Taipei Zoo

Salam Ramadan!
Hello!We visited Taipei Zoo mainly in order to see their animals especially the pandas,since Im so jakun..nk sgt tgk panda..!. The zoo is very easy to reach. Take Taipei MRT to the last stop - Taipei Zoo. Entrance to the zoo was very cheap at only 60 Taiwanese dollars which is..ONLY RM6!!!

The zoo is huge and well set out. You can travel to the top end by shuttle or gondola and work your way down.sedikit tips:

• Kalau boleh pergi Zoo pagi dan juga hari biasa..Operating hours -9am-5pm
• Stroller boleh pinjam sana in case tak bawak.Deposit NTD$500.
  
• mcm kami, satu hari kat zoo, so bila dah tak larat nak jalan, last2 kami naik gondola tu tapi tup2 masa nak kuar dah dekat kul 5pm! Berlari la kami nak kena pulangkan stroller tu.
• Ada Mcd nearby so takda la susah sgt nak makan.Fillet o fish and fries masa ni mmg mengenyangkan!
• Naik gondola tu ala2 mcm cable car kat Langkawi tp lagi lama dan lagi jauh..dan lagi tinggi! Each station ada tempat yg boleh pergi jalan2 tapi kami tak sempat.Maokong Station tu last station.
  
• Shuttle( train tu bayar dalam 50 sen) je satu trip.
  

takda penguin btol..penguin tipu pon ok je:-)There is an excellent penguin area but it was closed during our visit. There is an area for desert animals,African animals area, a nocturnal animals area, a Taiwanese animals area, an insect area and many more. Other exhibitions in the zoo include an insect house, amphibian and reptile house, penguin habitat, koala habitat and nocturnal animals display.

Panda place is one of the popular exhibit that's why there is a limit of visit. Im not sure how many many visitors are allowed to view the two adorable giant pandas per day . Masa kami gi tu, sbb weekdays so mmg tak ramai org.Senang jer nak masuk.

Ni bukan real animals.

Urmm, fries+honey mustard ni tiba2 kami rasa best sgt.Lapar kot..sbb nk mkn lain semua tak halal kat sini.Sekadar alas perut boleh a.



all in all, i would like to recommend this place! MMg wajib pergi kalau holiday ke Taipei. Takda aper sgt lepas tu,mcm biasa kami gi mkn daging yg sedapp sgt tu..pastu jln2 kt town..shopping ..ermmm tak murah pon kalau kat shopping mall tu,baik beli kat KL je.esok tu kami siap2 dah nak baik KL. Oklah I nak kena siap2..till next time!

Mmuah

Hollywood to Taipei

Salam Ramadan!

As promised,my last day at Los Angeles , we went to

TARGET,
Macy's
and

Desert Hill Factory Outlets
(lain2 tempat attraction tak sempat nak gi..)
best nyer kat sini, sediakan saja DUIT semua rasa nak capai!
How I wish..kalau boleh semua nak, tapi aperkan daya, duit tabung tak cukup..( Ohh I should pinjam my husband's money!!! ..)

Sorry I forgot to snap any photos. Bnyk barang yang dipesan nak kena cari so mmg takda masa nak bergambar.We tried so hard to satisfy everybody, and yes we did our best!
Time sgt limited sbb malam tu dah fly back. Journey from Hotel kami nak gi Desert Hill dah 2 hours lebih pastu nk kena ader kt hotel dlm kul 5pm..Imagine la..dengan mengantuk lagi ...Pastu lakiku tak cukup rest..pity him!
Pastu balik kami siap2 kemas then we flew to
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TAIPEI
transit kat sini satu malam before balik KL.

We travel by MRT . The Taipei MRT system is the most efficient transportation to go around Taipei. Most of the attractions in the city can be reached by MRT routes. Trains are frequent and they always arrive on schedule. Note that you are not allowed to drink or eat on a train, or you will be fined, jadi dudukla kami kat bangku tu kejap nak habiskan air.Air mineral pon tak boleh yer.

at the train station.

I feel excited everytime I've got the opportunity to travel. It starts way before the journey even started because I know that every journey will bring different kind of story and experience. Not to mention the different type of food that I can savour.

On the way back from Hollywood, my husband have plan some itinerary during our stay in Taipei which includes Night Market, zoo and cable car ride. The zoo and cable car ride will be in a later entry. There are a few night market scattered around the Taipei city and the sizes are vary from one another. We choose the Raohe Street Night Market, although its not the biggest, because of the location. It is situated just a few station away from the restaurant where we had our lunch and dinner. As in Malaysia, the concept of night market is similar here except the type of food that they sell is totally different and rather than using an empty road, the street is flank with rows of shophouses with all the stalls in the middle of it. Something peculiar with the night market here is the 'stinking tofu'. It sure does provoke my sense of smelling similar to durian to westerners.
We went to the same restaurant on both day. They have a selected menu but what made they famous is their beef noodles. Since both of us doesn't really fancy noodles, it was something else that become our favourite, 'Slice beef with Beijing sauce'. I can still vividly recall the soft, tender and succulent taste of it. Just to arouse your imagination, imagine munching something that makes you doesn't want to stop. That is how tasty it was. I have to stop describing the food since it tends to make me drool and its not a good thing to do during this holy month. :)

SO YUMMY!

in front of the night market

Here in Taipei ader satu area nama Wufenpu(it is a wholesaler area)walk from Houshanpi MRT station (10min), u can get really cheap baju-bajuan. Ada lagi satu tempat nama Ximending, pun sama mcm Wufenpu tp situ biasanya foreigners yang pergi. Rasa mcm baju2 yg jual online ke yg ada kat kedai LO*E IT tu, semua ada kat sini tp rega sgt la menarik..U can get as low as rm10-RM15 for one baju with a good quality and nice design( yang kat sini maybe jual dlm...hmmm RM80 ke camtu) Skirt pon dlm RM20 or even less!!Ohh well..sgt bnyk choices! Rambang mata. Gambar2 kat situ mmg tak amik sbb situ ramai dan sesak.agak susah nak amik gambar.

Tapi situ kena tawar2 la.I tak pernah gi China or Bangkok jugak, so tatau mcm mana nk compare harga mcm mana.Tp baju2 mmg bnyk especially fashion mcm Korean tu.Baju budak2 pon bnyk..RM60 untuk 7 helai..ada jugak yg RM60 untuk 6 helai, tgk design mcm mana. Aperpon, kena pandai tawar habis2.Org2 Taiwan ni mcm ala2 Korean and Japanese, suka fashion yg agak EXTREME! Vest mmg trend kat sana..masa kami kt sana lah.Now, maybe dah tukar kot. Kalau nak brg2 designer go to Taipei 101. Kami tak sempat nak gi situ..I guess..it is second tallest building if am not mistaken. The first is Al-Burj, Dubai.

What did we buy?

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Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~
Sanfu!!!
takda kerja kan? Takper la nanti dia pakai CNY next year :-)

Last but not least, yours truly asyik minum Bubble tea je memanjang.Biasalah, kt taiwan kan fames! Oh ya lagi satu, Shilin Night Market mmg fames sgt tp kami tak pergi sbb..dah tak larat..huhuhu. Berat ok gendong Kazim!
Oklah sambung later! Muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

hatiku cair apabila...

Salam Ramadan!

Ohhh sgt la tak tertahan bila tgk2 gambar ni!
Nak, nak!
kan Ramadan, nak makan pon taklih so kerja jamu mata bagi kenyang!

Cair kan??Nak jer semua2 tu NOW !huhuhu
HOW I WISH!

BUT ACTUALLY, here are the photos that make me go soooo cair sgt2

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Remember I wrote about Kazim who loves outdoor exploration?
Recently, Kazim expressed his interest in playing football...and..err GRASS!Children usually imitate their parents easily, same goes to Kazim. Bila Apeng/ Aman tendang, dia ikut tendang.
Bila baling, dia baling.Seronok tgk! Mcm tgk ulang siaran..:p

Whenever the weather is good, this is a great time to let him experience the feel of grass on his bare feet.

He wears a smile from ear to ear. Bahagia sgt! The only downside is when it is time to leave. He’s never happy when it’s time to pack up, jadi solutionnya: TALK to him nicely! I will always tell him that we will play again tomorrow..pastu cerita aper activity lepas tu..mcm mandi manda..pastu tdo dan sebagainya .Mula2 tak OK tapi bila dah selalu, Kazim ..mcm dah boleh adapt everything.Hmm babies learn through routines and repetition, so basically, Kazim pon sama.







I really love both of them! They are always be my favorite BOYS!
....Forever!

Till next time!

Muah,
Love

Party Crasher=Party spoiler= Pencurik??

Salam ramadan!
have you watched "WEDDING CRASHES".? It was one of the popular films of 2005. It related the antics of two bachelors who crashed weddings in the hope of meeting eligible women.TETAPI..ni bukan party crasher yg camtu...ok, cerita dia camni.

Ahad hari tu, ada birthday party kat rumah my bro+ sister in law.
Masa semua orang tgh sebok2 duk makan, main2 pastu layan Mr.Clown, tup2 ada satu laki ni kata nak masuk dan tumpang solat+nak guna toilet. My brother bagila masuk, tapi tiba2 my brother sedar yang org tu STRANGER dan tak kenal ponnn. Siap my bro tanya I
" sapo tu?kawan sapo?"
OMG..I camm..bukan guest diorang ke?Tp mamat tu relax je gi tengok gambar2 my nephew..pastu KONON2 buat join2 party TETAPI dia langsung tak amik makanan.Dia duduk je kat meja..
Lepas I kata I tak kenal my bro terus tny my SIL siapa tu, my SIL pon terus masuk rumah and tgk org tu.
" sorry yer...u sapa..u datang ngn siapa?"
"saya dtg dengan kakak saya.Anak2 kakak saya kawan skolah anak akak... Jap lagi my sister sampai"
" ur sis pergi mana? sorry yer ..akak tak kenal you ni.."
" japp lagi my sis sampai..dia gi beli hadiah jappp kat warta...my sis nama Su..kerja kat bangi..duk belakang ni jer.."
"Su ..Su mana ehh"
"Su...ala Su.. saya tak duk dgn dia, saya blaja kat UM.jadi tatau la org sini panggil dia aper, lgpon tu kakak tiri saya."
My bro masuk and my mom pon masuk pastu suh dia duk luar.Mmg risau la sbb kita dah sedia meja kat luar..bukan nyer takda tempat pon.
Dia pon tgk ramai2 org duk tny itu ini dia terus kata dia tunggu his sister kat luar.

Using common sense and keeping a good manner, we should first find out exactly why HE is there, by asking him who he is with, or who he knows at the home. If he do not know anyone there, then asking him to leave at the earliest possible time may be the best option.

Seryes my sil tak kenal langsung! Sebab dia tauu saper dia ajak...My sis invited ONLY close friends+close Families+ jiran yg dikenali jer. .Kawan2 sekolah anak dia pon langsung tak diajak. Kawan2 my bro pon ada sorang jer..yang lain2 mmg my sis tak ajak pon.My sis mmg kenal semua guest dia sbb...tak ramai yg dia ajak pon.Jadi mmg takda nama SU tu.Oh well, lepas ni nak kena amik nama and gambar kat entrance..aper2 jadi senang..kan:p.lagi takut kalau mamat tu jenis yg survey keadaan rumah..tahu berapa org kt dlm rumah..pintu mana nk kuar..pintu mana kt dapur dan seterusnya... pastu tiba2 buat mission satu hari nanti..Eiii..nauzubillah!

Then org tu duk luar..pastu lama2 dia blah je.Bila org tak perasan la.Kami pon tunggu la konon kakak dia yg gi warta tu..hmm takda maknanya! tak sampai2 pon.Eeii scary okay. My sil kata org tu masuk rumah nak amik brg2 pastu bila org tak sedar dia kuarla mcm guest yg lain. Lagi best kalau dia tau ada door yg lain boleh kuar.
Eeii...ni first time dlm hidup jumpa org yg mcm ni..,,sumpah kami sgt trauma!
Jadi kawan2 please..please..beware! Kalau ada buat open house ke nanti raya or birthday party ke especially kat rumah, make sure pintu bilik kunci and beg2 or brg2 berharga semua jaga masing2! That day I put my beg kat kerusi dlm rumah jer..sbb duk rasa dlm rumah dah selamat habis.lagipon yg dtg tu semua keluarga..jadi semua org main letak jer brg atas sofa la..situ sana sini..Sbb yg jiran2 semua duk kat luar..Kazim pulak tdo dlm bilik my brother,so mmg tak kuncila master bedroom. Itulah..beringat2 sebelum kena.

Tapi mamat tu..ermm..aper lahh kann..bagi reason nk solat pulak nk masuk rumah org.Hmm.. nk buat jahat tp gunakan agama ishh ishhhh..nnti kalau org yg silap dgr, diorang kata
"tgk tu..solat tak tinggal tp pencurik.."

padahal mamat tu ckp je nk solat..tp takder plak masuk solat..ishh ishhh.

hmm..manusia..manusia

Extra careful ok!Note: Ni gambar takda kaitan dengan cerita.Huhuhu.like father like son!


toodles,
Love.

Salam Ramadan!

Salam Ramadan everybody!

We are grateful to Allah for giving us the opportunity to enjoy another Ramadan. Alhamdulillah!

Our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in a hadith reported by Salman Al-Farisi: "If any one provides a fasting person with an Iftar meal, Allah will forgive his sins, and save him from Hell-fire (in the Hereafter), and he will have a reward equal to the fasting person without reducing the reward deserved for him." Some Companions said: “Not all of us can afford to give an Iftar to a fasting person. The Prophet, then remarked: "Indeed, Allah gives such great reward to any one who provides Iftar to a fasting person even if it is a date, a sip of water, or a jar of milk…”


Talking about MILK...I hope I can fast.It is a personal decision whether you can fast or not and is up to how you body responds. Some women have no problems and while others cannot.
Hari tu masa puasa ganti, supply agak kurang..kesian sgt Kazim( sbb masa tu takda stock) Ermm maybe jugak few days puasa tu body tgh adjust, cleansing and bla bla..jadi harap2 la boleh puasa hari ini sampai la habis.
Aper2pon, smalam dah siap jadi pemerah susu pastu dah freeze kan. Mintak2 la supply cukup masa siang hari. Malam, insya'allah after iftar tu mestilah bnyk susu balik.

Akhir sekali, saya, suami dan anak tercinta ingin mengucapkan selamat menyambut ramadan dan semoga kita memperoleh kebaikan di dunia dan akhirat.Ampun dan maaf daripada kami sekeluarga.

Again, Happy Fasting!

Love.

9 months

Dear friends,

18 months ago,

2 straight pink lines.
Hooraaaaaay Im pregnant!
A mix of excitement and terror washed over me.
Mestila takut.Our body undergo vast changes while emotions ntah aper2,sampai la pk our ability to become parent.Fuhhh~
Can I handle it?
Am I ready?
Muda lagi ni.. nak ada anak ke?( Ok..this one lousy..hahahha..tp dolu2 tak sedar diri kann..so rasa MUDA jer memanjang!)

But you know what?
Takda maknanya nak menunggu sampai bila2!
Truth is,parenting does come naturally to me, furthemore Apeng/Aman is a great dad( he would be a great Mom if he is a woman!)

So, here goes those important NINE MONTHS in my life:-

2 months

3 months
The day that I feel first flutterings of life inside me.
4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

I've been quite busy due to ohh tidakkkk..mcm2!!!Our internet buat hal, bla bla bla....Kazim was ill with a viral infection virus of some sort, hence the silence recently.
But anyways,I really need to blog about this.

MY BABY KAZIM IS 9 MONTHS !!

This is so important to us , yelah, Kazim 9 bulan dalam rahimku, jadi angka tu sgtla bermakna!I've now officially had him in my arms for as long as I had him in my womb.Oh my..time flies so fast! During the second months of pregnancy, I knew I was having a boy, despite never really quite getting a definitive look during our ultrasounds. I dreamed of a baby boy mere days after the positive pregnancy test.Akhirnya...yerr mmg betul baby boy.Mom's instinct..kot.

Guess what?I got excited when Kazim started saying "dada," but then, I realized the lesson of so many parents before me that "dada" means so many things. But hey, whenever he sees Apeng, he started to say Dada Dada Dada...*ok im so excited!*
Now,he crawls around on the floor a lot. He started testing his boundaries with crawling and pulling himself up to stand, and yerps, he has bumped his head quite a few time..err. almost everyday sebenarnya!
But it just can’t be helped because he keeps trying to stand up, but obviously his legs are still wobbly so he ends up falling down.Pastu waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~ ..kuat sgt!
"Kesian Kazim..takper2 usaha tangga kejayaan!"
sigh.As usual..enjoy~

My new hobby- I love taking photos of him sleeping
AND

whenever he is awake!Nine months in, Nine Months out=
Hi people! Im Kazim and Im 9 months!

Im still sleepy Mom!

Now, his sleep patterns also change.Every time I tried to lay him down, Kazim cried.Masa ni rasa nak nangis pon ada sbb dia nak melekat jer pastu taknak tdo cot.I had to pick him up and put him down like...*tak terkira dah berapa kali!* but I never left him to "cry it out".. more than 10 mins.Payah nyer nak sleep training kan.Tp dalam hati mmg tak boleh la dia tdo atas katil kami sbb dia bangun terus merangkak, kang tup2 jatuh katil malam2.Dahla I ni tdo mati.
So bila training sgtla penat dan menggeramkan!

Tapikan, bila geram tu..selalu la kata kt diri sendiri;Kazim grows too quickly,soon he’ll be walking and without warning he’d be a teenager and then going to uni and getting married and stuff .And at that time, he doesn't want to sleep with his mom anymore!!!
So what's the big deal about sharing bed??Kan kan???Masa dia kecik la kita nak enjoy our special moments in the night with our baby who needs to be held and nursed kan.Nanti one day mesti kita miss benda2 mcm ni.
Ohh well..tiba2 I miss bau "newborn"! Best sgt2!
Sigh!
OK..sounds mcm makcik2 again kan? Hahha I cant help it!
Oklah, time to stop!Will blog again.


Toddles,
Love.