Journey in Queensland V

Salam.

This is the story from the last 2 weekend.

Since I didn't really have a plan for my weekend, I asked Kak Iman K out. Kak Iman K is studying in Uni of Queensland (UQ). I knew her through her blog and my friend, Athirah Kahar. I actually didn't know that she is studying here. When I uploaded my pictures on facebook, Kak Iman suddenly commented "you're in Brisbane? Let's meet up sometimes" <-- kind of like that. So we got in touch with each other, and I decided to meet her.

17/8/2013: Taringa and Southbank

Kak Iman and I met up at city. Throughout our journey, we rode the bus. The bus here is very efficient! It's like the LRT/Train/Monorail in KL but, it's a bus! It even has a busway.
We went to Taringa to attend an open house of Ustazah Asma'. She is someone kak Iman know. We filled our stomach there before we went to Southbank.

Queensland Museum
It's located in Southbank, very near to the Queensland State Library.

The entrance.

I think this dinasour is a must-take-photo-with

The museum is quite interesting. There are models of animals, historical things and collections. It is from that museum that I learn that Australia actually has a lot of its own resources. Well, it's the only continent down here.
I didn't take much photo there because some areas don't allow cameras and at other areas, I didn't really know what to capture. huhuh.

 Southbank
 There are a lot of thing in here. There are the ferris-wheel, restaurants, food stalls, BBQ, etc and during weekends, there is a market. Southbank is the place where the carnivals will be held. It is kind of like Danga Bay in JB but Southbank is bigger.

Southbank and the market.
The churros is very good!

I bought some souvenirs at the market. Most things there are handmade. Cool. After that, we went to enjoy ice-cream at the ice-cream shop called Cold Rock. Yummy!

and then we headed to kak Iman's house. I had a sleepover there. We went to the neighbourhood by ferry! On the ferry, we sat at the outer side, so I didn't get sea-sick. Alhamdulillah.

Southbank and the city of Brisbane, viewed from the ferry.

18/8/2013: University of Queensland
My wish to go visit a university overseas came true! hoho. oh, actually I went there because there was a Raya event organized by Malaysian UQ students and kak Iman was one of the committees. She's the one who invited me over. I had a great tour there with my tourguide, Kak Iman and Kak Liyana. Kak Liyana is Kak Iman's friend and apparently, she's also the cousin of my school seniors, Kak Farhana and kak Husna Zain.

I'm a happy tourist. *satisfied*

 UQ has museums, libraries, lakes, hostels, faculties and many shops. I wished I could visit the shops but since I went during weekend, most shops were closed. UQ is big, but I don't know if it is bigger or smaller than UTM. I think UTM is bigger.

Then, I went to the raya event called Riang Ria Raya Queensland. Raya food! Bismillah~ Omnomnomnom.. A lot of people came regardless of their nationality, religion and races.

People, people everywhere.

I hang out with kakak-kakak who handled Buku Jalanan Brisbane.

I had a great time chatting and hanging out with Malaysian students there. It didn't feel like I was overseas, but they probably did feel so because they are away from their home and family for a long time, while I'll be back home soon. Somehow, when I was there, I kept telling myself, "uuu, I'm surrounded by sponsored students here.. semua pandai-pandai ni.." Rasalah inferior sikit. haha. But yeah, I had a great time with them.

Then, kak Iman sent me to the UQ Lakes bus station and I headed back to kak Aliya's house. It was a good weekend. Alhamdulillah.

Last weekend, I didn't do anything much. Just went shopping for souvenirs. hoho.
My weekdays are just as usual, babysitting Thauban and Layth when he's not attending school, doing house chores, online, etc.

This weekend is my final weekend here. I am going back next week! Kinda sad that I'm gonna leave Brisbane but am excited to meet my family and friends too! and,, just a little excited to start the new semester in uni. uhuk.

That's it for now.
May Allah bless us.

wassalam :)

Journey in Queensland IV

Salam.

July passed and August came.
Ramadhan passed and Syawal came.

8/8/2013: 'Eidul Fitr
As what I've written in my Eid post, I only knew eid was on the day few minutes after I woke up that morning. so, Yeay, I got to wear baju kurung overseas! (p/s: it's not a new baju raya, just a casual baju kurung)

Here we are, at the masjid

in ladies' praying area.

As we walked out from the masjid, a few men lining up through the way and giving this to everyone.
This only one of the sweets they gave. There are a lot more kinds of sweets.
It's very delicious!!

My eid picture is also in my eid post. eheh.

Meanwhile in Malaysia...

Huntongla derang main bunga apiii~~
1st picture: My parents + grandmother + siblings present + brother in law + nephews + 2 cousins. Nenek is so cute making peace sign. heee. Love that picture because everyone is smiling happily.
Bottom-left: Iman Syuhada, my niece (Suhaib's daughter) watching her aunts playing with the sparkles
Bottom-right: Kauthar, my niece (Maimunah's daughter) under the coffee table.

I don't really feel homesick because I know I'll be back at Malaysia after a month. koh koh. But it does feel a little empty to celebrate raya without my family.

But I'm truly grateful that I'm here with a Malaysian family so I can still enjoy nasi impit and rendang :)
but no burasak this year. of course lah kan, it's only available at nenek's kampung.


10/8/2013: Raya weekend
I followed Kak Aliya to her friend's house, Kak Ain. Kak Ain held an open house. I enjoyed eating many raya food and sweets.

Then, we went to Gold Coast. It's only about 45minutes drive from Brisbane.

Dreamworld
Kak Aliya planned to bring her kids here so I tag along. kih kih. This is the opportunity that I just couldn't let it go.

The logo at the entrance

This is the first ride I rode. The buzzsaw.

Right after coming in, after settling down myself (study map, etc), I rode the first ride I saw, The Buzzsaw. I just thought about giving it a try, without thinking more that this is one of the thrilling rides. After queuing up for about 20 minutes, I rode this and man, I really regretted it while I was on the ride. I didn't prepare my mental enough. haha. There are times when my head was bowed and it was hard to raise it back up. Luckily I have a strong neck bone. It didn't hurt.

Then, went to the surau to perform zuhr and after that, had lunch. The lunch was a buffet. It is around $23++ per head and we can take anything we like. The food is halal and delicious! Of course, I tried to take as many food as I like, but I know I couldn't eat much because I was going to ride more rides. (so, that was the trick, huh?)

My second ride, motocoaster

I bought my photo from this ride. When the shopkeeper said, "just you, alone?" while cropping my picture, I felt a little lonely. haha. but anyhow, I like my photo there because I was smiling throughout the whole ride!
Then I went to walk more.

Kung Fu Panda town

At Madagascar's

Pandamonium. The last ride I rode.

 Oh yeah, I only got to ride three rides only because the queuing up took so long. I queued up to ride a roller-coaster called the Cyclone but the queue line is too long. Hence, I decided to go shopping. hoho. Didn't buy much thing though. After that, I went back to Kung Fu Panda place and ride the pandamonium. I was unaware that the ride is a thrilling ride, but I had fun. I think I was building up my confidence and self-esteem in there.
However, it made me very dizzy afterwards. I think it's because during the ride, I took off my glasses, and the ride is all about spinning, and someone smells on the ride. uhuks. Luckily I didn't throw up.

All in all, I had a great trip there. But I've always had the thought of 'what if's on my head. huhuh.

That's it for now.
Last weekend, I celebrated raya with Malaysian again. I shall share it in the next entry.

wassalam :)

P/S: Today is the remembrance of Al-Quds day.

Eid Mubarak 1434!

Salam.

Alhamdulillah, it's Syawal!
Hopefully the 29 days of Ramadhan has made us a better person.

In the place I'm living in, we celebrated Eid on Thursday, 8th August like in Malaysia, but some other places in Brisbane celebrated Eid on Friday.
Actually, I only knew that we're having Eid on Thursday on that day! Few minutes after I woke up, already having the mind set of "Oh, I'm still fasting today,"  kak Aliya informed me that "Eid is today." Haha. Excited la jugak.

Layth and me in front of the masjid we performed the solat raya.

Let's proceed to the eid wish.
Orang Malaysia raya sebulan kan.

Dear my beloved family and friends,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum

(May Allah accept our deeds and your deeds)

Minal 'aidin wal faizin

(May we are included in those who return (to fitrah) and achieve success)

wassalam.

P/S: oh, of course I miss my family so much I cried after calling home before raya. kah kah. (dahla baru je lepas tengok family themed movie). lepas tu, after raya, i haven't drop a single tear.. yet.

Aidilfitri 1433, 2012

Subhanallah, beautiful :)
My sister, Safiah downloaded this photo from somewhere.
I put this picture here,, just, because, it's beautiful. heheh.

Assalamualaikum.
Alhamdulillah, Allah s.w.t has given us the chance to celebrate eid. Yeay!
My mom allowed me to buy a few bunga api this year. I had a great time enjoying them with my sisters and niece and nephew. Yeay!
OK childish habis.

Anywaaaaays,
Alhamdulillah, most of our family members could gather in our home this raya. Ahmad and his wife, kak Nabilah were here for two weeks and a half, now they are back at Jordan. Suhaib, Uswah and Maimunah with their whole family, alhamdulillah were with us too during eid.
Hasanah and her family are in Egypt but alhamdulillah today's technology eases us to keep in touch with each other regardless of our distance.. *touched*

Let's proceed with the eid wish.

Taken on 1st Syawal 1433 @ Our home, JB
Not in photo: Ahmad & kak Nabilah (beraya kat Kedah), Hasanah Suhail Khayrat Sayyd (beraya kat Mesir)

on behalf of our family, I wish all of you;

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

Kullu 'am wa antum bikhair.

Minal aidin wal faizin.

May Allah accept all our deeds during Ramadhan and forgive our sins.

and, may Allah include us in those who 'succeed' ;)

aameen.

Thanks for reading.
Wassalamualaikum.

Syawal menjelma

Bismillah.

Ramadhan dah habis, syawal pula tiba.
Alhamdulillah, hari ni dah masuk 5 syawal.
Semoga Allah menerima segala amalan kita sepanjang di bulan Ramadhan,
dan semoga kerajinan beribadah di bulan Ramadhan dapat diistiqamahkan juga di bulan-bulan lain.
Semoga Allah mempertemukan lagi kita dengan Ramadhan pada tahun hadapan, insya-Allah :)

dalam kesempatan ini,
walaupun lambat sikit,
tetap nak ucapkan,

Khairuddin's Family,
minus Hasanah and the family in laws and nephews and niece

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Maaf Zahir dan Batin

kullu 'am wa antum bikhair :)

*tak terlambat lagi kot nak ucap. orang kata, orang Johor raya sebulan ;p

Alhamdulillah, raya tahun ini agak best :)
Berkumpul beramai-ramai dengan keluarga besar, saudara-mara, sepupu-sepapat, memang paling best.
Alhamdulillah sempat bertemu dengan beberapa kawan-kawan sekolah :)
sempat juga beraya di rumah Ustzh Fazliaton (guru BI ku) dan Ustzh Norizah (guru Kimia).
Terima kasih Allah.
Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli hal

sekian, wassalam.

P/S: Esok nak balik UiTM dah! :|