Its Winter & Real Snow!!

It was snowing up in the mountains of Oita. Since this year is our last year here so we went up with the other Malaysian. Our first time driving on a snowy road was really challenging and exciting! Look at the picture u will know... After coming here, I felt like I am in Hokkaido or maybe even better!

Road to Chojabaru. Jantung bunyi duk dap duk dap. Specially lepas tgk keter yg pakai rantai snow pun bleh terbalik....

Baby Ryo with his snow suit. Dah besar dah Ryo ni, rase mcm baru jer bersalinkan dia :-(

Harris bukak payung sbb snow dia kata hihihi

Kerana kejakunan maka kena amik gambar ni. hehehe ;P

Dan juga gambar ini. Nak buat angel la konon hehehe 

Mr. Lepad in freezing process...

I used to regret buying this Hally Hansen jacket but not anymore. I was warm the whole time there :-)

It has been 6 years

Today is our 6 years anniversary. We had had our up & down during these years. Kinda normal I guess. I hope for a more joyful years ahead of us.

This was in 2003 right after we become a couple. It was a first trip to know each other la konon.

Our solemnization day. December 24, 2004. Pegang dagu mcm nak tercabut! hahaha

Wedding reception at UIA Hall. Dec 25, 2004. Dont really have a nice pictures coz our photographer that day use a non-digital. Gambar cantik ada kat Msia...

 Then in 2007 we become 3.

Now, 2010 we are a total of 4!!

How time flies! Looking at our pictures together make me feel how I am unable to live without him & my babies beside me...
Abg thank you for loving me never end and accepting a very difficult person like me. Lets grow old together! Love you!

December is about....

December is all about winter, holidays, weddings & anniversaries. This remind me of my wedding anniversary this Friday.

Like always we will take a lunch at our favorite French restaurant beside the beach. It is supper nice food and view there. We used to celebrate by eating at night but after Harris was born. We changed it to lunch date instead. Malam2 xde sape nak tlg tgk anak. Nak carik baby sitter pun susah kat Jepun ni.

We also exchange present on this memorable day and I've been thinking of what I want this year.

I would love to have a key case by LV. The below red one is nice.

This multicolor also nice. Tapi....

Kopak la poket laki aku... Then I've been thinking maybe could stay somewhere cold during this weekend. Then I found this cottage at Kuju Highlands.

The room look sooo comfy kan?

The onsen also seem very nice. I think it would be very cold la with lots of snow around. I think this pic was taken in summer...

This weekend going to be super cold & I am hoping to find a place as white as the picture. Can wait!! :D

P/S: Pictures were taken from several websites.

I like it on my lap

Last week xtau nak pi mana dah sejuk2 ni, we all decide to go to Nitori. Shopping place mcm IKEA tp from Japan. Brg2 murah & quality pun ok. Saje pegi nak beli barang utk bawak blk Malaysia...

Mase tgk2 brg terjumpe tempat lapik laptop. I dont know about others la. I like my laptop to be on my lap. Dah nama pun "LAP TOP" kan! Sy sgt suka duduk atas sofa & main computer. Kalau dulu xbleh riba lama2 sbb panas. Tp skrg bleh duduk atas sofa sambil tgk internet. :)

Dah lama dah carik benda ni. Last time mase blk Msia, nampak dlm buku catalog IKEA. Pegi carik kat kedai. Dah habis katanye. Frust jugak la mase tu sbb.

I love it so much! Setakat gerak sikit2, pc xakan jatuh punye sbb mcm ada grip sket. Span kat bawah sgt la fit dgn peha. Nak duduk bersila pun bleh tau!!

Lastly, yg penting skali harga nya yg sgt la berbaloi. Only 699 yen! Tak sampai 25 ringgit tu.

 

Mr. Lepad

We recently bought a second hand car. We named it "Mr. Lepad". There ada gambar kat bawah.

We bought it at a very reasonable price of about 1.2 million yen (about 40k duit Msia), tax nak bayar kat Msia nnt pun almost 40k including shipping etc. Total on Msian road approximately 80K. Kira oklah sbb kalau nak beli kat Msia mmg tak mampu...

Skrg kena tanggung 2 kereta. Satu lagi keter Honda Fit. Kami dah pakai lama dah. Almost 5 years kot. Honda Fit ni best sbb very fuel efficient. Sebulan minyak about 10,000yen (RM360) jer, siap hari2 naik bukit A*P*U. Skrg minyak sajer dah double dr dulu. About 20,000yen (RM720) a month. Padahal gune Mr. Lepad weekend jer... 

Skrg minyak kat Msia naik lg. Ape la nak jadi nnt. Gaji hubby mase tu ntah brape pun xtau. Kena budget btul2 la nampak nye.....

Coach Calendar & Salam Maal Hijrah

Again it is the time of the year to think about new resolution. Happy Maal Hijrah everyone!! My new resolution would be to do more good deeds this year.

As a start I will be a volunteer at the nearby elementary school as a translator to the new msian students there. I really pity them having no translator. I really understand how they feel because I was in their shoes too some 15 years ago...

But then I had a translator that really help me go through the hard time studying at a Japanese Junior High School. All in all, I luv doing things that really good for my heart lah.

Ok, enough about that actually wanna show off my goodies from a magazine I bought recently.

 Its a Coach calendar collaboration with the WITH magazine. 

I love Coach and also calendar! Who can live without a calendar kan?

I luve it when they sell their calendar with extra month. 

This one start from this year December. 

Senang terus bleh guna lepas beli.

 What I dont like about this calendar is its May section. 

My birthday month.... Tak chantek laaa... :(

Other month sections are just nice!!

Dok pk2 bleh show off if I have deskwork nnt blk Msia hehehe ;P

P/S: Picture quality not so good. iPhone 3G la, nnt kena update yg baru ;-)

Minyak oh Minyak!!

As a consumer, I never like anything that I am buying to increase its price. Specially the necessary things. Kat Jepun mmg susah sgt nak jumpe anything yg naik harga dlm masa satu tahun. Aritu derang nak naik kan harga mayonnaise 10yen pun dok tunduk2 mintak maaf. Itu pun dia naik harga after 10 years not doing so...

Semlm tgk hubby bersungguh2 tgk computer. Ingat tgk fb ker blog org ker. Rupe2 dia tgh baca report pasal Proton sbb dia nak tulis something dlm note fb. Kalau la thesis pun wat camtu kan bagus!!

Anyways, his writing was rather interesting & I would like to post it here too. Selamat Membaca!

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♪　Enjit Enjit Semut..Sapa Punya HIDUNG Naik Ataaaas...♪

Minyak oh Minyak, seme tgh kecoh bincangkan isu hidung plastik minyak naik lagi.
Sampaikan yang bukan pakar ekonomi pun sebok bahaskan apa KERAjaan kita perlu fikirkan demi Rakyat yang Didahulukan.

Dahulu sungguh!

Maka, aku pun nak jugak jadi pakar ekonomi tak bertauliah since ada kawan2 lama aku wondering kt Japan ni tahap inflasi dia mcm mana.

Nah, aku kasi ko beberapa info kt sini, then ko agak2 inflasi dia teruk ke tak. AKu tak khatam lagi kitab utk aku definekan tahap inflasi negara hipokrit mata sepet ni.



*Yen have been converted to RM for better understanding

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                                        JAPAN
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Gaji Univ Fresh Grad : RM8,000/month
Petrol : RM4.80/Liter
Gula : RM6.30/kg
NEW Honda Fit (JAZZ) RS 1.5 : RM65,000



---> Untuk disamakan dengan gaji univ grad kat Malaysia yang puratanya bergaji RM2000,
maka semua item di atas akan dibahagi 4.



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                                        MALAYSIA
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Gaji Univ Fresh Grad : RM2,000/month
(SEPATUTNYA) Petrol : RM1.20/Liter
(SEPATUTNYA) Gula : RM1.60/kg
(SEPATUTNYA) NEW Honda Fit (JAZZ) RS1.5 : RM16,250


Setelah di analysis menggunakan hukum Probit di dalam SPSS:
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1. Pernah senior Oita Uni PhD cerita, zaman dia dulu awal 90-an fresh grad gaji (about) RM1,800, tp skang ni pun fresh grad baru RM2,000. Sedangkan, dulu Teh Tarik 60sen, Proton Saga xsampai RM20,000 pun.

2. Jepun TAKDE LANSUNG sumber Petrolium, tapi bleh jual minyak lagi rendah pada kita. Kerajaan Jepun ada jugak tetapkan harga syiling pada bahan api, tapi memberi kebenaran kepada setiap syarikat minyak utk untuk tentukan sendiri harga minyak masing2. Hasilnya, healthy competition melahirkan persaingan yang sihat. (Eh ape ayat aku ni ...)

3. Gula jepun dah tukar dah buat dari ubi, bukan tebu lagi. Tu sbb dia bleh jual murah kot. Dan antara top 3 terkaya kt Malaysia adalah taukeh gula, Robert Kuok.

4. Menteri kita asyik2 dok keluarkan statement "..harga minyak kita jauh lebih rendah kalau nak dibandingkan dengan UK, US dan negara Asean lain..". Salary tak gheti pulak nak buat perbandingan? Kawan lama aku sorang ada keje kt Spore, skang siap pakai SUBARU Impreza lagi. Aku rasa kalu brader tu keje kat Muar je, nak angkat Proton Inspira pun ketar kepala lutut..

5. Antara sebab2 sebeginilah ramai tenaga professional rakyat Malaysia yg berkhidmat di luar negara agak liat utk pulang ke tanah air.



ps: Pesanan kepada kerajaan Malaysia, sayangilah rakyat marhain anda sebelum rakyat berubah kasih, buruk hidungnya padahnya nanti...

Fit (JAZZ) RS 1.5 Modulo Spec.