Omani Rial

Kali ni nak citer pasal matawang kat Oman ni. Wahh citer pasal duit ni, macam kaya raya kan? Hehehe... Amin.. amin. Ye la bukan semua orang kat Msia especially know Omani currency kan? So its better for me to share with you all right. Mana laa tahu kot sapa2 nak tahu or sapa2 berhajat nak datang Oman, senang laa skit. At least got some kind of idea.

Wang kertas yang paling tinggi nilanya adalah OMR50, then 20, 10, 5, 1 and 500 biaze. Syilingnya plak x de dalam gamba sebabnya x de syiling buat masa ni. Nilainya adalah 50, 25, 15 and 5 sen. But most of the time, duit syiling ni x de nilai kat sini. Kalau beli barang2 kat mall or supermarket cost 1.075, kalau bagi 2.00 rial, jarang sangat dapat balance balik. Suker ati diaorg jer kan? Kalau 100 customers, brapa dah diaorg dapat right?

From top: OMR 50, 20 and 10

Imagine la, kalau I buat kluar duit dari ATM machine OMR 600, ambik kau segebal dapat sebab selalunya dapat duit 20 rial semuanya. Jarang sangat dapat yang 50 rial. The maximum amount yang bleh ambik kat ATM machine kat sini is OMR600 for each day.Tu pun kiranya segebal la kan? Blom lagi kekadang tu bagi yang 5 rial, bergebal2 laa jawabnya. Kena bawak briefcase pegi ambik duit jawabnya. Hihihi.

From top: OMR 5 and 500 biaze

1 rial bill. Got two different notes but same amount

Masa mula-mula I datang sini dulu tahun 2007 currency exchange was OMR1= RM10. Amat laa tinggi skali but then sekarang ni punya laa turun amat laa mendadak sekali. If Im not mistaken it is only RM8++ jer. Tapi tak pe la, still Alhamdulillah kan?

Nak ikutkan kat sini pun semuanya dah mahal-mahal. Macam biasa la duit tu macam air kan? Duk Msia pun rasa macam air paip yang memang x bleh control langsung tapi kat sini macam air paip jgk cuma kat sini bleh control skit.

Memandangkan kat Sur ni tak de shopping complex dan tak de jual handbag2 so duit2 memang laa bleh simpan skit. Tapi tunggu laa balik Msia, duit akan abis dalam sekelip mata sahaja. Iyer laa balik Msia jer for sure Mega Sale laa, macam2 sale.. memang timing I balik memang bagus. Time menghabiskan duit2 yang ada. Kononnya balas dendam abis-abisan laa bila balik Msia nanti. Dunia pun x brapa ingat dah.. 

Duk citer pasal money exchange ni susah gak nak gambarkan apa yang dapat dibeli kat sini kan. Meh sini I nak citer lagi details. Mineral water kat sini yang kecik tu dalam 100 biaze dalam RM1 or even less la kalau convert to RM kan, dalam 85 sen gitu laa. Then segala jus2 yg botol kecik tu semuanya 100 biaze termasuk laa all the can drinks. Kanak2 kat sini mahupun orang2 tua kat sini memang favourite drink diaorang adalah Mountain Dew. 

Seriously, tak kira laa tua muda kebanyakkan diaorg ni suka sgt minum Mountain Dew beside jus Actually susah tau kita kat Msia nak carik Mountai Dew, ada laa but certain places jer kan? Sampaikan my cousin2 datang sini pun gilakan minum Dew ni. Teringat kat US dulu pun, diaorang pun suka sangat minum Dew. I penah dapat complaint dari orang Oman yang cakap susah bila pegi Msia nak carik Mountain Dew. Adakah?? Pegi Msia pun nak kena minum Dew beb!! Order laa teh tarik kan...

Haaa, ini laa Mountain Dew, mana laa tahu kot2 mana2 or sapa2 tak tahu si dew ni!! 

Tau tak anda diluar sana, jus kat sini memang laa heaven. Naper yer? Sebabnya amat laa pekat dan manis. Puas sangat bila minum jus ni. Rasa macam jus yang original. Seriously tak tipu. Dah laa murah, I think laa compare kat Msia ada ker jus yang pekat dan sedap and with reasonable price? Ntah laa balik2 kat Msia tu feel fresh la.. cam gitu la kan? Ingat lagi masa my parent datang sini dulu duk sini for 2 months, I think every day my dad tenguk jus mango ni. Everyday dia pegi beli and abiskan sebotol yang macam gamba kat atas. Tak minum air kosong dah. Punya laa kan? FYI, jus ni cost 800 biaze, not even 1 rial. Murahkan?

Macam2 flavour ada, dulu I suka sangat jus mango sampai ari2 laa duk minum. jus ni Then sekarang ni suka guava and raspberry plak. Kalau jus strawberry, mango and guava, mak oiii dgn serat2 dia skali tau rasa. Jus ni wajib ada kat dalam fridge i, blom lagi abis for sure dah ada stock. My family datang ari tu punya la borong jus ni berbotol2 buat balik Msia. Excess luggage sebab jus jer.. amat laa lawak. Termasuk laa abangku and auntyku. Semua borong jus2 ni. Then balik Msia, bagi2 kat sedara mara yang lain. Then bila I nak balik, ada laa pesanan2 3..4 botol bawak balik. Hihiii.. itu laa family ku.

Macam nasi briyani, qabuli, makbus tu semua lauk ayam dalam 800 biaze or it can goes to 2 rial. Tengok tempat laa kan. Kalau restaurant2 biasa kat Sur ni only 800 biaze, tu pun melambak satu box. Bleh la makan untuk 2-3 hari. 

Itu kalau makanan laa. Buah-buahan and sayur-sayuran semuanya ada kat sini, kiwi, strawberry, papaya, rambutan. Cakap jer buah apa semuanya ada and semuanya imported la. Diaorg ni mana ada buah yang tanam sdiri. Yang ada pun I think watermelon sebab ramai sangat orang2 Oman ni duk jual sekarang ni.

Apa lagi yang murah yer... petrol dan kete. Aaaa... yang ni pun murah jugak laa compare to Msia kan? Kete of course laa murah and kalau kat Msia berganda2 mahalnya Thats why laa kat sini ramai la expatriate pakai keta yang mewah2. Iye laa biasa la kan bila lagi nak bergaya sakan kan? But definitely not me :))

Citer pasal rumah plak, memang laa mahal sesangat. Beli or menyewa sama jer la. Imagine laa, for an apartment 2 rooms ( rumah I laa tu) they called it flat costs me OMR150. Kalau kita kat Msia, RM1000++ menyewa, dapat rumah yg lawa2, yang mewah2 dah kan? Hotel pun kat sini, kononnya 3 stars but macam 1 star kat Msia costs around OMR 50-600. Punya laa cekik darah. Bukan itu ajer, otel kat sini kira per/head and not per/ room yer. Mampu? Budget otel dia pun dah costs around OMR 20-25. Mahal yang teramat kan? 

So bagi tuan2 dan puan2 yang ingin berkunjung ke Oman, sila laa tinggal/ menumpang dirumah kenalan, atau sedara mara mahupun orang yang anda tidak kenali. Hihii... save skit kan? Skit ker.. banyak tu bleh save. Rumah I memang sentiasa terbuka untuk kamu dan kamu semua. Sila laa buat booking awal2 yer sebab takut tuan rumah akan balik negara or pegi makan2 angin.

Tired? "Tak Ban"

Keje kat sini macam heaven jer sb slalu balik kul 2. Then dimusim2 panas ni, balik2 jer terus landing... wah nikmatnya hidup. Kat Msia bleh buat cam tu? Mmmm.. mana laaa bleh nak balik awal2 kan? Kat sini jer laa bleh buat perangai cam ni, tido cam diaorg ni. Tido tido jugak kan.. ptg2 mesti laa jalan2 kat beach utk membakar kalori. Hiihihi

So today, balik kul 2 lebih mcm laa biasa then tetiba jerr kat belakang rumah nampak ada orang tengah baring. Wah.. apa lagi, terus stop jap snap picture dgn my hp. Sila laa tgk gamba kat bawah ni. Ni dah kira biasa laa kat sini. Selamba land jerr behenti keta kat blkg umah I then landing jer atas floor tu. Apakah?? Diaorg ni x kira tempat dan masa. Dah penat kan... sure so tired.. "takban"  in Arabic. Ditiup plak angin2 ditepi laut.. wah terus lena diulit mimpi. 

Kata my friend... ambik jgn tak ambik, sexy tu pakcik ni tido. Siap x pakai jubah.. ooopss pakai laa baju yang kat dlm jubah. 

For sure benda cam ni tak akan jumpa dilain2 tempat. Hanya di Oman... hanya dibelakang rumahku. Hihihi

LuXuRiouS

One of our stereotype about Arab are they are rich and their life full with luxury. Ya betulll..... Do u agree people?

Cam kat Oman jugak laa, berciter pasal kete. Mak Oiii... students2 I sorang2 pakai kete mengalahkan lecturer ye Puan2 dan Tuan2. Al maklum laa lecturer mana laa ada duit cam diaorg ni kan. Tu blum lagi pegi umah diaorg. Ada yang 3-4 buah kete and 10-20 ekor camel. Haaah... seriously amat laa takut dan mengerikan!! Syukur.. syukur diatas nikmat Allah.

Tapi kan kete kat sini memang laa amat2 laa murah compare to Msia. Macam keta yg I pakai skrg Si City tu baru jer RO5200 approx. RM52,000. Mana nak dapat kat Msia kan? More or less half price. How I wish I can buy my dream car and bring it home. Susah laaa... jgn nak mimpi2 sb here left-hand drive okey. Like ppl said, susah bwk balik Msia. Pegi mana2 ada tol, sure kena pegi berdua, bayar parking kat mall, kena berdua gak.. byk lagi laa kesusahannya.

Most of the people here, diaorg ni suka pakai 4WD. Lebih muatan dan senang nak berjalan sb kan kat sini kan desert. Lagi safe agaknya. Memang laa x bleh nak compare dgn kanak2 unta, pakai keta besor2 sorang2 tu. Aiii... lecturers2 pun yang plan duk lama kat sini apa kurangnya ( ooopss... itu x termasuk i yer), most of them pakai 4WD. Bagus laa cam tu kan...

Bagi org2 yg plan duk kat sini x brapa lama, x yah la nak bazirkan duit2 tu utk bermewah-mewahankan. Ingatlah hari tua anda. Ingat ker? ( jumpa handbag, sure terus lupa diri). Balik holiday 2-3 weeks pun duit bleh melayang. Blum lagi balik 1-2 months. Soon okey.. tunggu laa adik2 ku, adikku sorang nun jauh dibumi kangaroo, balik laa anda supaya kita bleh bersuka ria bersama2. Hehheheh... ( minta maaf, iklan seketika yer puan2 dan tuan2 sekelian).

Yang best jgk kat sini ialah ramai yg hitch-hike tau. Kalau pegi Muscat ( 2 1/2 journey fr my place) for sure laa ada org hitch hike. And for sure ada org yg stop ambik diaorg ni. Tak yah risau laa kan. But I never try to do that yet.. and will not kot and x pernah stop pun org hitch. Tak baik kan? Mmmm.. its not that, but takut la.. kita x kenal sapa, cakap Arab pun still lagi lintang pukang. Susah.. Diaorg ni x kira kete, x kira org. Lori pun diaorg tahan. Apa lagi kalau tgk lady driver kan? Apa lagi kalau tgk lady drive berkaca mata Altantuya ( like my dad said).


Tapi kanak2 unta kat sini yg bagusnya, sesapa jer yg hitch-hike, for sure diaorg stop. Even kalau nampak lecturers diaorg jln, terus tanya ada kete ker tak? So laa baik sgt2. Proud to be your lecturer laa kanak2 unta ku. Hehhehee....

Kat Oman ni, the most popular car is TOYOTA. Cakap kete jer... first choice will be Toyota and for sure laa 4WD.

Kete murah, minyak murah... tu laa pasal, beli kete diaorg ni cam beli handbag. Ada jer promotion. Ramai manusia beli kete adalah pada bulan Ramadhan sb promotion mak oiii... macam2.. berlumba2 kat sini. Showroom tutup 12 -1 pagi tau bulan Ramadhan kiranya after terawih tu ramai laa kluar pegi jln2 shopping2 beli kete. Dashyat kan? Ingat lagi, time I nak beli keta dulu survey2 laa di bulan Ramadhan jgk, kita punya laa tgk yg paling murah and tu pun susah sgt nak decide. But then diaorg ni, dtg jap, tgk2 then tunjuk2 terus bagi kunci terus beli buat balik umah. Cam tu jer, thats y laa I cakap cam beli handbag jer. I beli handbag pun lama okey mengalahkan diaorg beli kete.

Bagus jgk kan buat bulan Ramadhan diaorg ni, beli kete baru utk raya. Kita ader? Mana aderr kan?

Anyway, last week I got email from one of my Arab colleague here pasal kete di merata dunia yg berplatkan arab. I thought it would be great to share with you people.

Wahh... dashyat laa diaorg ni kan? Seriously.. terpegun rasanya!! Lets have a look. Mungkin anda di luar sana pun terpegun cam I !! x terpegun tu buat2 laa terpegun skit yer.

Tgk tu.. wah sorang2 pakai kete!!

Ni bukan negara Arab okey.. look around people

See.. org sekeliling pun terpegun. How about you? Kalau x terpegun tu maksudnya jeles yg tahap melampau laa tu kan?

Putih tu jaguar ker? Cam kete raja2 kan.... ish..ish (jakun jer kan?)

Imagine I yang drive.. terbang shela2.. wah seriously, jatuh semua pakcik2 Arab kat tepi2 jalan tu kan!!

Imagine lagi... cuba bukak pintu ni, then I kluar.. then semua menjerit2 "Miss Nurr.... we love you"... hahahhahah. Sure semua nak tumpang kan? Sorry laa.. mana bleh tumpang.. 2 seater only okey people!!

Diaorg ni suker sgt warna putih kete diaorg sb kat sini kan panas. Putih menyejukkan kan?

Green apple? Mmmmm.... x ku pilih warna ni utk kete but then kalau org bagi jerr kete yg atas ni.. Kuterima dgn hati yg terbuka!!

See.. you all tak terpegun x tahu laa. Dalam gamba ni pun org2 sekeliling terpegun okey..

My mum will like this. I mean this color but Im not sure about yellow car? Do you min?

Look at the car plat!!

Gold on the both side. Bleh?

Duk save duit ni x cukup2 lagi nak belikan my dad this car. Bila laaa kan... Tunggu yer Abah, rezeki banyak Insyaallah anak abah ni akan belikan utk Abah kete kat atas ni satu.. yelah.. satu jerr laa dulu.

I love this one.. come to me bebeh!!!

Mmmmm.... imagine pakai kete cam ni pegi beli ikan kat pasar. Tapi pegi beli ikan 2-3 ekor jer. Sb x de duit dah nak makan sb byk duk invest kat kete!! Apakah!!!!

Jockey parking laa kan kalau kete cam ni.

Amboi2.. tahu laa kete besar2 cam ni. Main double parking yer!! Bagus kan?

You look so sexy in blue man!!

Layan laa gamba2 ni sb tdy internet amat laa baik skali. Thats y laa bleh upload byk2 cam ni. Tak penah2 cam ni okey... so laa baik. Do enjoy the pictures!!!

Tak pe enjoy2 dulu tgk gamba2 kat atas tu, imagine2... mana tahu kan your imagination comes true. Amin.. Amin.. Kita Amin kan ramai2 yer...

Oman National Day

HAPPY 39th NATIONAL DAY OMAN!!

Being a Malaysian who are living in Oman, Im so proud of living here. I gain and experienced so many things. Good, bad, weird and sort of things. When Im here I feel Im like Omani. Hahhaha.. ade yg kena buang Msia ckp cam ni. Tak de laa, I mean I do learn a lot of their cultures, their people, attitude and behaviour. Always told my students in the class that Im Omani coz of some of the things I know better than them. Bleh??

Yang peliknya, even tdy is their national day but we were at the college this morning. No holiday people!! Apakah ini??

Well, not yet holiday.The best part is even the national day is today but the holiday will be anytime next week or another week after. Adakah itu pelik??

Amat laa pelik skali. Tapi saya amat suker skali!! Kenapa? Sbbnya dia akan gabungkan cuti raya dgn cuti national day!! Suker.. suker. Tq..tq Sultan Qaboos.

Ari ni my students ramai laa yg lelakinya pakai "masar" ( macam serban tu laa kat kepala yg dibelit2 diputar2) warna ijau and merah. Tu kan warna flag diaorg. Yang pompuan plak, still wajib pakai black abaya tapi tudung berwarna merah, blink2 manik merah. Amat laa bersemangat skali kan?

Apa2 pun till now still kitaorg x tahu cuti nyer bila. Boleh cam tu? Kat Oman ni semuanya boleh, Yang mustahil pun jd "stahil"? kitaorg kat sini akan tahu cuti2 am slalunya 2.. 3 days before. Adalah sukar utk buat planning yg awal. Tunggu laa bila Sultan Qaboss declare holiday. Suker ati korang laa janji cuti nyer lama.

Pelajar2 saya amat laa berdedikasi skali, sbb dah inform sy yg minggu depan start monday diaorg x akan dtg class. Amat laa bagus skali sbb diaorg akan bz buat preparation utk raya. Apakah ni semua alasan kanak2 unta!!

Sy x kira, kalau pelajar2 sy bleh tinggalkan sy kat class sorang2, sy pun akan cabut jgk pada hari berkenaan. Sy pun nak bersuka ria dgn family sy yg x lama lagi akan tiba disini. Ssssshhh.... korang ckp x nak dtg class right kanak2 unta? Deep inside, Alhamdulillah... itulah kata2 Ms Nur. Bleh laa ku bersuka ria bersama keluargaku nanti. Hehehhe....

Clock is clicking... counting days, minutes for them to arrive here. Cant wait!!

To lil bro' : how i wish you can be here with us, really miss u

To sis: how i wish you can be here too bebeh.. im sorry these people are leaving you alone for Raya :(( but down worry, will be back to meet u soon.

Myths And Facts

Its nearly two years my life in Oman. Like I said earlier, I feel its more than that.. like 10 years. Happy, sad, lonely, sorrow, curious and lots of mix feeling. Well, two years such a long time and I discovered so many things here especially with the people surrounding me. Lets talk about the myths and the facts of Omani.

First

Myth:

• When we said Arabs, we always said they are rough and arrogance people.

Fact

• Omani are extremely friendly people. Trust me, when you told them u are from Msia. "MasyaAllah"... Melezia, zin..zin!!" Thats their respond.

Second

Myth:

• They are big, tall and fat.

Fact:

• Omani are tall and slim. Of course some are fat and big. But so far I discovered not many Omani are fat and big

Third

Myth:

• They are rich and lazy

Fact:

• Mmmmm... yeah, I would say yes and yes.. ( asif, asif.. again not all yeah.. generally)

Fourth

Myth:

• They eat big portion of meal.

Fact:

• Yeah, they do eat such a big portion. If eating Qabuli, Briyani; they can finish the whole portion of big plate. Puhhh... tertido akak dibuatnya. For sure terus jd ular sawa lepas makan. One plate of Qabuli/ Briyani can last 3/ 4 days for me :))

Fifth

Myth:

Men and women are so handsome and pretty. Masyaallah... for sure tgk 3..4 kali laaa.

Facts:

• Believe it of not, more handsome men in Oman compared to lady. Really, I asked several students and they agreed with me. Lucky u ladies!!

Sixth

Myth:

• They are selfish.

Fact:

• They are very helpful people. They try their best to help you out even they do not know you. Great people!!

All of above myths and facts can relate with my experience with my kanak2 unta at the college.

First Myths & Facts:

• What Miss, from Melezia? MasyaAllah.... Wow.. really? Melezia truly Asia ( siap dgn nada2 nyanyi lagi tu, sabor jer la)
  
• My uncle is studying in Malaysia Miss, he said Msia very nice!! I want to study there also Miss
• My sister and husband went to Msia last summer Miss for their honeymoon.

Second Myths & Facts:

• Many of my students, they are slim and tall. I mean of course taller than me. Thats for sure. Of course, some of them are big and fat. And some like "mak bapak org" (bleh?) Really coz they look pretty older than their age. May be coz of the weather.
  

Third Myths & Facts:

• They are rich ppl. Majority of the guys are using cars to the college. 4 Wheel drive, BMW, Camry and even Merc. are considered normal for them. ( Kesian cikgu kan? Pakai jer city.. tak pe pelajar2, cikgu redha dan bersyukur dgn apa yg ada skrg, sob..sob..sob)

Fourth Myths & Facts:

• Yeah, they eat so much. Their main meal is lunch and usually they will eat big portion of rich (Qabuli, Mandi, Briyani). Pompuan, laki sama jerr... tp pelik kan diaorg ni tak gemuk. Cuba I yg makan abis satu pinggan. For sure sah2 tak muat nak masuk pintu rumah. Seriously!! And for dinner, they eat very light food like bread and salad. Kalau kita kat Msia; roti canai, nasi lemak bungkus kecik, keow teow goreng. Wahhh... berminyak2 tu. Kononnya makan light, nampak kecik tp ambik kau punya laa fattening!!

Fifth Myths & Facts:

• In the class, I can count how many pretty ladies. I mean idung yg mancung, pipi yg gebu. Really. Tapi laki yg "waseem", MasyaAllah.... ramai tu. Dalam one class tu for sure laa ader at least sorang. Nasib laa cikgu dah berumur kan? Tgk2 jerr laa, cuci2 mata. Luckily like my lil brother. Tu laa kekadang tu terpukau cikgu tgk keindahan ciptaan Tuhan ni kan? Dgn idung yg mancung, kulit yg putih licin, mata yg bersinar. Tapi terpikir jgk, alangkah bagus kalau handsome + pandai. Mostly harapkan muka jerr korang ni, otak lemah skit. Tak pe... belajar.. belajar.. ( tetiba jer bab ni panjang, sedar2 diri skit Ms Nur!!)

Sixth Myths & Facts:

• They are very friendly peeple. Kalau dah nak menolong tu.. wah diaorg laa yg paling bagus especially during exam time. Suker sgt tolong menolong kwn2 diaorg, alaaa bagi kawan2 tiru jawapan. Macam laa dia tu bagus sgt nak bg org tiru!! Tak paham laaa... But really, if you need help, Omani people are the best people. Students will keep coming to you, offering their hands. Such a lovely people you are!!
  

Actually, those are only some of the myths and facts that I can think of right now. Will be posting more later. Udah lupa laa byk sangat... like these ppl said, suwey-suwey k. Skit2 laa..

Wow !!!

I received an email of this "The first shop of its kind in Saudi Arabia". Im laughing to the floor when Im looking at the pictures. Adakah?? So laaa lawak kan?

I dont think its happened in Oman. Omani people are good people. My students? Yeah, the saw and knew better than I am.

As I always tell my students, we cannot judge people especially you people with Dishdasha and Abaya. You never know... culturally or religion?

I watched one programme in Dubai TV last week, one Emirati lady didnt cover her head and she mentioned to the viewers, many Emirati are wearing "Shela"/ tudung is only coz of their culture. So shocked!!

When I asked my students here, they still think covering their head is part of the religion and not coz of culture. Alhamdulillah... :))

Like watching a movie

How I wish my students can focus and concentrate like this when they are listening to my lectures

KuRMa, TaMaR, DaTeS

June till August is summer holiday here. Not for me this year coz Im still here doing the summer course. Was planning to teach in summer since last year. Well, last year dah balik Msia bergumbira for 2 months and this year duk sini la plak kan.

End of May, dah rasa dah kepanasan yang amat tidak dapat dikawal lagi. Kipas dah x jalan dah, short? boxer? Singlet? semua dah x jalan dah.. yang jalan hanya laa satu jer. On kan AC for 24 hours. Dashyat kan? Ni dah masuk July, lagi laa ujian Allah tahapkepanasan dah capai 50 C. Sekarang ni nak jalan from my room to the class pun bleh berpeluh2. Bukannya jauh pun tapi mak oooo the heat tu bleh rasa kat kulit2 ku ini. Jangan terperanjat balik Msia nanti kulit dah jd x brapa cerah. Sun block pun macam dah x jalan dah..

Bila dah start musim summer, start laa jgk musim buah kurma/tamar/dates berbuah. Ingat tak last time in the previous post, I wrote about dates? Kat college ni memang banyak pokok tamar ni. Pas tu skrg ni start berbuah. Ya Rabbi geram betul bila tengok buah2 ni. Macam nak petik jer.

Ingat lagi masa balik summer last year, berkilo2 bwk balik Msia. Luggage ari tu berat sbb bawak balik byk buah kurma ni la. Siap bwk balik yang bertangkai2 tau. Tapi bila kat Msia, x masak pla. May be coz of the weather kan? My parent loves tamar so much especially my mum. Letak dlm container then simpan dalam fridge. Best makan yg sejuk2 cam tu. Yang fresh dari pokok tu bwk balik Msia. Mana nyer x sedapkan?

Like my sis and bro x de la suka sgt makan buah kurma ni even myself pun x de laa beriya makan buah kurma. Makan pun dalam terpaksa masa berbuka puasa. ( paksa? terukkan?) Tapi bila dah kat sini, rasa buah kurma ni macam lain skit la. Cedap cangat2. Serious tak tipu. I paling suka makan buah kurma yg separuh masak. Kat sini diaorg panggil "ratab". Crunchy2 tau and manis nyer sgt laa manis tapi bleh ditelan. Susah laa nak explain... nanti laa kalau ader rezeki I bawak balik lagi this year.

Last weekend, ader guests dr Nizwa datang kat Sur ni. Sajer dtg visit Sur and kebetulannya one of my friend ader plak student kat sini. Nak jadikan citer, student dia ni bawak pegi ladang kurma kat Sur ni. Masyaallah, punya la banyak pokok2 kurma ni. I was so lucky to bring camera along. Apa lagi.. click sana click sini laa. Nak buat gaya "omanwood" pun terlupa sbb terpegun dgn pokok2 kurma ni.

Sebelum ni dah penah tgk pokok kurma but still jakun tau sbb first time pegi ladang pokok kurma. Macam2 jenis buah kurma ni, ada yg panjang, bulat, leper. Ada yang kuning dan ader yg merah. I prefer yg kuning sbb bila masak macam cantik jer rupanya and sedap pun iyerr. Yang merah plak susah nak dapat tau and harga pun mahal skit.

Last year, I bought 500 biase ( approx. RM5) for 1/2 kilo and for yellow dates and 1 rial (approx. RM10) for red dates.

Ni yang belum masak lagi. Ijau jer kan?

Tgk laa pokok ni, kanak2 riang yg kecik2 pun bleh capai kan?

Ader yang besar2 tau. Tgk laa satu tangkai pun dah bleh 1 kilo kot.

Yang ni tinggi skit, buahnya bulat2 and kecik2. Yang ni best sgt tau. Rasa dia lain skit. Kemanisan nyer tu lain skit. Suker sgt yg ni tau!!

See.. see.. bulat2 . Lom masak lagi even dah kuning

Geramnya kan... tgk laa tu nampak mcm dah masak kan? Lom lagi tu.. sabar2 yer!!

Ya Allah, rendah betul kan pokok ni dah berbuah. Banyak tu, sampai tangkai2 tu pun tunduk ke bumi. MasyaAllah

Punya laa berjuntai, tapi x jatuh and luruh kan?

Nampak macam masak ranum kan? Lambat lagi ni. Serious, nampak jer kuning, tp blom lagi. Tunggu laaa 3-4 minggu lagi. Tu kata tuan ladang ni laa...

Lebat kan? semuanya lebat laa... x de yg berbuah skit2

Makkk oooo... terkezut i. Rupanya si anjing ni yg jaga ladang ni. Actually diaorg ni biasa jer dgn anjing2. Pelik kan? Slamba land dia jer anjing tido dibwh pokok kurma.

aaaa... yang ni kurma yg merah plak. Mahal tau! Yang merah ni x banyak kat ladang orang ni. Ntah laa, may be susah nak idup kot. I x brapa suka yg merah ni sbb bila dah masak upanya x berapa indah. Itam2 jerr

Lom masak lagi ni tapi rasa mcm geram sgt nak petik kan? Ambik gamba pun jadi jerr laaa. At least you all bleh jgk tgk kan cam mana upanya pokok and buah kurma ni kan? ( kalau yg dah tahu tu abaikan jer la)

Masih terpegun dgn buah2 kurma ni.

Sampai dahan pun dah senget2 dah, sbb berat buah byk sgt kan?

Brapa kilo kan satu pokok ni dapat diorg jual? Nampak macam byk kilo jer kan. Kalau tanam sepokok pun x larat and x abis nak makan kan?

Kat depan tu adalah pemilik ladangnya. Nice man. Siap bagi bwk balik berkilo2 tamar kat umah. Kat blkg tu pekerja dia yg jaga ladang ni. If you guys duk dekat sini memang I dah share2 dah. Ada lagi tu kat dlm fridge, sehari makan 10 biji , terang hati kan? Amin...

Kalau kat Msia ni for sure dah tinggal dahan jer ni. Ranting2 dah x de ni .. cepat jer lesap kan?

Ni adalah cara2 memetik kurma. I pun br first time tau tgk. Yang jatuh2 tu diaorg x makan tau. Yg jatuh2 bagi kambing dgn camel makan. Dashyat kat sini binatang2 diaorg makan kurma.

Actually lom masak lagi ni, tp bos dia suruh panjat cari yg "ratab" nak bagi kitaorang. Pemurah betul diaorg ni kan? Rezeki namanya... Baik2 bang panjat pokok kurma tu, risau laa sbb dia pakai sarong. Nanti x pasal2 kan dpt free show plak :))