21 June 2013

Langkawi-Penang Trip 5.0

this would officially be my last blog post of this trip! big thanks to myself for being so passionate to blog all these *i shall given a face palm LOL*
and also my readers! thanks for reading this crap blog all these while even i don't blog a lot.

this was the last day of the entire trip! Cindy would be leaving to Kuala Lumpur around 5p.m. in the noon. and we would be leaving to Kuching around 6a.m. the next early morning.
so our first station is the largest Buddhist temple in South-east Asia, KEK LOK SI.
Also, we went there by bus which took us around 1 hour from Komtar Bus Station.

view of the pagoda from far.
a nearer view.
the bus would stop in front of a shop lot and you're required to walk. under scorching sun. =.=
it took us almost 10 minutes to reach the entrance of the temple, and then you would still need to climb some staircases to reach the pagoda.

tortoises in the pond! have already been to this temple at my young age yet i could still recall the memories i had here.

making some wishes together with Bryan!
there's cabinet placed with colorful ribbons inside which 1 ribbon costs RM1 with different words on them like wealth, peace, health, good fortune, love and so on.
pay RM1 and then write your name on the ribbon, hang on this colorful wishing tree =)


fooling around in the inclined train heading to the pagoda.
to reach the pagoda at the hilltop, you either climb uncountable steps of stairs or use this inclined train like us! RM5 per person. how could people bear with the heat and climb the super long stairs? =.= we of course use the inclined train LOL.

railway of the train. kinda steep i could say.
an absolute SUNNY day. my skin was nearly burning off that time =.=


gigantic Buddha statue. really huge! no lie.
after walking under the Sun for the whole morning, it's time to leave for the next station and welcome some cool breezes.
BUKIT BENDERA a.k.a. PENANG HILL
walk to another bus station nearby which linked to Penang Hill. From that bus station to Penang Hill, it took us only 10 minutes. these two tourist destinations are really near, just a stone's throw away.

we're here babyyyyyyy!
Entrance fee for students (with student card) : RM4
Entrance fee for adults : RM8

Penang Hill's inclined train.
after buying the entrance ticket, you could reach the top by this inclined train. super cooling air-conditioner inside the train. could probably feel the ears pressure as soon as you reach the top. the temperature was much lower too.

happy girls =D
overlooking the whole Penang from the top of Penang Hill. B.R.E.A.T.H.T.A.K.I.N.G

*NO CAPTION*
LOOK at the signboard and you'd know what' the reason we came here hehe.

after taking tonnes and tonnes of photos, we finally proceeded to the paths and found out that there's actually an Owl Museum right beside the restaurant. Don't worry, you wouldn't find real owl inside or any bloody disgusting owl specimen eewww! they displayed merely owl items from soft toys, frames, bookmarks, vases, pictures, hand-carved wood owl, silicon owl, China clay owl and other whatsoever owl items.

Entrance Fee for students : RM5
For the owl museum part, let the photos do the talking.

at the owl museum entrance!



skip this photo. it's about all about my expressions. LOL

in love with this kind of wall texture and the frames. vintage. next twime i want my house to look like this too HAHA
one last piece of photo for y'all before leaving this wonderful place.
using the same routes as we came to go back to town. i didn't know why but it just took longer. around 1.20 hours.
so where came our last purpose of visiting Penang, which was to discover Penang Mural!
download an application called PenangMural from appstore. super useful application which will bring you to all these murals.
Since we're in a rush of time, we didn't manage to look for all the murals but only two. * sigh*


'brilliant' stranger took this photo. where're the little boy went =.= 
the most famous mural! (i assume)
new street arts. made by steel. you could see it along Love Lane or somewhere around.

we rushed back to the hotel and sent Cindy off there. buhh-byeeee


it's FOOD HUNTING time babehhh! we took the most comfortable shower for this whole life first before going out (okay i know i am exaggerating LOL) 'cause it's a real sunny day.


1. Penang Hokkien Mee
2. Ice Kacang
3. Chendol

Address : Lebuh Presgrave ( 2 houses away from the corner lot coffee shop)
Operating Hours : 5p.m. - 12 a.m.



i insisted us of not eating too full 'cause i really wanted to have a bite on subway bread.
i didn't know why i have been really crazy over Subway. have been craved for it since April and until May i get to eat 1 LOL. and now i start craving for it again. what to do? Kuching doesn't have Subway *cry*

1. Subway bread
2. Sesame ball from Tong Pak Fu
3. Durian shaved ice from Tong Pak Fu
(GURNEY PLAZA)


woke up at 4.30a.m. the next day and went to airport by cab.
byeeeeeeee Penang. see you again.

20 June 2013

Langkawi-Penang Trip 4.0

we're getting lazier each and everyday LOL
we woke up around 10a.m. that rainy morning. fortunately, rain stopped as soon as we stepped out from the hotel =)
planned to go Tao Authentic Asian Cuisine at Times Square Penang for lunch!
i actually called and reserved few days ago. too 'kiasu' that it's fully booked haha.

so after the lesson learnt from the previous night, we knew that cab is an avoidable wastage of money in Penang.
go anywhere just by hopping on into a bus! humans are born with mouths right? to avoid getting on into the wrong bus, ask for the directions! i believe that Penangites are very passionate to show you the way despite they don't know where the place you intend to go.

IMPORTANT GUIDES to get around in Penang :
didn't know why i just couldn't rotate this photo =.= so just tilt your head a little to check this photo out LOL
For the top map, it's about tourist attractions. very useful for us since you could find all the heritage sites inside. with brief introductions of all the places in the map.



For the middle map, it is only useful for those who're going to move around in town by buses. we seek this piece of A3 paper like treasure! too important for three of us.



For the bottom map, it's all about food. Since people always claim that Penang is a food paradise, they came out with this food map! introducing tourists with different kind of local cuisines. from Assam laksa, har mee, char kueh tiaw to cendol and ice kacang. a wide variety of food. there's a food map printed inside, showing tourists where to have a taste on the food. so sweet and warmth of the government LOL.
we got these maps at hotel lobby. i think they can be obtained easily at any shopping complex information counter.


reached Penang Times Squares before 12p.m. by bus!
buffet lunch serving time : 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
price : RM53.50 after taxes

interior of Tao. very cozy.
salad corner, soup corner, barbecue corner and ice cream corner.
Japanese cuisine corner and chocolate fountain corner.
the best part regarding the ready-to-eat food is definitely Japanese cuisines 'cause i'm a real raw food lover. i love fresh and clean raw food (sashimi) ! especially raw salmon fishes, oysters, prawns.
oh whatsoever! i love 'em and i do not want to care how many worms are inside my tummy right now =p

apparently, utensils and menu LOL
yes they do have menu! order anything you want from the menu and they'll serve you right.
don't worry, as long as you pay for the RM53.50, everything is free in the menu.

reading and observing the food photos carefully to see which food attract me the most.
Chinese always say 认真的女人最美丽! what do you think huh? LOL
too keen to eat! my can't-wait-to-eat face =p









damn it i'm so hungry watching all these food photos =.=
but the last photo made me nausea. the green tea cake was too sweet.
this restaurant definitely worth a try!

we left the reastaurant around 4p.m. wtf. we could really eat. but i think i were the queen that day LOL
after that, went for a walk at Queensbay Mall and then we called it a day.
no dinner or supper needed. too full until the next morning LOL


byeeeeeeeeee

19 June 2013

Langkawi-Penang Trip 3.0

since Langkawi Cable Car only operate starting from 10am, we woke up kinda late that day and checked out 'cause we're leaving to Penang today!
getting to there was an easy peasy thingy when you rented a car in Langkawi =)
we didn't take any breakfast and headed to our destination with empty stomachs since we're in a rush of time. you'll know why later
it takes approximately 20 minutes of road-trip from Cenang Beach to the Langkawi Cable Car.




very picturesque and did not seem to be in Malaysia.
a lot of handicraft shops you will see along the paths going to the cable car ticketing counter!
there's actually a name for this place, namely The Oriental Village.
the designs of the shops vary from traditional to modern. nice architectures. 


For Malaysians, the ticket costs RM15 per person while for foreigners, it costs RM30 per person.
Just show your MyKad as a proof if you're a Malaysian.

queueing for the cable car *excited*
always be a wise traveler! bear in mind that never travel during peak season no matter which country or place you will be visiting.
we only queued for less than 10 minutes. very fast wasn't it? 

oh yeah! our cable car was here!
above scenes were taken from the cable car.
us inside the cable car!
so now, observe who has the most awkward smile? yes, the answer is Mr. Bryan Ma!
He was kinda scare and afraid HAHAHA. way too timid!!

too scenic i couldn't even blink my eyes.
always love immersing myself in mother's nature. you can always find calmness and peacefulness.
this place is way too lovely that i really missed it!
it takes about 10 minutes to reach a lower platform. they called it "middle station". you could stop there and walk around for photo-taking.

azure sea and sky that made me stare for quite a time.
after taking few photos, we're ready for the top platform!

me me me before heading to the top platform using cable car. such a poor poser i know =.=
it only takes a little while to reach the top. oh yeah!

vain people couldn't resist taking photos even for a little short while in the cable car.
*jaw dropping* the top platform.
oh babyyyy! magnificent view huh?
looking at this view, surrounding by cool breezes. define life now ;)
lush mountain and azure beach as the background. *love*
aiyer! so xing fu yerrr. zuo yong you bao HAHA
notice a big bulb? yes, it's me =.=

we're in a rush of time because the ferry from Langkawi to Penang departed at 5.15pm.
and there's still another destination to go. so we settled our breakfast/brunch/lunch 708m above sea-level. 
light burger just to fill our stomachs up.
notice 2 little cuties *laugh*

after staying at the 360 degrees platform for quite a while, we left the place. =(

still insisted to take photos. LOL
headed to our rented car once we touched down.
the 3 stingy guy and girls didn't want to pump any extra petrol for the car so all the way from the cable car station, the fuel alert blinked, blinked and blinked until we finally decided to pump few more Ringgits of fuel into the car. STINGY not?
couldn't blame us okay? 'cause when at first we took the car, the fuel alert was keep on blinking too.
so we typical Malaysians knew we should do the same too LOL!
but i was glad we did that! 'cause there's a very beautiful harbor by the petrol station.

taken this picture using the iPhone panorama function. oh whoever who took this was a real GENIUS! 
so i'm a genius! HAHAHA.
excuse me, you know it wasn't easy to use the panorama function of the camera as it may crack sometimes at the edge. so i consider myself was quite good in using this function. LOL

NEXT STATION : UNDERWATER WORLD LANGKAWI

it's located at Cenang Beach, the town we used to stay. for me, i think it's quite worth to pay a visit.
Underwater World Langkawi (UWL) is the largest aquarium in Malaysia houses a large collection of over 4000 aquatic lives. 
There are more than 500 species of animals and sea creatures in more than 100 specially designed tanks being exhibited here. 
Various animals, birds and inhabitants of the sub-Antarctic can be seen too, 
Temperate and Tropical Rainforest regions are also on display here.
 More than 100 species of seashells from various parts of the world are grouped together in a unique display.

Entrance fee for MyKad holder : RM28
Entrance fee for foreigner : RM38

for this part, just let the photos talk.


looks like lots of small televisions. but they're actually aquarium =)
our selca with the tiny black-and-white cute creatures at the back =D 
went Sydney Aquarium few years ago, for sure it's better than the Underwater World Langkawi but it wasn't that bad too. 
at least it turned out kinda good for me. the spooky aquarium ambiance could be felt LOL.
the surroundings are well-maintained too.

restaurant inside the aquarium.

i found this part the coolest as the wall is made of rusty iron instead of the boring concrete.
last but not least, the amelia-vain-collage =)

NEXT STATION : EAGLE POINT
this is definitely a must-go tourist spot in Langkawi, considering it as the most important destination.
it's like you didn't visit Langkawi if you didn't go to the Eagle Point.




at here, we bumped into people we met somewhere else in Langkawi and they actually recognized me first but i just couldn't remember who they're =.=
"hey, do you still remember us?"
to minimize the embarrassment of the conversation, i answered "yes, of cause!" and grinned happily.
seriously, i didn't manage to recall who they were. but it's okay.
we requested them to help us take some photos with this huge eagle statue!

observe these two photos carefully!

bryan walked to cindy and me and then he showed us his camera with the above photos.
we're too speechless. mister, where's the eagle?!
too shocked and surprised to see these photos. we thanked them and walked away to seek for another person to help us take photo.


way better right?! wtf man =.=


actually this's taken by a kinda-professional photographer (i assumed)
he's the guy standing at the Eagle Point helping tourists to take photo using his Fujifilm Instax.
small : RM5
large : RM8
he saw us taking Cindy's Fujifilm Instax Mini 7s walking here and there and didn't know who to ask for to help us take photo.
such kind-hearted guy walked up to us and offered his help =)

i really love this!
since he's being so kind, in return, i bought 1 photo from him. fair and square =D

rushed to the jetty which was just right beside. RM63 per person from Langkawi to Penang by ferry which takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.
reminder : please keep your receipt/fare ticket/photos as a proof for the customs if you bought duty-free items. it's compulsory. only tourists who stayed at Langkawi at least 48 hours could buy duty-free items without taxing from the government.
and please reach the jetty like half an hour earlier! we reached there 15 minutes earlier and i guessed we're the last guests. LOL
that's mean everyone was waiting for us.
our seats were occupied and the management shifted us to an empty business class lounge oh YEAH!
*high five baby*

it's empty!! *evil grin*
no kidding, it's so cold here that eventually we took out our clothes/cardigans/jackets/towels to keep ourselves warm. but still, no effect at all.
and then we climbed to the upstairs which you could enjoy the sea view and of cause, the temperature was higher there.




i was guessing if this area is opened for the public or not as it's kinda dangerous with minimum safety measurements there.
but it's okay, since no one warned us to get down. we did enjoy ourselves here. =)

after reaching Penang's port, we hopped on a cab to Love Lane where our hotel was located.
at first i heard this lane's name, i was really excited. LOVE LANE! sounded so romantic LOL
we stayed at Red Inn. we all loved this hotel. it's more to the homestay kind rather than those luxury hotels.
this location was kinda convenient too for visiting tourist spots.
after checking in, us hungry ghost went to Gurney Drive by cab again. damn so expensive. RM20.
Penang has no metered-taxi. they give any price they want =.=



Penang Char Kueh Tiaw, didn't-know-what-did-this-call, Assam Laksa, Rojak and Har Mee.
the char kueh tiaw was really delicious! there're a lot of stalls here. always head to the most crowded stalls and you would not be wrong hehehe.

after our food hunting, we actually walked back from Gurney Drive to Love Lane wtf =.=
didn't know who came up with this idea first omfg!
f'cking 5km. we used approximately 2 hours to reach our hotel. really exhausted damn!
why didn't we use BUS? stupid enough!

outside gurney drive.
dozed off once we took our shower.


ciao!