How i purchase stuff from US websites.

Well, since rmi le plak nanye kat fesbuk cmno I membeli belah dgn jayanya secara maya frm US, jd meh le I buat ala2 tutorial yg tak berapa tutorial ni.


Saya adalah pembeli tegar barangan secara maya. I think semua benda dalam dunia boleh dibeli secara online regardless where you are. Dan I ni plak jenis spesis, kalau dah nak tu, regardless kat mana pun bnde alah tu, I nak jugak beli. I bought stuff frm Hong kong, US and UK before. And use different2 way to purchase. Last time I used to rely on ebay seller yang boleh do worldwide shipment. Memang ada, tapi salunya barang lagi mahal even inclusive the shipment cost. Pastu dia ship using normal post so sometime takde tracking number and may take weeks nak sampai. some did offered ship to malaysia. macam gymboree. but unfortunately, the shipping cost agak mahal i rasa. sebab dia based on your purchase amount and not by qty/weight. and from amazon.com, they only deliver certain item to malaysia. yang lain, nehiii...

Ini membuatkan si pembeli tegar tidak gembira. Ko Nampak perangai kurang molek ini? Kalau beli barang nak segera sampai. Sebab level kesabaran saya adalah senipis kulit bawang. pastu nak shipping cost semurah mungkin.

That’s when I found my true love. Which is comgateway. Ekceli ada byk je lagi sekufu dgn comgateway ni. But I dah baca byk review and rasanya comagetway ni menepati piawaian.

How to start?

Sonang je. Ko register je kat comgateway. And they will provide you your own US Address. 1 user 1 US address. Based on this US Address yg korng dpt, sila lah membeli belah secara maya secara gembira kat mana2 US websites. And upon checkout, korang masukkanlah US Address korng yg comgateway dah bagi. You can buy as many as you wish from different2 merchants. But only the first 3 shipments je free for consolidation. The additional shipment sampai ke comgateway and kne charge USD1.

I bought from several merchants before. F21, oldnavy & gap (both satu roof. So you can combine either gap or oldnavy in one purchase), zappos, Gymboree, amazon, ebay, etsy, jc penny, and etc (dah lupo!).

Some merchants does accept our local credit card, but some does not. Mcm spanx and kate spade, tak trime ye kad kredit kite. So if you still need to buy stuff from website yg rejek kredit kad mesia wlupun kredit kad ko limit level puluh ribu, you can opt for comgateway punya service which is BuyForMe. Ni dieorg tolong rakyat marhani sekalian yg nak gigih beli jugak but with 10% charge of rege barang.

So, once all your item reach your comgateway punya address, dieorg akan enter dlm system. So korng leh view your account and tau la which item dah sampai kan. Say you buy from 3 different merchants, Amazon, GAP and Sephora. You all can consolidate this 3 shipments which akan jadi lagi murah kalau do the consolidation instead of send ke mesia satu2. Comgateway takkan charge for the first 15days brng you all ada kat warehouse dieorg. After that baru kene charge per day. So better beli serentak all items so leh bajet sampai ke comgateway almost at the same time and leh terus ship to Malaysia.

And from US to Malaysia, dieorg pakai DHL. Sangat reliable. Within 3-4working days je dah sampai. Tu yang I soookak giler.

Tax?

Ok, there is tax yg kite kne byr to local custom bile bwk brng dr luar mesia. Syarat dia adalah jumlah purchase+shipment not exceeding rm500. I ada baca kat belog somewhere yg she do the open order for Gymboree and share shipments among them. And sadly kena tax. Byk ok. Dlm 10% jugak dr total price.

In my case, I bought stuff exceed rm 1k per shipment, but so far tak pernah lagi kena tax. I tak tau la because I pakai jampi apa ke kan but I guess the trick is like this.

Even I beli item amounting usd400 from gap and oldnavy, I split it into 3 different purchase. 1 purchase not exceeding usd150 la konsepnya. Note: selalunya dieorg offer free shipments within US. Jadi tak kesah la ko split bpe package pun kan?. Then sampai kat comgateway, it will be three different package. And I opt for consolidation. Consolidation ni konsepnya adalah, 3 package ni dikira berat dia sekali. Bukan satu2. So jimat sket kat situ. Sebab insurance and dia terus count weight dia by every subsequent kg. sebab the first 1kg tu yg mahal tu. So when the item reach Malaysia custom,even ko ada 3 package, dieorg akan tengok by package punya declaration form. Since ko dh split tadi, per package just cost like usd150 opkos custom takkan kacau. Kalau satu package ko sampai usd400 mmg la dia akan charge tax, and ko kne gi kastam byr tax. Nampak tak bezenye kat situ? So thts y even I bought stuff exceeding rm1k pn tak kone tax. And another thing, kalau korang beli brng byk2. Misal la kata 30 helai baju dlm satu box, the package size akan jadi besar. And comgateway plak akan caj based on package size or package weight whichever higher. So kang kompom even berat 2kg, but packaging size beso, your shipment price lagi mahal. Thts why its best to split the purchase.

Macam I buat ni :

This is the most recent purchase from oldnavy & gap. Even dr same merchants, I split it into 3. Well, I guess enough for maternity and nursing tops at the moment. Nanti dah bersalin kita sambung balik. And, oh god! Baju baby sgt chomell. Cant wait for the Gymboree!

And look aunty anne! Mama bought me few shirts and jeans for your wedding too. Harap2 muat nak pakai.

Ni ha sape nk sgt tengok my baby bump. Hahahaha.. keji je kan? Tak Nampak sgt pun. Tapi at least korng tak la Nampak bahagian lomak2 kembang2 tu.

Plus! Who ever invented recipe for this durian pancake from Scrumptious Desserts ni memang truly genius. Ahhhh!

32weeks...

I’m huge.


Well, actually huge wasn’t the correct word then.

Its suppose to be gigantic!

I gained total of 10kg as of 31wks. Byk tu weh. Padahal anak baru masuk 2kg. yg lagi 8kg pergi mana? Cuba explain sikit.

My butt and hips is my worst nightmare. Ni kompom klu beyonce or J.Lo tgk nangeh level guling2 nak terjun bangunan. Tu kalau j.lo and beyonce nengok i. tapi kalau I nengok meknusia or gadis2 ramping pakai skinny jeans, tak da rasa nak nangeh pun. Rasa nak pi teruih cekik buang dari tingkat 18. Ko mampu? Jadi jgn jumpa I pakai skinny jeans pastu buat statement I rasa nak lempang “wey..aku naik sekilo weh. Dah gemuk weh”. Tu memang nak buat onar ye.

Well, even dah naik 10kg dan merasakan diri sangat gigantic level raksasa gorgon, doctor O&G yg manis mulut bicara dan lemah lembut itu still cakap “aimi, your weight progress tak banyak ye”. Gulp! Hokay.. dah. Malas nak cakap. I don’t mind being FATTT ASSS while pregnant ni kan, tapi I is superb risau buatnya lepas bersalin, nak turun adalah di perkadaran lembap lepas tu ill die as super gajah sampai orang tak larat nak angkat keranda. Aaaa… ok! Sangat over. Blame the hormones!



Alhamdulillah, minus the weight issue, I’m still one happy mommy to be. Kalau ko jumpa I sebelum ngandung mulut tak berenti bercakap sampai semua org Tanya, ‘eh, time ko cakapkan, bila ko tarik napas ek?’, yes, I’m still that perempuan. I can talk for hours. I still boleh menjelajah shopping mall for 3-4hrs as well. Orang cakap dah masuk 3rd trimester, dah tak larat bla..bla..bla.. well, I beg to be differ. Recent weekend we spent solid 5hrs in midvalley. Ko Nampak? Walaupun I jalan ala-ala penguin kat kutub utara pastu selow semacam sebab bawak muatan berlebihan, tapi still gigih nak merayap. Ok, minus the 2.5hrs sbb tu sesi bersembang, berborak sampai kering tekak, mengumpat, mengeji dan mencerca dengan bestie I oll yg dr zaman matriks. Gigih je 3 3 ni bawak laki. Sorng je x kwen lagi among geng kteorg. Pastu laki2 kteorg ni pun tabah je la menunggu bini2 tak abes cakap.

Well, our Baby M is doing well so far. Kicking and somersaulting like nobody business. Tu tak masuk lagi bila siku dia gesek2. Geli ok geli. Sampai rasa nak terkencing. The recent checkup, our Baby M doing a little stunt and kaki dia reach sampai kat muka. My doctor cakap “oh wow…actif nye baby u yang”. Well, I love my doc. Sangat lembut orangnya and suka panggil org yang. I feeling2 di sayangi. Even kena tunggu like almost 2hrs every checkup, it’s worth it. Laki I cakap, dah rupa gi klinik kesihatan je nak kene tunggu 2jam. Tapi, what to say. She is the famous amos doctor kt somban ni ha. Bukan takde doctor lain, tapi she is the only ISLAM and FEMALE doctor kat somban ni. Which susah nak dapat sebab I nak doc yg sambut my baby memenuhi kedua-dua requirement diatas. Mencari yang halal itu fardhu bukan?

We had decided on our baby name. to be franked, I fell in love with this name even before I was conceived. No, not those nama-anak-bunyi-nama-mat-salleh kind of name. ours is simple, and ada maksud dalam islam. That’s what matter right?

We had problem to decide on which hospitals to deliver our Baby M at first. I love DEMC Specialist in Shah Alam at the first place. When my nephews and nieces admitted at DEMC somewhere last year, I knew right away I want to deliver my baby there too. They had 3 FEMALE & ISLAM doctors. But the issue here is, by the time I nak bersalin nanti, sompek kah sampai ke Shah Alam from Seremban? You never knew bila baby nak keluar. Bukan leh predict unless you opt for c-sect. and the worst part, I may end up driving on my own to the specialist sbb laki jauh. Gigih la kot kan nak drive all the way from seremban to shah alam. *pengsan*.

So, menjadi sedikit realistic, we decided to look for specialist available in Seremban. Well, there are total 3 specialists and numbers of pusat bersalin in seremban. But of course ill remove the pusat bersalin from my list. Based on nasihat orang sekeliling dan pembacaan, I refuse to take risk nak bersalin kat pusat bersalin. Considering the blood bank issue, the equipments available, etc better tak nak take the risk even you had to pay more when you go to big specialist compare pusat bersalin. Specialists in Seremban pun ada 3 je kot yg well known. One is Columbia asia, KPJ and Salam Specialist. And our list makin pendek bila I masukkan 2 criteria penting which is doctor O&G tu must be FEMALE & ISLAM and we end up with Columbia Asia Seremban and did our monthly checkup there. So young man, you better be good and keluar secara normal. So both mama and papa will have extra savings for your educational funds *ok mama tipu, I was considering to buy you a super nice and stylish car seat which your papa against it at the moment. Takut duit nak bersalin tak cukup katanya. Ok, dengar cakap papa. Will hold the cita2 memiliki car seat at the moment. Furthermore, you already had a carrier to use for the first few months nanti*.

At the moment I’m still busy membeli barang for my confinement preparation. Little that I realize I had ZERO kain batik. Oh tidakkk! Can we use yoga pants dalam pantang? Not use to kain batik. How la? Nanti pakai2 terlondeh ke bawah. Cik Bib aka Puan mama against makan jamu2 bagai. She said, nak makan jamu, ubat periuk or whatever it is time dah 3-4mnggu nanti. Awal2 toksah makan. Pastu make sure from reliable source. You never knew apa dia bubuh dalam ubat periuk. And she start talked about her ancient story pasal this fella bla..bla..bla..Passed away after few days deliver because not use to the jamu..bla..bla..scary tak? Ko dengar tu. Mak I ni sgt health conscious. She will tell you millions of way how you can get cancer. Jadi you better listen to what Cik Bib have to say. Mama pesan yg luar2 tu leh la pakai. Like param, pilis, tapel, minyak2 panas etc *eh, minyak type pun dia tak encourage, dia suruh beli balm or losyen type. Even minyak yuyi for Baby M pun not allowed. So she request my aunts yg pergi umrah belikan balm habbatus sauda. Balm is ok, minyak type, no no. tu tak termasuk powder pun tak leh pakaikan baby. Takpe nak, kite lumur losyen byk2. Nanti kompom wangi. Even nak mengurut pun she said tak yah amik straight dua minggu. Amik first 3 days, then selang-selang then nak masuk keje balik sok baru urut lagi. Dia cakap lunyai kang badan asyik kena urut je. Even bertungku, she had her own theory that at the end, she only allow me to have bertungku with batu and not the besi and not everyday! Theory dia sgt scary. I rasa doctor pun impress dgr. So, for internal care, she ask me to get supplements. Longgg list of supplements. We are talking about zinc, b complex, vitamin c, protein, calcium and the list goes on and on. Aiyay capten! Jgn jd anak durhaka. And the best advice from mama, tak payah beli bengkung lilit2 tali banyak2 tu. Dah la nak pakai payah. Kang pakai pagi, pastu nak kencing bukak balik, pastu terus ngelat tak nak pakai. Beli yang Velcro tu je senang. Nak pakai balik lepas kencing ke ape ke leh pakai sendiri. At least pakai! Aaa…takut tak ngn cik bib? Pastu ko jgn nak memandai bangkang dia cakap. She had been there and done that before. Pastu badan ramping dari I ok! Omak den leh pakai baju den, den yo tak leh pakai baju omak den. Ajaib!

Till then,

Muahx.

p/s: hubster when for the 2nd round interview last Monday and received a confirmation phone call from the HR yesterday. Which means, he will be moving to Seremban in soon! One happy mama. Ill take it as rezeki Baby M. Alhamdulillah! Double the joy, double the happiness!