My Thailand Trip Day 1

My journey was eventful so far. I missed my bus to Hat Yai. What a way tot start a vacation. First, upon returning home, I couldn't find my goggles. I need them to snorkel as it is powered. Then, when I left for the first time, I've forgotten another important item, my camera charger and I came back for it causing me to miss the 8.35pm ERL to Bandar Tasik Selatan. Traffic light system in Putrajaya sucks big time, it took me ages just to get back to my place at P15, retrieve the charger and back to Putrajaya Sentral. True enough, I missed the 9.05 train too. I actually bought my ticket much earlier and entered the platform before I realize I didn't have my charger with me. Since I left my damaged camera back in the car, I assume the charger is in there. Turns out it's not and there rest is as I mention before. To get out of the platform, I asked the help of the personal in the ticket booth. She let me out but ask for my ticket which I find weird. 
When I got back to the station, I ask for my ticket back and the looked back at me with some kind of blank expression and gave me what I thought was my ticket.
Turns out, she gave me a wrong one as I was denied exit at the Bandar Tasik Selatan station. So I went to the ticket counter to enquire about the problem. I showed it to the staff in the booth. He was taking his sweet time and its was awhile before he attended to me. I showed him my ticket and told him it didn't work. He take a look and then told me it s a wrong ticket and ask me to why did I buy that is I intend to stop here. I told him I bought my ticket to Bandar Tasik Selatan, not to KLIA as he had claimed. I showed him my receipt to prove my purchase and he still won't let me out. Then he left me there waiting.
Boy was I pissed. I shouted at him, "what's your problem man! I showed you my receipt, what else you want me to do. I got a bus to catch! (it's already 9.50 and I still have not gotten in the LRT to Plaza Rakyat). Normally I wouldn't shout but this is too much. He asked me, "what you want me to do?" I told him, "let me out la!". Then cheekily he replied, "if you want to go out, go la "activated the gate and I sprinted out with my stuffs up the escalator to the LRT.
LRT rides can lead to hypertension especially when you are in a hurry and got a bus to catch. There was no train till 10 minutes later. When I got on board, the train took it sweet time to class the doors, reopen it and then just paused. WTF! Then I got a call for the bus company I bought my ticket online from. She told me that my bus is leaving in 5 minutes, with or without me. I ask her to wait, telling her I'm on my way in tHe LRT. Then the train DID IT AGAIN!! it paused at Chan Sow Lin. I was agitated I could break a window. 
When I got out, I ran like hell, my physiotherapist would be so proud of me. When I got to counter 17, I got the bad new, my bus left, just right after I arrive. Anyway, she arranged for another bus for me which leaves at 11. 
When It's time for us to board the bus, one of the ticket seller lead everyone to the bus. I followed the crowd and stopped to buy a drink for the journey. When I turned around, everyone is gone. On my ticket it was not written the platform number either. I saw at the onscreen display for bus departure, there's a bus leaving for Thailand at platform 19, so I ran over there. When I got there, I found out It wasn't my bus. I searched other platform too but no avail. So, I rushed up to the information counter but she take a look at my ticket and ask me to get back to the ticket counter all the way on the 2nd floor. So I went up, again, running. When got there, the ticket lady was astonished. I asked which platform my bus is and she was clueless. She made a call and asked me to get down to platform 1 again. I went down. There was NO BUS down there. After an eternity of waiting, the ticket guy called me, waving me to come up. Apparently, the bus is waiting outside. It never got in thus explaining why it  didnt had a platform no. 

The bus was comfy, I got no complains except for the guy who sit behind me keeps poking my back with his leg. Use the leg rest la dude! My butt is not for fondling. 

When I arrived in Changloon, I found out the one can't travel if their passport is 6 months less to expiry. I found it out in the passport biometric booth and I've to see the officer in-charge. She gave me a caution, wrote it in my passport and let me go. No problem at Thailand side. There are SO MANY PEOPLE ENTERING THAILAND TODAY! The bus was crawling at the checkpoint, clearance took us 2-3 hours easily. It's 11 am and I'm still on my way to Hat Yai.

Thailand Trip Approve

I'm going to Thailand! It's not my first trip there but I'm traveling alone. I've only been to koh phangan before. now, I plan to start at Krabi, Phuket and then Bangkok. I'd stop by Koh Phi Phi if I have time. anyway, I think I'll spend most of my time on the road, couldn't get cheap flight to anywhere. despite the week I'm going is the Raya weekend, I manage to get a bus ticket to Hat Yai, which is a miracle since tickets everywhere is sold out. and i bought it online. it's so convenient now days to buy stuff online. my initial plan was to take the train, at least i'ed enjoy the scenery. too bad train tickets are sold out till 30th august. it did cross my mind to drive too, but I think it means more $$ to spend servicing and getting the cr ready. I think I don't mind driving if I don't go alone. I discovered www.expedia.com.my. They seems to have awesome offers for lodging. shame that the rooms can accommodate 2 ppl at a time.

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PC Expo KLCC August 2011

outdated post. Spend the whole day searching for great deals for electronic stuff and cute models to tie portrait shots. definitely less babes this year, this year's offering not that great either.

Mobile Blogging from here.

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peavey ampkit vs irig vs apogee jam or Griffin Guitar Connect?

What guitar interface should i get to use with my Ipad? IRig is available in Malaysia for RM195! Honestly, it's overpriced. Griffin GuitarConnect Cable is a better deal for being cheaper. It's RM112, available in the Apple Online Store. Still, i don't think these 2 products can match the sound quality of Apoogee Jam since we're talking about digital signal. (Via the dock connector.)

Ice Snow Coconut pudding@Room 18 Berjaya Times Square

Ice cream, strawberry slices and mint leaf on top, pudding filled with coconut flesh. very tasty. Not too sweet and not too cold. Looks very Milky but didn't taste like milk at all. In fact taste like coconut jelly. Not forgetting to mention that it's pleasant esthetically. Recommended to those who can't stand sweet and cold desert.

maalini curry house mamak session.

mamaking

The answer to curb illegal parking

Now, this could be the answer to curb illegal parking. How bout in the busy streets of KL where motorist park at their whim? Something the mayor of KL can consider. :)

The event of the video is stagged. However, notice how at the end the mayor himself helps to clean the shattered glasses on the road.


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