Cuti-cuti Malaysia @ Langkawi (part 2)

On the first day itself we went to the jetty where there are rows of counter offering services

to book for tours, car rentals, accommodation arrangement etc... It's like a one-stop centre!

After comparing the prices offered by a few shops, 

we settled with Green Ocean Holiday Sdn Bhd because the owner gave us quite a good price.

RM 80 for tour to Pulau Payar + meal.

So off we goooo!!!

Day 2 Highlights

~Snorkeling at Pulau Payar

~ Spectacular dinner at Wan Thai Restaurant @ Kuah Town (review here!)

~ Duty free shopping!!! 

~ Drink drank drunk episode at the beach

We are on gwiyomi fever!!! 

Snorkeling is fun, but not fun enough coz I intend to see more fishes.

Keen to learn diving soon so get deeper into the water and 

see with my own eyes the beautiful underwater creatures! 

1st photo : Cuts on my left foot that got me crippling for the next few days.
2nd photo : Simple but OK lunch provided in the package.
Each of us had a lunch box of fried rice, fried chicken, french fries, salad,
orange, canned ice lemon tea  and a bottle of mineral water.
3rd photo : Bruises on right foot (Aggie the lui sat sao punya pasal)
4th photo : How much the sun hit on my skin. Fairer area protected by wrist band. 

For the rest of the evening, we went for chocolate n liquor shopping!

For cocoa lovers who intends to grab your whole year chocolate stock,

some of the best places to get your duty free chocolates are... 

Coco Valley - our tour guy said they have got promos most of the time

Perniagaan Haji Ismail - they have got alot of branches in Langkawi, but buddy Rai advised to go to the bigger ones either in Kompleks Cayman or Jalan Pandak Mayah2  Kuah.

Eastern Native Duty Free at Kuah Town - this is the shop we went to.. 

Cenang Mall - the duty free shops have special items.. like mini Tic Tacs!

These mini Tic Tacs are at the size of my thumb! Super cute! 

Got our hands on duty free liquor and drinking sessions begins!

Photo of sober Joyce and later on... drunk Joyce. I love the drunk Joyce better. :P

Went to bed feeling a little tipsy... 

Although tipsy may not be the correct word for my friends to describe me that night... :P

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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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