Dah survey dah...
Fuhhh! Tiba-tiba bila dah abes buat a few options and backup plans, macam kene sentap jatuh dari katil pulak.
Bila total up and compare all the prices for all the options, rasa tak macam nak terjojol la pula kan biji mata gua ni.
Pergh! Biar betul! Jangan main-main...
Aku ni masih lagi bermimpi ni. Kaki dah pacak kat Malaysia, tapi kedinginan Auckland macam sangat real.
Aku bukan nak travel from NZ but from Malaysia. Which means, there wud a difference in the currency.
The figure was like.. "Woooowww!" Heh!
Sekarang nak travel pusing NZ dah tak macam dulu-dulu time belajar and kerje part time kat sana.
Currency was still in NZD now, is in MYR.
Wake up, babe!
Be real, wud you?!
Tiba-tiba je rasa macam tak realistik pulak angan-angan nak attend graduation kat Auckland.
But, I want to attend my graduation coz it might be my 1 and only graduation ever.
Please, please, please, Allah.. please grant this one wish of mine... (and many more, hopefully -_-")
p/s-this ain't just about me goin there alone. It involves my entire famil of 6. Gosh! Imagine that!
Fening lah fening....
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Salah Satu Perbezaan Malaysia dan New Zealand yang boleh diambil iktibar dan digunapakai di tempat kita untuk furthur improvement bersama:
-Tourists Information Centre/Counter/Booth
Aku sebagai warga Malaysia yang tak arif tentang semua negeri dan pelusuk daerah tanah air ku tercinta ni, rasa macam terkapai2 di negeri orang. Itu aku yang berkongsi bahasa ibunda dengan warga Kuantan ni. Bayangkan kalau anda adalah tourists yang tak tahu langsung bahasa Malaysia.... mcm mana lah agaknya.
Bila dah tak tahu arah, tak tahu mana nak tuju sebab tak tahu apa tarikan sesuatu tempat tu, siapa kita nak tanya ye? Kalau dah tanya orang sekitar tapi, masih tak dapat jawapan yang tepat atau memberangsangkan, macam mana? Itupun, dah kira nasib baik kalau boleh berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat setempat. Macam mana pula dengan pelancong asing?
Hmm... kalau tak jumpa Information Centre atau tak jumpa maklumat dicari dari Internet, pergilah ke travel agency mana2. Book lah package ape2 or activities apa2. Tapi, sedar tak, saya ni bukan lah orang berada. Bukan semua pelancong atau orang asing tu kaya raya. Ada yang sangat sengkek dan travel semata2 untuk explore tempat baru, hobi, mencari ketenangan atau untuk kepuasan diri sendiri. Kalau pergi cari travel agents, nak kene pakai extra few bucks.
Lagipun, kalau tanya sayalah, saya pasti akan tanya, which travel agents is the best or better? Sebab mereka, macam business people lain juga, itu adalah mata pencarian mereka. Haruslah mereka akan cari jalan untuk dapatkan duit dari customers. Kalau saya ni tourist, dah pening2 sesat ke, tak de hala tuju ke, ada ke patut nak suruh saya fikir, memerah otak, menyakitkan kepala nak pilih travel agency mana nak dituju. Saya akan terfikir, takde ke tempat yang saya rasa secure, selamat, dan welfare saya terjaga berjalan2 di negara orang? Tempat yang saya tahu berada di bawah kerajaan sesebuah negara tersebut? Di bawah Kementerian Pelancongan negara tu mungkin?
Mungkin sebenarnya Malaysia ni memang ada banyak Information Centre cuma saya je yang tak tahu, tapi, saya terfikir, kalau lah saya ni pelancong asing, macam mana saya boleh tak tahu kewujudan Information Centre tu? Mungkin ke tempat tu tidak kelihatan? Lokasi kurang sesuai? Atau publicity, atau mungkin sign boards yang kurang jelas?
Masa saya buat road tour pusing NZ dulu, banyak kali jugak sesat, rasa macam dah sesat, tak tahu dah samapai mana, apa tarikan di sesuatu tempat yang saya tiba tu... Tapi, setiap kali terpandang logo i-Site yang besar terpampang, saya akan berasa lega dan bersyukur. Saya rasa lebih selamat dan yakin sebab saya tahu, saya boleh tanya dan mintak apa saja bantuan dari orang2 di i-Site tu. Saya tahu saya boleh percaya mereka sebab mereka bekerja di bawah Jabatan Pelancongan mereka. Saya tahu, mereka ada semua kemudahan komunikasi dan pamphlets dan maklumat tentang accommodations, transportations, etc dari yang plaing murah dan cikai ke yang bertaraf 5 bintang. Websites i-Sites pun sangat lah membantu sebab semua yang saya mention tadi ade dalam websites mereka. Search je i-Sites ikut daerah yang dicari, mesti dapat pe yang dicari (yang related to tourism lah kan).
Tak semua tourists tu kaya. Ada yang nak cari tpt tinggal murah sekadar untuk berteduh di malam hari. Kalau di Malaysia, susah nak jumpa maklumat tentang accommodation murah di internet. Sebab mereka tak di ada publisiti meluas. kalau ada pun, maklumat tak lengkap.
Selepas beberapa kali terlepas simpang di Pahang sebab ada banyak sangat Pantai dan Resorts, barulah saya terpandang Pahang Tourism House yang sangat cantik. Saya mati2 ingat rumah tu chalet. Padahal dah berkali-kali lalu tepi rumah tu. Kenapa? Sign Board sangat kecik, dan tempat tu tutup.
p/s-Niat di hati bukanlah mahu merendah2 atau memburuk kan negara sendiri. Tidak sama sekali. Cuma, dari experience ni, saya terlintas, benda2 yang tak rugi kalau kite adapt dari negara orang di negara sendiri. Demi untuk kebaikan kite bersama. Sekadar berkongsi pengalaman yang ditimba yang mungkin akan membawa kebaikan jika dikongsi dengan semua. Tak salah rasanya melihat dunia dari luar dan dalam rumah kaca. Kita berkongsi sesama kita.
-Tourists Information Centre/Counter/Booth
Aku sebagai warga Malaysia yang tak arif tentang semua negeri dan pelusuk daerah tanah air ku tercinta ni, rasa macam terkapai2 di negeri orang. Itu aku yang berkongsi bahasa ibunda dengan warga Kuantan ni. Bayangkan kalau anda adalah tourists yang tak tahu langsung bahasa Malaysia.... mcm mana lah agaknya.
Bila dah tak tahu arah, tak tahu mana nak tuju sebab tak tahu apa tarikan sesuatu tempat tu, siapa kita nak tanya ye? Kalau dah tanya orang sekitar tapi, masih tak dapat jawapan yang tepat atau memberangsangkan, macam mana? Itupun, dah kira nasib baik kalau boleh berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat setempat. Macam mana pula dengan pelancong asing?
Hmm... kalau tak jumpa Information Centre atau tak jumpa maklumat dicari dari Internet, pergilah ke travel agency mana2. Book lah package ape2 or activities apa2. Tapi, sedar tak, saya ni bukan lah orang berada. Bukan semua pelancong atau orang asing tu kaya raya. Ada yang sangat sengkek dan travel semata2 untuk explore tempat baru, hobi, mencari ketenangan atau untuk kepuasan diri sendiri. Kalau pergi cari travel agents, nak kene pakai extra few bucks.
Lagipun, kalau tanya sayalah, saya pasti akan tanya, which travel agents is the best or better? Sebab mereka, macam business people lain juga, itu adalah mata pencarian mereka. Haruslah mereka akan cari jalan untuk dapatkan duit dari customers. Kalau saya ni tourist, dah pening2 sesat ke, tak de hala tuju ke, ada ke patut nak suruh saya fikir, memerah otak, menyakitkan kepala nak pilih travel agency mana nak dituju. Saya akan terfikir, takde ke tempat yang saya rasa secure, selamat, dan welfare saya terjaga berjalan2 di negara orang? Tempat yang saya tahu berada di bawah kerajaan sesebuah negara tersebut? Di bawah Kementerian Pelancongan negara tu mungkin?
Mungkin sebenarnya Malaysia ni memang ada banyak Information Centre cuma saya je yang tak tahu, tapi, saya terfikir, kalau lah saya ni pelancong asing, macam mana saya boleh tak tahu kewujudan Information Centre tu? Mungkin ke tempat tu tidak kelihatan? Lokasi kurang sesuai? Atau publicity, atau mungkin sign boards yang kurang jelas?
Masa saya buat road tour pusing NZ dulu, banyak kali jugak sesat, rasa macam dah sesat, tak tahu dah samapai mana, apa tarikan di sesuatu tempat yang saya tiba tu... Tapi, setiap kali terpandang logo i-Site yang besar terpampang, saya akan berasa lega dan bersyukur. Saya rasa lebih selamat dan yakin sebab saya tahu, saya boleh tanya dan mintak apa saja bantuan dari orang2 di i-Site tu. Saya tahu saya boleh percaya mereka sebab mereka bekerja di bawah Jabatan Pelancongan mereka. Saya tahu, mereka ada semua kemudahan komunikasi dan pamphlets dan maklumat tentang accommodations, transportations, etc dari yang plaing murah dan cikai ke yang bertaraf 5 bintang. Websites i-Sites pun sangat lah membantu sebab semua yang saya mention tadi ade dalam websites mereka. Search je i-Sites ikut daerah yang dicari, mesti dapat pe yang dicari (yang related to tourism lah kan).
Tak semua tourists tu kaya. Ada yang nak cari tpt tinggal murah sekadar untuk berteduh di malam hari. Kalau di Malaysia, susah nak jumpa maklumat tentang accommodation murah di internet. Sebab mereka tak di ada publisiti meluas. kalau ada pun, maklumat tak lengkap.
Selepas beberapa kali terlepas simpang di Pahang sebab ada banyak sangat Pantai dan Resorts, barulah saya terpandang Pahang Tourism House yang sangat cantik. Saya mati2 ingat rumah tu chalet. Padahal dah berkali-kali lalu tepi rumah tu. Kenapa? Sign Board sangat kecik, dan tempat tu tutup.
p/s-Niat di hati bukanlah mahu merendah2 atau memburuk kan negara sendiri. Tidak sama sekali. Cuma, dari experience ni, saya terlintas, benda2 yang tak rugi kalau kite adapt dari negara orang di negara sendiri. Demi untuk kebaikan kite bersama. Sekadar berkongsi pengalaman yang ditimba yang mungkin akan membawa kebaikan jika dikongsi dengan semua. Tak salah rasanya melihat dunia dari luar dan dalam rumah kaca. Kita berkongsi sesama kita.
Dua pencapaian yang paling dibanggakan tahun ni: Explore dan jalan2 di Ipoh, Perak dan Kuantan, Pahang.
Aku bukanlah tak pernah sampai langsung 2 negeri ni. Tapi, aku pergi Perak dulu pun masa interview UTP and pergi Pahang only when aku pergi Genting or Cameron (which was once in a blue moon).
This year, aku akhirnya dapat jalan2 di 2 bandar besar kedua2 negeri tu. Happy nyee!
Aku suka pengalaman and explore tempat baru. It's refreshing and it gives me new perspectives on things.
Malam ni, malam kedua aku di Kuantan. Esok nak balik dah.
Tadi, pergi jalan2, main air, main layang-layang di Teluk Chempedak dekat2 Bandar Kuantan ni. Memang cantik. Tak rugi langsung pergi situ. Malah rasa sangat rugi sebab tak dapat duduk menikmati kecantikan tempat tu lama2.
Lama juge kat situ. Sampai matahari tegak atas kepala barulah beredar. Went to Teluk Mak Nek, Terengganu. KOnonnya Ibu nak ajak makan sotong besar, fresh. Meredah heavy rain masa on the way.
Sampai2 je, they told us they didnt have squids today. Deym! Sedey giler.. But then, the satar was so good. The first satar that I ate before was like giler tak sedap that gave me a bad impression on satar. But, the one i tasted today was super delicious. I loike! And the fish were fresh and fat like me! Heh!
Okay, abes pasal makan. Next destination was Pantai Cherating, Pahang. Huhu.. Superb, okay! Memang terbaik! Aku rasa nak guling2 je kat pantai tu. Jalan2, main2 air, survey chalets for future holidays, then back to Kuantan.
Esok, kalau aku bercuti sorang, memang akan ku kejar sunrise. Tapi, memandangkan ade Ibu and Izzah, si budak kecik tu, maybe akan head back to Teluk Chempedak around 7.30. Ambil udara pagi, main layang-layang, main air, cari jejaka kacak untuk cuci mataku... hehe. Noon, hantar Mar balik UIA before balik Johor.
Aku bukanlah tak pernah sampai langsung 2 negeri ni. Tapi, aku pergi Perak dulu pun masa interview UTP and pergi Pahang only when aku pergi Genting or Cameron (which was once in a blue moon).
This year, aku akhirnya dapat jalan2 di 2 bandar besar kedua2 negeri tu. Happy nyee!
Aku suka pengalaman and explore tempat baru. It's refreshing and it gives me new perspectives on things.
Malam ni, malam kedua aku di Kuantan. Esok nak balik dah.
Tadi, pergi jalan2, main air, main layang-layang di Teluk Chempedak dekat2 Bandar Kuantan ni. Memang cantik. Tak rugi langsung pergi situ. Malah rasa sangat rugi sebab tak dapat duduk menikmati kecantikan tempat tu lama2.
Lama juge kat situ. Sampai matahari tegak atas kepala barulah beredar. Went to Teluk Mak Nek, Terengganu. KOnonnya Ibu nak ajak makan sotong besar, fresh. Meredah heavy rain masa on the way.
Sampai2 je, they told us they didnt have squids today. Deym! Sedey giler.. But then, the satar was so good. The first satar that I ate before was like giler tak sedap that gave me a bad impression on satar. But, the one i tasted today was super delicious. I loike! And the fish were fresh and fat like me! Heh!
Okay, abes pasal makan. Next destination was Pantai Cherating, Pahang. Huhu.. Superb, okay! Memang terbaik! Aku rasa nak guling2 je kat pantai tu. Jalan2, main2 air, survey chalets for future holidays, then back to Kuantan.
Esok, kalau aku bercuti sorang, memang akan ku kejar sunrise. Tapi, memandangkan ade Ibu and Izzah, si budak kecik tu, maybe akan head back to Teluk Chempedak around 7.30. Ambil udara pagi, main layang-layang, main air, cari jejaka kacak untuk cuci mataku... hehe. Noon, hantar Mar balik UIA before balik Johor.
Around 28 Umsa people went for ice skating tonight. This was actually Allan's event but, since he was away for his field trip, I took over and helped escorting the member to Avondale rink along with other committees namely our pres, Naomi, Angie, Azhan and KS. Took d 7.50 bus and reached there around 8pm. Everything goes fine and we had a great time ice skating together. Lots of new members turned up which was great! They were very sporting and playful. We skate for about 1 and a half hours and went back around 10pm.
That was my second time of ice skating. The first time was last year in the same place. I didnt find it that hard coz i was quite good with roller blade before. Today, i learned how to skate backward, spin and stop like a pro... duh~ all thanx to iliana (I think thats her full name but we called her ili). she was so good, man! they said she plays ice hockey. not sure whether plays or played... hmmm but whatever it is, she is sooo cool and damn good! I was so exhausted, and my feet were painful coz of the skates. I didnt take any photo though coz i had enough pics from last yr ice skating. But still, i m gonna grab some from Azhan. Oh and it was really freezind cold tonight in the rink unlike last year. I think maybe boz there aint as many people as last time.
We are still on Easter breaks. There was this Easter festival kinda thing being held for the whole Easter and
today was d last day (called Royal Easter Show). Earlier, I was thinking of goin there yesterday but since I was so lazy to get off my bed, i simply discard that thought. This morning, I received a msg from intan saying that they are goin there at 11am and asked me whether i wanna come along. but since i was still in bed, i decided not to. though I kinda feel regret with that decision coz i was hoping to go there since this will be my last year here. few minutes later, anep asked me to go there. this 2nd call really2 made me feel guilty for not goin. so i thought wat d heck.. enuf lazying around... so i just said yes n txted intan n mira saying i chnged my mind. but they didnt reply. so basically, anep n me got on d 11.30 bus and reached there by 12noon.
Royal Easter Show was awesome!!! 4 tumbs up! worth it to go. i ll definitely feel guilty if i didnt go today. Went to the International magic show, circus, lumberjack show, cats show, farm show and played lots of fun games and brought back some soft toys and a helium, cute, pink, unicorn ballon which hang on my room ceiling.. hahaha... very tiring but had lots of fun... went back at 4.30pm.
today was d last day (called Royal Easter Show). Earlier, I was thinking of goin there yesterday but since I was so lazy to get off my bed, i simply discard that thought. This morning, I received a msg from intan saying that they are goin there at 11am and asked me whether i wanna come along. but since i was still in bed, i decided not to. though I kinda feel regret with that decision coz i was hoping to go there since this will be my last year here. few minutes later, anep asked me to go there. this 2nd call really2 made me feel guilty for not goin. so i thought wat d heck.. enuf lazying around... so i just said yes n txted intan n mira saying i chnged my mind. but they didnt reply. so basically, anep n me got on d 11.30 bus and reached there by 12noon. Royal Easter Show was awesome!!! 4 tumbs up! worth it to go. i ll definitely feel guilty if i didnt go today. Went to the International magic show, circus, lumberjack show, cats show, farm show and played lots of fun games and brought back some soft toys and a helium, cute, pink, unicorn ballon which hang on my room ceiling.. hahaha... very tiring but had lots of fun... went back at 4.30pm.
The Wild West Show...
Circus Extreme...
The giant pumpkin!
Farm Show...
We are on a 2-weeks holiday now. Actually, keadaaan kewangan aku kurang stabil utk aku berpoya2 mcm last year. So, xda pun ingt nk plan pergi mana2 this easter. But then, ntah mcm mn, terplan dgn intan n mira to go on a road tour. Pusing2 North Island. We rent a Toyota Starlet car for 5 days starting on last tuesday up till Saturday which was yesterday. So basically, aku selamat cecah rumah maghrib semalam, then pergi belanja dapur dekat Taiping dgn budak berdua tu sbb dah alang2 ada kereta, blh beli byk2 sikit.
What I learned from this trip?
Ada orang berpendapat, percutian dan travelling adalah suatu pembaziran masa dan duit. Tapi sebenarnya orang yang berpendapat macam tu adalah orang yang rugi dan berfikiran sempit. Bila kita terlalu selesa dengan rutin harian kita yang tak pernah berubah, bila kita rasa selesa dengan apa yang kita ada disekeliling kita, kita takkan nampak apa yang kita miss out dekat luar sana. Adakalanya perubahan akan membawa kebaikan... Dan aku, I personally think that I become a whole new person everytime I travel. Bila kita buat perubahan pada rutin harian kita, we will find that there are many challenges and difficulties waiting for us ahead. Perkara2 yang tak pernah diduga menguji kesabaran kita. Pada aku, percutian kali ni is totally different than those that I have ever had. Semua kesukaran yang dihadapi in our journey membuatkan aku sedar betapa besarnya kekuasaan Illahi. Dan pada masa2 kita susah dan terputus hubungan dan bantuan orang lain, kita hanya ada Allah sbb all the miracles belong to Him and only He can make it happen.
Oh, and btw, aku pecah rekod driving aku selama 7/8 tahun ni dgn driving sejauh lebih kurang 2000km dlm masa 5 hari.
Day 1
Dari Auckland bertolak straight ke Paihia, Bay of Islands. Lebih kurang 4 jam perjalanan. Cuaca dan keadaan jalan sgt baik. We stayed at a backpackers called the Mousetrap Backpackers just around the corner of the city. Right after we all checked in, tukar baju and stuff, we drove all the way to a waterfall dgn harapan yg tinggi menggunung dpt mandi air terjun ala2 kat malaysia walaupun air sejuk yg amat... dah lah sign board nz ni giler.. tak bg warning pun awal2 yg dekat depan akan ada simpang masuk ke waterfall... so kitorg pun terlajak. sign board die kecik seciut je dgn background warna biru muda dan tulisan putih.. duh~ kecik dan sembunyik blkg pokok. cuba bgtau sape nk nmpk??? Bukan kami je yg terlajak. Kete len pun terlajak sama. aku mmg seyes rasa nak bunuh org yg buat sign board kat nz ni. Bila dlm keadaan2 mcm tu, br rasa bersyukur dgn apa yg ada kat msia... Oh, sambung citer... kitorg sbnrny sblm gi waterfall tu plan nk mndi pantai, so msng2 dh pki selipar n pakaian mandi... mmg sgt obvious kitorg nk mndi.. haha... bl kuar kereta tgk org lain pakai baju mcm nk merentas hutan je gaya.. kitorg dah mula bengang... rupa2nya,.. air terjun tu mmg bukan utk mandi-manda... waterfall yg sgt besar... siap ada warning dilarang terjun n mandi lagi.. huh hampeh sungguh rasany. Maka, we drove back to the beach and men air di situ saje... ombak sgtlah besar dan kuat so tak berani main ke tgh.. agak menghampakn jugak laaaa....
Day 2
Bertolak ke Cape Reinga adalah dlm 4 jam perjalanan. Cape Reinga ni adlh penghujung NZ. It's d meeting point of 2 oceans: d Tasman sea n Pasific Ocean kalau tak silap aku lah huhuhu.... Ada satu lighthouse kat situ, and dari lighthouse tu blh nampak dua laut tu bertmbung. Angin kuat giler smpi aku yg bsr ni pn blh berganjak. Oh, pemandangannya.. Subhanallah.. mmg cantik. Wpun blh diabadikn dlm gbr2 yg diambil tp kecantikannye tak dapat digbrkn dgn gbr2 tu.
Jln nk naik ke Cape Reinga tu berpusing2 dan agak sempit sbb dekat pedalaman. pastu jln kat atas tu ada yg tak bertar so kesian giler kete aku. Aku panggil kete tu "baby" coz she's sooo cute!
Area CR ada pantai yg dipanggil 90 Miles Beach. Pantai ni bukan mcm pantai biasa. Pantainye landai dan sgt besar. It's a registered highway. Kirenye org boleh drive sepnjang pantai tu. Sgt cantik. Aku rasa tak puas mcm nk ddk kat pantai tu lama2 je...
From CR, we headed to Omapere. Kalau ikut info dlm peta tu, perjlnan tu only takes about 4 hours and jalan tak lah berliku2 sgt. Kitorg start journey from CR around 3pm klu tak silap. sptutny smpi Omapere dlm 8pm. Sekali je jln bersimpang-siur, naik bukit, trn bukit, msuk hutan, jln xbertar... pastu aku totally terlupe yg skrg dh abis daylight saving so kul 6 dh gelap... by 6pm tu kitorg br cover like a quarter of d journey and we were in d middle of nowhere... No idea kitorg on d rite track ke tak. sbb jln gelap xde lampu jln lngsng. harapkn pd lampu kete yg xbrp nk membantu dan chaya bulan yg tgh mngambang. sign board pun mcm xwujud. dah berpuluh2 km jalan br jmp signboard. Memula cam lege sbb so far jln yg kitorg lalu tu mcm ape yg ada dlm peta. until kitorg lalu satu kwsn pekan n ladang yg sgt luas dan gelap, yg xde ape2 signboard, tetiba ada 2 cabang jalan yg kedua2nye kelihatan scary, creepy, tak bertar, gelap dan xde signboard highway! Most of the time kitorg terpksa buat decision gune instinct dan tawakkal... termasuk kptsn yg kitorg plh mlm tu. memula kitorg dh msuk skt jln belah kanan then kitorg tukar amik jln kiri. jalan penuh dgn batu kerikil dan jln hnny muat utk satu kereta je. berbelit2 pulak tu. aku dah cuak sbb jln tu rasa mcm kurang convincing. mcm2 aku terfikir. klu salah, nak u-turn cmne? lupekan lah. jln kecik sgt utk u-turn. memburukkn lg keadaan, handphone lgsg xde coverage. Aku dah terpk mcm2 bnda buruk. klu jd ape2, mcmmn nk call bantuan n mintak tlg. tgh2 hutan atas bukit bukau... tetiba... kitorg jmpa sign boulders mcm yg ada dlm peta so kitorg akhrny tahu yg we re on d rite track. tgh jln2 ttb2, ada sekor lembu berdiri btl2 tgh jln. at least lembu ni reti nk berganjak n lari ke tepi. wpun cm agak giler sikit sbb die lari sana cni.. takut gak tgk lembu2 kat nz ni especially malam sbb dorg bsr sgt.
Sbnrny, hr tu kitorg tersermpk dgn mcm2 jenis binatng... possum, arnab, kuda, lembu... possum je ada dlm 5 encounters. arnab myb 2, lembu 2, kuda 2 juge. Aku teringat org tua2 kata, kalau binatang2 mcm possum tu melintas kite tgh jln, ada bnda tak baik nk jadi. Tapi, ms first encounter tu, aku xde lah rs pape. cume terkejutlah. sbb tgh speeding ttb ada binatang kat dpn. tp lps mcm2 jd mlm tu, aku rs mngkn bintg2 tu cube beri sign kat kite. Alhamdulillah aku tak terlanggar mn2 binatng hr tu...
Peristiwa yg plg tak blh aku lupe, dan perasaan takut yg plg max was when kitorg lalu satu farming area ni. tgh speeding dlm kegelapan yg melampau sbb cahaya bln terlindung wktu tu. tetibe je dr jauh, aku nmpak sth putih kat hujung dpn sana.... bnda pertama terlintas was "tu orang ke? apa kejadah die dok kat tgh2 jln mlm2 ni? nk bunuh diri ke?" makin dekat, aku realised it wasnt a man. So d next thing dlm otak was "Ya Allah! Hantuuuu!!!!!" - masa tu mmg jantung aku seyes rs nk gugur! bl dh agak2 sedepa dr lembu tu, aku berjaya break dan mngelak... rupe2nye lembu hitam putih nz! Ya Allah takut giler ok. bkn aku sorg je yg rs cmtu. intan pn sama ok. slalunye, bntg2 ternakan akan d smpan dlm kandang wktu mlm. Tp tak tau knp kt ctu len dr biasa. Siap ada kuda kat tepi jln tgh mkn rmput. Ya Allah, tapi memang serius takut giler masa. dah lah tgh belok and speeding. tetiba je ada makhluk putih kat depan. sebab mlm tu gelap sgt, warna hitam kat badanm lembu tu bland in dgn background. yg kelihatan hanya muka dan kaki die yg putih. mujur tak terrlanggar kalau tak mau accident kitorg kat ctu.
senang kata, hari tu mmg hari yg paling teruk... tapi akhirnya kitorg slmt sampai Omapere jugak mlm tu. wpun lewat 2 jam dr plan. tiba kul 10 mlm. nasib baik tpt yg kitorg book kat backpackers tu x burn. btw, pengalamn tu mmg bg pengajaran supaya tak percaya sgt dekat map and nz mmg bukan tpt yg sesuai utk travel mlm. especially bila travel sume pompuan! UNLESS dekat bandar2 besar sprt Auckland and Hamilton.
Day 3
Day 3
Dari Omapere ke Piha beach. Giler lah jln naik bukit turun bukit. dah tu hujan lebat giler pulak. kitorg mmg dh rasa hampa giler. dah tu minyak dh tinggal suku. takut tak sempat tiba the next town utk isi minyak. ikutkan plan, nak mandi kat piha. tapi memandngkn kitorg dh pissed off giler dgn weather, kitorg mkn je kat dlm kete dekat area piha tu. then blah. we took it as a sign yg tuhan nk suh kitorg gerak ke Hamilton awal. And tepat sekali instinct tu. sbb, jln from Auckland to Hamilton mmg jam giler! stuck kat jam about 2hours jugak. Oh, lupe! Masa on the way from Omapere k
e Piha, kitorg lalu kawasan hutan yg sgt luas. pastu berhenti tgk satu pokok ni di panggil "Tane Mahuta". It's a very big tree berusia around 2000 thn. dijangkakan pokok tu wujud sejak zaman nabi Isa a.s. memang cantik dan besar. rasa cm nak nangis bl tengok pokok tu terharu giler. tak tau knp...
e Piha, kitorg lalu kawasan hutan yg sgt luas. pastu berhenti tgk satu pokok ni di panggil "Tane Mahuta". It's a very big tree berusia around 2000 thn. dijangkakan pokok tu wujud sejak zaman nabi Isa a.s. memang cantik dan besar. rasa cm nak nangis bl tengok pokok tu terharu giler. tak tau knp... Sampai je Hamilton, kitorg terus cr makanan kat mcD and Subway. tu je lah pun tpt yg ada jual sth yg blh kami mkn. then sesat tak jumpa J's backpackers. takdelah sesat mana pun cume sbb tpt tu kat hujung hamilton tu yg ssh nk jumpa. the host was a very kind and friendly lady. bilik pun best. cume agak sejuk sbb mlm tu suhu dropped teruk smpi -2 degree. dorg cakap ada frost mlm tu.
Day 4
Sempat singgah Hamilt
on gardens yg sgt cantik. aku ingat nk bawak ibu n izzah pergi situ nanti. Then straight ke Matamata-what a strange name! Ke Matamata utk tengok Hobiton. Aku sbnrny tak pernah berkesempatan nk tgk The Lords of the Ring. Horror kan aku ni. haha.. setiap kali aku try tgk mv tu mst aku tertido lah and ada je bnda lain. tak pnh dpt tgk full. So basically aku gi Hobiton trip tu dgn zero prior knowledge of the movie. hahaha sengal betul! Hobit holes sgt comel dan menarik. unik! amik gambar dalm hobit hole, party tree, dan kawasan perkampungan hobit. Then terus ke Rotorua. Actual plan, malam tu nak tido dlm kereta je dekat area Waitomo. tapi sebab dah encounter nioght journey yg sgt horror sblm tu, kitorg decide utk cube nasib dekat taupo. mana tau kalau2 masih ada backpackers or motel yg xbrp mahal utk di book. malan
gnye, dah call sume bckpackers dekat taupo tp sume fully booked. So, kitorg tawakkal je gi rotorua. cari je mana2 tpt tinggal yg ada tulis vacancy. but then, sume letak sign NO Vacancy. hampaaaa... until kitorg dah terlajak dpn satu rumah ni yg ada tulis vacancy. dari luar rmh tu nmpk cam serabut dan x menarik lgsng. tp kitorg msuk je asal aada rmh. Mira msuk office die but die tunggu lama2 pun takde org. aku try call nombor owner die pun tak angkat. kitorg dh msuk kereta semula n dah reverse dah pun. tetiba ada makcik ni kuar n lambai2 kat kitorg. rupenye die ada kat dapur.
on gardens yg sgt cantik. aku ingat nk bawak ibu n izzah pergi situ nanti. Then straight ke Matamata-what a strange name! Ke Matamata utk tengok Hobiton. Aku sbnrny tak pernah berkesempatan nk tgk The Lords of the Ring. Horror kan aku ni. haha.. setiap kali aku try tgk mv tu mst aku tertido lah and ada je bnda lain. tak pnh dpt tgk full. So basically aku gi Hobiton trip tu dgn zero prior knowledge of the movie. hahaha sengal betul! Hobit holes sgt comel dan menarik. unik! amik gambar dalm hobit hole, party tree, dan kawasan perkampungan hobit. Then terus ke Rotorua. Actual plan, malam tu nak tido dlm kereta je dekat area Waitomo. tapi sebab dah encounter nioght journey yg sgt horror sblm tu, kitorg decide utk cube nasib dekat taupo. mana tau kalau2 masih ada backpackers or motel yg xbrp mahal utk di book. malan
gnye, dah call sume bckpackers dekat taupo tp sume fully booked. So, kitorg tawakkal je gi rotorua. cari je mana2 tpt tinggal yg ada tulis vacancy. but then, sume letak sign NO Vacancy. hampaaaa... until kitorg dah terlajak dpn satu rumah ni yg ada tulis vacancy. dari luar rmh tu nmpk cam serabut dan x menarik lgsng. tp kitorg msuk je asal aada rmh. Mira msuk office die but die tunggu lama2 pun takde org. aku try call nombor owner die pun tak angkat. kitorg dh msuk kereta semula n dah reverse dah pun. tetiba ada makcik ni kuar n lambai2 kat kitorg. rupenye die ada kat dapur. lepas negotiate harga dgn die, kitorg dpt satu bilik berhadapan dgn swimming pool die dgn hrga 100 per night. oklah tu. wpun mahal sikit dr backpackers tp mmg super selesa dan cntik! adalah tu hikmahnye kitorg dpt tpt tu. aku ingat nanti bila bawak ibu n izzah ke rotorua, nak ddk situ lagi. very homey. I loike!!!
Day 5
D last day of our trip. Checked out a bit later than hari2 lain sbb syg nk kuar awal dr bilik tu. lps tapau food from town, we drove to Lake Taupo. a very nice day to travel. Jalan elok, cantik segala2nya according to plan. taupo angin sgt kuat tp matahari sgt terik. mkn ber picnic dgn nandos di tepi lake. A perfect picnic. Nice view, nice weather n nice food! Then balik terus ke Auckland. tapi sempat singgah sekejap dekat Tirau and visit The Castle. Unfortunately it was closed already. Tapi sempatlah msuk tgk dlm tu mcm mn. Mmg sw3eet. It was a dolls' museum. Another good place to bring Izzah. Town 
tu byk giler kedai jual brg2 yg sweet n cute. Singgah at the Old Shed beli dolls and stuffed toys. Sgt suke that town. then bailk Auckland. tiba around half past 6.
tu byk giler kedai jual brg2 yg sweet n cute. Singgah at the Old Shed beli dolls and stuffed toys. Sgt suke that town. then bailk Auckland. tiba around half past 6. Well thats all about this trip. Very interesting. Every single day, there is always something new, and surprises await.
Live Life to the Fullest....
Aku mmg selalu je ada mslh nk update blog... xde modallah, belom amik gambar dari org lah.. etc2... n these excuses led to outdated updates of my life. harharhar!
Nak dijadikan cerite, budak2 TESL (refer to us kat oberc nih) sbnrny very fortunate coz d gov allocates sm money for us to go jalan2 preferably cultural trip. And since last year cohort aku xnk gn tht money, we agreed to bring forward d money to this year so jadi byk lah total duit tu. Ingat nk berjalan2 gi black water rafting ke ape.. skali je coordinator kami yg sgt menurut perintah gov itu gi plan cultural trip for us pulak. 1st impression aku bl dgr duit tu kene gune for cultural trip gi Maori village was that it was so lame. it sounded so boring. But it turned out to be lots of fun and a unique experience.
Kitorg pergi maori village tu for 2 days: saturday n sunday. pergi awl pagi sabtu n balik lewat ptg ahad. i was supposed to bring the guitar and Sheryl-coordinator yg tersyg asked me to lead the singing but these people suke2 mereka menganggap aku ketua rombongan hahaha.. suke hati korg lah. Then, on that day, aku blh terlambat bgn. bygkan, we're supposed to gather at 8.30 am. aku bgun tdo kul 8.15am. mcm nk bunuh diri je rs. dah lah menapak dr rmh aku ke uni tu 10-15mins. melompat aku dr katil.. ni sume gara2 last minute buat esaimon. esaimon tu due saturday midnight, dah tau saturday xde kat rmh, aku g buat bodoh je.. hah kau.. terpaksa bersengkang mata ngadap esaimon smpi 5 pagi. tu yg bgn super lambat. duh~ btw, i managed to be there by 8.35 ke 8.40 camtu. at least xlah lmbt sgt kaaannnn??? hehehe... tapi jgn tnylah cmne aku leh bersiap super pantas.. haha! top secret meh!
hmm... tempat yg kitorg gi tu mmg menarik. nama rumah tpt berkumpul kalau org dtg melawat kawasan dorg is Maraie. Masa smpi tu xde lah rs menarik mana pun cume ada lah sikit excited. sebab sblm2 ni penah je masuk maraie. tapi xpenah lah pulak terpk akan tdo kat situ or berkampung and jadi part of their families.
Btw, gambar kat sblh ni is dewan makan kitorg. Nama tpt ni in Maori is wharekai disebut /farekai/ bukan /warekai/. Kitorg diberi dua dewan berbeza utk tdo. satu utk girls satu lagi utk guys. kitorg masak dgn dorg, kemas wharekai, belajar flax weaving, buat print screen atas baju, n d guys belajar "hangi" (memasak di dlm lubang yg digali dan diletak kan batu2 yg panas di bahagian bawah makanan yg nak dimasak) dan "haka". kalau tak tahu haka tu ape, gi google sendiri hahaha... Basically, it was fun walaupun kitorg kene tlg prepare d food and tlg membersih dan mengemas, but it was totally awesome cos bende2 tu sume yg sbnrnye membuatkan kami rasa pengalamn tu lebih authentic and unique. kalau pergi cultural trip biasa, hanya tengok, belajar, dan org yang serve kite. pengalaman macam tu x buat kite rasa macam sbahgian dr whanau(family) dorg. walaupun trip tu mcm camp, tapi x packed pun. kitorg ada byk free time, melepak dgn member2 and rasa more like at home.
Diambil semasa menunggu makanan.. bayak btl makan.. d amount of food I consumed in those 2 days lebih byk than d amount I ate for a whole week.. hehe I guess...
Ni lah print screen. Ada beberapa motive yg boleh dipilih. Aku lupe nak amik gambar baju aku yg siap di cetak. cun beb! brag sikit je tak leh lebih2. Paling penting is that buatan tangan sendiri okeh, bukan beli kat kedai haha...
Guys belajar haka... girls jadi penonton je.. teringin gak nak belajar sbnrnye.. tapi hanya for guys.. benci betul! Sexist!!! hahaah... smart giler pak cik tu buat... posture kene betul baru mantap..
This is the result of those boys' hard work on the hangi... awesomeness... delicious..memang terBAIK!!
Lamb, Chicken, potatoes, kumaras, maori potatoes (yg berwarna purple pelik itu), corn and some salad...
We are the Hangi preparation team! Kentang, bawang, kumaras tu sume kami lah yg potong dan kupas. haha...
Bush walk... sume macam tak penah msuk hutan..... anak sape lah tu??
Ber'flax weaving di bawah pepohon... ala2 makcik2 kat kampung.. menganyam smbil bergosip hahaha... And according to their culture, the first hasil anyaman yg dibuat, xboleh disimpan. We have to give it to someone else... sebagai tanda kite turunkan ilmu tu pada org lain.
Bergembira bersama ka
wan2... Main frisbee, volleyball, badminton(wpun angin xhenti2.. tapi xreti2 nak stop main haha...). This trip is more like a sweet vacation for us.
wan2... Main frisbee, volleyball, badminton(wpun angin xhenti2.. tapi xreti2 nak stop main haha...). This trip is more like a sweet vacation for us.
The Maori Idol! Lol giler... haha! Ni team aku lah ni.. Wat lagu anak itik Tok Wi! Muahahhaa... Kitorg kumpulan satu. satu in Maori is "Tahi".. We are the Tahis..... hahahahha...
That's the review of one of the interesting event in my life despite of all the ups and downs of life that add more spices to my world. More updates coming.... (yeah right..lol!)
Today, I, along with a bunch of known and unknown friends... went berjalan2 ke Pasifika Fest. Actly I had to plan a simple outting for Umsa today, so since i wanted to go to the fest, i suggested to d committee about an outting to d fest and walla.. they were cool with it. So, I had to lead the rest of the members to Western Spring Park where the fest was held. Also, Intan, Mira n Hijrah joined the trip.
Met up at 9.30am and took a bus at 10am. We took lots of pics and spent lots of money tooo.. huhu something that I am soo good at. Caught a bus to downtown around 2 something. Then, hang out at Westfield, had our lunch + dinner at the food court. Walked back around 4 or 5, not sure. Gona post some of d pics later. Not today too tired.
Oh God.. I cant think of nythng to write... My mind gone blank and blur... I am distracted by my painful swelling ligamen and this distractful violent movie that Channel 2 is showing!! Hate thriller movie!
And I still HATE YOU! Lol!!
Met up at 9.30am and took a bus at 10am. We took lots of pics and spent lots of money tooo.. huhu something that I am soo good at. Caught a bus to downtown around 2 something. Then, hang out at Westfield, had our lunch + dinner at the food court. Walked back around 4 or 5, not sure. Gona post some of d pics later. Not today too tired.
Oh God.. I cant think of nythng to write... My mind gone blank and blur... I am distracted by my painful swelling ligamen and this distractful violent movie that Channel 2 is showing!! Hate thriller movie!
And I still HATE YOU! Lol!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Labels: Life, Travel n Living, Union of Malaysian Students in Auckland UMSA
Saturday, 22.11.08
Evening
Lepas blk tour, kaki aku abis ber blister. perit giler. at 1st i thought i wana dine in d luxurious restaurant in front of d hotel but then i decided to call d room service n asked em to deliver my dinner. d dessert was so nyummy n cute hehe.
My last day in Jakarta which also means my last day of being pampered as a princess and MALAYSIA… here I come!!!!
Called d front desk and asked for a late check out coz my flight was at 7pm and I could only check in at 5pm. I checked out at 1pm and waited at d lobby for my driver to pick me up at 2pm. D pak cik was so nice n jujur n bcoz of tht I tip him 50 000 rp. He sent me straight to d departure gate n searched for my luggage trolley b4 allowing me to get out of d car. Pak cik yg sgt jujur dan baik unlike d driver that I got during my arrival…
Evening
Lepas blk tour, kaki aku abis ber blister. perit giler. at 1st i thought i wana dine in d luxurious restaurant in front of d hotel but then i decided to call d room service n asked em to deliver my dinner. d dessert was so nyummy n cute hehe.
that nite i went to d spa saloon in level 7 n got myself a balinese body massage n scrub package. best giler massage n body scrub tu. so that was d best that i d ever tried. impressive!
Sunday, 23.11.08Jakarta-Morning
My last day in Jakarta which also means my last day of being pampered as a princess and MALAYSIA… here I come!!!!
Called d front desk and asked for a late check out coz my flight was at 7pm and I could only check in at 5pm. I checked out at 1pm and waited at d lobby for my driver to pick me up at 2pm. D pak cik was so nice n jujur n bcoz of tht I tip him 50 000 rp. He sent me straight to d departure gate n searched for my luggage trolley b4 allowing me to get out of d car. Pak cik yg sgt jujur dan baik unlike d driver that I got during my arrival…
7pm (still Jakarta time)
I m already on board waiting for d flight to take off.. Finally I m heading for msia for good n gona meet my family… rindu em all soo much. Tis time I m travelling in a very small air plane-Airasia. Of course it’s not d same as riding on a big bird. Huhu..
I got a place next to d window coz I asked for it since I bought d xpress boarding ticket. N as d plane flew above JB, I almost cried coz I felt touched by d fact that I was almost home n I was finally back in Msia. Tak tahu camne nk explain d feeling. Haha… interesting…
This was how I look when I arrived at d Senai Airport. Hahaha… Ibu tak terkata ape sbb anak die yg sorg ni mmg dingdong sikit haha.
Now I am stuck at home, jadi driver haha. And d worst part of courselah ketiadaan internet! Haih terpaksalh adapt. So mmg lah ssh. Nk enrol for next year paper pn problem huhu masael sungguh nih. Ibu takde kat rmh n ink keluar with my adik2 gi movie ke mkn2 jln2 shopping2 men bowling ke.. ok that’s all for now.
Take care people. Nak jumpe ke chill out, buzz2 lah aku. K ciao… He kona mai! Goodbye!
Saturday, 22.11.08
8am breakfst. then waited at d lobby for d tour package thingy. 8.30 as appointed, they arrived n brought me to d meetng point wer d other tourists would gather. for d package tht i chose, hany 4 org includng me. i was d only girld in tht group. nasib baik d tour guide was a girl namany ferah. Ferah ni rjn membebel org ny tp peramah dan baik juge. first, menuju ke MONAS d national monument. too many ppl q-ing to go to d top so we just took pics in d museum. followed by a visit to d batik shop wer i bought smthng 4 ibu n abah. i bought 1 set of kebaya yg blm d jahit 4 myself. cntik giler. then to taman mini indonesia indah to look at d dif houses of each province. d architecture n designs were so outstanding. later to d national museum. aku impressed giler wth d artistic and cultural features being inculcated in their lives n n architecture.
sgt suke n glad tht i took tht package sbb dpt new frens. aku juga terharu melihat kesungguhan kebykn mereka yg mencari rezeki d tgh kesesakn lalu lintas dan keterikan mentari. tanpa mengenal erti putus asa wpun tidak diendahkn sm skali oleh org2 sekeliling. mcm2 yg dijual ada keropok lah dn ygg plg kelakar skali bl ada org jual feather duster di tgh2 jln. kagum dgn kesungguhan dorg. tp mngkn ada org yg susah kat luar sn dan inginkn kesenangn dgn cr yg mudah spt mencuri n pickpocket. alhamdullillah so far aku tak face wth these ppl lg. n i cant help myself gvng tips to my tour guide n shud i call a fren now, my bell boy, d 1 who delivered my dinner, n my rum keeper. there is a satisfaction by givng those tips myb coz i was once in their shoes. so i knw hw hard d job is.
ok til here... nk prepare to go to airport. mau pulang ke msia ku terchenta. so dnt forget to welcome me home ait... haha daa~~~
Friday, 21.11.08
Hari ni lepak2 aja. malas nk berjln ke mn2. keluar jln2 di sekitar jln kemang ni aje. pergi ke mcd d hjg jln sn, ke kedai buku seberang jln, dan kemang duty free hny melihat2. n i bought 1 book 4m d book store entitled "The time traveller's wife". mmg buku ni Dzeti ada, tp mmngdgkn aku xjmp bk yg lg menarik, aku pn bl lah atas dasar kebosanan yg melampau.
Jakarta, ibu kotanya macet selalu. haha aku bljr vocab br. macet itu artinya sesak ye kengkawan.. pening. klu di jln2 besar, aku rasa tak jauh bezanya dgn Kuala Lumpur. sama aja sesak dan jerebunya. tp sejurus keluar dari jln besar, jln2 nye amat sempit skali huh.. wpun di area kemang ni kononny dikatakn area yg bagus skali kerna byk attractions n hotel tpt aku menginap yg 4 stars ni pun terletak di area kemang ni. contoh terbaik ialah jln dpn hotel aku. jln tu dkatakn jln besar krn d penghujung jlnny ada traffic light. tp, sempitnye Masyallah... n yg plg teruk xde lngsng sideways yg proper for peds. sideways nye kejap ada kejap hilang cm biskut lak. tkt jugak lah nk kuar suke2 hati org2 nye bkn org senang. wpun d bwh terik mentari, msh terpaksa berjemur demi sesuap ns.. sedeh jugak bl tgk keadaan dorg. mungkin atas sbb kawasan kemang ni yg didiami oleh bermacam ragam org tu lah hotel aku ni pny security sgt ketat.
trn bwh breakfst kul 9am pastu naik ats semula sbb smlm ibu kata dlm kul 10 adk2 aku 2ekor tu mau nelipon gue. haha... skype dgn dorg pny lah lm. lps skype br aku kuar . n yeah 1 more, aku book 1 package utk berjln2 sekitar jakarta esok. that's it.
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Wednesday, 19 Nov 08
8.30am (Auckland time)
went to airport, check in cargo luggage. luckily it was only 19.4kg. hand luggage was 6.7kg. also lucky.. ngam2 je..
11.20am
boarding... got a nice place next to d window. my seat was 50K. d guy next to me was HOT! lol...
12.05pm
Kapal terbang ku berlepas menuju ke Brisbane... transit for 2 hours. bengang juge kerna ngak tahu menahu psl transit d brisbane ni till d time nk berlepas.
about 5pm (Brunei time)
Arrived at Brunei airport. Waited for our luggage like ages. Then, being told that our luggage were sent to Jakarta straight away because we r in transit. I ended up with my hand luggage n laptop bag. No clothes n toiletries.
Picked up by d hotel shuttle. Since our transit was more than 8 hours, they provided us with free hotel. Stayed there overnight. Giler best n mewah. this was my rum in Brunei.
finally i can go online n call my mum. i knw they worried cos wen i managed to charge my hp, i received 2 notifications of missed calls 4m both my parents. n unfortunately, d plug wasnt d same s brunei n msia. so i had to call d house keeping department askng for an interntionl adaptor to chrge my hp n laptop. yeah n d internet, was 24hours free. so thts wat i hv been doin in my rum. interneting... new vocab, ppl... haha. dah mlm2 lapar giler hny ada muffin yg dpt dlm flight je. soo aku pn bedal lah magi mini bar. tu pn aku convert siap2 br brni amik. skrg dh pndi convert dah hahhaa...
8.30am (Auckland time)
went to airport, check in cargo luggage. luckily it was only 19.4kg. hand luggage was 6.7kg. also lucky.. ngam2 je..
11.20am
boarding... got a nice place next to d window. my seat was 50K. d guy next to me was HOT! lol...
12.05pm
Kapal terbang ku berlepas menuju ke Brisbane... transit for 2 hours. bengang juge kerna ngak tahu menahu psl transit d brisbane ni till d time nk berlepas.
about 5pm (Brunei time)
Arrived at Brunei airport. Waited for our luggage like ages. Then, being told that our luggage were sent to Jakarta straight away because we r in transit. I ended up with my hand luggage n laptop bag. No clothes n toiletries.
Picked up by d hotel shuttle. Since our transit was more than 8 hours, they provided us with free hotel. Stayed there overnight. Giler best n mewah. this was my rum in Brunei.
not to forget the delicious nyummy free meals.. buffet mestilah mkn byk2.. bkn senang nk dpt free fud yg sdp kat hotel mahal..lalala~
Thursday, 20 Nov 08
7.30am(Brunei time)
trn mkn breakfast dgn nisah kat cafe hotel. mmg muntah kedarah mkn... bukan mkn lagi nmny.. melahap, menelan, mencekik..haha. then naik atas ambil bag n waited for d shuttle to bring us back to d airport to continue our journey to Jakarta. took sm pics at d lobby wit nisah. but i only hv a pic of nisah n d lobby wit me rite nw. my pic is in nisah's cam.
Around 11am
bersyukur sbb everythng goes fine at d custom. waiting inside for our plane. bought a few souvenirs. d shop accepted foreign currency. So we did not have to change our money. I just paid using credit card n NZD. oh, n i thought tht Jakarta uses d same plug as msia n brunei. that was y i bought an adaptor in brunei in case i couldnt find any in jakarta airport. while waiting, we met fellow auckies msian at d airport. they were on their way back to msia and transit for 2 hours in brunei.
11.50am
berlepas lagi dan kali ni straight to jakarta. no more transit2. penat dh transit2 nih. now, i finally get to worried about travelling alone in jakarta.
1.10pm (Jakarta time)
landed safely at d airport. alhamdulillah skali lg sgt lega to get through d imigresen. n i hv to say, their airport was sooo like a duplicate of puduraya... soo many ppl offerring their taxi service, even d foreign exchange counters were like pudu's bus ticket counters. i teman nisah look for naim n ajiSSS. Nisah said they shud b waiting for her at d arrival gate. but naah, nope, nein we look all over d place n there was no sign of em. n suddenly we arrive at god knows wer.. n there they were hahaha... they waited at d wrong arrival gate rupenye. then they teman me pulak to get a cab. honestly, i hv prob with IDR cos their money was like soo big i mean d digit. ribu2 lah pening pale aku. nk convert pn ssh. so i ended up getting a cab which was NOT a cab at all. It was a big, black, new, shiny Mpv. n also cost me like 250 000 rupee. after converting it to NZD i realised tht it cost me about 40 NZD. DUH~ but then i think d price was ok. cos rupe2nye.. hotel yg kononny kata sgt lh dekat 4m airport ms aku book tu sgtlh jauh n lama. jakarta's traffic was no dif then kl's. jam memanjang. pening2.. dh lh panas dpt bapak taksi yg peramah amat. sakit pala gue... ngak mau berhenti mulutnya... mau di suruh diam nnt rude pulak. layan ajelaa... d best part was... he seriously wanted me to charter him everydy for 400000 per day to go anywer. konon2 bilang aja mau ke mana bapak bisa tunjukin tempatny... nak mampos?? aku bkn anak raja doh. klu setakat pergi jln2 sehari suntuk for 400000 n not inclusive of d entrance to all d attractions baik tak yah. dahtu duit tol sah2 lah aku kene byr. nk g hotel tu pun aku kene bbyr tol. dh lah balance amik trs. tp mmg aku niat nk sedekah je duit lbh tu kat die. tp klu die pulang leklok kn lg baik. ni senyap2 trs simpan. hmm mngkn thts hw it works here. its ok no big deal. yg pntg gue udah slmt smpi d grand Flora Hotel yg jauh nk mampos d tgh2 bandar.
so impressed wth d service of this hotel. siap ada security kat entrace. bag aku pn kene screening. ingt aku nk bwk ape??? aku pn tkt nk pndg muke die garang sgt. aku senyum pun die tak senyum blk. sioot je!! wek!!! tp mmg patut pn ada security yg baik coz d area was soo padat n d people some look very kind n sm sgt mencurigakn. but the segurity guards around this area were so helpful. n remember??? i used to work in a hotel b4. of course i didnt 4get hw it felt doing their jobs in d hotel. so i gv d bellboy 2USD s his tips. actly, wer did i get those us dollar?? those were my tips at Copthorne b4. n now i gv sm to them. just bcos i used to had d excitement of getting tips. though it was just a dollar. thts better thn nothing. i want him to hv tht same feeling. after checking in, it was about 4pm jakarta time. i was so tired just want to rest in d room.
finally i can go online n call my mum. i knw they worried cos wen i managed to charge my hp, i received 2 notifications of missed calls 4m both my parents. n unfortunately, d plug wasnt d same s brunei n msia. so i had to call d house keeping department askng for an interntionl adaptor to chrge my hp n laptop. yeah n d internet, was 24hours free. so thts wat i hv been doin in my rum. interneting... new vocab, ppl... haha. dah mlm2 lapar giler hny ada muffin yg dpt dlm flight je. soo aku pn bedal lah magi mini bar. tu pn aku convert siap2 br brni amik. skrg dh pndi convert dah hahhaa...
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