I know it doesn't look so bad, but even a little dent or scratch would be more than enough for hysterics. As it is, it will be out of commission for quite some time. Hopefully, it will get better before Raya.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Belaian Jiwa
Kekadang diri yang rajuk, hanya ingin dipujuk
Kekadang hati yang sedih, hanya ingin dibelai
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Bangkok Experience - Part 2
Day 2
This would be one of those long days. Since we'll be going from one place to another via the sky train (BTS), we opted for the one day pass which cost THB120 (approx. RM13). Proved to be an asset - it was the weekend, a lot of tourists, not enough ticket kiosks (which uses coins only). Our first stop for the day was the Chatuchak Weekend Market. We could see the market from the train and it was HUGE!! I got a headache just by looking at it.
Maka bermulalah sessi berjalan dan berjalan untuk hari itu. By midday, my feet were killing me! Tapi gigih jugak ni, redah la segala kedai. I went there without any expectations, so didn't get too dissappointed when I didn't find the things I expected to find there. Bangkok is very similar to KL - the buildings, the rush, the traffic, the public transport.
We left the market, hopped back on the train, headed for the town center. Went looking for the Jim Thomson House - gila ah, main aci redah je.. nasib baik jumpa. Hubby was skeptical already. "Are you sure this is the right road?" Pasal jalan tu macam jalan kampung yang tak logik akan ada sebuah interesting place di hujungnya. But there it was, and it was really cantek. Cuma dah capek sangat nak follow the museum tour, so we just lepak for a bit and went to the shop je.
Lepas tu nak carik HRC pun satu hal jugak. Jalan dan jalan lagik. Jumpa. Penat. Makan. Grab a couple of HRC souvenirs.
We decided to head back to the hotel to rest a bit before our theater show later.
And the show was absolutely AWESOME! Worth every baht we paid for. Tickets were priced at THB800 (approx RM82) per person, but we got a promo of buy 1, free 1. And we got a free gift to boot.
They had 8 sets of shows, mostly with puppets but in between there was a Joget song with belly dancers, a silat song was used for a dance of a scene during a Sabung Ayam contest. They even had a meet the guests show during the set. The hour long show terasa sangat sekejap!
Video from www.aksratheatre.com
Day 3
The plan was to lepak at this beautiful garden till it was our spa time. (note: one of those rooms was our room) Tapi pasal tak puas hati, ajak En. Hubby pegi Chatuchak again. Boleh? Gigih nih.. Haha. Udahnya, we arrived late for our spa session and they had to move our slot. Nasib baik tak kena bayar denda, and nasib baik puas hati dapat beli barang lagi kat JJ tuh. Hehehe..
Lepas spa yg sangat bess, kemas barang and check out.
All in all, it was a great trip. Seperti biasa, we much prefer to just wing it when it comes to holidays. Read up a bit before, figure out the best places to go, read reviews and then make up a rough plan. And so far it has worked.
...going on this trip has made me miss Bali even more...
note : more pics in the FB
This would be one of those long days. Since we'll be going from one place to another via the sky train (BTS), we opted for the one day pass which cost THB120 (approx. RM13). Proved to be an asset - it was the weekend, a lot of tourists, not enough ticket kiosks (which uses coins only). Our first stop for the day was the Chatuchak Weekend Market. We could see the market from the train and it was HUGE!! I got a headache just by looking at it.
Maka bermulalah sessi berjalan dan berjalan untuk hari itu. By midday, my feet were killing me! Tapi gigih jugak ni, redah la segala kedai. I went there without any expectations, so didn't get too dissappointed when I didn't find the things I expected to find there. Bangkok is very similar to KL - the buildings, the rush, the traffic, the public transport.
We left the market, hopped back on the train, headed for the town center. Went looking for the Jim Thomson House - gila ah, main aci redah je.. nasib baik jumpa. Hubby was skeptical already. "Are you sure this is the right road?" Pasal jalan tu macam jalan kampung yang tak logik akan ada sebuah interesting place di hujungnya. But there it was, and it was really cantek. Cuma dah capek sangat nak follow the museum tour, so we just lepak for a bit and went to the shop je.
Lepas tu nak carik HRC pun satu hal jugak. Jalan dan jalan lagik. Jumpa. Penat. Makan. Grab a couple of HRC souvenirs.
We decided to head back to the hotel to rest a bit before our theater show later.
And the show was absolutely AWESOME! Worth every baht we paid for. Tickets were priced at THB800 (approx RM82) per person, but we got a promo of buy 1, free 1. And we got a free gift to boot.
They had 8 sets of shows, mostly with puppets but in between there was a Joget song with belly dancers, a silat song was used for a dance of a scene during a Sabung Ayam contest. They even had a meet the guests show during the set. The hour long show terasa sangat sekejap!
Video from www.aksratheatre.com
Day 3
The plan was to lepak at this beautiful garden till it was our spa time. (note: one of those rooms was our room) Tapi pasal tak puas hati, ajak En. Hubby pegi Chatuchak again. Boleh? Gigih nih.. Haha. Udahnya, we arrived late for our spa session and they had to move our slot. Nasib baik tak kena bayar denda, and nasib baik puas hati dapat beli barang lagi kat JJ tuh. Hehehe..
Lepas spa yg sangat bess, kemas barang and check out.
All in all, it was a great trip. Seperti biasa, we much prefer to just wing it when it comes to holidays. Read up a bit before, figure out the best places to go, read reviews and then make up a rough plan. And so far it has worked.
...going on this trip has made me miss Bali even more...
note : more pics in the FB
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Bangkok Experience - Part 1
It was a short getaway. We were a bit concerned about going, the H1N1 and political issues being our main concerns. In the end we decided to just wing it, and Alhamdulillah everything went well.
Day 1
I did the web check-in as I didn't want to be stuck with all the early morning travelers, so we arrived ngam-ngam an hour before our departure. Dropped off the luggage at the drop-off counter, and we were ready to go.
Aliah was OK with it, as I had pep talked her earlier about where we were going and when we'll come back. I wasn't worried to much about her as her cousins were around. Jannah was being a bit moody, not too sure whether it was the early morning or the crowds that caused it. I was concern too for her, as she had a slight fever the previous night. But I know she is in good hands with Anik, and Mama is around to help her too.
We arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport after a 2 hour flight. Immigration was smooth and easy, luggage was out early, our airport transfer guy was waiting outside and we headed straight for the hotel.
Because we arrived early, we could not check in to our room yet. So we decided to go for a short walk to the duty free mall next door. Hoo-hum, nothing much to see. Hehe.. But we did find the Aksra Theatre on the 3rd floor and promptly bought tickets for Saturday night show.
Head back to the hotel, got our room keys and checked out the room. It was lovely! We got the garden view room and this is what we saw when we looked out the window. Check out the pool! Of course we couldn't resist from dipping in. Syiok!
After maghrib, we left for the Suan Lum Night Baazar. Our hotel is close by to the BTS station, and even so they had a complimentary tuk tuk service for their guests to the train station. Kerana lapar, we stopped at Nana station (ye, ada station sempena nama saya!), headed for Sukhumvit Soi 3 and went looking for some Muslim food there. This is the best place for halal food, Pak Arab memang merata-rata kat situ.
As the Asok-Sukhumvit interchange was just at the next station, we decided to walk. Next, we took the subway to Lumphini station, the stop for the night baazar. It was quite spacious, and sold everything from clothes to trinkets to food to household items. And it was a case of see one seen it all. No complains though as we were there to enjoy the sights and atmosphere.
Notice above pic has an elephant in it? Selamba je gajah tu lalu tengah jalan, we figured out later it was an attraction and you pay the trainer to feed and take pictures with the elephant. Seterusnya, gambar us fooling around at the hotel. Lawa seh hotel tu.. mmg worth every penny we paid for it.
..next Day 2 and Day 3..
Day 1
I did the web check-in as I didn't want to be stuck with all the early morning travelers, so we arrived ngam-ngam an hour before our departure. Dropped off the luggage at the drop-off counter, and we were ready to go.
Aliah was OK with it, as I had pep talked her earlier about where we were going and when we'll come back. I wasn't worried to much about her as her cousins were around. Jannah was being a bit moody, not too sure whether it was the early morning or the crowds that caused it. I was concern too for her, as she had a slight fever the previous night. But I know she is in good hands with Anik, and Mama is around to help her too.
We arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport after a 2 hour flight. Immigration was smooth and easy, luggage was out early, our airport transfer guy was waiting outside and we headed straight for the hotel.
Because we arrived early, we could not check in to our room yet. So we decided to go for a short walk to the duty free mall next door. Hoo-hum, nothing much to see. Hehe.. But we did find the Aksra Theatre on the 3rd floor and promptly bought tickets for Saturday night show.
Head back to the hotel, got our room keys and checked out the room. It was lovely! We got the garden view room and this is what we saw when we looked out the window. Check out the pool! Of course we couldn't resist from dipping in. Syiok!
After maghrib, we left for the Suan Lum Night Baazar. Our hotel is close by to the BTS station, and even so they had a complimentary tuk tuk service for their guests to the train station. Kerana lapar, we stopped at Nana station (ye, ada station sempena nama saya!), headed for Sukhumvit Soi 3 and went looking for some Muslim food there. This is the best place for halal food, Pak Arab memang merata-rata kat situ.
As the Asok-Sukhumvit interchange was just at the next station, we decided to walk. Next, we took the subway to Lumphini station, the stop for the night baazar. It was quite spacious, and sold everything from clothes to trinkets to food to household items. And it was a case of see one seen it all. No complains though as we were there to enjoy the sights and atmosphere.
Notice above pic has an elephant in it? Selamba je gajah tu lalu tengah jalan, we figured out later it was an attraction and you pay the trainer to feed and take pictures with the elephant. Seterusnya, gambar us fooling around at the hotel. Lawa seh hotel tu.. mmg worth every penny we paid for it.
..next Day 2 and Day 3..
Friday, July 24, 2009
Leaving on a Jetplane
Leaving for the airport in an hour. Woohoo! See you when I get back!
I have a feeling Jannah knows something is up, she didn't want to sleep without Mommy last night and even then had a hard time falling asleep. On top of that, she has a fever pulak tuh. *sigh* Hopefully she'll be OK. This will be her first time away from us sejak dia dah start understand things.
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