Friday, 30 January 2015

Mekong Rest Area and Mekong Delta - 31 Jul 2014

Today is 2nd Syawal. I went to Saigon once again and being there alone.

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Mekong Rest Area

This is my second visit to HCMC. Well, on this day, it was raining all day. A little bit differ compared to my first visit, which it is much better, with sun shine all day long with dust. While for this visit, it is raining, with a towel cover on my head, I snapped few pictures here. I was told that a typhoon was hit Philippine and it was bringing heavy rain to Vietnam. Actually in Malaysia too.

I was lucky, because it was not heavy rain for the moment I went to Mekong Delta. And as you may see, the scenery is really so fresh. Green all around with drops of water. Like drop of tears.



For your information, I just stand outside of the rest room or wash room, very easy word, toilet, to snap these pictures from variety of angles. Nobody will realize it. No bad smell. And you will never feel so bad, a few steps you went out of it, you will forget that you are so close to toilet.

Most of the toilet in Vietnam are very tip top for its cleanliness. No odour, and also no pipe in toilet room. So please bring enough wet tissue or empty bottle.

Okay forget about toilet. That is not the main point that I wanna share here. I want to share these great landscape with you.



Bamboo..... Fresh and charm... Don't want to go away from here. With sound of rains  with drops of waters on your face and your body, and aroma of these trees, I believe you also don't want to leave.



Banana trees, bamboo and coconut trees....



I feel so closed to nature, and I am away from craziness of city, smokes and pollution.... I feel so release and relax...... That is what I actually feel that when I was being there.....





This is in other area, Dom suggest me to go there. He said, the scenery is really beautiful. Thank you friend. Such a great view from tropical country with coconuts trees growing up and created something differ.


Water lily are blooming......





No matter where is the place I've being on Hari Raya, Baju Kurung or traditional clothing always become my priority for celebration. That is only the way to generate the celebration mood even though deeply bottom of my heart, there is sadness.

Thank you Dom for this beautiful picture.

So end of Mekong Rest Area, now I am in one of the islands in Mekong Delta.

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This little girl who in this picture just in primary school if she is in Malaysia. Her age around 11-12 years. Rowing the small boat with her grandmother. Not too much words can from her mouth unless she was talking to her nanny, the rest she just keep silent and focused on her rowing. Her nanny had very good conversation with Dom. While me, think of my good faith that Allah gave and give to me.

I left her with few MYR as duit raya. She deserve for it even she doesn't know what it is means. In some aspect, I do believe that majority Malaysian are luckier.



For the whole I was in My Tho and even I was in island of Melkong Delta, the smell of fish sauce attacked my nose. Very hard and strong, and I can't stand with it. Dom told me that there is a fish sauce factory around My Tho.

Fish sauce is actually very important ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. It is being use in almost all of their traditional cuisine like pho etc. Not only in Vietnam, sauce fish also being used in Thais, Chinese and Cambodias cuisine.

This long bridge, I never cross it. Because the architecture look amazing, so I snapped it.


Floating house anywhere.



Not too much pictures during my second visit. I came to visit HCMC for relaxation. To forget lot of miserable, to stay away from some few person and to breath in a new atmosphere.

~~ Miss Anna ~~ 


Friday, 23 January 2015

Kuala Perlis - 17 June 2014

Kuala Perlis... again and again....

I don't know, how many times I came here..... mainly I will only come here for two purposes, that are:-

1. Just to enjoy seafood besides enjoying the sea view.  Right timing for craving seafood is at night. You will be disappointed if you come here at daytime. But, still you come enjoys much and much more local food like Laksa Perlis. Yana told me, that is one good stall which is really popular for Laksa Perlis is in Kuala Perlis but I as always not at my luck because I'd been there when it is closing.

2. To take ferry to Langkawi Island. Haha... Compare to Kuala Kedah which it took you 2 hours to Pekan Kuah Jetty in Langkawi Island, you can reach Langkawi Island just only 1 hour from here. But still need to consider that Kuala Kedah to Kuala Perlis is almost more than an hour by road. So to those especially come from southern peninsular, choice is in your hand.


And of course, fees is differ. The last of my trip to Langkawi was on January 2010. The cost to travel by ferry to Langkawi Island, one way is RM20 so if for return, it cost you RM40. Nowadays, I don't know. Snaps the scenery not yet become my hobby at the time.


Well, back to this journey, after a long day long, travel from Jitra, Kedah to Padang Besar, Perlis, we went to Kuala Perlis for our dinner. Almost an hour by car from Padang Besar. Kuala Perlis is very famous for seafood especially Ikan Bakar... yummy....

We arrived here almost sunset. So, took some sea breeze, we cannot enjoy the sand because Kuala Perlis actually muddy beach and I don't want to get mud on my leg.... Besides that of course, snapping time. Thank you Yana for your very good tolerating for my new hobby. Love you so much....







As you can see, now it is low tide. Since the dirt (mud) is clear, I must ensure that I would not touch by the dirt. Malaysian actually don't like to get mess with dirt.



Shells..


Do you see the fish head? It is Ikan Belacak... Its habitat is at any muddy beach. Ikan Belacak is very popular for Malay traditional medication. It is used as one of ingredient in massage oil. Yeah, not all the massage oil..... It has its own purpose.



Here we are.... Koma Laut seafood complex is actually favourite place for Yana and her husband. As for me, I much enjoyable to be at stalls which are really at beach side and much more closed to jetty. But yeah, the surrounding much more busy with peoples; locals and outsiders which purposely for food or just for some hard blowing sea breeze....


Koma Laut Seafood Complex much more modern and manageable compare to older stalls. Their cleanliness are really very impressive, hard to see the restaurant which are best at it. However, their food was totally make me down. 





From car park area, the sun is almost gone. The color changed. I love sunrise. It is quite impossible for me to enjoy sunset in West Coast Peninsular.


The following picture was snapped from roof top of the building. Koma Laut building. The security was the one who told me that I can go to roof top for better view and of course hopefully for better picture.


Sunset....







I can't wait until it is fully set... Maghrib time. So, pray first....  Just snap whatever I can.






Dining area. Hmmm, very comfortable. Clean and tidy.





Our seafood dishes. Fail to meet our appetite. 


Don't want to blame, but honestly, the taste totally so bad. In my opinion, my cooking is better even though I am not good at cooking, and I don't want to make comparison with anyone. Just, bear in mind to all food industry, attract your visitors with your marvelous dishes in taste, I believe that they will return.


I won't return to
 this restaurant for my dishes anymore. Very frustrate. Maybe the presentation is outstanding but the taste is really out of expectation.



Okay that's all for now.. Will be return.. bye-bye

~~ Miss Anna ~~

Thursday, 22 January 2015

what my heart say - 4

Excerption from La Tahzan (Don't Be Sad) book. 


lonely...
with nobody...
is dishonorable and outdated..
if the wrong never go down..
if the haram never be halal
you will be sequestered from living
live apart, and lonely....

Leave it....
keep your steps...
because this earth is also for you...
be water, even restricted from flowing
but still moving to downstream, as usual..
even you are being threatened, variety of it
even you are being threatened, your freedom snatched away
even the whole world dishonor you
if you are on the right path
nothing will dither you
no worries, keeps your patience

there is nothing to this world
it is maya, even it is so reality in the eye
it is temporary even it is live for so long
don't let 'wahan' rhythm fill lyric of you life
don't let your faith affected by the beauty of this lying world...
for what you are heading for this world?
by the moment, you death is seeking for you?

Don't be sad in this long journey..
even you are sequestered, you are not alone..
there is Prophet who did motivated you
There is God which is always in our heart and by our side
there is a victory that you are getting close too...

Keep your journey...
keep holding the truth...
La Tahzan (Never be sad)
You are not alone......

Timah Tasoh Lake - 17 Jun 2014

Timah Tasoh Lake (Tasik Timah Tasoh) was formed by damming the Timah River (Sungai Timah) and Tasoh River (Sungai Tasoh). this lake is very important for agriculture growth is Perlis. For visitors who love nature landscape, it will provide you spectacular combination of hills and water scenery.

In history, this lake was on a village named Tasoh. Mosque, houses, school and graveyard were being charged for the existence of the lake. This lake is very important for water supply in industrial sector and also agricultural sector, especially for paddy plantation in middle and north Perlis. 


It is said that, you can also have the agricultural product from any trees plant around the lake. 


In my view, the scenery around here is really really beautiful.



Gazebo are available for relaxation, picnic and any activity.



A part of mango tree.



I love this one. I don't mind what is your opinion about this picture. But I really love this one.



There is not paddy plantation. This is a type of water grass. I am not sure what is their name.






Reference :-
1. http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2013&dt=0620&pub=Kosmo&sec=Horizon&pg=ho_02.htm#ixzz3PWA0fj2P 

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Terinai Lake View - 17 Jun 2014

Terinai Lake just opened to public. The area are really suitable for any seminar. Quite far from town and other facilities, however it promised you great lake view. Timah Tasoh lake which is really popular to local, especially.

From Hutan Simpan Bukit Ayer Perlis to Padang Besar, Terinai Lake was located in between. Not so closed, but not so far. 


As it was named, you may see the lake view from far away. You cannot get closed to the lake. I'm not sure why. Is it I am not lucky, or it actually never allowed the visitor to get closed to the lake for visitors safety.

Outsiders always set in mind to visit Padang Besar for shopping, and even me, never realize of the existence of the man-made lake with really beautiful panorama. With Bukit Cabang (Cabang Hill) and Banjaran Nakawan border to Thailand.





So, these pictures I was snapped it quite and quite far away and I cannot have very good angle. Yeah, not fully satisfy myself. But, I should have something on my lens.

So, we (me, Yana and Ena) move to Timah Tasoh Lake from another view. 


Hutan Lipur Bukit Ayer Perlis - 17 Jun 14

Yeah, Finally we are here.... From Melaka to Perlis for waterfall..... Doesn't make sense, right Yana and Ena?

Whatever, making sense or not, totally not become as a big deal. As long as, we are enjoying ourselves, not partly but fully, and my apology to Mr Atan, because we are stealing your wife for a while. Just once for years, don't know when we will spend our moment together again.... And besides that, a millions of thank you because would like to be a very charming driver for us. 


Actually, this is my first visit to this waterfall. Very good for relaxation. The location is almost at country side will give you totally different scenery from city. Like being in nearly deep forest, with really big trees, hills and of course unforgettable for a recreation area some facilities for visitors.




There is no fee charged for you to enter the area. Bring your own food and drinks. I am not sure either there are stalls running business on particular days or not, but during my visit there is one selling foods and drinks.

Luckily we brought ours.


This attract me most. Yeah, wherever you are, please behave yourself.



The rocks are man made from concrete, but it is safe as long as you know how to take care yourself. Not all of them.



Butterflies.... Why are they really love to gather themselves there, I don't know. But, it is really great to see them.



This area seems deeper. I cannot enjoy myself here. I cannot swim. huhu



Now, our turn to enjoy the water. Yee haaa.... of course my DSLR keep accompanying me. 






This huge rock are man made. Don't get confused okay.


Leaving time.... After this, we want to go to Padang Besar, border of Malaysia-Thailand for some snacks and drinks. 


~~ Miss Anna ~~