A day before the trip, I got to know that EJ & Jamie will be arriving Kuala Lumpur from their honeymoon in Bali. It was unexpected meet up since the two will be staying in Tunes Hotel @ downtown KL. We had a little social in the hotel along with fellow Mike which I'll be staying over the night as well, how coincidental the occasion has been. An early breakfast (Roti Bawang) nearby local indian stalls was something new to me. It was 2am in the morning and that was my 3rd supper but before that, I had Roti Kertas & Taiwan Chicken Chop with fellow Mike, and as well a beef burger on my first munch. Literally I almost puke and lost my gustation.
15.08.2010 - Feeble mind and lack of sleep, 3 hours of rest is never enough. I still remembered Darren were sleeping soundly that no matter how hard I knocked or called, he was not aware of. I have no choice but to inform the counter about my situation. Luckily I was able to grab a key in from them. Tunes Hotel. Oh dear! Imagine a hotel without additional door cards, cable phones or even cleansing agent for a comfy bath; that's a hostel more like it. Everything amenities in the hotel is about $, but of course you pay what you get.
We took a cab to LCC Terminal @ RM80 for 4 and departed at 1PM in the afternoon. I thought the flight took approximately 2 hours but unfortunately it's the timezone that I have to be aware of.
Arrived Krabi @ 1.35pm(+7GMT). Simple airport and noticed only an officer working on the b-scan which took us quite some times on the queue. We saw a man holding an A4 paper with the word 'Ms. Shirley' on it and followed him blindly without any further questions asked. I don't think the driver understands us and so, we departed off to our hotel, Royal Nakara @ Ao Nang. Half way on the road, the hotel staff buzz us and questioned if we're really on our way to the hotel and therefore, we passed the phone to the driver. To our surprise, all of us had made a huge mistake! We're on the wrong vehicle heading to the wrong hotel, however, after some negotiation between the 2 parties (on the phone), we managed to reach our own hotel safely. The driver himself had a little chagrin and occasionally chuckled. As for the 6 of us, we were utterly guffawed. We then realized a grey section printed on the A4 paper referring to some other resort. Neither any of us nor the driver noticed it. LOL!
致团友留念:
嘻嘻嘻~第一次摆那么大的乌龙让大家觉得有点尴尬,尤其是司机,没有确定客人身份在开车,真让人耐人寻味. 最终司机也得跟有关酒店谈判才把我们送到酒店大门(而不是门口). 下次记得把眼睛瞪大点哦! 以免超级乌龙篇在上演,免的无辜被抛. 我在想哦..那位'Shirley'会不气馁到拿司机来当沙包来打叻. 哈!
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We checked in our hotel and hopped on a Jeepsy to Krabi Town for leisure walk, exploring their night markets and most importantly, their local food & delicacies. Cheap, creative and affordable that's all I could say. After the night market stroll, we took the jeepsy ride back to our hotel @ 60 Baht per pax. There goes our Day 1.
On the van, on the way to Royal Nakara when we realized something is not right. Moon & Hong
Shirley, Jeannette & Law
We checked-in soon after we alight. Per night is 3,500 Baht with 2 queen size bed and a single bed. Not too bad as we checked. Staff was friendly and approachable but too bad only a room key was given.
Random hotel shoot. A quiet place but there were some constructions going on around. It seemed like there were a few resorts / hotels erected within the vicinity.
Our hotel room with 2 queen size bed + a single bed where I took this photo.
There's a kitchen too for us to cook (with a microwave), a mini bar station as well 
Another angle near the sliding door.
These 2 girls were really tired that they had siesta after this shot. lol
We had a short stroll along Ao Nang stretch with souvenir shops, restaurants & cafe, tailors etc., similar to Bali I would say.
The group is ready for Jeepsy ride to Krabi Town!
In the Jeepsy ride, you're able to observe wonderful sceneries around, tagged along with a few tourists @ just 50 Baht (morning/ afternoon price).
Incidental shot of local life. There's much to tell of.
30 minutes later, we're @ Krabi Town. Looks very much alike our Serian (Sarawak Region) town yeah.
Dropped by 7-Eleven to buy some drinks to quench our thirst. This soya bean milk is really lovely.
Krabi Street Snacks / 甲米街边小吃
FYI, this market is only available on weekends. We're lucky enough to drop by and wriggle through those foods offered by locals. I bet you won't wanna miss this. This is Weekend Walking Street!
Fresh flowers on sale.
Fresh milk blend according to your choice. Good to see but not too sure if it's good to consume. Kinda odd but creative.
This aunty is preparing hot spring roll for us on the spot, skin made of flour and ingredients were shredded turnip, carrots & mushroom.
There you go, Thai Spring Roll (Popiah) with sweet chili sauce. Not bad, not too oily I reckon.
There, another stall selling BBQ Sticks but the meat was too salty. Still cooking from the above.
Didn't get to try the barbeque fish but there's more!
Thai Satay, juicy and tender!
Do you have any idea what this is? It's Fried Chicken Skin! Weeeeeeee! Ya I had a few. It's really crispy! You should try it chicken lovers! But… not too much of it.
This is another type of flat fishball, served with chili sauce. Man… it's spicy & hot!
We came across this Scooby Doo van selling Pan Cakes and gawd, there's a variety of it that we don't know what to eat!
It's kinda unique actually. We love the settings and food from this stall!
The stall owner preparing our orders. This is similar to our very own Roti Canai but literally it's cooked in the Thai way.
There, Banana Pancake is awesome!
This market reminds me of our very own Satok Sunday Market (Kuching, Sarawak Region).
Up next, we had cheese pancake! WOOT! Taste really good but the melted cheese made the dough flab. Still, acceptable.
Sit in a line and enjoy pancakes. Oh, that's what I called ENJOY! Sabai Dee Mai!
Barbeque Squid on the go.
It taste kinda odd going down in a full piece. I think it's the marinated sauce which was uneven.
Many many more satay-like sticks
Thai Fried Rice with egg. Take a look at the yolk, it's orange color. Sometimes, I was kinda worried if it's an artificial egg. There were cases in China reported. I give it a pass on this. Next….
Steamed Thai Chicken Rice. Okay.. that looks kinda new to me. Didn't get to try cause we had a little bit of this and that along. Pass.
So I did managed to try out this yolk yam delicacies. It taste really floury. One is enough.
Ah, the famous miniature Thai pineapple is a must try. Sweet and juicy!
Tubes of colorful drinks
Thai hotdog / Weisswurst! Not too salty and similar to Taiwan hotdog. Usually served with raw cabbage and small chilies.
Thai coconut is the bomb especially for one hot day like this!!
The famous Mango Glutinous Rice. The condiment is a bit too sweet but it's a good combination for 3 different types of sticky rice.
I think it's coloring for the 2.
Thai style Char Kueh Teow. Sweet but not salty. Another weird combination.
Little busker rendering their instruments. They are really talented. I have a video on this, I'll try to post up @ my facebook.
Oh yeah, this is coconut Ice-Cream. My first try told me that it taste mediocre. The scoops was a bit too sweet though.
Drawing was (and still is) my compassionate hobby and every time I looked at these people, I felt like joining with a brush and paper.
Little souvenirs on your pick. The varieties are eye opening really.
These little puppet is perfect for lovers I supposed.
She rides!
Sunset @ Krabi Town. Noticed that interesting traffic light with a man carrying bulks. haha!
There's another market in Krabi Town. It's the fruit market but along you can check out some food and cloths, not far from walking street.
On our way back, I came across this flamboyant lanterns. Not quite! It's foldable and easy to attach. I bought it for 300 Baht for the medium size.
SUPPER TIME!
Yeah, we bought some cup noodle @ 7-Eleven with dumpling and cocktail hotdogs. Unhealthy presence but oh well, it's our college mates reunion. WTH 
Of course, accompanied with a few beverages. You see, we have black soya milk, Singha, Heineken, & Asahi. Beer is really that cheap @ Thailand. 
There you go! More cocktails and Dumpling… We bloated after.
And Whalla! Khot Kun Khab. We did the same back in 2008 here.
Nikon CLS were used above.
Stay tune for Day 2. Hope you enjoyed.
Merry Christmas To you!!!!
