Resipi yg mudah n segera utk hari sabtu yg malas..
Bahan2
1/3 peket spageti, masak ikut arahan kat peket tu
Ayam brand kari tuna
Cili padi - ikut tahap kepedasan anda
Sedikit garam n pepper
Cherry tomatoes - potong separuh
Yellow onions - dadu
Parsley
Olive oil
Panaskan olive oil dan tumis bawang dan cili padi sampai naik bau manis n pedas. Lepas tu masukkan tuna, cherry tomatoes dan parsley n kacau smp sebati dgn api sederhana kuat, kalo kelihatan kering tambah sedikit air. Kemudian tambahkan sedikit garam dan pepper n tambah spageti yg telah dicelur tadi, goreng lebih kurang 5-7 minit, kemudian sedia utk dihidang. Boleh tabur parmesan skit kat atas. :)
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
wake me up hot chocolate
I love coffee. but i cant tolerate the caffeine in the coffee. to have de-caf coffee, sounded not right also. so i has come up with this wake me up hot chocolate drink for the breakfast:
4 tablespoon of milo + A teaspoon of coffee into the mug. Add in hot water till 3/4 of the mug and add in
Marigold hl milk
Mmg sedap! Try it out!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Bday Excursion - Ho Chi Minh
Boarding time. Yours truly berangan xyah menapak |
Kami pegi berempat, tp flight pagi tu, kami berdua je, sbb
yg lagi dua tu, mmglaa sama tarikh, tp rupenye departure time tak sama. Kami cuba
gak minta diorg naik sekali, tapi tak dapat. Mungkin sbb seat kosong yg tinggal
adelah hot seat je (n aku baru tahu kalo nak tukar seat g hot seat kena tanye crew dulu). Takleh komen lebih, sbb bukan salah AA.
Immigration
Kami sampai hcm pas 2 jam perjalanan n terus pegi
immigration. Xde form2 nak kena isi, bagi passport je. Q agak panjang dan seperti komen2 di travelblog yg lain, pegawai imigresen die mmg x mesra, senyum pun susah. Selesai urusan di kaunter imigresen, aku g amik beg dulu n agak
terkejut, bila tgk carousel dah x bergerak, tp lega bila nampak beg dah diturunkan ditepi belt. Mungkin sbb limited belt utk menampung byk arrival drpd international flight, so carousel x round byk kali.
Communication
Sebelum keluar dr airport, aku sempat beli local sim card
dr vinaphone. Utk memudahkan komunikasi dan mengurangkan unnecessary cost. Senang
je nak beli sim card, sbb salesgirl kat situ pandai cakap omputih n penyabar
orgnye. Dia akan ajar skali camne nak setup, cek balance, beli data utk
internet. Nie breakdown kos dalam vnd dan rm:
Hanya di vietnam ade motor byk gini n kabel berselirat gaya gitu |
VND | RM | ||
Starter pack | 52,000 | 8.20 | |
Top up | 100,000 | 15.80 | |
Diskaun 5% | (5,000) | (0.80) | |
Jumlah 1 | 147,000 | 23.20 | |
Micro sim | 25,000 | 4.00 | |
Jumlah 2 | 172,000 | 27.20 |
Kalau hp x pakai micro sim, kos dlm RM23, dgn total prepaid
VND125,000. Pastu aku beli data plan 150mb yg valid utk 30 days for VND25,000.
Baki VND 100,000 tu boleh buat international call for 30 minutes. Tpkan, kalo
dah ade whassap, mmg tak luak sgtlaa prepaid. So kalo tak perlu nak wat
international call yang kerap, beli top up VND50,000 pun dah memadai.
Transportation
Misi pencarian teksi, mmg mencabar, sbb masing2 quote
harga tinggi. Kalo diorang quote usd15, silala cari yang lain, sbb mahal!. Kalo xnak
pening, kuar arrival hall, belok kiri, n cari teksi vanisunh n mailinh, yg pakai
meter. Tp dlm kes kami, kami decide nak tggu lagi dua org tu utk jimat kos. Skali diorg
dah beli tiket for VND220,000 around RM35. Mahal gakla, tp dah spread by 4, ok
laa kot.
Fyi, kalo dari hotel ke airport bila guna meter hanyalaa around vnd 150,000.
Fyi, kalo dari hotel ke airport bila guna meter hanyalaa around vnd 150,000.
Money Changer
Nway, kalo nak tukar duit, boleh tukar kat airport kat hcm. Sbb
rate lagi bagus daripada kat kl. Diorg accept RM, but kalo ade usd, akan dpt much better rate dr kl. N mintak
terus small change kat situ. Korang takyahlaa buang masa stress n bengang bila
x dpt small change kat money changer Malaysia, sbb diorg tak pegang byk vnd, so agak susahlaa diorg nak bg small change.
My advice, basically kena ade sume currency, RM, USD n VND. As usual, vnd is widely accepted. Tp kekadang bila tgh nak membeli, diorg akan quote dlm rm/usd, so korang leh decide which cheaper, n bayar in that currency. But bear in mind, no cents! Most of the time, korang kena round up kan figure.
My advice, basically kena ade sume currency, RM, USD n VND. As usual, vnd is widely accepted. Tp kekadang bila tgh nak membeli, diorg akan quote dlm rm/usd, so korang leh decide which cheaper, n bayar in that currency. But bear in mind, no cents! Most of the time, korang kena round up kan figure.
Accomodation
Penginapan selama 4d3n kat hcm adelah di white hotel. Book hotel di agoda je. Kalo nak book hotel
cari yg dkt dgn ben thanh market. Sbb bkn saje dekat dgn ben thanh market, dkt
dgn night market dan juga kedai makanan halal.
Tips mase nak cari hotel online- spend skit masa baca komen2 di agoda tu. boleh dpt byk gak useful tips and perkara2 yg korang tatau pasal hotel tu.
Tips mase nak cari hotel online- spend skit masa baca komen2 di agoda tu. boleh dpt byk gak useful tips and perkara2 yg korang tatau pasal hotel tu.
Berbalik pada white hotel, kami fall in love at first sight dgn hotel ni. Cantik
n bersih! Ade toilet hos, tv lcd yg byk gile channel, n pc with connection.
Cons adelah agak sempit n tadek kettle. Kalo x nak sempit, bayarlaa lebih skit
kan?
Sbb flight aku mlm n aku tak ske nak packing2 di tengah2 lobi
hotel n airport, aku amik late check out, so kena bayar additional vnd400,000. Berbaloi
sbb aku rase selesa dpt kemas, n mandi n ade tpt solat yg proper before g
airport.
Ni bilik kami. But minus the window n yellow phone. More pictures at http://www.thewhitehotel.vn/en/gallery.html |
Halal Restaurant
Kedai makanan halal kat sini banyak gak. Buat research
siap2. N kalo ade handphone dgn gps lg senang. Ade lion city, VN Halal, Serai
Restauran, Restoran Hj Halim. Harga makanan agak mahal. Dlm RM20 sorang sekali
makan. Kedai2 halal serves Malaysian dishes dan ade gak Vietnamese dishes, portionnye agak byk dan rasenye pun sedap.
Tours
Kalo nak mencari tours yg murah kenala pegi berjalan2 n
tanye at least 3 agents, supaya boleh dpt rough idea bape rate diorg. For us,
kami cek online gak n lepas dah round 3 kedai n tawar menawar, kami dpt
purchase 3 tours for USD 37.50 each, lebih kurang RM115 drp An Travel. Tp sbb agak tak cukup masa utk shopping, kitorg x dpt pegi city tours. N kalo diberi pilihan, better g city tours drp g mekong. Nonetheless, ini itineraries tours yg kitorg beli tu:
Half day Chu Chi Tunnel (recommended)
- pick up dr hotel kul 7.30 pg, tp kena menapak skit ke
coaster
- 1 jam ++ ke chu chi tunnel, dgn persinggahan kat
handicraft shop.
- Entrance fee tak termasuk skali, kena bayar vnd90,000
- tgk dokumentari, demonstrasi laluan ke tunnel, jenis2
trap, dan alami sendiri jalan dlm tunnel sepanjang 40m yg sempit dan gelap, (I survived
that!) kalo korang claustrophobic dan faint hearted, jgn masuk!
- smp ben thanh market around 3 pm.
- mungkin agak boring bg sesetengah org. Tp menarik utk
korang tau sendiri betapa susahnye masa zaman perang kat Vietnam dan juga boleh
menjawab pelbagai persoalan yg ade mengenai viet com.
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Water Puppet (recommended) dan Saigon cruise
- pick up dr hotel by taxi . Water puppet tu mmg best! Recommended.
Basically a 30 minutes show yg cite pasal kehidupan di Vietnam. Tp kalo anak2
korang jenis tak ske patung pelik2 cam dlm video kat bawah nie, takyah laa kot.
- Saigon cruise best gak sbb first time aku naik cruise atas
kapal besar, sambil berlayar dgr lagu instrumental dgn angin bertiup, mmg
layan. Tp to tell you the truth, view nye so so je. So better skip n spend kat
tpt lain.
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-pick up dr hotel kul 7.30 by coaster n tukar ke bas. Frankly
speaking, tak ske bas tu, maybe sbb dpt seat yg tak best n leg room yg limited.
- perjalanan pegi 3 jam, balik 4 jam. Sgt memenatkan n
pening kepala duk dlm bas yg tak bape sejuk tu.
- smp di port, kami naik bot yg besar, tgk floating market. Tp
bukan mcm kat Bangkok, sbb ni cater for pemborong. N tak sesak langsung. Then
kami singgah tgk proses pembuatan rice paper, poprice, coconut candy.
- then, kami naik sampan ke kedai makan. Best gak pengalaman
nie. almaklumlaa budak bandar. Jakun kami amik2 gamba atas sampan. Besar gak
sampan tu. boleh duduk dan hayati pemandangan dgn selesa
- kalo ade masa lebih, bolehlaa join tour nie. sbbnye makan
masa satu hari. N kalo ade anak kecik, tak galakkan sgt, sbb aku pun tak selesa
sgt, camne plak korang dgn anak2.
Spa
Kalo penat berjalan2, sini ade byk spa. Boleh tahan murah
spa2 kat sini. Mase kat sini, aku pegi spa lemongrass dua kali. Foot massage n
neck, shoulder massage. Impress dgn layanan dan deco spa yg simple tp
menenangkan.
Shopping
Kalo korang nak tempah suits, baju kurung, jubah, blaus, dress,
seluar aku cadangkan buat on the first day. Supaya korang ade masa utk fittings
n supaya korang tak rasa frust sbb tak dpt tempah baju sbb kesuntukan masa.
Byk tailor di sekitar ben thanh market, tp unfortunately kami tak sempat nak ask around bape rega upah. Basically diorg siap dlm masa sehari. Kalo jubah tu, boleh siap dlm 3-4 jam je. (Seriously kalo pegi skali lg mmg aku akan tempah suits n blaus)
Operating hours ben thanh market 7pg-7mlm(sharp) . lepas
tu ade ben thanh night market, dr 7.15 ke 12 mlm. Benda yg korang tak patut tak
cuba adelah buah2 dia. Mmg sedap dan puas makan. Ciku, tembikai, pink guava
sedap gile! Satu pek at usd1, mmg kena rip off skit kot. But kalo sedap n puas
makan, takyah laa berkira sgt kot.
Ape yg best kat ben thanh market? Kain chiffon, kain cotton silk, tshirt, ready made clothes, watches, handbag, wallet and even ade jual tv series box set yg murah! Kalo korang keabisan duit, leh tukar rm/usd to vnd kat money changer dlm tu. manelah tak gile memborong kan?
Tips shopping: Senaraikan harga barang yg nak dibeli di tempat anda, boleh dijadikan basis utk menawar, supaya tak end up beli harga yg x jauh beza dgn kl
Tips shopping: Senaraikan harga barang yg nak dibeli di tempat anda, boleh dijadikan basis utk menawar, supaya tak end up beli harga yg x jauh beza dgn kl
Tippings, Bargaining and Others
Tippings - Nak bagi tip atau tidak? Aku baca teknik bagi tip kat sini, tp byk gak kate jgn biasakan bagi tip kat diorg, nnt diorg expect tip tu wajib. For me is simple. Kalo servis bagus, bagi je seikhlas hati, kira mcm sedekah. J
Bargaining - Kalo nak bargain kena tegar k! mintak 70% dulu, baru naik
skit2 smp korang rasa berbaloi utk dibeli. Sebelum shopping, plan dgn group nak beli ape, supaya korang boleh beli byk skali, which means boleh bargain utk dptkan harga lebih murah drp biasa. Note: pusing2 dulu tanye harga.jgn beli kat stall or kedai laluan utama ramai org unless die blh bg harga plg murah. explore stall yg dlm2 skit,kekadang leh dpt harga lebih murah n choices yg lebih cantik
Hard Rock Cafe - one more thing, kalo korang ske collect tshirt hrc, jgn
lupe singgah hard rock café ho chi minh. Naik teksi dlm vnd 27,000 dr ben thanh
market.
Last but not least, kalo korang penggemar kopi tegar, jgn
lupe borong kopi. Org kate kopi kat sini sedap. Aku no komen. Kafein kopi bikin
kepala ni upside down! ;p
last but not least ini estimation of jumlah kos trip ho chi minh kali nie:
RM | |
Needs: | |
Flight - ticket | 200 |
Hotel | 184 |
Tours | 114 |
Lunch n dinner | 66 |
Transport | 14 |
Prepaid starter pack | 23 |
Total | 601 |
Comfort: |
|
Flight - Luggage n meals | 109 |
Hotel - late check out | 63 |
F&B - Others | 18 |
Total | 191 |
Splurge |
|
Misc - spa | 75 |
Total excl shopping |
Overall, imho, hcm nie adelah antara lokasi percutian yg tak bape mahal, dh lebih kurang kk (tiket g kk mahal kot) Just kalo anda ske beach vacation, hcm nie mmg out of list la kan.
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