europe trip – part 4 (hola barcelona)

esok paginya,seawal jam 4pg kami bertolak ke stesen bas di porte maillot utk menaiki bas terus ke lapangan terbang beauvais,paris.kami naik ryanair,penerbangan murah untuk negara2 eropah.tiket pergi balik paris-barcelona adalah EUR71.81 nett.kira beauvais ni mcm LCCT,ryanair pulak mcm airasia.gitu

adegan cemas #1
sue tergelabah sebab dia mendapati pouch dia yang berisi duit dan pasport hilang.dah la yg bestnya masa tu dah dlm bas.tinggal 2-3 penumpang je belum naik.pelagi,kitorang pun tumpang gelabah sekaki.siap dah pk ni – kalau tak jumpa kita batalkan je trip ni pastu stay paris lg 2mlm.haha.gelabah tak gelabah kan.lepas mcm cemas 5minit tu,jumpa pouch tu.misplace rupanya.agaknya matsaleh2 atas bas tu pun hilang ngantuk tgk drama kitorang kecoh2.heh

adegan cemas #2
masa nak cek-in.tak pulak kami sangka yang boleh tahan ketat jugak sistem dia.kalau saiz beg 16″ x 22″  x 6″ haa kena la folo.kalau beg tak fit maka kena la ekjas sampai fit saiz tu.handcarry pun satu beg je sorang.kalau bwk sling dgn backpack dikira 2.so dekat sejam jugak proses menyumbat dan ekjas2 beg semuaorang.nasib baik kitorang orang yg pertama cek in.huhu.bukak la luggage dgn megi baju busuk sume heeee.main alih2 ikut beg mana muat.comel kitorg

adegan cemas #3
masa nak lalu kat x-ray.barisan saya dan sue ok.tapi chura dan tasha dpt barisan tak berapa ok – makgad tu suruh buka tudung.takcukup tanggal jaket,kasut,stokin.tapi mujur makgad tu bwk masuk bilik dia dulu huhu.kalau kat public mau kami tulis surat ke ‘Surat kepada Pembaca’.ada makgad kesah?sudah tu mereka berdua pun mengomel2 sbb tak adil sy dan sue tak kena mcm tu heh

permulaan yg agak janggal dan aneh disitu

jadi kami pun terbang mcm biasa.bertolak jam 9pg,sampai dekat jam 11pg.kapatebang tak penuh.byk tempat kosong.depan tempat duduk kami ada sekumpulan budak sekolah.yang kelakarnya,bila berjaya landing je,diorang tepuk tangan dgn gemuruh jugak la.motif tidak dpt dipastikan.barangkali ini pertama kali pergi lawatan sambil belajar di sepanyol heheh…

hola Barcelona!

kalau nak pi jalan2,jgn lupa print dan highlite kan perkataan/ayat penting haha

kami ambil bas dr airport ke stesen bas bandar.cuaca sedikit terik dari di paris.suhu masih di bawah 15degC.maka kami memang tanggal wintercoat dan pakai jaket biasa sahaja.kalau tak mmg berpeluh2 la huhu.ye,sebelum merantau negara org,cek dulu suhunya.takut ter over atau ter under dress pulak.gitu.

kami book AAE Hostel Subirats untuk 2mlm.total lebih kurang EUR20 perheadpernight.hostel ni terletak lebih kurang 10minit berjalan kaki dari stesen bas..

adegan cemas #4

bukan hendak memburuk2kan.tetapi 2 perkara yang kami perasan sesampai disini adalah – majoriti mereka tak faham english berbanding org perancis.maka kamus kami sgt berguna disini.huhu.yg ke2 pula adalah bandar mereka agak kurang bersih.taik burung sana sini dan anjing2 kencing dan berak di tgh jln..kitorang pernah saksikan acara pembuangan secara lansung lg.huhu.cemas2.ok 2 dulu.byk lg lepas ini

adegan cemas #5
keadaan luar hostel takde rupa hostel.tak semeriah di Le Village.sunyi je.dari luar kelihatan tangga naik ke atas.that’s it.so interkom2,pintu dibuka,sy dan sue naik ke atas.yg lain jaga beg.ohoho kami ckp ayam itik diselangseli dgn bhs isyarat semasa berkomunikasi dgn tuan hostel.makcik umur 60+ camtu.tgk dia dan family dan rumah dia teringat telenovela spt lausurpadora dan mariamercedez.selesai aktiviti yg sy kira agak aneh tu,kami pun dibawa ke bilik….

bilik alhamdulillah bersih kemas dan selesa.ada satu queen bed,satu doubledecker,satu bilik air dan satu almari.kami pun lepak2,baring2,main iPod sue(ada wifi ok.klass),dan tiba2,

“korang,lapar la…cerek takde eh”
“a’ah la takde cerek.dapur pun takde”
“jap aku pi tanya mamat kat luar tu”
(adegan chura dan abg John – bukan nama sebenar)
“nnt dia tanyakan kat tuan hostel”

ptg tu kami siap2 utk berjalan2 lg.kami dah sepakat untuk take our own sweet time di barcelona.maklumla,3 hari di paris sgt padat dan memenatkan..

stesen metro dekat je dgn hostel.jln tak sampai 5minit.sempat la singgah kedai runcit beli air mineral sambil ditipu pakcik peniaga.sungguh malang

adegan cemas #6
di stesen metro tu,kami diingatkan oleh pak cik kat situ yg berjalan2 di bandar tu kena jaga beg.byk pencopet.mungkin dia nmpk kami selamba bawak backpack di blkg dan slingbag yg expose.mula di saat itu,kami dilanda kecuakan melampau.terus jadi terlebih berhati2.muka takleh sorok rasa tak secure.kami dok kepit je beg masing2 huhu

tp aktiviti berjalan tetap diteruskan

arc de triomf

arc de triomf – tp kat paris nye lagi cantek


tak ingat bgnn apa.tp ramai org amik gambar.so join sekaki

lihat,ambil gambar pun pegang2 beg sebab takut kena ragut haha

adegan cemas #7
gaduh dgn pakcik jual t-shirt.dia tak boleh tahan marah kalu org tawar menawar harga dgn dia maka terjadilah episod
“u dun want to buy u don’t talk much”
katanya apabila kami tak jd beli setelah menawar harga.pakcik tu bkn org local situ.perantau juga spt kami huhuhu

kawasan ramai pencopet.katanya

the famous las ramblas – jalan yang panjang.macam pasar malam


makanan tengahari kami

mknn tghari : kentang goreng, roti, falafel dan salad.tasha sorang makan habis.yg lain tapau bwk balik hostel

balik ke bilik,ada cerek.kitorang ingat tuan hostel bg.rupanya abg John belikan baru punya.maka chura pun terjatuh chenta…haha!jadi malam tu kami bersungguh masak makan malam seperti di bawah.nikmatnya,alhamdulillah~

makanan ruji

dari kiri : falafel dan roti lebih petang tadi, kombinasi brahim2, pisang, koleksi maggi buatan malaysia.sila perhatikan lapik terdiri daripada selimut gulf air dan juga peta paris.hehe

rajin kalu,saya sambung lg:)

europe trip – part 3 (disneyland)

(entri ni sangat panjang ok :P)

ok now.Disneyland;)

it was chura’s idea

i was reluctant at first.i dont fancy cartoons so that explains why.sue and tasha didn’t mind.rationally because we only hav 3 full days at Paris and i can’t find the reason why we should waste one whole day and EUR52(!) going to this childish place ha ha.expensive huh?but being the understanding friend that I am(masuk bakul jap), I agreed (ok angkat bakul).we were travelling in a group so majority rulez ;P

after all the drama (again,yours truly), in dec we bought the one day pass online – ada new year off.we got EUR52/head and believe me,it was a bargain!the tix price was actually EUR60 if u buy at the entrance itself.so kira jimat dalam RM40.banyak tu heh

we woke up soooo early that 27th Jan morning.mmg tiap pagi kul 5am dah takleh tido sebab mlm pjg sgt heee.we wanted to make sure that we arrive there just in time the gate bukak haha.mahal oh tiket tu.seminit pun takleh rugi.aci? 🙂
we took metro at Anvers and head to Nation to change from RER B(blue line to RER A(red line).the RER gerabak is a way bigger than metro’s and the system is quite complicated.we asked few local ppl just to confirm that we are heading to the Disneyland instead of to the other end hehe.

so cut the story short,we arrived the station(Marne-la-Valle) 9.00am and we were just few steps away from the main entrance,alhamdulillah 🙂 it was raining a bit tho

bukan entrance

at 10am sharp,we went to the gate and the guard scanned our printed black and white tickets(thanks sue!) and off we begin our journey inside the theme park.we were a bit lost at first.so we took the “Guide to the Parks” leaflet and off we go.siap teramik yang french nya map.baca2 tak faham.rupanya ada english version.bimbo sungguh

entrance

DISNEYLAND PARK

so kami pun study map macam biasa.there are 4 Lands ie Frontierland, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland. the main entrance is the MainStreet USA

we begin with the Frontierland.as mutually agreed, we focused on the “Big Thrills” and “What not to miss” first.then if time permits, we’ll proceed with the “Family Adventures” and “Fun with Lil Ones”.heheh

FRONTIERLAND

Big Thunder Mountain – superb.we all terhantuk2 like nobody cares.but the ride really awesome.almost similar to the Rolling Thunder,the one at genting.kat genting tu tiru kot.heh.they sell the jerit2 pix but we didnt buy it.instead, we snap the pix displayed.lol.masalahnya kenapa dalam gambar ni kitorang(kecuali chura) beriya padahal mat saleh depan tu ala2 berborak lagi.tak puas hati sungguh.huhu

tau takut

then we had a walk.masa ni hujan macam dah lebat sikit.so kami berjalan2 saje.kabus pun makin tebal.sob

ADVENTURELAND

Pirates of the Caribbean – oh kat sini ada pirates tu.horror gak.mcm real.its a boat ride inside a cave.very dark.then here and there were harta karun and tengkorak.main ni baju basah gak la sebab kadang2 ada splash bagai.tapi best lah.even not that thrill.this one categorized as family adventure.after the ride we took the opportunity to take picture with the pirate.haha

lanun perancis

Indiana Jones and Temple of Peril – wah yang ini sangat menakutkan.lebih takut dari yang kat Frontierland tadi.tapi tak sempat snap pulak masa atas ride

FANTASYLAND

if i can still remember, this is the time when all the cartoon characters went out and we can find them almost everywhere.we manage to take picture with some of ’em.some of ’em needs us to queue yadayada and we dont want to waste our time tapi sebenarnya malu sebab yang beratur tu semua makbapak bwk anak2 diorang.

perut pun sudah lapar.energy bar yang bawak semua dah kehabisan.maka kami pun singgah di sebuah cafe yang ramai arab2 masuk.we had fish and chips plus tomato soup.wah sedap sebab dah lama tak makan kenyang.ngeh..

fantasyland

and this fantasyland, we went to the famous Sleeping Beauty Castle, the Alice in the wonderland Labyrinth, the choc cake sweets house, the jack and the beanstalk etc etc you name it.very excited ok.its like i was in my childhood again.kira macam i ni lebih2 pulak padahal aritu beriya takmau pi disneyland heheh.in this ‘land’, most of the rides are for kids.so we just take our own sweet time, went to each famous disney character.plus, we just had our lunch,full stomoch,not advisable to go on thrill rides huhu..

we played the

1. Le Carrousel de Lancelot (merry go round)

2. Dumbo the Flying Elephant

3. Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups

4. Peter Pan’s Flight

coolness.ohhoho dan disinilah tempat di mana cik aizura kita terkena taik burung!mmg marah betulla.ala darling,bukan selalu nak kena taik burung disneyland.sekali seumur hidup kot.so kami pun take a break la dengan meneman cik ai ke toilet untuk membasuh ‘hasil buangan’ tersebut.huhu.marah sungguh cik ai 😛

DISCOVERYLAND

selingan : so we head to perform our zuhr-asr prayer.truth is,its always a challenge when you have to perform solah in this/any non-muslim friendly country(read:no room/surau/musollah).but alhamdulillah,despite this, we managed to perform each solah anywhere,everywhere ie on the boat, at the airport corridor(amik sudut sikit lah) etc etc.yang penting,bawak kompas sekali.dan alas yang bersih.there was once we use the map to be the sejadah.takpalah,yang penting kewajipan sebagai seorang muslim tidak diabaikan inshaallah

discoveryland

since our food already digested(partially),so we resume our thrill rides here, which are (drum roll);

1. Space Mountain : Mission 2 – ok this is the most thrillest bestest ride i’ve ever ride on in my whole life.spinning, rocket powered,twisted body,everything.all 4 of us queued up but when we almost there, 2 of us surrendered.they cant stand the jerit2 they heard which sounds horror.so they both wait outside.while me and tasha experienced the most adrenalin rush ride everrr.recommended to those who love adventure.suka sangat.rasa macam nak q dan naik lagi tapi hari pun dah petang huhuhu

2. Star Tours – masuk ramai2 duduk dalam bilik kemudian ada 3D nye show,lepas tu tempat duduk tu bergerak2 ikut 3D tuh.best jugak la.tapi tak thrill sangat.ngeh

3. Naik roket yang pusing tuh.tak ingat lak apa nama ride huhu.mainan kanak2.siap rebut ngan budak2 lagi.tak boleh blah

after we finished with the rides in the Discoveryland, we saw all ppl heading to this one direction.we heard the disney song played.oh its the parade!the disney characters parade!it is called the Disney’s Once Upon a Dream Parade.we were all excited and rushed to the crowd of ppl.we saw thousands of ppl from all over the world.ada jugak malaysians.students kot.tapi who cares.the parade excites us more.we took pictures and videos.there were Sleeping Beauty,Little Mermaid,Beauty and the Beast,Lion King etc etc.

parade

u can find almost all here, in their dedicated ‘car’, following the route.sambil lambai2 gitu.dan miming nyanyi lagu ikut turn kartun masing2.hehe comel ok parade ni.the route started from the Fantasyland and ends at the Mainstreet USA.we waited until the parade is finish to take picture with the characters but NO, WE MISSED THE CHANCE.sebab sepatutnya kami semua amik kesempatan masa kartun2 tu berkeliaran pagi tadi.oh bimbo lagi sekali.maka hampa (terutama chura).takpe,kalau ada rezeki kita gi lagi ye.wuhuuu

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WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

studios

its almost dark when we took our step to the disney studios.oh the tix we hav is for both park and studio.the park is much2 smaller than the first one.lesser rides.mainly the park relates to the hollywood movies eg Armageddon, Stitch and Twilight Zone.we had a brief walk and after that,both me and tasha went for…

Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – woosh best jugak.even before the ride, the staff pretend like the hotel is haunted.even all the furnitures covered with dust and spiderweb.just to get the feel of it.then we were brought into an escalator with seats inside.wore our seatbelts.we were facing to the hotel window.the hotel height is around 100 metres high.then the window opens and we were going up and down with high speed – sebijik macam solero space shot yang kat genting tuh.tapi less takut sebab ni dalam lif.space shot tu open hehe

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its freezing cold when we head back to our hostel.coz its already 8pm.but we had fun so who cares.kaki mmg sakit toksah cakap lah.memang terlelap lah dalam RER dan metro.but we cant complain much coz we were tooo happy 🙂 we got back, had our ‘malaysian’ maggi+brahim dinner and of course packing!because we have to catch an early flight to barcelona the very next day 🙂

confess : disneyland is not that bad 😛

titik

p/s : happy 7 month,dear 🙂

oh my,she’s married!

we were friends since kindergarten.since we were 4
yes, we have been friends for 23 good yrs!
inilah dinamakan kawan lama ;p
we went to the same primary school
we went to the same secondary school
i was devastated when i heard that she wont continue her study at our school after we received the PMR result
thats our first time being apart since 4 yrs old
however we still kept in touch and sometimes i slept over at her house
she’s such a darling.she never fails to wish me on my birthdays.every single yr
then she went to UNITEN and me to UM and we took the same course… 🙂
and we had few times together when i was attached at pasir gudang.she happens to work there.she sleptover at my hotel room few nights and sometimes i tumpang her balik to shah alam 🙂

i’m so gonna miss her

coz she’s now married!btw, she’ll celebrate her wedding anniversaries a month earlier than me!—>talking about coincidence ;p

rozainas-wed

congratulations rozaina dear…. 🙂 we’ve been through a lot.did stupid things at skool.mischievous things mase kat sek 10 dulu…notty things at depalma kuala selangor….oh i just cant believe that u’re now somebody’s wife..

just takecare of yourself and always remember that my shoulder is still here whenever you need me,despite our status later on.dun ever forget me(i know u wont).n our memories.i love u so much 🙂

[i have this weird feelings when my close friends getting married.somehow i feel like they’re leaving me.i know i should be happy for ’em.cant help the sad feelings tho.good old days…love u all so much lah ^_^]

europe trip part 3

“bonjour.parlez vous-anglais?” (goodday.do you speak english?)

“oui” (yes)

so that basically the only french we applied.hehe.and those sentences helped us a lot to survive in paris ie hop on the correct train or heading to correct direction ;p

and with our great natural french accent (lalala~), we managed to visit the following tourist attractions! 🙂 in sequence..

DAY 1

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1. Sacre Coeur : located exactly at the back of our hostel,walking distance.there will be few african-american ppl asking you “from Malaysia?look into my eyes..” sambil konon nak buat magik.scary.then along the road, you may find loads of souvenir shops.but not so cheap lah if you were to convert to RM.but ppl say that the souvenirs here are the cheapest.huhuh

2. Moulin Rouge : located at Blanche station, Metro no 2.its just one of the must-go places at paris.chura said the place is beautiful during nite and i said,”hello,night club kot”.haha no offense ye chura ;p

3. Eiffel Tower : the long awaited moment has come.we finally arrived at the famous tower.its amazing how ppl were given such creativity by Him to build a very huge ‘building’ by only using kerangka besi buruk yang tidak di cat.me and tasha discussed on how each parts were welded to form this huge tower.and we compared with the platform jacket leg.poyo kan.so we climbed the tower via gondola.ticket price is EUR12.oh,pls dont get confused with the ticket counters.one of em is ticket to climb the eiffel by STAIRS,ok.well u dont want to get iced-out(read : jadik ais) in the middle of paris,kan.kan?oh the paris view from the top is just breathtaking,subhanallah…tho we only managed to stay there for few minutes sbb sjukkkkkkkkkkkk sgtttttt huhuhuh i cant feel my nose  

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4. we went for lunch at St Michael, nearby to Notre Damme. it’s the istanbul restaurant.i had kebab set c/w rice,salads,fries and roti nan.yummy.i finished the whole set mind u.and evian for drink(well thats the cheapest ie mineral water costs EUR2.30).total lunch : EUR12 equiv to RM60!kudos!

5. Notre Damme : just beside the seine river.its more like a museum and we didnt bother to go in as it’s already late and we havent perform our zuhr+asr yet!huhu

6. our hostel room!it consists of 2 doubledeckers,a round table of 2, a bathroom and a heater.it was a really cosy hostel and clean,most importantly 🙂 Le Village, recommended!oh the cost/head for 3nights stay is EUR72.

DAY 2

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7. breakfast at Le Village.we normally had croissant,buns,jems,cornflakes+milk,and choice of coffee,tea,hot chocs,warm orange juice 🙂 .itujela time dapat makan dengan jayanya sbb time lunch blum tentu jumpa makanan yang halal dimakan ;p

8. La Defense : a modern admin building.if you see closely, the squarish building is actually consists of office rooms.brilliant,huh?

9. Jardin de Acclamatation : it was not actually in our to-do-list.but on the metro,we realized that one of the station mentioned this place as one the tourist attractions.like Bir Hakeim station,written there “Tour Eiffel”.so we know where to stop if we want to go to eiffel.same goes to this Jardin.so we walk using the direction given by the local ppl,towards the Jardin.few minutes later we realized there were 3-4 ppl walking their dogs, towards a very nice ‘jungle’,which is the Jardin!and at the Jardin itself, there were couples of dogs with the tuans.conclusion — the Jardin is the “hey-walk-your-dogs-here” park.wuuhu.tp amik gambar tetappppp…hik3

10. along the famous Champs Elysees, where there stood the Grand Palais and Arc de Triomphe at each opposite end 🙂

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11. Arc de Triomphe : this monument is located exactly at the centre of paris.at western end of Champs Elysees.the triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars kata wiki

12. Grand Palais : this is an impromptu visit as it is nearby to the arc.nice,hugeeeee palace

13. Concorde : now i know where the famous international hotel get its name. yeke?hahah

14. Musee du Louvre : where the famous sume famous katanya original monalisa drawing is kept.the monument also appeared in the Da Vinci Code movie.

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15. the Opera : ala2 dewan filharmonik petronas 🙂 but the pic is actually the opposite from the actual opera building.i love the road view.ekceli jalan yang panjang tu ada 3 cabang.but with my not so DSLR camera, i only manage to take one road length.bolehla~

16. Hard Rock Cafe : my friend, sue wants to buy souvenir for her colleauges.sambil dia menyopping,amik gambaq satt ;p

17. Boat ride along the Seine River (EUR11/head): along the ride,there is recorded voice amplified and tell the tourists on the name of each building pass by as well as the history behind it.personally, i only get few key points as it was verrrrrrryyyyy cold (i think below 0degC) and all the building looks the same!honestly..hehe.the boat ride,recommended!

DAY 3 : well, i just realized that disney is one of the Israel product/invention, a week after i returned to malaysia.i’m a hardcore boycotter(ask him) so its amazing how Allah plans our journey.i didnt have a single idea about the connection bettween israel&disneyland thingy.so fer now,i refused to write anything about the Disneyland trip.period.

[khaibar2 ya yahuud]

[me…boycott still.keep boycotting ppl!]

so thats about it:):) its easier to write with the helps of pix,no?ala2 alat bantuan mengajar gitu ;p ok pen off fer now 🙂

europe trip part 2

ok.mari kita mulakan cerita tentang P.A.R.I.S!! 🙂

sambungan daripada entri sebelum ini,kami bertolak dari bahrain pd jam 2pg waktu bahrain.perjalanan mengambil masa selama 7 jam lebih.kalau difikirkan,penerbangan yang lama memang tidak menarik.tambahan pula hanya berpuas hati dengan kelas ekonomi yg tempat duduknya agak kurang selesa dan sempit.tapi itu semua tidak penting.keseronokan kami mengatasi segalanya.adalah beberapa kali we went like, “omg,we’re going to paris!”.hehe.gedik,i know.

kami mendarat lebih kurang jam 7.40pagi 25 Jan, waktu paris.disebabkan sekarang ni musim winter,maka mentari belum muncul dan tak dapatlah menengok first glimpse of paris from the airplane.sebab ketika tu memang masih gelap.untuk pengetahuan,matahari terbit kurang lebih jam 8.30pagi 🙂 sesampai di lapangan terbang antarabangsa charles de gaulle(atau lebih dikenali dengan CDG), kami pun mengikut langkah penumpang yang lain,ke arah kaunter imigresen.dan yeah!berjaya dapat kan stampchop yang menandakan kami pernah sampai di paris!(gedik lagi.sila jgn muntah).TAPII…..stamp2 nye kurang jelas.maka kami bercadang untuk memekatkan sendiri dengan ballpen berwarna hitam setibanya di hostel nanti.ok,sudah mengarut.ekceli,ada bercadang untuk buat demikian tapi kami belum tak buat.hehehe.oh,kami sering mendengar mitos tentang kesombongan masyarakat perancis dsbg.tapi impresi pertama kami dengan layanan polisi imigresen — ok jeh derang ni.coolness.idak sumbung pun:)

kemudian kami pergi ke tuntutan bagasi.dan menunggu beg sambil berfoto2an.syukur semua beg selamat sampai dalam kondisi yang sama seperti check in.maklumlah.jauhkan perjalanan beg2 ni.huhuhu.lantas kami keluarkan winter coats,gloves dan semua yang patut untuk menghadapi cuaca yang pasti sejuk itu.kami sudah menggoogle dan cuaca ketika itu kurang lebih 4degC dan boleh mencecah bawah paras beku.

agak berdebar kerana kami bukanlah seperti pelajar lulusan luar negara yang biasa bersiar2 di negara orang.tambahan pula di negara yang english bukan lingua franca nye.maka kami tidak mempunyai ekspektasi yang spesifik.kalau ada pun,cuma hasil daripada input mereka yang pernah melawat ke sini atau hasil bacaan di internet.selain daripada itu,mmg kami redah ajer.hehehe

maka nak dijadikan cerita,kami menaiki shuttle untuk ke terminal yang ada disediakan train (seperti klia ekspress) ke pusat bandar paris.sesampai di terminal tersebut,kami tidak berfikir panjang.terus menerus bertanya mengenai tiket pas harian metro,harga tiket perjalanan 2 hala ke disneyland, dan sebagainya.sudahnya,orang kat kaunter pun pening dengan pertanyaan kami dan kami juga pening dengan pertanyaan kami sendiri.maka,kami bercadang membeli satu tiket dahulu ke pusat bandar paris dan membeli tiket selebihnya di sana.perbincangan tentang tiket2 yang bakal dibeli di buat semasa di dalam tren.harga tiket daripada CDG ke pusat bandar paris, Gare du Nord adalah EUR8.40/kepala.

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perjalanan ke Gare du Nord mengambil masa kurang lebih 30minit.sangat lawak kerana kami kurang fasih sistem platform nya dan bayangkan kami mengheret luggage ke sana ke mari.haha.nasib takda ramai orang ketika itu.kalau tak,boleh buat free show kanak2-riang-yang-tiada-halatuju-beserta-muka-ketat.pemandangan sepanjang perjalanan amatlah breathtaking dan mengujakan.barulah tau camane rupa winter di negara orang.erk negara sendiri mane ade winter.wakaka.oh kemudian lagi satu kejadian lawak adalah kami terlepas stesen!tidak,bukan salah kami.salahkan nama stesen yang sepatutnya Gare du Nord tetapi di stesen tertera nama Paris Nord!how laa tak tally.itu adalah kesilapan paris yang pertama.boleh takk ;p so kami ke depan satu stesen dan berpatah balik dan kemudian turun dengan jayanye.agak melucukan bile difikirkan balik.tapi waktu tu tidak lucu ok.semua mcm dah ala2 stres sebab permulaan backpacking(kunun) yang janggal.hahah.

oh,kami berjaya mendapatkan tiket2 berikut di kaunter tiket Gare du Nord;

1. pas harian metro/RER utk 25 jan(zon 1 dan 2)
2. pas harian metro/RER utk 26 jan (zon 1 dan 2)
3. pas 2 hala ke disneyland utk 27 jan (hingga zon 5)

alhamdulillah.pekerja di kaunter tu amat mesra alam dan mesra pengguna.kami terus suka dengan layanan orang paris walaupun tu baru layanan yang pertama.tahpape je haha total harga tiket adalah EUR 22.40/kepala.metro tu umpama lrt(stesen dekat2) dan RER tu umpama komuter(stesen makin jauh ke luar dr bandar).zon pulak dikategorikan mengikut jarak dengan centre paris.makin kecil nombor,makin dekat dengan centre paris.so disneyland tu kira paling hujung kerana zon ada 1 hingga 5.disneyland di zon 5:)

maka kami pun mulakan perjalanan ke hostel yang telah kami book,Le Village hostel yang terletak di montmarte, berdekatan dengan stesen anvers 🙂 kami tiba seawal jam 10pg(awal ke?) malangnya paling awal kami boleh cek in adalah pada jam 4pm!kesedihan,kami pun merayu tuan hostel untuk memberi kami satu bilik untuk kami mandi dan bersiap kerana kami sudah 2 hari tidak mandi.pastu takkan nak pakai baju+tudung yang sama macam kat bahrain kan.tak feel.hahaha.oh,tuan hostel sangat bermurah hati utk meminjamkan satu bilik mandi untuk kegunaan kami.maka kami pun bergilir bersiap.the rest are all history ;p

hanya jam 1130am kami sudah merasa segar dan wangi dan luggage2 ditinggalkan di luggage room Le Village.bersedia untuk berjumpa paris!sehingga lain waktu,daaaa~

gaya penceritaan ini boleh menjadikan kesah europe sehingga part 500.nasibla.wahaha

tentang tag

hehe.haha.setelah lebih 2 tahun memblog,ini adalah kali pertama saya menjawab tag.pernah kena tag.tp taktau kenapa tak berjawab sampai ke sudah.makanya,kali ini perlu tabahkan hati menjawab kerana telah ditag bertubi2 oleh genap-sebulan-bakal-puan-amirah dan juga puan zulida ;p

7 ciri wanita/lelaki idaman anda:
1. tabah
2. tenang
3. berjaya
4. penyabar dan kool
5. berfikiran matang
6. pemaaf
7. bijak

7 wanita/lelaki yang pernah anda minati sepanjang hidup:
1. athif
2. faqeh
3. adek aqeh
4. abang athif
5. ini adalah kesan apabila terlalu rindu
6. walaupun kini saya berada di KT tetapi mereka di dungun
7. rindu itu tidak kurang juga

7 perasaan sekiranya keluar dengan seseorang yang anda minati :
1. berdebar.kot.haha
2. serba tak kena
3. rasa macam nak lari
4. kurang bercakap
5. makan tak lalu
6. ngantuk muka ala2 blush gitu
7. rasa comel.boleh?hahah dah takde idea.apesal kene 7 gak

7 tempat istimewa yang ingin dilawati bersama pasangan anda:
1. New Zealand
2. Liverpool
3. Manchester United
4. Jepun
5. Capetown, Afrika Selatan
6. Paris
7. Mekah inshaallah…
(haaa…yang ni kalo 500 pun boleh jawab ;p)

7 barangan/sesuatu istimewa yang mungkin akan anda hadiahkan pada pasangan anda:
1. LCD PC Monitor
2. DSLR yang up sket dari sekarang like i know
3. pintu suka hati
4. kipas doraemon yg boleh letak atas kepala patuh terbang tu
5. more time
6. nil
7. oh nampak sangat sy ni tak thoughtful kan huhuh

7 tajuk lagu yang akan anda nyanyikan untuk pasangan : (apekah!?)
1. aku dan dirimu by ari lasso dan BCL
2. terima kasih cinta by afgan
3. i love the way u love me by boyzone
4. u raised me up by josh groban
5. munajat cinta by the rock feat ahmad dhani
6. i believe in you by celine dion and il divo
7. tercipta untukku by ungu

Tag 7 rakan yang anda mahu mereka buat PERIHAL 7 ini
1. zurf the kazen – if u read my blog la..satu umah duk ulangkaji entri2 kamu hehe

2. pakcu
3. lina the kazen – i know u read my blog
4. mak – welkam to blogging world mak!! haha sian mak kene layan tag.takpe2 pelan2 kayuh;p
5. makcu
6. kaklong
7. kakcik
(amik kau satu family tree haku letak ;p)

kumpul tag katanye.haaa ni tag ke 2

1) Do you think you’re hot?
sometimes

2) Upload your favourite picture of you?

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3) Why do you like that picture?
ok.takde la suke sebab cantik.tp suka sebab kelakar.oh malah saya ingat lagi perbualan sebelum gambar ini diambil..
saya ke london seorang diri.maka sangat susah nak cari orang untuk ambilkan gambar.sesampai di tower of london, dekat ngan london bridge, saya nampak sorang perempuan matsaleh dengan familynya.jadi mintak tolong kat dia.berdasarkan pengalaman2 sebelum ini, asal saya mintak matsaleh2 ambil gambar je, pasti jadi senget,badan separuh dsbg, u name it.maka beginilah perbualan kami…

saya : miss, could u take my picture, please?
british girl : oh sure!*smiling*
saya : em pls make sure that u get me rite in the middle yeah
british girl : oh yeah.definitely *smiling*
saya senyum, dan dia pun snap
british girl : there you go dear…right in the middle
saya : *tengok gambar* oh thanks…. *muka pasrahh* its TOWER OF LONDON by the wayyyyy ;p
(eh eh..panjang la pulak jawapannye…)

4) When was the last time you ate pizza?
ni apehal tetibe soalan pizza nih..em kalu tak silap bulan lepas, kat pasir gudang ngan kawan2 ofis

5) The last song you listened to?
munajat cinta by the rock feat ahmad dhani

6) What are doing right now besides this?
timesheet dan juga siapkan jawapan utk soalan yg diberi oleh hj halim td huhuhu

7) What name would you prefer besides yours
oh i love my name thankyouverymuch

8) Tag 5 people to this
1. pakcu
2. makcu
3. kaklong
4. mak
5. kakcik

haaaa habis pun…nasibla kan tak jawab soalan.oh ini juga adalah operasi mengelakkan blog ini dr bersawang.ngeh2

inCREDIBLE journey

alhamdulillah.safely touched down at LCCT approx 1145am yesterday.i should say it was the most memorable journey to jakarta…

lets recap

9 to 13 feb 2006 : took return flight to jakarta and spend 2 days at bandung and remaining days at jakarta.however, there were ppl entertaining us.means that we need not to worry on the transportation,accomodation etc. plus, went with 5 more ppl that makes the option of hiring apv was the cheapest and the most convenient.at bandung we have kak sarah’s friends whilst at jakarta, we have rozaina’s uncle and maya’s cousins entertain us.not much of worry.blasttt

2 to 6 may 2007 : also took return flight to jakarta however spend all 4 days at bandung.shopping,tangkuban parahu,shopping,eating,singing,paragliding,manicuring and yeah,shopping.hik3.back to jakarta only to sleep overnite at kak mil’s crib and then catch flight to kl the next morning.fun fun fun 🙂

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so now.6 to 9 nov 2008.it was me and mirah.actually only few days before the departure that i realize that we only have 2 days at jakarta.another 2 days burned for travelling ie arrive at night to jakarta and depart early in the morning back to kl.heh.whatever ;p and btw we were there to do some shopping and lot bit of jalan-jalan.

day 1

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arrived at jakarta and waited for mirah’s cousins (they took the next flight from kl), 2 of ’em.we took taxi that costs us Rp180,000 and straight to alpine hotel located in the jakarta city,jl. gunung sahari raya, only 10 minutes drive to mangga dua and 20 minutes to tanah abang 🙂 oh, the journey macet(traffic jam) banget.checked in at approx 12 midnight and off we went to sleep.btw all 4 of us shared the same room and cost us Rp270,000/head for 3 nights.lucky that the hotel management wasnt so strict on no of ppl inside the room.ha ha

day 2
woke up early in the morning.had our breakfast and at around 845am, we had a walk to the nearest bus stop, Halte Jembatan Tinggi and took a bus ride to ITC mangga dua.the fare was around Rp2500.it was friday and the road was super busy.and dusty.and sunny.and with so many ppl.phew.what a combination.since we arrived quite early, most of the shops havent been set up yet.so we just walk around.looking for kartu undangan shop, and lucky that we found one.however, no hasil since everything was not up to mirah’s expectations.duh.poor her.and so we walked to pasar pagi mangga dua.just next to ITC.we did some price comparison between shops.for souvenirs.at approx 11am, we decided to go to tanah abang.so we took angkutan from opposite topasar pagi and to the nearest busway station, Kota.from there,we took Rp3500 ticket to Sarinah station and walk to Salero Jumbo, a nasi padang restaurant, to have our lunch and zuhr+asr prayer. Costs us Rp94,000 for the lunch.oke la 🙂

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so we continue our journey by taking bajaij (looks like a combination trishaw+motorcycle) that can only accomodate 2 ppl and 2 small plastic bags only oke!haha.not advisable to those who bring too many plastic bags after shopping.coz the bajaij is very small.yet superfast coz can mencelah2.its Rp8,000 per journey.

lesson learnt #1 -> to take public transport in jakarta is that, NEVER hop on the transport before you nego the fare coz u might kena ketuk easily and get bimboed(kene tipu = jadi bimbo.haha.joke).and try to ask around first(the local ppl) so that u get to know the actual price.ye lah they will sure ketuk tourist,no?same as what happen here in malaysia.i mean everywhere also like that kot.huhu

oh okay so we arrived at Blok A tanah abang approx 3pm and we split to find our own stuff.at around 5pm we gathered and walk to Blok F at the back.my oh my so smelly and dirty.haihs..;(. we walk around and the survey activity continues.we managed to find the suitable souvenirs(finally!) at one of the shops there.did some nego and nego and nego(our main activity.sampai tadi beli barang kat pusat bdr pasir gudang pun nak ternego harga.mwahaha).so we exchanged phone numbers with the shop owner and promise that we’ll come back the next day for payment.

oh did i tell u that i didnt bring enough cash?yeah.i didnt!i thot that all shops will accept visa for payment but nada.if only they accept, they’ll charged 3% to 3.5% on top of the item price.so i tried to withdraw my money at the atm using my visa but to no avail coz i forgot the pin number.so i borrowed mirah’s money (A LOT) since thats the only option i have.thanks dear 🙂

lesson learnt #2 -> do calculation beforehand and bring cash suitable to your calculation.be it RM or Rp or u might face the same problem as mine.susah woo tgh2 negara orang tade duit.huhuhu

lesson learnt #3 -> activate your visa for cash withdrawal at atm anywhere in the world and REMEMBER the pin number.ha ha silly me

so we spent like an hour or so,figuring out how to get cash.oh many thanks travelmates for the patience!

its almost dark when we started our journey back to our hotel.we planned to go back to pasar pagi to get mirah’s stuff however when we arrived there at approx 8pm, the pasar pagi already closed and we walked for approx 30minutes to WTC mangga dua for dinner at A&W.so relieved when we finally get there.huhu.why 30minutes?yes,sesat.thankyou for asking.then we took busway and then bus ride back to alpine hotel.we arrived at around 10pm+..

oh the beautiful thing about this trip is that we managed to use almost all mode of transportations!!hik hik

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day 3
the day that we have to make sure all to-buy list checked.so we woke up earlier than the day before and had our breakfast.the journey was similar to the day before and the only thing is that we went directly to pasar pagi to look for the stuff that we already decided to buy.i did some shopping at this one shop whilst mirah was here and there shop for her stuff.hehe.we completed the ‘business’ at pasar pagi sometime around 11am and off we went to tanah abang Blok F and went to this nearby shop (that we promised to come back the day bfore), to do some payment and arrangement on the item delivery to hotel.next pit stop is the Blok F itself where we did some nego and shopping and nego and nego.and shopping.telekung,kain sulam,blouses etc.then we went to Blok A and split our own way, find our own stuff.all 4 of us met up at around 4pm+ at the entrance and it took us almost half an hour to get a bluebird taxi, to bring us back to the hotel.we took cab coz we need to arrive early for zuhr+asr.alhamdulillah we arrived at 5.15pm and have a goooood rest!

oh we had McD for lunch cum dinner thru McD delivery.

mau paha atas atau paha bawah

haha.that was funny.never knew such terms in my whole life.another call,

“oh maaf buk kausar.ga bisa contact nomornya.mentar ya,diulangin
pesanannya”

and that goes like 2 to 3 times..miscommunication.another call,

“maaf buk kausar.ga bisa kesemua paha atas.sebagiannya paha bawah bisa
ga?”

haha.sopan sungguh McD jakarta.salute.well it took almost 2hours our food to arrive and we were starving like nobody cares.haha.

oh and then we received another phonecall.finally, the delivery.hehe.we were like ohmygodd the boxes!sooo biggg and looks heavyyy!!lucky that the reception has a weighing scale.after roughly estimate the total weight of our stuff,we sat back.we try to pull ourselves together.too many what-ifs in our mind.what if there are limit for xs baggage.what if the boxes cudnt be checked in due to oversize, what if the custom at lcct asks too many question etc etc etc…we prepared for the worst and did our packing still.and sleep soundly ………..
day 4
the moment of truth.we woke up as early as 4am.did our subuh prayer and off to soekarno hatta airport at 6am, by apv.costs Rp200,000.

first roadblock : pak polisi at luggage scanner

“banyak banget ini.ga bisa lepas”

he brought me to the room and….

“kayak gini jika mau dilepasin,bisa bagi duit
ngopi”

“Rp50,000 bisa ya”

“mau ngopi ramai2..Rp100,000 aja”

i just gave the pakcik the money.my first involvement in bribery.whadaaa~

then to the check in counter…

2nd roadblock : misplaced my immigration card

“kartu imigrasi kayak gini ada ga?” (flashing mirah’s
immigration card to me)

“oh..mentar ya”

it took me almost 5 minutes to selongkar my bag and alhamdulillah i found the card.huhu

3rd roadblock : access baggage payment

“charge akses baggage nya is Rp….juta”

“oh okay.kartu visa bisa ga?

“bisa..”

alhamdulillah.and the amount was as calculated the night before.mentally and emotionally prepared.haha

oh then we went to immigration counter and had jalan2, quick breakfast and some shopping.and waited at the gate.

touched down at 1145am and went to get our bags and boxes..off to custom declaration counter,,,

4th roadblock : the scariest one, the custom Q&A

“ada apa dalam ni….untuk apa…berapa harga semua ni…cukai 30% dari
jumlah harga..”

[buat muka ketat kesian]

“oke awk bayar RMxxx je.kat kaunter dan ambil resit”

“terima kasih”

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haha.valuable experience indeed…so there you go.my full-of-surprises journey.i find my journey so weird and full of lesson learnts..oh talking of lesson learnts,

lesson learnt #4 -> if you want to buy items in bulk, pls consider the total weight

lesson learnt #5 -> bring suitable size of luggage so that u can handcarry it.check in light bags and handcarry the heavy ones.this is in case of access weight.

well all in all, i had blast with mira and her cousins.tho there were ups and downs, that what makes the journey even more interesting and memorable…

this journey makes me feel grateful that i live in malaysia and not indonesia.enuff said.

footnote : Rp1,000,000 equiv to RM350

tentang ramadhan

bulan puasa sgt sinonim dengan makanan.mari kita kaji..

bazar ramadhan
ramadhan tahun ini saya berkesempatan merasa membeli belah di bazar ramadhan taman mawar, pasir gudang.lebih kurang 10minit perjalanan dari pejabat kontraktor.juadah yang dijual pelbagai dan mengejutkan,murah-murah belaka.namun, mengikut observasi saya dan rakan, hampir kesemua gerai tidak meletakkan tanda harga bagi makanan/minuman yang dijual.jika dilapor kepada persatuan pengguna,dgn mudah kita sbg pelanggan boleh menang kes.mana taknya,tanpa meletakkan tanda harga, mereka boleh menukar2 harga mengikut suka.mungkin dgn pelanggan A mereka kata murtabak RM2/keping dan dengan pelanggan B boleh jadi dicaj RM3/keping.ehem,anda fhm maksud saya.dan lagi saya lihat kebanyakan dari mereka masih amatur dan kekok membuat kerja2 di gerai.saya kira mereka mencari duit lebih sempena ramadhan atau mereka memang tak pernah bukak gerai dan hanya nak test market.hehe.apepun, ini cuma observasi saya.mungkin di bazar2 tempat lain berbeza suasananya.

hotel/restoran
alhamdulillah.murah rezeki ramadhan tahun ni.hampir setiap hari ada saja jemputan berbuka di hotel sekitar jb dan pasir gudang.bluewave,mutiara,panpacific dan seterusnya.separuh masa pertama ramadhan bufet masih lengang dengan manusia dan saya boleh makan tanpa rasa tertekan.namun bila masuk minggu ke3 ramadhan, mana2 hotel yang saya kunjungi pasti dipenuhi orang.saya perlu berasak2 untuk mendapatkan makanan memandangkan pihak hotel akan menambah meja mengikut suka, termasuk di kawasan lalu lalang dan didepan lif!tidak cukup dengan itu,saya perlu beratur di setiap gerai utk mendapatkan makanan tertentu.akhirnya,saya kenyang hidu asap ;p pihak hotel juga tidak merefill makanan yang telah habis walaupun bilangan pelanggan yang datang lebih ramai daripada biasa. saya kira ini adalah tidak adil kerana bayaran satu kepala tetap sama.namun pihak hotel menjeopardize keselesaan dan juga kepuasan hati pelanggan.ada rakan saya berpendapat zaman sekarang ni makan di hotel bukanlah sesuatu yang dianggap mewah kerana sudah ramai yang mampu.mungkin juga itu antara sebab mengapa bufet di hotel2 sentiasa penuh.oh dan biasanya saya dan rakan akan berbuka dengan kurma/air,solat maghrib kemudian baru sambung dengan melantak makanan berat.

rumah bersama keluarga
pilihan ini masih yang terbaik.tiada tandingan.biarpun tak cukup korum,namun berbuka bersama keluarga tersayang tetap pilihan saya yang utama*wink*

walau dimana pun kita berbuka dan bagaimana kita merungut tentang juadah ataupun suasana berbuka, kita mesti ingat yang masih ramai lagi di luar sana yang mungkin berkira2 utk membeli juadah berbuka.atau mungkin hanya berbuka dengan air paip.atau berkongsi sepinggan nasi putih dan ikan masin utk 8 beranak.
ramadhan sepatutnya mengajar kita menjadi insan yang lebih bersyukur.peringatan utk diri saya.huhu.oh ya, jangan lupa bayar zakat kerana itu juga adalah sebahagian dari rukun islam yang 5 🙂

inshaallah…

p/s : minyak turun lagi 10sen..syukur..keep it down bebeh
p/p/s : ada sape2 dah jumpa lailatulqadr?huhu…harapnya belum lagi :

nedd’s wed

congratulations to my two-months-roommate during induction back in 2006, N.E.D.D! 🙂 well, she basically keep all the secrets and juicy stories (juicy kerrr?!) about u-know-what.haha!ow, so she’s now married!weehoo~congrats neddy dear!

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motif letak gambar dulu2?sebab tak dapat tangkap gmbr dgn pengantin semasa hari kejadian.huhu.not happy..T_T.well anywayssss…almost 20 of us showed up!boleh kata small gathering la.hehe.

the event took place at dewan mbpj on 16/8, 8pm.the solemnization/nikah was done earlier that day,alhamdulillah..

so enjoy the pics..

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again, congratulations nedd n hubby…semoga bahagia ke akhir hayat 🙂

afterwards, i joined my family at sunway pyramid.upon my arrival (almost 11pm) they almost done with 2nd game.my bro added another game to make it three.so with my kenduri attire and all, i played one whole game.haha!

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had blast!!arrived at home 1am+.sekian ;p

THE wedding

beautiful wedding indeed..
🙂

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sahabat dari seberang juga ada sih…eka,desi n adam! 🙂

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desi – “ya..udah hampir setahun setengah ya tidak ketemu kausar…adam udah bisa ngobrol..” he he…

aaaand as usual had a short gossiping session with the girls afterwards…went back at 6pm.memorable indeed..

congrats PUANsarah@yahoo.com dan broIm.lalala~

;p