It was Friday 14th September 2012 night, where I started my first trip out of Malaysia using my passport at the age of 27.
I was quite mad at the beginning before the trip began. It started because of mum was late to reach Hang Tuah, Melati Flat because of jam after work. She also thought that I have already bath with my extra packed clothes in my working bag. But indeed I'm not. I told her, I will do everything only if she could send my bag to the place. Everyone was quite hurried to get down to wait at the bus stop as the promised time were 7.45pm. And mum were late and reached at 8pm. Ish!!! She make me rushed to take my bath. Ended up, I took a so called "buffalo bath" due to rushing down to the bus stop to wait for the bus to arrive. At the end, we are still early as the bus reached around 8.30pm. Thinking of nothing to do while waiting, I start to charge my iPod and then iPhone. Hearing and listening to music keeps me cool off of what has happened. During that time, I'm already quite tired and exhausted. Plan to sleep right after on bus. After 15-30 mins of waiting, the bus arrived. It was a school air cond bus. Anyway, is still good but not really quite comfort because of the seat place and walking isle was a bit small. After on bus, the bus took journey off to up North. My sis and I did some silly things in da bus that is, taking picture using Road Light.
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| Silly us |
The first heading was Ipoh, near Jusco for supper. We reach there about 1.15am. They had a stop around 45 minutes. Everyone filled their stomach for supper because they sure it will be a hungry morning. The stop is good because is a refresh for me to filled my stomach again while I just had porridge for dinner. Family choose to have mamak food instead of mega food court due to the time strains makes the food taste bad in food court. After that, we went up to the bus to start our journey from Ipoh around 2.45am. The sleep continues... Zzzz... We are now reached Juru toll at 4 am. Had a short toilet break. Kinda miss this Juru place. The place of entertainment such as clubs, cafes, exhibitions, factories, foods and etc. Is the most happening place before reached Island. And Zzzz again. Further up more, when I woke up, about 2 hours later, I saw paddy field on the left. Yes, is the way to Kedah. Saw nice scenery beside the highway, all the way up to toll although is dark. Another 2 more hours, which around 6am, we reached Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration centre to get our temporary visa. Family have a light breakfast, while I resting before the dawn.
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| Aunt and mum enjoying coffee |
The journey continues again around 8.30am to Malaysia Immigration Centre to get a chop, next to Thailand Immigration which is just nearby around 5 mins travel time.
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| ma chop.. |
After getting the chop out and in to Thailand, first place we head to was the temple at 10am. The temple was located in rubber plantation area. Had taken some pictures of the temple. Alot of statues, don't know how to explain why so many gods around. Anyway, I just know and knew that my God is Almighty God. He is only 1. Although 3 in 1. He is still 1. :D
After went to the temple, we only have chance to go for our breakfast. Everyone were complaining saying that they were hungry and talk about Thailand chicken is different from Malaysia chicken. It was an unexpected breakfast because when we were there, it only left 1 and half chicken to serve 44 person in the bus. According to the news we got, we are the last bus to arrived at the eating place.
Sigh... All Aunties rushed like pasar just to get their food. It was not my style and I just wait till the last one. And what I got last was leftover and some pork legs full of fats. It reminded me of Edmund that he loves so much of the fats. Yucks!!! Then we complained to the tour leader about what had happened. What we get to know that he have the share as part of the shop owner there. What to do? Just bear with it. We head to check up after that. The hotel it was Meridian hotel. According to mum, that was a cheap hotel and used as prostitution center. Well, everyone rushing again to get the room key. Only then I know, it was a not organized trip. U just can get any room as u like if u wanna change for it with the suitable amount of people.
Family plan to go central @ pasar to buy stuff. It is a market but they don't sell meat and vegetables. It's more like our Chinatown. I been to this place before when I was young. I remembered while I was on the stairs walking up to second floor. The childhood memory was there as I was crying because I got lost there because of my naughtiness, running around while dad and mum were shopping last time..
Shop there and I bought 2 pairs of shoes, a pants and a handbag. Worth while. Slightly cheaper than Malaysia. Then went back to Hotel by riding Tut-Tut. The tut tut only cost 20 baht per person.
After that, had some rest in hotel. I fall asleep just in a minutes. Haha... Mum did mention I was quick. She did even offer me coffee to drink from aunt. Yea, a good refresh drink after I woke up by mum. I also knew I'm quite tired in this trip, because of traveling in bus.
Then around 3, everyone gathered again the go for the water pasar. Went there by bus. The business was done in a river, and we are to buy at the main. Watching and seeing those culture is fun. Bought some food, junk and some water longan. I bought a dress again. Heading back to hotel again by bus. This time, I have to stand because adding some people who didn't join in earlier but came by themselves. Quite tired and hot.
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| The river market |
Then after that, is our leisure time again. Once again, family plan to go for walk and head to dinner. They know a place called MK for steamboat at Robinson Plaza. Clever them for a making nice choice. Good food and lasting for stomach.
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| Steamboat for dinner... |
Around 8pm, mum rushed us to take Tut-Tut back to hotel for our next show which is Aqua show. Lol. Actually I planned to watch Tiger show as well, due to not sufficient money after buying stuff for myself, I make a call off to that. The tour leader's son fetch us himself with car. Watching Aqua show with 3 lil girl. I'm the oldest among them.
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| 4 crazy girls (underage) |
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| the first perfomance |
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| sweet and gentle |
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| flowery neon.. |
The show was really ridiculous. I couldn't stand watching some jokes and humor from it. But some of them are real sexy and really like a girl! I like one of them. After watching, meet up again with the tour leader's son to follow his car back. Had some chat with him. And I think is good if I could have them again to guide us if going to Hatyai again. And didn't get a chance to picture with the Aqua I like because of money again. Right after back to hotel, I was tired and having migraine through out the day, I thought to took a quick shower. Don't know is good or bad to me to have only cold shower. Couldn't find the switch for the hot bath. Shower with cold water to rest my heavy head and body. Real thank God after the shower, I'm much more better. But not that good to go for next session for massage. My massage plan failed. The girl suppose to come to room and do it, but my mum helped me to rejected her. And it makes a big frust to the tour leader tomorrow morning. The massager, complained to him. But I had a good sleep till the next morning but with my wet hair, which I leaned a side to let it dry. Till tomorrow, woke up around 7am+. Woke up, packed all stuff, getting ready and head back to KL. Before head back, i went to 7-11 to check out some stuff I could bring back to KL. I saw Smirnoff! They have few choices. Wanted to take and pack back, but I am being stopped by the staffs, saying I could only buy in between 11-2pm, then 5-11 pm. What the hell!!! I should have buy it yesterday before went back to hotel. But never mind, I made my choice to take coke bottle. Still worried of going through Customs check. But don't care of it. When in the bus while waiting for others, the local tour leader complained to us that he have to pay for our massage for rejecting them. He kept on mentioning of the room number to make me feel guilty, and is not only me alone who rejected the massage. Mum helped me most. She explained to him. Thanks to my mum. The leader bring us for breakfast. At least this time breakfast was good! Real good! Fill us again with good food. Not really delicious, but worth because is free. The whole table was loaded with BKT and dim sums. Yummy. They had smaller size of dim sums compared to KL. Is much smoother and nice. The BKT was about the same with KL. yea, good food. After the breakfast, the tour leader saying a goodbye to us. Yup, is time to head back to KL.
Went through Thailand immigration in Sadao this time. Not jam, smooth and fast. Got for chop, then next is Malaysia custom. Have to checked luggage. Safely bring the coke return without any straight checking.
Journey back to hometown after 2 days and 1 night stay at Hatyai. What a experienced to travel in rush.
Trip has not ended yet.
Before heading back to KL, the tour leader brought us to Penang, to a pharmacy. Same pharmacy that I went before few years ago when I had a teacher's retreat to Penang cruise. Is a pharmacy where they sold, Vitamin C, Goat's vitamins, Ginseng's pills and etc. Nah... I'm boring and I didn't have the interest to listen to such talks over and over again. I plucked my earphone in my ears and sitting outside of the conference room to wait for all to come out.
Is not only a bus of us are at this pharmacy. It was 15 buses that travel together to Hatyai that attended this Penang pharmacy.
After this, they brought us to Ipoh. The time to reach Ipoh is already around 6pm. Wow.. Whole day spent in travel back from Sadao to Penang.
Reached in Ipoh, the tour leader has provided dinner for us. Good meal! Many dishes of food are prepared for our hungry stomach. We don't need to pay a single cents because is included in our fare that paid for this trip which only cost RM140! :P
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| good meal! |
Then right after this meal, the leader brought us to across the road to buy Ipoh famous chicken that is Salted Chicken.
Lastly, this is our stop of our 2 days and 2 nights. Heading back to KL and reached around 9pm. Quite late and there goes my 2 days and 2 nights rushing trip.
Never again, I will attend such rushing and long hours travel by bus to certain place. ...
