::my fav 10::

my dear friend has tagged me to post my 10 fav pics...not to let her down, here i go...even it means kantoi kan diri sdr :p

the pics are uploaded randomly, out of no preference. 

i miss~

tribute to photographer: MacBook

eiffel tower

tribute to photographer: wada

may we can hold hands like this even wrinkles have replaced our beauty

tribute to photogrpaher: azmi

sunset in frankfurt hanh

tribute to photographer: N

...and our munkiness is unpredictable

tribute to photographer: zudin

tribute to editor: N

the night i had to say good bye

tribute to photographer: asrih's bro

my classmates back to KMB...miss ol those moments

tribute to photographer: dini

post xm party. note the alternating colour of shirts, smiles and tdungs :)

tribute to photographer: asrih

model gagal ujian saringan :p

tribute to photographer: wada

if u calculate, there are only 9 pics..the 10th one is on the way. so surprise! :)

the next 5 that would do this kind of post will be:

1. azmi

2.asrih

3.jiah

4.zaim

5.khairul annisah

good luck pple :)

::great-many germany II::

Day 4: 26th July 2008

we left berlin with too much memories to be cherished. we had to say good bye to wan, kamal and helmi as they were goin to their fren's hse. we were heading to munich with zaim, our loyal fren and tour guide. we departed from haupbanhof berlin by a train at 12.30 pm heading to munich. the train is far from what we expected since there was some problem and instead of getting a new train, we boarded an old one. to deviate our mind from the scorching heat in the train, we chilled out by playing cards. a game that made me addicted to it haha. who knows, our happiness was someone else's annoyance. 

we laughed like hell when we noticed that the person's face who got annoyed and asked us to keep quite looked like sarah raisudin, asrih's fav singer back to msia lol. 

the 9 hours journey would not be reaching its destination if it's not because of zaim, the only person who can speak Deustch. i remember one incident where zaim was sleeping because he was extremely exhausted and we were approached by the ticket controller, telling us an alien language that none of us can pick that up.

"%$^7**@$^&$$%*" he said.

me: zaim tdur d blkg...zaim o zaim... [ still my soft voice could not wake him up]

fren: eh cmn ni? zaim mana? apa ni? [panicked]

one lady that sit next to us translated what the man said to us just now.maybe she could sense that we could not understand the man. we were told to move to the next carriage since the carriage that we were on will be disconnected. we talked about this lady n her fam whoz really nerd just now, but she bacame a big help to us. she has a wonderful son who read all the way and one of my fren made joke out of that..."potential sofyan b yusuf, replacing sufiah" she said...and how is that could not make u laugh? hahahaha

maybe God wasn't happy with what we did, so as a punishment we had to sit in front of the WC for the next 3 hours in the new carriage. but that is not the worst thing. we need to be alert all the way because a bunch of drunk people keep passing by [o, have i told u that we were so sleepy n tired?]. silap2 haribulan kena tempelak huhu. so for this, i thank my fren N, with her wit and hilarious jokes can owez make my sleepy eyes go wide. can geletek my stomach till i couldnt ask for more. i bet, without her in this trip, it would be a dull one. muahss munkie sis :)

in the train..yule, aku pjm ja ni hehe

white and pink clan..erk campur coklat2 sket :p

we arrived in bayern aka bavaria where king ludwig was once ruled this country. buchuk, a fren of zaim fetched us up in the train station. and that night we were advised to sleep early because d trip to castle will be on the next morning. o ya, thanks to buchuk and the whole hse for the hospitality and the deliciously yummy food that u cooked. nnt boleh la hntr recipe ya? :p

Day 5: 27th July 2008

we left home at 930 am, excited to visit the sleeping beauty castle that we have been talking about since this plan took place. there are two castles in the area, situated close to one another. one is built for the king's family as their "rumah rehat" and another is the big one that we visited. the king was found dead in the lake near his rumah rehat. the cause of death is claimed to be unknown until today. but it's believed that it was due to a great depression of having debts to build the new castle. o ya, he was unmarried and another claimed that he was playing for another team [ yule's politically correct way of addressing this group. for more details, kindly buzz yule ok? ]

the journey to the castle by train took us 1 and half hour.but it worth every second that we spent tho. few steps into the jungle reminded us of ranau. the view from the castle lawn resembles batu caves! so pple, dun bother to travel miles away from family when we have it all in our homeland haha. here are some pics taken around the castle that worth sharing :)

b4 entering the castle

cnt stop saying: cun nya kita hahaha

mini neuschwanstein castle [until today i cnt get it spelled right without google]

nmpk ko joni dep sanaaaa??

munkie sis

d perkarangan istana

curious wada, confused N and menten me

gojes ex mrsm-ians

breath-taking view from top of the hill..rugi sepa gayat :p

lek kamu, blom puas aku amek gmbr ni...

the orange thing that crowning our heads was d rumah rehat of the king

jeling2 kau mmandang hihi

my cacat fren haha

waiting 4 d tram

ice-creaming :D

new scientific breakthrough: not only sweet scent cud attract a butterfly, x mndi smell cud do it without failure :p

next 3 months, i'll b getting this as a bday prezzie from N..tQ darl :)

Day 6: 28th July 2008

the day in munich was relaxing as i wud say. we had time to do our shopping and browsing tru items from one outlet to another. 

"nda bgs material dia ni N" padahal sugar mommy teda duit suda mau kasi beli hehe

us in front of i-forgot-d -name building

who says girls r hard to please?

us= vain

in front of hard rock cafe, munich

we visited BMW museum late in the evening and like usual, vain-ing is a MUST in front of every car that attracted our attention hehe.

our fav car :)

it's all mine...will share wif pple dat i love only hehe

cool isn't?

calculating on how many on calls do i need to buy this car 

we rushed back home since we have planned to cook for them,  as a return for the food for the last few days. so after a long discussion last nite, we agreed to cook chicken curry, vegetables wif oyster sauce and dessert: tiramisu.

mommy N, papa asrih, sis wada and lil jamiey cooking like a fam :)

end results: chicken curry wif extra carbon flavor, tiramisu with bketul cheese and sayur tumis

Day 7: 29th of July 2008

last day in germany. o i hate the parting scene. everyone was apologizing and thanking the host for the 5 star hospitality. for my dear fren zaim, thank you 4 everything! tQ 4 being that cool mlayan ragam kami :). 

our flight from frankfurt to dublin will depart at 10pm. travelling in the strange land without our translator and guide to frankfurt was a bit challenging. i remember how one of my frenz was so panicked till the ticketing thingy was passed to us. that is what i said, u'll see the real colour of a person when u travel with em. from there, we could learn much on how to behave and act in certain situation when u need to.

we arrived in dublin safely that night at 12 am and had dinner at asrih's before me and N got sound sleep after the long journey.

 

for my travel mates and anyone who involved in this trip, maaf andai ada tkasar bahasa, perlakuan yg mnyinggung perasaan dan yg swaktu dengannya.

i have absolutely say this trip is a trip to remember. life goes on, but what we had in this wonderful land will remain as memory, a sweet one indeed.

xx

::great-many germany I::

Day 1: 23rd of July 2008

our journey to Berlin started from pontypridd, wales where we took a coach to london heathrow. dragging 3 super sized and weigh-like stone luggage, we were determined to have an overnight in the airport in case my dear friend, N could not get a ticket to go back to msia on the next morning.

stranded in the busy airport of UK, we woke up in the morning with pain all over our bodies' joints and muscles. thx to the hard bench in the so called one of the most bz airport in d world. KLIA is surely far better than that as i wud say :)

while N was bz with the ticket thingy, i "sedekahkan" my 60 pound to a msian fellow who was stranded in the airport because he din have enuf cash to top up the ticket price. so pity kan? he promised me to bank in the money in msia so i had nothing againts it. at least i have a lawyer to defend me if he dare to cheat wif that amount of money, right N?

Day 2: 24th July 2008

spontaneous decision to join us to germany was more than anything i could ask from N. this germany plan took place few weeks back. we were bz spending tym chatting n planning to pick a destination when finally neuschwanstein castle captured our attention and no other places could really beat the charming castle. so we contacted zaim, our friend whoz studying in germany to ask if he will b available to b visited. and luck was on our side when he said he'll b finishing his xm on 24th and we could get there by then. when N said maybe she cudnt join the trip yesterday, i was disappointed but putting myself in her shoes, i just let her to decide what is d best for everyone.

we took national express from london heathrow to london stansted [ LCCT of Europe ] at noon and the journey took us about 3 hours.that is the most convenient way to get from heathrow to stansted after all the surveying that we did. since our flite will only be off at 1845, we lepak in the chapel and slept there. o ya, if u were to pray in this room, pls check the kiblat again as my compass that time showed different direction from what is marked on the paper in the room. 

after we met wada who arrived late in the evening, we checked our luggage in and get into the departure hall immediately. the long wait was not bad at all when our eyes were served with nice view :p. bersih bsinar2 mata. hilang bha mngantuk trus hehe

we arrived at berlin airport at 1030 pm and based on the direction given on the paper and the person at the information desk, we finally found our train to get to our hostel. on our way, N called asrih and the boys who arrived earlier agreed to pick us up at the train station. this way, N taught them how to act as gentlemen. N was so determined to educate 'em. so boys, did u learn something?

we met at burger king restaurant near to the train station. as i walked into the premise, i can clearly see 4 malay faces. scanning one by one, and my eyes were caught by a very familiar face. omg, see him! broad shoulder with long hair touching his collar bone.

i smiled and waved to him and easily he can recognised us. zaim aka ejang is my ex skulmet back to mrsm kinarut in 2002-2003. to be frank, we never talked to each other but today all 4 of us reunited again in the very strange land: berlin.

it has been 5 years we din meet him and so many catching up to do. we hang out together with few of his friends introduced to us with their very own good names: kamal with too much resemblance to my fren safwan, helmi appeared to be a very shy person and wan, a chinese look guy with the calling name of "urg yg buleh d pcy"

we only walked to the hostel after midnight and checked into the hostel room. as we stepped into the room, we were quite shocked to find a guy was sleeping in the room. boleh thn hensem... we grinned to each other...nangis la dia bgn bsok pagi ni muehehe

the other 3 mrsm-ians had a long night that time but i cudnt really think straight so i went to bed. the tour guide, enchek zaim told us to be ready by 7 am in the morning since we have lotsa places to visit tomorrow....

Day 3: 25th July 2008

we woke up very early in the morning and get ourselves ready for the day in berlin! we waited for the boys for an hour or so... tired of waiting, we decided to barge into the boys' room. we expected they were in front of the mirror fixing their hair or something. but what we saw was two bodies still lying on the bed, can hardly come back from the wonderland. ha mnarik duvet sorg tu mnahan malu. yg sorg lg tersenyum mcm la kami ni bini2 dia kejut pagi2. siap bleh lambai2 lagi...sure he was dreaming of becoming a superstar that nite and walking on a red carpet while waving his hand to the camera :p

we started the day after a heavy bfast...the journey that day will be summarised by the following selected photos:

gerbang pemisah jerman barat dan timur [maaf andai salah fakta :p]

part of the berlin wall [kata tour guide slps kami sesat]

blok peringatan jewish yg terkorban semasa zaman pmerintahan hitler

kununnya d bina untuk mlawan KL tower :p

red chapel? aiyak suda lupa huhu

a cathedral with gold dome interiorly, lumut layer exteriorly :p

sunbathing in front of city council

sempadan pemisah kwsn amerika dan jepun (?) zaman perang dahulu kala

perlakuan ini merbahaya untuk di tiru oleh kanak2 tanpa pengawasan ibu bapa

baru ku paham betapa hepinya perasaan urg yg vandalise things haha

namaku terpahat d berlin wall 

jauh d mata, namun PBS clan tetap dekat d hati kami :)

the vandalisers hihi

::cardiff explowalk:

19th July 2008

after a day off due to excessive sleep [ thx to the wet weather and yummy food katum hehe], we were so eager to go out today and have our skin got tanned by the glowing sunlight.

got dressed, put some colour on our faces and we were ready to go. off with 1230 train, the journey to cardiff, the capital city of wales took us about 20 mins and along the way, we can see how greener the countryside is! i guess i have to agree with u N :p

after we got out of the train station, we were walking in a line to the malls [ it was clearance sale!]

we were so excited to see some of the items were tagged with £1 price. so all 4 girls were busy looking for something that might capture their interest. i told myself not to overspend the money but the top was really worth it... in the end, everyone was getting out of the shop with at least a bag hehe.

we continued our outtie with more shopping stuffs, browsing items from one shop to another, finding the best top or accesories to go with our dresses later. na ppuan bha shopping, mana sah nda d round smua kedai hehe. even after all the browsing tru, we cudnt find any nice, elegant, descent coat for N...kita pki bikini ja la N, buleh tu hihi

we passed by cardiff castle and N promised to take me there on hari satu, with one condition: wear dresses as the princesses did in fairy tales. kami kan perasan princesses of nowhere kingdom :p

then, katum: our very tour guide that day took us to the city council, where we had taken stunningly beautiful pictures in the buke garden, just before reaching the council. the city council itself offered no less scenic views until we din have to be skeptical to roll on the grass just to have out pictures taken :p

after having countless shots in the lawn of the council, we headed to millenium stadium, where it was built near a river. cardiff embankment was the last destination before we decided to go home and have bean curd curry with noodles [yummy]. by the time we were walking back to the train station, everyone can feel how the calf muscles have been working so hard and it felt so good to be seated.

the day was tiring tho, but it worth every step! enuf said: it was absolutely fun!

::wales o wales::

i took off from dublin airport at 2 pm after a short delay due to some unavoidable technical problem [ excessively used excuse]. the flite to london gatwick took me about 1 hour. the eagerness to meet my girlfriend n her sis caused a real excitement in me since few days back actually :p

as i set my butt on the flite seat, i felt dizzy and i dozed off few minutes later. i can hardly open my eyes when the captain announced that the flite will be landing shortly. wales welcomed me with cloudy weather outside [ expected!]

i went through immigration procedures after a bit confusion at first but i managed to get myself out of the so called karenah birokrasi thingy. i claimed my luggage and find my way to the train station..

it was 330 pm when i can hear my tummy sang unsynchronied melodies so i grabbed a sandwich [ i have ensured that there was no ciken in the filling after the incident in paris buavis airport], choc bar and a bottle of mineral water.

i can easily find my way to the train station, and i chose to sit in the far corner of the bench, sat there and enjoyed my lunch with people busy hustling in and out of the train. my train to london victoria will only be departed at 1850 as stated on the ticket. my brain was busy doin the calculation and i decided to board the 1700 train if i dun want to miss the train from paddington to cardiff central that will depart at 2015!

i asked the receptionist on which paltform should i depart from, and he was looking at me like i have "kusta" or something. it wasnt my first time time so i kinda get used with it tho.

i reached london victoria after 30 mins journey in the chilly gatwick express train. i got off and find the circle line in the huge central london station. first time being there, i was busy looking my way and asked around to get the right train to paddington when finally a middle aged man in his white uniform showed me the right platform.

" platform number satu"

i stopped and looked back at him and he was smiling.

" u know how to speak malay language?that's great!"

i rushed the stairs down to the paltform 1 and again i was puzzled when there was no paddington written on the display board. Suddenly the man that talked to me just now was behind me. he told me that the circle line service was delayed and i had two options: go via altrnative route that means more chances of getting lost again and secondly: wait for another 20-30 mins. i decided to wait and since he was goin to have his dinner that time, he left me with the station staff which also a bapok :p. we even did some "umpating" thingy about the staff. so evil huh?

when the train finally arrived, i board it and it took me 20 mins to get to paddington station. from there, i took first great western train to cardiff central. my seat was 82A and i tod that it meant i need to be in the carriage A. it was a good walk to get to coach A because it's the tail of the train. i was smiling to myself when i finally realized that i shud be in coach D, not A. no wonder i din find my seat in A carriage.haih jamiey2~

i had a good sleep in the train and when i got up, it was dark outside. malam suda~
i finished the last 3 choc rolls before i dozed off again. i only woke up when i felt that i had been on the train like forever. after 3 train stations, the light of meeting my friend soon came when i heard the announcement that cardiff central will be the next stop. eagerly, i fixed my tudung and get all my stuff ready to get off the train.

follow the rest of the journey on katum's