Hua Hin, Thailand ,Day 1 (part 4)

Food in the train

eating table


Mixed vegetable


Fried rice


Fried egg


broth for XY who was having stomach trouble

Hua Hin, Thailand, Day 1 (part 3)

I am ok .....................................after the bed were made, the game went on
The comfortable train

During the day



The convertible table and seat.............................along the Aisle

In the night
All the seats and tables were converted to sleeping beds
Lower Bed that cost slight more expensive than the upper one



The Train Master and his crew converting the seats to bed and making sure that
everything on board this train is ok. He is very friendly too.


The seats were converted to bed... cushion placed and ready to receive the mattress



The left and right Lower Bed

Upper Bed.
The price is slight cheaper and cost Rm 7 -10 less than the lower bed.
I slept in the upper for I would be further away from the sound made by the rail track


The upper bed where all the mattress,bedsheets,pillow and case were kept. blankets too



The completed Upper Bed.
Son, are you comfortable up there?
Sitting and sleeping positions, looks ok. NO PROBLEM, " Mae me phen ha"( in Thai)

Hua Hin ,Thailand, Day 1 (part 2)

XY before boarding the train in Butterworth


Day 1

In the train.

What do you do when you are in the train? Well, the journey is very long and you have to prepare game, reading materials, and the most important is food. Since we have many cookies given by relatives and friends during this Chinese New Year festival, we have to packed them separately and took them along.



Sharing of good food.............................................Hoh Chiak


Drinks,"Teh Peng " Ice tea bought during the stop over at Padang Besar, Thailand
The Border town between Malaysia and Thailand


Playing card game together


All of us solving the Sudoku together.


At Padang Besar, Immigration Checkpoint..


The fun of traveling was to meet more friends, Here the German girls as young as 19 and 24 years old. Letting them try the Pineapple cookies too. Sharing travel information on the Thailand Marine islands

Hua Hin,Bangkok Trip,(part 1)

A trip to this beautiful beach.(27/1/09)

My wife has been talking of this beach and since all of us are back for this Chinese New Year, we decided to take a trip to well known beach in Thailand. My neighbour, Mr Soo gave us a map of one the town, Prachaupkhirkhan , 60km south of Hua Hin. and looking at the photos taken by him on his recent bicycle trip to Bangkok from Penang, we decided to take a trip to this area.

1st day 27/1/09




All of us, Year 2009, before the trip

Left our home at around 11.45pm and reached the Ferry at around 12.45 after parking the company car back in the newly Penang Times Square. The only way to reach Hua Hin is by rail leaving Penang, Butterworth at 2.20pm and reaching Hua Hin,Thailand's, train station at around 7.00am the following morning.



The Penang ferry time table...........Waiting for the ferry to dock in Penang ........



PY and XY waiting for the ferrry............finally....Boarding the Thai train

2009 Bead shoe Collection

1st pair by Janet Choo
For Choo Choo
3rd Jan 2009

1st Pair

Animal kingdom

Island Resort

In the Datok Kong's shed
Wow, a sleeping snake and it could not be bother of anybody praying there.








What is the name of this bird or chicken



On arrival at the site, I found this animal among the bushes . It's a real beauty.

The 65 Storey Komtar

While attending a dinner in Komtar.
Meeting of Old friends


Staff that work together.....and consultant friends too


Family friend.....................and gathering of some staff

What can you see from 59 storey.

I was instructed to see the last construction stage of this high rise (65 storey Komtar) by my former boss while constructing his Hotel Equatorial . The casting of the last few floors and also the dismantling of the Tower crane. Once a week , I would visit this building and observed every details of the construction methodology.

Well, I took some memorable photos of the completed Penang Times Square (Phase 1) from 59th floor. Normally, my son, XY, would repeat his comments :" Dad, you should have requested from your bosses some complimentary nights stay in hotels that you have constructed for them!!! Oop!, I have forgotten to tell him that I was invited for lunchs by them when return from my Oversea job.
Note: For my niece and nephew who are in USA . You can update this pictures in Google Map if you need them.



At 6.56 pm


At 7.01 pm



At 9.38 pm.
It would be beautiful when the advertisement boards around the building are set up.

Traditional Malay Wedding

A trip to Kuala Kurau, Perak on 21/12/2008


Azhahar, Azmi and me


Azmi, wife and youngest son, Aizad..
Azhahar,wife and his two children.

My Malay staff, Azmi and his brother invited us to his relative wedding and we reached there around 3.30pm after our lunch in Permatang Pauh. My wife has always wanted me to travel out of Penang Island but then I was always tired after my work. This Sunday was very exception and we definitely made this trip



Bersanding Area /........................................ and the Guest reception area


Where the wedding cermony and food was served


The Bridge linking Kuala Kurau to Kuala Gula



Villager fishing ( tangkul)along the small channel

Fish farming along the river#


The approaching of Kulau Kurau bridge......... Fish farming along the river