day07.catatan02

abes jalan2 atas tower bridge, kami menyusur tepi sungai,Jalan2 kat area castle, tepi tower bridge, berenti duduk, rehatkan kaki wan kejap, pastu sambung bergambar. then pi minum kopi ( melepak la..apa lagi) byk gak stop2.. sbb kesian kt wan tak larat jalan lama2. seronok la tapi,..sbb jenjalan ramai2, wan ada, and she looked very happy.sesambil tuh, tangan dan camera tak berenti2 la cari angle2 best.

kami tak masuk pun dalam castle nih, duk tgk dari luar je. on the way, berjalan balik.. nampak pak guard berbaju merah.sungguh cute baju2 itu. syamim sempat posing sket. ewah!let's the picture tell the rest of today's trip ya.

day07.catatan01

monday - 25th april2005

Lepas breakfast, kami sumbat2 ramai2 dalam kereta comel pak anjang pegi dropkan iman kt eurostar station. Iman dah nak balik Metz, France hari nih. Cuti dia dah abes.tapi kami akan meet up later kat paris for our yet to confirm day trip to Paris.Oh iya, ija tido rumah makanjang smalam. So,dia boleh jadi tourist guide utk hari nih. Pak anjang decided to take uwan to tower bridge and pusing2 sekitan London. So,lepas drop iman and say farewell kt entrance eurostar, kami berlima - pak anjang, uwan ,syamim, ija and nad hoop in dalam kereta and pak anjang drove to tower bridge.

Today, adalah sangat gloomy and windy. sejuk giller. Untuk asian cam kita yg dpt matahari troughout the year nih.. cepat sgt la rasa sejuk. Ija n pak anjang yg dah used to the weather nampak cool aje. Jalan2 kat area tower bridge, bergambar sakan jugak. byk gambar wan dan semua org nak bergambar dengan wan. mmg nak ambik gambar wan byk2 pun..utk kenang2an dia dan bukan senang nak dpt peluang snap gambar wan byk2.. wan ni, sgt camera shy, dtg sini..okay pulak!

day06, catatan2

...pikir2 balik,tak sangka kan..nad boleh naik train n travel sorang2 from reading to hayes. dekat je.tapi kat KL, nak naik lrt pun takut.

hheeehe.. anyway, pak anjang jemput kt station. drive stright home and tada.. ada BBQ. ija, ini & another friend ada kt rumah mak anjang. ija (kiri) sampai dari marble arch awal lagi dah. ini and kawan mmg satu uni dgn pak anjang. diorang buat degree. pak anjang dalam process mendapatkan ph.D. selalu dtg lepak rumah mak anjang nih pun.

iman & syamim tgh bakar ayam kt backyard. wan lepak2 dalam rumah je. dia sejuk nak keluar. suka la wan ada ramai org..dia nak kluar..sejuk sgt. kecohla kan rmah mak anjang kejap. dgn semua org nak cerita macam2 sampai makan food yg macam2. nad mmg lapar giller.. apa lagi, dig in la. macam2 la wan tanya pasal my 3 day stay kt reading. uwan pun mmg kenal dgn uda.nad bgtau wan, uda will come n see her after abes exam nanti.

spend the rest of the day makan, berborak, lepak, tgk tv dan jalan2 kt area rumah pak anjang. nak jalan jauh2 sgt pun, badan dah start penat kan,sejuk pulak tuh.. apapun, sempat capture faces of the partygoers. muka tu la pun balik2. ni si syamim mana boleh tinggal kan?

malamnya, nad tido awal. penat. esok.. agenda lain pulak.

here's iman, with pak anjang.

day06. catatan01

bangun tak de la pagi sangat, we took our own sweet time. get ready and say byebye to hostel uda. deep inside i know.. nih la.. 1st & last dok dtg sini.. :)
after light breakfast, we took a stroll to mete&jay's hostel, located on the other side of university of reading.. which mean, a very2 long 'strool' or a very long walk. tapi best apa.tak penat pun dan the scenery was beautiful. takder rugi apa pun..

so, dah ready.. kluar dari hostel uda.. berjalan ikut main road, so kena kluar dulu dari one side of university of reading untuk cross ke another side. ada byk rumah2 yg sungguh quiet dan best along the way. small garden tapi well maintain.dah masuk balik kawan university, kami lalu kawasan padang yg sayyuupp..mata memandang. then cross faculty uda. lepas tu we took a shortcut dalam kawan tu.. tetiba sampai kt tempat yg byk pokok2 yg macam raksaksa..bessaar.. mau beratus tahun nih, dahan dia sampai terseret2 kt tanah.. tempat tu jadi sgt teduh dan ...creepy. hehe! next to this kwsn pokok2 nih,ada satu buiding yg nad rasa mcm sorority house. rasanyanya..tak igt dah,tapi nih lah building tu. cool kan?then kami call mamat dua org tuh, diorang baru bgn tido n baru nak start study for exam esok.. so, kitorang decide utk stop by at HARRIS garden, yg located dalam kawasan university. tempat dia agak tersorok, tapi so peacefull and well maintain. bunga tak byk lagi..spring season baru nak start aje. byk tapak2 semaian rose n tulip yg still blom berbunga. lepas tawaf satu pusingan, kami stop n rest kat this gigantic tree. we end up bergambar sakan kt pokok nih, memandangkan takder manusia lain kt garden nih at this hour. some more.. esok diorang nak exam, mesti semua terperap dalam bilik or library.

kami berorak2 sambil baring2 bawah pokok sampai la sedar.. nad nak catch up train at 3pm. takder la lewat tapi takleh buang masa dah sebab nak sight seeing skett lagi after say farewell kt jay&mete. after my last shoot with our favourite tree, we walk to the boys dorm.

sampai je, kami stright pegi bilik jay -the korean guy. 2 nite ago dah sampai dah. masa malam nad n uda sampai dari oxford tuh dah singgah sini dulu.. dia sibuk nak hidangkan rice tea dia. jay tgh study. uda join jay in discussion, so nad pergi cari mete - the turkish fella kt bilik dia. bilik mete tak tidy cam jay. dia baru siap mandi n tgh bancuh tea. dia offer me a cup and we sit by the window sambil layan secawan tea. sesambil tu,dia tunjuk gambar2 kt turkey. he's also very into photography.. so mmg senang click la. since 2 days ago..mmg cakap pasal photography n camera.

abes tea, kami sama2 turun ke bilik jay. so..time to say goodbye. sedih woo.. sbb mcm dah kenal lama. we spend some time utk bergambar. untuk kenang2an. entah bila pulak berjumpa lepas nih kan. ni ada gambar kawan baik ber3 nih. mete,jay n uda. last tu, kami berdua..snap by mete.

thank you mete, jay & uda for the great company. uda - for sacrifice your study time just to take me sightseeing reading town for 2 days, walhal nak exam tu. thanks for the delicious nasik lemak too.

thank you very much guys, for making my stay at reading.. memorable. best of luck! and god bless.

lepas tu, kami naik bass yg pusing bandar reading and stop kt stesen keretapi. uda hantar sampai depan gate. aku kan tak reti sgt travel solo2 nih.. tapi, kat sini la aku blajar. big hugs and final farewell.sedih sgt. nad gi cari platform train yg lalu hayes & harlington. balik ke rumah pak anjang. tanya kat train attendant, tapi dia cam bo layan.takper..tanya kt this one lady.. dia local,tapi dia pun tak sure train mana.walhal dia nak pi paddington station. so sama2 kami tanya kt another personnel in charge. okay, comfirm train nih. jump in and get comfortable. lalu beberapa small town, sampai la nampak signboard 'hayes & harlington'

sms pak anjang and wait for him kt tpt menunggu..depan kaunter tiket. ada la budak2 remaja pompuan 3 org tgk nad.. macam pelik je (sbb aku bertudung kot..) diorang nih stock2 'bohsia' la kot.. hehehe! out of curiousity, diorang tanya nad dari mana n nak kemana n FROM where? ckp la, travelling from reading nak ke hayes and from MALAYSIA. diorang tanya balik ; WHERE IS THAT?? kena pulak aku bg briefing geography kt bebudak nih..

15 min later, pak anjang sampai..

Day05. catatan05:

Diorang sampai ½ hour later. Jay n mete impress je tgk food. Diaorang boleh terima food kita. makan byk jugak..habis la nasik masing2. Cuma they ingat the sambal lagi pedas. Uda masak tak pedas sangat sbb takut bebudak berdua nih tak tahan pedas.. rupanyer they demand more chilis. heehe.. next time la uda masak kat korang pedas2 yer.

Lepas makan tu.. kami melepak sambil berborak sakan, mcm2 topic.. pasal exam,current gossip kt reading n other stuff. Camera n photopgrahy of cause. Tak lupa jugak insident mete punyer digital camera kena curi kat library siang tadi. Kesian mete. ‘baby’nyer dicuri org.. alkesah, mete n jay study kt library masa kami berdua jenjalan kt town today, pastu diorang pegi minum coffee..break la kejap. balik dari coffee break, tgk digital camera mete dalam beg dah hilang. mete nih avid photographer jugak. he's very good actually...mete look sad n in a mess..tapi mamat ni nampak penyabar jugak (and)..boleh tahan macho… hahahahahahahahha… anyway, sorry to hear bout your stolen digital camera, mete. ( by now, mete dah beli digital camera baru dah..)

Lepas puas berborak, dan diorang discuss pasal exam n thesis, kami end up tengok movie kt laptop. Layan cerita…apa ar.. Cerita lawan2 rasanya..aahh..dah igt.(tadi call uda -dia yg recall the title) - the count of monte cristo. best. sesambil layan movie, mcm2 benda critic itu ini..

Lewat lepas tu, budak berdua tu balik ke hostel diorang, on other side of university.. jauh giller diorang kena menapak. Esok, aku dah nak balik Hayes.. so before balik, kami promise to drop by at their hostel to say farewell. Malam tu, aku tido dgn hati yg sayu sket.. sbb tengah seronok duk kat reading & dpt plak new friends yg baik2…dah kena balik hayes.. tapi takper. ada rezeki dtg n jumpa lagi. mungkin kt tempat lain pulak. who knows kan.

malam tu, sebelom tido, aku borak2 lagi dgn uda. sampai masuk alam mimpi...

left pix : shoot by mete :), right : by uda, thanks guys..

please take note that i have trouble uploading pictures in my blog. i've tried many times and still failed to upload all my pics for this posting except for these two. will send report to thee blogger.com and hopefully the problem can be resolve. thanks.

heppy new year!

hello peeps,
salam eiduladha and happy new year 2007!
my last posting dalam blog nih was on 17 october 2005. nad balik from Uk bulan May, 2005. year 2006, tak update langsung.. ikut perkiraan from the last posting, dah 1 thn dan 3 bulan. giller lama. cerita pun dah basi. draft posting ada 7 nih, yg nad compose/tulis dalam tahun 2005 since the last posting on october.

nad rasa year 2007 nih, nak abeskan cerita jalan2 ke UK & paris nih. so that.. bleh continue dgn cerita jalan2 yg lain pulak. hehee.. mcm ada nak pi mana2 pun..

hopefully i can squeze some time to select, resize & upload the pics + menulis catatan perjalanan nad, mana yg still ada dlm storage memory n from my little travelling notebook.

feel free to drop by later, from time to time. nad akan put note dalam the other blog, kalau dah upload new stuff nnt k. take care and enjoy the pics!

Day05~Catatan 04

Day05.Catatan 04:

:: Lepas habis jenjalan pusing dalam museum..(dari luar nampak kecik jer..dalam dia mak ai byk la syeksen..we even skip satu 2 tempat sbb takut tak sempat sight seeing reading town :) kami jenguk keluar..tengok weather dah okey. gloomy.. tapi tak hujan dah, still..it’s a good sign. Better start jalan before hujan pouring down balik..sini weather is soo unpredictable..

:: Uda and me stepped outside and with uda new developed skill.. dapat la aku post gambar aku posing2 kt reading..hhahaaha.. ni lah kami, posing2 n buang masa pun kt tempat yg tersorok..

:: jalan2 lagi, tengok churches, old buildings,passed by a graveyard and the small n quite town..

:: Jam almost 5 oclock already and we promised Jay n mete to prepare dinner. We planned to cook nasik lemak and rushed to the nearest sainsbury’s outlet and do groceries shopping. fast one. beli telur,timun, ..fruits etc.

:: Queue for the bus.lama jugak tunggu. sesambil tu, sempat snap few pictures, including this little girl yg tgh tunggu bas jugak dgn bapak dia.budak ni stare semacam jer kt aku+camera. pelik kot tgk kami. Aku curi2 snap, sib baik budak nih tak menjerit ke, bapak dia marah ker.. ,mungkin dia tgk kitorang nih harmless kot.hehehee.tak lama lepas tu, bass sampai, hop in. in 20 min or so..sampai balik kat university uda..

:: Menapak lagi for another 15 min or so.. sampai dorm..terus changed n staright to kichem, kt kitchen dan ada Chinese student tengah memasak dgn kawan n bf dia. Nice bunch of people. Sungguh terasa aura globalisasi kat sini.,.hehehe..



:: FYI, Setiap student kt sini, ada locker masing2 so, periuk belanga,bahan masak semua sendiri2 punya n makanan tak bercampur, even bahan cuci pinggan n sponge pun asing, so takder was-was la.. :) (gambar kt atas nih, building Uda,yg tingkap byk2 tu..kitchen)

:: kami start masak immediately. aku biasalah..tukang potong2 bawang.buat keje2 kecik2. uda yg terrer masak. aku tukang kacau sambal n rebus telur..heheh.
By maghrib time, food dah siap makan..tapi mamat 2 org nih.. blom sampai, kami balik bilik n lepak2 dulu, tunggu sampai jay n mete call..

to be continue...

Day 05 : Special entry ~ memorable time with Onara, the girl in fairy costume.

Day05.Catatan 03:

Special posting on Onara, spending unforgettable time, listening to fairytale story with her mother, Miranda. I saw this lovely pair in fairy section, I can’t miss the opportunity to capture these beautiful moments, so I asked Miranda if I can snap some picture of Onara and her. She kindly agreed and Onara happily smiled for my camera. Last but not least..our picture together, with help from Huda. I promised to email the pictures to Miranda and we exchanged email address. I managed to resized the images once I got back to uda’s room and I received the reply from Miranda..

Dear Nadya,
Thank you very much for the lovely pictures. It was very kind of you to go to the trouble of sending them.
My husband was particularly pleased as he had missed the opportunity to see Onora with the costumes at the museum.
I hope your trip was a success and that you continue to travel safely.

Best wishes
Miranda

:: My thanks and best wishes to both Miranda and Onara…

Day 05 : Special entry ~ Biskut Marie's section.

Day05.Catatan 02:
Special entry ~ Biskut Marie's section. As I mentioned earlier, paling best,(..aku quote balik from my last posting) : terjumpa section sejarah biskut marrie. siap ada section sendiri tuh.. perghh.. impress..impress. ada biskut merrie zaman WW1 dan tin2 biskut serta buku receipe..perghh… kagum ah. Kami spent quite sometime at this section..( mungkin sbb biskut Marie nih ada influences tersendiri kot..)

Kat sinilah jugak..kami berjaya bergambar berdua-dua2an..sbb ada la satu family omputih yg melawat2 area biskut marie nih sama dgn kami, the mother of 2 boys ni, offer nak snapkan gambar kami.. terima kasih kak..many thanks. :: uish..sedapnyer cicah biskut marrie dgn nescafe..

Day 05 : Saturday @ Reading Town (23april 2005)

Saturday @ Reading Town
Day 05. Catatan 01:

…woke up quite early, but get back to deep slumber after we discovered it was raining outside. The unpredictable weather of Europe. I guess…
hujan masih turun tatkala kami bersiap dan keluar dari hostel uda. we’re ready by ‘9.30am. made plan last nite to meet up with jay and mete @ library. Rain kept pouring down along the way. Hujan2 pun, aku masih sempat menghayati panorama university of Reading.best woo..syahdu..sayup mata memandang..hijauu jer.sbb aku lalu kawasan padang kan. Housing area kt sini pun cantik2. well kept la..

Waited for mete n jay kt library as planned,nak menyampai ke library tu, lalu la school uda. Old building tapi very practical. beam building ni kt luar.. ada la reason dia kot.nama pun faculty of management construction .

Library tak bukak lagi.. kami pun.. pegi ke coffee shop dalam campus uda.pun tutup. Sabtu kot. Ujan plak tu, no one is around pun…kami jer.

Sebelah coffee shop tu, ada lab. discovered that the lab was open and apa lagi… kami pun berteduh la kt situ…kt luar sejuk giller.dapat masuk building.. boleh panaskan badan.dalam tu ada la 2-3 org student. Kami spend la 30 min, surfing net and aku play around with camera.. amik gambar 3 sekawan…

Kul 11.15am, hujan masih berbaki.we decide to make a move. Mete n jay gi library utk study for exam..while uda and me heading the opposite direction. Town center.
(thank uda- susah payah bawak jenjalan tour Reading town,time exam plak tu..)

Naik bas. Reading ni small town, sama macam town2 lain kt UK nih kot. but interesting. kami tak cover whole town, sbb hujan. Pusing2 dgn bus,then jalan sket to main attraction and town center. Langit pun gloomy jer. matahari semer tader. bila hujan nih..sejuk la jugak kan,button up la sampai atas nak tahan sejuk..bbbrrrr...darah malaysia btul..

..tengah hujan rerenyai, nampak la satu coffee shop kt corner keciikk, mcm best plak banner coffee dia nih..jom masuk. kami masuk,pekena mocha n latte.yg entertain kami plak,pakcik muslim nama apa tak ingat..tapi dari timur tengah.ramah tamah. macam2 tanyer.mungkin sbb sesama muslim kot.

..anyway, uda order choc mocha spesel (nama sebenar..tak henggat..),nad as usual..order latte je..kami pilih seat kat dalam sbb kt tepi tingkat dah penuh..duk ler melepak sambil cuci mata dan main2 dgn camera lagi..

Memandangkan there only me and uda.. no picture of us, and I had to teach uda on how to snap my pic using canon 10D.uda definitely a fast learner. Byk jadi gambar aku(jadi..semua yg ada muka nad dalam nih..hasil air tangan huda la ye,buat makluman semua)..thanks again uda…

puas jalan2 dalam renyai hujan, We end up in front of Reading Museum. ‘jom masuk..tgk apa ada..’huish…dr luar nampak kecik jer museum nih.. dalam nih..ada mcm2..sejarah zaman dulu kala, invention macam2.tembikar,tiles..ada mcm2 benda dan berbagai section.Including sejarah biskut marrie. siap ada section sendiri tuh.. perghh.. impress..impress. ada biskut merrie zaman WW1 dan tin2 biskut serta buku receipe..perghh… kagum ah. Kami spent quite sometime at this section..( mungkin sbb biskut Marie nih ada influences tersendiri kot..) ~ kalau tak muat kt sini,i'll post it in a different entry okay.

pastu ada fairytale section.. sejarah setiap watak.siap ada costume bunga n pari2 untuk budak2 kecik…sempat bergambar dgn onara + her mother(i'll post the pictures in a different post later). she looked so adorable in flower costume. Managed to email the picture to them…selain tu, ada mining nyer section and byk kalau nak cerita semua. Let the pictures tell the rest okay…

:: jalan2 sekitar Reading Town:

:: Reading Town Hall and attach to the Museum
:: inside the museum....
..some pictures macam tak muat jer masuk dalam entry nih..so insyaAllah..aku post dalam next entry okay..soon..