Arrived at
Langkawi late in the evening so we called it a day. Early next morning, we headed towards
Machinchang and stopped by
Telaga Harbour on the way.
Ma was all aflutter at the prospect of visiting
Dr. M's pastry shop,
the Loaf. But once there, she was so shocked by the prices that she went out in a huff after making some appropriate noise of indignation :P hehe...
I expected as much but hated to take the wind out of her sails and let her find out for herself.
I loved the table setting at a neighbouring restaurant. Though I try hard to immortalize it in this photo, the atmosphere did not come through.
Left the harbour for Machinchang. The group decided to give the cable car ride a miss in favour of taking a (very, very short) walk around the area.
This photo should remind you that rearing your prize ducks in the same area as your ornamental fish will only lead to unnecessary heartache :P
'either-or' ladies and gentlemen, 'either-or'..!
Leaving
Machinchang barely touched, we proceeded to
Chenang beach. I was most fortunate to be able to photograph some youngsters parasailing.
Stopped by
Underwater World, and stop was all we did. Instead of admiring the beauty of aquatic and semi-aquatic life...
...we went (
Lord, lend me strength!) price checking at the neighbouring duty free shops!
Managed to pull off some shots of the wares before an enterprising sales staff remembered that photography was prohibited within the premise.
Then we walked across to one of many restaurants available along the road for late lunch.
Before going back to rest, we dropped by the
Langkawi Lagoon Resort next door to take in the scenery.
And no, that bicycle is not for mere display. That's how their security team gets around.
Then, it's a relaxing splash in the pool for me before taking my camera out for a short evening walk.
Oops! Siapakah itu yang sedang snappy snappy
tak ingat dunia dengan hanya berkemeja T dan berkain pelekat? :P
A small port for the nearby village to moor their fishing boats.
The fly-over that passes right in front of our apartment.
Later that evening,
Pakcik and I went out to
Kuah town to witness
Dataran Lang at night.
And we weren't alone :), I got my buddy,
Wah, to guide me again :)
Stopped by a roadside restaurant for supper.
Wah and
Pakcik opted for drinks only but I went the whole course :P
One oddity though, I usually order kuey teow ladna but somehow that night, I decided to go for the Chinese style fried rice...
Ma and
Makcik wanted to do some shopping the next day. I pleaded my case and managed to escape for a mangrove tour instead.
This trip was one of the
Kilim packages. The advantage was that it was guided. This here is the original bat cave- minus fancy state of the art equipment, plus smelly guano! Phewww!!!
Going through
Gua Buaya. We were lucky that it was low tide at the time.
Eagle watching.
Lunch stop at
Rakit Restaurant. Simple fare, deep fried prawns and fried rice.
We were treated to a 'fish show' before lunch. It was a simple one but it featured several unique displays that was new to me (
and I've gone for this sort of tour at least 4 times!).
Then we stopped by
Pulau Pasir Panjang for a rest or a dip, depending on one's mood, before taking the final trip back to
Kilim Jetty.
I still had some energy left and decided to walk to the end of the water break nearby (
a precaution against future tsunamis).
I almost regretted it. See those white dots in the distance, where the mountain range is? That's about where I started the journey...
...and there near another range of mountains, is where I'm headed. Took me an hour and a half to go forth and back, but that was probably because I was busy snapping photos :P
Lots of kaki pancing and joggers around in the evening.
Went out again with
Wah that night. Dropped by the
pasar malam at
Chenang for the experience...
Walked up and down
Jalan Pantai Chenang. It was still quite lively and bright despite the late hour.
Stopped by a seaside restaurant for dinner.
Arggh!!!
Ma wasn't done shopping so we headed for
Kuah again on the third morning.
Afternoon,
Pakcik decided to tag along on my annual pilgrimage to the nature sites.
He followed me all the way up
Telaga Tujuh- amazing for a modern age, 51 year old man :)
There were a lot of visitors this time around.
Next was
Temurun waterfalls.
Also crowded. A group of
MRSM Langkawi kids were having an outing.
Since it was almost dawn, we stopped by the
Laksa Power stall to rest and buy the family's dinner.
Some kids having fun by the beach while their elders enjoy
laksa,
cendol pulut,
pasembor and
rojak buah...
Managed to capture a different kind of sunset that evening. It was cloudy so the sunlight was coming down in curtains from among the clouds.
Still have some leftover cash to spend. Decided to try out one of the fancy looking eateries along
Chenang. Now which one should I pick, hmm..?
A friendly tourist recommended Putumayo to me and the food served was as lovely delicious as expected.
So ends this years rather exhausting Langkawi trip :)
Semangat ni! Pepagi buta dah tangkap LRT gi Sentral sebab nak naik ERL ke Putrajaya! Kat sana, mengharap ehsan Cikgu Redza untuk ke lokasi pembelajaran. Terima kasih cikgu!
Dan alangkah girangnya hati sebab group member semua sempoi-sempoi belaka. Tengok gaya amik gambo pun dah tau. Kalah si Linda, model yang tengah dok posing tu!!!
Riezal (baju ungu) bawak sekali orang rumah dan anak dia Fira. Huh! Sakan ler mengambil gambo budak pulak...
My own two favourite shots...
