Hatyai-Day1/5(Hatyat)

Date: 30 August 2011, Tue
Weather: 34C - 23C
Currency: Georgetown 9.4, Bkt Kayu Hitam 9.75, Hatyat 9.95
Thai time = -1 hour of M'sia time

What a long holiday... yup, good to have a trip!

I follow Alfonso's friend - Ah Loon go to the Hatyat plus Koh Lipe for 5D4N. We have total 12 peoples in a group. All is Ah Loon's friends.

We woke up at 3:45am and Ah Loon will come and pick me up to his house at 4:30am. Ah Kaan, Kelvin, Kelvin's wife and B.Emily were came to Ah Loon's house and wait for the van coming. After that, driver drove to Sushine Farlim to pick 4 guys who are from KL.

We start our journey at 6+am and arrived Changlun at ~7:30am... just ~1 1/2 hrs... amazing! The fastest speed was 139.5 km/h.

Members of this trip


Our van...

Heading to Custom at Changlun/Bkt Kayu Hitam... Long queue... jam jam jam.

What to do?... wait lo...


Phew~ passed the M'sia custom lastly...


Ran to another custom... haha.


Merdeka!!!


Goshhh... damn long queue in Thai Custom... sweating...


Yeah... arrived Hatyat already...

Our day 1 accommodation... Alfonso feels happy now... no more wait finally.

I think it is 2 star hotel... the room is old... mattress is too soft... towel was in white + yellow... toilet...urrg... I can't stand for it.

Our 1st lunch...




Sugar can... this is our main beverage in Thai.


Hmm... kelabu?


Curry fish?


Yeah.. tom yam kong


Pork... nice.


Kailan vege...


Otak-otak... beh pai.


Fried oyster pan cake

The one made my day up... raw prawn... some spice and sour ingredient on top... very special and nice.

Chicken? or pork?


Green curry chicken


Not bad... all yummy...


Dishes... total 1690 baht...


plus sugar can and rice?... grand total 2050 baht...


Next... short walk in the town...

After that, we took a tuk-tuk... go to the fishing pond... this fit in 12 peoples!!! become Sardin.

Kesian Kaan... have to sit on the 'stair case' of the van... hot hot!


Arrived destination...




Here it is... quite a lot of people coming for fishing... so nice meh?


Preparing their equitment...


hot hot... coke!


Heppi after a coke...


'making' bait...


pijak and pijak... mix it...


Kelvin caught a BIG fish!!!


See... damn huge!

Long day wait... so wu liao... if I know is like that... I rather not to follow... sleepy sleepy. ok, let coke,sprit and soya bean...cheer up my day.

Fried rice... Ah Loon highly recommend... but dissapointed.

Fish till late... sky was dark... well, Kelvin got him another big fish... Kaan & Loon eat '白果'.
We can't wait for it anymore... after finish our fried rice... we requested to leave 1st... we asked for tuk tuk come at 7pm. Wait wait wait... after wait for 1 1/2 hour... Autie there helped us called for another tuk-tuk and we 12 peoples back together. What a boring afternoon/evening.

Finally... we can 'enjoy' Hatyat city night... Night market? Crowded...


Let have Thai coconut drink...


Fried fried fried.... big prawn... bird...


Huge right?


Got one for ourselves... M size = 30 baht... not very nice... over cook.


Bird nest tong sui... just 100 baht! Too much ice... not really can 'chew' the bird nest

After all 'street food'... we went for THAI MASSAGE! Alfonso went for foot massage (250 baht)... and me went for the hair wash (120 baht)... luckily I washed my hair in here... else I don't know when I can finish my bath in hotel... cos the water supply was in very low pressure!!!