London- Day 1

On the 16th of Nov, we flew to London via Doha and even the flight took us almost 24 hours plus the transit & we missed AidilAdha due to the exchange of time zone, we neglected all of that because we are too excited.
As soon as we reached London Heathrow Airport around 10.30pm local time, my cousin uncle fetched us at the airport to his mum's residence (my mum's aunty) at Isleworth, Hounslow, London. We stayed there throughout our stay in UK. My tok aunty has been the residence of United Kingdom for the past 38 years.

My cousin Yasmin, who's studied in Sunderland for a year, went back to our tok's house for holiday, very well versed in London show us around on the first day. The London Metro & buses are very 'friendly' I can say whereby we can understand the route & lines in a snap.

Waiting the bus near my tok's house

The travel card is quite expensive, which is 6.80 pounds (RM35) for a day card for a person, but the good thing is u don't have to buy any ticket anymore for a day and u can hop on to any public transport in London. Anyway, u can't translate every single thing in Ringgit as u will go crazy! U translate bila nak shopping je, but not makan & travelling cost. Anggap macam RM6.80..

Its my first time in London, so, tempat2 wajib kene pegi such as Oxford Street, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster.

London Eye

Big Ben

 Petticoat Lane Market

We went to this market with the perception (from Internet) that we can get the cheap deal here. When we reached there, unfortunately a lot of the shops were closed and the things sold are not to my expectation, macam pasar malam. Of course, I didnt buy anything. Maybe because it's not Sunday.

Oxford Street

Personally I really like Oxford Street. The only thing that I don't like is because the number of people there. Its too many! You can see a different types of faces around here, as I guess London is among the highest city that received visitors every day.

Oxford Street, Look at the people!

Masa kat sini I called my buddy Aida, who's staying at London for the past 2 years (aida, kat sini la aku call ko) , didnt realize that your house was so near to Oxford Street! Tapi sorry aku tak sempat pun nak jumpa ko as my time is very limited (daytime ends at 4pm!) and I also bring a 'batalion', susahkan ko je nanti :) Anyway I guess u r busy too entertaining your lil sis kan..

In front of H&M wit cousin &sis

To be continued...

Singapore Trip

I've been very busy with work lately , that I rarely have time to update my stories.

By the time I have the time, I totally forgot what I wanna talk about.

Ok, phewhh... I just got back from a trip to Singapore for a potentially business trip. Yes, I 'carik' keje kat sana, meaning, wanna find the opportunities to do anything over there. Well, my passion is traveling, so this is part of my step to venture into travel while doing business.

I popped out the idea to my hubby and in an instant he agreed (he's the best, isn't he?) We went to Singapore on Sunday by car, and we parked our car sumwhere around Orchard Road, and breeze walking together and sometimes hop on to the MRT to go to the adjacent areas, while keeping our eyes open of the surrounding, sambil dating & macam-macam.

Here are some of the photos ;

Near Beach Road. Back view is the Eye of Singapore

Orchard Road

At the Esplanade MRT Station

Playing MRTing

We parked the car at this mall. Cathay, macam Cineleisure kat Mutiara Damansara.

Hubby sukaaaa sangat nak tengok movie kalau pergi tempat2. I was always against the idea coz bila tengok movie sure lah u dah tak jalan2 tgk scenery, unless u really have time to waste. Tapi esok nya tengok jugak, sebab at that time I was so exhausted of walking around Orchard Road, and a couple of hours of movie will refresh me a lil bit.


Oh ya, since I like to travel on budget with luxury (If you know what I mean) , Tune Hotels.com is the best choice! We spent like only RM55 per night for a double bed room and the mattress is super comfort plus the shower is so 'hujan lebat' type. Boleh bayangkan? That's all a travelers require after a long tiring day. A good sleep and a good shower. We stayed there for 2 nights while going in and out of Singapore for 2 days. I'm planning a next trip with my brothers and sisters to Universal Studios nanti :)

Tune Hotels Danga Bay

Legend Water Chalet

Oh yes..I love when it comes to holiday. Tak kisah la dalam negara ke luar negara ke, feeling nak gi holiday tu adalah sangat best.

So, I booked ('I' tu kerana inisiatif untuk berholiday is always my idea) a room at Legend Water Chalet, Port Dickson. I'm sure many of you have been to this exquisite chalet. My first time stayed at this chalet was during an event we had here for a private company. We've been given a room to stay, and I straight away fall in love with the toilet! toilet ok, room jatuh tempat kedua.

Anyway, pictures worth a thousand words..

this is simply the toilet of my dream

suke tiles dia

bath tub and the shower room

alamak gelap la gambar

tgh berjalan dari laut ke daratan

the aisle to our chalet

air surut, tak cantik sgt. kalau petang better view

A fresh mind to start the month of March. (alasan supaya setiap bulan ade holiday)

Langkawi Honeymoon Trip

Our first trip together!

This first honeymoon trip is fully sponsored by my sis in law (Thanks! )

19th June 09

We woke up as early as 6am to get ready, which around 8am dah chow ke KLIA. Flight scheduled at 10.30 am.

At the boarding room

Nothing much changed from the last time I went with my family, only this time I planned to have different activities, which is kinda exciting. Ernie do suggest me the Mangrove Tour, but we end up chose the Island Hopping. Save Mangrove for the next visit.

Arrived at Langkawi Airport around 12.30pm, straight away pickup our rental car (Nissan Sentra Sport). I cant believe they put the key dkt kereta tu je..kalau kat KL dah lama lesap dah. I guess Langkawi ni u nak lari mana pun kalau curi kete, so, that explain.

We find the hotel with the help from GPS (padahal bole je cari jalan sendiri). Checked in at Holiday Villa & Spa Langkawi. After a short rest at the hotel (of course tido jap while waiting hubby responding to his emails), we went to Kuah town. Bought some cutlery for parents and chocolates for my bros and sis.

The Nissan Sentra is our ride for the whole 3days

Lps tu balik hotel and enjoying the scenery tepi laut and sunset...

cantik pasir die..

pakai timer

20th June 09

The next day after breakfast, there's a van picked us at the hotel for the Island Hopping activity. It turn out that the Awana Porto Malai (its the pickup point for the boats) is nearby to our hotel, so we arrived there in only 5 mins. The boat ride costs us RM40 per head.

They brought us to 'Tasik Dayang Bunting', which as u can see in the picture below, the mountain looks like a lying down pregnant lady. Magnificent view!

Pulau Dayang Bunting

Arrived at Tasik Dayang Bunting

Banyak giler monyet kat sini

We have to pass a minor jungle trekking to get to Tasik Dayang Bunting. (naik bukit turun bukit pastu ada pokok2 tu kira jungle la kan) It is located in the middle of Pulau Dayang Bunting.

Nice and soothing view!

The paddle boat looks appealing..so we took a ride on it. It costs around RM30 for half an hour ride on the solar boat, while RM15 for a manual paddle boat. Huh, taknak la kayuh, nanti berpeluh...so, solar boat je senang....

solar and paddle boat

Even tho its a Solar operated paddle boat, we still have to maneuver the boat.

Kinda romantic, tapi panasss gilerrr

After spending around an hour at Tasik Dayang Bunting, we moved to the next island, (which i forgot the name) but that is where they let us feed the eagles. But I didn't bring any food for them, and furthermore I don't think I'm ok with it (tibe2 eagle to ingat tangan aku ni makanan, mampus)

And not long after that, we went to Beras Basah Island for a few hours as well.

Beras basah Island

Another aktiviti yg kitorg buat sepanjang kat sana ialah 'Goreng Pisang Hunting'. Sangat sedap goreng pisang kat sana and we really enjoyed the value of 1 ringgit. (u know what i mean) . we can hardly find anything in RM1, even toll pun rm 1 ++ kat KL ni kan..

On the 3rd day we just rest and swim (explain my sunburn!) . We also went to Mahathir's Museum, and get home later in the evening.

Singapore Trip

We went to Johor for my cousin's wedding, and took the opportunity to visit our neighbour : Singapore. Well, the procedure to enter Singapore via vehicle is quite hassle : We have to buy an auto pass (mcm touch and go) before entering coz have to use it for the parking and toll.

The road system is very well done and systematic. Takde lubang2 kat jalan/ tampal2, very nicely engineered. We drove around Singapore with the help from GPS. Even map pun pening kepala..

Pictures describe better :

ORCHARD ROAD the Shopping Heaven

I love the outdoor escalator!

P Ramlee punye studio : Shaw Brothers @ Shaw House

I love Gucci!

LITTLE INDIA

The 24 hour shopping mall : Mustafa Center near Little India
Everything u wanna find is here!

Near Little India!

DAY 2

Sentosa : The Adventure Island

Siloso Beach : Cantik sangat pasir kat sini and the view of the people here is almost similar like Hawaii ..

The Merlion : Singapore Landmark

My sis macam bertapa..

The view from inside the car

The Bugis Village

I can say it is better to go jalan2 at Singapore using the MRT. Coz with that, we are able to enjoy the scenery better. Kalau naik kete ni, nak parking susah , so limited je tempat yang kita boleh pegi. But as for us, going with the family, mmg sesuai la naik kete coz parents dah tak berapa kuat nak jalan jauh2. My dad sempat tido kat Orchard Road tu , boleh tak? Haha..