuh agenda di sini. :)

New Family Edition.

My brother/s wife, Atie already gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on 29th of November and had a normal delivery at Hospital Klang. baby.s weight was 3.35kg. and healthy. Alhamdulillah.

i'm so happy for them . I;m sure my mom and dad are over the moon too. Baby Rizz is the second grandson in the family after my beloved Zafri. ;) Tok Abah must be proud grampa since his team is already equal to Tok Mak's pom-pom girl team. 3 vs 3. Hehe.

Lastly, the new bundle of joy will definitely make them entertained until the other three grandchildren return to Malaysia..So now i dont feel bad anymore..hehe.

To Adik and Atie, Welcome to the club and Congratulations! :)