Comes in a package of two.....[Part 3]

The last destination on our list.....

the extension work in progress, that hanging bridge is scary!

 Reaching the highest peak.....

The mist is getting thicker and we are making our descend, drove back to our hotel and take a rest after which proceed for dinner, would like record here that it's a yummylicious dinner at......

 It's 13th September, Saturday, waking up on a cool drizzling morning, starting off with a cup of hot coffee and a couple more cups.....

Cloudy morning

 Do our final packing, checked out of the hotel and drove to Pantai Cenang through the padi fields which I manage to capture one for my album.....

 Luckily the rain stopped, stop by at a beach....

and as we drove further on, we saw a sign to this Beach Resort, get our way there, parked our car and we went into the resort and here's what we found.....

A nice place for a holiday, a must-stay place for our next vacation!

 Having seen and captured enough photos, we made our way to the airport, return our car by just giving them a call, park the car and leave the car key inside!  Langkawi seem to be a safe island afterall ~ smile ~ 

Boarding our plane to KL..... Bye Langkawi, hope to be back soon!

Comes in a package of two.....[Part 2]

It's a bright Friday morning, we started our day with a stroll through the garden of our hotel to get to the cafe for breakfast.  Along the way we stop by to capture some photographs....

The beautiful scenery is most captivating, and we enjoyed being there so much even though the breakfast is simple and just 'so-so'.  But we just couldn't stay there for long as we need to keep going....

Our first itinerary for the day....

Though the sun is bright and hot, but the breathtaking views and windy environment makes us enjoy every moment of it.  It is said that 'if you have been to Langkawi but have not been to this place, it is considered you've not been to Langkawi'.  YES, we are here!

Our next stop....

Feeding the raccoons, it has soft paws ~ lovely ~

Feeding the 'love birds'

Hornbill

It's an interesting one hour tour through this beautiful place surrounded by many different types of birds, animals, fish, where some are tame but others wild which are being kept in locked cages and doors.  If you are interested to know more, come and visit to experience it for yourself!

Galeria Perdana is the next place of visit in our itinerary.....

This unique gallery was built to display and share with everyone the various awards, souvenirs and gifts the Prime Minister and his wife received from world leaders, statesmen as well as Malaysians during his tenure.  Each exhibits are being accompanied with footnotes.....

Tonga Stand (Muree), a gift from Pakistan

A beautiful Tea set, serviette holder and cutlery set, which is a gift from Ibu Tien Soeharto, The Republic of Indonesia on 16 September 1994.  There are still many photos which I would like to share in picture but sad to say that my internet is too weak and it takes ages for me to upload a photo ~ sad ~

We continue on with our journey, a relaxing and tranquilizing one, enjoying the peace and quietness of nature surrounding the whole stretch of road.  It's noon and it's time to call for a 'break-for-food', but looking at the surrounding "where to find food?" BUT, not long after that we saw......

 Parked our car by the roadside, take a seat, ordered our food of Chicken Chop and Lamb Shoulder Chop and taking our time to slowly munch our chops and enjoying the sea breeze in a carefree and stress-free state of mind - oh! what a BLISS!

We drove many more kilometers ahead, thinking of wanna enjoy the tranquility of  this beautiful resort -The- DATAI, which is at the end of that long stretch of road, but to our disappointment it's a 'PRIVATE BEACH', so  we capture few photos of the outside surrounding and turn back.....

It's not much of a disappointment though, as the scenic views are over-powering the whole situation "WOW!"  There is a beautiful Golf Course, must be for the rich.  Would love to share the pictures I've captured but the internet service is so miserable "it takes me 35 minutes to get one photo uploaded"  Grrrrrrr.... really frustrated!!!  Let me publish this part 2 of my write-up first and will continue on a weekday, next week.  It's Saturday today, many people are using the internet and with the congestion even on weekdays, not to mention weekend! See you all then......

Comes in a package of two..... [Part 1]

With Lawrence too tight up with work, what we can do is plan well in advance for a short but superb holiday within Malaysia, which coincide with a day of public holiday and weekend, and at the same time get the opportunity to celebrate our grandson's 3rd birthday ~ CHEERS ~

Not wanting to waste much time we took an early 7 morning flight from Kuching to KL. While waiting for our next flight to Langkawi at 12 noon, we make a personal tour within KLIA2 and enjoyed breakfast at Johnny Rockets.  

Upon arrival at Langkawi airport we rented a car which serves us well throughout our 3D2N stay in the island.....

With a brochure and some tips from the lady of the Car Rental Company, we made our way to our hotel, which was pre-booked and paid by Karen.

After checking in and unpacked, off we go, and the first itinerary on our list is The Underwater World.

White tip reef sharks

African Penguins

Being in the Underwater World have always been captivating, watching the different types of marine animals swimming gracefully brings our mind and heart at peace and its something which we don't get to see that often.  After spending a worthy whole hour with the marine lives, we then proceed to the duty free shop, bought some chocolate stuffs, put them into our car booth and decided to move around on foot....

After an hour of stroll along Pantai Cenang where we get to see stalls selling clothes, shoes, bags, souvenirs and food, our tummy are calling us to stop for dinner at Palm View Seafood Restaurant.....

After dinner we made our way back, which is another long walk to where we parked our car at Underwater World.  It has been a tiring but enjoyable day.....

A frustrating situation!

It's lunch time, and I am ordering some food at a hawker stall, choose a table with fan nearby expecting to enjoy a satisfying meal with a cooler environment,  BUT to our surprise the food is served just within a few minutes and the smell of the rice in the first place knock me hard on the head! I told my mun "it's overnight rice!"

Next, I spoon a spoonful of soup and taste it, "Oh, my! The soup is not hot, just slight warm!"  Trying to stay cool, I try to dig into the soup again looking for chicken meat and the salted vegetable, as I am ordering a bowl of salted vegetable chicken soup.  To my surprise the chicken meat and salted vegetable are over-boiled,  must have been the left-over from the previous day.  Not to mention it's tasteless!!  

My mum is not choosy in terms of food, anything will satisfy her taste bud and she seldom complain.  When I tasted her buttered chicken "Oh, my! my! It's so hard!"  It must have been the left-over chicken!! It's not surprising that all the food in that stall are LEFT-OVERS!  

Will we ever go back to that food court again?? NO, NEVER!!!!!  Not only that particular stall, but NO to that food court!! Serious......

"Look before you leap!"

Since young we are being thought to "Look before you leap!"  This phrase applies to our everyday lives - before we cross the road we must make sure that the road is clear; as simple as when we go marketing, we must make sure that whatever we want to buy must be fresh before we purchase; children who are intending to further their study must decide wisely what their interest are before they sign in to the course they want to pursue; couples who are intending to get married needs to make proper and wise arrangements for their life-long commitment, etc.... etc..... 

Couple of days ago, I was making my turn as the traffic light turned green at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce towards Jalan Badruddin.  Then, all of a sudden two traffic police on motorbike drove out at speed from the entrance of the Police Headquarters and made a halt and put their hands up, requesting all on coming traffic to stop instantly, giving way to some police vehicles to exit!

Lucky enough the vehicle behind me is not speeding while making their traffic light turn, or else I will sure get bump into!!  

Is this the right way for police personnel to act??  Is such a protocol so necessary??? Even if it's so, but can't they at least follow some traffic rules so accidents won't have to happen!!  Common sense tells that before you stop any vehicle at any entrances, at least take a look first, if the on-coming vehicles are not too near in making their stop, then do so at your liking, but not if the on-coming vehicle is too near!!  This is what happens when authorities takes the law in their own hands ~ frustrated indeed ~

The beauty of NATURE!

The beauty of nature is all around us -  the sparkling rays of sunrise and sunset; the colourful rainbow which spreads across the sky; clusters of white clouds which floats over the clear blue sky; drizzling rain just before sunset, etc....  

I've captured some beautiful pictures recently and would love to share.....

Sunrise

Sunset

blue sky with white clouds at mid morning

drizzling at 6.30pm.

15mins. later, the beautiful rays of the sun setting

beautiful clouds at 5.45pm.

an Air Asia plane flying over the rainbow at 7.08am.

Not everyone appreciate the beauty of nature! I have a friend who love to travel but coming back complaining that it's a disappointing trip to Taiwan as what they see are just rocks, trees and hills!!  

Hello July!

Come to think of it, the month of July really comes as a surprise for me! Why?? The month of June just slip by without much thought, and I dare admit that it's all because of my laziness.  Many a times I signed in but just starred blankly at this white page, I seem to be 'lost!'

Well, hope that July will be a more energetic month for me (more to of my mind as I am as usual very energetic physically day in and day out).

On the overall, the first six months of the year 2014 have been great for my family, thank you Lord for your presence in our daily lives. May your abundance blessings, guidance and protection continue to be upon us all, Amen.  Praise The Lord!