3D1N Trip to Hatyai

A throwback post again, a last minute planned trip to Hatyai on 23rd - 25th of May with my group project mates for Food & Culture subject. Since we need to make a dish that well represented the country, then we chose Thailand and we decided to go there to understand more about the culture! *HAHAHA!! excuses for wanting to go travel! It was my first time travel with them despite Jean & Amber and it was really a wonderful trip! Thanks Abang Syam for planning everything and tour us around there HEHE

So we sat the express bus to Hatyai on Friday night and overnight in the bus. Actually planned to buy train instead of bus but it was sold out. And we hesitated quite a long period of time whether to continue for this trip because there was booming in Hatyai. Everyone around thought we were crazy because we went during the dangerous time but thank god nothing happened =)

Waiting to board on the bus at Pudu Terminal. Alisan Golden Couch that got Wifi on the bus! HAHAHA! However, I slept all the way to Hatyai! HEHE

Sat for more than 10 hours and my butt almost flat already! Checked in Asian Hotel which located in the city centre. Good location and easily accessed to place =)

So what is so special about Hatyai ? This trip was all about food! We started our food hunting once we arrived and we totally forgot we came here for assignment purpose! HAHAHA 

Whatever, who cares? Food and tourism are interrelated =D

My tourism gals, fooling around in the room while waited our turn to bath! HAHA

All the street food was DIRT CHEAP!! and looked so tempting!

Bought Mango Sticky Rice! A must EAT dish in Thai! super duper loved it! Only 35 baht omggg!!

Damn it was so cheap! I wished to buy one lorry back here!

Sawaaadeekaaaa =D The Mcdonald that you can find pork burger! HEHE

Main purpose of this trip - See how the local made Som Tam Thai (Our selected dish for project)

Rent a Tuk Tuk to fit in 7 of us =) Because we were going to a floating market

Selfie in the tuk tuk! HEHE

The main entrance of the place

Different with the floating market I went to in Bangkok, this one just selling food on the boat

A small market which sold all kind of stuffs

Lok Lok anyone ?

you can chose the pot u like then it will be urs with drinks inside! awesome huhh ?! only 40baht my friend!

Selfie with our Tuk Tuk

Enjoying our little picnic at the floating market! 

Sawadeekaaa

Hello from Hatyai =D

Love this bird egg so so so so much lah!!

After visiting the floating market, we went for a special show at night which gave me culture shock! Everyone know Thai popular for what show so I no need to further elaborate. Different kind of experience I shall say @@

The morning market of Hatyai! Last day here OMG time passed so fast!

Started to look for the ingredients for the making of Som Tam

Having breakfast at one of the shop with all kind of different food tapao from the food street!

Okay, what to shop in Hatyai? AMust BUY THINGY!!

Nah it's Lays! Because it was super cheap! I bought few months supply of Lays back to KL! HAHAHA! only 25-35 baht then you can bought a packet of Lays! Which is equivalent to RM2.50 - RM3.50

The most happy shopping time was at 7-11! I just mad loved their 7-11!

On the bus back to KL =( Pulut Ayam, our favourite! And I was really lucky because aunty want to close shop ady then I begged aunty for give me 4 thigh for 100 baht! HAHAHA!

So a sum up about Hatyai Trip, perfect place for a little getaway.. everything was so so so cheap and affordable! Food was nice, people was nice! Everything was AWESOME!

Still got alot of food without the pictures! HAHA Must had their Mango sticky rice kay

A nice trip with all of u =) Thanks Ting for taking this pic! HEHE

Looking forward the next trip!

Ciaoss

Bako National Park 2D1N

An adventure getaway with my gang since everyone was in Kch for sem break but my sem break was the shortest!! T.T NOOOO!! Anyway, I had backed in KL few days ago and going to blog everything that I did in my holidays!

Date: 13-14 August 2013

Destination: Bako National Park

Although I had went to BNP before with my classmates but I did not climbed to the top due to time problem so this time our purpose was to see the cobra rock which was a must when you at Bako!

Had breakfast at Yeow Kee at 101 and then bought BBQ stuff and headed to BNP. The journey took around 35 minutes. It's actually quite near from city.

Reached the jetty of Bako

FYI, the transportation to reach BNP was SO EXPENSIVE! 

One boat only can accommodate 5 people and we got 6 people! Oh hell! =.=

That mean we must get 2 boats! 

Return boat tickets for per boat is RM94 which means we spent RM188 for total 6 of us!

Entrance fee cost RM10 and no any Mycard discount and whatsoever.

Below 18 its RM3

I considered it as EXPENSIVE because the last time I went it's only RM5!

And the funny thing is that they provide accommodation for 6 person in a house but boat only max 5 person! Ridiculous I should say. Management, Don't only target on foreigners, it's the local's property ya know ? 

Okay, ignore my complaints. However, BNP still a great place I shall say!

Before stepped in the boat. Beware of crocodile in this river! 

The scenery was breathtaking! Sarawak's tropical forest! No other country can actually compete with us =D Be proud Sarawakian! 

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Welcome to Bako National Park! As we reached before check in time, so we put our stuff in the store room and prepared ourselves for jungle trekking.

It had been long time I didn't do such extreme exercise! Really F tired man!

Still young, happy and excited before headed to the trail!

There are many trails in Bako and the most challenging one is 7 hours 35 minutes per way! Oh my! Big clap to those who chose this but definitely not US.

We chose Teluk Pandan Kecil, it's a trail to the beach and see the awesome popular rock!

It took around 1 hours 30 mins to reach.

Here we go!!!

It was actually not trekking in the jungle but mostly under the hot sun! Extremely burned and hot!

Please bring cap or umbrella if not u will be barbeque human like us.

4 types of road you will encounter in Teluk Pandan Kecil trail. Seriously, I hate the staircases the most! 

Damn it's so tiring!

look like the broken earth surface? HEHE

This place used to sink under the sea that why the surface was very special!

Had some cloud 9 to boost our energy! 

Seriously TIRED, HOT, DEHYDRATED!!!

Under a big hot sun like us seriously no kidding man! 

We almost there!! Almost!! So near yet look so far!

FINALLY!!!!

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Amazing! I never knew I can saw such beautiful scenery on top here! Worth all our sweats and energy.

We took a long rest there by taking all sorts of photos!

Hee & me

Me, Melia, Hee, Leslie, Jeff and Raphael

We believe we can FLY!

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walked a short journey to the beach

Sunbathing might be a great idea but not for Asian =.=

This 2 fellows were dancing 'I'm Sexy and I know it' Then we joined and recorded a instavideo!

LMAO!!! My friends are always that silly and Kongkam.

Activities on beach, catch little crabs and bulit house for them and then release them. =.=

After that, we then headed back to our chalet. Tired to the max and hungry!

A big family of monkeys welcoming us

This was our chalet! RM159 per night. 

there are 2 rooms with 3 beds each, kitchen, toilet and a bathroom. 

*sorry photo was taken when we checked out so very messy. >.<

We were so hungry after came back from trekking so we ate our tuna bread on the balcony! 

THEN THEN THEN!

This fellow smelled it and came to us! Seriously the monkey there not scared of u! It decided to jump over and snatch our things then we shouted and run into room.

Quite worry about the BBQ at night because of monkey! I do not want to share my chicken wings with monkey! =( Emo for this!

Evening time, the boys preparing for the fire and we girls prepared the food.

Luckily monkey did not come out during night time! Phew!

BUT BUT BUT!

4 wild boar under our chalet and we so worried they will attacked us. =.=

BBQ night! Enjoyed it very much! It went on smoothly without any attack =D

So long didn't BBQ with them and frankly this time we didn't bring any alcohol for trip!

SO NOT OUR STYLE! hahaha!

During the BBQ time, jeff throw ice for the wild boar and it enjoyed the ice very much! We said it was Jeff's son!

Then, we keep everything in the room but just left a polystyrene ice box outside because Hee claimed that it was too heavy and no monkey will able to move it. Since it's her property so we just put it outside. We then begin our sweet dream.

SUDDENLY IN THE MIDNIGHT! WE WERE AWAKE BY LOUD SOUND OUTSIDE! WE DONNO WHAT ISIT THAT MAKE THE CHAIR FALL. WE WERE TOO SCARED TO HIDE IN THE ROOM WITH TORCH LIGHT!

after awhile when the sound gone, we headed outside together and this was what happened.

Attacked by the wild boar! It ate all the ice in the box. =.= We blamed jeff for that! Sleepy faces in the midnight. Then we went back to sleep but again it attacked after few hours. We ignored it then.

Morning peeps! Enjoying Kolomee brought by Raph's Ah Kong all the way from Kuching!

Prepared to check out as check out time was 11am.

This fellow come again! 4 monkeys run into our kitchen open our freezer and eat Chocolate!

Lastly, Leslie scared all of them away!

SO NAUGHTY the monkeys

Bye Bako National Park

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On the boat with our boatman! wanted to see the sandstone but need extra charges for RM35. I then keep bargaining with him until RM5 person each. 

Beautiful formation of sandstone!

In the boat =D

The popular sandstone behind! I know it doesn't look alike!

Pay little is like that liao lah..

See the difference? They paid RM10 each with explaination of the boatman of the formation on sandstone. Cheaper than cincai lo..

Different angle of the sandstone

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During the stay at BNP, we were the only Local and all fulled with foreigners! Very sad case because people flew so far just to see the amazing's mother nature but we do not appreciate it.

Told by the park warden and I couldn't agree more on this!

Till Then