to Club Med, Bintan

stopped by at Singapore Terminal. turtle is all by my side.

what else? it is the time for the non smokers to help. mine was that box of Rocky.

I wasn't really ready for going on the ferry. It has been a long long while have not travel on a ferry, and it started off quite badly as the air conditioner was not functioning well until the half way of the journey. I almost puke.

WOOHOO!! sea. so nice.

Club Med. the white wrist band is the power to drink. free-flow. my turn to try all the margaritas, cocktails, mocktails...

You don't want to miss this kind of dinner, and chocolate fondue as dessert. yummieeeeeeeee.

I could not resist to do this.

Does anyone not want to hop in?

Practice make perfect, before I could handle the action.

YAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO!! The scary part was when we had to climb straight up to approximately 15 feet to get on the swing platform.

2nd dinner. Another unforgettable one. (from left) escargot. foie gras (nice. liked it as it was salty). frog legs (tasteless). They said it was like a fear factor plate.

The price of trying too much effort on wind surfing.

You can do some weight lifting while you are being smart here.

Someone saw this. WOW.

bye. may be see you again!

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brilliantly crazy awesome!
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on the way to OYPC

airplane lunch/dinner. having fever.


airplane landed safely on the Sydney Airport. Today, I did something that my mom thought it was brave. Going to a foreign country for the first time by myself, holding some phone numbers that i could contact, but not a big deal after all.

classic elevator and china town
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how could i forget these days
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{ wellington.2nd visit }

Easter Weekend. We got ourselves in Wellington, with 3 cars. 10 of us.


Xbase - the back packers place. Good one. New and clean and it just cost us 23dollars a night for a room of four.
[right]: view from our room.


[left]: path towards the peak of Mount Victoria.
[right]: view from the Mount Victoria


[left]: The Parlimen like a bee hive.


On the way back to Wanganui. The best part was the way back home, sea at the left side, mountains at the right side.
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Khap Khun Kaa. Te pa ma Wellington
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{ wanganui heritage weekend }

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Today we were walking down to the town, we saw some unusual events, people dressed up in old english garment. It is Wanganui Heritage Weekend, so fun to see children and people around dressing up and walk along Victorian Avenue, like a family day for the whole Wanganui.
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cool right

{ pleasant and simple bustrip }

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Wanganui River - There is a saying "From the mountain to the sea, I am the river and the river is me". This river seems very important to the Wanganui Maori people. And yes, this is a partial overview of Wanganui.

top left: staircases going up to The Durie Hill Tower, that offers fine views over Wanganui.

bottom: Tunnel after the Durie Hill Elevator, and we got to see some maori carvings along the other end of tunnel. The only earthbound elevator in New Zealand and one of only two in the world.

Later on we went to Kai Iwi, beach side with black sand, they are shinny black sand which I couldn't stop looking at them, but they were shinny and blinking too fast that made my camera couldn't capture any of them.

Last but not least, Virginia Lake, for the second visit. A must visit spot in Wanganui?

How could I forget about this? I can't believe that.
Look what they have did to the poor cow? Painted him in blue? No I was not brave enough put on the "thing" on them. no. I don't know why. May be they are to pityful? We have merry-go-around, but this machine that pushing them go around without merry music, fancy lights and just work for letting out the milk. Yeah, before Kai Iwi, we went to the farm. It was my mistake.
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not a breathe taking trip but a random photo taking trip

{ a morning trip to Palmerston North }

A lecturer from Malaysia was being so kind to bring 12 of us to Palmerston North morning market. With all fresh fruits and vegetables at quite cheap price. We had to get us out of Wanganui at 8am sharp in the morning, so that we could be able to catch the morning market about 74km away. We had bought 4 dollars for 25 apples, and many more.

The part that i enjoyed most wasn't at the shopping in market. I did the must thing that everyone should do in New Zealand. We saw cows and sheeps, all the way along the roadsides to Palmy.



They were so cute and nice, because they knew we are taking photos of them, and they were willing to come abit forward and line up nicely and look into the camera!
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afterall, it was a tired day
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{ where the journey begins }

It has been 9 years, since previous travel. I could hardly remember how was it like. The last time I’ve traveled was last week. There were too much of delights and disasters.

I was heading to a town in New Zealand, Wanganui. It would be a year to leave my motherland, Malaysia, my home to pursue my dream.

I have struggled for 3 weeks on packing up my luggage, my room was a disaster, clothes were all over the floor, belonging of mine were too many, and caused me headache to bring them all. Finally, I was prepared to leave. On the day that I have to leave, my mother was too worried about me and she could not stop crying. It was painful for me to see my family and friends shedding a tear for me.

By going through all customs clearance hassle, I got on the airplane finally. I was quite panic, when the plane was taking off. I felt insecure, somehow like a disaster in my heart. I held my mate’s hand tightly until the plane fly swiftly in the air.

On the flight, I was in the economy class. It was impossible to have a good rest in the airplane. Dinner plate was served, I had to struggle again with those well-packed dinner in the limited space on the tray, about 2 compouter keyboards size. It was a little disaster for me again.

I thought I was in heaven, when the plane was crossing over the Australia sky. We saw the horizon of the earth. I never knew that is so wonderful and I felt I am such a small small small creature, disturbing this beautiful nature. I don't know how to explain it in words when I saw it, it is really peaceful to my heart. It is like sometimes we don't need to tell something, or explain, just let the time be and enjoy the very moment.


9 hours and 30 minutes flight. Arriving was truly delightful. The destination was Auckland, in transit to Wanganui. It was a sunny Auckland, with uncountable lumps of clouds, placing nicely over the very blue sky. It was a warm welcome for us. I felt the hope of starting a new life in a new land. I was pleased and delighted to keep myself moving forward on my way.


On my way to Wanganui, in a mini airplane that only fits around 15 of us. cute.

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hello new zealand
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