250211 jdt vs central coast mariners

I saw someone post in fb about soccer match. I am not a big fan of soccer. Last time I watched is during terengganu is final piala malaysia. Long ago with king-meng and jai if iam not mistaken. 2014 I think.

 What catched me was the visiting team is jdt. Azim also comment on that post just go by the train. Then he helped me bought the ticket.

Anyway, he texted me that he will go with sufian, one of Mara officer here. I said no worries, I can go by train. About an hour when I google.

Got to cancel a few classes on Tuesday. Not bad actually with the train I can watch the views, especially from Berowra through Brooklyn,  Woy Woy and gosford. 

Nice view. Normally I rode scooter using this route. Arrived in Gosford and has to walk around 15 minutes to the stadium.

I met abg din truck outside the stadium. Have not seen him for a while. A lot of Malaysians,  i think more than mariners supporter. Almost full away section

The match was very good. I think jdt ball possession is more than 70%. I am not good at commenting soccer 😕 🤔.  

The match ended 2-1 for jdt. I think with all the trial jdt should have at least 4 goals hhaha.

I met Steven and his brother Danny while waiting for the train. We sembang and laugh all the way from gosford to horsnby. They been here for more 30 years.  Hope to see them again. 

250131 putrajaya oz... canberra

I am so bored, burnt out, tired, tennis elbow, shoulder impingement bla bla bla... normally will go somewhere during the school breaks.  Miss my wife-mamaku, kids-yong, ebi, gege, cabi, ayik and pipi. May Allah unite us soon. Really need get away from Hornsby. 

School holidays only.left 3 more days. Next week will the term 1 starting.  I had half day camp on Thursday. Went home pack a few thing and hit the road.  Canberra here I come.

I went to portbike to have my scooter checked.  The mechanic decided to switched with other scooter.

Total on the bike is 9 hours. Hornsby- Wollongong-Nowra-Braidwood-Canberra- Goulburn-Moss Vale- Picton-Malaysian Groveries for nasi lemak before headed back to Hornsby.

Lesson learnt from this trip is never ride at night especially if you are using back roads. 

I left MG around 4pm on Thursday.  Since it was late I have decided to use  back road Nowra to Braidwood. The road was so dark, only a few cars passed by. Got more worst when it's was raining and no mobile signal.

About 2 hours in the middle of the forest. Fuel signal started to blinking.  The crucial part when I had to decide which junction to choose when there is no mobile signal in Neriga. 

From Neringa to Braidwood most of the road are dirt road. So lucky, managed to arrive in Braidwood.  The patrol station almost closed.  Otherwise, I will be spending the night in Braidwood. 

Reached Canberra around 11pm. Get a dinner from McDonald's while searching for the hotel. End up at Mantra hotel. I would sleep in the mosque if I know there is one in front of Malaysia High Commission.

I spent a few minutes in front of MHC. You only can get in if have appointment. I think the only appointment is when I am going to renew my passport in next 2 years 😆 😂. 

The Canberra mosque just opposite of Malaysia Hicom. Rest here for a while. I did not wait for Jumaah prayer. I wish I could.

Then went for a coffee and refueled my scooter. Both DSP Nazri and Tuan Fahmi are not available for coffee due to work commitments. It's a weekdays. The coffee and the nut bread was so good. Nut bread become my favorite lately 😋. 

Then I went to House of Parliament since it is an iconic place to visit.

Really feels like Putajaya and Washington DC. The traffic, building, vibes, people, the set up etc. Lake in the middle just like Putrajaya wetlands. 

Actually after checked out, i was searching for the mosque. The first one is just at function room in one the multicultural building. 

Gelandangan is everywhere hahha

Downtown Canberra 

The mosque is in this building. No one here when I arrived. According to Google, this mosque is used for Jumaah prayer.

Then the next mosque is in Australia National University.  While looking for the musolla, I heard someone asked me what am I looking for? He straight away said, are you Malaysian? I asked back how do you know? He said i am Singaporean.  He said he can tell 😆 😂 

This is the musolla. Have 2 sections. Sisters on the other side. It was closed at that time.

This is Nivi. Nice to meet you mate. He also a tennis player. I offer him free coaching if he come to Sydney. Haahahha

Then I went to Canberra Tennis Center. Who knows I will be to Canberra for tennis. As far as I am concerned Tennis Australia in Canberra is active. Last month Canberra International was held prior to Australian Open 2025.

Pretty big center. All courts are available- grass, hard, clay and indoors. I registered for coaches conference last month here but didn't make it. Summer this here is so wet. Even my trio here all the way yesterday was drizzling and raining.

The tennis court is on the back to Sydney.  I took the route thru Goulburn.  Got a few attractions like war memorial here. 

I stopped at Lake George rest area. Half way before Goulburn. 

From Canberra I have to use motorway to save some time. The traffic is so busy. A lot trucks- I mean trucks with 2 trailers.  I changes my route off the motorway. 

After Goulburn,  I was using old Hume highway from Moss Vale to Sydney. The view is the farms, small towns are stunning 😍 ✨️ 💖.  I wish I can afford to have one of those farms. 

Traffic were note busy.  I am cruising 70-80 kmh until Punchbowl.

I went throght towns like Picton,  Marulan, Campbelltown and a few more. 

Had nasi lemak first before headed to Hornsby.

Feels relief a bit after a short break. 

Where next???

241004 from nowhere to port kembla

I was thinking of major azhar in canberra about weeks ago. We met in ikhwan cafe Sydney 2 years ago. Time flies. I texted him but delete the text because I am not sure about my day off during the tennis holiday camp. Suddenly last week he texted me saying he is leaving for malaysia for good. 4 years contract was up. 

Nowhere to go then. First thing in my mind today is lemak kak ita. Last one I had was about 3 weeks ago. So far, her cooking is still top of list in Sydney.  Name it, nasi lemak rendang, sotong and paru are my favourite. Also paprika and her nasi ayam. Got mandrem already 😆 😂. 

While having my breakfast in Kopi-kopi Malaysia, I surfed looking for places where I can go today. 

This is the first stop of the day. People call it  The Beach aka 'planespotting' in Mascot. Not bad for killing the time.

One of the video plane is taking off. The video and pictures should be if I am using better handphone or camera.

If you are crazy about photography you have 2 choice of places. 1 is near the wavebreaker and the 2nd is from the side of the beach. 

I spent around 30 minutes here before decided to keep going going. Everything looks very close on the map. My instinct says keep going hahahha 😂 😆 

Going further south towards GPD, riding thru the national park. Winding route, cool, quite, the best moment of riding.

GPD is famous with its scenic view along the coastal line. The sea cliff bridge in Stanwell is so beautiful. 

This is Baid Hill lookout. This monument is for Laurence Hargraves.  He is an aeronautical engineer who did a lot research trial in this lookout.

Behind me you can see the famous sea cliff bridge. Very nice view from up here.

Today is Friday. I search the nearest masjid near me. It shows the nearest is Wollongong which about 30 minutes from Stanwell.  I decided to go. The 1st masjid is UOWmasjid. People just finished jumaat when I arrived. One the jemaah said  Omar moasjid is about to have jumaat in 15 minutes.  I rushed to the other masjid.

This is current masjid.  It bad but the new one is under construction 🏗. 

The new masjid will accommodate more jumaah. Not sure about this masjid is Sunni or Shiite since the doom is green and the name is Omar. Anyway, don't think that much since I already prayed here haha 😅 😆 

I saw the road sign saying port kembla a out 20 minutes from the masjid. What the heck, already here, why not. I saw a few posts in Facebook a out port kembla as a fishing 🎣  spot. 

As I park my scooter,I heard someone said whale. He pointed to the sea. So lucky to see the whale today. He said hardly find whale during this time of the year. 

After port kembla I headed back to Sydney since the weather is getting cold. I wish I can ride further down to Batesman Bay. Maybe next time. I am so close to Canberra though. I arrived at MG at 630pm. Manage to have nasi paprika for dinner. Always enjoy riding... dulu, kini Dan selamanya....

240101 northern beaches new south wales

its a new year 2024. no plan with friends or wow gang today. they are tired i guess. been eating out almost everyday. lol. decided to cruising with my scooter to northern beaches thru mount ku ring gai national park.

first stop is bobbin head picnic area. when i first google the route to here, google keep giving me the route thru north wahroonga but i insist to go thru asquith because much more closer to my house. finally, i know that we have to pay to get in to the park. aud12 per vehicle....

most of the places like this has marina for the boats. almost everywhere i go. but here don't have houses due to national park i guess.

busier than normal. a lot of people picnic, fishing, kayaking, jet skiing etc

there is a small little cafe bobbin head inn. probably with rooms as well. a bit pricy on the drinks and food because that the only cafe here. very nice place to spend time with family if you like a quite place and close to the nature.

then i moved toward church point thru mc carrs creek reserve. very nice view along the way. church point is awesome. big houses facing the river with boats all over the water. i was told the houses here can reach up to aud10-20 millions.

from church point i rode to north bilgola lookout before going to dee why beach to meet with shariff and yanti. the weather is a bit wet today. drizzling all the way from the beginning from hornsby.

last stop is dee why beach. been here about 10 years ago with rudy one of my supplier from brookvale. wet weather, not many people at the beach according to yanti. she said yesterday was full with tents at the park.

                                            

shariff is waiting for me near his house when i arrived. i know this family thru wow gang. very nice couple with one kid taylor. we went for lunch by the beach. shariff love this place because so close to the beach. he is into surfing. 3-4 times a week. i ask me to joint him but thank you. not good enough for swimming. lol. thanks to yanti and shariff for the hospitality. we will visit you again with the wow gang.

i left dee why around 3pm. landed in hornsby around 4pm. not bad for a short day ride. see you soon in next post. good night internet...