From Hometown to Egypt

This is my journey, journey of life. Journey that taught me a lot of thing.

Hamdulillah. Allah gives me this chance to write again after a long break

Hamdulillah. Allah gives me a chance to see his world, to see how He creates this world beautifully.

Hamdulillah. My university gives me 8 months of break from hectic studies.

Hamdulillah. I have a parents that understand my passion.

Middle of January 2017.

My journey began. Almost 8000 KM far from my hometown.

6.30 a.m : My first flight of my journey to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by MAS Airlines.

9.30 a.m : I already sat at the lounge waiting for the cabin crew to call my number.

10.00 a.m : Emirates Airline ready to fly to Dubai, UAE. 7 hours of flight absolutely tiring.

Lunch in Emirates Airline economy class

          Noon of Dubai. I reached at departure hall of Dubai International Airport and waiting for the taxi. Actually, in my plan, I want to go to my auntie's house but her house is an hour of driving so, I decided to get a round in Dubai town. Seeing Burj Khalifa in front of my eyes is like a dream. Dubai, a town full of skyscraper buildings but less trees. A lot of expensive car pass by, a lot of beautiful girls taking photo, nice view of Burj Khalifa and its surrounding. I bet that if you come to this country, your heart and legs resist to leave it. Dubai is getting dark, and my journey almost at the end. The taxi driver send me back to the airport and I continue my journey to Alexandria, Egypt.

4.00 p.m in Dubai City

Take as many picture in the car

          Once I touched down in Alexandria, all people were sailing on their dream ship. No fear but happy feeling because this is my second time travelling there. 8 degrees of temperature make me feel a bit uncomfortable.

12.50 a.m : I saw my sister waving her hands to me. We meet again after a few months.

2.00 a.m : Safely arrived at my sister's house. She served me a plate of spaghetti bolognaise and chicken rice.

3.00 a.m : Going to bed

          Actually, my sister is on her exam week, so, she decided to send me away to Matrouh, Siwa and Cairo for some visits there. I went there without knowing anyone and Hamdulillah I got new friends to talk with, we become friends till now and still contacting each other. I went to Cairo by train with my two new friends. I easily got dizzy if I sit in the train for too long without doing nothing, so, in order to prevent from feeling the dizziness, I sleep along the way to Cairo.

Railway Station, Cairo

11.00 p.m : We arrived at Ramsis Railway Station, Cairo

12.00 a.m : A bus waiting for us in front of Suq Sayarat.

12.30 a.m : Depart to Matrouh, Egypt

  

          Morning of 6 degrees at Matrouh caused smoke come out from our mouth due to different temperature between inside and outside of our body.

Arrived at Ageeba Beach of Mediteranean Sea, Matrouh

Ageeba Beach

My new friend enjoying the view

Ageeba Beach

Hamam Cleopatra, Matrouh

Piah is her name

Boys are challenging themselves to enter the Hamam

On our way to Siwa. All the way was desert only.

Desert

Morning in Siwa at 8 degree celcius.

Our traditional hotel

'Ain Cleopatra, Siwa. Borders with Libya.

Top of the mountain

                                                                             

Siwa Salt Lake. High demand in Europe.

Salt that crystal look

Taking pictures.

One of the oasis in this desert

Spend about an hour here until the sunset

Playing sand boarding. Make a turn, there is a group that play, and a group taking photos.

We are climbing the desert mountain. Can u imagine how high the mountain is and how long we could reach at the top.

                                                                               

We are at the top of dessert mountain to watch sunset.

                                                                           

Along the way to the top

                                                 

Subooh at Shalli Town

At top of Shalli Town while watching sunrise

The temperature was so cold, 5 degree celcius.

Jabal Mauta (Dead Mountain). All the holes there are the door to someone's grave

                                             

Ma'un worship place.

           After few days enjoying myself with my new friends at new place, I went back to Cairo and exciting myself to meet my best friend, Afifah. I told her that I couldn't come that night because the driver couldn't send me to her hostel.

9.00 p.m : Arrived at Kedah's Student Hostel, Hayyu Sabiek, Madinah Nasr, Egypt

          But then, after arriving at her hostel, I called her to come down fetch me. Then, she punched me while hugging me. She served me a plate of fried rice with egg and fried anchovies.

10.00 p.m : Done eating and ready to sleep

10.05 p.m : No any signs for both to sleep

10.15 p.m : Start our sharing moments session

12.00 a.m : Going to bed

                                           

Attending Nusantara Talk at Malaysia Embassy

                                                            

Cairo International Book Fair

                                                                                

This is the arrangement of the book. This is how the uniqueness of Cairo Book Fair.

                                                                              

Visit Maqam Saidina Hussein

                                                                       

Hussein Mosque

                                                                  

Shopping at most popular bazaar, Khan El Khalili

          I also met with my best friend, Najwa. She was my high school friend. We spent one whole day together, we went to Islamic Museum for free because that day was its first day opening after five years. We also went for lunch together, of course, a lot of story we shared together. She’s the only girls from my high school girl friends that studies in Egypt, while, boys is about seven or eight studying there. They kept planning to gather IOI (name of my batch) boys and girls, but Najwa always refuse because she's the only girl that will come to the reunion. So, they planning to gather at restaurant as a celebrating ceremony of my presence since I was in Cairo.

At Cairo Islamic Museum with Najwa

Lunch with Najwa

Egypt Children's Artwork

                              

          Few weeks away from my sister, I got to see a lot of historical places and story behind that place. I got so many new friends, a lot of experiences and a lot of money spent. Going back to Alexandria and ready for another trip. I only have one day to prepare for another trip

Afifah sent me to Railway Station and wait until I got into my train.

Travelling and Volunteering

          Second post of year 2017. Not writing for a long time is just like, you're having fever but nobody give you paracetamol tablet.

          My biggest passions are travelling and volunteering. Where I got this passion? From whom I inherited this passion? All above were my parents that try hard to instill these two passion in myself and siblings. They also love to travel so much. I looked back my parents' album photo during their youth, a lot of places they visited. I close the album and take my childhood album, uncountable pictures took by my parents in different background, different weather, different posing and different places. That's how I got those passions. So, the person that always encourage me and my siblings to travel a lot as we are youth that have lot of energy is my beloved parents.

          Nine months of semester break absolutely its a very long break. So, my parents decided to send me out and travel by myself. Its was unimaginable travel for me because its was my first travel without my parents. I will enjoy the holiday trip!

First menu in Emirates Airlines

          The preparation was out of blue. I have very limited time to done my visas, to buy my flight tickets, to pack my clothes, shoes, foods and so on. Additionally, I'm sitting for my final semester exam. But, Hamdulillah God ease all my works.

Ramsis Railway Station, Cairo

' Why do I like travelling so much? '

' Am I from rich family, that's why I travel to many places? '

' Travel just wasted our money '

' What's about volunteering? '

' Both your passions show that you have a lot of money '

' Volunteer also using our money right? '

          I'm not from rich family. My family have no any business, my parents only work in government sector, I have six siblings that currently studying and three from us studying in private school, my parents are taxes payer. In conclusion, I'm not come from wealthy family, but, Praise to Allah, He suffices everything, we have enough foods, we never hunger, we still can travel, we still can be a volunteer. But how can me and family travel so much? The answer is very easy and everyone knew it but hard to do. Be grateful on what we have today, if today was your worst day ever, be grateful on that, if today was your happiest day ever, be grateful on that. Be grateful on what we today without comparing with others.

Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan

          Or you can share your gratitude with others as me and my family did. Volunteering is one way we express our gratitude and share with others. Volunteer is just not you go to old folks welfare home and feed them or go to hospital, meet with cancer patients and make them happy, but volunteer works have bigger scope than that. Volunteer works can be just near you. Volunteer work that me and my family always done to express and share our gratitude and sustenance is helping the school cleaners. During weekend, we spend our morning at school and help the cleaners clean the school. They have to work six days per week but their salary are not showing their actual works. We stop at noon and lunch together with the food that cooked by my mother.

Sunset in Brunei

          Your expression of gratitude (share what you have with others) shows that you are grateful on what you have today either its bad or good. What you give is what you get back. You feel very grateful on what you have then you share with other and God will suffices everything in your life. I'm not come from rich family but why I can travel to many countries? Its all about you and yourself inside and outside, grateful on what you have and always share your sustenance with others, God will suffices all for you.

"Why do I like travelling so much?"

          Yourself when you are travelling is just like water at the waterfall that always flow, clean and clear that could be drink by people. The bigger steps you take, the more things you learn. The bigger steps you take, the more experiences you get. The bigger steps you take, the more you know how world works. The bigger steps you take, the more you see how beautiful God design this world for you to explore. Travelling does not necessarily out of your country, it's enough to travel inside your country, there is a lot of  your country's treasure which has not been explored.

Amsterdam

In front of our hotel in France

Off to Mount Rigi from Luzerne