Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Kelana Convoy Conquest of Europe 2015

Baru je balik merantau 16 hari ke eropah. Memang dah lama tinjau2 pakej Kelana Convoy (KC) ni sebab cover 8 negara dengan berkhemah. Dari tahun lepas lagi dah aim targetnye nak pegi Itali je....tp dah alang2 pegi Itali pegila negara2 jiran dia ye dok?

Pre tour - tiket ke London kena beli sendiri

Sebab dah niat pegikan (tak book lagi ni) terusla subscribe  newsletter  Emirates / KLM . Mas dah mmg subscribe...dan kebiasaannya selalunye dorg ni selalu sale bersama.. Kalau AA sales, Mas mesti sales termasukla Emirates.
Dpt newsletter Emirates sales bulan Jan/ Feb : rm2200 return ke London travel by Bulan 8. Compare Mas dalam Rm2500-2700.satu je conditon Emirates ni yg tak best,  no show: penalty RM1000...maksudnye date tu mmg kena sure ko available pegilah, sebab nak tukar date pun rm500 gak.Tp dengan confident belijelah Emirates ikut tarikh kc dulu. Sebab dah pernah lawat London waktu Air Asia pegi sana**gua mmg bajet dow...so spend 2 hari je before tour n sehari lepas habis tour.

KC website  :  http://www.kelanaconvoy.co.uk/ 
London - Belgium - Amsterdam - Germany - Austria - Italy-Switzerland -France ( negara2 dicover)  25 Julai-9 Ogos 2015
Turun sini untuk meeting point Kelana Convoy btw dorg punya guide tu tulis exit 7,,tu tak update..cari exit ke Hyde Park speech corner...exit 2 rasanye
 Dilemma + Rm jatuh
Fastforward dah bulan 6, macam2 perasaan ada...aku dahle resign pastu sambung belajar , kalau pergi cuti ni mau tambah belanja lagi waima pakej bajet pun...jenuhgakle siap telefon Emirates tukar date tp boleh within 2 weeks je dr tarikh fly. Kalau boleh tukar tahun depan syok gak..Rm dah susut nilai plak tu....tapi memikirkan sekarang ni cuti semester dan bucket list pun , pegijelah  nak buat camna time keja ada duit tp takde cuti (takde bos nak approve 16 hari eh , tau yg pegi umrah  je bole kalau bukan haji) time cuti /masa banyak takde duit plak..lol tp bolehla guna saving yang ada nak lihat negara org.

bas tunggu area depan ni kat Hyde Park

Book KC
Lagi 2 minggu nak pegi baru tanya pasal booking dan buat Payment...mmg last minit...nak beraya lagi .Masa tu mmg agak annoying la sebab KC balas lambat gila emel. Lagi 3 hari nak fly ke London baru dapat tp dorg apologize n sebab staff yg patut handle tu balik Msia masa tu.

Nak duduk mana kat London ?
Lagi 2 minggu nak pi ni dah terlepasla semua hotel2 yg promokan..kalau murah duduk dormla...tp teringat paling murah mestilah Mara Hostel / Apt or Malaysia Hall. Boleh emel je apply  Malaysia Hall tp silalah follow up coz last2 sekali nama takde ni bila call....lg 2 hari ni pakai rembat je hotel mana2 utk tido semalam je... yg lagi semalam lepas sampai tido kat Gatwick(Emirates) , balik nanti pun plan tido Gatwick(nak jimat duit).ha yg tu kena post lain plak..yang emel Mara Hostel *dpt emel add dari Google* langsungla takde balasan  sampailah ke harini..
Tp Malaysia Hall mmg ada geng KC yang dpt bilik dorg book sebulan awal and call balik untuk follow up.
Fast forward cite -masa balik, try je walkin ada kosong, dpt tido semalam kat Malaysia Hall

Amsterdam

Malaysia je  dlm rombongan KC ni?
Dak eh, ada 2 bas. bas yg pertama bertolak pagi ..sobs dorg dpt beli coklat Belgium ..tu ada yg dr Pakistan , Papua New Gunea , so bas dorg ckp English... crew : Abu , Nas, Sab Bas kami bertolak 12 noon ,lalu je Belgium, kedai coklat dah tutup dah.Kami punya penerangan dalam BM. Crew: Hairul , Haziq


Venice

Ada wifi tak kena pakai simcard apa eh ? Simcard for europe travel
Aku pegi Jepun Korea siap rent simcard tp sebab ni kira last minit gak, 2 hari yg kat london tu mcm tak determine je nak carik simcard ngan berhalusinasi maybe senang dpt wifi or jetlag effect...lol. Tp still google gak info masa tu..search result mmg kata Three ... asalkan simcard tu cover negara yg kita lawat ni dah okay dah...so sapa yg social media addict n kena berwasap selalu sila carik Three .

Yang sesuai Package (10GBP , add on feel at Home offer top up lagi 10 GBP dpt 500 mb abroad . Three will be the best simcard for europe travel if you start from London. They also have Three Euro Internet pass for 5GBP per day so its depend on your budget. If i can rewind time ill purchase the Pay As U Go All in 10GBP n use the Feel at Home offer add on 15GBP -25gb
More info :   http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchSimOnly?aidset=1&tariff=115&id=1206
Affordable price kalau compare ko kena beli wifi / new sim /pakai data roaming untuk 16hari...sapa yang baca post ni dari google....takpe saya ucap sama2 lol / i understand u  hahaha

Disebabkan itu tiap kali sampai kem khemah je sure tanya  ada free wifi tak kat kat reception lol . aku lah muka yg 1st tanya ni. Ada gak yg beli three buat hotspot tp rasa rugi plak aku nak kuar duit...hahaha dan most campsite semua wifi berbayar...rugi oo baik buat makan or beli mineral water lol



Red house germany

Khemah duk sorang ke berapa orang ? tahan ke khemah ni ?
Saya share dengan graduate medic- Nabila. Ada gak family yang duk berempat. Tapi rasanya untuk keselesaan bak kata Acha Sepriasa berdua lebih baik.  Dorang akan tunjuk cara pasang dan selalunya semua org ringan tangan tolong sebab yang paling payah nak memaku dan masuk dalam beg khemah.
Air hujan masuk dalam khemah tu dah merasa dah ...
Kalau tak pernah berkhemah amik je kabin cuma sediakan $ jelah..better book dari awal takut nanti tak available..boleh gak celup celam amik ...ada hari khemah ada hari kabin..depends budget..sepanjang tour khemah pun ada. Kabin ni ada yang ada bilik air, ada yang takde depends campsite. Ada gak takde aircond.
Tak semua campsite bg air panas free...walau summer sini air mmg sejuk weh...anyway dpt tips gak dr org lain yang pernah pegi . 1 euro = 5minit shower air panas .Isi je air panas dpt kat sink  dlm botol mineral (jgn sampai lembik plak botol) dah jimat 1euro .

The beautiful Austria

Makan  ?  Solat ?
Makan ok , makanan Malaysia ada hari makan ayam, kambing, Nasi Lemak , Nasi Goreng termasukla Maggi goreng , roti , cereal , pasta pun ada. Untuk 2 bas (80 org) ada family siap 3 gen datuk , nenek  and baby baru setahun , solo traveller mcm aku,  kenyang jugak kami makan. 5 crew yg incharge. Pinggan kena basuh sendiri yer...ni mmg ibarat camping ngan kengkawan/keluarga saling tolong menolong...
solat sebab jalan waktu summer makanya sempat lagi lah kalau hari melawat tu bila balik belum Magrib lagi sembahyangjelah kat campsite. Subuh abis around 6 am dah terang dah...Magrib between 8:30 - 9 malam.Ada gak kalau travel 5 jam dlm bas tu singgah Rest area dorg bentang giant seprah bolehlah solat.





Bas ok tak ?
Sebab solo traveller saya dapatler duk sorang  haha sebelah boleh letak barang lagi kadang2 jadi tempat sidai tuala dan baju tak kering. Bas selesa cuma dia bila on aircond tu luar summer dalam winter tp lama2 dah rasi dah.Memang banyak gak abis masa dlm bas tambah lagi bila nak ke pegi ke negara lain tu 5-6 jam gak . Tp uniknye peraturan driver dorg ni. Driver kena tido 9jam , pastu perjalanan melebih 3 jam kena ada break 45min (time nila pegi r n r) Driver kami omputeh ex army. Dalam bas ada toilet gak tp kalau takle tahan barulah pakai ,hanya untuk no1 sahaja.


Switzerland

Nak kena bawak apa ?
KC akan bagi list termasukla selipar , torchlight etc summer pun kalau berminat nak pi top of europe kenala bawak winter jacket.yg takde dlm list dan popular ialah : pengetip kuku...setbek bawak..16 hari tu 2 kali kut kena potong kuku
Oh ye Lin n family dia siap bawak bekas lagi..so kalau breakfast bole tapau yg lebih tu untuk makan lunch ke makan bila2lah.takde kelaparan...baju pun nanti bole basuh kat campsite so bawak ala kadar jelah.takyah bwk 16 baju . Aku yg tak bersopping ni bawak 140 GBP + 230 Euro .masa tu rate taklah mcm date aku post ni.Kredit kad n kad debit bawak gak untuk kecemasan. Swiss Franc tak tukar sebab nak withdraw je kat bank sana n rasanya sini mmg susah nak dpt Swiss Franc tambah lagi nak yg not kecik2 tu.
Oh btw KC sediakan air panas je...air mineral beli sendiri...mau gak 1 or 2 euro .Ada 2 campsite je kut yang sediakan paip drinking water - Venice dan Switzerland.

Anyway bila rajin akan post ikut negara yang dilawati lol ......btw happy sebab dah tick 1 bucketlist n kenal dengan ramai orang pelbagai background yang ramah tamah belaka.

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Padang & Bukit Tinggi

Air terjun Anai
April lalu berpeluang ke Padang , Indonesia dengan Poto Travel. Padang mmg heaven untuk membeli belah kain sulam, batik dan telekung. Istimewanya Padang ni sebab sinilah asalnya adat Minangkabau...so orang nogori boleh relate eh jang...
Direct flight ke Padang hanya melalui Air Asia ~ sejam sahaja


Hari pertama terus ke Bukit Tinggi , kami singgah ke Lembah Anai dan melawat rumah Minangkabau. Menariknya Pejabat Pos kat Bukit Tinggi pun beratapkan minangkabau.











tiang dia mmg dibina senget ok...itulah uniknya
 Dalam perjalanan gak banyak kedai sulam /blaus / telekung yang boleh disinggah. ada juga kedai yang accept RM. Gambar sebelah ni kedai yang jual batik lemang sebab packagingnya ala lemang... cantik2 rm15 satu...

Esok paginya kami bertolak ke rumah kelahiran Buya Hamka ( the famous author )eg Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wvick, Di Bawah Lindungan Kaabah. Transkrip Buya Hamka juga boleh dibeli di sini  sambil menderma untuk penjagaan rumah ini. Turut dijual bersama karya2 novelis Indonesia lain  yang terkenal.

Nak ke sini kena lalu kelok 44 mmg kepala boleh pusing jugakla tp ok takdela sampai muntah..Dapat juga melihat keindahan Tasik Meninjau di bawah kelok .








Bendera Minangkabau ni mmg ala2 Germany
Al-Fatihah

tasik meninjau
Sebelum kembali semula ke Padang, kami ke Grand Sianok Canyon yang terjadi disebabkan letusan gunung berapi. ini ala2 Grand Canyon di USA. Tarikan berhampiran ialah Lubang Jepang, terowong yang digali pihak jepun..tiada tiket tapi kena bayar upah tour guide di situ.

Sianok Canyon


Shopping time di Pasar atas. Trademark dia Jam Gadang. Boleh borong souvenir /tudung/ tshirt semua. Kenala pandai tawar menawar


Kami juga melawat Istana Minangkabau  di sana.

Makan seperti mmg menarik nasi padang, ayam penyet, jus alpukat mmg kenala dengan tekakkan. Overall mmg sesuai untuk kaki shopping :)


Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Capsule by Container Hotel Klia2

Dah merasa tido capsule hotel kat jepun nak gak try yg di Malaysia.

Flight ke Padang pukul 7 so sebab kena checkin pukui 5...saja nak tido sini dulu....book dekat agoda rm80 (+ fee semua) untuk 6 jam - female . Kalau di kaunter rm70 tapi manala tau takut sold out tu yg book dulu kat agoda.

Kena bayar deposit dulu rm50. Bila kita pulangkan towel dan kunci locker baru mereka akan bg balik rm50.

Capsule ada meja kecik ada n cermin. Jiran sebelah dan depan nasib baikla takde bising sangat.

Bilik air ada pintu separate hahaha. coz kat negara luar ada yang open shower...yang kat jepun tu mereka selamba je..
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Overall : ok la sebab nak tidoje better dari tido atas kerusi  /u can sleep on actual bed than airport chair.
Disadvantage - ofcourse not for claustrophobic... aircond adalah aircond central so mengikut position capsule anda, anda mungkin tak rasa aircond. kalau tak rasa bukakjela tirai separuh bagi aircond masuk (takde pintu yer pakai tirai je) /no fan or aircond inside capsule but it is cenralize aircond for all capsules







ada plugpoint untuk caj phone
bawah tu section lelaki





Thursday, 23 April 2015

Got7 Fan Meeting In Malaysia #got7inkl


Yeay after shooting their music video, A Got7 is back in Malaysia for fan meeting. The organiser launch a presale ticket and trust me ,it is a battlefield. Nevertheless me n my sister manage to grab the vip+ which the advantage is inclusive hi-5.I am number 21.

20 march - KLIA - i don't have ninja skill lol but i manage to see the boys. it is chaos ! i hope we can apply the same rules during GDA which everyone sit and let them walk peacefully.

21 march - Fan meeting day
I have class so i don't collect any goodies from masternim.
however here is the place where all igot7 exchange / collect got7 goods
Everyone q for hi5 , while q'ing we keep on planning " what should we said to the boys?" hahaha
Finally they let us in....im so shocked when i see the boys is wearing glove #got7gotglove . omg im so touched. Due to past incident involving kpop act and fan, the authority and the public become negative towards kpop...but here they are wearing glove in my hot sunny country ...i mean they can choose to not do any hi5 event ..but they still do it. im almost tear up because they compromise to our rules and choose safer route.you guys is so nice to us... saranghaeyo. <3

bought at kedai kpopmy


They standing so close of each other and im still in shock of that glove, all of my planned script is ruined lol.
The long script went to youngjae because i have plenty time from the stage to Youngjae spot
plan script   ----------------->  real face to face script 
YJ - mori style chuayeyo  ---> mori style chuayeyo ( Yj smile )
Jb - so handsome            ---> so handsome (Jb smile like a boss)
Mark- can i get a heart (during japan hitouch i already got  hearteu from young boys..i want one from mark lol ) mark was taken a back like what ??? so in the end i just hi5 him.
Junior - junior u r a good actor . tq for keeping your promise lol coz in japan hitouch i make him promise to come back to malaysia----> because of that fail hearteu request n people rushing us i only said "thank you"
BamBam -  khobkhunka bambam ----> thanks (from thank you become shorter to thanks
yugyeom - noona wasoyo    -----> thanks
Jackson - saram wasoyo (from roommate ) ----> because he is the last one i got my act straight and  i manage to wish him " happy birthday in advance "

i think they also choose to be careful and only smile during hi5. For the first time i got to be in front of stage thanks to my hi5 number, i went to left side for markeu....yeah got to see him up close but i don't have any personal interaction...it is good spot coz so many markjin moment hahaha


gorgeus



pretty guys

The fan meeting highlight
  • they  kick of the performance with stop , stop it / haji haji ma. igotmy do know the lyrics and the fan chant yeah..good job
  • mc is jinnyboy lucky fan get to take photo with got7 but still not skin ship allowed. To be in 1 frame is good enough for me..of course im not that lucky
  • got7 pick any question/fan wish and read it out loud. Jb pick ani request to junior..so lucky.
  • games session - they need to guess "what is in the box" after watching the video clip....Bambam - terompah baba&nyonya which he wear after that ...yugyeom -sepaktakraw , mark- orang utan which he tease as jyp , junior got muruku and he  keep on eating that muruku...its delicious right ?? shall i pack some to jype ?? jb got ketupat ..he said "ribbon" ribbon "- youngjae got tengkolok , he look so dashing wearing that tengkolok , jackson and his mangoskin ...hahaha its actualy mangosteen...u dont have that in hk kaka ? sorry noona keep on saying it is rambutan...but im not that loud i think lol
  • Jackson bday celebration .he is so happy and so serious when jinny ask him to make a wish 
  • the boys dance to zapin a local traditional dance. they are so good, JJP start copy the dance from the start when the mv is showing...Yugyeom is good too
  • yugyeom directly go to  mark during the fan message segment hahaha maybe ask him to translate. he also said he is from America same as mark during intro . Even mark's sister Tammy tweet and ask to look for the video ...so sweet 
  • junior english is impressive as always ...jackson tease him when he read the fan's message
im writing this now coz i cant go to singapore fan meeting , it is only 40 minute by plane...but sorry noona got class to attend...hope to see u guys in malaysia again... i heard u will....so see u guys again. thanks to got7, jype, erama and all igot7 who help in this fan meeting...nice meeting everyone.

bambam and "terompah"



















hmmm


eating mangosteen together




everyone hush jackson is making a wish




most of my fancam is in instagram....but im lovin this got7 zapin cut

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Osaka Castle Plum Grove



 
Kali kedua ke Osaka Castle, kali ni saya dapat melihat rimbunan pokok-pokok plum yang pelbagai warna.







it will be so pretty in April with Sakura


itik itik berenang di tasik osaka castle
This is early March. Imagine in April....,.woah...

Osaka Castle nearest subway :  to view the plum grove, stop at JR Osakajokoen