hatyai trip

Every year around this time,end of November, I will take leave to be with my family and to celebrate my beloved daddy's birthday... This year we went to Hatyai again, south of Thailand, just across the border of Malaysia and Thailand. It's a small town to getaway for some cheap massage, nice seafood, delicious tom yum, shopping and praying and visiting the Thai temples.



The standing Buddha that locals believe will bring you wealth and fortune.


The goddess of mercy - kuan yin...


Daddy setting some birds free, Which locals believe it is an act of good deeds...

We got a chance to take some pictures of porcupine and eagle because the owner of a coconut drink stall at the temple, keeps them as pet! How cool is that?!











That's my very brave brother holding the porcupine...



Besides praying, we eat and we shop!!!


Yummy roadside dessert stall...


My favourite mango sticky rice!!!!


Celebrated my daddy's fabulous 54th birthday at one of the local famous Chinese restaurant called toa huat... The got singer to sing birthday song and said birthday wishes to my daddy... So old school and sweet...







Me and my youngest baby sister cam whoring while waiting for food to be served...




We all know that there's a floating market in Bangkok, but there's one in Hatyai too!








And they sell some extraordinary food!!! I dare you to try them!!!





Some gruesome creepy crawlers... Ewws...



Finally... My loots !!!! I din take pictures of the lingerie I bought... Lingerie there are just so much cheaper than Malaysia and Singapore!!!



Happy and satisfied on this eat and shop and eat and shop... I put on some 1kg after the trip... Time to start on my diet!

It's a nice trip, especially when I got to spend time with my family, and have 3 meals with them everyday. That's bliss. Unlike most of you who get to see and eat with your parents everyday, I don't; and I really cherish these moments with them. There's nothing more important and precious to me, than having a nice meal with my whole family together.

I thank god for all these that he has given to me. I truly deeply grateful for it.

Cherish the moments that you have with your family and love ones, cos you will not know when it will be the last.

There's this Chinese saying:
树欲静而风不止，
子欲养而亲不在。

Cherish and treasure while it is still there!


Xoxo,
_CeL|Ne_

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Ribs!!!

Monday evening.
Cold, humid & foggy 2 degrees in Amsterdam.

When you come to Amsterdam, you have to be a carnivore! Yes, steak, lamb chop, pork chop, and ribs here are just too delicious to miss! I had a sumptuos and sinfulicious dinner with my friends the night we arrived in Amsterdam!

Cafe Castell, please make reservation if you are having dinner on weekends, and please try to go early on weekdays, as the crowd will come in around 730pm onwards.

They serve some nice baguette with butter, or the herb & garlic butter.
I love the herb & garlic butter. It goes especially tasty with the rich and creamy lobster bisque!!

My starter - Escargot bake with herb & garlic butter. How can you say no to such delicacy??

Please try not to eat too much bread, else you will not be able to finish this!!!

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Nicely marinated and barbeque to perfection; crispy at the sides and the meat are still tender juicy!!
It'll be such a shame to not finish these RIBS!!!! It's finger licking good!!!

Not forgetting the grill to just tender and succulent Lambchop! Yumz...

And the aftermath

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It's just so delicious that we walloped everything! This is what i called a nice and fulfilling dinner! Guess i have to go on vege and stay away from meat for a few days, too much of a carnivore for tonight!

Bracing the cold to walk back to the hotel. The cold and lonesome sunday streets of Amsterdam, with christmas lights and decoration here and there.

Thank you so much for the great company and wonderful dinner in such a far far away and cold cold land.

I'm leaving for home tomorrow morning, can't wait to get back to the warm, and start my 1 week leave with my family. *bliss*

XOXO,

CeL|Ne

Amsterdam

Monday afternoon.
Cold, Humid and Foggy 2 degrees in Amsterdam.

Its' really very cold out there when i went for a walk this noon, this winter will be cold and harsh for the dutch. The high humidity in the cold making the whole place foggy with low visibility.

It's so foggy that you feel like you are in some fairylane...

Some Christmas Fair going on at the square, with stalls selling yummilicious Belgium waffles and cheese, and they have made a small skating ring there too... Reminds me that Christmas is not far from now....

Souvenier shop with traditional Dutch Ladies' Clogs... The paint works are so detailed and pretty...

Bumped into this "Smartshop", offering some really "smart" stuffs that can make you feel cloud nine!!! So tempting right?! But the "stuffs" are illegal in singapore, and consuming it will bring you behind bars... so, think twice or thrice!!!!

Went to the flower market to try my luck on some tulips, eventhough i know that November is not tulip season, it's impossible to find tulips there, except for the fake ones. I thought of buying the bulb back and plant it myself, but common sense telling me that it's impossible for them to grow in the hot and humid Singapore. LOL

A small art and craft shops around the flower market with many nice posters and pictures.

The Christmas store with plenty of nice Christmas decoration and ornaments.

I love Dutch cheese very much, bought some nice and fresh Dutch Gouda Cheese in Herb & Garlic flavour, my favourite, and had a picture with the tall and pretty Dutch Lady. 

Happy to be back in my warm and cozy hotel room with my loot!!!! - Stroopwaffles & Dutch Cheese.

Gonna spend the rest of my afternoon cozing in my room.

Take care and stay warm in winter.

XOXO,

CeL|Ne