Its All about Diamond

Liv : Color?

Emma : Colorless

Liv : Cut?

Emma : Brilliant

Liv : Clarity?

Emma : Slightly included.

Liv : Carat?

Emma : Almost, maybe just under. More than he could afford, i'm sure.

-Bride Wars, 2009

my fav scene lakonan Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson

Dulu2...masa tgk citer ni..rasa mcm wow! diorg ni mmg bijak sungguh...tgk je cincin cinonet tu..leh tau everything! really2 wow! Now ni......when its my turn...utk di sunting... kihkih...haruslah amik tahu pasal Diamond 101 kan. Mari2... I nak share something might be useful. When Mr. Soon-to-be ask me to study about diamond.....I pon cepat2 la google kan. tp satu hape pon tak faham weih. Kebetulan...tadi I pegi jalan2 kat Midvalley....termasuk la kt kedai Diamonds & Gold Poh Kong, kat LG...dekat ngan jusco bwh sekali tu. This one SA, chinese man, really2 good sales assitant ya! Very polite and serve me nicely. I'm looking for diamond ring with certificate. Not to mention, I nak yellow gold. oh..sungguh mengada.

Hampir seminggu gak ring hunting ye. Mmg sgt susah nk jumpa diamond ring yg guna emas kuning...sbbnya, emas kuning terlalu lembut, tak bley nk support diamond. Thats why la mostly diamond ring adalah white gold. Bukkannye sebab trends semasa...atau pon white gold tu lg menyerlah kan diamond. bullshit sume tu. kihkih. Alasan yg sebenar : emas kuning tak mampu nk support diamond yg keras itu ye. wuwuwu. kalo ada pon..diorg takkan guna emas 916.

Tapi..kalo tgk kat Poh Kong, diorg mmg bnyk design diamond ring yg emas kuning. So tadi, lepas berborak2 dgn SA yg budiman tu...baru la I tahu kenapa mostly diamond ring takde cert la...blaa..blaa..blaa...itu ini. hihi. syioks sgt. smpai tido pon tak lena...asyik termimpi2 kan diamond sajo.

First of all, mari I terangkn pasal 4C regarding Diamond. Ni benda wajib nk tau..kalo korg nk beli diamond la kan.

1) Cut

2) Color

3) Clarity

4 ) Carat

Cut

Excellent Cut ( HW Grade 1 to 1+ )

Good Cut ( HW Grade 2 to 3 )

Average Cut ( HW Grade 4 )

Commercial Cut ( HW Grade 5 to 6 )

Irregular Cut ( HW Grade 7 to 8 )

Diamond yg jual kt kedai emas, da tentu la Excellent Cut kan.. wth kalo dia nk jual yg commercial cut bagai kt kedai diorg. Mmg bakal2 pengantin tak dtg beli la nanti kan? hihihi. So, kalo tgk gambarajah..maybe leh faham skit ape yg dimaksudkn dgn 'cut' atau pon potongan. Haruslah bersimetri cantik2..supaya diamond tu sparkle2 kan.

Ni adalah ideal Diamond Propotion.

Ala2..anatomi sebuah diamond. Amboihh...siap pakai girdle bagai la si diamond ni. hihu

Color

Jangan memain..kita tgk je diamond tu sparkle cun2..tapi rupa2 nya ada warna weih. Paling top...adalah colorless laa... so...here the range. Start dari huruf D ye. tu plg mahal la tuh...mmg tak bewarna. yg ko nmpk..adalah kilau2an yg mencucuk mata. hikhik. Diamond paling murah..adalah kaler kuning skit. Grade dia paling hujung skali. huruf Z. Tapi kalo tgk diamond yg cinonet tu, colorless ngan near colorless...takde beza sgt pon. seriusly..yang ko nmpk..hanyalah kilauan yg cucuk2 mata. huhuhu

Tips nak tgk color diamond. bukan dari atas yer. ko kena tgk dari tepi..supaya nmpk badan diamond tu...baru leh nmpk true color sebenar diamond tu!.

The best way to assess diamond color is to view it from the side, un-mounted, against a white background, using a daylight fluorescent bulb.

Clarity

ni penting...mmg tentukan harga diamond kaw2. ni nk tgk sama ada diamond tu ada defect ke tak. Defect2 ni adalah berada di dalam diamond tu ok. bukan kat luar permukaan tau. yela..diamond pon kekadang mcm org gak..mana ada nk perfect sokmo kan. Bley tgk kat gambarajah tu. paling mahal..da tentu la Internally Flawless (IF). pergh..ni mmg plg perfect ok! sebesar zarah defect pon tak de ni. Ditangga kedua adalah Very Very Slightly Included (VVS1 and VVS2). haa..hamik..smpai double very tu. tu ala2 sezarah je la kot yg defect. huhi. and the list goes on. leh la refer kt chart ok. korang tgk jer yg mcm comot2 garis2 hitam, tompok2. itu je la beza dia. bukannye cut ke hape yeh. and dont worry, even korang beli diamond yg Very Slightly Included (VS1 and VS2) atau pon Slightly Included (SI1 amd SI2) still diamond korang tak nmpk cacat celanya. Sbb..defect2 ni sume leh nmpk bwh microscope je dek non hoii. dgn 10kali ganda tahap fokus. huhi. so.. dpt SI1 tu pon da bleh bersyukur... sbb mmg beza harga yg gile2 punyer okeh. beza dlm 2k. giler tak? VVS1 ngn VS1...beza smpai 2k. hamboihh...padahal tak nampak pon kecacatan dia. maka dgn itu, sila berjimat.

Carat

Lastly..adalah carat. Carat ni adalah unit utk mengukur size diamond. 1 Carat = 0.20gram. Kalo nk diamond yg ada certification aka surat beranak dia... SA pohkong tu ckp..diamond harusla paling kecik pon 0.3 Carat. tu bersamaan 0.06 gram ye kawan2 sekalian. Itu I tgk pon da cukup besar da tu. huhi..mcm tak sesuai la plak nk jadikn wedding ring utk kasta2 rendah mcm I ni. Thats why la...diamond2 ring susah nk jumpa yg ada cert. sbb below than 0.3 carat. kan slalu cinonet je kan diamond2 kt cincin2 yg da siap tu. hihi

Itulah..antara benda basic yg kena tau..kalo korang ni penggemar tegar berlian la kan. Frankly, I tak penah minat pon berlian. Masa first day start ring hunting tu....i just like "ala..batu zirkoin ni pon bley la b... i tak kisah pon..janji emas kuning. lepas tu..i tak minat la design yg jenis diamond sebiji gedabak tu. tak suke~ nnt tersangkut2. payah tau" and then...sekali sarung dan tenung cincin berlian kat jari mulus ku ini.. terus.. WOW! tak berkata2 ok. bukan main sparkle lg diamond tu..siap cucuk2 mata ku ini. adus...terus jatuh hati. Ok b.. please2..buy diamond ring for me. ahahaha.

Terus I mcm TAK KISAH. ok...B...tak de barang kemas lain pon tak pe da. janji dpt diamond ring sebijik...with my desire design. cukup ar tu. mmg tak buka2 da lepas kawin nanti. Yang tak suka design seketul gedabak, sangkut2 bagai tu entah kemana hilang tah. terus jadi SUKAAAAA plak. adoii. hihi.

So, if kt Poh Kong, that gentleman ckp...if I insist nk juga diamond yg ada cert, I bley purchase diamond asing, then diorg bley customade ring utk I. Yeay! itu yg nk dgr tu. Mostly ring yg da siap...sungguh la tak berkenan ngan design nye. I nak cincin tu lebar sket...so I can engraved something like 'Till death do us part' ker. muahaha.. mengada kan? Pastu..crown yg hold diamond tu..biar la bersilang skit. ha...camne tu? pepandai la imagine sendiri ye? if tak..tggu tahun dpn lepas kawin..baru ku revealkn cincin ku. ecececece.

Now, to my dear, Nazaruddin....I da bley graduate da ni bout diamond kan. ^^ lets decide together. :D Lalalala~

Tefal Actifry in da house!

OMG! Sgt teruja.. Mmg one day delivery...lepas tu, shipping cost adalah free! Bagus betul. Pg td kul 8.30pg da smpai kotak besar. Tapi I sgt tak larat nk bangun and belek ape2 yg patut. Sbb smlm sgt penat jln2 kt Edinburgh.

I bangun lewat siang td...pastu trus tak sabar nk tgk isi dlm kotak. Nk test drive dulu actifry ni before bw blk msia. And guess what! I'm suppose to get free Tefal fry pan. But its not included dlm shipping box tu. OMG! Sedih giler. And abg I suggest suruh return that product..and make order properly. Yeah...its kinda my fault juga...masa place order tu...tak menyabar2 smpai tak perasan its shud be another free item which is FRY PAN! Kalo nk return brg ni pon sng...just call diorg..and diorg akan dtg sendiri kt rumah utk amik brg. Sng...mmg tak payah susah2 kn diri.

But I finally just give them a call...and mengadu I tak dpt fry pan. And tadaaaaa...trus diorg buka case...and hantar fry pan tu blk for free. Ok...baru la hati ni lega.

Now...my biggest concern is...mcm mana nk bw blk sume barang2 ni nnt! Omg.....actifry nye....dgn 2duvets! Yes...I da beli duvet utk bw blk msia...sbb duvet kt sini adalah super duper murah compare kt msia. I beli 2 king size duvet with 2 set of duvet cover sheet. Total with shipping only rm160+ giler murah ok! Hihi. Duvet nye adalah super tebal, fluffy and besar giler. Sgt penat nk masukkn dlm duvet cover. Muehehhe...

Gift

Tak smpai 2 minggu lagi nk balik Msia..
Ya Allah...seronoknye. Hahaha..
Tapi still rasa sedih nk tgglkn Glasgow yg super best ni. Walaupon kt sini super best, tp my love, my life...sume ada kt Msia. :)

Start masuk bln Feb ni, mmg da giat aktif bershopping. I've been thinking...nak beli apa utk my dad and mom. This 2 angels have been so generous to me. I'm still remember, my mom call me early morning (she hardly called me) just to ask, how much money I need to spent in UK. OMG! Giler terkejut okeh. Mlm tu baru je I ngadu kt Mr. Soon-to-be...mcm mana I nak minta duit kt my mom. Hikhik.. Tu la..duit tak penah nak saving sendiri kan.. Sume bg kt mak simpankn. Hihi.. See! Mmg my mom ada extra sense betul la.. Tau2 je anak dia mmg nk minta duit. Hihi..

Actually, its my dad idea. Dia yg suruh my mom kasi duit utk I belanja kt sini. So, my mom tukarkn siap2 in pound. I just minta £500. And praying so hard that duit tu akan cukup selama 2 bulan I kt sini. And, mlm before departure tu, my dad give me another £50. Okeh...mmg terharu sgt! T__T

So, setelah penat fikir the best gift shud I gift to my mom and dad... Finally I decide nak beli Tefal Actifry ni. Sila google sendiri utk tau super power ape yg ade kt actifry ni. Hihi. Quite pricey.. £133 even da ada less. Tapi..lantak la kan..its for my mom and dad! My dad mmg suke gadjet2 yg memudahkn ni. Hihi..sng...takyah da beli seperate hadiah. Seriously, tak reti sgt nk beli sourvenior. Handbag, periuk, pinggan mangkuk, my mom da bnyk. For my dad plak..dia nak jam baru...but u know...harga jam lg mahal kot dr Actifry ni! Huhu..mmg tak mampu nk beli.

So, smlm tanpa ragu2, trus order online. Da la tgh ada offer. Siap dpt free gift tefal frying pan lg. Lepas tu, free next day delivery! Wah..this really a good deal. Mmg tak fikir bnyk kali da. Tetiba...bila da siap buat payment sume, I tak dpt email confirmation okeh! OMG! Mmg gelabah giler okeh! Rasa nyesal ada. Nak nangis..ngn hati berdebar2. Kah3. Lastly...I kejutkn Mr. Soon-to-be bangun g keje...pastu ngadu kt dia. He try to comfort me.. And tetiba I terjumpa confirmation email tuh dlm SPAM inbox! Grrr... Smpai hati tau email ni buat I mcm ni. Ngee.. Terus ceria berbunga2. Hikhik...

Then, after call Mr. Soon-to-be...I call my mom plak! Mmg tak sabar nk bgtau I belikn dia Actifry tu. Kihkih...takde element surprise sungguh tau anak dia ni. She also happy...and siap puji I lg..sbb I tau taste my dad. Hikhik. Baru la I bley tdo ngan aman smlm. Kalo tak..mcm2 rasa ada.

Okey..enuf bragging. Now..I dlm bus..sorg2 nk pegi Edinburgh. Last minit shopping. Really wish Mr. Soon-to-be with me rite now. :(

Online shopping pulak..

Ok..skang adalah super bz utk shopping. Mmg plan dr dulu lg..bila masuk je feb, harus shopping laju2. Selain kuar ke bandar utk pegi shopping.....shopping dlm talian internet pon da cukup mengembirakn hati. Haha

Kalo da pompuan tu...mmg pompuan jugak. Hantu shopping. Kihkih...online shopping kt oversea adalah heaven! Can do anytime...Tgk ni...bukan setakat kt UK jer ...US pon belasah jugak. Muahaha..mati la lepas ni. Bila la kedai2 kt Msia nk implement mcm ni? Senang woooo...

Just search..google...sort item..click review. Add to basket. Isi alamat..email...no card credit...then place order! Boom! Trus dpt confirmation email. Esok dpt email lg ckp brg da shipped. Siap ada tracking number...leh check brg korang ada kt mana skng ni! Weih...no hassle ok! Just like 1,2,3 easy peasy cheezy macaroni. Kihkih. Sng weih! I nk beli tiket wyg gsc pon tak semudah ni. Nk tggu tac num bagai. Muahahaha.

I wish I can live here for any longer....tapi...tapi....
Haa...nnt ah smbung entry lain plak.

Shopping yg memenatkan.

Baru blk dr shopping kt bandar.
Kuar rumah dlm kul 1.30ptg... Kul 8mlm baru smpai umah..
Penat gilerr..non stop berjalan...berwindow shopping.

Just stop minum air..and mkn twixx for some energy. Then..singgah toilet sekali jer. Masa lain hanyalah utk berjalan2 cuci mata.

Penat giler! Sakit pinggang and belakang..mmg takde mood nak buat benda lain da..nnt if rajin..I update pnjg2 skit.

Ps: I'm so crazy bout twixx ni. Tapi nk cari yg murahhh jer! Ahaha..lastly..jumpa kt pounland, kedai £1. Ada 9 keping twixx, rm5 jer! Harus la angkut bnyk2 utk bekalan kt Msia nnt kannnn? Hihi

Waxing at home..using warm wax

Assalamualaikum..

huhu..actually not suppose to update this.

patut kena update pasal kuar shopping hari khamis lepas.. kuikui...

Tapi...terlalu excited nk citer pasal waxing dulu. hihi

FYI...i'm a big sucker for waxing! yeah rite..

I've got 2 experienced leg waxing at 2 different place. guess what! da la mahal! lepas tu...tak perfectly wax pon. grrrr... membazir jer ok! roughly...waxing for both legs (from ankle to knee) will cost u Rm60+ . hah! giler tak...well for cheapskate lady like me...of cos la terasa mahal kan? ngeee...

Slalu pegi saloon kt Bangsar...nama dia sheila kot. sebelah ambank jer. depan bangsar village. owned by India dr mainland. diorg nye servis ok...and rate murah skit. Slalu i buat threading je kt sana. (rapikan bulu kening..and misai guna benang) muahaha.. sakit ok! tapi kalo da slalu buat...tak rasa apa2 sgt. My ex-housemate slalu buat leg waxing kt sana...diorg guna warm waxing. Slalunye ok....tapi time i pegi buat...mcm tak ok plak. The indian lady mcm nk rush...so...still tertinggal some hair. Sumpah..lepas tu da tak pegi!

And...i penah pegi satu saloon ni kt Kajang. Owner nya adalah India tempatan. ni lagi mahal okeh! lepas tu...servis langsung tak bagus! grrr....rasa nk curse je. She wax my leg..guna cold wax! bodoh ke ape...I plak kena bg tau dia...."u suppose to panaskn dulu' and she just amik lilin...then layurkan wax strip tu kat lilin tu jer. T___T. nangis ok! tu la...nk buka saloon waxing bagai..tapi tak reti nk buat keje. ngokngek. And i ask her to threading kening i...dia pegi guna pisau jer. fcuk ok!

After 2 kali pegi wax kat saloon..i decide setel up kat rumah je. kat malaysia..just ada jual Veet Strip Wax. 10pieces for rm20+. ok laaa....kena rub strip tu kat tapak tangan..kasi panas...then.. tampal kat kaki..pastu...zrappp je la kan. Ok..buat sendiri lg puas hati! walaupon hanya guna wax strip yg tak berapa panas. T__T. lepas tu messy giler! euwww. geli okeh.

But now...since kt UK ni...i try search price for veet price kt local farmacy, and guess what i found. This magically Veet Pure Essential Oils Warm Wax 250ml. OMG! terus jatuh hati. dlm 3-4 hari gak dok google info bagai pasal this thingy kan! terujaaa nak mampos. lastly...smlm decide nak kuar..pegi beli gak. da tak tahan da hati ni weih...tak sabar nak mengwaxkn diri. Ada feedback negative...tapi lg bnyk yg positive la kan. cekalkn hati..tabahkn diri harungi cuaca sejuk kt luar..pegi beli menatang ni kt farmasi!

Boots farmasi. murah 10pence kat sini

Nah...this little thingy in my possesion now. Giler tak sabar nk buat eksperimen ok!

Balik2 jer...tukar2 baju...trus panaskn air dlm periuk. muahahha.

My Lifesaver. :D

Ni rupa bentuk wax tu. bau dia..sedap giler weih! honey+vanilla!

kalo suhu bilik..dia mcm mengeras. kalo terbalik pon...tak tumpah.

Ada satu spatula yg siap dgn suhu indicator...ngan 12 fabric strip.

Rupa paras wax ni. bnyk nihhh. leh wax satu badan!

Senang je nk guna...ikut je instruction dlm kertas ni. Ada 2 cara nk panaskn wax ni...satu guna microwave. Kalo sesape miskin yg tak de microwave tu...ko guna je la cara lama...panaskn air dlm kuali. T__T

Bentuk spatula yg unik...utk optimizekan penggunaan di semua celah anggota badan.

Nah...rajin betul I snap sume intruction. muehehe...

Well..basicly ape yg base pasal wax ni adalah....meh nk list down.

~Wangi! hahaha...harus la kn menjadi faktor utama.

~water rinsable! syiok weih..tak messy. kena air je..leh hilang.

~strip fabric yg diberi tu..leh basuh. mmg menjimatkn.

~murah. 250ml tak smpai rm50. bnyak tu weih 250ml..leh wax satu badan pon tak habis lg.

~tak menyusahkn sgt..leh je panaskn guna air. hihi. (like me yg tak de microwave)

~buat sendiri mmg puas hati! haa...belek la bulu kaki tu satu persatu, make sure sume di cabut. muahaha

Td I just try wax my upper lips (misai). muahaha....result sgt fantastic, boombastic ok! Siap buatkn utk my SIL lg. kihkih. then...try kt kaki skit. pon successful gak. nnt before blk baru nk fully wax kaki plak. ngeee.

Lepas wax....wax strip tu..leh basuh dlm air suam. agak geli sket part ni..sbb sume bulu2 akan terapung dlm air. gross ok! hihi.. moralnya...tak payah la nk tggu bulu kaki da panjang sejengkal baru nak wax yer!

ok..tu je la nk citer pasal wax ni! kena beli stock bnyk2 kt UK ni. kang balik Msia...mmg tak dpt ar nak beli kannn. unless kalo I kirim kat k.ipar I...and then suh pos balik Msia.

I love u so much la Veet Warm Wax ni. sila la masuk ke pasaran Msia!!!!

Saturday School

Oh..still owe so plenty of story.
Malangnya...tak de masa nk bercerita.
Promise..will update soon. :)

Ps: today I kena pegi skolah..utk ajar anak2 melayu kt sini Bahasa Melayu. Cool! New experience for me.

Thursday yg awesome!

Hari ni sehari suntuk kuar..
Mmg tak de tenaga nk update pjg2.
Sedikit sinopsis utk cerita esok..

# 1st time kuar g City sorg2.
# 1st time try naik tren pegi City
# Sale is everywhere
# Snowing!!!
# da bley adapt ngn tahap kesejukan. Tak pakai glove pon leh survive

Huhu..tu je kot. Utk update pjg2..tggu esok la ye. Hihi.

Start busy..

We will try one more time to take the £5 payment for your BlackBerry service early tomorrow, so please ensure you have at least £5.30 credit by midnight. If we are unable to take payment then your BlackBerry services (such as email and BBM) will be suspended tomorrow.

Ok..who cares! Muahahaha..we now officially on super duper laju WIFI. Kesian betul vodafone tu. Tiap2 hari tanpa jemu nk deduct my credit. Pg td bangun jer...my SIL ckp da dpt email from SKY (broadcasting comp yg provide all those internet, tv packs etc). The email said, our internet have been activated. We just need to plug in the router/modem or whatever they call it, switch on..then...can start connect without any hassle. Pwd and id already provided.

Actually, SKY already post the modem/router 2 weeks ago! Huh..sgt lama ok..tp baru hari ni nk activated! Goshh..service mmg tiptop habis! Tak pyh nk tggu site tech dtg rumah bagai...tp lmbt la plak nk activate bagai. Huhu...takpe2..cool..

So, hari ni adalah super duper bz! Skype with parents kt kampung for almost 3hours. Then..smbung skype with Mr. Soon-to-be. Ngeee. :D
And then..donlot sume tv series yg tertinggal sebulan. Mind u! Satu episod donlot, 10min da siap! Gosh...I'm gonna have to bring this SKY back with me to Malaysia! Huhu..

Ok2..so much to do! Nk buat research tmpt shopping, and catch up some stuff with my office in cyberjaya. Then, have to plan for vacation! Either london or edinburgh.. Huh..let see how the money speak to me. :P

Syukur sgt. Alhamdulillah :)




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Nearly there..

Finally tomorrow we gonna load up with internet line and cable tv. Yeahhh.. And its also means that I'm gonna be home soon! Less than in 30days. :)

Nasib baik hari ni still bley lg guna BIS. Pheww.. Actually dpt 2 msg dari vodafone ari ni. First is this,

We have attempted to take payment for the BlackBerry Internet Service. Your payment has failed as you have less than £5.30 credit.

Hahaha..kesian betul..mmg malas I nk topup, tggu la I pegi city nnt..pegi outlet vodafone tu sendiri. Sng...I will topup £5.00 only. Not more than that. After that..dpt lg msg smlm. We will try to bla..bla..bla..again tomorrow.

Like I care..esok kalo da tak leh nk guna BIS pon, I still can count on wifi. Problem solved. :)


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