Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Today is 29th February
It's 29th February peepss!!! I just love the date. A date that comes once in 4 years. So got to write an entry to mark the date although there's nothing much to write.
Yesterday, I didn't go to the gym. Not because I don't want to, but because of logistic issue. Wan has his futsal at 9pm and he needs to use the car. I reached home dah nak pukul 7.30pm. Harus tak sempat nak rush to the gym and later to the futsal. So I decided not to go. But, it didn't mean that I didn't do anything. I did aerobics peeps ;)
I have a new aerobics CD that I got when I bought a box of Nestle Cornflakes. It came with the cereal box. It's a latin body pump CD (or something like that) and I thought of giving it a try yesterday. It's not bad actually. The moves are simple although I still miss the steps. It's a combination or salsa, rumba and chacha. Simple but I sweat a lot. Unfortunately it's only for 20 minutes. So after that, I did a bit of floor exercise - for tummy, thigh. Oklah tu. At least it's something rather than nothing. And it's good that I don't feel like dragging my feet - yet - to do all these exercises. Hopefully the momentum will continue on for long. Or even forever if possible.
Semalam sempat berangan bagai.. I know that I won't have a washboard flat kind of tummy. Never had it before and I am pessimistic about it. Same thing with lean thigh. It has got to do with the body shape as well which is determined by the genetic whatever. This, I don't make up. It's a fact. Those with pear shape, will remain pear shape. Those with apple shape, will remain apple shape. Those with hourglass shape, will remain hourglass shape. But what can be done is make the shape 'nicer' and leaner. Sooo what I berangan about last night is to go to a slimming centre, to do whatever, when I have got my existing fat trimmed down to an 'acceptable level'. Going to the slimming centre will be just a matter of getting rid the 'final' fat that's going to turn me into a swimsuit model figure.. Boleh??? Ekekekeke.. Berangan tak boleh blah, hokehhh!!!
Because of the limited time that I have to do exercise after work, I have to plan my dinner time. According to Kevin Zahri, which I believe from what he has learned and practiced, to do cardio exercise, it's good when the tummy is empty. The reason for that is when the tummy is empty, the body will burn the fat that's 'readily available'.. I can't remember the term of that fat. I know it starts with 'g'. What I mean by 'readily available' here is the fat that you just consumed, yang lum jadik lemak tepu. It's like we will use our pocket money first before we use the money in the bank. Once that has been used, barulah lemak tepu dibakar. So it's actually good to do cardio exercise in the morning lepas bangun tido. But it takes a lottttttt of motivation to do so and I am definitely not one of those who can. On the contrary, for weight training, you can't do it when your tummy is empty. Weight training needs energy. So you need to eat something like half hour or an hour - I can't remember exactly - before you do weight training. With that in mind, combining with the fact that I eat at my in laws house a couple of times a week, I need to plan my dinner time. I discussed with Wan and I told him that I might just take cereal in the office for dinner before leaving home. Tuuu diaaa dedication! Ekekekeke.. Penat wooo exercise but not doing the right thing when it comes to food.
Ok, just a little bit of info that I need to put here, as a reminder to myself and whoever that reads this blog and interested in losing weight ;)
1 gram carbo = 4 calories
1 gram protein = 4 calories
1 gram fat = 9 calories
Rule of thumb: 1 kg of body fat = 7,700 calories
*don't ask me why body fat's calories are not the same as the food we eat*
Gulp! So now we know why it takes soooooo long to lose 1 kg kan? When I fastwalk or slowjog on the treadmill for about 15 minutes, I only burn about 100 calories. Rasa macam nak mampos but that's the reality. Even if I run for 1 hour, it will only be about 400 calories. That's why, to lose weight, it has to be combined with healthy eating. It's easier to reduce calories intake rather than to lose it later.
Oh mannnn!!!!
Angah
Yesterday, I didn't go to the gym. Not because I don't want to, but because of logistic issue. Wan has his futsal at 9pm and he needs to use the car. I reached home dah nak pukul 7.30pm. Harus tak sempat nak rush to the gym and later to the futsal. So I decided not to go. But, it didn't mean that I didn't do anything. I did aerobics peeps ;)
I have a new aerobics CD that I got when I bought a box of Nestle Cornflakes. It came with the cereal box. It's a latin body pump CD (or something like that) and I thought of giving it a try yesterday. It's not bad actually. The moves are simple although I still miss the steps. It's a combination or salsa, rumba and chacha. Simple but I sweat a lot. Unfortunately it's only for 20 minutes. So after that, I did a bit of floor exercise - for tummy, thigh. Oklah tu. At least it's something rather than nothing. And it's good that I don't feel like dragging my feet - yet - to do all these exercises. Hopefully the momentum will continue on for long. Or even forever if possible.
Semalam sempat berangan bagai.. I know that I won't have a washboard flat kind of tummy. Never had it before and I am pessimistic about it. Same thing with lean thigh. It has got to do with the body shape as well which is determined by the genetic whatever. This, I don't make up. It's a fact. Those with pear shape, will remain pear shape. Those with apple shape, will remain apple shape. Those with hourglass shape, will remain hourglass shape. But what can be done is make the shape 'nicer' and leaner. Sooo what I berangan about last night is to go to a slimming centre, to do whatever, when I have got my existing fat trimmed down to an 'acceptable level'. Going to the slimming centre will be just a matter of getting rid the 'final' fat that's going to turn me into a swimsuit model figure.. Boleh??? Ekekekeke.. Berangan tak boleh blah, hokehhh!!!
Because of the limited time that I have to do exercise after work, I have to plan my dinner time. According to Kevin Zahri, which I believe from what he has learned and practiced, to do cardio exercise, it's good when the tummy is empty. The reason for that is when the tummy is empty, the body will burn the fat that's 'readily available'.. I can't remember the term of that fat. I know it starts with 'g'. What I mean by 'readily available' here is the fat that you just consumed, yang lum jadik lemak tepu. It's like we will use our pocket money first before we use the money in the bank. Once that has been used, barulah lemak tepu dibakar. So it's actually good to do cardio exercise in the morning lepas bangun tido. But it takes a lottttttt of motivation to do so and I am definitely not one of those who can. On the contrary, for weight training, you can't do it when your tummy is empty. Weight training needs energy. So you need to eat something like half hour or an hour - I can't remember exactly - before you do weight training. With that in mind, combining with the fact that I eat at my in laws house a couple of times a week, I need to plan my dinner time. I discussed with Wan and I told him that I might just take cereal in the office for dinner before leaving home. Tuuu diaaa dedication! Ekekekeke.. Penat wooo exercise but not doing the right thing when it comes to food.
Ok, just a little bit of info that I need to put here, as a reminder to myself and whoever that reads this blog and interested in losing weight ;)
1 gram carbo = 4 calories
1 gram protein = 4 calories
1 gram fat = 9 calories
Rule of thumb: 1 kg of body fat = 7,700 calories
*don't ask me why body fat's calories are not the same as the food we eat*
Gulp! So now we know why it takes soooooo long to lose 1 kg kan? When I fastwalk or slowjog on the treadmill for about 15 minutes, I only burn about 100 calories. Rasa macam nak mampos but that's the reality. Even if I run for 1 hour, it will only be about 400 calories. That's why, to lose weight, it has to be combined with healthy eating. It's easier to reduce calories intake rather than to lose it later.
Oh mannnn!!!!
Angah
Monday, 27 February 2012
Progress - or the lack of it
I sooo wanted to blog about something that happened at work and want to keep it private. But I can't figure out a way to do so. Soooo I wouldn't write about it. What a shame because I have already typed it in another document and I just have to post it here. Well..
So let's just talk about something else, shall we? ;)
Let's talk about my progress.. which is not much. Mueh! I have been to the gym twice now. Didn't go over the weekend because I was away. And away means that I don't bother controlling what I eat. Huhuhuh! Bother lah but difficult to control. I was at my parents' place. How lah to control kan.. But then again, I am not planning to be on a strict diet regime anyway. I want to have a healthy living as opposed to short term weight loss program. I want to have a new lifestyle - which is a healthy lifestyle. I need to exercise, and look after what I eat but not to a point where I can't eat almost everything. It's about moderation in anything I do.
On the second day at the gym, I still didn't look for the trainer. I just ran on the treadmill, did the skiing thingy, did the bicycle thingy and a bit of leg exercise. No pain on the muscles as well. But I thought, if I exercise everyday, or almost everyday, I should burn something right? As opposed to doing nothing? So theoretically, I should lose something by November, right? Hahahahah.. jauh siot target!! I remember when I worked on losing my weight in university, it took me about 7 months before I could be happy with my achievement. Consistency is the key.
So today, my plan is to do a little longer on the treadmill. Kevin Zahri mentioned in his blog that he spends about an hour in the gym because anything more than that would not have much impact on the body. So, that's my plan. And that's what I learned as well. To lose weight, exercise about 40 minutes, 5 times a week. Of course we are not talking about Biggest Loser kind of competition lah. We are talking about changing lifestyle here. I am going to apply again what I have learned before. I would need to have variance to my exercise routine. Got to do some swimming as well now that I have figured out the closest pool that I can go to *jeling Put*. Muehehehehe! It doesn't matter if tuan rumah ada ke tak.
Besides exercising, I should start eating 6 times a day. 'Eating', not 'mentedarah'. That's something that I haven't got in motion yet. I have to start stocking up my fridge with healthy food and got to bring them to work since I spend 5 days a week at work. I need to ensure I have fruits for snacking in between meals. Itu yang payah. Got to remember to eat is difficult, boleh?? It's just the same as got to remember to drink. Got to make it a habit.
Another thing that I want to do is to get my photo when I was slim and put it on my desk in the office. It's a motivation for me. Been there, got to be there again.
So there you go. The plan.
Angah
So let's just talk about something else, shall we? ;)
Let's talk about my progress.. which is not much. Mueh! I have been to the gym twice now. Didn't go over the weekend because I was away. And away means that I don't bother controlling what I eat. Huhuhuh! Bother lah but difficult to control. I was at my parents' place. How lah to control kan.. But then again, I am not planning to be on a strict diet regime anyway. I want to have a healthy living as opposed to short term weight loss program. I want to have a new lifestyle - which is a healthy lifestyle. I need to exercise, and look after what I eat but not to a point where I can't eat almost everything. It's about moderation in anything I do.
On the second day at the gym, I still didn't look for the trainer. I just ran on the treadmill, did the skiing thingy, did the bicycle thingy and a bit of leg exercise. No pain on the muscles as well. But I thought, if I exercise everyday, or almost everyday, I should burn something right? As opposed to doing nothing? So theoretically, I should lose something by November, right? Hahahahah.. jauh siot target!! I remember when I worked on losing my weight in university, it took me about 7 months before I could be happy with my achievement. Consistency is the key.
So today, my plan is to do a little longer on the treadmill. Kevin Zahri mentioned in his blog that he spends about an hour in the gym because anything more than that would not have much impact on the body. So, that's my plan. And that's what I learned as well. To lose weight, exercise about 40 minutes, 5 times a week. Of course we are not talking about Biggest Loser kind of competition lah. We are talking about changing lifestyle here. I am going to apply again what I have learned before. I would need to have variance to my exercise routine. Got to do some swimming as well now that I have figured out the closest pool that I can go to *jeling Put*. Muehehehehe! It doesn't matter if tuan rumah ada ke tak.
Besides exercising, I should start eating 6 times a day. 'Eating', not 'mentedarah'. That's something that I haven't got in motion yet. I have to start stocking up my fridge with healthy food and got to bring them to work since I spend 5 days a week at work. I need to ensure I have fruits for snacking in between meals. Itu yang payah. Got to remember to eat is difficult, boleh?? It's just the same as got to remember to drink. Got to make it a habit.
Another thing that I want to do is to get my photo when I was slim and put it on my desk in the office. It's a motivation for me. Been there, got to be there again.
So there you go. The plan.
Angah
Friday, 24 February 2012
First day
Woohooo!! Finally yesterday, I went to the gym. Yes I wanted to go there since last Monday. But because I wanted to go with my friend whom I managed to persuade to sign up with me and forget the other gym that she has been to, I have got to wait until she is available. Somehow this week is bad for her. There were a lot of things that she had to do and we had been postponing our plan since Monday. And we finally did it yesterday. Fuhh!
I don't think I achieved much yesterday. I didn't even make appointment with a trainer. I got a couple of sessions with a trainer once I signed up and I should learn something from the trainer on what need to be done to achieve my goal. But I am still too intimidated with gym thingy. I really have no reason for that. There's like inferiority complex in me. As if I have never done any exercise all my life. As if I weigh 100kg. Macam saspen semacam je to ask for a trainer. Actually a trainer called me last week but because I was not sure when I wanted to go to the gym, I didn't set any apppointment with him. But after that first call, he has not called me yet. Maybe because I told him that I'll look for him on Monday early this week. Entah. I am still hoping that he'll call though. I think I can benefit a lot from a trainer - in the sense of guiding me what exercise to, the number of repetitions, the duration, intensity etc. Fuh!
And as a result of last night's exercise, badan tak sakit apa pun. Muahahahahah! Nampak sangat I haven't pushed the body, kan? If I did, I would have felt something by now. Hish. Rugi.
Hari ni pulak, my friend said that she can't make it again. Got a kenduri that she has to attend. And because of that, I am contemplating whether I should go on my own or not. I should actually, now that I know how to at least use certain equipment. Tapi tulah kan. Shy ke hape ke I don't know. Bodoh sangat. Macam budak nak masuk sekolah gitu. Some kids are brave and bulldoze everything. But me, I am the timid one.. Huhuhuuhh.. Hard to believe gitu! Hahahahaha.. If I go, and manage to brave myself, I am going to look for the trainer that called me the other day. Moga dia to somehow 'encouraging' lah kan.. Moga dia ada daya lebih nak attract aku untuk exercise and push myself to the limit.
I didn't even take my weight last night. Tak sanggup. Biar lah. I would know if I have lost weight once I lose inches on my clothes. Kalau baju seluar dah tak ketat, dah lose weight lah tu kan. By then only I would weigh. Kalau tak rasa macam discouraging sangat.
Angah
I don't think I achieved much yesterday. I didn't even make appointment with a trainer. I got a couple of sessions with a trainer once I signed up and I should learn something from the trainer on what need to be done to achieve my goal. But I am still too intimidated with gym thingy. I really have no reason for that. There's like inferiority complex in me. As if I have never done any exercise all my life. As if I weigh 100kg. Macam saspen semacam je to ask for a trainer. Actually a trainer called me last week but because I was not sure when I wanted to go to the gym, I didn't set any apppointment with him. But after that first call, he has not called me yet. Maybe because I told him that I'll look for him on Monday early this week. Entah. I am still hoping that he'll call though. I think I can benefit a lot from a trainer - in the sense of guiding me what exercise to, the number of repetitions, the duration, intensity etc. Fuh!
And as a result of last night's exercise, badan tak sakit apa pun. Muahahahahah! Nampak sangat I haven't pushed the body, kan? If I did, I would have felt something by now. Hish. Rugi.
Hari ni pulak, my friend said that she can't make it again. Got a kenduri that she has to attend. And because of that, I am contemplating whether I should go on my own or not. I should actually, now that I know how to at least use certain equipment. Tapi tulah kan. Shy ke hape ke I don't know. Bodoh sangat. Macam budak nak masuk sekolah gitu. Some kids are brave and bulldoze everything. But me, I am the timid one.. Huhuhuuhh.. Hard to believe gitu! Hahahahaha.. If I go, and manage to brave myself, I am going to look for the trainer that called me the other day. Moga dia to somehow 'encouraging' lah kan.. Moga dia ada daya lebih nak attract aku untuk exercise and push myself to the limit.
I didn't even take my weight last night. Tak sanggup. Biar lah. I would know if I have lost weight once I lose inches on my clothes. Kalau baju seluar dah tak ketat, dah lose weight lah tu kan. By then only I would weigh. Kalau tak rasa macam discouraging sangat.
Angah
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Bad habits
I like to procrastinate. Although I don’t like people to procrastinate, I am guilty of doing it myself. I normally do it to things that are tedious. Things that require a lot of my attention. It’s important but it’s not urgent. Memang akan dok celah-celah manalah keje tu nanti. If I could swipe it under the carpet, I would. But berapa banyak pun leh dok bawah karpet kan? Harus mengelembung karpet tu nanti..
Besides procrastinating, there’s another perangai of me that’s bad. I don’t like to tengok surat-surat hutang. Ekekeke.. Boleh gitu? Buat hutang takpe, tapi takmo tengok surat hutang. If you guys read shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella, character Becky tu.. I sort of can relate to her. How she wished that the letters will eventually vanish into thin air and all the records gone magically. Hahahahah.. Bodoh, yes. But those thoughts came to my mind. Now dah takde lagi. Alhamdulillah. Syukur I now have somehow managed my debt. I am still not debt-free but it’s not as bad as before. It’s manageable.
Basically the two habits or attitude or whatever you call them, are bad. Sooner or later, those that I want to avoid would catch up with me and I have to face the music. A very badly composed music.
Anyway, yesterday evening, I got a call from Kastam. Ni hal ehwal keje lah ni. The call was picked up by my colleague because I was not at my place. When she told me Kastam called, I already knew what they want. It’s something that they have asked since last year and I have put it under the carpet. It’s in my head but I’d rather not do anything about it. Banyak benda lain have priority over that. So it’s in my head, but buried somewhere, with a hope that it just go away magically. Unfortunately it does not. Sigh. Saspen gak masa diorang call tu. Balik rumah, dok serabut risau semacam. As usual, bila dah serabut risau gitu, ingat Allah lah kannnnn.. Ingat zikir.. Ekekekeke. Dasar iman nipis.
Pagi ni, awal lagi aku dah call diorang. Dalam pada saspen, I have to get it done and over with. Zikir tak putus lah kan. Aku call, line engage. Tak lama pastu orang tu call henfon aku. Aiseh. Probably the line crossed when we tried calling each other. The conversation was very easy. Siap aku propose untuk aku hantar staf aku ke ofis Kastam and bring the document. Happy je orang Kastam tu. Easy sangat the conversation and I am so glad! Aku rasa sungguh berkat zikir lah.. Yelah, I wouldn’t know otherwise, right? But aku yakin dengan bantuan Allah.
Now that I have passed the work to my staff, aku lega gila. No, the task has not been completed yet. It’s far from being completed. But since I can share the work with others, I feel so much lighter. Idak le duduk di batu jemala patik je. Yippie! Happy ;)
Besides this apa lagi ek keje yang dok bawah karpet tu eh? Adaaaaa... Ada MOM yang dah berkurun aku tak buat. Uwaaaaa!! I just hate to do it. Tu pun nak kena pass to someone gak to do it. Basically, things that I am passing to others ni, are things that I have done singlehandedly dulu. Semua pun aku. Now, it’s good that I can pass it around. Keje manage diorang. Barulah betul, kan? Ekekekeek.. Come to think of it, there were really a lot on my plate with nobody else to fall back to. How did I manage eh?
Angah
Monday, 20 February 2012
Health and Fitness
I am not feeling all that well at the moment. Got running nose, sore throat, batuk and blocked ears. All the penyakit of ENT. The blocked ears are bad this time around. It was worse when I had to go up to Genting for the weekend where the office held a team building event. Annoying pain when the pain is blocked and there's lesser and lesser sound passed through the ears. Nak nanges pun ada. And this is almost the same feeling I had last couple of years when I had to go to US while having flu. Grrrrr! Up till today, dah dekat seminggu dah sakit gini. No, I haven't seen a doctor yet. I don't really have a reason why I haven't seen a doctor yet. Mungkin sebab aku leh jalan sana-sini which doesn't make me feel sick kot? Sick, yet not to the point where I have to rest in bed all the time. Makan je lah ubat yang dah ada tu. Tengoklah minggu ni camana kalau tak baik-baik gak. Agak pelik gak sebab aku dah kena flu ni dua kali within this year. Aku bukan selalu kena flu. Lagi makan vitamin (though tak konsisten) lagi datang lak sakit nih. Entah nape ntah. Mungkin sebab menjangkit dengan anak-anak buah aku kot. What I noticed, flu budak-budak ni, virus dia kuat. Aku tak kena dan-dan tu. Tapi sekali kena, lambat baik. Layan je lah. Sakit tu anugerah Tuhan gak tu.. buat kita ingat kat Dia, kan? ;)
Malam ni inshaallah aku akan ke gym for the first time.. I mean first time at this particular gym. Gym dulu dah penah pegi. Tapi tak jadik ke mana pun. Hopefully ada istiqamah tahun ni. Hopefully, by the time my age hits 40 in November, aku dah jadik sorang 40an yang mantap. Mantap tu mungkin macam Sheila Rusly ke, Sheila Majid ke, Aida apa ntah yang dulu tu Aida Rahim (I know she's in her 50s but that's the message - mantap!) or anyone for that matter. The reason why I have to blog about it bukan sebab nak riak, tapi sebab by saying it out loud, I hope I get myself more committed to the plan. Insyaallah.
Last weekend personal trainer kat gym dah call aku nak buat appointment untuk free sessions yang aku dapat lepas signed up hari tu. Pergh. Saspen wa! Ekekekeke.. Aku bagitau dia tunggu hari Isnin nantilah ye. Basically, my first target is to build up my stamina. Stamina memang takde langsung. Pancit naik tangga ofis yang tak berapa nak tinggi ni. Terasa sangat mencungap. So selagi takde stamina tu, camana le nak buat exercise yang lain-lain.. rasa nak pecah jantung jek! So that's the first target. Then, to be healthy and kurus. Aku suka je kalau dapat badan macam Jillian Michaels tu tapi Wan kata macam keras kayu sebab minah tu muscular lah badan dia. Nicely toned.. Hahahahaha.. Tak best katanya. Nanti macam peluk kayu. Errr taknak peluk kayu, gemuk-gemuk ginilah best kan?? Banyak sponge kan?? Ekekekeke.. Tapi tak gak dia nak. Well, tu suma jauhhhhhhhhhhhh lagi nak capai. I am taking baby steps so no rush. Rasa macam tak nak timbang before mula benda ni suma pun ada gak sebab takut once dah mula timbang, asik nak menimbang je pulak kejenya. Pastu bila tak turun, sakit hati. Tu yang nyampah tu. Anyway, we'll see. I haven't planned with my friend pun berapa kali seminggu nak pegi ni. At least in the beginning ni, nak lah ada kawan. Once I've got familiar with the place, hopefully pegi sorang-sorang pun ok je.
Hopefully with the combination of CONSISTENT vitamins intake and exercise, I will life a healthier life. It's for my 'body', the one and only body that I have until masuk ke liang lahad.
For the 'mind', aku sekarang ni tengah baca buku pasal 'Khalifah-khalifah yang benar'. Arc yang suggested the book and now I have bought a few books under the same author. The books are quite inspiring. In a way, though they are not motivational books so to speak, there are a lot of lessons that I could learn from the history. And the books are nicely written. Tak bosan baca. My nephew yang malas membaca pun suka je baca buku titled 'Bilal bin Rabah'. I hope he really reads the book until the end and learns something from the story. Baca sejarah para sahabat ni buat aku rasa malu dengan diri sendiri yang sibuk mengejar duniawi. It helps to bring me back to earth. I hope to read more this year, and that's not only focus on novels semata-mata. Probably I should put a target berapa banyak buku perlu dibaca setahun, kan? Nanti dululah ye. As long as I pick up a book during my free time, dah cukup baik dah tu.
As for my 'soul', pergh jauh lagi perjalanan. Takat download apps dalam iPad tapi tak amalkan tak guna gak kan? Cumanya kurang rasa guilty sebab dalam iPad tu ada macam-macam ilmu instead of games je. Bila nak really mula mengaji dengan guru, tak tau. Errrr agaknya Ustaz Don tu dok tak kat area rumah aku? Kata Wan, kita ajak Ustaz Don ajar lah. Berdesuppp aku jawab nak! Hahahhaha.. Tapi terus dipandang serong oleh Wan! Ekekekeke.. Besides that, sekarang ni aku cuba untuk rajin berzikir. Alah, zikir simple je kan. I am trying to fulfill seconds yang aku melaghu tu dengan mengingati Allah dan Rasul. Moga Allah dan Rasul ingat kat aku kat akhirat nanti. Insyaallah. Again, baby steps! Banyak yang jatuh dari melangkah. Tapi kalau ikut perangai baby, diorang ni tak reti serik, kan? Lepas jatuh, lepas nanges, langkah balik. So that's what I should do.
Angah
Malam ni inshaallah aku akan ke gym for the first time.. I mean first time at this particular gym. Gym dulu dah penah pegi. Tapi tak jadik ke mana pun. Hopefully ada istiqamah tahun ni. Hopefully, by the time my age hits 40 in November, aku dah jadik sorang 40an yang mantap. Mantap tu mungkin macam Sheila Rusly ke, Sheila Majid ke, Aida apa ntah yang dulu tu Aida Rahim (I know she's in her 50s but that's the message - mantap!) or anyone for that matter. The reason why I have to blog about it bukan sebab nak riak, tapi sebab by saying it out loud, I hope I get myself more committed to the plan. Insyaallah.
Last weekend personal trainer kat gym dah call aku nak buat appointment untuk free sessions yang aku dapat lepas signed up hari tu. Pergh. Saspen wa! Ekekekeke.. Aku bagitau dia tunggu hari Isnin nantilah ye. Basically, my first target is to build up my stamina. Stamina memang takde langsung. Pancit naik tangga ofis yang tak berapa nak tinggi ni. Terasa sangat mencungap. So selagi takde stamina tu, camana le nak buat exercise yang lain-lain.. rasa nak pecah jantung jek! So that's the first target. Then, to be healthy and kurus. Aku suka je kalau dapat badan macam Jillian Michaels tu tapi Wan kata macam keras kayu sebab minah tu muscular lah badan dia. Nicely toned.. Hahahahaha.. Tak best katanya. Nanti macam peluk kayu. Errr taknak peluk kayu, gemuk-gemuk ginilah best kan?? Banyak sponge kan?? Ekekekeke.. Tapi tak gak dia nak. Well, tu suma jauhhhhhhhhhhhh lagi nak capai. I am taking baby steps so no rush. Rasa macam tak nak timbang before mula benda ni suma pun ada gak sebab takut once dah mula timbang, asik nak menimbang je pulak kejenya. Pastu bila tak turun, sakit hati. Tu yang nyampah tu. Anyway, we'll see. I haven't planned with my friend pun berapa kali seminggu nak pegi ni. At least in the beginning ni, nak lah ada kawan. Once I've got familiar with the place, hopefully pegi sorang-sorang pun ok je.
Hopefully with the combination of CONSISTENT vitamins intake and exercise, I will life a healthier life. It's for my 'body', the one and only body that I have until masuk ke liang lahad.
For the 'mind', aku sekarang ni tengah baca buku pasal 'Khalifah-khalifah yang benar'. Arc yang suggested the book and now I have bought a few books under the same author. The books are quite inspiring. In a way, though they are not motivational books so to speak, there are a lot of lessons that I could learn from the history. And the books are nicely written. Tak bosan baca. My nephew yang malas membaca pun suka je baca buku titled 'Bilal bin Rabah'. I hope he really reads the book until the end and learns something from the story. Baca sejarah para sahabat ni buat aku rasa malu dengan diri sendiri yang sibuk mengejar duniawi. It helps to bring me back to earth. I hope to read more this year, and that's not only focus on novels semata-mata. Probably I should put a target berapa banyak buku perlu dibaca setahun, kan? Nanti dululah ye. As long as I pick up a book during my free time, dah cukup baik dah tu.
As for my 'soul', pergh jauh lagi perjalanan. Takat download apps dalam iPad tapi tak amalkan tak guna gak kan? Cumanya kurang rasa guilty sebab dalam iPad tu ada macam-macam ilmu instead of games je. Bila nak really mula mengaji dengan guru, tak tau. Errrr agaknya Ustaz Don tu dok tak kat area rumah aku? Kata Wan, kita ajak Ustaz Don ajar lah. Berdesuppp aku jawab nak! Hahahhaha.. Tapi terus dipandang serong oleh Wan! Ekekekeke.. Besides that, sekarang ni aku cuba untuk rajin berzikir. Alah, zikir simple je kan. I am trying to fulfill seconds yang aku melaghu tu dengan mengingati Allah dan Rasul. Moga Allah dan Rasul ingat kat aku kat akhirat nanti. Insyaallah. Again, baby steps! Banyak yang jatuh dari melangkah. Tapi kalau ikut perangai baby, diorang ni tak reti serik, kan? Lepas jatuh, lepas nanges, langkah balik. So that's what I should do.
Angah
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Azam 2012 - Follow up
If you guys can still remember or follow my previous entries, I wrote about my azam for this year. And this entry is sort of a follow up to that. I am not planning to write long. Got something to do but still got to blog while this thing is still 'fresh'.
Ehem.
My main azam is untuk mengurangkan perbelanjaan, right? I have listed out things that I shouldn't buy or can buy or whatever. Anddddd... *drum roll* I... have actually bought..
1 - a handbag as mentioned in my previous entry. Huhuhuhu.. Ok, I want to swear tapi takut makan sumpah kan.. So this is my alasan to buy it. See, got to come out with alasan.. Hehehehe.. Errrr my alasan is I need a new 'black' handbag. Handbag yang ada dah 'lama' and 'kecik'. *rasa macam nak tutup mata sambil taip sebab rasa macam salah je alasan tuh!..ekekekek*
2 - kain batik sutera untuk baju kurungs. Don't ask the quantity. Tak sanggup. Ekekeek.. Salahkan orang yang buat promotion kat Jusco Seremban. Sapa soh bukak booth banyak-banyak and display barang-barang yang menyakitkan mata aku ni kan? Yelah, lagipun aku kesian kat diorang tu.. datang jauh-jauh dari Kelantan and Terengganu. Jauh tuuuuu.. Anddd since aku tak berjaya nak ke Ganu masa cuti hari tu, jadik lah beli je kat Seremban tu kan? Harga pun sama je. Errr I hope so lah sebab yang aku beli tu range macam kat aku beli kat Ganu and Kelate je.
So there you go. That concluded my shopping for the year. *Ya Allah bantulah hambaMu yang lemah ini.. Amin*
Aku macam ada nak terrrrbeli kasut gak ni. Tapi lum jumpa yang berkenan. Alasan untuk beli kasut lak is.. aku takde kasut jenis yang flat yang cover my toes. Mocassin punya type gitu. Don't know if the spelling is correct ke tak. Tapi korang paham kan maksud aku? Imagine je le udah. So that's another thing that I want to buy.
*Gosh! If I keep on listing things that I want to buy, maybe that helps me to keep to my azam kot? Because macam rasa bersalah nak langgar the words that I have said out loud?*
Ok, enough about spending habit. I am really hoping to stick to the plan.
Next is about nak kurus kannnn.. This is like a neverending story about my life. And I am sure I am not alone in this world. I can't blame it on genetic because my parents tak gemuk and so didn't my grandparents. So kalau genetic pun, it means that I am building up my own fat DNA, if there's such thing. Whatever.
I am so gullible when it comes to weight loss products. Pantang tengok ada cerita pasal orang kurus cepat, suma aku nak explore. But bila dah tua ni, I am more concern on my health or the impact on my health if I take benda-benda ni. So kalau aku nak ambik anything that I need to consure, I make sure ada approval from Kementerian Kesihatan. And of course halal. Tapi kalau produk yang gosok-gosok kat luar badan, aku sanggup je beli.. kalau macam berpatutan. Recently, when my sister yang berpantang got a losyen halia tu pakai underneath her bengkung yang zap-on je and saw the effect of her (ok to be fair, she is extremely thin and buncit pregnant is purely buncit pregnant.. after delivery, buncit tu cuma tinggal busut-semut-yang-baru-nak-buat size only while my buncit is like bukit Broga..), so I decided to get one as well. Ni suma try masa cuti hari tu lah ni. Kata dia, tangan tak pijar masa sapu the losyen. It's important to me sebab aku ni jenis tangan cepat pijar. That's why aku tak suka pegang lada. Since she also is in the same boat as me when it comes to tangan pijar, I trusted her words. And I got one for myself. Tapi tak le berbengkung. I discovered that the losyen akan pijar kalau kulit terkena air after using it. Kalau tak kena air, you won't feel the pijar. Boleh?? Bila dah terkena, baru aku tau, hence now aku tak basuh tangan immediately after use even though the instrustion on the losyen suruh basuh tangan lepas guna. So far I can't say if there's any effect ke tak. Takpelah. Biarlah guna satu tiub kasi abih dulu and see whether I shall continue or not.
Besides that, after long argument within myself.. should I or shouldn't I thingy... last night I have signed up to a gym!! Huhuuuu!! It's about having healthy lifestyle. Cheeewahhhh!! Hahahaha.. As I said earlier, got to take care of my mind, body and soul. Semua kena seiring. It's hard to keep mind and soul healthy kalau body tak healthy. Sama gak kalau mind and soul tak healthy, susah nak keep motivated to keep the body healthy. So sambil pejam mata, I signed up. Kata gym tu, ada promotion sempena their 3rd Anniversary kat situ. The rate that I got was good as well. I believe so lah. I signed up together with my friend. My other half masih lum nak join. Takpe. Pelan-pelan kayuh. Kalau dia dah sedia esok, dia joinlah. No point paksa and bazir duit kan. Kata promoter tu, rate yang aku dapat tu valid until last night je. They have been having the promotion since the last week or so. Kalau sungguh, syukur murah rezeki aku. Kekadang promoter ni bukan leh caya sangat, kan. Salesman lah katakan. Yang penting dia make the sales. Whatever.
The funny thing is, after signed up, I went melepak with the friend. Lepak sampai midnight and when she was about to drop me off, baru kitorang diskas pasal bila nak mula. And both of us benonya tak free until Monday, boleh? I have a team building that's going to take place from tomorrow until Sunday outside KL. So memang kena start Monday lah kan.
So there you go people... That's my plan for the year, baby steps all the way..
Angah
Ehem.
My main azam is untuk mengurangkan perbelanjaan, right? I have listed out things that I shouldn't buy or can buy or whatever. Anddddd... *drum roll* I... have actually bought..
1 - a handbag as mentioned in my previous entry. Huhuhuhu.. Ok, I want to swear tapi takut makan sumpah kan.. So this is my alasan to buy it. See, got to come out with alasan.. Hehehehe.. Errrr my alasan is I need a new 'black' handbag. Handbag yang ada dah 'lama' and 'kecik'. *rasa macam nak tutup mata sambil taip sebab rasa macam salah je alasan tuh!..ekekekek*
2 - kain batik sutera untuk baju kurungs. Don't ask the quantity. Tak sanggup. Ekekeek.. Salahkan orang yang buat promotion kat Jusco Seremban. Sapa soh bukak booth banyak-banyak and display barang-barang yang menyakitkan mata aku ni kan? Yelah, lagipun aku kesian kat diorang tu.. datang jauh-jauh dari Kelantan and Terengganu. Jauh tuuuuu.. Anddd since aku tak berjaya nak ke Ganu masa cuti hari tu, jadik lah beli je kat Seremban tu kan? Harga pun sama je. Errr I hope so lah sebab yang aku beli tu range macam kat aku beli kat Ganu and Kelate je.
So there you go. That concluded my shopping for the year. *Ya Allah bantulah hambaMu yang lemah ini.. Amin*
Aku macam ada nak terrrrbeli kasut gak ni. Tapi lum jumpa yang berkenan. Alasan untuk beli kasut lak is.. aku takde kasut jenis yang flat yang cover my toes. Mocassin punya type gitu. Don't know if the spelling is correct ke tak. Tapi korang paham kan maksud aku? Imagine je le udah. So that's another thing that I want to buy.
*Gosh! If I keep on listing things that I want to buy, maybe that helps me to keep to my azam kot? Because macam rasa bersalah nak langgar the words that I have said out loud?*
Ok, enough about spending habit. I am really hoping to stick to the plan.
Next is about nak kurus kannnn.. This is like a neverending story about my life. And I am sure I am not alone in this world. I can't blame it on genetic because my parents tak gemuk and so didn't my grandparents. So kalau genetic pun, it means that I am building up my own fat DNA, if there's such thing. Whatever.
I am so gullible when it comes to weight loss products. Pantang tengok ada cerita pasal orang kurus cepat, suma aku nak explore. But bila dah tua ni, I am more concern on my health or the impact on my health if I take benda-benda ni. So kalau aku nak ambik anything that I need to consure, I make sure ada approval from Kementerian Kesihatan. And of course halal. Tapi kalau produk yang gosok-gosok kat luar badan, aku sanggup je beli.. kalau macam berpatutan. Recently, when my sister yang berpantang got a losyen halia tu pakai underneath her bengkung yang zap-on je and saw the effect of her (ok to be fair, she is extremely thin and buncit pregnant is purely buncit pregnant.. after delivery, buncit tu cuma tinggal busut-semut-yang-baru-nak-buat size only while my buncit is like bukit Broga..), so I decided to get one as well. Ni suma try masa cuti hari tu lah ni. Kata dia, tangan tak pijar masa sapu the losyen. It's important to me sebab aku ni jenis tangan cepat pijar. That's why aku tak suka pegang lada. Since she also is in the same boat as me when it comes to tangan pijar, I trusted her words. And I got one for myself. Tapi tak le berbengkung. I discovered that the losyen akan pijar kalau kulit terkena air after using it. Kalau tak kena air, you won't feel the pijar. Boleh?? Bila dah terkena, baru aku tau, hence now aku tak basuh tangan immediately after use even though the instrustion on the losyen suruh basuh tangan lepas guna. So far I can't say if there's any effect ke tak. Takpelah. Biarlah guna satu tiub kasi abih dulu and see whether I shall continue or not.
Besides that, after long argument within myself.. should I or shouldn't I thingy... last night I have signed up to a gym!! Huhuuuu!! It's about having healthy lifestyle. Cheeewahhhh!! Hahahaha.. As I said earlier, got to take care of my mind, body and soul. Semua kena seiring. It's hard to keep mind and soul healthy kalau body tak healthy. Sama gak kalau mind and soul tak healthy, susah nak keep motivated to keep the body healthy. So sambil pejam mata, I signed up. Kata gym tu, ada promotion sempena their 3rd Anniversary kat situ. The rate that I got was good as well. I believe so lah. I signed up together with my friend. My other half masih lum nak join. Takpe. Pelan-pelan kayuh. Kalau dia dah sedia esok, dia joinlah. No point paksa and bazir duit kan. Kata promoter tu, rate yang aku dapat tu valid until last night je. They have been having the promotion since the last week or so. Kalau sungguh, syukur murah rezeki aku. Kekadang promoter ni bukan leh caya sangat, kan. Salesman lah katakan. Yang penting dia make the sales. Whatever.
The funny thing is, after signed up, I went melepak with the friend. Lepak sampai midnight and when she was about to drop me off, baru kitorang diskas pasal bila nak mula. And both of us benonya tak free until Monday, boleh? I have a team building that's going to take place from tomorrow until Sunday outside KL. So memang kena start Monday lah kan.
So there you go people... That's my plan for the year, baby steps all the way..
Angah
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
JPO - My review
It was not a planned trip. There was a talk about going there after a wedding in Simpang Renggam, but no firm decision was made. And since dah dekat benar (as compare to the distance from KL lah kan), we decided to just go there. It took us probably about half an hour kot from Simpang Renggam.
The drive was okay and it’s not difficult to find the way there. Enough of road signs, if you get into the correct exit in the first place. It’s Senai Utara exit or just follow the one with Desaru on it. Easy pheasy.
When we got there, it’s probably during peak time, or the time when people like us who were just done with kenduri kawen and headed to JPO. So there’s a bit of queue at the entrance – cars taking parking tickets. But lucky us since Wan followed his instinct, we didn’t queue there instead we headed straight and there was another entrance. Parking was abundance but that didn’t stop many to park outside. I don’t know why. The entrance fee per entry is only RM3 daily. I don’t see why you have to be stingy when you are already going to JPO. If walking is an issue, then don’t bother going at all since there will be a lot of walking there for sure. Anyway, we got a good spot. As I said, parking was aplenty and it was on a public holiday.
The first thing I did was to change from my baju kurung to t-shirt and jeans. Heh. Dalam pada tak plan, Wan dah suruh bawak je baju persalinan. Biasaklah laki aku tu.. selalu sedia. There were a lot of people, of course. But because the place is spacious, crowd is not an issue. It is made to cater the crowd.
Altogether, this is the third Premium Outlets that I have been to – the other two are in the States. JPO is actually a branch of the same Premium Outlet. In Malaysia, Genting brought it as a joint venture with the company from the States. As with other Premium Outlets, you can expect the same layout. The only difference is the weather. Oh and the people. This is the only outlet that I have been to, that’s hot. And surrounded by Asians... muahahahahhaha..
Okay now.. my first impression when I knew that Premium Outlet was coming to town was happylah of course. I enjoyed shopping at the outlets in the States and it’s unbelievable that they were going to open up a branch in Malaysia. And the list of the stores that they have, gave me adrenalin rush. Tuu diaaa nampak sangat duniawi! Most of them are the stores that I like to visit. But then from what I heard from those who have been there, the excitement was just not the same as those who visited the store in the States. Kenapa ek? And so I have to find out..
One of the things Wan said when we were there was.. ‘nape tak banyak orang bawak beg banyak-banyak’... which is so true. Other Outlets that I have visited and Wan has visited, people will shop with bags load of stuff. Over in JPO, there was not much. There were more people that didn’t carry anything as compare to those who actually carry something. Even then, the quantity was small. Interesting.
So I went and checked out the stores..
I think the first store that we went into was Oroton. Oroton is a brand from Australia if I am not mistaken. I have not seen the store in outlets that I have visited in US. Price is okay... Errr... please take note that ‘okay’ here means that it’s ‘reasonably cheap’ for the brand. Ekekekeke.. But it doesn’t mean that it’s cheap for me. It’s cheap for the brand. Ada beza tu. Oh I didn’t mention that we went there with my parents – straight from kenduri kawen, remember? Abah and Mak are two very wise spender. They won’t spend on brands, they won’t spend unnecessarily, they would only buy what’s needed. Unlike me. Totally opposite. So kat dalam Oroton ni lagi Abah Mak dah sosek-sosek berdua dok goss pasal harga. I know that. Then later dalam kedai Tumi rasanya, Abah said to me.. harga beg tu boleh beli kete dia.. Ekekekeke.. Adoiiii!!! Camana nak shopping nih??!! Hahahaha.. Sabo je le.. Anyway, Oroton didn’t have anything that I really like. And Tumi, only carry very limited items, I think. Not interesting.
I saw people queuing outside Coach, so I didn’t bother queuing. Instead, we went to Michael Kors next door to Coach. I saw a handbag that I wanted to buy last year in US. The price is the same. Almost. Erk. Takpe. Tunggu dulu. The rest of the stuff are ‘reasonably’ priced as well. We got out of the shop to check out the rest first before decided on buying the bag. We went to Fossils. The range of things that they carry are okay but it was too crowded. Ramai gila orang dalam Fossils. Kata Wan, the range that they have in US are much better but still not bad. The watches sold there have very limited designs and the price is not all that cheap. In US, the watches sold in Fossils outlets are from USD30 which is about RM90 but those in JPO ranged from RM150, as what they claimed. Tu pun I didn’t find the watch. The cheapest I saw was RM220. Idak le murah.
Ada Vincci. Ada Padini. Bukan nak menyombong, but I think I can go to Vincci and Padini in KL ni. Melambak. They even have their concept stores in KL which is like the outlet as well. Idak le susah-susah nak ke JPO kalau nak ke Vincci or Padini kan. Errr.. that’s my honest comment. But I am not belittling those yang nak pegi. Dah alang-alang ke sana, why not jengok gak kalau ada yang interested, ye dak? Aku tak interested mostly sebab saiz takde.. Ekekekeke..
Polo Ralph Lauren tak bukak lagi. The store is still being decorated. I didn’t go to Burberry because I am not interested in the brand. Gap pun tak berapa menarik. Well to be fair, I didn’t really go and look at things displayed there. I saw a pair of jeans at RM259 or something like that and I think that’s expensive to be sold in an outlet. Kat KLCC boleh dapat kot that price? Unlike those in US. And in US, Gap Outlets sell perfumes and colognes. I was hoping that they have it here but they don’t. Baju pun macam leh dapat kat KLCC store je. Disappointing.
Adidas, Nike, Puma pun sama gak. Barang macam kat KL gak. Harga sama gak. Takde beza sangat pun. I saw the same baju in Adidas that I saw in KLCC a couple of months back and the price I think is exactly the same as the one in KLCC. How? Same thing with Timberland. They don’t have much stuff that can be called ‘factory outlet’. They probably sold things that you can get in KLCC because I saw the shoes that they sold are the same as those in KLCC. The shirts are not cheap either.
Clarks was okay. They carry old stocks but with lower price. Slightly lower which is okay. But the selection was limited. Wan got a pair for himself. Oklah tu setelah berpenat lelah berjalan.
Besides the stores, they have food court, kedai kopi mahal, kedai aiskrim mahal etc. So don’t worry about food. There are seats for those who want to relax as well. So it’s not bad.
Oh back to my Michael Kors... Muehehehe... After we had toured the area, we went back to Michael Kors. And we went to Coach since by then we didn’t have to queue anymore. I liked a bag, but the price is not much difference that those for clearance in KLCC. Slightly lower, but if you come from KL, taking into consideration the toll and the fuel and the food and the tiredness and accommodation if needed, might as well just buy in KLCC. Or Pavillion. Tak banyak ‘factory outlets’ stuff in the store. In US, I can get a wristlet at USD27 which is cheap for a Coach. It doesn’t matter that they are from the last year’s collection or even earlier. But not in JPO. Suma berantai mahal! Seriously macam tengok kat dalam KLCC. Besides, as I was walking around JPO, I saw plenty of people using Coach handbags. Banyak gila it’s like Coach tu cheap gila punya brand. It’s such a turn off for lak for me. Macam dah takde exclusivity dah. Errr.. but I still own Coach bags lah kan.. Hahahaha.. can’t deny that the designs are good. I also asked Mak which one was better – the Michael Kors or Coach and Mak chose Michael Kors. Wan pun. And so I bought the Michael Kors. With that bag, I have completed the shopping for handbag for this year! Ekekekeke.. Patutnya completed shopping for handbag for many more years to come, hokeh! Aku tak rasa akan reput beg-beg yang aku ada tu..
Wokeh. I guess cukup dah review of JPO. I saw in online news that there’s a plan to open Premium Outlets in Melaka and Selangor. So there you go peeps.. no need to go all the way to Johor anymore. Tapi bila nak bukak tu tak taulah kan.
Angah
The drive was okay and it’s not difficult to find the way there. Enough of road signs, if you get into the correct exit in the first place. It’s Senai Utara exit or just follow the one with Desaru on it. Easy pheasy.
When we got there, it’s probably during peak time, or the time when people like us who were just done with kenduri kawen and headed to JPO. So there’s a bit of queue at the entrance – cars taking parking tickets. But lucky us since Wan followed his instinct, we didn’t queue there instead we headed straight and there was another entrance. Parking was abundance but that didn’t stop many to park outside. I don’t know why. The entrance fee per entry is only RM3 daily. I don’t see why you have to be stingy when you are already going to JPO. If walking is an issue, then don’t bother going at all since there will be a lot of walking there for sure. Anyway, we got a good spot. As I said, parking was aplenty and it was on a public holiday.
The first thing I did was to change from my baju kurung to t-shirt and jeans. Heh. Dalam pada tak plan, Wan dah suruh bawak je baju persalinan. Biasaklah laki aku tu.. selalu sedia. There were a lot of people, of course. But because the place is spacious, crowd is not an issue. It is made to cater the crowd.
Altogether, this is the third Premium Outlets that I have been to – the other two are in the States. JPO is actually a branch of the same Premium Outlet. In Malaysia, Genting brought it as a joint venture with the company from the States. As with other Premium Outlets, you can expect the same layout. The only difference is the weather. Oh and the people. This is the only outlet that I have been to, that’s hot. And surrounded by Asians... muahahahahhaha..
Okay now.. my first impression when I knew that Premium Outlet was coming to town was happylah of course. I enjoyed shopping at the outlets in the States and it’s unbelievable that they were going to open up a branch in Malaysia. And the list of the stores that they have, gave me adrenalin rush. Tuu diaaa nampak sangat duniawi! Most of them are the stores that I like to visit. But then from what I heard from those who have been there, the excitement was just not the same as those who visited the store in the States. Kenapa ek? And so I have to find out..
One of the things Wan said when we were there was.. ‘nape tak banyak orang bawak beg banyak-banyak’... which is so true. Other Outlets that I have visited and Wan has visited, people will shop with bags load of stuff. Over in JPO, there was not much. There were more people that didn’t carry anything as compare to those who actually carry something. Even then, the quantity was small. Interesting.
So I went and checked out the stores..
I think the first store that we went into was Oroton. Oroton is a brand from Australia if I am not mistaken. I have not seen the store in outlets that I have visited in US. Price is okay... Errr... please take note that ‘okay’ here means that it’s ‘reasonably cheap’ for the brand. Ekekekeke.. But it doesn’t mean that it’s cheap for me. It’s cheap for the brand. Ada beza tu. Oh I didn’t mention that we went there with my parents – straight from kenduri kawen, remember? Abah and Mak are two very wise spender. They won’t spend on brands, they won’t spend unnecessarily, they would only buy what’s needed. Unlike me. Totally opposite. So kat dalam Oroton ni lagi Abah Mak dah sosek-sosek berdua dok goss pasal harga. I know that. Then later dalam kedai Tumi rasanya, Abah said to me.. harga beg tu boleh beli kete dia.. Ekekekeke.. Adoiiii!!! Camana nak shopping nih??!! Hahahaha.. Sabo je le.. Anyway, Oroton didn’t have anything that I really like. And Tumi, only carry very limited items, I think. Not interesting.
I saw people queuing outside Coach, so I didn’t bother queuing. Instead, we went to Michael Kors next door to Coach. I saw a handbag that I wanted to buy last year in US. The price is the same. Almost. Erk. Takpe. Tunggu dulu. The rest of the stuff are ‘reasonably’ priced as well. We got out of the shop to check out the rest first before decided on buying the bag. We went to Fossils. The range of things that they carry are okay but it was too crowded. Ramai gila orang dalam Fossils. Kata Wan, the range that they have in US are much better but still not bad. The watches sold there have very limited designs and the price is not all that cheap. In US, the watches sold in Fossils outlets are from USD30 which is about RM90 but those in JPO ranged from RM150, as what they claimed. Tu pun I didn’t find the watch. The cheapest I saw was RM220. Idak le murah.
Ada Vincci. Ada Padini. Bukan nak menyombong, but I think I can go to Vincci and Padini in KL ni. Melambak. They even have their concept stores in KL which is like the outlet as well. Idak le susah-susah nak ke JPO kalau nak ke Vincci or Padini kan. Errr.. that’s my honest comment. But I am not belittling those yang nak pegi. Dah alang-alang ke sana, why not jengok gak kalau ada yang interested, ye dak? Aku tak interested mostly sebab saiz takde.. Ekekekeke..
Polo Ralph Lauren tak bukak lagi. The store is still being decorated. I didn’t go to Burberry because I am not interested in the brand. Gap pun tak berapa menarik. Well to be fair, I didn’t really go and look at things displayed there. I saw a pair of jeans at RM259 or something like that and I think that’s expensive to be sold in an outlet. Kat KLCC boleh dapat kot that price? Unlike those in US. And in US, Gap Outlets sell perfumes and colognes. I was hoping that they have it here but they don’t. Baju pun macam leh dapat kat KLCC store je. Disappointing.
Adidas, Nike, Puma pun sama gak. Barang macam kat KL gak. Harga sama gak. Takde beza sangat pun. I saw the same baju in Adidas that I saw in KLCC a couple of months back and the price I think is exactly the same as the one in KLCC. How? Same thing with Timberland. They don’t have much stuff that can be called ‘factory outlet’. They probably sold things that you can get in KLCC because I saw the shoes that they sold are the same as those in KLCC. The shirts are not cheap either.
Clarks was okay. They carry old stocks but with lower price. Slightly lower which is okay. But the selection was limited. Wan got a pair for himself. Oklah tu setelah berpenat lelah berjalan.
Besides the stores, they have food court, kedai kopi mahal, kedai aiskrim mahal etc. So don’t worry about food. There are seats for those who want to relax as well. So it’s not bad.
Oh back to my Michael Kors... Muehehehe... After we had toured the area, we went back to Michael Kors. And we went to Coach since by then we didn’t have to queue anymore. I liked a bag, but the price is not much difference that those for clearance in KLCC. Slightly lower, but if you come from KL, taking into consideration the toll and the fuel and the food and the tiredness and accommodation if needed, might as well just buy in KLCC. Or Pavillion. Tak banyak ‘factory outlets’ stuff in the store. In US, I can get a wristlet at USD27 which is cheap for a Coach. It doesn’t matter that they are from the last year’s collection or even earlier. But not in JPO. Suma berantai mahal! Seriously macam tengok kat dalam KLCC. Besides, as I was walking around JPO, I saw plenty of people using Coach handbags. Banyak gila it’s like Coach tu cheap gila punya brand. It’s such a turn off for lak for me. Macam dah takde exclusivity dah. Errr.. but I still own Coach bags lah kan.. Hahahaha.. can’t deny that the designs are good. I also asked Mak which one was better – the Michael Kors or Coach and Mak chose Michael Kors. Wan pun. And so I bought the Michael Kors. With that bag, I have completed the shopping for handbag for this year! Ekekekeke.. Patutnya completed shopping for handbag for many more years to come, hokeh! Aku tak rasa akan reput beg-beg yang aku ada tu..
Wokeh. I guess cukup dah review of JPO. I saw in online news that there’s a plan to open Premium Outlets in Melaka and Selangor. So there you go peeps.. no need to go all the way to Johor anymore. Tapi bila nak bukak tu tak taulah kan.
Angah
Monday, 13 February 2012
Recharged
I just came back to the office today after being away for almost two weeks. Two wonderful weeks. And I think I am recharged.
Taking my time off from work at the beginning of the year is something that I have done for the past few years since I got married. Called it second or third or fourth or whatever honeymoon or whatever you want. It doesn’t matter because to me and Wan it’s ‘our time’. The time normally coincides with either our anniversary based on Hijrah year or based on Masihi year. So it’s either within 12th Rabiulawal or 31st March. What we have done before was to travel. Normally it’s within the country. But this year, we didn’t do that. We thought of going to the east coast but because there weddings in between the dates, we decided not to. Instead, the time was spent between Seremban, Pilah, Melaka and KL. Oh we went to Johor for a short visit as well. And JPO. And that’s in another entry ;)
What happened this time around was I got ‘recharged’. I came back to the office today lightheaded. Not worrying much about work. I found peace with myself – doesn’t matter if it’s only temporary and I am going to start meroyan in the next day or so. Ekekekeke..
I ‘encountered’ soul-searching. I didn’t plan for it, hence ‘encountered’. I think it has a lot to do with the month Rabiulawal – the birth month of our beloved Rasulullah SAW. There’s a lot of ceramahs on tv about him as well on other shows. A lot of things that I learned about him, that I never knew before. I know more about Hang Tuah, the ‘mystical’ figure rather than about our Rasulullah SAW. How lah to call myself a muslim kan? Malu je kan? Urgh. Nyampah dengan diri sendiri. I am sure there a lot more that I don’t know about him. One of the things I learned is that, doing something without knowing that it’s a sunnah Rasulullah SAW won’t give us pahala. But, doing the same thing after knowing that it’s a sunnah and berniat doing it to follow sunnah give us pahala. Duh! Yelah, dosa pahala reward tu suma kerja Allah. Who are we to question it kan. But the point to stress her is knowledge is important. Otherwise, we are wasting a lot of pahala that we could have collected.
Besides watching tv, I did some reading as well. Tak banyak pun and it’s not purely ilmiah. I learned from a magazine that duniawi ni macam air laut. The more we drink, the thirstier we become. And added by a friend.. ended up mati kering. It means that, the more we have, the more we want. It will never be enough. Which is indeed true, at least for me. When I earned so much, I live within my means. And now I am earning more than what I used to, I don’t think my way of life is much better than before. Yes, I don’t have to worry much about money, but still I am not debt free. Lagi banyak duit, lagi banyak hutang orang nak offer. Temptation is always there. Itulah namanya I am sucked into duniawi sangat. Alangkah baiknya kalau lagi tua, lagi banyak ilmu akhirat kan.. Ni tak. Grrrrr..
Probably since there was no stress to kejar duniawi, I can recite some zikir peacefully. Or rather ‘remember’ to zikir. Kalau tak, manjang takde masa. Walhal there’s plenty of time wasted unnecessarily – especially when I layan those angry birds. I should be angry with myself lah! That’s the bad side of iPad. I downloaded many games apps. Salah sendiri. The good side of it is I also downloaded Quran, doa, etc. So basically in the iPad, I have both sides of the world – the good and bad. Got to choose them wisely. Favourite zikir is ‘Ya Wahab’ yang si Put ajar. Pastu got to remember to selawat banyak-banyak ke atas Rasulullah SAW. Important tu. Kata Ustaz Don, masa Rasulullah SAW nak wafat dulu, dalam perbualan dia dengan Jibrail masa nazak tu, Jibrail bagitau yang dia orang pertama masuk syurga pastu diikuti oleh umat dia, then baru orang lain. Somehow if I understand it right, it means that kalau kita dapat masuk syurga, kita akan masuk syurga lebih awal dari nabi-nabi yang lain. So selawat lah banyak-banyak. Itu keuntungan jadik umat Rasulullah SAW.
Anyway, all in all, these are the things that recharged me. Besides that, it helps to be away from home.. err but I was at my parents’ place most of the time. Home jugak, cuma tak serabut mikir nak kemas rumahlah etc.
I just hope that this energy stays for a longggggggggggggggg while with me. I need to keep motivated mentally, physically and spiritually. Basically it’s mind, body and soul. Three different parts of me that requires three different ‘food’. And it’s my responsibility to find the food.
Angah
Taking my time off from work at the beginning of the year is something that I have done for the past few years since I got married. Called it second or third or fourth or whatever honeymoon or whatever you want. It doesn’t matter because to me and Wan it’s ‘our time’. The time normally coincides with either our anniversary based on Hijrah year or based on Masihi year. So it’s either within 12th Rabiulawal or 31st March. What we have done before was to travel. Normally it’s within the country. But this year, we didn’t do that. We thought of going to the east coast but because there weddings in between the dates, we decided not to. Instead, the time was spent between Seremban, Pilah, Melaka and KL. Oh we went to Johor for a short visit as well. And JPO. And that’s in another entry ;)
What happened this time around was I got ‘recharged’. I came back to the office today lightheaded. Not worrying much about work. I found peace with myself – doesn’t matter if it’s only temporary and I am going to start meroyan in the next day or so. Ekekekeke..
I ‘encountered’ soul-searching. I didn’t plan for it, hence ‘encountered’. I think it has a lot to do with the month Rabiulawal – the birth month of our beloved Rasulullah SAW. There’s a lot of ceramahs on tv about him as well on other shows. A lot of things that I learned about him, that I never knew before. I know more about Hang Tuah, the ‘mystical’ figure rather than about our Rasulullah SAW. How lah to call myself a muslim kan? Malu je kan? Urgh. Nyampah dengan diri sendiri. I am sure there a lot more that I don’t know about him. One of the things I learned is that, doing something without knowing that it’s a sunnah Rasulullah SAW won’t give us pahala. But, doing the same thing after knowing that it’s a sunnah and berniat doing it to follow sunnah give us pahala. Duh! Yelah, dosa pahala reward tu suma kerja Allah. Who are we to question it kan. But the point to stress her is knowledge is important. Otherwise, we are wasting a lot of pahala that we could have collected.
Besides watching tv, I did some reading as well. Tak banyak pun and it’s not purely ilmiah. I learned from a magazine that duniawi ni macam air laut. The more we drink, the thirstier we become. And added by a friend.. ended up mati kering. It means that, the more we have, the more we want. It will never be enough. Which is indeed true, at least for me. When I earned so much, I live within my means. And now I am earning more than what I used to, I don’t think my way of life is much better than before. Yes, I don’t have to worry much about money, but still I am not debt free. Lagi banyak duit, lagi banyak hutang orang nak offer. Temptation is always there. Itulah namanya I am sucked into duniawi sangat. Alangkah baiknya kalau lagi tua, lagi banyak ilmu akhirat kan.. Ni tak. Grrrrr..
Probably since there was no stress to kejar duniawi, I can recite some zikir peacefully. Or rather ‘remember’ to zikir. Kalau tak, manjang takde masa. Walhal there’s plenty of time wasted unnecessarily – especially when I layan those angry birds. I should be angry with myself lah! That’s the bad side of iPad. I downloaded many games apps. Salah sendiri. The good side of it is I also downloaded Quran, doa, etc. So basically in the iPad, I have both sides of the world – the good and bad. Got to choose them wisely. Favourite zikir is ‘Ya Wahab’ yang si Put ajar. Pastu got to remember to selawat banyak-banyak ke atas Rasulullah SAW. Important tu. Kata Ustaz Don, masa Rasulullah SAW nak wafat dulu, dalam perbualan dia dengan Jibrail masa nazak tu, Jibrail bagitau yang dia orang pertama masuk syurga pastu diikuti oleh umat dia, then baru orang lain. Somehow if I understand it right, it means that kalau kita dapat masuk syurga, kita akan masuk syurga lebih awal dari nabi-nabi yang lain. So selawat lah banyak-banyak. Itu keuntungan jadik umat Rasulullah SAW.
Anyway, all in all, these are the things that recharged me. Besides that, it helps to be away from home.. err but I was at my parents’ place most of the time. Home jugak, cuma tak serabut mikir nak kemas rumahlah etc.
I just hope that this energy stays for a longggggggggggggggg while with me. I need to keep motivated mentally, physically and spiritually. Basically it’s mind, body and soul. Three different parts of me that requires three different ‘food’. And it’s my responsibility to find the food.
Angah
Friday, 3 February 2012
Ampaian
i doubt makcik yg punya cadar ni tau the meaning behind valentine's day.. ekekeke... photo taken in pilah..
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