Journey to Hat Yai

My 2nd trip to Hat Yai in 3 months' time.

This round, I bring along my dum-dum camera, a simple

camera cater for the dum-dum user, no focus require,

only click-click finger exercising.

Bought this Jasmine garland from petty trader promoting at the traffic

light, cost 20 bahts and its aroma freshen up the car.

Heading towards Hat Yai

Unknown temple along the road side.

Spotted this car with auspicious number 8888

Shops & my favorite 7 Eleven

Electric cables are plentiful.

At one glance, I thought accident occur that causes the tyres fly

hanging in between the cables, Ops! it is the excessive cables rolled up,

cater for expansion?? cause unknown.

Thai people given due respect to their King Bhumibol Adulyadej,

big photos are displayed everywhere along the road.

Blurred image ?? Nope, it is due to rain

Overhead arch with King's picture

Thai people are creative, look at the lamp poles with difference designs

Fish design lamp pole

Lamp pole with traditional dancers design

This is the popular commuter Tuk Tuk (blocked by motorist),

where we get around conveniently with 10 to 20 baths per trip

Overload rubber tree trunks.

Motorists can be wonder quite freely, no helmet needed,

and the kid can be seated in front.

Look... 1 driver and 2 pillions, and some with 3.

Continue..... More pictures coming soon.

Short Hair Policy

Some teens feel that making impression is the priority in life, they go along with trendy hairstyle, fashionable clothes and shoes, they just wish to express themselves and their believe. Unfortunately, the school rules everything above. My teens’ hairstyle always irked me to no end, both have enrolled in different high school with short hair policy.

The schools’ rules are stricter than monk’s temple, to ensure that all hair length unify, spot check is carried out, the horror look hairdressers with comb & scissor appear to perform the immediate ‘rectification’ on the offenders, no free meal and each student shall be charged RM2 for the cut. The dancing scissor goes snip! Snip! Snip ! thus making those affected less pretty & handsome. The smirking smile from the discipline teacher shall bring tears to the students.

Unfortunately, my teen boy adores celebrity hairstyle, pushing the boundaries mimicking “Wu Chun” (picture attached), he takes good care of his hair, he style his hair when needed, assorted range of hair gel, spray, conditioner, mousses and a full line of hair care stuff are seen on his dressing table, to prepare for his look, longer hours are needed. He shall frequently pinching and styling his hair with fingers.

If he is unlucky, he can’t be spared for the cut, at times, I was invited to school to discuss on his trendy hairstyle.

Ironically, I have an obedient teen girl, she ensures that her hair length mustn’t touches her collar, she will get rid of the extra length no matter how, or even DIY. She is doing it beyond the set requirement and hair looks awfully short for a girl.

My girl uses the traditional toothed device called comb, and it makes thing simpler and easier, she is more economical minus all the hair care products and uses less shampoo for her hair length. She is care less on outlook, she doesn’t mind walking around with messy Albert Einstein look, she just smirks and fingers combs after we sounded her.

I always puzzled and confused with my teens’ behavior, they are of opposite characteristic, I have to neutralise them by asking boy to keep shorter hair and persuading my girl to extend that few millimetre length.

Hectic City Life No More

It has been 2 months at home, all my previous worries gone, life at home can be rewarding and interesting.

Times just fly faster at home, I hope to have 48 hours a day.

Good time management are to get things done effectively.

I come to know peoples around me, friendships are multiplying.

A place where I spend most of my quality hours.

Leisurely breakfast with newspaper and radio

I enjoy slower country base lifestyle. The past, has helped me to appreciate the present.

My Yahoo Mails & Facebook were taken away...

While half way squeezing the neck of the veggies seller demanding for price down, my handphone ring, my good friend told me that my yahoo mail has been hacked.

Hacker sent out mail to all my contacts, asking for money, content of the mail reads as follow:-

Thanks for your kindness and concern,am in a total panic at the moment, this is a bad luck for me.My cellphone got stolen as well and the hotel phone is currently down.

I will explain things to you better when am back home, My safety is the first priority now. All i have left with me now is not up to $5 . I manage to access a internet cybercafe a bit close to the road.The embassy

here are preparing a temporary document in replacement for my stolen passport

Please i need you to send me money through western union , any amount which you are able to raise,My safety is the first priority now.

Forget about my marketing, I rush back with lightning speed, to my horror that I was not able to open my yahoo mail, all my contacts, my secret admirers contacts, my love letters, my tons of information had all gone with the hacker.

While seeking help from my friend, the hacker moved into my facebook, my facebook pop out a message to tell someone from Nigeria is logging in simultaneously, asking me to verify, before I could do anything, the facebook pop out the window, asking me to re log in, there, gone again with my facebook. I am not able to play farmville any more, I cant plant my veggie and fruits, the few millions of farm coins were missing as well.

My lunch was tasteless, my phone rings non stop, as friends were concern and worry for me.

I think I need to change my mode of communication --> back to basic, sending mails and photos via postman? Playing game boy for entertainment.

Stop & Look

To stay home enable me to slow down my foot pace, with relaxing mind, I become more at ease and calm. Today, I partnered with my long neglected camera, captured some pictures along my strolled at home.

The flowers buds

Spider web in the pond

Strange plant

Fern

Nest fern

name after "crocodile tongue "? not sure

insect invaded

result from the invasion

Miniature fountain

pearls like water droplets

Birds building home

home for the family of 6

Phews ! what a life.

Shopping in Hat Yai - Southern Thailand

It takes about approximately 2.5 hours to reach Hat Yai (Southern Thailand) by road from my home Penang, Malaysia, a day trip shopping will be sufficient.

This trip round, I only plan to get myself a backpack and an umbrella, this is important to set shopping target avoiding being over spend.

I slipped into Alzheimer's disease upon arrival, my lost of memory was proven below.

With the help from my Queen of Negotiator sister in law,

I managed to get the backpack hacked from 450 Bahts to 250 Bahts (approx. RM25),

the rest of 2 outfit are out of my list. Valued at 100 Bahts & 250 Bahts respectively

Irresistible purchase

promotion on socks at 100 Bahts for 5 pairs

Unknown cake or pastry that my taste buds love to try

Unknown Meat ball that I bought from Carrefour

Best Mooyang Chapohkij or "Satay" in Malaysia

Then, finally my 2 bags full of .... eh.... eh...

Purchases from 7-Eleven

More than 10 types of instant noodles

beside instant noodles

this was the overall view, coffee, sweets,

bubble gum, juices, crisps, tit bits, & etc

Finally, an alien bill was given

Oh yes, I left out my umbrella. Must include it in my list for the next trip.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Hat_Yai

Ricky

Ricky was 60 months old (or 36 yrs old in dog’s age), weighting around 80 kgs, with its golden shinning hair, he looks more like a lion than a dog. He loved to eat plain bread beside dog food.

Ricky was mighty strong & heavy, we were unable to get him move if he just sit there, the bread works wonder to get him move around with our wish. There was once that he sat on my feet and I had hard time to withdraw. I would close to fall if he accidentally bumps onto me.

Ricky was a busybody, he would come round to watch the happening at home, he would follow us where ever we go, trying to learn and participate our activities. He loved to bath, he would rendered help by bringing soap.

Yesterday was the day, Ricky was call to heaven, some said he got heart attacked, some said that he was ill, but the god up there said that they need Ricky to guard the heaven gate.

The children were sobbing with the looks of gold fish or constipated eyes, the little one could not understand and asked 5W + 1H questions, parent busy searching google, Wikipedia to get the answers.

Ricky, RIP and be good up there.

Sayonara ~~~ 8 am ~ 5:30 pm

Spending 20 years minus 3 months at the same place is not an easy attempt for me, prior to this I hopped like a flea, I landed with difference companies working for only 4 months, 6 months, 9 months…., and 11 months was the longest, higher pay check was the motivation for the hop.

Till now, I still haven’t got the clue for my faithful 2 decades services. This company transformed me to become parasite, holding tight on to the company pillar till the last breath. I will not leave unless the company asks me to. Honestly, I deserve loyalty award.

Too bad, the good old days has gone where the company no longer strong enough to foot anyone of us, I was gifted a big fat check to end my career life. 20 years of memories, 20 years of experiences, 20 years of gifts collections, which takes me almost a month to organize and bring home. It’s scared my kids to see me building up ‘office’ at home.

I love to say hello but hate to say goodbye, I am hiding myself from answering the phone. Still there were overseas callers managed to catch me at home to wish me luck. Customers, vendors and suppliers were giving me tons of advices to ensure that I don’t slip into depression at home.How touching and I could cry and flood the town.

There were a few that welcome me to their ‘world’ and ‘enjoy new life’, I am wondering where and how?

Anyhow, leaving didn’t seem as hard as it is, I learn to detach my feeling and everything went well without tear or heart breaking.

The following pictures were taken on the last day - 31 March 2010, just minutes before the door and lighting were officially closed and turn off.

Coming soon....

Dear readers,

I have got all your mails to check on my well being. I have got some thing up lately, shall be back on blog soon.

Thank you.

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