Melaka Getaway Day 1: Upside Down House, Taming Sari Tower & River Cruise

Assalamualaikum and hye!

Upside Down House is one of the places that I have listed in my wishlist in Malacca, knowing that most of us love to take pictures. We actually found this place coincidentally when we parked our cars exactly in front of the 'house'. It is located in the middle of a shop lot, next to a budget hotel, around 1 km from the River Cruise area.

 In front of the Upside Down House. Anyway, I really love this palazzo pants that I bought in plaza Masalam. Super love!

 Orang tak ramai sangat... but still need to wait for our turn outside

 Spotted my two fathers on the other side

 Sisters wefie.. mira (my sis) and my 3 SILs, Ain, Ana and Aina.

Let's enjoy the pictures!

We had fun inside the house but not our parents hahaha

Next place was the Taming Sari Tower of course! I had experienced getting into the tower with hubby and Fahri back in 2011. It was so much fun. Thus, we wanted our family members to enjoy it as well. At first my dad and my FIL refused to join us but my hubby and my mom were very good persuading them hahaha

 waiting for our turn... best.. x ramai orang sangat

 inside the tower

 slowly moving up.. luckily Fahri and Naeem have all grown up.. they enjoyed it so much!

 One of the views from up there... we also could see Dataran Pahlawan, River Cruise and Jonker Walk from up there.. so beautiful!

 ok.. time to go boys!

 Abang sado saya with his sis, SIL and FIL ;p

 As usual, Naeem pantang jumpa toys especially if he sees Ultraman! Tu cubaan menarik nenek la tu

 The famous Malacca trishaw.. rm35 for 3 persons

 sempat pulak papa selfie with Fahri :)

 my MIL and my mom at the River Cruise waiting area... So many humans! Almost of us were giving up looking at the long queue, BUT my husband, my sister  and Ana dared to join long line.

 Budak ini mengamuk2 setiap kali tidak dilayan permintaannya untuk membeli toys! Terpaksalah kami mengalah dengan die daripada menangis tak henti2... berjaya betul dia kali ni...kasi chance

 muka kena marah ngan mama n papa

 the river cruise...my third river cruise but the first night cruise

 Naeem was enjoying the views and ride

Among the views

Good night Melaka, till the next post: Old West Cowboy Town A Famosa Resort

Melaka Getaway Day 1: Garden City Apartment

Assalamualaikum and hye !

Seronoknya orang Selangor sebab last week dapat 4 hari cuti! Dan kebetulan we were on cuti-cuti in Melaka last weekend for 3 days and 2 nights. Actually, hubby and I were planning to have a vacation with my family (wan + umi + yah-little sister) in Malacca in January 2016. It will be more meaningful if my brother and family could join us but our little Hana Imelda and her mama (my sis in law) is still in confinement period. I have also planned with my sister slightly earlier that this is going to be our birthday vacation (my dad on the 25th, my sis 9th and myself 13th of December). Saja nak belanja and bawak my parents jalan2. The last family vacation that we had was in 2012. However, my husband had to pick up my SIL, Ain who was completing her KASTAM training in Ayer Keroh Melaka on 14th December. Thus, my MIL insisted to go to Melaka to pick up Ain and wanted to 'jalan2 Melaka' at the same time. Consequently, we had our last minute plan changed. We decided to initialize our Melaka trip as early as 11th December and bringing along my family members. First time ok we had vacation with both sides of family. Wow!!! The best part was 11th December is a public holiday in Selangor, hence no leaves needed to be applied! My husband and I were ready with the activities for three days because we have been in Malacca 4 years back. Two days before the trip, my dad was not feeling well and my mom said they might be 50-50 to make it. However, I never stop praying to Allah swt to ease our plan. I really wanna spend time with my family, like I missed them extremely bad :( Alhamdulillah, Allah swt has granted our prayers, my dad was getting better and voila! the next thing I knew they were already in KL :) Panjang pulak ceritanya kan...

Once my family (dad, mom n sis Mira) and my husband's family (MIL, FIL and SILs - Ana and Aina) arrived at our house, we left Bandar Puteri at 10.30 am.

 Selfish sikit before the journey.

The first stop was Akademi Kastam Malaysia, Ayer Keroh to pick up my SIL Ain.

 Ain could only join us for one day.

 We reached Ayer Keroh at 1 pm (plus the massive road jam). A tiring journey hence let's take a photo!

The journey to our stay apartment, Garden City was quite challenging because we were not familiar with routes in Malacca. Waze also was not really helping at times. We reached Garden City Apartment at 3.30 pm! Everyone was so hungry but Alhamdulillah we managed to find our place! The rent per night is RM350 with three rooms and two bathrooms.

 This is the view from our house. We can see the sea..lovely

 Down... the swimming pool

 the dining hall and the kitchen... kami makan di sini je because my MIL brought Nasi with Sambal Sotong. I also brought our breakfast meal, Fried Macaroni.

 my baby was tired and requested his milk!

 The boys were all excited exploring the house

 Bonding time before our jalan-jalan

 the living hall

Ok... we are ready to our first place to visit!

Ok, next post : Upside Down House, Taming Sari Tower and River Cruise

Kisah 6th wedding anniversary kami

Assalamualaikum and Hye...

Alhamdulillah.. It has been 6 years that my husband and I have tied the knot. Sekejapnya masa. This time around, we only managed to take our time and celebrated the day in Morib. Tapi makin lama kahwin ni, makin ntah pape plan celebration nya haha ... 

I do admit, hubby ni after marriage, romantiknya dah jadi biasa2... but as a wife, I love surprises and romantic acts. So, untuk make sure the marriage will not be dull, the surprises must be planned and executed every year. Usually kami ni, hanya akan bagi hadiah bila birthday je... but since last year anniversary, hubby gave me an anniversary gift, so this year, kami bertukar hadiah untuk anniversary. I even ordered an anniversary cake this year!

Our anniversary cake, baked by Chegu Mimah (from FB).. Delicious yummy chocolate cake with cheese topping.

I dengan hubby memang jenis berlainan pendapat. Dia kata A. I kata B. Bukan melawan, tapi cuma menyuarakan pendapat. Kalau I kata C, dia kata D pulak. Tapi yang kelakarnya, end up kami akan setuju dengan pendapat yg kami x setuju tadi tu haha.. Contoh fasal cake ni. I said to my hubby, I wanted to bring this cake along to Morib so that we can celebrate with the kids on anniversary night, just take pictures as a memory, but he said it was not a good idea since it is gonna be difficult to bring the cake along the journey. I justified that this cake will be in a good condition even though it is not refrigerated 24 hours, based on my friends' experience. He remained disagree. The next morning, while we were packing stuffs to the car boot, he said "okla... we bring the cake along" hahaha... lain kali mmg tak nak gaduh la coz at the end of the day, he will agree with me. Mestila agree, idea wife dia ni walaupun ntah pape, tapi sweet je disamping faktor sayang bini punya fasal ;p

So, malam tu I memang dah inform hubby awal2, I nak dinner di Restoran Senandung Malam, Bagan Lalang. Tu pun I dapat info from other blogs that this restaurant punya seafood memang best and berpatutan. Before heading to our dinner, we snapped some pictures in our hotel room as memories. 

He gave me Anna Sui's set of perfume miniatures ( I love all the scents) and I also gave him a perfume- Mont Blanc- StarWalker , ni pun because few days earlier, he accidentally mentioned that his favorite Starwalker was finishing. And a must routine every year- anniversary cards.

The boys memang tak peduli to take pictures so biar mama n papa je pose.. Kita mirror selfie je la sebab masa pun x de sangat..nak dinner lagi

 The boys pun selamat 'menjamu' the cakes

Happy 6th Anniversary Abang...

I love You

I want to grow old with you (stereotype sangattt haha)

 his gift and mine

Tahun ni I punya effort for anniversary card memang kalah habis dengan hubby. He made me this! Terharu sangat... He decorated the card with the pictures of our significant and memorial places since our first meet, comel nya hahaha..

Then, dah puas posing, we headed to Restaurant Senandung Malam, Pantai Bagan Lalang. By using Waze, it took us 30 minutes from Morib Gold Coast. Sampai2, memang ramai manusia. Ramai jugak bawak cake for celebration. Kalau tahu, kami pun bawak cake hehe

Papa and Naeem

Abg Fahri yang asyik nak tengok zombie VS plants je kat youtube

Gigih berpink bagai sempena anniversary haha

our dishes: Siakap Tiga Rasa, Kailan Ikan Masin, Butter Prawn, Lala masak cili, with drinks (RM 66 for all) berbaloi sangat kan..

definitely will come and dine in again

sebelum tido, mari kita pose dgn dress anniversary mama ni haha

Thank you Allah swt for this LOVE

6 years of marriage, there are so many things that I have learnt about us:

1- We argue a lot. But, we do not fight. As a wife, no matter who speaks the truth, try our best to give in. Once his anger fades away, he will apologize.

2. I know, I argue a lot. Since before our marriage, we had different opinions most of the times. For me, it's ok to voice out your opinions because this is the time where he learns more about you, our likes and dislikes. Good things should be remembered and repeated, things that our partner do not favor should be avoided in future.

3. If we are not satisfied on certain issues in marriage, we MUST discuss with our partner. Make sure they understand how do we feel. BUT, make sure you choose the right time to do it. Do not voice out your dissatisfaction when he is having a bad time. Do not keep your problem on your own.

4. We will never stop learning about our partner's behavior. I have learned that my hubby is always beside me when I was warded in hospitals due to thyroid few months back. He is not the type who will massage you on your head and hug you from the back all the time, but he asked me what do I want to eat most of the times. He cares about my health insurance, he even pays for one of my personal insurance. So, that is how he takes care of me (I guess so hahaha). So ladies, do not compare our husbands with others.

5. Do not be too dependent. This should be practiced in parenting. He will help and do when he wants to. And Alhamdulillah, I have a very helpful husband.

May Allah swt bless our marriage now and hereafter, amin....