Last week my wife went to Langkawi with her friends. So she bought me some local postcards.

Today, 3 Feb 2018, I am able to write some postcards:

Postcrossing A = 11 postcards
Postcrossing B = 9 postcards
Poscard United = 5 out of 20 postcards

Today, after a long outstation works, I finally completed writing postcards to various countries around the world.

FINLAND
1. Terttu
2. Tiina

POLAND
3. Agnieszka
4. Zuzanna
5. Paulina
6. Aleksandra
7. Izabela

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
8. Julia
9. Amanda
10. Austin C
11. Matt

CANADA
12. Lori

INDONESIA
13. Ade Resha

THAILAND
14. Naina

SOUTH KOREA
15. Gina Lee

CHINA
16. Huili Su
17. Shiwei Lai

TAIWAN
18. Chia Chi

HONG KONG
19. Sandy Suen
20. Vincent Chow
21. Kwan Wing Yee

INDIA
22. Arpit Thakur

MALAYSIA
23. Melinda Wong

CZECH REPUBLIC
24. Ing Jiri

JAPAN
25. Nahoko
26. Yuniko
27. Yumi

NETHERLANDS
28. Gizmo
29. Desiree

FRANCE
30. Monique

SPAIN
31. Conchi Robles

GERMANY
32. Ulrike
33. Claudia
34. Laura Ochs
35. Daniel

NORWAY
36. Jo Vermund

RUSSIA
37. Lesia
38. Sofia
39. Natalia

CROATIA
40. Ivan

BULGARIA
41. Kristiana

TURKEY
42. Demir
43. Jeannine

Note. Writing on Pixajoy postcards is a hard thing to do bcoz the card surface is so slicky. So, today I bought a new artline pen which get both 0.4mm and 1.0mm points so that I can write it easily on the postcards.

After a very long week of Hari Kebangsaan and Raya Haji holidays, so today I managed to complete writing postcards to be sent out.

Postcard United = 8 nos
Postcrossing #1 = 8 nos
Postcrossing #2 = 3 nos

Total postcards = 19 nos

1. Sanirodina Natalia, Russia
2. Zheng Weihua, China
3. Tongtong Wang, China
4. Xiao Mi, China
5. Du Xin, China
6. Ewelina, Poland
7. Gabriela Pflug, Germany
8. EKaterina Kurochkina, Russia

9. Jing Yuan Zhang, China
10. Matej Polak, Czech Republic
11. Rainer Maaser, Germany
12. Veronica Budzon, Illinois USA
13. Cinkie You, Texas USA
14. Christa Klerks, The Netherlands
15. Klaus Notzke, Germany
16. Jeanne Goethais Strijker, The Netherlands
17. Valentina Budanova, Russia
18. Elva Osterreich, New Mexico, USA

19. Isaac Wang, Wollongong, Australia

For the last few days I got batches of postcards.

9 June 2017, Friday.
1. Emily, USA but using Japan postcard.
2. Isabella Fong, Sarawak, swap postcard.

11 June 2017, Sunday.
1. Chloe Lo, Taiwan
2. Kow & mom, Japan

12 June 2017, Monday.
1. Zanna, Latvia
2. Irine, Russia, wrong ID ;( got it!
3. Olga, Russia

Thank you all.

Hi all,
Today I received 5 new postcards from:

1. Atsuko-san, Osaka, Japan
2. Mint, Bangkok, Thailand
3. Luda, Alushta, Russia
4. Jerry, Taiwan
5. Marika, Raynnki, Finland

Thank you all. I really like your postcards and stamps too!

/Wak
Malaysia

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.

Hello Wak! I think your name is Wack. ;) In Dutch, it literally means "a hole in the ice." This is the very first card I 'm writing for Postcrossing! I hope you're having a very fun and wachy day. Regards, Laurens

Today I receive another new batch of postcards.
1. Liza, Russia
2. Alex Oanna, Romania
3. Amy, Taiwan
4. Maria, Russia (direct swap)
5. Mark Fortress, Texas, USA
6. Laurens, Rotterdam, Holland (above photo)
7. Jeannet, Amsterdam, Holland
8. Rita, Holland - dear Rita, the big nose monkeys in Borneo is called "the Dutchman"!
9. Jing, Beijing, China

Thank you all, I really appreciate your postcards!

A new batch of postcrossing postcards to oversea penpals. Location: Masai post office.

It's been a long time I didnt update my postcard's blog. Pardon me.

These are the expired postcards on my postcrossing portal.

Portal 1 got 5 expired postcards.
MY 338394 Piiiline, France, 12 Sep 2016 expired 125 days.
MY 333953 Misa015, Czechia, 17 Aug 2016 expired 151 days.
MY 333949 Wilma84, Nethterlands, 17 Aug 2016 expired 151 days.
MY 331372 Angelthecat, Germany, 2 Aug 2016 expired 166 days.
MY 327964, ermolin 56, Russia, 13 Jul 2016 expired 186 days.

Portal 2 got 5 expired postcards.
MY-344497 ladygirl, Netherlands, 15 Oct 2016 expired 92 days.
MY 338413 KateSemenas, Belarus, 12 Sep 2016 expired 125 days.
MY 334091 Julia Zakharova, Russia, 17 Aug 2016 expired 151 days.
MY 317502 Ting Jui Shao, Taiwan, 9 May 2016 expired 251 days.
MY 311439 Dangira, Lithuania, 1 Apr 2016 expired 289 days.

I hope they would read this message as I also sent them reminder emails.

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.

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.

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. =) "

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)

THIS WEEK I got 3 more postcards on my Masai mailbox. The first postcard was coming from Lujie of Taiwan which shows the sunrise view on Ali mountain. She wrote:


Hi Lujie, I really like your sunrise postcard. I never been to Taiwan and would love to visit Taipei 101. The healthcare cost on our private hospitals is tremendously high, while the government hospital we need to queue very long. Yes, we can swap postcards!  ;p



The second postcard from Pashazzz (Pavel) of Russia. He sent me a Russia building but the description I cannot understand. Can you translate for me? Anyway, he wrote:


Pavel's card was sent on 31st December 2015 and that's why I still getting the new year speech. ;p Thank you.





The last and not least postcard was coming from Kerri of United Kingdom. She wrote: