Bangkok Runaway (part II)

Hey there... first of all i would like to apologized for neglecting the blog for 2 months now. Was caught up with Ramadhan, raya and then i was busy preparing for school (excuses..excuses). Anyway just a quick update about me, I'm currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Will be doing my Bachelor in Usuluddin major in Islamic Theology and Thoughts. That will take me 3 and a half years to complete it here in University of Malaya. I have no idea that it was first establish in Singapore (now known as NUS). When Singapore and Malaysia separated, they decided to withdraw from Singapore and open up UM here in Kuala Lumpur. Interesting fact i got during the orientation week. Shall not prolong this entry with my UM's stories..promise will do so in another entry. Insya'Allah.

So you guys ready for Bangkok Runaway part II?? hahahaha.. i know its been ages already..so honestly i don't quite remember all the details for the trip. My apology on that. Will try my best to recall ok. Here we go..

We were awaken the very next day by the beautiful scenery from the room balcony. It was so beautiful. The moment you step out the first thing that will caught your eyes is the sea. The calm and peaceful sound of the waves crashing against the stone. The sight of fisherman (i think they are) with their boats. Just amazing. Perfect for couples who wants a private and romantic getaway. :)

We got up and had our breakfast than roam around the hotel snapping more pictures while waiting for the tour guide that my sis book online to fetch us to the Tiger Temple. We waited and waited...called them but still no one came and no one answered our call. We were frustrated already. We woke up early despite arriving late last night and no one came. So you can imagine the anger and frustration we felt. Lucky for us the hotel had a tour package and they brought us around Hua Hin and to the Tiger Temple as well. Since we were all hungry and it was almost impossible to find a halal food store there the driver brought us to the Factory Outlet Store. We were excited when we found a food junction kinnda place there. But our hopes of a proper meal came crashing down when we saw a picture or a pig's head on the menu. :(  No choice but we had to settle for some waffles and ice cream.

A few shots of the swimming pool area.

The hotel staff helping us to locate our MIA tour guide.

We finally got on a mini van provided by the hotel to take us around Hua Hin. 

The Hungry us arrived at F.O.S

We had to settle for the Waffle Factory to fill our tummy.

My favourite shop. You who loves accessories can just go crazy in here. :)

Because there wasn't any in the hotel room. :)

After roaming around the F.O.S we headed for the Tiger Temple. It was drizzling by then. So it was kindda muddy and all. But that didn't dampen our enthusiasm of going in the temple to watch the tigers. Ouh.. if you do ever visit the temple always check for the dress code. For here they don't allow us to wear orange, red and basically bright colours and no revealing clothes too. We had to get a shirt for my niece cause she was using one of the forbidden colours. It was quite a walk in to watch the tigers. After a few shots with the tigers  we headed off to feed the baby tigers. My niece kept on asking when can we feed the babies. Unfortunately the time to feed was over. :( We were caught in the rain before we move off to the babies section so sadly we had to disappoint the kids.

We had to get a t-shirt for Alesha.

She was excited when she saw a 'Big Dog' hahaha...

Can you see the Que to take pictures with the tigers??

After many attempts of persuasions from us she finally wants to take a picture with the tiger but only the baby ones. 

And it rains just after we are done taking pictures with the tigers.

I swear i didn't know what this is. It looks like a bear from far but when we got near it was nothing like it. It looks like its gonna die any minute. :/

The Tiger Temple Entrance.

After we are done with the Tiger Temple the driver brought us to this railway...(i can't remember its name).There were lots of people there mostly tourist like us and a few locals. As my mum and dad was fasting that day we continue our search for halal food and this time my mum says she need rice. I really pity her through out this trip for she's the only one who can't survive without rice. For the rest of us anything goes. hehehehe... so ya.. we went around the night market asking if there's any halal food around. Thank god a lady at the massage shop, where my mum get her long awaited massage, knew a halal stall selling RICE just down the walk way of the night market. We quickly make our way down the aisle of shops looking for the stall. Alhamdulillah we finally manage to locate the store just before maghrib. 

They call it Briyani Rice. The chicken is hidden under the rice.  

That's the railway.

This is a must try when you are in Bangkok. Coconut Ice Cream.

It taste nicer than it looks. :)

An amazing show by kids at the night market. I practically stood there and watch them perform their street dance. Sorry i can't seems to locate the Video we took of these kids.

One of the must buys when you are at the night market.

We headed back to the hotel with smile on our faces ( da kenyang mah... hehehe..) Not wanting to just stay in the room and miss out on the night view of the hotel we decided to head down and walk to the beach to enjoy the night breeze before bed.

 

 That's all for day two of Bangkok. :) Not sure when i'll put up day 3. Once i have the time i'll definitely blog about day 3. Stay tune guys. :)

Lots of Love 

   ella <3

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A wonderful post by a friend of mine. Good things must share so click on the link and read on.  :)

Lots of Love

     ella

Bangkok runaway...(part I)

Hola...like finally i am doing this entry. Sorry for the delay. :)

I been saying alot before i left for Bangkok that this was the most waited/needed vacation right. Well that's because its been ages since we last embarked on a journey together. As a family. Its either me or brother that is not around. So after about years we finally got a chance for a vacation together. Its all due to Marriott Rewards points actually. My mum & dad sign up for this Vacational Club with Marriott hotel and they will have to pay a fee every year (i think) and as a results we get free stay at Marriott hotels or u pay less than the normal price (depends on how many nights you stay). Frankly speaking i don't really understand about this rewards thing. hehehehe... I just do as i please.


Anyway with this rewards points i manage to book a 4D3N stay at Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha-am Beach (it is now known as Novotel). We manage to get a flight on Friday evening. Yes i know we wasted one day as the check in was at 3pm but i couldn't get an earlier flight as i booked our flights during the Chinese New Year airasia promotions. So i was left with no choice but to get the evening flight. Our plane was at 4:20pm and it was a two hours plus flight. So can imagine the i-sleep-and-wake-up-in-a-seat kindda feeling that i had through out the flight. Thank God i was used to flying back and forth from school. My brother on the other hand was not that lucky....he woke up with a sharp pain in his ears and he look really lost at that point of time that i just can't help it but laugh. He was like one jakon when we first board the plane. Snapping around with his camera and there was this point of time that he shouted "EH!!! SUPERMAN!!!" and ya you can imagine all the people turn and look at us. I seriously feel like smacking him! He can than laugh and say "abeh semue percaye" i was like "they are not buying your words they are looking our way cause they want to know who that idiot was screaming for superman!!!!!" I was glad that he fall asleep later. Here are some shots he took before he fall asleep....

Bye Singapore..... :)



A beautiful view we manage to capture...the sun setting while we are high above the ground. Subahanallah..

We touch down at Bangkok airport at around 7pm BKK time. After waiting for almost an hour for the custom clearance we manage to locate my sis, her kids and maid (they came from Phuket on an earlier flight) outside waiting for us with the airport transfer lady holding a card with my name on it. Feeling2 like in the movies jap. hahahhaha.... anyway since the driver cant wait at the entrance for us (as i was stuck earlier) he went missing and the lady had to call him before he arrived about 15mins later. So by the time we get into the mini bus we were quite tired actually. Everyone hoping we could reach the hotel soon to rest. But.....the driver drove and drove and drove and drove and drove (i felt like it was an eternity) before we actually reach the hotel. Besides the fact that he cant speak English and lost his way as the hotel change its name ready from Courtyard by Marriott to Novotel we somehow manage to reach our hotel at midnight. Yes no kidding we reach the hotel at midnight. Everyone was dead tired from sitting. From the plane to the mini bus ride. But the mini bus is nice though. It's super spacious and nice and clean and very comfortable that we fall asleep easily. hehehehehe.... We check in got our keys to our rooms and off and away to lala land we went.



look at how tired this boy is.

That practically sums up the first day of our vacation. Stay tune for day 2 alrites. My eyes can no longer open to continue this entry. So see ya soon...

Lots of Love
       ella