Rindu BIG TIME! Ma'alish, ma'alish!

Haish, I don't know why, but i do miss my AWESOME holiday in Egypt. I went there with my best buddies from Manchester, Ili, Faiz, and Mayura.


The trip was somehow, different. It's hard for me to explain, but memang menusuk kalbu ( in a good way, of course! ) :). It does somehow, change my perspective towards *something*. I enjoyed it immensely, and when it was the time for us to get back to Manchester, I must say, my heart was torn into several pieces. Nampak macam sungguh over, but it's the truth. The highlight is obviously seeing the Great Pyramids and Sphinx in front of our eyes. They are so marvellous, and we even climbed the pyramids and had great laugh along the way ( especially pakcik guard emosi nak suruh turun awal, tapi, bila dia pandang belakang, cepat-cepat kami panjat lagi haha. ).

And we visited makam-makam Nabi and sahabat-sahabat. The feeling was...remarkable. It's hard to explain in words. And what really went straight to my heart is when performing prayers in the mosques. I have to say ( despite menjatuhkan reputasi! ), air mata bergenang dan jantung berdengup kencang each time.



We went there with 'Kembara Sufie' as our tour guide. They are the best! We had super fun times despite the thing we did seem normal and boring. For example, during the long drive, I really enjoyed playing with them for what it seems like permainan yang tak mencabar iaitu teka-teka nama kuih traditional. ( the most prominent kuih... NEKBAT. And how tiba-tiba 'london almond' jadi kuih traditional. hmmm.. )

And the funniest interpretation of MENTEGA KACANG. Haha. Thinking of it, makes me smile like a weirdo. I will NEVER look at mentega kacang the same way again!

And even the 'mystery' of the disappearance of a bag of oranges. Of how it was so 'tense' until the car was pulled over by the side of the road for us to check if the oranges were truly gone. Sebenarnya, bukan nak makan sangat oranges tu, tapi pelik hilang begitu saja. Until at one point we agreed to publish the 'mystery' in majalah 'Mastika' sebab terlalu pelik. At last, actually, it was revealed that they were there all along despite satu orange pecah dahsyat sehingga Faiz and Ili terpaksa 'derma' orange tu kat pokok kehausan tepi jalan.

And the JUICE CRAZE, of how we got truly excited when we had the oppurtunity to sip the wonderful taste of mango juice, banana + milk, orange juice, delima ,and others. Sampai semua jenis buah ordered, and terpaksa menjadikan a stool as our unofficial 'table'. Attracted weird glances from the arabs, we made ''muka tembok'' because we were too busy being drowned by the deliciousness of the juices. Mesti mereka ingat rakus betul budak-budak ni. Memang terbaik dari ladang! ( air kotak jenama 'Umdah' pun kalah seyhh ).

And how we managed to see the Terusan Suez ( yang belajar kat sejarah kat sekolah dulu tu ) in front of our eyes. It was so exciting for me, because I could not imagine the terusan yang sering digembar-gemburkan dalam buku-buku Sejarah dulu. Moreover, there were many powers tried to own it. It was just...amazing.

And how we had the chance to breathe the fresh air and witnessedthe clear blue sea. And how we were ''terrorised'' by the pakcik brutal at the night market (issue lucu '' dua isteri''). And how the most painful fall became the most joyful laughter. And how we met the wonderful children in the desert.

Tak dilupakan budak padang pasir yang 'high taste' minta dekat kami CARAMEL SWEETS! ( yaaaa, dia specify kan. sebab dia hanya layan perisa caramel )

Budak : gurgdgybagsndgfjsksudusjhd CARAMEL SWEETS! ( tak faham apa Arabic dia cakap pada permulaan ayat )

Us : Erm...

Good company, good trip. What more can I ask for?

There are so many things to write, but it is impossible to jolt down everything here. Every single second in Egypt is what I will treasure forever. The laughter, the new things we learned, the sight of never-ending road, and the 'tears' are the best thing happened to me. Although the journey is over, to forget such a wonderful memory will be the last thing on my mind.

EGYPT, YOU ARE TRULY WONDERFUL! :)