The Girl With Seven Names
March 31, 2016
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So, reading other's stories is another way to explore. :)
I was shocked, yet encouraged to check on tourism in North Korea - when I found out Malaysian citizens with normal passports can visit North Korea (its specific tourism routes) without a visa for a month! Malaysia is the only country come out with this advantage followed by Singapore.
And so....
Back to the book.
It was written by Hyeonseo Lee, a true story based of her own experience and others told by trusted person ( I bet, her family). The girl with seven names; in which Hyeonseo Lee is her final & current name.
You can read a part of the book here.
She was not planning to escape North Korea forever at all, neither for freedom nor money nor food. She came from a high social ranking family, with her father's job as military officers and her mother's great skills in bribery. The family had good songbun, a caste system in North Korea - that made their place in society secured. :)
Read the book, and you will learn what people in North Korea do generally to keep good songbun.
She mentioned a lot about her extended family, with many uncles & aunts - whom some lived in other places in North Korea. Due to her father's job, her family was able to move to different cities.
I came to learn about two most important persons in North Korea, which is an atheist-communist country. These guys are saluted (till this moment). Great Leader Kim Il-sung and his son, Dear Leader Kim Jong-il. Their portraits are everywhere in NK, bowed by people. Even, in every houses in NK, they need to hang these guys' portraits high up and make sure to be dustless!
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Like other teenagers, Hyeonseo Lee had her rebellious sides and curiosity. Just a month before turning 18, she made a decision to cross Yalu river (picture above) to Changbai, China then visit her father's family in Shenyang, China. She mentioned this river was just 10 meters wide and not that deep - good enough for people fleeing out. With plans to come back home after 5 days, however......
So why did I get the feeling that my life was about to change for ever? - Hyeonseo Lee
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| ‘She had been the rock of our lives’: Hyeonseo Lee’s mother carries her, aged three, on her back || Photograph: Hyeonseo Lee |
Life in a foreign land is not easy for a 17-year old girl. How she survived in China really inspired me to be grateful with what I have now. She had no intention at first to get to South Korea, as she was already 'brainwashed' that the south is the enemy. Read the book to know how and what changed her mind to get asylum in South Korea. :)
The irony. In Shenyang, I'd had to convince suspicious police that I was Chinese, not North Korean. Here, I was trying to do the opposite. - Hyeonseo Lee
The moment she planned to sneak out her mother out of Hyesan, her hometown, was another tragic story. T_T Really, I can't imagine myself being in her position, I might kill myself if I don't have strong faith.
And now, she is living together with her mother and brother. What happened to his father? And why his brother came along? Oh yea, she was in love with a guy, who understand her and willing to accept everything. But, that guy is American! Since North Korean people are taught to be anti-US, even they call American b****** - miguk nom - so, how can her mother & brother accept him?
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Her story inspired me on how she managed to get through all those life changing events, even with life-threatening challenges. She taught me on how important family is when she was finally able to reunite with her family. And I learned how North Korea seems to be look like, politically and socially. So many propaganda there, established in its people's mind. And I am glad I had the chance to see the world, without being blocked by anyone.
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Sempena cuti Easter . :)
I have this thing about Balkan countries. Masih tak boleh move on, so itu lah antara sebab Slovenia menjadi pilihan untuk adventure kali ni. :) InsyAllah kali ni temanya backpacking, get into local community dan menghayati alam semula jadi.
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Macam biasa, terpaksa plan last minute dan kali ni nampak agak mencabar sebabnya takde geng nak travel sekali. T_T Dah tanya ramai orang, tapi banyaknya tak dapat join. So, saya pun minta izin parents untuk travel solo. Saya pernah travel solo setakat dalam Czech dan untuk flight KL-Prague etc (kira pergi balik Malaysia, Czech lah). Pernah jalan Munich solo masa transit sana setengah hari.
- Travelog Setengah Hari - Munich, Germany (Part 1)
- Travelog Setengah Hari - Munich, Germany (Part 2)
- Travelog Setengah Hari - Munich, Germany (Part 3)
Selesai pujuk, explain kat parents - barulah lega nak settlekan beli tiket bas & hostel etc.
Kali ni, saya pilih naik Flixbus - paling murah banding choices lain dan paling sesuai dengan masa travel. I have considered flights & train. Tapi sebab bertangguh dengan harapan ada orang lain ikut - jadinya harga pun dah naik. :D Haha pengalaman betul bila harga tiket flight pernah lagi murah dari tiket bas.
Flixbus ni kalau tak silap saya antara bas baru, nama dia macam baru dengar few months ago. Kalau pandai cari, memang tiket murah2 belaka kat company ni. Bas selesa, Internet coverage ada sepanjang perjalanan (kadang-kadang disconnected jugak lah ;p), driver cermat & mesra.
Flixbus ni kalau tak silap saya antara bas baru, nama dia macam baru dengar few months ago. Kalau pandai cari, memang tiket murah2 belaka kat company ni. Bas selesa, Internet coverage ada sepanjang perjalanan (kadang-kadang disconnected jugak lah ;p), driver cermat & mesra.
Untuk perjalanan yang across countries, saya prefer Student Agency (SA) sebenarnya tapi surprisingly SA belum cover negara Balkan. Eurolines dari Prague pulak hanya ke Maribor, Slovenia.
Kalau korang baca travelog orang lain, sebenarnya ramai yang recommend road trips untuk negara Balkan ni. Pada saya, saya pun rasa road trips lagi best kat area sini. Tapi, itulah... bergantung pada keperluan & keadaan masing-masing. :)
Sepanjang backpacking ni, saya dapat explore 4 bandar / pekan.
- Bled
- Bohinj
- Ljubljana
- Postojna
Since it was my first time backpacking (the real one), of course the feeling and experiences are way different. Jumpa orang berbeza setiap hari, nak jaga diri sendiri, nak jaga backpack, nak bergaul dengan orang lain, nak ambik gambar etc.
Harap sangat diri ni mampu betul2 buat posts pasal the whole journey. Saya dah draft sikit masa atas bas etc. Rasa nak sangat share untuk self reminder dan berkongsi dengan korang. Dan untuk bacaan ayah jugak :) Nina tahu ayah tengah baca ni kan? Hehe.
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Walaupun Czech ni masyarakat dia kebanyakannya atheist, tapi diorang masih ada cuti Easter. Berbanding Slovenia, kat sana memang majoriti Kristian dalam 61% macam tu. Masyarakat Muslim pun ada jugak, mostly Bosniak (Muslim yang asalnya dari Bosnia).
Roughly about Easter, dari apa yang kawan saya cerita, Easter ni lebih istimewa dari Krismas katanya. Kalau Krismas ni sempena kelahiran Jesus Christ (based on Christianity), Easter ni pula tentang kelahiran semula Jesus Christ (resurrection).
Ada 2 hari cuti - Good Friday (hari Jesus disalib) dan Easter Sunday. Tapi sebabkan Easter tu jatuhnya hari Ahad, banyak negara letak Easter Monday tu sebagai hari cuti jugak. Saya dah banyak kali cuba tanya2 kawan2 yang beragama Kristian pasal konsep Trinity diorang ni, tapi sungguh saya tak boleh hadam. :p
Ada 2 hari cuti - Good Friday (hari Jesus disalib) dan Easter Sunday. Tapi sebabkan Easter tu jatuhnya hari Ahad, banyak negara letak Easter Monday tu sebagai hari cuti jugak. Saya dah banyak kali cuba tanya2 kawan2 yang beragama Kristian pasal konsep Trinity diorang ni, tapi sungguh saya tak boleh hadam. :p
As Muslims, I believe most of us know that we don't celebrate these days. But, we can still wish them 'have a nice day', 'happy holidays' etc. Tak perlu nak ucapkan spesifik pun. :) Cukup untuk jaga hubungan sesama kita.
Bersambung :)
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Bled, Slovenia
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Our Group's Dinner 2016
March 24, 2016
Alhamdulillah for the lovely groupmates :)
We've been through thick and thin, good and bad. Kadang-kadang ada je attitude masing-masing yang annoying, tapi itu lah yang menceriakan kelas. Haha, ada yang kaki ponteng kelas, tapi itu la jugak yang boleh diharap untuk cover line kalau kena skip kelas.
Dinner kali ni ialah yang keempat, cepat betul masa berlalu. Rasa macam baru lagi dinner tahun lepas. Dah nak 5 tahun kat sini. T__T I'm going to miss them, for sure.
Teringat ada satu hari ni, betul-betul rasa malas sangat nak pergi kelas. Still pergi tapi rasa nak balik sambung tidur. Masa tengah tunggu dalam 30minit sebelum seminar, terus saya cakap, "Okay guys, I'm leaving. I can't do this."
Malas betul masa satu hari tu.
Tiba-tiba, ada seorang kawan ni tanya apa yang saya share kat Facebook baru-baru ni.
Tak sure itu statement ataupun pertanyaan. Tapi sungguh la menusuk kalbu.
I want to drop out of School, is this okay?An Islamic perspective!Posted by OnePath Network on Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Ini la post tu.
"So no, you don't give up your studies, you continue and you excel at it and through that you can serve not only the Ummah (Muslim Nation), but also humanity at large."
Saya terus stay situ dan tunggu untuk seminar lepas tu T_T
p/s - I'm leaving for an adventure today, doakan selamat pergi, selamat di sana, selamat pulang ye :)
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[Life Lessons] Kebaikan di atas Kebaikan
March 14, 2016
Perasan tak, bila kita tonton satu movie menarik, kita rasa happy sangat lepas habis tengok cerita tu. Tak kisahlah perasaan best sebab cerita tu menyentuh kalbu ke, lawak sakan ke, banyak pengajaran ke, hero handsome heroin cantik ke - apa-apalah. Dan kita teruja sangat nak share kat kawan, share link FB, blog - siap buat review lagi.
Siapa pernah? Angkat tangan!
Saya saya saya! Saya lah tu. :)
The latest one - filem Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Kenapa nak share dengan orang?
Sebab kita nak orang lain pun rasa apa yang kita rasa, dapat pengajaran yang sama.
Kan? :) :) :) :)
Kan? :) :) :) :)
Macam itu jugak lah dengan kebaikan. Bila kita buat sesuatu yang kita rasa bermanfaat untuk kita, kita rasa nak sebarkan kat seluruh dunia supaya orang lain pun dapat manfaatnya. Macam dunia blog ni. Rata-rata bloggers yang saya kenal pun, banyaknya berfikiran macam ni.
Mungkin pada awalnya, ramai yang berblogging untuk kenangan / diari diri untuk rujukan masa depan. Well, been there, done that.
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Tertarik nak berkongsi ayat 10 dalam Az-Zumar. :) Banyak point dalam ayat ni yang kita boleh sama-sama renungkan. Salah satunya;-
- Orang-orang yang berbuat baik di dunia ini akan beroleh kebaikan (yang sebenar di akhirat).
Bila baca ayat ni, saya teringat video kebaikan atas kebaikan. Saya ada kongsikan di atas. Lepas bertukar-tukar muhasabah dengan kawan-kawan sehalaqah, saya dapat simpulkan apa yang saya dapat ambil manfaat dari ayat ni untuk kebaikan diri.
Bila orang lain buat kebaikan yang kita buat, insyAllah kita pun dapat kebaikan (pahala).
Bila orang lain ter'inspired' dengan kebaikan yang kita buat, insyAllah kita pun dapat kebaikan lagi.
Macam konsep multi-level marketing (MLM)
Contoh macam Arina senyum kat Dalila, mungkin itu mampu buat Dalila happy dan dia senyum balik. Dan MLM kat sini bila Dalila pun senyum kat orang lain and...the concept repeats over and over again. :)
1. Pay it forward.
Bila orang lain buat kebaikan yang kita buat, insyAllah kita pun dapat kebaikan (pahala).
Bila orang lain ter'inspired' dengan kebaikan yang kita buat, insyAllah kita pun dapat kebaikan lagi.
Macam konsep multi-level marketing (MLM)
Contoh macam Arina senyum kat Dalila, mungkin itu mampu buat Dalila happy dan dia senyum balik. Dan MLM kat sini bila Dalila pun senyum kat orang lain and...the concept repeats over and over again. :)
2. Pahala berterusan.
Pernah kan, kita pergi solat kat RnR pastu guna sejadah yang disediakan, di belakangnya tertulis Wakaf.
Ni ialah perbuatan yang excellent lah untuk dapat pahala berterusan!
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Ada orang letak Quran kat masjid dengan harapan dapat pahala dari orang yang membacanya, ada yang letak telekung.
Contoh lain yang saya suka sangat ialah, ajar budak-budak kenal Arabic alphabet. Huruf Arab ni penting kan untuk kita baca Quran. Cuba bayangkan bila budak-budak tu baca Quran hari-hari, baca surah-surah dalam solat, mudah-mudahan ada usaha kita dalam tu untuk pahala berterusan kita...ameen!
Cikgu-cikgu pun banyak pahala berterusan diorang. Diajarnya kita konsep mengira, diajarnya jugak kemahiran hidup. :)
3. Kebaikan yang bukan sekadar yang positif.
Kita selalu cenderung untuk rasa hanya benda yang literally positive tu ialah kebaikan. Tapi sebenarnya, kalau kita mampu bawak orang keluar dari keburukan / kejahatan, itu pun satu kebaikan.
- Ada orang kata, jahiliyah itu ibarat satu bangunan dan setiap kebaikan yang dibuat dapat buang satu bata bangunan tu.
Jahiliyah = perkara-perkara yang bawak kita jauh dari Allah. InsyAllah usaha yang berterusan dapat runtuhkan jahiliyah tu.
4. Setiap kebaikan bermula dari diri sendiri.
Ayat counterback untuk orang yang menegur ialah "hang tu sendiri teruk, duk nasihat aku pulak". Kan?
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Orang selalu pandang sesuatu ilmu tu dari siapa yang menyampaikan. It can be good, can be not. Remember, nobody's perfect and nobody will be one.
Memang betul. Kita nak tegur orang untuk berpakaian menutup aurat, tapi kita sendiri tak buat. Tak tally kan? Kita nak tegur orang untuk jaga percakapan, tapi kita sendiri mulut takde insurans. T_T
5. Orang yang buat kebaikan ialah orang yang berfikir.
Berfikir maksudnya dia berakal :)
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Dia tahu kenapa kena buat kebaikan. Dia tahu mempelbagaikan kebaikan. KREATIF. Rata-rata kita kenal dengan Syed Azmi, he is a creative person, FMO. Always come out with new ideas to do good. :)
Okaylahhh, jumpa lagi.
Happy Monday, everyone!
Happy Monday, everyone!
Tadabbur. - “Berhenti pada ayat, fahami maknanya, berinteraksi dengan diri kita, untuk diambil manfaat serta dicontohi.” - reference
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Semalam masa on the way nak balik rumah, saya nampak seorang makcik berdiri depan buzzer bangunan rumah saya. She is a postwoman. Posmen kat sini memang jalan kaki, naik basikal je untuk deliver surat. Surat-surat ada dalam satu beg roda (ala-ala beg tarik yang guna pergi pasar tu :D) Dan ada jugak masa yang posmen bawak parcel yang perlu sign penerima tu.
Dan makcik tu rupanya tengah tunggu satu pekerja pejabat (satu bangunan dengan saya) ni untuk turun ambik parcel dia.
Dia tanya saya, "duduk sini ke?" "tengah tunggu surat?"
Saya nampak dia pegang poskad. Haha, saya pun bagitahu lah nama saya, dan memang poskad tu untuk saya :D
Kisah ni simple je kan, tapi rasa happy jugaklah. Baru la nampak macam mana posmen hantar poskad saya :)
Yang pertama, dari Ginny di New Zealand. :) Ini salah satu negara idaman untuk pergi, sebab banyak adventure sports kat sini. Oh yea, New Zealand juga terkenal dengan lembu dan produk tenusunya.
In 2015, there were just over 5 millions cows being milked, an increase of 1.9% over the previous season and the first time the number has surpassed 5 millions. - GoDairy.co.nz
Ini mengesahkan yang lembu dari banyak dari populasi New Zealand sendiri iaitu anggaran 4.5 juta! :D
Next is from Antalya, Turkey. Turkey is a big country, known as the gate between the east and west of the world. :) Antalya ni letaknya di belah bawah Turkey, betul betul dekat dengan laut.
Yang ketiga, dari Nuremberg, Germany. Baru beberapa bulan lepas, saya ke sini masa dalam perjalanan ke Bingen. Tak banyak explore pun kawasan sekitar ni, just dapat spend 2-3 hours kat kawasan beli belah sbb itu yang paling dekat dengan tempat parking yang kami masuk randomly :)
Yang ke-4! Dari Marianne, di Netherlands :)
Mula-mula saya ingatkan Utrecht ni satu nama negara, terpinga kejap, bila tengok setem baru tahu. :D Marianne ni kerja sebagai konduktor train, saya rasa kerja ni agak menarik sebab selalu rasa diorang ni kuat ingatan.
Train kat sini, kita boleh duduk secara rawak, ikutlah nak duduk kat mana pun asalkan dalam kelas yang betul (first class, second class) dan ada tiket yang sah. Konduktor akan ulang alik train sepanjang masa untuk sahkan tiket, dan dia mampu cari orang yang baru masuk dari stesen yang train baru lalu.
Mungkin sebab pengguna train ni jujur, boleh jadi jugak. :)
p/s - Sekarang dah start cuti sekolah kan? Selamat bercuti pada yang cuti!
S.K.Neumanna, HK, Czech
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GIVEAWAY by RosNordin
March 11, 2016
Dah lama rasanya tak join giveaway :)
So, let's go!
So, let's go!
Syarat-syarat giveaway ni mudah je, boleh klik banner atau SINI untuk info selebihnya :D Dan, korang boleh pilih hadiah yang korang nak. :)
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(removed / transferred from hanisnina.com)
2015
We are highly recommended to read surah Al-Kahf every Friday (I mean, between Maghrib of Thursday to Maghrib of Friday).
It was mentioned in Sunan ad Darimi:
“One who reads Surah Al-Kahf will be protected from the trials of Dajjal”
After watching this video, I learnt that reading does not mean just to recite but involve these few steps to really appreciate what we reading - which are to read it, to understand it, to really know what it is all about, to believe in it and to have firm conviction.
First of all, we need to know who/what is Dajjal. From my knowledge, he will claim himself as God and threatening our faith to Allah. One who believed in Allah (may we included in this people) will know Dajjal by the 'kaaf', 'faa', 'raa' on his forehead.
So, how Al-Kahf can protect us at the end of day from trials of Dajjal?
What is the connection?
Let me share with you what I learnt / knowledge I read about this surah. Basically, Allah mentioned 4 stories in Al-Kahf in which we can read and diagnose the values Allah wants us to think and apply. All stories are about what Dajjal will influence us with.
1. STORY OF ASHABUL KAHFI - with trial of faith / religion
As I mentioned earlier, Dajjal with the claim of himself as God and threaten us to believe in him.
What we can learn from this story to prepare ourselves against Dajjal is; by being a good person to others and be in a group of good people. Good friends / family members will always say our wrong doings and help us along the straight path without getting immersed with the 'beauty of the world'. We can remind each other that our ultimate goal is to be in Jannah, and living in this world is only a step to it.
Life is a challenge, live in it with the remembrance of Allah in everything we do.
- "And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. And let not your eyes pass beyond them, desiring adornments of the worldly life, and do not obey one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follows his desire and whose affair is ever [in] neglect." - Quran 18;28
2. STORY OF TWO MEN AND THEIR GARDENS
- with trial of wealth
Life in this world can be exciting with popularity, the wealth, the followers and people we love.
This story was about two men with their gardens, and one of them was granted with more wealth and mightier in followers. He entered his garden with a confidence that the garden will not perished - ever.
But, actually Allah wants us to realize the truth of living. We do not own anything, everything is from Him. Even our bodies have expired date (which means we will die sooner or later), so, realize that everything in this world is temporary and life after world is more important.
Be grateful with what we are given and believe that we will return to God one day.
- "Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope."
- Quran 18;46
3. STORY OF PROPHET MUSA (AS) & KHIDIR (AS) - with trial of knowledge
Never assume we know everything, and also we must never satisfied with the knowledge that we have.
Nowadays, as we are introduced to high technology stuffs, there are so many ways to gain information and learn something. To many things can be read / watch - in which we need to filter before we store it or spread to others.
There are many things to be practiced when seeking for knowledge; be humble, be patient, be consistent. And as also reminder to myself - not to get tired to learn something every seconds of life.
- "And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order." He said, "Then if you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I make to you about it mention." "
- Quran 18;46
4. STORY OF ZUL QARNAIN - with trial of power
People live with power that need to be consistently taken care of. With power that we have, we need to serve the community and use it to help others. All powers come from Him; leadership skills, strength, talents, intelligence.
- [Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true." - Quran 18;98
We need to remember that Allah is far more powerful than us. He can do whatever He want. He only says to it, “Be”, and it is.
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S.K.Neumanna, HK, Czech
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2 Hari di Český Krumlov, Czech - Part 3
March 10, 2016
(repost & edited from old posts / drafts)
Good morning, Český Krumlov :)
Ahad, memang hari berehat kat Czech. Sepi. Lain dengan Malaysia yang hari Ahad la kita nampak orang semua keluar jalan-jalan. Sampai sesak jalan, shopping mall semua.
Plan hari last - rafting.
Sebab awal pagi sangat, orang Czech pandang pelik bila kami nak jugak rafting. Air sangat sejuk, so that's why orang jarang rafting pagi macam ni.
Susuri Vltava River sepanjang 4km. Okay lah for newbie macam kami :) 100kc seorang. Vltava River ni ada part yang cetek, ada yang dalam. Then, sampai checkpoint yang kena lalu 2 small-man-made-waterfall. Memang basah lepas tu :D Kat bahagian ni, instructor tak bagi keluarkan kamera, risau kot2 raft tu terbalik.
**masa ni saya belum ada GoPro lagi. -_-'
Pemandangan menjeleskan untuk diri sendiri. :p
Bestnyaaa belakang rumah ada gelongsor macam tu!
Brunch - Hot Chocolate & Medovnik (Czech pastry)
Okayy, dah upgrade energy, jom sambung jelajah CK!
Next destination - Castle Garden. Garden ni lagi tinggi dari castle dan nak ke situ pun kena lalu castle. Memang mengah jugaklah nak naik tu. Lagi-lagi kami dah check out hostel, everything is in our backpack!
Mujur tak bawak luggage. T_T
Di tengah-tengah garden. Europe dengan fountains memang takboleh nak dipisahkan kot :p
Kawasan garden ni sangat besar, kalau nak buat rumah saiz standard kat situ, mungkin boleh dapat ratus ke ribu unit. Dan tempatnya berjaga, pokok semua bertrim, rumput pun kemas. :) Ada maze jugak, tapi taklah macam maze Harry Potter tu.
Kat hujung taman, ada satu kawasan untuk teater - Revolving Theatre since Middle Ages. Yang menariknya, tempat audience tu boleh berpusing. Dan dikatakan, kat sini antara asalnya theatre (mungkin untuk Czech) dan sejak tu ada bermulanya Open Air South Bohemian Theatre Festival. :p
Castle Garden Cesky Krumlov!
The most symmetrical sweep panorama yang pernah saya ambil :)
Turun je dari Garden, terus gegas cari souvenir. 1 jam lagi before train balik Prague nak berlepas. Dari garden nak ke Stesen Keretapi pun kami tak sure nak naik bas apa. Maybe sebab jadual bas dia lain sikit banding HK dan Prague, so tak reti baca jadual. (**kelakar bila baca balik post ni, nampak sangat masa kat CK ni kami masih newbie). Dan bus stop yang kami jumpa, takde bas yang ke stesen keretapi. Haha.
End up, jalan kaki. 4km dengan jalan berbukit :p
Atas train memang lena terus.
Singgah Prague untuk solat dan dinner sebelum sambung perjalanan balik ke HK. Kat masjid jumpa juniors Prague yang baru sampai few days back. Wah, kagum tengok diorang dah boleh jalan around Prague without seniors. Hehe.
Total cost (HK-CK-HK) - RM200 seorang, kalau tak spend utk makan/souvenir, lagi murah. Maybe RM130 plus minus :)
The End :)
Yeay, Alhamdulillah.
p/s - Rasa macam jadi promoter Czech pulak :p <-- angan-angan masa 2012
(repost & edited from old posts / drafts)
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Belajar Dari Jam Dinding
March 9, 2016
Menghargai masa itu pun dah satu perkara.
Sama ada kita gunakan masa dengan baik ataupun dibazirkan dengan perkara yang tak berfaedah.
Menepati masa - satu perkara lagi.
Nak deal dengan orang, payah. Nak guna pengangkutan awam pun payah. Nak sampai kelas tepat pada masanya pun payah.
Adoi, saya ni entah bila nak improve part ni. T_T
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| Saya takde jam dinding, jam tangan pun tak boleh pakai. Selalu guna jam kat phone & lappy je. T_T |
Ada satu perkara lagi kita boleh belajar dari jam ni. Kerja keras. Work hard.
Tengah scroll mesej-mesej ayah dalam Whatsapp, ternampak satu gambar tentang Belajar dari Jam Dinding.
Ayat-ayat dalam gambar tu berbunyi macam ni:-
Dilihat orang atau tidak, ia tetap berdenting.
Dihargai orang atau tidak, ia tetap berputar.
Walau tak seorangpun mengucapkan terima kasih,
Walau tak seorangpun mengucapkan terima kasih,
ia tetap bekerja.
Setiap jam, setiap minit, bahkan setiap detik.
Teruslah berbuat baik kepada sesama.
Teruslah berbuat baik kepada sesama.
Meskipun perbuatan baik kita tidak dinilai dan
diperhatikan oleh orang lain.
Ibarat jam dinding yang terus bekerja.
Ibarat jam dinding yang terus bekerja.
Walaupun tak dilihat, namun senantiasa memberi
manfaat bagi orang sekitarnya.
Dari quotes ni, bukanlah nak menggalakkan orang bekerja 24jam sehari, tapi work hard in a smart way. Masa study tu kita study bebetul, masa tidur tu kita tidur bebetul.
Dan kadang-kadang kita buat something untuk dapat impression orang lain. Saya sendiri pun selalu berfikiran macam tu. Tapi rasa penat kan kalau nak buat benda untuk puaskan hati orang lain. Lagi-lagi kalau tugasan tu seakan-akan takde respon yang baik.
Anything yang korang buat yang korang rasa bermanfaat untuk orang lain tu, TERUSKAN. Ikhlaskan diri walaupun ada sedikit kecewa bila 'terima kasih' pun terucap pada diri.
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| Seperti kisah semalam, hujan salji terus turun walaupun majoriti tak suka, ia tetap turun, tanpa orang berterima kasih.. T___T |
Refleksi diri....- Kutip sampah yang orang lain buang merata-rata.
- Senyum kat orang lain walaupun orang tu tak senyum balik.
- Datang kelas awal waktu walaupun kadang-kadang cikgu terlambat.
- Jangan lemah semangat nak buat kebaikan, sekecil-kecil kebaikan.
p/s - Macam mana gerhana matahari korang? Share sikittt :D
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Lepas jalan-jalan keliling, semua pakat nak turun dah. Cadangnya sambung jalan ke Castle Garden esok. Langit pun dah mula nak gelap, macam tak menarik pulak nak tengok. :(
Em, semua attractions kat Český Krumlov, Czech ni banyaknya walking distance je. Just provide yourselves with good, proper walking shoes.
Perhentian seterusnya - MAKAN :D
Beli aiskrim dan trdelnik. Trdelnik ni makanan yang famous kat Czech ni ha. Kat Prague, memang banyak gerai-gerai jual Trdelnik, easily found along the route between Old Town and Charles Bridge). Simple dish, it is just bread. Tepung yang dah siap diuli pastu digulung keliling roller pastu dibakar. Dah siap bakar, diorang akan gelekkan trdelnik ni atas serbuk perisa yang kita pilih, cinnamon, vanilla, almond, etc. Around 50kc satu. Ada perisa nutella jugak, yang ni harga extra sikit.
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| Sekarang tengah famous dengan doughnut ice cream ni, kat Prague lah tapi. :) Basically, it is not a doughnut. THAT'S IS TRDELNIK. |
Sambung jalan.
Satu perkara yang perasan kat CK ni, dinding2 bangunan diorang banyak yang bergambar. Macam kat bawah ni, sekali pandang, takleh beza sangat mana tingkap yang dilukis dan mana yang real. Lagi-lagi tengok ada rahib kat tingkap tu lagilah buat orang terkejut :p
Dinner time :)
Sebelum datang CK, dah survey dah restoran-restoran kat sini dan review menu diorang. *tripadvisor helps a lot.
So, restoran pilihan - Laibon. Why? Sebab dia ranked #1 dalam review trip advisor. Haha. Takdelahhh, sebab utamanya Laibon ni served vegetarian food. Range harga pun reasonable.
Macam yang saya bagitahu dalam part 1, restoran sini banyaknya ada kawasan makan yang menghadap sungai. Yeah, we chose that too. Menarik, boleh tengok castle, bridge dan ada la beberapa orang tgh rafting (kayak). Angin malam dah start sejuk. Good thing is, memang disediakan blanket dan lilin. Candle light dinner gitu :)
Kat sini jugak ada menu ala-ala kuah lodeh. Hehe
On the way back to the hostel.
A good reminder for us. Lets say korang datang jalan-jalan Europe then book hostel yang tengah-tengah pekan. Make sure your windows are always close and the curtains are on. Kalau dari tempat tinggi menghadap hostel korang tu, orang boleh nampak apa kita buat dalam bilik :p
Aha, lagi satu, untuk yang ada smartphone tu, make sure download siap-siap maps (yang tak perlu Internet) etc. At least kalau sesat, ada jugak jalan penyelesaian. Dan bila dah ada maps tu, study dulu kawasan area yang kita nak jalan tu, basic review cukup dah :)
Bersambung lagi. Next entry - last part, insya-Allah. :)
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2 Hari di Český Krumlov, Czech - Part 1
March 8, 2016
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Post ni dah berkurun dalam draft. Dah post dah, tapi masa tu penggunaan bahasa agak kurang senonoh, tu yang masuk draft balik. Jadi, eloklah saya edit mana yang patut sebelum repost balik tanpa ubah feeling masa tu. Lol ^_^
2012
Sementara menunggu 1 Okt 2012 untuk kelas mula, saya dan batchmates jalan-jalan 2 hari kat Český Krumlov. Bandar kecil ni letaknya kat selatan Czech, quite close to the border of Czech-Austria.
Em, macam biasa, kami naik train/bas ekspress je kalau nak travel around. But memandangkan perjalanan naik train nampak lagi menyeronokkan, so proceed dengan train :) Train kat sini banyaknya koc yang jenis cabin (ala-ala Harry Potter tu), memang meriah perjalanan tu boleh bersembang, makan, tidur dengan selesanya.
** update - Kalau korang tak minat naik train (biasanya route Prague - České Budějovice (tukar train) - Český Krumlov), alternatif lain ialah bas. Saya recommend untuk guna bas Student Agency.
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| Very frequent and so far, I have good experience with this Student Agency Bus |
Selepas 316km, sampai kat Český Krumlov (train stop) dalam tengah hari, terus je naik bas kat depan stesen tu untuk ke Hostel Havana (kami dah book siap-siap). Dan tiket bas dalam bandar lagi murah berbanding kat HK, 10kc for one ride :)
Kenapa Cesky Krumlov?
Heee, sebab excited nak tengok dan keep wondering kenapa tempat ni diiktiraf sebagai UNESCO World Heritage Site. (**update - masa ni baru nak masuk second year, tak tahu sangat pasal UNESCO site ni). Haha. Dan sebab lain ialah untuk elakkan buat benda tak berfaedah kat HK tu haaa. Masa lapang tengah ada ni, manfaatkan :)
Basically, Český Krumlov is just a small town, surrounded by the longest river within Czech, Vltava River. Kalau tengok peta pun dah nampak menarik sebab sungai ni bentuk ladam.
Oh ye, memandangkan tempat ni diiktiraf UNESCO, memang ramai tourists datang, kebanyakannya dari luar negara. Especially Asia. Terkesima jugak lah nampak ramai pelancong dari Korea, Jepun, China, Hongkong, Indonesia pun. Orang Malaysia tak jumpa pulak masa tu. Hee. Kalau korang main-main dengan hashtag #ceskykrumlov kat Instagram, most pictures are from Asians :)
Restoran dan kafe kat sini banyaknya ada sediakan ruang makan menghadap sungai. One of the attractions, I guess. Dan biasanya diorang letak signboard TERASA depan restoran tu. Maknanya teres la kot. Heeee, awalnya gelak je wonder awatlahhh restoran ni nak terasa terasa pulak.
Ni antara souvenirs kat sini. Banyak lagi pilihan lain dan ada jugak yang lagi mahal compared to Prague. Kalau memang nak, beli je lah ye. Kalau shirts, harga dia tak murah sangat lah. Cuma kat sini boleh try bargain jugak :)
On the way ke Svornosti Namesti (square) - center of the town, ternampak mesin ATM ni. Saja nak share, mesin ATM kat Czech ni macam takde banyak sangat security. See, ATM ni tepi jalan je, memang kena hati-hati. Sila la prepare duit cash siap-siap ye kalau tak berani nak guna ATM macam ni.
Hari pertama kat Český Krumlov (CK), pusing-pusing town dengan hujan renyai2. Syukur sangat hujan kat sini tak demam sangat. Setakat ni lah, Alhamdulillah :) So, boleh je tak pakai topi, payung. Cuma, basah sikit.
Pintu masuk ke Český Krumlov Castle with bears untuk tatapan pengunjung. Read somewhere yang kata bears ni simbolik hubungan antara noble family Český Krumlov - Itali.
Český Krumlov Castle - dari jauh.
Mula dibina masa abad ke-12, istana ni penting untuk urusan perdagangan kat kawasan South Bohemia ni. Dah tua sangat, tapi masih kukuh tersergam indah.
Bila fikir balik, dah banyak castle dah kat luar negara yang saya pernah masuk. Kalau kat Malaysia tu, Kelli's Castle pun tak jejak lagi (**update - dah jejak dah. haha). Kat Kuala Kangsar pun, mampu pusing luar pagar Istana Bukit Chandan je. :P
Pemandangan dari Castle.
Woahhhh, speechless kejap masa tu. Castle ni berbukit ye, kalau nak datang, jangan beratkan backpack/beg dengan benda2 yang tak nak guna. Tinggalkan je kat hostel/hotel. Apa yang patut ada dalam beg just passport, dompet, phone, kamera, payung kalau nak bawak :)
Bersambung.
:D
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České Švýcarsko - the name of Bohemian Switzerland called by local people here.
It is a beautiful region that is really close to the border of Germany - Czech, in which the national park itself is connected to Saxon Switzerland (Sächsische Schweizthe) - national park from German side.
Here, I know that Labe River leaves Czech for Germany's Elbe River. This river is quite significant for me as this is the place I spent most of my free times, cycling along it. And the view is fantastic, with crystal clear flowing water.
How To Get To Bohemian Switzerland?
Basically, if you are driving just try to get to the direction of Pravčická brána or Hřensko in which, there is a river separating Hřensko and Schöna (German side). If you are from Dresden by trains, you will arrive in Schöna. While from Prague, you can take trains from Praha Hlavní Nádraží (Main Station)
For a day trip, I would like to suggest this train schedule (from Prague). I've tried myself, and it was nice.
Prague to Bohemian Switzerland
It is good to start early in the morning just in case to avoid crowds and you can walk leisurely. I've been there end of March of 2014, it was not very crowded actually. Maybe it will be in summer. :)
To check the public transports in Czech, you can always use this phone app - Pub Tran or on this website. You can buy train tickets (Prague - Děčín) directly at the counter in Praha Hlavní Nádraží or via this Czech train website.
For bus tickets, you can just buy it from the driver. Don't worry about getting lost searching for the bus, as the bus stop is just in front of Děčín train station.
Bohemian Switzerland to Prague
Last time I checked the return train tickets from Prague - Děčín is 315kc per person.
Reasonable, right? :)
Alternative way, check this out.
Suggested Route?
There are many hiking trails in this area, depends on your stamina and how many days you'll be there. For this day trip, I would like to suggest this one as it covers the main sights of Bohemian Switzerland and the important thing, it is an easy trail :D (it will be a bit increasing gradient in the middle of trail)
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A boat ride along the gorges are waiting for you after a long walk.
Starting from Mezni Louka, you will walk downhills to Divoká soutěska to take a boat ride straight to Hřensko, If you would like to walk along the gorges for a while, you can take another boat ride in Tichá soutěska.
But, keep in mind that, they are closed in winter. Check the website for more details about the prices and opening hours. This is important as if they are closed, you need to return to Mezni Louka to take the bus to Hřensko.
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Good thing about hiking in Czech is that, you have low possibility of getting lost. So, just follow the color of the route to get to the destination.
I hope this post can give you a rough idea about getting to Bohemian Switzerland for a day trip. Personally, it is really a charming national park that nature lovers should pay a visit. :)
Till then.
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