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!