Krabi- Koh Phi Phi (DAY 2 ITINERARY )

Woke up early as 7.30am  (8.30 am Malaysia time) to have breakie so that we don't starve ourself during the day cause we will have 2 snorkelling activity. Koh Phi Phi is a very large island which consist of Koh Phi Phi Don & Koh Phi Phi Ley. 

We had our ride on this antique bus (lol) it even have holes on the back seat floor but is alright cause the distant to our hotel to the pick up point was not far just 10 minutes. So we took few picture in the bus. As you can see the bus is so retro in side they even have a speaker box and fan hahaha

Me & the gals

The guys (they are still in ubah mood) Post election effect.

Close up with our speed boat of the day we are riding this for the trip to explore Koh Phi Phi. Damn love the shorts bought it from roxy and is water proof ideal for beach!

Breathtaking view of bamboo island this is our first stop we are given 45 minutes to swim and take picture. Not sure why does it call bamboo island- there are non bamboo existent at all.   



A close up on the bamboo island. We walk along the beach till the very end and the view were all the same LOL.

Okay pose pose 

With the bf

After that we had our first snookering and I did not take picture of it and idk and forget where is the place is in the middle of the sea hahahaha. 

Non edit purely taken from ip5 just to proof that the water is super green LOL along the way all the sea looks exactly like that! This is when we pass by Viking cave and our boat did not went near in the cave.

Later on arriving Maya Island there was so many boats and tourist on the island unlike bamboo island.Maya Island is a part of Koh Phi Phi Ley

Having fun as we are given another 45 minutes to explore around but actually nothing much to do at Maya Island only the view was awesome. Wanna see how awesome?

Okay is the previous blog picture hahaha! You know going to the beach and we scare our camera get soak so yay! We took picture with only ip5. But still damn nice right? The view although is crowded and we cant even swim compare to bamboo island. 

So next stop middle of no where near maya island hahaha idk the name of the next stop hahahaha....

Can you see those fishes- crystal clear water this is the stop after Maya island and this is the place we stop for the second snorkelling.I got to see nemo and many more fish I was so happy back then compare to the first stop of snorkelling this was far more awesome and I get to feed the fishes ^_^ 

Manage to get some picture with the fish! And I just notice that my skin was damn white too (see my whity leg! LOL) But I got sun burn as the sun kissed me too and I felt the sun burn skin tone was kinda attractive hahahaha 

After that we went to Koh Phi Phi Don and had our lunch buffet and they serve less attractive meal T_T everyone was hungry back then and each time the kitchen delivers fried chicken all the eyes are on them and I got to eat only one piece not hungry at the time but my friends seems so sad. Moral of the story bring some bread in case you are hungry.

The only picture I took from Koh Phi Phi Don hahaha so sad cause the island is not that nice and I feel in love with Maya Island back then. hahahaha it has many hotels and shops around we just had a few walks around after our lunch. Back then Koh Phi Phi Don was hit by tsunami and that's why the view are changing from time to time. So after lunch we received a complimentary bottle coke - "Refreshing". Then we went to monkey Island where the island was all monkey no pictures not fancy monkey LOL.

After that we headed back and we pass by the chicken island. It was around 3.30pm when we heading back and its SUPER sunny day! 

Back to hotel bath and hunt for dinner! We went to Family BBQ it was located up hill and is just the name BBQ nothing related to BBQ at all LOL the tomyum was great! Then we shop again at 7-11 hahaha.

That's the end of Day 2! Ending with a SUMMER SWAG picture! 

BYE!

Krabi Trip Day 1 (May 2013 4D3N)

This is a Day 1 post for Krabi 4days 3 night trip in May 2013. 

From Krabi Airport we have our transport ready waiting for us! I love their efficacy we booked krabi shuttle service last minute during midnight before arrival (and yes the next day the shuttle is still ready for us). It is more affordable than sitting a bus to our hotel (the bus available in the airport look crappy) 

The hotel as I mention before was Areetara Resort the hotel and I'm good with the hotel, I think most of krabi hotel are the same hahahaha. Didn't take much photo of the hotel. Oh and the total time from airport to our hotel was approx 30 minutes.

Our room was garden view and I think pool view seems cooler we want to upgrade to pool view but unfortunately the room was fully booked.

View from the Reception Area

These is the pool view room you can see they have emerald pool (which is kinda small) from the room you can jump right in to the swimming pool.

Basically on the first day we went to rent a bike and drove our way to survey around the area. The bike rental was 200 Baht (RM20) per day! It is a must to rent a bike because our hotel is located quite far from the shops and the beach plus the weather was super duper hot but not to worry they have mobile food store (that will drive around) near the hotel that sell drinks, food & fruits if you do not want to walk further. 

We also bought our island tour package from the bike rental which was located 5 minutes away from out hotel. The package was a full day trip to Koh Phi Phi Le which includes 2 snorkelling session and few island of Koh Phi Phi Le and lunch is provided and it worth 1000 Baht (RM100) after bargain ^_^

So we drove all the way along the beach and below picture are all from Ao Nang Beach which located near our hotel. 

Ao Nang beach water was not crystal clear. 

Panorama view nice? It was sun setting. 

The sun setting effect picture

Edited HDR picture from my iphone (cheated) hahaha! Nice? I enhance the effect to give the beach more over whelming feel since the beach is not crystal clear hahaha.

We simply had our lunch in a restaurant not worth stating out since nothing special about that and after that we went back to the hotel and swim! Basically first day was it.

Oh I want to highlight one thing! If you were in Thailand their 7-11 is the best (much better than msia for my opinion) their 7-11 stuff are much more cheaper than the mini market outside. 

Make sure you try this bread from Le Pan Bakery it cost RM1.20 and they have lard, crab stick, chicken and tuna flavour too. 

Love this so much I bought it everyday and is good. Tips: can buy for boat trip since you will be snorkelling and will be hungry. 

Okay till then I will post Day 2 soon! Stay tuned! 

KRABI 2013

I went to Krabi Thailand during the second week of May. We have a group of 10 crazy people and it was fun! We have a 4 days 3 nights for this beach trip and we stayed at Areetara Resort Ao Nang Krabi.

Below are some sneak peak picture will wrap up all in details in a another blog post! 

Breath taking view at our first day trip at Maya Island 

The entire sea view journey to each island was breath taking as well which include the snorkeling activity.

Went for a swim at Bamboo Island and drank some sea water too.

Yeah and I jumped quite high  

Stay tuned for my next post, besides we spend lots of money contributing to Ao Nang Beach 7-11 for our entire trip and there is the only place for us to shop happily. 

LANEIGE Snow BB Soothing SPF 50+ PA+++ Cushion Review

I got this FREE sample of Snow BB Soothing SPF 50+ PA+++ from Laneige Facebook. Redeem it from Isetan KLCC was lucky back then because Parkson KLCC sample ran out!

So the sample size was 4g and I got it in NO.21 Natural Beige and that is the only colour available for sample but  I think for sale they have four colour to choose from.  I think previous they have this Snow BB Soothing Cushion product too but is in SPF 30 and I maybe they have improve the formula.

The box

From the box it claimed to be for whitening with sun screen and yes SPF 50+ PA+++  is a lot for face and for my face products I only have Biore sunscreen which is SPF 50+ PA+++  too and I always wanted aface product that contains SPF 50+ PA+++ that will be ultimate! It even claim that is sweat proof which is good because of our humid weather we tend to sweat a lot by the time we walk out from our house our make up will gone~~

The container 

Back of the container 

So here is the there is a mini sponge, just take the sponge and dab the Snow BB soothing and apply evenly on to your face. The sales assistant told me that it can be use as make up base too. I tried it on my face and it give me a healthy look (less make up look) which can hide the uneven skin tone of my face. Although it cant cover much blemish but is okay for me. Will consider buying the full size ^_^

Birthday Getaway at Lone Pine Hotel Penang

It was a great birthday getaway at Lone Pine Hotel in Batu Ferringi Penang. Highly recommended this boutique hotel if you want something that is out of the busy city with a sense of relaxation stay~~~

So it was 4-5 hours drive from KL to Penang - once we reach the hotel we are served with welcome drinks not sure what drink is that taste something like tomato juice hahaha but is quite refreshing. So went for a walk around the hotel as we been told that the room was not ready yet.

Their main swimming pool area and the white building where we will have our breakfast our there.

Okay Here is the important part!

The bell boy bring us to our room and some staff follow us at the back (tat time I did not notice anything about themmmmmm) Gosh once our room  door open by the bell boy I saw a birthday cake prepared on the table and the staff sang HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me! (shock MAX) SMILE LIKE MAD GIRL~~ LOL and then the bed prepared like we going for honeymoon- towel love birds with heart shape made from petals of flower. The staff so friendly all sing happily so sorry could not remember your names should take a group photo sigh!  THANK YOU LONE PINE STAFF~~ Great experience for me hahaha.

Selfish me only took mine picture after they all left. 

Our room 

Very spacious and it feel so comfy I like the interior so much!

Relax Corner

Ice cream portrait nice resembles me lol

So the very next day we wake up in the early morning at 9 am to have our breakfast. We been informed that breakfast is served at the time 6.30 am to 11 am and that's a very long breakfast time! 

I was impressed with all the wide selection  for breakfast that they offered. We have chao kuey teow, english breakfast and nasi lemak as well...That's a lot for breakfast!

Oh and waffle for dessert (dessert in the morning hahaha) they also offer pancakes & crepe too full to chunk all in. They taste so good!

The weather was rather cloudy on the next morning

Another pool view (opposite is the beach)

The green area

 Hammock-ing

I made a pretty picture collage on my stay in Lone Pine Hotel ^_^ 

Thank you to the bf for this birthday getaway & the lone pine staff as well.

Sydney Itinerary Feb 2013 (Day 1-3)

First time flying to Australia (Sydney) and it takes freaking 8 hours from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to touch down. Pheww...quite a long haul! I went there for my Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday. 

Do take note that this is a family trip (6 people) whereby is very free and easy and literally it is very leisure, less adventure and some place we go does keep repeating and we are only covering Sydney city the most. We have the mighty ah ma (grandmother) with us and she is so energetic in some point I would said! 

So we went there for 7 days and 6 nights on 12- 18  February 2013. We stayed at Meriton Service Apartment which is situated at Bondi Junction Station. This is only part 1 of the itinerary which is from Day 1- Day 3. 

First tips: Do buy their MyMulti card  is like a weekly pass they offer and it depends on each zone & duration that you would choose. I save a lot on my transportation by purchasing the MyMulti 1 card based on my destination Zone 1 it cost AUD 44. This card is amazing it include train, bus, ferry & Light rail if I do not purchase it, my total expense on transportation will be crazy! 

Second tips: Buy your Mymulti card and airport link card transfer together on the same day if not; one way to transfer yourself to Sydney city from the airport cost you AUD16.70 and that's a lot! I could not recall how much when I bought the ticket but definitely not paying AUD 16.70 on single way because we bought return airport link as well. Approx AUD 20++.

Day 1

• Landed at the airport (11am) 
• From International Airport Station to Bondi Junction Station took 30 minutes to reach Bondi Junction (Eastern Suburbans & Illawarra Line)
• Check In to our hotel and have our lunch at Westfield Bondi Junction. 

Double Decker Train 

Later on we went out  to explore the city it was during evening after resting. We headed to;

•  Queen Victoria Building  (Drop of at Town Hall Station) It's a very authentic building the floors was so nice.
• Bought fresh fruits and dinner from Woolworths back to our service apartment. 
• Sending the elderly back to rest we explore ourselves to Circular Quay and we found ourselves some dessert for the night at Pancakes On The Rocks and we catch the Harbour Bridge night view as well.

Here's a picture of the main QVB building door 

Sydney Westfield 

Day 2

Wanted to go to Blue Mountain but based on weather report it was raining badly during the morning and yeah it did! So we change it to the third day.

• Circular Quay to catch ferry to Darling Harbour ( you can get nice view of the Harbour Bridge along the way.) 
• Walk to The Star Casino and have a sneak peak on the casino
• Next take the Light Train to Sydney Fish Market for lunch.
• After Lunch headed to Chinatown by using the Light Train to (Market City) 
• Chinatown/ Paddy's market/ Market City are all nearby
• My friends told me Paddy's market is the best place for souvenir and based on some Google searching all said the same thing. Is a mixture of Malaysian night market with a little spice of Thai's market too. But the place is kinda huge and they sell all sorts of souvenir, clothes and even iPhone cases.
• They even have market right beside it. The fruits are fresh too!
•  Westfield Bondi Junction- Coles to buy some ingredients for home cooked dinner.

One of the Marine time Museum display pirate boat I guess?

 Boats parked along the Star Casino

Someone drew love in the Air

Drop off from light train

Whole Pinky Shop

Day 3 
Was all about Blue Mountain and you need to reserved fully one day for it because it is far from the city with almost 2 hours train ride from Sydney Central Station to Katoomba Station and you need to take a bus to reach the destination. I bought Trolley Tours ticket on my arrival and it is a lot cheaper the shop is located opposite the Katoomba station. 

Discovery Trolley Tour + 3 Rides at Scenic World- cost AUD 49 per person. Is a hop-on hop-off bus that have a lots of stops for you to explore the place itself.

Here is the whole Blue Mountain adventure! Please feel free to read it ^_^

Here is what we eat in Sydney it summarize the things that I would like to share out and the things that I have tried.

Will continue Day 4- Day 6 itinerary soon ^_^