Success, all around YOU: Day 1 in Thailand - And They Say SAWADEEKAP =)

Captain's Log:

Day 1, 28th December 2009 - Louis & Lennard and their parents had planned to visit Thailand for a couple of days for a holiday trip. They invited me and Ji Xiang, so we decided to tag along. We started our journey from Penang whereby a van came and picked us up and drove us straight to the Border.

In the Van

Somewhere in Kedah (I think) ...

Hehex ...

Thai customs ...

as it is said above ...

After we had our passport chopped and signed, we went straight into the town of Hatyai and checked into Novetel Centera Hotel.

The Lobby ...

Stage and hangout spot ...

Fountain ???

Mua ...

Uncle Johnny and Aunt Lisa ...

While waiting for the room to be settled we decided to head out to the streets and take our lunch...

Grand Plaza Hotel ...

The Streets =)

Vendors ...

Lelong ... LELONG !!!

Uncle Johnny decided to bring us to a restaurant for our lunch ... It is situated not far from our Hotel...

it says "birds nest"

The workers in yellow peeling vegetables ...

A refreshing cup of Ginseng Tea ...

Mouth watering Curry Crab =0

This sour and spicy fish is really delicious but, it is really super duper spicy ... rumoured said that the dish is so spicy till it could make your head go dizzy !!! o.O

Black Pepper Bihun with "Tai Tao Har" (Big headed prawns)

Thai style fried rice

Lennard ordered a Bird's Nest dessert with coconut filling in a roasted coconut.

My Bird's Nest Dessert...

After our lunch, we then walked the street to digest our food. In Hatyai, there are many stalls selling T-shirts, souvenirs, crafted art models, food and many more stuff...

PINK LADY COMPLEX... famous complex for "massage"

After 30 minutes of walking around the streets, we then headed back to the hotel to settle our bags and take a rest in the hotel room... We combined our bed so that 4 of us can sleep together...

Louis, Jx and Lennard ...

View from our Hotel Room ...

Complementary drinking water...

After resting for awhile, it was time for us to get going again ... Since Thailand is famous for their traditional and foot massage, we then head down to one of the massage parlour for a foot massage...

Louis' leg ...

Thirst quencher =)

Noi Kap chi neg mai kap (Thai)

As we know, the pork burger can only be found in Thailand's MacDonald's outlet, therefore we decided to give it a try... The four of us (Louis, Lennard, JX and me) shared the set meal as it was almost dinner time already.

Cheesy Fries ????

Large coke

Tada !!!! Walla... el' pork burger =)

Besides massages, Thailand is also famous for their cheap clothes, so we decided to do some shopping =)

OOOOPS ...

Enter the Dragon !

After, everyone of us got what we wanted, we than took a 'tut tut' (a famous Thai transportation) ride to a nearby famous restaurant that sells "TU KA" (pork leg).

Louis in a 'Tut tut" ...

Erm errrmmm ... sorry i can't read Thai ...

JX praying before eating *candid shot*

Fried KangKung

Prawns with 'buah Petai'

Crunchy fried fishes ... love em' !

famous 'Karabu' with shredded cuttlefish ...

Fish cake ...

National soup - Tom Yam Gong

Finally the famous "TU KA" =)

By the way, we coincidentally met Yeoh Mei Yen & her Family at that restaurant. They were on a holiday in Thailand too and actually stayed at the same Hotel as us. After Dinner, we continued walking around the street and went for a round of full body massage. After 2 hours of massaging, we then decided to have a cup of "Teh Tarik" before we return to our rooms. During these hour of the night (12 am plus), you can see many "Chicks" starting their business by approaching foreign customers. I was approached by 1 "chick", asking me whether I want her service or not. lol

Dried Cuttlefish ...

Yummy !!!

Night Vendors ...

Check out this 'Teh Tarik' guy ...

Louis ordered a Birds Nest desert ...

OOOOO lala ... check this out !!! The 'Teh Tarik' is really special because the milk and the tea is separately 'tarik-ed'. That is how the effects of 3 different layer is obtained. 1st the foam, 2nd the tea and 3rd the evaporated milk.