Into the Sky.......... Aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Hi guys...........

have you been to theme park before?????

i'm sure that all of you have many experience and what is your favourite theme park???

there are so many theme park around the world.........

the theme park are:-

• Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World  
• Islands of Adventure, Florida
• Cedar Point, Ohio
• Port Aventura, Spain
• Europa Park, Germany
• Genting Highlands Theme Park, Malaysia

I'm sure that all of you already know the most popular theme park in Malaysia which is GENTING HIGHLANDS THEME PARK........

We do have experience in Genting Highlands. It is very interesting theme park. We went there for the academic purposes in order to fulfill the course requirements. We are so excited to be there. 

The theme parks are divided into three major parks which are Outdoor Theme Park, Indoor Theme Park and Water Park. There are so much excitement and fun in those theme parks with loads of thrilling adventure and extreme games. 

The operation hours for the theme park are as below:-

There are a lot of games in the theme park. The outdoor theme park games are as below:-

• Flying Coaster 
• Pirate Ship
• Thrill Ship
• Space Shot
• 
  

The indoor theme park games are as below:-

• Venice Boat Ride
• Bumper Cars
• Indoor Ferris Wheel
• Indoor Roller Coaster
• Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not
• Flying Boat Ride
• Merry Go Around
• Arcade
• 
  

For more information related to the ticket prices, you can visit:

http://www.rwgenting.com/en/themepark/tickets_packages/ifm_pricing.htm. 

Flying Coaster

Pirate Ship

dEeP bLuE sEa

Once again....welcome to our blog & thank you so much for visiting us (sincere from kakiruncing a.k.a mila lambong =D )..


As we know previously we already took you visiting several interesting sites that have its own attractions..and for this entry..we would like to bring you all to a slightly different places than before.....


First thing first...let's take a look several pictures of the place...

Credit to: Tourism and Politic Malaysia Today

hhmmmm...where do you think the place is?? hahaha...absolutely....it is TIOMAN ISLAND!


Previous entries we already shared our travel experiences in land...so this entry we will share our travel experiences in an Island...

Tioman is located off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia which is in Pahang. It is the largest in the a group of 64 volcanic islands which includes Pulau Sei Buat, Pulau Sembilang, Pulau Tulai , Pulau Chebeh , Pulau Labas and Pulau Renggis is located 80km northwest off Peninsular Malaysia's east coast........

Credit to: Go Visit Tioman

Here we will provide you some useful information to visit Tioman:-


HOW TO GET THERE

1.   By Land/Sea:

Firstly, you have to get to Mersing, a small coastal town in the state of Johor and from there take a boat to Tekek village, Tioman.

There are several ways to get to Mersing which are:-

•  From Kuala Lumpur – take bus from Pudu Sentral bus station

       Phone no: 03 20311430

       Departure time: 11.00 am, 10.30 pm and 11.00 pm

•  From Johor Bahru – take bus from Larkin Bus Terminal

       Phone no: 07 7993155

       Departure time: 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 6.30 pm and 10.00 pm

•  From East-Coast - take a bus from the main towns such as Kuantan, Terengganu, Kota Bharu

2.   By Air

Berjaya Air is a subsidiary of the Berjaya Resorts group which transports guests to the Berjaya Resort on Tioman.

• Berjaya Air from the Old Subang airport - 60-3-7465640 or 60-3-7465641

            ACTIVITIES IN TIOMAN ISLAND

     Tioman Island is full with exciting activities...some famous activities that visitors can experienced here are:

•  ROUND ISLAND TOUR
•  Round Island Tour is  a one-day round-island tour. Stops included in this activity are:
•  Asah waterfall just outside of Mukut Village 
• A chance to photograph the twin peaks 
• Duty free shopping in Tekek
•  Snorkelling at the Marine Park headquarters 
• Other villages
•  Renggis Island

• SCUBA DIVING
•  Here are several diving sites in Tioman Island:

• Chebeh Island
• Fan Canyon
•  Teluk Kador (Kador Bay)
•  Malang Rock
•  Labas Island
• Tiger Reef
• Soyak Island Reef and Wreck
• Salang Bay
• Marine Park HQ
• Renggis
• Bahara
• Jahat Island

• SNORKELING
• There are several popular stops for snorkeling which are:
• Tulai Island (Coral Island)
• Renggis Island
• Monkey Bay
• Marine Park

               ACCOMMODATIONS

Since there are so many villages in Tioman Island, you all can choose where to stay. Some of the villages that provide resorts for visitors are:

• Salang
• Ayer Batang
• Tekek
• Lalang 
• Juara
• Paya
• Genting
• Lanting
• Mukut
• Melina
• For more information: Tioman Island Accommodations

Hopefully all the information are valuable for you guys......here we want to share our experiences in Tioman Island for 3 days 2 nights....we stay at Sun Beach Resort which located at Genting Village..for that holiday, we only pay for about RM300++..we enjoy many activities on our vacation..hahaha.....we go for in snorkeling 2 times in different places, fish feeding at marine park, duty free shopping at Tekek village and many more..we really get excited when visiting Tioman Island...apart from that, the uncle boat also bring us for island hoping which we can see an amazing wide blue sea, various species of underwater creatures, lovely natures an so on.....

 Here are some pictures that we took during our visits =D

 

 

haaaa...snorkeling and fish feeding are very interesting....but somehow you must take when snorkeling....you must follow what the instructor said...do listen! do listen! if not...this will happen...hahahahaha....

 



  

TimE tO eXplOring HatyAi

~~sawatikaa.....!!!~~ (such this uncle mCD style..)

Hye..we meet again after we share about Kelantan & Terengganu for the last entry....=)


Ok for this entry we will share with you about the quite interesting place which is Hatyai ...^-^..
FYI Hatyai is situated in a southern Thailand and it is the largest city in Songkhla province..There are many interesting place and a lot of food and cloth where you will get it in the cheaper price..(for those who interest in shopping, this is a place after Jakarta..)

>How to go there<


The decision in your hand, you can take:

• flight from KL (if you in Malaysia), flight will cost around RM300++ from KL (it depend on terms and conditions..) and will take 1-2 hours journey.. 
• Other than that, you also can take a taxi from Bukit Kayu Hitam, (just RM5.50 and take 45 minutes journey..)..
• Lastly, you also can drive by your own to go there...When you bring the car together, you need to have car insurance to pass into Thailand without any problems..(if you haven't it, you can make it at any nearest agent,, but don't forget to bring your grants together!!..It will cost you RM16/ 9 days)...

Ok, enough for the intro..now we will continue to the interesting of Hatyai..


For the first time we across the border , we went to find food first, all people know that Siamese's food are very marvellous and great right,, so we decide to try it..In our way heading to Hatyai, we stop at 'NurLaila Tomyam Seafood Restaurant' which is located at Danok, (1km from Malaysia-Thai border)..We had ate kind of food there, the famous one in this restaurant is their fresh 'ULAM' and 'TOMYAM'...umpphh...delicious!! we can't described it, you must to try it by your own.....

NurLaila Tomyam Seafood Restaurant
Located: Danok (opposite with Pak Aji Restaurant)

Name: Tomyam Seafood
Price: RM 8.00++ 

 

  Name: Sayur Ulam & Kerabu Pelam
Price: Ulam (free), Kerabu Pelam (RM3.00)

Name: Fried Prawn

Price: RM12.00      

 

We had Fun there..

Our bill...
(can you read it..huhuhuu)

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Done with our food..we continued our journey,, the first place is:

 Samila Beach...

>The Roundabout of Samila Beach<                         

>Stall that sold types of foods<

<Coconut Drink..yummy..>
you can get this drink with fried potato just 20THB

                                 

Samila Beach is well known and has long history, it is located at the north of Songkla province lying from Son-On cape and connecting to the area of Samila Cape. It is beautiful beach with white sands and has small island at the background. The travellers that came to this beach can take photo with this Golden Mermaid and also can picnic, relaxation or etc. due to the surrounding landscape is the blue sea and beautiful islands.

What are the interesting on this place is a 'Golden Mermaid' statue sitting on the rocks and it is a symbol of this beach. 

----------------THE LEGEND OF GOLDEN MERMAID STATUE--------------

When we there, we had ask for the local people about the history of the Golden Mermaid, and the person was told that:-

"This mermaid came from sea at one beautiful nights. While she was cleaning her hairs with golden comb on the beach, the young fisherman met her. But his appearance make her frightened and escape to the sea.. Then the fisherman tried to find out and waiting her back but it was useless.She didn't come to the beach again..until the fisherman died, she came and fell guilty then she attempt to be like now she is..(huhuu..interesting right..^__^)....and the person also told that for those couple who had no children may come to hold this mermaid and she will be pregnant after that..(such Pulau Bunting aa..)"

Lets we see the beautiful 'Golden Mermaid':

>The famous statue in beach- The Golden mermaid<

--------------THE LEGEND OF THE MOUSE AND CAT ISLAND-------------

Another symbolic icon of Samila Beach was the 'Mouse and Cat' statue

"Legend has it that a dog, a cat and a mouse stole a Merhants's magic crystal from a Chinese Sampan and tried to swim ashore.

The mouse and cat drowned and turnes into two island known as Koh Nu and Koh Maeo which means "Mouse Island" and "Cat Island"..While the dog, though managed to make it to shore, it died and became the hill called Khao Tang Kuan...and lastly the crystal was totally damaged and became the white sandy beach called Hat Sai Kaeo,,means "Crystal Sand Beach" 

>>>Info from a women there,,(forgot her name already..)<<<

>The good Friends- Nu & Maeo<

Maybe they talked about 
the Merchant's Magic Crytal..huhuu...

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Next places is:

The Great Serpent Nag

It is located  in Southern Thailand at Song Thale Park, Laem Son On in Songkhla City and it only takes about 40 minutes from Danok..

here we are:

The history of this plaque is about the Dragon that divide by 3 parts, according to the local people this dragon is very kind, a long time a go. the Southern Thailand people believe that Nag sprays divine water so as to make people feel fresh and happy. The people have highly respected to the Nag and ask him to forever bring happiness and good fortune to their life..

The first section is the serpent's head which symbolizes the intelligence and wisdom of the people of the city..

>Head of The Great Serpent Nag<
Located: Northern Area facing the Port

The second section is the serpent's navel which symbolizes the city's riches.. 

>Body of The Great Serpent Nag<
Located: On the front up to Tang Kuan Hill
Picture: credit to-CS ZEE-

The last is the tail which symbolizes the charisma and strength of the community of the people .. 

>Tail of The Dragon<
Location: Further Down South

*Addition Info: If you are driving and using GPS, here are the GPS coordinates : N 07° 13.632 E 100° 34.626 ( Check it Out,,)*

More information please visit: 


http://www.hotelthailand.com/hatyai/hatinfo.html
http://www.roomsatthailand.com/Blog%20Posts/songkla-hotels.html
http://www.trailsofasia.com/country/thai/south/songkhla_hatyai_a.htm

Fun fact:: Hatyai is short for "Mahat Yai", means big Mahat Tree (close relative of JackFriuts)

Kuala Terengganu Views.

Hey Pretty and Handsome ! 

Again! We meet here! For this entry, we would like to share our next trip since a few years ago. We sure that all of you already know where the Kuala Terengganu is..

Along the trip, we had visited many places of interest in the this states. Let's enjoy the journey now !

In front of the Floating Mosque

For the 1st day, we are depart from our Penang campus from the early morning and we arrived at the 1st destination at the evening. The journey took within 6 to 7 hours and we arrived Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah or it's called 'The Floating Mosque'. It is truly a wonderful sight to behold and the first real floating mosque in Malaysia. It is situated in Kuala Ibai Lagoon near the estuary of Kuala Ibai River, 4 Km from Kuala Terengganu Town. The construction of this mosque began on 1993 and finished in 1995. The mosque was officially opened in July 1995 by Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, the late Sultan of Terengganu. The mosque combines modern and Moorish architecture; incorporating the use of marble, ceramics, mosaic works and bomanite paving. The white structure of the mosque covers an area of roughly 5 acres. It can accommodate up to 2000 attendees at a time.

Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah,

Kuala Ibai,

20400 Kuala Terengganu,

Terengganu Darul Iman

For the 2nd day, we went to Taman Tamadun Islam, a themepark whereby located on Pulau Wan Man, a previously ininhabited island by the banks of the Terengganu River. The whole island on Pulau Wan Man was redeveloped for the park. Taman Tamadun Islam comprises two zones namely Public Area and Monument Park. The Public River is on the eastern half of Taman Tamadun Islam. Attractions and sights within this area include the Crystal Mosque, TTI Convention Centre, Bbeteng Resaturant & Food Court, Tok Ku Paloh Jetty, TTI Guest Houses, Main Square, Islamic Garden and Warrior Park. The Monument Park is on the western half of Taman Tamadun Islam. It showcases replicas of famous monuments of the Islamic world, including mosque, mausoleums and minarets.

The entrance fees for TTI as the following :

Entrance of TTI Monument Park

Adult : RM 15.00
Senior Citizen : RM 8.00
Children (Age 7-12 years old) : RM 8.00
Children (Age 6 and below) : FOC 
(free of charge)





Recently, TTI provide more facilities according to the package.
You can visit the TTI website http://tti.com.my/ for further information. :)

At night, we went to China Town whereby located within walking distance from Pasar Payang (Central Market) in the commercial hub of Kuala Terengganu City. Few hotels are within walking distance while others need transportation. The Heritage Town Bus which plies from Taman Shahbandar stops next to Hotel Seri Malaysia Kuala Terengganu which the entrance to Chinatown. Car rentals and taxi services are within reach from most hotels in Kuala Terengganu. 

Where To Stay

Primula Beach Hotel

YT Midtown Hotel

Seri Malaysia Kuala Terengganu

Hotel Tanjung Vista

Grand Continental Kuala Terengganu

Where To Eat

Guan Coffee Shop

Golden Dragon Restaurant

Restoran Payang Serai

Rani Endut Restaurant

Chinatown Food Court

We stayed at Seri Malaysia Hotel at that night since it is nearby the China Town

ADDRESS

Lot 1640 Jalan Hiliran (Balik Bukit), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.

INFORMATION

Rating : 2 star

Check-in time - 14:00pm

Check-out time - 12:00noon

Seri Malaysia Room & Breakfast Only ~ valid till 31st December 2012
(Rates based on per room per night)

Room Category	Normal Season Rates	Weekend Rates, Eve of/& Public Holidays and Malaysia School Holidays
Standard Room (twin/double) with Breakfast	RM 140 nett	RM 180 nett
Family Room (triple) with Breakfast	RM 160 nett	RM 200 nett

For further information can getting by click at this link :

http://www.journeymalaysia.com/citykterengganuserimsia.htm

Do visit Kuala Terengganu to feel the excitement by yourself okay !