Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Hello Sydneysiders! (Hari Pertama)

Siaran langsung mak jemah yang kini kesejukan di Blue Mountains. Terketar ketar mengupdate blog. Camner la aku nak pegi Nepal kalau suhu Blue Mountains pun dah fail. Alkisah pengalaman menarik aku ari banyak. Yang aku kena belajar pun banyak....

Beginilah kisahnya... 

Setibanya aku di airport (sila google nama kalau perlu), ada orang nak datang menjemput. Yeay, perst time tu aku pegi overseas berjemput di airport. Terharu mak. En.Syariman yang aku manja memanggil Sherry (jangan ingat bukan-bukan  yer) sudi mencemar duli membawa sebijik volvo berplat diplomat datang mencari aku walau aku pun tengah mencari dia selepas pemeriksaan kastam. Mak terharu.

Yang paling best adalah tema hari raya kerana menjadi satu cabaran la nak membawa sekotak juadah ringan yang menjadi igauan ngeri passengers dengan Custom Australia tu kan? Cuak aku sebab dah kecoh dalam facebook barang yang nak diangkut, harap lepas la... dan alhamdulillah, semua lepas.

Terbukti Sherry telah menurunkan beberapa petua yang sangat bermanfaat ya adik adik.

Pelajaran Pertama

1. Jika anda ingin membawa barang-barang yang terlarang dan mungkin dirampas, declare siap-siap. Sila baca laman imigresen apa yang boleh dan apa yang tak boleh.

2. Kalau yakin serba boleh, sila la membuat label. Bagi kes aku, nama pun kuih raya. Sebagai contoh, Label pada balang kuih raya kandungan makanan. Kalau tart hasina member aku kepada sherry, letak jer "Flour + Pineapple Jam". Toksahlah sejujurnya nak letak semua. Yang penting janganla letak "Egg". walau process food, tapi bab bab telur ni agak sensitip la jugak ahahahhahah (salah satu bahan yang dilarang, katanya).

3. Apabila tiba di custom mereka akan periksa apa yang anda declare pada Incoming Passenger Card tu. Macam biasa, buatlah muka ceria walau kena serah tengkuk dan nada  frust tengok barang tu dibuang begitu sahaja.


4. Custom Osotalia tak bukak semua beg dan kotak. Ada jugak buat secara random. Alhamdulillah, masa turn aku, disuruh beratur dan datanglah sekor anjing dengan muka kesian menghidu-hidu. Mana aku tak cuak aku declare bawak medicine (painkillers) dan cookies. Apabila anjing tu (sebijik macam Amber dalam Episod Perth) tidak menunjukkan riak curiga, maka dengan itu terlepas la segala kerisauan. Macik Kastam tu suruh kitaorang cepat cepat belah ke pintu exit. So dapatlah kawan aku dan keluarganya merasa kuih siput, rempeyek, almond london, murukku, tart nenas dan sarang semut dengan jayanya. Alhamdulillah. Lepas satu ujian!





Gambar-gambar yang ditangkap pada hari pertama. Mabeles kan? Thanks a lot to Sherry for bringing us there and we got a great picture to keep for memories. Lokasi? Marouba Beach, tempat di mana keluarganya tinggal dan sangat canteks tempat ini. Sempatlah nampak sorang dua surfer dudes kat pantai walau tak nampak sangat... 

Anyhow selepas Sherry menghantar aku ke Darling Habour untuk mengaktifkan I Venture Card, mak cepat cepat-cepat cari Central Station utk board train ke Blue Mountains. Tak tertahan godaan melihat sales yang begitu menakjubkan kat Shopping Complex Darling Harbour nih! (Sweater Aussie AUD15, Cotton On shirt adalah AUD5-15, dan banyak lagi!). Oh selamatkan lah mak dari semua godaan ini... akhirnya terbeli jugak sehelai Tshirt Hard Rock Cafe (t shirt penang dah lusuh ehehehe). 

Will keep you guys entertained with my latest posting. ---> internet pree dan laju yer....

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Update Ramadhan 2012

As usual, Ramadhan is a month to reflex myself through the act of fasting and soul purification, which I think  help to define the next course of my life.

As I am writing this, I was offered for a transfer to a new department,  but the chances of the new place may hinder  me to travel extensively.  It's all policy making stuff, pure deskjob and of course it will be a boring kind which does not suit me as well, but who knows, every cloud has its silver lining. It may look boring at first but the chances to further studies or attending international conferences or lectures will help to broaden the network. It sounds quite good enough to me.

At this time,  I have three major trips in row  for this year. Imagine if I were in the new place, I might have to cancel my Mabul, Nepal and Hong Kong plans as it may needed to do urgent stuff. Pity to my fellow travelmates, they have bought the tickets without me, the Travel Planner. Prior to that, I have to resend my application for overseas trip again to the highest management people.  As a government servant, it is compulsory to declare or else we would receive disciplinary actions which I do not want that to happen.  In the end of the discussion, it was agreed  that I need some time end until of this year to settle those pending task (and to myself, to complete all the coming trip :).

Yeah,  I will be leaving this place happy with all work done, with memorable holiday trips (would score 4 countries this year, that is quite an achievement to me ) and a brand new year to kickstart my career path.

Postcard from St. Petersburg. Thanks to Mala.....

 Just take the opportunity, Jazmin. Do not be afraid to dream and make plans, though it may not turn out well as what you have expected. Perhaps the new place offer some perspective of furthering studies somewhere you may not know and you have concrete valid reasons to do so!