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| Despite the drizzle, Rocker57 'reluctantly' posed for me :) |
First stop at Songkhla - Tang Kuan Hill. Similar to Penang Hill only smaller, I think! It started drizzling when we arrived. It dampened our spirits and we voted not to go up lest we fall sick. If you want to know what's the rate for for the lift..here it is :
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| This banner welcomed us as we entered. |
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| Lift ticket prices to Tang Kuan Hill. |
Notice not to feed the monkeys plastered around the entrance of Tang Kuan Hill yet people still feed them! Best way to make it effective is to slap offenders with a fine, don't you agree?
That way, the monkeys can lead their normal life and go back to their 'original' diet instead of what is being fed to them.
The souvenir shop at Tang Yuan Hill.
Look at what I found at the souvenir shop?
Hehehee.... Just outside, our driver; Anam went for the local ice cream. She thought she had some time to kill while we go up to view Songkhla. When she saw us coming out, she quickly tried to get us into her car as the rain started to get heavier. We refrained from testing the local ice cream as I don't like to eat cut fruits exposed over long period of time. By the way, they top the ice cream with nuts, dessicated shreded coconut, fruits and nata de coco.
Actually there is nothing much to see in Songkhla apart from the beach & hill. Our guide suggested the waterworld but having seen others in other countries, we opted out on visiting this. We were eager to hang around over a hot cup of brewed coffee in a cafe. Our driver circled the area but could find none. Finally we settled for this :
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| Fancy tea time in a shack? |
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| Meet Sam; our GPS guide cum part time photographer ~ for me :) |
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| I asked Sam to snap the dishes...this is the end result! |
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We sampled some tasty local food. Roasted chicken, BBQ pork, Thai style glass noodle, bean sprouts & raw vegy. The BBQ pork takes some time for you to like it, acquired taste even. Rocker57 preferred the glass noodle amongst all. All that for 300baht, relatively cheap we think.
Then we headed for the beach...all the above done running in the rain!!! The sea was muddy, choppy and rough. As all beaches look alike, I decided against taking a pix except for this. It will complete & 'certify' my trip to Songkhla!
We headed back to Hatyai for dinner. We took Sam to the same place where Alex took us for dinner the last time we were here. Both Sam & Rocker57 decided to have vermicelli instead of 'Kway Teow" or rice noodle. The end result?
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| Wrong choice! Should have ordered their signature dish...Kway Teow!! |
As the night was still young, we went to find coffee & some knick-knacks to drink and eat while we chatted at the hotel's lobby. We got our coffee from?
Southern Coffee is located at the basement of a mall opposite Lee Garden. We chatted till 9pm Malaysian time, then Sam retreated to his room for his personal massage arranged by our driver cum tour guide Anam. 300 baht for an hour full body massage.
Rocker57 and I later returned to our room 15mins to 10pm (MH time) to pack and retire for the night.
We started our journey back to Subang/PJ early the next morning at 7am (MH time). The return journey was uneventful but we had clear skies and good weather ALL the way home and more importantly...FREE from traffic jam! O-LA-LA!!!
Watch out next on our night ride to Kajang, Selangor with our Seremban biker friends this coming Saturday for the famous Kajang Satay. Bite-sized marinated grilled meat on skewers served with thick spicy peanut sauce served with bombay onions, cucumber and boiled 'pressed' rice wrapped in pandan leave.)...if the weather permits, i.e
. Salivating as I pen this....yummmmy!!!
Until then....LIVE TO RIDE, RIDE TO LIVE!!!! vRRRRROooooMMMmmmm
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