iKeA BeLfAsT & the oUtLeT, NeWrY

Weekend is finally here! Not only just another weekend, it's the day I've been waiting for.Finally to Ikea! Due to my unstable gila-ness behaviour, I decided to cut my fringes.It'll grow nicely by the time Im home for holidays..hopefully! (keeping finger crossed!). Sume orang geleng kepala looking at my new fringes. Let me set the new trend!LOL!

Anyway,we started our journey at 9.30am. Sha was suppose to drive but Fali thought he could drive..as he 'test-power' his knee..yeay,can drive already! So sha is his co-driver.Where as me elin n bee laid back. I plak kecoh2 amik gbr the new me.

Tada!

Along the journey,as usual bergossip about our friends, relationships, marriages,shopping at ikea! We brought the catalogue along!HAHA! As sha lead the way we thought we're almost there. Dengan semangat sha asked fali 'Masuk next to Sainsbury's'. With no signs of ikea, Fali felt sthing is not right. So he turned around and stopped at McDonalds to ask for directions. Still a long way to go!Then I plak adding the drama 'g ikut west la'. Where the signage have obviously shown 'west to dublin'..haha


Full of curiosity,we didnt see any sign of ikea untill bee read it loudly. "How to find IKEA Belfast from Dublin"

• Follow the signposts to the M1 (sign posted Belfast).
• At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto the N1 (sign posted Belfast).
• At the border with Northern Ireland, proceed onto the A1 and then
continue onto the M1 to Belfast.
• Approaching Belfast, proceed onto the Westlink and follow the signs for
the M3 (Bangor, City Aiport).
• Continue onto the M3, Sydenham Bypass and then A2 (Belfast to Bangor
Road). Passing the George Best Belfast City Airport, bear left and
continue through the traffic lights and take the next exit on the left for the
Holywood Exchange.

Fali still not confident, so we decided to stop at City Centre and asked for help. Sha & I asked the cabbie. As he explained with his strong Northern Irish accent, we try to have a go.

Screaming excitedly as we finally saw IKEA! We arrived there around 12 something. Everyone have already planned what to buy there. Let's start shopping!

Muka muka tak sabar nak shopping!

This is my 'living room'

This is my 'library room'

After 2.5hours of 'dreaming' & shopping..

These are what I get from IKEA

Fali showing off his beer. Pe nak jadi melayu sekarang!!kidding..hehe that's mine. It's a non-alcoholic pear cider. It tastes like 7-11 tuiti fruiti slurpee. Hrmm..I wonder whether the pear cider is available in Malaysia..hrmmm...

Our lunch for the day.We cooked nasi goreng with egg & chicken nugget.Yummy!

This bridge reminds me of Putrajaya's bridge. But I think putra is much nicer :)

After shopping at ikea, we decided to go shopping( not me, the others! :p) at the Outlet,Newry. FYI I didn't shop like I told you before.I don't find it nice there. I prefer to chill at starbucks after hours of shopping.Had Java Chips frappucino. Sejuk2 kat luar,gatal nk minum sejuk2 :p

Starbucks The Outlet, Newry.

From the Outlet, we decided to have dinner at Shangri-La. the only halal chinese malaysian restaurant we've ever know in Smithfield, Dublin 7.

Buttered king prawns & Salmon Assam Pedas

Beef Kung Po & Chicken with ginger and scallions

Beef Thai Green Curry

Goreng Pisang.Complimentary from the restaurants as we're Malaysian customers :D

What a tiring day! Tired but worth it. At least, to keep away from all the stresses Im going through lately

Sunday: Picnic at Glendalough,Co.Wicklow

Farewell lunch

Yes, I'm leaving McCrohan Quinn & Co tomorrow Friday 25 April 2008. So I had my farewell lunch with my office mates (totally forgot to bring my camera! ergh!!)


I got a Dunnes Store Gift Card worth €100 from my company. I'm overwhelm!Thanks a million!

Today will my last day meeting Pat/Patrick McCrohan (Partner) as he will be away tomorrow. He's been a great partner to me..treating me like his child. Will definitely keep in touch with him.

Will continue more updates tomorrow..

o.O

I'm so blank today.

Trying hard to concentrate on my work,can't help it.

Hope I can make it by the end of the day...

David Cook always be my baby :)

Dublin's Park in the Sky

A 'PARK in the Sky' soaring 50 metres above Henry Street and commanding panoramic views across the capital is proposed under a €1.25bn redevelopment of Dublin city centre.

In what could be the biggest regeneration project of O'Connell Street in recent years, the capital's main thoroughfare will be transformed if developer Joe O'Reilly is granted planning permission for an ambitious shopping and restaurant quarter in the heart of the city.

Gone will be Dr Quirkey's Good Time Emporium, the Royal Dublin Hotel and a garda sub-station.

Fashion

Instead, the ' Dublin Central' scheme -- which encompasses the Carlton Cinema site -- hopes to become an Irish Bond Street and home to fashion icons such as Prada, Armani, Tommy Hilfiger and high-end jewellers.

It will also see the first apartments in 250 years being built on O'Connell Street.

After years of legal wrangling over ownership of the 5.5 acre site -- which is bounded by Parnell Street, O'Connell Street, Henry Street and Moore Street -- a development company set up by Joe O'Reilly called Chartered Land has announced it will seek planning permission for a new city quarter by the end of the week.

And the developers say that Moore Street traders have nothing to fear in the redevelopment.

Dominic Deeny, CEO of Chartered Land, says the market will be left in place and it is planned to turn Moore Street into foodie heaven, with specialist food stores opening beside the traders. "We want to encourage the markets to remain, " he said yesterday.

Massive

The massive project will take up to three-and-a-half years to build, and 7,000 people will be employed during the construction stage. Up to 3,000 full-time jobs will be created when it opens in 2013.

In all, 100 shops will be built and 1.7m square feet will be developed, providing 700,000 square feet of retail space.

Two new streets will be created. As yet unnamed, one will link Henry Street to O'Connell Street and be host to high-street retailers such as Zara and Mango; while the other will link O'Connell Street to Moore Street.

The buildings of 14-17 Moore Street -- a national monument used by the leaders of the 1916 Rising for their last stand, will be turned into a commemorative centre.

Two listed buildings -- numbers 42 and 60 O'Connell Street -- will be refurbished and upgraded. An art gallery and performance space will also be created, while the facades of 12 protected structures will be retained.

The Carlton Cinema facade will be moved 50 metres north and become the main entrance to an anchor tenant, who will occupy a 200,000 sq ft store -- about the size of Debenham's on Henry Street.

A restaurant quarter on the fifth storey, overlooking the new streets, will be home to 17 cafes and restaurants. More than 100 apartments will be built, and social and affordable homes will be provided on site.

A thousand underground car parking spaces, accessible from Parnell Street, are also proposed.

Apartments

But at the heart of the project is the Park in the Sky. A triangular building, home to 40 apartments and 12 storeys high, it will have a sloped roof on which the park will be built. Each side will be screened with glass panels, and it will be 50 metres at its highest point.

"We see this as being an 18-hour a day development," Mr Deeny said. "We want it to be primarily a family place. The whole idea is to draw people to the scheme, and it is to encourage tourists to come to this part of the city. We see this going from 5am when the markets open, to 1am when last orders in the restaurant are taken."

A planning application will be lodged with Dublin City Council by the end of the week.

Remark: And I'm lucky to live nearby the Central! :D

Bridal/Engagement/Hand Bouquet

I came across this few useful links as I helped my best friend planned for her engagement. I thought I should keep this info for future reference.

1. Lee Flower


2. One Red Lily
   
3. Bloom House
   
4. Pure Seed
   
5. More links

You know what?I could be an excellent wedding planner!

o.O

''Dream on Adlina!" Might as well I plan for my own 'dream wedding' =)

€5 to USA

I'll go mad if this happen to me!

From RTE News Today

Aer Lingus commercial director Enda Corneille has told RTE News that the number of bookings which it has cancelled as a result of a pricing error on its website is close to 300, significantly more than the airline previously estimated.

The airline also points out that a booking may involve more than one person travelling, leaving Aer Lingus exposed to a far greater potential financial loss on the affected flights than might generally be perceived.

Earlier, the airline told customers who booked business class flights to the US for just €5 that their bookings had been cancelled. Aer Lingus said the flights - which were advertised on the Aer Lingus website yesterday - were priced incorrectly due to a technical error. Aer Lingus has apologised for the error.

Aer Lingus had previously said the glitch affected around 100 customers between 7.30am and 9am on Wednesday, when promotional fares on its transatlantic route were loaded onto the website accidentally.

The airline says that on legal advice it has decided not to compensate the customers. In e-mails and text messages to the customers, Aer Lingus said: 'Due to a technical error in our reservation system for a brief period a small number of bookings were priced incorrectly. This e-mail is to notify you of cancellation of your booking and to advise no funds will be deducted from your account.'

But speaking on RTE Radio today, Dermot Jewell of the Consumers Association said that customers had a binding contract with Aer Lingus. 'They booked and paid to bind the contract. Realistically Aer Lingus is going to have to do something to abide by the bookings and to help the customers,' he added.

Enda Corneille, Director of Corporate Affairs at Aer Lingus, said anyone who booked a business class ticket, which usually retails at about €1,775, and got it so cheaply, should know there was a mistake.

'When you are selling seats on the front of the site quite openly for €249, to sell a business class seat for a fiver is a genuine mistake. People are going to know there's something up,' he stated.

The CEO of the National Consumer Agency, Ann Fitzgerald, says she has been in contact with Aer Lingus and is seeking a meeting with senior management at the airline to discuss the controversy over cancelled bookings.

Pictures

Congratulations to my best friends Amin & Zufazleen on their engagement 22.03.08. Here are their pictures courtesy of my dear friend ahmad kamal

The photos are absolutely gorgeous =)

Cocaholic

When you are down,you drink alcohol...

When I am down, I drink coke or any sort of carbonated drinks...

When I had them too much...I'm out!Amazing doest it?To be 'out' for having too much fizzy drinks.

Gotta start control my sugar level.But you just can't when you're not sane.

sigh~

Ghost

This is not the Patrik Swayze Demi Moore Movie..This is Ghost TV series aired in 8tv.

I can only watch ghost from youtube.I can't watched at 8tv.com.my.Only that particular show plak tu I can't watch!

Recommended by me..and others too I guess.There's only 10 episodes.Now am waiting for the last episode to be uploaded at youtube.Don't know what took the fella so long(kata2 tak sabar nak tgk finalé.lol!)

Brief description:
Ghost a whodunit with a twist - a girl tries to solve the mystery behind the death of a famous movie star- a star that she has always admired but hardly knows. So, why is she doing it? Is it because the ghost of the star she admires is telling her so? this part supernaturl thriller, part romantic comedy blends different elements for an explosive mix.

Meteor

YOU QUALIFY for a subsidised Upgrade!

Yeayy,after a year contract with Meteor, I can upgrade my phone!I have no intentions on changing it now as there are more selections coming this spring/summer.

Currently Sony Ericsson w580i is in my top list BUT in spring 08,they are 'welcoming':

• Nokia 6500 slide
• Nokia 6500 classic
• Nokia N95 8G
  
• Sony Ericsson w910i

Should I wait for Summer 08 collections or just grab the Sony Ericsson w910i? I'll wait :)

Friendster

Just remembered what did happened last night.Or maybe it was on Saturday.Doesn't matter..

Tasha was exploring friendster through friends' friends and saw this couple, wrapping themselves with mufflers with caption 'Us in Genting'. I mean,hello! That's only Genting okay!It's not like you're in another four season country.I can accept people wearing jacket and cap or worse gloves..but muffler??I only wore muffler & gloves during winter.

Couldn't imagine them surviving in cold autumn/spring weather in foreign country with same temperature as in Genting.klakar..klakar!

According to meteorologist, it's gonna be light snowing for the next three days.damn I hate wearing knitwear!

Wacky WeEkenD!

On Friday night, had dinner with the gurls.Sue cooked rendang daging as she craved for Dr Intan's rendang. For first-timer, two thumbs up!Well done :) Also, accompany with nasi lemak cooked by tasha & elin. With salad as well. I can only afford to give them a hand.Nasi Lemak with Rendang daging..great combination eh?It's been a while I haven't had like that :D

As usual, after dinner,duk bergossip untill late night.i think it's around 4am. Well,I gave up at 12am already due to period cramps.eei,tak bestnye!

On Saturday,sha & I decided to go with the flow,tagging my sister along.So,we hang out at Eddie Rockets,discussing our love life matters,future plans.OK,enough said..wouldn't want to go into detail.Watched movie called Drillbit Taylor.I find it crap,I'm not sure what am I suppose to laugh about. I thought Owen WIlson's movie would be a good crack like other movies.Well,not for this one!

Dinner time..bee invited her friends home,had Lamb SOup,gulai ikan tempoyak(yum!) & bbQ chicken.then the same gossip continuance..im already off to bed early.

Sunday,I didnt know it was snowing that day.No wonder I slept soundly =).Still the crazy weather:raining,sunny,gloomy..bila nak summer ni???

On yesterday News of the World paper, more stories on Sufiah Yusuf, telling everyone how she enjoys sex with her clients.I told you so she was inspired by Belle De Jour!Hrmm, I wonder how the ulamaks will react about her statement?The thought of sending ustaz to her?Sorry to say, I think it would be a waste of time! I dont think she'll listen all the preaching given.She's grown up,she decides her life.My pov,she needs someone.Someone who can actually show her life can be meaningful and beautiful.

Something wacky did actually happen.Couldnt recall now.Will write when it's there! ;)

Xperia

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

WOW!!!!!

Would it be sexy if he has one?If he has,I can play! =D

Would I be consider this as my birthday pressie this year? *hint* hint*

From a guy's view and girls,read this!

Guys don't care if you're friends with other guys.

But when you're sitting next to us,
and some random guy walks into the
room and you jump up and tackle him,
without even introducing us, yeah, it
pisses us off.

It doesn't help if you sit there and
talk to him for ten minutes without
even acknowledging the fact that we're
still there.

We don't care if a guy calls OR TEXTS
you, but at 2 in the morning we do get
a little concerned.

Nothing is that important at 2 a.m.
that it can't wait
till the morning.

Also, when we tell you you're pretty/
beautiful/ gorgeous/
cute/ stunning, we freaking mean it.

Don't tell us we're wrong.
We'll stop trying to convince you.

The sexiest thing about a girl is
confidence.

Yeah, you can quote me.

Don't be mad when we hold the door
open. Take Advantage of the mood I'm
in.

let us pay for you!
don't "feel bad"
We enjoy doing it.
It's expected.

Smile and say "thank you."

Kiss us when no one's watching.
If you kiss us when you know
somebody's looking, we'll be more
impressed.

You don't have to get dressed up for
us.

If we're going out with you in the
first place, you don't have to feel
the need to
wear the shortest skirt you have or
put on every kind of makeup you own.

We like you for who you are and not
what you are.
honestly, i think a girl looks more
beautiful when she's just in her pj's.
or my
shirt and boxers, not all dolled up

Don't take everything we say
seriously. [=))]

Sarcasm is a beautiful thing. See the
beauty in it.

Don't get angry easily.

Stop using magazines/media as your
bible.

"Don't talk about how hot Chris Brown,
Brad Pitt, or Jesse McCartney is in
front of us".
It's boring, and we don't care. You
have friends for that.

Whatever happened to the
word "handsome"/"beautiful"

i'd be utterly stunned by a girl who
greeted me
with "Hey handsome!" instead of "Hey
baby/ stud/ cutie/ sexy" or whatever
else you can think of.
on the other hand I'm not saying i
wouldn't like it ether ; )

Girls, I cannot stress this enough: if
you aren't being treated right by a
guy, won't wait for him to change.
ditch his sorry ASS,he's a disgrace to
the male population and find someone
who will treat you with utter respect.

Someone who will honor your morals.

Someone who will make you smile when
you're at your lowest.

Someone who will care for you even
when you make mistakes.

Someone who will love you, no matter
how bad you make them feel.

Someone who will stop what they're
doing just to look you in the
eyes....and say "i love you" ..and
actually mean it.

Give the nice guys a chance.

Guys repost this if you agree

Girls repost this if you think it's
cute

Every Guy who isn't a jerk will agree
with this, so we hope that all the
girls that read this will repost this

*Holding Hands
Girls :If you want to hold his hand,
gently bump into it a couple of
times.
Guys : Grab it if it happens more than
once.

*Cuddling
Girls : When you want to cuddle with
him, tell him you're cold
Guys : Automatically move closer to
her.

*Movies
Girls : During a movie, if he puts his
arm around you, tilt your head on his
shoulder
Guys : Lift her chin up and kiss her.

*Loving each other
Guys : When she tells you she loves
you, look deep into her eyes, give her
a peck on the lips, and tell her you
love her
too... And mean it.

*Laying below the stars
Girls : When you're both laying under
the stars, put your head on his chest
and close your eyes as you listen to
his steady heart beat
Guys : Whisper in her ear and link
your hands with hers.

By 12 am tonight your one true love
will realize how much they want you.

Can you believe this forwarded piece?It's nice to read though ^_^

Call Girl

I started watching The Secret Diary of a Call Girl from fanpop website. Fanpop is where you can watch most tv series there. It has 8 episodes, runs 30minutes. You may view her blog.

Do you think Sufiah Yusuf aka Shilpa lee got inspired from her? To do unethical (it's against our religion fyi) thing to earn money faster..it does work for her. But would she want to do that for the rest of her life? Wait..wait..you obviously dont have a clue what am I talking about..this is what everyone is talking about..

Sufiah Yusuf is a bright student who won a place at Oxford University at age of 12. She was expected to be 'rich' due to her intelligence but sadly she found doing 'escourt' are more money-making! You can find more stories at News of the World.

I refuse to comment her much as I saw the Belle De Jour's life which is quite simliar to Sufiah. I just hope that she's able to find someone who can bring her back to the right path or realise that life isn't about selling bodies to sex hungers. Life is about embracing moments happening around you while still can.

The moral of the story? Dont pressure too much on your children no matter how perfect you want them to be. Let them acknowledge what's happening around them and making mistakes is not the end of the world.Making mistakes is good as you learning to do the right thing.But dont make too many mistakes okay! Things may become the other way round! See, like me.Very independent (if it wasnt my parents send me off here!). Guess sometimes spoil brats deserve to learn to see the world! =p

DST begins

And so you know that from today, Daylight Saving Time (DST) has begin. Which means we lost 1 hour of sleeping time! waaaaa!!!!! But hey,if you look at the bright side,daylight has become longer!I can feel the summer is getting near! =)

Here is the prayer time and it will be longer from day to day.


And I have 7 more days to ganti puasa. Why didn't I replace during winter time?!

Bummer!!

Butterfly~

Butterfly Cluster Necklace
Price: £12.00

Silver plated
Catseye locket detial
Butterfly metal charm
Length 30"
Code: 28253612

Colour Silver

Fabric metal, plastic and glass

I want that!Definitely look gorgeous on me!Oh ya, it's from Accessorize! =D

Long Weekend over!

Thursday Nite

• Jelatang <--so much drama!
• Shop groceries for tomorrow's!
  

Friday

• Sis & Bro 's Birthday
• Lunch-Laksa Johor
• Vantage Point Movie
  

Saturday

• Step up 2 Movie
  

Sunday

• Lunch at Tariq's place. Had sweet sour fish,prawn curry and pak choy.
• Horton Hears a Who Movie
  

Monday

• Got new DVD player from fali for hanging out here a lot lately. Now can watch movie at telly! =)
  

PaddY's DaY!

Went to this event:

Event: Arts Council Céilí Mór
Location: Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Admission: Free
TIme: 2.30pm – 5.30pm

This head-spinning, foot-twirling afternoon of Irish dancing is a uniquely Irish phenomenon. Thousands of people will be kicking up their feet to the infectious sounds of the Matt Cunningham Céilí Band and Seamus Begley with Tim Edey. Dance displays will be provided by Baltrasna with additional Sean-nós dance displays provided by Chlann Uí Chuinneagáin. Dáithí Ó Sé will be Fear a’Tí for the day at this, the liveliest outdoor Irish music and dance event in the world. This year’s Céilí Mór is an event that will have your smile lasting long after the music fades.

Chlann Uí Chuinneagáin/ The Cunningham Family
Brian, Irene, Aisling, Mícheál MacDara and Lorraine are a young family of Sean Nós dancers from Cashel in Connemara. The Cunningham's have made numerous television appearances and are in great demand up and down the country. In recent years they have been asked to accompany President Mary McAleese on State Visits.

Daithí Ó Sé
Daithí Ó Sé is best known as a weather presenter and continuity announcer on TG4 though his many talents have led to his appearance on shows such as Celebrity You’re a Star in 2006 and on Celebs Go Wild in 2007. Daithí is also one of the faces of the Seachtain na Gaeilge Festival.

Matt Cunningham Céilí Band
Galway based Matt Cunningham and his band are well-known in Ireland, England, and America as one of the finest and most respected bands playing music for Irish Dancing and their 12-CD Dance Music of Ireland series continues to be an invaluable resource for dancers and enthusiasts alike. With numerous albums and a platinum disc to their credit, they have entertained such illustrious audiences as America’s Kennedy Family and are looking forward to wowing audiences at the 2008 St. Patrick’s Festival.

Seamus Begley and Tim Edey
The dynamic duo of Irish traditional music. West Kerry accordion-player and singer, Seamus Begley is one of the most popular performers in the Irish traditional music world. He is joined by the sensational guitar player Tim Edey. The Irish Times have described Begley as “a force of nature” – so come prepared to dance!

Baltrasna
Making a welcome return to the Céilí Mór, Baltrasna are old style set dancers from the Céilí House dances of the Clare traditions in Meath.

L-R:oU,Syahid,Afiq,Bee,Me,Sha,Elin,Derek

Remark:People there are mad and we had fun!Dancing and jumping non stop..ouch..my legs are soared!

Later,my friends and i went to Kebab Klub to have 'picnic' there since all the parks are closed.I guess they dont want people to make a mess there.Litters were everywhere..A bit 'potong' yesterday as it was really nice chilly sunny weataher.

Important part is that I had fun =D