Is my name... My day job is not a journalist. And I don't run a travel agency. I travel a tad more than an average person does, that's cos it's what I do for a living. For the time being at least. Envy me not cos the job glitz goes just as far as the does, in between, it's (*7%!#@@?). Just another job, that's what I mean. But I love it and I love it, and I'm grateful. Anyhow, welcome to my weblog. In here, you'll get, if not little, scanty info on my globetrots and travels. Do not expect detailed accounts, nor travel-guide type facts and figs. Just some idiot-proof, Info-Sharing-101, you could find handy if you're looking up destinations, I've been to, myself. Feel free to indulge, heed my advice, dump it, comment, pop your queries or judge me, for all you fancy. All info are true at point of publishing, unless stated otherwise. Hmmph, just one advice. I share cos I'm naturally nice like that, but I'm not always, always right. Don't say I didn't warn you.
What say u...
Been There.Done That.
[maa-lee] Capital city of Maldives. Group of atolls in Indian Ocean.
Location: Southern Asia, South-southwest of India.
Flight time: Approximately 6hrs from Singapore Changi Airport.
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; dry,(November to March); rainy,(June to August).
Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs.
Currency: US$.
RecommenD-O-Meter: MUST!MUST!MUST!GO!
*Down Under*
Brighton Beach, Melbourne. South of St Kilda. Bright and strikingly colored bathing boxes, line the beaches.
These bathing boxes, used also for the storage of clothes and sometimes small water crafts, are private change rooms. Found mainly on Brighton and on the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula.
*Down Udder* Christchurch, Nz. Mt Hutt, opens from early May until late October. One of the longest seasons ski resorts in New Zealand. The road to the mountain base is not for the faint-hearted but once there, you will experience world-class skiing, and breath-taking views. Elevation is 2075 metres, with 365 hectares of ski terrain.
*Almost -ous*
"Fame costs, and right here is where you start paying." Driven by that fame-ous motto, a group of talented youths attended the New York High School of Performing Arts, to uncover the true price of FAME.
Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Venue: The Aldwych Theatre, London.
Travel: Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross RecommenD-O-Meter: If u're into dancy-disco-jiving,this musical is rhetorically, RETRO-rical! It's an Ultimate Ah GO!GO!
*Delhi*
- Sarojini Nagar Clothes,ethnic footwear and accessories. Factory rejects, baring labels from Zara, MNG, Miss Selfridge and Style&Co...Good luck with the rummaging though!
- Delhi Hutt Bric-a-Brac. Cheap and bargainable ornaments.
*Sweetdreams my LAX*
*Istanbul*
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for an excerpt from a travel memoir by Tom Brosnahan. If I could have his dialectology, those will be my exact words too.
*Shopaholic and Sister* We did not kill each other.
*Shopaholic in Manhattan* What do shopaholics do in NEW YORK? Go figure.
I speak Graphics.
Pictorial Therapy.Trigger Happy.Visual Feasting.Eat ur Hearts out.
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Please... This is NOT a travel guide. So read and heed at your own risk. I will not be held liable for your holiday plans that go bust on you and neither should any part of this blog be excerpted without prior permission. Like I've mentioned, I'm usually nice, but I'm ONLY, usually nice.
If only I had... "Something awfully familiar with those feelings I had about four years ago. But this time, it is more intense. The guilt that gnaw at my soul sent a tingling down my spine and every now and then it hit me at the core of my heart. It feels like a piercing, and everytime, I can't help the emotions from welling inside my eyes. Remorse and guilt filled up every air bubble that could be and causing me to choke in my throat."
When I had received the phone call from Mama, I had wanted just to send her to the clinic, like usually. Even after Uncle Din gave me the confirmation, I was adamant at finding out for myself. Seeing wasn't exactly believing. When I touched her face, it was still warm, and I called out to her, "Opah...Opah.." Then the paramedics came and had asked Arie to witness the AED and the pronouncing. Only then did it struck. It hit me like a thunderstorm of truths. Everything that I have heard before, that passes by, that brushes against the ear like a light wind, is now here to seek it's redemption. Death, like life, is real. My mind went into a complete flashback mode. To the last time I sent her to Dr Ho. The last time I kissed her hands. The flat I was looking for so we could live near her. Her last expression. The things she used to say. And how she would repeteadly tell me to eat, take care of myself and that she would Doa for my well-being. Her last phonecall. The bag I had wanted to get her. Her smiles. The desserts she made during the fasting month. When she saw Arie for the first time, but the last, and she said to me she was only 'segan'. Then I saw her fair skin, and I said a silent thank you. And I admire her for the way that my mum turns out. Then it hit me, the things that I could have done better. The things I should have done, if only I had... Something awfully familiar with those feelings I had about four years ago, (when my paternal grandfather passed away). But this time, it is more intense. The guilt that gnaw at my soul sent a tingling down my spine and every now and then it hit me at the core of my heart. It feels like a piercing, and everytime, I can't help the emotions from welling inside my eyes. Remorse and guilt filled up every air bubble that could be and causing me to choke in my throat. Forgive me please, Opah.
Opah,
the beloved of many,
her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and others,
has peacefully departed.
- Al-Fatehah.
Semoga Allah (SWT) mencucuri rahmat keatas rohnya,
dan meletakkan nya diantara mereka yang beriman,
dan yang dikasihiNya.
Amin.
I seek amnesty and forgiveness from those who knows our family, directly or otherwise, who we may have offended in many ways. And to those we're indebted to in kind, our heartfelt thank yous and may Allah grant your every doas and return your kind deeds in bountiful amounts. If there is anything that there is to be settled, in whatever forms, please do reach me on behalf of my family, at musangz@hotmail.com.
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