Boxing Day Sales 2012: mental!

@ London Selfridges

@ Harrods

@ Bicester Village

went to Bicester Village on the day of the Boxing Day sale and didn't have to rush to every stores or queue for hours to buy stuff!

;p

sekitar 'hari bertinju'

we've been through three christmases since 2009 but last year's was the proper one i'd say :)

looking back at 2009, we were new to this boxing day sale thingy but having heard from other Malaysians about how cheaper things can be on this day, i guessed this opportunity should not be missed

in 2010, we didn't do any shopping as we were heading back to KL on the Boxing Day itself

sampai ada orang Malaysia komen kat Facebook kenapa kitorang nak balik sedangkan orang Malaysia nak sangat datang sini pergi shopping.. like i care?! family is PRIORITY

at last we got chance to look for bargains on last year's Boxing Day

at first, we only planned to go to Bicester Village in Oxfordshire but at the very last minute i searched for another nearest outlet that we can go so that we don't have to stick to one place in two days 

i found Clarks Village outlet was within appropriate distance, so we went there first before heading north to Bicester later in the evening

 thank goodness i had everything prepared earlier especially for the hotel bookings and the spending money (kat sini kene jimat duit kalau nak beli shopping lebih2!) ;p..

caught in action! tengah queing nak bayar kat Cath Kidston

didn't buy anything at Gucci.. next time maybe? ;)

bling!bling! ka-ching! ka-ching!

banyak gambar bininya saje sakan bershopping

mana gambar lakinye ni..?

hehe..

December has come to an end~

Assalamualaikum and hi all!
my husband and i just got back from Malaysia last Sunday
a bit homesick when thinking about the families we left back in Malaysia.. being apart from them is the challenge that we have to face through for the sake of my study
that's alright.. insyaAllah another 1 year to go and i'll be back permanently :)
we are still adjusting our sleeping time here..still terikut2 waktu tidur kat Malaysia, pukul 4 petang dah mengantuk dah.. bangun pagi pulak around 4am in the morning...


it is colder here, but the snow hasn't arrived yet
kalau ikutkan last year, this time has already snowing
there were rumours that this year's Christmas will be White Christmas - where snow start to fall on the Christmas day itself, so we shall wait and see


on Monday, hubby and i went for groceries shopping at Tesco Egham
it was really cold and i told my hubby that my black coat isn't warm enough for me anymore
so, he said he'll buy a new winter jacket for me... 
later at the day, i got this
:))

Per Una Faux Fur Detachable Hood Longline Jacket
from Marks & Spencer

Christmas is coming in a few days time
writing mood is currently really really low..hoho
will do at least a few pages before off to midlands for Boxing Day shopping next Monday.. ;p

pertama kali dalam sejarah!

......... dapat kasut 3 pasang dalam satu hari!

yeyeay!

don't blame me..blame the summer sale!! hehe

i got my payment for exam invigilating so haruslah mem'pamper'kan diri dengan shopping~

i bought 2 pairs from New Look while mr hubby belanja a pair of cheetah sandal kat River Island.. tq  cayang! 

Happy Weekend, everybody!

p/s: Summer Sale has started since last week at most branded outlets.. grab your chance now!

Link to Harrods

Debenhams

Marks and Spencer

GAP

update!

there it is!! shall i strike no 4 in the list? ;p

1. lose some weight -- 2 kg at least..

2. travel up North! :) --Scotty

3. buy something nice with the salary i own from invigilating

4. get new day and night mascara by Rimmel :) (will check whether it is well worth to buy or not for sure..dekat iklan tv macam best je)

5. birthday gift for my sister

6. siapkan result & discussion parts for manuscript

7. report for 2nd year progress meeting

8. habiskan satu english novel

9. puasa sunat bulan rejab

10. visit any historic buildings in london

11. burn at least 200 calories a day

12. siapkan poster for France conference

13. register myself for France conference

14. get Wii Fit/XBOX.. i need this as my birthday present.. can papa? :)

15. habiskan baca satu buku islamiah

16. get anything with mushroom picture on it!

17. masak nasi kerabu.. huhu

18. remember at least 20 common species of mushroom that i have in my database

19. make a vlog

20. make a giveaway for my blog readers

21. beli solar light for my garden (hubby kata takyah beli..pasang pelita ala2 melayu lagi cantik)

22. bake a cake/pastry/cupcakes at home

23. try new style of tudung

24. try new recipe for pasta/spaghetti

25. learn and remember 10 Q&As of everyday life conversation in Arabic

Update:

Points for 1st commenters:

Sis Zieyla - 1

Sis Hanis Sendai - 1

Sis Fizah - 1

our weekend

kelmarin saya demam. jadi sejak kelmarin lagi dah makan ubat dan Alhamdulillah demam dah kebah tengah hari semalam

tq papa for taking care of me; cooking breakfast and giving me medicines while i was on bed 

bile dah OK sikit, ajak hubby pergi beli barang kat Slough

kalau bab berjalan, cepat je sembuh ye.. ;p

beli duvet ngan bantal extra tu sebab ada kawan hubby dari Malaysia tumpang bermalam kat umah.. yang lain2 barangan tu adalah barangan keperluan :)

pening bau daging.. jadi hanya mr hubby yang pergi beli daging halal kat dalam kedai tu..besar kan kedai die?

makan choc banana crepe.. nyum2!!

dapat 2 frappucinos dengan satu harga.. :) yesterday was the last day of the deal..so..puas hati!

semalam jugak pergi tolong kawan tukar tiket flight MAS die dari hari Rabu kepada hari Sabtu dekat Heathrow Terminal 5

takla mahal sangat pun fees die

ni pun first time tolong buatkan untuk kawan.. good experience though!

overall, weekend yang best!

:)

groceries shopping ..

recently, i had this kind of idea of having us (me n mr hubby) picturised while doing shopping..could be doing groceries, shopping for clothes, or even having coffee break at the coffee shop or anything that inclusive to the shopping contexts.. senang cerita!

i dunno, it seems fun.. well, we could start with these 2 picx first

 more to come!! :)

alkisah Portmeirion

Hari Sabtu lepas adalah hari penat-sedunia untuk saya dan suami

bangun pagi seawal jam 4.30 pagi dan memandu ke Stoke-on-Trent selama 3 jam (tak termasuk jammed di motorway) semata-mata untuk beratur panjang-panjang

dan lepas 4 jam baru dapat masuk khemah Portmeirion Marquee Sales tu..

lain kali kalau nak pergi sana haruslah masak makanan panas-panas, bawak air panas dalam tumbler dan siap picnic chair supaya sambil beratur boleh bersantap dan kasi sume orang di situ *drooling*..hehe..

btw, ini kali pertama saya dan suami berkecimpung dalam bidang pinggan mangkuk ni.. memang we all tak sangka lah...dalam pada niat nak tengok2 cuci mata je..adalah juga seketul dua barang disambar :)

qila lupe nak snap gambar orang2 pertama yang masuk beli barang dan keluar

memang berkotak-kotak diorang borong

dasyat betul penangan Portmeirion ni

and to your knowledge, memang majoriti yang qued up adalah Malaysians!!

bile tanya kakak-kakak yang lagi arif pasal brand ni, rupenye harga die memang tak mampu dibeli di KL

sampai ada set Portmeirion jual kat KLCC harga die around RM5800!!

inilah die antara produk2 Portmeirion yang hangat di pasaran itu

akira~chan dah demok!!!! uwaaaaa!

kat khemah putih sebelah kiri tula tempat Marquee Sales tu diadakan..nak sampai kat entrance die amik masa 4 jam dari tempat gambar ni diambil..dasyat tak dasyat!

and the line is still long at the back!

jualan boot kereta

dalam pada ketidaksihatan, saya sempat lagi pergi carboot menjenguk kalau2 ada barang2 yang berkenan di hati..hehe
ala, tak jauh pun, kat Ascot je

bile sampai sana tengok2 entry fees die dah naik..50 pence suda
terkejut jugak.. yela, lama dah tak datang sini..

dalam pada jalan2 mensurvey barang itu, kitorang terjumpa dengan Kak As, rakan senegaraku yang juga PhD student kat sini
die dah awal2 lagi kasitau nak menjual di carboot sales minggu ni di Facebook sebab too much stuff kat rumah die tu ha...
ingatkan main-main, rupenye betul!
sebagai tanda sokongan qila pun rembatla 2 helai blouse (1 dapat free, 1 lagi dapat diskaun) dan hubby plak beli pelampung untuk anak buah die
:)



itu sahaja kisah membeli-belah untuk hari ini
sekian~

what can you buy with £8 at Iceland

jangan kau convert dalam RM sudahla.. memang tak berbaloi

kitorang kalau sekali pergi beli groceries memang suke beli £10 ke bawah
mesti orang kata tak logik kan, sebab memang tak cukup kalau nak buat stok seminggu
sebenarnya kitorang ni jenis suka keluar, so kalau keluar mesti nak beli something
minggu ni keluar beli stok breakfast cereals
minggu depan beli stok barang2 mentah plak
pastu minggu lagi satu maybe beli barang keperluan umah yang lain
sebulan skali plak beli stok daging ngan ikan
okla tu kan?

Boxing Day!

as some of you might aware, yesterday was a Boxing Day in several part of the countries that includes UK too
Boxing Day ni slalunya jatuh pada hari selepas Christmas
pada asalnya, Boxing Day adalah hari di mana pekerja2 bercuti dan majikan memberi wang/hadiah kepada pekerja2 yang kurang bernasib baik/miskin selepas setahun bekerja
pada hari ini juga, sebilangan keluarga akan berkumpul dan makan besar bersama2 di samping beriadah dan bersukan
but today, Boxing Day lebih dikenali sebagai hari shopping besar2an di sini
most of the designer outlets, retailers akan membuat potongan harga sehingga 80% daripada harga asal dan membuka outlet masing2 seawal 6 pagi!

saya dan suami pun tidak mahu ketinggalan menikmati suasana Boxing Day di sini
jadi kami keluar rumah jam 7 pagi dan menuju ke Staines (sebab kat sini banyak shopping complex)
rupanya parking kat area shopping tu dah full!
terpaksala tunggu beberapa minit sebelum carpark available
excited juga tengok ramai orang berjalan bawak plastic bag berbondong2..hehe
saya dan suami sempatla shopping kasut Lee Cooper, roller blade, 2 handbags, bantal dan t-shirt..hehe..

it was our 1st time experiencing Boxing Day here..
lepas ni, kene plan nak beli barang ape plak for the next Boxing Day
kalau tak jaga budget, confirm sume nak beli nanti..hehe
happy hols everybody!