Pulau Langkawi 2012 (Part 2)

After writing about Langkawi Island Part 1, I thought I would continue writing about Part 2 right after. But, it does take time to write and everyday after the Langkawi trip there were so many other things to do. I finally have time to sit down and sort out my photos in my iphone which has reached to 3158 photos! That is probably one reason why my iphone battery cannot last for more than half a day. Unfortunately, after spending 1.5 hours sorting out the photos, I am still not done. It was too much!! I decided to keep the sorting aside and blog about Langkawi Island Part 2....

Where do I begin since the trip was quite long ago....

Part 1 was about:

Getting to Langkawi

Transportation n Langkawi

Accomodation

and Food

Generally, sightseeing in Langkawi is liberally scattered around the island. You will definitely need to rent a bike or car (read Part 1 about renting) to get to the famous attractions. It usually takes 3 days to visit the whole island.

Places of interest

1. Langkawi's Cable Car at Oriental Village

Upon check-in at our hotel, the first place we visited was the Oriental Village. It was just a 5 minute drive from Berjaya Resort, which was where we stayed. Oriental Village appealed to me the first time I went there, but after that, it was nothing great. It was like an expensive flea market for tourist and not for locals. I only walked through Oriental Village to get to the Cable Car. When going for the Cable Car, I always hope that:

-there will be no long queue (The queue can be really long at peak seasons)

-the weather is fine

-everything will be the same as before or even better

Lucky for us there wasn't any queue to buy the tickets. Using the MyKad gives us discount for the cable car tickets. We paid, we went up. The ride up was pretty good. It was 5pm, so the weather was pretty good. The higher we went, the cooler it felt. There are two stops for the cable car. We skipped the first stop as it was just a stop to see the view. We continued on to the second stop, which was higher than the first. The second stop was where the suspended bridge was located.

Unfortunately, the suspended bridge was closed for maintenance. When I asked the person in charge how long will the bridge be closed, he told me about 6 months! I was like wow... and then my dissapointment sets in because the main purpose of forking out money for the cable car ticket was to be on the suspended bridge. The lady at the ticketing counter should have informed us before we made the ticket purchase.

With nothing else to do, we just sat around, enjoyed the weather, fresh air and the fantastic view of the island from above. It did drizzle a bit, but not much to get drenched.

We spent about two hours just hanging out and taking photos.

2. Black Sand Beach

On Day 2, we started our day by visiting the Black Sand Beach. It is always better to visit the beach earlier or in the eveing because it can be a tad too sunny in the afternoon. There are also shops selling beach wear and food near the beach. The black sand beach is another must see when I go to Langkawi. It is afterall a historic place and in Malaysia, the black sand can only be found in Langkawi Island. I usually just spend 10 to 15 minutes looking at the black sand.

There is also a board which tells the folkstale and the scientific explanation about why the sand is black.

Then, as usual, I will have coconut water nearby to quench my thirst. The coconut water there is always satisfying.

3. Eagle Square (Dataran Lang)

The third must go place is Eagle Square, which is noticeable if one comes into Langkawi by ferry.. The eagle represents Langkawi.

It is a good place to get a picture with the word 'Langkawi" just to tell the world that you have been to Langkawi :) Eagle Square is located near the Kuah Jetty.

Besides getting a picture with the Eagle, there is nothing much to do there unless you want to eat good mee goreng mamak at the mamak shop, in the jetty area.

If you go there in the evening, there is a chance you will be able to catch the gorgeous sunset.

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4. Taman Lagenda Theme Park
This is located about a 5 minute walk from Eagle Square. It is just a scenic park with landscaped gardens. So, if you are not a person who is into greenery, dont have to visit there.

5. Durian Perangin Waterfalls
This is a good place to go to unwind and relax. It is better than Telaga Tujuh Falls.

6. Other places of interest
There were plenty more places of interest but we did not cover all because it was raining most of the time. For more, visit this site.

-At Makam Mahsuri-

.... part 3 next time...... about beaches

Abah

Tatkala jari-jemari ini memetik-metik kekunci di papan kekunci  ...terjumpa gambar-gambar ini di dalam "folder" gambar. Tiba-tiba hati merasa sayu. Sayu melihat wajah abah di dalam gambar ini.  Ketika ini aku membawa abah ke hospital untuk membuat pemeriksaan mata abah.  Abah sudah selalu menyatakan mata sebelah kanan abah sudah tak nampak sangat, semuanya kelihatan kabur.

 Ketika menunggu untuk dibuat pemeriksaan, aku terpaku melihat abah seakan-akan termenung. Jauh renungannya, walaupun pemandangan abah sudah kabur, tetapi renungan itu seperti suatu renungan menerusi mata hati. Jauh menembusi dinding di hadapan abah.  Mungkin abah memikirkan kos perbelanjaan jika doktor memutuskan abah perlu membuat pembedahan. Banyak kali abah seperti memujuk ku , "tak payah lah buat operation, abah rela begini. Jangan bazirkan duit..." 

Sedih dan sayu rasa hati ...abah seperti tidak mengendahkan dirinya lagi semata-mata tidak mahu menyusahkan anak-anak. Namun, aku sedar, jasa abah tidak terbalas, hanya dengan kos rawatan yang aku perlu keluarkan ...

  Dahulu, semasa kami anak-anak masih kecil, tangan abahlah yang memimpin kami ..tetapi kini, abah sudah tidak kuat hendak berjalan sendiri. Perlu dipapah, dan untu kberjalan jauh kami perlu tolak abah menggunakan kerusi roda...Ya Allah Ya ALlah ... Engkau Permudahkan urusan kami Ya Allah...Engkau sembuhkanlah sakit mata abahku Ya ALlah, kerana abah sudah rindu sekali hendak membaca Al-Quran....

bertayammum & solat ditepi jalan

assalammualaikum..

saya selalu diperlihatkan olehNya dengan perkara2 yang terkesan dihati. salah satunya semasa dalam perjalanan ke cameron baru2 ni, tengah2 jalan jem tu, saya ternampak ada 1 keluarga yang sedang bertayammum dan solat berjemaah ditepi jalan! pemandangan yang sangat janggal di bumi malaysia!

kagum!

sayu!

terpegun!

 terkedu!

ada rupanya insan yang kental imannya. hebatnya mereka! luka sebab terlihat anak melayu islam memakai baju yang tak sepatutnya -entry lepas- terubat!

indahnya pemandangan ini. nyamannya apa yang dipamirkan kepada saya! semoga akan ada lebih ramai umat akhir zaman yang kukuh imannya. jika diberikan rezeki anak, doakan saya mampu mendidik khalifah kecil itu sebaik baiknya. saya benar-benar jatuh cinta dengan pemandangan itu. cinta pandang pertama!

semoga mereka bahagia dunia akhirat. ya allah, kukuhkan imanku sepertimana mereka. contoh yang sangat tepat. mereka ialah model tak berbayar yang sangat 'mahal' penangannya!

terima kasih kerana berada di situ :)

CV

assalammualaikum..

semalam masa saya kemas2 tu, saya jumpa cv lama saya yang bercopy2 tu. kisahnya, saya dah putus asa nak minta kerja, letih tau asyik update cv je tapi kerja tak dapat2. asyik update kat umoq pulak tu!!!  tension! sampai 1 tahap, saya dah takmau minta kerja, takmau isi borang, takmau update dalam spa dan takmau buat apa-apa. saya kata kat suami, nak jadi petani. nak usahakan ladang. nak sewa tanah dan bercucuk tanam! suami langsung tak sokong. dia meragui kemampuan saya! semalam banyak gak nota2 pasal pertanian yang saya buang. kenangan semua tu! impian nak jadi jutawan petani. -paklah la ni yang menghasut akal fikiran saya..hehehe - :) saya pernah tanam pokok jarak tau. pokok yang dikatakan untuk buat minyak tu. tau?? kalau tak tau google la sendiri yek! dan hasilnya 5kg berat badan saya kurang semata-mata siram pokok jarak tu! tu aje la hasilnya, pokok tu last2 ayah tebang. tak menjadi usaha saya tu. takde rezeki. 

berbalik cerita pasal cv tu, saya bukannya rajin sangat nak buat cv, tapi disuatu hari yang hening, saya 'buat geram'. saya buat 5 salinan cv siap binding. kiranya kalau nak guna nanti, cabut je. tak payah ubah-ubah dah. kononnya nak pos cv tu kat Unimap, kat Uitm, jkr, kat mana2 aje la! tapi, 1 pun saya tak pos.simpan je.. kesudahannya saya buang semalam.. heeeemm.. <jangan ikut perangai saya ni>

saya bertuah sebenarnya, saya ada kawan-kawan yang belajar bab2 HR ni. so, cv saya dipantau 100% oleh kawan saya, sampaikan pernah sekali tu saya lekat gambar tersenget sikit. betul-betul sikitttttttt. sekali pandang memang tak nampak, tapi dia suruh saya buat semula! yang tak smart jangan hantar! itu melambangkan identiti diri kita, so, gambarkan diri kita sebaiknya.. heeeeeemmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...saya pun ikut aje la.. 

so, kepada adik-adik yang terbaca, kalau nak buat cv, buat yang terbaik. lambangkan keperibadian anda sebaiknya. pastikan cv kemas, bersih dan yang penting jangan ada salah ejaan! 1 lagi, rujukan tu jangan la letak kawan-kawan, letak la orang yang berkaitan. paling senang letak pensyarah masa belajar dulu. bukannya apa, saya pernah jumpa satu cv ni yang letak kawan dia yang bekerja sebagai pelayan di pizza. aduh..sangat tak bijak. 

nampakkan cv kita koprat. tapi ingat, ikut kelayakan. penemuduga boleh tahu kita copy dari orang atau buat sendiri tau. so hati2.

 

saya pun tak pandai sangat, sekadar berkongsi..

Complementary cake at Starbucks

It is my birthday month, so with Starbucks Card, I get a complementary birthday cake! I get to choose any cake I want. There were five choices: Red Velvet, Chocolate cake, Marble Cheesecake, another cheesecake and tiramisu.

I opted for the tiramisu as others looked ordinary.
First bite of the tiramisu made me cough lol... Coz of the cocoa powder. After that, it was all good. Not too sweet, so i likeds it. A huge difference from the Alexis tiramisu.

Kerja lama

Semalam saya mengemas rak buku. Nama je rak buku, tapi macam2 ada. Semua jenis surat, dokumen, fail saya letak kat situ. Masa saya selak satu-satu surat tu, ternampak surat tawaran kerja kat tempat lama. Surat tahun 2007,2008,2009 dan 20010. Surat sambungan kontrak. Dengan surat2 tu la saya dapat beli rumah. Bukti mengatakan saya dah lama bekerja. J alhamdulilah.. sayang  nak  buang, tapi kalau simpan pun nak buat apa kan. So saya lepaskan surat-surat tu. Buang surat tak bermakna saya lupa! Banyak sangat yang saya belajar kat tempat lama.

Nak cerita sikit la pasal pejabat lama.

Ok,

Pejabat lama saya Pejabat Pembangunan Negeri Perlis,  Unit Penyelarasan dan Perlaksanaan,(ICU) Jabatan Perdana Menteri! 

Lepas beberapa bulan  kerja, saya kena gi HQ, pi ngan bos, so takde la takut sangat. Bos kan ada, saya follow  je! Teruja!!!!!! Dalam hati ni ‘bestnya..walaupun pejabat pak lah tak tau kat mana, dapat masuk hujung-hujung bangunan pun kira ok!’ hehehehe… 

lenguh gak kaki nak sampai ke dewan. Tapi tetap senyum.. 1^st time kau! 

Saya sempat gi HQ beberapa kali je. Seingat saya, 3 kali dengan bos, 3 kali sorang diri dan 1 kali gi jamuan hari raya. Tu je.  J Tapi bagi budak kampung macam saya ni, tu pun dah membahagiakan! Pengalaman yang best walaupun hati dup dap dup dap nak masuk meeting!

Masa kerja sana jugak mengajar saya berdikari, kena gi meeting sorang-sorang. Takut dan cuak! Tapi nasib baik adik saya ada kat banting. Kuasa vito sebagai kakak digunakan sepenuhnya!

‘yon, ambil  ateh, jangan lamabat!’

‘yon, hantaq ateh pi pejabat besok’

Hehehe..

Tapi mula-mula je dia layan, pastu kena gi sendiri. Dia ada kerja. So, teksi jadi peneman. Kat perlis mana ada naik teksi.. tapi layan gak la naik teksi. Pakcik tu pun ramah je.

Al-kisahnya, saya anggap saya bertuah, dapat kerja kat situ, dapat jumpa ramai orang dan yang paling penting dapat masuk  bangunan JPM!

Nanti dah ada anak cucu, nak kena cerita ni..

‘cu..tok dulu dah masuk dah bangunan tu, cu belajar rajin-rajin ye, mana tau boleh jadi PM, boleh tok masuk pejabat tu lagi, nak tumpang duduk atas  kerusi je, nak rasa empuk ke tak kerusi tu’ JJ 

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