~ A Day Off ~

I have a day off today due to the planned weekend in N9 which was shortened abruptly. Since this week is a school holiday and we got nothing to do, hubby wanted to bring me somewhere in order to make me happy. He couldn't endure another long hours drive a day before so he chose to go somewhere near, Penang Hill. We have tried to go up there a couple of times before but usually the place is always packed with people. Today was a lucky day, we managed to get some early tickets at 12.15 pm.

There's nothing much up there but I enjoyed jalan-jalan with hubby because that is the only time we are being alone from others and having stress-free moments in our own world.

We stopped by at Gurney Plaza, did some window shoppings (found nothing interesting as substitute to the wanted shoes) and watch 'Marley and Me' movie. I went back to SP with red eyes and feeling more miserable, the movie was so sad!!

Afterall, it's still a lovely day for both of us..

~ The Shortened Trip ~

Last Saturday hubby and I went to N9 together with mama and abah to visit Granma and relatives. We planned to start our journey at 4.30 am but hubby and I couldn't get up so early because we stayed up late watching American Idol result show and Twilight the night before. So we left home at 7.30 am and reached Mantin at 2.30 pm (we got lost somewhere in KL, HeHe..).

After getting some rest at Granma's that afternoon, we went to visit some relatives in Felda LBJ and Mambau. Later at night, we made a plan to wake up early on Sunday and go visit my cousin in PD and have a picnic with the whole family there before we continue visiting other relatives. Meanwhile, hubby and I planned to slip out in the evening so we can go straight to Pavilion and buy my dream Charles & Keith shoes. That's my only chance!

While everybody was sleeping, abah got a call from Pak ngah telling Pak su had just passed away. We packed all our bags and drive straight to SP at 3.45 am. Poor hubby, he was so tired but I managed to make him stay awake during the journey. I couldn't drive a manual car and since we used hubby's, he had to endure the 14-hour drive within 24 hours all by himself.. Mama was so sad about his late-brother and abah is not really fit to do a long distance travel during a short time. They are old people and they must be more tired compared to us the young ones.. I was so worried during the whole journey back to SP but luckily everything went OK. Reached SP at 9.45 am and went to the funeral later. May Pak su rests in peace, Amin..

As for me.. I didn't get the Charles & Keith shoes.. I will still dreaming about it until I can get my hands on them..

~ A Tales Of Shoes ~

One of my hobbies during free time is flipping through magazines (I'm a huge fan of Cleo) because they feature wide ranges of fashion, from the most expensive designers' labels to the local ones and they are always awesome. I admit that I am not a fashionista neither a fashion victim but I like to keep myself updated with what is 'IN' and what is 'OUT'.

For the past several months I've noticed Cleo has been featuring a brand new label in town. It's a label originated from Singapore which specialized in handbags and shoes called Charles & Keith. Since I'm living quite far away from KL, I only managed to drool over the pretty shoes just by looking at them on the magazine page. Lucky enough that I went to KK last month and I got chances to check out the outlets at 1Borneo and Warisan Square. The shoes are so gorgeous and pretty, in fact they are better than Blay and Primavera. Handbags are just so-so but all the price are affordable..

I was almost buying 2 pairs of shoes but changed my mind and bought a Nine West handbag instead. I thought it was a wise idea since I love the handbag but it's not. I've been dreaming about the shoes right after I got landed in Penang and up until now I'm still thinking of getting those shoes no matter how.

I've checked out the official website and found out that there are only 4 outlets in Malaysia: 2 in KK, 1 in Kuching and 1 in KL. That's it! I'm going to get them during my balik kampung trip to Negeri Sembilan this coming school holidays. Otherwise, I'm gonna be miserable!

~ Spring In Alor Setar ~

I purposely made hubby stopped at Jalan Langgar, a main road nearby our house (inlaws' to be exact) so I can photograph a beautiful scenery of sakura-alike trees at full-bloom. I feel like Spring is here..

Pink flowers all over..

I'm liking the flowers!

I'm done, it's makan time!

~ The Laziness ~

Yes, I do.. I really want to get a dream body but unfortunately it will not happen soon enough. I've stopped working out last February (or should I say, put it on hold for a while), right before I went on a vacation to Kota Kinabalu. After the vacation ended, I worked at double effort in order to catch up what I had left during my absence in office. The busyness made me so exhausted and too tired for any activities thereafter. Since then, my weight has been static at 49.5 kg and I have no time to make any progress to reach my target.

Two weeks later when the workload has lessen a little bit, I found it hard to start exercise all over again and not to forget I eat like crazy. I feel so lazy to reach the dumbbells, let alone the exercise mat. What is happening to me?! Help! I am half way to achieve my target, I better motivate myself (and my butt) to get up and exercise. I really want the extra kilos to be shed off as soon as possible so I get to wear my favorite skinny jeans.

I'm going to give my body another week to relax and regain the excitement so I can start all over again. Good luck to me!

~ Weekend ~

Hubby and I went to Penang last Saturday just to check out Zoom Travel Fair which was held at Queensbay (saw the ads a night before). We surveyed all booths to find the best offer for our next trip to Kuching in October (if ada rezeki) but nothing was a bargain. In the end we made up our minds to plan the trip by ourselves instead of paying travel agents to do it and it'll be much cheaper.

Meanwhile, I'm interested to go to Cameron during school break in May / June, the hotel price offered is quite reasonable. Hmmm.. We'll see, maybe it'll be a weekend getaway to clear up tension and work stress before I sit for my 7-papers exam by the end of June. Gotta put this on my planner, 2D1N would be great! (still once again, if ada rezeki..). We might have a chance to stop by at Lost World..

After the fair, we managed to catch a movie since it's has been a while. We always go to the movies for at least twice a month but last February was so hectic and I couldn't find free time for that. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is sure a great movie, love it! I cried during the last 20 minutes and as a conclusion, whether we live our life as a normal human being or in reverse, death is a part of life..

Next, we went to do some shoppings. Honestly, I can't resist all the 'SALE' signs displayed on the window sills on most shops. Thank God I managed to restrict myself not to go overboard and just ended up buying 3 pairs of LaSenza cute bras and panties at great deals! Later, hubby and I went to Padini to redeem our accumulated cash vouchers and got a pair of shoes and a shirt without paying anything. One more thing, I finally redeemed the Guardian Paddington Bear stamps with a red tote bag, cute one!!

Reached home at 9.30 pm and hubby asked me to edit all his KK photos.. Uwaaaa.....