Oh, Langkawi….
An island bound north,
Inhabited with wildlife,
For millions of years - untouched,
The green preserved in sheer abundance,
And friendliness of locals engaged,
With spirits and joy that,
Installations in Oriental Village attracts and,
Freewheeling at Langkawi Falls,
Dormy on the go,
Along with cheap beers & tobacco,
Next to the sandy shores of The Andaman.
We touched down at 10.30am and first impression on the airport was… "wow, it looks exactly like our old Kuching’s International Airport, just without the passenger sky bridge". Glad MOH’s deployed apparatus to monitor inbound passengers for body temperature scan; prevention of the pandemic spread of swine flu before the immigration counters. I was a bit exasperated to see the uncle at the ‘Malaysian Passport’ immigration counter (the other 2 immigration counters were marked ‘Foreign Passport’, operating smoothly) wandering around while a few Malaysians were queuing up on the lane awaiting clearance, some nagged but the response was "Please wait…" We have no choice but to halt for quite a while at the ‘Foreign Passport’ lane since the automated machine was not functioning as well. How ridicule to have such a sloth working in such department. Oh well.
Then we saw a row of booth for car rentals, not knowing which to choose, we approached but I suspect that all booth were operated under the same company. Salesman ask one another if this or that car’s available for rent. LOL. So, we’re in a dilemma of picking our vehicle as the price varies - according to capacity and brand. We go for Kembara @ RM140 (3D2N) but god knows this so called 4WD died off on the highway @ Jalan Padang Matsirat on the 2nd night but fortunately we managed to get a replacement within half an hour - a Wira after lodging calls to the person in charge. Pretty consistent I’d say. On the wait, we had a tea break by the road stalls and we’re being greeted with rambutans from a lady at her 50s’ accompanied with her grandchildren playing carom aside… some heart-warming sight I chanced upon…
Well, Langkawi has been given a World Geopark status by UNESCO back in 2007 and all goods in the zone are free of taxes. A can of beer @ RM1.60 which is much more cheaper than a glass of fruit juice / coke, and a premium cigar at only RM10. Owww! Drink till you puke was in fact true ya know? I had couple of cans there and on the wheels, Asahi booze with cottage fries was simply amazing as it keeps you awaken (on the munch)… and everyone treats it like normal drinking water… LOL!
Hmm.. some notes to drop here that I drove an estimated 200km in this island, RM30 petrol filled, Day 1 - vice versa from Airport (Jalan Kuala Teriang, Route 114) to The Andaman Resort (Jalang Datai, Route 161), and from resort to Eagle Square Statue (Persiaran Putera, Route 110), Langkawi Cable Car (Kampung Teluk Burau, Route 113/272), Kuala Muda Sunset (Jalan Kuala Muda, Route 115), Dinner @ Kitta Seafood Restaurant (Jalan Pantai Kok, Route 114), and back to resort (Jalan Datai, Route 161). Day 2 - from resort to Jalan Tanjung Rhu, Route 111 for Eagle feeding, Mangroove boat ride, Caves etc. After that, we head south for lunch (Jalan Pantai Tengah, Route 115/117), Langkawi Waterfall (Jalan Datai, Route 161), took some rest and bound south east to Kuah Weekend Night Market (Lencongan Putra 3, Route 165), engine ignition died off, S.O.S, and back to Kitta Seafood Restaurant for dinner (Jalan Pantai Kok, Route 114), and back to resort. Day 3 - Resort to Airport. This was a crazy short trip!
Enjoy the post (hmmm.. a lot of difference between laptop & crt display :P) …
Around Telaga Harbour @ Jalan Pantai Kok (Route 114)
Dan & Isa
The structures here don’t look ‘islam’ at all, mediterranean archictecture? 
Canon? LOL!
Me along the isle
Jeng on snaps
Lighthouse
We rented this car which died off on the 2nd Day.
The Andaman Resort
Matsuka (japanese) served us on check-in.
Lobby
Fresh pineapple juice & cold towel served
Back to nature & swimming pool
Check-in our room
Ah…. comfy bed
Some coffee brew for ya?
Bathtub, Monsoon shower head behind me
Sea Salt Scrub!
Tropica fruits served
Eagle Square
Hurray! We had a few attempts and this one’s okay LOL
Having some personal times there ?
Langkawi Cable Car
Seven Well Waterfall
Langkawi Sky Bridge
Birds Eye View 1
Birds Eye View 2
Buffalo grazing. Was kinda nervous to get near as a few PIFF @ me, aggressive it seemed!
The range
Ok My Turn
HEHE. Thanks to Jeng for this shot.
So we had road side stalls for tea break
Langkawi Fruit Rojak (Fried bean curd not exactly like Kuching’s)
Langkawi Chendol (coconut milk too thick, I love red beans)
Langkawi / Penang Laksa (Odd Taste)
Sunset @ Kuala Muda with kids on gaiety mode.
Sunset @ Kuala Muda with a boat
Boat’s moving forward!
Dinner @ Kitta Seafood Restaurant @ Pantai Kok
Some booze for the night, drivers don’t drink for safety reasons! Back to resort will do 
So I had fresh orange juice
Sin Chew Fried Bee Hoon (Rice Noodle)
Sweet Chilly Crab (Awesome)
Stir fried Kai Lan (Less Oily)
Fried Pissing Prawn with chilly & garlic
I was still hungry so I ordered another plate, Canto fried noodle…
I prefer fried noodle instead.
Total Bill : RM198
(we’ll be back)
Okay, time for some booze really… RM22 per half dozen
I prefer Asahi
Stay tune for Part 2.
Haven't announced yet horr? 
Paris? 
New York? 
