Kota Kinabalu 2011 Nexus, Karambunai

Hi there. Thanks so much for dropping by. I see that many were actually visiting due to the Maysaa Scarves review I made. Seriously, I didn't even expect when you typed Maysaa in Google; my blog came into the list too. So, yeah - if this isn't what you're looking for, sorry to have disappoint you. It was supposed to be personal blog, but I keep my audience open to all :)

Anyways, Zukry and I are at KKIA Old Town White Coffee while waiting for our flight tonight at 2040 hours. The flight is from KK to Lbu sending Zukry off and then, to Miri - yeah, back to the real separate lives :( (Jgn mengeluh!)

I have posted about Zukry being unwell during our stay in Nexus Resort, Karambunai in Facebook, where quite a few responded with so many tips which I can't really follow due to resources. It's secluded, away from the city which what we wanted to enjoy anyway. So, I was pretty much the nurse during our first night stay until the dinner - it was not the Valentine dinner as the menu offered was different from the occasion ones but we were somehow seen as the couples who enjoys the lovey-dovey day too last night. Here's what we were served at Olives Restaurant.

To start, a love-shaped buns served with olive oil with balsamic vinegar, pesto & rock-salt. Cantik sangat bentuknya, sayang nak makan :) Tapi memang lazat, especially the black olive bun!

In that spoon is entahlah... lupa nama dia. Cam salad ayam, tapi sedaplah :)

The appetizer has arrived. Also in a love shape, tuna salad and smoke salmon on the bottom. Beautifully presented, ape ntah yang around the pinggan tu - balsamic vinegar and olive oil jugak... tapi ada tambahan a dollop of something yang I taktau

The tomato soup with thinly sliced garlic bread (not in love shape) Makan taksampai suku bowl, takleh nak abis....

Hibiscus sorbet. Just what is needed before the main course

Zukry's. This is medium raw beef something. I think it's not a steak, but yeah... it was beef lah

While mine is cod fish. Nothing to brag about, I guess we were pretty much full from all the entrees...

The name of the dessert is in French. I didn't even bother to remember as the pudding was so good. And yes, love-shaped. The other one is pastry-like crackers filled with cream and strawberries. To complete the ensemble, vanilla and mango sauce.

We were pretty much on our way back, when this arrived. Coffee with home made pralines which include strawberries dip in chocolate (a must on Hari Kekasih) and kueh raya chocolate covered cornflakes. I especially loved the white chocolate ones!

After the dinner, before heading out - each of us get a rose and chocolates. By this time, Zukry is almost at his healthy being already... Almost! We then went for our 90 minutes complimentary massage at Borneo Spa. The place was absolutely different from the other spas I've been to. Macam dalam movie! Ada kolam kat dalam spa. And inside the locker room, ada jacuzzi siap dengan lazy chair yang memang sangat memanggil2!!!

The other thing we did was to ride the tendem bicycle. At first we thought it was free, rupanye kena bayo. Terus takjadi naik. That was on Sunday, tapi semalam cam takleh tahan - kena try jugak! Menariks!!! We went to check out the whole resort naik beskal je :) Oklah tu je kot. Nanti2lah i sambung...

Funny thing is, when we bought the ticket - we didn't even realize that we are going there during Valentine :) We just wanted the cheap ticket, Maswings loyal customers lah kata kan... hehehe.

Kota Kinabalu 2011 Adventure

Sorry for not updating in quite a while. I was rather busy reading other people’s blog while keeping myself busy travelling as well. But that’s quite normal, right? If I don’t have anything interesting to tell or actually doing something even more interesting real-life, why bother the virtual ones. Hehehe...

Anyway, I’m now writing at room 7217 Nexus Resort & Spa Karambunai in Kota Kinabalu. We are supposed to be exploring the resort (well, that’s what I have in mind the moment I arrived at 1240 today) but Zukry is feeling under the weather after a whole driving up and down the hill of Sabah just to reach Kundasang, Ranau. Actually, he has a temperature you know... He’s now sleeping with a wet towel on his forehead which I later decorate with some rose petals hoping that he would soon be OK. By soon, I mean in maybe 30 mins or so. If not, well – I better be enjoying the rest of what this resort have alone; which will then be very non-honeymoon of us. Oh, yes we are on the Forever Bliss package. So everyone is treating us like newlyweds since we first arrived. Nice!

We got our fruit basket delivered; with complimentary of a cake which said “Happy Honeymoon!” complete with a matching card signed by a few Nexus Resort and Spa staffs. A housekeeper came by just to put on some roses around the room and greeted us with Happy Honeymoon just after we had our tapau Chicken Rice Shop’s Nasi Ayam. Great start so far! The room is a bit old fashion; even the TV is the not flat screen ones. But then again, we are here to enjoy each other and Karambunai itself. The beach is not that far away from our room, and the sea is just so blue...

Here are some photos to summarize what had happened this weekend in Kota Kinabalu, it is a Negeri di bawah bayu...

TeenyrkuZ at Kinabalu Park

Dearest driver of the day, posing his best in front of quite a few men waiting to be pictured at the same spot

Yours truly. There was a warning that an overweight isn't aloud to climb up. I guess 2011 is not yet the year for me. Huhuhu...

ZukryneeT enjoying some Sabah Tea at its plantation which was quite a disappointment. It was the weather and the Ginger Tea. Should have ordered the normal Teh-O.

What's the name of this flower? I know some chosen the bouquet for weddings, but here in Mesilau - they grow like bunga kertas je! :)

Cows ready to be milked. It was an interesting experience, but bau agak kurang menyenangkan. Overall place is satisfactory but the view... check out pictures below! Breathtaking. We spend some time here, just to enjoy the scenery and while waiting for 3 PM (Milking time), solat at a nice small surau provided.

Kabus over mountains. It was cool, takyah gi oversea lah! The road to Desa Dairy Farm is rather difficult. A 4WD should be the best transportation, but our rented (a friend's) Gen-2 survived

Cantik, kan? I think somewhere in there, SKO Iron Men team is climbing up to Kinabalu peak :)

Blog ni berjaya buat I gelak!

Blog Usang Lagi Bersawang - Tak Hensem, Tak Kaya Tapi Sedikit Sopan

Let me just letak a little snippets. I hope you don't mind, Hatim (Nanti I bagitau dia...) Well, this weekend is of those without the husband around. He jet off to Bagan Serai, trade off his E71 (that I bought for his belated brithday in 2009) and entah buat ape sekarang :P So, I was hanging around, in front of the PC most of the time and tonight I decided to check out this blog tapi entry yang dolu2 sket.

And seriously, Lawak dari dulu kot. Bukan lawak deng-dong yang I selalu buat :) tapi berisi. I tau camne budak medic kat luar negara tu belajo, the places he visited - oh so great and sgt jeles. hehehe... Go visit!

Tangkap Muat
"KASUT SUKAN PAKAI DENGAN BAJU KURUNG.ok Odah sekarang kau decide,nak beraya ke nak jogging?baju kurung memang akan buat seseorang tampil feminin tapi bila match kan dengan kasut sukan ughhh.macam goreng keledek sambil nyanyi karoke.ada kaitan tak?takde kan?thats the point"

This is like when my parents asked why I buat Neslo for breakfast. Like you can't decide whether to drink Milo or Nescafe so you try to have it all :) But i like Mocha, and neslo tasted OK what...

Hidup Ini Penuh Ujian - Bukan Metafora
"ambek kau siap peromot.cerita ni boleh kata bestlah jugak dgn efek2 yg agak gempak.so daripada buang duit tengok cerita macam kuliah cinta,anak mami kembali dan 13 cerita anak mami yang lain baiklah tengok cerita ni.gerenti insaf keluar panggung terus sembahyang asar."

Taktahan dengan ayat last tu... :) Hehehe

OKlah, go visit yeah. I bet you won't be disappointed. Unless of course, you takpaham bahasa Malaysia :P

When Brunei seems cooler with people like us

Please excuse for the last post has been 6 days old, and there was no new post. This post pun rasanya macam pendek (",) Zukry balik kampung, while I beronggeng with my friends to Brunei makan sushi. Yeay! I think I can still feel the salmon. I had too much salmon! huhuhu... Nantilah I sambung. Onto an unfinish project!

Look Who's Shopping too!

Since the successful online shopping at Kitbag, Zukry got hooked and started browsing for new on sale items that cause him this 3rd times buying from the website!

The first one, was when he bought the new Manchester United Jersey with his virtual name on, and a T shirt. You can check that one out, here. The second one, out of ngada2, I got my a Chelsea cool black and orange jersey with my name on via the same website too. Delivery was efficiently as per advised, the price is somewhat cheaper... (yelah, with your name on, ikut standard EPL lagi... berbaloi!)

So, this time; was the time he bought without my knowledge - even though the shopping and payment happened at my house - boleh tak? I felt guilty when I purchased my ASOS stuffs - siap hantar cam invoice kat dia explaining... Takut punye pasal... huhu) These are among the three items he bought.

For GBP12, this Russian World Cup T-shirt was his. The details were amazing, belakang siap ada tulis Russia in Russian (kot) We know that it's outdated, but this is an Adidas T-shirt... Quality no difference from the current ones anyway... so it's a bargain still.

Amcam, mengancam tak? ;)

And these are the Ivory Coast T-shirt by Puma for GBP 8 only! With details like the logo embroided onto the sleeves lagi - see the second pic, I'd say a definite bargain too! He got his stuffs at the same time I got mine. So this weekend, we are wearing UK stuffs in Miri. Hehehehe...

Looking good, mister!

Cool, kan?

Baguslah, this couple digs online shopping... Maklumlah, nak shopping kat bumi Miri & Labuan ni is a challenge :) Tu aje, off lepaking with Visu & Sree.

Shopping at ASOS

Hi there, it's been a while yeah? My last post was blergh... I had a lot of stories to tell about my birthday celebration, but without photos - well, I'm not good at writing, so without them - cam takcukup cerita :)

Anyway, this subject however i can copy the pictures from a website. The shopping site that I have been eye-ing since I saw an advert from a shop blog that they are making purchase from the web and asking for their readers to join. Which make sense since you don't have to pay for the considerably expensive delivery fee. But I was contemplating a little too much, and until the year turn 2011; baru ada courage to buy. Kononnya birthday present :) (Berapa banyak birthday present?!)

So, I purchased three items from ASOS on 3rd Jan 2011. That Monday when I had my haircut. They are as below: (haha, macam meeting plak ayat) These photos were all taken from the website. Click kat ASOS tu. Carik, insyaAllah jumpa :)

This military cardigan is my favourite piece. Cantik kan? Izza also liked it. Dia kasik tabik sekali. Haha! I have always love a nice & coloured cardigan (which you can see from the recent wardrobe clearance tu kan...) Fit perfectly. A little too many buttons but I LOVE THEM to bits. Taksabar nak peragakan ni!


This second number is a little weird looking when i tried them on tadi. The name of the shirt is Tab Shoulder Layered Shirt. So, it has this piece hanging giving another layer of fabric for --- fashion?! hahah. I don't know... It's meant to be worn loosely, pair with a jeans or trouser biasa lah kan. Em, size OK sangat. but the length of the sleeve is a little panjang sket. Kena adjust cuff so that it won't be hanging aje.


Last but certainly not least, this twist top that is a bit sexy. It's from jersey fabric, so it's meant to be hold onto your body. But the twisted part somehow managed to hide the excessive bit that you don't want to see, so that's good ;) The colour somehow is my problem... Ada sedikit sheer, especially at the sleeve...


So all in all, I think shopping at ASOS is safe. I was told that the parcel will reach me by or on 17th January, but due to the weather (according to their customer care) it was delayed. It reached my house on 19th, and I picked it up today at Pusat Mel Miri.

They were wrapped individually in plastic bag, then put into an ASOS black plastic bag. It arrived it Sepang on my birhtday, 14 Jan and stamped "dilepaskan" by the customs for posting to Miri. Yeay! To my readers, if you plan to do shopping online.. try lah. They are having delivery free WORLDWIDE now! (Sekarang jugak i pergi browse!)

Toodles!

Awesome Birthday Weekend

The title says it all.

I'm sick at home in Miri.

Panadol, cough syrup, flu pill, nasal spray are now my company.

I miss home in KL, I miss the crowd.

Muzik-muzik AJL25

Ana Rafali is not in my top 3 Malaysian Favourite artist. But the reaction of her winning AJL25 is really annoying. I mean, come on Malaysian - we are better than this. I just read a review in Utusan, click here.

I was actually only looking forward to Yuna's performance that night... but when everyone was really all out on their performance, i was hooked. All out, can actually means over-the-top! Like Ana, she was trying too hard... (in my opinion) But on the lyric / music composition - i thought she could be a competition.

Heck, I was actually hoping for Stacy to win. Nak tengok, whether pop-dance song like that can win the juries or not. Haha! Well, all I'm saying is - ape salahnya Ana Rafali menang. The juries are all top notch people in the music industry. Siapa kita, nak angkat kaki / boo the winner? Please la... Malu tau!

My Review of My 2010

So today is the 11th day of the year of 2011. What have I achieved, as it is now only 345 days left? I was waiting for a big change; but somehow change has to come from within for me to feel the significance. As of 11th of 2011, I'm still the girl that I was in 2010 - whom I have a hate/love relationship with... Let's conclude the best of 2010! And I want to think that I have somehow throw away the bad ones minutes past 0001 HRS on 01.01.11 :)

The biggest achievement is of course, the UK/France trip! We covered London, Manchester and Paris with a wee bit of Bahrain. This was where I found out that my husband, like me - is also a shopaholic. I lost him in Marks and Spencer - he got a few items while I was trying to buy my brother's shirts. I don’t even have to describe Manchester because Manchester was awesome. We actually explored the city together - alone. With no maps, no travel books, just the love my husband has to the red devils! :) Love does lead the way, I guess. Huhu... MU Megastore brought a lot out of my husband – shopping manic. He wanted everything!

Together in front of the Old Trafford Stadium

Soaking wet with Mickey at Disneyland Paris

Besides that, I too had my dream of entering the world of Disney turned into a reality. It was a wonderful experience, and again this was also done alone - together. Except of course, a friend had to buy our train tickets but other than that, we did everything ourselves including purchasing the ticket in French online! And the ultimate shopping had to be the tote I've been eyeing at the biggest Louis Vuitton boutique in the world :) Bliss... The bag is under used because of the existence of others including the French made Longchamp

I guess to conclude, Manchester was my husband’s place while Paris was mine. And London – was a magic of itself; it became our favourite to-go-again trip, maybe soon. Bahrain was just a detour where we get to enjoy a tiny bit of the Middle Eastern life. All in all, I love the whole aspects of this holiday. I love the planning, the execution and the post-effect that still gives me that dying-to-go-again sensation. (This somehow leads to a few rounds of online shopping from UK sites!) – I bought something from ASOS which I don’t think would arrive prior to my birthday.

Up to the other highlights of the year 2010, let me just put them in bullet points, yeah?

• If we could have saved all the money we put on Malaysia Airlines and Airasia – we could afford to travel to Spain & Italy 2011! (agaknye lah...) But it was all worth spending. I get to see my husband every weekend in Miri or Labuan..., attend important family gatherings, attend friends’ (Zalina's and Tahirah's) weddings, meeting other friends, etc.

Sajidah,Warniey, Tahirah, Azreen (yang sarat mengandung) and me with the happy couple

• Both my parents are retirees now. I don’t know if that makes any difference to me & my life, but somehow I’m glad they are off work while their kids are trying to live the working lives now.
• I actually enrolled to sewing class from February up to August before Ramadhan starts... I have tailored baju kurung, baju kurung pesak gantung, kebarung, long blouse, skirt, and kain for baju kurung. Izza actually invested in a new sewing machine out of this! I learned that they are so many websites that provide free patterns. I can’t wait to try them all!
• I have finally applied officially to be transferred to Labuan. An opportunity arose and I just can’t sleep not to do anything about it! At the moment, the recruitment process are still in progress – it’s the takeover project
• Mawarni and Sajidah paid me a visit in October. It was super fun! Brunei, Gua Niah and Miri with my besties. Worth taking 2 days annual leave definitely!!!
  

3 besties since way back - 1996 in Brunei and a Donkey Pump

Zukry joins us! The more, the merrier. Loving Muzium Petroleum, Canada Hill

• Not only them, my family (exclusive of Abg - again) and Paklong, Maklong and Sree came too. They were here in Nov. And I was again delighted to play a host! Thanks to Visu and Uthes who lent me their cars... It was my third visit to Gua Niah when they came - but it was memorable. Can you imagine, in my 4 years in Miri, I have been to the Niah cave for 6 times already?! I could have been certified as a Forest Ranger for this :)

The kereta sewa that helped us to Niah and Brunei ! Missing in picture is Paklong, the official photographer...

An unplanned picture. This was taken in Brunei at the 1 billionth barrel of oil monument. Missing in picture was Mak who was really under the weather at the time...

• On a total different and negative highlight of 2010 is that I too have gained more pounds than ever! That's quite obvious in those pictures. Haish... 2011, will be the year to shed them off; for more room for the baby coming on soon... Soon, insyaAllah
  
• And finally; to end the beautiful year, I bought my own car. The booking / down payment is all mine and paid for prior to the year 2011. However, it is still on its way to Labuan, a place where I would want to stay with my husband soon...

I may have missed a few important events / highlights of the year, but never mind. Ape2 hal boleh update. Bukannya kluar kan news pun dak? Sekadar mengingatkan diri sendiri ape yang dah berlaku and how i should be grateful for the life I’m in now. Banyak2 masalah saya, masalah orang kat luar tu – taktaulah betapa hebatnya lagi agaknya... kan?

I may want to put up what to look forward to this 2011. In the mean time, let’s just have a beautiful weekend in KL, celebrating my birthday soon. Can’t wait for it!

"I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss or the perfect outfit, but maybe the best that any of us can do is not quit. Play the hand we've been given and accessorize the outfit we've got"

Carrie Bradshaw, SATC :)

Clever