CNY 2015 IN BANGKOK : Penang - Hatyai - Bangkok

Happy Chinese New Year everyone, in this goat year of 2015, my family and I spent our CNY eve till day 3 in Thailand. It was like FINALLY, WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED OUR BANGKOK TRIP !!!  
We'd planned everything perfectly and were about to travel to Bangkok in CNY 2014 but due to political harsh occurred in Bangkok which even led to curfew and disharmony in the city, so we just cancelled our trip with full refund and made it for this year.

We took Air Asia to Bangkok at Hatyai International Airport. This is due to the flight time available as domestic flight from Hatyai to Bangkok serves one flight every hour but there's only one which is 3.05pm from Penang to Bangkok.

Penang - Hatyai
Flight time was 1205 (GMT +7). So, we went to Hatyai by Siamese van service at 5.30am with a flat fare of MYR 45 each.
( Additional MYR 10 added due to festive season, normal fare costs at only MYR 35 )

Thanks God that everything proceeded smoothly at both Sadao and Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration centre despite the long queue occured and we safely reached Hatyai town at 8.30am ( Thailand time ).

We settled our breakfast at our favourite Dim Sum Restaurant at Tayern.
385 Baht for five including :
2 Bak Kut Teh
2 fragrant rice
1 basket of Dumpling ( 烧卖 )
1 basket of barbecued pork bun ( 叉烧包）
1 basket of steamed pork with sweet corn
1 basket of salted duck egg crispy bun
1 basket of fried squid ball
1 plate of fried taro with barbecued pork inside
Chinese tea ( 菊宝 ）for two persons
1 iced milk tea
1 hot coffee

We consider the price charged is fairly reasonable, the food are simply mouthwatering and delectable.

It is located opposite of CIMB THAI at the third street or just show the name card to the people there to reach, it's just walking distance.

We booked our transport to Hatyai International Airport by van service, each 100 Baht. Picking time is based on your preference and just told the person in charge when you pay ,our van service picked us at 12pm ( Thailand Time ) after we'd wandered around Lee Garden Plaza since we had time to kill after breakfast.

It took nearly 30 minutes to reach airport with smooth traffic flow.

Hatyai - Bangkok

We departed at 2,25pm ( Thailand time ) after a delay of 20 minutes occurred. Our safe flight to Don Mueang International Aiport landed at 3.50pm ( Thailand time ).
The public transport service in Bangkok is simply convenient and easy, frankly.
We reached at the arrival hall and look for the signboard stating and showing public buses.
We went to the Exit 4 to hop on A1 air-conditioned bus ( Orange Coloured ) with approximately 30 minutes journey to Mo Chit BTS.
Bus fare charged at 30 Baht each passenger.

We then headed to Phaya Thai station via BTS, single journey fare at 34 Baht. Children below 90 cm are exempted from paying fares whereas children below 140 cm are only exempted from paying on the Nation Children's Day.

Phaya Thai BTS station is also an interlink station to Airport Rail Link System. Exit at Phaya Thai station and with only 2 minutes walking distance based on the signboard provided then you will reach Airport Rail Link Phaya Thai station.  We had to reach Ratchaprarop Station which is only reachable via Airport Rail Link. 15 Baht charged for each passenger.

Two lines of Airport Rail Link available which are City Line and Express Line.
Express Line is only available from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Makkasan Station with flat rate of 150 Baht.
The fare of City Line ranging from 15-45 Baht depends on the distance of your journey.

We exit at Ratchaprarop Station and walked to our hotel located at Soi Ratchaprarop 8 with just walking distance of 5 minutes  ( walking again LOL )

We stayed at Shadi Home Resident. More updates coming up soon including the reviews of the hotel and itinerary on the following days.
Here to suggest few website which I found very useful for me to plan my itinerary before the trip :

BTS : Bangkok Mass Transit System ( as known as SkyTrain)
http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/main.aspx

Bangkok Airport Rail Link System ( as known as Airport Train )
http://www.bangkokairporttrain.com/index.html

Personal pick : Complete guide to public transport in Bangkok
Transit Bangkok
http://www.transitbangkok.com/

Till then, Amazing Thailand is just simply AMAZING !

我拿什么迎向2015年？

2014年，我学习探索的大好年份。大爱，知足也很感恩！
我重返博客的原因也是要给未来的自己一份回忆箱，因为我有严重的短暂记忆。
所以不趁现在记录下来，恐怕我又会很快的把2014所有美好的点滴给冰封了。

一月份

完成大学第一学期回来，买了一系列的护肤产品，结果出乎意料！原来我的肤质并不适合含有酒精成分的产品。这也导致我皮肤敏感泛红，搞得我还去到该柜台换产品，做那些多余的事情，因为到最后我并没有使用。教训得了，钱也飞了。从此，我选购护肤品时就是第一时间查看其成分。

回来了也不忘与友人相聚，这可是史上最长的一次，因为我们竟然用了上12小时在外头！

当有促销时我才会狂买。每双25令吉以下，反正我都穿着上课，精明消费者在这！

即使是数小时的聚会，我都很珍惜大家的心愿以及配合。

再来就是已计划好的新春曼谷家庭旅行不得不取消。当时候的政治动荡搞得曼谷市区交通大瘫痪，机票取消等。不过，这次的新春就是在那边度过啦！


二月份

春节结束后，便是我的第二学期开始。参与了大团队搞春节 千人宴，当中扩展了我的朋友圈子，更加了解我大学的运作以及环境。这期间，我难免在学业与活动之间‘闯荡’得有点小混乱。

                                                                      北缘迎新夜

我组被惩罚的衰照。

2014年北方大学‘驰腾’节目组

'我们节目不一样，绝对超越你想象!'

火锅是大学生们的一种小享受

原定4人份的，岂料买过多了。。。

最后还搞得我们只好用炒菜锅

爆笑且难忘的一次

 三,四月份

很庆幸在机缘之下，我能够参观之余也有机会带团康。

我身后就是国民服务2014第一批学员。

是的，北方大学学园里设有 KEM PLKN SINTOK.

北缘健康日

很少有机会与班员们见面，能够通过运动来联系大家真不错。

                                        搞定完Programming Assignment后，大家难免头昏脑涨

趁着假期时，很开心到朋友家金马伦去。这一组的3位继续狂闹在高原！

                                                   友人来槟城游玩，顿时成了无牌小导游
                                                             搞怪逗趣我们最行！

偶尔出席校园里的一些活动来放松自己一下。

基本上没什么大事件，三月份是期中考。不过，天气从一月份开始就持续热下去啦！

五月份

瞩目的月份来啦

                                                ‘驰腾’千人宴圆满的在2014年5月9日进行啦

啊，当然这就是很调皮的节目组组员趁空闲时拿了节目司仪的服装来拍照留恋

这么可爱逗趣的5人，去哪儿找啊？

大家在检讨会议后合影以画上圆满的落点

谢谢大家

有‘驰腾’，有惊喜，有快乐。

紧接下来的就是庆功宴啦

不盛装打扮一下就不叫女人

与语文班班员及导师的合影

五月尾至六月初也是大考时期，过后既是一个学期的结束啦。

另友人来槟岛，所以就参观时光隧道，吃些东西的。

超爱他们家的室内3D壁画！

所以，当我的考试完毕回家后，我一直在寻找假期工。终于。。。

七月份

我当上了小学临教！

我教导二，三年级英文以及体育

那张海报可是我独自完成的，算是能够弥补我小学时期的小小遗憾吧

不过，我对这还蛮有小自豪的

还当了一年级英语朗诵比赛的评审老师呢。

与小学生们接触两个月的时间，真的很充实也很开心能够把知识传授给他们。那是我的宝贵回忆之一呢。谢谢你们，我的学生们。

九月份 

返回校园开始新学期也是我第二年第一学期。

第一件喜事便是我凭着多数的投票赢得了校园摄拍比赛第二名！

以1令吉的参赛费用获取20令吉的奖金

的确是不错的，当作是赚点餐费

去演员面试活动，我成功被戏剧组录取了

可我的角色是一名45岁的妈妈。。

 戏剧组的每一位无形中成了几乎每一天都会见面排练的战友

他们算是与我一起度过我这学期吧

别再管结果了，看，大家的笑容才是最珍贵的！

十，十一月份

 期中假期回家去了，感恩有这位姑娘愿意彼此互相谈吐。

 狂闹服装店的更衣室是我们的常例

这Candid Shot来的有点怪怪的

因为本人不是星巴克迷，这杯绿茶拿铁也是我们俩分享共饮

不然老娘或许崩溃吧 哈哈

基本上不什么大事件可以记录，毕竟我的时间都花在戏剧排练里。甚至校园大大小小活动我都不怎么活跃出席，能尽量争取时间给自己休息及留给课业也比较好。

十二月份

因为事前的安排不妥及当晚活动中技术上的问题，导致活动流程无法让观众真正的赏心悦目，包括戏剧组。虽然我们还是顺利表演完毕了，但我想这会是大家的一个回忆。管它啦，我们戏剧组在三个月的排练所学习到的还有与大家的相处才是最珍贵的。最重要，做好自己

我也凭着‘阿秀’妈妈这个角色荣获最佳演员！

真的是出乎意料，不过还是谢谢大家的赏识。

最重要是谢谢我自己，我的认真及劳苦。

 紧接下来就是戏剧组的槟城两天一夜游玩啦。一大班伙儿的去吃路边美食，看电影，唱爆厢房，围聚在民宿通宵玩游戏。话说，这是我第一次的外游经验。谢谢组员们的配合

 戏剧组的其中五位美少女岂能错过留影啊

随后便是赶Assignment以及大考的巅峰时期，圣诞节庆也不忘与家人们在云顶高原度过，松懈一下自己。然后，我也是第二次与友人在宿舍里度过元旦。

大考完毕回家时也已经是一月中了。再过一个月便迎来春节，可是我感受不到那童年时候的浓郁的春节气息。就像妈说的，现代人能够成天大鱼大肉，商场的特价促销也无时无刻举行，因此大家已经习以为常啦。恐怕这样下去，春节等于游子们回乡的时期以及大家更加大鱼大肉促使日后种种健康问题的危险时段吧。

2014年，是我难忘的一年。不管在身，心灵，我学习了很多。我想，我的2014 Resolution也许我并没有完整的达成不过整体上我成功做到了。我成为了更优秀的自己，做事情也更谨慎，在朋友圈也变得有点静了哈哈，就不再如以往那么的好动。

难免在戏剧排练的那三个月里我会有点迷晃，因为我累。

喊累，是当我抽离及卸下我的任务。

享受，是当我履行我的任务及责任时所获得的宝贵学习。

也因为我在大型活动的参与，我更加意识到时间管理的重要性。这才是大学生活嘛。至于下个学期，我暂无规划，只想装备所获得的经验，教训还有学习在自己身上，唯美漂亮的画在我2015年的画幅上。

Diary - Back to the adolescence stage.

It's not any nostalgic blog entry but I have a little bit sense of reminiscence in completing this.
Oh well, I feel young after seeing all the photos that yet to post here.
What kind of activities teenagers do at this stage?
I bet, 'Hanging out' is the top hit term among all. Somehow the traits of the teenagers nowadays differ from what I'd been through at mine due to the advance technology that bombarded , which encouraging more teenagers to own a smartphone today.
But, hanging out with friends at shopping complex is still the so-called 'tradition'.

Since I'm now based in Kedah for studies, I manage to back hometown during mid-semester break and also after each semester end. Back to my lovely nest is to get sufficient rest and stay away from campus life for some time, to meet my family members and friends as well as for the sake of food!

This fella, Joo is so much honoured that I never failed to date her out everytime I back. This is like a habit I do and I feel happy everytime we manage to meet up.
Since I'm now backed for the Muslims' festive celebration of  Hari Raya Aidiladha ( aka Haji break), so we met up right after the day I'm home.

Our dating was around 10 hours this time.
First station, Route 9.

To be frank, I'm absolutely disappointed over the food served. Perhaps I expected too much. I ordered Route 9 Chicken Chop which is labelled as chef's recommended. Food serving is considered moderate as it was office lunch time, many people dined in during the time. Mushroom soup tastes fairly because I'm always go for thicker taste one (aha).
Okay, come to the chicken chop, I'm somehow surprised to see when it was served. Again, my expectation drove me to it. The sauce is lighter-brown which it taste similar like the gravy you take with Roti Canai in mamak stall. Oh my god, even Joo said so. Then, the mashed potato is slightly dry, not that favour to my taste buds. The deep fried boneless chicken is too oily!  I could see the oil 'pinched' out whenever I cut.
Alfredo Pasta is taste fair, not bad though.
Not much thing to shout over the ambiance as it does not really differ than other western cuisine restaurant.
Probably not going for another visit, I suppose.

It was raining but our energetic and young souls were not stopped from it. Next stop, Gurney Paragon.
Okay so this was my apparel of that day. And I never failed to put on hat each of my visit to H&M.

 Then we spotted the polka dots blouse in PDI and there goes our craze.

We put on like couple wear and hitting the fitting room is what we do during our teenager times.

Last but not least, full set like children's wear!

After hanging around the mall until time for dinner, we found out that it was pouring heavily outside. No choice but we had to settle our meal in the mall, we were waiting and wandering around in hoping the rain would stop earlier on. Lastly, thanks Joo for dropping me home.


Meeting your friends and family has becoming a trend for people who live abroad. Thanks God that I'm fortunate to have such opportunity in my life,too. Aww, how much I miss my high school times where my friends and I would go for outing at mall after each exam. We are now grown up and with a better personal financial support, somehow things wouldn't be the same, only one thing still remain or perhaps improving, the relationships between you and your friends ;)

20 REAL facts about me.

Thanks to my fellow friends for tagging me on Instagram about this little campaign which I don't know the rational of holding it. But it's a good approach to myself as I could write it out after spending some time to think who I really am. I decided to make it on blog instead of Instagram as this make senses for me to add another entry on my blog and it's more convenient to read.

So,without wasting time, HERE IT GOES :

20 REAL facts about Mable Seah

1.  I don't like to comb my hair after showering.
2.  I can be OTAKU all day long, the best record so far is one week.
3.  Oatmeal lover, just simply mashed up with sliced apples. 
4.  Selfie fever fan!
5.  No one is allowed to simply touch my face. 
6.  Money issue is sensitive. I don't really like to lend people money unless it's an urgent one.
7.  I'm titled as 'Vegetables King' by my mum as I usually eat vegetables in a big portion.
8.  Pissed off with two-faced people so I just ignore them most of the time.
9.  Dancing is part of my living. I usually dance in the morning at home.
10.  You would always listen me singing when we're getting closer.
11.  Teaching is my interest. I love to share my knowledge to people.
12.  Priority to family is my principle. I'm grateful to have few friends who I call them REAL FRIENDS.
13.  Workout! Hitting the gym is also my hobby.
14. I take balance in expenditure. I'm definitely okay starts from hawker food and cheap apparel from MYR 5 onwards.
15. I used to dream to be a model.
16. I used to speak like British when I was small 
17. I don't go after new released drama,tv show or movie.
18. Spa and massage maniac here!
19. Observant. Anything observed would be link and related within minutes.
20. Bangkok fan! Wish to master Siamese language well.

It comes at the right time, perfectly fated.

So, I'd ended my part time work as an English teacher at an elementary school. This also indicates the end of my semester break for two months. Again, I've got another discoveries in my life, and most importantly, I'm able to deliver my knowledge to the students and encourage them to be even more fun in learning English. Yeah, most of them are not that strange with English compared to my childhood time. Parents exposed them to English earlier than what our parents did in my childhood time.

I'd got a self reflection which surrounds my mind since yesterday.
I look at myself and what I have now, it's simply a bliss regarding to the right timing.
I'm proud to say that I'm lucky to have what I have at the appropriate time.
I was born in a family of rather average income level. I'm always thankful that my parents sent me to the kindergarten which fully English speaking. My mum told me I used to have that kind of British slant in speaking when I was small but I couldn't recall it, anyway, I think I was cool at that time!
Stepping into elementary school was another phase for me, I stayed with my grandma during weekdays and only back to my home during weekends. I was appointed to be class monitor at Standard One and prefect for Standard Two and Three. Those were the great times where I grew a lot. Yes, A LOT. I got the chance to be like friend with my class teacher, participated in costume ( I played the role of an old granny ), won prizes in story telling competition.
Then, I was just a normal student since Standard Four till I graduated. But, it didn't stop myself to have awesome schooling memories!
I started to be active in sports and games including 100m racing, 4x100m relay racing, tug of war and also Race Walk in MSSPP ( Penang Schools Sports Council )
Thanks that I had a very strict class teacher which disciplined us very well. Somehow she requested something we think is crazy at that time like her wants our class to conquer all the prizes in quizzes like Maths quiz, Essay Competition etc.
I met her in the elementary school that I taught. She can't recognize me as I'm just the 小咖, but thanks that I really emphasized on discipline of being a student.
I was then encouraged by a teacher to join English Choral Speaking Team.
In 2003,our team got champion in zone competition and third prize in state level.
The next year, we managed to get champion in zone and state level which then proceeded to national level！
It was another great experience I had. I got the chance to stay in serviced apartment with my friends and got the chance to discover more. One thing to be a little regret was the national level competition was held in Penang and the serviced apartment we stayed is actually 5 mins walking distance from my home LOL
I managed to maintain my academic though I didn't go for any tuition, but I dropped to be in second class in Year Six.
Still, I joined choral speaking team but we managed to get third prize in state level. I didn't perform very well in sports compared to the previous years. I think it's because I already in puberty phase and I really felt the weight! Haha, but all these are my memories.
Peer pressure in owning some cool stuff also led me to have such desire, too.
I saw my friends got their own computer,e-mail and even cell phone. I asked from my parents as well, for sure. But I didn't own any of them, so there led me to admire at those who own it.
Nokia 3315 was the good phone to me at that time! Haha, I also borrowed from my dad to send texts with friends to ' quench thirst ' for a while.
And this tally with the title of this post, I had computer when I was form one when it was the perfect time that I got to expose to IT stuff. Some folios need to be done in typing and M.Excel was used in geography as well. I learned how to register an email address for myself and discovered about MSN ( which was  top listed software each student had to have at that time after friendster )
So now I recall it back, it was simply nice to own the first desktop pc at the first year of high school.
And for mobile phone, yeah, I was rewarded for being nanny at home at the end of year 2006. My first cell phone was Motorola V360, the flip phone that was on trend at that time.

Coming to Form 3, I'd successfully scored straight A's and got interviewed which then featured on the newspapers! Yeah, this little big thing came at the right time upon my success in academic performance.
My schooling time after that was rather common one as I put effort in academic and grew up in friendship as well. I started to be cautious in manage my personality and attitude. Once again, thanks for all the teachers that taught me in Form Four and Form Five. They are best and awesome in delivering knowledge and guidance.

I entered another phase when I was in Sixth Form. I had my first love which it ended after one year. I got to exposed to different kind of personalities from the people there after joining activities. I learned and I grew a lot within. I suffered from illness and ought to be tough in handling my health as well as STPM trial exam and the real one. Most of the people enjoyed their sixth form schooling time very well yet I'm grateful over the unfortunate things I faced which I grew up very much in thoughts and mental. The Cantonese saying of '十八岁，卜卜脆' but then I'm grateful that I have rather different experience to mature myself. '十八岁，要生性'

Being youth is to discover more, learn more which then add value into oneself.
As a STPM graduate, I participated in different jobs. I worked in daycare centre and be tuition teacher on weekdays, and also earn pocket money from home tuition. I went for sampling promoters during weekends. I got to exposed and see the operations of hypermarket like Giant and Mydin. I saw the patterns of customers which then I took it as lecture to myself.

I was offered to Business Mathematics course at tertiary studies. It was out of my choice and I didn't regret for it. Recall it back now, it's another fated one as I have good coursemates now and of course some who don't practise the similar or appropriate habit in life. It's definitely okay as I reflect their behaviour to be the life lecture to myself. It's also a perfect time to learn to live independently at outside. I didn't enlisted in national service but it's okay as now I have the opportunity to be fully independent in my own living since 20. Ya, perfect timing once again. I also got myself a laptop before entering campus, thinking back now, I used to admire my friends who own a laptop and those who have those cool IT gadgets like iPad etc. But hell yeah, I was allowed to bring iPad to university as it's actually family-share item.

Personally, I think that it's not a problem to be single at this age though most of my high school buddies are already in a relationship. I would regard that an appropriate and true love is awaiting for me, it's just the matter of time. IT'S OKAY, let it be. Also, it's fine even if I'm still single in 10 more years. Somehow this stuff is destined. Whatever, it will come when it's time.

I regard my life is awesome, yes, greatly. I'd turned to be a positive thinking person ever since two years ago. It's imaginarily like SEE YOU NO MORE, DARK SKIES and WELCOME TO STAY, DEAR SUNNY DAYS.

I'm thankful for what I have at the present, the past and I'm looking forward to be even much better of me in future in every aspect.