Pulau Payar
Feb 6, 2012 | 2:16 AM | 1 comments
If you're looking for water activities with breathtaking views at Langkawi, Pulau Payar will be the best place to go. There's 2 types of package to Pulau Payar, with platform and without platform. I have tried both package and of course with platform is better. The price for the platform is RM190 per person whereas for the one without platform is RM100.Pay more, get more. For the platform, there's a provided buffet lunch, freshly cooked. Individual changing room (can also bath inside). But they don't allow shampoos inside because the water they use are extracted from the sea and it will be discharge back to the ocean. Dirty as fug! I peed in there. Just kidding. This also includes the ferry fare that takes you from jetty to Pulau Payar.
Just so you know, these ferries departs at 8am. The journey takes approximately an hour. I'll most probably sleep all the way. I heard many vomited, so to those with seasick, ya'll better spend the night awake and sleep in the ferry.
Those beautiful corals are also nearby the platform. Oh and the platform also provide underwater observatory for viewing purpose. You get to view underwater lives down there. And also, fishes below the platform are much more prettier. You get to Find nemo here too. Get it get it???
Just so you know, these ferries departs at 8am. The journey takes approximately an hour. I'll most probably sleep all the way. I heard many vomited, so to those with seasick, ya'll better spend the night awake and sleep in the ferry.
Those beautiful corals are also nearby the platform. Oh and the platform also provide underwater observatory for viewing purpose. You get to view underwater lives down there. And also, fishes below the platform are much more prettier. You get to Find nemo here too. Get it get it???
So ahmazing!!
Snorkeling equipment are provided.
The first time I went there was in 2010, the water was much clearer back then. Must be due to urine pollution that the water turned yellowish.
Here's me, back in 2010.
Went there with bf the first time. It was much safer snorkeling with him because I can't swim at all.
I don't feel like drowning with him holding me while snorkeling.
During feeding session, these fishes came. I wonder what's the feeling if I was down there.
They might mistaken my flesh as bread I guess. O.o
The second time I went there was few months ago in January but there's no platform due to financial crisis. Went there with my uni mates and was on a budget trip so that explains. We got a promotion price at RM100 for renting a transport with an agent from the airport. This is what I had in mind, going there as earlier as possible so I would get less sunburn. So, I chose the earlier session to head over Pulau Payar. Was a wrong choice because it was still high tide in the morning and the water was not that clear in the morning. The water started to retreat only in the late morning around 11am. And our lunch is at 12-1pm. 2pm we have to leave the island. Dumb decision. So, I recommend you to choose the later trip. Would be more worth it. After all, you are looking for clear water to snorkel right?
For this package, they provide packed lunch, comes with a canned drink per person and some fruits. My opinion, packed food will always be not fresh. Bring your own food and drinks if you're a fussy eater. You may ask why the tour guide get to have piece of chicken that looks fresher and bigger. I have no answer for that. Haha. This is what you get at RM100.
The agent also provides pickup from our motel to the jetty. Pickup time was at 8.30am right in front of our motel. All of us were still pigging at 8.15am that day. The bus driver had to come up to our motel and knock on our door. Literally. I call this great service.
Makes me wana scream woooooooooohooooooooo~~~~Cuz its so windy~~
Note to self : Never talk to the tour guide there, they say hurtful things to you. (They said I look old, FML)
I take this issue seriously okay!
I take this issue seriously okay!
I was the only weird one in swimsuit. -__-
Thought I'll look okay in it. WHY!!!
Compared to thousands of fishes near the platform, there's countable fishes here without platform because its close to the shore here. Our activity here, try to catch a fish. Which is highly impossible.
I you're not much of a water person and you rather walk on sand, I'd recommend you go to Port Dickson. Why waste hundreds on air ticket and purposely come on this snorkeling trip to just WALK ON SAND right right right?
I consider myself kiasu or whatever you call it. If I paid for something, I make sure I have fun kao kao till the end. I'll be mad frustrated if I paid for nothing. Some of my friend went there to pick up pebbles and shells. Maybe they enjoy doing that. Maybe they watched too much 2012. Maybe tsunami might wash them away. Maybe there's quicksand underneath the water. Maybe, they watch too much Saw? I don't know. I don't deserve to judge anyone. Even If I can't swim, I'll put on a life jacket and swim my ass as far as possible. Who knows I'll find a pearl or long lost treasure chest. Heh.
Look at my friend on the right. He's loving it for sure!!!
Left the island at 4.30pm. Some might say there's limited activity at this island. This is because, the tourism development are restricted to further destroy the beauty of this island. One thing I hope they will improvise is their toilet and proper solid waste disposal. Discharging poop into the ocean is fairly disgusting. Some tourist might have swallowed it! Their toilet are very limited and there's a few toilet with broken doors. I hope they fix it. I wonder do they have janitor around that island because the washroom are dirty as fug. I can see poop floating in a toilet bowl. Sand that are mixed with water, that looked like poop are all over the floor. Thank god I didn't vomit.
Other than that, the island is beautiful. I can't guarantee that in another 10 years time. Visit Pulau Payar if you happen to visit Langkawi.
Satisfaction level for platform package : 8/10
Satisfaction level for no platform package : 4/10
Price for platform package : RM180-RM190
Price for no platform package : RM100
Your decision defines everything. Choose wisely.
I consider myself kiasu or whatever you call it. If I paid for something, I make sure I have fun kao kao till the end. I'll be mad frustrated if I paid for nothing. Some of my friend went there to pick up pebbles and shells. Maybe they enjoy doing that. Maybe they watched too much 2012. Maybe tsunami might wash them away. Maybe there's quicksand underneath the water. Maybe, they watch too much Saw? I don't know. I don't deserve to judge anyone. Even If I can't swim, I'll put on a life jacket and swim my ass as far as possible. Who knows I'll find a pearl or long lost treasure chest. Heh.
The sea water is awesomely clear. LOVE IT MAX. Feels like we're in a swimming pool.
Look at my friend on the right. He's loving it for sure!!!
Maybe I'm being judgmental without looking at the bright side. Look at the bright side, if all my friends are in the water, there won't be beautiful pictures of us trying to catch fishes right?
Left the island at 4.30pm. Some might say there's limited activity at this island. This is because, the tourism development are restricted to further destroy the beauty of this island. One thing I hope they will improvise is their toilet and proper solid waste disposal. Discharging poop into the ocean is fairly disgusting. Some tourist might have swallowed it! Their toilet are very limited and there's a few toilet with broken doors. I hope they fix it. I wonder do they have janitor around that island because the washroom are dirty as fug. I can see poop floating in a toilet bowl. Sand that are mixed with water, that looked like poop are all over the floor. Thank god I didn't vomit.
Other than that, the island is beautiful. I can't guarantee that in another 10 years time. Visit Pulau Payar if you happen to visit Langkawi.
Satisfaction level for platform package : 8/10
Satisfaction level for no platform package : 4/10
Price for platform package : RM180-RM190
Price for no platform package : RM100
Your decision defines everything. Choose wisely.
Labels: fun, langkawi, langkawi coral, pulau payar, snorkeling
The Loaf Langkawi
Feb 1, 2012 | 8:48 PM | 0 comments
The Loaf Langkawi is a famous stop before heading to Langkawi Cable Car and Oriental Village. Its located at Perdana Quay, Pantai Kok. A pastry shop opened by Dr. Mahathir. If you are in luck, maybe you'll bump into Dr. Mahathir there. I heard he will be in normal clothings driving a Proton car with no armed bodyguards. No joke.
-picture from Tripadvisor
Pastries they offer are scrumptious as ever.
The prices of food there are high for me but hey, as a compliment you get a beautiful view from the jetty.
Plus, the pastries are delicious too. Worth it. No complain for the price.
I always grab a few types of pastries and ask the cashier to cut it for us. Like this I can taste more.
Quiche Chicken Ham, a must try.
The only leftover is the one with fruits, I guess cheese with fruits is a weird combination.
After meal, you can just walk around the jetty and you will notice some extraordinare huge yacht.
But you're not allowed to enter the yacht though.
Next on Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls.
Labels: food in langkawi, langkawi, pantai kok, perdana quay, the loaf, the loaf langkawi
Oriental Village Langkawi
| 4:08 PM | 0 comments
Oriental Village is a place compulsory to visit when you visit Langkawi. There are varieties of activities you can enjoy there. The main attraction is the Langkawi Cable Car, they call it Panorama Langkawi SkyCab and is the steepest cable car in the whole world. That explains why Cable Car is under service all the time. Also, due to strong winds and bad weather, they cable car will stop operating for safety purposes. So, take down the number (04-959 4225/04-959 1225) and call in before heading to the cable car because they located quite far from most nearby hotels.
Before heading to Oriental Village, maybe you can stop by at the Perdana Quay, Pantai Kok for breakfast. We had our breakfast at The Loaf. Heard its a popular stop for tourist before heading to Telaga Tujuh Waterfall and Oriental Village. Will post a review about it after this post.
Been on the cable car for two times, maybe the third time I'll just wait down the hill. I'm not scarred of the cable car, just bored of it. Here's me going up for the first time.
Went with the bf.
The second time was with my college mates. Twice as fun.
Going up hill by cable car is kinda creepy when you have a passenger that screams at every junction. It wouldn't be that bad they weren't screaming. I'm not scarred okay. Just...terrified by the screams. Who knows the pitch vibration matches the glasses and it breaks the glasses right?
Another activity in Oriental Village which is twice as fun as the cable car is the Quad Adventures. Buckle up and kick ass with 4WD!!
No worries, its as stable as a 4 wheeler.
Briefing session by the tour guide. I wish I can bring one home. Will definitely ease leg sore during shopping.
Here we go.......Btw, I saw duck making ♥ that time. LOL.
Not to forget the Animal Farm. A mini petting zoo forjakun tourist like us.
I transform like ditto. I can grow fatter and face become bloated.
Say.. "Hi, I come from Madagascar"
Will be fun though.
After this trip to Oriental Village, next would be the Telaga Tujuh Waterfall just a few minutes drive from there. Next post should be on Telaga Tujuh Waterfall.
Toodles~
The tyres went out of control and fell into a deep hole.
Another guy came with a new ride for me after the incident. This was a few years back when I ride on the ATV. Went there again last month and they said all of the ATV is broken and there's nobody to fix it. I wonder who spoiled all the ATV. tsk tsk tsk! I chose the 15 minutes ride and it turned out to be 30 minutes because I was playing safe and driving at snail speed. I only had a freaking head gear on! No safety belt, NOTHING! Pay for 15 minutes ride, drive as slow as possible. A very kiasu style of me. Meh~
Other than the dangerous 4 wheel ride, there's 2 wheel ride available at the Oriental Village which is the Segway Guided Tour.
No worries, its as stable as a 4 wheeler.
You get to choose tour around Oriental Village or tour into Machinchang jungle. I chose the cheaper one, tour around Oriental Village. I have not tried the jungle tour but I believe its much more fun for a tour around the village.
Briefing session by the tour guide. I wish I can bring one home. Will definitely ease leg sore during shopping.
Here we go.......Btw, I saw duck making ♥ that time. LOL.
A recent addition to the Oriental Village activities which is the Duck Tour, an amphibious transport. Why is it called DUCK tour? Because it can travel on both land and water. For only RM36, this transport brings you on a 2 kilometers ride to Telaga Harbour before travelling on water. The whole journey takes exactly 45 minutes. If you are lucky and you book for a tour at 6pm, you get to see sunset during the journey. RM36 for a breathtaking sunset view. Mad steal! Better than paying RM200 for Sunset Cruise.
Quack Quack~
On land.
On water! Splash splash.
Not to forget the Animal Farm. A mini petting zoo for
I transform like ditto. I can grow fatter and face become bloated.
Say.. "Hi, I come from Madagascar"
I you are as young as this little girl here, you can have fun playing at the mini playground.
Will be fun though.
After this trip to Oriental Village, next would be the Telaga Tujuh Waterfall just a few minutes drive from there. Next post should be on Telaga Tujuh Waterfall.
Toodles~
Labels: ATV, duck tour, food in langkawi, langkawi cable car, langkawi duck tour, oriental village, rabbit, segway
How bananas sing in karaoke
Jan 31, 2012 | 3:30 PM | 2 comments
Print as many pinyin lyrics as possible. It works pretty well for me.
Its so much fun rather than sitting there in the corner, looking at those chinese characters with a blank mind saying FML.
I paid for something, I gotta make sure i deserve it. No point paying to enter a karaoke and sit at one corner drawing circles saying FML. I was once like this but hell yeah, now I found a solution for myself.
I happy everyone happy.
Just kidding. LOL.
Pictures all taken in Langkawi Idol. If you are stranded in Langkawi at night, maybe you can pay a visit to Langkawi Idol location in Kuah town. Nice place to relax and enjoy with friends. Or maybe you need some time alone, do drop by at Langkawi Idol. Besides, the prices are reasonable too.
Labels: karaoke, langkawi, langkawi idol
Eagle Square @ Langkawi
Jan 21, 2012 | 4:57 AM | 1 comments
After our Underwater World walk, went to Kuah town for check in. We'll be spending our days at Coco Valley Inn. Recommended since its new. Normally hotels smells like pubes when you enter the room, this doesn't. The blankets, pillows and bed smells brand new! Everything is brand new because it opened a few months ago.
The two rooms that we booked for 7 of us. The biggest room available in Coco Valley Inn is the one with king sized bed and single bed. Super spacious. I can even do cartwheels in there. We got RM100 per night for each room.
The bathroom is really clean and most important they have water heater. I can't bare bathing with cold water. Call me spoiled, or whatever. I've tried bathing with cold water once. I ended up getting fever and never recover. And the fever leads to dengue and since then I seldom bath with cold water.
Ok enough of credits for the motel. Like i said, the hotel is so comfy we decided to chill and then sleep until 5pm then head to the airport to fetch another 2 partner in crime.
Here they are. My friend's lens cover fell into the ocean that day. I'd jump into the ocean if I were him.
The lens cover is freaking pricey nowadays!
Took them to Langkawi Eagle Square for photo taking.
Why am I the only one to get the Pantene advertisement wind?
The view is breathtaking!!!
I need to wake up in a few more hours time to bake cookies. Or else grandma will nag me forever cuz I told her I wana bake cookies with her this year. CNY is next week. What should I draw on my nails?
Labels: eagle square, langkawi