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

San Francisco's Wine

Haryati got me this in SF. She obviously thinks it is nice. And she is right. Yay!

Where from: San Francisco

Who: Haryati Yusoff

When: 2009

Wow: #391

The Cutest Lazy Bum on Earth

Many thanks to Zaman, who went to Sydney for a holiday recently. This lazy bum is dozing on a tree branch.

Oh well, it certanly won't be for a message centre!

Who: Khairuzzaman Muhammad

When: 2009

Where: Australia

Wow: #390

Lamb of Lochmond

This one is so cute. Black headed sheep- just like the ones imported from Australia for one of my client's projects!!

Plus, it is handmade too!

Where from: Scotland
Who: Nik Yurni Doodlemom
When: 2008
Wow Factor: #389

Down Under But Right Here

The shape of the huge island with the animals taht represent the continent:

Australia map in a circle

These bronze kangaroos in a frame is so cool!

Where: Australia

When: 2009

Who: Abang Chik

Wow Factor: #386, #387 & #388

From Korea With Love

motherly love... all the way from Korea:

Where: Korea

Who: Adif Ismail

When: 2009

Wow factor: #383

Where: Korea

When: 2009

Who: Adif Ismail

Wow Factor: #384 & #385

Hell-Sink-Key. Not.

Izwan got his friend to buy a fridge magnet from Helsinki. And it was a cool one too, made out of rubber, depicting Helsinki in its simplest form.

Where: Helsinki
When: 2008
Who: errmmm ... I'll check with Izwan
Wow Factor: #382

Big in Japan

Ahmad Rozian got me this set of four fridge magnets and I have written about some of them.

This one features a geisha, with her hand stretched out and holding her fan.

Where: Japan

When: 2009

Who: Ahmad Rozian Abdul Ghani

Wow Factor: #381

Pier 39 in a Frame

Haryati bought me this during her recent trip to the States. A painting of San Francisco, complete with the sea lions of Pier 39, the red bridge and the firehouse.

It is very beautiful. I have now put it in my new office at Tower 2 of Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Where: San Francisco
When: 2009
Who: Haryati Yusoff
Wow Factor: #380

Hawaiian Sea Animals

Where: Hawaii

When: 2009

Who: Purchased from Sri a.k.a. Jane Doe

Wow Factor: #379

Red Riding Hood of Seattle

Izwan bought this magnet from Seattle - of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.

Where: Seattle
When: 2008
Who: Izwan Ismail a.k.a. John the Gardener, Mike the Plumber and ....the Handyman (I am yet to figure out any cute actors playing handyman on tv series)
Wow Factor: #378

Yellow Cab from New York

Where: New York, USA

Who: Izwan Ismail

When: 2009

Wow Factor: #377

Shanghai Girls

I got souvenirs from Emylia, the Principal. Two rubber magnets from China, her parents had bought during their trip there.

The lady from the Beijing Opera.

And this interpretation of a skyline of Shanghai.

Where: Shanghai, China

When: 2009

Who: Emylia the Principal

Wow Factor: #375 & 376

More From Bali

A snail I bought at Tampak Siring in Bali.

Where: Bali, Indonesia
When: 2009
Who: Self
Wow Factor: #372

Where: Bali, Indonesia
When: 2009
Who: Self
Wow Factor: #373

Where: Bali, Indonesia
When: 2009
Who: Self
Wow Factor: #374