booked!!

Yeay, I have settled all the bookings for my UK trip. *lompat lompat*.

dah book flight, train tix, tix to london, accomodation. yeay!! so far, everything is within my budget. the most expensive, is of course accomodation in london, tapi lantaklah labu. tu pon dah ok dah sbenarnye. (ucapan terima kasih buat dzul sbb tolong bookkan accom for me in London and ayang kerana sudi bagi mak ''balik kampung' ke rumah uols!)

Anyway uols, this wiill actually be my first time jadi tourist sensorang nanti di kota london tu!! hmm....i hope the transportation services are as efficient as the ones in wien. i am not that worried because everybody speaks english, so that would not be too hard. cuma nanti nak cari2 tempat makan dan etc. bestnya!! hmm..where can i get free maps??

first day sampai, plannye nak ronda2 sambil mencari tempat tido mak ittew. hari kedua, nak usha tempat2 utk diterjah pada boxing day. boxing day of course will see me boxing the day away. and probably even the next day? i dont know. and then nak fenfeeling tourist juger. tengoklah cemana.

i hope everything would be smooth sailing.

p/s: sesapa yg duduk di london or penah jenjalan ke sana, bagila ai tips places to go, see, eat!!! thanks!!

p.ps: public transportation jalan tak on xmas day??

tak tahu nak cakap apa

i met my sv today. but.....he has yet to read the stuff i gave him 3 weeks ago. masa masuk bilik dia, i can clearly see the folder i gave him, terletak kat tempat he put it when i met him 3 weeks ago. *stress*

so, the only thing he could do was to sign a bunch of forms i gave him. but, he has yet to fill in my progress report. and since it was said to be confidential, dia kata dia akan post sendiri. haih...i hope he would remember to fill it up and postit.

you see, i never knew he was so busy. too busy kot. the thing is, i emailed him on friday to gently remind him of our meeting and that i would like to discuss the methods i proposed. i didnt get a reply. tapi, i pasrah je and pegi gak to the Sprachstunde. Waited patiently for my turn. and when my turn came, i was soooooooooooooooooooo dissapointed that i couldnt discuss anything with him. haih. i was hoping we could discuss my methodology so that i could go back with mak. but he said to meet him at the end of june, so there goes my plan.

harap2 when i meet him at the end of june, he has read the stuff i gave him. pastu, i tanye la dia, what would you advise me to do while i wait for you to read all the things i gave you. he said, i cannot advise you. right now, i am too busy. my head is not here, i cannot really think about this. terus mak FRUST! harap2 end of june his head is clearer lah kan.

and so, i am left with NO arah tuju what-so-ever. i am just going to continue with my self given assignments. this weeks assignment is a continuation of last weeks, the malay identity.

i am thinking of asking for a co-sv. tapi ada friends cakap it may not be a wise decision as takut ada conflict between the two. haih...cemana ni labu?

and so, because i was stress, i had some retail therapy. well, not my fault really cos the shorts i have aimed to get for my boys were half off, so harus beli.

dan, telah menggemukan diri dengan membeli caramel hot choc. i tell you, memang gemuk. *risau*

so, what should i do now? yg pasti, esok nak bawak mak pi tgk garden.

pastu, there might be a trip to dublin somewhere in between. :)

pulang

im going to just ramble so please bear with me if u find the sentences incoherent.

trip to italy was great but i think italy, or at least rome and florence, were no better than malaysia. the country, to me, macam 3rd world juga. in fact, i think, malaysia provides better facilities when it comes to mommies with babies.

shopping was great in florence!! the leather..oohh...sungguh best. i did not find anything great at the mall, but boy...at the leather market i grabbed a handbag, jacket, booties and gloves for andi, and a pair of gloves for me. burnt a hole in my pocket but it is of good quality and i simply love my purchases! i also bought some posters (in florence) and tiny paintings (in rome) untuk rumah saya di BSP (tudiaa...punyalah berpandangan jauh. takpe..yg penting idea tu dah ada..hih hih)

i walked a lot!! the buildings were impressive. i went to the vatican city and visited the pope's moseleum. kinda freaky for me. i think the whole place were too world-ly, what with the stautes, ukiran and etc. everywhere you turn ada kepala orang kat sana sini...hmmm....made me wonder cemana dorang concentrate nak semayang? masjidilharam, to me (no offense to orang lain) is still the bestest spiritual place there is. period.

i tried authentic italian food and loved it. oh...andi was well recieved by the italians. three seperate incidents proved that!.
1. when i was in florence at the bridge apetah nama dia..while waiting for my aunt to choose her bangle, i decided to take the opportunity to change andi's diaper. but there were no wc to be found and so the sales assistant suggested i go to a kedai makan to change his diaper there.she also told me to at least buy something since i used the toilet kan. so, after changing andi, i went to the counter and started to tengok (ok...drool cos it looked so sedaappp) the pastries trying to decide which one i wanted. pastu ada sorang pompuan tua started to speak to me in italian. i was like..apa minah ni cakap ni. but from her gestures, i sort of had a feeling that she wanted to pay for whatever i odered, cos dia siap mcm tanya tak nak oder minum ke. but i wasnt too sure, so saya hanya pilih 2 jenis pastry. proceeded to pay and she came to me cakap nononononononono....dan membayar untuk saya. Syukur ALHAMDULLILLAH!

2. at the hotel in florence, i bought 2 bottles of mineral water and a can of coke. the cashier said it costs 6euros so i handed him exactly 6 euros. then, the hotel owner came and started to coo coo dan main2 cak cak dgn dani..pastu came to me and handed me 2 euro balik. SYUKUR!!

3. i post postcards to my baby at every destination i go. so in rome, i wanted to buy stamps. it was 1.15 and post office were supposed to close at 2. tapi when i was there, tekan2 nombor, tak keluar. jadik saya beratur seperti the other italians. then, a lady stood behid me and started to speak to me in italian. but i couldnt understand. ada mamat berdiri depan tanya do u speak english..i said yes. n he said, in Italy, its like a government rule that women with children should be served first. so, he told me why dont you potong q and pegi jer depan tu. i pulak, being the naive malaysian yg pemalu tak kena tempat, malu la kan tetiba nak potong q orang. so i said takpela...i nak beli stamp je pon. tapi...tiba2 mamat ittew meninngikan suara ke arah pekerja2 pos ofis dan sound depa tak serve i, boleh? siap ala2 gaduh sket2 hingga membuatkan seorang officer came to me and tanye apoa yg saya nak buat. i was, dgn muka blur dan agak segan, beratur-ing to get stamps i told her. n she brought me to the front of the q..n i got my stamps!! (well actually, dorang amik postcard and tampalkan lagik..hih hih.

theres a halal italian restaurant in florence. go !!! the food is GOOODDDD...

okeilah..nanti update lagi.

p/s: i really really liked the windows in italy n schweiz. nak jugak b...

pelan saya

so....i decided to go to italy. well..actually it wasnt me who made the decision. Dr Sunshine yg tolong men-decide for me, who was being fickle minded. He said...GO. so, sebagai isteri yg fenfeeling mithali, wajib dengar cakap suami (bab bab ni wajib plak dengar kan..hih hih).

neway, plans have been made, flight ticket booked, hotels pon dah booked!

sunday will see us taking the train from wien suedbanhof to bratislava at 5am. yes...anda baca dengan betul. 5 pagi! tapi tak pe sebab train station depan rumah saya sajo. :)

sampai bratislava, akan terus ke airport sebab flight saya pukul 8 gittew. flight is to Pisa.

Sampai Pisa, will take the LAM Rossa to leaning tower. snap2 gambar and take the bus back to airport, and take the terravision bus to florence. check in. relax sket and jalan round2 city. ingat! masa adalah emas...so must use it wisely. sesambil tu, try cari post office (just because i make it a habit to post postcards to dani from wherever i am..:))

next day, walk around the city in search of leather stuff (shoes, jacket and gloves). sesambil snap snap gambar di famous landmarks dan cari fridge magnet untuk dijadikan koleksi. harusss....

3rd day, take train to Roma.

4th day: jenjalan in roma

5th day: jenjalan lagiiii kat roma pastu take flight back to wien.

itula perancangan saya (sebenarnye lebih detailed tapi its all in my notebook).

perkara yg wajib saya lakukan dia Itali adalah:
- beli barangan kulit
- makan gelato walaupun cuaca sejuk nak mampus.
- makan pasta, pizza dan pastries (ingat mantra saya...MUST try local food. i am a foodie, ask anyone who knows me..:))
- lepak dgn andi kat spanish steps sesambil tengok crowd pada waktu malam (mungkin juga saya berpeluang BF at the infamous steps ittew. heyy...i did it on the train to jungfraujoch u ols!)

ok...tu jer. im pretty excited. tapi rasa mcm tak kan sempat cover italy in 5 days. venice, outlets in florence....takpe...maybe masa my Sunshine datang. :)

being fickle

hmm....should i go to italy or not?? to go or not to go...that is the question. if tak pi, bila nak pi *alasan sangat!!!

after calculationg flight and train and hotel, my total estimated budget is about 300euros. i think thats pretty cheap for a 5day/4nites trip to pisa-florence-roma.

what do you think? should i or shouldnt i?pegi ke tak?? *confused*

p/s: plan berjalan dgn Dr Sunshine April ni terpaksa kansel atas sebab sebab yg tak dapat dielakkan.
p.p/s: i spend about 600euros (including light shopping)for my switzerland trip. do you think its too soon for me to be spending on another trip?
p.p.p.s: pastu in december nak pi uk plak....hiyoohhh...byknyer plan niehhh

roma or not?

i am back from my holiday!! it was great albeit i spend a bit more than what i budgeted. auntie and uncle fenfeeling nak pi Roma. I might tag along tapi i'm not so sure la. kenapa?

1. Andi is now in his separation anxiety phase. and after a week bercuti dari pi daycare, i am back at square 1. okla..not really 1 la,maybe 2? whatever it is, i had to stay with him as he keeps on checking if i am there. its adaptation week ALL OVER AGAIN! (tapi at least i could go to the elternzimmer for almost an hour before he looked for me). so, if pi holiday again, i will have to be prepared to go through this all over AGAIN.

2. my readings. oh readings ku. how i wish i was rajin to read as i am rajin to tend to my cafe and restaurant and constantly checking my fb pages. (btw, SV saya ada membuat kesilapan. i read that there is such a thing as national identitiy!!!! so now, mak rasa nak cari difference between national identitiy and cultural identity....but why do i have a feeling its all historically based?)

so, maybe it wont be wise for me to go holiday-ing again, so soon after my schweiz rondevous. oh...lagipon saya plan nak ke UK this december. destinasi: london, cardiff. hmm..which reminds me, must look for place to stay in London. dan juga plan nak ke cardiff cecepat...manatau ada tambang murah!

so kalau u ols dalam kasut saya (in my shoes), what would you do?

p/s: sekarang tgh bercita-cita nak berjalan ke morocco, istanbul dan juga stockholm. ada sesapa nak buat lawatan cik kiah bersama saya?

jalan-jalan

did i mention that i now have guests in my humble abode? my auntie R (who was there when i gave birth to Dani, she's more like a mother to me, and i seriously think of her son as my younger bro) and PM.

Hence, its life has been not so lonely. cumanya, lil andi who is not used to having guests at home was initially a little takut. sket sket nak nangis when i leave him to go to toilet or etc. tapi now dah ok.

neway, we are leaving for schweiz esok. yeay!!! i hope my auntie n uncle are ok with what i've planned. we might be going to a factory outlet cos nak gak kan tgk kasut bally. tapi mcm jauh plak la...we'll see cemana.

anyhoo, we might also be going to rome!! yeahoooo....bestnyer..hopefully the plan jadi. :)

and, i might be going to london for my xmas holidays and after that singgah tgk my bestie's baby in cardiff. tp, tgh cari tpt to lepak (ie:somewhere to crash masa kt london). hopefully ada cos we (my friend n i) plan to pegi boxing day sale. ihiks. harusssss!!!!

wish me luck for tomorrows trip. i hope everything will work out smoothly.

p/s: slap my face! sibuk plan cuti x ingat keje rumah!

dah book

i have bought the tickets and booked the hotels!! i am so excited...will be spending one night in zurich, so that senang nak catch the train.

will be staying at budget hotels but these hotels have gotten good reviews. i hope oklaa because if it was just me, takpe..ni im bringing my auntie and uncle.

overall, i have spend:

tiket to interlaken: 59.90euro
tiket balik wien from zurich: 49.90euro
hotel in interlaken 5d/4n: 240chf
hotel in zurich 1nite: 100chf

so tiket + hotel in euros = 334.80euros.

transport plak : 260chf (4day pass in Switzerland) + 96.90chf (nak naik jungfraujoch) = 236 euros

Jadi kosnyer adalah 570.80 euros. Phew...berpeluh baca ongkos..tapi bila pikir balik, its for 6days 5 nights. and zurich is a pretty expensive city.

pastu, nak shopping hanyalah nak beli chocolates untuk family in Key Ell and nak beli fridge magnets and maybe baju untuk anankandas. tu je la kot...

there goes my bajet nak beli handbag...

busy

dalam sibuk2 nak start membaca, sempat laaa nak mengeplan trip ke switzerland. how??

my aunt n uncle are coming next week. n we are planning to go to schweiz the week after cos my aunt, she really really wants to go.

so, skarang, i tgh sibuk membuat research yg sepatutnyer...phew..penat ok. so this is my plan..will go from 26th till 30th.

25/10: naik night train to zurich and take the connecting train to interlaken
26/10: sampai interlaken about 10-ish. leave bags at hotel and walk around city. pastu check in. rehat2. n jalan lagiikkk...
27/10: explore grindwald and maybe go to bern
28/10: jungfraujoch
29/10:zurich
30/10:balikkk (tapi sempat lagi ronda2 interlaken japs)

total cost: 500 euros...blom masuk makan2 and shopping. berbaloi ke tak agaknye? tp bila pikir, when else will i be going kaann??? *matila nk justify.

pastu...nak cerita pasal pengalaman di library. i went to the main library yesterday dgn niat nak comb through the shelves to cari buku2 tp niatku terbantut. ini kerna. bila masuk..memula terpegun cps tengok library memang macam old skool. siap ada creaky steps and floor boards. sekaliiii....pusing2...tgh apesal semua macam kamus and buku2 rujukan sajor? where are the rest of the books. ghupanye, konsep dia, cari online, reserve dah ambik di counter. ai tak biasa ok. slalu pi library dgn niat nk pinjam buku X, kluar library, dgn buku X, serta Y, Z, K, J. ha...sebab browse punye browse jumpa byk buku,,,kan?? tapi ni tak bleh! *frust*


so, balik lah saya dengan hati yg hampa...dalam melayan kehampaa-an, sempat la stop by h&m and zara beli stock baju winter for anakanda. dah cukup la kot kan baju winter dia. oh.,..need to buy snowsuit plak. hmmm...

ohh...i did all this while andi was in the daycare.

neway, my fren told me that every third tuesdays at votivkino ada mum n baby cinema. cannot wait to try it out next month!!

belajar dari kesilapan

dah tiga kali i started to write something and all three times, my lappie decided to shut down dengansendirinya. *tensi*

neway, untuk memendekkan cerita

- berjaya ke ikea dengan menaiki tram n then a bus and menghangkut pulang baby chair, kotak plastik and that gantung jaring thingy, along with a stroller dgn budak kecik sorang, naik bas dan kemudian tram untuk pulang ke rumah. letih...memang mencabar terutama bila ada budak kecik tu decided that he had enough of sitting in the stroller and wanted to be carried. tapi, happy to note that i managed. i know for sure if i was in KL, i would be too lembik to do all this. i guess when i have dr sunshine around, i am so dependent on him. hihi.

- nak cerita pasal politikus kat tempat tinggal saya sekarang ni. suffice to say, if you are not close to the right people, you will not be invited to open houses. *sedih*. but, i have made a strategy..ahhahaha....there's this new lady in town and i met her once before. the thing is, unlike the other ladies yg tak bekerja dan ikut suami dtg ke sini (no offense tu kengkawan saya yg mengikut suami merantau) this lady is intellectual. she was a lecturer and while her husband works, she contacted the unis and offered her expertise in doing research. jadi saya rasa dia adalah orang yg seswai untuk dibuat kawan, walaupun bidang expertise kami jauh panggang dari api gittew.

-saya ketagih bermain cafe world on fb. bad. i know. tsk. boleh tak sebab dah ter-masak roast beef (it took me two days to masak okei), memaksa diri balik rumah in time for it to be served. if not rugi okei stove mak 2 hari guna masak bendalah tu pastu alih-alih basi plak. sape nak jadi negihbour ai kat cafe world?? hihi. dan sebab nak kena continuously monitor cafe saya (yg saya namakan Mulut...mmg, if i have a cafe or restaurant..nak namakan mulut..cos kan slalu orang tanya...nak makan kat mana...kat mulut..ihihih..ok..i digress) saya bukak 2 window untuk fb dimana satunya KHAS untuk cafe saya sahaja. tsk. i'm officially a suchtiger (addict dalam bahaso German)

- i need a hobby! the reason i play cafe world is i have no LIFE!! thank god i send my child to the day care. over there, i get to talk to other adults in English...and they are mostly masters and phd students. it feels really good to be able to talk to someone else! anyhoo..once i'm home, i hv nothing to do except surf the net..so, i think i need a hobby. apa pendapat u ols? crossstitch atau knitting? saya verangan nak menulis about being a single parent aborad tapi kat mana tempat yg seswai utk saya contribute hoh?

-i've been munching like nobody's business tapi i thank god i balance it with a lot of walking. buuttt...i am telling myself that this is the LAST week for me to eat all those unhealthy junks. im going to be eating fruits beginning next week (wish me luck cos me and fruits...not a good relationship there).

-dani banyak bercakap and dah not so pelat. i am so excited that he's going to kindy next year, insyaAllah. saya teramat excited that almost every day, i'd google to find any feedbacks on the said kindy, Genius Aulad. eiihh...bestnyer...my son is growing up.

- Andi plak can already stand and inching his way sambil pegang bucu katil and whatever bucu he could grab on. he's also very chatty nowadays. tegur people on the bus, tram and all that. he's slowly getting used to the daycare. and hari2 benjy akan kiss andi goodbye. so cute ok. btw, benjy ni budak campur mat salleh and kulit hitam...so his skin is not that dark n rambut dia blonde. kiut ok. tapi yg lagi kiut (selain andi obviously..harusla mak dia bias kann) ialah seorang budak korean/japanese bernama Nomin. ya Rabbi...so geedebe dia nieh...and super comelz! shes almost 2 y.o.

-i paid my fees of almost 400euros and can only register this trhusday. pasal kelas, i'm still not sure. id have to go to my skool to find out what i should take. tapi rasenye ada independent study...hoyehhh...me likey independent study. at least adalah benda nak buat kaann..

-speaking of which, rasa nak menghakmilikkan satu pc kat eltern zimmer tu as mine. nak tiru taktik ayang yang menghakmilikkan pc kat postgrad suite as hers. shall hias2 that corner..huhu. speaking of which, since mak dah nak start phd classes dgn skool ni, mak dapat opis la kot ek> eiihh...sexcitednyer mak u ols!!

- oh...Dr Sunshine sitting for his exam on Nov 2nd. I really hope and doa that he passes. the thing is, the failure rate is 85%. cuba u ols imagine!! masa mock exam last week, less than 10 out of 120 ppl passed. how?? tapi insyaAllah ok kot. cos if he passes...

- we'll be going for a euro trip! that is so exciting. tapi if dia pass la. he plans to come over during summer and then we'll go jenjalan...bestnyerr...i still cant decide where to go first...istanbul? itali? switzerland? germany? paris masa bebudak dah besar sket baru nak pi.then baru dorang bleh enjoy disneyland!

- my sis gave birth via lscs a few days back to a baby gurl. and right now, she's tandem feeding! mak respect sama dia u ols!

- kunci rmh saye di bsp dah boley diambil! i m super excited tht my house dah siap. tp, risau gk cos dr sunshine sorg je yg nk cek defect semua...hmmm...tp, excited all the same!
oraity..ittew saje laporan saya hari ini. tu dia..punya panjang sebab nak lepas germa 3 kali tak leh nak blog.

roger.

episod berlari kejar kapal terbang

sigh..i dont know what is it that bris.tol airport has against me lah. tsk. bila nak masuk, kena 1001 questions, nak balik pon satu hal jugek. tsk.

the drama started when i was checking in. the customer service person took one look at me and the passport and asked me if i have a visa to go stay in slovakia (that is where bratislava is located). i told her that i live in wien and am a student and even offered to show my student id. tapi, mak cik ittew tetap tak konfiden dengan jawapan mak okeh!!

she looked through my passport, flip the pages and mungkin agak risau kot cos she saw my arab visa (masa saya pi umrah). i tell you, sometimes mak tensi dengan layanan yang diberikan. is it the tudung thing or what? i even offered to show her my insurance card and again, my student id. tetap tak mo tengok. but, she kept on asking for proof that i stay in wien. abihtu, haku nak tunjuk student id tak mo tengok plak??? *geram*

then, she said i will have to call my supervisor to see if we can check you in. what?? kalau tak leh balik cemana??

so, she called her supervisor and i am not sure what the supervisor asked but i heard that she said i can enter slovakia for 90 days visa free and etc.then, kerana agak tensi, i took out my confirmed booking of the bus from bratislava to wien to show her that i am indeed going back to wien. pastu tah apa dia kecek dgn supervisor dia and she finally checked me in.

but, secretly, i was thanking god cos the whole drama kat check in counter ittew membuatkan that mak cik tak sedar that i am 31 weeks preggers and that my hand luggage was quite kembung. *grin*

tetapi, masa nak board, i was stopped!! tsk....and was required to put my luggage through that thingy that they always have at the airport to check the size of your hand luggage. and my beg, obviously didnt fit!!!! tsk. i was not the only one. the bunch of us were asked to empty some of the contents and i had a plastic bag so i emptied in into the plastic bag. tetapi tetaaappppp gak tak muat. i knew that the problem was that beg skolah i bought.

at that point, everyone dah berjalan to board the plane. and the person told me that i only had 2minutes to catch the flight!! two freaking minutes. mak dah berpeluh ok. (it didnt help that i was wearing god knows how many layers of sweaters cos dah tak muat beg kan...). last last that person asked me to open my bag, and stuffed my beg skolah into the plastic bag. and my bag got through that size checker thingy. teruslaa mak berlari2 anak niehh...nak kejar plane. huhu. masuk2 jer, mak agak malu cos yelar kan..sah sah dah last to masuk gittew. adakah mak bersalah dalam mendelaykan flight?? hihi

anyhoo, next time mak travel, i will have my permit. phew.

sampai di bilikat almost 1. oleh kerana kepenatan, i woke up at 9 and sah sah i didnt go and pick up my permit cos i can only do so until 10uhr. will do so on monday.

tapi, sempat la pi bayar sewa, insurans, dan of course amik laptop. balik skolah nanti nak beli pizza and semi skimmed milk (tiru baby d minum sugar milk tapi of course not in botol susu yer).

malam ni, nak catch up on my tv. hihi....esok nak pi survey barang2 rumah..tapi tak ingat kat mana dah yg kak ulin citer ittew.

i need to get some pillows, pinggan mangkuk, sudu garpu and etc. nak beli sket2 and kumpul cos if i wait for hubby satgi takut terberanak while shopping plak. with hubby, i plan to get the stroller, microwave and tv. :)

going back to reality

the past two weeks has been very enjoyable. i didn't feel alone, i always had someone to talk to and unlike in vienna, i didnt rely heavily on my dear lappie to feel wanted, needed and that i had a life.

best sgt when i get to spend my time with ayang!!! aiyoo....i am so going to feel homesick again when i get to vienna. i dread thinking of going grocery shopping alone, cooking for one, waking up and immedietly switching on my lappie to see who is online, catching up on my usual dose of Malay movies and dramas, going for classes, homeworks and etc. sigh.

anyhoo, i think i managed to get everything that i wanted on the list. just now, ayang counted the amount of clothes i bought for AA and it is about 22 bajus, i think. semua mothercare or next tau, dont play play. hahah. tapi, it ranges from 0 months to 12 months. am i trying to justify my purchase here??hihi..maybe. hikhik. bila pikir balik, kesian plak kat dani cos when he was a baby, his clothes are mostly from anakku (warehouse sale pulak tue!). tapi, bila pikir balik, that is what i can afford in malaysia. here, mc stuff are much much much much much much much much much much cheaper.

i also bought dani a few pairs of jeans and tshirts and that toy thingy. speaking of which, i will be posting that toy thingy balik to wien cos if i stuff it in my bag, it'll burst!! as it is, my beg muat2 jer. huhu. thank god ayang helped me pack. tu pon, i will have to wear a few layers of clothing when i go back nanti. but i memang plan to wear a few layers pon cos i've got a feeling its going to be coollldddddd!!!! brrrrrrr.....

lets hope my bag lepas and i am visualising that they wont stop me or anything masa check in and not enquire about my pregnancy. if they do however, i will have a letter ready. no worries. :)

what else? sigh..only about 3 days left and i will be back in austria.

tapi on the other hand, only about two months to seeing my three handsome boys!!!! cannot wait.

p/s: i hope i get that two room flat. i also hope that i will pass my prufung with flying colours.

laporan beli belah

i spent 44 pounds at the sale today and came back with 3 bags full of clothes! the clearance sale was really worth it!!

i have to kira balik how many items i bought but it was really really really cheap. most clothes were about 2pounds ajer. some tees were sold at about 70p. tapi tak banyak t-shirt dah. so i still have to go to newport to get some more clothes for dani. ayng and i was quite late cos the super sale started on the 31st kot. so by the time we went, dah tinggal serdak2 jer. tapi ok la jugak. ihiks.

i bought football set for dani for only about 1 pound plus. the set came with 2 goal posts and 1 ball. i plan to bring it to wien for dani to play with. there was also a lawnmower which i really wanted to buy too, tapi cemana nak bawak balik wien nie kan?? oleh ittew terpaksa tak beli. if not, i would have bought trucks and wheelbarrow dan sebagainyer.

hmm...so skarang, saya dah terlebih bajet sket.

the only thing left for me to buy is botol susu and pjs and socks for me. ittew saja.

the trip

hmm....i went to mothercare, AGAIN!! aiyoo...mothercare is fast becoming my favourite baby store here. the things are so reasonably priced and are much cheaper than baby stuff i can find in vienna and if compared to price mothercare stuff kat mesia..much much cheaper.

i bought dani another pair of jeans, a cargo pants, a warm hat for dani and one more for AA. semua, i spend about 17pounds ajer. okla kan? oh, did i also tell you that i bought a red liz clairborne beg skolah?? its only about 25 pounds.good buy, i think.

last tuesday, ayang and ubi brought me to bridgend. i thought i was going to spend a lot of money tetapi tak banyak barang yang memikat hatiku. i only bought a M&S top for 2.50pounds, a pair of gold adidas sneakers for 25pounds and a hooded nike jacket with fleece lining for 11 pounds (harga sebenar 35pounds!). thought of buying a pair of very comfy clarks boots but decided not to cos winter ni sampai about feb and i obviously will not be wearing boots in the summer, so tak beli. tu yang beli adidas sneakers tu. saje, nak gak justify my purchase.

tomorrow, we are going to mothercare, yet again, cos this one outlet is having a clearance sale!! lagipon, i need to return the cargos i bought cos i think it would be too small for my big boy.

hmmm, i still need to buy onesies, pjs for me, socks for me. i think thats about it kot. and, if i get an appointment with a gp soon to get my fit to fly letter, i might be going to worcester to visit putri and baby marissa. next week dah nak balik vienna..argghhh...

balik vienna kena study. pastu, nak settle pasal rumah. go buy some stuff for my new place (if dah confirm i can rent it). i plan to get some pots and pans and pinggan mangkuk and fork and spoon from ikea jer pon! maybe nak ajak my auntie la..hihi.

okeilaa...tomorrow, Dr Sunshine ada interview for his masters program and also an exam. i hope he will do well.

toodles.

shopping

i went to mothercare last tuesday with ayang and i think i spend wisely!! hihi. i bought a pair of jeans for dani at £7, army 3/4 pants for £5, 2 thirts for AA at £1.50 and £1 each. okeila kan??

i also bought a h&m long knitted cardy at only £10!! sker!!

now, i am going to look for some onesies, maybe a pair of jeans for AA and another pair for dani, sweater or fleece for both dani and AA, jacket for the both of them, maternity jeans for me, pajamas for me, some nice shirts for my boys, and maybe nice lingeries for me.

my budget is only £100. tak leh lebih2. hihi. err...ye ke?? ohh...n nak gak beli brg for my hubby, maybe a shirt or two. tgkla cemana. akak plak pesan sd.hmmm.

okeilaaa..tomorrow nak pi Next. satgi nak pi city centre.

i also need a pair of shoes!!

hello from cardiff

i arrived last friday. but technically ,my journey begun on thursday. at about 1pm on thursday, i left my flat and went to this kakak's house to drop my lappie. malas nak bawak cos takut berat and all. she made nasi lemak!! yumyum. menjilat jari ok. then, at about 5pm, i left her house for erdbergstr. waited for the bus in the rain (seb baik ada bus stop) and boarded the bus at about 6.30. sampai bratislava at about 740pm. tunggu time to check in. masa check in, they didnt even ask me for my doctor's letter!! tensi je ok cos i spend 34euros on that letter!!

the flight to bristol was okla. i thought the plane would be like airasia's kan, rupenye tidak!! the seats cant be reclined AT ALL! imaginela...for 3 hours plus terpaksa duduk keras macam tu jeeee.. and there are no pockets in front of the seat so i had to hold on to my stuff. hmmphh..couldn't really sleep on the plane.

sesampai jer, had to go through custom check. i was questioned. 1001 soalan ok. nasib baik i printed out all my etickets be it flight, train and bus! the immigration officer macam was-was that i actually had tickets to go to cardiff at 1.34am! tapi nasib baik mak membuktikannya dengan tiket2 mak ittew. finally, he let me off (tapi tetap mak missed the 11.45pm airport bus) and bid me a 'terima kasih'!

then, i went to ladies (erkk..perlu tau nak citer gak niehh) and pi kat luar terminal tunggu bus. according to the schedule on the net, the bus comes every 15 minutes and patutnya ada 1 bus coming at 12.15am. namun begitu, beli kat luar dalam sejuk2 tu, tgk schedule, ghupenya, bus will only be coming at 12.45. i was a bit the cuak because my train is at 1.34! tetapi, menurut schedule ittew juga, bus akan sampai ke station at 1.10. so sempat kot mak nak catch train kan??

what was nice was that i made a friend while waiting for the bus. he lives in vienna with his gf!!i got jos number and will surely contact him when i am in wien nanti. he also offered a place to sleep in case i missed my train.

tapi, i didnt miss my train. phew. sampai cardiff, ayang amik.

so far, i have been to the city centre, carboot yang ala pasar tani, lalu kat bay and ayang's school.
kat sini asyik makan nasi jer!! i swear im going to put on weight with the rate that i am eating nie. sigh. takpe..sekali sekala jer kan?

at the city center, i found cheap baby stuffs!! sgt2 menarik but will wait till after xmas to purchase the stuff. huhu.

ittew saja laporan saya hari ini.

p/s: mints called and ajak spend new years at nottingham. should i??

essen (makan)

i woke up really late today!!I must have been really tired cos i have never woke up this late ever (ok, except maybe masa zaman lepas SPM and tgh cintan cintun over irc dgn Dr.Sunshine). I, ladies and gents, woke up at 12.06!! but, i also woke up for subuh yer...at 7am. ihiks. neways, there goes my plan nak pi beli chocolates and stuff to bawak pi UK (yes ayang...i want to get you hooked to Milka jugek).

so, i cecepat mandi, semayang zuhur,and reheat yesterday's pizza sesambil borak2 dgn eus. then, i got ready, and went to recce edburgstrasse, my departure point to bratislava. tapikan..pusing punya pusing (dalam kesejukkan ittew..tsk) tak jumpa pon tempat naik!! tskk...and tempat ittew quite deserted..and tak nampak pon cab or anything. tsk... *risau*

so, i went back,and pi plak kat this chinese supermarket to get some stuff. mari kita lihat.

i bought soya bean (yumssss), 6 packets of indomee, tapioca pearls (atau dalam bm, sagu), pandan leaves, coconut milch, once can of sweet corn.

i also saw roti prata dan hampir2 nak grab 1 packet but refrained because i am already off to cardiff next week and dont have to stock up on barang2 dapur, yet. but the indomee tetap ambik sebab tahan lama kan u ols. hihi.

and kenapa saya beli tapioca pearls, pandan leaves, coconut milch, sweet corn ittew?? because i ada projek pagi esok. tungggguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!

p/s: everything has been booked for my trip. plane ticket (30euro), coach to bratislava (16euro), coach to bristol temple meads(8 pounds), train to cardiff(8.38 pounds). semua return ticket. so, in total, i spend about 70.57 euros for the trip errr...cop..if tambah surat doktor, its 104.57 euros. so...lebih kurang 500rm laaa.. cisla doktor tu!! tskk...tensi mak. doktor kat uk brapa pound agaknyer ek? sape ada kawan yang doktor kat uk tue?? agak2 bleh tak mak dapat surat free?? hikhik.

the one with the wedding and the invitation

hari ni lah kawen!!! too bad i cannot be there for the wedding. i sms-ed her and wished her good luck for her first night and she said...malam ni hubby balik. and entah kenapa...terus mak teringat kat wedding mak dedulu!!

it will be three years this coming january. time flies kan?? anyhoo..i remembered that my hubby also had to balik after the nikah ceremony cos my aunties kata tak bersanding lagik tak leh sleep over. hihihi.... and nak jugak cakap that i think Dr Sunshine sangat hot yer pada malam nikah ittew. so hensem and sangat buat mak geget jari. sigh.

anyway, berkenaan trip saya nak jumpa ayg di cardiff ittew, i actually buat muka tembok and emailed someone from bris tanya pasal airport..if it is dangerous ke apa kan. tup tup... i got an invitation to sleep over kat rumah dia dan keluarga...oh....mak sangat grateful dengan invite ittew. and i've got a feeling they might even pick me up at the airport...hihi...tapi tengok dulu cemana la...i dah email balik and we'll see how it goes. u ols doa doa la yer untuk saya. if so...then senang sket hati....takut la kan sakit2 blakang tido kat airport ittew. and what about safety?? tol tak??

pastu, i went to view an apartment tadi. it looks quite big BUT tak ade lift. terpaksa my auntie and i menaiki tangga sebanyak 4 tingkat!! *pengsan*. terus kansel tak nak...huhu...penat ok...can u imagine bawak stroller and all menaiki tangga ittew. tak sanggup saya.

and i have a few other apartments in which i have contacted the owner. am waiting for them to get back to me.

and finished applying for residents permit. hopefully i get it in 3 weeks. if not, terpaksa pi jalan2 kat croatia ittew.

other than that, how much do you ols fikir i should bring to UK?? ke, tak yah touch duit euro..and withdraw duit gaji ajer. so that bolehla bezakan my expenses kan. i am quite confused. if boleh, i dont want to touch my euros cos i will obviously need it for kaution and rent and all that kan. dahla mak gatal bukak fd account kat sini, boleh?? tetapi saya hanya potong 30euro ssebulan untuk masuk account ittew. nanti bila my finances dah stabil, blehla potong maximum (only 83eurosje pon) amount. ni saje laa..buat savings sket sket. i cannot touch this money saaammmppppaaaiiiii i habis belajar. ala2 asb tapi versi austria. huhu. ola kan..sket sket lelama jadik bukit.

ohh...and since my rumet always nag me about drinking milk (yes..hari2 ok dia bising cos dia kata if pregnant must drink milk, eat telur, fish and vege. Baik akak rumet!) i bought milk and cereal. i dont like drinking milk but having it with cereal is bearable la kan. huhu.

and i miss my family. and along's teh tarik. aahhhhh...

Dr Sunshine will be driving back to his hometown tomorrow with AD in tow. cannot imagine how it will be as it will be their first trip together alone. I hope it will be ok.

Alligator! (AD's version of see you later alligator..tapi yg kuar alligator jer..hikhik)