FIMA CONFERENCE 2012

Assalamualaikum Alhamdulillah, on the last 13th to 15th of september 2012 we got the chance to be the volunteers for the International conference organized by the Federation of Islamic Medical Association. It is a good experience to meet and work with all the big Syeikhs that come from all around the world. Many interesting topics were presented by the profesional muslim Professors and Doctors. If we will have the chance to serve again as volunteers next time, we will definitely do it again!

Yet another honeymoon : NORWAY

Assalamualaikum...

Post ni special untuk juniors or kawan2 yg berminat nak travel to norway..so here is the story of our journey..hope it helps any of you yang nak travel pergi sana..highly recommended to those yang suka hiking, suka activity2 yg adventure mcm me n my hubby...hehe..and jugak utk sape2 yg suke nature...
Norway sangat sangat sangat cantik subhanallah...the most beautiful country we had ever been sebab x pernah smpai Switzerland kan so x tahu lah if swiss lg cantik.. ^__^

Kisah sebenarnya mula2 nak pergi Paris sebab family mertua ada kat sana melawat abg ipar yg kerja kat sana..but then kitorg dah pernah smpai paris dulu and rasa mcm baik belanja duit gi tpt lain..hehe..so tetiba husband sy ni mcm mana tah pergi google norway and mcm x percaya norway ni cantik rupenye...haha..pastu mula lah plan everything...

DAY 1 (18/6/2012)

22:45 --Took air baltic from Moscow-Riga-Oslo and reached Oslo at 07:25 on 19th..spend whole night at Riga airport..total money spend on flight Moscow-Riga-Oslo-Riga-Moscow around NOK 1975 for 2 persons..so dalam RM 990 for 2..

DAY 2 (19/6/2012)

07:25--reached OSLO airport..took express train to Oslo sentral and immediately bought train ticket to FLAM..
10:37--Naik train to FLAM..tiket beli to Flam but train tulis to Bergen via Myrdal lalu THE BERGEN RAILWAY..Tickets cost about NOK 1318 for 2 persons..Subhanallah the view was so magnificient...train ni akan lalu rail dia to the highest station..so imagine masa kitorang mula2 naik tu cuaca panas because it was summer time but bila sampai highest station ni the place was all covered with snow and it was even snowing at that time..oh yeah it was snowing in summer time..

Then dia akan turun balik bukit and then around 2-3 pm we reached one station untuk pertukaran train to FLAM..train yang kita naik akan terus direct to bergen..so utk sesiapa yang nak pergi FLAM kena tukar train naik the FLAM RAILWAY or FLAMSBANA..this is a very old train..view yg sgt cantik sepanjang perjalanan..train ni akan berhenti kat waterfall untuk ambik gambar...so bergambar puas2 kat waterfall tu...sejukkkk~

Approximately at 4pm kitorang sampai FLAM..then terus check in hostel..hostels and transport kat norway sangatlahhhhh mahal...makan megi and roti je hari2...haha..hostel kat FLAM ni NOK 550 for 2 persons.. after check in solat jamak,makan,then siap2 untuk keluar jalan2 FLAM...satu hari cukup utk jalan2 kat sini..

petang tu kitorg naik bukit utk pergi tgk waterfall...lepak2 dating2 tepi waterfall makan biskut tangkap gambar...hehe..penat jugak lah...then turun balik nak dekat maghrib dah..

DAY 3 (20/6/2012)

Pagi tu kitorg join sea kayak tour..first time kayak and sangat penat x larat nak mengayuh dah...haha..

And then at 3pm took cruise from FLAM-GUDVANGEN...cruise ni akan lalu all the fjords yang subhanallah x leh nak gambarkan mcm mane sangatlahhhhhhhhhhhhh cantik...amazed sangat2...
bayangkan kita naik kapal yang lalu kat laut dan laut ni ni pulak di tengah2 gunung2 yang tinggi..mcm dlm movie plak...hehe..

Harga tiket ni NOK 276 for 2..and then sampai je Gudvangen terus ambik bus to VOSS (harga bus-NOK 230 for 2) ..then from VOSS terus lari naik train to BERGEN (NOK 320 for 2)...

Sampai BERGEN at 7-8pm kot but biasala summer kan cerah lagi...maghrib masuk kol 10,11 malam.. check in hostel dlu, mandi..solat zuhur-asar dah settle masa dlm train lg..so after mandi terus kuar jalan2 bergen..bergen ni macam port..tepi laut..makan seafood..tgk bot2 balik tgkp ikan...hehe..bergen pon cantik but busy sikit sebab bandar besar..

DAY 4 (21/6/2012)

Pagi2 bangun solat subuh..mandi..siap2 untuk naik ferry BERGEN-STAVANGER..harga NOK 960 for 2 persons..masa dlm ferry ni agak bosan sebab route dia x lalu fjords so view dia laut je lah...hehe..but still His creations are always the best... ^__^

Sepanjang dlm ferry tgk cerita The Lady (kisah Aung San Suu Kyi)..nasib baik lah si Nadhirah bg pinjam netbook dia kalau tak tido je lah sepanjang 4 1/2 jam perjalanan...pukol 12.30 pm kitorg smpai stavanger tapi x sempat catch the next ferry to Tau..

Kitorg x jalan2 pon pekan stavanger sebab ada misi lain..hehe..dari Stavanger ni kita amik ferry to Tau and dari Tau kita boleh naik bus to Preikestolen..sebab kitorg nak hiking kat Preikestolen to Pulpit Rock..

We took the next ferry to Tau at 1pm...dlm ferry met this australian man who was married to a norwegian lady with his 2 kids..mula2 pelik kenapa dia cakap english with his son but then his son spoke Norwegian with his lil sister..lepas tu mula lah sesi kenal mengenal and then he offered to drive us to Preikestolen..so apalagi dapatlah naik free ride to our lodge atas bukit tu...hehe..thanks Mark..<---nama that australian man..

Sampai kat lodge check in, solat, carik makan, lepas tu terus ready utk hiking at 4pm..Daki bukit selama 2jam setengah...turun bukit another 2jam setengah...rasa sihat gile lepas tu...mula2 rasa mcm nak give up pon ada masa mendaki sebab quite steep bukit dia..tapi nampak je makcik n pokcik bukan main lagi semangat mendaki kitorg rasa tercabar..haha..so Alhamdulillah the view was worth all our efforts..cantikkkkkkk sangatttttttt...sejam jugak lepak atas tuuu tangkap2 gambar...

Sampai kat lodge pukol 9 malam...badan dah lenguh2 dah..hehe..tapi tak rasa penat pon sebab puas hati dapat tgk pemandangan cantik kat atas...so mcm biasa malam tu makan megi je...haha..haaa lupe nk gitahu lodge kitorg harga NOK 760 for 2...

DAY 5 (22/6/2012)

Pagi tu kitorang jungle trekking..kat Preikestolen ni ada banyak route jungle trekking so kitorg chose this one route tapi jalan tanpa map..terlupa nak bawak..ingatkan kitorg pilih the shortest route rupenye haa amik kau sampai berjam2 dok dlm hutan berdua je x nampak org lain...tah kemana2 tah kitorg jalan..haha..nasib baik ada papan tanda dlm hutan..hehe..takut jugak masa tu sebab kang sesat malam tu nak ambik nite train balik OSLO dah...takut terlepas jek...hehe...Alhamdulillah byk urusan2 kami yg Allah permudahkan...jumpa juga jalan pulang walaupun masa tu dah penat sgt dah...bayangkan semalam dah 5 jam hiking  ingatkan boleh la jalan sikit2 esoknya last2 dalam 3-4 jam jugak...tapi seronok lahhhh sebab mmg minat activity2 mcm nie... adventure skettttt honeymoon kali ni....^___^

Around 4pm ambik bus to Tau then ferry to Stavanger...from Stavanger lepak2 jap sambil tunggu train to Oslo at 22:20..train ni harga NOK 798 for 2..roughly lah..

DAY 6 (23/6/2012)

Arrived OSLO at 07:30am...carik tempat for luggage storage then jalan2 oslo..Kat oslo ni lah 1st tym kitorg makan sedap sikit...past 4 days makan megi n roti je...heheehe..tp survived kagum jugak lah haha..cuma berat turun sikit...kat OSLO banyak kedai halal so kitorg pegi makan kebab...sedapppp kebab dia...kebab dia mcm plg sedap yg pernah kitorg makan..hehe..maybe sebab dah lame x makan proper kot...hoho... Alhamdulillah atas segala rezeki...

Lepas tu pergi Noble peace centre..ade pameran kisah Aung San Suu Kyi..kebetulan pulak kitorg mmg dah tgk cerita die kt movie so mcm dah tahu byk jugak pasal die...hehe..

Kat Oslo xde ape menarek pon...just beli sourvenirs then terus gi airport utk balik moscow..

Flight balik Riga-Moscow at 20:30...solat subuh kat Riga airport then tengah hari esoknya smpai Moscow... home sweet home...balik Moscow trus masak...kesian suami lama x makan sedap2..hehehe...

TIPS :

1) Sediakan duit dalam RM 3000/person kalau nak pergi norway (for one week, including air ticket + cheap food + hostels)
2) tak berbaloi pergi Norway if pergi OSLO je
3) Bawak jaket sebab walaupun summer most of the cities quite sejuk...kitorg mmg pakai jaket sepanjang masa except for OSLO...spring/autumn jacket dah cukup..
4) Pergi time summer view sangat cantik...kalau pergi time winter putih je lah nampak..baik dok Moscow je.. ade snow jugak..hehe
5) bawak makanan sendiri banyak2...biskut ke nutella ke megi etc...sebab nak jimat duit...hehe
6) Bawak quran tadabbur ayat2 Allah sambil menikmati pemandangan yg cantik2 belaka...terasa sgt kehebatan Allah masa tu..kita manusia mane mampu nak create something cantik gile mcm Allah buat..
7)Penting : Bawak kamera+ memory card yg byk+battery charger jgn lupe...banyak sangat gambar boleh diambil...
8) bawak cadar sendiri sebab some hostel charge extra fees for cadar..
9)bawak botol air sepanjang journey
10) pergi travel dgn spouse or family or kawan2...jaga iman jaga solat sepanjang perjalanan..jgn lah pegi honeymoon dgn boypren plak...x recommended...haha..




Dia lah yang telah mengaturkan kejadian tujuh petala langit yang berlapis-lapis; engkau tidak dapat melihat pada ciptaan Allah Yang Maha Pemurah itu sebarang keadaan yang tidak seimbang dan tidak munasabah; (jika engkau ragu-ragu) maka ulangilah pandangan (mu) - dapatkah engkau melihat sebarang kecacatan? (Al-Mulk:3)

Kemudian ulangilah pandangan (mu) berkali-kali, nescaya pandanganmu itu akan berbalik kepadamu dengan hampa (daripada melihat sebarang kecacatan), sedang ia pula berkeadaan lemah lesu (kerana habis tenaga dengan sia-sia). (Al-Mulk:4)