m y m i n i a t u r e p a g e

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - JAUH

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

WAR MUSEUM HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM| December 2012

Take me somewhere

Far away...

Seandainya waktu
Tak pernah pertemukan aku dengan dirimu...

Hazama - Relakan Jiwa (JAUH OST)

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Random, Wordless Wednesday

1:32 AM | 10 comments

(NOT SO) WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - STILL ON VACATION MODE

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Another extended weekend this week. And I'm still on vacation mode. Hehe.

So, where to go? Notre Dame again? Dah toksah berangan. Fulus fulus. Tight with budget now. I'm broke and sekarang ni baru 6 February! Keke. Pengsan.

Hmmm. Teringin sangat nak road trip to Cameron Highlands, buy some fresh flowers but then hotel semua dah fully booked. Sobs.

Maybe I should go swimming. It has been a while. If tenggelam how? Haha. Ok lah itu je.

Daaa~

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Wordless Wednesday

10:21 AM | 7 comments

KAIN COTTON VIETNAM

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

So tonight Sehangat Asmara, Kamilia Najwa (Rita Rudaini) akan pakai baju kurung purple. Hehe. Memandangkan baju kurung purple tak ada, jadinya takpelah. Kita pakai kurung bunga-bunga ni. Keke.

I bought this kain dekat Ho Chi Minh, 8USD. Lebih kurang RM24 sepasang (4 meter). So cheap kan? Lagi murah dari Bandung. Hehe. Tapi bila tempah? Hahaha. Harga tempah baju lagi mahal ok. RM75 sepasang. Gulp. Simple kurung moden je ni. Tapi tak boleh nak banyak bunyi sangat, sebab kita pun bukannya reti jahit baju kan. Orang lain pun nak cari rezeki :). So, I is pasrah. Hehe.

Tapi rasanya kaler dia ni terlalu shine bright like a diamond sebegitu. Ceria sangat mak ngah nye baju harini. Kekekeke. What to do. Sampai my boss tegur tadi. CERIAAA katanya! Sobs.

Opis ni boring sikit, semua kena pakai dark colour. Tapi bosan la kalau duk pakai black hari-hari. Baju rimau prints pun tak boleh pakai. Sabaq ja la.

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Random

3:28 PM | 4 comments

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - MEKONG RIVER

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

MEKONG RIVER, VIETNAM | December 2012

The scenery throughout our sampan ride was beautiful with lush greenery all around us.

And that was one of the best experience I have ever had.

Who is who???

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Travel, Wordless Wednesday

12:28 AM | 9 comments

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - FIRING MY FIRST GUN!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Only in Cu Chi Tunnel :) Hehehe.

Ada gaya penembak tak iols ini. Haha.

MISSION FAILED!

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Travel, Wordless Wednesday

12:44 AM | 5 comments

HOW TO CROSS THE ROAD IN VIETNAM?

Friday, December 7, 2012

Home sweet home, finally.

Flight delayed 3 hours. Sigh... Air Asia.

So we just reached home around 3am in the morning from the airport. Penat!

But new things learned! Hehe. It taught us one major thing; how to cross the road in Vietnam. Mula-mula memang scary, teragak-agak nak lintas jalan. Takut kena langgar dik non. Kak Pida belom kawen lagi. Hahah ;p.

So after I repeated this near-death ritual several times a day in Ho Chi Minh City or formerly known as Saigon, crossing road has become second nature. I have even started looking forward to the thrill of walking in the road! Hehe.

Masa first day sampai, memang teragak-agak nak lintas jalan. Haha. Jalan dua tiga langkah, then patah balik. There was a lot of noise and millions of motorbikes. And to confuse me, they drive on the right side of the road! Takutnya! Kalau kena langgar how? Insurance dah la tak beli! Kedeks katanya kan. Hehe.

So ada someone ni, he is a Singaporean. Melayu. Boleh kecek Melayu. Haha. Mungkin dia tengok ish perempuan ni kejap nak lintas, kejap patah balik. So he came and said;

"Kat sini, kalau nak lintas jalan tak boleh teragak-agak. Sebab nanti, motor tu pun teragak-agak. Come."

So dia pun tolong la lintas jalan sampai ke hujung seberang sana. And ada lah sikit borak-borak lepas tu.

Ramai betul orang Melayu kat sini. Semua tempat penuh Malaysian. Cuti sekolah kan. Semua pakat bawak anak-anak bercuti. Macam iols ni la. Ikut parents pi cuti-cuti sekolah. Haha. Best ikut parents sebab kalau kurang ongkosnya, ada penyelamat di situ. Haha jahat seorang anak. Hehe.

Ok so guane tu nak lintas jalan kat sini? Meh sini Kak Pida nak ajar!

Don't run, don't stop, stay calm and keep going!

Easy peasy baby. Senang sajork. Hahahaha. Tak boleh nak melenggang kangkung sangat ok atas jalan! Ingat tu. Gambar sekadar hiasan. Hehe.

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Travel

11:03 AM | 7 comments

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - NOW IN VIETNAM

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

A slice of Paris in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Notre Dame! Ingat Paris je hado, Vietnam pun hado ok.

And Vietnam is truly a heaven when it comes to fruits. Rambutan la, pink guava la, mata kucing la, mangga la, kelapa la, semua ada. Durian pun ada!!! I is tak suka durian ehehe.

Kopi Vietnam is a must. Duk minum je kerjanya ni. Pagi petang siang malam. Dapnyer!

And I just went a little crazy at ALDO. 50% off!!!! Hurryyyyyy!!!

Ok now kena makan 2 biji panadol before zzzzz and rendam kaki dalam air panas. Penat mengukur jalan kehulu kehilir kedepan kebelakang kekdahnya.

Hmmmm...

Macam nak demam. Sobs.

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Travel, Wordless Wednesday

12:48 AM | 2 comments

LAST DAY AT WORK BEFORE VACATION!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Friday
30 November 2012

Well, here I am at work and trying to keep my nose into it. But it's my last day in the office until I go on vacation next Monday. And my mind is wandering. Actually, it's pretty much gone. Hehe. Am I the only one out there with this affliction?

But still...

Too many things to finish before I go on my vacation next week. Race against time! Sigh. Takpe, dah siap dah pun semuanya. So, today a friend of mine bagi benda ni;

From Bali, with love. Thank you Aina for the gifts! Hehehe. Kiut kan wood calendar tu. So I cakap dengan my kolig, Ben sebab dia asyik merayau-rayau je ke hulu ke hilir;

"Cantik kan my calendar"

And he replied,

"Yes cantik, but the date there won't change one. You mesti lupa tukar. Hahahaha."

Ya right, Ben. Kekeke. Whateverlah. We'll see! Hehehe. Tapi betul kot si Ben ni cakap. Sebab iols memang jenis pelupa orangnya. Hehe.

So, ke mana kita kali ni? Dekat-dekat je uols. Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh! Rombongan Cik Kiah betul ni. 31 orang. Pengsan. Dekat banner pun siap tulis Rombongan Cik Kiah ke Vietnam! Hahahaha. My mom yang nak letak tu. Tah pape. Layankan je. Hehe. Kalau dah ke Vietnam tu apa lagi? Shopping time la. Hehe.

Orang kata Vietnam ni segala mala kain ada. Lepastu pulak, kena la dengan Cik Pida ni dia suka tempah baju. So memang tak sabar nak pi sana shopping kain. Hehe. Kebetulan haritu I went to Jakel Shah Alam and nampak Prada lace ni RM550 for 2 metres. Diulangi RM550, 2 METRES!

Ya Allah, pengsan terus kat situ. Tangan dah pegang-pegang dah ni lace tu sebab berkenan, cantik uols. Tak puas hati punya pasal, so I tanya adik kerja kat Jakel tu;

"Dik mahal sangat ni RM550, 2 meter. Pengsan akak nak membayarnya. Hehe. Tak boleh kurang lagi ke?"

Dia jawab;

"Kalau akak nak saya bagi RM450"

Sobs. RM450??? Surrender la. My parents ada sekali and they said beli kat Vietnam je la. Sana ada kot agaknya. Sebagai anak yang mendengar kata, bye-bye Prada lace. See you again sometime soon.

So at last, I just bought lace yang paling murah je RM15 semeter. Hahahaha. Beli 2 meter RM30. Hehe. Sebab nak buat baju camni for dinner;

Tema fairy tale. Tapi tak payah nak fairy tale sangat lah sebabnya nanti tak pakai. So buat yang boleh pakai hehe. Mula-mula ingat nak buat dress kembang macam Neelofa pakai hahaha. Tapi fikir-fikir balik, lupakan je la niat tu. Nanti, pakai sekali je, tak ke membazir. Hehe.

So, macam mana rupa Prada lace tu yang mahal macam bedil? Hahaha. Macam ni ha;

Ouchh. Cantik!

Cantik kan. Very classic. Siap dah google bagai ni baju macam mana nak buat. Hehe. I like this one,

Tapi pinggang dia very the ramping. How. Haruskah ku sapu sauna cream dengan gigih sekali. Hahaha. Berkenan betul la dengan lace lately sebab selalu tengok Kate Middleton duk pakai lace dress. Cantik betul dia ni. Suka tengok semua baju-baju dia. Very elegant and sopan. Sweet and demure.

Lepas dah puas tanya orang dan buat sikit research, they said Prada lace ni tak ada kat Vietnam. Lace yang ada pun buruks-buruks sajork!

Kecewanya! Rasa nak terjun dalam bendang bersama kain lace murah seperti di atas! Keke. Prada lace tu ada jual kat Jakarta Bandung sana. Hmmm, thank God I dah beli tiket pi Jakarta. Takde la ralat sangat. Tapi still, frust nyaaaaa!

Good night :(

Labels: Ho Chi Minh, Random, Travel, Work

1:47 AM | 15 comments

Webmistress

Noor Rafidah Jacob
Fida Jacob
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Chartered accountant
Tax Manager, BIMB
Kaplan Financial UK
IIUM Alumni
fidajacob@gmail.com

Hi everyone! My weaknesses are pretty things and kindness. Knowledge is of high importance. I believe that everyone has the potential to become the best they can be and that beauty comes within. This is a spot where I'll share with you some of my adventures + my inner thoughts! Oh and don't forget to follow me on instagram! : @fidajacob