Tuesday, June 5, 2012

04062012_Sawadee-ka

Dear all, last week I've visit thailand and I'm here to write this post whereby how enjoy the life at Thailand for 3 days 2 nights.
Passport

The day started on 31st May 2012 , journey started the time on 10.00pm we move around that hour and after for 9 hours for the bus journey. We've arrive at Malaysia Customs at 6.45am. What an early morning, and we did not sleep for the past 9 hours. It was a long que when going thru the way for the customs. After passing for the customs, we stop buy at the duty free shop for the cigars, alcohols and chocolates etc.
Thailand morning view
Next we continue the journey with an hour drive to south city of Thailand , Hat Yai. It has a population of 157,359 (2008) in the city itself and about 800,000 in the greater Hat Yai area. Hat Yai is the largest city of Songkhla Province, the largest metropolitan area in Southern, and third largest metropolitan area of the country. (copy from Wikipedia.com) This is the place that we are going to spend the holiday for 3 days 2 nights. After arriving to city of Hat Yai, we are stop to get our breakfast which is famous for Chicken rice and also Pork. It was delicious anyway. Yummy indeed.!! After breakfast, we move to the place where we most like shopping for Hat Yai local junk foods like Seaweed, Kidney beans, Walnuts, Etc. My dad love so much Kidney beans and we bought 2 packs it cost us 370 baht (RM37.00). 


Next stop whereby we stop at the for Bags, wind oil, shoes, necklaces, bracelets, etc. Well this is the place that you been offer for 20% when you purchase for bags, necklaces, and also bracelets only. I did bought myself a bracelets and my B bought a bag which made by the lamb skins. 


12.00pm of the day, it time for lunch. We were stopping by at the Thailand + Chinese restaurant where they served Thai+Chinese cuisines. It was delicious! I forgot to took the pic as well. But anyway, is totally an awesome meal of the day. Meanwhile at the restaurant, when we finish lunch there is some outside selling those they called it "Chiang Mai-Beans" and it taste almost like kidney beans. We did bought some too and it cost 200 baht(RM20.00) and it was just small packets. 


Not longer lunch were finish, it is time to check-in to the hotel. At 1st of the hotel, it quite disappointed as the Hotel looks a bit creepy. But what ever it is, we have pay for the whole trip + with accommodation. Bottom I've a picture for the hotel looks like.  
Hotel room
Time to rest a while, after resting a while. No longer is dinner time and we are free out to get the refreshment for our self and I have a Wantan-mee at our near by hotel.
Wantan-Mee

After that, we have book to go up to the steel temple where is at Top of the hill. It was nice temple and we went there for prayers. Bottom are some picture I took using my camera.
Steel Temple
Inside steel temple

After the steel temple, we went back down to city of Hat yai and continue shopping at Odean Mall where it is very famous shopping with a lot of stuff and groceries. When comes to shopping, I bought a lot of things too. Next we walk by to 7-11 for groceries too. Yipee... Loving 7-11 so much as there were so much too see and buy. Finally, walking it makes everyone leg pain too. So we decided to stop by a foot massage shop and have massage for the leg and cost only 200 baht (RM20.00) so cheap!! My B doesn't like the massage at all and make him cry. Haha~~


Foot massaging 

The night is still young, My B decided to go for Tattoo. It was cheap for the tattoo, making me felt like i'm going to get one too. But it was scary and pain for it. So I did not make it and My B did.


Tattoo
It was late on the day, we head back to Hotel and get our self a good sleep.

1 June 2012
Early in the morning, we have wake up and get out for breakfast. We have dim sum it was so cheap and cost only 10 baht(RM1.00) for 1 dim sum. Freaking cheap.
Dim-Sum
After breakfast, we moving forward to Morning market where we need to take the "Du Du" Car that similar with Taxi. Taxi fares cost around 1 person for 20 baht (RM2.00).




Morning Market
Next of the day, we went to the dragon fountain where is near by at Songkla. Nice view for the fountain. :)



Dragon Fountain
Later on, we travel to the beach that they called it Samila Beach which is Mermaid located over there. There is legend they said that when you touches the Mermaid statue it will bring fortune and luck for yourself. The beach is hot and windy on that day.

Samila Beach Mermaid
After that, we gone to the famous floating market at Hat Yai. All we wanted to buy is the bugs. Yummy!!
Floating Market (Entrance)


Bugs

Makan Bug
Last stop of the day, we went to Ice Dome Hat Yai. It was a sunny and hot day on the day, so the trip has been set up for this Ice Dome. We went in there that cost around 300 baht (RM30.00) per person. Nice ice view inside the Dome.









Night we went for buffet at Lee Garden Plaza 33rd Floor. It cost around 99 baht (RM9.90) per person. Nice and cheap!! Yummy!!
Buffet

Night view from Lee Garden Plaza
Last night of the day, its time to shopping. I bought quite a lot of things include pants and also toy from Night Market. :) Enjoyable day and also Love the trip so much!! We spend quite a lot of money!! Hooray!! Must keep wise for next trip!! :)

So that's all for tonight!! KTHXBYE!!

1 comment:

tester said...

the steel temple looks so awesome! I wanted to get a tattoo but afraid that the needle r not hygenic