hello guise.. i might be going hatyai next week..

will take a plane from pj to penang and then maybe hire a van and go..

so apart from massages, some food, and maybe the floating market, and maybe some shopping, what else is there to do there?

lol. a few days i guess. not sure whether i will be heading to bangkok or not.

don't think i will go bangkok. just hatyai alone

26-28th december. will book air asia fly there straight. don't think can join u

haha very cheap wad. rm120 one way only. back that time a bit pricier though. my uncle at first say wan book van from penang go.. rm700...

hmmm..what things? going with family..can cross out massage and clubs out from the list..

i heard the zebra stuff very cheap there..by how much a?


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nvm here's what my travel agent arranged for me. any comments?


Day 1 : Pick up at Hatyai Airport.
Check in hotel ( Golden Crown Plaza )
Floating Market
Bai Kang Temple
Return to Hotel

Day 2 : B/f at Hotel
Wat Pa Ko Temple (Ah Jhan Tong )
Nora Leather Shop
Renu ( local Product )
Honey Shop
Lunch
Songkhla Tour
Guan Yim Hill
Four Face Buddha
Dinner

Day 3 : B/F at Hotel
Check Out
Transfer to Hatyai Airport.

All Inc : Hotel Rooms x 5
Transport Van
4 Meals ( 2 B/F, 1 Lunch 1 Dinner )

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Added on December 21, 2010, 9:40 amafter all in its rm600 sharp. seems cheap i guess

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 21 2010, 09:40 AM

this is my latest, any comments on my itinerary?

HATYAI 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS TOURS

DAY 1 : Pick up at Hatyai Airport ( 12.30pm )
Transfer to Hatyai Hotel and check in.
Proceed to Klonghae Floating Market.
Proceed to Bai Kang Temple. ( Stainless Steel Pagoda )
Transfer back to Hotel.

DAY 2 : Breakfast at hotel.
Proceed to Wat Pakor.( Buddhist Monk Undecomposed body )
Nora Leather Shop, Renu ( Local Product ), Bee Pollen Shop
( Honey, Bee Pollen )
Lunch at local restaurant.
Proceed to Songkhla Half Day Tour.
( Golden Mermaid Statue & Khao Tang Kuan Hill )
Proceed back to Hatyai Four Faces Buddha Temple &
Kwan Yin Temple.
Dinner at local restaurant. back to hotel. ( B/L/D)

DAY 3 : Breakfast at hotel. check out hotel and depart to Hatyai Airport.

Exclude : Thai massage, Hanza Aqua Show, Ice Dome.
( Can be arrange upon request.)

how is this Hat Yai hotel? is it good a? haha. oh well, this is quite a big family tour with my relatives, and under such last minute planning, this is the best i could get la.

didn't know got so many temples in hat yai and songkhla.

Jim Thomson?oo sell what one. will google it.

by the way, what 3 pin plug adapter should i bring?

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 22 2010, 02:53 PM

just received the latest itinerary. its Golden Crown Plaza hotel. how is it? i thought Hat yai hotel is a real hotel name

oh okay. nola..i got few things to charge...so might be bringing the multi port adapter...

Hat Yai is one hour faster than Malaysia time right? so the recommended food is hat yai is the pork?

my entourage consist of 9 ppl. one person rm249 excluding flight ticket. is it cheap?

wow good to know that. 4 star hotel? ooo...what kind of pork? what style of cooking?

Lee garden..is it nearby my hotel? because according to my itinerary..at night no activities liao... and since following family..don think can go clubs all those

okok. is it clean?

ok noted about the dish Lee garden....ok thanks!!

wow not bad. hmm all those pork dishes sounds interesting. karaoke? erm, what are the prices like? cheaper or more expensive than redbox?

haha no problem...i guess there's not much things to shop right? will take more pictures instead.

by the way, how is the english penetration there? i only know savadika.

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 23 2010, 01:26 PM

wow ok that makes life easier.

oh...so which type are you familiar with?

yeah i agree with that. i have a pirated adidas t-shirt. the material used is really really nice, like the ori one. rm10 only maybe can shop some new year clothes there.

bird nest is scam? y i see those tv show those people always go eat one?

wohoo 24 more hours~

Reporting from hat Yai. Internet atthe hotel is cheap! Rm5 for 24 hours!

download speed was good...took this opportunity to download many apps for my ipod..


errr...there was no signs that it was flooded before...

my house router exploded liao... so got a bit delay with the pics will edit all the pics first.

anyway..shopping at hat yai is really really really really really really cheap if you go for their local brands. settled my chinese new year shopping there. buahaha

http://zhishan90.blogspot.com/2010/12/hat-...10-preview.html

On the 26th-28th December, my family and I went to Hat Yai for a short holiday trip. It was pretty much a last minute trip and fortunately there were still ample seats on Air Asia.

As a mini summary for the trip, let's start with the weather. For the first two days, the weather is pretty much like in KL with the strong sunshine while on the last day(thankfully) did it start to drizzle a bit here and there.

The food here is very nice! Suitable to my liking although most of them are usually spicy. There are many unique delicacies that could not be found in Malaysia such as the coconut ice cream in a coconut, fried insects(no courage to try though =X) and so on. The tom yam and green curry is particularly delicious here too! Pricing wise....still not too bad la compared to Malaysia and is definitely cheaper than Seoul!

Shopping is also very cheap here! If you buy their made in Thailand clothings. Almost finished my Chinese New Year shopping here with just rm200! Buahahahaha. And almost everybody can speak English or Hokkien so its really easy to communicate and bargain prices. =D There is almost no chance to try and talk in Thai language.

Hat Yai is also quite happening where the shops still open till late night, especially in the red light districts! XP And i thought it would be very kampung-ish and boring from all the rumours i've heard on forums and the likes.

That's all i could summarise for now, as usual I will let my pictures to do the talking.



The Buddha statue by zstan, on Flickr


Coconut Ice Cream by zstan, on Flickr


The Golden Mermaid by zstan, on Flickr

haha dun need thank me la. my pleasure. heard from some of those people who went before lo. didn't really enjoy the 'men's paradise' part though.

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http://zhishan90.blogspot.com/2010/12/hat-...-flight-to.html


Christmas at LCCT by zstan, on Flickr

My flight is at 12pm so we arrived at the airport at about 10.45am as we had check in the night before.

However, once we board to plane, the captain told us that the flight had to be delayed as the check in system for the passengers in the terminal has gone down! WTF?! So those people have to manually check in the passengers for TWO hours! Yes. I waited in the plane doing nothing for 2 bloody hours before we take off! =______= The worst part is the prettiest air stewardess on board is stationed behind while i was seated in front


Malaysian Skies by zstan, on Flickr

Finally at about 3pm, our flight touched down. The Hatyai International Airport was amazingly small though.


DSC00299 by zstan, on Flickr

To make life easier we engaged a tour guide for our trip and he came with a van to pick us all up to the hotel.

Some street shots through the van:


Pretty looking(from the back)western lady by zstan, on Flickr


Men on Bikes by zstan, on Flickr

After a 30 minute, we arrived safely at our hotel, Golden Crown Plaza Hotel. =D


Golden Crown Plaza Hotel by zstan, on Flickr


DSC09498 by zstan, on Flickr
Interior of the Hotel


Hotel room by zstan, on Flickr
My hotel room. Quite spacious la. Recommended!

http://zhishan90.blogspot.com/2011/01/haty...e-floating.html

At about 5pm Malaysian time, our tour guide picked us up in a van and we then visited the Klonghae Floating Market.

I was expecting that the 'market' were afloat on water and we had to use a sampan or some boat to visit the market but in actual fact, the 'stalls(boats)' were just parked at the shore.

Before we reached the 'floating' market, we had to pass through another night market as well. Many varieties of food and other stuff can be found here.


DSC09554 by zstan, on Flickr
Look at the crowd! It's only 5pm local time~


Women cooking. by zstan, on Flickr
A local woman cooking something. Didn't get to try this stall's food though. =/


Pineapple! by zstan, on Flickr
Pineapples!! As a non-pineapple lover, these fruit were hard to resist as they are VERY VERY SWEET compared to the ones sold at Malaysia. A must try at Hat Yai, Thailand.


Insects delicacies by zstan, on Flickr
Fried Insects! No i didn't have the courage to try. ><

After a 5 minute walk, we arrived at our destination.


Klonghae Floating Market by zstan, on Flickr
Floating market


Klonghae Floating Market by zstan, on Flickr

http://zhishan90.blogspot.com/2011/01/haty...loating_03.html

More shots from the Floating Market..


Heading down to the market~ by zstan, on Flickr


Something similiar to otak-otak by zstan, on Flickr


Jelly by zstan, on Flickr


Vendors selling food by zstan, on Flickr


Drinks seller by zstan, on Flickr

Drinks seller. Over here, you buy one of the uniquely designed cups, at a cheap price, and then you get one drink.


DSC09590 by zstan, on Flickr

After people buy their food, they can be seated at tables like these in the picture which can found all over the market. Rubbish bins are also provided for the them to settle the leftovers. The culture here is nobody will help you to clean up your mess but you yourself have to clear everything on the table for the convenience of the next user. This applies in Mc Donald's as well! If only Malaysians can pick up 70% of these habits.........


DSC09586 by zstan, on Flickr

yeala damn clean. everybody pandai pandai throw their rubbish into the rubbish bin one.