Kedai Bunian.. hehehehehe...

Eating time: Lunch 11.30am - 3.00pm ( i think.. hehheee)

Price: RM14 per pax (baru naik jek harga nih, dulu RM12.. caittt)

Location: Kpg Sg Merab (near to Putrajaya)

Menu: Change everyday.. so you need to call them to ask..

They cook, and you eat... no questions will be entertain.. 

My score: 4 out of 5

Reason:
I love the place because it's in a village.. rural area.. it's like going home for lunch.. and you mother cook what she wants, and you just eat.. just like that .. even the drinks was not up to my expectation (not at all, sirap x manis, air laici macam minum air kosong ada laici jek), but I never complain to my mom, right?? hahahaahahaa.. so just to set your expectation when you decided to have lunch there.. 

Ketam masak lomak.. huishhhh so yummy!!!!

Ikan masak kicapp... wooohoooo...

Want to have lunch here? SMS to this number for booking:

warung bunian

kak lang 0173812246

Durban, South Africa

Date: 12 - 19 July 2013

Reason: ICANN Meeting

Went to Africa for 2nd time in my life.. this time, Durban .. it's a beautiful place with sea view.. the hotel that I stayed faced the ocean, it was such a lovely view with a very very strong wind..

I didn't went anywhere except looking for food because the meeting was very long and tiring .. but that was the main reason I'm here, so no complaining.. 

My experience:

1. Durban is a small, but beautiful town.. clean in most of the area .. it has few interesting places not far from the city.. very nice place to do your morning or evening run / jog / walk..

strong wind...

 

Unique dumpster..

2. It's a muslim city.. majority of the restaurants are halal.. Alhamdulillah.. soo I'm so LOVE THIS PART!!!!

but they still have few beggars around, so it was quite sad to see people begging for your food while you were enjoying it.. no wonder people don't sit by the window in every restaurant.. :'(

it always make me feel so thankful for everything I have..

I forgot the name of this restaurant, but it's just next to my hotel .. and it's so yummy!

Halal KFC.. wuhuuuu love it!!! Chakalakalalalaaa chicken.. :D

Always look for this sign..

Restaurants by the beach..

3. Durban also known as Bollywood city as it has lots of Indian stayed and became permanent resident / south african nationality in this city...

4. I also like to see surfers in the morning while viewing the sunrise at 6.30am..

Beautiful Sunrise..

My favorite moment!!

5. I managed to skip lunch (because it was Ramadhan - fasting month) and take a short ride to the top of Durban's stadium.

Inside the small train...

View or Durban..

ok, it's not really a train.. just a small box with wheel.. hehehe ..

6. Few more last photos.. 

Overall ... it's a nice place to have a meeting and to come for work... and surfing.. if you surf .. ;)

New dream - AMERICA

It's been years I didn't go to America, or the states..

So this year, I decided to set my goal to go this the States again ..

Everything start with a dream.. this year..  to see New York or LA..

I like to go with MAS airlines (because of the Enrich Points) to LAX but New York seems a little more tempting at this moment.. MAS Airlines does not have direct flights to New York..

SO: I'm gathering information about this year trip.. NEW YORK!!!! (or at least as of now.. hahaha )

Plan to travel by 20th December till 10th January.. so I can use up both my 2013 and 2014 annual leave..

The PLAN:

1.  Will go to KWSP to take out my monthly payment for my house .. at least I don't have to pay the house monthly payment for 10 months and save the money for my trip.. (but first need to get my Identity Card replaced - i misplaced it and it's gone missing.. arghhhhhh)..

2.  Raya bonus money will go to the trip saving as well...

Traveling Partner: NONE
 - Decided to go alone this time.. was in Houston before and US seems ok and safe to travel alone.. my long lost friend might come for a day or two to travel together..

Another SO: Part 1 in traveling is - DREAM. That's done.

Next : Info gathering and planning..

Wish me luck!!!

Beautiful Bali

I've been invited to speak at a conference on a small project I did last year.. so I went there 2 days earlier just to explore Bali my way..

Never get bored of this view.. I always knew that blue is my fav color

Reached Ngurah Rai airport around afternoon, and took a taxi for 70,000 rupiah, around RM21 (http://www.xe.com) to the hotel that I booked using www.booking.com. I choose a hotel near to the hotel of my conference which will be my next place to stay..

I chose Kuta Lagoon Resort and Pool Villa at Legian Street.. at first, I was given a room at 2nd level and quite far with no window.. I can't stand being in a place without a window.. so I asked for a change .. at least at level 1 and near the pool.. the pool was superb.. I don't mind paying extra to get a room that attached to a pool.. but they told me that the room were full.. but the managed to give me a room at 1st floor nearer to the exit.. that's fine with me..

My review about the hotel:
1. Nice hotel for its price.. friendly staff.. decent breakfast.. as a muslim, you will have eggs, fruits, bread .. that's enough for me :)
2. Location: 10 mins to the Kuta Beach (walking) .. lots of shops around for your shopping.. but quite far from the main shopping area (i think) .. if you want to go to HRC, it will take about 30 mins walking, or you can take a taxi that may cost less than 30,000 IDR - but defnitely 50,000 IDR at night.
3. if you have extra money, book for the one attached with the pool.. you won't regret ..

the walkway

The pool

Pool area

Walkway to my room

I didn't took a photo in my room.. sorry about that..

In the evening, i walked along the famous kuta beach where it famous as a surfing area..

Enjoying diet coke at Kuta Beach

It's reallly longgg.. and you can see the airplanes landing and take off

Day 6: Uludag, Bursa

A week almost over now.. on our 6th day, we are in Bursa.. and the only thing I really look forward to, is Uludag!! I want to touch the snow, I want to feel it under my skin, I want to swim in it if I can.. hahahahaa .. people mentioned about Bursa as a place to shop.. but who cares about shopping... I didn't come to Turkey to shop.. didn't put any budget for it anyway.. so Uludag is definitely my main thing in Bursa..

Uludag is just 30 mins away from Bursa .. after breakfast at the hotel in Bursa, we followed our GPS to Uludag.. opss btw, the hotel is not really cheap as Bergama, but we don't really have a choice.. it cost me around 70-80lira, I think.. it's a big town, so I think it was just appropriate cost.. and we were tired, so we just stayed at the first hotel we find..

Back to Uludag story.. btw, there was no snow at all in Bursa .. after 15 mins climbing (by car of course, hahahaha Oh my English!!!) the road to the place, we started to doubt our GPS, as we had bad history with it.. but just few minutes later, we saw a car with snow all over it's roof .. OMG!!! my heart pumps with excitement.. superb!!! and after a few more minutes of driving.. you will start seeing snow, and more snow .. and whole land and trees covered with white.. my heart was crying with gratefulness to my Creator for giving me the opportunity to see this beautiful place..

for those who lived in 4 seasons country, you might feel like normal to see snow, but for me, it was priceless ..

I start singing my fav song:

"Perjalanan ini terasa sangat menyedihkan

Sayang engkau tak duduk, disampingku kawan

Banyak cerita.. yang mestinya kau saksikan

Di tanah kering berbatuan" ...

I know .. I know.. the lyrics doesn't make sense with what I saw at that time.. but it was a great song, and I was so amazed by the view.. and this song always remind me to be thankful to Allah.. and at that time, that was exactly how I feel..

Here are some superb photos for uols. :)

Beautiful Uludag

Syoknya main salji..

Tried skiing, but failed tremendously.. so I gave up..

Superb view!!!

Another superb view..

"kawan cuba dengar apa jawapnya
ketika ia ku tanya mengapa
bapak ibunya telah lama mati
ditelan bencana tanah ini..

sesampainya di laut.. ku khabarkan semuanya
kepada awan, kepada ombak, kepada matahari
tetapi semua diam.. tetapi semua bisu
tinggal aku sendiri.. terpaku menatap langit..

barangkali di sana ada jawabnya..
mengapa ditanahku terjadi bencana
mungkin Tuhan mulai bosan melihat tingkah kita
yang selalu salah dan bangga dengan dosa-dosa
atau alam mulai enggan
bersahabat dengan kita
cuba kita bertanya pada.. rumput yang bergoyang"