Cinque Terre (Part 1)

I'm in my room at the moment - it has been raining in London since mid-day and damn, this is so depressing. I need the sun! So after hours of chatting with Senah, exchanging updates and gossips, here I am in an attempt to blog about my recent trip to Cinque Terre.

Mak G has this coffee-table book at home "Top Places in Europe To Go" (or something similar like that). I don't know why she bought the book in the first place but I have been flipping through the book over and over again since she bought it, imagining myself to visit the places featured therein. So when Y & I had the opportunity to choose a destination of a place featured in the book, we quickly settled on Cinque Terre because -

(i) of the magnificent views and sceneries;
(ii) it's in Italy, neither one of us have been there;
(iii) we get to eat authentic Italian food; and
(iv) we get to exercise after eating those yummy foods by hiking and walking to the villages.

(Enough excuses, no? Maybe you can add a last paragraph after (iv) "a place to gawk at Italian guys".)



We took a flight to Genova, the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. From Genova, it was a 2-hour train ride to Riomaggiore - the last village in Cinque Terre, if you're coming from Pisa, Genova or Milan.


Welcome to Riomaggiore!

Bestfriends for keep

Last Saturday was a bang. What more could you ask when your girlfriends decided to throw a (2-in-1) farewell for you. Best still, you got to spend the night together and despite a long day of drama at home which made you missed seeing a dear friend who came to say farewell to you and an iftar with the girlfriends together, you went ahead with the plans as promised i.e to have some fun with them, although arriving later than you were supposed to.

And so you felt 18 again, like old times - you did silly things, laughed over stupid and lame jokes, watched your wedding video and DVD, binged on food, took funny photos and slept only after sahur (and woke up terribly late the next day!). These are the things you really wish would never end, hoping it would last more than just a night.

You will miss them terribly for the good times spent and they will miss you too, because little that they know, there are two of you who will be leaving the country soon. But you hope this feeling will only be temporary because you will anticipate to see them again when they visit you soon and relive the moments you wish that you are 18 again.

Yummilicious...yummm!!

Previous post i did mentioned i went to Brun31 for sushi..but I didnt took any pics..so, the week after that, I went again..and tadaaa...some sample of Kaiz3n Sushi that we ate.

This is Kaiz3n Sushi. Trademark of the place. Sedaaaaaaaap...

Ebi something. not sure, but delicious too..


Of course lah have to have Salmon Sashimi. Am not really a fan, but others love it.

This is my fav..baked Salmon with asparagus. OMG, too die for. This pic only left 2 coz I ate the rest already..ahahah.

Sorry pictures tidak berapa cantik, but the taste was amazing!!! Yummilicious!

It is a must to stop at Supasav3 supermarket..below my pic after making some damages to my pocket..all the junks in the world..:) cheetos and doritos among them..ahahah. before we start round 2 TBL, i can still eat some right?..:)

muka bangga dengan barangan pembelian :)

Oh yes, forgot, here 1 snap of ala2 keraj@@n lang1t that i took on the way back. A teapot at a roundabout for real.

last but not least..me bergaya with my latest buy from Charl3s n k3ith at Brun31. Love it!! but a bit of a problem..mana lagi nak bergaya dgn benda nih? hmmm..i wonder..dont care lah..gaya perlu ada :D

guess which one is mine :)

me with 3As..My precious nieces and nephew and my string boots... They are more style conscious than me. Kids these days..:)

Ok love, I am off for my beauty sleep. taraaaa!! till next time.

xox, M3ah.

Happy Birthday Darling Enon!!!

ENON...

All please sing along..1..2..3...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ENON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU :)

Yippy!!! You are finally legal to vote. :)

xox, Meah

Ps: Any celebration, pls do tag me in the pic at FB..being far is NO fun :(

so far life at a simple lane..:)

Life in m1r1 not so bad afterall. definitely no traffic jam.. everywhere u go is 10- 15 min.. or in my case slightly later due to my love- hate relationship with punctuality. ahaha. bet the rest of the you agree with this. Though i've improved a lot here. but not without force! ahaha. Here i got to have my own sweet time because i live only 10minutes away from office n it is freaking straight line!!! direction to office- go straight until u meet the office. sweet huh!!

*my apartment building

After moving in to my newly rented place, I did what others did...housewarming!!! Lotsa food! its like a galore..i truly enjoyed it. Since it will be superbly long to wait for me to ever cook for a lot of people..ahahah.. snippets of the event below..

not only that...in KayEl, can you do housewarming at 730am before off to work? hello...here we can!! went for a breakfast housewarming on Friday morning, and managed to be in the office back before 9am. cool huh!! cant beat that babe! Of course not my house lah.. not in million years i will invite people for breakfast..hahah..ppl might have to bring their own food for breakfast if it was my place.

Moving on...

I now can fulfill my wish to ensure my passport will finish on time before it expires 2014..why? hello..every weekend I can drive to another country..a very rich country indeed with super hot leader!!

Xty and PQ came to M1r1 last weekend and we had a full schedule!! Saturday we went to BruN31 to eat SUSHI!!!! and also to bring PQ for sight seeing,thanks to Amal1a for driving us. Too bad it was raining, so cant really enjoy the view. but we managed to accomplished the main task:

1) eat Sushi - heaven ok.
2) buy kain
3) clear Supersave aisle for doritos, cheetos and etc.

all checked!! We even ate Jollybees.yummy overload nachos (no pics though..too hungry to take)

As we reached M1r1 ard 8pm..off we go to a BBQ event. @z1an organized a BBQ coz baby Sar@h is here.. me and sarah say cheese for the photo ops..she is such a gentle baby...so like the mother..:) Z3t1, next time come, stay at my place pulak ok.

Come next day....
Sunday was hectic! We try to cover everything before Xty and PQ's evening flight. So we mix and match everything together.

Started with super tamak breakfast. PQ cant decide which Sw@k specialty she wants more..So we decided to go for both. Mee Jawa with ayam goreng special and laksa Sw@k. Both at different place but jalan yg sama.

We started at Hole number 9 for the mee jawa..then chop chop we eat...we went to Hole number 16 for the laksa...(it was sedapppppp..me say yes!) Wondering why the place called Hole number bla bla...because it is located nearby golf course. Ok..i was lying... for Hole number 9, it was located nearby...for Hole number 16, it was literally on the course itself!! you have to walk pass by avid golfer while they try to put their golf ball..and there we were walking through the green area..ahahaha...sorry pakcik...we have no intention to disturb your game..just that we need to eat..:)

As for lunch, we brought PQ to try Mee Kolok..at @wg M@hy@n cafe..my first time there as well, and it is not Beemers standard..but fine by me..still acceptable. :) After chatting while eating..suddenly we have the urge to try rojak and ice kacang...(immediately after finish eating ok..) off we go to a kedai that i dont recall the name, but know the place..so no worries girls, if you have the urge to eat ice kacang or rojak while at M1r1, i can totally bring you there :)..

**psst...when are you coming then? ahaha


Lastly, we wrapped up our day with a sunset view at Espl@nade. M1r1 is a city that by the beach, and easy access to public beaches like this one. It was nice..to tell you the truth..if not because bringing PQ, i wouldn't even come to Esplanade at this time ard. (the other time was a team event during Sunday breakfast..so I have to come..ahah) The sunset view was nice, and we had great time...kinda a nice closure for the evening before Xty and PQ catch their flight off to KK.

So my darling tobletarians, when are you up from your bum bum and come bring me some love here at M1r1?!!!

*dont forget to bring 4-5 gardenia vanilla twiggies along..ahahha :)

Waka Waka

I can't get enough of this video.

a SHOUTOUT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENAH!!!

Have a wonderful day and a fabulous year.

Updates..

1. Kiah got hitched - Congratulations babe! It was a lovely lovely wedding..

2. Senah, Enon, Odah, Temah & Gayah started a girl band and became an overnight singing sensation - wootwoot!

3. Meah is still far far away in Miri - We miss you Meah, do come back and visit us soon.

4. I have 'happily' stopped exercising and have put on whatever weight that i have lost previously (and maybe more :P)

That's all for now. Will try my best to update this blog more often.

It's S.P.O.S.A, baby!

Image credits to RI's blog

Mess & Nai, you guessed it right! We were at Rizalman's SPOSA! Little did I know that Sposa means 'bride' in Italian. If I googled it right-lah. Unless it means something else ... hmmm tuh lah. Haritu tak nak tanya Rizalman, malu-malu kucing pulak ... . (Frankly, I think I was a wee bit starstruck... he he he. )

Kiah emailed her gorgonzilla bridesmaids, asking whether we want to tag along for her first fitting. My immediate reaction was HELL YEAH KIAH! COUNT ME IN! It's Rizalman we are talking about here. Siapa tak nak ikuttt??? (Ehh no lahh Kiah, of course I went because of you. Rizalman who?)

So how was it I hear you say?

You mean the maestro or the dress? :)

I was expecting him to be snotty and mr. high & mighty, but boy I was wrong, 'cause he was verrry nice and friendly.

A whole lot nicer than SB I tell you! Ehhhh, by the way, kenapa dia re-brand his label aaah?? He's not doing so welll issit?? Dah tutup kedai dekat Damas kan?? Hahaha. I sound very the kepochi kan? But all I gotta say to him is, what goes around comes around. Lain kali treat people nicely. Even the not so glamour & kaya ones...hhhmmphh! (Although my baju turned out nice, but that doesn't count!)

Eh. I'm digressing. Sorry.

Ok. Back to Kiah's baju. Of coursela cantik!!! Gorgonzilla Bridesmaids approved. Senah, you would think so too I'm sure if you were there. But of course I can't post a clear picture of her dresses...or else it won't be a sooprisee. The rest of you peeps will just have to wait for the wedding. To you Toblaters, I can show you guys pictures during our meet-ups. Yang SX18 and PG13 pictures also got!! We'll never look at Kiah the same way again...

Taking off a few inches here and there to make it smaller. NO MORE DIETING KIAH! You need some flesh to fill up the 'you-know-whats'!

That very nice auntie refused to snap pictures with us. 'No, no. Not nice' - referring to her mop of hair.

Tengok siapa yang pose lebih ni? (Odah sebenarnya lega sebab tak suruh tailor amoi dia buat baju macam Sandra Bullock - which she initially wanted to! Kalau tak memanglah lawan toke bridesmaid sorang nihh.)



This is how you take off your dress at Rizalman apparently... :D

Dress No 2. Malas nak crop2 dah gambar ni. Auntie Rambut Kembang snap senget.

Believe it or not all pictures below were snapped AFTER we said our goodbyes and Odah & I were already well seated in the car. HAHAHA. Dah masuk kereta siap keluar balik sebab we realised that we DID NOT HAVE OUR PHOTOS TAKEN WITH 'THE RIZALMAN'. *Slaps forehead*. And how kind of him to entertain our crazy antics. I told you he was nice didn't I? (And psstt, he has nice skin too! Should've asked his beauty secrets. ;p)

This is not the most flattering shot of me but I just have to post it cause everyone look so happy. They were laughing so hard about something. Just look at Temah, Kiah & Rizalman!



Kenapalah si Kiah ni??



Kiah was trying to be very creative, suruh pose macam mana ntah, tapi it ended up like this. HAHA. Boring je.

The last farewell picture. SWEET je Rizalman senyum. Look at us! Grinning like a Chesire Cat! Thank you Kiah dahhlink for letting us tag along.

That was it, nice to meet you Rizalman. Till we meet again - hoping fervently that I would shake up a lil' and relax in future instead of being the awkward creepy girl who just smile too much. Ha ha. Shameful I know.

Sneak Peek!

Guess where did we go last Friday? Stay tuned!

Susah betul!

I don't know about you ladies out there but I am having a hell of a time preparing for my wedding. Everything is so serba tak kena and I hate thinking about the whole process - hantarans, baju kahwin, make up, shoes, wedding favours, songs to be played during reception, EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN THING!

I wish I can complain endlessly but this has got to stop because right now I am having a stiff neck and anytime I can have a nervous breakdown. No, I'm not joking. The only thing that I enjoy doing is ... nothing currently.

BUT...

As much as I hate doing the preparations, I still make sure everything is done on time. I secretly enjoy meeting up the designers and wedding decorator, searching for the perfect ring and jewellery to go with the bajus, trying out shoes and more shoes, the flowers for the hand bouquet, semualah although I have to admit, assisting someone else's wedding is so much fun than preparing your own. So I guess I have to live with this love-hate feeling until my wedding is over.

So if anyone of you need my help, I'll be glad to do so - maybe it could make me feel better for not putting 110% effort for my own wedding. I have many important contacts, tons of bridal magazines and wedding stuff that I can give/lend them to you. Maybe if you're lucky, I'll let you try my wedding dress(es). Nak?

ADDENDUM

Actually this entry is pointless - am not making any sense! I wanted to share with you girls on my journey towards marital bliss (like how other bloggers will write) but nah, I simply can't. Why don't we wait until the end of the week because I'm supposed to go for my first fitting with my designer. Hopefully the bajus will be as fabulous as the designer himself!

OHMAIGARRDD RESULTS!

Forgive me for I know this is a little overdue :)

So if you're reading this now, you already know what this blog and what the toblater's TBL is all about. Six lovely ladies, with the support of two iron women gunning for the title of the Biggest Loser over six months (or seven, was it?)

Every month between the inception to the finale saw a weigh-in session, and I saw the girls go to the extent of starving themselves for the critical few hours before stepping on the scale! Having known all of you for over ten years, I can't believe that you girls actually got yourselves into and through this, and for that alone, I reckon everybody deserves much kudos :D

And so... six (or seven months) passed and it all came down to the finale in Bali. The final weigh-in took place a few days before we left for the 5-days trip. Unfortunately, Meah, who was in Miri was unable to participate. 

Also unfortunately, everyone was occupied with it being the final weigh-in that no one took photos of the monumental moments, heh heh. I was the only one who knew the results of the final weigh-in, and of course, the winner!

The finale was held on our third night in Bali, at the Villa we stayed in Kerobokan. AJK Makanan (that's me, Meah, Esah, Senah & Kiah) cooked our own dinner of spaghetti, grilled chicken and baked potatoes, with creme caramel for desserts. The food was yummy (of course)! Everyone was all dolled up and dressed in pareo for the dinner, tucking in and abandoning all caution now that the results were final already :P

After dinner, we adjourned to the living room and started with the results announcement (Gayah, you were missed, mwah mwah!). Senah and Kiah kindly prepared Powerpoint slides before dinner, so all I had to do was announce the results. They did such great work so I'll let the slides tell the story:

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*drumroll please*

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Odah came up tops at the last weigh-in yo!

Everybody went silent when the last slide was shown. Hahahaha. So how about it, girls? Round 2???

Congratulations, girls & thanks for letting me sebok2. Enjoy the restriction-less diet now :)