Hatyai Trip Part II

Okay...After a long CNY hibernation.. it's time to wake up liao..
My blog also hibernates for quite awhile d..

So continue my hatyai Trip Part II as promised...

This is the indoor flee market @their shopping mall ... most of the people are squatting or sitting on the floor.. there are some short stools though... free and easy style..

There are too many things for display and purchase... with reasonable price and very creative items.. especially for souvenirs..

Very well decorated for Christmas... very *bling* *bling*

Beautiful angel @ Lee Garden Buffet at the top level..

Top of Lee Garden, overlooking the night life of Hatyai.. it is beautiful... :)

Me and my mum... after a stomach full of Buffet goodness... >.<

The little snowman is very cute lah... many people queue up just to take a photo with him..

Christmas night decoration along the pavement outside the hotel.. They have all these coconut trees all the way.... Maybe coconut tree is one of their favourite....

The nightfall from downtown Hatyai.. pack of people.....very, very happening..

The streets of Hatyai offers darn a lot of fresh seafood!!!

Especially prawns.......their prawns are really big ones...

As long as my hand...and very fat too... !!

Huge prawns again... everywhere.......the smell of it is addictive...

They have ample of fresh raw seafood for your pick too...

The fish, prawns, squids, claws, etc fresh and with reasonable prices up for display... A lot of customers come and pick their favourites and ask to cook any custom styles...

This is one of my favourite seafood... the meat inside is real tender and sweet....

A beautiful bird eye view of Hatyai from the hotel room...

On the way back.. noticed this old Chinese temple by the roadside.... with very elegant crafting of the dragon and statues..

《阿嬤的白頭髮》。。。。。

陳以恩&吳蓓雅唱的 《阿嬤的白頭髮》。。。。。超感动的。。。

让我想起和外婆一起的回忆。。。

很久，很久没回去看她， 最后一次回去看外婆时，外婆已经变得很瘦很瘦，没什么力，讲话很小声。。。





外婆走了。。。但是外婆的心会永远留在我们的心中。。。

Hatyai Trip Part I

A belated post on my trip to Hatyai last December 09 :)

We brought mum together to Hatyai, bought the car insurance and drove thru the border... 1st time..... very excited... ;p

We reached the Thailand Border thru Bukit Kayu Hitam Kedah..

Very long queue... even alot of Singaporean cars are in the queue to go Hatyai...

Selamat Jalan Malaysia, and Welcome to Thailand.....

We have to park our car and walk to the immigration, queue up and show our face... also... we have to put a RM1 note inside the passport as 'angpow' to the immigration security....mmm....

After the tedious security procedure.... Here we are... :)

We are in Thailand..!!!! Driving up to Hatyai, following the intelligent GPS..

As known earlier, Thailand has tooo many temples and Buddha statues everywhere......

This is one of the many that I managed to capture on the way.... huge and mighty huh..

Thailand Buddha statue... Very elegantly made...

Hehehee..... so cute lahh the car.... :)

Thailand people has utmost respect for their King... so beside the temples, everywhere has the King potrait...

Along the way to Hatyai, they have those small towns beside the road with those very old Chinese shops similar to the 60s timeframe....

And we chose this Chinese kopitiam for our lunch.... Chinese Pork Rice... not the best... but not bad at all..

Quite nice lahh.... the pork very tender :)

See..... so many Thai King and Qeen potraits... everywhere...

Just notice that the electricity here...... so complicated and confusing....wonder if they know which is which.....

This is downtown Hatyai... :)

Jammed all the way... so many cars......

Shopping started at the roadside already..... stalls stacked all along the main road, selling everything from souvenirs to clothes and shoes...

Squids grilled to perfection....

This is the popular roasted pork shop downtown, satisfying a lot of customers' stomach...

Hatyai has damn many of 'Jeepnee' like those in Manila... is like public bus, where they modified from van or lorry, a very common and cheap transportation for them..

As you know la... Malaysia is a Islamic country, so the McDonald in Malaysia don't serve pork....

So before my trip, all my frenz Hatyai's McDonald is a must to eat, the pork burger is just soooo good.....

We really went in and try out their pork burgers...... darn delicious okay..!!!! It is just so different!!! The meat is just so right in place.... !!!!!!!

This is Novotel Hotel @ downtown Hatyai.... we are going to stay there :)

This is the shopping complex beside Novotel, so after checked in... we went there for some window shopping and look around...

It's Christmas!!! The decor is just so beautiful ...

See? This is the Santa's reindeer, so well decor.... :D

Okay... the post very long d... I will continue Part II asap.. hehe...

Seafood @ Ong Cheng Huat 王清发

Yahh... we went to "王清发" seafood restaurant last weekend, craving for its famous "童子鸡" and the shrimp crackers... been a long, long time since the last visit...


It was late afternoon around 2pm when we reached and still, the carpark is FULL and the food court is packed with customers... The food must still be very delicious or even better then... looking at how well the biz goes..

Full house...... luckily we are just 3 person, can find a small table at the end...

So many people from far and near...... just like me, they chose to come here rather than going to the mighty air-con restaurants around...

So you think we drink Sarsi?? Kekekkeee.... that's why we always say, Never judge a book by its cover :)

This is their homemade Chinese Herbal Tea, they reuse these carbonated bottles and sell their herbal tea by bottles...

Although their customers kept coming non stop, so many customers waiting for their foods.... I would have to say that their services are really superb!!! They take ordering really fast, and the food comes in no time!!! Thumbs up!!!

Ta-dah!!!!!!

This is the popular “童子鸡" :D

The picture is just not doing enough justice...

These small chickens are from those healthy running chickens with super little fat only, it is deep fried to real crispy golden meat tantalizing your taste.... very aromatic, the meat is tender at the same time springy with the skin darn crispy... goshhhh........real good!!!

You will crave for it with just one bite!!!

One plate is just not enough to fulfill your hungry stomach....

This is also the 'Chef recommanded' item, the shrimp crackers :p

Definitely fall for it with just one taste of it....

Full of shrimps inside the crackers, and the crackers freshly made per order; damn crispy and super crunchy once you bite it...

We made so much crunchy noises eating these crackers... but who cares? it is so rewarding by just finishing up all the crackers.... :)

A very satisfying late lunch, will be back again .....

Happy Chinese New Year 2010 :)

hmmmm.... localized Malaysia Chinese New Year -____-'