"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

~ Andy Warhol

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Thank God I found You

i am just too excited tonight!

too excited because i found a few stuff that are not found anywhere in kl. and those things are;

(drumrolls, please..)

honey graham crackers!

diet a&w root beer in can (made with aged vanilla somemore...) !

browning sugar !

square haw flakes !

ha ha ha ... simple je bunyinye and macam jakun je kan pwincess ... but the thing is, masa kat semenanjung, memang i wish ada la benda2 nih kat kedai-kedai ... macam graham crackers ke kan ... memang the best bet to sub graham cracker is digestive biscuits, but nak la merasa cheesecake sejati with graham crackers pie crust ...

pagi tadi pun best jugak ... kitaorang memborong rempah bubur pedas ... sedap you bubur pedas ni ... and rempah tu so far tak jumpe lagi aa kat kedai2 kat semenanjung altho i guess bleh je kalau nak buat from scratch tapi kena ada vaksin RAJIN la semestinya ... and then jupe ikan jerung banyak gila ... bersepah-sepah gitu ... aaa banyak lagi la bende best. pendek kata, best aaa tempat ni !

Fall and Hit By A Giant Gong

hahahaha!!

when i first saw this on tv, i was literally on the floor, laughing hard.

still couldnt stop laughing everytime i see this clip, oh god.

baddy, baddy, bad.

but, i respect her for climbing back on the runway and continue her catwalk til the end. this could happen to just anyone (pwincess pun banyak kali jatuh bedebuk!;p) but seriously, it was hilarious!

p/s : this has got nothing to do with my 'obsession' on earlier post *wink*.. oh cpt aaa sampai posto posto!

Obsession

i am totally obsessed with ... uhm uhm. not telling anyone except prince H. kalau tak bitau dia pun, dia tau rasanya. dah pagi petang siang malam asyik dok baca pasal bende tu, masakan dia tatau. hehe.

i even ordered something related to that thing through amazon.com and waiting for it to arrive at my doorstep impatiently ... and right now, bende tu dah atas kapal ... toot toot toot ... tengah on the way .... estimated delivery date is somewhere between early to mid dec but i can hardly wait!!

pwincess teramatlah excited sampai malam-malam nak tido pun nak mimpi bende tu. ahh~

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Pelangi

"Kadang-kadang Allah sembunyikan matahari...
Dia datangkan petir dan kilat...
kita menangis dan tertanya-tanya ke mana hilangnya sinar..
...tetapi...
rupanya-rupanya Allah nak hadiahkan kita pelangi..."

agar-agar pelangi...agak-agak masuk tema tak dgn entry post? :p

Hat Yai Trip - Day 3

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha~

pada ari last kat Hat Yai, penjual kat kedai konsortium bas ekspres tu kuakan sekotak nescafe in a cup .... yeay! happy, happy, happy pasal dapat my usual caffeine dosage, ni kes terlupa nak pack 3 in 1 dalam beg la ni .... satu tu 20 Baht and bleh dapat 2 set nescafe. Berbaloi-baloi ~

very convenient

ni hair salon where I got my hair cut for 100 Baht. I love the new layered cut

macam doll kan? but it's real and alive. anjing biri-biri, cute!

Then, last jenjalan before check out from otel, kitaorang g pasar ... la la laa ~

pucuk paku

nice kan...pandan bouquet. guys mesti suka ni pasal tak mahal mcm real roses, betui tak??

brader ni sporting aa. nampak je kitaorang nak snap gamba, dia pun posing. chopping board tu sangat worth buying. dalam less than RM20 leh dapat satu and kayu tu tebal tul

buah salak

buah nona ... besar-besar

Pastu kitaorang checked out otel ... and head to the airport. bye bye hat yai~

Hat Yai Trip - Day 2

We started our day with a good breakfast to fuel us up. I had roti pisang (35 Baht) while he had nasi lemak (45 Baht) at Salma. Roti pisang was a bit salty to my taste, perhaps it was the type of banana they used, but the gravy was nice. Surprisingly, their sambal was not up to our expectation ... pelik jugak eh, pasal tom yum sedap nape lak tak reti buat sambal ...

kawaii neh ... star shaped nasi lemak

roti pisang. gulai tu kosong ja tapi dap

Next, we went to Kim Yong market. This is where you can buy kilos of cheap cashew nuts, dried mangoes, tamarind and other dried fruits. There are also batik sarong, cotton pyjamas, blouses and facial creams here. Opens everyday from 8:00am to 5:00 pm.

roasted chestnuts - my favourite! manis rasanya. 500g at 70 Baht

All the shops above are either open air shops or inside buildings with no airconditioner. Most of the shops inside the building were closed when we went there. Don't forget to bargain if you buy stuff from the market because they all start with the highest price.

Then we found this shop. We expect to find keychains and what not, tapi lain pulak yang kitaorg jupe.

Kedai ni takleh bargain, but fret not because the cashier will give further price reduction upon payment. Some of the things are sold secara pukal tapi ada jugak yang jual secara individu. Reminds me of kedai-kedai kat petaling street.

Below is one of the shopping malls in Hat Yai - Odean, or O.D. as it is fondly called by the locals. We thought OD pun ada jualan lambak pasal banjir tapi rupanya tak. memang kebetulan dia tengah ada sale. The building itself was locked but buyers boleh cuci mata di sekitar kaki-kaki lima.

haaa....rebut kak long, rebut ....

Dah tiba masa nak isi perut untuk tengah ari pulak .... this time around, we walked a bit further to find a particular halal restaurant that was recommended by a netizen. Katanya, ni kedai biasa-biasa aje tapi sedap sangat ... so tak salah kan, kalau nak mencuba?

Yatta!! dah jumpe! It's called Rocky Restaurant Muslim Food. Jauh sket dari happening places dan sunyi sket. Across it ada another muslim restaurant called al-rahman. ingat nak cuba lenkali pulak aa.

muka hepi dapat tomyam putih + sambal belacan yang best

nasi paprik ayam. sedap!!!!!

Next, we checked out from Mayflower and checked in pulak kat Diamond Plaza Hotel. Hotel ni je yang available, other hotels suma dah full, even yang budget hotels macam sakol pun full. Dari Mayflower ke Diamond Plaza, takyah la ngengada nak naik tuk-tuk. korang tarik je bag korang, kejap je dah sampai. dekat je sebenarnya kesemua tempat ni. walking distance lah kirenya. tapi kalau nak merasa naik tuk-tuk, takpe aaa...

The lobby is very spacious. Ada banyak sofa untuk lepak-lepak kunyah kacang gajus. Rate is 790 Baht per night.

The pros of this hotel is that :

- it is nearer to Kim Yong market
- room is bigger compared to Mayflower
- tv has more channels that include tv3, espn, afc, star world, star movies, vision four, ape tah lagi. kalau kat mayflower, no english speaking channels and all programs are talking shows pok pek pok pek (dah la tak phm pape pun kan...)

The cons are :

- no free wi-fi
- facilities are old
- jamban dia keruh
- macam ada bau lama ... mungkinkah air cond dia?
- tingkap berabuk (ok, by now i do sound like a pengawas kebersihan di dorm)

Petang tu, kitaorang hire a car untuk pergi ke Khlong Hae Floating Market. Tatau bukak ke tak tapi pwincess dah puas berdoa agar ujan tak turun aritu .... so kitaorg gamble je la pergi jugak. seb baik dapat nego dengan agent tu untuk dpt diskaun kalau Floating Market tutup. Below are some of the pictures yang kita snapped masa on the way to Khlong Hae. Dapat tengok keadaan kampung-kampung situ ..

ni barulah kucing siam ori hehe

budak-budak baru balik dari sekolah

simpang nak masuk khlong hae

more signages of Khlong Hae

Some of the sellers on boats

Too bad not many sellers yang menjual-jual kat Khlong Hae pulak aritu. adeh. so kitaorang pun detour ke Santisuk market. nothing much except you can find a whole wide variety of DVDs, movies, dramas, porn CDs , speakers and some electronic gadgets here. malam tu kitaorg pekena lagi tomyum putih and nasi goreng pattaya pastu kitaorg jenjalan kat area night market to see nightlife kat situ camane.

inside santisuk market

penjual somtam , sedap!

deep fried udang galah. yang bebesor tu 3 ekor utk 500 Baht

Hat Yai Trip - Day 1

Sawatdee kaa ~

We just came back from Hat Yai 2 days ago ... actually we didn't really plan for this trip, so that made it more adventurous as we did not know what to expect when we set our foot there. And just a week prior to the trip, we were informed that Hat Yai has experienced the worst flood in years. And one of the most affected area is the commercial and business center in the town area. We had qualms about the trip, but since Air Asia did not make any flight cancellations, so with doa + positive minds, we just proceed.

waiting to board

The journey to Hat Yai via airplane took about 75 minutes and the local time is 1 hour behind Malaysia. When we arrived, the sun was bright but we could see black clouds were forming as a sign of an impending heavy downpour.

As we scouted for drivers to take us to the city centre, a malaysian uncle approached us and invited us to share a cab with him and his friend from India. Fyi, the fare is 300-350 Baht per car.

Uncle tu baik sangat, he even recommended us Mayflower hotel. Katanya, hotel tu bagus, dia dah banyak kali stay sana, so he is a regular there. regular in hat yai?!! ha ha. cuba baca between the lines. tapi tak baik bersangka buruk okeh so pwincess tarik balik kata-kata itu.

Masa sampai di Mayflower, we were informed that all the rooms were fully booked. and by the way, in Thailand, it is recommended that tourists book their hotel rooms through agents rather than walk-in. in other words, walk-in rates are much more expensive compared to agents' rates. These are some of the agents that you can ask for quotations, nak beli tiket bas pun boleh, nak tukar duit kat sini boleh, nak book transport for songkhla tour/koh samui/phuket suma pun boleh diuruskan di sini.

This is our hotel but we managed to book for one night only as it was fully booked. Otel-otel lain kebanyakannya ditutup lagi untuk keje-keje pembersihan.

Rate here per night is 900 Baht and I personally love the hotel. The room is clean, the facilities are new, free-wifi, strategic location (halal eateries, shopping complexes, hair salons and massage parlours are nearby)

After we checked-in, perut dah tak tahan sangat lapar ... seb baik restauran halal yang hangat diperkatakan itu adalah di seberang jalan saje.

Staff kat salma halal restaurant ni boleh bercakap melayu. they even bagi salam pada kita bile kita nak masuk kedai dia. sejuk ati dengar.


prince ordered nasi goreng daging merah. sedap sangat tapi sikit. dahla perut tgh growling with hunger.

pwincess ordered koay teow tom yum. I wanted to taste authentic thai cooking while in thailand and yes! tom yum dia sangat sedap! kalau makan, memang berpeluh-peluh, and by the time you finished it, your lips would be swollen....terasa macam angelina jolie sekejap....pergh~

seafood koay teow tom yum as in the picture is about 70 Baht and the asam buoy drink is 35 Baht (spelling ikut menu dia). Oh ya, kalau kat salma, masakan goreng-goreng dia sedap, tapi kalau lauk pauk khabarnya tak tasty so simpanlah duit anda.

This is another halal restaurant yang famous di kalangan malaysians. unfortunately, the restaurant is still closed, tak dapek kitaorg nak rasa kesedapan makan kat situ.

Lepas makan, kitaorang jalan-jalan just to explore the city. The town in in the midst of recovery, damaged goods were gathered in one place while goods that can still be used but a bit spoilt due to the flood dijual secara lambak atau lelong di tepi kaki lima.

jualan lelong

the ubiquitous tuk-tuk - 20Baht/person

Pulut mangga depan Lee Garden Plaza - serious sedap gile sehingga menjilat plastik

oh oh ... true enough, heavy downpour on that evening! so we returned to our hotels, had our massage in the room for 2 hours. don't forget to ask for not-so-pretty masseurs for your massage, apart from safety measure (if u travel with your husband), apparently these ladies massage better compared to the ones with pretty faces. the massage was good, we even add-on aromateraphy massage and habis angin-angin dalam badan semua dipecahkan oleh tukang urut ni.

wanna hear a funny story? the Indian friend of the kind Uncle also had massage in his room, and the lady asked him whether he wanted 'extra services' ... tapi pasal tatau nak sebut dalam english, so she showed some gestures and said, 'ping pong'? paham-paham la kan....amende. tapi this mister pulak lurus bendul, he answered, "well ... sure. but where's the bat, table and ball to play ping pong?" lawak betul la....hehe.