Raya 2010 Pics Part 01

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Sup fellas... while waiting to go to Semun... samunjang... SIMUNJAN dunno the correct spelling :D just wanna upload some pics during my Hari Raya.

And yeah, we Sarawakians are still celebrating!

Family raya pics. Dari kiri row atas: biras, adik ipar x4, Rozie, aku. Row bawah: Nenek, Mak dan Bapak mentua, adir ipar dan biras :D

Biras and me, naik perahu tambang beb nak pegi raya... sempoi

Me and Rozie, dengan LEMANG bungkus utk adik ipar yg tengah sarat

Me and Granpa. Dah nak umur 80 tapi still hensem.

Main bunga api. Tiada dalam gambar - mercun2 yang harammm hahaha

Multiple Eyes

Story from Multiple Eyes

Once a week, I wrote there. Having this strict 1-post-every-Monday policy just turned me into a regular blogger for a while. This Mono blog is almost forgotten but I'll try to keep on writing, well, not that regularly.

Will keep on continuing Phuket series later, the last part.

Honeymoon in Phuket, Part 2

Continued from last post

Phuket was well known for it's (her's?) long shoreline beach, that could take almost 1km end to end. Same case with Karon and Kata beach. This was high season mind you, not the PEAK. Peak season was from Dec - Jan, with beaches cramped with tourists.

Kata Noi Beach (I think... they all look the same)

Karon Beach

I was sunburnt, it was time to head home. Later that night, we went for a quick dinner at one halal stall that we found. It served a dish like 'bihun sup', and there were ulam as well and it was meant to be eaten like an ulam. A bit different like here in Malaysia, we usually take ulam with plain rice or in case of laksa, the ulam is shredded.

Translated = Kedai Bihun Sup Utara... I guess

Sedap woo~~!

PROTIP: Halal food restaurants/stalls can be found located near the mosque. Some of the waiters are from Pattani so they do speak Malay with Kelantan accent. Make life easier :D

Since the night was still young, we went for a stroll along the Patong beach road. Lotsa tourist there, mostly having dinner in bars/restaurants scattered along the road. The seafood was pricey and we glad that we already had dinner. Tired, we head back to our guesthouse.

It would have been a great shot if the crocs were not in the way.

One road near Beach Road, selling all kind of stuffs.

When you see it, you'll shit bricks :D

Day 3 - Sunday

A good plan today. Terjun2 (swimming)! In one brochure, it was stated that one particular beach, called Kamala (located north of Patong) was a beautiful and hidden beach, away from the hectic Patong. Also, it was one of the largest Muslim community in Phuket, got kampungs here and there. Early morning, we went there for a swim and lazying on the sandy beach.

Kamala Beach - Serene, Zen, Beauty

Afternoon was a bit down. We went for a lunch in a big halal restaurant called Gaddafi, when suddenly heavy rain started. We were stuck in the restaurant for almost 3 hours but luckily, the host was a good lady. After the rain stopped, the way back home was flooded and I had to take a detour. We did get lost a bit but seriously, with a map handy at all times, you can't get lost in Patong area.

Kusuma Seafood. The seafood was a bit pricey. Island standard price.

After a quick dinner at one famous Thai-Malay restaurant, it was time to enjoy the night life in the famous Bangla Road. The road was jam packed with tourist from all over the place. There were pubs/bars/restaurant lined along the road. Bangla Road was famous for it's, well you can google it yourself. Suffice to say, from straight to gay, you can find everything here hahaha. We were even approached by a guy promoting A-Go-GO bar, famous for it's 'pingpong' girls :D. NO COVER CHARGE!

Imma chargin mah lazer

The alley to AGoGo bar :D

After snapping photos and some recording 'good' stuffs, we head home. Ready for tomorrow 1 day Phi Phi Island tour.

TBC

Honeymoon in Phuket, Part 1

Sup folks... wanna share with you of our (me and Rozie) adventure in Phuket. For those with tight budget, maybe you could learn a bit or two of our experience. With just RM1000 (minus the flight ticket fare), let's learn how to make the most of your time (and money) there.

Day 1 (Friday)

Arrived in Phuket International Airport (PIA) around 930pm local time (delayed for 1 hour) due to bad weather in LCCT. Met by our friendly taxi driver Lob, who was waiting for us for almost an hour. If you're looking for a breathtaking view of Phuket Island while in a flight, I'd suggest a morning / noon flight. From PIA to Patong would take about 45 minutes via car.

PROTIP: 500Baht from PIA to Patong is considered cheap for a taxi fare. Without early booking, it could cost you around 800Baht or more.

PROTIP: Check out a free simcard from the airport booth. For those looking for a budget mobile phone rate, the rate to call back to Malaysia is just 1Baht per minute (fixed line) and 3Baht per minute for mobile. The topup was sold mostly in convenient stores for 300Baht. You'll get a free 7Baht preloaded when you use the simcard.

Typical Asian scenery along the way just like a small town in Malaysia. Well, minus the sign language :D. Lob was talking all the way, occasionally answering his handphone while driving and considered normal.

Arrived at our guesthouse, LOVELI Boutique and welcomed by Andrew, a very nice host / manager with a glass of fruit juice. Since we were in a honeymoon, Andrew had upgraded our room to a bigger one, FOC, with a rose petal decoration on our bed. How lovely. Big room, 800 Baht for a night, and it was a damn good offer. We booked for 4 nights. Cable TV? Try 78 channels for your viewing pleasure.

Honeymoon suite :D

After checking in, we decided to walk around the block a bit, although by that time, the shops were closing. 7E next door, how convenient was that? The location of our guesthouse was perfect. A big shopping center called JungCeylon was just 200 meters away. Lotsa small stalls selling foods beside the road, but looking for a halal one was a bit tricky. Nonetheless, we found one selling snacks like yong tau fu here, with 20 Baht per stick. We then decided to head to our room for rest.

PROTIP: 7 Eleven and another rival shop called Family Mart (24hours) were scattered almost everywhere. You could spot one in 100 meters in any direction.

Day 2 (Saturday)

We woke up early, and since the time here was -1 hour from Malaysia, 630am was already a bright day. After having some DIY breakfast consisting of hot Nescafe and roti kaya, we headed out for a stroll. I rented a scooter, cost about 200Baht for a day and we went on our merry way, with a map in hand.

Me with scooter

PROTIP: 200Baht per day for a scooter is a kill. Motorbikes are the most famous mode of transportation in Phuket. Avoid Tuk Tuk because it'll cost more. Gas/Petrol price is about 30Baht per liter which is higher than Malaysia so budget your travel carefully.

Riding (or driving) in Phuket was a new experience for me. Most of the riders / drivers here were good, unlike the notorious drivers we have in Malaysia. Helmet was only for the rider and optional for the passenger. Our first stop, Patong Beach which was situated about 10 minutes ride from our guesthouse.

Patong beach... loooong shoreline

The beach had a very long shoreline and it was filled with lots of beach chairs. Thousands of them! Not to mention the 'mat salleh' there also. After taking some photos, (no topless ladies in sight lol... mostly senior citizen damn!), our next stop was the so called biggest shopping mall in Phuket, the JungCeylon. It was big, almost as big as Midvalley. It had a decent array of boutiques, F&B as well as arts and craft shops.

Jungceylon

Predator attempting to flirt Rozie

The Gunners shop

Without any pre-plan in hand, we just ride to the Phuket Town, naively thinking that it was just a short journey. It took us almost an hour (and I was badly sunburnt), looking for the famous bazaar market. Sadly we lost our way and the only market we found was opened at night. Later we went for another direction to the southern tip of Phuket Island, Rawai. Another hour went by and we reached there.

I was a bit dissapointed with Rawai, thinking this was just another normal place with no shoreline. There was a pier, and then... PEARLS, everywhere! There were shops there selling all kind of pearls, seashells and whatnot, with a bargain price.

Rawai Pier

Rozie with pearls

We took another road heading to Patong, making detour at the famous Kata and Karon beach. For those looking to escape from noisy night life, these 2 beaches provide an excellent place to stay. Located just minutes from Patong.

TBC

2010 march forward

Rojak post

Dah brapa tahun daa pakai nuffnang baru rm13? lolz

Target 2010:

1) Travel luar Malaysia... Thailand pon kira aci. Bikin passport.

2) By the end of 2010, cash dlm bank tak usik sebanyak rm100,000.00

3) Completekan koleksi komik Penyiasat Remaja & Detektif Conan

4) Lancer 2.0GTS (limited edition 100 bijik je demmit mane sempat dol)

5) XBOX360 / Wii / dua2 skali

6) Wanna have baby/ies can aa?

7) Setup company for forex trading, name? Asal Boleh Sdn. Bhd.

8) Micro Four Thirds

9) LTD/Epi guitar + Line 6 Amp

10) Pimp PC (tukar semua kecuali CM casing + PSU)

Tenet oh tenet kasi laju sket daa

Kawin2 pics and other randomness

Ok mari post gambar2 exclusive dari LZ8 aku... hehe... oh ya aku dah kahwin :D

Married life is... blissful

1) My sis Nurul otw towards the waiting AirAsia, morning in Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim, Kedah.

2) During akad nikah. Can't describe the feeling. The songkok felt tight, and even the baju melayu collar was choking me. Watched by my Tok Sedara and Dad.

3) Waiting to 'berarak' masuk, together with 2 other grooms, entertained by a 'hadrah' kompang band.

4) At Waterfront, Kuching, Sarawak.

5) My reception in Kedah.

6) Kite-flying @ tasik, Darulaman Golf & Country Club.

7) Shopping at Padang Besar, Perlis.

8) Posing at Taman Ular, Perlis.

9) Boh Tea Plantation, Cameron Highlands.

10) Rozie posing in front of the Boh Tea Factory.

Random pics from my W980

Been snapping a few pics from the new Wangsa Walk Mall, and all i can say is the shops are good, huge Popular Bookstore, huge FOS, a new cafe+saloon concept shop, one big 1-stop center for PC stuffs, and surprisingly no MCD or KFC there. A&W, SUBWAY are there, both are my fav. Karaoke ffff yeah and another fastfood joint, a new 1 I might say, POPEYE'S.

Here are some of the pics taken from my phone. Will snap moar later.

The Spaghetti Farm (at Midvalley)

Popeyes side view

Popeyes front view

Ayam Penyet restaurant

BBQ Chicken