Yi we qi ji hui fa sheng

it's still fresh in my mind

the incident of getting robbed on the streets

traumatizing

scared

nervous

shocked

those were the emotions running wild after it happened

i came bac from Songkla that evening

a place where everyone should go when ur visiting hatyai

or else it would be a waste

reached 'hotel'

took some rest

went out to search for a cyber cafe just to update my facebook status =.="

and headed of to the streets

roaming aimlessly

just wanted to explore the whole of hatyai

cause it wasn't easy to memorize all the street names

took me a while to recognize using the buildings

as i roamed farther from town...

i got lost

and it was quite hard to find a tut tut car

guessed i ventured a bit too far

it was starting to drizzle

so i tried my very best to search for an exit

but i was approached by 2 men

dark skin

both not too tall

definitely older than me

i thought they were just being frenly trying to talk to me

but instead

one men drew out his penknife

a small one. not too big

and pointed at me

at that point

(OH SHIT flashed my mind)

all i could do was trying to calm down

cause i dunno wtf shit they were talking in thai

then the other men searched for my WhiteBerry

and held to it 1st

niamaccbknnwtfbbq!!!!!!!!

of all things.. took my phone 1st.. FCK!!

i couldn't do anything but tremble in fear

next they wanted my wallet

and i had to take it out

i held on to some malaysian money

begging them to let me have it

i kept on saying

Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia

they showed some mercy and let me off

i quickly ran out from that place...

saw a tut tut

rushed bac to a cyber cafe

and took some time to calm down......

i was so scared i wanted to take a flight bac to msia that nite

but i calmed down

went on9 to look for yinyin

i was lucky they did not take my debit cards and passport

so i asked her to bank in some amount of money to my debit card

so i could withdraw more money (just in case)

to get a bus ticket bac next morning

it was hell

total loss 2.2k

2 weeks well planned trip = 2 days trip

GODDAMNNIT! FUCK!

an EXPENSIVE lesson learnt:::: i shall never travel alone anymore =___=" my minute size shows that i'm vulnerable to these things no matter how much precaution i took.

never the less, I thank God i was still alive. Amen

Neuj-eun-i hu-hoe-man-keum deo sa-rang-hal-gge

so much for a planned 2 weeks solo backpacking to Thai

it all miserably ended on the 2nd day  T.T

I'm still glad i reached Msia safe and sound

Thanks for everyone who helped and cared

especially my twin, yinyin and my ex-lecturer Jason

(will cont the story on next post)

I went to Thailand without informing my family

main reason: not wanting them to worry too much

2nd reason: they would have never let me go

I took an 12 hour train to Hatyai for rm34

not advisable

cause it was dead boring since i was alone

unless u have too much time to spend =___="

just take a bus there

only rm40 for 7 hours =____="

see the difference?

My 1st stop was Padang Besar Immigration

(had to google for pics since my baby is gone >.<)

and you'll reach Hatyai in 30mins ++ 

overall like i said,

sien journey

BE PREPARED when you have reached...

you will be thronged by touts

they hunt foreigners

not to say scammers

they are just trying to "help"

by being your tourist guide and elevate prices to everything =___="

basically cutting your throat

they earn commission..

cant really blame them geh...

IGNORE THEM and you should be fine =)

Hatyai is indeed a tourist paradise

a small town

where you can find ALMOST ANYTHING

-crazy spicy food 

-best place for drunkards (rm10 can get 3 bottles of booze) dirt cheap!

-applies for ciggies as well (i think)

-entertainment ranging from hookers, aqua,tigershow,nfi wat else

(no i did not go there for all these rubbish so i am not really sure okay)

-cheap rides! 

their famous "Tut Tut car"

besides that, there are vans.. busses and also registered motorcyclists

price ranging from Rm2 for most of it unless it's a van

BEWARE of scams =___="

since they practically know ur a foreigner

obviously they will want more out of you

so.. BARGAIN and say 20 bath(rm2) or 'yee sip' for a person

before u take a ride

if more than 20 bath in that town area just ignore and look for other tuttuts

travel tips: be prepared to learn or pickup some basic language before venturing or you will have a seriously hard time trying to communicate. no joke. FCKING HARD!

Ps: sorry not many pics to complement it.. sadly.. i'll cont tomoro...