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.

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!

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

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, 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 got 3 more postcards from oversea.

The first postcard was coming from Anastasia of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She wrote: "Halo Waktiga!! Apa kabar? Akuharap kamu baik-baik saja kabar saya baik. Wah, aku ingin bisa fotografi tapi aku tidak punya bakat hahaha. Hobbie saya jalan jalan ke pantai, tanning, watching film dan makan xD. Postcard ini tell about sunset at Borobudur temple. This temple its near from my place. Happy postcrossing. Selamat Tahun Baru :) - Anastasia"

The second postcard is a postcrossing ID DE-4870185 from Mr Thomas of Stuttgart Germany. He wrote: "Hi Wak, Im Thomas and live near Stuttgart and work as a interior decorator. After work I help refugees to integrate in Germany. At the moment I have two underaged afghans. Last week the winter was coming but was really late his season. Tonight we get -20 celcius. I hope my car starts without any problems tomorrow morning. Happy Postcrossing! - Thomas"



The last postcard of the day is a GF card and was delivered by Hermina of Slovenia. She wrote: "Hello Wak! Greetings from Slovenia - the beautiful world of high mountains, national parks, impressive plateaus, picturesque lakes and vineyards, a country boasting fine wines and excellent food. "



Ooops! I almost forgot that yesterday I received 1 postcard from Martin of Slovenia too! He wrote: "Hello Wak! Postojma Cave is the biggest cave in Slovenia. With legnth of more that 10km it's the longest cave opened for tourists on world. Its special is the train, which brings tourists from entrance to Rone, where they walk and then to exit. In cave there also live human-fish. They're specific in the cave. Bye, Martin"

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!

LAST night I prepared 5 new postcards to be sent out.

1. Mihail Peleah, Turkey (swap, vmy Mt Kinabalu)
2. Lujie, Taiwan (swap, Dataran JB sketch)
3. Zakhratov Pavel, Russia (swap, golf resort sketch)
4. Kerri Sheppard, England (swap, old Batik textile shop)
5. Chun Ling, Taiwan (MY-302604, vmy Cameron Highland tea plantation)

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 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.

FINALLY, the popular and phenomenal Greetings From (GF) Malaysia postcards that I ordered has been arrived!

Due to limited quantity of the GF postcards that I have, whomever wishes to swap the GF postcards shall send your postcard first. Later, once I received your postcard and your mentioned desire to get the GF card from me, then I will reply and send it to you.