New hobby: Philately

I still don't know how people really into their hobbies. I never get this excited about hobby, even photography, writing, and painting are listed to be my hobby. Recently, I put a big hope on my new hobby, look at the title once more. Huge thanks to www.postcrossing.com that brings me to this activities of sending and receiving postcards around the world.

It began with some advertising postcards that i picked at the hotel in Bali last month (maybe the next post i'm gonna tell you my story there). And what a coincidence my sister saw that free postcards and knowing that her little sister love them, then she gave me all her old collection of adv. postcards! I was really happy that night, though i should clean them up from stain and dust. She kept them under sink, don't keep any of ur collection in a humid place like that. =="

My first postcard arrived in Netherlands after waiting around two weeks , i gave her a scenery in Bali, and she said:

"Hi Fian, thank you for your postcard with the Temple on Bali. I hear from everyone who has been to Bali they loved it. One of my ancestors was from Bali, he came to the Netherlands as a servant with a fabric salesman. I really hope to get to Bali one day but I haven enough leave days yet. Thank you again and lots of fun with postcrossing, Sophie"

What about the first postcard that i received? It is from new zealand (the country i want to visit the most)
I got it on June 14th'12. Postman threw it on the floor, and i already found it after rain. Don't ask why the picture looks horrible! Fortunately i still could see the beautiful stamps and the back side clearly.

 

And this is my 2nd postcard from Netherlands, i got it on JUne 21st'2012, nope it's not because of rain. Postman folded and tucked it between my fence!!! *arg

 

 

To handle those unpleasant situation, finally i bought a mailbox at ace hardware. Just if i could make my own.....  that's become my 'unpredictable' allocation this month.

Here some advices for those who wants to start this hobby: *particularly in Indonesia
1. Make sure that you already have a mailbox!
2. Check the mailing cost in the internet, don't ask your postoffice officer or else they will generally ask you to buy a RP.10.000 stamp for each postcard that u send abroad.
3. Be careful when someone asking you for direct swaps, even their message seems friendly.

Allright....Happy postcrossing! Hope this hobby will be long lasting in me. :p