Saturday, March 28, 2009

Day 2- Island Hopping and enjoying it.....




After our breakfast...we still have time before our Island Hopping trip (which is schedule at 9.15am) so we had our first walk to the hotel beach...the sand is white and soft...and it is beautiful....we took a lot of photos and these are among the good ones.....lucky for us the day is bright and beautiful so all our photos turn out good...hehehe...jgn jealous...



After being pick-up by the Pangsajaya people, we were on the way to the islands.......but before that we were asked by the person in charge of our trip to wait at the lobby by 9.15am but they only came and picked us up at 9.40am...apparently...according to the hotel bellboy, this people are always late...hmm.....good thing we were on o good mood....by the way....never let a photographer take your photo when u reach the meeting point.....they actually did a little scamming there by taking your photo and print them on a plastic plate and sell them to you at RM10 each......yep...what people do.....it really pissed me off.....



Our first stop for today's trip....Island of the Pregnant Maiden...Tasik Dayang Bunting....all this while i've been hearing oabout this place...now i'm there...but you know what....what they didn't mention was...in order to get to the lake....you have to climb a lot of small steps in the beginning to get to the top but later to go down to the lake....the steps is as high as your knee....as for non Malaysian or people with long leg...no problem...imagine people like me...till today i still have the tension on my tight....hehehhehe....luckily i'm not the only one....and also...beware of the monkeys there....very aggresive....don't bring anything in plastic bags...they even have a warning sign about that...hehehe....but it is a nice place....and oh yes...don't forget to bring drinking water...you'll need them...


Eagle Feeding....the 2nd internary in the Island Hopping package....as u can see...there's a lot of eagle flying and diving to the surface to get their food....our camera can't capture the real beauty of this scenery....maybe next time we will...can't wait..

This is the only photo of this Island we went to as the final destination of the Island Hopping trip, the island of Singa Besar. The water here is as clear as crystal....well surely u can see from the photo but...really...you have to go there...our mistake is that we didn't know that we'll be there for an hour so we can actually swim...since we didn't bring any extra shirt or shorts....Kerel just jump in with his jeans....who want to missed it..look at the water.....would you want to miss it? There's only a jetty and a small shop and hut there...so that's why the sea so clean...but too bad the island is not that clean...we think maybe because there's not many dustbin around...so visitors just throw them everywhere or the monkeys did...yep...this place has them too...and a lot too...heheheh...be careful...

After the Island Hopping, we went back to our room for a short rest and continue our day with a drive towards the other side of the island...to see the cable car or Datai. We're not sure what this place is called...we called it the Marina....behind these boats far away is a building....there is where our former PM Mahathir shop is ...The Loaf....we passed by but didn't stop....anyway....when Kerel took this photo, we were at a petrol station, after taking the photos....he decided to pump the tyres....when he was pumping the 4th tyre, suddenly the pump broke, so the air in the tyre came out and puncture the tyre....so he asked the attendaces and they say the nearest station is about 10km from there....luckily we got a map with us so we decided to try the one near the cable car area...when we finally reach the place, to our dismay...it is on of those kampung station....so we just ask them if there's anywhere we can get our tyre pump-up.....they said down the road there's a mechanic shop.....yes...we're saved....we pump it and off to see the cable car.....for sure i'm not riding it so we just drive tru the parking place...hehehhee....then we decided to drive up to see Datai....

This is the entrance Lobby of the Datai.....heheheh...don't even dare to stop and walk in even for the view....to exclusive for us...so we only took some photos...but if you really wanna stay there make sure you really have a lot of money coz....it is really far away from anything else.....


Pantai Kok...this photo is taken at Pantai Kok...futher up from Pantai Cenang before you go to the Cable Car.....nothing much here but as you can see there's a lot of private yatch and sail boat behind Kerel.....you have to really go there yourself in order to see the beautiful scenery with all the boats and moutains as the background.....just splendid....



The beautiful sunsets.....there a lot more of these photos but i chose this 2 as my fav.,....we were on our way from Kuah town when we decide that we wanna take this sunset photos...so we were sort of rushing and driving a bit fast so that we can actually get this scene...these were taken at the beach where we stayed.....beautiful is it...

Friday, March 27, 2009

Day 3 - Last day but not the last time...

Hehehee......our rounding2 in Kuah town after breakfast.....we went for a ride...shopping and site seeing...we passed by the Jetty and boy.....Langkawi really has change a lot....but as far as the shops are concern...they are pretty much still the same......but i like it....at least we can still recognised it.....

This place is in Kuah town.....this is where we got our chocolates....yummy and of course it is cheaper than KL especially the imported ones....Kerel got his cigarettes from a different shop suggested by Din....which is cheaper as he said....thanks Din..

Din brought us to this place called 'Beras Terbakar', there's not much left only a plate and it is now placed in the glass box u can see in the pic., only the spot is gated but no burnt padi left.

At Beras Terbakar area as any other tourist place, there's a shopping area.....so what else...shop la!... Buying 'kain batik' from Abg 'Z'...very cheap....the cheapest is RM5 per piece but of course it is not the good ones....so i bought a better one for mom, dad, mak, Nora and me of course....Kerel doesn't want any....not the 'kain pelikat' man.....:)

Arrived at Langkawi Airport to fly home.....bye bye Langkawi....see you next time....and next time we'll stay longer...hehehehe

We've checked-in the bags but still have time before checking-in ourself so we decided to have a drink with Din first....at Starbuck, Langkawi Airport.

Finally...we landed at LCCT at around 9.30pm...our plane park at the last end of the runaway...so we had to walk for another good 15minutes to arrive at the arrival terminal....what a day...feeling happy and sad at the same time..happy to be home but sad having to leave Langkawi.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Matta Fair Result


The view from the pool..........have to be there to believe it right?.......hehehehe

The room.....hopefully this is the one we'll be staying in once we're there....

As i've mention, yesterday we went to the Matta Fair and we've got quite a lot of brochures from the travel agents and some from the hotel itself. Once we've collected them, we head out and found us a place and rearrange everything according to our liking. Then we pick the final 3 and after that we end up with this company called Pansajaya ..(i think), they had an interesting offer or package. There's a few choices from 3 star hotel to 5 star, we end up with a 4 star. We end up with Federal Villa Beach and Resort.
Anyway, the package includes 3days 2nights stay, 48hours of car usage, greet and meet at the airport and breakfast. In all costs us RM460 and we included a package of Island hoping and eagle feeding costs, RM60 ( a buy1 free 1). All in RM520.
Our earlier plan of staying in Sunset beach will actullay cost us around RM590. Although the difference is only RM70 but the value interm of comfort and others is much better. So all in all, we think got a good bargain.
So, all i have to do now is wait for the time to come and off we go....can't wait. Well thats all for now, i'll be posting more about this trip once i got back from the trip....hope it doesn't rain during our stay there...heheheh

Friday, March 13, 2009

My Cousins Vacation...

Hmmm...this will be the first time i'm able to blog in one of my relatives vacation pictures. This cousin of mine is Mohd Zakwan and his wife Kak Ina. They're from Sg. Petani, Kedah. This trip was on March 2008. New Zealand....yep...that's where they went. I don't know how long they were there. I am sooo....jealous of them...well...as you can see...New Zealand is one of my dream place to go...so...i should be jealous. Anyway, i know they had a wonderful time there and i hope one day i can go too...hehehe...I don't have much of their photo's....only this few which i took from their blog....i am sure they have more.
 

Mohd Zakwan and Kak Ina.....the lovely couple...minus the kids..hehehe....brilliant view....

Nice hah?......can't even describe the feeling and i'm only looking at the pictures..imagine if you're actually there....
 
With some of his friends......look at the background....beautiful...


My dream vacation hotel in Langkawi. Tanjung Rhu, Langkawi, Kedah

Tanjung Rhu, what can i say about this place? I have no experience of staying there but i have been there...well, only from the Lobby to the beach. This is one of the place which is in the top ranking of all the hotels in Langkawi, just after Datai and Andaman. But from the review of most tourists who've been there, this place is much better than Datai or Andaman. The first thing they repeatedly mention about is the staffs....yep...the staffs there apparently are giving a very good services to their visitors. They even know your name just after a day staying there..how about that. The price of course is beyond my capability but they have this amazing packages. You will have to stay there at least 3 nights to enjoy these fabulous package. For a sum of money (min RM5000) you are covered with everything, when i say everything i mean almost everything, accommodation (of course) + food and drinks (at anytime you want and anywhere...room or pool side or beach side) + usage of all the non engine water facilities. How about that....just imagine...if you are the food person...can u imagine how much you can eat and if you're a beach buff, you can kayak the whole day if u like without paying any kind of rent.  The only thing you have to pay extra is if you're a alcohol drinking person and if you want to impressed your other half with a beach side BBQ dinner. There's a lot of packages offer, just prepare the money and you'll be treated like a King and Queen. Maybe one day i'll be able to enjoy this place.....hope my wish will come true. Here's some photo's of this wonderful place...

The rooms.....what can go wrong with these kind of rooms...heaven in Langkawi...




The beautiful sunset....don't you wish it is infront of you now.....




The place to eat...breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper...whenever...imagine...with that view as your background....




A romantic dinner by the beach.....hhmmm....


These are the pools they have there.....beautiful is it?







The famous beach....it even appeared in some of the TV advertisement.



Well.....what do you think....brilliant place isn't it? Wish me luck....hehehe...maybe one day i can actually say...hey! I've stayed there...:) 


 

My Next Trip

 
Langkawi Island, Kedah. This is where my next trip will be. Well due to economy situation now, local holiday is all we can afford right now BUT, this place is our favorite place in Malaysia, well one of it, right after Cameran Highland. Anyway the suppose trip will be on the 24th March until 26th March. My husband somehow manage to get us cheap Airasia ticket, return ticket costs us almost RM300 so...not bad, only after that we found out that we could have cheaper ones, around RM50 less but this is still good.
I am aiming to stay at this one place we found when we were there about 6 years ago. It is call Sunset Beach Resort. When we first saw it, the price of each room was only RM80 per night but now it will costs us starting from RM160 to 300 per night. We tried to get the cheaper ones of course but it is full so we are going for the next one, it will cost us RM190 plus RM30 for surcharge (which i don't know what the reason for coz it is not even a weekend!) in total RM220 (including breakfast). 
It is a bit too much for a small chalet but wait till you see the place. I will attach some pictures of this place and you will understand why i really like this place. 
But this all also depends on another thing we will be checking out this weekend. The famous MATTA Fair. We were hoping that maybe there's any kind of promotion rate/package to any of the hotels in langkawi. Who knows, maybe we can get some good price for a 5 star hotel. I wish....hehehe...but if there's none then it is definitely Sunset Beach Resort. So far there's a lot of good reviews from all the tourist local and international who've been there, of course there's a few not so good ones but in ratio, the good ones wins. If anybody is interested in checking out this place, here's the web add. www.sunsetbeachresort.com.my

The main entrance of Sunset Beach Resort....simple but nice.

Another angle of the entrance.....:) The porch like is actually the reception...yep...cool hah?

Path to the beach.....nice is it?

Part of the path to the beach, so Bali like. Just love the water feature....

The walkway before you reach the room. Very tropical...i like...

This is the entrance to the room. Funky hah?