When Adelaidean comes to town...

11/6/2016, 6 Ramadan 1437

A friend of mine, James Bell came from Adelaide to visit Malaysia. I knew him in Adelaide. I used to work as a housekeeper at a house in Hutt St where he lived with his mates, Douglas Sweet. Just came to know that Doug used to lectured James at uni where he did his first degree in Queensland. Doug is a Phd holder. 

Me and my friend, Natrah took him to Malacca the historical city on a daytrip.

10.00am  Leaving Nilai to Malacca.

11.30am  Arrived at Dataran Pahlawan. Asked James to have his lunch first while me & Nat went to the mall to collect Nat's winter jacket as she is going to Japan winter festival next year.

12.30pm  Visit Stamp museum, Malay & Islam museum and Malacca Sultanate museum. Hoping to visit all the museum nearby, but didn't have much time, plus quite tired of fasting. So we asked James to see A' Farmosa and climbed the hill, while me & Nat went to the nearest surau for prayer and rest.

Replica stone: Batu Bersurat found in Terengganu that showed the early arrival of
Islamic influence in Tanah Melayu

Muhammad Ali in Malaysia

Istana Kesultanan Melaka

6.00pm   Leaving Malacca city to visit Masjid Cina (Chinese Mosque). We breaking fast with mineral water on our way to Aunty Aini's restaurant in Nilai.

chinese temple look alike

The entrance

Pagoda

8.15pm   Arrived at Aunty Aini's restaurant for dinner. Ordered beef rendang, daging salai masak lemak, kailan ikan masin and sambal petai. Aunty Aini joined us after dinner, and had a chit chat. She even bought us drinks. James loves 'kopi susu', and he really like the beef rendang. Yes, it was the best beef rendang ever!!!

yummm...

From Left: Natrah, Aunty Aini, me, James

The next day, James went to Langkawi Island. Thank you James for visiting us...

Putrajaya

10/6/2016, 5 Ramadan 1437,

Surat Al-Ĥujurāt (The Rooms), Chapter 49, verse 13

Sahih International
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

Malay
Wahai umat manusia! Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan kamu dari lelaki dan perempuan, dan Kami telah menjadikan kamu berbagai bangsa dan bersuku puak, supaya kamu berkenal-kenalan (dan beramah mesra antara satu dengan yang lain). Sesungguhnya semulia-mulia kamu di sisi Allah ialah orang yang lebih taqwanya di antara kamu, (bukan yang lebih keturunan atau bangsanya). Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui, lagi Maha Mendalam PengetahuanNya (akan keadaan dan amalan kamu).


When Adelaidean comes to town....

Today, I will have a friend, James Ronald Vernon Bell (James Bell) coming for visiting from Adelaide. I knew him at Uni when he was doing his 2nd degree. Well, don't misunderstood, he's not my boyfriend. I love making friends, and when i'm in oversea, I am happy to invite people to come and visit Malaysia. That's what we should do as a Malaysian isn't it?

Will take him to visit Putrajaya on the first day, and Melaka on 2nd day. Where and what are the interesting nice places to visit in Putrajaya? He will come after I finish my work at 5pm, then he will return to his accommodation in KL, probably at 10pm, so will have about 4 hours to see Putrajaya. Such a quick trip.

Besides the central of Malaysia, I recommended him to visit Langkawi. I reckon it is nice for the tourist to visit Langkawi during Ramadan as not too crowded. Last year, I also had a guest from Adelaide, Glenn & his son, Ethan. They went to Langkawi for 5 days. Hoping that they will enjoy their stay in Langkawi. I prepared a list of nice places to visit in Langkawi. I will share on my blog as well.

These are my list, but will keep update if any:

1. Bazar ramadan/Pasar Malam

2. Masjid Putra

3. Masjid Besi

4. Taman Botani

5. Building and bridges along Presint 2 to Presint 4. 

Where else to visit?

Will keep updating :)