Cuti-cuti Malaysia @ Langkawi (part 1)

It was merely a short 11 months of me working at IOI Properties under CSU.

(not the glamour CSI ya)

But it was during that short period of time where I get to know these bunch of craziesss.. 

Yes indeed, coz they called themselves The Gilasssss.

The crazy me too has stepped into their level and was qualified to be one of the crazy ones.

No effort needed, it happened so naturally coz I'm born cuckoo (...duh!)

In IOI, I joined KKIOI (Kelab Keluarga IOI) and we, The Gilaaassss, get to 

go for outdoor activities and holidays together.

One of the most memorable one is our trip to Hatyai & Krabi in 2007

(damn.. that was a long time ago!)

1st photo courtesy of OngZi! :)

And when I left, those guys still invited me to join them for their annual trip.

Don't question me why I bond better with guys.

Prolly coz they can handle my awkwardness better... haha! 

Joined KKIOI to Universal Studio at Singapore in 2011.

Goh, Tan and OngZi at USS with Joyce! :)

Recently, The Gilaaassss organized a trip themselves - to Langkawi!

My impression of Langkawi is - Boooriinngggg....

Went there several times with Nick when we worked together at Star Cruises. 

Aside from sight seeing and buying chocolates, I don't remember anything fun.

This trip with The Gilassssss completely changed my mind about Langkawi.

No longer a boring place - it's now filled with 

ang mor cha bor in bikinis and leng chai ang mor in cool shades walking on the beach!

The whole Langkawi itself seemed like it has been revamped into

a mini Phuket where alot of shops and restaurants are catered for international tourist.

And I'm surprised that Langkawi has good eateries too!

Enough of babbling..  Some photos to share! 

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Day 1 Highlights

 ~ How to sandwich 16 people in a van?

~ Great breakfast at Red Tomato (review here!)

~ Check-in to Malibest Resort @ Pantai Cenang

~ Stroll along the beach of Pantai Cenang

~ The Gilasss beach war

~ Dinner at Wonderland seafood @ Kuah Town

Upon arriving to Langkawi airport, we rented a van (RM250 for 3 days).

Since there are 16 of us, with big and small luggage, boy.. such a good 'bonding' time we had!

How to sandwich 16 ppl in a van? SQUEEZE is the key word!
3rd photo showing tall Gavin squeezing in due to insufficient leg room.
4th photo is just another scene from a horror movie?

Sightseeing photos.. :)

Bitches on the beach!!!! 

1st photo : Me and Jack at Pantai Cenang
2nd photo : Aggie and I at Langkawi Underwater World
Self explanatory photos on beach wars with The Gilassssss. 

Place to stay?

Malibest Resort isn't the best resort I've been to..

But the plus point is that our chalet is facing the beautiful beach of Pantai Cenang.

However, the drawbacks are...

- The sheets has stains on it

- Toilet flush doesn't work on the 3rd day (this is a bad one)

- Room caters for 4 pax but there are only 2 towels (additional towels given only upon request)

- No mineral water bottle given for the whole 3 days

- Wifi available but not working

But... for the price we paid, the chalet is considered clean and 

strategically located right infront of the beach.

After all, that's the most important thing right? 

Dinner at Wonderland Restaurant @ Kuah Town is nothing to shout about.

After trying that place for dinner, and all the good reviews from tripadvisor? I beg to differ.

It wasn't that bad, but not a place for a foodie like me who seek for GOOD FOOD.

Too much use of MSG for taste enhancement.

That's a wrap for my Day 1... stay tuned as I'm working on my Day 2!!! ;)

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Bangkok - Day 3 & 4

~ Welcome to Suan-Lim Night Bazaar! A fantastic shopping place, for me & you ~

Day 3 @ Bangkok - SHOPPING TIME!!!

Seriously, I’m not a shopping-kaki. Many people brag about shopping in Bangkok, some said it's like heaven. UH?!! REALLY?!! ... I was almost convinced, and prepared myself with extra pocket money for shopping-spree.

We set shopping as one of our program, and we allocated 1 day merely for shopping. But after visiting few of their shopping malls, I started to question myself about what people said about shopping in Bangkok. Cheap? True. But but.. it's just not my type. I wasn't keen about doing alot of shopping after that. Shopping mall such as Platinum & Pratunam Center offers wholesale price only if you buy at least 3 pieces of clothing. Every time when the salesperson say their price, I said “pheng ah!”. It means “expensive ah!” although “pheng” in Cantonese means cheap. Haha! And sometimes the salesperson can be very stuck-up. They will not negotiate, and just ignore you if you said the price they offer is too expensive. They'll just wait for you to walk off... Snobbish eh?!

So I just bought a few T-shirts with funny messages printed on it, and few other pieces of apparel because I didn’t bring enough baju to Bangkok. Bernard said that I don’t have to bring so many clothing there since shopping at Bangkok is cheap! Keke… so end up buying few pairs of clothing just to have enough to wear while I'm in Bangkok.


Pratunam Center - wholesale market (opens daily from 10am to 4pm)


Siam Paragon - High-end shopping mall - not the right place for Alicia & I
.. Sells luxury brand apparel, jewellery, electronics, musical instruments, exotic super cars etc..


Lunch @ MK Gold Restaurant in Siam Paragon




Price - A bit too expensive
Quality - Average
* The roast duck @ MK not bad.. worth a try*


@ Eastin Spa

And yeah, after a long hot day of shopping, we pamper ourselves with spa and massage. It’s my first experience being so ‘bare’ with Alicia. Haha! We took a Jet Lag package that pamper us with sea sand body scrub, milk and flower Jacuzzi bath, and aromatherapy full body massage. I felt like a queen in that 2 hours time, wish I can afford to have spa every week here in K.L. Too much to ask? Keke~




Masseuse preparing our milk bath


... with rose petals and orchids


Somboon Seafood

Affordable & yummy. Didn't get to snap any picture of the dishes, too hungry ady. Haha!




Dessert! Sticky rice with yam & ginkgo seeds


Suan-Lim Night Bazaar

Suan-Lum is the only place where Alicia & I can negotiate and look for nice things to buy. That explains our second visit to Suan Lum on our 3rd night there. We also did a self-portrait in a glass which cost us 1,000 Baht. It's a remembrance that last forever, no regrets!






@ The Tank Pub & Restaurant. Cheap beers.. try the banana shake. It's yummy!


Patpong & Surawongse

Patpong is a place where most of the guys would go to at night.Besides the popular night market there, Patpong is where many exotic clubs are situated too. What we saw there was pretty ladies wearing bikini, pole dancing in the clubs. And they would do many different type of 'performance/tricks'. This is the type of clubs that Patpong has. There's whole stretch of clubs for you to choose! Teck Sheng also brought us to Surawongse, popular with the many gay clubs they have there. Myself & Alicia go "eewwww!!!" when we saw club's name such as Hot Male, The Bangkok Boys, Dream Boy etc. Interesting uh?




Day 4


Leg massage in the Pratunam Center

Had our last meal in a seafood restaurant which offer very nice superlicious dishes with supercheap price! This cheese baked scallop cost only 200 Baht!


So this is the end of our Bangkok trip. We didn't waste any time going to places that not worth remembering... all the places we been to, is places of interest. We had great food there too! Thanks to Bernard & Teck Sheng! We had a great time there, and looking forward for more get-away together!

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Bangkok - Day 2 @ Cabbages & Condoms Restaurant

The name of the restaurant gimme the musshhyyy musssshhy feeling for Alicia

The highlight in Day 2 is definitely our dinner at Cabbages & Condoms Restaurant! It’s listed as one of the most unique restaurant in Bangkok. This restaurant is one of a kind! So what do they have to say on this unique idea of a restaurant?

First of all, Cabbages and Condoms Restaurants were established in part to support the activities of PDA, promoting the health and safety aspects of condom use and birth control pills in an amusing manner.

Their justification? Cabbages are a common food in Northeast Thailand, in fact they are a staple part of the diet, they are grown in all villages, there are everywhere and everybody uses them. Now, if condoms could be as common and used as often, then some of the population and health problems facing Thailand could be overcome! (obtained from their website)

And the theme nothing else but... CONDOMS!!!!!

My jaw was wide opened right from the moment I enter the Restaurant with a big signage of Cabbages & Condoms.. until I left! There's too many interesting thing to see, and I was busy snapping pictures like nobody business!

The food is just average though.. but the place is just amazing! There's many section, from the beer bar, open air, air-conditioned and to upper level (tree-house like).. that explains why I'm so busy with Alicia bro's camera uh? And because I'm not familiar with the night mode function, I used Bernard's Olympus.. and not satisfying enough, I persuaded Teck Sheng to use his Canon - which is remarkable! It work like wonder for such dark places!

Enjoy the posted pictures. Remember that you can always click on the picture for a larger version *wink*

The tree-house like section up there

Nice ambient uh?

Should have get one of this T-shirt

Presenting.. creative artwork.. all made of condoms

100% made from oral contraceptive pills and more condoms

.. never knew condoms come in so many different colors..

A closer look on all the stretched condoms..

wonder if the condoms will melt? or burnt off?

free condoms to take..

Notice the shape in the center.. ??

Menu.. decorated with condoms.. like I always say.. Bon appetite!

Alicia - Bernard - Teck Sheng @ Coffee & Condoms..

Computer & Condoms.. behind is the Internet & Condoms section

yay~ reach for the condoms!

the different type of condoms available..

..not that I know where to get it.. :P

Any Reason, Any Season... by Four Seasons!

Imitating the 4 condoms from Four Seasons?

Unlimited condoms for grabssss..


Showing off our free condoms on our way out! Hahahah~

That's about it for 2nd day in Bangkok..

Am thinking about blogging about my previous trip.. To Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast, Phuket, Pattaya.. but then again, I'm actually started to get bored blogging about Bangkok. Haha!

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