On 16 Feb 2017, I got a message from deafrancac in Brazil.

"Hello friend
My name is Dea and I'd like to
swap cards with you.
My address is:

Send me your address so that
I can send you a beautiful
postcard.

Dea"

So I agreed to swap the postcard and replied him back.

Yesterday, 14 March 2017, after a month from his message, I got his beautiful postcard. He wrote:

"Hi Wak,
My name is Dea. I'm a widow
83 years old. I love know
new persons.
This card shows the Sugar Loof
Mountain. It's a famous tou-
rist spot located in Rio de
Janeiro. A cable car runs along
a 1,400m route between the
peaks of Sugar Loof and Morns
da Urea. It was scenery for
James Bond movie "007
Moonraker Cable car fight".
Best wishes for you. Brasil"

Hi Dea, thank you very much for your beautiful and nice postcard from Brasil. I like it very much.

/Wak Tiga Lalat
Malaysia

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.

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.

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"

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.

No. 30: Sarah Beth, USA No. 29: Hamburg, Germany

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, 23 29 y.o Next month I'll be 30 y.o. I like travelling, so I decide to meet my 30 years abroad. I'm going to Cuba! It will be my first time there. In Russia is a real winter now. We say 'real', because we think that real winter when it's snow and cold ;) So, it looks like you dont' have winter in Malaysia :) I wish you to live in harmony and do what you like! Have good weather! Happy postcrossing! - Irina 19 Jan 2016 -2 deg celcius"

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. =) "

TODAY I prepared a few more postcards to be sent out.

1. Renju Mathew, UK (swap, Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque sketch)
2. Kari Ln Heckbert Krech, Canada (MY-303102, vmy Pahang)
3. Anastasia Nikita, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (swap, vmy Penang)
4. Hermina Grum, Slovenia (swap, vmy Melaka)
5. Thomas Hilbert, Germany (swap, vmy Kelantan)
6. Siti Nurzafirah, Penang (swap, vmy Johor)
7. Martin, Slovenia (swap, vmy Sarawak)
8. Yasmany, Cuba (swap, vmy Kuala Lumpur)
9. Maggie, Texas, USA (swap-bot, vmy Putrajaya)

Later, I put them all on the Kosas Garden's mailbox. I hope my postcards will get to the postcrossers all over the world in time!

THIS morning I prepared few more postcards to be sent out. They are:

1. Chuang, Hua-wen aka Saxman of Taiwan (swap, vmy Hutan Royal Belum)
2. Angeli Reid, of Philippines (swap, sunset)
3. Hanis Amanina of Czech Republic (swap, vmy Putrajaya)
4. Judith Siegel aka Jusie of Austria (swap, vmy Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia)
5. Ilkin Teymur of Baku, Azerbaijan (swap, vmy KLCC)
6. JJ Vos of Amsterdam, Netherlands (MY-302776, Gua Mulu)

I posted them in Big River.

Hopefully they will get my postcards on time.

Eight postcards I received before 2016 Chinese New Year holiday.

SUDDENLY I received 8 postcards on my mailbox! It's so surprising and I like it. Only 1 postcard with postcrossing ID, 6 direct swap postcards, and 1 is personal request postcard. They are:

1. Isidora & Arseniy from Prilep, Macedonia. This is postcard ID no. 25 on postcrossing. They wrote, "Dear Wak! We are Isidora and Arseniy - sister and brother from Prilep, Macedonia. We play piano, read books, collect stamps and postcards. Look at our profile how we play piano! On this card is sculpture "King Marco" from 1963. Greetings from Macedonia. MK-5805"

2. Hanis, a Malaysian student in Czech Republic. She wrote, "Salam Wak, terimakasih sebab sudi swap postcard dgn saya. Thanks jugak introduce postcrossing. ") Saya ada exam dlm 2 minggu lagi. Doakan ye. p/s - boleh makankan keropok lekor utk saya? Homesick Haih... - Hanis"

3. Saxman from Taiwan. He wrote, "Hi Wak, nice to meet you. Thank you for your postcard (MY-298032). My nickname is Saxman and I live in Taiwan. Taiwan is located in Pacific Ocean, and it is a beautiful island! If you have a chance to travel, welcome to Taiwan, you will have a different trip! Hope you'll like this postcard. Happy postcrossing! - Saxman"

4. Azka Affandi from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She wrote, " Hello Wak, greetings from Indonesia! I have sent you a postcard a couple weeks ago but then they returned it to me, so I decided to send you a new one. Bagaimana harimu? Yogyakarta (the city where I live) selalu hujan selama satu minggu ini. I always love rainy day! Semoga harimu menyenangkan :)"

5. Judith from Austria. She wrote, "Hello from Austria! Thanks for the swap! I like photography too. At the moment, my favourite camera is my fuji X20 and my old Polaroid SX70. Too bad, there are no more original instant films available. The new ones aren't that good and they're too expensive. Wish you all the best! - Judith (Jusie)"

6. CPL from Aceh. She wrote, "Assalamualaikum, wish u happy always and good luck."

7. Hernie from Perak, Malaysia. She wrote, "Assalamualaikum! Nama saya Hernie bt Hamdan. Berasal dari Cheras, Kuala Lumpur dan bertugas di Lambor Kanan, Perak. Saya terjumpa postcard ni masa mengemas so surprise untuk Wak! Wak suka sunset kan? Ok. Terimakasih kerana sudi swap poskad. Rezeki subuh wak! Alhamdulillah, dapat GF poskad dari Wak! - Hernie"

8. Unknown from Penang Hernie from Perak. I try to figure out who is the sender. Until now still blank. Whoever send this beautiful sunset over Komtar Penang, please stand up! Timekaseh cikgu! Sorry tak cam signature mak tuuh. Jangan marah naa. ;p

A postcard from Macedonia.

Handwritten postcard from Isidora & Arseniy of Macedonia. Thank you!

TODAY, I got another two postcards coming from Natsumi (bunnyonaise) of New Zealand and Sara (ssk) of Doha.

Natsumi wrote:

"Hi Wak,

How are you? 

Hope this sunset picture 

with a lighthouse from 

New Zealand is to your 

liking! NZ is full of nature 

and beautiful marine life!

Take care! 

Cheers,

Natsumi (Bunnyonaise)"

While Sara of Doha wrote:

"Dear Mr Wak Tiga Lalat, (marhabah)! 

I hope this card finds you 

well, happy and in good health. 

Thank you for expressing an 

interest in Qatar. My family 

and I hope to visit Malaysia 

soon! I'm jealous of all the 

areas you travelled to especially 

Japan. I have to go there. 

Saudia is right next door so 

I hope you visit one day! 

Wishing you the best, Sara"

TODAY, surprisingly I received 5 postcards on my mailbox. Probably because of the long weekend holiday due to the Hari Wilayah (Federal Day).

The first postcard comes from Tommy of China. This is my 21st postcard from postcrossing ID. He wrote:


Yes Tommy, I visited Beijing 3 years ago and walked on the Great Wall of China! Thank you again for the lovely postcard.

The second postcard comes from Ms Sara of Poland. I know her through her blog: sawatka. She wrote:


The third postcard comes from my own country-lady, Ms Tunteja. I know her accidentally on the postcrossing wall. She is very active postcrosser too. She wrote:




The last two postcard are GF (Greeting From) postcards from Finland and Taiwan. I like them too!

Ms Laura of Finland wrote:


Ms Emily of Taiwan wrote:

TODAY I am going to send out 10 more postcards to my penpals around the world.

1. Nyuralskaya Elena, Russia (swap, Shah Alam mosque)
2. Kelsey Poole, Nevada, USA (MY-301642, Melaka shophouses)
3. Hellen Magi, Estonia (MY-301289, Kuala Lumpur skyline)
4. Katherine Williams (MY-301291, Kuala Lumpur city scenery)
5. Noa Garcia, Birmingham, UK (swap, GF Malaysia)
6. Ute Breiter, Lhlow, Germany (swap, GF Malaysia)
7. Marge Nadeja, Georgia, USA (swap, Muzium Negeri Sembilan museum)
8. Anastasiia Vlasova, Russia (MY-301673, State Secretariat, JB drawing)
9. Marc Migge, Germany (swap, Desaru beach drawing)
10. Jarai Carter, Illinois, USA (swap, local fruits drawing)

I hope they will receive my postcards very soon.

Aurora Borealis, from Outi, Finland

TODAY I received one postcard from Outi of Lapland Finland showing Aurora Borealis. It's so beautiful and coincidentally, my brother in law and his family are going to visit Norway this week on a cruise to view the Aurora.

Anyway, I am also preparing 4 new postcards to:

1. Elena of Moscow, Russia (MY-301211, paddy farmer)
2. Ulrike Jonas, Gottingen, Germany (MY-301212, paddy farmer)
3. Dyaz Ayoe Septia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (swap, Muzium Tokoh Johor)
4. Hana Kane, Christchurch, New Zealand (swap, Muzium Tokoh Johor)

Outi's handwriting, from Finland

To Elena & Ulrike Jonas

To Dyaz Ayoe Septia & Hana Kane

aQi infront of Pejabat Pos Masai mailboxes.

YESTERDAY I got a new postcard with ID (not direct swap) from Monique family of Netherlands. She wrote:

"NL-3276648
Hello, and greetings from
the deltaregion of Zeeland in the
southwest part of the NL.
I wish you a Happy New Year and
Happy Postcrossing.

Monique"

Then, I also received a postcard from Yuki, Japan. She wrote:

"Hello! Mr Wak =)
I'm Yuki from Japan.
How are you?
When this postcard arrives,
the New Year begisn, and
approximately one month passes.
What do you do?
My hobby is postcard collection
of the world =)
Happy Postcrossing!!
From Yuki"

Another postcard was coming from my neighbor and the popular miss Sally Samsaiman. I asked her to send the postcard through the post office so that I could get the stamped chopped postcard from Malaysia! Thank you cik Sally. She wrote:

"Salam Wak!
Ni orang jauh hantar poskad!
Disebabkan wak nak cop, jadinya
Sally kirim kat pejabat pos,
mintak tolong copkan ;)
INgat nak share entri pasal
Jinafen ni, tapi belum siap
lagi tulisnya. Nanti dah siap,
sally share kat Wak!
Btw, selamat mengumpul poskad
ye wak. Tabik kat hobi =)
Regards, Sally Samsaiman =) "

TODAY I received 4 poscards. The first postcard (no. 17 on postcrossing ID) delivered by Ms Greta of Lithuania. She wrote:

"Labas (Hello) Wak!

Greetings from snowy Lithuania :)

My name is Greta, I'm almost 23 years old and I live 

in our capital city Vilnius! It's the biggest city in 

LTU with 540 000 of habitants. I guess comparing with 

cities of Malaysia it is very small for you ;D

I've picked you this postcard because thats how 

Lithuania looks in winter. I hope you will like it!

Best wishes to you in New 2016 year! 

Greta. -16 C. LT-485692"

The second postcard was from Jiwon of South Korea. She wrote:

"Apa khabar Wak!

Thank you for the offer :)

It's first time to send a postcard to Malaysia.

So interesting.

I wish you a happy new year in 2016 and all your efforts 
into great achievements!

Best wishes, Jiwon"

The third and fourth postcard were coming from Pang of Thailand. Pang's second postcard was attached (slightly glued) together with the first one, and to the postcrosser named Olivia of United Kingdom. I would send the Olivia's postcard directly from my post office here in Malaysia. Pang wrote:

"Dear Wak,

Sawasdee ka! greetings from Thailand.

I'm Pang from Thailand. Thank you to interested direct swap with me. 

I guess this card will arrive you after new years.

So, Happy New Years. May all your wishes come true in 2016.

Pang"

Later I message her about the error, and she replied (misunderstood):

"Hello Wak,
I'm so sorry about my mistakes about postcard.
I will send new card to you and thank you about postcard
you will send to Ms Olivia.
I'm really sorry.
Best wishes, Pang"

I am trying to reply back but my postcrossing message is full right now. So, I need to tell her again tomorrow morning after 8am.

Wrongly delivered postcard to my mailbox. From Pang (Thailand) to Olivia (UK).

TODAY I am preparing some outgoing postcards.

1. Qu Bin, Jiangsu, China (Dancers sketch) with MY-300015
2. Bobbie Joiner, Florida, USA (Dancer sketch) with MY-300014
3. Chuang, Hua-wen (Saxman, KLCC), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
4. Marlina Tunteja, Shah Alam, Selangor (Singapore mapcard)
5. Hanis Amanina, Czech (GF Malaysia)
6. Lenny Zackaria, Seremban 2 (Singapore Postcrossing meetup) - 2nd attempt Updated. 27.1.16 Arrived with smile ;)

Before that, I posted 3 outgoing postcards (above) to:
1. Hermina Grum, Slovenia (kuda kepang sketch)
2. Migunova Irina, Sankt Peterburg, Russia (GF)
3. Burano Xie, Auckland, New Zealand (Malay Village sketch)

To Lenny Zackariya of Seremban, Malaysia.  Updated. 27.1.16 Arrived with smile ;)

TODAY I am preparing 4 Greetings From... (GF) Malaysia postcards to:
1. Emily Wang, Taichung, Taiwan (GF)
2. Laura, Finland (GF)
3. Sampath G, Indian expatriat in Singapore (GF). Updated. 28/1/16. Arrived.
4. Tai Yang, Singapore (GF). Updated. 28/1/16. Arrived.
5. Tunde Szabad, Montreal , Canada (Craft Market) with ID



Last Saturday (16/1/16) while in Batu Pahat, I posted 2 GF cards to:

1. Julie Diriksen, Oslo, Norway
2. Noa Garcia, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Updated. 30/1/16. Received.