Taiwan, Kaohsiung

We went for Taiwan, Kaohsiung for 5 days!!

Actually we went for conference, but of course la  ade jalan2 cket. The conference (APMC 2012) was good, I got a lot of good feedback..and the best part is, Koichi Ito was impressed with my presentation and I was praised personally by him in front of my supervisor!yeayyy!! and who is Koichi Ito, senang cerita, de guru Antenna la...boleh google pasal de kot kalu nk tau.

A lot of people interested to collaborate with us..which is good...and I also met Dr Kamal, he's my external examiner from UTM during my MSc. And he also presented his papers and posters (he has 11 papers accepted, if I'm not mistaken). I admire the way he presented his paper, very calm, persuasive and selamber! really shows his confident and the way he handle Q n A was very good! I also admire my supervisor presentation, of course la kan. He presented his paper before my presentation, and he said, do not afraid Yana, just watched how I did it, and I'm sure it will develop your confidence level. well, xpun sebenarnye...lagi takut adela...at first, cam biasa I was lajuuu...then I manage to control it, and it went well..Most important thing is my supervisor love it and said GOOD JOB!hihihi;p

Here some Pictures from Kaohsiung!

Kaohsiung Mosque, No 11, Jianjun Rd, Kaohsiung, Pingtung Hsien 912, Taiwan.

sebelah mosque ni ada kedai halal (Warung SATE), sgt murah n sedap la jugak.. Tapi agak jauh cket dr hotel, Ambassador Hotel..

Afiq try nak buat peace..ok laa..hihihi..

From left: Me, Dr Kamal, Japan representative, Kak Harita (my colleague in RMIT)

Dr Kamal tgh mengexplain..hihihi;p

later nk upload gamba me during presentation...hihihi;p

Jalan2 kat Kaohsiung Taiwan, agak tenang cket compared to Hong Kong..Xde org je...maybe penduduk xramai kot..but, shopping kat cni mmg best...lagi best kot dr Hong Kong. Kasut n baju lg murah gle..nak2 kitorg gune duit OZ mmg murh la kan..my supervisor said, ridiculously cheap!!mostly from our hotel to mana2 tempt, just 100TWD, lebey kurg RM10 or 3AUD je..hihihi..murh gleeeee...I'm comparing with oz dollar so murh la, but for me kalu compare with RM agak not bad la kan..huhuhu..

so dekat sana, aku hangkut 1 bju for winter for 30AUD, hihihi..best gle..n 2 kasut, 1 boot n 1 flat shoes for summer. 

Tips:

• kalu nk mudah, baik translate kan siap2 nama2 tempat nak pegi tu in Mandarin, cuz derang x faham english. lagi mudah bwk je name card hotel tunjuk kat taxi driver...
• it is better kalu boleh sgt ckp mandarin, yg basic2 ke..lucky for me, i know basic mandarin..a bit..so senang cket nk communicate or faham la jugak ape derg cakap...nk lagi senang, guna google translate...hihihi
• naik dergnye train 20TWD je..but for me, lagi senang naik taxi..
• walaupun kat cni ada SASA jugak..tp, SASA hongkong lagi murah..but baju n kasut, cni much cheaper..
• night market derg just like pasar malam..byk jual seafood je..mayb kaohsiung ni perlabuhan kot..so seafood je..nk cr souvenirs payah gleee...kedai jual fridge magnet mahal gle!!ade satu kedai je pun..not kedai la..it's just a stall..dah la buruk.mahal lak tu..lebey kurg 100 TWD..tu pun yg paling murh..dah la x lawa...
• for makanan halal, x byk option, ade 4 kedai je yg halal dalam kaohsiung..kedai mamak mostly mahal giloos..but kedai indon dekat sebelah masjid tu murh glee!!or boleh makan vegi food derg..sedap jugak!

Ali’s Kitchen (阿里的廚房)
Address	124, Wufu 2nd. Rd., Sinsing District. Kaohsiung City 高雄市新興區五福二路124 號
Cuisinie	Pakistani
Halal authenticity	Owners are known as Muslims
Phone	(07) 310-7685
Samosa
Address	5 Rong Zong Road, Zuoying, Kaohsiung
Cuisinie	Pakistani
Halal authenticity	Halal sign
Phone	(07) 310-7685
Warung sate muslim bapak Zainal Abidin ( 印尼清真館 )
Address	No 13 JiànJūn Rd, Lingya District Kaohsiung City (next to Kaohsiung Great Masjid) 建軍路 13 號, 苓雅區, 高雄
Cuisinie	Indonesia
Halal authenticity	Halal sign / Owners are known Muslim
Phone	(07) 749-6277
Lahore (拉合爾)
Address	高雄市苓雅區林泉街86號 No.86,LinChuain St.,LingYa Dist. Kaohsiung.
Cuisinie	Indian / Pakistani
Halal authenticity	Halal sign / Owners are known Muslim
Phone	(07)7266803
Website	http://077266803.tw.tranews.com
Email	a474pk@yahoo.com

Hong Kong

TRIP to HongKong (Disneyland)

3 Hari 2 Malam

Day 1
4.30 p.m - Arrive at Hong Kong Airport
buy octopus card at ticket counter (pastikan map MTR always in your hand!)

(adults - HKD 150)
(child - HKD 25)
** The octopus card can be redeemed at the airport as well.

Take MTR
Tambang MTR ke Hotel : 66 HKD (Mahal sebab Airport Express,    otherwise murah je..less than 10 HKD - I think, x hengat dah)

Travel time : 30 minutes

MTR derang laju giler kot!! Bedesup..

6.00 p.m – Check in Panda Hotel (MTR Tai Wo Hau, or Tsuen Wan) but, Tai Wo Haul lg dekat. 

- rehat/makan

For the 1st day, we didn’t go anyway.. just shopping at the hotel area..Panda Hotel is a very nice Hotel!.. Nice and cosy, and the best part is, shopping complex is just under you! It in the same building!!best gler kot!..Byk sgt shopping complex nearby, xcukup bawah hotel, depan hotel, kiri kanan sem shopping2!!
For dinner, we just had Mc D..it’s just around the corner..hihihi..
For MTR, stop at Tai Wo Hau St, and take B2 exit, just follow the sign to Panda Hotel!

Day 2

9.30 p.m – Disneyland!!!

Take MTR Tai Wo Hau to Lai King,
From Lai King change here and Take Tung Chung Line towards Tung Chung and change train at Disney Resort Line.

2nd Day, we took shuttle bus provided by the Hotel..but we didn’t know that the shuttle bus is actually going to Yau Ma Tei St, we thought it going to the nearest MTR Station, which is Lai King.. Lesson learned here…huhuhu..So, instead of going to Disneyland, we end up at Mongkok!!soo…we do jalan2 around MongKok for a while and decided to go to ladies market, since we already there, but surprisingly, none of the shops were open yet..it’s already 11 o’clock in the morning!!huhuhu…So, we headed back to Mongkok MTR and went straight away to Disneyland!!yeayy...
We spend about 5-6 hours there.. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest Disneyland in the world..so,5 hours basically was more than enough.. So, we head back to Mong Kok again, and this time, Mong Kok is totally different. It’s so busy, lots of people, and it is shopping time!

DAY 3 (Last Day)
CITYGATE Factory Outlet, Lantau Island
10.00 a.m – Check out From Panda Hotel

Take MTR Tai Wo Hau and change at MTR Lai King 
From MTR Lai King change train Tung Chung Line towards Tung Chung Station
simpan luggage di Citygate (coins only) B1 and B2
shopping time! (designer boutiques, shops)
Club 21, coach factory, Timberland outlet, Esprit outlet, Escada, Bally, Kookai, Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren, Sasa (and many more)
or kalau ada berminat nak naik Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car pon kat sini jugak.. 

3.30 p.m – AIRPORT 

Naik Bas S1 dari Citygate (journey 10 – 15 minutes to airport) (HKD 3.5)
or Taxi ~(HKD 20) to airport..

Plan Journey : 
1. Book hotel awal
korang boleh book melalui booking.com, agoda dan sebagainya.. 
Hotel: Panda Hotel,  3 Tsuen Wah Street, Hong Kong
Don't forget to read all the reviews and comments, It is recommended to choose a hotel that near to MTR Station

2. Disneyland
As for me, book from the website, sebab we don't like beratur sem2 ni..but, kalau nak discount HKD30 off, boleh amik tourist-day-pass (valid one day saja).. or else amik octopus card jer... tapi takde discount lah.. 

3. Octopus Card
octopus card harga dia HKD150 (deposit HKD50-which u can redeem later) so, u actually has HKD100 untuk guna.. If it is not sufficient for your trip, you may top-up at MTR station.. 

4. MTR
Plan your MTR Journey, kalu x cam confuse nk pegi mana or nk kluar gate mane, but no worries, kalu xtau or xnak sesat just tanye the counter. They know basic english. As i said, basic ya..Do not attempt to speak advanced English or speak too fast, cuz they won't get it. 
MTR derang laju gler, plus jangan risau xtau nk benti stesen mana sebb dalm tu ada tulis sem, and nak turun belah mana pun bg tau. Orang2 Hong Kong beratur nk masuk n keluar, bgus gle kot.. 

5. Halal Food
We just ate McD, smpai naik boring kot, asyik makan ikannn je..But, I saw a lot of Muslim selamber je makan McD..n actually kitorg byk kali terserempak dgn muslims..derg nampak cam Indonesian, tp cakp cina dah..Next time (kalu datang lagi) nak try Islamic Centre Canteen kat Wan Chai..Some people says at Tsim Sha Tsui banyak restoran pakistan.. so boleh try kat sana. Oh, in Disneyland ada Halal Food kat Adventure Land.. 

6. Ladies Market

Derang bukak lambat, better pg malam je..but pukul 11 derang kalut nk tutup dah..Ladies market ni xdela besa sgt..kecik je kot, plus nk kata souvenirs banyak sgt xdela pun..byk hand bags sem tu la..or mayb boleh pegi Stanley Market, but kitorg x pegi sebb jauh..

  

Hong Kong, I could say everybody kindda wearing a designer bag, shoes and clothes, at first I thought, Kaya gle derg sem ni!! But, then I realise, you easily found these cheap n fake designer bags everywhere!! 

And I can say, Hong Kong’s people are nice and friendly.. Plus  tertip kot..derg beratur sem..n lorong kiri n kanan x bercampur..I think their government make them like that, which is good..I think..yea.it’s good.. we should do that in Malaysia!