tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41232445486550832652024-03-06T02:07:07.117+08:00Through My Window-U CAN READ BUT U CAN'T JUDGE-Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-29429645737570133622023-10-24T09:52:00.012+08:002023-12-10T15:16:38.087+08:00Bagpackers & Explore Taiwan With Buddies<p style="text-align: justify;">The next adventure begins! I am so thrilled to know that i am going to Taiwan. I went there on the mid of September last month. I have never imagine to travel to Taiwan before and never think about it because it doesn't appear in my mind. Luckily, AA advertisement was passing by and having a sale to Taiwan. The return ticket was super cheap. It was RM512 only. I immediately informed my travel buddies to try new travel adventures. They immediately agreed! So we booked our tickets on the spot. We bought our tickets 4 months before the trip. As you guys know, i am a bagpacker style traveler. We always go travel without any travel agent. We like to explore a country by our ownself. Well of course, we need to study the country that we will be visited everytime. To travel without any travel agent is the most adventurous thing to do. That is what we always do when we go to travel. We do our own plan, itinerary, budget plan and many more. For your information, we will be stayed in Taiwan for almost a week. I will be missing and out of radar for few days. We choose to explore Taipei. As you all know, Taiwan is part of republic of China. However, no Visa is needed for Malaysian but you need to fill in an arrival card on the flight before touchdown to Taiwan. It took 5 hours journey from Malaysia to Taipei only. The is no time difference between Taiwan and Malaysia.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">to be continued.....</p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-14794761712023570852023-10-22T09:09:00.021+08:002023-12-10T15:07:19.614+08:00Bagpackers to Aonang, Thailand<p style="text-align: justify;">Travel always give me the vibe of excitement. I love travelling to other places. This time i went to Thailand, the land of beautiful amazing beaches and islands. The feeling of hanging out by the sea is an awesome feeling ever. In each country that i have travelled for every year will have a seaview theme adventure. Therefore, this year i choose Aonang. Aonang is located at Mueng Krabi district. If you guys don't know, Aonang is a large bay with scenic and mindblowing beaches, caves, islands or private islands nearby. It is like the main spot to go around to every seaview and main attractions among tourist. Aonang is very tourist oriented. You can see many tourist here. So, lets diggin what did i do in Aonang for few days of adventure and exploration there. I am totally having so much fun! Let me explain more about the activities and wonderful places that we did.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had booked the AA ticket couple months before i went to Aonang. It was on sale. Yes i always bought sale's ticket only because i am a bit of travel-ticket-cheapskate...LOLL!! Actually this is my second time to Krabi. Few years before, i only did jungle retreat in a private island at Railay Beach, just that. This year i decided to totally explore Aonang. Guess what, i am so satisfied! And of course i went there with my travel buddies. First and foremost, i did a travel itinerary before exploring Aonang. It is a must to have an itinerary so that the travel journey is in order and not miss out. We took the afternoon flight to go there. There was a funny moment while we waited for the flight. We were so excited for the journey and our gate is the last gate in the airport. We got to see the view of airplane take off and touchdown because our gate was at the end of waiting area. We were busy to take photo and some videos of airplane that i didn't noticed i've received few calls from AA. I thought it was a scammer, therefore i choose to ignore it and continue to see the airplane take off & landing. Guess what, we were actually late for boarding and that is the reason why AA called me. HAHAHH! We were the last person to check in on board! The ground staff there said she had called me many times but no answer. LOLLL..and now i remember why i received an anonymous call just now. LOLLL!! However, after we done with our boarding thingy, the pilot said that the airplane is delayed due to some issue. Yeahh and we hangout at the boarding area with pilot, co-pilot and stewardess there. About 30minutes after, we were allowed to get in the flight. We arrived to Krabi International Airport a little delay.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am speechless after arrived to the airport. It is totally different from before. They have upgraded and enlarged the airport. I am a bit of confuse and lost at the moment because all changed. But we managed it well. The airport is big and spacious. After done with the custom/immigration, we need to find the way out to get a transport to Krabi Bus Station. We already booked our motorcycle for our days in Aonang. It is the cheapest motorcycle rent compare to others. We took a mini van to go to the bus station to pick up our motorcycle. It is pretty close to the airport around 10 minutes. Having own transport is much easier and cheaper than booking tuk-tuk or tour guide to explore Aonang. We settled with the motorbike rent and continue our journey to find any convenient store to buy DTAC Tourist Simcard. The best simcard to be used among tourist. After done with all the stuffs, we head straight to our hotel. But, before that we stopped by to grab some late lunch. We found a Halal restaurant which is quite near to our hotel. We ate our lunch because we were pretty damn hungry. The food was delicious and you can find variety of menus there. Done filling up our stomach, we went to our hotel to check in while enjoying the Aonang beach view along the way. Finally, we reached our hotel and we were so happy with our room. It is very close to the Noppharat Thara Beach, just a 3minutes walking distance. The room is cosy and comfortable. We took a nap, rest for awhile and get fresh. We continued our activity at night time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">to be continued.....</p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-41010670135395917092023-05-07T15:32:00.091+08:002023-09-23T16:59:19.907+08:00Bagpackers to Singapore<p style="text-align: justify;">This is a long post delay of my travel to Singapore during the Christmas Day on December 2022. I've not enough time to share in my blog about my special trip to Singapore. Or i can call it as a short trip to the Lion City with totally using public transport only. I went there with my sister and my friends for 2 days 1 night. 4 people for this trip. We are fully managed our time with various of activities there. As usual i have planned the itenarary. The purpose is to explore Singapore in Christmas. As we know, during Christmas month, there are a lot of beautiful decorations and colorful lights in Singapore, especially along the Orchard Road. The famous Christmas celebration held there. So, it is just a spontaneous trip but i managed to plan it well. Lets get back with the travel story about the "spontaneous trip". The public transport explorations will be begin here!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know some of people afraid to use some country public transport because you are not familiar with the departure, arrival and location of the country. For me, this will be a good experience to explore several new things during travelling. All you have to do is, you need to study & do research about the country that you wanted to visit first. Trust yourself, be brave and bold to learn something new. Travel will build confidence and independent mind in you. After done some research of the country, finally i believe that we can rely on Singapore's public transport only. Easy, no hassle, nearby to all places, systematic, straight to the point and above all it is understandable. The exhilaration to fully utilize Singapore's public transport have started. There are several things need to prepare before enter to Singapore. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li>We are no longer require to prepare white card anymore. Please install My ICA in your mobile and you can search in Playstore or Apple Store.</li><li>My ICA is your new white card. Present the information of your ICA when you reach to custom checkpoint.</li><li>Prepare your vaccine certificate or MySejahtera app. They will check your vaccine certificate sometimes. Or else you cannot enter to Singapore. If you are lucky, you can pass the checkpoint without presenting your vaccine certificate.</li><li>Make sure your passport is valid.</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I think this is my fifth times go to Singapore. Ya quite few times because i'm staying pretty close to the country. Just a stone throw away. Basically, this is pretty quick trip just to enjoy and chill for a moment. It is very easy to go to Singapore by yourself. Super easy and hassle free. For this trip, we wanted to explore the country by using fully public transport. Singapore is famous with their efficient and convenient public transports, so why not if we experience it. We started the journey from Johor Bahru because my house is located in JB. We went to Larkin Central to ride a bus to go to Singapore. There are many type of buses which can go to Singapore. You can take Singapore's bus or JB's bus. Well of course we chosed JB's bus which is Causewaylink Bus. If you take Singapore's buses, u need to pay in SGD. We used Causewaylink because we no need to prepare the SGD currency. The bus ticket to Singapore by Causewaylink is only Rm2.60 for one way trip. You must make sure that you take the right bus because there are various type of Causewaylink buses. The bus number to Singapore is CW1 at Platform 1 which will be stopped at Kranji MRT Station. You can tell the bus driver which station you wanted to stop and you will pay the bus ticket according to the stop. Each stop has different price. We took the early bus around 9am. I am kinda excited to go to Singapore to fully utilize the public transports while having the benefit of using it. Our bus will straightly go to Woodland check-point. It took around 45mins to go to Woodland due to some traffic jam along the way and another 40mins waiting for the customs clearance. Then, we head out to the yellow line bus to take the Causewaylink bus to go to Kranji MRT. We waited the bus for 20mins only. Please keep your ticket bus from Larkin Central and show to the bus driver although the driver is different from previous bus driver. As long as you take the same bus it would be no problem. But, please keep your bus ticket and don't loose it. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Finally we reached to the Kranji MRT Station. It is not crowded at all and super easy. From Kranji, we went to Woodlands MRT to buy Singapore Tourist Pass for 2 days. Guess what, this pass can give you unlimited access of public transport in Singapore such as MRT, LRT & buses. Just tap the pass card and you are good to go. It is unlimited access!! Worth it. For your information, you can buy 1 day pass, 2 days pass or 3 days pass which have different prices. During our trip, the 2 days tourist pass is SGD26 only. You can get back your SGD10 after you return the pass card at certain MRT station before you get out from Singapore. Nice! But recently, they have revised the tourist pass price - 1day SGD22, 2days SGD29 and 3days SGD34. SGD10 will be refunded after returning the pass card. Our first place to visit today is to Changi Jewel. Of course it is a MUST place to pay a visit when you are in Singapore. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before starts the MRT exploration journey, we took couples of MRT map to keep in the bag and for future reference later. Lets explore the Changi Jewel which is so famous among tourist who visits to Singapore. I think around 40mins to reach to our first attraction from Woodlands MRT station. From Woodlands MRT, we need to change line at Bishan to take the yellow line then change to green line at Paya Besar station to go to Tanah Merah station. Then, we took Changi Airport line to go to the Changi Jewel. Basically, we love the MRT lines because they are understandable and obviously easy. Finally, we reached the place. We spend few hours at Changi Jewel and mall there. Changi airport's mall is so big and variety of shops. We walked around the mall then we proceed to the most attraction that we were so excited about which is the Shiseido Forest Valley (FOC) and Rain Vortex (FOC). That day was the final week of Christmas eve. A very huge christmas tree was there. A lot of christmas's events were there too. My first impression to see the Changi Jewel in real life was absolutely amazing. I felt i'm in different world. A world full of glasses, trees and waterfall. Love and impress with the design, architecture, nature, landscape and concept of the building. There are alot of activities that you can do there. For your information, the entrance is free however in certain area you are require to pay an entrance fee such as mirror maze, canopy park/bridge and sky nets. My most favorite thing in Changi Jewel is the Rain Vortex!! When we enter the Changi Jewel the first thing that i amazed was the rain vortex. It is huge and round shape with massive of rainwater. It is at the center of the bu anilding. Such a great MASTERPIECE. I stood still and starred to it like a minute when entering the building. It is the world's tallest indoor waterfall that's surrounded by terraced forest. Well of course we spend almost 2 hours here. We climbed the terraced forest, enjoy the Rain Vortex view and walking around the Shiseido Forest Valley. We walked around and enjoyed the view for awhile. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">After couple hours spend time there, we decided to take MRT and went to Bugis Street. We went to Tanah Merah station and proceed to Bugis station in the greenline. After reached there, we took our lunch near Bugis Street. Then, after finished our lunch, we continued our walked to Haji Lane and Arab Street. A lot of tourist there. These are the very famous streets among tourist or visitor who come by to Singapore. There are variety of shops and restaurants. The famous <i>murtabak singapore</i> is located at this area. There also have a lot of Turkish and Moroccan shops nearby. Besides that, this route is where the historic mosque in Singapore is located which named as Masjid Sultan. It is such a beautiful mosque with big golden dome on top. We stopped and have a teatime near the Masjid Sultan and Arab Street to have a teatime at Chai shop. Next, we wanted to explore the Kampung Glam. It is very near and walking distance to Haji Lane street. Kampung Glam is a place where you can see mixture of native-Malay and Islamic culture combine together. This area is also well known among tourists. Later, we went to our hotel to check in, refresh and rest for awhile before carry on with our next plan. It was a bit gloomy in Singapore that day in the evening. We took a power nap to recharge our energy <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*grin*</span></i>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Alright. Night time activities were awesome. Ohh wait, it was raining heavily when we took our nap and that is why we were kinda late to start our night's adventures. But no worries. We are good in catching up things! LOLLL...all you need to do is well planned. We planned to go to Merlion Park, Marina Bay Sand, Garden of The Bay and Orchard Road. Well, it is Christmas's week guyssss! Forsure, there are so many wonderful decorations and colorful lights on that area. We don't want to miss it. That is the main purpose of our visit to Singapore. Luckily Singapore has an excellent public transport. The MRT there is so damn efficient and easy. We can go to any places without wasting our time. First, we managed to go to Merlion Park. We went to Bugis station and straight to the Raffles Place station. It is the closest station to Merlion Park which is very easy to find. After you went out from the MRT, just follow the signage to Merlion Park and you will arrive there. Merlion Park is the most popular landmark in Singapore. It is a park where you can see the symbol of lion & fish statue which known as Merlion. I think it is MERmaid + LION so it became MERLION. We spend around 40minutes there to enjoy the water & lighting shows there. It was so cool! Then, we took another MRT to go to Garden of The Bay which is the Garden of The Bay station itself. We spend out time here for almost 50minutes to see the lights show and enjoyed the view. It feels like jungle-heaven-in-the-city vibes. So sooo amazing. It has a christmas tree theme too. Ok then, we just continue our walking to go to Marina Bay Sand. It is pretty close to the Garden of The Bay. Just walk around 10minutes and you will see the full view of Marina Bay Sand Hotel and its colorful lights which shine brightly. You also can see the Eye on Singapore which is absolutely closeby. My first impression to see the Marina Bay Sand was mindblowing. It is a big building with shape like a boat/ship. Really admire the design and the massive cantilever walkway on top of the building. The most iconic cantilever walkway with several world records. The night view is breathtaking! Well guys i'm a bit excited when it comes to super-mega-structures thingyyy. <span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">*blinkblinkeyes* </span><span>We explored for almost 30minutes there to see the vibrant & magnificant building, lakes nearby and the ferris wheel there. After awhile, we took another MRT to go to Orchard Road. We took Marina Bay MRT to Orchard station on the redline area. Guess what, this redline MRT has the biggest MRT station in Singapore which is the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. It has 6 platforms, 3 levels with 28m depth. However, the deepest MRT station in Singapore is Bencoolen which has 43m depth. Almost like 15 storey building height. Amazing right! Okay lets get back to the Orchard Road plan. We continued our exploration at that night to Orchard Road. We wanted to see the colorful lights and decorations along the famous road. Night on Christmas at this area are very alive. There are a lot of activities and events held there. We spend our time there to see and enjoy along the famous Orchard Road.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>It was almost midnight. Time moves fast. We were so damn hungry and not much food stall or restaurant left opened. Therefore, we take a MRT to go back to Bugis Street which is very close to our hotel. The Haji Lane and Arab Street were still open at that time. Luckily, we found a middle east or turkish restaurant that was still opened. We ate turkish cuisine at Arab Street and our tummy were full. The food was so delicious although it was already after midnight..LOLLL! Then, we went back to our hotel, get some rest and sleep because tomorrow we got more adventurous activity to fill up.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>The following day, we woke up early and had a light breakfast in the hotel. We pack our bagpack and checkout the hotel. Then, we took a MRT to Merlion Park again to see the morning view there. I also managed to take several photos with the Merlion-and-the water fountain coming out from the statue, the Esplanade, Fullerton Hotel, National Gallery Singapore, Marina Bay Sand building and Anderson Bridge. Afterwards, we took another MRT which is Harbourfront MRT to go to Sentosa Island. It is on the purple line. It took about 20minutes to reach there. After reached the Harbour Front station, just follow the VivoCity Mall signage then go to 3rd level of the mall. That mall is linked together with the Sentosa Island monorail. Guess where are we going? LOLL XD Well of course to the Universal Studio Singapore!! the USS! This is my second time to go to USS after 10years. I've been there 10years ago with my family. Right now, here i am. Still super excited about going to USS. We bought the ticket online because it is very cheap. We didn't bought the ticket on the USS website because it is a bit price. We bought our ticket from trip,com. The price is much lesser than other website. Pretty big differences! Ok lets get back to the main point. After we reach the 3rd level of VivoCity Mall, we wen straight to the monorail counter. No worries. The counter is very easy to find because it is very close to the escalator. You need to buy SGD4 for monorail ticket. However, we were lucky enough to get free ticket due to the Christmas week. So, we got free ride to Sentosa Island.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>We took the free monorail to the island which is only 5 minutes ride. After reach there, we get out from the train and straightly go to USS. It is my second time to go to USS. It has been 10 years i went to USS. There are some several changes especially the theme park part. I found out the the Shrek's house is no longer there and it is under construction. Maybe they are upgrading the area forawhile. We played all the games there. We were having so much fun and did enjoyed ourselves alot. For me, the best part is the Ancient Egypt: Revenge of The Mummy and Transformer Ride 3D Battle. The roller coaster ride in Ancient Egypt is different from other roller coaster ride. We need to ride without any lights and blackout. Fully blackout. You don't even know what type of roller trail ahead of you. It will be a surprise and you need to play all along in the dark. Just enjoy the dark ride! Such a thrill!! Besides that, it also has reverse or backward coaster ride. OMGGG! I am so shocked at that moment! It's reverse guysss!!! Fast, drop and reverse..DAMMNNN! <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*adrenaline rush*</span> </i>Just imagine, it is total blackout and dark, and you are facing "THAT" moment. We were shouting in the dark like hell! LOLLL.. After all, it was pretty awesome experience ever. We enjoyed massively. So, i encourage you to try the Ancient Egypt roller coaster when you come to USS. IT'S A MUST! Because i think that ride seems like underdog and not much people try the game. Basically, people mostly will go to Transformer 3D Ride only..too much crowd there. But yeah Transformer 3D Ride is always splendid. We spend our whole day at USS and just entertained ourselves there. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">When it's nearly to sunset, we managed to get out from USS and went back to the USS bus station. yeah, this time we use public bus because the USS monorail were in longggg que. Luckily we got the Singapore Tourist Card which is unlimited and can be used for all public transports. We used the card to take a bus to go back to Woodland MRT to return back the tourist card and get back our deposit. After that, we head back to Kranji MRT station because we will take the same bus to go back to JB which is the Causeway Link bus. This time we need to pay cash in SGD to the conducter bus. The bus will stop at the JB Custom then will continue the last journey to Larkin Central. There was no traffic jam at the checkpoint and the traffic flow was smooth.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I guess, Singapore has the most awesome public transport ever. Super convenient! We love it! You guys should try it too. No regret no hassle.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Okay. Till we meet again for the next travel adventure as a bagpacker & traveler.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Do visit to my travel photos in my Facebook <span><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">(<i>https://www.facebook.com/LIMIPHOTOGRAPHY</i>)</b></span> to see my journey to Singapore - Lion City.</p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-7669949097251088272022-10-29T16:25:00.112+08:002023-05-04T14:29:50.537+08:00Bagpackers to Da Nang & Hoi An Vietnam<p style="text-align: justify;">It has been almost 3 years away from any flight. Travelling will always and forever be my excitement. Before MCO strikes, i have planned and ready to fly to a wonderful place in a country within 2 days before the official lockdown on March 2020. My flight was suddenly canceled due to sudden lockdown. It was such a disappointed moment to know that we need to cancel the trip. We have booked the hotel, prepared the itinerary and get ready our stuffs & gears. Well, i guess we can plan again in a few more years in the future after the lockdown is over. So we got the refund back and that's fine. During that time, the flight ticket was super duper cheap and way too much difference than the current price. It's okay.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But now, after we have reach the endemic phase of Covid, a lot of countries have re-opened their border and accept tourists to their country. So, this year, i have a last minute travel plan that was actually i-am-a-lucky-girl to get some cheap flight ticket to travel to Vietnam. I've booked the ticket 3 months before i go to that country. The flight ticket was on sale and it is a great bargain because the price is included flight + hotel with 50% discount. Finally after so long, we could grab cheap flight price. I bought the flight + hotel on the spot and never look back..LOLLL! It was super duper cheap!! Totally worth it. Me and my friends we excited to be flew again after so long. We've planned to visit Da Nang and Hoi An at Vietnam. We wanted to cover and explore 2 cities in several days. Of course we are bagpackers traveler and we travel light. As usual, before the trip begin, i will do some research about the places that we will be going to visit and prepare the itinerary to have a smooth journey. Yeah that's me, i will do my own itinerary before head up to a trip. It is better to have a plan than just attack without any purpose so that you will have clear mind & thoughts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For your information, you do not require to do RTK or PCR test to go to Vietnam. But your are encourage to apply travel insurance incase anything happen or for emergency purpose. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tips to Vietnam:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- mask is not compulsory</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- must be vaccinated (well actually they do not check your vaccine certificate at the arrival/immigration/custom, but if you are unlucky maybe they will look for your vaccine certificate)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- valid passport</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- travel insurance (encourage to apply)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- no Covid test</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- the custom/immigration/arrival have temperature detector</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- install their MySejahtera-thingy-app</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Although some of the travel tips & requirement of visiting Vietnam as mentioned above have been announced, i rather prepare all those things to be ready if bad situation arise. The day before the journey is the day that we were very excited. Well of course, it has been almost 3 years we are not travelling across countries. We booked the ticket and hotel 3 months before the travel period. After done packed, i did final checklist to make sure that we not miss anything. The passport, vaccine card, travel insurance, itenarary and our hotel receipt. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our flight was at 10.30am. It was 2 hours journey. We reached to our destination at 11.30am local time. For your info, Vietnam time zone is 1 hour late than Malaysia. The travel journey was great. Although it has 1 hour late than Malaysia, Vietnam has an early sunrise and sunset. 6am in Vietnam is seems like almost 8am in Malaysia and 5pm in Vietnam is like 7pm in Malaysia. We reach to Da Nang airport with no issue. We passed the customs with no issue. They only checked our passport and we are good to go. The first thing that we did were buying a simcard which cost VND200k with unlimited data. Then, we quickly get out from the airport and book a GRAB to go to the Motorbike Station. Yeah, we already booked the motorbike there which is famous and great reviews from all travelers around the world. The owner is very friendly and informative. The service is awesome and price is reasonable too. Well, it is easy to travel in Vietnam by using a motorbike because it is more cheaper than using tour guide or GRAB. We save a lot during this travel. The motorbike is eco-friendly-saving-fuel type. We fuel up full tank and it can be used for 2 days eventhough we travel back and forth to Danang & Hoi An.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tips to rent a motorbike:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- copy of passport</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- have a motor license</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- pay deposit</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- compulsory to wear helmet</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- the pay rent is including insurance</p><p style="text-align: justify;">- the road & driving/riding direction is opposite from Malaysia. They follow American style. So, driver is on the left. Remember!! Do not go the wrong way during driving or riding on Vietnam road.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a little confuse to ride at Vietnam due to the different direction than Malaysia. But then we get used to it and it's fine. After we've done with the motor bike renting at Motorbike Station, we straightly head out to the Da Nang city. Our first stop was to fill up our belly with food because we were extremely hungry. We went to the famous halal restaurant at Da Nang. It is known as Thia Go Restaurant Da Nang. The food there is a local pure cuisine and highly recommended. We ordered a lot. We ate some of their signature dishes which is delicious & tasty. We tried Banh Xeo, Bun Bo Nam Bo, Le Bo Bun and Goi Cuon. The portion of the food are big and make our belly full. Our tummy is happy. The food prices are reasonable too. For those who are going to travel to Da Nang should come to this restaurant! Then, we continued our journey to the Cathedral Da Nang which is not far from the restaurant around 5minutes. It is an old cathedral building that has pink colour and beautiful architecture. We wanted to take a close up photo of the building but the gate was close. So, i only took some photo from outside of the gate. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next we went to explore Son Tra area. This area is famous with their fishing village which you can see when u pass by the road along the beach. You can even see a lot of fishing boats park near the beach. We ride the bike and went to Son Tra Linh Ung Pagoda while enjoying the blue ocean view along the way. It is located near a mountain which is opposite to the ocean view with 639m above sea level. It is one of the biggest attraction in Da Nang and build on Bat Bai beach. We can see the pagoda statue from far because the statue is massively tall in white color. It took around 15 minutes to reach there from Da Nang town center. After reached there, we parked our bike at the parking area and it is free parking. There is no entrance ticket to enter the pagoda monument to explore Buddhist culture. For your information, there are several buddha temple and pagoda in there. The pagoda contains a complex buildings including the main hall, ancestor's house, lecture hall. library, cafeteria, Arhat statues garden and an observation deck facing the wide ocean view. We enjoyed our time there, take photos, sightseeing the view and visit the tallest Lady Buddha in Vietnam. Our advice to visit this attraction is to wear light cloths, comfortable pants, choose a pair of walking shoes, bring sunscreen, hats, umbrella and drinks because it is situated on the mountain and you need to climb a bit. It's worth to climb and experience the beautiful view. If you are lucky, you can see monkeys there and near the parking terrace. You can give the monkeys food and take a selfie with them. But, be careful. Then, on the same route, we can visit the Giant Banyan Tree that have been there for ages. However, you are recommended to ride with a bike because the road is narrow and kinda steep. Some location at this road is not suitable for car access. The banyan tree is just along the road. The Ban Co Peak also is a famous attraction among tourist. It is famous with the Confucius Statue. You need to pay 2000VND for parking but the Ban Co Peak entrance is free. Once again, ride a bike is very very recommended.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After done exploring the Son Tra area, we head back to Da Nang town and top up our fuel. We planned to go to Han Market. The purpose to go there is to go to Tourist Information Centre. The centre has been developed for tourist around the world that come to visit Da Nang. You can take free Da Nang & Hoi An maps, free vouchers, variety of free discount coupons and list of interesting & informative attractions around Da Nang & Hoi An. So, if you plan to visit to Da Nang don't forget to take your freebies at this tourist centre near Han Market. After that, we looked around and window shopping at Han Market. The market is so huge and a lot of stuffs. I didn't know where to start and which shop to visit first. We bought some stuffs there but not much because we planned to spend time our golden hour a.k.a sunset at My Khe Beach. We have plenty of time & day to shop at Da Nang. Actually we were more excited about that beach. For your info, My Khe Beach is one of the beautiful and nice sandy beach in the world and the most beautiful white sandy beach in Vietnam! We spend time at the beach until the sunset gone..LOLL. Then, we head back to Hoi An because our homestay is in that area. We ride to Hoi An from Da Nang by bike and it only took around 30 minutes. We enjoyed the sightseeing along the journey to Hoi An.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I would like to introduce briefly about Hoi An. Hoi An is on another district. It is not in Da Nang. Hoi An is part of Vietnam. It is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. It is a famous ancient town that is well preserved from 15th to 19th centuries. The buildings there and the streets plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site. It is far difference than Da Nang. Da Nang presents itself as a modern Asian city while Hoi An more to historic and European feel. But, i can see the cultural & traditional signatures of Vietnam in Hoi An, especially the people, food and architectures. We arrived at out homestay around 7.30pm. Our homestay is near the Hoi Ain town. We checked-in, refresh and rest awhile before we proceed to explore Hoi An town at night. Luckily, i've planned to go to this trip during the lantern & mid autumn festival. So, we have the opportunity to celebrate and enjoy the festival here. For sure we never regret at all because it was super duper awesome and colorful festival. We could see and experienced the real celebration that is actually happened in Vietnam. We get ready and ride to the center of Hoi An town to experience the festival. The street at Hoi An reminds me of Malacca. It is quite similar with Malacca street and Jonker Walk. After arrived at Hoi An town, we parked our bike in one place and take a walk to explore the ancient market and festival. The vibe there was so fun, busy and full of excitement. A lot of people on the street and a bit jam there. We walked around the Hoi An village to enjoy the festival. A lot of colorful lights & lanterns there. The nearby Hoi An river also full of lanterns and colorful boats with lights & lantern decorations. We took an opportunity to take photos, videos and see the culture & heritage there. The lantern decorations were so beautiful! The buildings there were great and unique. There are a lot of stalls, cafes, restaurant, street foods that have variety of cuisines. Besides that, there were many shows and activities due to the mid autumn festival such as lion dance, Vietnam's cultural performance, dragon & fire show and game show. We walked around to see the festival closely although it's a bit crowded. You can even ride a boat and light up a candle just like the Tangled movie! Superb awesome right. A lot of people did that. They light up a candle and put into a mini craft board/paper and let go to the river. After that, we grabbed a bite and go back to our hotel to have good sleep because tomorrow we will spend our whole day at Ba Na Hills and explore Da Nang nightlife.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next day, we woke up early and had a simple breakfast only. We were so excited to go to Ba Na Hill. We started our journey at 7.30am. No need to worry. In Vietnam, they receive early sun light because the sun shines early. Ba Na Hill is 1hour and 30minutes away from our accommodation. We rode a bike to go there because we wanted to enjoy the view along the journey. That day was a very nice weather. Clear sky, cool breeze and sunny. Perfect for motorbike ride. During the journey, we enjoyed seeing the Hoi An & Da Nang in daylight. These cities seems like a peaceful & calm city. It is very suitable to relax our mind and just live the life. The journey to Ba Na Hill was smooth and amazing. We could see the greeneries and mountains along the route. We reached to our destination around 9am. We parked our motorbike at the parking area near the entrance. The parking is free. Then, we proceed to the counter ticket to buy the theme park ticket. The ticket include with the cable car return ticket. The price is 850000VND. The ticket also includes all the entertainment & games in the park too. There are 105 games you can play. Yeayy! Lets get in to the Sun World Ba Na Hill Park and enjoy the day!! For your info, the cable car here is the longest & largest cable car in the world. It takes around 20minutes to reach the top of mountain. It is really worth experiencing. We go up and down the mountain along the route. There are different view of cable car station and you can choose which station you want take path. The temperature at Ba Na Hill is between 16-19 degree celcius. The are 3 stations of cable car. Each station have their own uniqueness. Such as<i> Dream Spring Station - Ba Na Station</i>, <i>Hoi An Station - Marseille Station</i> and <i>Toc Tien Station - L'Indochine Station</i>. The Toc Tien-L'Indochine holds several world records. It has the longest one-wire sling, greatest elevation, longest unpatched wire & heaviest cable roll in the world with view of beautiful Toc Tien waterfall. Well of course we chose to ride this station. It's the world's breaking record! Sun World Ba Na Hill divided into 3 parts. The mountain top part have Tru Vu Tea corner and Spiritual Zone which have Pagoda and temple. Lower part where you can visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, Le Jardin D'Amour Garden, Debay Cellar & the famous hand bridge named as The Golden Bridge. The bridge is the hotspot to every tourist, bench mark and main attraction of Ba Na Hill. You need to come early to avoid the crowds. We visited the lower part entirely, shoot photos & videos and enjoyed the mind blowing view there. Next, the upper part which locates the French Village and Fantasy Park. I think we spend the most of our time here than other part. These area are huge! I think we spend more than 3 hours here. We wen to French Village first. It is a beauty. The buildings and architectures are magnificient. The, we proceed to the Fantasy Park. We played all the games..Urgghhh alot! Tired but so fun and really excited to try them all. The best game is the ALPHINE COASTER!!! You guyssss pleaseeee try the ride pleaseee! It is super duper bomb awesome fun thrill and adventurous game ever. I really reallyyy damnnn enjoyed alottt!! *big grinnnn* I took a single seat to ride the coaster. Actually you can choose to ride in single or couple. But i choose single seat. You need to control the coaster speed by yourselves by grabbing & holding a handle near the coaster. The rail of the Alphine Coaster is around the green area and sometimes you will pass through fogs. Ya, the surrounding is a bit foggy when it comes to afternoon. Oh my God, the ride is damn AWESOME! Please don't forget to try Alphine Coaster when you go there!! After done with the Fantasy Park, we went back to French Village again to have a very late lunch. We were so sooo hungry. There are a lot of options of food to eat. Most of Vietnamese food at Da Nang or Hoi An have variety of vegan food. We ate happily and chilling for almost 1 hour at the restaurant. After that, we went to a show near the French Village for awhile, walk around the Sun World, feel the cold air and fogs because the fogs is more thicker in the evening. We went to the Golden Bridge again before we head back to cable car. We wanted to see the Golden Bridge for the last time and during foggy weather. We chill for a sec and took different cable car route for our return. We choose to ride the Ba Na Station. It was really foggy during our return journey by cable car. I could see that the Ba Na Hill is surround with various of mountains nearby. Guess what, the mountains here have been filmed in the King Kong movie! The mountain view here are perfect and scenic. Okay, we are done with Ba Na Hill. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">At 5pm we headed back to Da Nang city. We planned to go to My Khe Beach to swim and watch sunset there. Sunset at Vietnam is early. It is around 6pm. So we don't want to miss the chance and of course My Khe Beach is one of the famous and beautiful beach in the world. After reached to the beach, we park our bike, quickly changed our clothes and jumped into the water. We were having a good time there until 7.30pm. Then, we grab some dinner at Kebab Ngon. It is 6 minutes from the beach. This food station is recommended by Trip Advisor and popular among tourist. We ate Banh Mi Meat, French Baguette Veggie and Banh Mi Chicken. The food taste is so good! We really happy with the food and we were full. After done with our dinner, our next visit is to the Dragon Bridge. Every Saturday & Sunday, there will be fire & water show at the bridge at 9pm sharp. Night life at Da Nang is really different with Hoi An. But before that, we went for sightseeing at the Da Nang city at night to experience and observe the night life there, colourful neon light on the buildings and pass by the Thaun Phouc Bridge. It is the longest suspension bridge in Vietnam. We also pass by the Han Bridge. Every bridge has different design and decoration of lights. The final bridge that we've been waiting for is the famous Dragon Bridge. Precisely at 9pm the show started. It starts with fire and end with water. We did not expect that the water show is big. LOLLL..all people were wet because of the water show. I managed to take videos of fire show and water show although i am fully wet on the bridge..HAHAHH! Who cares. It is once in a blue moon only. But it was an amazing experience. All people are having so much fun there. We are very satisfied with the moment. Then, we went back to our hotel, refresh and rest to continue our activities for the next day.</p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The day afterwards, we had several places to visit. But first, we started our day with delicious morning breakfast. We didn't planned to go which café we want to have breakfast. We just googled "morning breakfast near me" and we found the highest recommendation which is Rosie's Café just 2minutes form out hotel. Cool! The café is located at the corner of a road. The interior and design is cute and looks cottage-wooden vibe. A lot of tourist having their breakfast at this café. At first we couldn't find empty seats. Lucky us that a group of European tourist just finished their breakfast. We got the table and ordered our morning breakfast. We ordered big plate of English breakfast and a plate of pancakes mix with variety of fruits & maple syrup as our meal together with Vietnamese tea & coffee of course. It was a great breakfast and we were full! We continue our expedition to Marble Mountains around 9am. It took 30minutes from our hotel to the mountains. We were very excited to start our journey and hiking to that spectacular mountains. It also known as 5 elements mountains because of 5 mountains exists around this area such as Thuy (water), Moc (wood), Kim (metal), Tho (earth) and Hoa (fire). Those mountains are from marble and limestone. Several Buddhist and Hindu sanctuaries can be found. We also found many statues or raleighs around here. We explored all mountains so that we wouldn't miss anything. It is FOC. Previously, these mountains are known for stone sculpture making ad stone-cutting crafts. However, it has been banned recently to protect the mountain<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span> All mountains have caves, numerous tunnels and you can climb the summit of Mount Thuy. And of course we climbed to Mount Thuy. The view was amazing! We can see the Da Nang City and the ocean. You will be happy and no regret at all after you reach the summit. There are 2 summits of mountains are worth to hike. First is Mount Thuy and the second is Heaven Gate. Please climb to these both summit for you to be amazed with the view and God's creations. Usually most tourist will only reach to the top of Mount Thuy only. My personal favorite is the Heaven Gate. It feels like i'm at the top of the world! To see the big blue ocean, clear blue sky, the city view, the greeneries view with the wind breeze peacefully. Next, my personal favorite cave that is worth to visit and explore is the Am Phu cave located at Thuy Son. This cave is astonishing! Well of course you need to climb up to walk inside the cave and you will se a big and little high staircase to go down and enter the cave. I said it is an astonish cave because when the sun light up on top of the cave, then you can see beautiful sun rays pass through several cave's ceiling holes. It feels magical! I freezed at the moment to see the view. The sun ray was perfect and make me fall in love. To get the perfect sun rays view, you have to arrive to this cave at afternoon between 12pm to 1pm. You will never regret after the heat & sweats. Don't forget to bring your own mineral water because the mineral water that they sell at the mountain is expensive. After done, with the hiking and exploration, we went down and chill for 30minutes to have some fresh coconut drinks. Guess what, i also bought a marble bracelet and it is so cute <span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">*happy face alert!* </span>Then, we make our way back to Hoi An and had a late lunch.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We took our lunch almost 3-4pm. Our lunch was located at Minh Hein Vegetarian Restaurant at Hoi An. We all ate the Vietnamese signature dishes for our lunch. The vibe of the restaurant is classic and old school. It is surrounded by books, wooden storage books, old magazines/posters and the furniture are 70-80's vibe. Very cool. We ordered <i>cao lau</i> and <i>hoanh tanh sup mi. </i>All food in this restaurant are mostly the local food of Vietnam. The prices are reasonable too. We're happily ate at the restaurant and chill for awhile before continue with our expedition. After done with the food we continued our journey to the most exciting activity ever. It is Basket Boat Tour at Hoi An. The very iconic activity in Hoi An. This is the most fun activity that i've been waited. We rode our bike to the location. The journey to this basket boat from Hoi An centre is around 10 minutes. But, guess what! During our journey, when we almost reach the location, a woman with a motorbike approached us at the middle of the road. She actually knew that we are going to the basket boat tour. I think she is a tour guide or an agent. She told us about the activity, price and package. Then she brought us to the location. It is inside a village and obviously you can't find it by yourself. Luckily we follow that woman. If you are not from the locals, you may not easy to find the location. It is located inside the village, among their houses and at the end of the village route. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">After we reached the destination, we could see a lot of unique basket boats nearby the river. The basket boat is feature in circle shape, made from interwoven bamboo, strong and waterproof. It was so beautiful. We were so excited to ride the basket boat. It is the most interesting attraction among tourists when they come to Hoi An. It is a MUST TO TRY! We quickly hop on into the boat. The boat driver also prepared for each of us a traditional Vietnam's hat to wear on head. It is so cool! Local people propel it with paddle while sitting on the boat and brought us sight seeing along the river for almost 1.5hour. Along the river we saw a lot of <i>Nipa</i> or water coconut trees. During the ride, we were entertained by the local's songs and some stories about the basket boat. The boat driver even let us to try to propel the boat along the river. Well guys, it was so hard to propel the boat. I tried but the boat is hardly to move and static..HAHAHH! I think this job need skill & experience person to propel it smoothly. The journey with the basket boat ride was full of excitement, enjoy and cool breeze at evening time. It was almost started to sunset so we get to see the nice environment, sceneries and feel the golden hour moment. Then, far away at the middle of the river, we saw many basket boats and tourists were having fun, singing, local music was on and some boats are spinning around. It was so loud and seems like in the pub..but actually you are at the river. <span style="font-size: x-small;">*big grinnn* </span>Our boat driver brought us to that area. We enjoyed so much to see the activities especially the spinning boat activity. One of my friend tried that game. You just have to sit inside the basket boat, hold on tight to the sit and the experienced boat driver who did this game many many times before will control the boat and spin the boat sooo sooooo fast by using his paddle only!! OMGGGG! <span style="font-size: medium;">*adrenaline rush*</span> I only record a video while my friend enjoying the game. It is fun but i'm not interested to try it. What if I accidently let go of my hand from the sit, ohhhh shit, it will never be good...HAHAHAH! <span style="font-size: x-small;">*just my little imagination* </span>After done with the game, the boat driver brought us to another spot. This time, we went to see the river mini concert at the middle of water coconut rivers by just sitting on the boat. There is a small floating stage made from timbers & bamboos. A lot of basket boats were parked in front of floating stage to see the mini concert by local people. We watched the show for awhile. Then, we continued our boat ride to next stop and enjoying the river view which it started to sunset. We took some photos during the golden hour. We even tried to paddle the boat to go back to the jetty. It was kinda difficult to paddle but it was an awesome experience. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We head back to Hoi An town. We wanted to explore the Hoi An Cultural Village in evening time. The buildings there were so beautiful during the sunset. The reflection of the golden hour lighting and the buildings colour so damn nice! Literally perfecto! Together with the trishaws passed by the road between the cultural shops were splendid. I felt like i'm in different time. Seems like time travel to the old times. The vibe was so great. We spend some couple hours on that area to enjoy the moment for awhile. Then, we went back to hotel to change our clothes and continued our journey to Ang Beach. We wanted to chill and swim at the beach on sunset hour. The beach is pretty near to Hoi An town. We spend few hours there until the sky is dark. A lot of stalls along the beach which have turn on their colorful lights. There are looking great and vibrant. We were just chilling, lay on the sand and feel the ocean breeze after done with the beach-swim-activity. We felt hungry. But we wanted to eat like a few simple street food only. Therefore, we went back to the Hoi An Night Market to find some local street food. There are various of local street food you can try here. I am so excited to try the stick rice grill. Really wanted to taste it. We found few hawkers that sell the stick rice grill there. I tried 1 pack and the taste was yummy. I've never taste such street food before and i love it. Besides that, we were so lucky that they are organizing a Vietnam traditional BINGO game during that time. We purposely went to the game to see and experience the Bingo game culture here. It was quite interesting although we weren't understand at all. But, a lot of tourists came and stop by to see the traditional game. After done with the game, we continued our street walking around the night market and we spotted a unique and interesting craftwork! Guess what, a man makes few face figures which have been handcrafted few bamboo tree's root. It was superb brilliant. I spend time a few minutes there to see the amazing handcraft work. Then, we back to our hotel and packed some stuffs before went to bed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The next day was our checkout day. We returned back the motorbike and walked to nearby breakfast spot. We had a really big breakfast or i can say it as brunch i guess. We ate all vegan big breakfast and those were so yummy and delicious. We were so full. We really enjoyed our breakfast so much. Then, we continued to walk to H&M souvenir shop to buy several souvenirs, food and delicacies to bring back home. The shop is very near to the My Khe beach. You can see the beach from the shop too. We even get nice discount from this shop. There are variety of items & Vietnam's food there. After done with the shopping, we booked a GRAB to the airport. Yes our holiday is almost to an end. We felt damn happy throughout these days. It was a beautiful and full of adventures holiday. We never regret. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am so ready for the next country to be visited soon. Stay tuneeee.......~</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Do visit to my travel photos in my Facebook <span><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">(<i>https://www.facebook.com/LIMIPHOTOGRAPHY</i>)</b></span> to see my journey to Danang and Hoi An.</p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-49903058086134126432022-07-16T16:53:00.006+08:002022-07-16T16:56:34.731+08:00Half Year Work Progress<p style="text-align: justify;">Finally we are at the half year of 2022. It seems like time is moving so fast. Another half year is gone and we only left another half year before we start our new year. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What have you guys have achieve for this half year? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What have you done? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What is accomplished? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What is still pending?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Are you still on the track to chase & grab your dream or off the track?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I bet some of you are still working out to fulfill your dream and maybe some of you are struggling to make it happen. No rush guys. Just take your time to manage all things at once. There are some people who needs time to get what he/she wants. But don't loose hope. Your effort and sacrifice are being counted. Nothing is wasted if you work hard in a thing that you dream of. Stay on track and control your mind to be strong to achieve your goals. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Never give up, keep on growing and move forward towards your dream. I've done pretty much things in this half year. I never bored with my job and my tasks. I'm happy and enjoy my works. For me, my job is like my passion and i never get bored of my passion eventhough i have to face some obstacles along the journey. It's just part of the game of life. Get prepared, solve it and survive. If you love of what you are doing right now, you should be thankful to feel that way.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For your information, I just finished the tender submission that have been given to me on the last minute. My whole day and previous day were all about tender preparation and submissions. It was a last minute tender submission that my company headquarters have requested me to handle it. I receives the tender information on June 14th 2022 and the due date was on June 17th 2022. I had a hectic life during my tender submission progress because i have to deal it together with my current site project too. I have lists of shop drawings, RFI and RFA to be submitted to client & consultants, several RFAs to be revised according to their comment & requirements which need to be submitted as soon as possible. Guess what, i need to allocate few hours to complete my current project and put aside the tender submission because my client have been chasing me several times regarding my project work. What a busy life i have had but i enjoyed it. Sometimes, i feel my head gonna explode during the hectic week. Then, the headquarter requested me to prepare the tender presentation and i am the one who will present it in front of the developer, client & consultants. I only have 10 minutes to present the tender slides. So i've planned to share only the important information and methods to be done in the tender project presentation. Just a simple and few slides yet packs & informative. During the presentation, the developer, client and consultants were happy with the outcome. Even the vice president of the development company congratulate me for the interesting presentation. What a relief! I happy and satisfied with my work. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I also did other tender submissions for other projects before. You just need right time with right information and right contract to understand fully the entire purpose of the tender project. I've done several tender preparation and submission by myself. I prepare the master work program, methods, manpower & machineries plan, logistic plan and other documentations based on tender requirements. I guess i have familiarize with what they need in every tender submission. Except for the Bill of Quantities is done by the QS. Every technical submission is done by me. That is how i get prepared and submit on time eventhough i receive the tender in limited of time. But, i managed to finish it with satisfaction. Basically, half of the tender projects that i have been submitted were succeed well enough. Those meant a lot to me as to show my capabilities and contributions of what i can do.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I also involved in preparing method, drawing, designing and planning work project. Usually for project planning i will use the Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project (master work program) while drawing or designing i will use AutoCAD (shop drawing & as-built drawing). I think these software are user friendly. I prepare the fortnightly progress report, attend every site meeting with client & consultants and present the progress outcome of the site work for every 2 weeks in front of them. My project also need to cooperate with other maincontractor too. In construction world, cooperation is needed to maintain and have smooth progress for each scope of work. Cooperate, communicate and team work are important.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Besides that, every year we have performance evaluation & presentation two times in a year to evaluate our work progress and performance in taking our work responsibility seriously. It will be evaluated by project manager, head of department and headquarter. I've done the evaluation and i get great comments from them. My HOD is happy with my work from the start. That comment makes me happy too. When working in a professional company, gender or language barrier are nothing as long as you deliver your work & responsibility professionally and correctly. Every task is done according to standard, requirements and understandable. A systematic of work can be achieved.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The key to have a smooth direction of work is to know and understand what you are doing and what you are capable of. Everything will be easy later. Trust yourself, learn everyday and upgrade yourself everyday. To get what you want need some sacrifices. This half year proof that actually i can get what i plan to achieve if i put an effort to it. Nothing is impossible. Yes nothing is impossible if you know what you are doing. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Right now, i'm waiting the date for my next travel adventure. My travel adventure is back. The countdown is just started and couple months to go. I am so ready. YEAYYYY!!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">#backpackersmodeon</p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-73306479455487324932022-06-25T12:30:00.004+08:002022-06-25T12:33:08.820+08:00Empowering Others<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGyefLgVCXDtLigtAT9QUXu9WlEHnHWV84mly1UuTr6l0RJKMIl65q365Q8HSFDSfXLuLp-iPQyxLuBKCpAbmunxDzTiKpSxNao88MI-QT5AAHbcrJGDJUnTGvVQysHW-lNmZbn37F53_-7r6iCctcuNS6WG3B3-7F9hkEiAJ-98_BP0hGy0M9lt9/s1280/HJA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGyefLgVCXDtLigtAT9QUXu9WlEHnHWV84mly1UuTr6l0RJKMIl65q365Q8HSFDSfXLuLp-iPQyxLuBKCpAbmunxDzTiKpSxNao88MI-QT5AAHbcrJGDJUnTGvVQysHW-lNmZbn37F53_-7r6iCctcuNS6WG3B3-7F9hkEiAJ-98_BP0hGy0M9lt9/w400-h400/HJA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You just need to focus and be strong to fulfill your dreams no matter what happen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Strong mind and strong heart are the keys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Technically you will stand alone to grab your dream or to hold what you really want in life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your action and determination will show you the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not about gender. It's all about The Mind!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your mind and thinking will differentiate who you are or what you are capable of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gender is nothing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am proud of who i am, what i wanna do and what i wanna be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just believe in yourself and keep moving forward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a little #throwback and self reminder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A self reminder to keep moving forward and empowering others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God found a few strongest women and made them Civil Engineers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish you all the best in your future undertaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May our dreams come true.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sincerely,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ir.Ts. Hajar Mansor (P.Eng, P.Tech, IBS Prof., M.Eng)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#trustmeimanengineer #womenempoweringwomen #moveforward #girlpower #believe</div><p></p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-34207722641757322692021-05-10T00:51:00.006+08:002021-05-22T16:30:45.118+08:00Seek or Bless<p>You have a family. So why the heck you are seeking for other family. Are you not happy or feel blessed enough with your family? Is it to kiss their ass or to show your appreciation to him? Thats not the way of appreciation. There are various way to show your gratitude. Do not loose your dignity and professionalism because of your owing. So that is why do not too attach to people easily. Just handle your own thing without asking others help or contribution. Its better to handle thing by ownself rather than including other people. Focus on one thing without any distraction. You will not easily interrupted. Family, work and personal can't be mixed together. No matter how high your intellectual level is, use it wisely. Don't take orders easily. In the end, please stay bold and firm. Not like a bull who follow people orders to pleased everyone. Superior is just a superior only. Work is work. Know to differentiate those. Don't treat those equally. It is bad in certain circumstances.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkP384tpq0Iz6cJqonHXSJfSLlyi_RzEjzHU4kmH100HUvcMZ0sFYv25ubz_YzPitg1RSlG8NiRpjO_Vz0MZhK_oXcHBKxeHQ4z22_mFFhvhnZnn9izhgNeEHtoYJlfVD1QeZaHywG5M/s274/1621672082%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="274" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkP384tpq0Iz6cJqonHXSJfSLlyi_RzEjzHU4kmH100HUvcMZ0sFYv25ubz_YzPitg1RSlG8NiRpjO_Vz0MZhK_oXcHBKxeHQ4z22_mFFhvhnZnn9izhgNeEHtoYJlfVD1QeZaHywG5M/w200-h108/1621672082%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_210510_004830_381.sdoc-->Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-71919605470657727452021-03-13T15:37:00.005+08:002021-05-22T16:36:49.967+08:00For You<p style="text-align: justify;"> I love my jobs. I'm not that kind of girl who would post or share about my work and occupation to public. But you know what, i am really proud of my career. This is what i am and what i wanna be since i'm in primary school. My dad is my inspiration for who i am now. Once, he asked me, what is my ambition. Yeap the answer never change once. Till now i am currently working same as my ambition before. The best memory with him is when everytime i finished my school day, he would picked me by his motorcycle and brought me to a place where i will always remember who would i be in future.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, i did it dad! I am what i want to be. I work hard and smart at the same time. I do 3 in 1 jobs, as a permanent staff, a part time staff and businesswoman. I hope you will always be proud of me although you are faraway now. I've never forget about you. I am who i am now because of what i choose to be. That's the reason why i didn't bother to post or share about my daily works or my achievements because i do & did all of those things not to impress anyone. I did that due to my own choices, decisions, interests and satisfactions. I don't even care if people gonna talk shit about what i'm doing. It doesn't affects me once. Never.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If people out there still wondering what am i doing in my life, i would say I AM JUST BEING ME! If any of you couldn't tolerate or accept my doings, you can just focus on your own life. It will be much better <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*eyes rolled*</span></i></p>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-8583609040023221342021-01-20T18:16:00.006+08:002021-01-23T10:59:31.447+08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021<span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi to all my silent readers and friends out there. I want to take this opportunity to wish all of you</span><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I know it is a little late to wish for 2021 homecoming, but hope that all of you are safe and in a good health. Don't forget guys we are still fighting with the Covid 19. Please take care of yourself, wear your mask, practice social distancing and stay at home.</span></div></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-69271224379342927152021-01-20T16:39:00.011+08:002021-02-25T16:37:12.998+08:00My Status At The Moment<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-83735006542281046662021-01-20T16:27:00.007+08:002021-02-06T10:10:21.480+08:00Work, Career & Life When Working in Corporate World<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I spent close to 5 years of my career by working mostly in corporate Malaysia. The corporate world is tough, mean, demanding, and rewarding. It's a pathway for not many people especially in this era filled with start ups, SMEs and family businesses. Corporate giants especially the muti-national & international companies and also the public listed are just peculiar breeds. Here are the harsh lessons the corporate world has taught me. The main thing is, you must work as perfectly as possible. The flaws even a tiny flaw that you've done will give a big impact. I started my career with local Malaysian company after graduated my study. Luckily i got the job of my dream. I am passionate with my job and i'm happy with it. I'm eager to learn new things and excited to experience the new world. I took all the opportunity in front of me without any hesitation, without looking back and without worry about the gender. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Basically, i've got another job offer from multi-national company which is outside my hometown. I grabbed the opportunity to feel the vibe of working with multi-national company. I work with them for 4 years and it was the awesome 4 years of working experience. Then, i've got another opportunity to work with much much better multi-national company to upgrade my career development. I took the chance to pursue my dream. I've learned so much! Well of course we have heard some people say that you will never use the things that you've learned in your university into the working world. I'm not agree with that. I'm pretty sure that we can't use that term anymore. Education and working experience are both important things when you go out from your comfort zone. You need to be brave and knowledgeable enough to stand on your feet and compete with others. You need a unique character and specialty to show the value of yourself. In conclusion, please do not say that you will not use your education in working life because in this new era, everyone wanted to show their own capabilities and uniqueness. Do value your education and work for a better future.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpYS4bql5x5OqmOVROrQqGKurdDFB5pNI4U2kpgUteE7LAKzv-5zo9StBUVtGZtXDej0eDQM9iE3_hmGc6MtfVco-jBdpLBGs-biAkwh_FW32QKH3dOWjbvpIRhxE7bN5Lf-_OU1uTQA/s612/istockphoto-1081412686-612x612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="612" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpYS4bql5x5OqmOVROrQqGKurdDFB5pNI4U2kpgUteE7LAKzv-5zo9StBUVtGZtXDej0eDQM9iE3_hmGc6MtfVco-jBdpLBGs-biAkwh_FW32QKH3dOWjbvpIRhxE7bN5Lf-_OU1uTQA/w273-h265/istockphoto-1081412686-612x612.jpg" width="273" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me share with you some of the rules that you need to pay attention when working in a corporate world. Yeahhh, lets get into it! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">1. If you have a soft emotion, corporate isn't the best place for you. To climb the ladder, you must be loud, aggressive and at times selfish. If you work silently, it may go unnoticed. It's just a competitive world with limited positions.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">2. You're paid to provide solutions not just to highlight the problems. The more problems you can solve, the more valuable you are to the company. This is soooo trueee. I 've experienced it myself!</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">3. Your co-workers and bosses are most likely wearing 'masks' in office hence you see a different side of them during lunch breaks and Friday night drinks. I think all of you will agree about this.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">4. The person who claims to know everything actually knows the least. Yeahh obviously i can see those type of person everyday.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">5. If your manager micromanages you, it means you aren't efficient. If he/she still micromanages you despite you feeling confident, then you have a toxic boss.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">6. Working with a toxic/manipulative/ narcissistic manager will mentally damage you. It shatters your confidence and esteem. It's the worst thing ever. Never attempt to talk to change them. Just quit!</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">7. A salary is not an entitlement, but a reflection of contribution. It’s a business deal. Neither of you are doing each other any favor. Organizations run a business not a charity.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">8. Never rely on your company to make you grow. Invest in your own time and money to enhance your skills. If you're not growing inside, you won't grow within the company and ultimately your career. Like me, i've attended various type of courses to upgrade myself. Yeah i did it!</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">9. You can never run away from office politics, instead learn how to deal with it.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">10. Work is never-ending. You go to work today for tomorrow's tasks. Take sick leave if you're sick. Use your paid leaves. Learn to go back on time. The company can still function without you.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">11. Working beyond 6 pm just to impress your superiors is stupid.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">12. If you don't believe in the company's vision, missions and culture just quit the office.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">13. Follow up. Make connections everywhere from clients to suppliers. Ask around. Make yourself noticeable. Your networking can be more powerful than your knowledge especially in Malaysia's developing economy.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">14. Learn to say no and accept rejections. You're not stupid for having your campaign proposal turned down during the first meeting. If you can't take rejections or criticisms well, you will suffer in corporate.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">15. Sell yourself, sell your ideas but never oversell and over showoff. When you oversell yourself, you start to create expectations and expectations can lead to disappointments.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">16. Your bosses have bosses to impress too. Your company has shareholders, stakeholders, customers and policymakers to impress too.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">17. The first 5 years of your career are essentially training so don't worry if you are not at your peak yet. But if after 5 years you're still stuck, it's time to make critical decisions.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">18. Performance reviews can be useless and awkward. You may do well but you may get a 3-star rating instead of 4 because your boss is afraid of being questioned. The slackers and gossipers will get rated 3 as well. It's unfair but this is reality.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">BONUS POINT!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">19. Work and manage your work perfectly! You have to be a perfect staff. Tiny flaws will be counted. Yup, just like i said before, you have to be fit, strong mentally and physically because people is easily to absorb and remember a tiny wrongdoings from you rather than all the good works. There are much bigger competition in the corporate world. Bear it!</span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;">20. Stay firm to everyone and any task. Just be bold and firm in whatever decision you make. Sometimes you have to be firm with your friend or close staff too in order to maintain the quality of good works. So, no hard feelings dear friends.... </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Well you guys, don't worry about your job too much. Just enjoy with the work you love and be passionate with it. Appreciate with what you have and help others who really needs but not using you or take advantage of you. Just be brave and strict to get what you want. Always upgrade yourself not to impress others but to develop yourself for better future ahead. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">BE BOLD AND GET BOLD!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-50121041896756055162020-09-21T14:58:00.062+08:002020-09-22T16:16:51.147+08:00Short Vacation to Cameron Highland<p style="text-align: justify;">I will do my best to have some short vacation or travel as a treat to myself. As usual any trip of vacation will be joined together with my family or friends. Before the Covid 19 hit the world, me and my family had planned to go for quick gateway at Cameron Highland, Pahang for 3 days at the end of January 2020. We wanted to spend our family time in a cool and breezy place. So, we choose to go to Cameron Highland. It was a quick and spontaneous plan. My aunt was wondering, why not if we do a family holiday during the Chinese New Year celebration. Basically, we planned 1 week earlier to set the accommodation and several attractions to visit there. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALou6fSKk6o7VHp5qiPfqJLjlgDzyvcEy_-8-MwoLCqBsnZAaxecr0p9MzKdlYCfB0r7uml5rdWdHRCHM7JgYNPlcPchYb4nvzaP2iH4VDvJp1AkTbGOr0ijKkQH1NDSd4lAGSZWCy-I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1080" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALou6fSKk6o7VHp5qiPfqJLjlgDzyvcEy_-8-MwoLCqBsnZAaxecr0p9MzKdlYCfB0r7uml5rdWdHRCHM7JgYNPlcPchYb4nvzaP2iH4VDvJp1AkTbGOr0ijKkQH1NDSd4lAGSZWCy-I/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, i took charged regarding the holiday's itinerary. I searched and listed out some cool attractions and booked a homestay there. The homestay that we booked was great and nice location. Alright, let me tell you the interesting attractions that we've visited. We woke up 6am in the morning and started the journey at almost 8am. We went to Cameron Highland with our own car. My sister drove her car (Metallic Black brand new Honda Civic which just bought on August 2019). It took about 5 hours to reach to Tanah Rata, Cameron Highland. Well, there was a little traffic jam to reach to Tanah Rata due to CNY holiday. But not to worry, it was not a heavy traffic at all. I took some photo and video on the way to the homestay. I could see the beautiful tea plantations along the journey to homestay. Our homestay located at Kampung Taman Sedia. The homestay provides 2 queen beds, 1 toilet, living room with TV (Astro), a balcony, a kitchen which we can cook and cooking utensils provided. In my opinion, it is the strategic location to stay compared to the center of Tanah Rata accomodation because those area are kinda busy and usually will hit with traffic jam during peak hours. Besides that, our homestay is only 1 km from Tanah Rata. We love the view and the environment of our homestay. It is so breezy and fresh at daylight and super cold at night.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">First, we check in the homestay around 3pm. We put our stuffs and belongings in the homestay. We bought some fresh food and kept in the refrigerator because we do cook our own food for lunch and dinner. For your information, our homestay is very close by the famous restaurant known as Abang Strawberi Retaurant, De Bamboo Restaurant, Steamboat Restaurant and Big Red Strawberry Farm. So, the first attraction that we visited was Big Red Strawberry Farm which is 8 minutes from our homestay. It is free of charge. No need to pay entrance ticket or parking fee. It is a huge farm. Pretty easy to find but quite complicated to drive in due to narrow road entrance. The farm is located up of a hill which you need to drive up carefully. We spend time there for 2 hours. We ate the famous strawberries dessert in the farm's cafe and enjoyed the beautiful & colorful flowers there. We took a lot of photos and videos together. Then, we head back to our homestay. We took a rest, bath and cooked delicious food for family's dinner. It was so much fun for the first day although we were feeling exhausted due to the 5 hours long journey. We hung out at home at night, watched movie and enjoyed the night temperature (18oC).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTCaLGGa_wVfKZtfwY2RUQj6bl4VYqBGqM8vgI-YEo805uk1bmWzbRsV3nP45rUyATIDK_JhnnNW0q_0F0mQW6oQLjT6vYcoDAWq0o-Bb50fOcHybPL59CbC_sHJjfy6UWUlHxOTODJA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1035" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTCaLGGa_wVfKZtfwY2RUQj6bl4VYqBGqM8vgI-YEo805uk1bmWzbRsV3nP45rUyATIDK_JhnnNW0q_0F0mQW6oQLjT6vYcoDAWq0o-Bb50fOcHybPL59CbC_sHJjfy6UWUlHxOTODJA/" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jUj7kN9Z6m02l84lE2gPZJA-kcDAw4GTzT5DrP7Q0P-U95WJVC8G8APsVSQtcdxKRL5ohw-SecrNDE1JrZLipxCHzqHpwZ66FWBAHx4jQB9mqg1YaCGXm-R7FVwaq3MtkTBHqk3u6aI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1066" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jUj7kN9Z6m02l84lE2gPZJA-kcDAw4GTzT5DrP7Q0P-U95WJVC8G8APsVSQtcdxKRL5ohw-SecrNDE1JrZLipxCHzqHpwZ66FWBAHx4jQB9mqg1YaCGXm-R7FVwaq3MtkTBHqk3u6aI/" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAZG_FsRlypC2oGFDy_3qfEiQqaSM9DBdrvXiReJZ8Z5RvotLZ2BiFjcnc2u0y9MADtyNdVYap5c1hM9XuRhi0xRK9QfRQhjixDPn9kGocSD94panGYL8HsxNguptNtDutEFexpJw3-k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1063" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAZG_FsRlypC2oGFDy_3qfEiQqaSM9DBdrvXiReJZ8Z5RvotLZ2BiFjcnc2u0y9MADtyNdVYap5c1hM9XuRhi0xRK9QfRQhjixDPn9kGocSD94panGYL8HsxNguptNtDutEFexpJw3-k/" width="192" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">THE BIG RED STRAWBERRY FARM</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">We were excited for the next day. We woke up early in the morning and get ready to have breakfast at Abang Strawberi Restaurant which is just behind our homestay. But of course, we need to drive to go there because the restaurant is located under the homestay. Our homestay is kinda-up-hill area. It was so damn cold in the early morning. We breath out smoke from our mouth..LOLL! I could see the area is covered by fog. This time i drove the car to go for yummy breakfast. It took 1 minutes to go there..Super close right! We were the first customer in the restaurant. We were super hungry and can't wait to try the <i>nasi lemak strawberi</i>. I've never tried the <i>sambal strawberi</i> before. It taste different but yummy. I could taste the strawberry too. After done with the breakfast, we went to Agro Technology Park MARDI which is 8 minutes near to the restaurant. It is the largest Agro Park in Malaysia. We spend time there around 2 hours. The park is divided into six main areas: the English Garden, Herb Garden, Orchid Garden, Rose Garden, research & information centre where tourists can buy souvenirs. We went to butterfly park too. We walked and went to every garden to experience & see several unique creatures. Then we had a quick bite in the cafe there. We ate some ice-cream and chocolate dipped strawberries. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0iCz1n07IRa4Z6h8WLy3aB8Pp3glC6sJovUx-439RVyBd13YivsNRqw81_tcziOehG_EDbYuldqs7q62-pb_tGcG9PyB43piqN-RUr1RbGoWEc_qCRK7lVEsnotf5NXk9FfHuaqhygI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0iCz1n07IRa4Z6h8WLy3aB8Pp3glC6sJovUx-439RVyBd13YivsNRqw81_tcziOehG_EDbYuldqs7q62-pb_tGcG9PyB43piqN-RUr1RbGoWEc_qCRK7lVEsnotf5NXk9FfHuaqhygI/" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><b><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">NASI LEMAK STRAWBERI</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c9sLGGb49rtFWYFxchL1qU8-8nse06xL143fjuMf02Z7lQFbht5m1VmjW7FZkjZXiXOKLKTxSHa6JVmnRzHmN_DKFPUNXyWDEGhWPBsIOXz7VX8q0nHfQ3O_T2g5RHv29FBPMb71YNw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="492" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c9sLGGb49rtFWYFxchL1qU8-8nse06xL143fjuMf02Z7lQFbht5m1VmjW7FZkjZXiXOKLKTxSHa6JVmnRzHmN_DKFPUNXyWDEGhWPBsIOXz7VX8q0nHfQ3O_T2g5RHv29FBPMb71YNw/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">AGRO TECHNOLOGY PARK MARDI</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8XtYc3pfug6O55gPqKBJPKHAYdVzazCG_r0VoovITrJ3Vy1uygyU3lOwGAQoTbVACNuo7fGAcbHMDwzk_hsvqCHO3IG4En51zKnFfCd-u7W06qubXj2vM31UISvM1zHEp_Ty7bSQZP4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="1030" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8XtYc3pfug6O55gPqKBJPKHAYdVzazCG_r0VoovITrJ3Vy1uygyU3lOwGAQoTbVACNuo7fGAcbHMDwzk_hsvqCHO3IG4En51zKnFfCd-u7W06qubXj2vM31UISvM1zHEp_Ty7bSQZP4/" width="186" /></a></div><b><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #ff00fe;">BUTTERFLY PARK</span></b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQiP9f9Jt8LsKXRTr9vxEwOaWaN7DXoyzQ5odj_Km1t3wlU_H_p0HEDDLx4SQX5mfBYHlyvsEjFIyn2ZZt4QYy1yQTk6SQR-v9SlvMZll-RHkqIlXi_NDYheND4oh8Tz5UUxaQFJPWTo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1060" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQiP9f9Jt8LsKXRTr9vxEwOaWaN7DXoyzQ5odj_Km1t3wlU_H_p0HEDDLx4SQX5mfBYHlyvsEjFIyn2ZZt4QYy1yQTk6SQR-v9SlvMZll-RHkqIlXi_NDYheND4oh8Tz5UUxaQFJPWTo/" width="195" /></a></div><b><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #ff00fe;">STRAWBERRY ICECREAM GELATO</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: justify;">We continued our trip to Boh Tea Centre Sungai Palas. It is about 40 minutes from Kampung Taman Sedia to go there. But we were facing a heavy traffic during that day because of peak hour. Well, the route to this tea garden is a bit adventure due to the location is at the top of hill. You need to drive carefully because it is a narrow road which sometime only 1 vehicle can pass through and wait for next turn to proceed. But it is worth when you see and experience the beautiful surrounding along the route. I took a lot of photos and videos during the journey. Mind blowing! It is the most iconic boh tea centre in Cameron Highland which offer a holistic tea experience against the beautiful green background and tea field surrounding. It is the largest and oldest tea garden. The eye catching panorama is mesmerizing. After reach the tea centre, we parked the car at parking area and need to walk to go to the famous glass cafe. For senior citizen or pregnant lady, you can ask your family member to drive up and stop in front of the cafe. But the vehicle can't be parked there. It need to be park at the same parking area below. Then, we bought some tea which only can be found and buy in this tea centre only. We also had our teatime near the glassy window and enjoyed the wonderful view while sipping tea and eating delicious cakes & delicacies. It's so peaceful and sooo greeennnn!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIT7IM5Pn6bltXsL6K6V23HkNogxhNMZkmYk9ovyR0rgmAILjXibdWf2QrORZLhkbHOkX2g_g5pEWEy77u5wXtAOtbEsrdNm2vU2jJ9teBauKtwMSH41aFc9CE2prNJSw_EWpUbnU_8Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIT7IM5Pn6bltXsL6K6V23HkNogxhNMZkmYk9ovyR0rgmAILjXibdWf2QrORZLhkbHOkX2g_g5pEWEy77u5wXtAOtbEsrdNm2vU2jJ9teBauKtwMSH41aFc9CE2prNJSw_EWpUbnU_8Y/" width="210" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2I6WaSxl1NnfC6vrf1VWzcE2w6U9ZwRFJfAL5ojo_MNa7rcpLsTFndBSjokjoRGvxjwK1bvccmKjS5X5GW3iQjfnpog1Ex57ekRbUhOLE9-eXqJSk3V_VRdp6SASMOWtgYGZ6NqEk0g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1060" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2I6WaSxl1NnfC6vrf1VWzcE2w6U9ZwRFJfAL5ojo_MNa7rcpLsTFndBSjokjoRGvxjwK1bvccmKjS5X5GW3iQjfnpog1Ex57ekRbUhOLE9-eXqJSk3V_VRdp6SASMOWtgYGZ6NqEk0g/" width="190" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbI4Izbrjd4izVHaW16eLRhwEBC6CmMoPYU8SVl8UhuQhjrkTINWlz8hg8B9tz22vL6zodjIUsqWghK1oIcY6LZhIo0oIRNialmw__xYA9W-5AeBsxI3ya_c1K0pswRD0ZTMBWYtaXpc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1080" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbI4Izbrjd4izVHaW16eLRhwEBC6CmMoPYU8SVl8UhuQhjrkTINWlz8hg8B9tz22vL6zodjIUsqWghK1oIcY6LZhIo0oIRNialmw__xYA9W-5AeBsxI3ya_c1K0pswRD0ZTMBWYtaXpc/w287-h211/image.png" width="287" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4yOGQshSMHHLdCo5Z081Ct6HvzOM3ZYufgtFjmpT73uzFcNw590Fv9sEoQWGd8W_x5fSqejRq7c1zhAjOhkyt_SY9UMM03wfn8ZLK1USnvRVRu4sg_l56AGMC6EtcpucdgtWm483AUE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1080" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4yOGQshSMHHLdCo5Z081Ct6HvzOM3ZYufgtFjmpT73uzFcNw590Fv9sEoQWGd8W_x5fSqejRq7c1zhAjOhkyt_SY9UMM03wfn8ZLK1USnvRVRu4sg_l56AGMC6EtcpucdgtWm483AUE/w284-h210/image.png" width="284" /></a><br /></div><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #ff00fe;">SUNGAI PALAS TEA GARDEN</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Next, we planned to go to Kea Garden. This is one of the famous attraction in Cameron Highland. It is near the Sungai Palas Tea Centre. It also known as Kea Farm. It is an agricultural district in Cameron Highland. It's a farmer's market and we can find a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables such as strawberries and corns. It open daily from morning till evening. Other local products also available at the market such as souvenirs, plants, cactus and many more. Our purpose to go here was to visit the Kea Garden. We bought some fresh fruit and souviners. We also got cool photoshots there. 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This is a compulsory activity to do in Cameron Highland. Cactus is cute and easy to plant. It also easy to take care of. Cactus Point has the largest cactus shop in Cameron. They sell cactus in reasonable prices. You can get 8 cactus for RM11 only. Pretty cheap right. We spend around 1 hour at Cactus Point. Hooly grail! There are sooo sooooo many types of cactus there. I can't even make up my mind on which one to pick. It seems like cactus heaven!! Those cactus are unique, cute and gorgeous. It worth every penny..*grin* Of course we bought several types of cactus to bring back home. We enjoyed choosing and picking up the cactus. Furthermore, you can give a cactus as a gift or souvenirs to your friends and family. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were freaking tired. We quickly went back to homestay before dinner time because my aunty and my mom wanted to buy the famous corns ad sweet potatoes in Cameron Highland. It is j<i>agung manis, jagung susu</i> and <i>keledek manis</i>. We already booked those from an agent whom sell those corns and sweet potatoes. He directly delivered to our homestay. So, we need to be back home before he reach our homestay. We took a bath and cook for dinner. After ate our dinner, we hung out at the balcony and checking our shopping stuffs. Yeah, those are the fun thing that we will do after we're done shopping during travelling. Well, actually that night was a super cold night to be hung out at balcony. But who cares! We not do it everyday though. Then, we waited for the guy to send us the corns and sweet potatoes. After that, we started to pack our luggages because tomorrow morning is our last day of our trip. We slept like a baby that night because we were exhausted. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We checked out from the homestay around 11 am. We ate our breakfast and drove off to highway. It was a very wonderful short vacation in Cameron Highland, although i've been there 2 times before. Then, we stopped at Muar to try the Cendol Kampung Hulu. They say that the cendol is delicious and popular ever. So why not to give it a try. Yeah and we super love it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rSTz4MQjZMTYtJT3a60YxOzcDp4yCXQhwqS25dGO-FQpOgqeTsV6AsMZfsL5b7MFLV0Rh8Wg8MNykyjyM0oQNZRySPi3AnH25j8NDd5DTT0-eAIL8nMIUUeUQ4ZYo-z7-ErbZ3GCW-E/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rSTz4MQjZMTYtJT3a60YxOzcDp4yCXQhwqS25dGO-FQpOgqeTsV6AsMZfsL5b7MFLV0Rh8Wg8MNykyjyM0oQNZRySPi3AnH25j8NDd5DTT0-eAIL8nMIUUeUQ4ZYo-z7-ErbZ3GCW-E/" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">CENDOL KAMPUNG HULU</b></span></div><br />I think we should do a trip like this again. A trip of holiday in our own country. Bonding time with family especially a trip like this, makes me happy and grateful. I'm sure a lot more of family vacation will be came up soon!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the meantime, tudells....~~</div></div></div></div></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-10318894656033675122020-09-12T16:06:00.111+08:002020-09-17T16:08:49.857+08:00Stay Alive & Healthy As Always In This Pandemic<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Previous 5 months were literally full of challenges. I think all of you guys felt that way too. A lot of things happened during that time period. As we know, the world had been hit with an invisible enemy and can't be seen with naked eyes. We are facing a war which can't be seen. It is the Corona Virus or known as Covid 19. This pandemic had caused hundred thousand of life been infected and died. It stills growing and can't be stopped till now. It's kinda sad to hear this most tragic phenomena or maybe i can call it as tragic disastrous. Like i said before, it hit my country in previously 5 months ago. I am quite shocked and felt unbelievable. It spreads so fasttt!! Numbers of people died everyday around the world. It just so weird guys. It was unbelievable! A lot of families had suffered for the lost of their family members because of this virus. All countries and governments announced lockdown in all areas that been infected with the pandemic. Total LOCKDOWN! You can't even go out from your house! Just stay inside in your house, eat and stay alive. The situation feels like an apocalypse gonna hit the earth. A lot of new rules, safety regulations and safety protocols had been launched immediately. All news in TV explains and updates about the Covid 19 pandemic's issue. Daily report regarding this issue is compulsory for every country around the world. Everyday i see the same news same updates and same cases about the pandemic. People get scared. Some of them started to worry about their food and daily supplies. The lockdown gave some bad feeling for certain people because they worry about their life supplies such as food, drinks, jobs, salaries and other survival stuffs. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I write this issue because i would like to share my experience and feeling of what i've been through for the past 5 months during the lockdown and pandemic occurrence. Yah, i've seen and learned a lot. But i also thank to God for giving me a healthy life and healthy family to continue our daily routine and dreams. For your information, the total lockdown in my area started on March 17th 2020. I am still working during that day. Yah trust me i'm an engineer and working during the lockdown. But then, our company decided to close all departments on the same day after an announcement had been made by our managing director at night. So, i decided to go back to my hometown straight away at that night. I didn't plan or pack anything yet. I called my family spontaneously and told them that i will be back later. I went back home at 9.30pm and the highway was traffic jam crazily! I never thought that it's going to be a massive traffic jam at night. Everybody was rushing to go back to their hometown i guess because of the lockdown news. All R&R and pump stations were full of people and jammed. I didn't know that my toll card weren't enough so i wanted to top up the toll card at nearest pump station. I went to two pump stations along the highway but all services were unavailable at that moment. I felt so frustrated and didn't know what to do because i can't event top up at the toll booth due to pandemic safety regulation which is no cash payment allowed, which means all cashless and only cards accepted. Holy grail! i'm toast! I can't even think where to top up my toll card..Arrggghhhh!! AND guess what, i just proceed my journey on the highway which i didn't have single cent inside my toll card. I prayed along the route that God will help me to solve this problem. Then, i reached the exit route of the highway to my hometown. I've prayed and hoping that the toll booth cashier has a kind heart to accept my cash to top up my toll card, or else i'll be stucked. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finally, i managed to pass the toll booth and top up my toll card happily. Thanks to the kind hearted toll gate cashier for accepting my cash. It tooks almost 2 hours 30 minutes for me to reach my house because of the traffic jam. Usually i only need 1 hour 30 minutes to reach my hometown. Then, my life routine had changed for almost 3 months due to total lockdown and home quarantine thingy. Well, people used to think that the quarantine life is just chilling and relaxing at home with family. Maybe it can be the right time to some people for taking chances to hangout and spend time with family during quarantine. Yeah it's true. For me, the first 2 weeks were quite fun. I used to be a busy and work-a-holic kinda girl and suddenly need to be stucked at home and do nothing made me so bored and lost! Everyday is the same day for me. I wake up around 9.30am, freshen up, eat, watch TV or Netflix, lunch, eat, watch movies, take nap, teatime, freshen up, play games, dinner, Netflix at night, eat, sleep, sleep and sleepppp. I'm not happy with my new routine at all. It seems like i didn't get any input, useful, energetic and informative like before. I think i changed to be a lazy person with no purpose. I really hope that i have some work to do during quarantine. So guess what? What did i get from the laziness feeling in quarantine?? Let me tell you. I did several fruitful stuffs for the past 3 months of home quarantine. I did a list of things that i've planned to do and wanted to complete. It's like MY GOALS. This time i would like to point out the activities that i did in the pandemic season (quarantine life). </span></p><b><u>Complete New Tender Submission</u></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Eventhough i've been stucked at home for many weeks, there still have chances for my boss to stay in touch with me regarding the office works. I've been working from home after the pandemic occured. Luckily we saved all documents in our Dropbox. Yeah, so functional right! Our department have our own Dropbox. So, any document related to our works can be found easily in the Dropbox which the limit is 1 TB. We use the same email and password so that it much easier to refer in future. I recommend to all of you who like to work from home to use Dropbox to save all documents systematically. I need to handle the new tender project for highrise buildings (1 hotel, 1 office tower, 1 residential tower and podium) which must be submitted as soon as possible. I focused to complete the tender submission for 1 week. Well, i guess this work filled up my daylife quarantine routine. And actually i found out that i don't have any problem to work from home..yeahh! Although i completed the submission, my boss is still contacting me for certain office works and some work requirement thingy~~ </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Attend Various Webinars</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many useful things we can do in quarantine. The thing is, we need to manage our freetime well and do the right thing. I had attended many webinar series that had been held by IEM, MBOT and universities. Those are the list of webinars that i've participated. Each of webinar was interesting and informative for my career and future goals. I appreciate enough to the people who succeeded to made those webinars a cool learning platform and shared knowlegde to community. Those are several webinars that i took part of:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Creating, Monitoring and Tracking of Your Construction Project by Using Microsoft Project Software</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Managing Sustainable Engineering Development Project for The New Norm</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Project and Risk Management for The New Norm</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Design Recommendations for Post Installed Rebars in Concrete-to-Concrete Connection</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Traininf of IBS Professional from CIDB</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Professional Technologist Training by MBOT</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Lightweight Framing, Structural Decking and Industrialised Building System (IBS) Adoption</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Navigating the IEM Form of Contracts Contractual Clauses</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Research Techniques for Engineering-Based Problems</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Engineering Competency Development-Your Path to Becoming a Professional Engineer</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">CIDB IBS Professional Certification Selected Topics</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Building & Construction Technology - BIM Technology</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;">Concrete Anchoring & Facade Fixing Systems</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm happy with what i've joined. Its really worth it. I learned a lot and got so much input to upgrade myself. This quarantine really taught me to be great, beneficial and multitasking person. I think i feel more valueable than before..LOLL!</div><div><br /></div><b><u>Involve in MBOT Interview Session for P.Tech (Ts.)</u></b><div style="text-align: justify;">26th March 2020. Mark the date! I am officially succeed my Professional Technologist (P.Tech) interview with a (Ts.) title which is approved by MBOT. The interview had been done by video conference meeting together with 2 panels from MBOT team. I've been waiting for this interview for quite sometime more than 3 months to wait for my turn. Basically you need to have 3 years working experience related to the P.Tech division you wanted to choose. So, i've completed all the requirements and got in for the P.Tech interview. I'm in the Building & Construction Technology (BC) division. It was a smooth and easy interview with super supportive and friendly panels. It tooks 1 hour 30 minutes to explain and share about my working experiences and technology that been used. Last but not least, the Chairman or head of panel said that i'm doing well in that session so don't worry. AND now here i am, an official Professional Technologist (P.Tech) with (Ts.) title ahead!</div><div><b style="text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></b></div><div><b style="text-align: justify;"><u>Participate in Certified IBS Professional Course by CIDB</u></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alright, this decision is pretty spontaneous and straight forward. Basically, i came across on certain website and found an advertisement regarding the IBS Course. As we know, nowadays government and industries are focusing more on sustainable development, waste management and generating design solution for fast working assemble without cost overflow. So, why not if i take the course to upgrade myself and my career due to the current demand of IBS Professionals. I contacted the person in charge to ask about the fee and programme tentative. It was 3 days course by using video conference as a medium platform. I agreed and joined the course. It has 4 modules to complete with some calculation test and quiz session. Usually there will be a workshop for IBS Course but due to Covid 19 they changed it to online course. I grab this opportunity to enhance my knowledge about IBS (Industrialized Building System). The speaker explained nicely and i understood well. I have a great time and experience during the IBS Course because all speakers were well experienced with IBS work and gave us very informative input from history of IBS to the current development of IBS. The IBS Course been supervised by CIDB team and all participants got the official IBS Professional certificate from CIDB by email and post to home address. YEAH, i'm officially a certified IBS Professional! </div><br /><b><u>Focus on My Research Work</u></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm an engineer and at the same time i'm a full time student too. I pursue my doctorate study in civil engineering. It is my dream career to be an engineer with excellent knowledge and experience. Currently, i've done my semester one as a doctorate candidate. During the Covid 19 quarantine, i gather my guts, mind & strength to read, search and find some journals as references for my research work. Well, as you know, it's not easy to do research work at home because of many interference..HAHAA. But, don't give up on trying to focus okay! I managed to found and read 50 journals for my research. I also managed to compile and did summary for all the journals too. I guess 50 journals are quite a lot for 3 months quarantine. I plan to publish a review paper related to my research work in Q1 or Q2 journal and currently i'm organizing my review paper to be published. Currently, still seeking for guts and strength to complete it..arrghhh!! Oh ya, i also did a video conference meeting with a company from industry because my research is collaborating with industry which is Mapei team. Yes, i'm collaborating with MAPEI Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. for my doctorate project. I wanted to share my project and current research progress with them. I also need their input, opinion and advice about my research area because they are the expert from industry. </div><b><u><div><b><u><br /></u></b></div>Baking and Cooking</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course when we're in the mid of pandemic quarantine, we have to find some fun activity to create joy in our daily life. Me too! I did baking, cooking and tried new drinks which is Dalgano coffee. Yup, this drinks is viral during that time. I had so much fun in the kitchen with my family. Those are the menus that i've tried during MCO. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Baked: Milk Bread, Chocolate Cakes, Marble Cakes, <i>Kek Lapis Asam Manis, </i>Delicacies for Eid (almond london, pineapple tart, famous amos) </div><div>Drinks: Dalgona Coffee, Milgona (from Milo)</div><div>Cooked: <i>Siput Sedut Masak Lemak, </i>Grilled Chicken</div><div><b style="text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></b></div><u><b>Move In to New Crib </b></u><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I bought my own house 2 years ago but it was still under construction during that time. The house is located nearby to my office. I can move in to my new house this year before Eid celebration but due to the MCO, unfortunately all been delayed. Well, i really couldn't wait too long because the due date of the house that i rented came to an end. So i need to move in to my new house as soon as possible. Although the government is strictly advice to stay at home and control the movement, i have to move out from my rented house ASAP. During that time, there were many police's road block on highway. Forsure they were asking me where i'm going and what's the purpose. Luckily, my new house is located on the same state of my hometown and work place. I managed to pass the road block smoothly. It took 2 days for me to move in and transferred all my stuffs to my new crib and answered questions from the police's road block. After all, as an independent woman, i feel grateful and happy to finally got my own property and stay at my own house! YeayyYYY!!!! *big grin + excited* Will talk more about my new house on the next post. SOON...~</div><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I think that's all i can recalled regarding my activities during the quarantine life. Pretty much that's it. In overall, i enjoyed my life on the quarantine moment. But there are certain things that i would never forget. I saw empty road during the MCO, zero car or zero vehicles on the road. It's like a dead town or dead place. Yeah..all empty! Shops and restaurants all closed. Just a certain supermarkets were opened due to people's daily supplies. The best thing is, we could see clear sky, good weather and peaceful environment due to the lockdown. Lack of vehicles and smokes makes the area clean and tidy without any pollution. There are good and bad vibes of the pandemic occurrence. Only wise people can understand it wisely. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finally, don't forget to stay clean and healthy always. Put on mask, apply sanitizer, wash hands and take care of your body everyday. Be alert. Do not hang out too long at outside and get away from big group of people. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Stay alive & healthy in this pandemic!</span></span></p></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-65985087209359978632020-07-17T17:53:00.235+08:002020-09-22T16:10:08.116+08:00Story of Bagpacker to Perth<div style="text-align: justify;">
I will never get tired when it comes to share my travelling experiences to people because i am having so much fun when i go to travel. I think, it would be nice to share the wonderful destinations and experiences that i had along the journey. Alright, for this backpacker's story, i would like to say that this is very unexpected destination. I planned to go to Japan with my friend and we surveyed the cheapest tickets already but not yet book. But suddenly, i found another promo ticket and after i've calculated and survey from other airlines and previous travel blogger, that ticket that i found was kinda cheap and worth. So, guess what? I totally changed the plan and quickly confessed to my friend that we will be going to that country. She AGREED and its a green light!</div>
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So, here we gooooo...WE ARE GOING TO PERTH, AUSTRALIA!! Yeahh guys we did! We booked the ticket spontaneously during that time, on the spot! We don't want to miss this golden opportunity because the ticket was really worth the money. We were so excited although it was the end of month, means that "salary is at the end of the race" LOLL! But, who caressss...the luck not comes easily guys. Sooo i'm ON she's ON. WE'RE ONNN! PERTH IS ON. Alright, enough with that over exposed adrenaline rush thingy~~ We've booked the tickets 8 months early. Yes too early to buy a flight ticket right..HAHAA. Well, that's me. When i found a cheap deal forsure i will grab it. Golden chances is hardly to get, so why not..GO GRAB IT GIRL! This trip should be a bestie trip, me and my friend but then, my family found out about this plan. They wanted to follow us and yeah i think we can called it as family trip, eventhough my friend is not in the blood group of our family. Its fine and besides, she didn't care at all. So yeah PERTH IS ON! 6 people are ON.<br />
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As usual, i would prepared the itinerary, passports, visas, locations, where to eat, accommodation, transportation and activities during the trip. I love doing these things because i can learn new things while studying the country that i'll be going to visit. Why?? Because mostly in all oversea vacations, we didn't apply any tour guide or tourism for our holidays. We rather plan and manage by ourselves because it is more easy and cheap. So, if you read my blog about my holiday trips, those are probably a bagpacker trip. Yeah, i'm a bit cheapskate when it comes to travel and i will do it according to plan. No worries. If i have free time i will share all my travelling itineraries & budget expenses in my blog for your references. After confirmed with the flight ticket, i've started to look for interesting places to visit, popular attractions, accommodation and transportation. Those are the main things that i will be looking for when preparing for travelling. I've searched and read various information and blogs to update about that particular country. Then, 2 to 3 months before going to Perth, we applied an ETA visa. Malaysian need to apply a visa if wanted to visit or stay in Australia and it is compulsory. For your information, it is not easy to apply Aussie Visa. Their government will fully check our details and previous countries that we had visited. If you own a new passport, the possibility of your visa to be approved is difficult. But, if you are a frequent traveler and your passport is active, it is not hard to get the visa approval in 24 hours. Aussie visa is very affordable, so don't worry guys. Well, we managed to get our visas in 1 day. It was such a relief to know that our visas to Aussie had been approved. We applied our visas from local tourism agent and the visa is very cheap. Actually, you can apply Aussie visa through the Australian government website but the price is expensive and it is in AUD (australian dollar). So, to cut the travelling expenses, we applied the visa from local agent only...damn cheap and fast respond! The approval of ETA visa to Aussie was send through email and we need to print the visa and presented with our passport during boarding.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The preparation to go to Perth were smooth and steady. I surveyed and booked a car from a guy from Perth by Whatsapp after i've done reviewed his customer's feedback. It was cheap! i think he has the cheapest and easiest car rent to deal with. I also did managed to book an apartment for our accomodation in Perth. Guess what?? I've got the CHEAPEST deal of an apartment near the centre of Perth CDB. AWESOME right! Yeahhh... The apartment comes with 1 queen bed, 1 single bed, a double-decker bed, a toilet with bathtub, a kitchen, a balcony, a TV, a refrigerator, a microwave, toaster, and you can cook in the apartment too. DAMN AWESOME!! Okay, alright. We packed all our stuffs and we also brought some food supplies and medicines. All food and medicines that we brought must be listed and printed out to make a declaration after the arrival at Perth's airport. This is very important to make sure that all stuffs that we bring are legal and appropriate or else we will get a penalty. So, remember guys to declare your stuffs. We went to KLIA airport from Senai International Airport, JB. The ticket was RM12 each for one way. Super cheap!!! Lucky me to find out cheap ticket for us. We reached to KLIA around 30 minutes. Our flight was at 12 midnight. It tooks 5 hours to reach to Perth, Australia. I went to Perth, Australia on November 2019 for 5 days with my family. Of course, we were so excited because this the first time for us to go to Western country as a bagpacker. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here the journey begins! We arrived at Perth airport around 7 am when we reached the main entrance after we've done all the customs & immigration thingy. I bought an Optus simcard which is affordable and worth. Then, we waited for our car rent at the main entrance because i've dealed with the owner to pick us around 8 am. So, we waited him for 40 minutes. My sisters and aunt went to washroom while me and my friend waited near the main entrance door. Something strange happened to them. Actually it was unpredictable. They got lots of chocolates, few boxes of chocolates! At first, they were a bit scared and unsure to take the gifts, but seems that Indonesian woman insist, they took those chocolates. I think her luggage was overloaded and she couldn't settle the additional cost of luggage. So, she gave the chocolates that she bought to us for FREEEEE. Freeee!! My sisters and aunt took the chocolates and said thank you to her. That was the first cool moment that we got after our arrival. We waited for our car rent until 8 am and finally here he comes. He is an Indonesian guy that live in Perth for many years. Pretty easy to deal with him. The car fuel was already full tank by him. I rented a Toyota Wish car that could fit 6 people in it. Yeah, we can use Malaysia car license in Australia. Don't worry, our license is accepted because the driver side is in right side too. After that, i took the car key. At first i'm a bit nervous to drive in this country because i've read in several blogs said that the traffic and summons in Aussie is very strict. But, why not to have a new experience to drive in other country. Then, i proceed to drive and get out from the airport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was 12 degree celcius and it was a spring season in Perth. Mostly in Perth i drove the car. It was a bit weird to drive in new country. I found that the road, signage and situation were a bit different. Although the driver side is same as in Malaysia but it is different when you drive a car in other country. Along the journey while driving the car, i saw a lot of things. The surrounding of Perth is nice. The people who drive a car are stick to the rules and appropriate. I could see a tramp or train in the middle of highway. Yes, the train railway is located at the middle of road/highway. It's kinda odd. There are not many trees at the highway. Mostly the plants are like desert plant, covered with sand and cactus, which is short, grouping and tot plants. In my point of view, Perth is seems like a desert thousand years ago because i can see the surrounding is seems like desert that have been upgraded. Overall, i enjoy the scenery and the places that i saw. Guess what, i used Google Maps as a guide to our destinations in Perth. It is easy and understandable to drive in Perth based on Google Maps. You also can use Waze to show your way. But i prefer to use Google Maps. Alright, the first attraction that we were going to visit was <i>Caversham Wildlife Park Australia</i>. It is the famous zoo in Australia and a must to visit when you come to Perth. It is very near to Perth airport around 10 minutes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tentative of Perth's trip started at Caversham. I've choose to visit Caversham first rather than check in to our apartment because Caversham is located very near to the airport. So, it will be a brilliant time to visit Caversham after touchdown Perth. We ate the free chocolates that we got as our breakfast in the car. We didn't plan to go to any restaurant to have our breakfast because it might affect other plans. Caversham is so big. We need to spend half day to explore the park. We can eat for later. Besides, chocolates are enough to recover our energy...LOL! Caversham Wildlife Park opened at 9am. But we had arrived early at 8.30am. We were amazed with the park surrounding. It was so nice. We parked our car at the Caversham parking lot and it's free. We rested and took a nap in the car because we were a bit early to arrive. Then, after a few minutes later, my sister, my friend and I get out from the car to see the area. The parking lot is near to a-garden-bushes-kinda-thing. We walked nearby and we found a few of kangaroos there. They were walking and jumping freely while eating the plants. We did see baby kangaroo (joey) in her mother's pouch. The surrounding was very beautiful and colourful due to the spring season. We took alot of beautiful flowers photos. Around 9am we get out from car and went straight to the ticket entrance to line up to buy tickets. For your information, there are a lot of animal attractions in this park such as Kangaroo Park, Wombat & Friends, Quokka, Penguin, Molly's Farm, Meet The Koala, Farm Show and many more. Those were the attractions that we've visited and explored. We spend time around 4 hours at Caversham. The best part is i got to hold & touch koalas and playing & feeding with kangaroos. And guess what, i did touch the Wombat too. It was so big and little bit lazy. It looks like a pig though but in brown colour. That were the most exciting thing to do when i came to Perth, to see wombat, koala and kangaroo. We took many photos there. I think it was a perfect timing to come early to Caversham Park because there were not many visitors and we can feed the animals happily. So, i would like to advice you to come early to Caversham if you wanna enjoy the park and animals there. Then, we drove to take our lunch at <i>Chicken Charcoals Dianella</i>. Finally, the delish treat that i'm waiting for. It is the most famous restaurant among tourists who comes to Perth. It is a must to eat lamb grill at the restaurant. Super duper delicious!! The lamb shank, sweet bbq lamb ribs and spicy portuguese chicken must try! We ate alot because we were damn hungry. The food were so good and delicious with tonnes of joy while eating them. The location is near to CBD Perth and our apartment. There are 3 Chicken Charcoal Dianella restaurants around Perth but we choose a restaurant that is nearby our apartment. After made our tummy happy, we checked in to the apartment. It is near the centre of CBD and a few blocks away from Kings Park. This apartment also is located near to the bus stop. So, if you prefer to use public transportation i would like to recommend to stay in this apartment because you can easily get any public transport here, especially bus. We checked in around 3pm, took a nap and rest. We were so tired and sleepy and decided to rest in the apartment. It was a pleasant and comfortable. The apartment is beside the busy road and a bridge which is connected to CBD Perth. You can just walk across the bridge to go to the city centre. Cool! It was a spring season and we could see beautiful & colourful flowers by the road and around the apartment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After took an hour nap in the apartment, we took a shower to get ready for a tour at CBD Perth. We planned to go to <i>Murray Street</i>, a famous street among tourist which have various attractions such as malls, outlets, famous hot spot - Commonwealth of Australia's building which also contains post office, the fountains and etc. We walked from our apartment to the Murray Street by crossing the bridge beside the apartment. We really enjoyed the view, buildings and the weather while walking. We took some photos and cool videos. A lot of their citizens prefer to walk too. We wanted to find the <i>Chemist Warehouse</i> and <i>Lush store</i>. Before going to Perth, i already surveyed the price of Lush products and i've noticed that it is more worth it to buy the product at Perth. The price is way much cheaper yo! AND forsure, the Chemist Warehouse too. It is a must when you come to Perth to walk in the Chemist store because the perfumes, skincare, supplements, fragrances and etc are super cheap. Murray Street is a busy street with various of outlets, branded stuffs and you also can find the famous <i>Target</i> too. Of course we went to all the places that i mentioned just now. You can see some talented people along the street to perform their skills such as singing, dancing, magicians and many more. We've enjoyed so much. We also found other tourists from other country who were very friendly to us. My family and i were hanging out at the fountain near the Commonwealth building. A moment later a couple from UK smiled and say hello to us. We're chit chatting for awhile and talk about the purpose of our visit to Perth. They were very friendly. They planned to stay 2 weeks in Australia. I'm glad and happy that while i'm travelling i could find new friends too. After done with the chitchat, we proceed to go to Lush store to buy some stuffs there. Guess what, we bought so many Lush products such as bath bombs, soaps, lotions, masks, skincares and candles. They are super cheap compared to Lush store at Malaysia. Later, we went to shop at Target. We bought some clothes, shoes, chocolates and snacks which don't have in Malaysia. Enough with the shopping, we felt hungry and we went to <i>Ispa Kebab</i>. How come can we know this stall? Well, all places, attraction, restaurants had been listed and arranged precisely by me. Ispa Kebab is at Murray Street. It is Halal and the food are delicious. We bought 4 types of Kebabs and fries. Holly grail!! THE FRIES WERE SO DAMN DELICIOUS AND BIG! We've never taste this type of fries in life before. You guys should try the fries at Ispa Kebab. TASTE AMAZING! Then, after fueled up the stomachs, we went to <i>London Court</i>. It is located at Hay Street which is near to Murray Street. This place is so magical. In my opinion, it looks like Diagon Alley from Harry Potter's movie! Yeah guys, seriously!!! You will never know and never noticed this area if you didn't do a proper study about travel to Perth. This place is a bit hidden place from people's view. You need to seek and walk inside different buildings to finally arrive to London Court. The surrounding and building design are awesome with various of unique shops. We took alot of photos here. We really enjoyed the view. Almost 7pm, we get a move to our apartment. It tooks about 15 minutes of walking to reach to our apartment. After arrived the apartment, we kept all our shopping stuffs at room and grab the car keys to go to <i>Woolsworth</i>. Woolsworth is same like Target and K-Mart. Actually we also went to <i>K-Mart</i> too because it is just beside the Woolsworth. We bought alot of food, chocolates, bread and snacks there. Those food are cheap and reasonable. When we shopped at Woolsworth, we got a free banana too. Yah, the hypermarket provide free bananas everyday for children but of course we took the opportunity to take the free banana too...LOLL!!! I bought some chocolates, bunch of strawberries (it is so cheap, 1 box for 2 dollars only!) and yogurts. I found the Chobani yogurt and it is only 1 dollar each! Sooo cheapppp!! I bought 6 of them with several flavours because i love the taste of Chobani yogurt..yummsyyy! To let you guys know, we are done for the shopping spring plan. A useful tips for you guys, PANDORA, LUSH, TYPO, SMIGGLE and TARGET is where you can find cheaper stuffs price compared to Malaysia. Enough with the shopping. We arrived to our apartment around 9.30pm. We took a bath, sorted out all the shopping stuffs, re-arranged, ate for supper and went to bed. The next day is an adventure day ever *excited*.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We worked up early in the morning around 5.30am. Guess what? It's sunrise and bright sky at 5.30am. We were quite astonished by the weather there. It was so cold but the sun shines brightly. I could see many cars in the highway from our balcony. Those were on the way to their office or workplace..a little bit of traffic jam early in the morning. Our plan for today are trip along <i>Indiana Ocean to Nambung, Pinnacles Desert, Cervantes, Lobster Shack and Lancelin Sandunes </i>which takes whole day full of activities. We took a bath and had a breakfast in the apartment. Then, get ready for our next journey. The journey started at 8.30am. My friend drove the car for today. Actually she was not feeling well but she insisted to drive the car. The first thing to do before proceed the destination was fill up the car fuel. There are many types of petrols in Perth. We choose to use RON92 because it is way cheaper than other RONs. The procedure to fill up car fuel is different from Malaysia. This is quite interesting. First, we need to fill up the fuel that we need based on how many dollars or litres we wanted, then we paid the price at pump station caunter according to the petrol pump metre. At first, it's a bit awkward for us but we get over it. Our journey to <i>Pinnacles Desert</i> took us 2 hours & 20 minutes drive. It is such a pleasant morning to drive and see the beautiful nature of Perth along the road. The highway is full of trees and beautiful natures. Sometimes, i could see animals, sheeps and many more along the road. For your information, we are encourage to turn on car lamp as a hint during daylight when driving along the highway due to animals that crossing or passing the road. Besides that, you also could see several animal's signboard along the road too such as kangaroo, ostrich and koala. I never feel bored along the journey because of the surroundings. I could see sandunes, ocean, animals, unique trees, open field grassy area and kinda-desert-view area. The sun shines beautifully on that day. The road was pretty empty. The journey was mind blowing. The highway that we took is near to the Indiana Ocean. We enjoyed the blue ocean view along the journey so much!! Just imagine, how do you feel to drive a car with the ocean view beside you? AWESOME FEELING EVER. We arrive to Pinnacles almost at 11am which is located in <i>Nambung National Park</i>. We were so excited. We entered the desert after done paying the ticket for car entrance. 1 ticket per passenger vehicle is needed..that's all. Then we proceed to drive our car to see the Pinnacles Desert. It was kinda different feeling because the view and surrounding seems from another planet. It is the most unique and fascinating natural landscape i've ever seen! Various of wavy, limestone spires and crooked types of rocks there. We could feel different vibes there, maybe like moon-or-Mars-planet thingy vibes. Those are unique formation of rocks been discovered million years ago. We took a lot of photos and videos while enjoying the view. We parked our car and stop by to Pinnacle's High Peaks from the Chaparral trail head parking area. From that point of view, you could see the beauty of Pinnacles Desert. We spend around 1 1/2 hours in this desert. The desert is sooo yellowish because of the yellow sand colour. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, we continued the journey to <i>Cervantes, Perth</i>. It is at the North of Nambung Park. The main reason we planned to go to Cervantes is because of the famous <i>Lobster Shack. </i>It took about 20 minutes to reach to Cervantes. Cervantes is more to country-side-theme area. The place is neat and calmly area which surrounded by ocean view. The open blue ocean view was the best! It feels like heaven!! I'm quite astonished to see the view. It's lunch time. Well i guess the timing is perfect for us to grab our lunch at Lobster Shack. You guys should try to eat at this restaurant for the fresh and delicious seafood, especially the lobster, fish, crab and prawn. We've tried 3 main dishes of this restaurant and we not regret. The food were superb and fresh! I really enjoyed eating the lobster, fish, lobster mix fish burger, fresh fries, fruit juices and fish&chips dish. Those are mouth watering dishes and i'm glad i tried. We were so full and thanked the good dishes. We're happy with the food and we recommended for you guys to come to this place. The restaurant is just near to the blue ocean. You can step outside from the restaurant and easily reach the jetty. You also can see the big blue ocean and seagulls there. I took a video and picture of one seagull that sitting on the jetty. Luckily it was a good white seagull that didn't fly away while i'm photo shooting with it...LOLL~ That area have wonderful and colourful big umbrella and sea-bed-laying-thingy thing so that we can relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery while wearing a sunglass or beach hat with a glass of fresh juice. Cool right. We rested and played around for awhile before proceed to the next destination. The next destination required an energetic spirit. We went to<i> Lanceline Sandunes. </i>The popular attraction in Perth due to the white sand that covered around this area or should i call it as white desert..Yeah. It is located around 40 minutes from Lobster Shack and 25 minutes from Pinnacles Desert. Do not get confuse with these deserts. Lanceline has white sand while Pinnacles has yellow sand. The first thing to do is to rent a sand boarding. We rented at Lucky 7 convenience store near to Lanceline Sandunes around 7 minutes. They are various types of sand board based on your capabilities. But we choose the beginner one. They gave us a sand boarding and a wax stick. They also explained to us on how to use the wax stick and sand boarding. The wax stick is supposed to be applied zigzag direction in horizontal manner at the back of the sand board before sand boarding to have a smooth and easy boarding/surfing thingy. You wouldn't need any entrance ticket to go to Lanceline Sandunes. It is free of charge. You can enter the sandune area with your own vehicle but becareful not to choose sandy road because your tyres might sink in the sand. We spend time there around 2 hours. Jaw dropping to see the beautiful white sand, big white sandunes everywhere and those were all white. I climbed at the peak of white sandunes. It was so high and it was very windy. I might fall down due to the strong wind. At the top of the peak, i could see the blue Indiana Ocean guysss!!!! Mind blowing. So gorgeous. All you need is, you need to have guts and strong enough to climb the sandune peak so that you can enjoy the gorgeous view. We choose the highest sandune to play sand boarding or sand surfing. Actually there are couples of other activities there such as ATV ride, sand boarding learning and scrambler ride across the sandunes. If you have more budget you can try all the activities. Me, my sisters and aunt did sand boarding on the white sand many times. We willing to climb up and down several times to enjoy our sand boarding to the fullest. We took a lot of photos and videos together. That was the best experience ever to be able to sand boarding on the famous sandunes in Australia. You guys should try it too and put on your bucket list. Sadly, my friend didn't joint us because she's not feeling well. She waited and watched us from the car only. At 4.30pm we decided to get a move and return the sand board. The important tip when travelling to Perth is, you need to go back early from your long journey before the sunset to have a safety drive because those animals are usually active after sunset to midnight. So, it is not encourage for you to travel during that time. I drove the car to go back to our apartment as soon as possible before sunset with the legal speed limit on highway. We were very tired but enjoyed so much. My friend, sisters and aunt slept in the car while i'm driving to reach to our apartment. After reach the CBD Perth, well of course i'm a bit lost because of the silly Google Maps. I went to wrong direction but nevermind. Actually i brought them to see the <i>Optus Stadium, Perth</i>. Yeah guys, my Google Maps showed the different direction and finally brought me to that stadium. So, we took this opportunity to take some photos there..HAHAH! That stadium is where Taylor Swift did her concert tour last month yaw!! Well at least we get to see that stadium. Finally, we reached around 7pm to the apartment and felt exhausted. We took a bath and rest for awhile before went to dinner. At 8.30pm, we drove to <i>Insan's Cafe</i>. This restaurant serves Malaysian cuisines. Of course the prices are in AUD and a bit pricey. We were very hungry and couldn't think which place to eat, so we go with the flow. The nasi goreng was delicious! Yummyyyy..and guess what, i asked the owner if she can exchange my AUD coins or not because i have a lot of AUD coins at the moment..LOLL...luckily she agreed...hihihi. After finished our dinner, we walked around the street and went into a small Chemist Warehouse near the cafe, nothing to buy, just wandering around, took some street photos, building photos <i><span style="font-size: small;">(the architectures were quite awesome)</span>, </i>and stop by in front of Curtin's University to feel like abroad-student-life-thingy when suddenly a couple came across us and said <i>"hey u little bunny rabbit"</i> to my niece..kinda funny tho because my niece is wearing a teddy bear costume due to the cold weather at night. After done with the dinner, we head off to the centre of CBD Perth to enjoy and feel the night view. We went to <i>Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay</i> and had a night walk around the <i>CBD Perth</i>. The night view was so awesome with various of colourful lights. We took alot of photos and videos as memories. Then, we drove back to our apartment, rest and prepared for tomorrow activities which have more places to be visited.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alright, we woke up late on the next day because we wanted to have a good and quality sleep after too much energy left out yesterday. We started our day at 9am. We had a little breakfast at our apartment. We ate Chobani yougurt <i><span style="font-size: small;">(favorite)</span></i>, strawberries, Barista coffee <i><span style="font-size: small;">(a must try)</span></i>, Dare <i><span style="font-size: small;">(a must try)</span></i>, apricot, blueberries, chips, nuts and PopTartz <span style="font-size: small;"><i>(favorite)</i></span>. We ate simple breakfast on that day because we wanted to grab nice lunch at great restaurant later. The daylight planned were F<i>remantle Market, E-shed Market, Rainbow Container, Round House, Kailis' Fish Market, Chemist Warehouse Fremantle, Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, Round House, Blue Boat House</i> and <i>Kings Park & Botanic Garden</i>. Ohh, by the way, all Fremantle markets and shops only operates on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. So, please plan your trip to Fremantle carefully because it close on weekdays. The journey to Fremantle from our apartment is around 20 minutes. The first stop was E-shed Market which is located at Victoria Quay. The E-shed Market is opposite to the port of Victoria Quay in Freemantle Harbour, means that we could see an ocean view, ships, boats and yachts of the quay. We took some photos and parked our car. After paid the parking metre fee, we went straight to E-shed. It is known as the best waterside market and enjoy the sounds, sights, action, flavours and colours. E-shed Markets is located in magnificient historical warehouse building which is a stone's throw away from Fremantle Railway Station, WA Maritime Musuem and Rottnest ferry terminals. Some tourist also use a train or buss from CBD Perth to come to Fremantle area. There are alot of handicraft stores, foodcourt and antique stuffs been sold there. We bought a couple of things there. Those are very uniques. AFter that, we enjoyed the view of the Victoria Quay and continued to Rainbow Sea Container. It is 5 minutes away from E-shed. You can see the Rainbow Sea Container from the side of a road. It is the most favorite spot form instagrammer shots and it is a must to visit if you come to Perth. It is a fun art installation made from sea containers at the mouth of the Swan River. It is located between the bridges at Beach Reserve overlooking the Fremantle Port means that it is opposite of an ocean view. I am so excited to come to this hotspot area. We were very lucky because the weather is great and no tourist there which is pretty much easy for us to enjoy the photo shooting. The design of the container is so colorful and nice. We took some videos and photos here. Me and my sisters also took videos of the port's view too. Yeahh because we love ocean and bluey-water-thingy. Next, we went to Fremantle Market the most famous area to visit in Perth. It is 5 minutes away from the Rainbow Container. Fremantle Market comes with famous international food, music, local handicrafts, antiques & collectables, warm aroma of a coffee, delicious delicacies & cakes and more than 150 unique stalls which sells many kind of stuffs. It is an old historical building which is converted to public market. A lot of uniques sourvenirs to bring home. I found several unique shops there such as natural soaps store, the Honeycake shop, Roogenic tea made from Australian plants, timber craft shop, unique design of boomerang shop and candies & chocolates shop. But, if you wanna buy cheap sourvenirs to bring home, you can head off to <i>Megabes Malaga </i>shop. I recommended you to buy sourvenirs from this shop. It is very cheap and you can get many choices of stuffs there, from keychains, t-shirts, sweaters, mugs, bags, towels, caps and others. Guess what? I spend alot of dollars there...LOLL! I bought a sweater, magnets, boomerangs, keychains, tea towels and coasters. Of course my family and friend spends a lot too..hahahh!! After done with the sourvenir's shopping we went to the fruit stalls in the market. We bought some strawberries, peaches and blueberries. I think we ate alot and lots of strawberries and blueberries while staying in Perth! *big grin* Those strawberries were big, ripe and juicy to eat. Then, we proceed to have our lunch at <i>Kailis Fish & Chips Cicerelloo Fremantle.</i> Kailis is a local favorite that sells delicious fish and chips and seafood platters. The famous restaurant in Fremantle area. The serving sizes are quite generous & big and in my opinion, i recommend sharing the seafood platter and fish & chips platter to try out the variety of dishes they have offer. This restaurant is located at harbour and if the weather is clear & cloudy do grab a seat overlooking the harbour and dig into some of the freshest seafood you'll ever have. So of course we've tried the fish & chips menu and we felt satisfied enough with the food. After finish our lunch, we went to the biggest Chemist Warehouse at Fremantle. As been mentioned before, this shop sells various type of products, high end brands and other brands from skincare, fragrances, supplements, bodycare and healthcare with lower price than retails. We bought bottles of perfumes (Burberry, Dior, Versace and YSL) and supplements from the warehouse. We also met a friendly Malaysian girl works as promoter there who actually just got Aussie PR. She entertained us and helped us with the products. We felt tired and exhausted. We spend hours and hours around the Fremantle area. Fremantle is such a lovely place with beautiful buildings and architecture. Our next destination is <i>Round House Fremantle</i> build in Swan River Colony. It is the oldest and most historical building in Western Australia. It has a spectacular view because near to the seaside. Besides that, it has an interesting spot to look at which is the outrageous Yellow Round Shape line or optical illusion artwork across several building and street opposite the Round House. Stretching from the tip of the Fremantle Town Hall clock tower to the foot of the Round House, odd scraps of yellow have been appearing on the historic buildings of High Street. We're only spend half an hour there and head back to CBD Perth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We're done with Fremantle and 2 more attractions need to go but first we need to go back to our apartment to keep all our shopping's stuffs and freshened up. We rested for 40 minutes and quickly get ready to see the sunset and enjoyed the golden hour. The 2 final attractions for that day were <i>Blue Boat House</i> and <i>Kings Park & Botanic Garden</i> which is very very near to our apartment, just a few blocks away. The clock showed almost 5pm. It's a good time to start the car engine to go to Blue Boat House first. We planned to have a picnic at Kings Park while watching the sunset. So we prepared and packed along some snacks and drinks. The Blue Boat House can be seen from the road side located on the Swan River at Crawley in Perth. It is opposite the road, so means that you can see the boat house when you are driving. This place is a hot place and instagrammable spot for tourist who come to Perth. This little blue shed is free of charge. Anyone can stop by to take a photo there but do not park your car at this road or you'll get the penalty ticket. You can park your car for awhile across the road at nearby condominium area and walk across the road because the boathouse is opposite the condominium only. But just for awhile okay.. The safest car park is at the sailing club but it takes few minutes to walk. Then, we went to Kings Park Garden which is only 5 minutes away from the boathouse. The park is soo soooo bigggg! I think it needs half day to explore the park. Kings Park is one of the world largest and most beautiful inner city park. Me and my family were amazed with the beautiful entrance of the park, the beautiful scenery and stunning views of Perth city. We enjoyed our sunset picnic overlooking the city, stroll through the gardens and see beautiful wildflowers due to spring season. That is why the Kings Park also known as Botanic Garden. It also contains memorials & honour avenues. I got to see the State War Memorial Cenotaph, the peaceful Flame of Remembrance within the Pool of Reflection and Court of Contemplation too. We went to the famous Kings Park viewpoint to see the overall beauty of Perth city and enjoyed our sunset picnic there. That was such an awesome and precious moment to be remembered. We were so happy to experience the beauty of sunset there, feels like live on top of the world! Oh ya, don't forget to climb the DNA Tower in this park. Worth a try to see nice view from the top of the tower. We took some photos, selfies and videos there. I would never forget this moment. It so calm, full of beauty and appreciate the God's creation with beloved people. We went back to our apartment quite early around 6.30pm because my niece cried out loud there. Maybe she's felt uncomfortable at the moment. So we packed our stuffs and went back straight to home. We cleaned and freshened up before go for dinner. We took a dinner at 9pm in Insan's Cafe. Yah this was the second time we went there. We ate simple dishes and went back to apartment. It was the last day of our trip to Perth. Our flight to Malaysia on 6.30am. Probably we need to get ready around 4am and parked the rent car in the airport with a picture of its location so that the owner will easily recognize and pick up the car later.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="barlow, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To me, a trip to Western Australia was wonderful and full of adventures as a backpacker and a car driver. I really loves the vibes and environment there. Cool experiences ever. Discover the beauty of Perth, clean city, beautiful ocean and awesome nature were such a pleasure. The best moment was to drive a car while enjoying the Indian Ocean view. MIND BLOWING!! We enjoyed and thanked to God to give us the opportunity to see Perth. More bagpackers trip to go because we love travelling alot! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stay tuned for my travel itineraries, tips and budgets from various bagpacker trips that i've been visited. Happy travelling guys!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">p/s: Checkout my travelling photos in https://web.facebook.com/LIMIPHOTOGRAPHY</span></span></div>
Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-24588821437047193082020-01-06T17:13:00.003+08:002020-09-22T16:10:24.359+08:00Story of Bagpacker to Medan<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's never to late to share my travel experiences with all. This time i would like to talk about my trip to Medan, Indonesia. I've been to Indonesia few times already, but to different places. For your information, i have been to Jakarta, Bandung and Batam. Indonesia have various beautiful places that we can visit. Those can be such a worth experience to explore Indonesia. I'm so excited to be back to Indonesia. Alright, let me share my exploration to Medan. I went to a Medan, Indonesia on August 2019.</div>
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As always, i will prepare my trip 2 or 3 months earlier before departure. And of course i got the cheapest flight ticket to Medan during Airasia Promo. We don't nee to get a Visa to Indonesia. Malaysian passport's holder have privilege for this. That is a bonus for us. So why not if we use this opportunity to travel to Indonesia and see the beauty in it. Do not underestimate on this country. There are so much wonders you can get from here.This is my first time to Medan. People said that Medan has delicious Indonesian cuisine. I am pretty excited to visit this place. I love food and i like to eat. I got promo return ticket from Airasia to Medan. I went to Medan with my friend. We are bagpackers buddies. Itinerary and accommodation were planned 2 months before. I'm not a last minute type when it comes to travel. This is very important because i wanted to have a smooth travelling experience. I work so hard doing my job and now it's time to have fun and enjoy. </div>
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I had to get a connected flight to go to KLIA alone because my friend who joinned me to Medan leave in Klang. I, who live in Johor Bahru need to take a flight from Senai Airport to go to KLIA. Luckily, i got a promo ticket from JB to KLIA so damn cheap, which was RM12. So, i traveled alone to reach to KLIA by flight. That's not a big deal because i do traveled alone before. Do not afraid to stand on your own feet and believe in yourself. The journey from JB to KLIA is about 50 minutes. After reached KLIA, we ate for breakfast and waited for our flight to board. It tooks about 2 hours to reach to Medan, Indonesia. We touched down at Kualanamu International Airport. The airport is kinda small but has unique design. The roof of the airport is like Minangkabau style, have sharp curve on top. We took some photos as memory. The immigration was smooth and easy. We didn't got problem at all. We were welcomed by the colourful hanging luggages on top of the airport ceiling..so cool and creative!! Then, we quickly looked for simcard shop. The shop is outside the aiport entrance and it was expensive. I wouldn't recommend you to buy simcard here. We decided not to buy the simcard first. We wanted to buy at Medan city instead. After that, we proceed to buy train tickets to go to Medan city. For your information, the train station is opposite the Kualanamu airport entrance only.<br />
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We weren't looking for taxi to go to the city because i've done my research about it and it is pricey. In conclusion, we just took a train to go to the main city. Besides, traveling by train in other country is more fun. We reached the train station and took the first train to go to Medan city. The train is known as Express Train (Railink). It is the biggest airport train services in Indonesia. They provide a smart choice and convenient transport to city through exclusive railway. We bought the ticket at ticket machine. Yes, all train station in Medan must use ticket machine to buy train ticket. No cash. The payment must be made by credit card and luckily my friend got a credit card. Fuhh~~ The Railink is a new train service that have been proposed by Indonesia's Prime Minister. Guess what, we got to ride a new train yawww!! Superb! The train conditions are all new, clean, cool, and comfortable. The glass window is big and eyes catching to see the outside view. It took about 30 minutes from airport to Medan Station. We enjoyed the outside view that we saw from the train. Then, i fall asleep in the train later.<br />
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Few minutes before reach the Medan Station, an announcement had been made to inform us that we were reaching to the station. I could see our hotel from train. The train station is located at the center of Medan. We reached to the station as schedule. At first we wanted to take an Uber to go there. We also tried to ask nearby taxi to send us to our hotel. A taxi driver said that our hotel is far and need to pay additional charges. Woww, this guy is a scammer. He thought that we didn't know the location of our hotel. So, we decided to walk to our hotel only. Actually, our hotel is nearby the train station with 6 minutes walking distance. After checked in to the hotel, we went out to find some food for lunch because we were hungry. There was a famous mall nearby with 10 minutes walking distance. The mall is Centre Point Mall. We need to pass through to the train station to go there for shortcut. The mall is quite big and many people there because it was weekend. We surveyed some restaurant and decided to pick a sizzling hot plate menu for lunch. We were so hungry and tired..we ate deliciously and quickly head back to the hotel to take a nap and rest for evening & night activities. </div>
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The evening sightseeing around Medan city was quite busy because local people just end their office hour. I think, Indonesia is almost same with India when comes to traffic jam. The hotel that we stayed are so beautiful. I took some photos in the hotel even the hotel's staircase, lobby and room corridor is so classy and modern. After done with the photographs, we book an Uber to visit around the city of Medan. We went to Graha Maria Annai Velaykani, Raya Mosque, Maimun Palace, Medan City Hall and again to Merdeka Walk at night. We also went to a not-so-popular-mall that i already forgot its name, the mall is opposite to Raya Mosque. Guess what! We were so lucky that we bought a damn cheap simcard and very cheap sandles. But, there was a funny story during our shopping at the mall. We've planned to buy a pair of sandles each. After we entered the mall, we asked the local people there where to find 'kasut' or known as shoes. But they misunderstood the 'kasut' word. They thought we wanted to find 'kasur'. 'Kasur' in Indonesian is bed...LOLLL. Funny right.. :D Then, we booked a Uber to go back to our hotel because we were very tire to walk. After reached to our hotel, we walk across our hotel to go to Merdeka Walk to grab some dinner. When you come to visit to Medan, you should try the delicious Indonesian cuisine here at Merdeka Walk. There are variety of restaurants that sells nice food. Basically, we kinda confused to choose which restaurant we wanted to dine in because those food looks tempting!! So, we simply picked a restaurant to fill up our stomach. After finished the dinner, we went to see a mini concert not far from the restaurant and finally head back to hotel to rest because the next morning was a very longggg journey. The journey that we've been waiting for.<br />
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The next morning, after having a simple breakfast, we book an Uber to send us to Medan bus station. Why? Because this is the cheapest way to go a trip to Danau Toba. Actually, we were a bit late to book the Uber. But luckily the first bus trip to Danau Toba at 8am was still there. We reached the bus station almost 8am and i could see the bus was getting ready to move. Our Uber driver quickly drove and send us at the main door of the bus itself..HAHAAH!! Yes, we went to Danau Toba by public transport only and by our ownself. It was very cheap guys. Trust me! Oh ya, well of course we were the only foreigner in the bus. Majority in the bus were Indonesian. The bus is very old school. It really shows the Indonesian style. It took 4hours 30minutes to reach to Danau Toba. At first, i enjoyed the outside view but in the end i loose hope and fall asleep..zzzZzzzZ..of course the bus had several pit stop because this bus do take people at certain bus stop. During the stop, forsure there will be some local people sells food, souvenir and musician came inside the bus and sold their stuffs. We didn't buy anything. We just saw their culture and admire their hardwork. Then we continued our journey to Danau Toba and we almost reached to the destination. We were so excited because we could see the Lake Tobe already. It was mind blowing and seems like we were at different world. The view was superly superbbb! I couldn't believe that i've actually saw Danau Toba, the famous volcano lake in the world. The lake is so big and blue colour. The mountain view also is so overwhelming. We were really excited to get out from the bus.<br />
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Danau Toba is located at Parapat. So the last pit stop is at Parapat. So, our bus stop near to Ajibata Port, Parapat. This port is like a ferry jetty to go to Danau Toba. We walked to the Ajibata Port to find a ferry counter ticket. We bought 2 tickets and waited for our ferry. While waiting for our ferry, we took some photos of the nearby ferry there. The colours of the ferry is so cool guys! A few minutes later, our ferry to Lake Toba is ready to take off. We were so excited. The ferry is kinda open air ferry with simple chairs, very minimalist yet unique. There also sell nuts, tea and coffee in the ferry. As usual, we didn't bought any of them, instead we enjoyed the scenery and surroundings. Along the journey to Lake Toba, we were accompanied by Batak's traditional songs. It was our first time listened to that kind of songs. AND we were the only foreigner in the ferry and few of them interviewed us. They were very friendly and nice. I'm speechless to see the view and unbelievable that i am actually in a ferry on top of Lake Toba that once upon a time was a volcano crater. The biggest explosion that causing the shape of the mountain changed and created a deepest crater in the world. Yes, Lake Toba is the deepest and one of the biggest crater in the world...and i'm literally on it!! I looked down to see the lake from the ferry and i imagined what if this lake is suddenly explode again??? Hahaha..pretty crazy right. The surrounding reminds me of Teletubies mountain in Teletubies TV show. The mountain view is so green and awesome. Couldn't take my eyes of it.<br />
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We were on the ferry for almost 20 minutes and finally arrived to Tomok Village. The village is for Batak people. It is quite big. It has unique house design and architecture. It almost looks like Minangkabau but the house is bit lower, small entrance door and staircase. The purpose of small and lower design of entrance door is to make sure the guest respect the house owner and for safety purpose. Then, we learned some history about Batak's and legends. Those stories were so awesome and magical. Oh ya, for your information the symbol of Batak is lizard. Yes, lizard if the greatest animal in Batak's tradition. You can see a lot of lizard around the village. We also explore the Batak Museum. During the ancient years, they believed in sorceries and practices with it. Various of unique stuffs and props from previous years can be seen in the museum, such as sorcery wands, ancient books, magic stuffs and unique creatures. After done the exploration and learned the history of of Batak, we continued our activity for shopping. Souvenir shopping is a must..DAMNN! there were longgggg rowww of shop lots in the area. It seems like never ending shop lots. I am really excited but confuse at the same time to decide which shop we're going to enter. Guess what? We can't even decide one! Well, basically, you have to choose based on the price and the bargain. Yeahh this is what i do when i wanted to buy some things to bring back to homeland. Finally, we just choose 1 shop to buy souvenirs and bargain lots..LOLL!!<br />
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We're done shopping and we need to find our way back to the ferry. I guess we were quite far from the starting point and a bit worried if we couldn't reach to the jetty on time. After 15-20minutes walked, we reached the jetty. We were so lucky that we reached on time because the ferry was getting ready to move. We quickly bought the tickets and quickly get inside the ferry due to the weather. The rain is on the way and it's coming. Wow! this is a great adventure, i think! We could feel the rain at Lake Toba inside the ferry and at the same time was kinda nervous. It was heavy rain and we were actually on top of the Lake Toba, the deepest volcano lake in the world! Uurrggghhhh...! This was a wonderful experience ever. I could feel the rain because the ferry is kinda open-air-ferry. As usual, the passengers were local people but we were the only Malaysian there *awkward much* Few local people asked us where are we from and what's the purpose to come to Medan. We greeted and talked to them normally in Bahasa. They are friendly and nice people. So, don't afraid to chit chat with them. I love this travel vibes. The best part of travel is to meet new people and share some experiences with them. I really enjoy this part so much because they don't know me and i don't know them but the vibe is cool. In the end, the rain stopped after we reached to the last jetty and went back to our bus. It's just a local bus and the price was so cheap. As usual, we were the only Malaysian in the bus. Nevermind, we already get used to it. It was a long day journey but we managed to do what we wanted to do and we really having so much fun. The trip to Lake Toba/Danau Toba was worth!<br />
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We took an Uber from the bus station and arrived to our hotel around 8.30pm. We were exhausted. We took a bath and grab some dinner opposite to our hotel. There were huge and various of restaurants just across the street. When you go to Medan, you need to explore the pure Indonesian cuisine. For those who really wanted to try the real indonesian cuisine, this place is FOOD HEAVEN! No regret. We can't even choose which restaurant we wanted to dine in because there were variety of choices there. Those looks delicious and tempting. We walked from the 1st restaurant to the last restaurant to see the variety of cuisine they were selling. We were so excited and couldn't decide which restaurant to choose. Finally we came to an end of all restaurants and we decided to eat a real indonesian cuisine which i forgot the restaurant name. It was so delicious and the owner gave us a voucher to be used for the next day..yeayyy! After done with our dinner, we walked around to see the city at night and we came across to a live band nearby. We stopped for awhile to see the live band and straightly went back to the hotel. We were so tired due to our Lake Toba activity for a whole day. It was mind blowing but we were extremely exhausted. We slept early on that night and wanted to wake up a bit late for the next day.<br />
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The next morning, we woke up around 10am. Before we started the day, we took a breakfast at a restaurant in front of the hotel. Our plan today is to explore Medan and the buildings there. Actually, there are quite of few historical buildings near to our accommodation. We planned to take a look at the buildings after done with the breakfast. After that, we wanted to buy some stuffs and grab some food to be eaten in our hotel room. As been mentioned, our hotel is behind the Medan City Hall..yess we were staying pretty near or next to the hall. We visited the hall during daytime to take some photo. We also went to Lonsum Building. That is the famous and historic building in Medan that have been build during the Dutch colonial. It also known as 'Gedung London Sumatera (LONSUM)'. The shape, architecture, physical and function of this building is unchanged till now. It always remain the same. For your information, this building is the first building in Medan that has elevator inside. The building is beautiful and the strategic location is famous for photography spot. Then, i also saw the historic of Medan Post Office and Medan Indonesia Bank which have been there for many many years. It clearly shows that Medan has been influenced by Dutch based on the historical buildings shape and design.<br />
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Before the final day of the vacation, we packed up all our stuffs and get a breakfast before checked out from the hotel. Gonna miss the gorgeous 5stars hotel! Our flight was in afternoon around 1pm. So, we went to a train station nearby and took a train to go to airport. It only tooks 30mins for us to arrive to Kualanamu Airport while enjoying the Medan's view besides the train window. This vacation was the wonderful experience ever to see volcano's crater in real. It's such a great experience. AND this is my 2nd volcano trip in Indonesia. Volcano, more to go! *astonished*<br />
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P/S: More trips to Indonesia soon.....YEAHHH!!!!</div>
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Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-35017394405082651752019-12-31T23:48:00.002+08:002020-09-22T16:11:02.053+08:00Story of Bagpacker to Agra and Jaipur <br />
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The unforgettable experiences
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journey to India was extremely an unforgettable experience. I went to India on April 2019. I've prepared this
vacation liked 3 months before. I did bought the flight ticket last year but i
properly managed to plan this trip about 3 months before departure. Obviously
you have to do that when you are travelling. But, it is different when you
travel to India. If you wanted to travel to India as a bagpacker like me, these
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your information, i went to Agra and Jaipur. I arrived to Jaipur airport at 8pm
local time. I traveled to India with my friend and lil sister. We were the
Charlie's Angles there. Three girls who traveled to India as a bagpacker. I've
read in many blogs, they said that it is not easy to travel to India as a
bagpacker because scammer is everywhere. BUT, if you survive as a bagpacker
style in India, then you can survive to travel anywhere around the world.
Alright, we take that as a challenge! Nevermind. India is famous with Uber and
Grab but i preferred to use Uber because it is more cheaper than Grab. After
arrived the airport, we used airport wifi to book an Uber because there is no
simcard stall opened at night in the airport. Then, we asked the Uber driver to
send us to our hotel but he send us the wrong hotel. It was creepy because the
hotel that he brought us was at a very small hallway. Then, we told him to
u-turn and use the google maps to find our hotel and finally we managed to
reach our hotel with safe and sound. It was a big relieved! Fiuuuu..~~<o:p></o:p></div>
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we did not check in the hotel at that night. We were supposed to check in
tomorrow. We only requested to the receptionist to keep our luggage and belongings
for 1 night. He agreed and we were thankful for that because our next
destination to see the Jaipur city at night. Then, we book another Uber to
bring us to Jaipur city. We also asked the Uber driver to be our full time
driver while we were at Jaipur but he denied. He told us to book auto rickshaw
driver because it is easy, convenient and cheaper. It's alright then. He
dropped us at Hawa Mahal, Jaipur. Hawa Mahal is a beautiful palace in the
middle of Jaipur city. It was very beautiful and i love the architectural
structures and the light decorations. Those things made the Hawa Mahal stands
out more! After enjoying and photographing the beauty of the palace, we planned
to find a simcard phone but we couldn't find any shop nearby. Guess what?? An
indian uncle with his auto rickshaw, suddenly stopped his auto near the Hawa
Mahal. He greeted us and he knew that we were tourist. He offered to bring us
to see Jaipur city at night with cheap price. Of course we said YES!!! He
showed and explained us several monuments. <o:p></o:p></div>
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we told uncle that we wanted to buy simcard and we didn't know where to buy.
Uncle brought us to Jaipur bus station. That bus station is full of people and many
shops. We didn't know which shop sell the simcard. So, uncle help us to find a
shop that he used to know. As usual, local people showed weird face to us
because we were tourist and kinda different from them...and as always we will feel
awkward but we don't care at all because we used to get that feeling when we
travels. This is what you'll get when you travel in a small group
and bagpackers. But, its okay. We can blend and acted friendly with them, but
not too friendly because they might think "something else" especially
in India. So, my advice is just go with the flow but knows the limit! Finally i
got to buy the simcard. The problem is i couldn't activated the simcard on the
spot and need to topup after the phone number is activated. An indian guy came
to us and offered a help. He was really nice and friendly. He also knew our
uncle driver..HAHAa! He called uncle as Cha Cha, it means Uncle in hindi. I
forgot the guy name. His age is around 20++ something. He brought us to meet
his friend and asked Chacha to wait for us. His friend helped us to activate
our simcard on the spot!! Damn it's awesome!!! Finally we can use the simcard.
Nice right! Thanks alot to the guy and his friend. They were so friendly and nice.
He also told us which place to visit in Jaipur and Agra. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sometimes i felt lucky to meet nice people in new country. It
seems like there's still have trusted people that can sincerely help without
worries. Ok, lets move on to other destination. Our next stop was Jaipur Train
Station. Chacha send us to the train station because our train to Agra was
early in the morning at 3am. We reached at train station almost 12am. We
already dealed with Chacha, after we went back from Agra we wanted him to take
us back from train station and be our auto driver for our vacation. He accepted
the deal. Cool!! We took his phone number and off he go. We overnight at Jaipur
Train Station to go to Agra. The train station were pack of people eventhough
at midnight. Most of them sleep at train station. I tell you what, we were so
sleepy and tired. My sister and my friend planned to stay few hours at the
neaby hotel. Actually i don't mind to overnight at the train station. But, my
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Something weird happen! This part is quite shock and creepy. We went out from
the train station and walked across the station in the middle of night. There
were many auto rickshaw outside the station waiting for customers. Some of them
asked us to ride their auto and some of them offered us a hotel package with
auto ride. We don't know which one to believe. We just keep on walking without
giving any respond to them. Then, we found a hotel across the street. The hotel
looks okay to me. But my friend and my lil sister refused to stay there because
the hotel lobby have so many local guys. Maybe they were feeling uncomfortable.
So, we walked out from the hotel. Nearby the big road, an auto rickshaw driver
came approched us. He said he has a nice hotel just nearby the street and can
bring us there. He showed us the hotel's photo. So we said okay and ride his
auto. We were really tired and damn sleepy. After reached the hotel, the driver
said that we can have a look the room first before booking and pay. I was a bit
blur. We were a bit blur and suspicious at the same time. The receptionist told
us to follow his man. His man will show us which room we wanted to stay. He
brought us to go inside the lift. The lift was really narrow and small. And
guess what!! I was a bit nervous in the lift. The man in the lift was facing us
and folding his arm in front of the lift door. Seems like he didn't want to let
someone in or out. But my sister,my friend and I acted as normal as we could.
YUCKKK!! The room was creepy. The walkway corridor also creepy. Gloomy and
dark. The room smelled cigarettes. It was bad. He also brought us to other
level to see other room. But all are same. The room is bad. Creepyyyy!! The
environment is not good. Not nice for girls like us. Well, i guess you'll know
what i mean right. Without further a due, we quickly went down and get out from
the small lift. We told the auto driver that we didnt want to stay in that
hotel and please brought us back to the train station. The driver was a bit mad
but we don't care. Finally, we reached to the train station and fiiiuuuuu what
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clock showed 1am. I found a train station hotel or rest and go service by India
authority. We thought this is quite interesting and believable. So we decided
to stay for 3hours in the temporary hotel. This hotel was way much better and
comfortable. We took a bath and power nap before we start our train journey to
Agra. We had a nice sleep there. Our train at 4am but we need to get ready around
3.30am. So we packed our stuffs and checkout from hotel. I couldn't believed
that i ride a train in India. Train is the most important and famous
transportation in India and India is world's number one in train
transportation. 24/7 nonstop! *big applause* and here it comes. Our train is
arrived. The train ticket to Agra is quickly sold out. We managed to bought the
ticket online 1 month before departure. Our ticket is from Jaipur-Agra
Chantt-Jaipur. That"s the only ticket left during that time. The disappointment
happened when the local people in the train didn't seat based on the ticket
number. Bear in mind, this is what happen when you travel to India. The local
people dont like to follow rules. So we end up sharing a seat together. We
couldn't rest or sleep in the train. Just imagined! We were like owls and the
next day we got panda's eyes. Panda's eyes arrived to Agra a bit late due to
train's issue. The train suddenly stop for almost 1 hour in the middle of
nowhere. I have no idea what was happened because i am so damnnn sleepy. I just
looked outside the window without any feelings. The local people sang songs in
the train for their entertainment but i couldn't understand them. Because i'm
sleepy and tired and i don't even care what they were doing. A family offered
us snacks because they saw us restless and no energy. Just like i said before,
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arrived to Agra around 8.45am. We were tired but happy at the sane time. We
were happy that we arrived to our destination safely. Seems like riding a train
were torturing us. It was a busy morning in Agra Chantt Train Station. I
enjoyed the view, the local people and the blue train. Yes, the train is blue
colour. The view made me remember the hindi movie or tamil movie that i used to
watch. When we reached the front gate of Agra Chantt train station, many tour
guide approaching to us to offer the best tour deal to visit around Agra. Of
course before travel, i will do detail research about the places that i'll
wanted to visit. When travel to India, we need to becareful with scammers. Yes,
India is famous with that, especially in Mumbai, Delhi and Agra. I'm concerned
about that but, i'm not afraid to travel here because of that issue. A few
minutes later, we found a tour guide under India authority. We decided to join
him besides the price is same with my previous research from other blog before.
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The journey of Agra adventure begun. The main purpose of visiting to Agra is
non other than Taj Mahal. HOLY GRAIL!!! It will be such a waste to not visit to
Taj Mahal if you already arrived to India. It's like once in a life time. Yes,
we only wanted to visit Taj Mahal and Agra Fort only because there is nothing
much in Agra. So we went straight to Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal was build for 22 years. It was about 20minutes from
Agra Chantt. The traffic jam in here was real. Honks everywhere and pack with
people & transports. It was a hot day and we were sweating. Then, the
auto driver stopped us at the nearby shop and we had to walked few metres to go
to Taj Mahal entrance because auto are not allowed to go there. Okay fine....we
walked under the hot sunny day and yeeahhh i'm wearing my sweater and sunglass on
that day. Because it was hot and i don't want to get tanned or sunburn...LOLL!!
There are 4 entrance gates of Taj Mahal. We went to the south gate of Taj
Mahal. It is easier than other gates and you could see the full view of Taj
Mahal from this gate. From the entrance, i could see the white and sparkle view of Taj Mahal building. It was mind blowing and speechless. It's liked white pearl under the sun! That was my first impression. Then, i took so many photos at every corner and inch of Taj Mahal. HAHAH! Please ignore my excitement..LOL! Well, who wouldn't be excited with one of seven wonders of the world. Beside the Taj Mahal is Yamuna River. I also took some photos and video around the building and river. The river not so clean but it's alright. Taj Mahal was build by Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz. It is a symbol of love between he and his wife. It was made from white marble..fully marble with Islamic architectural. In old days, the building is covered with gemstone and diamonds, but the stones gone during wars. And i also believe that, there are underground secret passages under the building because i saw some doors and gates are forbidden to enter. Furthermore, this building also got underground ventilation. Guess where is it? It is under the floor that we are standing. I noticed that the marble floor do have small holes!! The engineers and architects were brilliant. They knew how to make the building valuable and to be recognized around the world with some special touches and designs. The landscape of Taj Mahal is so grand and wonderful. The building and the landscape is so symmetrical! We spend almost 4 hours in Taj Mahal to explore and checked out any hidden passage or message there. <o:p></o:p><br />
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History believed that Shah Jahan wanted to build another Taj Mahal across the Yamuna River. It would be Black Taj. But his son denied his command because to built another Taj will waste more money. Then, his son sentenced him to jail which is known as Agra Fort. So, our next destination was Agra Fort. It also famous as Red Fort because the colour of the building is red. This is where Shah Jahan live for the rest of his life until he died. You could see Taj Mahal from Agra Fort too. It looks big and white! The Agra Fort is so big. The wall entrance is so big. We didn't spend so much time during the visit to Agra Fort. We took some photos and off we go because it was super hot day and plus we were tired because of the train journey. We felt damn hungry and we told the auto driver to bring us to an aircond restaurant because it was a very hot day and we super damn hungry. Then, he send us to a halal restaurant that he knew. The restaurant was nice and the price also was "nice". But we dont care about the price because we were so damn tired and so damn hungry. We ate deliciously and vigorously with full of enjoyment. After filled up our stomach, the driver brought us to see gemstones & diamonds shops, silk & sari shops and souvenirs shops. I didn't but anything in Agra because Agra is quite expensive than Jaipur. So i decided to shop at Jaipur instead. My sister did buy a gemstone pendant there after dealing with the shop owner and he gave my sister the cheapest price. But the boss was not so happy..HAHAA. Maybe he didn't get any benefit from the price given. After done shopping and site seeing in Agra, we prepared to go back to Jaipur around 6pm. We were super exhausted. We slept throughout the journey to Jaipur. We reached Jaipur at 11.30pm and straight to our hotel.<br />
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Same incident happened. The auto driver that fetched us wrongly send to other hotel. He send us to creepy small hallway. We were exhausted and no energy to argue with him anymore. We just told him please bring us the right hotel by referring the location on google maps. Few minutes later we reached to the hotel and checked in to our room. Thanks to the manager who gave us super big room with aircond in return. We went to bath and slept until 10am because our new adventure begun at 11am tomorrow. Its Jaipur timee!!! We took our breakfast at hotel. The breakfast was so delicious. It was vegetarian breakfast. For your information, you don't need to worry about the food in India. majority of them are vegetarian. So it is very easy to find vegetarian food. We enjoyed having our breakfast at the hotel. The staffs were very nice too. The hotel is Surya Villa Heritage Home Hotel. Pretty and nice location. It is far from the honk noises and i had a nice sleep here..plus delicious vegetarian food. Yes, they'll serve vegetarian food for every breakfast. That's how Indian life. We get ready to explore Jaipur and waited Chacha to pick up at hotel. Few minutes later, he arrived at our hotel but that's not Chacha. That was his son. We were a little upset because Chacha not came but its okay. Let see how his son behave.<br />
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Jaipur is located at Rajasthan. It is city of kings. That's why Jaipur got many type of forts and palaces. Jaipur is also known as Pink City because most of the buildings are light red to pink colours. Our journey started from the north part of the Pink City. We told our auto driver to go from north and finished to south of the city. Let me list out the places that we've visited.<br />
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1. Amber Fort - the most famous fort in Jaipur because this was the shooting location of box office hindi film Bajirao Mastani. The fort is so damn big and such a beauty. It supposed to be surrounded by a lake but the lake is not exist anymore. We climbed up to the fort and the view was so awesome!<br />
2. Sesh Mahal - this is also known as palace of mirrors. The palace is inside the Amber Fort. It is mind blowing. The architectural and the arrangement of mirrors were so detail and so great! Sometimes i just couldn't understand why the engineers and architects from old days were brilliant eventhough their technology were limited. I'm so impress!<br />
3. Jaigarh Fort - this is more like the Great Wall of China. Looks almost the same but a bit smaller. The function of this fort is more to war. The location is around the mountain near to Amber Fort. It seems like surrounded the Jaipur area. I think this is a great strategy in wars. Besides that, the city of Jaipur itself is surrounded by many gates or i can say it as entrances because you will be welcomed by these gates or entrances to get inside to the Pink City. On the way to this fort, our auto driver stop by the road to see the Jaipur view and Jal Mahal from the top of mountain. OMGGG i could see Jal Mahal from here and it looks cute and tiny..LOLL!<br />
4. Nahargarh Fort - this fort is very interesting. The engineers and architects must be thinking out of the box! Actually i am so excited to go to this fort because i've done the research about it. That's a story behind this fort. A king that had many wives. And each wife got their own mansion. Those mansions inside this fort. And each mansions is connected to King's corridor only. Only the King could walk through this corridor and others were forbidden including his wives. The wall painting in this fort were made of food. It is food painting colour. Totally mind blowing! The colour paints were made from food!!! Unbelievable. Those are still in a good conditions. I also could see the Pink City on top of the fort rooftop. Like all!!<br />
5. Jal Mahal - this is a palace on top of a river. We can see the Jal Mahal near the big road on the way to Nahargarh Fort. The palace is no entry. We only could see some part of the Jal Mahal structure and the rest levels are underwater. I couldn't understand why they build the palace in that way. Maybe there's something under the river and totally secret i guess...~<br />
6. City Palace - this palace also famous for film shooting which is Jodha Akhbar hindi film. The palace is at the center of Pink City. This is where the current King's of Rajasthan family leave till now. Yes, they are still exist but not too expose. Tourist can visit inside the palace, but only some part of it. The other part is forbidden by the king's family. As i said before, all palaces and forts were brilliantly designed. Same goes to the City Palace. Based on my opinion, City Palace is more to modern days style and not too ancient.<br />
7. Hawa Mahal - Yes, we did came to this palace for second time. This time was day time visit. Hawa Mahal also can be referred as Palace of Windows. There are many windows in this palace. The Kings builds many windows for this Queen to see the indian celebration by the road because queen is forbidden to gout from palace. Another brilliant idea right! Oh don't forget, this also got famous shopping spots too.<br />
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8. Jantar Mantar - stars or zodiac place. This is more to astronomy or astrology museum. This was build long longg time ago where people calculate and check the time and months upon the stars. There are many zodiac signs and they are unique. Besides that, we also can measure the actual timing from here. It is totally accurate!!! TOTALLY ACCURATE TIME GUYSSS!!! I'm so speechless and shocked! From the sun and mathematics can know the current timing. People in old days were so brilliant and genius guys! I wished to learn from them.<br />
9. Raj Mandir Cinema - I just walked by in front of the cinema only. I didn't plan to watch any movie while travelling. It is an old cinema but already renovated. Cool.<br />
10. Johri Bazaar & Bapuu Bazaar - These are the busiest shopping place in Jaipur. During our stays in Jaipur, we went to both bazaar everyday..HAHAA!! There are variety items from clothes, silks, saris, souvenirs, local food, sweets, chai walla (tea), carpets, cushion covers, bedsheets and many more.<br />
11. Albert Hall Museum - This is the best spot to enjoy with group of sparrow. AWESOME ever! In fron of the museum got so many sparrows and is very famous place for wedding photoshoot or video shooting. During our time there was a couple to do their wedding photoshoot but i think we kinda interupted them because we were having so much fun chased the sparrows. We were surrounded by sparrow birds. Actually, we didn't go inside the museum. The structure of the musuem is more appealing to look at rather than inside of museum..*grin*<br />
12. Central Park Jaipur - This is just beside the Jawahar Circle. It is a park or green garden. Just a normal park at the city of Jaipur. There were souvenir shops at the central park too.<br />
13. Jawahar Circle - The most beautiful design i've ever seen in Jaipur! It is located near to Jaipur airport around 10minutes. Love the colourful designs alot!! This place is popular for instagram photo too.<br />
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The best part is the food, buildings and views of course. Majority of Indian are vegetarian. So all hotels mostly will
serve vegetarian food. Those food were delicious and i like a lot! My new
experience by train from Jaipur and Agra was a bittersweet. India is full of
incredible places to visit. But it seems not too easy. For those who wanted to
explore India by themselves, please prepare your mental and physical. Make sure
those are fit enough. I really mean it. Especially MENTAL. It need a tough
mental to experience India. Please bear in mind to all foreigners. INDIA is the
key to be an expert traveler! And i'm proud and thankful to feel this kind of
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Today is the last day of 2019. This year brings a lot of nice and adventurous moments that i can keep them in heart forever. As usual, i will travel every year to other new place for a little adventure and evolving the travelling spirit to enjoy the meaning of life. What's the point of life it we don't want to see the other horizon that God has creates? Well, to those who are fortunate to see the world, you should see it while you can. Of course we'll need some extra sacrifice in order to see it. But, believe me, you wouldn't regret to spend your time or money on books and travels. Furthermore, there is a quote stated that <i><span style="font-size: large;">"A world is a book. And those who do not travel read only one page".</span></i></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">You should go somewhere you've never been! You will learn something new and if you are lucky you can find peace and your true self. Alright, enough of those random thoughts. The past few months, i've been traveled to 3 different countries that's absolutely excites me. I am thankful to see the other part of world every year. It doesn't matter to travel oversea or within my own country. For me, to have time to plan for travelling is enough. After so much effort to focus on work, study and improving myself, i think i need a little break to enjoy my life without stress or pressure. GUESS WHAT?? I did enjoy my travels fully without regrets BUT more to thankfulness. This year, i went to INDIA, INDONESIA and AUSTRALIA. Let me throwback some wonderful time there.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">If you are brave to travel independently, then you have a strong confident in yourself. I see travel is not too much different with our life. In life, we need to be strong, brave, bold and confident to decide what is right or wrong. We need to speak out with facts and deliver through actions. Simple saying but no action is bullshit! I've learned a lot when i'm travelling such as planning, decision making, communication, organizing, understanding, thankful and many more. I think, throughout my travel journey as a bagpacker, i see the world in different perspective and in my own point of view. It makes me more independent and believe in myself. WHY? because i didn't have any tour guide to rely on. I have to stand on my own feet from first day till last day of travel. </span></div>
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YES! I am proud of myself based on those journeys that i've been through. I run my own style of travelling. Well, i didn't ask any of you to follow my steps because not all can adapt with this kind of life. But for me, it is enough to explore the world in my own way and mesmerize with the God's creations. I will never stop to travel around the world because it is one of the biggest achievement for me and i will grab it. My principal of life is, I will do what i wanna do, I will get what i wanna get, I don't care what other people think, as long as i satisfy of what it is!<br />
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So guys, lets hear my experiences during my travels to those countries. YEAHH~~</div>
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Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-68949161485781342142019-11-18T22:06:00.004+08:002020-08-03T16:12:54.649+08:00Talk Wisely <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Is it necessary to talk rough to a girl??</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRlu0Wn3V8FOCc-Affw_Mm1Zod39GtFRkZ_ZHSd1K18Mx4xOhyKDzLlNwN-ORiOtqrHi6v7BpxyqMNWNj2i5YYTGc-s9gUylE9THdg9JQ4LnKsQZuENrYClie4olAalsSI4KGsSdNVtA/s1200/20474308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRlu0Wn3V8FOCc-Affw_Mm1Zod39GtFRkZ_ZHSd1K18Mx4xOhyKDzLlNwN-ORiOtqrHi6v7BpxyqMNWNj2i5YYTGc-s9gUylE9THdg9JQ4LnKsQZuENrYClie4olAalsSI4KGsSdNVtA/s320/20474308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">What on earth are u thinking? When you talk bad to a girl that's how she will treat you. That is so true. Majority a girl acts inappropiate to a guy because of the guy himself.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Hey!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">If you want a nice and soft spoken girl, you as a guy should treat a girl well. How come a girl want to respect a boy if the boy has no respect at all??</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">What are you thinking guys? Do you think that it is cool to act that way?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">For your information, girls love an appropiate guys who knows how to respect a girl, soft spoken, nice but firm and confident.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">I really can't understand why a boy couldnt talk nicely to a girl. Hey guys, what happen to your attitude? Are you in trouble? Did you forget to take your medicine?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Yeah, i really can't accept when a guy talk bad to a girl. I just couldn't!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Well, everyday i'm working surrounded by men. So can you imagine?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">It is normal to talk rough when working in a site construction, especially when you have to handle the stubborn general workers.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Not just the general workers, sometimes the subcontractors also talk harsh and curse while working.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Well...i think this is normal in construction life. So i couldn't be bothered.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Sometimes, me too talk harsh and inappropiate to workes. But i've never curse them!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">I dont like cursing. That is soooo bad attitude.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">I will never forget the engineer's ethics in working area</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">An engineer should be wise, manageable and respectable</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Sooo...that is why i dont like a guy talk bad or inappropiate to a girl or to me.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Because i am so sick of this kind of attitude due to my daily working life in a construction area. I think i am changing to be like them. Not fully like them but "kinda"..well, you know what i mean right.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Guys, please treat a girl in respect and be nice always okay...like ALWAYSSS!!~~</span><br />
<br /></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-24098653241758890522019-06-23T23:28:00.004+08:002020-08-07T15:48:42.428+08:00The June Twenty Third<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRAkZcF_h-krJppb9grOBnUtpurEmfGkCAh6KmpPjFwGmCQsh0lJMf55feri6JD0JIo3N0KYBDxakjtTtIRkOrkYBNMjpdffmoylGoq_slYCbuGJjDXIriEWgNPwF0gi1Gzh4KP-ycbA/s310/images+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRAkZcF_h-krJppb9grOBnUtpurEmfGkCAh6KmpPjFwGmCQsh0lJMf55feri6JD0JIo3N0KYBDxakjtTtIRkOrkYBNMjpdffmoylGoq_slYCbuGJjDXIriEWgNPwF0gi1Gzh4KP-ycbA/s0/images+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><div><span style="color: purple;">One day i will be gone. Far away from you. </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">It hurts me so badly</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I even cant to accept this feeling</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But im sure it will be gone</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I thought i knew you for all these years together</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But i didnt knew you at all</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I thought you are different from others</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But deep down inside you are same like them</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Just see what you've done</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Make me feels so little</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Down under your feet</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Who i used to see equal without any discrimination</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Now you already show the non equal height</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You keep on saying about the level</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">About the standard</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But you've forgot who was there when you're down</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And now you talk about things to be showed off</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Makes me feel underestimate</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">When i am here to wish you success and wishes all great prayers to you</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Supports you everyday and everyway</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Willing to follow you</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But then you turn back on me</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Back off</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">All the memories of ups and downs go away wasted</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">My heart is ache and broke into pieces</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The day you turned to be someone that im not even knew</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">This is me forcing to swallow everything that stucked in my chest</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">From that night of june twenty third</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You decide to be proud </span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Proud of what you are becoming today</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I became silent</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Trying to recall what you've said</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Because i still couldnt believe of what you've just said</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Seems like it was not you but someone else</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Whyyyy.....why you have to be like this</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I always miss all the sweet little things you did to me</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Simple and nice attitude without hoping anything</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Without any comparison</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Cause you used to say that you wont compare me with no one else</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But you just did</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">With your ownself</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You let me feel down just to show your proudness</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Show off of what you have and what i dont</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">My heart is in pain</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Im trying to imagine the word is not from you</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">But it is actually you</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And my eyes dripping in tears on the pillow</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Till the june twenty third is gone</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">To hardly accept of what you've been showing off to let me down</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Feeling badly hurt</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I'll be away</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">I will be gone without letting you know</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">You already have everything to achieve</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;">And you will never need me to achieve it</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: purple;">It is true..a guy will be tested when he got everything he want and a woman will be tested when she didnt have anything</span></i><br />
<br /></div>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-27580487992142704802019-06-12T23:57:00.002+08:002020-08-03T16:13:39.767+08:00Stop Showing The Unnecessary Thought to Others<span style="color: #444444;">Showing off....</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">For me that is not my style. I am unspoken type when i did something big to myself. I'm not rather telling people of what i am,who i am or what i currently do than being cool and easy of what i have had. That is me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Why?...</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Because nowadays, some people might take advantage to comment or condemn us if we have something good in our ownself. They will take it as a main point to judge us based on what we have or hold. Just imagine, if you ask a fish to climb a tree, it will felt stupid for the entire life. So, do judge people based on their capability and speciality.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">But....</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">If someone trigger me without knowing me and my capabilities, then it is such a shame. Don't judge a book by its cover. Actually, you don't even know who i was.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">I'm waiting for the perfect time to make you realise that you are absolutely wrong in every angle. Just wait and please open your eyes big enough.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span>Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-19957108800746565942019-06-02T13:54:00.002+08:002020-07-23T15:56:00.976+08:00Tips of Travelling for Real Traveller<span style="color: #444444; text-align: justify;">You guys have seen me and some people are also wondering how
I can go for travelling from country to other country eventhough I’m busy with
work, life and commitments. Without further due, I would like to share with you
guys out there, yah! Yes you..You who are reading my blog, silently reading my
blog. Cheers!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">A trip to other country is always excite me. I will prepare
everything accordingly with the list of itinerary. Usually whenever I wanted to
travel to another country, I will study the country, cultures, attractions and
people in it. Those are necessary things to bear in mind when you go to other
country. To travel without knowing anything about a country will be wasted.
Travelling is to see and feel the new environment while experiencing their
natures. We can’t simply visited to other country just for a vacation or to be
proud of – to show that you can travel around the world. That is not the
meaning of travelling. When we are travelling we wanted to get new experience
and try to learn new things. I love to travel because it makes me feels
appreciate of what I have had. It also shows me the meaningful of God’s
creations. Sometimes I feel free to be myself when I go to travel. I can meet
new people who don’t really know of who I am. Basically, willing to travel to a
different country is such a privilege for me. Yes, some people say that you
need more money to travel around the world. But in my opinion, it is not. You
are just need to arrange your time wisely to travel around the world. Money is
always there for you but time isn’t. If you are still young, free and have
money, you should have guts to see the world. Take the opportunity to see the
world. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Some people may think that you needs a lot of money to go
around the world. It is not necessarily. You just need to save a little money
to go for travelling. A person who really wanted to see the world would do
anything to get to see what he/she wanted to see. You don’t have to spend a lot
of money to go for travels. First and foremost, the main tips for travelling is
to plan before travel. Planning is very important. Every successful thing comes
with great plan. For me, when I’m going for travelling, I will plan all the
itinerary 2 months before depart. Well, let me share with you a few tips based
on my style and experiences. Those tips maybe not suitable with you but
nevermind, you can just read but no harm to follow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZia4EX_HuSk8K_nzHUTZMj9SPeYCVzOIbqrHDUjcoClYD7ACMk7gqJ8GgNoyvRYgS4HPRbzigiFnfjbPFbZ6OSPx9ODtKXf6Wxi_sA_9nYjKD6_U33muEVHixbLOWomBmq-UTDdw9Kc/s1200/ce-travel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZia4EX_HuSk8K_nzHUTZMj9SPeYCVzOIbqrHDUjcoClYD7ACMk7gqJ8GgNoyvRYgS4HPRbzigiFnfjbPFbZ6OSPx9ODtKXf6Wxi_sA_9nYjKD6_U33muEVHixbLOWomBmq-UTDdw9Kc/w400-h209/ce-travel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Always alert with all the flight discounts. This
is why I can save more when I go travels. I am so excited when it comes to
cheap ticket price. I can save while exploring the world. So, you guys should
open your eyes and be alert on any promo flight ticket. Forsure you will never
feel regret, actually lucky.</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Budget planning. This is usually depends on a
person income. You don’t have to spend a lot of your savings for travelling.
You just need to plan your budget before going for holiday. Budget list is a
must when it comes to visit to other country. List out all the things and
places you wanted to do or to visit and make sure all those things are worthy!
You don’t want to end up regret in the future. This is what I always do when I go
to travel, to list out all things based on my budget. Enough cash makes a
smooth travels.</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: orange;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: orange;">Plan your itinerary wisely without missing any
important thing. In every plan that we do, we will work it out as sequence. You
can’t simply do something without any step/plan/sequence. So, that’s why I will
always do my own trip itinerary. It will make the trip easier to plan rather
than just go with the flow, because we are visiting to a new place or new
environment that we have never been experienced before, so please bear in mind
to plan your trip accordingly to avoid messy trip. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Photo as a memory keeper and proof. Well, it is
not easy to travel to other country because it takes sacrifices. You need to
work hard to travel around the world. After your hardwork in the office, you
will need your ‘me time’ to rest your mind and body. Therefore, always treasure
the beautiful moment of travelling. Just enjoy the view, scenaries, natures,
cultures, architectures, monuments and surroundings in that place. Keep those
as a wonderful memory cause you are not always at the same place. We are human.
Human goes for travelling and experience new things. That’s how life’s work.</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Basically, a trip or travelling
will be a precious moment when we appreciate of what we have had. While you are
still young and strong, do enhance your travel spirits. See the world. See
beyond the world and see what you’ve never seen before, because <span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you can’t buy
time with money and money can’t buy time but time is money~~ quote by Miss J</i></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Work hard, play hard and be
smart. Keep moving forward for a better future because life is travelling. We
are in travel phase too. Travel from young to old, fresh to experienced, good
to better, down up + updowns but never forget to appreciate the give form GOD.
Happy travelling to all! </span><br />
<br />Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-51686356259554538322019-02-20T20:47:00.003+08:002020-07-23T15:54:51.614+08:00Current Life's Progress<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #444444;">Life will get busier than ever. Everybody has their own responsibility and commitment in life. The purpose of life is to survive in life and keep on going. For that, we must always get ready to face life and future. We will never know our future but can prepare the coming, as long as we keep on moving, ready and never give up. Sometimes, we feel like there are tonne of commitment that we held and hold. Sometimes we feel like we can't cope all of those things. Then, there is a small voice inside our head talk to us to stay on track that we've choose, never turn back and excell!! Because you need to face lots of bumpy roads along the journey to reach a beautiful destination. That's life... treasure every moment because it counts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Likewise, my PE report for the second year is done and been endorsed well by Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). I'm feeling much grateful that they've approved my training report because obviously it is kinda hard for our traing report to get endorse by IEM. So now, i might need 3 months to settle my third year of my PE training. It makes me a bit nervous to complete my training to be a Professional Engineer (PE) and get the Ir. status. Well, it's a little tough to get a perfect thing that we wanted most but i'm trying to reach it with the best of me. It was not easy to find a time to complete the report for every 3 months due to tonne of office works and site works that i need to handle as an engineer in my real life. Sometimes, i feel proud of myself because i managed to finish my training report everytime and ontime. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Although it seems pretty busy to cope other commitments, i force myself, put a strong heart and patience on it. We have to force ourselves in a good way to catch things that we desire the most. If you aim for something you need to work hard and reach for it. Everytime when i feel lazy, i will try to talk to myself "if i dont do this, i will take more time to complete it. When i never give up on doing it, i will get the great end to it". That is a simple tip on how i get the strength to get things that i want in my life. Time is running every second without a pause. So why must you hit the "pause" button on your own life. Your life is your story. It is yours. Just keep on moving forward until you satisfied with it and finally you'll manage to say "okay, that's it and mission accomplish!". After that, please enjoy the moment and throwback the ups and downs which have made you a better person, a successful person. Forsure you will be smilling for those moments. Just remember, be humble and nice to people. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">To be a professional needs a lot of effort. The key is do not easily judge a thing quickly without a proper investigation or strong evidence. Confidence and knowledgeable will be respected!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Engineer roxx!</span></div>
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Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-45018042172756975262019-02-08T13:06:00.003+08:002019-02-08T13:08:08.827+08:00Aqiqah & Prayers Ceremony<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I went back to my awesome hometown last Saturday. Yeah it is an awesome hometown because it is a place where i born and where my family stays. For your information, i am rarely go back to my hometown due to work in JB. I will go back to my hometown if i'm having a very long holiday, which is why i went back to my hometown last Saturday due to Chinese New Year celebration. Well, it's a golden opportunity to go back on last weekend because i'm working with China's company. Forsure, they are having a long holiday for the celebration. I took the chance to go back to BP for aqiqah <i>(say it as Ah-Kee-Ka)</i> and prayers ceremony for my lil niece. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Basically, when a child is born, Muslim parents will do aqiqah for the baby (same like <i>baby shower</i>). Actually it is a "sunnah" tradition but is not required or compulsory. Usually it is based on the family expense to celebrate it or not. It is hosted by baby's family for welcoming new baby into a Muslim family. It is also a way for parents to show gratefullness and thanks to God for the blessings of a healthy child. We will provide meals to the community which is to slaughters one or two sheeps/goats. Since she is a baby girl, so we must slaugther a goat. While for baby boy is require two goats/sheeps. In some regions, they also sacrifice cows and camels. The sacrifice is considered as part of the aqiqah. Besides that, the animal that been slaughtered must free from any defects and healthy and it must be done humanely, not torture the animal!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">The ceremony started at 2.30pm on February 5th 2019 for prayers and all guest (families, relatives, neighbours, friends) arrived at 3pm. A lot of food have been prepared by my families. Such as satay, lontong, grilled lamb, ice-creams, delicacies, fruits, drinks, noodles and many more. Those were pretty damn delicious and mouth watering! HAHAHH!!! We also gave goodies to all our guest for representing our gratitude to them for welcoming the ceremony & prayers. Many guest and relatives bring gifts for the new baby such as clothing, toys, baby accessories and others. We feel blessed and thankful to all. In addition, we also thankful for the prayers and well-wishes for the baby girl too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Right now, i will share the photos of the aqiqah &prayers ceremony for memories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Finally, thanks to my mom for the designs and decorations for the baby's stage, tables & chairs decorations for guest and the backdrop. It was pretty and superbbb as always. You never fail about design and decorations since my sister's wedding. Your touch will always and forever be amazing!!! AND i hope that my little princess will always be in a good health and wealth, intelligent, kind and brilliant to the end. You are soooo cuteee baby. Be great for yourself first, then towards family and country! Ameeennnn...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Love you always </span><br />
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Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-36224736846379625742019-01-29T19:47:00.002+08:002020-08-03T16:14:49.548+08:002018 Is Going to be REMEMBERED in 2019<span style="color: #444444;">I know you will be reading this and this is for YOU.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">P/S: Sorry for the unpleasant sentances.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">This is for certain people only. </span><span style="color: #444444; text-align: justify; text-indent: 48px;">This message is for the person out there who are actually questioning about my travels. For your information, my money is not your money. And you have no right to question about it. I know that you are extremely "care" about me. Or should i say it as "non of your business" #jealousyalert Huhh! *eyes rolled* I already settled all my studies loan after i finished my diploma and bachelor degree. I already settled the "PTPTN" very longggg timeee agoooo...ages ago. Besides that, i also did my Master's (Research) on FULL scholarship. SO I AM FREE FROM ANY DEBT...except for my car loan and will be finished in 3 years. Please focus on your own life rather than people's life!! Put it in your brain that i will keep on exploring around the world until i'm tired. You can back off! Dot! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">Hey yallzz! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">We should starts our day with a positive vibes. It is a MUST!! Alright enough with the vacations post. I think i've read alot of books on 2018. I love to read. I will always love reading. I love to read since in kindergarten. Right now, even as an adult, i also keep on reading books. Eventhough i am busy with work during the day, i will read at least a book at night. For me, reading can chill my mind from stress because when i read i feel like im in a different world. A world that full of imagination. Because when i read i will create an imagination at the same time. So thats why i love to read. To go to a different WORLD!! Those are some of my favorite books that i recently have. Cool right! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Harry Potter complete set</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Harry Potter and The Curse Child</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Stories of Rainy Days complete set</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Caraval </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● 88lovelife complete set</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● The Night Circus</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● #GIRLBOSS</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Beauty Brain Belief</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Things & Thoughts I Drew When I Was </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"> Bored</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Never Give Up</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Sad Girls</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">● Wonderwoman Warbringer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">Of course i will celebrate my birthday every year. 2018 means so much to me. I managed to get what i want before i celebrate my birthday,such as salary increment, got promoted, travels and most important of all i've booked my OWN HOUSE! It was happened before my birthday. Finally my house loan is approved after i celebrate my birthday. Thank God i finally have my own property. I am so proud of myself because i can proof that a single woman also can succeed by her own. Its a plenty of courage and strong heart to keep on moving forward and not afraid of losing something. I believe in God and my prayers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">Everyone dreams to have their own property or aset to settle for future. But i already settled it by my own. A woman alone also can get what she want whenever she wants too. Just be brave! You cant deny the power of a woman if she steps forward. Yeahhhh... Actually it doesnt matter about gender because it all comes down to HEART. Your heart is the key. Alright, i will reveal my home soon. It will be a wonderful and precious memory to post it on my own blog. Can't wait to share it here. Also cant wait to decorate my house!! Oh godddd..this is such an amazingggg feelingggg everrrrr!!!!! Alhamdulillah and praise to Allah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">Lastly, save the best for later. Yes, right. Last but not least and last is forever. On dec 10th i am officially promoted as AUNT. Hahahahahh!! Its a girl. Yes my sister delivered a baby girl on that day. Praise to God Almighty. She did a normal delivery and i am so proud of her. Her baby is great and in a good health. I am the luckiest aunt in the world to get a cute and wonderful niece at the same time. I can't wait to setup her Aqiqah & Prayers ceremony on next week. Its going to be a beautiful and awesome ceremony ever!! Insyallah...~~</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Okay...for 2019, i hope that this year will be a blast year for me and my family. No matter where we are we will always support and remember each other and pray for each other health & wealth to carry out the life journey for the entire year. God bless us all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Happy always!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Much love</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Stay chill </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Always turn on the vacation mode!</span><br />
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<br />Esmer@Ldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286357769408763463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123244548655083265.post-80285405609569127422019-01-25T13:18:00.001+08:002020-08-03T16:15:05.301+08:002019 is a GREAT starts because of 2018 Travels<span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to 2019</span></b>.....I wishes you all a happy and wonder new year of 2019, may you all have a great adventurous journey for this year to fulfill all your dreams. The determination to grab all golden chances and strike for excellences are the key to unlock all the beautiful aims. Make sure there is no one going to stop your route to excel no matter how hard and tough the situation is. Keep your eyes and mind wide open to continue the road and clear all the debris that might block your way to success. There will be rough times but there also will be good times for you. Just be nice and treat good to others. GOD will help you in unexpected ways, forsure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">As for me, i'll pray for the best this year! I don't like to explain my new year resolution because it is important to take action rather than explanation. Since the majority of people fail to stick their resolution. </span><span style="color: #444444;">I think i would like to give some throwback of what did i do for last year, obviously for 2018 of course so that i could remember the moments of ups and downs that i have been through as a companion and experience throughout the rest of my life. Besides, i'm rarely write in this blog due to the time constraint and few commitments. I miss blogging so much. I used to blog everyday especially during my studies (teenager's life). Alright, back to adult's life. </span><span style="color: #444444;">I've learned a lot throughout that year. Sometimes i screwed up things too. But i've never regret of what've i done. It's a learning process and we can't be perfect all the time. At least, we understand it and improves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">GOD, family and close friends that gives support of who i am today. Now, it's my time to sit down and share some of my 2018 moments. 2018 was a year that have surprised me with awesome things. I think i'm getting to understand and compromise with work-life-balance. </span><span style="color: #444444;">Actually I’ve got promoted after i went back from Korea.
Yeah it is pretty amazing to get promoted and I’m happy about it. Well of
course, if we get promoted we will have more responsibilities to handle. I hope
I can managed it well and cope everything in smooth and good way. I also have
my own business right now. Yes, it is a new job that I do. My business is still
growing and keep on improving. I am more to building and construction business.
I also have some workers that work with me. I’ve completed a contract for
air-condition installations for apartment that consist of 30 levels and each
level have 4 house units. Well, all works went smoothly and finished on
schedule. I’m happy about it. </span><span style="color: #444444;">It was
pretty challenging though, but I like it and it’s completed. I'm waiting for another business challenge in the future to learn more about business world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="text-indent: 48px;">Of course you know Korea right. Are you a big fan of Korean KPOP? Have you heard about KPOP before? Maybe you should google it if you’re not sure about it. Well, I went to Korea for 6 days with my family. We have planned this trip for about 2 months before. I’m very excited to go there. It’s one of my dream vacation. During the day before we fly to Korea, I was almost forget that I have a plane to catch at midnight. I am pretty busy with my work in the office and suddenly my sister called me and said, ‘are you on your way to the airport?’ AND I was like, WHATTTT..is it today?? Is the flight today?? As fast as lightning, I quickly go to the bus station and catch a bus to go to the airport. Luckily I already packed all my stuffs last night because I am so damn excited about Korea. HAHHAHH! This moment will be a moment that I will never forget because I almost missed my flight to Korea because of my works. During my vacation to Korea, the season there was end of winter and the beginning of spring. So the weather there was cold and damn cold at night. The flowers are starting to bloom. We went to so many places there such as Nami Island, Seoul, Itaewon, Incheon and Suwon. We also went to the famous theme park in Korea, which is Everland Theme Park. I had so much fun there. During that day, the theme park was having a Spring Theme. There were so many kind of beautiful and colourful flowers, real flowers! The tulips are soooo GORGEOUS!!! The Safari World is mind blowing. I really enjoyed there so much. I could see all the animals in front of my eyes. We also went to the Kimchi School. We learned to make proper and delicious kimchi. Kimchi is the famous food in Korea and Korean are eating kimchi everyday on every meals. Kimchi is a must! I also tried Topoki and Mochi. They are very nice. Those are popular snacks for Korean and you can easily find then at MyuenDong Street Market. It is the famous area among tourists. I also get to see the cherry blossom that already bloomed in some part of Korea. It is so cute and beautiful. In Japan the cherry blossom flower also known as Sakura. But in Korea, they called it as cherry blossom flower. It is cute and small pink in colour. Well, I guess I can tell so much about my vacation in South Korea. I think I will show you about my trip to South Korea in photos. You can go to facebook.com/limiphotography. The next trip will be Jeju Island. I hope so.....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 36pt;">Well, I think 2018 I’ve been travelling a lot to other country. I don’t know why..HAHAH!
Some of the vacation I’ve planned before but some is spontaneous. Of course I
love to travel. I have some savings for travelling too. I went to
Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. Quite a lot right. For me, each country have
their own speciality and uniqueness. I love to see all the countries. I spend a
wonderful and great time there. I've got to see many beautiful places and
experiences new things in real. </span><span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 36pt;">I went to
Krabi, Thailand because I really wanna see the beautiful islands around it.
There are so many beautiful islands to explore. Many beautiful and breath
taking of private beaches too. I spend the whole day at the beach, cave
exploring, island hiking and watch the sunset while enjoying dinner by the
seaside. Such a heavenly feeling ever. I also tried so many delicious Thai
cuisine and damn fresh fruit juices ever. My favourite part was the fruit
juice. So damn juicy and fresh. My favourite Thai food are Som Tam and Tom Yam.
That kind of food is a must! If you go to visit Thailand you must try that
food. Delicious but a bit spicy. But, DELICIOUS!! I’m sure gonna go to visit
another parts of Thailand in future.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 36pt;">The other trip was planned on the spot. Actually my friends and i were talking about some country that we wanted to visit. Guess what?? Out of sudden, we said about Vietnam. We do have friend from Vietnam in our office. But she already resigned and went back to her hometown because of family matters. We planned to meet her there. VIETNAM! Yes it was very spontaneous thought. 3 weeks before we went to Vietnam, we booked a hotel and flight tickets. Luckily the ticket was in reasonable price. We confirmed with our Vietnamese friend that we will be going to meet her soon. She was quite shocked plus excited at the same time. HAHAAH!!...SURPRISED! We stayed there for 3days 2nights. We went to Ho chi minh and Saigon. We also went to so many places in that area. Our day is pack with so many activities and exploring new things/places. We went to Benh Than Market, Saigon Skydeck or known as Bitexco Tower, which is the iconic building in Ho Chi Minh city - the tower is almost the same design as Stark's Tower in Ironman movie. We also visited to City Hall, Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral ( the beautiful church from French revolution during war) and Suoi Tien Amusement Park. Well, actually there was a pretty interesting incident happened during our visit to the park. We are big fans of Harry Potter movies. We were so damn excited to know that there is a Harry Potter castle in that park and we quickly bought the ticket to the castle. But we had a strange feelings when entering to this castle. It is Harry Potter but not that "Harry Potter castle". Do u get what i mean??? Yes it is Harry Potter castle but it is JUST A THEME!! It is HP haunted castle. Which means we were entering a haunted castle. A castle that full of haunted stuffs and ghost. DAMNNN! We already bought the ticket and it will be such a waste if we didnt use the ticket. And u know what! This is the first in a lifetime i enter to big ghost house. Nervous, freak and frighten all the way. There are 7 sections that we need to pass through the castle to reach the end. SUCH A LONGGG JOURNEY! We were acting like crazy in there. That was such a great new experience for me because i really dont like to go to ghost house before but i actually did it because of Harry Potter! That will be the last ghost house and i will never enter to any ghost house again...Dot!! Then, we also went to the famous post office in Vietnam which is Saigon Central Post Office (i think it is the beautiful and awesome post office i've ever been because the architectural is so awesome!) and we also never missed to try the Vietnamese coffee...yummyyy! I think there are many places that we can explore in Vietnam. Maybe in other time i will continue my next adventure to Hanoi, Vietnam. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 36pt;">Next trip was a short trip to Singapore. This trip was never been planned before and i've never think about it too. This trip is just happened like SNAPPP! Me and my friend were feeling so bored. We wanted to have fun and relax our mind after been busying with lots of works. We need something that is fun, cool, adventure but enjoy and nice. So we suggested to go to Rainforest Lumina. We went there by car because we're all from JB, so it shoudn't be a problem to go there. Rainforest Lumina is known and famous as a luminous rainforest that is located near the Singapore's Zoo.The first such experience in Southeast Asia, Rainforest Lumina is such a mesmerizing place with wonderful audio-visual experience that opens at night. There have 10 interactive zones to be visited that will take you through a magical adventure like no other. We took a walk from the first entrance until the end. It took us about an hour to complete all attractions due to the weekday visit. It is mind blowing and creative adventures to be part of this short trip. We also got glow in the dark bracelet for free at the entrance gate of the Rainforest Lumina. We can pick which bracelet with animal symbol that we want. I choose turqoise because it represent the headgear which is Resilience. The forest is so damn beautiful. </span><span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">You can go to facebook.com/limiphotography to see more about the Rainforest Lumina.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; text-indent: 48px;">Well, in conclusion, travel is never a matter of money but courage. If you have courage to travel it is possible to travel around the world. Nothing lasts forever except the day before you start your vacation. To travel is to see the world...or maybe to see beyond the world..if you are lucky enough, HAHAH!! The world is too big to stay in one place. Life is to short to do just one thing. This is not the end of my travelling. The journey is too long and too far to see.</span><br />
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