Perth: City Stay Apartment

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Finally, I have strength to fight my procrastination to blog about our Perth trip. Just sharing some stuff because most of the time before we go for vacation we will go through blogs to get some ideas about the places.

We stayed at City Stay Apartment. This is one of the top place to stay. As for family it is very comfortable. I'm not sure the pricing because my dad arranged everything. Well, but I know this place is just opposite Harbour Town (shopping paradise!). These are couple pictures of how it looks inside our apartment.

 The Living room. They got heater inside so no worries :)

 Master bedroom

Twin bedroom

Kitchen complete with stove, microwave and fridge. Inside the cupboard are cooking utensils and dining stuff. Just some tips here, my mom pack along plastic bags (the one that they use to pack food) or you can choose any kind because we do not know who has used it and what kind of food they have eat with it. So to avoid any syubhah we covers our plate with plastics. We do not use any of the cooking utensils and bought along small rice cooker. We cook rice and eat with can food. In sya Allah I will post on food that we brought along. Perth has many restrictions on food and Alhamdulilah by abiding that we had our immigration check run smoothly.

And, lastly...

Washing machine with drier! Thank you City Stay Apartment for these. Very unusual to have washing machine in your apartment room. But this place nailed it! And of course there is shower. Hihi. Love this place. (Oh yes, there is iron too! Complete isn't it?)

This is just the room that we had. I'm sure there are lot more option to choose. Feel free to visit their website for more info.
Website:City Stay Apartment, Perth
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Perth: Caversham Wildlife Park 

Love,
Maryam

Perth: Coversham Wildlife Park

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Last raya hols, my dad take the whole family to Perth Australia. Alhamdulilah it was a memorable one. So here are some of snippet from our first day in Perth.  We went there with Air Asia X. Alhamdulilah KLIA 2 is as good as KLIA. I love the new building, a lot of shopping places! One thing, the place is really big that it is tiring to walk to departure hall. -.-' Not so good for elders as they might need wheelchairs.

I just wanna skip the arrival part, airport transfer and car rental. I will do another post on it in sya Allah later. So here is our first destination,  Caversham Wildlife Park. It's about 1 hour from our car rental place in the city.

The Entrance

My sister, doesn't she look like... Dora The Explorer?

HAHA

Kangaroos everywhere! Subahanallah 

 Don't get lost. The place is huge!

After walking through the park we saw this animals crib's. There are cows, sheep, horse and many more. We can go inside and they just all around us.

Meet KPOP (A Llama)! Never has chance to be this close with such an awesome creature ^.^ I bet he dance SJ very well too. No?

These guinea pigs are adoreableeee 

Selfie?

This is a demonstration on how to shave sheep's coatings. They're useful for rugs, jackets and more. I don't think this will hurt the sheep. I believe that Allah has created this for it purpose. And the sheep will grow its coverings fast during winter to keep them warm. Subahanallah. Allah's perfection.

So after the show, we walk some more and meet this albino (I guess) Kangaroo

 Moving on. We went to see wombat and friends show. Where we will have chance to take more pictures.

 

This the the place. Like a barn i think.

 

Hello, Mr Owl!

More selfie! With Wombat!

Some birds in the show

Yay us!

 The foxes! I couldn't find my Jacob though

Koala's crib. We are just lucky to meet the koalas when they are awake. Whee! 

(My scared face ruined everything -.-)

We took some time to be around kangaroos. Dora love them

After battling with excitement and fear that the kangaroo will bite, I have some courage to pat them. Yay!

More kangaroos. The joey is still inside the pouch. My mom really amazed with the kangaroo she said "The joeys are big enough but it mother still carry them everywhere. Look at it's feet cannot fit the pouch. How much loves to the kids." Subahanallah. Amazing right?

So that is our visit to the park. The park is actually big. There are a lot of animals but these are the main attraction as we cannot see them in Malaysia. It's a must visit place in Perth. Well if you have never seen kangaroo like me. hehe. So after Wildlife Park we went to Chocolate Factory (which I will update in another post in sya Allah).

For more info on the ticket fees please feel free to visit their website!

Caversham Wildlife Park

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Perth: City Stay Apartment

Till then.

Love,

Maryam

2 weeks of commitment

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Alhamdulilah, it has been 2 weeks since I started new term. My two weeks end with mid course for this block. Alhamdulilah I did quite well. Just hoping the result will fulfill my goal. In sya Allah.

I just wanna quick recap.

Academic wise

1. Aropa can be good. My group members obtain quite high marks for that. Worth every single effort! *clapclap*
2. My Peerwise reputation is still low. Now that my brother is in the same uni as I, he keep asking about  my  reputation -.-'. (New goal for 3rd week is to get top reputation in Peerwise. Amin)
3. Irat Grat was O-K.
4. I need to read more and revise.
5. Plan more and make believe. 

Personal wise

1. Alhamdulilah.
2. I don't know why, staying away from friends is kinda my option now. Not that I hate people but I prefer to keep distance a bit. I love you guys but now is not the best time. One day we will reunite in sya Allah. (I miss my best friends -M,H,W-. If you guys read this, please pray for all of us )
3. Keeping myself motivated is a MUST. It is quite tough but now I know some that work best for me. In sya Allah.  (Do you have one?)
4. I wanna read books that is not related to my study field. (I need to make time.huh.)
5. Big plan coming up. Hopefully to make it happen. In sya Allah. :*:*:*

Aloha second year

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1. The first day we were introduced with new learning system which is Aropa. It is a collaborative ways of learning. We have to submit our group work so others can view and assessed. It is somehow good for us as we are working together and be able to get various answer. However, The time limit given was a bit pressuring. We have to compile everyone's works and submit before 9PM (which before this group leader will give time until 12AM). I think that is the only terrifying part that we have to face. Hope we will adapt this new changes and utilized the "toys" to improve our learning experience. Insya Allah. 
2. I'm glad to meet my friends.
3. I left most important tools at home =.=. Have to go back tomorrow.
4. My new room is very comfortable. Not too big but enough for me. Alhamdulilah
5. Must strive more than status quo (this is from Elite Daily. My lecture mentioned similar one this morning. Did he...) 

Love,
Maryam

Haul: Perth (Handbag)

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My wishlist: Bag

I went to Perth and bought a bag by Colette (an Australia brand). It is the bucket style bag similar to my wishlist before.This is a Giselle Pouche collection. I had mine in white-black with gold detailing. It is rare for me to have white coloured stuff. But this one is so adorable. It also comes in all black and white-brown with gold.

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Note: I'm just lazy to upload my own. I screenshot this from Colette website. I will update laterr.

If you are interested in buying any stuff from Colette, feel free to visit http://www.colettehayman.com.au. International shipping available. 

Love,

Maryam

Money talk

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I'm going to start class in a few days. So I bought a planner to keep track my daily stuff. I need to get organized. One of the thing that I'm particular about is money. adjhlskdgfskgfsk. 

"Prioritize on education and your well-being. Spend less. Be more mindful of your expenditure. Keep track."

After calculating and weighing my budget I only left with RM 35 monthly. That does not include my phone bill and gas (my dad is paying for both. Alhamdulilah.) But still, I hope one day I could afford to include those in my budget. I don't wanna burden my dad.

I have to admit that I spend a lot. Yes. Full of regret. I hope for my new term I can control my cash flow. In sya Allah.

Regards,
Maryam

Article: You Will Love Again One Day

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Hello there :)

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Previously I mentioned that I like to read articles from Elite Daily. It is a voice of Y generation that I feel related to myself. Not all but most of it and I found myself re-reading most of articles. A very insightful place addressing many topics ranging from world news to how to date.

My recent visit to the website got me to this article. 

A Letter To My Broken Heart: You Will Love Again One Day

"I know it hurts.

And I don’t know what else to say other than I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the sadness that paralyzes you; the sadness that makes you feel like you’re pushing yourself forward just to go through the motions.

I am sorry for the pain that stings you, and makes you feel like I am pouring salt right onto your open wounds. I am sorry for the doubt that plagues you; the doubt that makes you feel like love is a risk that’s no longer worth taking.

I feel like it’s my fault.

I tried for a really long time to protect you; I built a wall as high as those that rise up around castles, strong and thick enough to keep a tempest of emotions at bay. I promised you that I would keep you safe, that I wouldn’t let harm come your way, that no one could get in unless we really wanted him to — unless we were ready.

But how prepared could we have been? It happened all in the blink of an eye,..."

Above is just an excerpt from the article. You can read the rest of it here.

Credit to Alexandra E. Petri

So have you experienced this?

 

Love, 

Maryam

 

Review: IRL filter by photojojo

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Location: Kings Park, Perth Australia.

I have tried my Dream Scope Filter Kit by Photojojo. These are the outcome after stacking all 3 filter. Dreamy isn't it?

Love,
Maryam