So after a long week of raya festival, today I am going to send few postcards.

1. Thoralf Kraft, Hermsdorf Germany
2. Sean Lanham, Petaluma, CA, USA
3. David G MacDonald, Naper Ville, IL, USA
4. Kiyoshi Fujino, Chiryu Aichi, Japan
5. Djuneidi L. Djaya, Jakarta, Indon.
6. Ritva Aaltonen, Paimio Finland
7. Amy Wong, Guangding, China
8. Yuriko Sasagawa, Shimizu Shizuoka, Japan
9. Zhang haochen, Shanghai, China
10. Kah See Min, Sandakan, Sabah
11. Cathy Vedder, The Villages, FL, USA

I hope they will receive my postcard safely.

This morning I managed to prepare and send out postcards to:

1. Soti, Hungary (köszönöm)
2. Cheng, China (xie xie ni)
3. Audrey, France (merci)
4. Janice Fang, Taiwan (xie xie ni)
5. Awhe, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia (terima kasih)
6. Lana, Germany (danke)

I hope the postcards would arrive you all safely and soundly.

24 May 2017, JP-969735. Hello from Japan! My name is Yuki &  I live in Tokyo with my husband. This card is from my birthplace Hokkaido in northern Japan. It's a beautiful island. I hope you're having a wonderful day! Best, Yuki.

Today I received a batch of 7 postcards from:

1. Yuk, Hong Kong
2. Minji-Kim, Korea
3. Sutawira, Bali, Indonesia
4. Lizzy, China
5. Sointu, Finland
6. Valerie, Indiana, USA
7. Yuki, Japan

Thank you all and I appreciate it very much!

/Wak

Today, it's time to send a new batch of postcards to:

1. Jessica Rodrigues, Massachussetts, USA.
2. Lyudmila Cherednichenko, Alushta, Russia.
3. Sonja Severloh, Uelzen, Germany.
4. Selleng Gallery, Wajo Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia.
5. Christian Kruger, Nurnberg, Germany.
6. MJ Slehmer, Hengelo, Netherlands.
7. Nadejda Zincenco, Chisinau, Moldova.

Hopefully they would get the postcards very soon and safely.

Salam my blog readers.

Yesterday I got the postcard I sent to myself during my short trip to Tanjung Balai Pulau Karimun Indonesia, 2 weeks ago.

It took the postmen to send the pity and lonely postcard to my house in 15 days.

The stamp cost is 15,000 rupiah (RM5.80), which is so expensive comparing to only 50 sen to send international address postcards from Malaysia.

From this experience, I conclude that it's hard to find postcard in Indonesia post office (kantor pos). The stamps (perangko) for the postcard (kartu pos) is explosively expensive!

Anyway, I am glad that I am still received the postcard safely. ;p

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

TODAY I send another batch of postcards to:

1. Anna Koste, Helsinki, Finland (padi farmer) with ID: MY-297940
2. Bek Carroll, Cork, Ireland (Batik shop)
3. Yvonne, Netherlands (Petronas Twin Towers)
4. Azka Tsania, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Petronas Twin Towers)
5. Francesca Garay Fuentes, Santiago, Chile (Johor dancers)
6. Pamela Romero, Santiago, Chile (Roasted ducks)
7. Anjum-ur-Rehman, Faisalabad, Pakistan (Petaling Street)