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