i love SONGKRAN...

The most obvious celebration of Songkran is the throwing of water. People roam the streets with containers of water or water guns, or post themselves at the side of roads with a garden hose and drench each other and passersby. This, however, was not always the main activity of this festival. Songkran was traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends and neighbors

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day1: the flight was suppose to depart @7.10am but due to the weather condition... we're not able to fly on time.. 1 hour delayed (-__-) (how badly i wish they delayed 2hours.. cause we will have RM200 vouchers) darmm...

anyway.. i have mentioned on my earlier post that i will be visiting K.samui because that HATYAI's hotel is fully booked.. but the day before my trip.. ah moi called me. (the travel agent) to comfirm about my trip and also letting me know that... we got room on the 13... CRAPPP... which means i have to stay hatyai for 4days 3 nights... (but seriously no regrets and would want to stay longer lo)

after 2hours ride from alor star airport to hatyai ( 1 hour from airport to custom and another hour from custom to hatyai cost around RM100~130 per way)

along the way from THAI custom to hatyai... u can see alot of trucks or 4 wheel car full of ppl and tongs with water.. *start splashing already* goshh.... luckily we were inside the car...

the driver left us@ lee garden hotel's main gate.. *shock* the whole street is full of ppl splashing around. syiok sial.. but if u were me, i guess u are sweating like a cow.. how to pass those ppl and not to get myself wet....(most important my dslr) 1 hand hugging camera, another hand with newspaper... OMG... i still get wet... ppl love to splash dry ppl.. especially those with luggage.. sob~ but u don feel unfamiliar at all.. coz i think most of the ppl here celebrating all are malaysian.. and next year i definately coming back for REVENGE.... (do let me know if ya intereted.. we go together gather) oppss... back to my main topic...

i was so scare of been wet.. actually i scare my stuff been splashed... (came all the way here.. of coz i'm ready to get wet) and i left my OLYMPUS camera that can swim @ home... arggg... orelse.. will have more videos lo~

imagine how i manage to pass thru those ppl... sweat



kids were having fun.... i guess songkran was the best day for kids... they don have to get scold of splashing anyone... so good~ *wink*

we left our luggage@ ah moi's shop which is just opposite central.. than we get our equip ready(water gun for just RM25 each) and here we are... let's get wet....

we just stand infront of ah moi's shop.. easy for us to refill and it's too scary outside...

this is ah moi... the travel agent i have mention earlier...



and her 2 cute little kids...

and my soh lou~

LITTLE RAMBO... it's now or never.....

after 1 hour.. we left the place and check in to our hotel (JB. HOTEL) which is kinda far.. so we refill our guns and took a tuk tuk... and the war was just began... PPL attacks from all side.. especially aimed those on tuk tuk like us... poor thing*



JB hotel...

the worst part is when we almost arrive... there's a bunch of ppl standing outside the hotel.. (macam very welcome) without precautions againts them... 1 whole buckle of water just wack towards us k... COLD~ luckily my camera was wrap up d.. orelse.. i die die with them la... pic of us... after check in.. freaking cold.. even pic taken also shakey... camera still wrap up..

after change to more easy dry clothes.. here we go... head back to lee garden... and this time.. we were more prepared~

FORM PARTY @ lee garden... so nice~

this is how u ended up~ macam ju-on ... anyway.. this is the place we had our lunch... CHAR keow teow.. make us wait for almost 1 hour.. and not nice somemore.. so i didnt bother to take pic of it... and next.. we tour around and let ppl splash.. and we had sharkfin and birdnest for teatime.. *rich le~

sharkfin soup.....

birdnest~
this meal cost me RM100 lo~ haha.. but must pamper myself once a while la...




when we're leaving... we saw there's few stalls selling eggs~ with a stick pocking tru it.. so we tried.. NICE.. but it's definately not telor rebus la.. but i really duno how to describe it.. just try if u're there...


went back to our hotel and continue sleep again... till 10pm our time~ we went for dinner....

ginger soup tong yun~

*pork mix noodle*

pork leg... ohh.. my fav dish

pork satay.. nyamm

thai noodle... *since it's in thai word rite.... how am i suppose to know* but taste good~



this is the foodcourt.. but i dunno what izzit called... coz the tuk tuk just drop us here...

if u really want to get to this place.. follow method below

conversation on how we get there....

dear: eat eat (with hand gesture)

driver: ???? (don understand at all)

dear: jiak jiak (again with hand gesture)

driver: noob(he understand but he ask his fren)

than end up he asked us to hop onto the tuk tuk....

dear: how much how much??

driver: 40bath.

we spent 40 bath to get to the place...

remember the hand gesture k... hahahahaha

after dinner.. we just walk around the place.. *must exercise abit after ate so much... we saw a tall building with a MCD sign.. so we assume it was lee garden.. and we followed...

first time see hatyai so pack lo~

obama @ hatyai... his drawing really nice, it just cost RM10 and will be done within 15mins.. believe it or not~ try urself.. his booth is just infront of watson near lee garden.. *u definately know where if u been there


end of first day.. cannot tahan d.. must zzz.....

stay tune with my hatyai post.. HOT BEACH PIC~ cheers~