The sunny Langkawi

here is the long overdue story on our langkawi trip this year.

My last trip was 3-4 yrs back. this time its  also Sofia first plane rides and we are using MAS. Hopefully more to come baby

I am so excited for this trip, maybe i miss my travelling moments with MAS when i used to worked with the hotel industry (i know i am one women that is kaki jalan)*grin*
And so we stayed at Holiday Villa Langkawi for their beach. Yes we are all a beach bummers

Oh man, Langkawi can be so freaking hot. Not to forget both my girls had this 'kepala panas'. Sofia was soaking in sweat. and me too, sigh 
(ok enough of complaining just enjoyed the trip)

in our itinerary was

Day 1- due to  'miscommunication' incident about our booking, we only managed to be in the room at merely 4pm!! so the rest of the evening we just lepak by the pool and beach and had our simple dinner somewhere ate seafood and balik hotel. all slept early that night

day 2 - under water world
i had purchased the tickets earlier via groupon, and thanked  for this as the que can be so long. twas during the labor day that we went here. so everyone can fly to langkawi too lol

after lunch at McD ( we went just for the a/c, read again we want their aircond)
i know we were so kiasu datang langkawi pun nak pegi McD, hadn't had enough at KL ke?
then some splurged on chocolates (yelah dtg langkawi must buy chocs other than the pinggan mangkuks, towel, senduk etc) don't worry i don't have that in my lists except for towel hehe

petang as usual lepak beach and swimming pool
malam went dinner to this cosy place called Laman Padi
i knew about this from my travel buddies page in FB so we check it out
they offered a set dinner where you can eat in the middle of paddy 'field' in the town
food was good with affordable price. go check it our and give a try. a whole new experiences

dinner at Laman Padi

beach bummers at cherating #1

the first trip for 2015 is to the--------------------------------------------------BEACH!
yeah, we just simply the beach. HM been wanting to go to the  beach lately
so your wish do come true darling

None of us been to Cherating pun (how sad haha) so it's a good choice la
and we stayed at Impiana Resort Cherating. room been upgraded to suite deluxe (as usual, cough). we paid RM280nett/night w 2 breakfast
left house approx 1030am and road was ok, not much cars. We stopped at RnR Temerloh 
Urghh, i smell ikan patin masak tempoyak everywhere. So not me.

Checked in was breeze. Room was spacious for 2adults and 2 childs. But it need refurbishment and improvement. Well, i kept my judge to myself as i don't want to spoil my mood. So layan jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I am so thanked that weather has been so perfect when we're here. It was sunny, clear blue skies with wind blowing nicely. It's just so windy. It'll make you fall asleep. Well, most of the time it's sofia who is comfort enough in my carrier. At night, thousands of stars and with clear moon. ini barulah 
PERFECT 10! lol

the happiest kid alive would be my HM whenever she heard i say
 "let's go to the beach"
very the efficient tukar baju to her swim suit, bring on her sand castle stuffs and ready to go. selagi tak sampai beach selagi tu membebel and tanye 
"bila nak sampai beach?"

For dinner, we got recommendation from one of the front office staff to head to Nabil Seafood which about 10mins drive based on waze. and tempat tu memang packed. we waited almost 30mins for our food to arrived!

While driving kena slowly sket coz have to locate for the landmark. nearby this seafood shop ada banyak B&B and also cheap challet which budget tourist and surfers stay. Mat saleh pun makan nasi goreng and telur mata ok

Plan your holidays

Bila bercakap pasal holiday/travelling, hidup je aku
Excited much. nampak sangat kaki jalan hahahha

Once i got the newsfeed in FB that MAS is having a promotion, memula macam takpelah, tak tau nak pegi mana eh
the next day, bila godek2 MAS ha amik banyaak plak flight tickets yang cheap/affordable
Promo starts today 7-24 January for travelling starts on March-Nov 2015
both domestics and international flights are so irresistible. 

So based on the schedule below (i dunno who did this but it has been viral to everyone including in the whatsapp) So let's plan your holidays accordingly

So far holidays on February and May i have the plan. Both are just domestic and to the beaches (we just love the beach)
 In fact HM was asking this recently "Mommy, bila nak pegi beach?"
so we booked at Cherating..to the beach we goooooooo darlings

have you plan yours? 

its the island hopping time

ok next update on this trip (kene update cepat coz makcik Ezany dah sibuk nak tanye itinerary. lol)

the most awaited one, island hopping (mak buyung tak sedo diri)

after breakfast we walked to the Jesselton point. inside, there's alot of counters that offers you the package. we just chose randomly counter no 2, took package trip to manukan and sapi island RM70
tips : sampai each pulau, they will ask u to pay the park entrance fee (mcm kat redang tu) RM3 kot per adult. so bayar lagila ye 

as we have only 45mins to spend at at sapi so kitorg just chill2 while HM play sand castle a while. at 11.15am our boat arrived and took us to manukan. we have almost 2hrs 30mins there and we are enjoying ourself. Less crowds, that's the beauty holidaying on weekdays and with the clear blue water, lagi fun! snorkeling  gear can be rented at RM10 - 1 set google tuh

ayah & anak poser haha

at jesselton terminal

jeti at manukan. fishes kat kaki2 tu je

meh main pasir

group pics

HM sibuk main ni la

less crowds, enjoy the sea!

fav island

journey balik boat rides sgt bumpy. yelah time tu abt almost 3pm, air pasang. doa je everything will be fine with si kecik inside. instructed the boatmen bawak slow sket.
sampai je jeti, semua kelaparan hahaha. mkn kasi kenyang be4 balik hotel

abt 530pm we went out again for last round of shopping and pasar phil (driving this time) and went to Tg Aru for a diff environment of food court. Kat sini famous ngn ABC spesel (if nak tgk how big and splurge is the abc spesel sila follow ig amirpistola) lol
kat foodcourt sini ada mcm2 tp tgk food gakla ada yg best and tak. i am so dead tired that night, must be the post-island-lagged. plus i have to start packing jugak. uwaaaaaaa
confirmed balik bilik kemas sket je lepas tu mmg pengsan, semua!

Sabah Trip #2- to KK

as i mentioned earlier, while at Kundasang the view in the morning that definitely not to be missed is the morning view of Mt Kinabalu as during this time je there's no clouds covering it. So harus enjoy and take the spectacular view. Please ensure you've got room with a view otherwise its such a wasted
Weather been so cold in fact we don't on the fan dlm room since windows are open. Fresh air kan!

Good am Mt Kinabalu!!

 I woke up at 6am and the sun has arise. Drinking the Sabah tea while enjoying the fresh air moment with superb view is ahhmaiizing. Susah nak dapat kat KL fresh air with view camni. Its such a blessed for the locals who stayed here for having this. Cold air and water everyday. LOL.

at 730am we went for breakfast. Food was biasa je but sedap. Varieties jugak.

i just cant stop seeing flowers blooming perfectly. They are so fresh and colorful. Geram

model x mandi w flowers

this about 830am

Then its time to packed and out from here heading to KK. Before that, a picture!

Journey di teruskan to all other interest places. no 1 in the list was Dairy Farm Kundasang yang femes dgn view ala2 NZ yang ada lembu tuh. about 10 mins from our place

kat sini you can get FRESH milk, gelato, ice cream and some souvenirs.
Plan nak amik tipikal pictures with all the lembu2 tu tak dapekla coz it was damn middle the field. So with mmbeekk pun jadila. We tried the gelato and its yummy, like this picture

See?

Next is menempuh perjalanan yang konah baring sana sini gak for almost 2hrs gak> while in the mids of road, we found Jambatan Tamparuli. Tapi takde mood nak amik picture coz perut cramp, lapar and damn hot. So just watch and say goodbye

if panas camni korg nak kene panjat jambatan tamparuli ni gak? kahkahkah so not for me

about 10mins from Jam. Tamparuli area, we reached the famous and maybe a bit overrated Rumah terbalik. Entrance fee was RM10/A. We were focusing more to the Restaurant mangga which is next to it for our lunch. Impressive that the price was affordable plus NO TAX/GST. awesome!

and so we're heading to Hotel Grandis at KK. so can't wait to check in to the new launched hotel. but the sad news staying at new hotel are swim pool tak siap lagi, got some minor defect ie: my water heater, in room but the rest are good. spacious room and all brand new. we're happy! breakfast was good and had lots varieties. the better best, (adake ayat camni) we're attached with the Suria mall and 5mins walking to the Jesselton Point for island hopping esok

mlm ni kita pegi makan seafood la.
we ordered 2 lobster (grilled), sotong goreng tepung, sayur kailan, nasi putih, variety drinks, ikan sebelah, ketam andd.... (ada lgke? haha lupa) with total only RM250++ divide by 3 couples. cer korg kira. murah kan. the place be4 pasar phil and from far korg akan tgk byk white tents yg mmg offer seafood jelah

Sabah Trip

the long awaited break , to sabah we go with another 2 couples
 here's a short info for my trip :

1. Flight malindo - RM330 (return) 3 paxs
2. kereta sewa exora - RM350 - 3 nights
3. minyak keta : RM100 - 4 days

Hotels :

Kundasang - Kinabalu Pine Resort RM230 nett/room - incl bfast + dinner

Hotel Grandis at KK RM220nett/superior room - incl bfast (5mins walking to Jesselton Point)

Day 1

our flight was at 0745hrs with malindo via KLIA

my review : ample leg space, snack were ok (biskut +mineral) je pun, but ada jugak di jual meal if you wish to purchase (RM12 - food + drink)

entertainment pun ado gak so ok tak boringla

Reached KKIA, we took our Exora car and fixed our waze to Kundasang which took approx 2hrs+ (depend how u drive gakla)

Journey memula ok then lelama dah macam nak pi Cameron, mcm ular. being 6mo preggy boleh sakit pinggang dok lelama dlm keta ngn anak lagi

so later we stop at Nabalu, such a nice and cold place for a break

Tips : if nak beli colored t-shirt/souvenir better buy here as way cheaper than pasar Phil

and after the pening journey konah sana sini to reach Kundasang, we finally saw the sign of Kinabalu Pine Resort. weehooo. we need to stretch outttt

Kinabalu Pine resort

market yang jual fresh veges and fruits 

the small town, takde ape pung

and we give ourself almost 1.5hrs to relax and refresh. here the sunset is earlier than at KL,

so if nak buat activity better be earlyla. We olls just pergi to the nearest town to look out and lepak for a tea and snacks while waiting the sun down

after some real refreshment back in the room, we're gonna have our dinner. Food was scrumptious eventho just a simple one but they way they cooked it is nice, or maybe all of us were hungry. lol

and the night ends with just spending time in the room and hope that we're up early for the sunrise which is definitely not to be missed!

mt kinabalu covered with clouds

depan our blocks, heading for dinner

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read this article which shared by a friend in FB
for female travellers (or whoever who'd intend to travel alone) please read this to the end
it has 10 countries that is quite safe for the female travellers
which also gives 13 tips for women that travels alone
and also the Do's and Dont's

Please read here and digest. so worth :)

to Ha Long Bay we go

day 2
as early as 8am (hanoi is one hour behind Msia) we are ready for our whole day journey to Ha Long Bay. if i am travelling on my own, i would maybe choose to stay on the cruise and enjoying the view. Get an ideas about it here 
anyway, journeys took 3hours lebih (kebas bont) but it was way better that my journey from phnom penh-siem reap. sceneries are more on paddy fields. otw, we stopped at one of the tourist crafts centre (maybe kot) and the moment i stepped out from the van, it is so chilly and windy (plus its still rainy). To the loo i went hahahha

"where's Lilian" everyone asked.
looks like she's the only left out and still shopping, i guess. everyone waited and there's an evil idea to just left her out hahaha

so we arrived at the port. weather is so hazy and foggy. and windy too.

in our itinerary, we should be having our seafood lunch in the boat while enjoying the rides

seafood lunch in the boat

the port to go to halong bay

pit stop, to the fishing village
beside than watching at the fishes, we had this opportunity to be in a small sampan and went to the other side of the cave. paid USD6/person for almost 40mins rides, sailed by a strong-muscle-woman.
"come, camera camera, picture" so we posed
"ok good, one more", we posed again, praying too that no ones jatuh dalam laut (i have 4 huge men in the boat with only 2 tiny girls inside. so unbalanced)

then she tarted to singing their own song. tak paham pun. but enjoying much

the unbalanced crews

neighbours (unbalanced too coz too light.lol)

 once we entered to the other side of the cave, masya-Allah the view is just spectacular.
surrounding is so peaceful and calm. saw eagles flying on top.

u can opted for kayaking too. tatau how much

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