Tioman Island

This trip has been organized by hubby's family. From foods, accomodation, etc, everything sponsored by father in law. Terima kasih banyak2!!..^^

Trip ke Tioman ni they all plan dlm 3 months before. Last year around December. Dah lama tak buat family trip. Last time when I was pregnant 4 months (trip to Beijing).Seronok jugak bila jalan ramai2 mcm ni. Yang best sbb boleh gilir2 jaga Haireen...;p

We all bertolak dari rumah masing2 seawal 2.30am. (awalnya!!zzzz...) But for me, not much issue, sbb tak drive pun. Hehee..sian hubby. Tapi before that, dia dah make sure he got enough sleep and rest. Bukan dekat nak travel sampai ke Jeti Mersing tu. Tooks about 5 hours jugak. Itu tak termasuk berhenti solat subuh di Kahang (daerah Kluang) + breakfast di Mersing + Jln2 Pantai Air Papan Mersing. Dari jeti Mersing ke Tioman, we all naik ferry Bluewater. It took approximately 2 hours. (In total from KL to Tioman is 7 hours). Dissatisfied with their service, okayy!! Hotel Berjaya yg we all stay tu dekat Tekek (last terminal di Tioman). Ada 1 luggage besar yg they asked us to put on top of the ferry. Ada ke patut beg tu diorang dropped mcm tu je dekat first terminal, padahal we all stop di 3rd terminal. Sampai2 je mmg panik. Cari luggage takde. Dah la susu Haireen, pampers, baju2 we all semua dlm tu. Kalau hilang mmg takde mood la nak bercuti kali ni. Tunggu punya tunggu, more than 2 hours baru dpt luggage balik. Itupun hubby terpaksa pergi balik ke 1st terminal tadi. Alhamdulillah, nothing lost. Haaiihhh..mmg banned la Bluewater ni for the whole life! Kalau teringin nak dtg Tioman lagi, thinking to use Berjaya Air je lah. Sonang. Save my time and energy. Sediakan ongkosnya jelah..:p

Okay, enough my complaint about Bluewater. Kita story pasal our amazing resort pulak. If u all stay di Berjaya, mmg ada provide pickup dari jetty ke hotel. Bus yg open air concept. Sangat best!! Sampai2 jetty je diorang dah standby utk pickup guest. We like their sevice! Dari driver bus sampai ke reception, everyone sooo polite in treating customers.

Dlm ferry Bluewater. Haireen duk ngan Opah.

Dah sampai hotel. During checkin, we have to pay RM200 as deposit. The money will be refunded back once checkout nanti. We booked superior chalets. If u guys see from Berjaya website, rate for this type of room per night is RM420. Isn't it expensive?? yes it is. But we got a good bargain as Berjaya Member rate...Yeahhh!!..^^

Ni la pickup bus tu. Open air concept. Mmg best!

Upon arrival, ada welcome drink. Mango juice. Bestnye minum air sejuk masa cuaca panas2 mcm ni..:) 

U may book any tour directly from the hotel (snorkeling, banana boat,etc)

Berjaya Tioman Superior Chalet room

We all occupied 4 rooms. Room no. 388 to 391. All in one building. Plus, this one pula type yg ada connecting room. My room connect dgn bilik parents in law. Senang Haireen nak lari ke sana ke mari...:p

Haireen-in-action (ada gaya model tak..:p)


Paip pun looks classy



Haireen enjoying the view

       

           

      

Crystal clear water. Byk ikan sesat dari Renggis Island which is about 500m from our resort.

                                                                                      

           

I love their beach benches!!

                                       

Swimming pool slide.

                                       

Isn't it lovely?!

                                      

This too!

                                     

Renggis Island.  People do snorkeling here..

                                      

One..two..cheeseeeee..^^

                                     

Ni Golf club.

                                    

View at night - Good time to test my Dslr aperture & shutter speed

                                   

                                   
Dekat luar hotel, boleh ambil tour. Ada 1 local man yg bawak we all round2 Pulau ni. Dia charge RM50 utk 1 van tu. Kalau pergi beramai2 like us, kira worth it la. One of the attraction dekat pulau ni is Tmn Laut, Pulau Tioman. Dekat sini boleh bagi makan ikan2, yang pasti, ikan2 tu cantik sangat! Roti ikan ni can be bought at one of the shop di jetty. RM1 je satu packet tu.
                                   

Lovely! Berebut nak makan roti.

                                   

Beraninya! I can't imagine how they can swim without life jacket. The sea is quite deep. For me, even wanna snorkel dekat tepi2 pun still I need life jacket, i don't dare to do that..:p

Haireen@ Berjaya Tioman Resort

Pssttt...lupa nak cerita pasal makan. Di Tioman ni, foods are quite pricey. I heard makcik2 jual tu ckp stok mmg very limited. Yelah, its an island. If u stay in Berjaya, there are 2 stalls nearby, just outside at the main entrance. Malay (Halal) and Chinese restaurant. Every night we all makan dekat sini jer. Sbb takde transport,  susah nak bergerak.

Phuket

Entry kali ni tentang our trip to Phuket pulak. We bought flight tickets last year. Mmglah, nak tiket murah kena beli awal, ye tak? Kalau tak, bukan Airasia namanya..:p

For info, ticket ni we all booked masa promo yg 10sen last year. Still remember? But mine was not 10 sen, tapi 20sen. hehee..After include tax, less than RM100 return ticket per person. We all takde amik check-in bag pun. Semua angkut masuk cabin. 3 days 2 nights, for us tak lama mana pun. Cukuplah sekadar bawak 2 beg trolley yg sederhana tu je, as long as meet the requirement.

Bila sampai Phuket International Airport, mak datuk, punyalah panjang queue. Kastam sana agak lambat. So, for those yang plan nak pergi, get ready utk patah kaki berdiri..:D

Awaiting for our tour guide. Sempat lagi menyanyi si Haireen ni.

Nak tahu cerita? We all supposed to stay at Leelawadee Boutique Hotel. But unfortunately, masa we  arrived, their airconds were out of service.So, guests have being transferred to another hotel nearby. Hotel ni ok jugaklah. Tapi tak berapa glamour sangat. Namanya SM Resort. Tapi yang bestnya, in each room, ada provide PC, printer, and free wifi. Tapi yang printer tu, bukan kitorang guna pun. 

Lepas checking hotel, rehat kejap. Then terus g jln2 cari makan. Btw, kat hotel we all ni boleh rent motorbike. Kalau u all nak dtg Phuket, make sure rent motorbike ye, baru puas jalan2. Lagipun, it is the cheapest transportation di sana. Per day just need to pay 200 baht (RM20). For example : if u booked today at 5.00pm, then u need to return back tomorrow at 5.00pm as well. Hotel ni jauh dari main attraction mcm shopping complex and beach. So, kalau nak menapak, mmg patah kaki den.

First day, we all dinner dekat Kusuma Seafood. Restoran ni ownernya Malaysian. Orang Terengganu. He married with local woman. Makanan kat sini sedap dan harganya berpatutan. We all makan tomyam, telur dadar, butter prawn dgn fresh orange juice, total semua dlm 500 baht (RM50). Dapat tahu ttg restoran ni pun dari blog org lain. Thanks to them..:)

Authentic Thai tomyam

Photos above and 3 below taken at shopping complex Jungceylon.The biggest mall in Phuket.  Malam2 kat sini ada watershow, yg mengisahkan tentang sejarah Jungceylon. Kat sini juga ada flea market yg jual barang2 antik, hiasan rumah, all at 100 baht!

Phuket ni, mlm2 mmg sangat happening. Di hard rock ni, ada open live band. Org yg lalu lalang pun boleh watch the show.

On 2nd day, we all amik half day tour. Semua ni including package return airport transfer, we paid about 1000 bahts (RM100) per adult. Haireen free..:)..Package ni we bought from AirasiaGo website. Gambar above taken masa we passed by Karon beach, tak singgah pun. Nampak beach di sini mcm tak isolated sgt compare to Patong.

Kata view point

Lastly, we all sempat singgah kat cashew nuts factory. Mmg marvellous. A lot of varieties that you can choose. Mmg tak jumpa kot kat tempat kita. Flavours that we bought such as Chocolate, Tomyam, BBQ, onion and honey. Ada yg makan sendiri, dan some for souvenirs. The price were quite expensive. They got 2 types, big and small one. Yg small tu, 120baht (RM12), while the big one, 180 baht (RM18).

Lepas balik tour, perut masing2 dah lapar. This time makan di Amaan Restaurant. Staffs kat sana semua baik2. They like to play with Haireen. Makanan kat sini pun sedap, hubby suka their black pepper squid.

This one Patong Beach. The most famous beach di Phuket. Pasir kat sini mmg different sangat. Macam tanah liat, senang sangat nak bersihkan kaki lepas kita jalan2 atas pasir tu.. Hmm..

Yg u all nampak kerusi2 kat beach ni, semua ni bukan free. In Phuket, everything involved money. Even nak duduk situ pun kena bayar. 

Haireen at Patong Beach

On the last night in Phuket, we all singgah sekali lagi di Hard Rock. This time we bought t-shirt. Price dia standard la mcm kat tempat lain. Kalau Haireen punya size, dlm 800 baht (RM80). Tapi baju tu tak muat pun lagi. Haireen ni consider small size. So, simpan je lah dulu. Tunggu dia muat baru kasi pakai.^^