Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Muscat, OMAN *Final Day*....

Hari Keempat a.k.a Last Day in Muscat - 9hb Jun 2011

Disebabkan flight pulang ke tanahair pada waktu pagi so takdelah time nak pegi mana-mana pagi tu selain lepak-lepak kat Hotel breakfast sebelum tunggu pick up datang. Tapi malam sebelum tu kami ada gi Mutrah Souq beli barang di malam terakhir ialah souvenir untuk sahabat handai, rakan taulan dan sedara mara kan. Orang kata biar kecik asalkan ingat..."the thoughts that count" :-)

Jom kita tengok apa yang popular kat SOUQ ni selain Abaya (Jubah hitam wanita) dan Dishdasha (Jubah putih lelaki Omani) macam  dalam gambar ni...




Tak kiralah dia penjual ke pembeli ke even pegi ofis pun diorang pakai macam ni...wow! mula-mula sampai kat Airport hari tu pun terasa macam kat masjid ramai kalau kita kat Malaysia selalu Tok Imam je pakai camni yelah kalau gi masjid ataupun surau la kan. 


kacang-kacang...rempah ratus...coklat bentuk macam batu aquarium tu banyak jual kat Souq tapi Nizwa Souq lagi best kalau nak beli rempah ratus hampir kesemua kedai-kedai kecik kat situ jual benda yang sama harga pun murah sikit berbanding dengan Mutrah Souq.  Kalau nak beli jubah, souvenir  Mutrah la tempat tumpuan pelancong, tu yang peniaga kat situ mark-up harga)

Khanjar ni *a traditional dagger of Oman* sangat sesuai kalau nak bagi sebagai souvenir tapi kalau yang besar harga dia pun mahal la..kalau nak murah beli khanjar keychain dahla, itupun RM20 satu (1 Omani Rial = RM8 duit kita) dah macam pound sterling pulak.  Tapi dengan 1 Omani Rial dah boleh dapat satu pashmina (scarf). 





Pakcik ni salah seorang pembuat khanjar yang berpengalaman tapi kebanyakan lelaki Omani diorang masih bekerja dan berniaga sampai usia dah tua tahap atok-atok la. Kekadang kedai tu turun temurun dari tok moyang dia dan satu lagi kalau nak ambik gambar diorang kena tanya dulu HARUS....kalau tak dia marah siap la. Gambar ni pun cepat-cepat ambik takut dia komplen.

Tapi memandangkan tujuan sebenar saya ke Muscat, Oman bukanlah untuk bershopping sakan dan berfoya-foya tapi adalah pada dasar kerja shopping pun ala kadar je lah. Kalau ada rezeki lagi boleh datang lagi kan..Insya'allah! ehem...begantung pada tugasan dari 'Mr. Klien' ;-)

oh ye kalau nak tau lebih lanjut pasal program ini bolehla baca artikel yang disiarkan dalam majalah kat bawah ni....*tetiba terselit jugak gambar empunya blog tootttt* hahaha


ada beberapa lagi artikel dalam entri sebelum ni "klik & baca"

Time to say goodbye to Muscat...walaupun hanya 4 hari 3 malam tapi rasa macam banyak tempat dan banyak sejarah Oman yang dapat diketahui....




Penerbangan dari Muscat ke KLIA mengambil masa selama lebih kurang 8 jam. Kalau nak tau flight schedules and destinations lebih detail lagi boleh layari website OMAN AIR *klik je*

Dulu masa kerja kat yellow telco, duty travel paling jauh Bangkok and Vietnam. Alhamdulillah, walaupun working from home masih ada peluang untuk pergi duty travel lebih jauh lagi.

Orait..akhirnya siap jugak jurnal yang terperap selama 5 bulan lamanya ni. Lain kali balik je dari travel mana-mana trus buat entri takpun buat pre-post tinggal masukkan gambar je eh boleh camtu *yelah janji2 manis pada diri sendiri*

Bubbye!

Muscat, OMAN *Part 3*.....

Ada Lagi....!!! Relaks...ada sikitttt je lagi citer hari ketiga & keempat kat sana dan banyak lagi gambo-gambo nak 'nunjuk' kat sini ahaksss :-)))

Sambungan: Hari Ketiga - 8hb June 2011
*kalau nak baca entri2 sebelumnya click je Part 1 & Part 2*

Masjid, muzium, Istana, Hotel mewah sume dah coverkan aktiviti untuk hari ketiga mereka bawak ke tempat yang lebih mencabar sikit...kawasan bukit bukau dan gunung ganang.  Awal pagi dah kena bangun sebab perjalanan juah berejam gak.  Apalagi kena isik perut dulu.  Selama 3 hari kat sana masa bekfast je la orang boleh tengok diriku ini  makan betul-betul maksudnya banyak la sikit bukan apa dah tau dah tengahari nanti mesti makan Kebab..haihhh :-(


Menu pilihan sama je tiap-tiap pagi...Pancake, Cheese, Butter & Jam kegemaranku 

Bukan apa dah kalau hari-hari makan kebab..daging-maging ni fening jugak kan..tengok je la cemana portion diorang besar macam badan dia gak...tak larats!



Tapi lepas minum  Lemon Mint ni memang rasa segar-bugar 
daripada bahang panas kat luar yang terik ekstrim tu...hilang haus!

Wokay dah pasal makan minum, ni lah dia 4WD yang bawak kami naik ke puncak Jebel Akhdar atau pun Green Mountain....


OTW tu kami berenti kejap kat kawasan wilayah Jebel Akhdar tak ingat apa nama tempat tu tapi tour guide cuba terangkan pasal tempat ni di musim kemarau....sungai pun kering kontang




Sejam jugak nak naik sampai ke puncak Jebel Akhdar ni...tapi pemandangan memang cantik sesangat walaupun rasa mual pening nak muntah sebab jalan liku-liku naik 4WD...

Terpegun seketika melihat keindahan ciptaan Allah s.w.t...


Lepas ambik-ambik gambar 15minit terus turun balik sebab nak kejarkan lunch dan jugak lawatan ke tempat lain...tak puaslah mmmmm :-(

Jom kita ke KUBU NIZWA pulak...





Ni sebenarnya Cafe dia...


masuk kat dalam kubu ni ada muzium kecik citer pasal sejarah silam Omani & Kubu Nizwa ni...pakaian orang Omani dan banyak lagilah...






Bila tengok tempat ni tetiba teringat movie-movie zaman Sparta Greek..


kat luar ada banyak tempat-tempat untuk beli souvenir....


SOUQ NIZWA...labu tanah liat tempat simpan air, pasu-pasu memang besepah-sepah dijual kat setiap kedai

Tinggal satu lagi entri hari terakhir di Muscat lepas tu 'kawtim' jurnal OMAN ni....

Wassalam...

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Nuffnang Blog Awards, Here I Come.....

Awards function! First word that comes to mind is "GLAMAROUS"!! Nothing is more Glam than walking in style on....


"OMG..OMG I can't handle the fame,camera flash,autograph signing on a fan's shirt,smile & pose huhu"...Okay that's enough *wakey wakey & slap own face* Always get carried away when talking about a grand function to attend and now here comes the bloggers 'ultimate' event, the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 2011.  Imagine the coolness of meeting D'Favourite blogger the one that I've nominated & perhaps more.  Up close and personal with him/her/them especially the amazingly photo opt. Getting to know them LIVE in person after years reading their interesting blog posts.  This is it! A special event that unite local & foreign (Asia Pacific) bloggers by giving recognition for their effort & creativity. 

Even at a small get together or bonding session hosted by Nuffnang  we were like "hey, that's fourfeetnine rite".."look over there Xia Xue, oh wow she came all the way from Singapore".."I wanna take a picture with Redmummy"...next..next..next.  That's actually how we (fellow bloggers & of coz myself) normally re-act when we see the 'famous' bloggers at a function.  Not only celebrities have their fanbase even bloggers do ;-)


Other reason why I wanted to be one of the lucky guests to get an exclusive invite to NAPBAS 2011 is the grandeur of the venue, "Putrajaya Marriot Grand Ballroom" & yeay! this time around its going to be held in our beautiful country, Malaya though I'm considered a newbie in blogosphere but I did my homework and honestly, seeing the lovely photos of NAPBAS 2009 making me more excited. The sense of classy-ness continues...


The Ambiance absolutely would make my partner or best friend of the night a.k.a my 'camera' to work harder than before to capture the moment.  As usual, every details count from people to things around the event.  Having a perfect venue and great bloggers around would definitely spice up my last but not least reason to be there. So, IF only I have the opportunity to attend NAPBAS 2011 ( must always be POSH-itve), the thing that is always close to my heart and I bet most women do is to "Doll Myself Up".  Should I be simple & elegant?.. or should I try something bold & different?  I'll definitely add a bit of POSH-ness to the event.. woohoo;-)

A simple LBD (Little Black Dress) maybe..

 

looking elegant with this stunning Violet dress...



A totally different Hairstyle....

Hey, slow down a bit, ain't presenting an award here...lol.


Anyway, I actually have 'hundreds' reasons of wanting to be there on 16 December 2011, where 500 bloggers from around the Asia-Pacific region will flock to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011 in Putrajaya Marriot.  The Awards aims to not only honour the region's best bloggers, but also to bring together blogger communities from across Asia Pacific.  The Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards is brought to you by Volkswagen Malaysia and Putrajaya Marriot. 

Can feel the awesome vibes already....only by thinking about the Exculsive Invite entitlement. 
Current mode: "eat, sleep NAPBAS"!



**pix (NAPBAS 2011 banner & Award) credit to NN website

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Chatime with Nuffnangers & Churpers at Publika...

Yesterday was the busiest day of the week. Hmm...a bit different than the usual 'rest n relax' mode 24/7;-)

Just to share the 'so called' packed Saturday's schedule of mine:

Morning (as early as 8.30am) - Giant Kota Damansara, shopping BBQ items bla..bla..till 10:00am

10:45am - Kitchen Moment
Menu: Shepherds Pie, Bread n Butter Pudding for dessert. *potong memotong ingredients for pie 1st then later in the evening baru buat, so fresh from the oven* As for the dessert very easy & simple the prep would only take 15 mins or less, just push it into the oven then my sista lola to take charge.

1:45 pm - rushing to Publika, Solaris Dutamas for Nuffnang & Churp Churp Chatime! bonding session . This time around I brought my old friend/ex-colleague at Subang Golf Club (KGNS) to "Chatime" with me & fellow bloggers...


we were given RM20 voucher EACH including our guest/partner to buy food (foodcourt) & drinks (Chatime)



Yeah...this is she, Hooi Koon or I normally call her Ms. Teh
*haha sounds very formal rite, kinda  used to it la from KGNS  days*
Here, I just put HK as her initial kay ;-)

Pearl Milk Tea HK's choice @ RM5.90 (Regular)
They have R=Regular L=Large & toppings (add RM1)
You can tell them your preferred amount of Sugar or Ice too..Cool rite!

Hazelnut Choc - Large (without pearl or jelly) mmm...1st time order still not used to the toppings variety ..

The FOOD selection....there're a number of stalls but for us muslims Lorong Seratus Tahun is the only HALAL outlet. Just a note, Eat Food Village at Publika is actually a Non-Halal Food Court...





Assam Laksa - RM8.90  a bit tasteless no where near Penang style of Assam Laksa...


this Wantan mee looks GOOD.....not from Lorong Seratus Tahun oops forgot to ask HK la ;-) 




had no choice but to go for nerdy look...*mata merah sebab pakai contact lens expired wakaka*
its powerless glasses btw ;-)

simple 'intro' games with Anne (Nuffies)....
Come on Nuffnangers & Churpers speak up!! Me? No!..please not me *hiding* :-)
Reason:  I'm not familiar with 'Chatime' my first time having it

yeay...the girl beside me 'kena'  fuhhhhh!!


& the second game...

Rule 1 :  a group of 4,
Rule 2:  to choose teammate who really know about "Chatime" Bubble Tea, the different types & taste etc etc
tetttt...ME of coz disqualified I only know Pearl Milk Tea hahaha

my second cup...PEARL MILK TEA yummehhhh luv it to the max!

orang sebok main game kami sebok posing huhuhu

HK's 2nd choice -Mango with Rainbow Jelly (there's one more name after mango can't remember).

Chatime is a Bubble Tea franchise from Taiwan  .....
At least  now I know  what is it about this famous Chatime - Bubble Tea (Cha means Tea)...thanks to HK/Ms.Teh!!

The session ends at about 5pm after the group photo opt, headed home & next getting myself ready for the Home BBQ Raya.  

Thanks heaps Nuffnang for this "Chatime"  invite *hugs*  plus "Buy 2 Free 1" deal Chatime voucher for Nuffnangers *hugs hugs* The voucher is valid for 3 months till Jan, 2012 but only at Chatime. Eat Food Village Publika outlet. More info log on to NN . 

We had a great 'malam raya' BBQ, what a perfect Saturday indeed!

THE END...;-)

Luv: P
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