On the 2nd weekend of my training expedition in Holland, my colleagues and I have decided to go The Hague aka Dan Haag. This destination was 10 minutes away from when I stayed. This was also the first time, I was using the train ticketing machine. These machines only accept chipcard and coins. Luckily, the return ticket was only 3.50 EURO. The reason why I wanterd to mention this was because buying ticket from the counter would cost me 0.50 EURO extra. Guess that was one way to encourage people to use the machine instead. The queue for the machine was not as long as those back in Malaysia. Unfortunately, since it only accepting coins..you gotta prepared your small change;-) Imagine someone have to fork out 20 EURO just to get a return ticket to Amsterdam. For your information, the highest coin denomination is 2 EURO. So guys better do not complain for paying your parking tickets in shopping complexes anymore. What I like the best about this place was their chipcard was widely used. Even my company's cafeteria is accepting it too. How I wish Malaysia will exercise such system too. If only our citizens are more educated and open to the cashless transaction.
The first stop was Den Haag Central station. We were actually heading to Madurodam. Just to brief you a bit, it was a place where miniature buildings all over Hollands are displayed in an open space. To get there, we took a tram which cost us 2.30 EURO (return ticket). Very convinience as the stop was just outside the station. Just look for plat no: 9. The journey from the station to Madurodam only took us 10 minutes and the place is filled with tourists. The ticket for an adult was a bit steep at 13 EURO. But....I think we were so lucky that one lady came to us and offerred us a discount coupons. We were stunned at first as we not sure why she was handling it to us. May be we got do our charity once a while and now we got some blessing from it..hahaha...I appreaciated the act and I regretted because I did not thank her for the good deed as she was hurried away. With that, we were paying 2.50 EURO lesser..yahoooooooo
Upon entering the building, we were amazed with the overall buildings and architectures which were nicely set on a open space. You could actually spend 30 minutes to walk around the path and enjoyed the miniatures that were a replication of great buildings in Holland. But if you were to pose for pictures and enjoying the mechanical movement of the objects displayed, it took us roughly 2 hours to complete the tour. This could be a MUST destination to stop by if you ever touched you feet in the Netherlands. I could say that there are not much attractions in Hollands other than the TULIPS, WINDMILLS, BUILDINGS, MADORUDAM and of course the R.L.D...;-)....nothing much I could elaborate, so just wait for me to upload those lovely pictures and you could see it yourself.
After this, we actually went back to the central station for lunch. We had Burger King and thre was a point of ponderfor those who planned to visit EUROPE. If you were thos money cautious type of people, be prepared to pay extra 0.35 - 0.40 EURO if you ever ask for sauces from the cashier. I could say that they do not provide really nice sauce in the fast food outlets but they normally ask their customers whether they preferred any sauce or not. If you say yes, make sure you really want it or get really to be CHARGED for something you feel un-necessary. This is something I wanted to share which might not be so IMPORTANT to the majority of the readers. Anyway, if you ever travel to the western side...just grab some packet chilli sauce and they may come in handy.
It was a short trip this Zaterdag and I finally got back to Delft on time before the flea market closed. You could get a chance to see juicy fruits, lovely flowers, sweets candies and ancient antiques for sale. And they are only open on Zaterdag. As the sun was about to come down, my group received an invitation to attend a MAKAN BUKA PUASA. Wow...isn't it wonderful...I never had such things back in Malaysia and it was memorable to have it here in Delft. It was like a feast as there are some Malays friends who came along with their specialities. We had traditional cakes, steamboats, nasi ayam and my favourite AYAM MASAK SAMBAL CILI. This meal was totally great and thank you guys for the food.......
As I retired for the day, I picked up one of the books that I brought here from Malaysia. Since I have finished "The Secret" by Rhonda Bryne so I moved on to another one. This one was co-related to "The Secret", hence I bought both of them before I came over. This book entitled "The Secret Revealed" by some Christian's writers. T.S.R is actually revealing the secret behind the secret. Hmmm.....there are truth mentioned in the book which counter attack "The Secret". Both books got their points to highlight and it seems like it is a mind game after all. After I have been reading on self-improvement books for the past 6 months, I realized that these books are just telling things that we as reader wanted to hear. If the point in the book touches our daily life or agree with our thoughts, then we would accept them as a GREAT book. Hence, I said everything is in the mind and we are the decision maker of what to accept / reject (mind-control was mentioned earlier in my write-up some time ago). Anyway, if you people have time and MONEY ....just grab those 2 books and check it out yourself. Make sure you completed "The Secret" before going into the "Revealed.." version. Tell me what you think.
If I ever finished the "Revealed.." version, I am planning to grab another one with the title "Law of Attraction". I think this book is also co-related with the other two. I hope that my target to read 100 books before 2011 will be achieved soonest possible. He he...Till then....
Quote of the Day :
"No one know you the best, other than YOURSELF"
The first stop was Den Haag Central station. We were actually heading to Madurodam. Just to brief you a bit, it was a place where miniature buildings all over Hollands are displayed in an open space. To get there, we took a tram which cost us 2.30 EURO (return ticket). Very convinience as the stop was just outside the station. Just look for plat no: 9. The journey from the station to Madurodam only took us 10 minutes and the place is filled with tourists. The ticket for an adult was a bit steep at 13 EURO. But....I think we were so lucky that one lady came to us and offerred us a discount coupons. We were stunned at first as we not sure why she was handling it to us. May be we got do our charity once a while and now we got some blessing from it..hahaha...I appreaciated the act and I regretted because I did not thank her for the good deed as she was hurried away. With that, we were paying 2.50 EURO lesser..yahoooooooo
Upon entering the building, we were amazed with the overall buildings and architectures which were nicely set on a open space. You could actually spend 30 minutes to walk around the path and enjoyed the miniatures that were a replication of great buildings in Holland. But if you were to pose for pictures and enjoying the mechanical movement of the objects displayed, it took us roughly 2 hours to complete the tour. This could be a MUST destination to stop by if you ever touched you feet in the Netherlands. I could say that there are not much attractions in Hollands other than the TULIPS, WINDMILLS, BUILDINGS, MADORUDAM and of course the R.L.D...;-)....nothing much I could elaborate, so just wait for me to upload those lovely pictures and you could see it yourself.
After this, we actually went back to the central station for lunch. We had Burger King and thre was a point of ponderfor those who planned to visit EUROPE. If you were thos money cautious type of people, be prepared to pay extra 0.35 - 0.40 EURO if you ever ask for sauces from the cashier. I could say that they do not provide really nice sauce in the fast food outlets but they normally ask their customers whether they preferred any sauce or not. If you say yes, make sure you really want it or get really to be CHARGED for something you feel un-necessary. This is something I wanted to share which might not be so IMPORTANT to the majority of the readers. Anyway, if you ever travel to the western side...just grab some packet chilli sauce and they may come in handy.
It was a short trip this Zaterdag and I finally got back to Delft on time before the flea market closed. You could get a chance to see juicy fruits, lovely flowers, sweets candies and ancient antiques for sale. And they are only open on Zaterdag. As the sun was about to come down, my group received an invitation to attend a MAKAN BUKA PUASA. Wow...isn't it wonderful...I never had such things back in Malaysia and it was memorable to have it here in Delft. It was like a feast as there are some Malays friends who came along with their specialities. We had traditional cakes, steamboats, nasi ayam and my favourite AYAM MASAK SAMBAL CILI. This meal was totally great and thank you guys for the food.......
As I retired for the day, I picked up one of the books that I brought here from Malaysia. Since I have finished "The Secret" by Rhonda Bryne so I moved on to another one. This one was co-related to "The Secret", hence I bought both of them before I came over. This book entitled "The Secret Revealed" by some Christian's writers. T.S.R is actually revealing the secret behind the secret. Hmmm.....there are truth mentioned in the book which counter attack "The Secret". Both books got their points to highlight and it seems like it is a mind game after all. After I have been reading on self-improvement books for the past 6 months, I realized that these books are just telling things that we as reader wanted to hear. If the point in the book touches our daily life or agree with our thoughts, then we would accept them as a GREAT book. Hence, I said everything is in the mind and we are the decision maker of what to accept / reject (mind-control was mentioned earlier in my write-up some time ago). Anyway, if you people have time and MONEY ....just grab those 2 books and check it out yourself. Make sure you completed "The Secret" before going into the "Revealed.." version. Tell me what you think.
If I ever finished the "Revealed.." version, I am planning to grab another one with the title "Law of Attraction". I think this book is also co-related with the other two. I hope that my target to read 100 books before 2011 will be achieved soonest possible. He he...Till then....
Quote of the Day :
"No one know you the best, other than YOURSELF"
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