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 !

Memorable Experiences

Hello!!!
We meet again..
Now, we would like to share with all of you about our experiences in Malacca. 
As we know, there are a lot of interesting places in Malacca. 


Okay, now let's start with our experiences visited interesting places in Malacca!!!!!!

Malacca is one of the state in Malaysia that has its own history. Malacca is a very popular destination among tourists and the local people itself. It is a small and friendly city that have a lot of historical sites. By having those sites, it make Malacca as an unique state in Malaysia. It is located on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia between the state of Johor and Negeri Sembilan. It has three regions which are Alor Gajah, Central Malacca and Jasin. 

The Malacca Map

In our opinion, we think that Malacca has a lot of interesting places such as Melaka Sultanate Palace, A' Famosa, Stadthuys, Maritime Museum, Taming Sari Tower, Malacca River Cruise and so forth. 

We had visited Malacca two years ago during our class trip for the subject of Tour Guiding Skills. We felt very excited and very happy to visit Malacca at that time. Once we arrive there, we think that Malacca is a nice state and has a lot of attraction places. It's so amazing.

Now let's start with the first interesting place in Malacca which is Royal Malaysian Navy Museum. It is situated in front of Samudera Maritime Museum in Bandar Hilir. It became one of the historical sites that is very popular among a large numbers of foreigners and and local visitors who came to Malacca. It was opened to public on  October 28, 1995.

Pictures of Royal Malaysian Navy Museum 

The entrance fee for Royal Malaysian Navy Museum is RM 2.00 per entry for adults and RM 0.50 for children and students. It is open daily except on Tuesday from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The museum portray the photographs of admirals, medals of honour, various ranks in the naval command, the evolution of naval uniform, naval weapons, communication tools and so forth in order to make people who go there know about it better. 

Besides The Royal Malaysian Navy Museum, the other historical site is Samudera Maritime Museum. It is situated near the Quayside Road in Bandar Hilir. For your additional information, the opening hours is from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Monday to Friday and from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. In other words, it is open daily. Not only that, the entrance fee for adults is RM 3.00 per entry and RM 0.50 for childrens and students. 

 Pictures of Samudera Maritime Museum

In the museum, we can see a lot of things. Besides that, we also can learn something new during the trip. There are a lot of models in the museum that portray the traders from Arab, China, India and so forth came to Malacca Port for business purposes in order to gain their profits. Most of the traders had brought along the porcelain, silk, textile and spices as their merchandises to do business.

Furthermore, the third historical site in Malacca is Melaka Sultanate Palace that include the photographs of Malay weapons, Malays traditional dress, jewelleries and so forth. The entrance fee is RM 2.00 per entry for adult and RM 0.50 for children and students. The museum is open daily except on Monday from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. We felt very excited once we had arrived there because we would like to explore more the palace. Besides, we also would like to know more about the life of people during the Malacca Sultanate era. 

Malacca Sultanate Palace

All the attractions stated above are located in Bandar Hilir. People who visit Malacca can stay there as there are a lot of hotels in that area. The hotel that can be chosen by people is Equatorial Hotel. The hotel provided a lot of services and products that can satisfy the needs and wants of the guests. For more information related to the room rate or facilities provided by the hotel, you can visit www.equatorial.com/mel/.

The next interesting destination in Malacca is Taming Sari Tower. We feel very excited to visit the tower as it is the first time we go there although we had been in Malacca for two to three times. The tower is 110 metre  high. The ride is amazing as we can see a scenic view from above. Besides, the ride will turn until 360 degree. The operation hours is from 10.00 a.m. until 10.00 p.m. daily. The admission fee for adult is RM 20 and for children is RM 10. For more information, you can visit menaratamingsari.com. 

Scenic View from Taming Sari Tower

Besides visiting the tower, we also had experienced to an attraction place which is Malacca River Cruise. We feel very happy because we can have great night view along the river that is full with colourful lamps. It really can make we feel very relax and enjoy. People who plan to visit Malacca should experience the ride. The ride just took about 40 to 45 minutes and the fee for an adult is RM 10 and for the children below 12 years old is RM 5. For your information, Malacca River Cruise is start from 9.00 a.m. until 11.00 p.m. 

The View along the Ride 

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