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Balik Kampung via Himalayan Mountains?

Balik KL naik low cost carrier with a stopover (and visiting) in Kathmandu....? sounds like a good deal... FlyYeti.com... sesuai ler utk Beruang Madu & Kingkong ...:)

Air Arabia Connects Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur

By P.VijianNEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Trying to tap into the booming air travel in Asia, Air Arabia and Nepal's leading domestic private carrier Yeti Airlines jointly launched the FlyYeti.com, low cost carrier (LCC), which will fly from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur from today.The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Air Arabia, Arab world's largest LCC, had made Kathmandu its hub to service the lucrative Asian routes, after it entered into a partnership with Nepal's Yeti Airlines.

Under the pact, the five-year-old Air Arabia is expected to offer affordable services to international destinations from the tiny Himalayan capital, covering largely the busy Asian region.Air Arabia plans to its adopt its successful low-cost business model to promote the FlyYeti.com."We are looking at the inbound and outbound tourism, which is our biggest market, besides labour and business travellers. Our destinations from Kathmandu will be to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, Sharja (UAE) and Doha.

"We are expecting a 70 to 80 percent average load factor in this viable sectors," Yeti's Commercial Manager Fares Kipady told Bernama in an interview from Kathmandu.Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Chairman of Air Arabia described the tie up as an enormously significant agreement for the airline, and an extremely timely one.

"As we set our sights on global expansion, we remain focused on youthful, fast-growing markets where the opportunities for growth are greatest. Nepal, with a population of 29 million and a median age of just 20, is clearly among them. "With this new hub in Nepal, Air Arabia will cover a new niche market, while continuing to offer the level of superior service that has made us one of the premier airlines in the Middle East," he said in a statement. FlyYeti. Com, the brand name of the new LCC, will service the Kathmandu-KL sector thrice a week namely Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, It is a four-hour and forty minutes flight to the KL International Airport.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted international air passenger traffic in Asia to rise by 5.9 percent between 2007 and 2011 -- which means an additional 300 million passengers -- giving LCCs like FlyYeti.Com and the existing 18 LCCs in the region a tremendous business opportunity.-- BERNAMA

Lebanese Food

Kabayan po...?

Kabayan po....?

ke mana2 aku pergi, deme asyik tanya aku soalan nih jer.... siap boring aku...! ape? muke aku nih muka "kabayan" kerrr...

dah la tuh, kengkadang, bila aku jawab kat deme yang aku nih bukan filipino...., deme tak percaya...!!! deme buat muka ala2, "alah... mamat tak sedar diri...! kalau dah kabayan, cakap jerlah kabayan... tak ngaku orang kampung lak...!!"... ala2 macam dasar si Tanggang lerrr... tak guna betul...!

ada la pulak yang cakap yang muka aku nih memang sebijik muka kabayan/filipino... memang hampeh sungguh...! ada ker muka hensem nih di kata muka kabayan...?

next time deme tanya... "kabayan po...?" memang aku nak jawab : "what kabayan, kabayan...? nenek kebayan ko....!!!!!" padan muka deme...!!

Learn "Emirati" in 30 seconds

Faled Tayyib = considered it done

too much = too much traffic! too much food! too much people! too much food! too much expensive...! in Dubai, you only use "Too much" for everything... ask the taxi drivers... they will tell...

khalas = that's the end of it! habis...! sudah...! don't talk about it anymore...!

kabayan po..? = mike nih orang filipino ker...? (tagalog)

aiwa...! = yes...

scenario : ordering food...

me : this is Mustafa cafe...?
cafe : aiwa...!
me : you have chicken rice...?
me : chicken rice? here no chicken rice... Biriyani... mutton biriyani, chicken biriyani, fish biriyani.... very good! too much people like..!
(alamak makan biriyani lagi hari nih... aku dah bengkek dah, tiap2 hari benda yang sama jer...)
me : ok, ok... chicken biriyani ... what time can deliver? i too much hungry alrdy... can deliver fast?
cafe : aiwa... no pbm...
me : how much?
cafe : aiwa...?
me : how much does it cost...?
cafe : aiwa...?
(tak paham2 ker pun mamat nih...?)
me : anybody there can speak English..?
cafe : aiwa...?
(hmmm...!! nih yang teman tak gemo nih...!)
me : what Aiwa, Aiwa...?????.... Mitsubishi lah...!
(me bang the phone, frustrated.... no chicken rice, no biriyani today... later go home I cook myself...!)

Fire in Dubai

Jalan2 kat Dubai semalam... pegi beli buah tangan utk bawak balik ke Mesia.... tiba2 dah dekat dgn Spice Souk, traffic jam yang teramat sangat... heran lak... selalunya Sabtu tak la jam camni...

tengok2, polis block the road... ape ke he nya pulak...? so sebab kena pegi beli jugak buash tangan tuh (got no other time maaa....), so park kete, pegi jalan ke spice souk... rupa2nya ada bangunan terbako... Radisson service apartment... kononnya ada ler pulak orang yg terperangkap kat bangunan tuh... hmm... macam2 deme kat Dubai nih...! attention seeker ker pun...?

nampak gaya teruk jugak ler....

siap ada helicopter datang utk ambik anybody yang tercedera kat kebakaran nih... emamng patutpun, kalau naik ambulance biasa.... ntah2 orang yang tercedera tuh boleh sampai ke hospital lagi cepat kalau jalan kaki drpd ambik ambulance... Dubai with its infamous traffic jam....
the good part was, around that area... tak ada kete pun lalu (all roads in the area were closed....). so bermaharajalela ler kalau jalan kaki... mana nak dpt gambo camni masa hari2 biasa
tapi letuh ler pun... kira2... ada la 2.5km berjalan nak menyampaikan ke Spice souk tuh... masa nak balik tuh, tak ada teksi, maka jadinya 5km jalan kaki pegi balik... stucked in traffic jam 2jam, jalan kaki 5km... plan nak pegi ke Gym terpaksa kensel... masa dah suntuk, dan memang dah letih pun berjalan.... kira dah exercise ler tuh...

masa jalan nak balik tuh, ada la ternampak "Dhow" nih (kapal kayu)... namanya... Al Faizul Barkat....!! eh eh...! kita punyalah....!!! hehehe

Raining cats & dogs in the desert

It has been raining for the past 5 days... non stop... it is more of "drizzling" rather than "raining"... but sometimes, it does rain heavily... tak ler macam hujan ribut kat Mesia, but enough to be considered as "heavy rain"... apatah lagi kat tengah2 padang pasio nih....

disebabkan hujan yang berterusan nih... maka pada hari yang keempat, jalan dah mula banjir dan pagi2 nak pegi opis, there was extra trafiic jam... dah la Dubai nih sentiasa jam, dgn najir nih, bertambah "berat" ler jamnya...

hampir 2 jam nak sampai opis... keluo rumah jam 6h30am... selalunya, 45mn jer....

ini gambo depan rumah uncle Thiru & auntie Sengkuang... banjir teruk tuh...

ini gambo dekat opis.... tengok sebelah jalan tuh... dah penuh air dah... macam jalan between Jakarta & Sukarno Hatta airport lak... kiri kanan sawah bendang...

kuat angin tuh.... awan pun gelap jer... tak habih hujan lagi....

adalah pulak Pak Arab2 nih yang jakun tak pernah tengok hujan... sikit punyer happy deme pegi main hujan dgn kete & APV (all purpose vehicle, aka quadbike... ala... motor 4 roda tuh...)

petang masih hujan... masih lebat... accident merata2...

banjir, banjir...!! nak sampai rumah ambil masa 3jam...! perabih minyak kat situ jer... nasib baik baru isi minyak penuh...!

nih gambo shopping centre dekat rumah... jalan depan Sahara shopping centre, banjir habih...! nasib baik teman bawak CRV, boleh ler redah jer jalan tuh... kalau kete biasa, memang sah sangkut punyer...!

ini gambo pagi nih kat parking area... berlopak besar kat tengah2 padang tuh... swimming pool...!

hujan masih tak berenti, tapi deme kata esok should be better. rain to stop today and we'll have sunshine again tmrw and the wknd... akibat hujan lebat dan banjir, company kata, tak payah masuk opis hari nih, buat kerja kat rumah jer... buat kerja? kita buat blog entry leeeerrrr...

btw, patutnya hari nih last day kat opis... sebab tak leh ke opis, kena ke opis esok to handover office materials (laptop dsbnya)... ambik cek gaji... then babai... tu lah... teman nak berenti kerojer nih, satu UAE menangih sakan...!! weeping my departure...! tak ke kelas gitu...? hehehe...

gambo nih ambik dari Gulf News : "Paddling away, Dave McCarthy goes for a paddle down a flooded street in Dubai. Many residential areas were completely submerged by rainwater"

yang nih pulak, gambo city centre Sharjah... kawan anto.... masalah banjir nih bukan apa... punyalah jarang hujan lebat kat sini, mana ada sistem perparitan deme buat (macam smart tunnel)... kiri kanan jalan mana ada longkang... tak diperlukan... hujan seminggu jer setahun... tapi bila hujan lebat inilah akibatnya....

Overnite Safari... sejukkkkkk kome...!!! Part Five

sunrise in the desert... bangun pagi2, then lepak tengok sunrise... memang best...!!in Dubai, the sand colour is slightly red-ish... asked Mubasheer why like that one...? he says, "like that looorrr..." Sharjah & Dubai, sand colour is slightly red-ish, Abu Dhabi, sand colour is whiter... follow the Emirate loorrr... hmmm... hancur...!!

sejuk kome...! memang tak tipu... in the evening, it was around 9 to 10 degre Celcius... pagi tuh was better, around 13 to 15 degre Celcius... gttng warmer...

auntie Sengkuang sudah jadik Eskimo...!

Malaysian rapper in the desert... gambar blur sebab tangan masih terketo masa nak snap gamboape mike tangkap2 gambo nih...!! teman nak gi kencing laaa...!! haiyaaa...! sudah!!

kelas memasak breakfast in the desert...

masak sausage jer, bukan nasi goreng... (if only it was nasi goreng...! pehhhhh!!!!)breakfast dah ready... melantak macam orang tak makan seminggu...! sejuk maaa... perlu memanehkan badan....;)

after packing2, jalan... then singgah kat Camel farm kejap.. jumpe sedare mare...

deme pun tengah breakfast gak... nampak macam sedap jer... hehehe...

ini anak2 deme... teka umur berapa...? teka ler....!!only 10 to 15 days old one you know...! besarnyerrrr...! minum susu unta tiap2 hari maaa... penuh khasiat, lemak berkrim, disukai ramai...deme nih memang gatei....! macam anak2 buah teman yang lain lerrr... bila oghang dah nak ciao, baru ler deme datang dekat ke pago... ala2 macam nak ikut ler tuh... pihhhhhhh lah...! tadi oghang dtg dekat jual mahal, pegi lari merata2... oghang dah nak ciao, baru ler deme termangu2 duk tepi pintu pagar, ala2 meminta simpati nak ikut jalan2 sekali... hmmm...kalau sesapa nak tahu... inilah Orynx... alaaaa.... binatang adik beradik raindeer yang tarik kapal terbang Qatar Airways tuh....! depa tak tarik bakul Santa, but tarik kapal terbang Qatar Airways...

siap posing lagi maskot Qatar Airways nih...keluo dari Desert conservation area nih, kena masukkan angin tayar balik... kang terbalik lak tengah highway kang sebab tayar tak cukup angin...bukti yang pagi tuh memang sejuk... wunta pun siap pakai kot...! deme pun tau jugak sejuk... sebelum keluo pegi jalan2 dgn deme punyer big tauke, deme pakai shawl dulu...

perjalanan ke gunung ganang bukit bukau kat sempadan Dubai/Oman... punyerlah banyak kete pagi Jumaat tuh kat tengah2 highway tuh... ala2 macam pagi ahad ler kat Malaysia... mana ada sapa kat highway...yang ini pulak binatang aper lak huh...? binatang nih namanya Harley Davidson... suka bergerak dlm kumpulan... dan suka buat bising bila tengah berjalan... harvey davidson konvoy kat UAE... deme tengah berehat breakfast la tuh...maka sampai la ke Oasis in the dessert... kononnya ada waterfall ler kat sini... peerrrrghhhh!! adalah seciput air turun dari gunung ganang tuh... deme tak tengok lagi waterfall kat Mesia camna... kalau deme tengok, sure ternganga mulut punyerlah...!gunung ganang kat sini asalnya adalah dasar laut yang dah kena tolak naik ke atas disebabkan pergerakan bumi dan platform2 benua Asia & Afrika.... so geologist2 yang nak buat ujikaji apa yang ada kat dasar laut berjuta2 tahun yang dulu, deme datang ke sini jer lah... tak payah gi menyelam kat dasar laut.... menarik tak? pegi ujikaji kandungan dasar laut berjuta tahun dulu, tanpa menyelam masuk ke dasar laut... so itulah penghabisan cite obernite sapari nih... conclusion... the last part (mountain viewing...) was quite disappointing... but overall, it was vonderfullll...!! such a nice experience... next time kalau nak buat lagi, kena pegi masa paneh sikit.... may be Oct Nov ker, atau March April... tak sanggup weh gi camping sejuk2 nih....!!

babai padang pasio & gunung ganang dubai...!!