Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday : Ha Long Bay

This week, in "Biqque, Water, and Outdoor".

Halong Bay, Vietnam

A place that you should visit! One of the UNESCO Heritage Site that has 1960 islet of limestone. It has been said that God has sent dragons to defend the land during Vietnamese were fighting with Chinese invaders. To "feel" the experience, we went to Hanoi and had a two-days one-night trip where we slept in one medium-size wooden junk boat. On board, we made friends with the Germans and French, where we had so much fun playing "language".

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 2/5
Food : 2/5

Hotel : 3/5
Cleanliness : 2/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Skywatch Friday : Bukit Tinggi

This week, in "Biqque, the Sky Watcher".

Fraser Hill, Malaysia

Another good place for short getaway. Our journey to Bukit Tinggi was full of fun in the presence of Meor and his friend, who happened to be a photographer. Hubby and I became his models, posing here and there like our special outdoor photoshoot. Though this place is secluded and almost have nothing to see, nothing to do, and no where to go, I still find it beautiful with a touch of French and Japanese on it.

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : Nil
Food : 3/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 4/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Skywatch Friday.

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday : Batu Dam

This week, in "Biqque, Water, and Outdoor".

Batu Dam, Selangor, Malaysia

This dam only supply water, not the electric generation. It was built during British occupation in Malaya. The water supply serves Selangor and Kuala Lumpur people. It was a very fine day when hubby and I had nothing to do and need a very quick sightseeing. We drove for almost an hour plus to reach this dam and it was amazing to see this huge deep man-made lake.

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : Nil
Food : 2/5

Hotel : Nil
Cleanliness : 3/5
Worth : 2/5

Credit : Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Skywatch Friday : Sabah

This week, in "Biqque, the Sky Watcher".

Sabah, Malaysia

I had fun in Sabah with Chawana's family. In 3 days trip, we went to many places and I must tell that the food and the beach were awesome! One of the place that we visited was the tallest building in Borneo, Tun Mustapha Tower. Both views, from the land and the sea, were amazing with 30-storey circular glass sculpture, overlooking Likas Bay and Chief Minister's office in 360 degree.

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 4/5
Food : 3/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 3/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Skywatch Friday.

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday : Doha

This week, in "Biqque, Water, and Outdoor".

Doha, Qatar

This will be the TRANSIT place if you take Qatar Airways from KL, Malaysia to Houston, United States. I had 3 hours duration on through (alone) and 8 hours duration on flow (with hubby). We tried their local foods and drinks, went to the famous Souq Waqif, watched rich Qatarians in BMW, Hummer and Mercedes cruising around town, and met some good and friendly Malaysians. We had fun in this camel-land! Yalla! Yalla!

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 4/5
Food : 4/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 4/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Skywatch Friday : Phnom Penh

This week, in "Biqque, the Sky Watcher".

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I went to Phnom Penh to Siem Reap via local bus. I've been tortured by listening and watching local Karaoke DVDs, one after another, ALL THE WAY! Can you imagine that? So I kill almost 80% of the time by looking outside and enjoyed the clear sky. It was dry season at that time. Cows and horses turned skinny, ponds were dried out, villagers had to outspread huge plastic and waited for rain to come. That's how they live their live and I'm glad that they are now, developing.

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : Nil
Food : 3/5

Hotel : 2/5
Cleanliness : 2/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Skywatch Friday.

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday : Bali

This week, in "Biqque, Water, and Outdoor".

Uluwatu and Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia

The place where EVERYONE goes for their honeymoon, including us. It was our first time going out of the country, and explored three states in Indonesia in 10days. We had a wonderful 3 days in Jogjakarta, 5 days in Bali, and 2 days in Jakarta, via AirAsia. The wave was calm and smooth, while the sunset was bright and awesome. Bali has always and will always be in our heart, as it was the start-spark of our travel fever :)

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 4/5
Food : 3/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 3/5
Worth : 4/5

Credit : Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Skywatch Friday : Surfer's Paradise

This week, in "Biqque, the Sky Watcher".

Surfer's Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia

The first non-Asian country I've ever been! The best wave, the cleanest beach, the BLUEISH sky I've ever had in my life! No rain, no fog, no haze, nothing. Just overload blue sky and cottony white cloud. What a shiny and breezy 5 days trip. We had fun, enjoying the sun.

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 5/5
Food : 4/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 5/5
Worth : 5/5

Credit : Skywatch Friday.

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday : Bagan Lalang

This week, in "Biqque, Water, and Outdoor".

Sepang Gold Coast, Bagan Lalang, Malaysia

This is the NEAREST getaway for Kuala Lumpur residents, in order to enjoy beach fun and seafood heaven. We had a short trip to this place during one rainy day and the wave is pretty strong and wild. I bet you can surf with it, just like what you can do at Surfer's Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia. Hik!

"RATE OF THE DAY"

Beach : 2/5
Food : 4/5

Hotel : 4/5
Cleanliness : 2/5
Worth : 3/5

Credit : Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.