Presenting our opening story of new year 2011....
tadaaaa!!!!
Our trip to Chiang Mai...!!!!
What can I say..it was such an amazing place tho my mind keep on thinking of the girls we left..
we just want to share the journey, so Arissa & Aqilah boleh baca our sweet memories n will be forever in this blog..
Day 1 (7/1/2011)
sampai di Chiang Mai Airport 8:45am..terus dibawa ke Royal Floral Garden yang tersangatla shantek nye..dipenuhi bunga2 teratai, lavender, tulip dsb (sebenonye x ingat nama2 bunga tu).Diorang jadi organizer utk World's Floral event tahun 2010.so each country allocated certain land area to decorate with it's origin plants. Malangnye Malaysia punya macam x terjaga, cuma ade rumah kayu dgn pokok pandan je yg kami nampak.
kat garden tu ade 1 kind of temple kat situ tapi xde patung la dalam tu, just ade macam dome je.
perasan cun macam blooming tulip cheh!
then we were headed to Doi Suthep temple which located on top of the mountain.lebih kurang setengah jam perjalanan.kitorang x masuk pon, xde ape menarik just patung2 Buddha dia.not even snap a photo.naik lif boleh, nak panjat tangga pon boleh.sepanjang tangga ade macam2 barangan dijual dari lukisan ke small souvenir.baju pon ade.
pas dah penat memusing, perut pon lapar giller..kitorang dibawa ke restoran chinese muslim untuk lunch. sekejap je group kitorang menyental makanan yang teramat marbeles nye
pas lunch, check in di Imperial Mae Ping hotel..rehat dan siap2 utk g dinner n nengok cultural show.nothing interesting, just Dragon dance, Fingernail dance n something like their traditional playing step.
Day 2 (8/1/2011)
The most-cant-wait program...Mae Sa Elephant show & Elephant riding. so dapatla tengok gajah main bola sepak, main musical instrument, melukis..masa tu lukisan hasil nukilan gajah ni paling mahal dijual 6000baht (RM600).mostly lukis gambar bunga tapi yg paling mahal tu lukis gambar pemandangan.seriau gak naik gajah ni, time dia turun bukit tu macam nk menggelungsur kita ke bawah, kena pegang palang kuat2.bayaran masuk, how much per ride sumer kami x tau sebab dah include in tourism package by the agent. so aku x amik port berapa kena bayor, harus save cash untuk shopping nanti!
pegang kuat2!!
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hasil lukisan En Chang (atau bahasa Melayu nye gajah)
then pas jakun tgk gajah, kita jakun plak tgk monkey.kalau kat M'sia geram je tgk monkey yg suka panjat bumbung umah, tapi kat sini The Monkey School sangatla terhibur menyaksikan dia naik beskal, main bola, meneka nombor dan menjual ubat (oo pandai ye!!)buat gaya2 cute sikit (gaya wish sawadeekap) then tadah tangan mintak duit ubat. lepas lunch terus dibawa ke Sankamphaeng handicraft village..biasala..tourist kan...ni la masanya introduce hasil2 kerja diorang sambil mengikis duit kami..well, that's what tourism is all about. So pegila ikut ke Honey shop, Leather factory (our first time saw wallet and bags made from stingray fish!)..harga boleh tahan la mahalnye, ye la original made ni..cik abang kita pon rembatla something made from menatang dalam gambo kat atas..ape dia??ade la..as for myself, I bought nothing.then we went to Gems Gallery & Jewellery..kat sini berpinau mata melihat kilauan ruby, amethyst, blue sapphire, jade, zamrud yang diikat dengan silver, gold, white gold dan macam2 lagi eh. untuk yang minat sangat2 dgn gemstone ni, kat sini harga berpatutan la..cantik plak tu but the most important is originality..kita boleh tgk operator dia bekerja daripada original raw stone sampaila jadi permata yang memukau.
on the way to other place singgah Shooting range place, cik abang dapatla try menembak. cik kak dok dalam bas, malas pasal bingit, layan mata zzzzz...lagi pastu g plak ke Sinawatra Silk, which owned by Thaksin Sinawat (note:he's Chiang Mai people)so diorang sgtla berbangga dgn dia ni.tengok2 je la, harga boleh tahan mahalnya.
tak dapat beli silk amik gambar je la
fokus bang, tembak kasi tepat dong!
haa..penat..
malam plak kita ade makan besar dgn group lain (kitorang tour visit by group).sebab perut dah penuh sangat, sampai hotel terus lelap.plan nk g merayap tgk keadaan city time malam lebur lepas penat seharian berjalan...
Day 3 9/1/2011
gambar nmpk ponggong kuda je
pegi mana plak hari ni ye...nk recall balik...hmm oh ye, kitorang dibawa ke Lampang utk city tour by horse carriage.naik kuda keliling pekan, konvoi.then g Ban Sao Nak-rumah tradisional yang ade 116tiang.so zaman dulu kira ni family kaya raya la pasal banyak tiang.more or less macam rumah tradisional Melayu gak pattern nye. lepas tu g plak menghabiskan duit lagi...pegi Ceramic outlet.ade la beli sikit2. yang paling penting mesti bergambar ok!bas dah tunggu pon kitorang sempat berlari2 anak bergambar
horray!!!
last but not least, we were brought to umbrella factory & outlet. We managed to see the whole process in making cotton umbrella, from drying the cotton until painting the finishing.
agak2 muat tak kalau kita bukak warung berger pakai payung ni?
Since toay is last day of our activities (esoknye nak balik dah) so diorang still nak perah duit kita.The agent dropped us at their famost shopping mall called Robinson, which she keep on saying "keep some of your money, Robison is waiting for you"..hampeh. tak beli apa pon..mahal!!lebih kurang macam harga Jusco, in fact slightly expensive. So pas balik hotel, mandi manda bagai, dinner kitorang dilepaskan ke Sunday Night market yang paling famous kat Chiang Mai ni.Lebih kurang macam kita punya pasar malam cuma betul2 panjang laluannya-->5KM!!phew!!penat seh jalan, kitorang half way dah buat U turn. Ni one of Thaksin's project, whereby they call as OTOP (maksudnya 1 village 1 product). So ade bermacam2 barang yang sangat menarik dan boleh ditawar..Funny thing is kitorang bargain sampai muka penjual tu bertukar jadi lain macam la hehehe.muka nak marah ade, muka nak nangis ade, muka kecewa ade..Lepas letih jalan aku yg keletihan kaki ni try la foot massage (60baht 0.5hour). Berderet2 kerusi malas diatur utk foot massage ni. Hajat hati nak try Traditional Thai massage tapi tak kesampaian.lagipun macam tak dan.
Misi seterusnya:balik hotel dan sumbat semua hasil belian untuk balik esok!
Day 4 10/1/2011
Happy Birthday to me!!!I am 30th at this heavenly place...tak sabar nak balik dengar Arissa nyanyi lagu birthday untuk ummi. apela budak berdua tu buat ye? Kakak mesti jaga adik kan?X percaya?
anak sape la yg kiut sgt ni
sampai2 umah mak, Arissa menyambut di pintu.Aqilah menjerit2 merangkak ke arah pintu. Gembira sangat diorang nampak kami.Walaupun seronok bercuti berdua, lagi seronok bila nampak muka the girls tu..kesian anak2 ummi..takpe, nanti satu hari nanti kita pergi bercuti sama2 ok!
