Prosperous May: Thing Happened For A Reason

Assalamualaikum. 안녕!

Alhamdulillah Fuchy is back. No more dents; no more scratches; no more heart broken each time I glimpsed at her back. (Here for the story). Despite the dramas on reaching the person who hit her; everything settled smoothly yesterday. No police nor insurance was involved as the boy agreed to pay the repair cost himself. Bapa kaya, mak mentega I reckoned. Masih student pre-degree yet he drives a 4WD. Double cab lagi.

Untunglah...budak zaman sekarang memang super untung. Eh?

The 'small scratches' as per the kerani cabuk at the boy's school called it...cost nearly RM 500 to repair. Dapat new bumper...hikmah dilanggar. Sikit aku suruh kerani pensibuk tu yang keluar duit untuk bayar. Mulut suka suki cakap "Sikit jak pun ni". Pergh! Cuba try test aku langgar kereta kau; apa bunyi mulut kau  bakalan produce. Or u don't have a car; hence the insensitive comment? Erk! Mulut Bie!

Alang² hantar Fuchy to the workshop, I took the chance to repair the damage I did at the front bumper. Yang tu incident few years back & cost of loss incurred by Yours Truly. Aku ni ndak busuk hati mau aniaya student tu. Mana yang aku buat, haruslah bikin sendiri. 

Polishing. Extra work needed to smoothen the new paint. Ignore isi trunk gue. 

And the most awaited purchased arrived safely last Tues. After nearly two months of waiting. Memang aku budget benda ni sampai before the trips in June. Cheapskate macam aku harus catu duit time bercuti². Kalau boleh makan maggi everyday pun aku rela. 

This mini portable rice cooker weighs less than 0.5 kg. Memang sangat sesuai bawa travel. I ordered the pink one but the colour was out of stock. Hence they replaced it with the black one; the only colour available. Siap text aku; tanya if its ok if they change my preferred colour to black. I was willing to wait for the pink but was then told its totally out of stock. Pasrah jak lah janji ada. Hitam pun cantik apa. Baik hati tuan kedai siap minta permission untuk tukar warna. 

I am a happy customer! Siap ada bekas lain untuk lauk. Oh yeah! Been meaning to buy one since last year tapi semua yang Groupon or MyDeal offer ndak memenuhi citarasa. Berbaloi tunggu lama to finally be able to buy this. Thanks MyDeal for the super worthy deal. 

By the way, this cooker boleh masak up to five cups of rice. Cukuplah kan untuk isi perut empat wanita tembolok di SK nanti. 

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Prosperous Mac: My HotaHei!

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong.

Alhamdulillah. My multicolor HotaHei has arrived yesterday afternoon. Such a beautiful deary she is! Perfect way to cheer me up after sweating half day at the cafe. Drama enough? Let me be! 

Perfecto! Just like how I imagined her to be. Multicolour is so gonna be my choice this year. Bunda loves it too. Her eyes sparkles when I showed her the multi-pink bag I've ordered for her. But in the end she said:

"If it worth more than RM500...let go. Use the money & bring me jalan² instead." 

Amboi...penyakit berjalan si anak bertuah sudah terjangkitkah? Nice Bunda...macam tau jak, u're my ultimate favourite travel buddy! 

The label inside the bag, should be an identification number with No- followed with four numbers after the dash. Coach stamp should be neatly printed & in English. Fuh!! Gigih google how to differentiate between the genuine & fake one. Ngek! Nampak sangat first time beli handbag ada². Kin malu. 

Manalah tau; sometimes ada e-shop applied kaedah menipu secara halus. Alhamdulillah, Eat Sleep Shop (here) has earned my trust! They responded quite fast to my order. And they shipped my HotaHei a day after I settled the payment. Definitely gonna keep my eyes on this e-shop in the future. Erk?? Bukan kau cakap no more after the Bunda's kah Bie? Sila lah sila telan cakap sendiri ah after this.

Me: If mau tau it's fake or not...tengok tu zip. If it's YKK, then itu memang 100% original.

Bunda: Memanglah. My Bonia bags semua pun zip YKK.

See?? Kesian kan sama diri sendiri!!! Action kunun depan Bunda...sekali pulang paku buah keras. *kaitan?* Ada hati tembirang sana sekali Bunda knows MORE than u lah, young lass!!!

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Buang Tabiat: Not a disease...YET!

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong.

Lately...otak bingai. Huh!

Mata berdarah. This is the kind of pink I couldn't resist. Simple design that makes me sleepless for nights! Thinking...contemplating...comparing the pros & cons. Drama sungguh poyo!

The new trend I supposed. Multi colour fabric. I immediately fell in love with it when Ms M sent me a picture of a Hobo bag of the same brand. Roughly similar pattern & colour; only size is different. 

For the record, I was never a fan to designer bag before...and never thought I would buy one for myself. Although it's not as expensive as LV or Prada...but; still! Before ni, beli Guess or Elle or CarloR pun sudah rasa super mahal ok! When it comes to handbag thingy; I am that stingy. And calculative! Enough said. 

I'm not quite sure what 2013 has done to my hormone. Just that I pray hard I won't be in the same league as Ms M & Ms. F. The ultimate 'crazy' handbag addicts. I shall put the blame on their shoulders for it was them who spread the disease to the innocent me. Kaedah lari dari rasa guilty; maka harus blame orang lain. 

Looking for a crossbody bag for quite sometimes already...and ended up purchasing something I never thought I would splurge my money onto. Once in a while is alright; I told myself in order to justify the impulsive purchase. 

Penat kerja kumpul duit apa salahnya pamper diri. Kunun!! Jadi alasan kau short getaway bagai untuk unwind after kerja keras tu apa? Treeetettttt! Ok sila doa seteguh hati jangan jadi addict Bie!!!

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Prosperous Mac: Dinner Date

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong.

Ok let's skip the JB-Singapore trip entry. Another entry to conclude the trip. Poyo. 

My Seoul Ladies Trip 2012 photobook album arrived days before the weekend getaway. Perfect way to tune my mood prior the holiday. As usual, hasil PhotoBook Malaysia never disappoint me. Cakap melangit padahal baru beli dua biji photobook dari sana. Tu pun atas ehsan mydeal.com yang buat offer.

Gigih gila aku edit & fikir idea for the layouts. Refused to used the ready-made layout available in the website; downloadable lagi. Kunun tripping creative...luckily aku buat ni masa semester break. More time to squeeze the brain untuk cari idea. Sekali ndak perasan stamp di postcard on the album cover; stamp Britain. Aduyai!

Grateful indeed!

One of the many unforgettable moments in my life. My first ladies trip in my thirty years of living. Praying for more to come in the future. Ouh woot! Seoul, Juni aku datang lagi. 

Another ladies trip gitu; this time aku trip jadi guide. Hanguk baru berpatah² boleh kau converse Bie...ada hati jadi guide oii. That we will see whether the trip menjadi or ndak. Trial & error lah kan, kalau ndak try bila lagi tau setakat mana kemampuan diri sendiri. Gitu?

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On another story; I had dinner with the friends last Sat evening. This time poyo dinner di G Cafe, Gaya Hotel. Nasiblah Groupon ada offer voucher murah. It was a weekend steamboat buffet dinner. For the seven of us, we only paid less than RM200! Berbaloi². Food was great; expect apa kan kalau harga murah macam tu. Downside was the choice of drink. Included in the voucher hanyalah plain water. Not even sirap provided tau. If mau order juice or soft/hot drink; sila bayar extra. 

Memang pesta makan. After a week consuming only breads & buns; it was time for me to revenge. ChEAT Day! Ndak kan seksa perut jak kerja, consume itu ndak boleh...consume ini ndak boleh. Karang perut merajuk, datang pula lawatan si Gastrik.

My beloved niece & nephew. Emma (L) & Nathan (R).

Dedicated dads. While the mommies busy steamboat-ing, they took care of the anak². 

Steamboat-ing & camwhoring must synchronize. No? Janji makanan semua sudah siap campak². Loving ur baby-T lah Ms G! So pink-ish & so Bugis bau dia. Hahaha.

Emma Grace with Yours Truly. Pinjam anak orang perkara biasa jak kalau aku.

Ahli majlis minus Emma's parents. Once in a while; we gathered to unwind the stress at work. Sambil makan, jamu perut...lepak²...chitchat berita terkini. Including the recent Sulu invasion here in Sabah. 

My deepest condolence to the family who lost their family members in the battle. Rest in peace to those National Heroes who died protecting this country. Jasa anda dikenang sampai bila². Terima kasih!

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Prosperous Feb: Groupon-ing

Assalamualaikum. Annyeong.

Lately ketagih with deals offered at Groupon. Sila tahu aku baru berjinak tapi bau² regret sudah timbul ok. Inilah sebab musabab kenapa aku paling ndak suka akaun bank aku ada isi. Malar online shopping. Kesedaran paling zero. Selagi ndak sampai tahap kesian balance di bank, selagi tu non stop berbelian. Sedih sama perangai ndak da kesedaran ni.

Last Sunday, ada appointment di sini. I made a surprise new year gift to Bunda with a pamper package I bought from Groupon. Kunun release stresslah. But, servis adalah kureng memuaskan hati. Still bersyukur sebab dapat spent masa with Bunda though. 

Instead of the usual ratus² rate, we got a 74% discount for our 2 hours full body massage + foot massage & scrub + ear candling. Perhaps, terlampau banyak discount hence the service. Just my point of view. Suppose 45 mins for the foot massage & scrub tapi dapat less than 30 mins. Same goes with the full body massage. 60 mins reduced to 40 mins. Bunda sudah niat mau komplen tapi aku malas mau bising. Tengok pekerja sana pun macam kurang minat mau kerja, maybe sebab weekend kali kan. Whatever it is, Helen Beauty di CP juga jadi idaman kalbu. Super puas hati with their service. Harga pun berbaloi².

Had another body pampering session this evening. This time berjanji setia sama girlfriend pula. Girlfriend bonding session! Since she delivered her first baby last June, Ms G sudah brainwash aku with the words facial & body massage. She wants to do something to pamper herself. Reward. Aku harus trip menyelit sekali; bab self-reward ni memang pantang aku let go. Nampak jak deal super berbaloi, terus membaja racun. Luckily she bought my words...

Our 2.5 hour full body pamper package inclusive of full body massage + sea salt scrub + mask at Ratu Puri. Selalu aku berbody scrub di rumah; servis sendirian berhad terhadap diri sendiri. This time; for the first time ever...aku bergaya buat di beauty centre. Mainly because its cheap; I got 70% discount for 2 set of package. Talk about being calculative? NOT. It's more to being wise when it comes to financial management. Memang wise sangat! Kedekut tahap itik! Well, peluang harus direbut. Ala kalau bayar harga asal, mimpilah aku mau jejak. Rela aku body scrub di rumah.

Another impulsive purchase, maybe. Fine, yang ni aku memang niat mau beli lama sudah. So bila nampak great deal for this thing, haruslah aku tunaikan hajat. Bukan disposable pun, benda boleh guna lama &  insya Allah berkali². Memang worth it. Favorite color pun ada. Maka kejadian menyambar pun berlangsung. 

For 72% discount, I got my 5-piece travel bag organizer. Honestly, nampak jak Made in Korea in the description column...terus bulat nekad aku untuk beli, ok! Memang penyakit Hallyu aku belum berkesudahan.

Now that I have separate storing for my clothes, toiletries & stuffs...baru confident lebih untuk packing. Padahal before ni ndak da pun problem with the way u pack ur luggage kan Bie. Barang kau bawa jak selalu lebih dari perlu. Never with separate storing though. Makin naik umur, makin malas aku menggulung baju. The one thing I love doing when packing. Fuh!

Hmm...masih akan menggulung. Just this time, my luggage will be more organize. Ndak lah aku susah payah menyelit benda yang patut diselit. Ngek! Alasan untuk justify ur purchase memang perlu panjang menjela. Kan, Bie. 

*credit all pictures to Groupon.com.my*

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Edisi: Fink enough?

Saturday was all about me spending the moolah! I seriously failed when it comes to financial management, huh. Ok wait, I need to justify that. I think I halfway failed because I didn't spent on random & unnecessary  stuffs this time. I shopped for things I'm gonna bring next week. Justified enough, yes?!

And only upon reaching home I realized that things in the plastic bag are all belong in the same hue. 

Lucky I managed to restrain myself from purchasing those slippers. Because sneakers would be more appropriate to wear there. 

I asked the shop assistance for size 6; blue color. But memang jodoh ngan pink kot cause the smallest size available for blue is 7.  And as always, pink is my greatest saviour. By the way, I like the fact that my new shoes are suitable to be worn with most of the bajuS in my closet. Wachaaa!!

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