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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A day of a shopaholic!

Ha! Nak share ngan korang aktiviti aku yg bershopping dari kul 8 pagi sampai ke 11.30 mlm. Tak ke gile tu kan? Kata sahabat aku yg namanye hanya ingin dikenali as mak encik kata....'ko gile ke hape?' hahaha...aku gelak gile dlm phone tuh.

Aku sure ramai yg tak suka and allergic kalu gi shopping crowded with people kan? But not for me. Dorang tu sume langsung tak effect apa2 pun kat aku. Hakak lagiii suka you! heehe...aku nih memang pelik sket bila bab2 nih. Tu yg laki aku takleh ngam ngan aku tuh. Every year...aku memang selalu akan looking forward 'J-Card Day'. Diam tak diam dah 5 tahun berturut-turut aku celebrate J-Card day nih. Erm...for me...heaven nye dapat shopping on that day coz everything is on sale. and gile babas punye sale and byk choice lak tuh.

Objective aku haritu is beli baju raya for my 4 gerabak tuh and beli baju raya utk hubby and bapa and bapak mertua aku. Nak gi J-card day nih mesti ada strategi. Ye la....nak shopping sambil bergasak dgn other shoppers mestilah ada strategi. Meh aku share ngan korang. Mana le tahu...next year sape nak gi tuh....bole le ikut strategi aku nih. Firstly;

1. Mesti buat secara solo. Jgn dtg dgn kawan or bwk anak2. Para suami....lagi le diharamkan! Coz aku dah penah kena masa thn 2006 dulu...aku try bwk hubby.....alamat menggelupur member tuh asik ajak balik aje. Padahal ko baru nak warm up dlm Jusco tuh. Sudahnye....balik umah kena lecture free aje dgn dia. pastu kena lah pandai counter offer....urut2 dia lebih sket...pastu oklah! Mana le dia tak menggelupur....duit dah terkopak!

2. A night before J-card day tu...buat home work dulu. Ko browse around dulu...aim memana baju2 yg berkenan and mintak tlg promoter incharge simpankan. Dah save masa. Tapi nowadays Jusco dah tak bagi buat camtu lagi....tapi kalu ko ada cable.....bole aje. Buat baik le dgn promoter tuh. Bukannya apa...senang esok dtg terus amik and bayar jek. But believe me....keadaan esknye tuh mmg tak sama langsung. Ko akan berubah fikiran and jumpa baju lain lebih murah and cantik. So, ko dtg jez nak make sure harga baju yg ko berkenan sama macam esok nye. Ye la takut Jusco naikkan harga pastu letak diskaun 50% tapi lepas diskaun harga sama cam harga lama.

3. Amik cuti haritu. Kalau ko plan nak shopping for the entire family members....tak sah kalau tak spend the whole day kat situ. Believe me! Masa tak cukup punye.

4. Datang awal on J-card day. Biasanya dia akan buka kul 8am. Tapi selalunye kul 7am org dah ada. sebab nak booking parking. Lagi baik kalu ada supir yg tolong hantar. so, ko tak pening pale nak cari parking. Lepas shopping ada org jemput. senang kan? Tapi aku selalunye akan drive sendri coz senang nak chuck my things dlm keta and sambung shopping lagi. Secure your paid things dulu.

5. The most important thing is your attire for that day. Pakai le pants and long sleeve blouse and don't ever bring your handbag coz akan mengganggu aktibiti ko. Biasanya aku jez bwk maybank atm kad aku (make sure ada duit dlm akaun) sbb Jusco bole buat e-debit. Senang...u don't need cash! And just standby a credit card in case you need extra cash. Jgn lupa J-card ye. So, simpan 3 kad tu sume dlm poket seluar kanan. Poket seluar kiri, simpan handphone yg telah disilent mode and vibrate on. In case boss ko call nak tanya apa2. My experience baru nih....tgh seronok shopping, boss call and dia tanya byk shopping? kah kah kah....boss aku memang ngamsoi!

6. Before masuk dlm Jusco...make sure amik troli satu. Senang ko nak letak brg2 shopping ko. Masuk jusco and focus to dept yg berkenaan aje. Coz kita tak nak buang masa belek mende yg kita tak plan nak beli like bedding and home section.

7. Make sure breakfast secukupnye pagi tu sebab ko akan berdiri non stop for abt 5 hours! Cam aku haritu....kul 4pm baru nak gi McD lunch. pas late lunch tu sambung lagi shopping kat men's dept lak.

8. Paling crucial is....approval hubby. ye la....kena brief dia mende yg kita nak beli....coz kita nak guna duit dia kan....hehehe.....tang nih laki aku memang dah takleh nak halang aku dah....dia tahu betapa cintanya aku ngan J-card day nih. hehehehe....and bila aku sampai umah mlm tuh....dia tak nak tahu langsung bape byk duit dia yg dah terbarai. Dia kata...kalau dia tanya sure rasa macam nak pitam punyelah! Tapi yg bestnye...dia apprecite sume baju yg aku pilih and beli utk dia.

So, to wrap up...for me...mende nih practical kat aku coz aku nih jenis beli baju utk anak2 setahun sekali. beli sekali byk. Aku tak shopping brg2 dorang every month. So, inilah masanya aku bershopping sakan. Selalunye aku akan beli sekali toys dorang utk setahun tuh. Boleh? Aku rasa kalau Jusco tahu le....sure dorang pun akan kata aku nih shopaholic! Kalu nak tahu...aku beli brg utk sume family members...last2 aku just grab a sandal for myself. That's all. hehehe.....biasalah kan....?

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Thanks to all yang wish my birthday. Ingat gak u all kat aku ye. Ahaks!

Mak aih! Dah 2 bulan lebih aku tak hapdate blog aku!? Isk!isk! isk! Nasib baik blog ni takde expiry date. Kalu tak, sure dah kena tendang blog yg tak active nih. hehehe...actually, aku tak hilang memana pun...jez 2 bulan kebelakangan ni aku memang bz body sket. Ye la...pepaham je la kan...working wife and a mother of four...hubby jauh....memang fully occupied and rasa handicapped eventhough I have a helper to help around the house.

Dalam kepala nih memang byk mende nak cite kat sini...but masa jek yg takde. Kalau ada masa pun, bila kepala dah jumpa bantal, alamatlah sure lelap punye lah. And for your info, last week was flu week. Aku anak beranak demam selsema and batuk. Just imagine having to take care of my 3 kids yg sakit and aku pun sakit gak, erm....satu ujian betul! Every nite I had to wake up coz bebudak nih bila sakit they all meragam+muntah+tak nak makan ubat. Kekadang rasa nak lari gi admitted kat ward memana so that I can rest and let other people treat me like a queen. Ye la...makan minum sume dihantar ke katil...tak ke best tuh? hehehe....BUT...I know, I'm not an irresponsible mom. This is not the 1st time I've faced this kind of situation before...yg different nye cuma my hubby is not around at nite to take turn to help take care of the kids.

Time tu lah rasa nak sms jek kat my hubby and mengadu apa yg aku rasa at that time but I can't! Why? Becoz....I know that he will never understand how I feel becoz he is not there to experience what I've been through. So, I finally keep it to myself. I said to myself, things will be better soon! Be patient. And now, all my kids are recovering and myself too. Alhamdulillah...I'm starting to get my good night sleep back. Huh! That's the joy of motherhood. You're incharge of everything....I repeat...every little thing in the family and I really respect single mothers who can survive without the husbands around. I'm not trying to be feminist here, but I think, it's true that women are more stronger mentally than men. Kalau bapak-bapak kena jaga anak sakit memalam sure dah naik hangin punyelah! Aku gerentiiiiiii sgt!

Uiks! dah kul 5.15 pagi le. Hafta type off. Nak sahur...dalam proses men 'qadha' puasa. 2 days more to go! Take care all! beringatlah bila makan durian, rambutan and manggis ye! Now nih musim orang sakit.