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.

Barry Gibb. Barry Manilow. Oppss! Barry Island

Feast you eyes on the fridge magnets that Mrs Woods gave me:

This one, is from Barry Island. Haa... kalau tak tau kat mana, cari kat Google map. Or Wikipedia.

Cun kan? Siap ada dragon merah lagi. Or is that gargoyle? Nope, definitely dragons. Asal bukan Barry Manilow udahler. Tho I must admit that I do listen to Barry Manilow, and I bet I can still remember Read Them and Weep lyrics. hahaha


Who: Edryna Idris Woods
When: 2009
Where: Barry Island, Wales
Wow Factor: #418

thank you Edryna!!

Streets of Philadelphia

I think I should put all the t-shirts in one entry, kan? This is an awesome t-shirt from Philly:

Now I am humming to that Bruce Springsteen song which they have in the movie Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks.

When: 2009
Who: Haryati Yusoff
Where: Philadelphia, USA
Wow Factor: #417

Music Mints

This is really NOT a fridge magnet. But you know me, lah. Tak tahan kan? So this Hard Rock Cafe Peppermints has been transformed into a fridge magnet. Hehehe.

Who: Imran Hamid
When: 2009
Where: London
Wow Factor: #416

Completing the Nippon Rectangles

Remember these four from Rozian?

And this Mount Fuji that I have given to the lovely MsLvoe. But the one below, the one ala-ala tsunami is mine :0

Who: Ahmad Rozian

Where from: Japan

When: 2009

Wow factor: #414 & 415

Glossy Moorish Factor

All the way from Uzbekistan, where the eys are green and they make your bed. I was talking about hotel workers, of course.

Where from: Uzbekistan

Who: Ir Yusof Nik

When: 2009

Wow Factor: #412 and 413

Mountain of Surprise

This was a surprise. Su Luan sent them to me using PosLaju. It was absolute surprise, although she did tell me about it months before and I did give her my postal address!

Who: Wong Su Luan
When : 2009
Where: Austria
Wow Factor: #411

I Love New York

Izwan went to New York earlier this year. Definitely the only trip he had made (so far) which I don't really like. Hahaha.

But he did buy the love magnets. He bought several of them, and I love these magnets!

Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2009

Where: New York

Wow Factor: #410

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Livin' On A Prayer

Ahhhh New Jersey... you can associate it with tons of names - from way back then: like Frank Sinatra, to Jonas Brothers. And in between: Whoitney Houston, Bon Jovi, Lauryn Hill, Bruce Springsteen.

But Izwan bought a couple of rubber fridge magnets which shows the landmarks/specialty of the place:

Who: Izwan Ismail
When: 2009
Where: New Jersey
Wow Factor: #409

Cable Cars: The San Francisco Interpretation

This is a magical fridge magnet!! I don't know the word, but it is one of those that if you look at it straight, you will see one picture but when you tilt it slightly, it shows another picture.

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So, if you look at it from the front:

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But if you tilt it slightly, you will see this:

Where Ghirardelli can be purchased almost at all candy outlets!

*hmm... i must have just done a manicure when this picture was taken*

**grin**

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Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2008

Where: San Francisco

Wow Factor: #408

Cable Car at Mat Chincang

Have you ever been to Langkawi Island? Gunung Mat Chincang? The cable car there? We went there a couple of years back but I did not find a magnet depicting the tourist spot. But my colleague Ieras did during his trip there last year.

Who: Tengku Ierasulkhaier Putra
When: 2008
Where: Langkawi
Wow Factor: #407

The Crocodile of New Orleans

I can't describe how excited I am that I got these fridge magnets from a long lost friend - Daniel. We were primary school mates. He travels, and I sure hope he is able/remember to get me more during his trips!!

You can see the landmarks of New Orleans in this one !

Who: Daniel Mark Alcantara
When: 2009
Where: New Orleans
Wow Factor: #406

Eagle Over Seattle

This one was purchased by my huisband during his trip to Seattle last year. I have two eagles now, the other one being a beautifulo one from Langkawi.

Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2008

Where: Seattle

Wow Factor: #405

Bought Online

Who: Nazatul
When: 2009
Where: London
Wow Factor: #404

This is one of the rare ones that I did buy from a fridge magnet seller online. Not much story behind it tho.

That is the reason why, as much as I can, I'd like to not buy online again.

Scottish Derriere

I am putting the numbers back in place :-)

Awww what bum!!!

Who: Nik Yurni of Nottingham

When: 2008

Where: Glencoe, Scotland

Wow Factor: #403

Pweettt!! Taxi!

Pacemaker noticed I actually missed wow factor #377 - alamak, segannya! So, here it is - a metal fridge magnet depicting the famous new york yellow cab !

Where: New York, USA

Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2009

Wow Factor: #377

Since this makes the entire calculation go haywire, I am putting the same entry after #376.

Leprechauns Love Ewe

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This was a big surprise from Sharifah Noraini Noreen. Her uncle went to Ireland and she asked him to buy an irish fridge magnet, FOR ME! Sayang kat you, Sharifah!

A cute one, too!

Where: Ireland
Who: Sharifah Noraini Noreen
When: 2009
Wow Factor: #402

Indian Silver

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This is an Indian elephant carved on a silver piece and made into a fridge magnet. Is this cool or what? And awesome carving of the beautiful animal too!

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Many thanks to Mrs Woods, whom I 'met' through GH, although we are yet to meet face to face!

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Who: Edryna Woods

When: 2009

Where: India

Wow: #401

Houston Skyline

Izwan bought me this one. All the landmarks of Houston Texas on one plastic magnet:

Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2008

Where: Houston, Texas, USA

Wow: #400

Reno Casino

This is the fridge magnet that connects me to GH, who is now a friend. She bought this for me during her trip to Nevada, USA.

When: 2008

Where: Reno, Nevada, USA

Who: Harnain Harris a.k.a. GH

Wow Factor: #399

The Ponies Are In Town

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Not quite in town, but rather, on the fridge. I basically begged Natasha to spare me these three magnets from her collection. Quite stingy girl, she is.

But I got Minty

And Kimono

Plus Buttercup? That doesn't sound quite right. Honestly, I'm not sure the name of this one!

Who: Natasha Nasuha
When: 2008
Where: Kuala Lumpur
Wow: #396, #397 & #398

Local? No... Really?

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This one is a wonderful surprise. So wonderful coz:

(1) it is so cute

(2) it is local !

And from Port Dickson, no less! I never thought I'd see a local fridge magnet as cool as this one!

When: 2009

Who: Mailisa Ismail

Where: Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, M-A-L-A-Y-S-I-A!

Yippee!

Wow Factor: #395

Paddlewheel of Louisiana

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The paddle wheel steamboat of of New Orleans - let's go cruising! This is one of the symbols of New Orleans and the old south, the steamboats by the Mississippi River.

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By luck, I got in touch with Daniel Alcantara, my primary school friend, thanks to my other friends I met on Facebook. He travels on a ship, and he goes everywhere. He was in the states, in New Orleans when I told him that I collect fridge magnets and he volunteered to buy. I cannot believe my luck!

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But here they are, oh well, one of those he got me. I'll post more soon!

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Who: Daniel Alcantara

When: 2009

Where: New Orleans

Wow Factor : #394

Ark Bukhara & Mini Arab

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All the way from Uzbek. En Yusof bought some fridge magents for me, at my request. But refused to take money. So i kinda 'force' him, did't I? Cool way of persuading, right?

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But I am glad! Bravo Mira! And thanks so much, En Yusof!


These magnets are made out of clay. The one on top shows Ark Bukhara and the one below is of Mini Arab.



Where: Uzbekistan
When: 2009
Who: Ar. Yusof Nik of DPC
Wow Factor: #392 & #393