Yesterday, we spent the entire day at The Curve. It has been so long, I can't even recall the last time we went out that long.
The intentions of going out were initially to take the car for a wash, to buy a new bedside table lamp at IKEA, and to look for a present for my dad as his birthday is coming up.
We got the car washed. (Yay!) We couldn't find a lamp that we both like at IKEA, so we had lunch at the restaurant instead. (The Swedish meatballs taste so good!) And unfortunately, even after browsing through the entire mall, we couldn't find anything that dad would like either. (Or they don't have anything in his size anymore.)
Weird enough, despite not finding what we were looking for, we still managed to spent over RM1,000 that day! All thanks to a "glimpse" of the suitcases that were on sale at Leather Avenue. We ended up buying three different sizes of hard-case Valentino Creations suitcases and an Esfolar leather handbag. Lin also got herself a neat little gladiator sandal at Vincci.
Actually, hard-case suitcases have been in our shopping list for awhile now and it kinda makes sense to get it now since I'm traveling almost every month. I think we got a great deal on them too. Guess what the retail price of the 20" (the smallest out of the three) suitcase is? RM739! Crazy expensive!
Exactly 2 years ago, I got married to my college sweetheart and it was one of the happiest days of my life. Today, I am very thankful as all of the feelings I felt on that one fine day never aged a bit.
I made the following video and it was showed at our wedding dinner in KL. It's typical, I know. Some of you may have not seen this before. So, I figured it'd be appropriate for me to share it today.
Sayang, if you're reading this, I used to believe that it is impossible for one to love another this much. Now, I know that everything is possible. I love you with all my heart, my wife, my friend, my strength.
We had such a wonderful time in Perth last week. It was the end of Spring and the weather was just amazing. We stayed at The Peninsula in South Perth, which is located across the Swan River. So, you can imagine how magnificent the view was. Read my first experience in South Perth.
We didn't get to do a whole lot of sightseeing because I had to work from 8 to 5 everyday. The company didn't fly my whole family to Perth for nothing! However, we managed to visit the Perth Zoo, which was only a 10-minute walk from our apartment, and did some shopping.
We spent almost every afternoon at the Sir James Mitchell Park, which stretches along the Swan River foreshore. Daanish enjoyed running around playing with his ball, chasing seagulls, and climbing at the playground. Papa and Mama got to do some exercise too!
It was also nice to get to meet Lin's cousin and his wonderful family. Surprisingly, they're staying at the neighboring suburb, which had made things a lot less complicated when we were trying to look for a nanny to babysit Daanish while we're off to a dinner reception that Friday. After leaving him for almost 4 hours, we were surprised to find that he was actually having fun playing with their 2-year-old daughter. Lega.
Our first family trip overseas, a truly unforgettable experience!
This is my second trip to a foreign country after leaving my old job. I'm not complaining, I'm just informing.
I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday late afternoon. I'm here for meetings in the CBD and Vung Tau. This is my first time in Vietnam and I am quite thrilled to be here. I am at Bong Sen Hotel, but will be checking-out shortly to catch a ferry to Vung Tau.
Sitting in the cab from the airport to the hotel, I was thankful that I wasn't the one in the driver's seat. Motorcyclists here are just crazy! Literally. They will come to as close to your vehicle as possible and turn whenever and whichever way they want. They seem fearless and aren't afraid to get hit.
Honking is a regular thing here. I think the driver honked like 50 times when I was in the cab. There are lots of women on scooters too. The city is busy, but no traffic jams and traffic lights are very rare here.
After nearly a month, I finally finished designing Daanish's photobook. It was submitted an hour ago and will be ready for pickup in 6 days. I can't wait to see the end product!
What I failed to blog earlier was that about a month ago, I bought a voucher from Groupon for a personalized photo album from Photobook Malaysia. The original price was RM208, but I got it for RM54. What a deal! And browsing thru their website, Photobook actually has excellent reputations in terms of their products as well as customer service.
This was my first time designing a photobook. At first, I wanted to use their Readybooks, where the layouts and design images were provided. But then I thought, "Where's the feel in that?" as I would just be dragging and dropping photos in the boxes. So, after looking at their Bookshelf, where they constantly upload selected book designs, I decided to start from scratch and give my own personal touches to it. That's how I ended up spending an entire month on it.
The whole designing process was actually very fun and their software was very easy to use (though it did crash a few times). If the photobook turns out as I hope it would, then I'll definitely do it again.
We just got back from a very short vacation in Kota Kinabalu. We flew there on Monday and spent 3 days just lazying around the hotel and enjoying fresh seafood everyday. It was also Daanish's first time going on a plane and he was very excited and surprisingly, very well behaved too.
We stayed at Le Meridian, which was conveniently located across the famous KK Night Market. On our first night there, we had dinner at Ocean Seafood Village, one of the largest seafood restaurants and also said to be one of the best in town. They have what's called "walk-in menu" where you get to pick what you wanna eat right from the aquariums. Super fresh, super tasty, super affordable!
Second night was far less extravagant. We packed our dinner from the KK Night Market; steamed rice, sotong bakar, and lobster bakar, all for RM60. Very cheap, but very yummy!
We didn't do much aside from taking Daanish for a swim, taking a stroll around town, and shop for local tidbits such as keropok cincin. It rained almost everyday, so there wasn't a whole lot of opportunity for outdoor activities anyway.
It was a very relaxing week indeed. We need to make time for more vacations like this!
Weird enough, despite not finding what we were looking for, we still managed to spent over RM1,000 that day! All thanks to a "glimpse" of the suitcases that were on sale at Leather Avenue. We ended up buying three different sizes of hard-case Valentino Creations suitcases and an Esfolar leather handbag. Lin also got herself a neat little gladiator sandal at Vincci.
