I Love Thailand : C̄hạn rạk pratheṣ̄thịy

I'm not sure what "na kap" means, but I just like to end every of my sentence with "na kap". Kinda' influenced by the culture over in Thailand. Yes, I went there at 2.00 p.m. last Thursday and came home around 9.30 p.m.last night after having dinner with my aunt and her family.

Welcome to Thailand is the first thing that caught my interest after a long boring journey of traveling in a Mercedez van. Great van I must say, great driver too. There were lots of vehicles queuing at the border between Thailand and Malaysia. The last time I went Thailand was early 2006 and I was still young. Not much to remember from there. This was a really awesome trip and I'll tell you why. ;)

A  warm welcome. I was thrilled.

I was always fascinated at the immigration place. Always wondered, what if I possessed illegal substance. What would happen to me? They didn't even check my luggage. How would they know if I have a hold on drugs or whatever. Not that I'm asking for trouble. Just pure curiosity. It also seems that they no longer uses the machine to scan for fingerprints to verify ones passport. I suck when it comes to using the automatic machine, I have no thumbprints you see. I lost my thumbprints because due to dish washing.

Sight: rubber tree plantation along the journey from the border to Hatyai.

 From the border there's a 45 minutes drive to reach Hatyai, the city of Thailand. The place I stayed  with my family is Golden Crown Plaza. In my point of view, the place looks kinda like New York City. Walking distance from blocks to blocks. Not that I've visited New York yet. No. :P

Along the journey to Hatyai, I saw all the vehicles is coated with a layer of thick dust. The scenario is like driving in dessert. It is a developing country. I'm not complaining, just merely sharing what I saw. I really like this place. Peace and calm. Shops with the size of half of the an existing shop lot in Bukit Mertajam, the people lived a simple life. I'm not comparing with those living in bigger cities like Bangkok and other places. Just Hatyai.

 Upon reaching  the hotel, we checked in and freshen up and head out for dinner. The white tomyam is highly recommended. Had it for the first time, and I loved it. I'm really impressed that the people there speaks "mandarin" and "hokkien" which makes the tourists at ease. Communication is not a problem. Food is superb. We traveled on foot.

I've made my decision on what things to buy as I walked by all the small kiosk along the roadside. After dinner, I immediately started shopping. Next, we went Central Shopping Mall. Big. Lot's of imported goods over there. You should see the cheese sections. *drop jaws*


My first foot reflexology. A shop opposite Regency Hotel, with the name of Pailin. There's free WIFI thus I posted a status in Facebook saying something that readers would kill to be in my shoes. I think. XD
My masseur, an eighteen years old boy with the name of Phon. I'm not sure how to spell it right, but that's how it sounded like. Swy jing jing he said to me. Very pretty it means. He kept asking if it hurts, the massage I meant, I said no, instead when it comes to the sole of my foot, I cannot stop giggling. I'm super sensitive lah. Geli was all I could reply.

Red toenails. My favourite.

I did pedicure and manicure at the same time of the foot reflexology. I wonder if the masseur felt that I'm slightly fat, my legs. He did exert a lot of energy while pressing the acupressure points. HAHAHA. A lady did my pedicure and manicure. I chose red colour for my toenails and transparent colour for my fingernails. I wouldn't wanna look like a zombie, not yet. XD

The foot reflexology does not end with a foot massage but hands, neck, head, face, and bending of my body in weird ways to stretch those "unstretched" muscles. All I could hear was Kraaaakkkk. Cripsy 20 years old body. AHHHH~

Pailin. After the relaxing session. My mana regen is full!

Went back to the hotel room to shower. It was 11.00 p.m. for Malaysian time and one hour earlier for Thailand time. I see no difference by the way of looking at the Sun. XD. Since I'm in Thailand and I'm very enthusiastic about it, I wore a shirt saying I love Bkk, Bangkok as my pajamas.

My newly done fingernails. WEEE <3

Shopping, cute sandal. 140 baht = RM14

The next morning, breakfast before heading to the Big Market. I don't know the name. I don't jot it downcause I'm lazy. I wasn't feeling that well the next morning because of the strong air con. Whoops.
 
 

 Breakfast: Variety to choose from for "tam jiak" people like me.

Fascinating fact: Look at the size of the Milo cup. It's like glasses for whisky in clubs. Such joy for me cause I have problem finishing my drink when I'm in Malaysia.

Sandwich, Mini burgers, Glutinous rice with the stalk of Mushroom, Nyonya kuih. 

Iced Coffee = "O Liang". Yesh, I love the cup, felt like bringing it home. :P

How the market looks like. Note that the market is on the left. Rows of shop on the right hand side.

Rows of "Toot Toot"= Cabs.  Famous cabs in Thailand with the honk sounding like "TOOT TOOT"

The ride back to hotel from the market in this super cute "Toot Toot"

Took a second quick shower before the check out.

After lunch, we had another round of foot reflexology. This time, I decided to take picture with my masseur. The same person who did my massage on the day of my arrival. He winked at me. :P Not bad looking, but he wasn't photogenic apparently. XD.

Once we entered Pailin, Phon immediately chose me. LOL. He must have liked me or so. :P HAHAHAHA
Had so much fun in Pailin, Phon knew that I was really sensitive and kept tickling me. Evil. He kept asking me and talked to me but I couldn't understand. So now, I have another mission in life, which is to pick up another language, Thai language. I will learn. :D

My cousin nephew. We took some crazy pictures before our Mercedez Van came and picked us up.

Bought 3 pairs of shoes. The two heels on the right cost me 480 baht which equivalent to RM48 for two pairs of heels. I cannot remember the last time I bought such cheap heels. Cute undies. Souvenir for my gfs. Two Pirated Starbucks shirts. A ring for my mum. A similar ring she had. I couldn't resist buying the ring. Beautiful piece I must say.

I will visit again Thailand, might be getting a tattoo there if I have the chance. Always have been one of the things to do in my life. Shopping wasn't enough. For ladies out there, the bras are super cheap. For example, Sloggi brand. RM100 per piece in Malaysia. In Thailand, 690 baht per piece= RM69. Cheap? Yea.

I fell in love with Thailand. Great place, awesome people. Genuine smile everywhere.

Signing off with love from Purple Dino lazying in home sweet home. Mwah mwah. XOXO