I caught an earlier bus than the rest. Had to meet some of the FOOT people to do some recce in Kota Tingi. Thus, the space and time to write.
The 8 days travelling has somehow strengthen me this time round. This trip was with 5 other friends who all have different needs to cater to. It really stretched my "stamina" this time. Yup, I am someone who needs a lot of space to recharge. I didn't have a lot of time to myself on this trip and at some points, it really taxed me. Thankfully, these people were understanding lah....
Hostels/ Guesthouse here are a lot dirtier than those in Thailand. Almost every night I will acquire new bites from the creatures of the night. It's truly an eye-opener. Hahaha...let's just see it as preparation for the grand India Trip one day.
I met a Welsh backpacker at the guesthouse in KL. We shared the same room. It was an enlightening chat. I always believe that people whom I meet in my life, be it acquitance or buddies, they are there for a reason. Pete's 28 and a periodic backpacker. In a sense, he will travel till he is broke, go back to Wales to work for a year or so, then travel again. Yup, you can term him as one of those "useless ang mohs". Someone who makes zero contribution to his family, someone who only wants to travel and have fun all the time. But there's something common between him and I. We both find Asia a truly exciting place to be in. SEA to be exact. (BEDBUGS EXCLUDED) The sights and awfully rich heritage we have in SEA. Even in Malaysia alone, each and every town has its own unique flavour. Kota Bahru is a neat and quiet. Kuala Teranganu is conversative and really clean. KL is awfully messy, dirty and loud in every sense. Melaka is so heritage rich. Even the beaches have their own unique characteristics. Perehentian for the poseurs and Cherating for the laid-backs.
Travelling companions wise are really good. We had a common objective so decisions were easily reached. Though the group is big, we got our stuff at a shared rate. We stayed in dorms most of the time. Buy food in bulk. Even if the food taste bad, there's always 4 others who will take a bite each and finish it up for you. haha... Then when only 1 bathroom is available, the other 4 will entertain themselves to a game of bridge/ daidee, settling the day's accounts and killing mossies...ahahah
It's really very expensive to travel in Malaysia. I spent like $360 for the entire trip. Food is expensive even in the hawker. And what makes matters worse was that my group of friends are big on food. So we tend to eat better. Indulgence like starbucks coffee, seafood and all the tibits came up to a lot. Can you imagine that we tried almost every brand of potota chips on the shelf. hahaha.... and a lot was splurge on H2O too. Otherwise, lodging was comparable to thailand. Interstate buses are a bit on the high side too.
I didn't learn my lesson from the last trip and still didn't bring my chargers again! HP, CAMERA, IPOD...goodness... my camera died on day 5. Ipod on day 6.
I still like my travels unplanned. Of cos, before I embarked on each trip, I have an idea what each place has to offer. Unplanned meaning, I will only decide what places are the "must-gos" for the next day, which guesthouse for the next night etc etc. I have known of a few friends who actually booked all their lodgings via internet before they even leave sg. It's like so not fun 'cos you can't stay for another day if you like the city so much.
My next backpacking trip (hopefully end of the year) to Myanmar....ANYONE FOR IT? Give me a beep soon!
Day8- Reflections
I caught an earlier bus than the rest. Had to meet some of the FOOT people to do some recce in Kota Tingi. Thus, the space and time to write.
The 8 days travelling has somehow strengthen me this time round. This trip was with 5 other friends who all have different needs to cater to. It really stretched my "stamina" this time. Yup, I am someone who needs a lot of space to recharge. I didn't have a lot of time to myself on this trip and at some points, it really taxed me. Thankfully, these people were understanding lah....
Hostels/ Guesthouse here are a lot dirtier than those in Thailand. Almost every night I will acquire new bites from the creatures of the night. It's truly an eye-opener. Hahaha...let's just see it as preparation for the grand India Trip one day.
I met a Welsh backpacker at the guesthouse in KL. We shared the same room. It was an enlightening chat. I always believe that people whom I meet in my life, be it acquitance or buddies, they are there for a reason. Pete's 28 and a periodic backpacker. In a sense, he will travel till he is broke, go back to Wales to work for a year or so, then travel again. Yup, you can term him as one of those "useless ang mohs". Someone who makes zero contribution to his family, someone who only wants to travel and have fun all the time. But there's something common between him and I. We both find Asia a truly exciting place to be in. SEA to be exact. (BEDBUGS EXCLUDED) The sights and awfully rich heritage we have in SEA. Even in Malaysia alone, each and every town has its own unique flavour. Kota Bahru is a neat and quiet. Kuala Teranganu is conversative and really clean. KL is awfully messy, dirty and loud in every sense. Melaka is so heritage rich. Even the beaches have their own unique characteristics. Perehentian for the poseurs and Cherating for the laid-backs.
Travelling companions wise are really good. We had a common objective so decisions were easily reached. Though the group is big, we got our stuff at a shared rate. We stayed in dorms most of the time. Buy food in bulk. Even if the food taste bad, there's always 4 others who will take a bite each and finish it up for you. haha... Then when only 1 bathroom is available, the other 4 will entertain themselves to a game of bridge/ daidee, settling the day's accounts and killing mossies...ahahah
It's really very expensive to travel in Malaysia. I spent like $360 for the entire trip. Food is expensive even in the hawker. And what makes matters worse was that my group of friends are big on food. So we tend to eat better. Indulgence like starbucks coffee, seafood and all the tibits came up to a lot. Can you imagine that we tried almost every brand of potota chips on the shelf. hahaha.... and a lot was splurge on H2O too. Otherwise, lodging was comparable to thailand. Interstate buses are a bit on the high side too.
I didn't learn my lesson from the last trip and still didn't bring my chargers again! HP, CAMERA, IPOD...goodness... my camera died on day 5. Ipod on day 6.
I still like my travels unplanned. Of cos, before I embarked on each trip, I have an idea what each place has to offer. Unplanned meaning, I will only decide what places are the "must-gos" for the next day, which guesthouse for the next night etc etc. I have known of a few friends who actually booked all their lodgings via internet before they even leave sg. It's like so not fun 'cos you can't stay for another day if you like the city so much.
My next backpacking trip (hopefully end of the year) to Myanmar....ANYONE FOR IT? Give me a beep soon!
Day 7- Historic Melaka
At the chicken rice ball place...
Alwyn! FOR YOU!!!!
ice-kachang place
their hokkien association...Yes, I am the only cantonese in the group...
the reception area @ shady moroccan owner guesthouse...hahaha
KL's a mess. I mean, our last 6 days were really good. Very peaceful and nice. Until KL...traffic jams, air pollution, so many beggars around and what-nots... So after breakfast, we bought the 10am bus tics to Melaka.
The bus interchange at Melaka is airconditioned!!!! Wah lau, singapore don't even such a luxurious bus terminal lah...The impression didn't last long. Diao...the local bus that we took to the lodging place was filled with litter, black gums and eekz!!! it's dirty...even the worse bus I set in chiangmai wasn't as gross as this...I think we alighted at the wrong stop but anyhow we managed to orientate ourselves to the guesthouse. The guesthouse is ran by a moroccan. He's shady. Okie, that's my personal persception about him. Don't sue me! haha It's pretty rustic in it's sense...old shophouse, play pool in the middle, shady moroccan owner...=P we went out shortly after leaving our bags. Lost in the city for a little until qz got his bearings right. Had the famous chicken rice ball near the church. Damn nice...*slurp*slurp*slurp* Tell you huh, ONE WILL NEVER GET HUNGRY IN MELAKA. We were feeding almost every hour. 10 minutes after lunch, we had ice- kachang. oh, did I mentioned before lunch, we had tau sar pia. hahaha.... for trip, we all put on a lot weight. Particularly, qz. hahaa... walked the entire noon away. It may be just walking but I enjoyed it a lot. I like just walking around, taking in the feel of the city, or just doing nothing. That's life... Dinner was at Jonker St. Satay- Steamboat. Seriously, hot and spicy. hahaa....okie lah, it wasn't very ex given the amount of stuff we ate. Walked back to the shady guesthouse after that. I was a little down that night. I mean, it's like the last night that we are travelling together. Probably the last trip where we can backpacked for such an extended period of time. So what we did!?!?!? hahaah...WE PLAYED BRIDGE AND ASSHOLE DAIDEE again....ahaha....
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