This year we decided to celebrate Eid with the whole family together and that means travelling all the way to Australia.. The four of us, the hubby, kaklang, adik and I started our journey on the 8th of September. Here are some pictures of our holiday in Australia:
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| At the LCC Terminal. Those boxes are filled with Terengganu 'keropok'.
Our second son in Melbourne is selling 'fish crackers' (at an
exhorbitant price). |
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| Looking apprehensive as we are over the weight limit.. Never mind, our
'keropok' businessman is going to pay up.. (he sells them at exhorbitant
price anyway, haha) |
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| Boarding the plane. Good old Now-everyone-can-fly Air Asia! |
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| Arriving in Melbourne at 12 midnight. |
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| Freezing while waiting for Bang Ngah to pick us up.. (staying overnight; flight to Adelaide early the next morning) |
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| Adelaide at last! |
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| Excited and happy to see uncle Khalid and grand-dad! |
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| Umayr with his favourite vehicle. Zooms around pretty fast on the thing.. |
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| Adik helping to mow the backyard. |
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| Adik having fun on the trampoline - after posing with the lawn mower! haha |
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| The last fast-breaking for this year's Ramadan.. |
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| Eid morning; cute and adorable... |
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| Eid prayers at Al-khalil mosque |
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| The women section (children not allowed) |
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| The sermon - in Arabic! (translated briefly later on) |
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| Kak Lang and Adik posing after prayers. |
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| Attended an 'open house' |
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| Bang Long and his family - in green. |
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| The children - in brown (second day) |
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| The food at our 'open house' |
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| Guests enjoying the food |
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| hmm..yum yum.. |
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| Seeing blue - four pretty girls in pigtails..err ponytails (and mom) |
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| Forgotten her 'raya' shoes, so buying a pair of cheap ones at 'Jack Cross' - the flea market (Sunday, 12 Sept) |
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| Always gets his favourite toy... |
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| Having fun with grand-dad. Looks like they are playing charade.. |
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| Having picture taken with a cuddly koala - Gorge Wildlife Park |
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| Is that a kangaroo or a wallaby? |
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| Saying hello to a camel: Assalamualaikum ya jamal...! |
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| Help! mommy, save me! I don't like kangarooos.. |
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| At the Botanic Garden: unfortunately spring is only just beginning.. |
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| Tantrum, tantrum...! |
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| Free tram-ride around Adelaide |
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| At the Central Market |
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| Mangosteens! My God, RM60 per kg! |
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| Durians! Don't even glance at the price! |
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| The 'Mangkok Ayun' - Malaysian Restaurant owned by one of Banglong's friends.. |
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| Whee... Adik enjoying a slide at Kilda Park - Playground for children AND adults! |
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| Down on the Flying Fox.. I tried this one - God it was exhilarating! |
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| Attending another 'open house' before our departure for Perth the next day (15 Sept) |
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| Most of the guests were post graduate students and their families |
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| On the 'Blue Cat' - free bus rides around Perth. |
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| Waiting for the train for an excursion to Fremantle |
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| Lucky we didn't get on THAT tram! |
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| Trying to coax a tune out of a didgeridoo.. |
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| Wow pay-yourself at the supermarket! |
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| Durians again? They must be growing them in Australia.. |
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| Trying one of the pay-them-yourself machine |
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| With our hosts in Perth.. |
The hubby and I arrived home on the 16 th of Sept. Kaklang and Adik stayed for another week, visiting Bang Ngah in Melbourne the last few days. They have just got back today..
