:: Nad's journey to England ::

day07.catatan02

2007-04-05T11:17:00.000-07:00

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

2007-04-01T11:04:00.000-07:00

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

2007-02-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

...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.

2007-01-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

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..

2007-01-03T09:46:00.000-08:00

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!

2007-01-02T05:18:00.000-08:00

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

2005-10-17T17:10:00.000-07:00

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.

2005-09-27T13:20:00.000-07:00

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.

2005-09-26T18:10:00.000-07:00

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)

2005-09-23T18:00:00.000-07:00

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..

..still Day 04~di Reading..catatan 01

2005-08-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

Day 05–catatan 01
Reading (Friday~22nd April 2005)

…Sampai station Reading dari Oxford, syamim + iman change to another platform to wait for the train back to Hayes .kami tunggu sampai diorang selamat naik train n train jalan.baru kami kluar dr station, menuju ke school uda.
:: take bus from Reading Station heading Uda’s Hall (hall ni kire hostel la kat Malaysia). Merentasi sebahagian town reading. Sesampai di bus stop, we started walking ..quite a distance untuk my 1st visit to reading ni,rasa jauh..mungkin sbb dah penat berjalan seharian.. tapi scenery, rumah2 dan kolej pelajar yg berbeza dari zaman belajar kita, buat hati lupa pada kaki yg letih, mata asyik melihat, tangan rancak snap gambar…

:: kolej uda ni located kat opposite side of the university..utk sampai ke kolej dia, we had to walk pass through few students’ blocks , and family apartments ..laundry shop and jalannya dihiasi pokok2 yg penuh berbunga..walaupun hari dah kul 7, hari masih cukup terang untuk melihat2 persekitaran.

:: sampai di hall uda, naik ke biliknya di tingkat atas sekali..tingkat 3. each level got 8 rooms with shared kitchen. Each room was attached with private bathroom.. best! Level uda ni,mixed races, ada student from germany,china,Ireland, Taiwan, UK etc. sempat berkenalan dgn sorang floormate uda kat kitchen,dr german...tgh masak dinner..
:: kami rest and makan dalam bilik sambil change stories and catch up things..

:: Uda online dgn kawan baiknya..jay & mete..and suddenly buat plan to pay them a visit. Memandangkan my stay gonna be short here at reading, so agree la to follow uda to meet up with jay and mete later that nite. After refresh, we make a move at 9pm.walk across uda’s university in the darkness ( well taderk la gelap sgt sbb lampu bersepah..Cuma tak nampak scenery la.) yg pasti..aku cross kawasan padang and some hostels and faculty.. very cold that nite..ketar le jugak walau berjaket n bersarung tangan…

:: after few phone call along the way ( tak jumpa kolej diorang) kami end up tunggu kt student center. Hehe..best.. sempat baring2 n borak2 kat sitting area luar student center. Rasa peaceful sgt…sbb dah sah2 waktu cengginih, kami je yg duk kat luar & menghayati suasana malam.

:: after 15-20 min.. nampak la kelibat 2 org berjalan ke arah kami. Here come jay and mete, uda’s partner in crime, good buddy +study~mate. Uda introduced us in the darkness. I can barely see their faces. exhange hellos and we walked towards jay’s college, crossing tiny bridge and sidewalks..

along the way,they talked about upcoming exams. uda did mention to me that mete also into photography. Aha! That’s good to know. we started talking about it and the rest was easy.

ehh., forgot to introduce METE,turkish fella(right) and JAY,korean guy. (left)

:: we spent the night talking bout photography(mete's a good photographer n he got great pix collections too), camera, their upcoming exam papers, more discussion on exam and jay’s ‘weird-but-delicious-rice-Korean-tea’. it taste like rice,and rasa kenyang plak bila minum banyak2.macam air perisa nasik la..ngehngehngeh..

:: after couple of hours ,we excuse ourselves. the guys, offered to accompany us back to uda’s hostel, but we refused. its kinda far for them to send us and walk back again to their place. But they insisted. At last, we agreed only if they send us off until the university’s main gate, and they were fine with it. What gentlemen they were... thanks mete and jay.

:: Safely arrived at uda’s place about 40 minutes later. Got change, and went to bed.

Mete and Jay, Thanks for the hospitality and the nice tea. We definitely had a great time..

Next entry : Saturday at Reading town

apologize

2005-07-06T20:22:00.000-07:00

salam.

maaf kerana lama tak berpeluang meng update write up ttg trip ke London. day 5- day 20.. byk lagi nih.. isskk...

sesungguhnya masa tak mengizin kan, sbb prepare write up utk daily blog dgn travel blog nih lain, kena elocate masa yg panjang untuk travel blog.

akan aku cuba tulis jugak untuk day 5 nanti ya..

2005-05-29T22:18:00.000-07:00

my journey at Oxford ends here..this is our last stop and afterward,we head straight to train station. Reading is next...cheers!

2005-05-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

bunga apa eh?...kecik kecik je

2005-05-29T22:14:00.000-07:00

hehehe..seronoknyaa...

2005-05-29T22:12:00.000-07:00

more tulips..

2005-05-29T22:10:00.000-07:00

my 1st tulip...my first tulip snapshot! yey!!

2005-05-29T22:08:00.000-07:00

nak masuk gak...hehehehe

2005-05-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

the collage...Nuffield College

2005-05-29T22:05:00.000-07:00

inside

2005-05-29T22:02:00.000-07:00

from the hallway..toward the collage garden

Day 04 –catatan 08

2005-05-29T22:01:00.000-07:00

Nuffield College

Day 04 –catatan 08

:: kami berjalan kaki menuju ke train station.malas ambik bas cause kul 5..slalu bas penuh..dan mmg nak menikmati permandangan dan panorama yg tak sempat kami experience masa dtg naik bas mula-mula tadi.

:: Dpt la tengok castle sebijik…small garden…dan last stop untuk bergambar ialah satu student hall yg cantik …Nuffield College..ada 2 courtyard yg well maintain.peaceful gille dan rasa macam takmo balik…singgah..sbb bila baca signboard…pelawat boleh masuk tapi jgn kacau penghuni… kami pun masukk senyap2….mcm perisik.. :: kat sini,mmg breathtaking la..aman ,tenang …dank at sini la aku jumpa tulip merah yg pertama dan belum kembang…lawa…klick..klick!

:: abes dah….kami jalan lagi menuju train station..dalam kul 6pm sampai ke station dan kami sempat catch the 6.15pm train.

:: it’s a truly successful journey .aku and uda akan turun di reading. Aku akan berada disini untuk meneruskan kembara and experience life kat kolej uda for couple of days..meanwhile syamim and iman akan straight balik Hayes,rumah pak anjang…

:: kami turun di Reading, hantar syamim n iman ke platform train ke Hayes, wave goodbye dan once train diorang bergerak ke destinasi seterusnya,aku dan uda mula menapak pulang ke University of Reading..

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small castle on the way to train station..

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passed by Bonn Square,tiny garden ..more like a memorial place. So this is Oxford, bebeh! going to Reading next.. bye! Cheers!!

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penat dah... jom balik jom! tapi sempat bergambar lagi ..oke2.last(konon last..tak last pun)..posing semua...

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on the way back.. lalu balik Radcliffe library..

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ooOOo..dalam gate nih..ada building lagi ye..

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amboi gate..meriah!

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...ada pak cik ni..

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dalam building ni..

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sempat posing tu..

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sampai sini je kami jalan..pastu patah balik..

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...old and spooky

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...happy people at oxford...

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jalan jalan lagi...

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close op..

Day 04 –catatan 08

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uda and me..lalalalaaaaalala

Day 04 –catatan 08

:: kluar dari museum..nampak la bridge pejalan kaki yg famous kat sini..zaman dulu2..agaknya kawasan ni ada air kot.. tapi skarang,jalan bertar la.kami jalan ikut path ni,.ambik2 gambar lagi..

:: dah penat jalan tengok building…dan tekak pun dah dahaga..kami berpatah balik masuk town center..jalan2 cari souvenir seketul dua untuk kenang-kenangan. Uda tetiba cerita pasal fames coockies kat sini..namaaaa…. apa eh? lupa!! uda help2..the name of that cookie yg kita makan tuh!..anyway, cari punya cari, jumpa la stall ni,beli la seketul sorang (sbb besar gile biskot dia) sedap beb! Kawasan nih macam shop outlet n small coffee shop dalam building..comel2 je kedai n lorong2 dalam nih…dari luar nampak seketul buiiding yg besar dan same je macam buiding2 lain tapi,…dalam dia mcm ada dunia lain…
:: sorry,tak snap gambar sbb terlalu ralit berjalan n cari biskut...

:: singgah minum kat satu coffee shop tapi all 4 of u tak minum coffee or hot choc mcm selalu... semua ambik jus ..sbb hari nih sunny n penat jalan..badan nak air sejuk. Ni la 1st time aku kat UK minum air sejuk.. keeheheee..kalau kat m’sia tiap2 hari,tiap waktu teguk air sejuk..

::Dek ke penat berjalan, kami decide duk lepak kat sini jap..sambil ambik tenaga,rehat mata n rehatkan kaki yg dah berdenyut..sempat gak aku cuci mata tgk staff yg ‘kacak’ change baju kat blakang dapur..hik! (dia habis shift kot..pergh…body smart shiot!) aku ternampak pun sbb table kami betul2 sebelah counter casher and facing pintu kithen.heheeree..jangan jeles.
:: ahaa..kat sini, takbleh sebut cute atau handsome.. sbb nanti diorang (mat saleh) tau and diorang perasan..guna kata ganti nama terdekat…’kacak’ ..hahahaaahahahaaa…

:: penutup perjalann kami di Oxford ptg tu… kami singgah di beberap kedai versity, end up beli fridge magnet untuk mama..nak beli tshirt, mahal sgt…

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...

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broad street...

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...

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...

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one of the building kat broad street,oxford

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...

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suka la pintu nih.. ada buku terbalik kat kepala pintu..nampak tak?

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tak sure building apa..

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another structure blakang museum...

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syamim :: structure behind the museum

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museum

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Musuem of the History of Science..dah tutup time kami sampai

Day 04 –catatan 07

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pemandangan dari pintu masuk kolej tadi...overlooking the museum and other historic building

Day 04 –catatan 07

:: dah siap makan, kami meneruskan kembara kami… melawat beberapa lagi monument yg fames-fames dan akhirnya berjumpa dangan museum oxford…malang lagi sekali,museum barruu je tutup… kul 4.30ptg …adooillaa....awalnya sini tutup yek. syamim & iman frust gak la. Aku pon..tapi kita tak tau yg diorang mmg tutup awal..nak buat macam mana, so..kami pusing2 je la blakang museum..melihat2 luaran museum yg tak sempat kami ziarahi..::sib baik la kami discover ada building best2 blakang museum nih..terubat la sket,sedih hati sebab tak dapat masuk museum.

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from outside..bye....tata.thank you..

okey all, to be continued tomorrow.. thanks for dropping by.. esok..kita melawat museum dan more oxford!

cheers!!

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on the way out..another view at 1st courtyard.on the right, is the way in/way out..

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uda and me.. yeahh!!

:: thanks uda, sbb bawak kami jalan2 kat oxford walaupon ur exam was just around the corner. dah la accompanying us the whole day kat oxford..pastu bawak jalan kat Reading lagi..we owe u lah! thanks dear...
:: uda nih, kawan dari trip perfom umrah back in 1992..uda n her family, satu flight n satu group dgn aku.family kami jadi close since then...alhamdulillah sampai ke hari nih. currently, si Huda nih tgh study master kat Reading University.

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tgh pikir..camana cara nak sambung blajar balik... kat sini.. kahakahakaha! ( kat oxford??....duh!)

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tempat lepak lagi..

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bunga pada pokok yg memayungi kami..

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another view from our lepak area..

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...aku

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kami pilih spot nih..utk rehat,lepak dan makan..

:: rasa2nya,building blakang kami nih,student's collage..sbb boleh nampak deco bilik2 diorang from their big,wide,open window..

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cantikkan building nih....

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one of the buildings here..

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tempat melepak..

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2nd courtyard..tapi yg... dalam gate berkunci..

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..inside..the 1st courtyard

sambungan catatan 06...

:: masuk2,courtyard..cantik..walaupun hanya rumput hijau ditgh2..ada la bunga sket2 kat tepi…adik aku ckp..cheh..tak worth it la masuk kalau ni je… aku ckp….’ada lagi nih kot...jom try ikut student kat depan tu..(ada la pulak, kebetulan 3 org yg tgh carry buku skolah jalan blakang kami) hehehehehehee….

::Haaa..lepas lalu satu corridor..ambik ko! Building faculty,university n kolej pelajar rupanya..tapi yg bestnya, ada garden sendiri,ada kerusi bawah pokok2 yg rending dan teduh..pastu,ada ramai student2 tgh study n lepak kat courtyard..best! lawa gillos! arrgh jeles..asal university kat m'sia tak cantik mcm sini ha? anyway.. masuk je terus..kut kaki dan mata yg terpesona dgn scenary 2nd courtyard ni.

:: rumput kat sini boleh pijak n lepak2..yg kat depan tadi tak boleh..(diorang jaga sakan,tatau apasal..) so kat sini,ramai la manusia..student2 duk in group n sendiri2..lepak,baring2 sambul baca buku.terasa mcm nak jadik student balik..

:: kami pilih untuk duduk bawah pokok yg belom ada org lepak, untuk makan lagi..sbb bekal yg dibawa masih byk dan berlebih…pokok nih rending dgn bunga2 putih dan teduh,andin plak..sepoi2 bahasa…best gilloss kalau dapat tido.sayang untuk memelapkan mata walau sekejap sbb tangan sibut nak ambik gambar dan hati nak menghayati suasana ni selama mampu…

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syamim&iman,with the nice doorman,who let me in for free...

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entrence pintu tadi..

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aku suka pintu nih...

Day 04 –catatan 06

:: turun dari tower, kami jalan2 lagi..masuk simpang tu,lalu corner ni, jumpa buiding yg paling lama kat Oxford(dah jadi kedai nokia seh..)..lalu kat shopping outlet dia and terus berjalan dibawa sang kaki.

:: tetiba terjumpa satu pintu yg cantik…..buiding ni,mcm tersorok sket..try2 la jengok..tgk..boleh masuk..yg ada student card(student card dr mana2..tak kesah),boleh masuk for free..yg adult (macam aku) kena bayar 1pound.tak kesah la beb..bayar je la kan..tapi rezeki murah,pakcik counter/guard pintu tu cakap..dia assume aku student gak laaa,dia takmau charge aku..(mood dia tgk elok kot..atau dia kesian tgk muka aku? ).masuk je la..,tima kasih encik!

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..the oldest building kat oxford..(kalau tak salah aku la) yg ada tulis nokia tuh.. pasak bangunan yg asal..

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church..outside view

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inside..virgin mary's church

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another view...

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town overview from the tower

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and another view..

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me @ tower

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view from the top..

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the library again..from the tower.

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yey!..sampai atas.posing dulu...

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on the way up..

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Tower of Virgin Mary's Church.. located infront of the library..here we come..

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..building beside the library...

Day 04 –catatan 05

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library...

Day 04 –catatan 05

:: Kami melewati beberapa buiding yg famous kat sini dan stop kat University Church of Virgin Mary..untuk panjat tower dan tgk scenary kota lama ni dari atas…

:: kat luar church nih, ada coffe shop and suviniour shop..syok je tgk student n pelawat duk melepak minum kopi,sambik study kat kawasan persekitaran. Sebelah church nih,ada la satu library yg besar ..tak ingat plak nama apa….(update: uda mmsg tadi,bagitau nama building ni.. Radcliffe) tapi not for public to excess..student only…….tu aku ckp..jadi student kat sini mesti best…

:: berbalik kepada cerita tower…kena bayar £1.50pee (student rate) dan start la memanjat tangga..mula2 tangga biasa..sampaila ke satu gap, kat sini dah start tangga yg tirus,kecik,l ama and original .mmg tangga zaman dolu-dolu..spiral steps yg sempit dan kena berpaut pada tali ..pening siot!

:: yey! Sampai atas..kecik je laluan mengelilingi tower ni, one way je.. kalau ada org nak turun..kita kena ngundur dulu sampai tpt yg boleh berdiri 2 orang. Perghh! Scenary mmg best.boleh nampak almost semua building yg berdekatan dan sayup je mata memandang. Banyak jugak la kami ambik gambar atas tu…aku try snap dari semua sudut…tapi angin yg kuat dan pelawat2 lain yg nak bergerak,menyukarkan sedikit urusan menukar lence dan snap dari angle2 yg menarik.apa2 pun..aku berjaya sampai ke atas tuh.dan berjaya snap gambar untuk tatapan bersama.

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on my way out from christ church..

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syamim+me

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...kolej student...

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permandang dari dalam...

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interior..

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me..

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...depan building..

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garden nearby...

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the building

Day 04 –catatan 04

::Uda gi check time melawat dining hall kat ticket counter, malangnya..dining hall tutup pada hari ni atas sbb peperisaan.rupa2nya,dining hall tu,jadi exam room bila musim periksa.. hhmm…tak beberapa baik nasib hari ni..takperlah…ada rezeki..aku datang lagi…
:: still, kami beli ticket untuk masuk ke Crist Church building sebab byk lagi yang boleh dilawati.sebelum masuk tu,kami gi jalan2 kat padang rumput berdekatan,untuk makan lunch..
:: Dalam buiding ni, mmg cantik laa..rasa macam melangkah ke zaman dahulu kala je..architecture wise.. gempak...spooky at the same time...
:: byk gak building yg boleh masuk n berjaya diterokai..church, kolej pelajar.. maaf tak dpt upload semua gambar..aku pilih yg penting2 jer..yg lain2..tunggu dalam fotopage nanti ye...
::after spending about an hour or so kat sini,kami meneruskan perjalanan meneroka kota Oxford.

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horrey!..we're here...

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snapshot dari gate pelawat..

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me + uda

Day 04 –catatan 03

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student/staff entrance @ Christ Church..

Day 04 –catatan 03

:: Mmg betul la Oxford nih University dalam Bandar..sbb kolej nyer bersepah2 dan kolej pelajar jugak merata2..tapi usia bangunan2 nih yg membuatkan Oxford unik dan tersendiri..rasa mcm kembali ke zama dolu2 pun ada..
:: kami pusing2 town center kejap..tercangak2 kekaguman.jakun tgk buiding,orang2 kat sini dan jumlah pelancong yg masuk ke oxford..ramai sehhh.....
:: kemudian menuju ke Christ Church..building yg paling paling paliinnng aku nak tgk sekali sbb…situlah terletaknya dewan makan utk cerita Harry Potter… hehehehehe
:: lepas tanyer pakcik yg guard salah satu private entrance (utk student Oxford sahaja)..dia bagi direction to the main entrence for public…syamim sempat lak bergambar dgn pakcik tuh..hehehehee…
:: start la kami bergambar sakan.. mmg cantik la scenary n buiding sini..mesti seronok kan kalau berpeluang belajar kat sini…

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..buildings..

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uda+syamim+iman...

Day 04 –catatan 02

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..welcome to Oxford

Day 04 –catatan 02

:: sesampai di station Oxford, beli peta dulu 1pound…sbb nak tgk kena gi mana… then look for the bus..kena tanyer2 org sbb tourist guide of the day (Uda) pernah datang dah, tapi naik kereta..bukan train..routenya lain..
:: tanyer kat bus driver..pakcik driver ckp..this is the bus to town..bayar 60pee (rm4.20)
:: sampai town center….start la berjalan..perghh!! mmg historic city la.. building dia.. impressive man!! Kagum gilosss.

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scenary04 :: 22 Apr 05 - On the way to Oxford City

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scenary03 :: 22Apr 05 -on the way to Oxford city

:: cantik rumah2 dia.. aku tak berkelip2 mata tgk..macam jakun la pulak...
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scenary02 :: 22april 05 - on the way to Oxford City

:: good weather,and beautiful scenary...
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