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

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.

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

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!

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!

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 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!

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

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!

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)