Vang Vieng, Laos

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When: 1st until 3rd May

Why: the nearest attraction in Vientiane

How: A 3 hours bus ride from the capital city of Vientiane

It was a smooth long 3 hours bus ride from the capital of Vientiane to Vang Vieng on labor's day. There are not many cars on the road. In fact, you can count the number of vehicles on the road.

My view most of the time

the journey

The awesome view from the road

We went tubing the next day. Vang Vieng is a popular place for tubing activity. Tubing is actually riding a big tube in the water. First we went tubing in the cave then kayaking down the Mekong River. This was the only fun thing we did here.

The tubes

a place to put our belongings when tubing

our group mate

They provided us lunch. Rice and baked meat and vegetables. It was super delicious. I loved it.

Kayaking in a hot weather is not cool. It was super hot even though it rained earlier.

There is also another place where you can swim; Blue Lagoon. I heard that the water is clear and there are swings just above the water. Furthermore, I read that there are happening parties Friday night. You have to ask the locals regarding these parties etc.

Travel the world and share the experience with friends.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Isra' and Mi'raj

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06.06.2013
27 Rejab 1434

Isra' and Mi'raj: The night visit and ascension

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) made a night time visit to the city of Jerusalem (Isra') visited the Al-Aqsa mosque, and from there was raised up into heaven (Mi'raj). For detail story, do visit this page and this.

photo credit to Adlankhalid.com

06.06.13

A nice date. My favorite number.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Laos; tips in the City

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Where: Vientiane & Vang Vieng

When: 30th April until 4th May

What: A quiet place to enjoy life.

Why: Asia short trip. Let's visit Asia!!

Laos is totally a different experience for me compared to other trips. It made me think a lot. During the trip, a lot of things came in my mind. I had a lot of ideas about everything. It really is a great getaway for me to rethink life. Laos is definitely a place to get away from hectic urban life.

Immediate visa

As usual, only Ewa and I went to Laos. I realized that we are the only Malay Islam girl on the plane, in the airport and in the city. Laos is a safe place to travel with family and friends. Vientiane is a small city where you can just walk around and visit. It may seem large in the map, but in reality everywhere is just a walk away. So super near.

We booked the hotels through Agoda. A trusted website to book hotel rooms through out the world. We stayed in 3 hotels through out our visit in Laos. The first hotel was Inter City boutique Hotel in the capital city Vientiane. It's a nice small hotel with friendly staff. It's a great hotel as it is located opposite Mekong River and night market. The second hotel is Inthira Hotel in Vang Vieng. Finally, our last hotel is Avalon Hotel, capital of Vientiane. There are a lot of hotels either in Vientiane or Vang Vieng. You can just walk in as long as it's not during the peak season.

Tips and facts in Laos:

• The best muslim food would be Nazim halal restaurant located near Inter City Boutique Hotel. The teh tarik and nasi beriyani are super delicious.
• Everywhere is a walk away. The city is small. You can save money by walking.
• If you're staying in Laos for a long period, travel to Luang Prabang. I heard it's a better place than Vientiane and Vang Viang.
• The cost of living here is quite expensive compared to Malaysia as it's a tourist country. Tourism is one of the country's main income.
• A bus ride to Vang Vieng from Vientiane is 3 hours away.
• A bus ride to Luang Prabang from Vientiane is 8 hours away.

Laos, a quiet place to visit; a city that made me think.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Family vs Friends

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Family is forever and friends are sometimes foe. Love your family more than loving your friends.

It's hard to believe that your once best/good friend ignores you totally. I disagree to agree that friends are forever. Friends can actually be our hidden foe. *eventually*

You were once close like the icing and cakes. We were close, we laugh and cry together *that was just a dramatic entry*. We did most things together for years. Then suddenly things change. I'm not sure why. But things just suddenly change. No more sleep over. No more car pool. No more movies or dining together. Everything seems awkward.

This one time, I felt furious and nearly loss my temper, but luckily I managed to control myself and be patient. It was like; what the heck. This will be the last time together.

However, I learnt one thing. You will always have your family beside you when your friends ignore you for no reason. Your family will always be there for you even after a big fight or disagreement. They know you best. Love your family even when we have different opinions in life. 

My Family, mi amore..

Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken, it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way.

Wassalam & Cheers.

Drama Queen #2

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May is a blessing month for most people as we celebrate Labor Day, Mothers Day, Teachers Day and also Nurses Day.

Today I came back from IKEA, Curve and tesco Mutiara Damansara buying necessities for my little brothers' and sisters' Teachers day tomorrow. I bought a few things such as chocolates, jellies, wrapping paper and artificial flowers from IKEA.

My sister and I arrived home and I ordered Fatimah to help with present wrapping. She sort of hesitated but I insisted that she helps out. 

Suddenly my brother asked if there's any payment for helping out...

The drama begins...

I said; since you're asking for a payment, then maybe I should ask for some payment helping all of you from the beginning. Maybe I should list out all the things that I've done from driving you from campus to giving you money. It'll be a long list. bla bla bla....

It seems that my siblings are complying with my instructions... Self made presents for the teachers!!

Happy Teachers Day to all beloved intelligent teachers in this whole wide world!!

Wassalam & Cheers.

Cutie Pie Muhammad Yusuf

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The cutest thing on earth would be babies.

Today, accidently I met my nephew Muhammad Yusuf at IKEA. It' been a while since I met him. He is getting more handsome and cuter by day.

As his parents were going to eat, I took him for a personal IKEA photoshoot.

Wassalam & cheers.

Super Fun trip to Sabah... *Sabah bah*

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Where: Kota Kinabalu, Mersilau, Kundasang & Ranau; Sabah
When: Mid April.A short 4 days trip
What: Have fun and enjoy the scenery
Why: Cheap  RM 230 return AirAsia tix KL-KK
With whom: Azie and K.Long

I bought late night tix to Kota Kinabalu (KK) assuming that we'll have 24 hours the next day. However it was a bad idea as I made my friend pick us up around midnight in KK. It was raining cats and dogs when we departed from KL and it's still raining when we arrived KK.

The last flight...

It was Thursday morning, my first time in KK. The first place we went to was Mamutik Island and Manukan Island. The corals are beautiful and the sea creatures are just fine compared to Redang Island. We had late lunch at the Jesselton Point (the jetty). The final activity of the day was we watched midnight movie; Oblivian. In KK, we stayed at Sensi Backpackers Hostel.

Pulau Manukan

Jessolton Point

On Friday, we drove to Kundasang (this is where the Mount Kinabalu is located). We stayed at Kiram's Village near Mersilau. The view is super awesome!!

Kinabalu Park

Kiram's Village

On Saturday we visited the Cattle Farm, Kundasang Memorial Park and after that we went to Poring Hotspring and waterfall in Ranau and drove back to KK that evening. 

Cattle Farm

Kundasang Memorial Park

On our last day, we shopped at Gaya Street market and ate dinner at the Philipines market.

Ayam penyet in Sabah bah

Pasar Filipin

Super delicious Seafood

Where ever you go, blend in with the community; then you'll find all the awesome places unseen by tourist.

Wassalam & Cheers.