1st Anniversary...

Salam...Yesterday, 13th of December was our 1st wedding anniversary...we didn't make any specific plan to celebrate it...we wanted to take it easy as a first timer...hehehe...

We went to celebrate Miza, my friend's wedding...it seems that times do fly fast...last year she attended my wedding reception (on 14th of Dec 2008) and yesterday, I was attending hers...It's been a year already...I miss that moment...:-)...OK...let's reminisce the moment a little bit...hehe....

Thanks hubby (Mohd Hafizul Ismail) for all the love, support and everything...may Allah S.W.T. bless both of us always...and may both of us be together forever...aminnn...

After akad nikah....

On the reception day...

Okay done...hehe...actually before going to Miza's wedding, we went to mum's place to send some of our belongings to be kept at her house since we're moving from our current house....Then only we went to the wedding...Oh, actually Miza's house is near my mum's house..hehe...

After the wedding, we went back to mum's place to lepak2...and after Asar prayer, we made our move to...shoppingggg...yay!...

But we didn't go to shopping complex...we went to the largest IT heaven in Malaysia...Plaza Lowyat in KL...hehe...Hubby wanted to buy himself a laptop...so he did buy one...makin canggih skrg semua laptop...dah pakai Windows 7 pulak skrg ni...sabar ajelah...time diriku ini membeli Sony Vaio bulan July lepas, masih Windows Vista...huhuh...terlalu laju teknologi bergerak...jadi janganlah kite ketinggalan...heheh...

Despite of buying the laptop, we had made our greatest buying of the year...it's been our dream to own this macho-stylo-thingy....hehehe...we had discussed about this purchasing earlier...to make sure that we won't make any mistake...

And yesterday it seemed that, we both had made our mind...for the first time...to buy something that is very new to our life...something that we will dedicate our interest on...something that is worth buying...

Introducing....our new lil handsome baby...Nikon D3000....hehehe.....

Our Nikon D3000...

We will learn how to use it together (hubby knows how to use it a little bit...hehe)...we will also try our best to capture breathtaking pics (cewahhh...bole ker?...insyaAllah..)....

We finished our shopping at around 10pm...kedai kamera tu mmg dah ready nak tutup dah time kami nak kuar...heheh...

So..there goes our day...we didn't plan for any romantic dinner or any special celebration together...but we did spent our time together (and spent our money too..haha..)...rather than going to watch a movie and even having a romantic dinner at a 5-star hotel...kuikui...

Something that is worth to be done...something that I haven't done for quite some time...something that gives me passion...SHOPPING!!!...hehe...Thanks B...:-)...

Okay friend...Till then...

Bye2...

Jalan-jalan and Shopping

Salam all...after berpenatan sepanjang last weekend, travelling from KL to Ipoh to my sis-in-law house and back to Ipoh and KL, badanku ini terasa amatla penat...plus sempat jugak buat presentation slides for the 'V' Day...and also baca thesis drafts of final year students...hehe...

Mase on the way to my sis-in-law house, my father-in-law tanye, 'Aliaa tak pening ke membaca dalam kereta?'...hehe...sebenarnye dah terbiasa...I still ingat kata2 my lecturer, Assoc. Prof. Dr.Hussain Salleh...dia kata supervisor dia masa kat US dulu ckp, kene biase kan diri membaca walau kat mane kite berada termasukla dlm kereta...wlpn pening, but u must get used to it...hehe...so kawan2, rajin2 la membaca k...supaya otak kita sentiasa diasah and masa kite tak terbazir macam tu saje...(^_^)v...

Smlm dari Ipoh, sempat singgah kejap kat Jakel Simpang Pulai beli kain...pastu terus gerak balik KL...lepas tu anta my mom-in-law kat Plaza Hotel KL sbb dia ada kursus...lepas check-in, bawa dia ke Sogo beli makanan...So hubby and me canceled our plan nak shopping barang2 dapur kat Jusco...instead, kami beli kat Sogo jer...hehe...lepas anta mak mertua balik ke hotel, kami terus balik rumah kat UPM...bagi ikan makan jap (sbb risau kot2 diorang mati ke ape kan) and amik parcels kat luar rumah (they're mine of course...:p...)...lepas tu terus ke suatu tempat yg baru buka di Bangi before heading to my mom house in Cheras...heheheh...dah lame diriku menanti pembukaan kedai ini.....Tadaaa...

Ini dia Ariani Gallery yg baru saje dibuka kat Bangi...lepas ni senangla org2 kawasan sini nak pegi...tak payah pegi KL punye...last week I went to Ariani Mutiara Damansara...alang2 pegi IKEA, pegi terus la ke Ariani cawangan sane...gune GPS lagi...haha...nasibla hubby ku ini sporting sgt...(^_^)...dekat sane dah tapau beberapa helai...so kat Ariani Bangi ni saye beli 2 -tone chiffon plain shawl and inner tudung...hehe...dpt diskaun 12% sebab dah jadi member mase kat Damansara...Ini dia set inner and shawl yg saye beli...sebijik mcm ni sebab saye nak yg sebijik mcm patung ni pakai...sbb stok utk both inner and shawl ni dah abis...hehe...so staf dia kena la buka tudung kat patung ni...kuikuikui...

Selepas bersungguh2 'menuntut ilmu' dgn staf2 nye cara2 nak pakai shawl, baru la melangkah keluar kedai...hari tu dah blaja kat Damansara tapi saje je seronok2 nak suruh diorg ajar...hehe...ok...kali ni hasil tuaian sikit je...sbb dah byk dah koleksi...saje nak try Ariani punye...:-)...

Last 2 weeks beli tudung full lycra A****i...but I'm very dissapointed with the quality of the jahitan dkt awning tudung...tak kemas...and the material used is fair in quality...I've tried other brands before..Sri Munawwarah, DeZahra and Nur Barakah...I can recommend that DeZahra quality is better than A****i...DeZahra full lycra tudung is much2 better...the quality of the material is really good...and you'll look really nice when u wear it...I've recommended it to my friends also...sesiapa yg belum penah try tudung DeZahra, u can try...then u can compare the quality with A****i...FYI, I will send my A****i full lycra for repair...haha...nasibla ada sorang Sis ni baik hati nak repairkan...Thanks Kak...:-)...smlm tgk full lycra kat A****i Bangi pun same jugak jahitannye...so mmg diriku ini tidak tersalah beli la hari tu...

Latest personal research saye ialah terhadap brand2 tudung yg terdapat kat Malaysia ni...hehehe...lepas ni bole buat review pasal semua2 tudung2 ni...DeZahra, Sri Munawwarah, Hajaba, Ariani and Nur Barakah...cewah mcm nak tulis review paper anta kat journal pulak..hehe...and not to forget other D.I.Y tudung yg kualiti nye mmg setanding and lagi baik dari yg butik punye...so my friends, we need to spend our money in the smartest way...beli yg kualiti tinggi dengan harga berpatutan...:-)...tudung butik ni mmg mahal...tapi pandai2 la k...beli yg termampu ok la...just to try and have personal experience on it...:-)...

Ok...that's all...wanna continue working on my presentation slides...Daa...

p/s: nanti Ariani nak buka cawangan Shah Alam...Congrats to Sharifah (my friend) sebab dapat jadi model sementara Ariani for TV promotion...I'm happy for you babe...:-)...

Tudung Lover...(^_^)v...

Salam all...i just want to share my story about the fashion of hijab nowadays...there are so many tudung's boutiques widely opened in Malaysia...Sri Munawwarah, Ariani and Hajaba are the examples of the brands available today...I also bought a few hijabs from Sri Munawwarah and Hajaba...the quality is undeniable although the price is quite high...but still affordable...

I realize that there are so many hijabs being sold at pasar malam at a cheaper price...I've also tried to buy one at Nilai 3 at only rm15...the colour is nice but the quality is really poor...maybe some people might say "Buat apa beli mahal2...buang duit je...baik beli yg murah kat pasar mlm."...hmm...but in my opinion, if u have extra money, why don't u buy something that is high in quality and will stay in good condition after being used for so many times...unlike the cheap tudung, after u washed them for a few times, the material started to crinkle, the threads started to loose and the awning (bahagian keras dpn tudung) started to 'senget benget'...hahaha...I am not going to buy those cheap tudung anymore for I felt that I'm wasting my money and if i gave them to other people, they will also face the difficulty of wearing and maintaining them...

The beauty of the Hajaba's tudung is it has a button at the back of the tudung that will make the wearer looks neat in the hijab...:-)...i love the quality of the fabric...u dont have to iron it for it will not crinkle even after u have wore it for so many times...Hajaba's hijabs come in two sizes which are mini and midi...U won't regret buying hijabs of this brand...Hajaba's boutiques are available in Bangi, Shah Alam, Wangsa Maju, and a few places...u can find the Hajaba's website by clicking the link at the left side of this page...Mawi's Ekin pun pakai tudung Hajaba selain Ariani..

Puan Aleya...wearing Hajaba's mini hijab...:-)...

Another brand of popular hijab is Sri Munawwarah...this brand has been established earlier than Hajaba and Ariani...the quality is great...the material used is high in quality...it has so many types of hijab...tudung pendek, tudung labuh, tudung labuh belah...ade manik, ade yg plain...awning thai silk, awning shantung...mcm2...semuanye cantikk tau...the boutique is situated at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail...there are 4 Sri Munawwarah shops at that area...rambang mata la membeli2...hehe...this tudung is so nice...the material will flow down beautifully when u wear the tudung...(^_^)v...

Puan Aleya...wearing Sri Munawwarah's hijab...

Apart of this branded hijabs, there are also hijabs that are called Tudung D.I.Y...hehe...this kind of hijabs are of the same quality as Ariani and Sri Munawwarah...It is called D.I.Y. because it's being made by individual who sew the tudung by themselves....they bought the materials for the hijab at a few textile shops...kelas utk membuat tudung D.I.Y ni banyak juga diadakan...menarik...I feel like joining this class...but i still dont have much time at this moment...hehe...the price is slightly cheaper than those branded hijabs...maybe because the sellers dont need to pay for the shops rent...hehe...but the quality is high since the material used are the same as the branded one...actually it depends on the seller...if they know the meaning of beauty, they will know what to do..they dont buy any low grade materials...:p...

Puan Aleya...wearing D.I.Y tudung bought from her sweet friend, Ninie...:-)...

Recently, I have found a new brand of hijab known as deZahra...the shop is located at Mutiara Damansara...it's still new but many celebrities have worn this tudung...Ayu Raudhah wore deZahra hijab in 'Sampai Menutup Mata' drama...Nabila Huda wore deZahra hijab during her solemnization...really beautiful...salah seorang pembaca berita TV3 pun pakai tudung deZahra...the material is nice...masa pegi butik hari tu, ramai betul org beli tudung ni...deZahra also have their dealers...so beli dari dealer lg senang...takyah gi jauh2...tapi tudung ni mahal...I've ordered one from the Kajang's dealer to try...but I've noticed that one of the tudung at deZahra is the same as one of my D.I.Y hijab...sebijik!!!...hehe...so mmg sah la org kat butik beli kain yg same dgn D.I.Y hijab's seller...kihkih...but the boutique sells at higher price...they claim that the quality of the jahitan is good...takpe,nanti saye try bile dpt...hehe...

Another popular brand that I haven't tried yet is Ariani...hehehe...punye la popular tudung ni tp tak penah smpai kat butik dia kat jalan bunus tu...nanti la when i have time...tudung ni juga terkenal sebab menggunakan Ekin sebagai model...

The prices of Hajaba, Sri Munawwarah, Ariani, deZahra and D.I.Y. ranging from Rm55 to RM100++...tapi deZahra ade yg melebihi rm200...hehehe...mahal benor mcm tu...yg RM55 smpai RM95 pun dah cantik dah...:-)...

Ok...that's all the story of hijab's fashion...jehan asked me just now where the Hajaba's Shah Alam boutique is located...so I told her the location...Jehan plz inform me kalau dah beli k..and sila pakai masa kite jumpe nanti tau...:-)...

Khamis ni nak pegi Melaka...next week ikut hubby pegi Tioman Island pulak...sronoknyeeee...:-)..Till then...bye2....

NiGht Out With Hubby...:-)...

Hello...semalam lepas kerja, mintak hubby tolong bawak pegi bangi jap...nak pegi 'melawat' butik Hajaba...nak tengok2 tudung...sebab ade tudung baru dah sampai...so dalam kul5.30 tu kami bertolak dari UPM and sampai sane nak dekat pukul 6...bile sampai sane, kami tgk mmg bykla tudung baru sampai...tujuan dtg Hajaba sebab nak belikan tudung utk org lain..bukan utk diri sendiri...tapi takde sgt tudung yg berkenan di hati...except for the new design yg baru sampai...mule2 ingatkan nak amikla satu for me...tapi after discuss dgn hubby,akhirnye i beli jugak design baru tu...but not for me...utk org lain...kirenye nak bagi hadiah kat org lain la ni...hehe...lepas tu rase sedih jugak sebab takde satu utk diri sendiri...finally,cari punye cari,jumpe la satu tudung tu...so dptla sehelai...:-)...hubby kate, nak bandingkan dengan semua tudung kat Hajaba tu,tudung yg i tgh pakai lagi cantik...hehe...credit tu my dearest Ninie...:-D..

So,hasil belian tudung adalah 4 helai...1 for my supervisor...2 for other people...and 1 for me..:-D...

Dalam butik Hajaba

Ok...after grabbing a few tudungs from Hajaba,we headed home to have dinner and to perform maghrib's prayer...at 8 p.m., we headed to MidValley Megamall pulak....because hubby wanted to buy some books at MPH...and i also wanted to buy something for myself...PLUS,hubby nak belanja tgk wayang!!!...after 2 months married, last nite was the first time we watched movie together...sebab terlalu busy...weekend pulak takde je kat umah...so,hari bekerja je la yg tinggal....kami nak tengok cerita Upin & Ipin...hehehehe....so bile sampai,kami beli tiket dulu,pastu pegi ke MPH...

Dah 4 bulan tak dtg MPH Mid Valley...huhu...

Mase hubby tgh pilih2 buku, i 'mintak izin' jap nak gi Metrojaya...nak beli barang...hehe...pegi Metrojaya sebab nak pegi Benefit Cosmetics counter...comel je kaunter Benefit yg warna pink tuh...sebenarnye this is the first time nak beli barang kat Benefit...sebelum dtg ni,i dah buat research sikit pasal makeup base...I nak cari makeup base yg sesuai utk kulit i yg agak oily sikit nih...so,menurut kajian,Benefit ada satu produk yg sesuai utk kulit berminyak...mule2 berminat nak beli Strode Cream from MAC..tapi tak jadi...hehe...so akhirnye,beli dr.feelgood from Benefit...It is blended with Vitamin C to help smoothen away the fine lines and at the same time leaving skin feeling and looking more silky, flawless and matte to the touch..hehe...harap2 sesuai la produk ni...:-)...

dr.feelgood balm from Benefit

Benefit ade keluaran terbaru..CORALista...sejenis blusher powder..promoter tu siap pakaikan lagi kat muka..cantikss...hehe...tapi tak beli pun semalam...sebab i punye Dior blusher pun byk lagi...bape tahun lg nak abis pun taktau...hehe..tapi bole dipertimbangkan jugak nak beli since CORALista tu warna peach...hehe...sebenarnye my Dior 2-way-cake-foundation pun dah tinggal sikit...rase mcm nak try yg lain sebab dah lame sgt pakai yg ni...since mula2 kerja dulu...boring la pulak tibe2...hehe...so survey jugakla Benefit punye...tapi tak beli jugak sebab ingat nak balik umah dulu buat kajian lagi..hehe...nak tanye pendapat ramai org terutama my cousin, Hana..seorang makeup artist yg berbakat...:-D...sesiapa yg ade pendapat,bole la share dgn saye ye...:-)...

Btw, MAC ade buat party smlm kat Concourse area..mmg happening la..sempena nak lancarkan koleksi baru MAC HelloKitty...ramai gile org...semua dressed-up in black...hehe...i pun pakai black...tapi sebab ramai sgt org,malas lak nak join...semalam MAC anta sms jugak kat phone utk inform pasal bende nih...tapi nak masuk kedai MAC pun ramai....so batalkan je niat...tapi sempat la amik gambar lepas org semua dah balik...:-)...

Hehe...waktu amik gambar ni dah pukul 10 mlm.sebab tu org takde...tapi kami ade lagi sebab nak tgk wayang pukul 11.15 p.m...

So,lepas beli makanan utk dimakan (lapar tetibe), masukla wayang pukul 11.15...pukul 1,wayang pun abis and terus balik rumah...rase seronok sgt...dah lame tak tgk wayang...ade la 4 bulan termasuk 2 bulan sebelum kawin...mak i tak kasi keluar selalu time nak dekat2 kawin dulu sebab nanti tak manis...hehe...tapi bile dah kawin lagi seronok keluar,balikla lambat mane pun tak kesah sebab dah suami isteri..pastu terus balik umah sendiri jer...jadi kesimpulannye,perkahwinan ni adalah sesuatu yg indah and membawa keberkatan...:-)....

Ok,till then...nak pi masak sikit for lunch...:-)...seronok betul hidup org yg tgh study leave ni...hehe...tata...

I'm going to miss my sister...huhu....

Hari sabtu ni, 14 february, my sister 'Aisya will be going back to Melbourne, Australia..dah lame dia cuti (3 bulan), skrg dah tiba mase nak buka sem kat Monash University (Pharmacy Campus, Melbourne)...nanti nak kumpul duit nak pi Aussie...hehe...

Hari ahad lepas bawak adik2 pi KlCC berjalan and bershopping...I'm going to miss this moment bile dia dah balik sane nanti...huhu...kene tunggu end of this year baru dpt jumpe balik...tu pun kalau dia balik and kalau i'm still here in Malaysia...hehe...

Shopping Tudung Hajaba...

Hola....petang ni i'm quite free...pagi td dah gi meeting utk pertandingan Malaysian Technology Expo...balik je from the meeting, terus gi jumpe dr.siti aslina from Chemical Eng. department nak pi tgk kain crepe terbaru dia bawak...dia dah call dr last week...tp arini baru sempat dtg...kain2 tu semua cantik...*sbb harga dia pun cantik*...ngehngeh....dah ade berkenan kat satu kaler tu...tp tak amik lg...sebab nak pikir dulu...repayment period bole 3 kali...:p....

Pas jumpe dia, i went to my own department at level 3 to rest...tibe2 terasa nak buat something yg dah lame xbuat...iaitu bershopping time solat jumaat...so i called my hubby and asked him to drop me at bangi because i wanted to go to Hajaba boutique...nak tgk2 tudung...then hubby bole smyg kat masjid bangi...mule2 xjumpe kedai tu...pastu i asked hubby to drop me kat depan area hospital an-nur tu and i will find the kedai by myself...cari2 tak jumpe...last2 pegi kat Serenity Spa (tmpt slalu i buat spa tu) & asked the staff...btw,hajaba & serenity spa are under the same management, Leesa formula...so the staff told me the direction...rupenye kat blok lain kedai hajaba tuh...dah ke arah kompleks pkns...but aku xkesah je jalan kaki...janji dpt jumpe kedai tuh...heheheh....so i walked about 5-10 minutes to the seberang jalan shop lot tu with my heels & baju kurung...*mcm xcaye je aku sanggup*...hehe...last2 masukla pintu kedai hajaba...

masuk2 je kat situ,terus tanye kat mane tmpt tudung...rupenye kat 1st floor...tangga dia punye la curam & berpusing2 nak naik...tp aku redah jek...hehe....sampai je kat atas,terus jumpe tudung...btw,tudung yg Ekin (Mawi's wife) pakai tu, is hajaba's la...hehe...tgk byk tudung cantik...so i beli la beberapa utk 'buah tangan' bawak balik umah...hehehe....

time dlm hajaba tuh,punye la ramai wanita2 yg keluar masuk...dari awal dtg, smpai la aku dah bayar, still ade lg yg dtg...laku sungguh...for me, it's a gud thing...wlpn kite menutup aurat, tp fashion tetap fashion...maybe by the emerging of this new fashion for scarf, muslim women will get interested to wear hijab...insyaAllah....skrg tudung pun dah cantik2...dulu2 kan asik fesyen tudung bawal jer...hehehe...

ok..that's all i want to share..till then.:-D...