angin petang di kebun bunga

petang tadi, aku dengan mak, danish dan arsyad ke kebun bunga istana besar. jalan-jalan ambil angin petang. kebun bunga ni letaknya dalam kawasan istana besar johor. it's a popular park for a jog or stroll, picnic and even a wedding photoshoot.

kat dalam kawasan istana ni, dulunya ada sekolah bukit zaharah. asalnya sekolah rendah. arwah bah dulu sekolah kat sini. lepas tu jadi sekolah agama. masa aku kecik-kecik, masih ada lagi sekolah ni. sekarang ni dah jadi bangunan tinggal aje. tak pasti sejak bila. sayang betul. this historical building should be restored and preserved. kat bawah bukit tu ada shelter and bunker tinggalan zaman perang jepun dulu.




kat depan bangunan ni, ada satu pokok bunga. tak tau apa namanya. cantik bunganya. mak aku kata, kalau masa berbunga penuh lagi cantik. dan lepas tu bunganya bertukar jadi buah warna coklat. besar dan berat.


it's a huge park. redup sebab banyak pokok-pokok besar dan rimbun.


kat sebelah kebun ni jugak letaknya zoo negeri. boleh nampak sebahagian binatang-binatang kat zoo ni. teringat masa darjah 3 dulu aku masuk pertandingan melukis kat zoo ni. lukis burung hantu.


there is also japanese garden here.



berdepan dengan taman jepun, melalui pintu gerbang merah tu adalah taman bunga. letaknya diatas bukit mengadap selat tebrau. the most popular spot and it offers a nice view. sebelah taman ni adalah muzium diraja johor. bangunan muzium ni adalah sebahagian dari istana besar johor, istana rasmi yang telah menjadi saksi sejarah pembangunan johor dan penubuhan tanah melayu.




a perfect place for a fresh breath of air.

splash!

pagi semalam, aku balik kampung. the traffic along the way was smooth despite the long weekend.

went swimming this morning with luqman, danish and arsyad at bandar dato onn. tak tau pun kewujudan tempat ni. a new township i guess. interestingly, this town uses the word "kejiranan" instead of "precint".

the olympic-size swimming pool is located inside kompleks mutiara, a sport complex. padang bola pun ada. letih jugak nak berenang one full lap ni.




it's a chance for me to practice terjun tiruk too since my last effort in tasik dayang bunting last year. menyampah aje aku tengok ada budak-budak kecik 3 orang tu terjun. luqman dengan arsyad pun boleh tahan jugak. susah-susah, aku terjun lompat je lah..




lain kali balik jb, tak dapat pegi gym boleh pegi swimming.

skytrex recap

sabtu pagi lepas, aku pegi skytrex lagi. kz was organizing this activity for cobra and i was invited to join along. the more the merrier katanya. semua sekali pagi tu ada 23 orang! oh ya..cobra actually is kz's netball team.

sebelum mula aktiviti ni, ada compulsory short briefing. dengar aje lah. aku pun ala-ala dah lupa cara-cara nak guna harness tu semua. tak payah lah nak cakap "i'm good" tapi bila sampai masa buat, tak reti kan..

the same circuit and the same challenges. aku agak mesti abis lambat sebab besar jugak group kitorang ni. but suprisingly, it went smooth and fast and we managed to finished it in about 2 hours. walaupun ada jugak yang insaf kat atas pokok-pokok tu.

great to be under the morning sun. kz, nanti kita tukar-tukar aktiviti lagi..

mamma mia!

finally, the smash hit musical mamma mia! came to kl from london's west end. based on the hit songs of swedish pop group ABBA from 70s to 80s, this musical has been travelled all around the world and seen by over 30 million people since it's opening in 1999.

on the first night of 2009, i was one of the crowds enjoying this spectacular show. tun mahathir dan tun siti hasmah were also there. it was actually to be the final show but due to over whelming response, the musical was extended for another 3 nights.

awesome. brilliant. fabulous.

in the town of royal throne

on our way back to kl, we made a stop at kuala kangsar. oc nak singgah rumah dia kejap. my first time in this royal town of perak. mula-mula sekali pegi makan laksa kat medan selera tepi sungai perak tu. oc tunjuk lah rumah dia kat seberang sungai tu. dulu-dulu kata oc, kena naik sampan menyeberang sungai kalau nak ke pekan. sebab jambatannya jauh. tapi sekarang pun boleh naik sampan kalau malas nak pusing ikut jambatan baru.

kat gerai tu, aku tengok kat menunya ada tulis laksa, laksa telur dan laksa bungkus. dengan yakinnya aku pun tanya "laksa bungkus tu laksa macamana?". abang tu pun jawab "laksa untuk bungkus bawak balik". ceh...

lepas tu pusing-pusing bandar. plenty of old historical buildings. salah-satu adalah mckk. besar jugak sekolah ni. then we drove around bukit chandan. here is where masjid ubudiah, istana iskandariah and istana kenangan which is now the royal museum are situated.

kampung oc memang betul-betul tepi sungai perak. peaceful..

we safely arrived kl on the eve of 2009.

in the land of buah pala

i was on leave for the whole week on the last week of 2008. great to have a long break but not a good indication though. hope the global economy crisis will recover soon.

akhirnya, tinggal aku dengan oc aje yang jadi ke penang. we left for penang on noon of 29th. walaupun cadangan asalnya pagi tapi biasa lah kan. it was a smooth drive. hujan jugak tapi dekat-dekat penang tu dah pun berhenti. at the bridge, the traffic was terrible. seksanya nak masuk ke jambatan. from 8 lanes (or more) to 2 lanes.betul-betul leher botol. khaira called when we were stucked here. nak kirim buah pala. pantang tau orang pegi penang.

we managed to find our way to marvista. teruk jugak traffic kat penang ni. leganya dah sampai. amai and chaen were already at home. menunggu dengan makanan yang sebanyaknya. makan lepas tu lepak. later afis, akma, eddy and alan came. dan sambung makan lagi dan lagi dan lagi dan...

bangun pagi yang dah lewat tu, makanan dah tersedia. hebat betul diorang ni. ingatkan pagi ni nak pegi bukit bendera. untuk kesekian kalinya, tak jadi jugak. went out at late noon to town. pegi makan nasi kandar line clear. sepanjangnya orang beratur walaupun dah lewat tengahari.

lepas tu, pegi chowrasta market pulak beli buah pala dan jeruk. tak tau kenapa, tapi mesti orang akan kirim buah pala kalau pegi penang. abang pun called semalam kirim buah pala. yelah, aku rasa kat tempat lain memang susah nak cari buah pala ni.

next, we went to gurney plaza. dah ada new wing. had some drinks at starbucks while waiting for the movie australia. in fact, i'm watching it for the 3rd time. i love this movie so much!

we had dinner at ferringi. went to night market to buy dvds. murah dari jb.

besoknya sebelum balik, eddy ajak singgah rumah dia dulu. nice place. boleh nampak jambatan pulau pinang. wish we could stay longer.

again, the traffic at the bridge was so bad. pening kepala sapa yang lalu hari-hari jambatan ni. hujan sepanjang jalan. and at some places, it was so heavy. tak nampak jalan. nasib baik bukan aku yang drive..hehe.

thank you so much guys! nanti cek mai lagi..