10 things you need to know when you visit Australia (Continuation)

Assalamualaikum semua. So hari ni jom kita sambung balik topik smalam...

6. Check weather forecast tengok apa jenis pakaian nak pakai during the trip. Different states different kind of weather and humidity. Macam melbourne ni funny sikit sometimes you get 4 seasons in a day. Pagi sejuk sangat, time tengah hari tiba2 panas terik macam summer, lewat petang tiba2 hujan pulak. Memang unpredictable tapi boleh la check kat google's weather forecast tu. I would say it's 97% accurate la, it's quite reliable.

7. Yang ni slightly negative tp takde la parah sangat pun. Orang gila and homeless memang banyak kat melbourne. Kadang2 diorang naik tram ngan train suka cakap sorang2. Gelak sorang2. Marah sorang2. Just buat bodo je. Takyah risau sangat. Kalau tak comfortable, tukar tempat duduk. And also takyah la buat eye contact. haha. Tp so far I tak penah la nampak diorang kacau sesapa. Penah skali sorang tu saja nak borak2 merepek ngan orang lain. Just smile and main ngan fon aje kay!

8. If dekat retail stores, kalau cuba2 kasut tu jangan lupa letak balik tempat asalnya. Don't just leave them on the floor when you're done trying and expect other people to clean them up for you. I penah nampak two asian girls did this. I feel it's just very uncivilised la if you do that. Culture orang keje kat Aussie ni lain. Kalau kat Msia banyak orang anggap kuli boleh nak mengarah2 orang bawahan camtu je kan. Sini diorang respect each other equally so diorang takdenyer nak anggap "eh this is her job, she should do it" Memang that attitude is not accepted at all.

9. Kalau duduk sini one week i rasa boleh la beli sim card Aussie satu. Beli brand Amaysim (AU$5) and amik plan internet 1GB tu about ($10). Kira ni u boleh pakai as interactive map. Just google aje even nak naik tram sume ada no dia kat google map. Also senang you nak check out reviews restaurants pe sume. And you boleh la update instagram gambar2 family or kawan2 ke kan best you're still connected to your friends and family at home. Kalau datang in a group, boleh la sumerang chip in at least tak perlu pening2 nak tanya orang jalan sume.

10. Last but not least, kat sini kalau makan at public place like ikea, food court, or mcdonald ke just make sure lepas makan, buang sampah ke dalam trash bin and letak balik the trays kat tempat dia. Again ni memang dah jadi culture kat sini. And I rasa elok juga kalau kita implement that culture kat Msia gak. At least staff lain boleh focus on production kan.. bukan nak angkat tray orang. That's just my two cents la (＾▿＾)

So that's it guys, hopefully artikel ni sedikit sebanyak membantu expectations uolls bila datang sini. If you guys ada apa2 pertanyaan just hit me up kay? I'll be glad to help in shaa Allah. Till then, see you guys tomorrow!

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Sarah

10 things you need to know when you visit Australia

Hello Assalamualaikum...How's your ramadhan so far? Harap-harap semua pun mudah-mudahan puasa. I heard from my MIL and bestie, depa cakap kat KL skarang tengah panas gila. Sabarlah ye kawan-kawan apa-apa pun just be grateful kita tak puasa teruk macam orang kat UK no. Depa posa sampai 19 jam! Sian depa no. Anyway, today I'd like to share with you guys some tips if you're visiting Australia. Things that you should expect and prepare yourself when you come here. So let's begin..

1. Orang Aussie ni actually one of the most polite people I've ever met. Judging from people in Melbourne la and in the city. X sure la kalau sebelah kampung tu macam mana kan. But generally orang2 sini respect each other equally dari orang kaya sangat lah berbudi bahasa dengan orang yang biasa2 saja. Especially those yang kerja bahagian customer service, semua pun dah jadi kebiasaan tanya how are you. So memang tiap2 kali anda masuk kedai or kat tempat cashier confirm staff akan tanya "hey how's it going?" So anda please jgn buat malu2 just reply balik good thanks and how about you. Ewah ni mcm tips nak belajar manners pulak kan. But its very basic cuz if you don't reply and just smile you'll still be considered rude. So don't forget to reply and ask them back! (>‿◠)✌

Jangan la plak tanya how you doin kat maskot diorang ni no

2. Buatlah list makanan-makanan dan ubat u nak bawak masuk ke dalam Australia. Kalau boleh, tangkap gambar each food and letak dalam smart phone. Kadang2 bila you dah tunjuk semua ni and declare awal2 diorang bagi u jalan keluar terus takyah masuk bilik declaration tu and buka beg sume bagai. Save time la sikit :)

3. Kalau anda ni kaki makan, cerewet nak makan sedap, jenis 'i prefer quality than quantity', boleh lah check out urbanspoon.com for restaurant reviews ikut budget yang anda nak. As for me, I makan bawak bekal or food court pun dah okay. Hubs i ni je yang cerewet lebih. Tp syok gak dapat orang cerewet sbb mmg dia asyik nak bwk pi makan sedap2 ajo. Dari dulu jenis tak makan japanese, la ni mesti pekena at least once a month. Tp tula duit habis kat makan je bosan la gak. Hehehe...

4. Lagi satu specialty Aussie ni chocolate dia memang sedapp nyee.. Quality dia mmg tak sama cam kat Msia (which is one of the reasons I put on weight :P) Beli lah chocolate murah, sedap dan byk choice kat kedai Big W ataupun Supermarket Aldi. They're cheaper there to compare with 7-11. U might find something at Target too, but not as cheap I'd reckon. Kalau pegi Asian groceries like Laguna Asian Groceries at QV, Swanston Street pun best. Banyak choice from Indonesia, Thailand, Jepun, Korea and Malaysia. Semua ada lah rencah, nasi, frozen stuffs, Takyah la bawak mcm2 sangat from KL. Laguna ni pun boleh tahan murah gak. This is when you should try out other country's food and snacks \ (•◡•) /

Yg ni memang favourite i lah. Boleh makan sekaligus epecially snickers tu. It's the bombdotcom!

5. Kalau anda tengah jalan-jalan kat tempat public area skali nampak couple tengah bergaduh tengah jerit2 marah ke hape... don't stare at them that obvious. Sebab confirm anda akan kena maki hamun kalau anda usyar lelama. Pernah terjadi kat saya.... tiga kali... hihi :*)

Oklah tajuk dia 10 things kan tapi i rasa besok pulak la i sambung lik. panjang sgt korang letih nak baca plak kan. bsk i sambung balik nanti jgn lupa datang balik k. Thanks guys!!

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Sarah

Get to know me | 25 Questions tag

Assalamualaikum. Apa khabar hari ni? Hopefully sume sihat-sihat ye. Hari ni ingat nak buat content yang rilek-rilek and slightly different. Pernah tak buat tag questions? I think it'd be fun to do one of those today in my blog. I randomly googled tag questions about me and this one came up. So by the end of this post I will tag somebody else for them to answer in their blogs. Shall we begin? Jom kita start...

1. Do you have a middle name?

Melayu memang takde middle name but I can tell you my name is long. Kalau campur bapak nyer nama, my full name ada 5 words and sume start with 'S'

2. What was your favourite subject in school?

I rasa maths la kot. Paling boleh paham. And chemistry sebab cikgu tution power

3. What's your favourite drink?

Used to be coffee but now I just drink plain water. Every other day I try to drink green juice

4. What's your favourite song at the moment?

Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran. Takat ni boleh replay over and over again sampai la naik muak nanti

5. What would you name your children?

If boy I suka nama Adam. Kalau girl I tak sure. Tak pernah fikir lol

6. Do you participate in any sports?

At the moment no. Last year ada la main ping-pong with some friends here in melbourne. Then sume busy ngan hal masing2 asyik cancel sampai la ni tak continue balik

7. What's your favourite book?

Nothing specific but I love reading short stories from Wattpad

8. What's your favourite color?

Banyak susah nak pilih. But I'd say black, blue, white and grey kira suka sama rata lah

9. What's your favourite animal?

Panda. Binatang yang paling comel skali kat dunia ni

10. What's your favourite perfume?

Chanel No 5

11. What's your favourite holiday?

If kat Malaysia Hari Raya. If kat sini, Christmas kot. Ada boxing day :P

12. Have you graduated from high school?

Yes

13. Have you been out of the country?

Yes

14. Do you speak any other languages?

Malay and English. Wish I can speak Mandarin but sadly no :(

15. Do you have any siblings?

Yes! Two elder brothers

16. What's your favourite store?

H&M

17. What's your favourite restaurant?

If kat KL - Miraku at Paradigm Mall for Sunday Buffet, If Melbourne, Meshiya Japanese restaurant at QV

18. Do you like school?

Yes.. keje dia cuma study saja.. takde politik, tak perlu kipas bontot.. keje kita cuma belajar .. senang!

19. Who are some of you favourite youtubers?

HelloMaphie, Itsjudyslife & Shaytards

20. What's your favourite movie?

Too many but I like horror movies

21. What are some of your favourite TV shows?

Modern Family, The Americans,  and Friends

22. PC or Mac?

PC but if I have extra money I'd like to get Mac

23. What phone do you have?

Samsung Mega II 

24. How tall are you?

Quite tall.. 171cm about 5'6

25. Any pets?

Used to have cats in KL. Sini ngak ada :(

Habis sudah tag. Sekarang I nak tag these people pulak to answer these questions. Click on their names to go to their blogs. Hope korang enjoy this entry! 

Arinahs @ mythoughtsexakly.blogspot.com

Amirun @ bizzkidtravel.blogspot.com

Suraya @ www.surayask.com

Haja Nadzri @ mommyguls.blogspot.com 

Hamidah Yussof @ degreegraduatehousewife.blogspot.com

Jangan lupa jawab kay kawan2. Nanti gitau kat comment below once dah jawab :)

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Sarah

Bazaar Ramadhan Malaysia Hall

Just now I finally went to Malaysia Hall at High Street, Prahran for the first time since I moved here. There are bazaars on every Saturday for the whole month of Ramadhan at the parking lot area.

Went there at 2.45pm and I think there were about 80 people at that time including vendors altogether.  I didn't take any photos inside cuz.. I don't know I just felt slightly embarrassed if I take out my camera and start snapping haha. But I did manage to take a picture of the building once I was done.

 And this is what I bought at the bazaar. I didn't get to plate it nicely and take a nice photo of it. By the time I was done reheating the food, it was time to break our fast.

 Chicken Nasi Kerabu. Very aromatic and fulfilling. 

 Also bought some keropok lekor.. amaze balls!

Razz had lamb beriyani with papadam. He was annoyed when I took this pic cuz he tak tahan wanted to eat already (---_---) !

Met few Melbourne Uni and RMIT students there who were also the organizers. Very nice people. It's nice to meet other Malaysians here once in a while. 

Yogurt DIY Gone Wrong

Hari ni i nak cerita sikit kisah pagi tadi..

So pagi tadi i nak try buat homemade yogurt.. Memang dah bersemangat habih siap sterilized balang kaca, utensils pe sume. Susu pun dah diboil-kan ikut instruction and dah biarkan cool dalam stengah jam. Ingat nak try lah amik video saja ja ingat boleh la jadi bahan content untuk blog ni. So dah lepas susu cool down next step is to mix yogurt into the milk. Then this happened....

1 litre susu habih bazir. Aphall laaa mason jar tu boleh nak pecah selubang kecik mcm tu. Jar tu pun dah cool down sume dah tak berapa paham apa yang terjadi. Tapi pas ni memang tak nak pakai dah la mason jar buat yogurt.. pakai balang plastic pulak lah.

Tu je lah citer. Malam ni nak buka puasa makan nasi putih + ayam goreng + kuah lemak brahim. hehe. Lagi 2 jam buka puasa.. nak masak sat gih. byee see you soon!

Twitter Feeds For Good Laughs

Happy Tuesday my dear lovely friends!

It's a boring day today. I've been reading short stories at Wattpad and spent about an hour updating my twitter and instagram. Hubs out to meet a friend in the city. So I'm having dinner by
myself today and thinking of roasting peri-peri chicken. Hmm but anyway. I thought I should check in and tell you guys I found few hilarious twitter accounts that post

cute and funny things so I thought I'd share few here that will surely enlighten up your day... Make sure to scroll to the last one cuz it's the best bit of all. 

This happened to me like billions of times. Lol!

Be prepared to laugh and melt at the same time...

Can't believe the dad's carrying the "baby." So hillarious!!! Wait till you see the next one...

Awwwwwwww....

Next: Have you ever been in this situation before?

That's me and Razz on a number of occasions. Lol

More...

Okay this is the best bit..

LOLLL!!

That's one of the best selfies I've ever seen!

Haha.. hope you enjoyed this short segment. Till then, I see you soon :)

Photos Credit to Twitter @tumblrpost

10 Things To Do in Melbourne

Melbourne is spoilt with variety of beautiful attractions, be it natural or man-made. It'd be impossible to not be overwhelmed by all the planning of your holiday itinerary. What can I see in a very limited time? How much will it cost and how do I get there, seem to be the questions that you keep asking yourself. Good thing there are plenty of surrounding destinations within easy reach of a day trip. To save you time and effort, here I list down my pick on 10 things to do in Melbourne.  

1. Take a day ride with Melbourne Visitor Shuttle

This shuttle operates around city circle daily every 30 minutes and there are 13 stops altogether. The driver will act as your tourist guide and tell you some interest facts about the building or landmarks the bus passes. You are in control of your own time and there's no need to follow the tour. Pretty straightforward and cheap too.

2. Great Ocean Road

Travelling to Great Ocean Road is by far the most memorable experience I've ever had since living in Melbourne. The scenic coastal views, the 12 apostles, killer surfbreaks and stunning piers are just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. This trip is c.o.m.p.u.l.s.a.r.y

3.  Wildlife Park

Take a photo with kangaroos and koalas! It wouldn't be an Aussie trip if you don't see these cutest animals in this planet *after panda of course* You can drive or book a tour to either Healesville Sanctuary, Ballarat Wildlife park or the  Melbourne Zoo (easiest and nearest.)

4. Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

Get ready to rewind to the cowboy era. The setting, the ambience, the buildings are all set up to reflect the Melbourne's gold rush time in the 1850s. Gold diggers, guards, shop owners are all dressed in costumes and you would have fun exploring the shops, hotels, theatres, schools, factories and underground mining. Don't miss the gold melting show, it's one the best highlights.

5. Brighton beach 

Take stunning photos at the unique 82 Brighton bathing boxes and make it your Facebook profile picture and get all your contacts jealous. Aussie trip mission accomplished.  

6. Queen Victoria Market

Fruits, meats, organic, non-organic you can find all sort of things here. Buy souveniers for friends and family at affordable price. Don't forget to bargain. Oh, there's a churros stall you need to try at the end of the market. Pretty awesome.

7. Royal Botanic Gardens

Take a romantic walk along the beautiful garden, full of flowers, greeneries and beautiful lakes. If you visit Melbourne during spring season, this is the best place to go.

8. Mount Buller 

Best time to go during winter. The whole mountain is covered with beautiful white icy snow. Learn how to ski, have a cup of hot chocolate, snowboarding, you won't regret coming here. 

9. Phillip Island

Want to meet Happy Feet anyone? Book a tour and see these cute little penguins and you'll come back flapping your feet and you will find yourself singing while conversing with other people. True story.

10. Melbourne CBD 

Hundreds of shops from the big brands to local ones you can find everything by just walking around from block to block. Discover alleyways, drink Koko Black, take Instagram photos with the graffiti background, watch street performance, you can spend all day at the CBD and you will not get bored.

And that's it. Hope you find this list useful. If you have any questions, feel free to comment below.

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Have you been to Melbourne? How would you suggest to things to do in Melbourne?

Winter Red

I took this photo last Friday. Went to a nearby supermarket to get ready-made gravy as I cooked

lamb chops for dinner that night. 

Post this one at instagram

Jacket - Aliexpress, T-Shirt - Uniqlo

On the way to the supermarket I managed to get some vitamin D for 15 minutes. Sat on a bench and took off my jacket. Love the heat during winter.

So quiet and peaceful at 11am. Gazed at this beautiful building and thinking to myself what building was that. Very European-like and I can't help but to reminisced about my trip to Europe three years ago. One of the best times of my life.

*Checked google map today and found out it's a primary school. Those kids are so lucky to have such of a stunning school!*

That's the best part about living overseas I'd guess. You can just take a walk to the market and you'll enjoy seeing all these grass, trees, buildings and the sky as opposed to get into the car 

and go to a shopping mall because let's face it. It's hot and humid in KL. 

I would rather sit in an air-conditioned room than go to any parks.

Times like this I tell myself I should appreciate all the things I have. Even though we live in a small cramped studio apartment, but once we step outside, we're blessed 

with this beautiful nature around us. 

St Kilda is such a cool place :)