Selamat Berpuasa

A'kum...

Hmmm...lama giler tak menulis....to be honest (kan tgh puasa..so be honest la..hehehe)...i'm just lazy and also...don't know what to write.

So i'm writting today is just to wish everyone...Selamat Berpuasa....

This year will be Batu Pahat turn to celebrate raya. So, we'll be going back probably by Thursday or Wednesday night...at least we'll get a day of fasting there with the family.

Let me see....what will the menu be for the first day of Raya?....maybe we'll discuss it with the girls....clueless...:(

The topic with the girls would probably be more about the wedding in December rather than whats cooking for Raya...hahahaha...oh well...what ever it is we decide....the one dish i wish we'll have will be arwah Mak's sambal goreng...even thou i know i can cook it anytime i want too but i decided that it'll be the dish cooked only on raya...part of remembering arwah Mak....

It's been long since the last time i went back to Batu pahat, if i'm not mistaken, its during Eli's engagement day....i think...not sure, maybe i did went back once more after that but that was like more then 5 months ago...so looking forward to go back this Raya...hehehe...

I know Mamat won't be reading this...but...Mamat..nanti jangan nakal2 sgt yerk....

Well...until then...bye

Langkawi....after 1 month...

Hi all,

Sorry for the late update. Its been a busy weekend and a lazy week days to update my blog. As usual our trip to Langkawi is excellent and relaxing especially since it is a 5 days and 4 nights trip. As mention before, we stayed at Kg. Tok Senik, Federal Villa and one more we didn't mention before coz it was never plan, Malibest.

What can i say about Kg Tok Senik?

First of all, we are not sure if it is because we went during weekdays and not a school holiday, the place is nearly empty, we only got 1 neighbor and they are not even near us. So as u can imagine, being nearly the only visitor there, it is a very quite place. It is very nice and serene during the day but at night?.....it's kind of scary outside. Maybe because of lack in visitors, they didn't switch on all the street light making some of the area kind of dark. So when one of the night when we got back to our chalet and my hubby forgot to switch on the porch light back on, u can't imagine how dark it was. We use our car to brighten the area so that it's not that dark.

The chalet itself is ok. it's kind of old but that was the purpose i think, to make it look like a village house. The bathroom is good. I like the shower...you know, the round big type, its kind of like you're bathing in the rain. The bed and pillow are great. A lot of internal lighting. The only thing that both of us was uneasy about is the noise at night. 

The first night is not a good one for me coz there is this repeating noise every half an hour. My hubby said maybe its a mechanical thing they install to make it sound like we're in a forest but still its too loud and i can't sleep well. The next morning, we ask the reception what it was and told them that if it is mechanical, please switch it off. Apparently, it is not mechanical stuff, it is some kind of lizard or something which make that noise and they can't do anything about it coz it only happens at night and they can't find them since its too dark to look for it (even Kerel was uneasy to smoke outside of the chalet due to the darkness...heheheh). So we just have to bare with it on the 2nd night.

The so call buffet breakfast. I really hope it is because of the season coz if it is this what the call buffet breakfast, the gonna loose a lot of customer during breakfast. When we got to the 'warung' (can't remember the name) there was only one chinese family there. when i look around, there was no table with a spread of food....only empty tables. We thought it was over but when we ask, they say it is still available. We sit and the waiter came with a menu, on it is a few sets of breakfast from 'nasi lemak', 'meehoon goreng' to 'american breakfast'. So we ordered. Apparently it is kind of like ala carte buffet. Bummer......well, what to do...just eat la...hahahahha

the entrance of our chalet in Kg. Tok Senik......

the so call buffet breakfast....hehehehe

The first few days we drove around, we nearly covered the whole island. We went to places that we never visited before like the 'Galeri Perdana' and we also went to places which we haven't been too for a long time like the Underwater world. We planned on a boating trip, a mangrove trip, we keep postponing it due to rain, waiting for people and all, we ended up not going. Maybe next time. What we really wanted was the trip to 'Pulau Beras Besar' ( i think)  but it will cost us RM350 for a boat to go there hmmmm.....maybe next time when there's more people, we can go for that trip. Actually we can go there by joining the 'Island Hopping' and it will only costs us RM80 for 2 person but if we do that, it will only be 1 hour stop and we don't want that, we wanted to stay there longer. So that will be in our next trip planning. 

The next place we stayed was Federal Villa, nothing changes here except for a new request the hotel posted in the room wall. Its written.....please do not bring out side food and drinks. It's not a regulation but out of respect to the hotel request. We were like...WHAT?...are they crazy? The cheapest drink u can get from the menu is Coke and it will cost u RM8 and the cheapest food is French fries RM13...so imagine if u have a certain budget or a lot of kids?...well too bad, not that we don't respect the request but we have to be realistic, we bought some drinks and food in, no choice.

The last place we stayed called Malibest. We never planned to stay here but since we can't get an extension of time at Federal Villa even thou we wanted to pay for it, we check out and check in malibest. It's because our flight is at 10.30pm. The place is nice but we were given the old chalet so the toilet is kind of run-down but....the beach is nice but crowded in the evening....oh well....its only for a few hours so its ok. 

remember this scenery?.....Federal villa view at sundown....

an evening in Malibest.....hehehehe...our last day in Langkawi for year 2010....

view at Malibest.....

Eating places.....we ate at places we've been too the last time and also new places. The one i remember the most is the one that our cousin Din took us to, ' 3 layer tea' i can't remember the name of the mamak shop but i can still remember the taste of the tea. Its the best so far. The tea is made of tea...of course....milk and 'gula Melaka'.....yummy......and then there's this one restaurant we went to for lunch in 'Pantai Cenang', its the opposite of Underwater World, the spread looks and taste good...they even have big sea prawns (which is a must for me...heheh) and the price is actually very reasonable. The best part is when we ask the owner if he just open the shop (coz it wasn't there last year when we were there...) and he said, no, he opened that place since 9 years ago, only now people can actually 'see' his place....u know what i mean...hehehhe...bad isn't it...what human can do to another human...

And the compulsory eating place for us...the 'Tomato cafe' we actually ate there twice and as before, the food and desert is delicious...:)

Galeri Perdana......hmm....i wonder how much they spend to build this building...its not very big but enough to make u tired by the time u finish the whole visit....the interior of this buiding is exceptional....beautiful...out of this world ceiling or should i called it dome......its breath taking...the moment u look up...u won't look down anymore....its just beautiful...they did a good job on that place...every corner u go even the corridors....its design in such a way that people will stay focus and admire the details. We actually loose interest on the item displayed...hehehhe...talking about the items...Dr M sure got a lot of stuff....im sure those they got there are only part of it.....a lot of things in every kind of form....from local products to international...he even got a horse carriage as a present....hehehe...lucky man huh...

Dr. M......this picture looks nicer if look urself.....

the ceiling of galeri perdana.....nice isn't it?

other one of the domes they got....

the 3 layer tea.....yummy....

Well...what else...sight seing...shopping...eating...and...relaxing...thats about it and yes thats what we intended to do anyway...relaxing....forget about work load and other problems...just enjoy and relax...

creatures u can see in Underwater world.....

jeng jeng jeng......the sea hunters......

i just love this photo....the penguin are sooo tame....or...they are sooo hungry...hahahah

Hopefully there will be more holidays for me in the near future...maybe this time some where futher or different....heheheh

before leaving the plane....sempat tuh....haahahha

Until then.....take care....

Langkawi Trip 2010 - April 19th.

Yes.....we are going to Langkawi again. After considering time, cost, facilities and activities.....we decided Langkawi is still the best place for us to go...Perhentian, Redang and Tioman cost a bit more and its really good if u do diving / snorkeling and i for one, don't do neither one of them, so...Langkawi it is.

For now the plan is on the 19th of April 2010. We went to Matta fair on the 13th March and manage to find the same travel agency which we used last year...Pangsajaya. Since their service is sufficient for us, we decided to use them again but this time we took 2 packages. Why?...well because my hubby and i felt that 3D and 2N is too short, so this year, we took 5D and 4N. So instead of extending nights in one hotel, we decided to take 2 hotels package. (cost wise, its almost the same as extending...) and we have to pay extra for car rental...and breakfast....so another package is much cheaper. 

So, this time we are going to stay first at Kg Tok Senik, which is in the centre of Langkawi. It is a resort with village style of architecture. (I'll post some photos later). We'll be staying there for 3D2N starting on the 19th and check out on the 21st noon and after that, we'll check in Federal Villa (again.....heheheheh...coz its a nice place to stay...really...well for us its nice for that price) and check out on the 23rd and fly back home on the same night.

This 2 packages consist of the usual car and Island hoping each, but the car is only for 1 day for each package and not the whole trip like last time. So we manage to nego. with the agent and get the car for the whole trip minus the island hoping, besides, if we decided to do the Island hoping, we can still do it by buying the package at the jetty. So for now, no Island hoping, we did it last year anyway. 

This year we are thinking of doing the 'mangrove ride'. We saw some interesting packages in the internet. The place is called 'Kilim Geoforest Park'. The package includes boat ride thru the river,3 caves visits, stopping for a swim at Pantai Pasir Panjang, see eagle feeding and even lunch/dinner. Nice isn't it? The only thing that is making us still thinking about it is the price....heheheheh...RM180 per person so that will be RM360 for both of us and that is a lot for now....hehehehe...so hopefully we have some extra ( not sure how to get the extra...) and can afford this package.

Well, thats the introduction for now. We'll be seeing again after the trip....huhuhu... 

Here are some of the photos...of course i have my own Federal Villa pictures but just some more new pics from the image bank...lol

This is Kg. Tok Senik.....

the location....almost centre of Langkawi with 'padi field' surrounding it.....nice...

the entrance.....

some of the lodging.....not sure how is ours....have to wait...hehehehe

The Federal Villa........

the Federal Villa.....as u can see as per our vacation last year...this is how it looks like ...

nice and green......love it...

The Kilim Geoforest park......

the Kilim Geoforest park......in our list...but not sure..hopefully can....hehehehe

the boat ride along the mangrove.....cool isn't it?...

the caves.....one of it....suppose to be 3...my hubby's favourite...

Well...if we manage to join this ride...we'll post some more pics....

Until then.....bye

Year 2010

Hmmm.....its been long since the last time i wrote anything in here....too lazy....anyway...here are some of the things which i think is worth remembering...

1st -  Aqil turn 1 years old

2nd - Fendi got married

3rd - Matta fair is coming this March and i can't wait....lol

Here are some photos of Aqil....

Aqil ngan Uncle Kerel main bola.....heheh...tapi bola nyer tak nampak

kecik2 dah pandai posing gitu......anak sapa lah ni...

tgh main ngan Emma di rumah Emma....tayar jugak yang dia target...

favourite thing to do...mandi....siap ada duckling lagi...

kat tempat makan di Nilai....