Istanbul ..... Imbasanku 2009 ..... series 2

Moh aq sambung cerite aq kat Istanbul. Aq ke Istanbul kerna nak attend conference yg d anjurkan oleh satu badan NGO d Turkey. Kire excited jugak ler aq nak ke sana. Org2 Turkey ni peramah belaka, cuma yg slack nye, dorang x cakap orang putih. So nak cakap tu kire susah sikit.

Neway, pihak penganjur ni kire macam ragging abis smua yg d jemput. Dorang atur acara FULL satu hari. Cuba korang imagine, selama 5 hari, aktiviti yg d atur start jam 8 am and akan tamat lebih kurang 12 tengah malam. By d time smpai bilik hotel, mmg dah lunyai satu bdn. Walaupun penat, tapi kene strong, coz bukan selalu dpt dtg Istanbul ni. Ada gak ler aq skip program dorang kata aq penat sngt, tapi..... hehehehehehe.... aq g round2 kat area bandar Istanbul ni sambil ber snap snap.

Hotel yg aq duduk tu mmg sempoi. Breakfast dia served kat rooftop. And menambahkan lagi scenery tu bila Masjid Biru @ Blue Mosque tu mengadap betul2 ngan hotel. Mmg cantik skali.

Selain dr tu, aq try melawat "hamam" yg famous d Istanbul tu. Mmg menarik skali. Experience dia pun unik skali. Tapi at least aq dah biase try pg kire okay ler....

Masa ari last aq kat sana, aq dah kehabisan duit Lira Turkey. So aq nak tukar arr ngan USD yg aq ada. Kuar jer dari hotel, adalak anjing kat depan pintu. Korang nak tau tak, anjing tu dah nak sama tinggi ngan aq, kire kalau dalam gelap mesti ingat pony punye..... Dah ler bulu lebat merata rata.... ngan lidah terjelir kuar sambil menitiskan airnye... Mana lak aq nak carik selut nak samak kang. Kat Turkey, dorang kata, cuci cam biase jer dah memadai... Hmmm.....

Mujur ada satu staff kat front opis tu tolong aq. Bukan stakat tu, dia bawak aq trus ke money changer, takut aq tersesat. Dah ler tu, otw balik ke hotel, dia sipa promote "Baklava" kat kedai kawan dia. Aq nak nolak kata aq x der duit x leh coz aq baru jer tukar duit, so aq pun beli ler 2 dozen nak bawak balik Malaysia. Org2 kat opis aq lak mmg suke ngan Baklava tu. Aq x brpe sngt coz it's too sweet....

Tapi saat yg paling best wat aq bile last day tu, aq g lepak ngan member aq kat satu kawasan santai ni. Terletak atas bukit tapi yg menarik perhatioan aq ialah, dia wat kat sebelah kawasan kubur. IYA ! kubur. Member aq kata, tmpt tu paling ramai tourist and local jugak. Doarng ni lepak bukan minum alcohol nye tapi minum teh (Kat Turkey ia d panggil "CHAI").

Masa lepak2 minum Chai tu, ada 2 aweks kat meja sebelah tegur kitorang. hehehehehe. Aq masa tu dok blajar ler dua tiga patah perkataan Turkish. Saje jer... Macam nak guna... So bile dia org dengar aq cakap Turkish, dorang gelak2.... sindir aq ler tu... Bile aq kata aq frm Malaysia, trus dorang excited, cam mmg best sngat cerite dorang dengar psal Malaysia, ntah2 Malaysia katner pun x tau. Bukan bole percaya sngt dorang ni.... Salah sorang aweks tu mmg x tau satu patah haram pun English. Yg sorang lagi tu ok jer, coz dia biase dok London. Neway, sembang punye sembang smpai malam. Aq pun ape lagik, bercerite panjang ler aq...
Kalau aq temberang pun bukannye dorang tau...

Esok pagi tu aq kata aq nak g Souk kat central Istanbul; nak g beli and belah. Aweks yg tau cakap orang putih tu volunteer nak bwk aq kat sana. Dia kata kalau foreigner g sana, sah2 kene sembelih. Aq pun ok ajer. Ada gak member nak teman aq jalan2. X banyak yg aq shopping pun coz duit dah abis, hehehehe.
Neway, Thanks Seville for spending time with me. U're such an awesome gurl. Sebelum berpisah, kitorang g lepak kat kedai2 tepi jalan hisap sisha.... trus aq pun HAHAHAHA !!!!!

Ni aq ngan Brader Usop dr Germany

Ni aq ngan Dr. Habib (USA) ngan Brader Ali (Turkey)



Ni masa aq tgh jawab soalan masa Q&A



Yg kat blakang tu Masjid Al-Soffiyah
Dulu masjid, skung dah jadik museum



Blue Mosque sebagai background setting





Aq d Central Souk



Ni ler aweks yg temankan aq shopping.....



Kat Main Street Sultanahmet....





Aq ngan Serville.... ber S H I S H A....

 All in all, nice experience aq kat Istanbul ni. Kalau ada peluang, mmg aku nak dtg lagik sini... BEST !!!!

Istanbul ..... Imbasanku 2009 ..... series 1

Pada last Imbasan series yg aq posted kan, cerite psal Europe Tour aq pada 2010. Sejak aq keje ngan company skrang, aq mmg dah start travel since 2008. Setakat ni aq kire nasib baek arr dpt travel to more than 35 countries; from Europe to Far East. Cuma Afrika and South America jer yg belum aq dpt jejak kaki aq ni.

So kali ni aq nak share ngan korang masa aq g Istanbul pd 2009. Aq ke sana kerna dpt jemputan tuk present paper at diorang punye 1st Halal Conference. Ekcelli, yg sepatutnye pg bos aq, tapi dia ada another invitation, so aq kene represent dia lerr. Excited ler gak coz x pernah jejak kaki lagi kat Turkey. Trus aq google nak tgk ape yg menarik d Istanbul ni. And bile aq tanye around, ramai gak yg kata Istanbul ni kindda exotic.

Masa aq smpai Istanbul, masa tu akhir winter, baru nak masuk spring. So, cuace kire sejuk ar gak.

Ni baru spring season start
so bunga2 baru kuar kat Istanbul ni
Ni bunga tulip..
CHANTEK !!!!!

 

Tugu salah sorang orang kanan
Mustafa Antartuk



Ain't this pretty?
Pink Tulip





This is d famous
BLUE MOSQUE





This view is Istanbul,
d Asian side

 

Ni lak sempat aq snap snap
ngan aweks Turkey...
Yg kiri tu sepatah haram x tau English
Yg kanan tu bole la sikit2



Ni ngan akak wat roti...
Sajer jer aq snap snap ngan dia...



Jejak Bertapak 2011 ..... Jan 2011 ..... Kuwait ..... series 7

Aritu masa aq wat posting psal Kuwait, aq kata tu yg last punye tapi bile belek2 kat USB,

tgk2 ada lagik pics psal Kuwait.

So, ni kire posting akhir aq ler.... Yg hak aritu kire 2nd last.

Kire standard ler, kalau dah g tempat org tu,

nak kene shopping sikit.

Since, conference abis around kul 8 pm almost every nite,

so, apa lagik... jln2 arrr aq....

Mujur pihak organizer ada sediakan kete,

kalau tak, masak jugak arr since Pak Arab ni smua

x speaking Engles, aq lak mana tau cakap Arab.

(walaupun kat opis ada kelas Arab tiap ari Rabu; namun apakan daya still fail)

This is one of d major attraction in Kuwait.
It's called Kuwait Tower.
Cume sayang x dpt snap snap masa siang
but still very menarik during at nite.

Ni pulak, gambaran jln2 kat downtown Kuwait.

 

Ni lak dkt Souk Mugharabi @ Mugharabi Bazaar
One of d shopping heaven in Kuwait



Ni saja2 snap2 kat dpn one of d shops at d Souk



Ni yg tertariknye coz bile tgk kambing tergantung kat dpn kedai....
dia punye wet and dry products next to each other

 

This is called Liberation Tower
another attraction frm Kuwait.
This tower was built following the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi invasion



Of course me w/ d Liberation Tower at d back....



Ni bkn nye ape pun, signage kedai kitorang lepak minum "chai"



Posing maut dpn bara api...
ni kes x der keje arrr...



Kuwait waterfront frm d 9th floor view..

 

Another view frm d 9th floor

   

Me on d 9th floor......



Jejak Bertapak 2011 ........ Kuwait ....... Jan 2011 ....... series 5

Arini aq nak sambung pengalaman journey aq kat Kuwait. Aq ke sana coz attending d 1st Gulf Conference on Halal Industry & Services. Ni kire 1st time Middle East organize such event. Kire ada peningkatan ar. Dia punye presenters came from all over d world representing d key people in d Halal industry.

Come to think bout it, this is d 1st posting aq wat relating to my work. Sebelum ni cume highlightkan tempat2 yg aq lawati jer.... bak kata pepatah, "sambil menyelam minum air". Tu pasal arr bile aq cuti, aq slalu lepak umah jer coz time keje aq dah g jln2.

Back to Kuwait, d event went quite well. Kali ni aq nasib bek sikit coz aq x present paper, kene jadik fotographer jer, collecting info for d company. So korang enjoy ar pic2 yg x seberape ni. Quality pic tu tok sah pertikaikan coz aq yg amek k..... hehehehehehehe

co-organizer tuuuu.....



ngan Dr. Habib frm Washungton, USA



ni lak ngan Mahmoud frm Germany and Aji (HDC)

  

Ni saja jer snap snap ngan fotographer.....

  

ni ngan Dr. Mah & hubby frm UK

 

Yg janggut putih tu org kuat conference, Dr. Hani



kat signboard, wajib snap snap.....



sama gak kat signage kat dalam hall, wajib niiiii



kenangan bersama presenters......



yg tgh tu Dr. Ahmed Molhideen, org kuat ICCI / OIC
yg kanan tu geng frm UIA, Dr. Noriah



Me ngan Aji....



Jejek Bertapak 2011 .......... Kuwait .......... 2011 .......... series 4

Smpai jer kat hotel, kitorang pun d beri VIP reception. Bole tahan gak.... Yg bestnye, bile dia wat announcement yg kitorang bole makan ape saje kat hotel tu and the Ministry will bear all cost. Ini sudah baik... Mmg menarik...

Room mmg menarik tapi sayang lak, coz aq lupe nak snap snap. Dah xcited sngt kot. Neway, mmg best... comfy, spacious, nice view... (ngadap pool)...... sempat ar gak skodeng Mat and Minah Salleh sunbathing.....

So, pas everyone dah settle in, aq ngan delegasi Malaysia pun decided to jln2 kat area hotel. D weadar mmg nyaman (app 12 - 15 C) tapi x sejuk coz not windy....

kitorang jln kat area beach dia. d sand is so damm smooth and d water was a bit chilly, but d secenery is awesome....



D beach front....
tapi kat cni x der lak org mandi manda...
x mcm kat M'sia....




Truss teruja bile tgk kete Vintage ni.
ape lagik, nak kene snap snap....




Ni Dodge Original taun 60an....
Mmg antik abis...




Air laut ni sejukkkkkk
tapi beach dia cantik...
d sand's texture is sooooooo smooth !!!



Ni konon nak wat cam dlm ad X-Factor tu
tapi x larat lak nak lompat tinggi....
huhuhuhu