JM Boxing Day n Eid Mubarak..

How was your raya? Hope u had a blast one..:) Thought of crapping my experience going to the first boxing day ever in Malaysia on 16th August..yeah I went to the so called Jovian Mandagie's boxing day. Malaysia pun ada boxing day.Haha. Man, i never thought i would've done this. The craziest, I promise no more after this. I think I've been possessed by the extraordinary ghost from Jovian's in Ramadhan I felt soooo much fun spending $$$ on some clothes without feeling an ounce of guilt. Have foreseen the volume of crowd that might turn up, since this is a zerious business plus for other reasons (haha) we stayed at Concorde which is just a walking distance, across Shangri-La hotel,the venue of the event.

A day before i've been whatsapping Erny, a new friend I knew through FB/Instagram from Johor. She'd be staying in Concorde as well just for the JRTW (Jovian's Ready To Wear), so we planned to go for the mission together. Haha. Sahur at Concorde was around 11pm-4 am and guess what time we walked to Shangri-La...yups it was Erny's idea we had our sahur at 4 and getting ready to set off for JRTW minutes after. So semangat. The event even started at 8 am..Tsk. One of the rules at the boxing day is that only maximum total of 10 items allowed to be purchased per person and Erny tagged her husband along so her hubby can top up the purchase for her. Kudos!

Early morning with Erny, checking out the designs available..

When we arrived at Shangri-La's hall 10minutes later, there were a bunch of girls already there and some of them started queuing at 3am! (jaw dropped, siap bawak bantal).I thought we were the most early birds! .Haha. There were two type of lanes in the hall, the fast lane and the boxing lane. The fast lane is for those who already know their sizes (just fill in the form which JRTW u want and the sizes) and the boxing lane is for those who want to try (limited to 4 pieces to try at a time).We've purchased Jovian's before so we queued at the fast lane of cos.

the hall still empty... with other new friends I met, we were happy shopaholic mothers.Look at the girl who's texting, she was at the very front line, I wonder what time she came..

Fast lane...people at my back, the guys pun semangat ..

Boxing lane-boxing lane is rather packed..girls eagerly waiting to try their desired clothes (pic credit to JM FB)

At5-6 am the crowds getting bigger. Some brought McD and had their sahur at the hall.Lol. Nearly at 8 am everyone getting ready to stand up and join the proper queue. I was the sixth person on the line, handed over my shopping form and get all my JRTW before 9 o'clock. Phew, mission accomplished, what a relief I got all I wanted with extra pieces that i dont even have in mind at the first place . Ok not all are mine, I was extra kind helping friends to get their JRTW as well. But I feel sorry to those who still came as early as at 6.00 am didnt get the designs and the sizes they wanted. There were mostly taken by the earlier birds.;p

catch of the day..

I was rushing back to Concorde since my baby's waiting, and couldn't stay any longer for the appearance of Mr Designer himself about an hour later. But heard he's going to host Jovian Raya Open House for his fans. Good2..Everyone can go boria beramai2...

Now I think I have more than enough traditional clothes this year until Raya Haji or even next year..（┰_┰）..eh Mr Jov, when is Jezebel wanna come out???me want...ok *slap face*

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Last but not least, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin...:)

Blowing dust..

*Blow dusts. It has been 6 months since my last update. Wow what an achievement. The truth is I forgot my blogspot password. I changed it during my last post and heck, i just totally forgot about it and too lazy to ask for the password recovery.

Dunno what to update (*crickets sounds*)........

Oh hows your raya preparation. I think this year I splurged too much on clothing..like seriously. Haven't collect my baju raya including Hana's yet from the tailor and really hate the fact that I bought some other clothes online. Like everyone knows that the designers like Rizalman and Jovian Mandagie produced an affordable range of ready to wear this year and I couldnt avoid the temptation.

They sell like hot cakes. Wishing I don't bump into people wearing the same exact design at the same time. But if it happens I dont care much. Pakai kat kampung jelah or perhaps ill be wearing them as my workwear. haha. Accidently bought 2 rizalmans and 4 Jovians. However had to let go two of 'em because of the wrong size. Zalora sucks big time, they sent me the wrong sizes twice.

This Jovian's Aviraya is such a phenomenon. Personally I think Jovian's design are much much more exclusive with attention to details especially the beadings compared to Rizalman.

Jovian has produced 3 batches with very affordable price before and it is a hype in town that he will release his final batch collections in Shang Ri-La this 16th. Early leave for raya taken but still contemplating whether or not to join the hype and the crowd on that particular day.


Now all i need is my boxing gloves...;p


Note to self: fokus Ibadah bulan Ramadhan tu dulu...

Shopping Diet

So the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival(MMSC) is back again. What a relief that I' haven't "terjebak" with the mega carnival thingy yet and spend money buying unnecessary things .I always end up buying things that I don't really want or need at the first place. Since MMSC started I think I just bought one top for myself and some stuff from Mothercare for my sis in law's newborn though it's killing me to grab some rompers or cute shirts for Hana. (Mothercare is on sale now!!). Ok.Must. keep. that way.

Unfortunately I guess I cannot stop. Yes I can control myself from buying things in physical stores but not virtually. When typing this, I find myself browsing online shopping websites and clicking the add to cart button while doing mental calculation of the total amount in my head. Not to mention the parcel I received almost everyday at the office. I can self claim that I have bad online shopping addiction! Even Facebook becomes the medium that triggers shopping now. Plus it becomes worse when Hana born since I keep checking out baby stuffs and bought them online. I become hooked and obsessed to it .I cant even take my hands off the keyboard browsing the online stores while doing my routine milk pumping session for Hana at 3 am in the morning. I dunno, but even there are so many forms to fill out and clicking, you still proceed to buy the items. Once u pop, u just cannot stop it.

I think I have to be more sensible from now on. I mean starting from today. I have to diet. Here some tips about breaking online shopping addiction found on the net that might be useful:

1. Tell someone that you have an Internet Shopping Addiction. The first thing that you have to do to break any addiction is to admit that you have a problem. You need to admit this out loud to someone else so that you can be held accountable for the problem.( most of my friends said shopping is a therapy, that might not help either)
2. Add up the math. Take a good hard look at your credit card statements, debit card information and PayPal accounts. See how much you’ve spent on online shopping in the past month and the past year. See what you’ve purchased. Getting a good hard look at what you’re spending can make you better understand that this is a serious problem and that you need to get a grip on it. ( my husband used to advise me about this, but I just couldnt do it..)
3. Establish some rules for your online shopping. Most people won’t go cold turkey so you need to set some rules. Create a limit for what you’ll spend each month or limit yourself to only shopping at certain online stores.
4. Figure out a way to enforce those rules. The problem with addiction is that you’ll want to break those rules so you have to find a way to enforce them. Hide all of your credit cards except one with a limit that is lower than your monthly budget or block yourself from certain sites using computer blocking technology.( err I still have maybank2u, so how?)
5. Delete all of your favorite shopping sites from your favorites. Make it harder for yourself to visit the sites where you spend the most money.( I cant, I have hundreds or thousands of online websites bookmarked on the PC!!)
6. Use the Angry Email rule. We all know that we shouldn’t send impulsive angry emails to our bosses or our children’s teachers because we usually don’t mean what we say. Most of us take a breather and wait before composing potentially dangerous emails. Get in the same habit with online shopping. Walk away from the computer and consider your purchase.
7. Get out of the house. The more that you’re home, the more that you’ll be online. The more that you’re online, the more likely it is that you’ll shop online. Get away from home, go get some exercise and don’t spend that money.( but i also do online shopping during office hours.)
8. Implement tools for saving money online. You probably aren’t going to give up all Internet shopping so you need to start getting in the habit of using smart online shopping tools like discount codes, comparison shopping and good auction sites. Be careful, though, because it can be easy to worsen your addiction with mis-use of these things.
9. Assess your spending. This isn’t fun but it’ll give you a good understanding of why you have this addiction in the first place. Look closely at when you shop and why. Many people shop because they get an emotional thrill out of it or they’re getting revenge against a partner by spending money. Address the underlying issues surrounding your Internet Shopping Addiction.
10. Get professional help. If you can’t get your Internet Shopping Addiction under control then it may be time to get professional help from a support group or counselor.

source:www.promotionalcodes.org.uk


Yeah,but i dont think the tips work for me.. Help!

Baby stuff..

It still awkward to type letter "2011" on any documents relating to work. I'm still adjusting my mind that we are now cruising into 2011 and sooner i'm gonna get use to it...

What we did on the first day of 2011. We went for the so called final shopping spree for baby (did i say final? But i still continuing my online shopping habit for the baby) ..haha. I got hoard of baby stuff in my office locker resulting from online shopping and haven't bring them back home yet . I think baby shopping is much more exciting than shopping for self now. Just adding up certain thing that I don't get to buy during my first pregnancy. Positive, remember?. So we went to IOI Mall since the initial plan was only to get the Medela breast pump at the Stroller World. But the Stroller World offers so many things that are soo irresistible. So ended up buying this:

pic from littlewhiz.com

We bought this Medela Mini Electric Breastpump which comes in package: the cooler kit, bottles, nipple cream and breast pump bag. Hoping that the milk flows well so that I can fully utilise this thing.

What's the point of going to Stroller World without buying the stroller. So after a prompt discussion with hubby, he insisted to buy the stroller since we dont have to think about it later on. Beli je terus senang. Although I love Maclaren but stroller is indeed a guy's thing so I let hubby choose. So he chose this CYBEX Callisto stroller since it's more user friendly and easy to handle. He just fell in love with the aluminium rims and how the stroller is easy to maneuver with one hand handle and plus it comes with bumper bar. Well he manage to convince me to agree on this over Maclaren..haha. The CYBEX Callisto looks like this:

Sarah Jessica Parker got herself Cybex Callisto too, but ours is in purple..

Finally we bought a white baby cot that comes together with BumbleBee crib set and the Getha latex baby mattress which is worth it.

checking everything intact before making the purchase...

Overall I'm satisfied with what we got so far. It clears up my mind a little despite being super anxious about this second pregnancy since the firsthand experience of giving birth always clouding my mind a bit. I'm hoping that God see this effort in order to bring the best for the baby and silently pray He let us have our bundle of joy for this time. Yups.

Went to hospital yesterday and met the O&G specialist. I was told that they will make me deliver by hook or by crook during my 38 weeks of pregnancy since I've IUD history. Was quite surprise since that means its wayyy early than the expected due date. Hopefully everything will be fine and i get through this journey safely...

*IUD-intrauterine death

Bandung trip...

I want to speak Indon for this entry but i know only few vocabs...hehe..so in Malay or rojak sajelah..So just bear with it..;)

Ok..here's the summary of our trip. Quite long actually.

Bertolak lebih kurang 8.30pm ke Bandung dan sampai lebih kurang pukul 11 lebih camtulah. Memang prefer tak ikut mana2 pakej sebab boleh suka hati berjalan ikut jadual sendiri. Sampai je kat airport Bandung terus amik 2 buah teksi ke Retanata Homestay. Homestay ni macam Japanese cottage style. Sangat nice and kawasannya nyaman sekali. Ada dua bilik besar dan ruang tamu.Lebih kurang macam nilah bentuknya...

Esoknya di Bandung we all decide nak jalan2 dulu sekitar Jalan Hegarbudhi yang memang dekat sangat dengan our place. Area situ memang berderet factory outlets. Pagi2 lagi after breakfast dah menapak ke beberapa factory outlets(F.O) and memang 'gila lah' tgk baju2 branded lagi murah yang ada kat situ... . F.O yang ada macam Rumah Mode, Mode Plus, Natural, Sisters dan lain-lain, tak blh recall nama dah. Among brands yang ada macam Guess, Zara, Burberry, Hugo, Ralph Lauren, Dockers, Tommy Hillfiger, Armani, Calvin Klein, Mark n Spencer etc, etc, can't list all, too long..Harganya cuma ratusan ribu saja tapi dalam rupiah la, hehe...Then we all gi makan2 kat Restoran Garuda sebelum meneruskan perjalanan naik angkot2 ke Jalan Cihampelas dan Jalan Riau and start balik shopping di beberapa factory outlet kat ctu macam Cascade, Heritage, The Summit sampai malam n singgah makan di Restoran Saripawon yang sedap....

The next day shopping diteruskan ke Pasar Baru. Pasar Baru is a must-visit - all sorts of embroidered clothes, batik, scarves, accessories, telekung, kain lace...you name it. And kat cni terus jadi jakun sekejap sebab tak tahan tengok stuff2 yang cantek2 bangat. With 7 floors filled with great stuff, we spent the whole day there. Kalau ikutkan hati nak beli telekung sulam2 tu banyak2, one for each prayer time ...hehe... My hubby terus beli satu kodi kain kurung dan kebaya sulam. Lebih 20 pasang kot, nak jual kat ofis katanya.Apa-apalah labu.. Lalu saya pun menumpang beberapa pasang kain untuk diri sendiri ke dalam kad kredit beliau...;p Seharian menghabiskan masa di pasar Baru sampai semua kedai kat ctu nak tutup, nak balik, tapi bayang2 my parent in law pun tak nmpak lagi sebab sakan bershopping.

The next day, we all siap2 ke Tangkuban Perahu. Kawasan volcano and memang destinasi wajib pergi la kiranya kalau ke Bandung. Perjalanan ambik masa dalam 45 minit from Bandung and we all pergi dengan pak supir by van. Kawasan volcano memang cantik dan sejuk. From gunung, menapak sejauh lebih kurang 2 km ke Kawah Domas, hot spring area yang panas. Tangkuban Perahu memang indah dan best, cuma yang tak bestnya bila diikut oleh annoying souvenirs sellers yang merayu2 beli souvenirs dorang yang mahalnya berganda2 dari yang ada di bandar Bandung . Balik singgah jap di Jalan Cibaduyut dan Jalan Cibadak sebab my sis in law nak cari door gift for her wedding. Malamnya me, hubby dan sis in law menapak dan meredah hujan ke Rumah Mode sebab tak puas lagi bershopping kat situ.

Then keesokan harinya sebab tak puas berjalan ke Pasar Baru walaupun dah spent satu hari, we all pegi lagi skali ke Pasar baru. Konon final shopping la sebelum balik esoknya. Hajatnya nak beli barang sikitje kali ni tapi memang tershopping over lagi skali.Kalini beli kain cotton and batik serta telekung untuk diri sendiri lagi.hehe...Kalau tak terkenangkan luggage yang akan over weight nanti, pastinya akan menambah beberapa koleksi kain sulam dan kebaya even my mom in law dah pksa2 suruh habiskan je wang rupiah yang berbaki dlm purse..

Esoknya fly back to KL...

6 hari di Bandung memang best sebagai tmpat shopping dan makan2 except bandarnya terlalu macet (sesak) dengan kawasan yang agak kotor. Ramai beggars termasuk kanak2 dan remaja yang akan ikut kita sampai ke dalam angkot2. Biasanya dorang ni akan main gitar dan menyanyi untuk kita dalam angkot2 tu sambil minta duit. Perkataan yang kelakar saya penah dengar ialah bila seat belt dipanggil sebagai sabuk pengaman. What the..??

I'm sooo thankful to be Malaysian ..

Ka-ching!

Hi blog. Sorry for being absent for quite a while as I was busy with other stuff. Workloads, files, holidays, checking out websites for baby stuff n mommies, shopping, yada yada. heh. I am quite free for a moment so doing some blogging business during office hour is not a crime. rite. I am just crossing over 17 weeks pregnant, and so far I'm doing pretty fine with it. The good thing is, like normal pregnant lady i still don't have any major headaches or nauseated feelings except I puke everytime i brush my teeth and pee a lot.haha.

Besides i noticed I'm quite a spendthrift lately, i will do some online shopping and get myself some perfumes or eyeing and bidding some bags like nobody business. Is that a sign of being craving or what since 'preggy' used to crave for food. Like last week i have ordered this tote bag online and almost digging my purse for it. And I'm not a big fan of Coach at all.Ouch.

I emailed the seller that I will make the payment after I got back from Langkawi and I am relieved I canceled the order since right after arriving from Langkawi me n husband rushed to Low Yatt to grab ourselves this stuff since we couldn't find any of this in Langkawi with a good price. So Langkawi is not a total duty free land actually.

We planned to buy Nikon D90 at the first place but eventually after being 'poisoned' by the promoter we opted to buy this latest brand new Canon EOS 500D kit and additional macro lens since it's smaller in size, lighter and comes with 15.1 MP sensor.

So there goes my pocket money and after using my sane and prudent consideration I think I let go the bag first at least for this month.hehe..

Well, can't wait to know the gender of the baby ( still early though) since baby stuff are just soo cute to resist! ;)

Shop till i drop..

Since semalam merupakan Hari Wilayah, rasa sangat lega sebab hari pertama kerja pada bulan Februari ini terus melompat kepada hari Selasa. Dan Isnin depan cuti lagi sebab Thaipusam pulak.Oh I like awal tahun.banyak cuti.Dan semalam buat furniture hunting dgn hubby, tak sangka beli barang terlebih budget.Peti ais,TV, almari TV,meja makan, washing machine, kettle etc2..wah banyaknya. And one part I like about it Cina tu bagi hutangs.Ambik je semua.3 kali bayar. hutang??...tepuk dahi hubby ku. Nak tergelak pun ada sebab excited main belije in one shot. So beli yang murah2 je dulu and Cina tu tak berjaya induce us untuk beli yang mahal2. Rumah masih belum lagi berlangsir, tapi takpe, langsir lama boleh guna.Slow2 lagi nak fill in everything dalam rumah.

Glad sebab small2 things mcm rice cooker, microwave, DVD,toaster,blender, pinggan mangkuk semua dah tak payah beli, sebab ada yang bagi masa wedding.Thanx.Its quite challenging being a wife, but overall its fun!haha.Banyak benda nak beli, kalau dulu tak pernah terfikir pun nak shopping periuk belanga, pisau n lesung batu tapi skarang semua tu kena skru dalam kepala.Seriously. Especially when it comes to cooking stuff part.Dulu asyik follow umi dari jauh je kalau pegi area barang dapur kat supermarket, tapi skarang kena decide sendiri nak beli apa. Phew.Lucky sebab hubby ringan tulang dan banyak menolong esp bila part potong ikan di dapur yang amat saya geli kan itu. huhu,tak taula sebab apa..

Kepala sakit baca judicial review yang tebalni..Tiba2 rindu sangat nak main futsal..