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The Big Cypress National Park

2008-06-23T07:53:00.029+08:00

How we love nature.. we end up going to another National Park.. :P This is me ready for my next trip with my camera battery fully charged..

Here are some of the photos to share.. Will elaborate more soon!

Hmm.. I wonder why they called Birdon road.. Bird-on?..

Warning to be careful for alligators.. Florida famous for swamps..

Alligator..

Another alligator..

Turtle hiding from gator?

The first view area..

Turtle swimming for survival..

Dirty Mitsu..

Don't turn your back on the gator.. you never know..

Cow turned his back! But he survived.. :P

Birds picture not easy to capture.. they have tendency to run away from you..obviously..

Cow waiting for car to run over him.. too bad there's no cars passing by.. :P

Everglades National Park

2008-06-22T22:06:00.014+08:00

It was a nice 2 hour journey..

There wasn't many cars on the road, and the direction is pretty straight forward.. You won't get lost in US, trust me..

Some pictures to share..

Getting a sport car...

2008-06-16T09:10:00.011+08:00

Sorry for the delay guys.. My camera ran out of battery...

I swapped my car.. again.. :-D.. This time I manage to get something soothing my taste.. Mitsubishi Eclipse 2008..

Picture of me standing in front of American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami..

More pictures..

More pics to show to you guys.. Till the next post!

- Everglade's National Park..
- Downtown Miami..
- Hard Rock Cafe Casino??..

The Nasa space shuttle launch...

2008-06-09T09:24:00.019+08:00

That weekend, Yau, cow and me, decided to drive to Cocoa Beach to view the space shuttle launch..

It was our colleague here who mentioned to us about the nice view we could get there from Cocoa Beach..

It was quite a long journey.. and we stopped by their rest area along the way..

And fuel full tank price also quite reasonable (if you work and earn their money here).. Check this out, full tank 43 dollars..

As what the government keep on saying, our fuel in Malaysia is cheaper than US.. Well technically it is because here in US 1 litre = USD 1.. But they are not producing oil.. and their purchasing power is 3 times ours here in malaysia.. So can you imagine you earn RM3000 per month, you can get BMW for RM10,900 and your fuel full tank is just RM45! So if we want to compare the fuel price, we should also compare our taxes and our salary!

Sorry I was emotional abit there after being told that the Government 'had' to increase the fuel price 70 sen.. It just doesn't make any sense..

Lets get back to the journey... About 3 hours plus later at about 2pm (i think) we finally arrived at Cocoa beach... Luckily we came early, becoz the place is starting to pack with people... The car park there was nearly full..

Once we arrived, first thing we notice is the sands at Cocoa Beach.. they are as soft as powder..

And there's 'titanic' :-D..

The star cruise up close..

The beach..

And finally.. the space shuttle launch..

When the space shuttle reaches the speed of sound, you can feel the ground shaking.. Cow mentioned its the sonic boom when the space shuttle goes beyond the sound barrier.. Well, what ever it is, it was a fantastic experience..

Even though it was a tiring journey but it was worth it.. Here are some of the pictures we took on our way back..

The trees beside the highway..

The highway packs with people coming to watch the launch.. Too bad they end up stuck in traffic jam.. Lucky we reach there early..

State trooper helping out to clear the traffic jam...

Next post.. Journey to Everglades National Park...

The first journey...

2008-06-04T10:29:00.014+08:00

It only took me an hour after my flight touch down in Florida to start my first journey.. thanks to cow.. my sigg friend who drove me all the way to a place called Naples Pier..haha

cow a.k.a Leopard

The distance took about 2 hour drives, but it was a good drive for me.. well, technically I didn't drive.. I doze off during the way back.. What can u expect from a guy who just reached US and having jet lag??

Oh well, enough telling story about me..

During the journey there, we notices there's swamp along the highway.. Somebody mentioned there is alligator and they had to put up fences to keep them from disturbing the highway.. I didn't believe it initially until I notice this..

Sorry about the blurry picture, it was taken during driving.. It took us a while to figure that one out..

So some of you might able to guess what is that.. Yes, that is solar receiver that generates power for the fences.. What ever that thing is doing, definitely trying to keep 'something' away.. scary huh?

Here are some of the pictures we took from the swamp..

We haven't reach Naples Pier yet :P.. That's just side story thought you guys want to know..

We continued our journey.. till we reach Naples Piers..

Well, wasn't what we expected though.. This is the West side of peninsular Florida.. I was told Miami so much nicer.. Oh well, hope you guys enjoy the picture.. Miami will be soon..

Lesson learnt, don't trust what shown by the brochure.. But who cares, its free ride anyway.. haha

And another thing I notice the weather there is similar to Penang, and their plants also look kind of similar.. Check the coconut tree.. Doesn't this look like Malaysia plant to you?

Ok, that's all for now.. Sorry for the delay in sharing these photos, spent most of the time either in office or 'missing in action' on a free ride.. There are couple more journeys to share with you all but will have to wait till the next post! The Fort Lauderdale beach and Space Shuttle Launch caught live comes next!

First week in Florida...

2008-06-01T22:33:00.009+08:00

It has only been a week since my arrival here in Florida.. but it already felt like a month.. could that be the sign of no heart? :-D..

I can't wait to go back home to see my family and prepare for the arrival of my heir.. but that probably only going to happen in couple of months time..

Sorry for keeping you guys waiting for the pictures.. I had so many adventures to tell you today.. As you can tell when the company gave you superb car and unlimited fuel to refill, you only need to know where to go.. Feels like holiday with every expenses paid, only too bad my family couldn't follow.. Probably next time..

Here is the picture of my first car the rental car gave me..Toyota Rav4..

It was a nice 4wd car, but it only lasted 3 days with me.. I decided to make a change.. to this car :P

Well, its not the car I was looking for but thats the best the got right now.. The hunt for Mustang continues..

Now I'm staying in Crowne Plaza Hotel, right opposite to Sawgrass mills mall.. Convenient place to do shopping..

So here I am now.. in Sunrise Florida working in Motorola Plantation for couple of months.. I haven't take the picture of the office.. I was trying to stay away.. :P

Ok then, there will be more post to tell you more stories about my journey to Naple's Pier.. and Cocoa Beach while viewing live space shuttle launch!

Till next post..

Line temporary terminated...

2008-05-22T15:54:00.003+08:00

Well since I am going to be outstation for about awhile, I have temporary disconnected my cellphone line.. However, I can still be contacted via Yahoo Msgr, Msn or my email addresses..

I will turn it back on when I am back in Malaysia.. I won't be sharing my mailing address here.. Scared people spamming my mails :P

Travelling arrangement...

2008-05-21T23:06:00.003+08:00

This Saturday will be on a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida... I never been there before, so its kind of good to get to visit different states once in a while...

What's so interesting about Florida? Hmm.. I couldn't think much right now.. So far what I know would be those famous places like Disneyland, Daytona beach, Miami beach etc...And well, not forgetting my favorite car to drive, The Mustang.. My old pal cow taught me, now I am stuck with that.. Should I say good influence?? haha.. karam da man..

Ok enuf chat for now... will write more later when i have some pictures to show!

See ya

Surprising Invitation...

2008-05-19T17:21:00.007+08:00

May 15th, I received air mail... coming from the Great Britain... This is basically what it says...

" I am pleased to inform to you that your application to undertake the MSc in Communication Systems and Signal Processing has been approved by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering...

Yours sincerely,
Programme Administrator,
University of Bristol, UK "

I was kind of surprised to receive the letter... I thought my application was turned down after noticing how long it was been since the time I submitted my application (bout 2 months ago I think)... I was still holding the letter when this blog was first written...

I didn't expect to get the offer because when I applied, I basically didn't have any scholarship or IELTS English test result to support my application.. I only submit my application + resume + undergraduate result.. I am truly surprised..

This is my dream to pursue my study in complex mathematics that combines the world of wireless.. But I'm afraid I have to turn down the application and postpone till I am ready.. I am expecting my heir this November.. and other things that is holding me up..

We will see how it goes next year.. MsC in Communication and Signal Processing in University of Bristol is not an offer that should be missed!..

First post...

2008-05-19T17:04:00.001+08:00

Well, this is not my first time writing blog. I have mumble before but at different place... I previously was using friendster blog before moving here..

Hmm, I find this place a bit attractive to post in a sense that its very easy to organize.. Thanks to Leopard though. Saw cow's blog posted here and I find it easier to manage ...Ok, enough making the comparison.. Clearly, I am not being paid to do so anyway... hehe

So today is my first day writing on this blog. You would expect more post coming soon... all the best to all of ya!