Set off immediately from work on 9thApril 2009.
Rush for bus at city square.
Have a big trouble getting across the causeway, as too many people squeezing at the woodland checkpt to get across the bridge.
I wonder why there is no way to walk across.
Wasted at least 40min over there, and i think at most 20min is needed to walk across.
Anyway, managed to get across, waited for the bus to Alor Setar till 10pm before we got into it.
Suppose to have the bus at 9pm.
Reached Alor Setar at 8am.
Searched for breakfast before taking taxi at RM18 to jetty before taking ferry to Langkawi.
There is an agent at the jetty, and we rent car from him at RM60, and one day tour at Pulau Payar at RM140.
Reach Langkawi at 11pm.
Went to take car and ticket for snorking before driving off for hotel.
The car has not much oil, and we wasted time searching for a petrol station.
Skipped lunch that day, and found a hotel at Cendang Beach at AB Motel.
Eat lunch only at 5pm.
Then tried to go to the cable at Oriental Village, but too late and closed at 6pm.
We drive and tried to get home but got lost, and road was dark.
But managed to get back after driving for an hr.
Langkawi does not have many road. Luckily.
Rained the 1st night. There is a festival and i was waken by firework at 12mn.
Next morning, went to Pulau Payar and there is a specialise bus and took us to the jetty again.
Ferry took around 40min to reach the island. But i think is less beautiful than Redang.
Got sunburn, took some pics with my pathetic handphone. JL seemed to enjoy more than me.
Got lots of mosquito and fishes.
Got back to Langkawi at 3pm. Went back, and did not go to cable although we planned to do that yesterday.
Too tired.
Rest and relax at Cenang Beach, and that is a nice choice. Really enjoyed that.
Managed to wake up and watch firework that night. Pretty.
11April. Suppose to go back to Penang by taking the 2:30pm ferry. Went to Cable finally, and this time we went too early.
So we went to the 7 wells and waterfall beside it. Nice.
Then go back to cable at 10am, and got down at 12pm.
Then we rush to Durian waterfall and have a look. Very nice too. But just too rush.
Then we rush to buy ferry ticket at exact 2pm. Return the car, and bought the ferry tickets.
Only have just enough time for lunch at KFC before going to the ferry.
3hrs at boat before reaching Penang at 5pm+.
Reached there, immediately chopped by taxi driver.
Charged us RM15 for a 3min ride to a hotel. Friendship hotel near the jetty.
The hotel is good, and boss is friendly and helped a lot, but the taxi driver is a %$*&^#**@^!!!!
Went to Gurney Plaza after checking at the hotel. Took bus there and the people there are very helpful. I think 2nd country that is so helpful to tourist after japan?
Eat alot over there. Chow Kuay Tiao, Rojak, Laksa. I ate less than LJ, amazing.
Went back to hotel after that, and rest till next day. BTW, JL prays alot, and i have to wait for her for a long long time....
Rained that night trying to get back. Drenched and we lost our way, before reaching the hotel. JL was not happy again.
12April. Went to Fort Cornwallis, before taking bus to Kek Lok Temple the next morning.
Got bird shit on my head before going to temple, and had to go back hotel and wash before setting off. Spend a bit time searching for bus too. I ate Hokkien Mee before going to temple
Kek Lok Temple is nice, and i spend most of the time looking at scenery from the hilltop and playing with a cat while JL prayed.... We ate more after coming down, and i at another bowl of Prawn Noodle and ice Kachang.
Tried to take a bus to Penang Hill after that as hot, but wasted 40mins waiting for bus instead before giving up and walking to the hill. JL was pissed off and not happy with walking. I am too tired too. But... what can i do?
Anyway, the hill is high, and the temp is cool, and managed to cool her a bit. But too little time to rest up there, and we have to rush down again. Ate Penang Hor Fun before taking bus to the hotel to take lauggage and rushing for bus at Komtar.
Rained .... again after we reach hotel and bathed. JL have not started bathing after i have bathed, and she wanted to use the bath room i used as she said that other bathroom are smelly or not working. If i know, i would use other bathroom and let her use that one at the start instead of wasting time.
Rained after we bathed, and JL was not happy. Have walked a bit distance to take bus, in the direction the hotel boss told me which i told JL, but she not happy as we have to walk in the rain. Cannot find taxi, but the distance was not really that far as imagined, and we took bus in the end, and reach the bus counter at Komtar. On time again. Luckily.
Rest not very well in bus, and reached Singapore the next morning.
13April. I got off at the woodland checkpt, and decided to go to work immediately from there.
Have been working hard since that day, and hardly go back earlier than 8:30pm and reach home before 10pm everyday till today. Urgh.