Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!
Finally back at home after being away since the Friday before raya... a week feels like a couple of days aje! I can't believe it's time to go back to work already!
This year we celebrated Raya in Seremban first (only the 2nd time in almost 6 years of marriage heheh) and came back to KL on the 3rd day (coincidentally Amani's birthday too). The snag about taking a whole week off? Other people are not around yet, all happily enjoying their holiday in their kampungs! Oh we poor people whose kampungs are in KL... but all was not lost, we took off to visit relatives outside KL too...
In the beginning, though, it felt somewhat subdued... hambar... usually we'd go and visit my grandma on the 1st day, and if we celebrated in Seremban first, we'd stop by on our way back to KL, but this year is the 1st year that she's gone... it feels strange not to see her... have yet to visit her grave, but will do so insya-Allah soon...
Am trying hard not to think about work... once we get back, the budget cycle's gonna be in full swing, and the mid-year review's coming up right after that... and the restructuring that's gonna affect us in Oct... not to mention the Hari Raya gathering in 2 weeks' time that I've been 'volunteered' to lead... aughhhh... any ideas for an independent work opportunity anyone????
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
We had so much fun, we wanna do it again!
We're back from the trip, and it was MARVELLOUS!!!! I recovered from my cold just at the point of arrival at KLIA OK! It was THAT close!
So we went to Bandung for a day trip, and due to the time constraints, had to limit it to visiting only about 4 outlets in total... my buddies memang target nak beli baju-baju semua, so they spent more there... I tried to stock up on the kids' clothes, but for some reason only saw a few that I liked... even so, many of them my parents and brother have bought for the kids during their recent trips, so I ended up only buying several tops and a gorgeous stretchy skirt from t-shirt-like material for myself, plus a pair of jeans for Hubby, t-shirts for the guys & my dad, and some tops for my mom. I did get 2 cute pairs of pants and a t-shirt for Adik, and a t-shirt and a paired Minnie outfit for Kakak, so it wasn't a total loss hehehe... I can tell you, my friends did more damage to their wallets than I did! :)
We actually spent more time (and money!) in Jakarta... our target was fabric, and boy did we buy fabric!!! I guess for those looking for lace, dry-cleaned chiffons and other expensive fabrics, they're gorgeous and affordable too, but they didn't really catch my attention. We were more in love with the cottons from the shops in Pasar Mayestic... so many prints, so many colors!!! I can't speak for my buddies, but I know I bought loads and loads... enough for me to finally retire many of my old baju kurungs and also make some new blouses! I also got some cute fabrics for my mom to make her smocking projects (which most of the time ends up as Amani's anyway, so I might as well chip in with the raw materials kan? ;P) Asalnya nak cari jerseys, but the recommended shops only had plain jerseys and in limited colors, so I only bought 2 pieces (which turned out to be of comparable quality to the expensive ones I bought here, so next time I'll definitely buy more!). We went to Tanah Abang too, but because it was a Sunday, the shops close at 4 so we didn't really get to browse that much. Tapi pening kepala kat sana... too many shops, too many people, too narrow aisles... but those looking for muslimah wear, telekungs and such would have a field day choosing what to buy!
We also squeezed some time to get a facial at Martha Tilaar... memula nak buat massage, but due to the limited time, we went for the facials instead. One of us even finished her facial earlier and managed to get a mani & pedi done as well!! Jealous tul tengok dia enjoy the treatment hehehe...
All in all, we had a fantastic time... and we can't wait to do it again!!!
Kalau sempat nanti, I'll put up pics of the spoils later (but the fabrics je la kot mostly... penuh satu luggage!!!)
*sigh*.... my next phone bill will be a shocker... the kids called every night, and we'd talk for at least 10 mins each time... I should have bought a local prepaid sim! Will do that next time!
We had so much fun on the trip, we're thinking we might wanna do this on an annual basis at least... a shopping trip just for the girls...
Next on the agenda: a family vacation pulak... whoooohoooo!!!!!! Jalan je kerjanye!!!
So we went to Bandung for a day trip, and due to the time constraints, had to limit it to visiting only about 4 outlets in total... my buddies memang target nak beli baju-baju semua, so they spent more there... I tried to stock up on the kids' clothes, but for some reason only saw a few that I liked... even so, many of them my parents and brother have bought for the kids during their recent trips, so I ended up only buying several tops and a gorgeous stretchy skirt from t-shirt-like material for myself, plus a pair of jeans for Hubby, t-shirts for the guys & my dad, and some tops for my mom. I did get 2 cute pairs of pants and a t-shirt for Adik, and a t-shirt and a paired Minnie outfit for Kakak, so it wasn't a total loss hehehe... I can tell you, my friends did more damage to their wallets than I did! :)
We actually spent more time (and money!) in Jakarta... our target was fabric, and boy did we buy fabric!!! I guess for those looking for lace, dry-cleaned chiffons and other expensive fabrics, they're gorgeous and affordable too, but they didn't really catch my attention. We were more in love with the cottons from the shops in Pasar Mayestic... so many prints, so many colors!!! I can't speak for my buddies, but I know I bought loads and loads... enough for me to finally retire many of my old baju kurungs and also make some new blouses! I also got some cute fabrics for my mom to make her smocking projects (which most of the time ends up as Amani's anyway, so I might as well chip in with the raw materials kan? ;P) Asalnya nak cari jerseys, but the recommended shops only had plain jerseys and in limited colors, so I only bought 2 pieces (which turned out to be of comparable quality to the expensive ones I bought here, so next time I'll definitely buy more!). We went to Tanah Abang too, but because it was a Sunday, the shops close at 4 so we didn't really get to browse that much. Tapi pening kepala kat sana... too many shops, too many people, too narrow aisles... but those looking for muslimah wear, telekungs and such would have a field day choosing what to buy!
We also squeezed some time to get a facial at Martha Tilaar... memula nak buat massage, but due to the limited time, we went for the facials instead. One of us even finished her facial earlier and managed to get a mani & pedi done as well!! Jealous tul tengok dia enjoy the treatment hehehe...
All in all, we had a fantastic time... and we can't wait to do it again!!!
Kalau sempat nanti, I'll put up pics of the spoils later (but the fabrics je la kot mostly... penuh satu luggage!!!)
*sigh*.... my next phone bill will be a shocker... the kids called every night, and we'd talk for at least 10 mins each time... I should have bought a local prepaid sim! Will do that next time!
We had so much fun on the trip, we're thinking we might wanna do this on an annual basis at least... a shopping trip just for the girls...
Next on the agenda: a family vacation pulak... whoooohoooo!!!!!! Jalan je kerjanye!!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Trip
My friends and I are going on a girls-only trip this weekend...
Destination: Jakarta (& Bandung hehehe)
Why girls only? None of the Hubbies (yep, we're all married with kids :p) wanted to come along, cos our main itinerary is SHOPPING!!! Plus a spa session squeezed in between... maybe next time we'll get to come again with our families...
We're really excited about this... plans have been made (thanks in big part to my bro-in-law), potential targets identified (thanks to Mrs Noba and several other people for their recommendations hehehe), but I haven't packed a single thing!!!!
Since we'll only be back on Tuesday, Hubby's left with the kiddies, and to make it easier on him, I'm gonna pack the whole week's worth of kids's clothes for school... so that's double packing for me!!!
To complicate matters, very likely Hubby will have to go to Singapore for a conference next week, starting from the Tuesday that I come back! Sian the kiddies.... one after the other mak bapak deyrang gi travel without them... Never mind, Mama & Abah are planning a family holiday after this, we promise!
Wish me luck getting better before the trip!
Destination: Jakarta (& Bandung hehehe)
Why girls only? None of the Hubbies (yep, we're all married with kids :p) wanted to come along, cos our main itinerary is SHOPPING!!! Plus a spa session squeezed in between... maybe next time we'll get to come again with our families...
We're really excited about this... plans have been made (thanks in big part to my bro-in-law), potential targets identified (thanks to Mrs Noba and several other people for their recommendations hehehe), but I haven't packed a single thing!!!!
Since we'll only be back on Tuesday, Hubby's left with the kiddies, and to make it easier on him, I'm gonna pack the whole week's worth of kids's clothes for school... so that's double packing for me!!!
To complicate matters, very likely Hubby will have to go to Singapore for a conference next week, starting from the Tuesday that I come back! Sian the kiddies.... one after the other mak bapak deyrang gi travel without them... Never mind, Mama & Abah are planning a family holiday after this, we promise!
Wish me luck getting better before the trip!
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