Air Asia, I Am Here picture

I come across to travel 3 sixty page by Airasia on facebook and decide to do the same with the "I am here" poster. Since i just started with our recent trip to Cambodia, so it will be the first picture and i will update this page every time we go vacation.  What do you think? I know its not original but well yeah....i think its a good idea. 

(Aww, i look so chubby. BAYON TEMPLE, Siem Reap, Cambodia ^_^)

(New Natural Wonder of the World, Halong Bay, Vietnam ^_^)

Travel Quotes

You only think you die...but you not!

I am a woman who believe in love, those fairy tale old fashion love. The kind of love that i will remember as long as i live and which i can tell my grandchild and be proud of it. But at the age of 31 and still single, all i can tell you is, i am no where near to my fairy tale ending. I've been cheated, lied and get my heart broken so many times. Most of the time i feel like dying, cried myself to sleep and telling myself its end of the world and no one else will ever love me again. 

BUT, every time i close my heart and give up, miracles happened and i fall in love again. No one guarantee that each time it will be a happy ending, no guarantee that i wont get hurt again but its a prove that i still believe in love and want it in my miserable life. 

Its not easy to cope when you feel out of love, when the one that you truly love leave you for someone else or when they simply cheat on you. I remember how many countless night i cried because of guys, to feel so broken and cant get up again. Hoping that everything will be easier if i die instead of dealing with the feelings. 

Eventually i stop crying, i move from feeling broken to anger. Listing 101 reason why he do this to me and another 102 reason on why i should plot a revenge. I work my brain to the maximum on how to get my boyfriend back and at the same time plotting a plan to kill his new girlfriend. Hatred, anger, disappointment   feel betrayed all mix into one. I get nervous break down and cant think right. I cried and cried until it come to my mind from where all the tears coming. I didn't eat or do anything, all i did was wishing that i'm dead. The next day the same thing repeat and it goes on for few days more. 

After few days, i get hungry than usual. I indulge myself with food, eat everything i could and doesn't care anything any more. The crying part stop tho, i feel good feeding myself but i still shut myself off from the world. 

Then come the best part, i get bored. Seriously, i get bored. I'm asking myself why i torture myself when my ex is having fun with the new girl. Kissing her, hugging her and all the stuff he did to me before. I come to realization that i deserve someone better. Not someone who simply cheat on me to be with someone else. I keep on telling myself that if he can cheat on me what can make him stay loyal to her. 

My positive vibe get back to me. I start to clean all the messed i did from self pitying. I call my my friend which always there when i need them. I showered, put on my best underwear, make an appointment for a hairdo, put on my high heels and go shopping. It is indeed the best therapy once u broke up. 

I still cry every time i remember what he did to me. But i forgot that i have friends and family who love me  and will never leave me. I can call them and tell them all my frustration. I don't have to be alone and keep telling myself that i deserve someone better.

I still live even though  i feel like dying before. I carry that positive vibe all time and believe there's someone out there for me. If i have to kiss hundred frogs to meet my prince, i will make sure i will enjoy it with each and every one of them. List of why he's not a good catch are so much better than all my list before. Always tell myself that i deserve someone better and won't go lower than what i should get.

Don't forget girls, when you put on your high heels, you can conquer the world.  

Nico Wearing Baju Melayu

We bought baju melayu for Nico from First Lady boutique at Ampang Park. We didn't actually plan to go there, we accidently come across it. The initial plan was to check Salikin Sidek boutique at the same building. We check the price and material, which is very reasonable and comfortable according to Nico. For a pair of baju melayu which is only RM70 and RM30 for sampin (skirt) is a good price for a beginner.  

There's  a lot of selection on material, color and design. So we choose 3 different color that might look good on him. It was dark blue, satin green and cream. Unfortunately not so much selection on sampin and only 2 design which actually look good. After mix n match, we go for dark blue baju melayu and mix gold sampin. 

Next, we have to find button for that baju melayu, songkok(hat), capal(sandals) and where else if not at Jalan TAR. Its only first day of ramadhan and the street already full with people shopping for raya. Guess everybody start doing early preparation this year. 

We bought button for RM15. Its look like diamond, not so big and not so small. Its clear color and really stand out on that baju melayu. Its simple and look very nice. 

Songkok we get from this indian-muslim store. I didn't notice that my bf have a big head until that day. We try a lot of size but it still didn't fit his head. So the biggest size they have was 34 and thankfully it fit him nicely. I think it cost him around RM30 for that songkok. 

The last item was capal which is so difficult to get. We walk everywhere and only find one place which sell it to us for RM25. The guy didn't want to give discount at first since they see mat salleh but hey, this is Jalan Tar, of cos you can get discount on everything. 

Thankfully we get everything in one day even though we have to go to different places. Total price for Nico's baju raya was RM170 when our initial budget was RM500. I think he look handsome in it and i was happy since he like the finish look. 

(we put this 40 pelita together, nice huh)

(Get help to wear sampin)

(Finish look)

(Do we look good together?)

P/s : Check my you tube channel to see Nico do our famous salam raya. :)

France 2012 - Part 5 - Chateau de la Loire

Besides Mont st Michel, Chateau de la Loire is my another favorite monuments in France. I remember put on my long dress in order to feel like a princess even though its only for a day. Again, we woke up early since we have 3 different castles in our schedule.

Our 1st stop is Chenonceau. The estate is huge, with a lovely garden n build on a river bank. If not because of the tourist flooded the area, i think this place is quite eerie.When we 1st enter we have to go thru this ticket counter which also serve as souvenir shop. i love the symmetrical tree along the way which really look so nice.

Chenonceau is really what castle you always imagine.It comes with tower, guard house, garden, well, bridge, maze and its own river. Its look smaller from in front but actually so much bigger.

(Front View)

(Rear View)

(isnt that stunning?)

(on the river)

(Garden view from castle)

(Castle surrounded by forest)

(Maze)

From the inside, Chenonceau still well preserved with few rooms, study room which looking over the river, kitchen and long hallway where they host a ball long long time ago. Their tapestry a bit worn out but what you expect from something as old as that. Most castle usually have their own family chapel which i think look so nice with the colored glass window.

 (Blue Bedroom)

 (Have to respect Craft men)

 (Painting)

(Chapel)

Among all 3 castles, Chenonceau is my favorite. If i get to choose between this 3 i definitely will choose Chenonceau. I hope next time im in France i will get the opportunity to see more castle and maybe my opinion will change. 

One day is definitely not enough to see all the castles unless you just want to see the outside and not the inside. The timing also make it impossible since most close around 5 or 7pm. Even though we choose castles which is close to each other, it still good 30 to 40min drive. We decided to stay in the hotel for that night and continue castle hunting the next day.  

We stay at this hotel which is also old. When i say old its at least 150 years old. Its a simple basic hotel but they have a very nice restaurant with stunning interior. 

 (We choose to dine outside for it fresh cold air)

 (Roses & Bee's)

 (Very nice interior)

 (Thats real ok)

(Our hotel quite street)

After check out from hotel the next morning, we make an early trip to Cheverny. Nothing much for breakfast but their bakery open early if u need some pain au chocolate. So i just grab some fruits tart for myself. My bf look at me and said that supposed to be dessert. So i just look at him and said "Im Malaysian, we eat whenever we want"

On the way to Cheverny, we pass few Sunflower field and i was of cos excited since we couldn't find this in Malaysia. You can see it from far and good enough to make me begged my bf to stop for picture. 

 (taller than me)

(sea of flower)

Cherverny lies in a small lovely town. For me Cheverny looks more like big house instead of castle. Was really expect to see more tower where princess been lock up but there's no tower to be seen. The architecture is different and don't ask me from which era cos i didn't know. The estate are well kept with manicured garden and nice lawn. It is also huge which make walking impossible. It less eerie compare to Chenonceau and really have this homey feelings. Their garden wasn't as nice as Chenonceau since no flower and everything green. We didn't see much action from Cheverny infamous hunting dogs. It was report to be 120 of them which been taken out hunting twice a week. 

(imagine this is my house)

(View from castle garden)

(My prince and i)

When we went inside we've been handed a brochure on the estate and from there we find out that the present owner still run the chateau. They are descendant of this General to Louis XI. Either they stay there or not im not really sure but i think its quite cool if they were. 

(Family tree)

The only problem at Cheverny, they didn't allow tourist to go inside the rooms which make a long train of human waiting for their turn to take picture and see each n single room. They have wide collection of furniture  and well kept. 

 (Dining Room with open slab ceiling)

(Love the cupboard and the craft)

 (Nice Ride)

 (One big Harp)

(The main Bedroom)

(Th Library)

Our last stop on La Loire was Chambord. Extremely big castle which is supposed to be hunting lodge to the king and the largest castle in the famous area. Chambord also what i imagine how castle should look like, complete with tower and dome. With it extravagant architecture, Chambord is definitely a must visit castle.  

Unfortunately, Chambord lack of interior which mostly sold even the wall panel and floor. I was a bit disappointed when i step into this castle since theres nothing much to see inside. 

 (The famous staircase)

 (Decorated ceiling)