PREPARATION: CAMPERVAN ROAD TRIP KE SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND - WINTER 2015

Assalamualaikum.

Those yang follow my IG and facebook may aware that I have been to New Zealand recently for my honeymoon adventure for 14 days. We covered whole south island and it was the best journey in my life ever. The adventure was beyond awesome and I never regret to get a big hole in my pocket and wallet!.. kahkahkah.

In regards of sharing my road trip to South Island of New Zealand recently, I decided to come back to my humble blog to pin up the whole story from A to Z. InsyaAllah. I promise it wont be the same like previous posts when I went to Korea. Ended up with just one post as previously I was super busy with Master study and working at the same time. 

Now? I am a wife and of course still makan gaji but I guess I have more free and ample time to write on this wall. I tied the knot to a man of my dreams on last 24th July 2015. Alhamdulillah. It been the most wonderful one month together. Well, many months and years to come,  means more wonderful and adventure to come. InsyaAllah. Amin.

Lets get started.

The idea was from my husband. He is the master mind and one yang eagerly nak pergi New Zealand. Katanya, it is number one country that he wanted to go since he was a kid. Yo yo ja..Kecik kecik dah kenai New Zealand. haha.

We talked about honeymoon location long ago before we even decide nak kawin lagi. He even yet met my father, kami sudah pun bercakap pasal honeymoon. Apa punya berangan pun tak tau lah. Alhamdulillah, angan angan jadi kenyataan, segala urusan dipermudahkan. Started with riki riki flight ticket, bincang punya bincang, sembang kencang, kemaih semua ada. heh!

FLIGHT TICKETS

Berapa kali on-off pun tak tahu, sat nak p, sat tak nak p sampai la satu tahap, dia punya turning point when Air Asia buat promo pergi Melbourne. Early January this year, kami purchase ticket return for two of us from KUL to Melbourne dengan jarak 16 hari dari tarikh pergi. It costs us RM 1924.00 return for two. At this particular time, we both still indecisive pasal nak pegi New Zealand. Apa pun perangai pun tak tau. What are we going to do for 16 days if tak jadi p New Zealand. Of course limitation kami adalah financial. I got to choose one only! Ended up...........

Then, tiap hari we browse for cheap ticket from Melbourne to Christchurch. Everyday! Alhamdulillah we secured return ticket, dengan pilih seat sendiri, with one checked in luggage 20 kg return at AUD 693.88 with Jetstar. All my bonus salary and saving selama satu tahun jagung bekerja goes to the tickets. Worth it!! I tell you...Divided by two, it was RM 1877.00 for each of us.

Ada flight lain lagi untuk ke Christchurch seperti Qantas, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand. You all can check and pilih harga yang paling competitive. Besides stop kat Melbourne boleh jugak tukar di Sydney, or ambil direct flight from KUL tp usually transit di Singapore and Australia jugak if not mistaken. Or, MAS ada flight direct tapi ke Auckland, North Island. So, if you all ada plan to tour both North and South, boleh la naik MAS. Boleh try ya. Tapi harga jangan cakap la mahal.

Sebab tu kami ambil different airlines macam ni, due to cost saving!

REMINDER: Our trip adalah super budget trip. No mewah mewah things. If you find it not comfortable for you to follow, you can always get better than this. Please do not judge. Sekian. 

CAMPERVAN SELECTION

Perbincangan diteruskan dengan accomodation di New Zealand. Kami memilih untuk hire campervan with self contained. Tips nya kenapa campervan sebab lebih jimat bila hire campervan, tak payah check in motel. Kira punya kira, yes, it is. Indeed. Bila ada campervan yang self contained (meaning, ada toilet and water supply for kitchen), we can freedom camping tapi ada kaedahnya juga nak freedom camping. 

Rules were a bit complicated. I will explain along the way in the story. Tapi freedom camping definitely tak akan dapat power supply. New Zealand sememangnya famous dengan kaedah travel menggunakan campervan, and RV. There have lots of powered sites for these vehicles. Kekdahnya, kena bayar lah. Bayarannya around NZD 1 - 22.00 per person untuk powered campsite. Per person hokey! Yang murah tu adalah DOC campsites with just basic facilities. 

Kalau ambil motel, definitely cost will be higher. I am not sure how much for motel. Freedom camping adalah free tapi bayangkan, during winter tak ada power supply, no heater, and no shower. Redah ja lah. Campervan kami cuma ada portable toilet which kami tak pernah guna sekali pun. Apa kisah, public toilet bersepah kat sana, ikut pandai adjust la bila nak melabur. Tips nya, vehicles tetap wajib masuk powered campsites 2 hari sekali untuk proses charge battery untuk mengelak berlakunya sebarang masalah teknikal. Memang secara teknikalnya, battery tu akan charges when vehicles on move tapi adalah part lain yang memerlukan vehicle charge guna direct power.

My husband was the one who did the research for campervan. Tips nya, jangan percaya dengan Google result. I am telling you all, result that came out from your seach are because these big companies did a lot of SEO (search engine optimization) and Google Adwards targeting Malaysia. Bukan sebab depa memang murah. Cuba try pergi Google 'campervan in new zealand'. Yang paling awal keluar ialah Jucy, Maui, Apollo, Britz and Mighty etc. These are giant operators in New Zealand and Australia but actually not that affordable for us yang dalam budget. Banyak hidden charges. We checked their quotation and studied, totally over our budget. So better than not going, we dont give up and study lagi sedalam dalamnya cari other operator yang memang ada provide budget package. 

It is OK if sedikit mahal but if terlalu mahal, itu melampau, mencekik darah namanya. But terpulang pada individu dengan penilaian masing masing.

I am not saying these big big companies tak bagus. They are all good in their own way, tapi if nak yang bajet mcm sya, tak dapat lah.

We did alot of study and we found this website, www.rankers.co.nz , recommended by many other travelers, Wendekreisen, www.wendekreisen.co.nz . A family business company. I tell you what, ada orang pilih company nak hire campervan just because their design yang cool and style. Of course not for us yang in bajet. As long as ada transportation merangkap tempat berteduh, more than enough. Katanya tak ramai orang Malaysia yang hire campervan dengan depa, dia pun tak boleh nak recall. Review yang kami jumpa dari rankers adalah memuaskan. Murah yang meyakinkan dan memuaskan. Alhamdulillah, 14 days travel with John Andrew (name we gave to our campervan), has no problem at all.


Step 1: Search and choose company/operator. Decide nak sewa kereta or campervan (with or without self contained or RV. RV will come with complete facilities, toilet and shower which mean it is self contained. Kindly take note, ada rule, if you hire RV does not mean you boleh bawak 10 orang naik. If it is 6 berth meaning to say, just for 6 people!. If 2 berth, only for 2 people. Rasanya 6 paling maximum if not mistaken.
Another tips, price may vary depending on what season you will be going. Summer and spring is peak season so you cannot bet to get a good price during this season. Not just for vehicles, others pun blh jadi extra expensive during peak season. So, plan wisely.
Step 2: Check price using their calculator or Get quote. 
Step 3: Book. Ours kena bayar 30% deposits upon booking. Balance akan due within 30days before travelling date. By 30 days before, company will send link for us to pay the balance. Payment by credit card only! Ceritanya, ada credit card, semua boleh jalan.
Step 4: Boleh pergi dah....

Wendekreisen campervans price

Wendekreisen Calculator can be used to calculate th estimate cost
 
CLICK BELOW TO BOOK DIRECT WITH WENDEKREISEN

The link will take you direct to Enquiry Form. Fill in form and click send. Wendekreisen will soon feedback to your booking Enquiry.
  

For family, you can hire RV instead, way bigger and comfortable. But there are limitations, RV adalah besar so sedikit slow nak bergerak, bigger to handle which mean susah nak parking plus limited designated parking. Ini orang kata, bukan saya. It is based on pembacaan from blogs. Depends, actually berlambak orang lain dah buat, elok ja. hehe. Dont think too much, just go with it! Or boleh sewa kereta and tidur motel or cabin which is way way comfortable. Siap duit saja! Depends.

I am not able to advise rates for RV since we hired campervan instead. Our John Andrew, Koru 2-Berth is a Budget Campervan from Wendekreisen costs,

NZD 546.00 (inclusive insurance) for 14 days.  
-Vehicles NZD 23.00/day.
-Insurance  (compulsory): kami ambil yang standard, NZD 16.00/ day. 
 
Please compare with yours found from Google. Maybe if there is any other company that is good and cheaper, please leave your comment, so others can have other option. It would be good to have more selection. Thank you!! 

Below is some details about our John Andrew. Condition was tip top! Alhamdulillah, for 14 days, we travel 3600 km all over South Island, he performed well. *claps*. Therefore, I would recommend you this company. Worth every penny! Ours was exactly same as below. Hihi. Warna cadar ja lain..OH! How I miss John Andrew. The vehicle is certified self contained in accordance with New Zealand standard. You can freedom camping for FREE!

Our John Andrew.

CAMPSITES

Next is campsites. Powered campsites is so easy to find but for freedom camping, or, in other words, CAMPING FOR FREE, you may need to do some research. Freedom camping in New Zealand, however, is not as simple as parking your camper van on the side of the road and pap done! Definitely hell no. 

Where you can and cannot camp is pretty well-regulated, and if you park somewhere you're not supposed to be, you'll very likely have to pay when get fined by the authority. Police may not around, but their local are so friendly with the police. You vehicle number can easily be spread to the whole island. You surely cannot run away. Dia punya denda, NZD 200.00. Hang nak bayaq? Baik buat bungy jumping noks! 

Different district has different rules for freedom camping at their town. Many towns and cities have "no freedom camping" policies in place. You'll usually see signs that say "freedom camping zone ends here" as you enter the town which strictly no freedom camping unless there is designated area for freedom camping. When you enter town in Queenstown heading towards Arrowtown, there is a sign said something likely, 'Self contained freedom camping zone starts here', means you can almost park everywhere within the zone but I would advise you to be careful. Because, not all local people would be happy with our existence in front of their house. That sign was seen in Queenstown and Franz Josef up to Haast if not mistaken. Sebab the sign was too small and hardly to spot, so I couldnt remember how many I have seen it. 

There were designated area yang di buat khas for campers to park for free. Some with toilets but some don't. So, here is an apps you can download to your mobile and use it. I used Camping NZ by rankers. It shows well where is the location for you to camp. It clearly show you a 'FREE' sign in green font.  Thats how we survive to get free campsites to park and sleep peacefully. But remember, freedom camping only for self-contained vehicles only.

Ada lagi satu apps iaitu CamperMate but I found it not friendly enough for me but you can try. Actually, CamperMate is even more complete but well, if too many information sometimes will be hard to handle and digest. hihi

Camping NZ.

Self contained sign at the back of your vehicles. Kena ada ni baru boleh freedom camp!

Example of the sign. Here is at Lake Hayes. That is motorhome from KEA.

ROUTES

Planning the routes for your road trip is essential. A little bit of study will be much help. Better than lost yourself on the road kan. Since our mission is to conquer whole South, we choose route as below. It depends on how many days you have too. There is actually a lot of routes recommendation you can find online. Ini route adalah based on multiple studies and conclude all the places we wanted to go. Yes, kami tak lalu the most scenic highway in New Zealand which are Arthur Pass and Lindiss Pass. Refer back to the mission!! It did not allow us to do so. Many of others went there for one weeks lalu Arthur Pass as it connecting Greymouth to Christchurch. Those who did not travel up to West akan cross Arthur Pass (State Highway 73) untuk balik ke Christchurch. I tell you, from picture I found from Google itself, Arthur Pass were beautifullllsssss! Tolong lalu if ada kesempatan, unfortunately, not for us.

I had no idea how to use tools on MyMaps but I managed to get it done in amateur way! Hope you get the picture. If not, please buzz me if you want to know more. I will be more than happy to share with uolss. Gitu.. 

Our route - Total 3600 ++ km.

State Highway 73 - Arthur Pass (Credit Photo: Google Images)

FOODS DECLARATION

Tak sure if ramai yang sudah tahu. Setiap makanan yand dibawa haruslah declare semasa nak keluar dari airport Australia dan New Zealand. Macam mana nak declare? 

Masa dalam flight, akan diedarkan arrival card. Kat dalam card tulah kita tick apa2 yang nak declare.

Berdasarkan beberapa tips yang kami dapat, mereka advise buat list. Kami dengan rajinnya buat list. Mujur makanan yang kami bawa tak banyak. Dalam list letak nama makanan dan ingredient. In case officer kat sna nak cek, boleh terus bagi. Proses kami di airport Melbourne and New Zealand berjalan lancar. Tipsnya ialah bertenang dan cool down. My advise, declare saja semua, tak susah pun. Rather than kena cekup and bayar denda yang super mahal. Jangan risau ini semua sekadar procedure biasa. InsyaAllah semua akan OK.

Di Australia, kasut pun kena declare but not too strict la. At first filter dia akan tanya siap2. Kalau kita kata ada kasut, kita bagitahu it is clean shoes, depa akan OK saja. 

VISA FOR AUSTRALIA 

Well, nak masuk Australia kena ada visa. Nak apply, make sure passport valid and ada lebih dari 6 bulan sebelum tarikh expire and flight itinerary. Tiket pergi dan balik.

Kami apply visa secara online dengan agent. Cuma bayar RM20.00 sja untuk satu visa. Boleh email ke, eta.australia@yahoo.com (Ms. Yusza). Selepas visa approve, sila buat bayaran  yea.

MUDAH, boleh siap dalam masa sehari saja. 

New Zealand? Tak perlu. Depa sporting!

Note that I will share all the total expenses for this trip at the end of the posts, maksudnya lepas habis cerita 16 hari. kehkehkeh. Jangan terkejut sebab ini budget trip. As I told earlier, you can always get better than this. 

So, I guess thats all for now. I will be back to update day to day activities and more tips to come. Hope you enjoy reading!

Many thanks for interest and dropping by. See ya. 

Lots of love.

BUDGET KAHWIN- MANAGE YOUR INCOME

Assalamualaikum

Harini entry bukan nak sambung cerita pasal Korea. Saya belum bersedia lagi nak share cerita tu sebab sekarang ni ada cerita lain nak share. 

Drum roll pleaseeee... 

Ceritanya macam ni, saya ni tak lama lagi nak melangsungkan perkahwinan. Itu cerita dia. Tak da la suspend mana pun.

Oleh yang demikian, entry ini saya nak share macam mana saya manage income saya untuk persiapan perkahwinan. Saya masih amateur, baru bekerja selama setahun, enjoy pun belum habis lagi, baru nak merasa duit sendiri, jadinya saya mengaku saya tak ada savings. Bukan tak ada langsung, ada tapi sikit sangat.Lepas dah pergi Korea hari tu ada baki sikit beda buat semangat. Boooo....

Tak payah nak boooo sangat lah.. Macam la awak tu banyak duit simpanan sangat.

Gaji kecik saja, lepas tolak duit sewa, utilities yang lain, apa sangat yang tinggal kan. Nak hidup di kota raya yang serba expensive ni. 

Jadi saya plan untuk buat pembelian sedikit demi sedikit dari sekarang. Sekarang ni Oct, gaji Oct saya dah plan untuk beli kain buat baju nikah dan cincin untuk lelaki. 

Memang nampak gedik sangat sebab lambat lagi majlis nya pun. Tapi sedar diri, duit tak banyak and semua sendiri tanggung. Tak ada yang sponsor. Korang yang parent sponsor tu beruntung sangat. Hargailah mak ayah, dah bela besar panjang, nak menikah pun mak ayah sponsor, kalau tak jaga hati mereka baik-baik lagi tak tahu la cakap apa.....

Buat masa ni memang ayah saya tak sebut apa-apa pasal sponsor kahwin. So, bawa beringatlah, abang-abang and kakak dulu kahwin pun semua atas duit sendiri. Gentleman habis abg iollsss..

Saya suka merancang awal dan sukakan perancangan yang rapi kerana saya tak nak kelam kabut, nanti sendiri yang penat.

Saya gunakan excel untuk store semua benda pasal PROJEK KAHWIN saya.

Ada sheet untuk Budget and cost, timeline, vendor and source. 

Misal kata, gaji bersih selepas tolak hutang dan sebagainya, RM 2000.

Saya akan spend RM 1000++ untuk beli barang kelengkapan setiap bulan. Bulan ni beli sikit, bulan depan beli sikit. Kalau nak menabung sampai cukup 10ribu memang sampai sudah tak jadi 'mejelis' nanti.

Table yang saya buat adalah seperti di bawah. Boleh dijadikan bahan rujukan buat semua bride to be. 

Saya dah tetapkan bajet untuk setiap perkara yang nak dibeli dan kemudian saya akan memastikan untuk tidak belanja lebih dari bajet. InsyaAllah.

Table di bawah ni adalah bajet yang ditetapkan setiap bulan dan perancangan belian saya. Saya akan mula dari sekarang sehinggalah Mei. Bulan Jun tu reserve untuk yang ringan-ringan sahaja. 

Nampak tak kemudahannya di situ? 2 bulan sebelum majlis dah boleh rehat since majlis dirancang pada bulan Julai.

To all bride to be, rancanglah baik-baik, gunakan masa yang ada supaya tak kelam kabut. Without plan, you plan to fail. Nak ke fail? Memang la tak mau.

Semoga kita semua tabah dalam mengharungi fasa ini. InsyaAllah. Amin.

Love Yourself, Cherish the moments, take care of yourself.

Regards,

  

 

PUTUS TUNANG MALU, CERAI BERAI TAK MALU.

Ehemm..eheem..tajuk nak kontrobesi ja kan. Sekarang ni saya ada kat kampung untuk menghabiskan cuti mid sem selama seminggu. Ni baru ja lepas sembang-sembang dengan mak kat meja dapuq tu. Tadi lepas isyak teman mak pergi shopping barang dapur kat Tesco Stargate. Ha, aktiviti wajib nih, kalau balik rumah mesti mak ajak p shopping. Gaya macam kita yg keluar duit kan, tapi mak jugak yang keluarkan kad dia. kikikiki.

Balik dari tesco, saya dengan mak lepak-lepak kat dapuq sambil makan coklat Lindtt Swiss, dalam itu jugak mak mula membuka topik pasal ilmu rumah tangga. hihi. Mak saya ni sangat minat dengar ceramah agama kat tb. Subuh-subuh hari dah dengaq mak bukak channel ceramah pagi, motivasi pagi lah. And beliau sangat meminati ustaz don. Saya pun kenal ustaz don melalui mak dulu. TV Alhijrah memang favourite mak kerana pengisiannya yang penuh ilmu dan manfaat.

 

Masa sembang-sembang mak ceritalah pasal kata-kata Ustaz Hasan Din dok berceramah dalam tb. Orang melayu kita ni sibuk sangat dengan malu kalau putus tunang. Walhal Islam telah menggariskan tempoh pertunangan itu dicipta untuk kita mengenal bakal suami/isteri tu. Dalam dok bertunang tu selidik habis-habis kalau boleh. Kalau kaki merokok, tak sembahyang, putus ja terus. Tak payah kahwin. Tak payah dok kalut satg malu lah, apa lah. Ada sebab kenapa Islam mengharuskan pertunangan tu. Ini tak, cinta sangat bagai nak rak, semua nampak elok. Konon putus tunang nanti malu dengan makcik bedah sebelah umah lah, malu dengan orang itu ini. (maaf ye mak cik bedah)..Tup-tup kawin, tak serasi pulak, tak kena itu ini, doh bercerai. Tak malu pulak....heh? Oooooo...ya ka mak? emmmm.....*think siti think*

Betul jugak apa yang mak cakap tu. Mak sambung lagi....

Kita nak kawin ni kena ada restu mak ayah, ayah ni kalau dia tak setuju mesti ada sebab. Depa orang tua, depa tau lah. Sekali tengok dah tau. Ohmai...(dup dap dup dap,harap2 pilihan sya okey)

Kadang-kadang kedegilan kita mempengaruhi masa depan rumah tangga kita. hurrmm..betul-betul. Nanti esok-esok kahwin, nasihat mak ayah kena dengar. Kita ni baru kawin mana ada ilmu lagi. Jadi jangan ketegaq. Ambil apa yang mak ayah nasihat. Tak semestinya kita dah kawin nasihat mak ayah kita belakangkan. Dengar dan cuba aplikasikan jika perlu dan bersesuaian. Insyaallah, bertambah keberkatan. 

 

Mak jugak pesan, kita orang perempuan kena jadi reminder, orang yang paling alert sekali dalam bab makan minum mak ayah sendiri, especially mak ayah mertua. Nanti pergi rumah keluarga mertua jangan lenggang kangkung bawak beg baju ja.. Kena bawak buah tangan. Zaman sekarang ni senang bukan macam dulu. Jalan kaki, naik gerek (basikal) pun boleh haih bawak buah tangan. Jangan dok sebut susah, malas. 

Ini p rumah mak mertua, mak ayah mertua tengok tangan kosong, menqelit mata depa. Memang lah depa tak cakap, tapi kita kena paham-paham sendiri lah. Tu tugas kita sebagai isteri. Orang laki ni depa bukan peduli...Nak harap depa, gamatnya makan hati la mak ayah kita nanti. 

Seterusnya mak berpesan lagi, dalam rumah tangga kena jaga kebersihan, jangan dok biaq berkambuih macam sarang tikus. Tak boleh! Macam mana sibuk berkerja kat ofis, kerja mengemas rumah, kemas kain baju, pinggan mangkuk, menyapu, mengemop semua kena buat jugak.Pakat-pakat hampa laki bini. Sebab rumah la tempat kita berehat, tenangkan fikiran. Sebab tu lah orang kata, RUMAHKU SYURGAKU. Satu lagi bilik tidoq hampa laki bini, jangan biaq bersepah. Kain baju, cadar selimut kena kemas. Biar sedap mata tengok. Bagi wangi-wangi. Kena dapat laki tak kisah memang la tak pa, tapi kita kena ingat orang laki ni depa malas nak komplain takut satg bini depa kecik hati, depa diam ja. Esok lusa kawin, bilik kita lah tempat suami isteri meluah perasaan, kongsi cerita semua. Kalau bilik macam tongkang, kes kecik boleh jadi kelai'(pertengkaran) besaq.Konon takpa la camuk (bersepah) tapi dalam hati kita tak tau. sebab bilik tidur tu tempat suami isteri bersama. eh? hehe... ha,,,,ingat tu! 

Panjang lebar nasihat mak. Yes, semua di atas memang ada betulnya..Bukan memang ada, tapi kira betul sangat dah tu..Terima kasih mak. Cek akan ingat nasihat mak. Kalau lupa nanti cek bukak entri nu baca balik. hehe.

Mak kalau dah bagi nasihat, habis semua dia relate, Prof.Dr Muhaya la, Ustaz tu, Ustazah ni. Dah boleh jadi pakar motivasi. Nasihat ini saya kongsikan bersama semua pembaca. Harap-harap bermanfaat. ihik.
Tetiba risau pulak nak kawin. Eh? 

p/s : Happy Deepavali to all my Indian friends.

Regards,

SitiSakinah   

BANANAANANAAASS.

AMAZING BENEFITS OF BANANA!

Well, not everyone love to eat banana. Me though, dont really into banana. I mean fresh banana, if 'pisang goreng' or banana that is cooked, it would be fine for me.

Finding that banana has lots of benefit, i should rethink about eating fresh banana. hoho. oh..nana..nana...nana.. 

I also found that banana are convenient because you can carry them with you whenever you are in hurry and of course to get an instant energy. Well said, bananas provide energy. By eating only two bananas will give you enough energy to exercise for one hour and a half. amazing huh? macam makan nasik lauk sepinggan kan?

Eat banana instead of taking caffeine because banana can supply energy that last longer without any dramatic caused by caffeine. Ah, now I know. Im sure you too experience the same feeling with me whenever we took caffeine. I found my heart beats fast and sometimes its hard to breathe. Tapi apa nak buat, to stay awake, only coffee works effectively. Sigh! 

Banana also rich with potassium. Potassium are helpful to reduce stroke and regulate blood pressure because of the way it promotes circulatory health. 

With those high potassium, bananas help the body's circulation system deliver oxygen to the brain and also helps to maintain a regular heartbeat and a proper balance of water in body. Elok sangatlah pisang ni untuk orang yang ada darah tinggi dan stroke. Nanti nak suruh nenek makan pisang banyak-banyakkk.. :D

To those yang nak jadi pandai, please makan pisang banyak-banyak sebab, pisang boleh membantu meningkatkan kecergasan otak. Well,well,well...apa nak kata? hoho

Potassium yang ada dalam pisang boleh menaikkan or orang putih kata boost your brainpower. Fulamak. power habis la pisang nih. Dengan pengambilan pisang sebiji sebanyak tiga kali sehari boleh mempercepatkan tahap kecekapan otak. Kiranya otak jadi cepat pickup and lebih alert. Sekarang jugak saya nak pergi beli pisang. Boleh dekan lah semester ni. hihi..

Selain itu, pisang juga bermanfaat untuk wanita mengandung. So, kakak iparku, sila makan pisang sebab apa?

Bananas can combat their morning sickness. Fuh, baru ku tahu. They also help to replenish the body and restore bood glucose level. Maklum lah orang mengandung selalu ada msalah dengan glusoce ni. Terlebih la, kadang-kadang terkurang. Eh, macam pernah mengandung pulak dia. hehe.

Itu lah dia antara khasiat pisang. Actually, ada banyak lagi. Pendek cerita sila-sila lah makan pisang yea supaya kekal sihat dan cergas. Jangan makan pisang saja pulak, makan la jugak buah lain. Tau?  

*source of image : https://www.facebook.com/factsoffacts

Regards,
SitiSakinah

SHOPPING TIPS!

Assalamualaikum. Hello peeps! Today I sangat berminat nak tulih pasai SHOPPING. Homaigosh, who are here hate shopping? I dont think they are here. haha. I memang gila shopping, from the real shopping sampai ke window shopping, online. I really sure yang you olls mesti pernah buat silap time bershopping ni kan. Usually, mesti semasa shopping sedang berlaku tu tak fikir apa dah. Mata dah rambang, semua pun rasa macam nak rembat kan.. $$$$

I pun sama, tapi memandangkan I belum lagi ada pendapatan sendiri, I agak wise la jugak dalam shopping. Bukan tak pernah menyesal, selalu ja. haha. 

Recently I bought, eh! not me, orang belanja oke. ok, come to your sense please! Ada orang belanja tudung.. You know, sekarang famous dengan tudung bawal yang ada rambu-rambu tu kan, corak pun macam-macam. 

The time I saw those tudungs which hanged on the rack, I really tadak rasa nak beli pun since I tengah jimat-jimat. First in mind, I ingat harga tudung tu around 15-20 ringgit. Because, before tu dekat facebook, ada sorang sista ni jual tudung macam tu with the price of RM 19, excluding postage. Then, how lucky I am, the salesgirl approached and said, 8 ringgit je kak. Mana tak terkejut beruk hakuh! Terus boolaaat mata. I pandang MR. MA, and dia angguk while said this, " Lawa la kalau awak pakai. Belilah, saya belanja." Terus gila hakuh dibuatnya. Orang nak belanja, cangak apa lagih....Pilih dan pilih dan pilih, finally I picked 5 pieces where 3 pieces bercorak and 2 pieces bawal plain two tone dengan harga RM 50. 

After beli tu I terus terfikir why her tudung so expensive, I mean sista kat facebook tu lah. Dan laku pulak. SOLD OUT! Kalau ya pun nak untung agak-agak la kan. RM 19 dengan RM 8.. Beza sangat. Kedai tu untung ja jual RM 8. I rasa mungkin dia tak beli tudung tu dari pemborong but beli dari kedai biasa dengan harga biasa so she have to sell with double price. hurrmmmm...

So, these are the tudung yang beli dengan harga RM 8 satu. :p

Moral of the story is, kakak, adik, makcik, nenek di luar sana.... Sebelum shopping tu, samada real or online shopping make sure survey dulu. Sebab sometimes, when we see beautiful stuffs, we can lost our sense. Kira jadi, kira beli ja...

Here I nak share few tips pasal shopping...

1. Survey sangat essential ok. Kalau you jenis kaki online shopping, pastikan you visit fews different blogshop, facebook page or website and compare the price. I dah banyak kali jumpa kes di mana, this blog sangat murah and this pulak so mahal. 

2.  If you pergi shopping at real shop, just make sure quality barang tu berbaloi dengan harga. And please, before you buy, think if that stuffs is really the thing that you need and dont have yet. Its happen to me, when I bought the item but when I reached home, I found that I already have the same pattern,style and colour. Maklumlah, dah banyak baju sampai terlupa. huh..Tak patut..

3. This one really important. Apadia? before nak beli tu, fikir dan fikir lagi macam mana nak mix and match with existing collections in your wardrobe. Ini memang perlu sebab banyak kali jugak jadi kat I. Dah beli lepas tu bila nak pakai baru tahu tadak seluar yang sesuai, kasut yang match and so on... Lepas tu tak pasal-pasal baju tu terperap dalam wardrobe. sayang sekali.

4. Please..please..please jangan la beli dan kumpul stuff yang sama colour ja. Jangan...jangan..jangan.. Oh ya, I know you memang into pink but why dont you have multiples colours. Sebab, one day, when the time comes you akan rasa bosan. Dan masa tu baru nak start shopping different colours, memang tak best cos you kena beli banyak terusss. Dan masa itu juga, you memang taknak pakai lagi yang semua pink itu. I guarantee you.

5. Its happen to me bila excited sangat order (online shopping) baju tapi tak ukur dulu. What a waste? Now, I belum pakai lagi blouse to sebab its too big. My roommate said, I looked like a robot with it. Tak pasal-pasal nak kena pergi butik perkecik. Nak tunggu balik kampung lagi, memang tak merasa la nak pakai kan.....So, ukur dulu oke! Spare tali tape dalam drawer you!

Rasanya, itu ja lah yang mampu I kongsi based on my experience. Aha! satu lagi tips pasal penjagaan baju, jangan basuh baju kesayangan dengan machine tau. nanti rosak, baru menyesal dan jangan rendam baju warna putih with the bright colors..

Evertything yang I shared ni really happen to me oke! So make sure you dont do the same. Thanks for drop by. 

LOvEShoPpiNg,

-SitiSakinah-

MAKANAN TAMBAHAN/ SUPPLEMENTS

Assalamualaikum.

Hello peeps. We meet again. Buat apa ja weekend baru ni? Pergi BERSIH 3.0 kah? hahaha.. By the way, this week I went to KL to send off my mother pergi Mecca. Alhamdulillah, finally her dreams came true. And right now I was thinking about how is she doing. I hope everything will be fine sebab ini first time she went abroad alone. I mean without us, anak-anak dan of course my father. Im quite relieve cause most yang pergi Umrah ni was among our family members. My mak long, pak su and others.. So she sure have some friends. Doakan my mak selamat menunaikan umrah dan selamat pulang.. Amin.

Actually, for this post I nak share, nak berceloteh sikit pasal makanan tambahan atau boleh kita kenal sebagai makanan kesihatan or in English, we called Supplements. 

Memandangkan saya ni jenis yang tak tahan daulat. Selalu sakit sebab I have low blood pressure. So my mak sangat concern about my health. For me, supplement is crucial for us to stay healthy and energetic! sebab apa? Okey, saya nak tanya. Is it your daily food includes all the nutrients that your body needs?

Penat la hari-hari nak kira berapa ketul ayam you makan, berapa keping daging, berapa helai sayur. Kadang-kadang hari ni makan sayur, then esok tak makan. Buah apatah lagi kan.

So supplements ni akan membantu menstabilkan kandungan nutrisi yang badan kita perlukan. Antara supplements yang penting adalah seperti Vita C, Omega 3, Vita E, multivitamin and so on...

Cuba bayangkan pokok yang ditanam tanpa dibaja? Apa jadi? Mungkin berbuah, berbunga tapi tak seperti yang kita harapkan. Macam itu jugak manusia, badan kita memerlukan kira-kira 45 nutrients setiap hari. Agak-agak, dengan makanan yang kita makan setiap hari tu melengkapi 45 nutrients yg diperlukan tak?

haaa...cepat kira!

Setiap pagi saya ambil Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), product of Catalyst dan juga Vitamin C. Dahulunya saya mengalami masalah period pain yang sangat kritikal. Satu hingga dua hari saya kena mc dan hanya berguling atas katil. Sakitnya ya amat, hanya Allah Maha Mengetahui. Setelah mengamalkan VCO, masalah PMS saya hilang terus. Alhamdulillah. Now I can live my life to the fullest. Kalau dulu sebulan mest kena MC 2 hari, sekarang no more MC lagi.. Bersyukur sangat. 

Image dari abg google.(sya malas nak snap)

Ini lah dia VCO. Kawan-kawan boleh cuba sebab memang berkesan. Saya menyaksikan sendiri keberkesanan produk ni. Bukan takat hilangkan PMS juga, tetapi turut mengatasi masalah-masalah lain. Antaranya ialah.

Untuk kegunaan luaran :

1 . Dapat membantu mengurangkan berat badan

2 . Menghasilkan tenaga segera&sentiasa segar

3 . Melembut dan mengurangkan kekeringan dan kekenduran kulit

4 . Sangat bagus untuk masalah jerawat&jeragat serta parut2 lama

5 . Mengatasi masalah kulit berminyak

6 . Mengatasi masalah sakit kulit pada kemaluan(masalah keputihan)

7. Menghilangkan panau/ strechmark sebelum/selepas bersalin

8. Mendapatkan berat badan ideal bagi org yang sangat kurus

9. Melebatkan dan Mempercepatkan pertumbuhan rambut. 

10. Menghilangkan kelelmumur/ gatal2 dikepala/ rambur gugur.

11. Boleh sapu di di bekas-bekas jerawat / luka / melecur / ruam

Untuk kegunaan dalaman :

1 . Mencegah risiko penyakit jantung&kadar kolestrol yg tinggi

2 . Memperbaiki pencernaan dan penyerapan vitamin dan asid amino

3 . Melegakan pernafasan

4 . Melawaskan pembuangan air besar dan air kecil

5 . Mengurangkan keadaan mudah lapar

6 . Melancarkan kitaran haid& menyeimbangkan hormon

7 . Sebagai agen pelincir dalam hubungan suami-isteri

8 . Memperbaiki kandungan asid dalam rahim

9 . Mengekalkan kesuburan bagi kaum lelaki/wanita terutamanya yang telah berkahwin

10 . Amat baik bagi mengatasi masalah MONOPOS bagi kaum wanita(memperlambatkan proses)

11. Menghilangkan masalah sengugut

12. Sebagai Milk booster (membanyakkan susu ibu )

13. Kandungan Asid Laurik dalam VCO sangat baik untuk mencegah virus dan bakteria untuk menyerang ibu dan anak

14 .Memudahkan bersalin(pengambilan minyak kelapa merupakan antara petua untuk memudahkan proses kelahiran. Ia juga boleh mengelakkan jaundice kepada baby.

15. meningkatkan tenaga dan daya tahan fizikal dan mental

16. melancarkan sekresi insulin dan pengaliran glukosa darah serta mengurangkan risiko diabetes

17. mengurangkan stress pada pankreas dan sistem-sistem enzim dalam tubuh

18. meningkatkan penyerapan kalsium dan magnesium untuk tulang dan gigi yang kuat.

19. melindungi diri dari serangan osteoprosis (proses pereputan tulang)

20. mencegah risiko sakit jantung

21. mencegah atherosclerosis (penyempitan saluran darah akibat lemak terkumpul) dan strok

22. membantu menurunkan tekanan darah tinggi

See, banyaknya khasiat minyak kelapa dara. You know what, virgin coconut oil ialah minyak yang paling berkhasiat di dunia.. MashaAllah....Tak pernah kita tahu selama ni kan? So apa tunggu lagi, boleh cuba sekarang. By the way, saya tak jual. I bought it from dealer Catalyst. If berminat boleh beli dengan Cik SheilaAmirHouse. Actually, ramai yang dah jual produk ni, tapi saya dah biasa beli dengan sis Sheila. 

These are what I consumed.

Then is, Vitamin C, which also known as ascorbic acid, plays a huge role in regulating our body and protecting it from infections. Vitamin C strengthens our immune system and allows us to recover from colds quickly.  It also prevents the progression of the cold into a more severe disease like pneumonia.  Scientific studies have proven that Vitamin C reduces many symptoms of colds such as runny noses, coughing, and sore throats. Cara mudah yang faham, vita C sangat penting untuk sistem imunisasi badan manusia kerana ianya boleh melawan penyakit seperti demam dan selsema. After googling, I found something beneficial for you guys out there yang mana, teen guys need 75 mg (milligrams; 1 milligram equals 1,000 micrograms) and girls need 65 mg of vitamin C a day. 

Vitamin C is found in many fruits and vegetables and it’s fairly easy to get your daily Vitamin C dose with fruits. Antaranya adalah, red berries, kiwi, red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, and juices made from guava, grapefruit, and orange. 

Besides, saya juga minum shake by Herbalife. Alhamdulillah, berkat keperihatinan terhadap kesihatan sendiri, saya jarang sekali jatuh sakit dan saya boleh jalani hidup sebagai seorang pelajar dengan bersemangat dan sihat senantiasa. Berbanding sebelum ini, saya kerap sakit kepala, sakit itu, sakit ini, tetapi hari ini Alhamdulillah, syukur, dengan tubuh badan yang sihat saya mampu melakukan multiples activities without any external either internal health problems. As you all can see, sebelah vitamin C tu ada st.ives body lotion. So nak buat selingan sikit, this lotion got vitamin E in it. Do you ever know that vitamin E is good for your skin. I used to take Blackmores vitamin E, its really good ok! it works as an antioxidants, vitamin E is vital in protecting skin cells from ultra violet light, pollution, drugs, and other elements that produce cell damaging free radicals. But, blackmores is too expensive since im a student, belum ada duit sendiri, asyik merekah mak bapak je kan.haha..So, I really cannot afford to maintain the consuming of vitamin E. Lagipun, I dah ambil VCO, i thought that its just more than enough!.. However, I still dont want my skin to escapes from vitamin E, so I picked st.ives punya lotion with vitamin E. 

Fyi, Vitamin E lotions provide some benefit in preventing and treating sunburns. These lotions protect the epidermis layer of the skin from early stages of ultra violet light damage. Vitamin E preparations also increase the effectiveness of sunscreens. Such lotions do not work immediately. They must be applied about 20 minutes before sun exposure in order to allow the vitamin e to be absorbed deep into the epidermis layer. 

So far, my skins are doing very well with this lotion, baunya harum, it keep my skin moisturize and visibly improves skin's healthy. Yang best sekali, it fast absorbing and non greasy. teehhhee. Sebagai seorang wanita, kita kenalah jaga penampilan diri ok. Biar hitam pun tidak mengapa, janji bersih, wangi, bebas dari daki-daki dan bau yang tidak menyenangkan. Impaknya, kita akan lebih berkeyakinan untuk berhadapan dengan public. No worries lagi.. Im not saying that I ni wangi sangat tapi at least, I really ambik port pasal kesihatan dan penampilan diri ni and I know I did my best to prevent myself dari bau-bau pelik dan bebas dari penyakit berjangkit. Insyaallah. If you dont really care about yours, then who will? Your cats perhapsss....haha. Ignore me mumbling. Tak semestinya kena pakai make-up tebal, minyak wangi sampai berbotol-botol yang mahal-mahal tu semua kan. You just have to go through a bit details about what your body needs and try to work on it  from now. Okey? Ada paham? Hope soo..   

Thats all my mumbling for today. Now, lets move on to study session pulak. I've got a test this coming thursday. huh.nebes pulak..Semoga apa yang saya kongsikan disini bermanfaat buat semua. Walaupun tak banyak, diharapkan membantu dan mampu memberi inspirasi untuk anda mengamalkan gaya hidup sihat.  

Thanks&Regards,

   SitiSakinah