apakah yang anda selalu lakukan sebelum pergi bercuti?

uhh..sakit belakang sebab kemas rumah. u see, telah menjadi tabiat saya untuk mengemas rumah sebelum pergi bercuti. sebab apa? sebab bila balik nanti, hati rasa lapang sebab tgk rumah bersih dan cantik. hihi.

i also have this habit of making sure my laundry basket is empty. kalau ada pon yang tinggal adalah pakaian the day before berlepas. but then again, maybe its because i love doing laundry. hehe.

so, sekarang, hati dah lapang because dah siap kemas rumah. bag pon dah pack.sekarang, hanya menunggu masa. hehe.

eiihh...excitednya. u know, i cannot wait to eat yummy halal food in the uk. oh kfc. oh chicken katsu don. of that fast food kat cardiff. oh.

and, i telah memasang niat untuk hanya membeli belah di kedai2 yang tidak terdapat di vienna. contohnya adalah m&s, primark, next and of course mc. eii..cannot wait. encik suami dah berpesan untuk usha jersey bola. ok..i usha je la ye..jeling jeling only, can ah? hahhahaha...

untuk anakanda, nak beli stock jeans dan baju. ye uols...apa salahnya kan beli besar sikit..then can simpan what.lagipon AD tu mmg suka benar pakai jeans skarang. no more shorts for him. sigh. AA will just inherit AD's baju i guess. hih hih. ok laa...mama will buy u some also. any reason to shop kan. wakakakakak...

okla...nak surf2 internet jap. nak compare prices of some stuff untuk memudahkan upacara beli belah nanti.

ready!

dah return buku library.

dah inform insurance going to uk.

dah tukar duit.

dah 80% packed.

now tinggal nak:
- collect residence permit
- post claims
- pi obgyn checkup
- catch bus to bratislava

cannot wait!!!

speaking of travelling, my babies would be going balik kampung (sans papa) from this saturday till christmas. they will be flying back with their auntie. honestly, i know my boys are independent tapi, deep inside my heart, i risau laaa.... AD ok lagi la cos he is a big boy (but still a baby to me), but AA is still a baby and the mama in me is kinda worried. it will be their first time balik kampung without us. i hope everything will go well.

buda dan pest

budapest is actually made up of buda and pest, which are seperated by the danube river. i spend most of my time in buda pest actually, as the transportation system at this side of the river was much better and the city well planned (thanks to the autrian occupation, i learnt on one of the freewalks).

building wise, i think if you have been to a european country, buildings would be similar, well at least to my untrained eye lah kan. mungkin uols can see the differences. but what is interesting is that, hungary was once occupied by the communist so u can see a lot of building build by the communist side by side dgn building2 ala-ala lama tu (tapi tak berapa nak lama pon sebenarnya). and, if you look closely, u can still see some bullet holes kat buildings becos kerajaan theyols tak berapa nak cukup duit to renovate bagai. imagine uols, gaji secara purata theyols 600euro ajer. minimum wage adalah 250euros. inilah akibat dari penjajahan komunis ittew uols (walaupon tetap theols maintain theols mengamalkan pemerintahan ala ala liberal komunis gittew sebab dibenarkan minum coke and pepsi cola dan pakai jeans walhal negara komunis lain tak tahu menahu pon apa ittew coke pada masa itu.

a nuclear bunker which can fit 2500 people. besar uols!!! and, if u ols naik ubahn dia, memang sangat la dalam because some of it used to be bunkers as well! if naik escalator dia, its like a loonnngggg way. gayat pon boleh.

some of the peninggalan and gambar2 dari era komunis tu. all this, i learnt on my free communist tour. memang la free, tapi berhati perut la sket uols bagi tips. very nice tour indeed and not so memenatkan.

next, i also followed the budapest free walking tour. ok..tour yg ni tidak disarankan bagi mereka yang kekurangan stamina, lemah lutut, lelah dan etc. alasannya adalah kerana, tour ini melibatkan perjalanan dari pest ke buda, across the danube river, pastu panjat pulak ke castle district kat buda tu (which in my opinion ala ala castle district kat prague jer uols). i have to admit, i felt super penat uols!!! *matila tak cukup stamina

pemandangan yang dapat dinikmati after what seemed like and endless climb.

pasal makan, i didn't have a problem unlike the person i went with!!!!. as i have been to budapest once before to teman someone beli kristal, i knew that there was a halal shop. so all i did was googled it and found the address on zabiha and went there to enjoy delcious food. :)

this was only 6 euros!!! murah gila ok if nak comparekan to wien. this is beriani kambing with a side dish of eggplant in yoghurt sauce and olive oil. yumss!!!

transportation wise, they hv trams, busses and ubahn. tapi i must say that its not that stroller friendly as u would have to climb a lot of stairs and then naik escalator yg tinggi nak mampus. dahla escalator lama so, if i were you, i would just carry my baby.

ubahn dia pon agak classic and i even saw one which was build in 1973 dan masih lagi digunakan. funny thing is, the design is very similar to our lrts which made me think, adakah kita telah meng-kopi design orang zaman dolu2 instead of being more creative and innovative?

anyway, for my travels, i purchased a 72hour ticket for about 12 euros (they still use their own currency becos tak layak lagi katanya utk guna euros). u can go anywhere and everywhere with that ticket. hasslenya adalah, everytime nak turun escalator ke ubahn tu, mesti nak kena tunjuk tiket. which again, reminds me of our system in mesia. lain giller dgn vienna ni (matila ai lupa daratan kejap).

selain itu, untuk shopper2 yang tegar, adalah wajib untuk mengunjungi the central market.

dekat central market ni, you can find lots of stuff, dari barang dapur, to kedai asia, to daging and ikan, to arts and crafts, baju, handbag and etc. senang je nak pergi. can naik tram 2 or 4 or naik metro line blue colour but i forgot stop kat mana.

orang kata, if dtg sini, should buy their table cloths with hand made stitches but i guess i wasnt that into table cloths. hehe. but, i did buy 2 paintings and thats only because i collect them from almost everywhere i go. :)

and...hungary is also famous for its paprika so u can see all sorts of souviners related to this.



tapi, again, i was not a huge fan.

but, since i have been looking for this one thing for the longest time, and dr sunshine kata i should treat myself i bought these instead.



have always wanted a structured doctors bag. this was all leather. walaupun tidak ada jenama, ai sangat berpuas hati dgn purchase ini. :)

common courtesy

you tahu, i rasa the bestest travelling partner i ever had is obviously my Dr Sunshine and my gang projek. With them, everything is super fun, tak de stress, relaxed, carefree, fun and did i mention fun??

haih, apalah nasib ai kali ni, i went with a person wh0m i think, kalu nak travel togede-gede, ai akan pikir doplohpat kali.

i think, bila kita travel sama-sama, kita kenalah sama-sama tengok map, cari jalan untuk ke destinasi. jangan harapkan travel partner sahaja dan jalan menonong.

pastu, bila ada orang cakap dia penat berjalan jauh, tak perlulah question "kenapa penat sgt hari ni padahal semalam jalan lagi teruk". errr....dah badan saya penat nak buat cemana?? then u ols pergila cari jalan tu sorang2. tsk.

ermm..pastu, i think, bila dah share bilik, kena pastikan keselesaan rumet kita ittew, no?

and i think everyone should chew with their mouth closed.

ok..will be back with pictures nanti.

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??

little things that makes me happy

dah book flight to Cardiff. Now nak book bus tiket to London tapi tak tahu nak pilih which stop. I plan to stay at MaraHouse. So, which stop should I stop at?? Westminster? Ke cemano?

Next, nak book accomodation pulak.

eiiiii....bestnya! I cannot wait. I think this break would be good after all my hard work. (err...hard work ke ek??heheheh). tapi harus ingat, i have a presentation due the week i come back. and my papers to be submitted. yikes!!!adakah ini bermakna ai kena bawak cik laptop pergi on vacation jugak. haih...looks like it la kan. i guess you've got to do what you've got to. Well, at least I would be with my 'family'. :)

yeay yeay.

ok.now back to Glee. and after that, Adorno's Zusammenfasend.

prague

Prague cantik!

i wish i had longer time there to explore the quaint little alleys. its really nice tau to walk around the old town square and poke around. cumanya..it was really really cold. snow was a tad heavier than in wien but otherwise its ok. pushing the stroller in thick snow sangat adventure ok. i was contemplating about asking Dr Sunshine to buy me that sturdy stroller yg jogger with that tayar kena pump tu, tapi...

to me, things in prague are relatively cheaper than wien. sepinggan nasi beriyani ayam tandoori terbaek , was only 6euros. setimbun pulak tu nasik dia...dan mmg terbaek becos mak actually terserempak dengan malaysian students and tanye "mana dia kata ada nasi beriyani terbaek kat sini" and theyols (bless them) terus bawak mak ker sittew!

hotel pon murah saje. cuma satu je benda yang mak tak gemar! public transport dia yang sungguh tidak baby/OKU friendly. bayangkan..nak turun ke underground station terpaksa turun naik tangga. stress ok. seb baik pegi dengam my fren n her hubby. jadi, idaklah mak jadik superwomen sangat. if not, harus biceps and triceps mak lebih toned and defined!

pastu. i left my phone at home. my phone is my camera so i dont have ANY pictures of prague! terpaksa pergi sekali lagi!*matila alasan*

this time around i only bought the usual fridge magnet, hrc tshirt for Dr Sunshine, that replica of astronomical clock and a bookmark for dani and a toy for andi oh and a drawing of prague.

neway, since i loved amazing race so much, i was actually recalling the places in prague which were featured in amazingrace asia!! best sangat..hihihi. i was literally walking down charles bridge trying to look for the statue which they hid one of the clues. and..i was showing my friends the prince hotel, in which the contestants had to rescue a damsel in distress. :)

hmm...i actually have 2 weeks of not doing anything and am thinking of going somewhere. tapi ke manakah?

me: sapa nama teacher dani

dani: teacher shuhada

me: best tak?

dani: best. tapi teacher shu garang.

me: garang macam mana? (here's me being paranoid if the teacher pukul or tengking my son!)

dani: kalau ada budak tak behave, teacher shu marah

me: dani behave tak?

dani: behave.

p/s:i like the way dani pronounces behave (be-hef)...comel jer...stress sket kat be. hihi.

p/p/s: i really hope dr sunshine and dani can come here in june so that we can go for a family holiday!! i wanna go to spain, or greece or morroco or all three?? hihi. *berangan mode*

saya ponteng

i did not go to class today. i felt really bad, but what can i do? i had to go to my gynea to amik surat which will allow me to fly. and by the time i got the letter, it is already 4.45. if i pi kelas pon,,i would sampai at about 510 maybe and usually class will end at 545. oleh ittew, i felt, baik balik bilik jer. skang ada rasa rugi sket (ok..this is my geeky side talking).

before i went to my appointment, i bought the obat prescribed by my dermatologist. sigh.that was 9,60. pastu, pi doktor plak, mak kena charge ok!!! i was charged to get the letter. and nak bagik surat, dia kena buat ultraschall which cost me 30euros. surat 4euros. mak kena charge 34euros in total. geram betul laa...pastu bukan print gambar pon. lagi satu, bukannya dia scan bebtul tengok baby ke apa sume. scan lite lite jer...pastu 34euros. surat gittew mak dapat free jer ok kat key ell!! even scan pon percuma ok!! geram plak rasa tau.

tsk...

terpaksa duit shopping mak kurang sket. n nasib baik mak bawak duit tau tadi!! kalau tak cemana??
geram.

to skip or not to skip??

my gynea said i can fly...yeaaayy..to uk la kan.

anyhoo...have been searching for tix and tiket murah adalah pada hari yang masih ada kelas. only 10euros pi balik ok. if saya nak jadik budak baik, saya tak skip kelas dan pergi later, tiket adalah 60euro. how?? mak konfius. rasa macam nak jadik budak jahat aje..ihiks.

update: i have booked my ticket!!! i will be elaving wien on dec 18, tp jumpa ayg on dec 19....mak terpaksa bermalam di airport tapi mak sanggup u ols!!!

all in all, i spend 30euros for the flight (return), 16 euros for the return trip to bratislava, and nak pi cardif mak tak sure brapa pounds. maybe 12pounds return (abt 20euros), so total perbelanjaan kali ini ialah lebih kurang 70euro utk pergi balik. mak sker!!!!!!!

tak sabarnye nak pi jumpa ayang!!!