Restaurant FRANQ *, Antwerp
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The postcrossing meetup held at Amcorp Mall on 17 April 2016. Actually I was supposed to join the meetup, but life was so busy. So I missed it.
However, our good postcrosser who remember me would like to give me the special event postcard. Thank you cik kak Hazurai.
Majulah Sukan untuk Negara. ;D
Salam my blog readers, if there is any? Lol.
Today I prepared some outgoing postcards. No more direct swap. Life is too busy now. I hope you understand.
1. Joana Nitschke, Germany (swap-bot, Not Perfect Postcard, SG50)
2. Pashkovskaya Yelena, Belarus (postcrossing, MY-314461, fruits)
3. Aylin Yalin Yali Mah, Turkey (postcrossing, MY-314462, sandy beach)
4. The Peace-Ruiz family, USA (postcrossing, MY-314463, sandy beach)
5. Anna Vancurova, Czech (postcrossing, MY-314468, Perak gallery)
6. Annika Siegers, Sweden(postcrossing, MY-314466, Penang Town Hall)
7. Ekaterina Trusova, Belarus (postcrossing, MY-314467, Perlis Gua Kelam)
8. S E de Gooijer, The Netherlands (postcrossing, MY-314464, Kedah paddy field)
9. Ivy Chang, Taiwan (postcrossing, MY-314469, Kelantan Masjid Kampung Laut)
I hope they will receive my postcards very soon!
YESTERDAY I got 2 postcards with IDs on my mailbox. Marina from Tynmen, Russia wrote, "Hi Wak! My name is Marina, I am 25 years old, now I m living in Tynme, but was born and grew up to 16 years. I have in a small town Angersk, which is not far from Irkutsk. This postcard shows the Lake Baikal and its bay Makhor. In the New Year holidays, I was again in these places. Angara is not even cold, even though it was -30 C."
The second postcrosser is Leif from Germany wrote, "New Ways, ie new way is always a risk. But if we have the courage to go off, then every stumble and every misstep is a victory over our fears, our doubts and concerns."
Updated. Today I also received 2 postcards from Chang Chui (GF China) and Tracy (swap-bot) of UK. Thanks to everybody!
Cheers.
Updated. This evening when I checked my mailbox again, I saw 2 postcards inside it. The postcrossing ID BE-422623 belongs to Hilde of Belgium. He wrote, "Hello Wak, This is a view of my hometown. I like it here. Mechelen is an old city with many historical buildings. And I love history. I love reading books too and in the evening I 'm crocheting and knitting. Have a nice day!" The other one coming from Charne of South Africa.
TODAY I prepare 4 more postcards to be sent out. Surprisingly, all of them with postcard IDs, which means no direct swap. There are:
1. Debbie Taggart, Oregon, USA (MY-306869, Vespa)
2. Wong Ling chih, Beijing, China (MY-306874, muar)
3. Anke Atzler, Melle, Germany (MY-307247, Melaka shophouses)
4. Yu Chiau Yu (Katy), Taichung, Taiwan (MY-307246, Melaka church)
Meanwhile, on the other address, I got few more 'direct swap' postcards from Cik Norazlin (Plentong), Bang Bang of the Philippines and Ilkin Teymun of Baku, Azerbaijan. Also a postcrossing ID (NO. 46) postcard coming from Rachel of Taipei, Taiwan. She wrote, "TW-1870701 Hi Wak! I'm Rachel from Taipei, Taiwan. This card was bought when I travel to Macau! I also collect stamps, hope you like the ? on this card? Have you ever been to Macau? The bungee jumping is crazy!!! You should try it!! " Hi Rachel, I never been to Macau but I would like visit someday. Thank you for your temple postcard!
I also received for the first time a GF from South Korea. Thank you to Jiwon. ;p
TODAY I received 2 postcards with postcrossing IDs. The first postcard (the most top) is coming from Leila of Finland. She wrote, "FI-2644434 Hello, Hei my postcrossing friend! Greetings from Finland. Welcome to visit my country. Our sunsets and sunrises are always so beautiful. Even winter, when snow in blue or pink. Hugs!"
The second postcard (the second top) is coming from Kazue of Nara, Japan. She wrote, "JP-791675 Konnichiwa, hello. My name is Kzue. I live in Nara, Japan. Nara is the old city where there was the capital called Heijo kyo about 1300 years ago. This shows Hokkiji Temple in Nara. Happy postcrossing!"
While on the other address, I got 8 postcards, all of them are direct swaps which I already received their postcards before.
1. Margie (mAGGIE) Diamante of Texas, USA
2 & 3. John of Ireland
4. Emily of Taiwan (ROC)
5. Margie (Marles) of North Carolina, USA
6. Michelle, Colombia
7. Elinor, Derbyshire, England
8. Kristenita, Atlanta, USA
Updated. Today (Friday, 4 March 2016) I send few more postcards, namely:
1. Ginny Caroll, Maryland, USA (fb swap, GF)
2. Arny Julus, Iceland (fb swap, fdc)
3. Kazue Inoue, Nara, Japan (swap, island beach)
4. Dee Rodrigues, Gauteng, South Africa (swap-bot, Melaka statue)
5. Rayce Barlieb, Texas, USA (swap-bot, Melaka Memorial Hall)
6. Lora Ann Roberts, Kentucky, USA (swap-bot, Melaka Sultanate Palace)
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| Kulai mailbox |
TODAY I receive 2 postcards from Rita of Tversted, Denmark and Sam of Singapore. Rita wrote, "Hello Wak, greetings from Rita in Denmark. This card shows the sunset at the beach at Tversted in the North West part of Denmark. I'd hope that you will like it. All the best wishes." Yes Rita, of course I like your sunset postcard!
And Sam of Singapore sent our postcrossing meetup postcard which full of the Singapore postcrossers signatures including mines. Sam didn't write any message though.
Today I receive two new postcards. The first one above is from Ophebe of France. He wrote, "Greetings from Bordeaux. My name is Ophebe. I live in the south of France. I am passionate about running and photography. Have a good day."
The second postcard below is coming from Roger Roussel of New Brunswick, Canada. He wrote, "Dear friend, Happy postcrossing from the province of New Brunswick in eastern Canada. All the best."
This morning I prepare a batch of postcards using Visit Malaysia Year 2014. I retyped all those penpals addresses last night whom I contacted during November & December 2015.
1. Azka Affandi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (swap, vmy Kedah)
2. Anastasia Nikita, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (swap, vmy Perak)
3. Lyko Alena, Minsk, Belarus (swap, vmy Perlis)
4. Mariana Lino, Golega, Portugal (swap, vmy KLCC)
5. Jarai Carter, Illinois, USA (swap, vmy Pahang)
6. Yuki Kimura, Gunma, Japan (swap, vmy Sabah)
7. Gapongpang, Nakhon Pathon, Thailand (swap, vmy Kelantan)
8. Hannah Schoeps, Munster, Germany (swap, vmy Johor)
9. Varga Nora, Budapest, Hungary (swap, vmy Kelantan)
10. Gloria Keung, Hong Kong (swap, vmy Johor)
11. Khwanruan Uamchuk, Chainat, Thailand (swap, vmy KLCC)
12. Michelle Kwong, Tacoma, WA, USA (swap, vmy Kedah)
13. Hiroko Hiejima, Kanagawa, Japan (swap, vmy Negeri Sembilan)
14. Lyo Inuyama, Tokyo, Japan (swap, vmy Terengganu)
15. Maria Andrade Cotait, Sao Paulo, Brazil (MY-305478, vmy Perlis)
16. Katrin Preub, Dortmund, Germany (MY-292172 replacement, AFamosa Melaka)
Although this is not their first postcards, I hope they will receive my postcards with great happiness.
TODAY I prepared a new batch of postcards to be sent out.
1. Maria Liisa Paksunemi of Kittila, Finland, (MY-304857, vmy The Royal Museum of Seri Menanti)
2. Robert v.d. voort, Eindhoven, Netherlands, (MY-305021, KL Tower)
3. Tony Ambris, Ohio, USA, (MY-305017, monkey drinks coconut juice)
4. Elinor Sadowska, Derby, UK, (swap-bot, wet market Kota Bharu)
5. Burano Xie, Auckland, New Zealand, (swap, Johor Country Club sketch)
6. Hermina Grum, Preserje, Slovenia, (swap, local fruits)
7. Norazlin, Plentong, Malaysia, (swap, Levis Type 1)
8. Mihail Peleah, Istanbul, Turkey, (swap, Panda sketch)
9. Abderrazak Chabane, Biskra, Algeria, (swap, Johor Bahru skyline sketch)
10. Chuan Hua Wen (Saxman), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, (swap, Orchid Valley sketch)
11. Andrea Galdames Garrido, Concepcion, Chile (swap, royal mausoelum sketch)
12. Lyko Alena, Minsk, Belarus, (swap, local fruits)
13. Julie Didriksen, Oslo, Norway, (swap, istana bukit serene sketch)
14. June Chez Cecile Garros, Foix, France, (MY-305076, Johor Bahru city drawing)
I hope they will get my postcards very soon!
Yesterday, after a week of leaving it, I returned to my hut and found out that I have 24 postcards on my mailbox! I am so surprised, happy and delightful. These are the list.
THE POSTCROSSING IDs :-
1. Janine of The Netherlands, NL-3309905 (36, above), "Hi, many greetings from the Netherlands. Wich place do you visit. When you was here? Have a nice day!" Note: Hi Janine, I visited Netherlands (work) 15 years ago, in 2001. It was nice!
2. Varvara of Moscow, Russia, RU-4401605 (37), "Greetings from Moscow, Russia. I hope this note finds you doing very well. This cruiser is symbol of Revolution 1917."
3. Niky of Czech Republic, CZ-812114 (38), "Hello! I am Niky. I am ten years old. I run ? I like read detective stories."
4. From Russia, RU-4401624 (39), "Greeting from Russia! I wish you happiness and a lot of wonderful cards ^^)"
5. Arja of Finland, FI-2627692 (40), "Hello! In Finland cows roam free on pasture during the summer season, but in winter there is sow too much and too cold. I have been a caretaker and milked lot of cows. It was quite fun. :) "
GF CARDS:-
6. Noa of United Kingdom, "Hi Wak, how are you? Thanks for this swap, your postcard was really nice. I am trying to collect all GF postcards from origin, but it is so difficult! For now I have almost 20, I will keep trying to get them all! Have a nice day "
7. Julie of Norway, " Dear Wak! :) I hope this card finds you well! I live in Oslo, which is the biggest city in Norway, with a population of almost 650,000 people. Despite this, 2/3 of the municipal is actually forests and lakes (they surround Oslo). This means Oslo has a rich plant and wildlife. Between the years 1624 and 1925, it had another name: Christiania. Akerselva is a river that travels from all the way up north in Oslo, through the city and ends by the Paulsen docks."
SWAP CARDS, I am too tired to retype their notes, so sorry ;( :-
10. Bev, California, USA
11. Bruno Xie, New Zealand
12. Hermina 2, Slovenia
13. Margie Diamante, Texas, USA. She put all 5 Texas postcards in an envelope which I dont prefer ;(
14. Mihail Peleah, Istanbul, Turkey
15. Abderrazak Chabane, Biskra, Algeria
16. Anjum ur Rahman, Faisalabad, Pakistan
17. Hermina 3, Slovenia
18. Saxman, Taiwan
19. Andrea, Chile
20. Julie, Norway
21. Alena, Belarus
22. Norazlin, Plentong
23. Gita, Indonesia
24. Hermina 4, Slovenia
Note: I received 3 postcards from Hermina (Slovenia) on this batch.
Thank you very much to you all!
Updated. Wednesday, 24 Feb 2016.
Today, I only received one postcard and it's coming from Dyaz of Jogjakarta, Indonesia. Thank you Dyaz.
Updated. Thursday, 25 Feb 2016.
Today, I also received one postcard from Martin of Slovenia. Thank you Martin.
I received one postcard from Regina of Regensburg, Germany a few days ago. She wrote:
"Hallo!
My name is Regina and I live in Regensburg. I work there as a nurse. My hobbies are reading, travelling (next trip goes to Scotland), postcrossing.
Happy postcrossing! - Regina"
Now I already prepared a few postcards to be sent out to:
1. Emily Wang, Taiwan (swap, panda)
2. Tatyana or Tanya, Russia (swap, GF)
3. Yasmany, Cuba (swap, Komtar)
4. Thomas Stratmann, Hamburg Germany (swap, vmy Mt Kinabalu)
5. Sarah Lam, Taiwan (swap, Gua Kelam Perlis)
6. Nastya Zykina, Minsk, Belarus (MY-304499, vmy Masjid Kristal)
Happy postcrossing you alls!
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| Greetings from Singapore postcard. Tq Kay Jin ;) |
After a long week going outstation, today I returned home and found out that there were 7 postcards waiting for me.
1. Kay Jin of Singapore (swap, GF, above) - "Hi Wak, nice to meet you. So here I GF to help your collection, hopefully you get many designs to show us in the future! " Note: I think this is my seventh (7th) GF postcard so far. Btw, I met Kay Jin in Singapore during their 5th postcrossing meetup this year.
2. Fisherman, Dublin (IE-108387) - "Hello Wak, I hope you enjoy this sunset over Dublin - Fisherman"
3. Amelia, Georgia, USA (US-3821638) - "Hello, I hope this card finds you well! I live in a small suburb about an hour west of Atlanta, Georgia. All the best to you! " Note: But she gave me an Arizona postcard.
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| No. 34: Fisherman, Dublin, United Kingdom No. 33: Amelia, Atlanta Georgia |
4. Sarah Lam, of Taipei, Taiwan (TW-1854500) - "Dear Wak, Greetings from Taiwan! This is a postcard of the Taipei red House under sunset. It is the first market in Taipei and was built in 1908. It is now transfored into a market for "creative stuff" and a popular tourist distinction. Hope you like this postcard. Happy postcrossing! Best"
5.Dean, Serbia (RS-25265) - "Hello! Greetings from Serbia. Tito is very important, but controversial person, for in history for all country from former Yugoslavia. His grave is in Belgrade (Serbia). Hi funeral drew many world statesmen. Based on th enumber of attending politician and state delegations. It is still regarded as the largest state funeral in history. Happy Postcrossing. Dean"
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| No. 32: Sarah Lam, Taipei, Taiwan No. 31: Dean, Belgrade, Serbia |
6. Sarah Beth, USA (US-3821637) - "Greetings from America! This sunrise is from the Southwest. I went out there on a road trip a few years ago. I never knew I would love the desert so much. The canyons & dunes and sand and colors are nesarly indescribable. (I'm not a hot weather kind of girl but it wasn't bad.) I'm getting into photography so much, got a beautiful camera for Christmas and taking a couple classes. Wishing you a happy healthy 2016!"
7. Thomas of Hamburg, Germany (DE-4915180, the last photo below) - "Hi Wak, I hope you are well. The picture which you see is near the harbour in Hamburg. Hamburg is a beautiful city in Germany. You can do a lot of activities. All the best! Regards." Note: I feel strange about this postcard because Thomas put it inside an envelope. Why cannot he just write my address on the postcard, paste the stamp and mail to me without the envelope? Anyway, thank you for the postcard.
Another note. So, today I created a new label called 'Mastika: Weird & Strange' postcards I received due to the nature of not usually normal.
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| No. 30: Sarah Beth, USA No. 29: Hamburg, Germany |
TODAY my request to swap GF postcard to Ms Chang Chui of Beijing China is accepted. However, she demanded that I shall write some Malay language on the postcard. Before I could do that, she was showing me her GF card first that she's going to send me (see photo below)! She's so one sporting lady!
Beside her postcard, I also prepared some postcards to :
2. Alberto Cadorin of Venezla, Italy (fb-swap, vmy Langkawi)
3. Bartschal Johanna, Mackenbach, Germany (MY-303416, vmy Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia)
4. Dave Krauklis, Michigan, USA (fb-swap, vmy Hutan Royal Belum Perak) - he prefers in an envelope
I hope the cards will get to them very soon.
SURPRISINGLY today I received postcard after going back from Friday prayer.
The first postcard is a GF (Greeting From Russia) card from Irina (istai) of Saint Petersburg, Russia. She wrote: "Hello Wak Tiga Lalat! My name is Irina,
The second postcard is coming from Camille of Stevenage United Kingdom. She wrote: "GB-741433 My name is Camille. I am 29, French and I have been living in the UK for almost 4 years. I live in a town called Stevenage, located between Cambridge and London. I am sorry I dont have cards of landmark or historical sites. So I hope you wont mind this card of a typical building of London ;) Best wishes and happy postcrossing - Camille"
The third card is from Karine of Ottawa, Canada. She wrote: "CA-601646 Hello, My name is Karine. I live in Ottawa, Canada's National capital. I chose to send you this card because I'm going to Kingston on saturday on a brid watching adventure. We are hoping to spot a large variety of species. Happy Postcrossing! - Karine. =) "
