FM: City of Lights

11 February 2011

Arrived at the office this morning and greeted by these two lovelies:

Vicki went to Perth during Chinese New Year break and got me these two fridge magnets. Aren't they gorgeous? Metallic-ky and shiny!! Vicki has an aunt who resides there and I enjoyed listening to her making plans for her trip.

I am not sure why but after several tries, the pic above REFUSED to appear in the correct rotation. So, I guess I have to cock my head to the left to adore it in this blog.

Wow Factor: 501 and 502

Where from: Perth, Australia

Who: Vicki Austin Dimin

When: Feb 2011

Killer Shark

3 December 2010

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Zera went to Australia and bought me this. An awesome shark from Sea World, Gold Coast Australia. Yayyyy!

Wow Factor: 477
Where: Gold Coast, Australia
When: December 2010

Shirtless in Melbourne

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One more from the kindhearted architect! This one falls in the same group with the other Melbourne collection courtesy of Yusof Nik.

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Wow Factor: #437

Who: Yusof Nik

When: 2008

Where: Melbourne, Australia

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One of My Favourites

This is definitely one of my favourites. A set of 6 magnets which makes up one huge island:

So, how do I calculate this? One magnet or 6 magnets? One la, of course, since individually they do not make much sense; although it is carefully divided into Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and a combination of Victoria & Tasmania. Awesome. Now I can pass the pop quiz on Australia! Yay!

Wow Factor: #419

When: 2008

Where From: Australia (bought in Melbourne)

Who: Yusof Nik.

The Cutest Lazy Bum on Earth

Many thanks to Zaman, who went to Sydney for a holiday recently. This lazy bum is dozing on a tree branch.

Oh well, it certanly won't be for a message centre!

Who: Khairuzzaman Muhammad

When: 2009

Where: Australia

Wow: #390

Down Under But Right Here

The shape of the huge island with the animals taht represent the continent:

Australia map in a circle

These bronze kangaroos in a frame is so cool!

Where: Australia

When: 2009

Who: Abang Chik

Wow Factor: #386, #387 & #388

Shake Your Head

This is a cute kangaroo magnet complete with springy head!

Where: Sydney, Australia
When: 2009
Who: Abang Chik
Wow Factor: #371

The Top From Down Under

City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

A gorgeous drop dead beauty. It's rubber magnetto. Again, one of my favourites. Melbourne original!

I can't believe my good luck when the kindhearted Yusof showed them to me. And what nmore when he told me that he bought it for the Bintulu Gang ladies. Thanks to my lady friends who gave me the first right of refusal. Whereby I refuse to refuse any of them magnets.











Izwan & I did travel to Melbourne, way back in 1998. Ten years before this magnetto became mine. Izwan was sent there for work, and I followed soon. My friend Boonli was residing in Melbourne then, so we had a tour guide!

Where from: Melbourne

When: 2008

Who: Ar. Yusof Nik

Wow Factor: #310

This is one of the most colourful, brightest, cheerful fridge magnet in my collection. Do you like it?

Revisit: Melbourne #180

Recently I have decided to take more pics of the fridge magnets I have posted before. Pictures from different angles. To give better illustration of how the fridge magnet actually look like. This is the first of the series. I'll have the word "Revisit" to indicate that it has been posted on this blog before.

Where from: Melbourne, Australia

When: 2008

Who: Yusof the architect

Wow Factor: 180

(REVISITED)

Click here to see the old post. I took the picture below recently, to show the thickness of the item. It is really one cool stuff. The details are unbelievable. It looks like it is handpainted too.

Not On My Feet

I have Bali slippers. Giant ones. Tiny Ones. But I also have one specially flown all the way from Melbourne. Fabulous. Thanks to Yusof Nik the architect, I got a handful many of Melbourne fridge magnets and I love them ALL !

Correction - not specially flown as in 'specially delivered' but rather they were purchased at the Farmers Market while Yusof was on holiday.

This picture was taken in May 2008, at Yusof & Fiza's wedding reception.

The detailing in this fridge magnet is pretty cool. Very detailed, very intricate, very lovely.

Where from: Melbourne, Australia

When: 2008

Who: Yusof Che Nik

Wow Factor: #295

Gold Coast Heat

This is my third Gold Coast magnet, courtesy of my friend Dato' Firah. So far, I only have three magnets from Gold Coast, but who knows, maybe there'll be more? Jeng jeng jeng


There's a thermometer but I'm not sure if it works well. Regardless, it is still a cool one despite the place getting very hot come December.

Where from: Gold Coast, Australia
When: 2008
Who: Dato' Muzaffirah Tun Ahmad Fairuz
Where now: Home
Wow Factor: #215

This is me and Firah, taken last week at Pantai Medical Hospital. That day, we had salmon sashimi and baskin robbins icecream. We had tears and we had laughter.

Movie World

Dato' Muzaffirah Tun Ahmad Fairuz a.k.a. good ole Firah bought me some magnets from her recent trip to Gold Coast, Australia. One of them is this little cute tweety bird:

Where from: Gold Coast, Australia

Where now: Home

Who: Dato' Firah

When: 2008

Wow factor: #212

Wikipedia will tell you that Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia.

It opened on June 3, 1991.

The park contains various movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides.

Movie World also features the only Scooby-doo film based indoor roller-coaster situated in the theme park's own studio lot. In addition, costumed character performers also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. These include Catwoman, Batman, Austin Powers and various Looney Tunes characters.

Minor street shows including skits and singing performances are also present. The All-Star Parade commences at 2.30 PM every day, and also showcases costumed characters alongside vehicles and movie-themed floats.

There are also a number of actual active film studios within the Movie World complex.

Back to Firah, the pic above is of the two of us together with our friends Shida, Aida & Yaya during the all-birthdays-lumped-in-one lunch we had earlier this year.

Movie World

Firah bought me some fridge magnets from Gold Coast!! Yipee yay yay. Three cheers for Firah. This one is from Movie World.

Walking down memory lane, I remember meeting Firah for the very first time. At the good ole AZY. I just started practising and was 'loaned' to the conveyancing department as they were in need for someone to handle the tenants of a (then) new posh and (now) successful shopping mall.

Shida, Aida, me, Firah and Yaya in April


It was Firah's first day at the office. And we clicked almost instantly. And the usual group (pic above) of us who would roam the backlanes behind Jalan Raja Chulan for lunch had a new member. And it was a fabulous gang. Still is!!

Where from: Gold Coast, Australia
When: 2008
Who: Dato' Muzaffirah Tun Ahmad Fairuz
Where now: Home

Counting still : #190

Choo Choo Tram

Yes, you read it right... choo choo tram, not choo choo train.

This is related to my 2 entries just before this post. I have two trams fridge magnets, thanks to The Architect. Oppsss.. make that three! Ah, greedy me!

I do remember Melbourne. Izwan & I went there in 1998. Izwan was on official assignment and he took leave to stay in Melbourne longer. I took leave to join him there on his last official day there. My brother Itt (who was a final year accounting student at UKM then) drove me to the airport.

I reached Melbourne, took a bus to Crown Tower Hotel and had to show my passport to the guys at the casino entrance as evidence that I am not underage! Anyways, back to En Yusof's generosity in buying trams magnets, here's the appreciation clause:

Where from: Melbourne, Australia

When: 2008

Who: Ar Mohamad Yusof Che Nik

(Thank you, thank you, bila travel lagi, ingat la kat kita!!)

Where now: One at the office & two at home

Number: 181, 181 and 183

(oish, dah banyak betul magnet aku nih!!

Too much is never enough)

Grab 'Em All?

In continuation of my earlier entry on Melbourne magnets, these are the pics of the magnets I didn't refuse!

A total of nine of them... I can't even put them all in one pics so as to ensure each one can be clearly seen when I post them on this blog.

And I went one step further. I was so kiasu that I even took pics of the packaging label!! hehe

From DownUnder

Many thanks to Ar. Yusof (whom I still owe that anti-mosquito lotion I promised) he bought for the ladies of Bintulu team quite a number of fridge magnets! He went to Melbourne earlier this year with his son to see his eldest daughter.

Since I was the avid fridge magnet collector, I was given the first right of refusal!! If I had my way, surely I want them all, but I am ehem... quite level headed!

We had dinner recently at Ar. Yusof's beautifully designed & decorated home. It was fun, and the host had to wait til midnight for his guests to leave! But I'm pretty sure the host didn't mind a bit ... coz we're the cool gang! (perasan habis!). And who knows, there's more free dinner passes for us in future!! Har! Har!

Where from: Melbourne, Australia
When: 2008
Who: Ar Mohamad Yusof Che Nik
Where now: Home
Whazup?? : 180

Bottle Opener

The bottle opener was self purchased in Sydney. The first trip to Sydney when Tasha was 2 years old.

Where from: Sydney Australia

Where now: Home

Who: Self

When: 2002

Number: 173