Peer Pressure

The girls are all communicating via pingchat + viber and I am feeling kind of left out as my phone is not 'smart' enough. Should I succumb to the pressure?

But it's gonna cost me RM2k.

Should I or should I not?

Am I a dumb not-at-all blonde when it comes to retail?

I had a loveleh day out yesterday - the sun was out despite the weather forecast telling us that there was going to be a bit of rain during the day.

J and I went to Stratford-upon-Avon. Yes, W. Shakespeare's 'hood - his birth place, the home he used to stay, his wife's home in Shottery, place he was buried. You name it, everywhere you go, it's all about Shakespeare (and English tearooms!).





We took the 6.30am train because it was the cheapest option at 12quid return, which means we had to wake up at 4.45am the latest to catch the 5.30am bus to Paddington St. Mmg sah cari nahas, as what both of us said repeatedly to each other the night before.

Stratford was a perfect place to unwind after our hectic week at school (that's J, not me). The place boasts many fine and beautifully preserved Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean buildings. The River Avon runs across the market town and since the weather was beautiful yesterday, there were boats going up and down the river as though it's spring already. But most importantly, there is a Crabtree & Evelyn Tearoom along Stratford's High Street for us to taste the warm scones, preserved jams and don't-count-the-calories-but-fat-accumulating clotted cream.





The day went by smoothly. We even squeezed in a bit of shopping at C&E and PT. If only we had more time because the shops there closed at 6pm, boohoo! We hurried to the train station to catch a train to London, with full confidence that we should take the 5 plus pm one (as what I checked from the timetable on the website earlier)and from there onwards, my so-called quick-thinking, sharp mind went down the longkang, even worse the garbage dump perhaps!

ACT 1, Scene 1 : At the train station

I : I don't know how to read the timetable J. It looks very different. Are we going to Marylebone or Paddington? (please recall the fact that I have looked at the timetable before coming to the train station)

J : We can get to Marylebone because our ticket says "London Terminals". Ahhh, there's one at 5.40pm. We'll take that one.

I : Ok, let's but I need to go to the toilet first *looks at watch*

J : Ok

I : Is it 5.45pm now?

J : Eh yeslah! I. we missed the trainlah dammit!

End

Lesson learned : I was so engrossed with C&E and PT's stuff that I forgot about our train. I should stop myself from going into retail industry if I ever need a job. I'll lose every sanity I have in me. Kahkahkah.

ACT 2, Scene 1 : Morrison

I : We should go to Morrison, jom? Sebelah tu je.

J : Let's

At Morrison, we ooh-ed and aah-ed at the groceries because it was cheap(er) than in London. We became makcik for the next 1hour - so we bought salmon steaks, tartare sauce, Innocent juice, crisps, Kopparberg cider sans alcool, 3 tubs of B&J, etc. Very the makcik. Period. Memang dahsyat!

I : *whilst paying* J, why is my card rejecting me?

J : Idk

I : *try 3 times* J, I think I forgot my PIN. I am dumb.

End

Lesson learned : Again, it's all about my issue on retail despite Morrison being a normal your day-to-day supermarket for groceries shopping. I was too excited when I saw B&J was at 3quid p/tub and they have ALL the flavours and Innocent juices for 99p. J, on the other hand was too excited to see her favourite rice crisps were in abundance and got herself 3 bags! The problem started at the till when my card was declined for 3 bloody times. Kesudahannya, I now have to contact my bank to unlock my card. I feel very very dumb for punching in the same PIN wrongly for 3 times in a row. My confidence level has dropped from 10 to -10 now. Hahaha

After that, we both left Morrison to the train station. I had to pay using my cc instead (bummer) and waited for another 40mins before our train arrived. and finally reached London around 12am.

I now have a bigger issue to solve - to sort out my card or else I am penniless for the next 7 days (because the banks in UK are not as efficient and effective as what I thought they should be). But I should be happy for these purchases right?



Who wants some?

Welcome 2011

Hollyschmolly, this blog has been on a longgggggg hiatus!

(I know the previous post was a bit too abrupt. But trust me, I've been keeping the draft for ages and decided to post it up eventually)

Welcome 2011, girls! May all your wishes will come true in 2011, InsyaAllah...

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.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENAH!!!

Have a wonderful day and a fabulous year.