Tips Melancong ke Turki

This time around, I will talk about all the tips which I got and read before going to Turkey. And what I actually experienced in Turkey for the whole 7 days. Hope it will be a great help for u guys if Turkey or negara2 sejuk will be ur next holiday destination. I really learnt my lesson there. Hope I will be fully prepared for my next destination too.

1. Skincare tips. 

  

Ok...ini yg paling penting. I went there right before winter. Masih dlm transition to winter. Tapi Mashallah... sangat la sejuk. Yuyul dh bgtau bawak winter coat, bawak vaseline untuk kulit kering and so on. Yuyul is my baby sister btw. She's currently living in Enschede, Netherlands for her PhD and she was on a holiday in Malaysia for a month until Christmas. It was a great thing to catch up with her. 

But being the stubborn old me, I refused to heed her advices. FYI, I love the cold weather. Once, my previous GB pernah masuk Bilik Guru and terkejut tgk my desk. Ada table fan right in front of my face, the air-conditioner facing my desk and also the ceiling fan rite above my head. She was quite shocked and she was very polite about it instead of mengamuk dengan I. Macamana la bil elektrik sekolah tk tinggi.. Hehehehe

So before going to Turkey, I boasted a lot about the cold weather. Konon bole tahan la. Surprisingly, while travelling to Cappadocia, it started to snow. Alhamdulillah.. mmg best. But what come after the snow was beyond my expectation. Sejukkkkkkk with the capital KKKKK!!!! Nasib baik bawak jacket. Gloves sila la bawak.. Invest on leather gloves. It really helps...trust me! I secara tak bawak. Kena beli wool gloves kat sana for 5 lira. Jadila kan.. :( Plus, please bring appropriate jacket or winter coat there. Please check the weather beforehand. 

Yuyul pernah cakap masa mula2 dia duduk Belanda, kulit kaki dia jd sgt kering dan masih tk boleh hilang sampai sekarang. Dia suruh bawak Vaseline. But macam biasa, why on earth should I ikut cakap dia kan. Sedangkan Vaseline tu ada je kt rmh. I bawak benda lain = aloe vera gel. Serves me right, that gel jatuh dalam bas on our first day of the trip. My palm became so dry and it cracked. Subsequently, it bled terribly due to dryness. Memang horror la. Nasib baik ada one of the hotel provides body lotion. Kaki pn kluar rashes yg seakan mcm stretch marks...Uwaaaaaaaa I guess it is one of the way our body is adjusting to a new weather.  

2. Tukar duit.

Before going to Turkey, it is advisable to change our RM to Lira, USD or Euro. Tapi tak semua money changer ada Lira. For JB residents, hari tu I tukar to Lira kt Angsana, Aeon Taman Universiti and Holiday Plaza. Better terus tukar Lira. Rugi kita kalau banyak kali tukar currency. Sebab duit kita makin rendah, Nak senang ingat kalau belanja 1 lira = RM2.

3. Toilet (WC or Tuvalet)

Time ni baru rasa sangat bangga dengan toilet kat Malaysia. Hehehe Kebanyakan toilet yg weolls pegi mmg bersih. Tapi....tapi... tapi... 

 

Ni yang I lemah ni... bidet toilet. Tapi ok la drpd toilet yg takde air langsung mcm kt China. Paip dia kt tepi. So kite kena adjust kite punye ehemehem after we did our business. Toilet kat Turki mmg ada sedia tissue. My tips, bawaklah  wet tissue jgak masa jln kt Turki. Kalau buang air kecik no problem kut. Tapi kalau buang air besar, Mmg adussss. 

I read a lot about toilet charges before datang Turkey. Mmg betul kebanyakan toilet kat Turki kena bayar 1 lira. Even kt Blue Mosque pn sama. Dh RM2 sekali masuk. Tapi setelah beberapa hari di Turki, we learnt our lesson. Toilets in retaurant kebanyakan free. So ape lg, setiap kali makan, kami akan gunakan benefit yg diberikan. So bila pergi mesjid, terus amik wuduk. Jimat skit. Ada certain RnR stop yang tak charge for their toilet. So ikut nasib jgak la... Kalau dh terpaksa nak buat mcm mane kn. 

4. Coffee are damn expensive.

Lemme rephrase, Nescafe are very expensive in Turkey. Diorg mmg pakai Nescafe. Kebanyakan kedai mmg serve Nescafe. Gula kita masukkan ikut preference kita. My dad is a coffeeholic. He cannot do without a cup of coffee a day. Dahla sejuk.. so mmg perlu hot coffee to warm our body. Paling murah kami pernah jumpa 5 lira per cup of Nescafe. Even dalam feri pn 5 lira. Paling mahal 10 lira per cup. 

The first three days, mmg terpaksa belilah. Itu pn beli 1 cup kongsi 3 org.. Cheapskate gile. So bile jumpe Istanbul thermos cup mcm kt bwh ni for 15 lira kt Cappadocia, terus grab.

So before leaving the hotel each day, ktrg buat bekal Nescafe sendiri. Bolehla 2 kali minum. Tips lagi, sila bawak small flask setiap kali pergi negara sejuk. Buat kopi sendiri. Dear Yana, tolong ingat ye!!

5. Diorang mmg tkde chilli sos.

Tapi adat org travel, masuk kandang kambing mengembek. For me, time ni la kite nk rase masakan diorang. Mmg terkejut jgak bile tgk roti sebakul kt depan muka kita setiap kali makan. Pastu semangkuk besar salad. Pastu semangkuk sup yang my mom panggil sup pening...Hahaha. So for seven days, I actually enjoy their food. Instead of whining or complaining, why dont we embrace it. Sekali sekala,,,

For those yg rindu masakan Malaysia, sila awal2 bawak chilli sos (mcm peket McD tu), Thousand Island sbb salad dia sgtla basic. Jamie Oliver panggil Naked Salad.. ;) Ada org dlm my group bawak sambal mcm sambal nasi lemak n sambal hijau. Bertahan tiga hari.. Sambutan sgt2 menggalakkan..hehehe


6. Tips shopping for souvenirs in Turkey.


Ok ini lagi penting. Obviously, kite nk beli souvenirs for satu kampung bile kite travel. Ini pengalaman iolls kt sana. First thing first, be very careful dgn kedai yg tak ada price tag. Mmg sgt banyak kedai tak letak price tag kt brg diorg. So obviously, diorg bole sesuka hati letak harga. Bile kite tanya, ikut diorg nk letak berapa. Time ni la, I really appreciate our government.


Selalu org cakap shopping kt Grand Bazaar paling untung. But I dont think so. For those who dont know, Grand Bazaar is a huge place consists of almost 4000 stalls. I repeat... 4000 stalls. I'm not kidding you. Barang souvenirs diorg ni same je... kat mane2. Kat Konya kat Bolu kat Pamukkale kat Cappadocia. Semua same except certain item yg highlight tempat masing2. I lagi prefer Spice Market compared to Grand Bazaar. Takla pening sgt tgk byk sgt kedai.

These pouches iolls dpt 1 lira kat Cappadocia. Kat Grand Bazaar 1.5 - 2 lira. Ni borong secara banyak utk my  colleagues.

Fridge magnet is a must. Mesti kena penuhkan ice box dgn ini. Harga lebih kurang sama kat mana2. Ni iolls beli kat Grand Bazaar. Range harga 2.5 - 3 lira.

Ok ni secara my favourite. Gelang mmg banyak jual kat Istanbul. Yang basic tu jual 1 lira. Tapi yg fancy sikit ni ada mahal sikit. Ni kat souvenir shop at Pamukkale Natural Park. Yang ada gunung putih tuh. 4 for 10 lira. Sgt best.

Ni tak tau ape. Maybe wall decorations kut. Dpt kt souvenir shop near Green Mosque, Bursa. Got them for 4 lira each.

Shawl kalau tk beli kt Turki rase mcm tk sah. Pashmina diorg mmg agak mahal berbanding Malaysia. Tapi kualiti dia mmg lain. Corak pn lain. Silk pashmina lg la.. Mmg iolls tk tgk langsung. Sangat mahaii. Ni borong shawl kt Grand Bazaar. Hmm agak reasonable jgak la. 7 lira each. Ada design cantek sikit 15 lira.

Yg ini semua iolls punye collection. Turquoise has always been my thing since forever. Then, baru dpt tahu warna turquoise ni berasal dr Turki. So utk jadi own collection, iolss borong warna nih. hehehe Ps: gelang yang kecik tuh secara kena tipu ea. Dia duduk dekat ngan gelang yg harganya 8 lira. Masa bayar amik ko... 15 lira. Tak pernah dibuat orang beli gelang bodo gitu sampai RM30. Ko ada? Takde kan... #modesakithatikenatipu

Maybe u guys bole beli sikit dulu bile sampai certain places. Assess the price first. Tapi kesimpulannya, shopping kat Malaysia lg best...heheheh No wonder Malaysia is one of the best destination for shopping kan.


One more thing, peniaga diorg mmg pandai guna sexual attractions... Hahaha sounds very X-rated. Dahla muka ala-ala Zayn Malik. Eye contact plak dgn si mata hijau. Aduhh.. mmg lemah lutut. Siap Mama Baba dgn my mom and dad. Mmg bole cair kalau tk kuat iman. Haahhah Almost every peniaga mcm tuh.. So sile kuatkan iman anda ye... ;) Jangan mudah goyah. But they were really friendly. Ada yg siap nk bergambar n asked my mom to take the picture. So funny. Nasib baik ada ibu yg sporting. 

7. Hotel in Turkey


Hotel ni iolls tk bole nk komen sgt sbb the travel agency yg decide. Mmg iolls suke sgt hotel yg diorg pilih. Setiap hotel mmg provides wifi. Tp ada yg password senang ada yg password sgt leceh. Siap mintk no passport. Menyampah... Btw, kat Turki kebanyakan bas ada wifi. So bile travel dlm bas mmg heaven la bole update fb n insta. Yeeeehaaaaa



Happy holidays, u guys...

Tips Melancong ke Turki Part 2

Hi guys... Dont be alarm ok. Dont freak out with the fact that I could update this blog twice this week already.. Trust me, I can't believe it either.


Ok next chapter please...


Tips transit flight kt Hamad International Airport, Doha.





Utk org jakun yang paling jauh pernah fly ke Sumatera, Indonesia, this is a big thing for me. But as usual, dont be afraid... embrace it. Tak tau tanya. Jgn takut. Jangan risau pasal luggage. Luggage akan dipindahkan trs ke next flight. So no need to worry about baggage claim and etc.


Sampai kt Doha, kena tunggu bas utk bawak kite ke main airport. So mcm biasa la... kalau rase malas nk bawak beg besau2.. tolong bawak hand carry yg paling suitable for ur own good. I bawak backpack je. So tkde la menyusahkan nk turun aircraft dgn beg sorong ke ape and then nak naik bas lg.


Org mmg ramai, but not as many in Dubai Airport. Tapi org yg transit ni mmg agak ramai. So jgn terkejut. Kite kena lalu security check lg skali. Adat org travel, security check ni mmg dh jd darah daging. So make sure kita tk menyusahkan diri sendiri. Siapa pakai jaket or coat kena bukak letak kt tray. Hp and gadgets pn same. Nk senang trs letak dlm beg. Takyah simpan dlm poket. I kesian kt guys la.. Buckle belt pn kena bukak. So guys out there, pandai2 la nk hidup. Tk yah pakai belt atau pakai belt yg senang nk pakai... Ada ke belt yg senang nk pakai? Hahahaha. Oops lupe nk citer, kt Atarturk Airport security check dia siap suruh bukak kasut.. Ntah ape2..


This airport is huge.. and I mean it... Totally huge. Hr tu masa pegi, my parents and I. We were separated from the rest of the group after the security check. Dahla next flight tu an hour apart. Trs on mode gelabah and terkocoh-kocoh. On the boarding pass, dia tak tulis which gate. Cume ada stated no flight.  What I did, I asked a staff there. Staff dia mmg ramai. Almost everywhere you can see a staff. The staff checked the big board and told us which gate to go. So sebenarnya bole je tgk sendirik kt board besar tu. Saje je mengada2..heheheh So kami pn berlari la ke gate kami... Literally speaking... mmg berlari. Gate dia mmg jauh2. Thank God for the moving walkway or travelator.




Alhamdulillah... we managed to catch our next flight just in time. Tapi bergegar jiwa dan raga la sblm tuh. Cuwakk..

Tips Melancong ke Turki

28th November  -  7th December 2015  marks  my  first  trip to  Turkey. Its  been a while since my last getaway.  Fyi, its not a backpack trip.  Sgt la tk cekal hati lg nk backpack all the way to Turkey with both ur parents by ur side...hehhe

Pergi dgn travel agency. Sgt puas hati utk org yg malas dan suka hassle free mcm i ni. From JB, we flew to KLIA by MAS. Sgt malas nk drive and nk pk nk parking kete kt mane. So we decided to take a flight. All were booked by our travel agency. Cakap je nk flight or nk bas.

Ok then, we met up with all the others in our group at KLIA. Then, we flew KL-Doha-Istanbul via Qatar Airways. Ramai yang tanya best tak Qatar. Hmmm... the service and the aircraft was quite remarkable.. The fare pn reasonable compared to Singapore Airlines and Air France. So no wonder flight kami ke Doha mmg full. At first mmg nk naik MAS. Senang naik MAS nk pg Istanbul tak perlu transit. Zaaaap trs sampai Atarturk International Airport. Tp last minute, MAS cancelled our flight. Malas nk citer pjg... we moved on to Qatar Airways. 

Ok tips-tips ni sebenarnye utk diri sendiri bila pg travel lg...Takut lupe.. So here we go...

1. Tips naik Qatar

Buat online check in supaya dapat seat yg korang nk. Kalau tak brace urself dpt la duduk sebelah mat saleh mane2. Hr tu dpt duduk sebelah minah salleh.. sighhh....sighhh... Ok je tp tk best la duduk ngan stranger for nearly 7 hours before arriving at Hamad International Airport, Doha. 

Lps tu org jakun naik aircraft besar tak pandai nk operate in-flight entertainment system. Nak godeh pn takut.. Luckily, bile transit kat Doha I dpt seat tepi tingkap and takde org sebelah I... mmg heaven. Bole tidur tanpa takut berdengkur dan mulut ternganga org sebelah nampak. Doha-Istanbul took about 4 hours. Sempat i godeh in-flight entertainment tuh.. 

Untuk org jakun mcm I. a few tips for you.. plug headset dia cucuk kt tepi arm rest. Cari 3 lubang kt tepi arm rest uolls nnt. Plug headset dia ada 2.. so cucuk je kt top 2 lubang.  Remote control dia ada kt bwh tv mcm dlm gambar atas. Ini utk aircraft besar. Aircraft kecik dia punye remote kt arm rest jgak. Godeh je..jgn takut. Quite user friendly. Banyak movie and drama dlm tuh.. Mmg sgt membantu kalau flight kite lebih dr 6 jam. Hr tuh I layan Pitch Perfect 1 n 2 and of course cartoons.. Lps tu layan Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Friends.. mmg lejen la. 

For makang... KL-Doha, Qatar provides a meal and a snack. Don't freak out bile tgk byk wine and beer dekat dgn minuman kita atas trolley cabin crew tuh. Diorg gune gelas palstik. So InsyaAllah everything is OK. Instead of orange or apple juice, u guys can opted for coke or sprite. Soda drinks diorg banyak sikit drpd fruit juice tuh. But dont worry, dia masih provide water kat bekas kecik dlm pic tuh. 

  

Makang mmg best kut. Siap ada bun, small chocolate and mango cheesecake. Ni i opted for pasta instead of chicken and rice. 

Oops before I forget, Qatar Airways also provides amenity kit for all the passenger. Sila jgn lupe amik masa anda land. It looks something like this. 

Ada a pair of socks, earplugs, toothpaste and brush and most importantly sleeping mask. It comes in very handy if you just arrive at an airport after a ten hours flight and you still want to feel fabulous. That was what I did rite after I arrived at KLIA on the way home and was too exhausting to open and geledah my luggage to look for my toothbrush and paste. While waiting for my next flight to Senai, sempat I gosok gigi kt surau KLIA. 

Ok.. that's all for today. Nnt I citer tips transit kt Doha k.. Ok guys  see ya.. To be continued ....

Herbalife 2.0 day 0

Olla ebelibadi.. the much awaited day is here at last. Im going to start my weight loss journey starting from tomorrow. With the help of herbalife..obviously.

My mission is to lose 17 kg in 3 months... whatwhat???

For a couple of months, ive been losing n gaining back a few kilos.. so i better buckle up.. come on.. i can do this!! I know i can do it!!

Im going to record my food and work out regime everyday. Crossed fingers. Do not cheat,dear me ;)

I'm a makcik.

Askm.. hey guys...

Ok2..my bad. I know i know. kite postpone dulu ea my weight loss journey.hehe semangat lebih hr tu but i ended up too busy the next day. School workload seemed too much for me this year. My year 6 stouties are a huge challenge for us, year 6 teachers. Last year the batch was exceptional and unbelievable. But this year...sigh...sigh..sigh. im not complaining about them but...hmmm. i dont even know where 2 start. im in charge of both classes but never taught them b4. So the question is.... is 9 months enough for me to turn these kids around? I really hope so.

Just the other day, i drilled them on vocab associated with school. The 2nd class did not even know what the hack was FIELD!!!! I was screaming my head off coz no one could tell me what is field. Huhhhhhh....... then i istigfar.. these kids tk salah pun. Yg i pulak nak marah diorg sbb diorg tk tau ape maksud field. Then i muhasabah diri. Diorg tk tau la i kena ajar. Isnt that what we teachers should do and paid for? So wish me a big fat luck k.

Hmmm..sory once again sgt lari dr tajuk. The other day i was window shopping alone in JB. Just needed a ME time. Just me. I was looking for a new camera and power bank. So it was time to jalan2 plus gatal2..hahah if u know what i mean. Then i stopped by at bodyshop.

Its bèen a while since i last bought their products. I was a big fan of their fragrant and shower gel back then when i was in my uni years. Then i remembered.. i frequent their premise only in my uni years. After making my own money, i stopped going there. Sgtla kedekut. Hehheh

So i went there to check out their facial wash as mine was running out very soon. And to my surprise.. gulp..gulp.. rm59!!! R u kidding me?? Neutrogena tu pn i dh rase sgt mahal...  i think i am officially a makcik coz sgt sayang nk spend rm59 on a facial wash. And what was more annoying was the worker. Sgtla annoyed gile kalau pekerja dia ikut kite g mane2 and stared at us like we are shoplifter or something. So please anyone... please let ur customers take their own time to patronise ur shop n make their decision. U cant expect them to shop happily with ur heavy make up right beside their face.. grrrrgrrrrrgrrr...

So makcik ni pn lps terkejut tgk hg facial wash, cube la nk kluar without buying anything. But she failed. Sbb that lady dh ikut makcik round satu kedai, makcik tu pn malu nk kluar tanpa beli ape2. So i grabbed this.... obviously...

Obviously i bought the cheapest one der... hhaha so kiasu of me. N so makcik of me.

My Herbalife Journey 2.0

Ola guys,
Its been a while rite.. i think my last post was exactly a year ago.. omg.

Nothing much happened...except i lost some ehemm ehemm weight last year.. yeayyy... that was the gud news. The bad news is I also gain back some of the weight back..hahah clishe rite.

I didnt record my journey last year. So since i gain back some of the weight, why not tell the whole wide world so that i will not cheat ever again. Quite a big step and quite a big responsibility. Tomorrow marks my first Herbalife journey 2.0. The 1.0 version was on my personal diary. Im going to report tu u guys out there what i will eat n consume n melantak each day. Plus i will report my weight daily...wuhuhhu... i still havent made up my mind on that.

Ive been a 'big' gal since as long as i can remember. I dont even recall being skinny... ever. Growing up as a big gal ... u will have to endure lots, i mean LOTS of staring n mocking. Not only from stranger but even ur friends n family. I remember my self esteem was so low that i used to think about other people's opinion all the time. What would people think if i took a bus.. if i wore that outfit... if i ate that meal.. so exhausting.

My parents esp my mom was very persistent when it comes to asking me to lose weight. Ayat yg slalu dia ckp. "Kuruskan badan, nanti bole kawin" hahahaaa ... being the usual Yana, I will answer back "Takpe bu. Yana nk cari suami yg terima Yana mcm ni. Pastu br Yana kuruskn badan".  Last2  serve me rite.. mom is always rite. :( susah kan nk cari lelaki mcm tu..

However, dont get me wrong. I will not take on this quest just to find my other half. Ive come to a certain stage in my life that im quite ok with me being single. Im happy with my life rite now. If it is stated in Luh Mahfuz that i will be single all my life, i will make the best of it. I can take care of myself. I love my work. I love my stouties to the moon n back. And most importantly I can take care of my parents exclusively. I can berbakti for them until their or even my last breath.

But finding Mr ehem ehem during my quest would be icing on the cake rite.. hehehe.

l lost up to 30 kg last year. But gain back almost 10 kg back. I was the happiest during that period of time. But since september i kind of lose myself n motivation. So i better buck up... n pump up for my 2.0 quest. Wish me luck.. i will report my daily food intake n also my weight loss everyday.. see ya... xoxo