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| Wednesday, 23-Jun-2010 12:00 |
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The beautiful Mabul Island
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Scuba Junkie... kita jadik tourist mat saleh jd guide
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Andrew.. our guide from Scuba Junkie
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Dragon Inn
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Dari atas jeti boleh nampak starfish
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must try... gerai ABC kt tawau.. macam2 ada
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ABC Milo... besttt
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Nasik lalap... best gak... macam kat indon
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Mabul is a small island off the south eastern coast of Sabah. 45 minutes by boat from mainland Semporna, this fishing village of sea bajaus is beautifully covered by palm trees, fringed with soft white sand and surrounded by turquoise water of celebes sea. And the best part is.. the sea bajaus live next door to the resort and we can freely stroll around the island and mingling with them. For divers, 20 minutes boat ride can get u to Sipadan.. the world class diving spot.
Snorkeling/diving operators are abundance in small town of Semporna. Shop around for the best packages offered. Snorkeling day trip shall range from RM100-150 per pax.
Floating Dragon inn
Our room at floating dragon inn...
Watching daily activities of the locals
these whole bunch of crabs is only RM13!!! 
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| Sunday, 13-Jun-2010 12:00 |
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Syukur.. selesai sudah majlis..
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Syukur.. selesai sudah kenduri.. majlis yg sederhana tp meriah & membawa seribu makna dlm keluarga kami.. takkan berjalan lancar majlis ini tanpa bantuan sedara mara yg datang dari bt pahat, muar, cameron h'lands, kuala kangsar, pasir mas, tanah merah, ampang & alor setar ... million thanxs to all cousins, aunties, uncles & grannies... hanya tuhan saja yg boleh membalas jasa kalian..
Anda semua adalah yang terbaek!!!
U r the best aunties in d world... mak andak, mak anjang, makteh, maktam, nek niah...
Kami 4 beradik takkan mampu handle semua... & takkan adalah majlis kenduri sayang ni...
Luv u all.. muahhhss
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| Saturday, 12-Jun-2010 12:00 |
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Reception Sofia & Sufi 12 June 2010
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Majlis berjalan lancar di kediaman kami di Persiaran Perdana 9 Kulim Perdana. Ketibaan pengantin lelaki dlm hujan lebat memaksa kumpulan kompang berkompang di dlm rumah... tu jer yg spoilt sikit sbb rumah dah la sempit.. Walaubagaimanapun syukur alhamdulillah semua dah selesai.. pengantin or sure la seronok.. kita yg menguruskan majlis ni pun relief yg amat & sedara mara & tetamu pun seronok dapat door gift (or berkat kata org johor) telor pindang hehehe..
Penganten gegeh sehari suntuk buat signages ni utk letak kat simpang2 menuju rumah..
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| Friday, 11-Jun-2010 12:00 |
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Majlis Akad Nikah 11 Jun 2010
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Majlis Akad Nikah Sofia@ sayang & Sufi berjalan lancar di Masjid Sg Ular, Kulim.. alhamdulillah sekali lafaz jer...
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| Friday, 11-Jun-2010 00:00 |
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Persiapan Perkahwinan Sofia & Sufi
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Pertama kali dalam hidup menguruskan majlis perkahwinan... mmg pening kepala.. tp nak buat camana dah jd tanggungjwb... kalau both our parents ada lg sure mereka adalah org paling gembira dalam dunia sbb ths is d first kenduri kawen in d family... to my beloved sister, Sayang... may all the days ahead be filled with love and happiness...
Pelamin dah ready... pelamin & bilik pengantin by Bonda, Kulim
Bilik & hantaran pun dah ready
Khatam Quran lead by Ustazah Safura from Karangan, Kulim
delagasi telor pindang import dari bt pahat johor
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| Friday, 19-Feb-2010 10:00 |
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Pantai Penarek
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menu wajib
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udang ni 9 ekor for RM5!!
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Ikan ni RM3!!
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This beautiful stretch of beach has never fails to facsinate me... the white sandy beach... the breathtaking postcard like view... regardless how frequent i travelled thru this T1 route or also known as Jalan Pantai to Kuala Terengganu (from Jerteh).
Musim cuti CNY... chalet semua penuh... semua pakat bercuti..
Rezki dpt 1 bilik kosong... very basic tp boleh laa.. view mmg superb. [Yad owner of Penarek Inn 012-6267947 very nice soft spoken young fella]
Managed to catch a glimpse of sunrise... ohhh heavennn....
Seafood... need no xplanation la kann... hari2 udang, ikan, sotong...
Trip kali ni boleh tahan gak... walaupun jalan packed dgn keta... tp yg penting semua enjoyy.. budget pun tak burst kali ni sbb semuanya murah kat sini
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| Wednesday, 14-Oct-2009 09:54 |
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Enjoying Nature in Semporna
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Semporna... a small town in east coast of Sabah is known as a gateway to the famous Sipadan, Mabul, Mataking and several other islands in Celebes Sea or Laut Sulu. Taking advantage of 'free tix' offer by airasia... we managed to indulge into 7 days of leisure in Semporna right before ramadhan recently.
One thing that really attract my attention while I was there was houses of the locals... they are very colorful with one kind of shape / style which for me is very unique. [ i think i wanna study further into this matter la if i intend to further my study.. hahaha...  ] These are some of the houses that i managed to capture but seriously there are many more colorful houses that missed my lense... i will definitely spend more time in capturing those houses next time .
Semporna being in the face of Laut Sulu is definitely a heaven for seafood... U will find so many strange fishes being sold in the wet market and of course are very very very very cheap  We ended up cooking all sort of seafood evaryday... and there's one vege i was told not to miss trying is sayur kancing manis... and ya it's good..
It has been a very good and memorable holiday for us and we will definitely come again...
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| Wednesday, 9-Sep-2009 08:58 |
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Planning a trip to europe
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Saya terima banyak response melalui my europe entry ni... many asking for tips, dos and donts... mainly from travellers planning their trip to europe.. terima kasih pada semua yg sudi baca cerita saya nii 
Due to this, i paste below a copy of my email answering to sifu and azian. I believe these questions are the frequently asked questions when you are planning a trip to europe. I hope my brief explanation do mean a lot to somebody who have europe somewhere in their mind. Well if u're planning to travel europe on your own i guess these info shall more or less help you
EMAIL 1
Salam sifu,
Waahhh banyak nyer soalann... ok let me start with cost dulu.. since u nak pegi lama lagi kan.. there's plenty of time to plan & search for the best bargain... airasia, easyjet & ryan air will definitely offer cheap or free ticket in these coming months.
Sebab nak dapatkan tiket murah nilah kami dulu travel dlm masa 11 hari jek. Kita org nak dapatkan tiket harga RM1500 pergi balik so we have to choose either to take the 11 days or 20 days period to get that price or pay more lah kann... 20 days lama sangat takut cuti pulak tak lepas so gamble jer amik yg 10 days tuuu.. kami monitor harga tiket airasia tu almost everyday... once depa announce jer start offer tu kami terus grab...
Kalau u biasa dok survey harga airasia ni u sure tau kan camana susahnya nak dapat harga murah tuu.
Ok talking about airasia tix ni.. u better order sekali depa nyer food masa beli tix.. sbb sapa yg beli kat atas biasanya food abis... yg tinggal pun macam hotdog or pasta jer... nasik2 ni sure abisnyer.. dlm grup kita org aritu ada 2 org yg kelaparan atas flight... makan roti jerk..
Harga tix airasia ni selalunya incl semua dah segala tax.. tp make sure u click sampai abis laa... harga yg awal dia display tu tak masuk lagi segala mak nenek tuuu
Ok transportation... I rasalah since u bawak kids... kalau u nak drive susah gak.. dgn tak familiar jln & one more thg is documentation needed masa cross border tu.. sbb aritu kita org naik bas (then bas naik feri) cross English channel pun leceh gak nak lepas immig depa.. masa akan byk abis kat jalan nanti... kena take into consideration gak penat driving, safety, & harga petrol & parking fees. I rasa the best way is combination of public transport & flight. Try to grab as cheap tix flight @ ryanair or easyjet... member I aritu boleh dapat 15pound jerk dari stansted ke deseouldof... murah & cepat. Utk route yg jauh or cross country u try carik tix flight & when u sampai that country u amik day pas utk bas ker train ke.. cth kalau kat London u leh amik underground nyer daily pass, kat paris ada metro daily pass, kat germany u amik germany rail pass (check website www.bahn.de), swiss ada swiss pass.. cuba surf & study ehh. I rasa this combination method is much cheaper than amik eurail pass macam kami arituuu... kami notice benda ni pun setelah kami sampai sana... so tak leh nak wat apa laahh. Train derang very comfortable tak macam kita sini so rasanya anak2 u akan selesa kot.. no need to worry... kafe ada, toilet pun elok...
Accomodation... hostel2 yg I stay aritu semuanya ok.. very comfortable kecuali kat Amsterdam jerk... Bob youths hostel.. kalau boleh avoid la hostel niii... buruk & tinggi yg amat... kami dok tingkat 5.. naik tangga yg very2 steep dah la tu narrow yg amat... creepy betull. Kat hostel ni nanti u boleh request la 4 bedded dorm so ur family occupy the whole room... senang...Better buat reservation... email jer depa ni..
ni I listkan hostel2 yg I stay arituu:
1)London: bakers hotel http://www.bakershotel.co.uk/
2) Amsterdam: bob youth hostel http://www.bobsyouthhostel.nl/
3) munich: euro youth hostel http://www.euro-youth-hotel.de/
4) Interlaken, swiss: balmers herberge http://www.balmers.com/ [ ths place is ok but a bit far from train station. Ths one is better valley backpacker kat lauterbrunnen http://www.swissbackpackers.ch/en-hostels-17-lauterbrunnen-valley_hostel
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5) Milan: hotel stazion http://www.hotelstazione.com/en/index.htm
6) paris: jarry hotel http://www.hoteljarry.com/
Schedules... ni depend pada u punya time... I aritu mmg time tu jer yg ada & kita org target nak cover as much as possible... so kami study & listkan apa landmark & tpt wajib pegi bg setiap country. Plan every route & estimation on time frame sekali kat every stop... dlm masa 2-3 bulan planning tu mmg tidor pun nampak google map jer... Kalau u ada masa I would suggest u spend more time kat swiss... mmg cantek sgt... London pun ok to spend more... Tp sebenarnya sepanjang 10 aritu tak rasa penat pun... seronok sangat..
Food... jangan tak bawak langsung plak... sbb u ada kids kan.. Macam I aritu bawak nasik impit segera... mlm sebelum tido rebus utk wat bekfast & lunch makan dgn serunding & tuna. Sbb cuaca sana sejuk so memanjang lapar...
Total cost I spent is about 8k... inclusive flight tix 1.8k, eurail pass 1.4k. Eurail pass tu jer yg mahal which I think u can omit. I bawak cash 5k and semua abis I spent on food which I presume quite lavish la jugak, beli t-shirts & fridge magnets kat every stops, beli underground day pass kat London, metro pass kat paris, amik cruise, entrance fees, bas & hotel (ada hotel yg dah bayar kat m'sia). Out of 5k tu I bawak balik 20 pound jerk hehehe [/size]
EMAIL 2
Salam sifu,
Terima kasih sbb sudi baca cerita2 backpacking kami… mmg banyak problem kan masa wat planning nii… semua rasa macam susah jer kann… kami dulu pun macam tu juga tp kami ni main redah jerk.. tp since u bawak family & ada children plak tu may be takleh la main redah macam kami aritu..
In general tips yg saya boleh kongsi... jgn bawak bekal makanan byk sangat…kat sana tak susah nak cari halal food… macam kami aritu, bawak macam2.. berat.. bag pack kami penuh dgn ration jerk. Tapi makan bekal sikit jerk sbb teringin nak cuba makanan derang.. One more thing kalau u decide nak guna eurail pass… better avoid weekend or public holiday (so check public holiday kat semua country yg kita nak pegi) sbb ada quota utk pass holder nii… nanti kena tambah duit lagi beli tiket biasa..
U dah buat reservations utk hotel & bas ker??? Kalau dah better simpan proof of reservations, tiket dll.. simpan elok2 dlm file/folder… & bawak dlm bag hand carry.. supaya senang nak melepasi immigration… kadang2 officer depa ni mintak macam2… & kami pernah kena tahan dek polis masa kat sempadan germany & swiss… masa tu tgh lari2 kejar train.. so document2 tadi tu kalau boleh biar handy all the time…
EMAIL 3
since u pegi tak ramai takleh lah nak delegate keja kann... end up u sorang jer la kena wat semua kan... mcm kitaorg dulu since ramai dah siap bagi2 keja.. sorang tu as train master... dia ni keja dia masterkan time table & route train... siap kena ada plan A & plan B semua sbb takut somethg happen terlepas train ker apa ker...
sorang lagi as time keeper... kena remind members takut2 terleka shoping sampai terlepas train nanti hehehe
sebelum pegi tu saya dah list down tpt2 tourist attraction yg nak dituju kat every destination & setiap tpt tu saya dah study route jln2 kat google map & siap print semua. & bila sampai satu2 country tu saya carik map kat tourist info counter... ada gak tpt2 yg tak tourist friendly susah dpt map2 ni so print-out from google map tu is very useful time2 cam ni..
bulan 4 kira sejuk lagi tuuu.. aritu saya pegi awal mei pun sejuk tak tahan esp malam. kat sana tengok temperature derang display kat town baru 20 jer.. ala2 kat cameron jerk.. tp rupanya sejuk kt sana tak mcm kat sini... kalau cameron 20 tu saya selamba jerk pakai short sleeve tp kat sana sejuk dia menyucuk ke tulang itam sebab sejuk sana dengan angin yg kuat... beku rasa pipi sbb exposed hehehe
satu lagi kalau ada asthma better pakai shawl wat tutup mulut&hidung or face mask sbb udara derang kat sana berabuk... angin tu bawak sekali abuk2 & debunga2 pokok... so mata sentiasa jer pedih masuk abuk.. ni especially kat london & amsterdam. Kat swiss, paris & italy tak der pulak masalah niii...
5k tu cukup la kot.. aritu saya bawak cash 5k gak tp masa tu train kat europe, bus dari london ke brusel & eurostar & some of the hotel dah siap bayar kat sini…Hotel semua saya dah book sebelum pegi.. risau plak nak gamble walk-in..
Dulu I naik bus eurolines dari victoria coach station London ke Brussels… ni website dia http://www.eurolines.co.uk/index.cfm
Visa ke negara2 yg saya pegi aritu confirm tak yah.. tp to confirm better u check kat website embassy for each country yg u nak pegi tu.
Ration yg I bawak aritu nasik impit kecik2, serunding, maggi, 3in1 drinks & cereal, baked beans & segala macam curry dlm tin. I bawak jugak portable cooker.. so mlm rebus siap2 nasik impit utk mkn esoknya masa berjalan2…
Actually kita org aritu pun pegi on string budget gak tp end up lavish plak hehehe
Semua sekali kita org abis 8k gak… Major expenses is flight tix 1.8k, eurailpass 1.9k, eurostar (lupa lak berapa rm) & jungfrau train. Rasayna boleh kurang byk kalau combinekan mode of transport kat sana… tak yah amik eurail pass… cuba carik flight tix yg murah2 pas tu combinekan dgn train day pass yg ada kat setiap state… & one more kurangkan makan luar… aritu kita org buat mistakes kat sini laa… cannot resist la makanan kat sana… very tempting hehehe paadahal kami bwk byk ration dari m’sia tp end up sedekah kat cleaner2 kat epot stansted..
Ok... diharap you all pandai2 la figure out the substance of the emails tu yer... i malas nak taip balik juz main copy paste jek... & semoga sedikit sebanyak info di atas tu membantu yerrr
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| Friday, 24-Jul-2009 07:55 |
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Paris - destinasi terakhir kembara kami
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Lama betul ambik masa nak abiskan cerita ni kann... ok kami sampai di Paris Bercy (dari venice, overnight dlm train) lebih kurang pukul 8 pagi. Susah betul nak carik info kat paris ni... most of the people we met kat station tak boleh & tak paham english.. dah la segala pamphlet and signboards dlm french... adooiii manyak susah oooo. Nasib kami baik gak la sebab ada sorang college student yg tolong kami... itupun jenuh dia bukak nota english class dia 
Dari station Paris Bercy kami cross jalan ke metro station... lupa plak apa nama station ni tp juz walking distance jer. 1st metro station betul2 kat depan bercy station tp station tu tak der counter ticket juz machine ticket so kami terus jalan sikit to the next station... luckily station ni ada counter ticket... so kat sini kami beli metro day pass. Dgn day pass ni kami menuju ke metro station Chateau D'eau... the nearest metro station to our hotel... Jarry Hotel. System metro kat paris ni lebih kurang dgn London underground... senang nak paham... so kat station tu study dulu line2 metro yg kena ambik utk ke sesuatu tpt... sure tak silap punyer lahh 
Jarry hotel ni strategik betul location dia... dekat dgn metro & yg paling best is makanan halal bersepah2... kedai2 arab banyak... apa lagi kami yg dah berapa hari tak jumpa nasik ni pulun la makan nasik... briyani derang best giler
From our observation sepanjang kat paris ni... ramai mamat2 blackie yg dok melepak tak kira di mana... baik di kaki2 lima kedai & jugak di entrance to metro station... membuatkan kita rasa tak secure... padahal derang tak kacau pun... tp apa pun beli souvenier dgn depa ni mmg murah...
Need no introduction la kann
Sacre Coeur.. penat giler panjat tangga
Louvre museum
Arc de triomphe.. standard la kat europe ni... bukan ada apa pun...
Eurostar ke London (St Pancras)... sesapa yg nak naik eurostar ke london better sampai awal di station... proses nak check-in makan masa panjang... siap kena check dgn anjing lagi segala beg kita...
Dari paris kami menuju semula ke London... pusing2 London lagi... and mlm tu merupakan mlm terakhir kami di Europe  kami tidur kat Stansted airport... berguna betul fleece blanket air asia tu Esoknya jam 9.30am kami balik semula ke tanahair huhuhu sedih tul... rasa tak puas jer berjalan selama almost 2 weeks... tp nak wat camana... dlm poket duit cuma bersisa 20 pound jerk
Sampai2 Kulim kena quarantine 3 hari sbb batuk... best tul dpt mc free
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| Wednesday, 24-Jun-2009 06:26 |
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Milan & Venice
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Sampai milano central, the 1st thing yg kami notice ialah kotor & bau hancing... lorong2 yg sunyi sikit punyerla hancing bau... beza sangat dengan tpt2 lain yg kami singgah sebelum nii... Kat milano central ni kami kena settlekan train reservation utk perjalanan dari venice ke paris (the next day). Staff counter tiket kat milano central ni tak macam staff kat tpt2 sebelum ni... derang ni very la tak friendly... dgn muka masam mencuka... english yg ntah hape2... & tak helpful.. kami tak boleh tanya soalan banyak2... terus panggil the next person yg Q... hangin betul masa tuh.. dah la kami ada masalah dgn eurail pass... jenuh la kami 2-3 kali beratur balik  Conclusionnya utk route dari venice ke paris kami tak leh guna eurail pass sbb quota dah penuh utk that day.. mayb sbb masa tu hari ahad... ramai or travel balik kg kot So kami terpaksa spent +- 90euro utk beli tiket biasa ke Paris since dah mmg tak de alternatif lain... nak wat camana swap jer laa
Kat Milan kami stay kat the Stazion.. walking distance jer dari milano central. The next morning kami naik train ke venice & pusing2 sana sampai malam..
Venice ni penuh dgn lorong2 camni... & ada bau hanyir sikit.. bau air dari canal
Masquerade mask is everywhere... cantek2..
Landmark of venice.. Piazza San Marco & gondola
Dah sampai italy takkan tak makan pasta kannn... nama apa tak ingat tapi sedap nyerrr 
Ni dlm train ke paris... ada 6 katil ni dlm 1 couchette... alahai muat2 jer nak baring... siap kat atas kami ada mat saleh yg bagak.. risau gak kot runtuh katil 
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