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Krabi Thailand bajet dan tips jimat

January 04, 2015

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J Hotel Aonang, Krabi Thailand (Peta dan Review)

January 03, 2015

J Hotel Ao Nang

19-21 June 2014 (2 nights)

THB580/~RM58.00 per night Double Room (with A/C)

Booked via Agoda
Full payment paid on the day of booking

Sebelum book J Hotel, saya sebenarnya dah book Aonang Homestay based on high review score but end up cancel sebab last minute perasan dalam peta nampak dekat tapi sebenarnya jauh sikit dari pantai Aonang. Sayang juga, but maybe next time. Sebenarnya tiada masalah if sewa motor eheh. Boleh rempit menuju ke pantai kan. But not for us two. Tidak pandai bawa langsung XD

J Hotel ni dapat hasil survey review bloggers berhari-hari, dan kebetulan ada kosong lagi beberapa bilik dan lebih 4 kali ganda lebih murah berbanding Aonang Homestay, so malas fikir lagi terus book dekat Agoda (full payment required).

So pada hari kejadian, 19 June 2014, sampai Aonang beach dalam pukul 5 ke atas (maybe dekat-dekat pukul 6) naik songthaew dari Krabi Bus Station, dan driver turunkan kami area J Hotel (walaupun dia nampak macam tidak sure J Hotel tu dekat mana). Saya rasa kebanyakan Malaysian yang suka pergi J Hotel ni semua turun dekat airport lah sebab Oktober lepas pergi Krabi lagi tapi turun dekat airport, sekali cakap saja driver dah tahu tak perlu ulang cakap haha. But nevermind, J Hotel dalam 100 meter saja dari Aonang beachfront. Dekat. Cari pun senang.

Driver songthaew tu turunkan kami area Ocean Mart. Memang tidak jauh kami berjalan. Dari jalan besar tu tidaklah sejauh macam yang dalam peta atas ni. Dari jalan besar dah nampak J Hotel ni dan another 10 langkah dah masuk perkarangan hotel. Masuk ke Aonang dari Krabi Town or Krabi Bus Terminal or Krabi Airport either dari arah Night Food Market atau dari arah atas J Hotel. Dua-dua boleh guna. Tapi dari arah J Hotel lagi dekat. Meh tengok peta yang saya cilok dari sini pula. Blog tu post entri tentang Restoran Thai Food Bersenang-Senang which kami pun ada pergi juga on our last day tak silap but entri ni tentang J Hotel ya, fokus :P

Bulatan biru gelap : Pantai Aonang

Bulatan biru cair : J Hotel

Lain-lain info masuk link di atas (blog asal tq)

Check-in just tunjuk print-out receipt from Agoda. Sepanjang check-in staff maintain selamba dan tidak kisah, and at some point nampak macam dia tengah bosan, but still she do her job anyway. Tunggu around 10 minutes then she brief us with her thick Thai accent about the aircond, card key, and internet password (which I misheard as passport. my hearing and my English are sucks. - -') before kami proceed naik bilik. We stayed on 3rd floor. No elevator. Ala setakat beberapa floor, tidak mati jugak.

Gambar pos live di instagram, ada wifi di setiap tingkat. Rasanya setiap tingkat ada dalam 7-8 bilik. Sorry gambar yang ada bagasi pink atas ni blur due to lowlight, ini tangkap guna fon cap ayam saja. Btw bagasi tu Dana punya. I have the same exact one too. Warna sama isi sama cuma corak design depan tu saja lain. Besar gila. Kalau shopping trip lagi haruslah mengangkut lagi. Tempted to buy one more yang saiz sederhana tapi macam membazir sebab jarang guna.

Anyway! Yang saya suka, hotel sangat strategik, bilik adalah spacious (35 m²), ada balkoni with seating area dan plus point sebab view cantik, ada aircond + kipas, satisfied with the big mirrors dalam bathroom dan di dalam bilik sebab kami sangat suka cermin besar, more than enough desk/almari or tempat letak barang, bathroom besar, ada refrigerator, 2 malam stay dan 2 kali juga tukar tuala & extra toiletries dan dapat 2 mineral water 500ml lagi. Dan toiletries (sabun badan) diorang ada kolagen hahaha! Lain-lain ada TV with satellite channels (as claimed, sebab kami tidak buka TV pun), desks & closet, Tile/Marble floor, Hot/Cold Shower, Free toiletries (all as per listed in the website). The shower feels so good. Puas hati mandi.

Yang staff to brief kami tadi, tentang aircond not allowed 16°C ke bawah sebab nanti leak. Pastu after 9pm we have to use card key to get in/out to the lobby. Pastu password hotel ada lekat di dinding every floor. Saya rasa everyday she have to say the same line all over again 365 days a year. OMG patutlah muka nampak boring haha. But anyway they are helpful, if you approach them for help. If tidak approach diorang pun tidak tanya even diorang notice you need something. :D

Room features a private balcony / terrace view

Our room 301

Room given adalah bersih, teratur, bathroom bersih, aircond okey, wifi okey boleh bikin whatsapp at least haha (sebab kami tidak beli simkad, so dekat hotel saj kami boleh contact family). Overall saya sangat puas hati. Eceh.

I got the chance to snap the view from room 201's balcony

Just walk outside and everything is there. Easy access to shops, halal restaurants, beach, banks, money exchangers, bars, spas, bus stops, 7eleven merata-rata, kedai sewa motor, and travel packages booth. As well as all the taxis, songthaews and tuktuks. Memang convenient la. Harga pun murah provided book di Agoda dan book awal. Heheh.

Second time pergi krabi waktu Oktober 2014 dan tetap pilih hotel ni tapi itu nanti kita cerita lagi.

Ni saya petik dari website :

FACILITIES

Airport Transfer (surcharge)

Car park
Laundry Service
Safety Deposit Boxes
Internet
Wi-Fi in Public Areas
Parking
Car park
Breakfast Room
Minibar
Taxi and Minivan Service
Tours and Speed Boat Excursions
Travel Agency
Motorbike, Car and Minivan Rental

Extra bed (selected rooms only) at TB150/~RM15. Double, twin and family rooms available. Some rooms have seaview over Ao Nang bay and Poda island or the magnificient limestone cliffs. All rooms have shower unit only a few have bathtubs. Spacious, clean and comfortable air conditioned or fan rooms, all with private bathroom, hot/cold shower, refrigerator and satellite TV.

Address : 23/3 Moo 2, Ao Nang Beach, Ao Nang, 81000, Thailand
TEL . ( + 66 ) 075 637 878 / FAX . ( + 66 ) 075 637 878 / Mobile ( +66 ) 081 890 1139

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Malaysia - Langkawi, June 2014

January 02, 2015

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Langkawi Bajet dan Tips Jimat

January 01, 2015

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Chomelle Hotel, Kuah Langkawi

December 18, 2014

Chomelle Hotel (former Chantique Hotel)

17-19 June 2014 (2 nights)

RM60.00 per night Standard Queen Room

Booked via Booking.Com pay upon arrival

Saya tak cukup survey dan book penginapan di Kuah instead of Cenang, but I glad I did anyway sebab penginapan di Cenang setakat yang saya cek di Agoda dan Booking.Com (so far cari dan book hotel guna 2 website ni) mahal-mahal dan tidak sesuai dengan my tight budget. RM60 was the cheapest I could find that time so terus book. Masih baru, ada aircond, and I read the reviews enough and still stick with this hotel. Because I simply wont pay over RM100 for a tired looking room without aircond.

Here's the pictures but I'm sorry, entahlah kenapa my idea of a hotel hanyalah pada bilik sahaja. Gambar kaunter check-in dan check-out, tangga, dan facilities lain saya tidak ambil port pun. Ambil gambar bilik semata-mata haha. Tidak hairanlah, sebab jika tiada urusan normally I will walk past everything terus ke pintu keluar. Next time I'll try to REMEMBER to snap everything okey? XD

Flat LCD TV. And charging my handset was super slow. Entahlah sebab hanset yang memang tengah tidak bagus, atau kabel tidak power or simply soket memang tidak cukup power. Heh.

Berlaga bontot saya dengan Dana sebab sumpah bilik ni kecil gila. I have to squeeze myself to the wall to take picture as wide as I can, but semua inilah yang paling luas. Ntah kenapa tidak terfikir pula keluarkan SJ4000 padahal lens luas 170 darjah.

Aircond okey, shower okey, kunci kami daapt dua so it's okey even if salah seorang kami keluar tapi tidaklah saya benarkan Dana keluar sorang-sorang kan. But we did left one berpasang dalam ni supaya ada power supply sambil-sambil charge handset sementara kami keluar lunch errr..

Staff told us diorang selalu bagi kucing ni makan so kucing ni macam tidak berganjak dari hotel ni. Tidur dan lepak di luar hotel. Kami asal keluar mesti belek-belek ramas kucing ni dulu before blah dan balik pun sama. Wuii manja betul kucing ni. Tak takut strangers.

Hotel ni senang saja cari guna Waze. Basically dari jeti just turn left to the main road and ikut saja jalan tu sampailah Waze cakap 'you have reached your destination'. Chomelle Hotel would be on your left. Fair distance to the jetty.

Room given are super clean, toilet bersih - hotel baru can never go wrong. Katil super duper selesa. But again, bilik sangat-sangat comel macam nama hotel ni jugak. Comel! Haha. Luckily diorang ada Deluxe double room which I believe luas sikit dari bilik standard yang kami ambil dan bilik family (2 katil queen) rasanya lebih luas juga. Selayaknya bilik standard ni diorang letak 1 single bed saja untuk keselesaan guest. No lift, dan kami dapat 2nd floor. Memang panjat tangga la jawapnya. Nasib baik hotel paling tinggi sampai 2nd floor saja. Try minta bilik bawah tapi full. So okeylah. But, none of us complained. We get what we paid for, and frankly I was satisfied. Yang penting bilik dan toilet bersih, aircond ada.

Famous restaurant Wan Thai is just behind the hotel building, easy parking and wifi is provided too (tapi kami tidak guna pun sebab masing-masing ada internet hehe. Upon checking-in they'll ask for extra RM as deposit and will return it to you after you check-out. Staff is friendly and helpful. And when I say helpful, I mean they are really HELPFUL.

If I ever come to Langkawi again, provided I'm alone or with some friends and decided to stay at Kuah, I might consider this hotel again. Kalau dengan family, mungkin cari lain sebab bawa family kena pentingkan dan fikirkan keselesaan diorang juga. Kalau backpacker atau bujang-bujang sesuailah hotel ni rasanya.

Check other details here : Chomelle Hotel

JB & USS Trip

Singapore - USS, Feb 2014

December 17, 2014

JB & USS Trip

Tune Hotel Danga Bay, JB

December 17, 2014

JB & USS Trip

Tips & Trick Bajet ke USS Singapore 3H2M

December 17, 2014

JB & USS Trip

JB + USS Trip Day 3 : Johor Zoo

December 17, 2014

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Vacation plan for next year.

December 04, 2014

I tend to come up with emotional posts these days. Entahlah, hati ni sedikit "off" sejak entah bila. After my long vacation that day (October), one would expect a vibrant post about how amazing my time in Indonesia & Thailand was, indulging with good foods and enjoying myself in both places. Haha. Nada! Masih malas beratus-ratus tingkat!

Tak sedar now dah sampai masa untuk mula merancang untuk next trip pulak. April. Lama lagi pon tapi suka plan awal. Hotel dah book lama dah cuma itinerari saja saya nak perhalusi lagi. Tema kali ni, FOOD HUNTING wakakak. Ke Miri just pergi jalan-jalan to see the parks and beaches and tamu dan maybe masuk Brunei half day if possible (tak berdaya bayar penginapan di Brunei hehe) and at night might end up masuk shopping mall tengok wayang wahaha..! Memang mau releks-releks saja as di Penang (after Miri) nanti banyak berjalan. Ke Penang, main reason is, mau walk along the heritage streets, naik Rapid Penang buses pergi attraction and take a lot of pictures, and manjakan perut dengan Penang specialties (makan saja kerjanya) dan kalau rajin mungkin masuk lagi ke Thailand (melalui sempadan) mungkin ke Hatyai saja untuk explore Songkhla barang dua malam gitu sebab June 2014 lalu pergi semata-mata shopping saja. Tapi buat masa ni kemungkinan besar hanya stay di Penang saja until flight ke Kuching. I've been thinking about Bangkok sebenarnya but I guess it can wait for next. Alang-alang pergi jauh, spend masa lama sikit baru puas hati. Trip Penang 6 days setakat masuk Hatyai bolehlah. Sebab saya nakkkk juga spend masa di Penang. Sebelum ni pergi just as transit saja. Sayang betul time tu. After 6 days, from Penang airport fly to Kuching kali ni dengan family. Diorang insya-Allah akan fly dari Kota Kinabalu arriving Kuching airport way later than my arrival time from Penang, rasanya dalam 13 hours juga kena tunggu so sementara tunggu check-in time (if hotel tidak benarkan check-in awal), I already have plan for myself. Jalan-jalan di waterfront kuching dan jumpa kawan-kawan yang ada di situ. So far yang terfikir, jumpa Beatrice Wong bestfriend waktu dekat U (Beat I miss you like hell) dan one FB friend Marie. If diorang tidak busy lah kan.

Back to my family. Arranged their return flights, penginapan dan transport with driver at Kuching nanti. Di Kuching nanti also makannn hahaha. Ke Kuching saja yang termampu dulu buat masa ni, lagipun kan, dulu waktu saya masih kecil (but old enough for me to remember these clearly) ayah selalu ke Kuching untuk kursus. Balik dari Kuching ayah selalu bawa pulang souvenirs esp paling selalu saya tengok adalah jengjengjeng, gambars saiz 3R tu. The boats, the natives wearing dance costumes at Sarawak Cultural Village (I didn't know about this back then but bila dah besar orang sebut-sebut pasal taman budaya di Sarawak, now I know) and cat monuments. Those favorite pieces with pictures of ayah in every of it.

Kalau rezeki lebih nanti bawa jauh sikit insya-Allah. Kota Kinabalu pon belum explore habis lagi hahahah. Mandi manda di Marine Park Tunku Abdul Rahman. Pulau Manukan, Pulau Sapi and latest ada zipline antara Pulau Sapi dan Pulau Gaya - I know I ni penakut tapi this one I really wanna try! Catching fireflies at Klias River. My parents rasanya Desa Cattle pun tak pergi lagi. Last time saya bawa Dana pergi, tahun ni. Pun first time. You see, orang Ranau ramai lagi belum pernah naik pergi Desa Cattle tu. Orang lain jauh-jauh sanggup fly datang Sabah nak tengok lembu baka new zealand dan nak naik gunung Kinabalu. Contoh paling dekat, yours truly. Naik gunung pun belum pernah padahal local people dapat harga rendah saja. Pun taknak gunakan sebaik mungkin X)

Apapun!

Tengah mengharap ada low fares dari Kota Kinabalu direct terus ke Bangkok dan kalau boleh tambah lagi banyak destination. I have a feeling next time I will have a love hate relationship with transit flights. Almaklumlah, if guna local flight termurah aka Airasia, kebanyakan transit di Kuala Lumpur dulu. I don't mind of the time wasted on waiting, but duit haha (- -"). Dah takut membazir yang kau pilih hobi mahal macam ni kenapa??

"Wow what a view," sincerely, building and landscape's lover.

So tiket pergi Hong Kong punnn sudah beli alkisahnya. Masaklah aku nak bayar penginapan mahal gila babeng harhar. Kenapa entah book sampai 8 hari. Couchsurfing la mungkin jawapan dia ni kalau takda duit sangat. Tidak boleh terima hakikat bilik guesthouse kecil di Chungking Mansion (hasil survey di Agoda dan Booking.com) sebegitu boleh mencecah RM200 sehari semalam. RM200 dah boleh dapat hotel 4 bintang di Sabah. Sedangkan return flight tickets Kota Kianbalu - Hong Kong - Kota Kinabalu pun I paid RM205 saja inc airport tax (tapi belum tambah insuran dan bagasi). Nasib baik, ada setahun lebih lagi. Sempat juga menabung insya-Allah heheh.

Next plan, macam biasa, tiada. Kalau tiba-tiba ada lagi promo murah dan rasa berbaloi, biasa saya akan terus beli. Lepas beli, terus post status di Facebook ajak-ajak orang tapi tiada yang respon. And then lepas dah sampai masa, pergi dan dha pulang, mesti tiba-tiba ramai tanya kenapa tidak ajak eheh.. Lepas ni ada promo lagi kalau saya ajak tapi banyak alasan, siap. :P

Anyway goodnight! :)

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Are you a glampacker or a poorpacker?

November 12, 2014

According to The Sole Sisters blog.

What is Glampacking?

This is the stylish kind of travel. It's backpacking with a slightly healthier budget. These kinds of travelers won’t sacrifice their cute clothes and hairdryers while backpacking. They try and keep it glamorous. Sometimes, they have all inclusive holidays to relax and pamper themselves. They love to be pampered, actually. They are bubbly, energetic, fun and make new friends wherever they go.

You Know When You're a Glampacker When...

01) Your backpack is colored pink.

02) You won't leave home without your hair dryer.

03) Your backpack is filled with cute little pouches to organize your stuff.

04) You bring 4 pairs of shoes plus a pair of your no-miss black flats...just in case.

05) You shower preferably when there's hot water available.

06) You put on Deet every minute when traveling to someplace tropical.

07) You won't go #2 if there's no bidet.

08) Your toiletry kit contains: shampoo, conditioner, deep cleansing hair mask, extra-moisture body cream, facial cleanser and a loofah. In other words, you have a product for every single part of your body. This means, you take forever in the bathroom!

09) You don't wear the same clothes twice in a week.

10) You wear full-on make-up to see the beauty of Angkor or explore the streets of Jaipur.

11) You get a manicure and a pedicure every chance you get.

12) You don't actually carry your own backpack. You have other backpackers (particularly those buff surfer ones) to do that for you.

13) Your hair is sooo shiny and healthy, it could start bearing fruit anytime soon.

14) You get a haircut every chance you get.

15) You just can't resist buying that new dress/shirt/bikini at the market. In every city you visit.

16) You always make sure that your top matches your bottom.

17) You don't wear dirty clothes, i.e. those that you've worn yesterday.

18) A glampacker's travel essentials include a scarf, a maxi dress, lots of bling and cute shoes.

What in the world is Poorpacking?

This is a new kind of travelling – flying in the face of conventions, traversing all kinds of boundaries, making journeys to little-known places away from the tourist treadmill. The Sole Sisters went in search of other worlds that appear both familiar and different, building bridges across seemingly divided worlds.

They did not travel across countries, rather they travelled into them – into their societies. They did not have a fixed itinerary but respected the natural evolution of the journey, guided by events, curiosity, intuition. And as they travelled in their independent, resourceful, open way with the freedom to imagine – what they dub “poorpacking” – they created a wonderful collection of subjective impressions, through images and the written word.

You Know When You're a Poorpacker When...

01) Most of your clothes are stained, torn and have more holes than cheese.

02) You quit having haircuts. You'd rather spend that money for food.

03) You swapped your vanilla-scented body wash for plain ol' soap.

04) The last time you used hair conditioner was about 2 months ago. You use only shampoo now. Which probably explains why...

05) Your hair is dead and lifeless. You've become like one of the 'before' models in those shampoo commercials.

06) You once went out of your guesthouse forgetting to comb your hair. Your friend (Lois) had to point it out just as you were opening the door.

07) You now have only one comb (without handle) to share between you and your friend.

08) Your feet look and feel like they've travelled from Laos to Cambodia to Thailand on foot. (Probably because you did.)

09) You smell your clothes to check if it's wearable or not. If it doesn't smell like a rat died on it, then it's still ok.

10) You wear your clothes twice (sometimes 3x if push comes to shove) to save on laundry fees (or detergent if you're addicted to washing your own clothes like Lois).

11) You learned how to 'borrow' stuff. Like those flipflops that someone left on the beach bar in Koh Tao, Thailand or the Topshop straw hat in the luggage room in your guesthouse in Bangkok. (We totally didn't do these things. Honest!)

12) The sight of a fresh roll of toilet paper in a public rest room sends you into shivers of happiness. You then discreetly stuff it in your backpack

13) You stuff buffet food into your pockets, plastic bags and carry-ons just to have food for the next boat ride.

14) You don't buy 1 USD bottles of mineral water everyday. Instead, you look for those water refilling stations for 0.30 cents a pop. Or better still, refill for free from your guesthouse (which you chose for exactly that reason).

15) The guesthouse you stay in complains that they run out of drinking water constantly. You and you friends try and hide the 2 bottles of 2-gallon containers which you just refilled.

16) You can't remember when you last put make-up on.

17) Your legs, which were flawlessly perfect before, are now full of gashes, bruises, mosquito bites and scars.

18) You don't buy drinks at the bar; instead, you and your friends buy them from 7-11 and drink at Tha Pae Gate (Chiang Mai) or sit on the sand near a beach bar so you still have music (Koh Tao). Then, you go to the bars and dance.

19) Everywhere you go, you pretend you're local just to avoid paying those hefty entrance fees and foreigner's charges. You can't even pay for travel insurance!

20) You can't remember the last time you ate at a fast-food restaurant.

21) Actually, you haven't eaten at a place with decent chairs and table cloth in recent memory.

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The Palace Hotel Kota Kinabalu

November 06, 2014

And so the one we booked this time is ; The Palace Hotel

Dalam perjalanan terserempak dengan tauke restoran mamak rupanya selama ni kerja sebenar adalah seorang polis. Ya Allah cool gila sebab depan mata kami beliau berjaya menangkap penjenayah yang semakin menjadi-jadi mengganggu ketenteraman awam di jalan sekitar arah Kota Kinabalu dan simpang bypass Kota Belud.

Oyea am cool liddat

Brr whatever.

I booked thru Agoda. Lepas compare harga di website rasmi hotel, di Booking.Com dan Agoda sendiri. Nampak macam remeh tapi for it's just few clicks away. Hari-hari kerja saya cek rate hotel. If you spend time with me in KK, you'll find tiba-tiba my eyes fixed somewhere while in car and mumble to myself 'eh saya nampak nama hotel tu di Agoda'. lol.

The first time I went there time attend kursus pengurusan restoran anjuran MARA. It was few years ago but later on when I'm married not long after that kami mula try macam-macam jenis hotel di Kota Kinabalu. Kami dah pernah try dari yang no star, 1 star, 2 3 4 cuma 5 star saja belum. We've tried Tune Hotel and Courtyard Hotel in 1Borneo. One of my favourite when I'm feeling kaya is, The Palace Hotel. After Ming Garden Hotel. We've tried Ming Garden Hotel honeymoon suite too, and not bad.. But hmm.. Next time pergi Thailand baru ambil that kind of roomlah. Why Thailand? Sebab hotel sana murah.

Anyhow, back to The Palace Hotel KK.

Reason is ;

1. The price. It's a lower standard for a 4 star hotel but what the hell. It's cheap. You can get RM130 room only or RM160 with breakfast. Biasa I amik dengan sarapan sekali. Room for this price have no view/basement rooms.

2. It provides free shuttle to KK downtown starting 11AM til evening (sorry cannot recall). I surely didn't huse this but I think it's useful to those without transport but want to get around KK. For 1 Day tour to Kundasang you can contact 01114811464 (Whatsapp) for arrangement.

3. Room for this price comes with what a 4 star hotel should come with. Refrigerators, antara yang penting.

4. Breakfast is nice and the surrounding also nice, get up as early as you can.

5. Ada guards, tempat parking untuk kereta banyak. This is what I like though. Different people have different preference right.

6. Room and toilet is bright, modern, simple and clean.

But you have to bear with ;

1. With the price you might don't have internet access (entahlah, saya sendiri tak pernah minta as I have my own broadband)

2. Downstairs rooms' hallways are a bit smelly.. Bau swimming pool (swimming pool satu floor dengan basement rooms. just nearby.). This time kami dapat bilik ni - basement room (after all these time asyik upgrade ke standard room), but for me, I don't mind. Almost not an issue.

3. The rooms is for two but it's actually come with 2 single beds instead of queen/king bed. For double bed maybe you have to pay more. Entahlah, setakat ni tengok rate online they only provide enough quota for twin bed rooms. What me and husband did was, kami sambung saja dua katil twin ni. Almost not an issue for us too.

4. Not in walking distance to KK downtown if you want to walk around, but it's very close to Karamungsing shoppingmall (just opposite). You can find enough here.

As long as the rooms has TV and the aircond is cold enough (for husband), katil dan bantal selesa dan lembut, the breakfast is nice and delicious (for me) and it's all good for us. Heheh.

Good for those who ;

1. Are on budget tapi nak juga hotel 4 bintang dan tak kisah ambil twin bed room

2. Wants enough privacy as KK downtown is not in walking distance.

3. Have own car / rented a car

Sleep Quality

★★★★☆
Location

★★★☆☆

Rooms

★★★★☆
Service

★★★★☆
Value

★★★★★

Cleanliness

★★★★☆

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I'm a happy guest ;)

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Sabah : Pasar Malam Filipin VS Pasar Malam Waterfront KK

November 05, 2014

Pasar Malam Filipin VS Pasar Malam Waterfront KK. From my own observation. Lompat baca ke perenggan bawah-bawah.

Last Saturday (1 Nov), husband was in a good mood dan tanya if mau ke Tip of Borneo. I remember the last time I went there itupun sebab ada show dengan orkestra bambu. That time masih aktif with the dancers dan kumpulan orkestra, sekarang ni hanya husband yang masih ikut main kadang-kadang tapi jarang dah. Pernah stop dan lately ikut balik pula. But I actually don't mind seriously. So I agreed just like that. That night I charge bateri DSLR and we spent on Runningman from laptop before sleep. I have all from Episode 1 until latest currently Episode 219. Kami tengok episode 218 rasanya time tu. Husband totally get amused easily sebab ada scene yang I rasa biasa but husband ketawa nak terkeluar anak tekak. Or maybe definisi kekelakaran (?) kami berbeza. Husband likes slapstick humor the most. Manakala I like.. anything witty. All of them are funny but Gary's dan Ji Suk Jin's wits are my favorite! Haha. Okey Runningman tidak habis-habis.

Next day masing-masing bangun lewat. Dalam hati, ah mungkin tidak jadi but then on 2PM (sebab ada tetamu jadi keluar lewat) we find ourself in our car heading to Kudat! Haha. Kelam kabut kau kemas rumah, kemas dapur, kemas baju, urus baby (erk?). We do not tell anyone at first. And still don't. No body knows. Except jiran-jiran di whatsapp. Okey I was excited, but looking at the time - Hmm, we're even late for sunset. Kundasang to Simpang Mengayau (where the Tip of Borneo is) take around 4 hours. Kalau ada rest-rest dan singgah sepanjang perjalanan, maybe will take more time. So kami tukar plan ke KK saja. Next day baru ke Kudat.

I love beaches. Saya suka betapa luasnya, betapa birunya.. But I don't really like seas. I'm afraid of ombak, especially the big ones. I am afraid of big water. Be it river or sea. Or even a pool. And as long as my leg touches the ground, I'm okey. But if not, habislah jadi perempuan gila. Hahah. I even can smack you down if you force me, tarik my hand/body go into the water.

Book hotel thru Agoda (better deal and fast confirmation - bayar guna card) and we're good to go. Check-in lepas tu agak-agak dah lewat petang sikit terus ke Filipino Night Market. Ingat nak bungkus seafoods there for dinner, tapi lepas beli kuih-muih kami drive depan sikit ke Waterfront Night Market (pasar malam sebelah Pasar Besar KK) hehehe. I like here more. Try beli seafood di tempat lain dari yang kami pergi sebelum ni, tapi that night konon nak try tempat lain. 1 ikan bakar saiz medium (lebih dari cukup untuk 2 orang tapi sebab saya suka ikan, rasanya kalau saya seorang saja pun confirm boleh habis), 1 udang masak butter basah (yang ni makan sorang saja memang jadi mabuk udangla jawapnya huhu), 1 nasi goreng ayam + telur mata, 1 nasi putih (makan half portion saja terus mengalah gara-gara udang), 2 lemon teh ais cost us RM37. Semua tu bungkus dan bawa pulang hotel. Dinner dalam bilik hotel lagi feelhehehe..

But actually, next time saya makan seafood di sana lagi, I will just stick dengan gerai yang kami dah biasa tu. Tiada tempat lain lagi. Saya tidak sure tentang di Filipino (honestly masuk sana rasa semak semacam huhu). Sorry if I' being biased. Don't take me seriously, saya sendiri pun baru 2-3 kali masuk sana. Heh. Jika tanya pendapat saya, both Filipino Night Market dan Waterfront Night Market tu, kalau nak banyak pilihan Filipino Night Market dah cukup sangat. But saya prefer di Waterfront sebab rasa aman sikit.

Sorry I got no pictures sebab sebelum keluar rumah LUPA AMBIL BATERI DSLR YANG TENGAH BERCAS. Saya bawa DSLR without its battery. Rasa macam mau hantuk kepala di dinding. Urghhh! So layan google sajalah ya. Go find it yourself *sorry*

Name of gerais (s to be plural) bukan taknak bagitau tapi lupa sebab tu tidak sebut. Next time I go there I'll remember to take pictures of their banners (since for fina remembering them is hopeless).

Leaving on a jet plane!

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October 23, 2014

Hai akhirnya berjaya membuat ini. Gonna update more and more soon because I have many travel plan ahead. Look for links to read more.

2014

2nd Nov. - 3th Nov. 2014

Main highlight : Impromptu Trip to Tip of Borneo

With Mr. Husband

Preparation 1 : Hotel booking, etc

Sabah - Kudat

Accommodation :

Day 1.0 :
Day 2.0 :
Overall budget

Post Mortem

2014

30th Sept. - 9th Oct. 2014

Main highlight : Introduction to Indonesia

With Mr. Husband and my friend Niza

Preparation 1 : Flights (tickets, check-in baggage, insurance, seat) & Accommodation

Preparation 2 : Money Changer

Preparation 3 : Packing

Indonesia - Bali

Accommodation : Tune Hotel Legian & nearby halal eateries
Driver & Transport : Yantohood

Day 1.0 : Bali International Airport (Ngurah Rai Denpasar), Dinner at Kuta

Day 2.0 : Warung Makan Nikmat (Jln. Bakung Sari)
Day 2.1 : Teba Sari Bali Agro Tourism
Day 2.2 : Kilang Silver
Day 2.3 : Kintamani Batur Lake & Volcano, Restoran Batur Sari
Day 2.4 : Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Day 2.5 : Temples & buildings around Bali
Day 2.6 : Krisna Oleh Oleh Khas Bali, Legian Beach

Day 3.0 : Bali Airport to Bandung Airport (domestic flight)

Indonesia - Jakarta

Accommodation : Maven Gunung Sahari

Day 1.0 : Bandung International Airport (Husein Sastranegara), Golden Money Changer, Stasiun Kereta Api Bandung to Stasiun Kereta Api (Gambir), Jakarta Pusat
Day 1.1 : Stasiun Gambir to Maven Gunung Sahari

Day 2.0 : National Monument (MONAS)
Day 2.1 : Kota Tua
Day 2.2 : Tanah Abang

Day 3.0 : Leaving Jakarta for Bandung

Indonesia - Bandung

Preparation : Transtudio Bandung entrance tickets

Accommodation : Mine Home Hotel Cihampelas

Day 1.0 : Arrived Bandung, D'Fashion Bandung
Day 1.1 : Jln. Cihampelas Factory Outlet (Chiwalk)

Day 2.0 : Tangkuban Perahu
Day 2.1 : Transtudio Bandung
Day 2.2 : Restoran Sederhana (Masakan Padang)
Day 2.3 : Jln. Riau Factory Outlet

Day 3.0 : Pasar Baru Trade Centre, Toko Kosmetik Mahmud

Day 4.0 : Leaving Indonesia for Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Accommodation : Metro Hotel KL Sentral & nearby eateries

Day 1.0 : First time in KLIA2, KLIA Ekspress to KL Sentral
Day 1.1 : Hadramawt, Look Out Point Ampang

Day 2.0 : Catching an early flight to Krabi

Thailand - Krabi (last minute plan)

Preparation

Accommodation : J Hotel Ao Nang

Day 1.0 : Krabi Airport to Ao Nang Beach, Around Ao Nang
Day 1.1 : Yaminlah Pancake and Bamboo Restaurant
Day 1.2 : Sunset, Ao Nang at night

Day 2.0 : Leaving Krabi for Kuala Lumpur
Day 2.1 : Leaving Kuala Lumpur for Kota Kinabalu

Overall budget

Post Mortem

Thailand - Hatyai, June 2014

Thailand - Krabi, June 2014

Krabi Thailand bajet dan tips jimat

J Hotel Aonang, Krabi Thailand (Peta dan Review)

Malaysia - Langkawi, June 2014

Langkawi Bajet dan Tips Jimat

Chomelle Hotel, Kuah Langkawi

Singapore - USS, Feb 2014

Tune Hotel Danga Bay, JB

Tips & Trick Bajet ke USS Singapore 3H2M

JB + USS Trip Day 3 : Johor Zoo

Vacation plan for next year.

Are you a glampacker or a poorpacker?

The Palace Hotel Kota Kinabalu

Sabah : Pasar Malam Filipin VS Pasar Malam Waterfront KK

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