Mes amis

On our last night together, we decided to meet some of our friends near the L'Opera. There are several of our friends who are working in Paris, but we managed to recruit only 2 of my friends who are still studying in my old college, and one of Redza's friends, Toh who is now happy working as an accountant, and lives in Paris 7th. I'm sure some of you guys remember Toh from my previous blog. I met my friends Liza, and Joanne when I was in KL. They both came to Paris much more later than me though technically I am younger than them. When I first came here I was 22 years old, it was in 2007. I started to blog about Paris when I met Redza so actually you guys missed a couple of stories about my trips in Normandy and several other places. But I am so not going to upload those photos cuz I was chubby! Blame the winter! hahah!

Anyways, Joanne is a one cool girl. I never drove in Paris, ever. Even when I bought myself a car, Redza was the one who drives me around town. But Joanne is a one super girl. I can never imagine myself at the Champs-Elysees's roundabout. The street has no line! Nothing, none, scary. I could have bang anybody's car while driving around the circle. So, no thanks. But Joanne, you are a super duper girl who drives not only inside Paris, but you managed to drive till... Okay, I forgot what you told me, but I know it was damn far.

The coolest thing about me being alone in Paris during my schooldays, I have never been disturbed by strangers or being bullied by the locals. I got to thank to my evil cat eyes. Heheh. It is weird to me when the girls told me that they are scared of taking the metro and sometimes the cab cuz they've countered some awful events here, even in the club 6Seven in Champs-Elysees. I remember me and the usual gang partied there, but of course nobody disturbed me cuz Redza and Zaim were there. But even before I met Redza, my life was okay.. boring, and I was lucky no stranger has ever approached me.. maybe they have, but only for cigarettes or coins. My usual line is, "Oh parler pas francais desole" (with typical melayu accent) hahah! They will continue on bugging you if you entertain them. That's for sure. So do not act smart with strangers.

Seriously this topic reminds me of the movie 'Irreversible' and 'I Stand Alone' both from Gaspard Noe. Both in French... If you watch both movies, you won't wanna come here cuz you'll think this country is full of creeps and weirdos. Okay I'm just gonna stop now before I scare everybody off. But the image is coming back into my head. vomit*

Chatters

Santé!

With our happy Toh

8eme Jour.. Val d'europe

I love to shop at the place where I can find multiple brands. That's why I didn't go to Champs-Elysees to check into designer's boutique one by one. That way is definitely will be tiring.The shopping spree continued the next day in Val d'europe. I had a fun time shopping, especially in Longchamp. I always buy the "rain bag" whenever I go to Val d'europe. This time I managed to buy 4 different colors of "rain bags" hehe. Well, for the Longchamp users, you know what is "rain bags". There is a mall next to the La Vallee Village, where you can find brands like H&M, Zara, Mango, Un Deux Trois..etc. When I used to live in Paris, I always go to Val d'europe for the hypermarket, called Auchan. Other than fashion apparel, that same day I managed to buy 2 boxes of fresh Oysters in Auchan.

I was very happy!! I missed eating fresh Oysters! It's cheaper en France too! Oh yes of course I had to peel the Oysters myself with a kitchen knife. I haven't done that in a long time but I was surprised that I didn't cut myself. I'm a pro! heheh. For the newbies, you should NOT do that with your bare hands. But usually everybody just go and pay 60€ for..12 pieces of Oysters in some restaurant. I used to do that when I was in college, haha!(what a brat) Until I earned my own € hehe. I know exactly why is it expensive.. Cuz I know the trouble of opening an Oyster. So actually you are also paying the "trouble" service.

Redza loooooves my Oyster Omelette. Actually I know how to cook a lot of dish when we were staying together. Malay food, Chinese, Japanese Sushi, Italian.. you name it. Sushi is the easiest one hehe. But I haven't cooked anything after I left Paris haha! Thanks ma.

Waiting for my mom haha

Poor Redza had to carry my shopping bag

Salvatore

Bumped into Redza's juniors (chemical engineer nerdy meeting)

Happy with his brand new stuff

Waiting for our mom..again

I bet Aiman was just enjoying the weather more than trying on clothes

7eme Jour.. SOLDES

Honestly, I would rather go somewhere I haven't been before and be the jakun tourist. It's not fun to blog about the same place cuz the Eiffel is still at the same spot, the Metro is still the same (the smell) the same SDF guy hangs around my old college (SDF=Sans Domicile Fix. Direct translation: Tanpa Rumah Tetap) I'm yawning... aren't you? But above all that boring stuff, there is only one thing that I love the most about Paris.. Summer Sale!!! Oh my god, summer sale in Paris is the best in the world! Oh and the currency is low now so, people in London should pack their bags and go ransack the mall! I know I did. Heh. I went off to Lafayette as early as 7, didn't even bother to change my clothes cuz too tired from last night. I just washed my face and go..French style.. haha. Hey, seriously it was a cold summer so I don't sweat alright... (That's why the French invented Parfum..haha)

Poor Redza was bored

Taking my own sweet time...

J'aime Miu Miu

Pierre Herme!

Pierre Herme is ze best!

Coming through!

Photo courtesy of Redz. Have no idea what I was thinking

Huge H&M in between Printemps and Lafayette

So many people

9pm : Finally looking for Halal resto to eat

6eme Jour

Day 6 was a real Rush Hour. Running in heels in Paris is just suicidal. I know that fact a long time ago. But for the Project-X, I had to. No pain, no gain. Luckily, I brought my pretty H&M flip-flops everywhere I go, so I don't have to walk to the Metro in 4" heels. Yeah, you have to think like the locals.. Which I was, heheh. Suis toujours une Parisienne. So basically I worked from the morning, as early as 6am till midnight. You cannot imagine how stressful it was.. Metro after Metro, Rue after another.. And we walked all the way through the day, no cabs just on foot. I was having a fever, stomach cramp, pms, you name it, thank God Redza and the crew gave me a lot of support in this project. I am so happy that the crew was superb, although I had my mood swing during the week, they manage to keep their work on schedule. Very happy indeed. Bravo!

Lovely Rue Moufetard (Tangan Omar)

You can always be stylish in flip-flops!

Us 2011

The famous old steel.

A must shot.. le sigh

Eiffel is more fabulous at night

A can of Redbull is the way to go

This is Love

This is where it all started.

Fête de la Musique

The Fete de la Musique this year was a bleah.. maybe because it was really cold. I mean, really. It is indeed a cold summer. We walked from Gare de L'est to Chatelet. It was boring, same ol' same. Nothing much. Anyways, for Paris visitors I suggest you to take cabs if you are alone, don't walk if you don't have a man with you. Because I just watched this movie called "Irreversible" starring Monica Belluci and Vincent Cassel. It was disgusting and horrible. It is a definitely a good movie, artistic and all but it is the kind of movie you won't wanna watch it more than once. It's a very good movie, but terrifying. Redza made me watch it! argh! It is all his fault. Now I see Paris in a whole different perspective. It's like, when I see a tunnel near the Eiffel, I can easily imagine the uncool scene in the movie! Gross!! Gosh, I was just looking forward for day 6. Can't wait to wrap up everything before shopping spree! Thanks to that movie, I can't wait to go back!

Dancing bear

Look at him go

Fierce Bear with his guitar

5eme Jour...

We didn't do much on the 5th day, just a little shopping before the real sale starts. Summer sale was the bomb. But we'll get back to that later. There are so many places that I would like to go actually, but since I was working with the project-X, it's kind of hard to move around. So, a lil annoyed, but with a lot of hard work, it'll pay. I always believe in that.

Anyways, I'm actually in a rush. but we came across a lot of new shops around Rivoli street and Chatelet. Out of all, this purple shop really caught my interest. You will never guess it with just one look. But this shop is awesome!

Pretty!

Redza was explaining to my mum what kind of stuff they are selling..

No, it's not an ice-cream store, it's a sex shop..yeap.

H&M Rivoli

The Fete de la Musique has already begun..

We ended up eating at the same Japanese restaurant.

Same stuff too

Well, this seems to be familiar..

Just a lil damage. Nothing much

To be continued...

4eme Jour - Le Metro

I spent most of my 4th day at the apartment and the metro. I don't really like the metro since I was living in Paris before cuz of the smell. Funny right? Each and every country has its own signature good and bad. I love Malaysia compare to France because of our bank system. In France, even when I wanted to renew my student visa I had to wait and que like a bloody snowman outside the building due to the long queue and no place to sit and hang out, no numbers to take so if you don't get to the bloody queue, you'll miss your chance on renewing your visa that day. Trust me, I queued since 7am. In KL, other than kepohchi, social climbers and The Hills wannabes, I can't complain more. But whatever it is, this world is only temporary, I always wonder why does some people I know prefer to surround themselves with the unrealistic horrible people. Cuz eventually you'll die, and there is no guarantee that those superficial people will be there during your funeral. Just my 2 cents.

Arts et Metiere

I remember this dude

I love my scarf

Though..this will be shocking asia. But..

..no I'm not preggers, sobs. just having that time of the month.

3eme Jour

I am actually working on a special project here, but I am not about to reveal it to you guys yet. The 3rd day was superb. I was in my old fashion school, enjoying the beautiful surrounding. My school is located in the center of Paris. Paris 5. It is one of the most beautiful part of the city. I am blessed to be studying in a such great surrounding. So, please enjoy the pictures, while I will be busy working on my 4th day project. à tout à l'heure!

Cold Summer

My fun work

Love this shot

My beautiful school

Sketch

It's a wrap!