Birthday kek..

kek fiestaaa..

Happy birthday papa..

mentel nak pasang lilin jugok....

aku pulak yg kemaruk makan kek..kat atas tuh kek ice cream beli kat kedai Ah Moi...pastu aku mentel singgah secret resepi beoi 2 lagik jenis kek..(aku yg nak makan...)
eh...kemaruk ek..motip...aku yg lebih-lebih makan kek, dah nama pun kucing.
eh...kucing korang makan kek??

jom jalan-jalan..

jom jalan-jalan, sight seeing bangkok...
nak jalan-jalan kat bangkok ni senang je..
banyak alternatif, depends nak ronda mana..siang atau malam.
pelancongan merupakan industri utama di Thailand, so di sini banyak produk-produk pelancongan sperti tempat-tempat menarik, acara-acara, produk makanan..
Bagi catz bangkok ni fun..meriah.
Nak shopping....dari gerai tepi jalan, market, bazar, shopping mall besar, kat tengah-tengah sungai pun ko boleh shopping cik Kiah. sedia je doits...heheheeee..
Tempat yg biasa org pegi..

temple
grand palace
chathucak market
MBK
floating market
chao phraya cruise
dan lain-lain.

ni lah tuk-tuk..salah satu pengangkutan awam yg popular di Thailand..kalau nak naik ni kena tanya harga dulu dan tawar harga, sebab kdg depa charge mahal. so baik tanya dulu...

catz nak jimat masa sebab pi pun kejap je.so amik pakej sight seeing kat airport. jalan-jalan sekitar kota bangkok, pi tgk2 temple dan menyusuri sungai chao phraya dgn bot..

"madam.....sila masuk...."
ni tour guide dan driver catz....pepagi dah dtg jemput kat hotel...syoknya kalau camni hari-hari..heee..

"we will visit this place...blaa..bla..temple.....river...prong prangg.."

ni kat wat pho tak silap aku..kat bangkok ni banyakkkkk sgt temple..ada lebih 4000 temple...ada few yg popular yg jadi tumpuan pelancong. Cthnya yg ada reclining budha dan standing budha..

reclining budha..

reclining budha dgn jari-jarinya....

menyaksikan upacara keagamaan...

Wat Pho...

bangunan parlimen

ni ministry of defence building..

kat bangkok ni popular dgn tailor ..org kata kalau ke bangkok mesti buat suit, sebab murah.
banyak sgt tailor, malah derang boleh dtg ke hotel, measure dan hantar baju ke hotel. derang boleh buat suit yg kita tempah dlm tempoh kurang dari 24 jam....nak cepat ..tempah siang, malam dah siap gitu..

ni tak silap aku kat khao san road... kat sini tempat back packer..ada youth hostel, B&B , back packers hostel, motel, dengan harga yang murah. Backpacker biasanya stay kat area ni..

adalah..few tempat yg dia bawak lagi..kedai batu permata lah....jewellery...tailor yg femes kat bangkok..then pi temple lagi...malas nak edit gambar..banyak...(menguap-nguap aku bila tokey2 kedai jewellery ni pot pet pot pet...hahhahaaaa)

to be continued..

How to spend...

saja nak share sebab artikel ni menarik.

How to Spend Like a Frugal Millionaire

Today's guest post comes from Jeff Lehman, author of The Frugal Millionaires.

Saving thousands while still spending.

Millionaires make up just 2 percent of the population. They get a bad rap during recessions for being wasteful with their money and are frequently used as examples of excess. It's the millionaires that you don't see that you can learn from in times like these. I call them the frugal millionaires and interviewed 70 of them to uncover ways we can all be smarter with money.

Nearly 70 percent of the economy is based on consumer spending. To keep the economy going we need to keep spending but not waste money in the process. This is where the frugal millionaires come in. They've been smart with their money all along and haven't lost it all and had to remake it. These are the kind of people you want to learn from when it comes to spending your money.

Spending philosophy.

Frugal millionaires are unique thinkers when it comes to spending money: 1) they can easily delay their need for gratification when purchasing; 2) they are resourceful in getting what they want by carefully timing their consumer purchases; 3) they make living below their means painless; 4) they don't like wasting anything (especially money); 5) their sense of "self-entitlement" is highly minimized: and 6) spending is OK with them...depending on what they are buying (think: appreciating vs. depreciating assets).

[For more, see, "10 Secrets of Millionaires' Money Management."]

Buying tips.

These millionaires keep more money than they spend, that's why they are rich. Their tactics work for them so they'll work even better for you. Key Point: They don't view shopping as a sport. They shop efficiently and spend their time doing more important things with their lives. Here are their tips that will help you save while spending:

Cars: Buy used (or off lease) fuel-efficient cars, often with "certified pre-owned" warranties. This warranty can be better than a new car, plus the initial depreciation hit is avoided. Drive the car for a long time and never lease it.

Eating Out: Bring half of a meal home to eat later (this also saves the waistline). Eat at happy hours. Bring wine from home and skip dessert. Value food quality over expensive ambience.

Eating In: Eat better and less expensively by cooking at home. Make it a friends and family event. Get your kids involved. Bonus: You can have that extra drink without worrying about getting busted for driving under the influence. Also: buy day-old bread at the best bakery in town and freeze it. Eat oatmeal, because it's the most cost-effective breakfast food. Get a supermarket "club card" and buy food on special. Play the game of trying to see how much of a discount can be saved off the total food bill.

Clothes: When you buy something new donate something used to charity. Buy traditional clothes, but wait for the off-season to acquire them. Go for high quality - not high price. Buy vintage clothing and avoid logo clothing and keep people guessing who the designer might be. Hint: There shouldn't be one!

[For more, read: "Juggling Your Money in the Recession."]

Consumer Electronics: Buy low-end gear that has the basic functionality of the more expensive stuff. Don't be the first to buy new technology. Wait at least one lifecycle so the bugs are worked out. Buy refurbished electronics whenever possible.

Computers: Buy more mainstream computers with proven technology. Select higher capacity hard drives, a decent amount of RAM (the memory that the program runs in) and a cost effective processor. Super fast doesn't always equal super good...unless you are building airplanes or bridges. Laptops are a good compromise between desktops and netbooks. Don't go through the pain of upgrading operating systems on existing computers, it's not time efficient and you will probably go insane trying.

Going green: Being green and frugal go hand-in-hand. Yet frugal millionaires don't readily fall for the trendy green hype machine. They typically buy green if it helps the environment and lowers their costs. They look at the timeframe when a product can pay for itself. They do use compact fluorescent lighting, turn off lights and equipment that isn't being used, monitor AC and heat usage (with programmable thermostats), drive efficiently, live in "right-sized" homes and turn off the water when they aren't brushing their teeth or washing dishes. Because they have trained themselves to not waste money they won't waste anything else either. They get into good habits and keep them going. You can, too.

copy from :

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/How-to-Spend-Like-a-Frugal-usnews-15357371.html

mencari sesuap nasik...

kekekee..tajukkk...kihkihkihkih..mencarik sesuap nasik tuh...veryyyy dee....sambung senirik le..

ok..biasanya, sebelum travel, kenalah google2 dulu tempat makan..halal food..
tru zabihah.com atau ko google je lah kiah kat mana-mana blog ke...forum2, laman web mana-mana lah..
so..tru this blog, i'll share maklumat juga yg boleh dimanfaatkan oleh pembaca blog catz ni..
so disamping pi tempat2 menarik ke (aku bukan pegi mana sgt pun..heheheeeee) , so nak share tempat makan halal..sebab catz ada juga baca forum2 travel kat internet. Ada yg ckp makan buah je..mkn fries mc D je...minum air kosong + fruits (kalau lahhhhhh aku boleh mcm tuh..tentu kalau aku duk 2 minggu kat sini, rampinggg perut dan pinggang aku cik temah bila balik nanti)..tak yah aku susah2 buang kederat pi gym..kuikuikui.(dah lah pi gym pun tak kurus-kurus jugakkk..huh).

kat Bangkok ni nak carik halal food bukanlah susah sgt, kalau rajin jalan sikit lah..
salah satu yg kebetulan aku pegi..kat MBK soping complex. nak ke MBK ni tak susah pun.
aku naik skytrain di Chit Lom, sebelah je dgn hotel tmpt tinggal aku.
Oh..naik sky train ni untung kalau amik DAY PASS yg harganya 120 Bath. So if ada day pass nih..boleh le pi mana2 naik skytrain tuh sampai ko penat..untung lah. aku pi gatal beli day pass tapi cumaa pi MBK..motip??..konon2 nak kuar malam tapi malas sudah. huhhh..rugi mak.

Pemandangan di depan shopping komplek seberang jln hotel tmpt catz tinggal, AMARIn apa tah nama mall ni. Besar gila.tapi aku tak pi pon, sebab aku lebih suka pi bazar/market...(hehhe..sounds like makcik-makcik ke??)

catz at Chit Lom station

Skytrain ni ada 2 line, sukhumvit dan Silom line. Sama je mcm LRT kat KL..tgk arah mana nak gi dan tgk line mana.

yeahh..itu dia..

Kena turun kat Siam station. Siam ni interchange antara sukhumvit dan silom line. Nak ke MBK kena ikut Silom line. So aku turun, tukar train line Silom ke National Stadium, stesen ke MBK.

dalam train..

sampai sudeh....yg best kat bangkok ni, kebnayakkan sky train ada connection terus masuk ke soping komplek. Time aku sampai ni hujan tgh lebat gila...tapi..no worries... keluar dari stesen terus ada connection ke dlm mall.
Oh ye..MBK ni shopping complex yg sgt femes di bangkok dan sgt terkenal sbg destinasi beli belah pelancong. Kat sini katanya murah dan banyak pilihan. Mmg ye pun kot. kedai henpon dia..mak oiiiiiiiiiiiii...banyak gila. then mcm 2 lah .pakaian, etc.
Tapi tah..aku tak beli apa pun sini. cuma ronda2 sat dan makan. tu je.


kat MBK ni ada few kedai makan halal. yg Fitfh avenue ni kat tingkat 5. mahal sket sebab nampak kelas. Banyak tempat mkn, dari japanese, western dan arab.indian food.

Aku mkn kat tingkat 6..ada food court yg besar dan ada 2 ke 3 kedai halal. hah.makan kat sini je lah..catz lebih suka food court sebab ada banyak pilihan. ada juga gerai dessert. Ni yg catz sukaaa..

kat sini lah aku beli mango sticky rice tuh...besor2 cik kiah mangganya

nyummmmm..nyummmmm...aku pantang ni...pantanggg tauuuuu...
haaa..(pantang jumpa..)..ke ke ke..

gerai ni lah yg catz beli makanan kat bawah ni...

nih ayam apa tah..

haa..dapat dah sesuap nasik..eh..bersuap-suap nasik ..ke ke ke..


ikan talapia goreng. digoreng panas-panas. order baru dia goreng. melecur lidah aku sebab tak sabor nak makan...(ha-ha..mcm le kebuluran. padahal dlm flight licin aku sapu semua makan aku..lately aku rasa food MAS improve banyak la...).

then lepas makan, jalan-jalan....cuci mata. takde beli apa pun...kenyang terus sampai malam.
so..takdelah susah pun nak carik halal food kat kota bangkok ni..

Short trip to Krung Thep

Catatan lawatan pendek to Bangkok or Krung Thep, ibu negara Thailand.
My 3rd visit to Thailand..

touched down at Suvarnabhumi airport (sebut : suvarnabhum) . 2 jam 05 minit dari KLIA.

passport clearance...one thing kat Thailand ni, kat meja officer passport clearance ni ada kamera bulat...hihihi..disebabkan aku ni rendah@ pendek, pegawai tu kena adjust camera (dgn muka serious..suh aku pandang kamera)..teringat masa kat phuket dulu, officer tuh siap kena tonggengkan kamera tuh nak amik gambar aku...hehheheheh

Airport ni besar dan panjang sungguh...

Thailand bersungguh-sungguh memperomosikan produk meraka. Banyak acara disusun utk promote pelancongan Thailand. Salah satunya promosi buah-buahan kat airport. so sambil tunggu nak amik beg..boleh le makan buah free ni...he hehe..

Thailand tourism board pun bersungguh promote produk pelancongan mereka. Kalau malas nak jalan-jalan sendiri, boleh je amik pakage kat sini. Macam bulan ni, derang adakan lawatan ke tempat-tempat menarik dgn bayaran yg amat berpatutan, ada yg free cuma kenalah bayar airport surcharge. Catz amik satu pakage kat sini sebab nak jimat masa. Oh..trip aku biasanya takde pun itenary bagai, sampai je baru pikir nak kemana. Lagipun now bangkok selalu hujan. Thai people ni bagi catz sgt warm dan helpful lah.. dpt lah few tips dari org tourism ni. (dia ckp aku dari Indonesiaaa..ke ke ke)...derang siap tuliskan nama hotel dlm bahasa Thai supaya memudahkan aku naik cab kat abngkok ni sebab tak semua cabbie boleh berckp bahasa Inggeris. dapat juga peta percuma.

study peta sekejap dan bandingkan dgn tempat2 yg dah plan nak pegi. Tgk kedudukan hotel dan BTS station, landmarks bagai..aku tak study sgt pun nak pi sini. cuma benda-bend apenting mcm waktu solat, halal restaurant tuh kena lah print siap2..
waktu Bangkok lewat sejam dr Malaysia.

Terdapat pilihan utk ke town centre dari airport ni. Boleh naik bas, teksi ber meter, atau limosin.
naik limo bayar siap2 terus kat airport, mcm kat tempat kita. Teksi bermeter, ikut meter tapi kena bayar airport surcharge Bath 50, dan boleh pilih ikut jln biasa or highway. Kalau ikut highway, tol kita kena bayar. Kat dlm gambar tu yg berbaju biru beratur tu ialah driver teksi (meter-taxi) yg tunggu giliran utk amik penumpang,...

Teksi kat sini colouful...hahahah...kaler fancy giller..pink...hijau+kuning, oren etc....ikut syarikat..lain company lain kaler.

welcome to bangkok!

Aku BENCI henpon

oh..eiii...
aku tak suka henpon...
benciii.....
wei..kalau aku bawak henpon yg besor botol air tu, ada tak org gelakkan aku?
korang gelakkan aku tak???
ada jual lagi ke henpon size tu?? warna pink plis...
kat mana??
or ada sesapa nak hadiahkan aku henpon size botol air tuh..(kot ada simpan yg lama-lama ke...dari buang baik sedekah kat aku...he he he)

kenapa aku merepek pasal henpon ni??

sebabbbb..

1. dlm sebulan ni..dah 2 kali henpon aku masuk dlm mesin basuh. benci. ada kawan aku suh mandi bunga tolak bala henpon (korang pernah dgr tak??), sebab di percayai akan berlaku lagi sekiranya tak mandi tolak bala tu???..hahahhahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
dan mandi pulak kena bawah jambatan gantung, bunga pulak 18 jenis katanya...
ke ke ke...cuba u ols senarai bunga 18 jenis...keskeskesssssss......ngarut je.. nak kena gi 7 benua gamaknya nak cukupkan 18 jenis? (bunga taik ayam tak masuk senarai ok..)

2.hari ni aku tertonggeng-tonggeng dekat 25 minit kat kereta sebab carik henpon aku..
ok.henpon aku kecik + nipis... dah lah aku penat gila balik dari gym..nak cepat naik rumah. duk kejar nak tgk TV..tapiiii.....disebabkan henpon tuh, aku naik..dah abih dah program tuh. Rasa nak tonggang terbalik kan kete aku carik henpon tuh..sekali jumpa bawah seat daaaa..tah bila dia berjalan.

so..now aku benci henpon.

Mango sticky rice

Thailand famous with their food and culture. So...wut goes into my stomach after 2 hours touched down at Suvarnabhumi airport..
gigih naik skytrain ke MBK for...........
haaa..ni dia...duk teringat lagi...

Mango sticky rice or Khao Niaow Ma Muang

Thai dessert, mango sticky rice , an absolute must try!! aduh...sedap meletop...nyummmm...!

Senang je buat dessert ni, tapi aku tak pernah try. Biasa makan je...but this one..catz makan originally in Bangkok!!! yuhuuu.....!!

Ayam + itik... ???

Bangkok at night

Travelling in bangkok is really convinient...
u have tuk-tuk, meter-taxi, motosikal taxi, BTS skytrain, MRT, boat, city bus, microbus...
pilih je lah cik Kiah..Bangkok has efisyen public transport.
but..
it sometimes ..(sesekali lah....become a disaster.. like last night...)
In bangkok, travel dgn skytrain sgt senang (if u stay near the skytrain/MRT station)..
or naik je teksi...dua-dua aku try. Tuk-tuk?.. dah malas nak naik, sebab depa ni kdg mencekik darah.

Malam tadi....pi lah jalan kaki dari hotel (located beberapa langkah dr stesen BTS Chit Lom) ke area Baiyoke Sky Tower. pegi oke je...balik entah camana aku jalan tegakkkk aja....dan eh..apesal aku lalu tempat yg mcm aku tak lalu je masa pegi tadi??????
kaki dah sakit dan penat. Ehm..
so tahan je teksi...(kat sini teksi ada saja di mana-mana, boleh je tahan kat mana-mana tak kisah). sebab main bantai tahan teksi di jln yg sibuk yg kebetulan turunkan penumpang, aku masuk je...dan teksi pun jalan.

Drive teksi: prongprangg &%$^^&**&^^??????
aku: HOliday Inn, Ploen Chit , Patumwan (in bangkok ada 2 holiday Inn....satu ploen chit patumwan..satu lg mana tah)
driver teksi: dyggehdxbdfbx5766%^&&*&%
aku: HOliday Inn, BTS Chit Lom .. do u speak English?????
driver teksi: %^*&*&***&&%%$ (sepatah harammmm dia x reti ckp omputehhh..adoii)
aku: Ho-li-day Inn, CHIT LOM (cuba sebut mcm org thai sebut)
driver: OOO...%^^&*&*^&^*&*&*%$###..Chit Lom (dgn slang yg entahhhhh..veryyyyyy ..)
(apa dia ckp haa?.aku dgr dia sebut chit Lom tuh betul la kot dia pahamm)
aku: (duduk dgn senyap)
driver teksi: @#$$#$%#$@dggfg%$@#@$$&%^prongpppangggprongggpanggggg
aku: haaaa?? CHIT LOM, Intercontinental, HO-LI-DAY INN!!!!
(dia ckp apaaaa??????..aku assume dia tak tau jln/or nak suh aku ulang mana aku nak pegi...so aku ulang je lah..nama hotel/ BTS station. Takkan dia tak de idea langsung kan mana nak tuju??..time ni mak rasa nak turunnn je...sebelum dia bawak aku tah ikut jln mana sebab dia nampak sgt BLANK!! tapi dia duk lane tengah pulakkkkkkkk...
lepas tuh kan...aku tunjuk kertas nama hotel (dlm tulisan Thai..org kat tourism kat airport yg tolong tuliskan sbb dia ckp tak semua teksi reti ckp english..so if naik teksi tunjuk kertas tu)..
pun drebar teksi ni blank jugak...cihhh..cihhh...cihhhh....dia ckp bahasa apa sebenarnya haaa?? (muka dia pon tak mcm Thai ....hohoho..)

aku: CHIT LOM...CHIT LOM.....hotel ...HOLIDAY INN
drebar teksi: prongprangsawadikap..prengg....$#$#@#@#$preng ..pronggg,..

(kami dah cam itik dan ayam berckp....eh..itik dgn ayam sapa cute?? )

aku dah a bit angin..
tetiba..eh..ni macam kat NANA area..sebab nampak banyakk kedai makan arab, kedai2 tulis jawi..dna betulah ..ni mmg kat Nana.

aku: This is NANA rite??
drebar teksi: prongprangg@$%%$%^^^&..dia mcm nak ke tepi..nak turunkan aku..
aku: eh.. go CHIT LOM..CHIT LOM.....!!!! ( dol..aku nak pi chit lom laaa)
(aaa..lupa plak yg aku now itik...dia ayammmm (eh, bukan bapak ayam oke).....adoiiii....so if aku berckp, aku akan buat dia confuse dan aku akan terasa sangatttt itik oke.....)..so dia drive terus dlm jem-jem tuh...mata aku pulak melilau tgk jalan, kiri kanan, tgk landmark etc.utk make sure kami still dlm jajahan area yg betul, walau drebar teksi tuh nampak cam blank je.

[TIPS: study peta sebelum kita ke mana-mana sekurang2nya tau nama tempat, area, landmarks, nama bangunan femes yg berhampiran tempat kita tinggal].

tetiba sampai kat BTS Ploen Chit... haaaa..maknanyaaa dah dekattt dgn area hotel aku (if naik teksi).. Ploen chit tuh nama area hotel aku tuh.. dia belok ke kiri pulak..masuk jln yg sunyi sikit...
..dan tetiba dia berenti..tanya seorg yg duk atas motor tepi jalan ..oh org tuh bawak teksi motosikal, tgh tunggu penumpang kot.
so drebar teksi tanya pun bertanya dgn mamat itu..dan depa pun prong prtangggg..prong prangg..dari gaya mamat btuh..dia ckp kat teksi yg kereta ni dah salah jalan...dan muka dia nampak kompiden tau dan sedang explain kat teksi tuh jln mana nak ikut tapi nak pusing jauh..(ewaaahhh..memandai-mandai aja aku kan)..
so aku cepat2 turunkan tingkap...tanya
aku: " u speak english??"
mamat teksi motor : yes..i know...i knowww...
aku: u know the place??..Holiday Inn, Ploen Chit. near the BTS Chit Lom?
mamat teksi motor: yes....near..(sambil tunjuk arah dan explain yg sebenarnya dah dkt dah..cuma kami salah arah je..)
aku: oh....thanks
mamat teksi motor: u....finis here...
aku:????..FINIS???
mamat teksi motor: u walk....fisnish here, he from outside bangkok..dont know road.
aku: (ohhh..dia suruh aku turun je..sebab drebar teksi tuh tak biasa jln bangkok town centre..dia dari pinggir bangkok sebenarnya..)
mamat teksi motor: ok..i send u, i send u... (dah bangun dari motor..)
aku: Hooooo..thanks..its ok... i walk..i walk... (hahahahhahaaaaaaaaa...heeeeeee)
(gila nyah...naik motor memalam buta dgn takdo helmet..koser makk, walau kat bangkok ni teksi motor biasa gak org naik, aku tak pernah le...)
mamat teksi motor: u walk...u walk..u walk there, I tower..follow I tower (tunjuk landmark I tower tu hala mana...)
terus bayar drebar teksi tuh..turun dan cepat-cepat jalan ke arah yg dia tunjuk.
ho...
akhirnya..nampak dah landmark yg dekat2 dgn hotel..dah nampak grayson, central world, dan nampak stesen Chit Lom..so maknanya kena naik ke stesen (makkk..tingginya tangga...dah lah kaki sakit ni..ok...) utk lintas ke sebelah sana..
syukur dah sampai hotel..
(area tempat aku stay ni sgt convinient actually, sebelah stesen BTS, walking distance pi central world, Amarin, nak pi Pratunam atau ke Baiyoke sky tower pun bleh jalan kaki je...exercise he-he-he.)
sakit kaki aku.huhuhu.

Next time..if naik teksi kat Bangkok..make sure dia reti ckp omputeh. Kalau tak sure ko jadik cam aku..jadi itik sekejap.

Live from Chao Phraya River

Sit and relax..ahh.... boat ride on Chao Phraya River.