#2 NZ travelogue

there's the moon and our GPS, its 530am

morning HM

Day 2

as early as 530am, we all dah gerak dari hostel. excited to go Qtown ni. Coz been hearing sana lagi alive and best than CHC. ye ke? mari check it out. the road map will be as below

CHC- lake tekapo- twizel town - Wanaka - Qtown

breakfast dalam kete je, McD drive thru paling senang. first time drive di negara org, nervous jugak tho dah ada GPS. but bila dpt tgk the view and surroundings scenery, halamek mmg lupa semua stress and problem. BREATHTAKING. GREENERY. CUN. CANTEK

since NZ famous with their sheep, so mmg banyak sheeps kat tepi2 jalan. ada yg  jugak yg all brown and all white color sheep. and also cows with sorts of colors. very the jakun.  tengok the road are all clean and straight je most of the time. memang senang, just that some of the colder part dah ada grit/a bit berpasir. some of the mountains we can see its started to snow. ku teruja noks!

we reached the signage of LAKE TEKAPO

mulut melopong bila sampai sana. there's one huge lake yg saaangaaattt cantek. 

tapi bila keluar je kereta, terpaksa masuk balik. HAHAHAH. because it's so so damn windy and sgt chill. dah meraba cari gloves, snow cap and sweaters. sampai menggigil- gigil and mulut terketaq2. kami berdua dahla kurus kering. sejuk noks. bawak HM keluar 5mins je pastu let her sit inside still with heater on.

dah berlapis- lapis baju

2lapis baju, gloves, socks and inner pants

 

takde kene mengene ngn Hachiko the story

nak kejar masa, so takleh stay lelama. 20mins je cukup. kat sini pun ada accommodation if u all nak stay. motels.hotels. smua ada. no worries

next drive we reached to Twizel town. sampai sini lepak for lunch jap

kami makan soup and muffin je kot and air wajib for me is hot choc/tea. Hubby must have his latte.

its like a small town macam yg korang tgk dlm cerita omputih kat tv tu. but very clean, again. org2 NZ mmg very helpful and friendly, reti and paham cakap omputih so anda selamat. heh.

being skinny me, i must admit that i can't stand the coldness, tho ada sunshine but it's still cold. the wind and chill that's killing me. i have very dry skin on my fingers, so nasib town ni ada pharmacy, market, cafe etc. so i went and looked for hand cream. and so i picked the-so called the best one. Rosken Skin repair dry skin, $7. amik je janji kulit ada protection. my finger dah tahap yg kulit kering and if its getting worse it can bleed. ha macamtu la rasanya, kering tp pedih. belum lagi ngn lips drying. nasib bawak lip balm. (nanti wa citer part packing ok)

#1 NZ travelogue - The celebration

the moment i'm typing this, still bleh rasa the coldness while there.

sheesh, i miss NZ

ok my trip details as  below :

flight : by AA, everyone can fly (almost 10 hours each)

stayed : CHC- booked thru hostelworld, Kiwi basecamp, NZ$30/pax/night

Queenstown - stayed at Flaming Kiwi backpackers, NZ$62/room/night - recommended. neat, cheerful and clean

car rental- Go rentals. toyota corolla, NZ$40/day. 

GPS NZ$8, snow chain NZ$32, car seat NZ$32 (snow chain for driving in snow/slippery road- lum sum charges)

currency conversion : NZ$1 = RM2.42

 advisable you all Google dulu nak pegi on which season and get prepare. 

Day 1

Immigration is having thorough checking. My sandwich tuna dapat dihidu oleh anjing pengesan, but they're friendly. anjing kecik2 je, not like at Spore immigration. itu pun kene sebat ces

weather been so so windy. and NZ is 4hours ahead than us. pukul 5 gitu dah start nak gelap. pukul 7pm dah mcm 9pm di malaysia.

tunggu pick-up takde plak, setengah jam dah fed-up, naik cab that cost us NZ$20 then sampai. so glad we arrived. boleh relax. kitorg tido jap kepenatan dlm flight. about 7pm NZ time baru terjaga. lapar. haha. infact we all tak mandi pun. dah Googled earlier that weather on May is a bit chilly as it towards the winter on June. we went to supermarket nearby and bought bread, butter and mineral water. oh btw, our rental car is waited for us while we reached the hostel. so senang, jalan guna GPS and map and ask around.

morning darlings

we're almost there

sejuksss

CHC airport

we're here!!

our luggages

Skipped to 11months

Oh em Gee! bak kata sepah dalam maharaja lawak hahahah

i missed out updates on HM's monthly development/milestone, for 10months

and she turned 11months semalam. so that 2 months apart, here's what's new with her

• few days she turned 9mo, she's at 8.5kg. Now dunno yet. wait till her 12mo check up next month
• a week after returned from nenek house at ampang, she knows how to clap her hands with wide palms.
• while at New Zealand, from 16-23 May 2011,  we've discovered that she had an allergic eating tomatoes. so for 3 days red spots spotted at her body, and  we put a calamine lotion. Syukur, she's  OK
• we also spotted 2 new teeths at the bottom, keluar sekali gus at 9mo +. yeah she is that late. And were so grateful that she don't have any fever comes with. As healthy ever
• towards to 10mo, she has managed to stand at her own. basically when she's on carpet/mattress and once she did, she'll clapped her hands proudly. Small encouragement for herself maybe
• she has no problem crawling here and there. Even a week before 11mo, she has the ability to climb the stairs and our sofa. I don't know where it comes. 
• and now she had another 2 teeths coming out from the upper side. And again, no fever with.
• holding her own bottle is not a problem now, which makes life easier bit.
• at 10mo, started to practicing walking with supports. i've tried with her shoes and on the grass, she has no problem with that too. in fact she's enjoying it
• i introduced her to sippy cup when at early of 10mo using Avent's, she knows how to suck. BUT ikut mood. sometimes she can just tolak the bottle as in she don't want that but when she's very thirsty, she use it. Haish, susah sungguh mau train
• sometimes she's behaving like a boy, sungguh kasar and ganas when we're playing together. siku me at my eyes :(

her pics of 10mo was mostly at my NZ album at FB. 

something wrong with the server that i cant upload her pics here

Between a housewife and a mummy

For some, they knew that i have officially moved to my own house at Bukit Kemensah last weekend

after all the hard work, the renovations and etc

And there, my real life begins

i was adapting myself between being a real mummy and a housewife. real means that i'm all by myself now.

cleaning the house, mopping, laundry, taking car of HM, cooking (soon) and re-arranging 

i am still figuring out on where to place of all my pinggan mangkuk in the cabinet, those boxes, my groceries and etc

need more time to sort that out especially  boxes with stuffs in it. well, we still short of this and that, the house is NOT fully completed yet (basic stuffs like sofa, washing machine, tv, fridge etc are all in place)

and i'm trying to put what's my daily routine gonna be, on weekdays and weekend. Since HM will be at Keramat, so i also have to plan my route and time in the morning, dropping her and picking up at the evening.

Being a clean freak ( i cant stand off seeing a dusty table and a dusty and sticky floor and so to others)so i tend to sweep and mopping the floor frequent. And so does my bathrooms. and just by doing that, i am that sweaty. Imagine if you're running a bigger house, i can understand you. Plus with all the cooking, i am so salute mothers out there who've had more than one kid and did all your house chores by your self and plus if you're a working mother like me. That's even more. Time management is important, so once that sorted out, all should be in place  and OK, insya-allah.

on HM part, she's adapted well. she play at her own, watched cartoon more often ( as usually i put on the PHDC whenever i'm stucked with something to do while she in her playpen, her pagar at the staircase has not been installed yet. till then she stays in there ) and not to forget her usual nap and weaning time, it's all still the same. Just that her separation anxiety is a bit more now but it's still manageable. She's not clingy pun. Just mengada i think. 

I am so thankful and grateful of having a helpful and understanding hubby. Before off to bed, which usually me will pengsan first, he will ensure stuffs at the kitchen are all clean and he'll prepare HM's bottles and milk for the night. Understanding, sharing and communications are part of a healthy relationship kan, chewah

Other than that, i need to do a ice-breaking session with my neighbors (other than those that i knew). i have kinda small neighborhood, and most of them are pakciks and makciks. But they were quite friendly. Just throw a smile wouldn't be that harm kan.  

That's a quick update on my recent life. despite being hectic and busy, i am loving the new life. Just me and my lil family :)

busy mode ON

i know i owed you on the NZ entries

but this week memang busy giler. 

Finally after all major renovation done, we are moving to our new house this saturday. Yes , this SATURDAY

my room dah tak macam bilik, a bit dusty and arrangement go haywire a bit

plus the leaking from the next door bathroom (which at one time the water flowed like there's a pipe in my room). i'll take that as a sign that it's  time that we should move out so they can rectify the piping problem

i hope HM can adapt with the changes. i'll try my best to make her playpen as comfort as it is before. 

with baby around, cleanliness is very important.

at the same time, i'm very eager to finally settling down at our own house

anyone free to lend a hand?

Short Honeymoon

Again? as in again? haha

janganla jealous ye all, this is only for a night. i have an event to attend at Langkawi, which not much things to do so hubby tagged along

We've stayed at the new hotel in Langkawi, The Danna . which owned by Tun Dr. Mahathir

Hubby has to take on different flights on AA while me on MAS, as i'm on business trip, 

sort of :)

Arrived at the hotel, we was welcomed by  having welcome drink and welcome massage (neck and shoulder) That is something new to me. i have NEVER encountered that kinda service before. Plus, i have a stiff neck last nite, so that helps me a bit

and the room, check it out below

As our previous visit, for lunch we went to Padang Matsirat to eat ikan bakar. The place was packed, and its school holiday.

perut kenyang, cuaca cloudy so we went to zzzzzzzz

Dinner was by the GM or the Danna Langkawi, Mr Aamir Khan. He's a muslim, from Dubai and has a family lives in Manhattan currently. 

The buffet was good including the BBQ menu which we supposed to have it by the beach but due to the bad weather, we just had it inside the restaurant

day 2

Breakfast is till 11am, so by 10am we went down. eat this and that, then get ready to go cycling. The curiosity to check out the nearby shops (was also looking for any bikini's since i dont bring one , blame Hubby for that as he said i will not have enuff time to swim, which ended he have to belanja a new set for me. I want to swim OK)

cycled and cycled takde kedai jual bikini. we even found a small path heading to the yacht area (yg ada Petronas station tu) and next thing i realize, my tapak kasut fall off. so masuk petronas i brought a new sandal.  

after an hour cycling and NO bikini found, so we wait for my colleague to return as we wanna use the rental car to go Pantai Cenang which finally we have found, obviously. 

with just left 30mins before my event started, i rushed, i bathed and get ready. 230pm sharp i'm at the hall

Event started at 230pm and ended 30mins earlier from the scheduled. 4pm, went for the hi-tea. makanla, i'm hungry, that's my lunch anyway. after chit chat with some of the associates, i joined hubby with my new bikini at the jacuzzi. i feeelll ggoooodddddd. swimming pool was huge and i have fun. pool for the kids was big too but the water a bit dirtyla. maybe most of the kids rather swim at the adults pool, which had 3 layered, begin with the less deep to the deep one.

and baru je swim for 20mins, it started to rain. waaaaaa, dapat satu lap je, tak puasla nak swim

but the wind was so so strong. we had a chat at the nearby restaurant (indoor) and even an ashtray (on the table) is moving, due to the strong winds, as the hotel facing directly to the South China Sea. 

While getting ready for checking out later, sempat lagi tengok Nora Elena for 30mins, jadilah. 

Hubby's flight was at 9.10pm and while us is at 9.40pm by MAS, best part was, AA flight delayed till 10.10pm. So hubby had to wait for a longer time, while we boarded first. perut lapar time ni, tapi boleh tahan lagi

Reached KLIA at 10.30pm and heading home with an empty tummy and sleepy head!