Hyde Park in London

Eh...tetiba je ada posting London lagi...boring...ha ha ha...apo nak di kato. Actually tadi I went out lepak teh tarik with my ex class mates...kalau tak keluar cerita London tak sah la kan. My classmates ada yang dah few times went back to London jalan jalan shopping dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ni. So kami bertukar tukar info especially pasal hotel, apartment etc etc

Tapikan...park takde dalam list perbincangan. Aku rasa kalau bukan sebab aku pergi untuk kerja...maybe aku pun tak akan jejak kaki kat Hyde Park ni. Maybe masa hanya di spend dalam tube, bas, jalan dan malls macam member aku.

Sebenarnya...kalau sesiapa yang suka nak posing kat tempat tempat yang cantik...wajib jejak kaki sekejap ke Park yang ada kat London ni...macam Hyde Park or Green Park. Gambar menanah mata...tak caya tengok sendiri.

Aku masa trip yang ni aku pakai boot tinggi yang berat...yang ada besi untuk ikat tali...yang akhirnya menyusahkan diri sendiri aje. Sebab ada besi...kat airport kena buka kasut masa scan check tu...boring betul. Pastu sebab berat...sakitnya la kaki berjalan. Nyesal tak sudah masa tu. Sebab tu la aku ke Park sekali aje...ha ha ha.
Lepas ni kalau nak travel...kena cari kasut yang ringan...yang tahan sejuk...ada ke? Hopefully ada.

Aku tak larat nak pergi ke tempat yang banyak swan tu...ni yang terhampir...asal ada swan...layan. Suka tengok swan ni...leka di buatnya.

Cafe kat hujung tu pun aku tak larat nak pergi...padahal teringin nak breakfast kat situ lagi. Lupakan saja...kaki dah sakit. Rasa nak buang aje kasut tu...dah la tapaknya licin. Aku nyaris jatuh twice masa hujan.

Dulu aku selalu snap photo swan kat jambatan tu la...macam jauh sangat rasanya. Zoom aje guna camera.

Tengok dari jauh aje...sakit kaki punya pasal. ha ha ha.

Nampak dekat tapi kena pusing...tu yang malas tu.

Snap photo pun asal ada. ha ha ha.

Winter Wonderland pun aku pergi sekali aje...tak larat nak berjalan sebenarnya. Geram dengan kasut hampeh tu.

warna berubah ubah ikut cahaya matahari dan awan...kalau takde awan...banyak la cahaya matahari...gambar jadi kuning.

kalau hari nak hujan....suasana jadi gelap coklat pulak.

Masa ni kan...rasa macam jauhnya office..padahal...depan tu je ha.

Hyde Park Corner...station tube yang paling hampir dengan Hard Rock Cafe. Tak jauh dari sini Green Park and Buckingham Palace. Okla...saje je nak mengomel...sayang pulak gambar kalau tak tepek kat sini nak buat apa lagi kan..tak kan nak print banyak banyak tu. Enjoy the picture tak? Layannnn.

Happy Birthday MISHA.

OK...my picture upload ada sikit sewel. The pictures were uploaded caca marba and not following the sequence that I set. Layan kan aje...as long as there are pictures being uploaded.

Ej's Birthday fall on 21st Dec...and I was in UK masa tu...kesian dia. She was so excited to wait for me to call her up to wish her and we chat for a couple of minutes before she went to bed. Tapi birthday present dah beli awal awal...HRC jacket...masa we went to Penang a couple of weeks ago. So ok la kan...tak la kesian sangat. Ha ha ha.

EJ tak nak party...maybe dah rasa teenager kot...tapi since fid and frens dah lama plan for pot luck...Fid took the opportunity beli birthday cakes and order nasi ayam. Invited her close frens sebab salah sorang tu birthday dekat dekat jugak.

Ej initially wanted Macadamia cake but that cake will easily get soggy kalau biar lama lama on the table. Fid bought Ej's fav fruit plan from Baker's cottage. Harga semakin mahal...tapi quality semakin drop...am not referring to the taste but rather the almond and fruits...makin kurang makin sikit...banyak cream aje...aku boikot baru tau. Chewahhh...macam la power sangat nak boikot. LOL.

Geng ratu posing came and dapatlah ambik sekali bag harrods yang diorang kirim ni...boria ok...sebab 5 orang including Fid ada bag ni. Cun...and nice and not that expensive. Yang penting...meletops.

I didn't even had a bit of the cake...tengok aje...geram punya pasal kot? NO LAH...my tekak baru layan red velvet cake fr Harrods London...ape kes nak makan cake ni? Tekak tak nak terima...and tekak sounded my brain channel through my eyes...DON't EAT...DOn'T eat. Ha ha ha....suka buat korang meroyan nak muntah...ha ha ha. Actually...The Cake finished within 15 minutes...semua orang like the cake.

Zara with her signature posing style. She was so happy to have so many guest masa tu....many la sangatkan...padahal few people aje...he he he

Kan EJ said tak nak party...tengok la dia pakai baju pun cam tak nak ye ye...Tee aje. Biar la kan...asalkan dia happy.

Pastu petang tu LizDuan and family except Aariz...singgah my house sebab nak g makan kat Mak Tim...ambik bag kiriman jugak...we lepak for a while kat Mak Tim and totally forgot to snap picture...Liz dah macam duta Burbery dah masa tu. LOL.

Ej dah buat IC dah siang tadi...akan siap dalam masa 2 weeks...tak sabar dia nak ada IC.

Happy Birthday Misha...our lovely princess. Hope she akan berjaya dalam bidang yang dia minati and her path will be smoothly tanpa banyak cabaran.

Perkahwinan My sister Anne Ngasri

Alhamdulillah miggu lepas 22 Dec, adik kita Cik Ann as I like to call her ...has tied the knot with  Sumali--he is one or two year older than me but heiii I am still kak long!

We had the akad nikah at a very nice place named Homestay Citra...The house is  a replicate of an old wooden istana which creates warm ambience suitable  for a traditional malay wedding. Fresh flowers were used for the pelamin nikah and the moment you entered the house, the atmoshpere was deliciously "wangi".

You guys know how I love Lilies and Melur...we have those everywhere..wait I think there is no lilies ...but lots of roses...the smell is heavenly. I got to buy some this weekend for new year...:) feeling feeling sendiri...

As usual akak amik berkat...I actually tag this pic at Duan's FB adalah pulak hamba Allah komen kang Duan teringin naik pelamin sekali lagi adoiiii..so next time akak bergambar sorang je lah...memacam..

The family wore peach orange-y as the color code...I wont choose such colour on my own but now I think it is a nice colour.

Do ignore Duan's light pinkish baju melayu...terlari tema sikit..his kain was given to Afi because he said he got that same colour already...sukahati je lah!

There were so many reporters and what not-- huge crowd! It is quite difficult to handle the reporters actually...First of all, they came to a wedding in a wrong dress code--it does to certain extent a sore to the eyes--but they were there working...then secondly they conquered the front rows...so you can imagine how those rombongan and sedara mara felt having to be pushed behind...tengok bontot reporters aje..

The thing is that the reporters actually using those camera which can zoom in and out --with all sort of gadjets --so why do they need to stand right behind the kadi? Should have done the akad in an open field ha..ha..ha..And one more thing about the reporter, I dont know if they really do their homework before claiming that Ann is going for the harta--do they really know if Sumali really berharta--hope they have some basis and facts--not just assuming--that wont do justice to their responsibility as a reporter--tak pe lah but Ann told me Sumali makes her laugh and she feels happy being around him...I think that is a right basis for a start for Ann to accepting Sumali into her life.... 

Ok this was during the akad nikah.. I just squeezed myself to that little corner and tarik along with me the other ladies...selamat akak!

and  the akad was pronounced just once....alhamdulillah!
And it was so fast and kelam kabut with the reporters and all, I didnt get the chance to feel the ceremony...ha..ha..so no tears...bagus kan...Ann actually had warned me earlier... "kak long jangan nangis2 nanti kang"...so ok no tears whatsoever--just happy faces :)

Next day is the reception at Sumali's resident. As the wedding took place in Johor , we have so many sedara mara from segenap pelosok of Johor attending. After a long long time, it was great to get the chance to mingle with the sedara mara...especially those from my dad's side..took the opportunity to introduce my boys and so on.

I am happy for my sister...we all do..my mom told me lega sangat dia that my sister is now married again... I always think marriage is not an easy thing....loads and loads of compromise need to be made along the way...patience is something we have to hold on...we need Love and we need belas kasihan dalam perkahwinan...and of course we need Respect....
It is no more about "ME" but all is about "US"...I wish them well dalam melayari bahtera perkahwinan ini...there will be a lot of dugaan for the first 3-5 years I would say...just stick together!

Some says it would be easier having a much older husband as they tend to be more patience and tolerance--so I hope Ann will get that  from Sumali....sebab adik kak long ni degil sikit wahhahahahaha!!!Kalau bibir dia tipis sangat tarik aje lah telinga dia ....he..he..
Congratulations to the newly bride and groom....much love; Kak Long~~~

Makan di London

Tak tahu apa tajuk sesuai...main hantam saje..he he. Aku nak cerita pasal fine dining and English Breakfast.

Sebenarnya branch dah set to have annual dinner hari Jumaat...since I was there...they invited me to join. Fine dining ...tak kan aku nak reject pulak kan...experience mahal tu...dah la dinner tu pun mahal kan kan kan. So aku terus kata ok...aku join. LOL. Padahal baju apa sumer takde. Selambak je kata ok. Restoran Tamarind kat Mayfair. Tempat pun nko dah boleh agak harga macam mana kalau makan kat sini. Beratus ratus lemon kalau duit kita untuk sorang.

Kisahnya yang muda muda takde la nak sibuk berkot bagai...simple aje macam biasa...lega pak cik. Ni meja yang takde mat salleh.

Yang ada this family...philipino...this guy la yang banyak communicate dengan aku berurusan pasal kerja sebab dia pun IT.

Appetiser. Spiced cheakpeas, marinated lamb cutlets and supreme chicken.

Majority of us ambik set yang mahal sekali...so ada 4 main course. Yang kedua ni...tiger prawn, tilapia and kingfish. Yang prawn aje sedap. Yang lagi 2 tu..so so aje.

Kecik aje...tapi pinggan besar bangat...ha ha ha.

Order air ikut orang aje...asalkan sedap.

Sekali datang...sedap melampau. Kalau tak malu order la satu lagi...ha ha ha. Dah tanya dah kat fb...tapi aku nak tanya lagi...NKO ADER? lariiiiii

Main course yang seterusnya takde picture...sebab menu seterusnya tikka chicken, lamb masala, vege, lentils, rice dan roti naan dua jenis...biasa dan yang ada dates dalamnya. Yang menu ni boleh tambah banyak banyak kali sampai kenyang. Tapi kami tak tambah pun. Pastu dessert yang kat atas ni...chocolate mousse, mango sorbet dan briyani rice dalam milk with flavoured cloves.

Pastu coffee or tea dengan manisan ni pulak...mint leaves yang bersalut white choc and chocolate kecik kecik yang pahit ni. Kenyang bangat dah masa ni.

The GM came to our table berborak borak. Sebab attend dinner ni...abang ngah dapat set cawan 1 dan teh satu kotak as door gift. Masa balik dari dinner ni...rasa nak tidur aje sebab kenyang sangat sangat.

On the last day...sebelum pulang ke Malaysia...saje je la jalan jalan kat area Harrods sebab nak tunggu harrods tu buka. Nak beli red velvet cake untuk bawak balik KL. Masa kat depan Harrods tu terlalu depan cafe ni...check menu...sekali ada vegetarian breakfast set...terus masuk.

Tak beli manisan...sebab awal pagi sangat.

cun melecun cafe ni.

snap photo sana sini. masa ni orang tak ramai.

white coffee size besar aje...tamak.

ni la vegetarian breakfast. simple aje...kat kl pun senang aje nak buat sendiri...saje je nak merasa ambiencenya.

Lagi...

sila la muntah...gambar sama tepek banyak kali. ha ha ha. saje je...sewel.

Ooppss...ada lagi...ke...ha ha ha...

Tu dia nama cafenya...betul betul depan harrods...so yang masuk makan sini sah sah sebab nak shopping kat harrods. Kat harrods ada cafe gak..nama laduree tempat aku beli macaroon sedap tu kan...tapi mahal ya amat...takut aku nak masuk sorang sorang. Macam looser aje nanti terkial kial nak order. ha ha ha. No la...masa bayar nanti..yang masalah.  Segan nak tenyeh card sebab tak tahu nak bagi tips ke tak ke...berapa ke.

couple bertudung baru masa lepas aku dah habis makan.

Ni la caffee tu...meletops tak?

ok...jom layan gambar makanan lak...or precisely...gambar dessert.

Choc cake kat harrods...teringin sangat nak makan. tak kan nak beli 1 cake tu...pengsan tak habis...harga 70 ke 70 pound kot...kalau tak silap la.

cup cakes yang femes itu.

yang ni pun nampak sedap.

yang ni kat cafe sebelah office aje. hari hari minum kat sini.

ok...tu je la nak ceriter. pengalaman yang menyeronokan pasal makan makan. layannn.