London : A Must Visit

BICESTER VILLAGE CHIC OUTLET SHOPPING

Bicester Village Chic Outlet Shopping is a shopping haven in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, where spacious boutiques showcase the world's leading fashion and lifestyle brands, normally only found in the most exclusive shopping streets, and all offering fabulous savings, all year round.

With over 130 top-name boutiques from Armani to Versace, offering upto 60% off RRP, offers are hard to resist.

Among the brands     

OXFORD

Oxford is a beautiful city of stunning architecture, history and culture. The main attraction has to be the world famous and prestigous University of Oxford, with it's many colleges, chapels and libraries. The largest and probably most famous college is Christ Church* where the Harry Potter scenes were filmed and where Albert Einstein studied.

Oxford is a small city, best viewed on foot. Walking around the city centre, you can visit the oldest library in England, the Bodleian Library which was opened in 1602 or the oldest museum in England, Ashmolean Museum. There are also beautiful gardens and parks to enjoy such as Christ Church Meadow or the Botanical garden*.

* Cost of entrance tickets are not included in your tour price. Entrance fee to Christ Church college is £6.50; Botanical garden £4. 

Oxford

Click to see my old London Pics!

Chealsea Stadium Press Conference

Prince and the pauper at Madam Tussaud

Pastu nak gi mana lagi? huhuhu ini cadangan jerr.

Parliament House
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
Malaysian Hall?
HRC
Harrods
Harvey Nichols
Natural History Museum
National Gallery
Oxford Street
Picadilly Circus
Leicester Sq
Covent Garden
London Eye (tengok saja)
Madame Tussaud

English houses
Camden Lock
Car boot sale
Primark
Kedai2 like mcm Wilkinson Plus, tesco etc
Hyde Park
Serperntine Lake
Diana's memorial
Green ParkMy opis
Baywater
Mosque
Tower of London
Tower Bridge
Thame River Olympic Village
Borough Market
 

Thinking about London

Hmmmmmm....
Actually I'm planning to....
Insha Allah next year. Itupun kalau ada rezeki. Mudah2an dipermudahkan. Usaha sudah bersungguh-sungguh pun!

To my friend lela, aisah, berry and the rest, thanks a lots for the info's. Pencerahan yang amat jelas dan terang-benderang.

Muah. Muah.

 

Lemon Drizale Cake

Interlude. Sejuk-sejuk ni sodap makan kek ngan kopi Tenom kaw-kaw.

My fave

Rajin ke nak cuba?  Wa share resepinya kat bawah.
Happy baking darlings!

INGREDIENTS

    * 175g caster sugar
    * 175g softened butter
    * Grated zest and juice of 1 big lemon
    * Grated zest and juice of 1 big orange
    * 4tbsp milk
    * 2 eggs
    * 175g self-raising flour
    * 3tbsp granulated sugar

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Grease and line the base of 1 large (900g) or 2 small (450g) loaf tins. Place the caster sugar, butter and lemon and orange zest in a bowl and beat together until pale and creamy. Add the milk, and then beat in the eggs, one at a time, with a spoonful of the flour.
Mix in the remaining flour and spoon into the prepared tin/tins, levelling the surface. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes for a large cake, or 30 minutes for smaller cakes, until they are golden and a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre.
Place the lemon and orange juice in a saucepan, bring to the boil and allow to reduce to about 3tbsp. Leave to cool, and then stir in the granulated sugar until it just starts to dissolve.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, prick it with a skewer several times, then slowly pour the lemon and orange sugar all over the top, letting it soak into the cake. Leave to cool completely in the tin before turning out.
The cake will stay fresh for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container, and will also freeze really well.
So harap2 kawan2 leh la imagine eh betapa sedapnya Lemon Drizzle Cake ni... tambah2 lagi kalau di padokkan ngan freshly grounded

black coffee... ngeeee~~~~ 

Camner lah aku nak kurus ya?    

 Tuhan tolong............ ngeeeee ngeeeee

General Info Pasal London

Salam kawan-kawan dan pengunjung blog saya yang budiman.

Dalam posting saya sebelum ini saya telah berkongsi sedikit info tentang bagaimana go around London. Saya harap perkongsian itu sedikit sebanyak dapat membantu anda yang ingin ke london (first-timer).

So untuk melengkapkan info, di sini saya tempek lagi general info yang boleh anda gunakan jika perlu.

transportation,  murah kalau book early, online:

www.megatrain.com
www.megabus.com
http://www.eurostar.co.uk
http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx
www.easybus.co.uk/
 

tourbus london credit to Ronnie -
http://www.budgettravelonline.co ... napguide_london.pdf
untuk yg nak drive boleh check jln kat sini
http://www.theaa.com/

3rd party train tix booking, boleh booking tiket in advance
Train.com
Redspottedhanky.com
Easytrain.com

Accomodation
untuk bajet..travelodge, easyhotel, tune hotel, hostel2
www.easyhotel.com/
www.travelodge.co.uk/
www.tunehotels.com/Cached - Similar
atau try  website2 ni utk hostel, hotel, apartment
www.hostelworld.com
www.booking.com/

yangg ni credit to kak aishahahmad
chris@refreshaccommodation.com         
www.refreshaccommodation.com
info@short-let.com
www.short-let.london.com

Yang ni credit to bungaros

welcomeassured.co. uk
rentals.chslondon.com

General Info

Office of the High Commission

Malaysian Students Department for the UK and EIRE

30-34, Queensborough Terrace

London W2 3ST
Tel: 020 7985 1252 (MSD)

Tel: 020 7985 1262 (Malaysia Hall)

Fax: 020 7221 5615

Malaysia Embassy London
45-46 Belgrave Square
London SW1X 8QT.
Tel: 020 7235 8033 - Fax: 020 7235 5161
Nearest Tube: Hyde Park Corner

To those who are looking for the tranportation alternative from Heathrow to city

1.Heathrow Express Train     GBP19.00           Every 15 minutes, 15/20 minute journey.

2.Heathrow Connect Train    GBP9.10        Every 30/60 minutes, 25/30 minute journey.

3.National Express Bus         GBP 5.00        Highly variable times, 45-50 minute journey

4.London Underground       GBP 2.90- GBP5.30        Every 5 minutes, 40/60 minute journey.

5.Black London cab              GBP45- GBP70        30/60 minute journey.

6.Private Car                      GBP60- GBP75        30/60 minute journey.

7.Private Bus ( 8 to 16 seats)   GBP105- GBP160          30/60 minute journey.

Nak Tahu Pasal Suhu?

Bulan september suhu London lebih kurang 12 to 18 celcius. see data below (base on 8 years average data in celcius).
nak tau perbandingan tahap sejuknya fyi suhu di genting highland (siang 20 celcius, mlm 15 celcius)
suhu kat Kuala Lumpur (siang 32 c & mlm 24 c)
so boleh la agak2 nak pakai baju tebal mana....

Suhu di London so adjust lah baju ya

        

Ada yang tanya, jika hanya ada masa sehari ja jenjalan, apa cadangan itineary? so I ada kawan yang suggest ni. Dorang ni otai pasal London... hehehehehe..

 Kalau ada satu hari je kat london...

Ini suggestion daripada mod lela...

1stly, you ambil HOHO bus.. so you will SEE most of the MUST SEE.. jadi the whole day you can hop off at one place then hop on the bus again to another destination sampai lah ke petang sebab it will take up the whole day kalau you nak turun dan ambil gambar atau nak explore satu2 tempat tu.. but it will be TnG sbb taking photos ni tanpa disedari akan makan masa juga..

2ndly.. you jln2 sendiri..
saya suggest you make your way to westminter and spent some time there..
situ ada big ben, westminsterbridge, houses of parliament, london eye, embankment etc..
then make your way to trafalgar squre ikut pall mall...
sampai trafalgar sq you boleh masok National Gallery
then make your way to covent garden (take photos, free live concerts (tgklah hari apa you sampai) window shopping atau just visit the markets)
then off to leicester sq..ambil gambar lagi.. kalau you nak tgk matinee you boleh beli tickets kat TKTS di leicester sq ni..
then singgah ke chinatown..
then make your way to piccadilly circus and just wander around there..
lepas tu dr picadilly circus you make yr way to regent street and walk along it till the end where you will reach oxford circus..
bila sampai oxford circus ni maknanya you dah sampai oxford street..
so cuci2 mata atau shopping2 kat sini..

I think ni ok lah kalau you nak cover yg MUST SEE versi yg ni..
banyak jugak lah you boleh cover..

dengan cara ni you dah cover the historical part, the cultural part and the shopping part..

Wokey....see you in my next entry! happy holiday! Muahahahahaha

Getting Around In London ~ Senang jer...

Ada beberapa option cam kat bawah ni. Hafal saja...

 

Underground tube - boleh beli oyster card (my preference) atau london pass, oyster card bagus kalau bawak kids takde caj, pastu kalau kita dah spent sampai certain u=amount dlm satu hari, dpt free dah lepas tu...pendek kata kalau ade oyster card dan hafal some of the station, dah cukup nak pusing2 london , other option dari oyster card, pakai travelcard, (esp kalau short term visitor), tp kids kena charge,no deposit compare to oyster cards..kalau oyster cards kena deposit 10gbp kalau tak silap...leh dpt nalik kalau kita pulangkan kad tu, kad tu boleh dibeli kat stesen atau mana2 newstand
 

Public red busses - macam bus biasa, ada setengah boleh pakai oyster card juga...info bas mana route mana, boleh dapat lengkap kat every bus stop, bus dia sangat efisien
 

Hop on Off bus - boleh beli pass utk sehari, kalau time winter sebab masa pendek , dia bagi 2hari untuk satu pass.. personally i rasa yg ni ok tapi selalu stuck dalam jem, buang masa
 

Open top red london bus tour - yang ni boleh bundled dengan tour luar london macam windsor stonehenge semua

Nak jalan jalan naik tube senang je, sila hafal map ni

 Nak cover London

• untuk ke tralfagar square, national gallery --> tubestation Charing Cross (Bakerloo/Northern line)

•  untuk ke buckingham palace, horseguard (nak tgk changing guard), st james park  ---> nearest tube station  Embankment (District/circle line), Wesminster ((district/circle)

• untuk ke london eye, aquarium ---> Westminter station (District/circle line)

• untuk ke Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey,  Cabinet war room --->  Westminster station (District/circle line)

• untuk ke Natural History museum, royal albert hall , victoria & albert museum, kensington palace --> South kensington station(District/circle /Picadilly line)

• untuk shopping kat  Harvey Nichols dan seewaktu dgnnya ---> Knightsbridge station (Picadlly line)

• untuk shopping oxford street,primark, mothercare etc ---> Marble arch (central line)

• untuk Portobello market ---> Notting Hill gate station (District/circle line)

• untuk madame tussauds ---> Baker street station (Hammersmith/circle line)

Info, pasal tempat menraik dan tube station berdekatan..Ni cilok dari mod lela (Forum Cari)

Whitehall and Westminster
Westminster Abbey
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Westminster

Houses of Parliament
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Westminster

Banqueting House
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Charing Cross/Westminster

Horse Guards
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Charing Cross

Tate Britain
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Pimlico, Vauxhall, Westminster

St James's and Piccadilly
St. James's Palace
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Green Park

Buckingham Palace
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Victoria/Green Park

St. James's Park
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: St James's Park/Green Park, Westminster


Trafalgar Square and Soho
National Gallery
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Embankment

National Portrait Gallery
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Embankment

Trafalgar Square
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Charing Cross

Leicester Square
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Leicester Square

Covent Garden and the Strand
Covent Garden
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Covent Garden

Somerset House
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Temple, Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Embankment

Holbourn
Fleet Street
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Temple

Dr. Johnson's House
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Blackfriars, Chancery lane

Temple Church
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Temple (Closed Sun), Blackfriars

Inns of Court
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Temple, Blackfriars

The City of London
Bank of England Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Bank

Old Bailey/Guildhall
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: St Paul's, Moorgate, Bank, Mansion House

Monument
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Monument

Tower of London
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Tower Hill

Museum of London
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station:Barbican, St Paul's, Moorgate

Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia
British Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square, Goodge Street

Charles Dickens Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Russell Square, Holborn

South Kensington and Knightsbridge
Kensington Palace  and Gardens
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Queensway, High Street Kensington, Notting hill Gate

Natural History Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: South Kensington

Science Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: South Kensington

Victoria and Albert Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: South Kensington

Chelsea
Chelsea
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station:Sloane Square

Carlyle's House
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Sloane Square

Southwark and Bankside
Southwark Cathedral
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Southwark

Globe Theatre
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station London Bridge,Mansion House, Blackfriars, Southwark, Cannon Street

Tate Modern
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Blackfriars, Southwark

Clink Prison Museum
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: London Bridge

Borough Market
Nearest Tube / London Underground Station: Borough/London Bridge

Greenwich
Royal Observatory
Transport: Cutty Sark (Docklands Light Railway)/ River Services from London Piers

National Maritime Museum
Transport: Cutty Sark (Docklands Light Railway)/ River Services from London Piers

Queen's House
Transport: Cutty Sark (Docklands Light Railway)/ River Services from London Piers

Selamat mencuba! Harap2 dapat membantu ya... Memang agak senang go around London ni walaupun first timer. Saya dah cuba. Yang penting ingat station dan warna......hehehehe.

My New Blog List

I enjoyed reading her blog. Informatif. And she is beautiful!

I added Nicole blog here so my visitors can read her blog as well. Happy reading folks! Enjoy your year-end holiday!

Where will be your next destination? 

Mine?

But in my "angan-angan" saja dulu lah. My top 10 lists.

1. Maldives

2. Europe (maybe Eastern)

3. Hong Kong

4. Dubai

5. Korea

6. Perth

7. Japan

8. 

9.

10.

The last 3 will be determine later. Accordingly.

* Not necessarily in that order!

Hehehehe. Smileeeeee.

Persidangan Agung Umno 2012

29.11.2012

Nostalgia Persidangan Agung Tahunan Umno

Setiap tahun semenjak 10 tahun yang lalu, saya akan berusaha menghadiri agenda tahunan terbesar parti ini (UMNO).

Saya bukanlah orang besar parti. Cuma ahli biasa yang pernah suatu ketika dulu sama-sama mengembangkan sayap parti ini di zaman penaja dahulu bersama veteran politican Sabah. Ada di antara mereka masih berkecimpung aktif dan menjawat jawatan tinggi termasuk KM Sabah sekarang.

Ini gambar kenang-kenangan yang masih ada dalam simpanan.

Perwakilan Wanita Bahagian P147 Bandau (1996) bersama Dato Nafsiah Omar dan rakan2

 Cuba teka saya yang mana satu? hehehehehehe..

Gambar kenangan bersama PM. Masa ni beliau Naib Presiden lagi

Time ni PM suka pakai baju ala-ala 1 set....hehehehehe..muda lagi time ini tapi rasanya sekarang lebih tampan dan berkarisma. Aura PM tu...

Gambar dan kenangan terindah ~ bersama idola ~ berjaya mendapatkan TT

Ini adalah detik paling manis sepanjang saya terlibat dalam politik (masa itu). Gambar ini diambil semasa perhimpunan bersama rakyat bertempat di stadium likas kota kinabalu.

Taklimat perubahan perlembagaan Umno bersama Datuk Sabarduddin Chik Hyatt Regency KK

Pasti ramai yang kenal muka-muka pemimpin di atas terutama Sabahan. Sudah jadi MP, Senator dan sebagainya. Tahniah rakan seperjuangan.

Something funny

Sabah Umno Convention bersama Cikgu Suriah, Hjh Jamilah dan Arwah Rohani

Yeah... saya pernah pakai baju merah putih

Dato Seri Shahrizat melawat Bahagian

Ya..dulu saya banyak aktif.

Berhenti bila back-stabbing tak tertahan lagi. You all tahu lah politikkan? Nowadays, saya cuma menjadi pemerhati biasa. Kalau terlibatpun, cuma berada di belakang tabir.

Love Song Interlude

I'm definitely thinking of you. Where ever you are.. you are not forgotten.

Today is the day we have to look back for all the happy days we spend together. Today is the day we have to look forward for all the happy days ahead for us. Today is the day we have to celebrate for all the blessings Allah has showered on us.....

Love doesn't need a reason. If you can explain why you love someone, its not love, its like.

Arty
24/11/2012

Singapore Re-Visited

Work visit to Singapore for 2 days.

Day 1

 All Smileeeee....You Know Why

Sampai lebih awal dari yang lain so I just window shopping kat Takashimaya. Our hotel is just next to Paragon Mall.

My new LV sunnies $835

 Cantik tak? It's a black shades.

Arty Jayne

Close-up

 And Jeng..Jeng..Jeng..

Kebetulan Chanel launching their new line ~ Chanel Cruise Collections 2013. Well..... how can I resist it?

Chanel Cruise Collection 2012

This  2.55 classic belongs to me ^_____^

My last bag for 2012.

Check it here. baby!

The Grand Park Orchard Hotel.

 Unique Deco Inside The Room

Inside Canary Bar

 Majoriti bar tender Indonesian.

The Grand Park Orchard Hotel Singapore 2012

Enjoy The Scenery

Passer-by at Lucky Plaza

The heart of Orchard Road

Paragon Mall

Lucky Plaza

Christmas Tree in front of Paragon Mall

So sedap. Seafood pasta at Coffee Beans

Lucky Ayam Penyek Surabaya

My Fave Chocolate

As usual, enjoying Singapore but everything is getting more expansive nowadays. But more or less, I enjoyed my short trip and willing to fly here again if time and my "purse" permit.

Phuket Day 2

Tuesday, 6th November 2012. 

 Day Trip to Phi Phi, Khai and Maya Island

Introduction 

Seperti biasa saya jadi warden membangunkan 2 beradik ni kerana mini bas untuk ke Phi-Phi Island akan datang ke hotel antara 7.45am - 8am. Pagi itu sempat breakfast di restaurant hotel. Seadanya saja ~ hot chocolate, bread dan half-boiled eggs.

Phi Phi On My Mind

Biasalah. Hari pertama biasanya dipenuhi semangat dan anticipation. Nak sangat tinguk lokasi filem "The Beach" lakonan Leoarnado DiCaprio dirakam. Khabarnya air lautnya berwarna hijau dan biru.

Lets go for breakfast

1st Day Mode

Hehehe. Ntah tourist dari mana ya.

Oya. Antara keperluan yang perlu di bawa sendiri dalam trip ini ialah sunblock, sun-glass, topi, tuala dan persalinan jika mandi/snorkeling, panadol actifast (takut pening) dan apa2 keperluan yang difikirkan sesuai. Cola dan mineral disediakan dalam bot.

Perjalanan kami dari Patong ke harbour Asia Marina mengambil masa kira-kira 40 minit kerana terpaksa singgah ke beberapa hotel lain untuk ambil client yang membeli pakej dari tour group yang sama.

Orange Groups

Sejurus tiba dan keluar dari van, setiap orang diberikan benang ini sebagai penanda membezakan group supaya tidak tersilap. Kami dapat warna oren. Ada group dari Tour Group lain berwarna biru, hijau, merah dan kuning.

Other Groups

Lihatlah pandanglah.