Obviously, luck was on my side! At the moment I reached Chudchada hotel with, Boon and Nard just reached there! I was curious but later they told me that, they were so luck to meet a Thai University student (I think is a Malay guy), sat next to Boon on plane, and they had a wonderful discussion about everything and finally that boy decided to give them a drive, at the same time brought them around Songkhla area (actually they went to that University also) and had some local food like coconut ice cream. They got a free ride too!!!
Say "cheese". Well, my facial expression is not that good, I wander too.
Without wasting much more time, after helping Yan Feng to check in and get her room's key, we unloaded luggage before heading to our destination.
As usual, I was the cameraman of the day (should be whole trip LOL). The girl on service desk helped us to call a "DUTDUT" car, while we just had a chat about our fascinating trip from Johor to Hatyai airport.
Our first "DUTDUT" (80 2465)
Passing through the street, you could see many street hawkers
starting to set up their small business. Most all them are selling food
related products.
Every road, intersection are planned pretty well.
You may wander that, there are traffic jam, high speed cars and motors as well as impolite or impatient drivers, nobody is using horn. By then I concludes that "horn" is the privilege of DUTDUT drivers XD
About 5pm, we reached our first check point, Wat Ha Ya Nai (meaning of Wat from google translate - a Buddhist monastery or temple). I cant really tell you the exact location, but here have a Buddha lies down (not sleeping).
Entrance. You will notice that design of every entrance and exit
of the "Wat" is so magnificent.
The "main" temple, the monk have their prayer here. Many stray dogs
around the temple, dubbing with the prayers.
As I mentioned earlier, lies down Buddha, not sleeping Buddha!
Our second check point of the day was floating market, location around Khlong Hae, North of Hatyai. About 6.30pm, our DUTDUT reached here, and the driver went to a small pavilion, and we started looking around for food.
Location of Khlong Hae Floating Market
Baby elephant. The seller sells sugar cane stick at 40 Baht, allowing
others to take pictures with elephant. 3 idiots, hahaha.
No caption.
The atmosphere was quite lively and familiar, had a feeling of being in Malaysia too. As the products/goods were actually same as what you could find in Malaysia. Handphone accessories, T shirt, fried snack and so on. The floating market is located down the bridge, takes 5 minutes from the entrance to there. By the way, the floating market only sell food!!
Floating Market view from the bridge (6.35pm).
They make good use of shredded coconut in food/dessert collocation.
Famous coconut milk shake (25 Baht)
The level of sweetness is too high to me!
One more picture from bridge before we left (730pm)
We reached Asean Night Bazaar around 8.00pm, from North to South of Hatyai. Hawker stalls are located upstairs which separated from downstairs' clothing store. Sometime you could heard people are chatting in chinese as well!
Entrance
Big "ASEAN" logo near the bazaar
Super duper delicious tomyam!!
Seafood Salad ordered by Nard
Our conversation from the beginning she kept saying that "comes to Thai must try Tomyam, or else, you are not really come to Thai", and whatever food we suggested to her she simply rejected. Fortunately, we found and ordered a tomyam for YanFeng. Quite relief while she started eating the food on table, hahaha! The tomyam was mixed with coconut milk, and the taste was really unbelievable, plus the hot and spicy soup... kind of feeling “升仙”.
Street behind the bazaar
Nard said that recently Thai is celebrating Lantern Festival (if I not misheard). Along this street all shops are selling clothes too. I found a accessories shop and ask for xiaomi note3 tempered glass. Finally bargained with the seller to buy at 120 Baht instead of 150 Bath. After leaving bazaar, we went to 7-11 first, to buy some mineral water and snacks for breakfast.
Note that the expire date is year of 59, I wander why too!!
When we reached hotel, had a very long discussion with the driver about the fee we needed to pay. The driver stammered whenever he calculated the fee using his hand. We were totally speechless. Finally we settled it buy 960 Baht, damn it. Before say good night with Yan Feng, we appointed her to meet again for trip on next day.
7.00am woke up early in the morning, an hour later than what we planned yesterday! Before going to have breakfast at local food stall, we took toasted chicken as well as chicken rice we ordered. I not really sure about the date of Qing Ming Festival, but we were going to "pay our respect at our grandparents' gravesite.
Can be used for desktop wallpaper right? Professional level!!
All photos were taken by Xiaomi Note 3, as it is impossible to
bring DSLR there right? @@
Less than one hour we arrived our destination “21 mile (21哩)”. Mum was in charged in doing everything, me and my brother were just walking around, took this and that to my mum.
Incense sticks. Another good photo!
Before set off to Senai airport to Hatyai, had a second check on luggage before everything was too late! Selfie? Oh no, recently selfie makes me crazy, but still dont know the exact skill to take a selfie.
Terrible face, hahaha! Photo was took at downstairs of my mum's
rent house. Then I put my bag into my mum's Perodua Myvi.
Dont forget your lovely sport shoes. You cant make your days
without it!!
Then, went to mum's friend's for money change. Never trust you friend when talk about money! Dam* it, they just gave me RM1 = 8.4 Baht, but on the same day the rate that others can give was RM1 = 8.9 Baht. Anyway, let bygones be bygones.
Sorry for being so naughty but bro, I knew your age XD
No offense la... I am a good citizen.
At the moment I reached airport, erm, quite late already. The boarding time was 1.50pm (initially I thought the boarding time is the time when the flight take off), and I was a bit rush and anxious, as I had not printed my ticket/boarding pass. When I reached the customer service counter, "Oh shit, a lot of people queuing there!!" I rushed to counter, asking her to print the boarding pass to me and she answer "dont worry, still have time". And I asked "really? the boarding time is 1.50pm and now is 1.50pm already". "Sure, sir."
My Boarding pass. Please ignore my name, JAJAJA.
My flight. Still have time to take photo? XD
After 10 minutes on plane, I was still the only passenger on it, LOL. Quite curious about what was happening right there, as when I was queuing up and leaving the gate, a lot of people following me.
I am the first one!
Then I met a girl from China， out of sudden. She threw her passport and white card to me and said "help me fill in my, I dont understand anything", then she moved back to her sit. Then I knew her name, Zheng Yan Feng from her passport. A boy sat next to me taught me "Walao, such a rude person. Come on bro, show her we Malaysian is not stupid and afraid of any parties, just write wrong information on the paper". Please, dont call yourself as Malaysian if you really think that way. I simply answered him, and he enjoyed movie on his phone after that.
One good turns deserves another, Indeed. After I reached Hatyai airport, my fortune started with this girl. By the way, my bag's right strap broke at the moment I found a sit and prepared to sit down. I saw Yan Feng, discussing something with a police with Chinese. Wow, excited! I tried to approach and engaged myself into their conversation. Then the girl described me "this is a good guy that help me to fill in my white card on plane". The police smiled, and our discussion started in Chinese.
Actually they were discussing where to go since Yan Feng came here without any purpose, or in other words she didnt plan anything. Finally I suggested her to join us, to get the same hotel, and be our partner of the day as well. She asked me for my Wechat account, but I rejected since I dont play wechat anymore. Yet, when I was booking Chudchada hotel for her by using airport Wifi, her phone number was saved on the website, how coincidence it was.
With police and taxi driver
The girl I mentioned (left)
This taxi driver can talk Hokkien!! From Hatyai airport to Chudchada hotel took about 35 minutes, cost 320 Baht. But the girl decided to pay for me, as I helped her so much from the beginning...
