krabi ( pt 3) - ao nang beach , katak magik

sambungan.. Ao Nang Beach where we stay is about 30-40 mins trip from the Krabi Airport. A central location for leisure and to sort out your daily outdoor activities ( click all photos to enlarge ) I like this photo la. A passenger about to board a small boat at dusk with strong tides. going to the open sea.. WESTWARD THE TIDE!! (hehe.) Ao Nang Beach ni kira tempat holiday paling strategik dan popular, dari sini korang boleh plan macam2 aktiviti. Tapi, pendapat aku Pantai Ao Nang ni bukan untuk swimming ke enjoy2 pasal ada tempat lain2 kawasan krabi ni lagi best, jadi tu korang gi aktiviti naik speedboat/longboat pegi pulau2 lain cam aku cerita Phi Phi Islands. Cantik tempat Ao Nang ni, laid back, banyak hotel dan lodging ikut budget korang, complete la kira, smua ada, tukar duit, massage2 urut2, pampering, nite spot - walau nampak macam tak havoc tapi tetap ada.., pagi2 kat Ao Nang Beach lepas subuh korang pegi, banyak botol kat tangga2 menuju pantai. Kita gi low season tourism, so kira kosong jugak la. Ada jugak aktiviti gi tengok muay thai ( martial art thailand ), ada gi live-shooting, panjat gunung, semestinye macam2 aktiviti laut dan jalan2 kat pulau2 cantik kat krabi, dan macam2 la.. Lepas subuh matahari terbit pun aku gi pantai ni jugak, then aku nampak ni.. seriously aku tak tahu apa kumpulan ni buat tepi pantai cam gini, exercise kot atau buang tebiat? I think at the distance are a few of the beautiful islands with sandy beaches and clear sea that are part of the Phi Phi Islands/4 Islands/5 Islands/ Hong Islands trips. Ao Nang Beach area, sleepy early morning scenes ..You see the wires all over the place? At night, its fun, colourful and bright.. Mekdi ada, nampak? tapi.. susah la, jual burger daging 'be alif be ye'. Ni nanti aku ceta kat bahagian makanan hehe. As you can see from the above photo One thing amusing is the amount of overhead electrical / communication wires. When you walk in the early morning when the streets are empty, you can hear the 'bzzttt bzzttt' sounds coming from these masses of wires hanging/dangling above you. mesjid macam nak kat siap aje dekat ngan pantai Ao Nang ni... so korang lain kali datang maybe dah siap.. senang la korang. reban ayam dan ayam2 cantik...ni kat tempat naik gajah sebenarnye hehe.. ok ni lak cam aku cakap katak magik These are the fascinating yet irritating but lovable wooden crafted frogs sold by the Chiangmai Tribes Ladies who wear their colourful traditional clothes and headgears. The trick is you take the small stick provided and rub it against the scales at the back of the frogs. You should be getting some 'nature' frog-alike sound. I prefer the cuter sounds emitted from the small & medium sized frog but my better half prefer the 'brutal violent' froggy sound emitted from the largest one haha. Dulu2 gigit jari je la dengar orang dapat gi tempat2 cam gini.. tapi skarang, peluang ada cerah sikit with budget airlines... Kita naik Air Asia dari KL. Kalo korang yang dari Singapore, korang naik Tiger Airways. best.. nanti next aku buat last report dan most important... WE WANT FOOD!!

Ulasan ~Wet Appetite~ Insaf ~

( tanah liat kubur ke hapa sey? pada aku ada tema atau theme kat whole album ni )

intro sikit ( kalo nak terus baca review cd ni, scroll and skip the italic paragraph ) -
Rock Melayu dan Pop-Rock Melayu ketandusan album2 baru ngan lagu2 original baru.
Anyway, mungkin citarasa Rok Melayu aku tak sama ngan korang punye konsep tentang apa tu rock melayu....
Sejak berapa tahun lepas, contoh kita taruk sejak tiga empat tahun lepas,
berapa banyak album baru ngan Lagu BARU dari band rock melayu yang aku betul2 suka dan aku beli original?
Kalo pop-rok mainstream, ada sokongan media massa dan syarikat big label, Search ngan GME with Irama Marakas still an awesome song. Amuk latest tu hari, was not so good as before. Dan ingat - adakah dorang punye lagu sendiri atau orang lain buatkan?
selain tu yang tersangat lebih best, dah tu makin best pasal self-composed malay rock albums tapi harapkan lebih kepada sebaran mulut atau words of mouth punye cds contoh macam Malex - Wira Cosmo, Osairis self titled yang aku suka sangat dan apa aku tahu dorang self financed macam Wet Appetite, dan apa eh? Ministry Of Rock? tu pun dorang bukan full album, dan dorang nyanyi in English. ( I still havent go about telling what I like about the MOR cd ). Of course ada cd2 yang lain- Addy Cradle very entertaining etc..

START REVIEW

Jadi ni satu rock melayu nye band yang keluarkan album pertama dorang bulan puasa lepas, 10 lagu original dorang, and SELF FINANCED. Pakai duit sendiri nye band untuk rakam dan cetak. cetakan terhad, I'm told they pressed 1000 copies aje. I bought two copies so dah tinggal 998 je.


Aku punye cd versi "signed by all five members"..


Band made up of a singer, gitar, keybods, bass, drum. Listening to this cd reminds me of Journey dan aku cakap lagi sekali, Journey nye last album dua tahun lepas Revelations tu best giler. Coming soon Journey new album.
Wet Appetite nye penyanyi suara sedap aku suka, dan aku suka gitar kat cd ni. Standout untuk aku. Walau ni semua cita rasa masing2. Dan semua orang ada taste masing2 yang patut kita respek.

Cam aku cakap mula2, macam ada tema kat seluruh cd ni, banyak jugak lagu berunsur keinsafan dan KEROHANIAN ( biar betik? aku tak percaya aku bleh pakai word2 bombastic gini haha ).
Definitely a few songs yang boleh masuk radio, baik lagu slow atau lagu rancak, aku tak dengar radio punye orang, tapi good songs deserved to be on the radio pe for everyone to listen to.

a brief song by song opinion

1. Kaum Hawa - lermekkk, solid first song, catchy gitar hook, melodic abis. Lyrically about kaum hawa, pompuan, ibu, wife, the one that calm the world.
2. Insaf - Slow nice song, bukan lagu meleleh ingat kat awek/makwe/minah k. Meaningful lyrics about repenting and preparation for the real Live After Death. Aku boleh imegin group nasyid SAUJANA cover version lagu ni.

3. Berbelah Hati - Very the 60s gitu, Beach Party, Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction soundtrack gitu. Ingatkan aku macam Jangan Tak Jadi Sweet Charity style songs yang evergreen.
4. Selalu - Ni kira dorang punye " Livin On A Prayer/Born To Be My Baby " stadium rock song. Catchy giler korus dia dan verse before korus jugak.
Aku boleh humming2 dalam tren lagik lagu ni. Kalo aku kerja jadi dj kat radio or dj orang kawin, aku akan main lagu ni.

5. Sahutlah Doa Ku - ok back to the spiritual-influenced theme ok.
6. Sejukanlah Hati Mu - Yay!!, rancak balik. Lagu jenis udang di sebalik mee semakin lagu ni berkumandang ( aiseymen vokabulary melayu aku makin expand sey ).. Unsangkarable, rupa-rupanye pasal suami sua skandel-mendel kat luar, dan dia ngah ask for forgiveness. Nice song cunning lyrics. Korus kebaboom!! gerek.

7. Adilkah - First time aku dengar lagu ni, aku was like 'oo this is a very nice slow rock...'
kemaafan dan peluang kedua untuk yang duk kat dalam, second chances for those inside, gitu lagu ni.
Suria ,RTM, TV3 dan stesen2 radio boleh pakai lagu ni untuk their Support Yellow Ribbon Campaign. Please support your local Yellow Ribbon Kempen ok.

8. Kisah Hang Tuah - Fastest and most rocking song kat album ni. Part minit 2.26 onwards tu sapppp...heavy rok dok.
(Aku ni a bit particular pasal so trivial matter tau, macam cd Osairis kan aku realise satu album langsung takde word 'cinta' , lagu Kisah Hang Tuah ni lak, aku rasa takde word ' taming sari '..maklum takde lirik sheet so tak boleh konpem, ye la.. kalo ada word taming sari, jelak sey.. these are the tiny things that makes a difference to me in really liking and enjoying something)

9. Ku Ingin - Lagi satu lagu aku suka sangat gitar dia. Lagi satu lagu yang lirik dia cantik. Lagi skali aku cakap, wasted takde lyrics sheet.
Ku Ingin Lemas Di Kolam Air Mata Mu..
Ku Ingin Nazak Seiras Nafas Akhir Mu..
Ku Ingin Hanyut Sederas Darah Merah Mu....
Aiseybedah.... lirik pengsi abis.
Superb song.
10. Ibu Yang Ku Rindu - teringat kat mak aku... " Kau mendidik ku untuk dunia akhirat..ko pastikan hidup dan mati ku selamat "..
Again another song that won't be out of place anywhere and if given the chance would appeal to people of all ages and musical GENRE haha.
Bila lagu slow ni dah nak kat abis terus...sappp.. gitar solo and pounding drums terus sampai abis,...very the rock punye climax...



In conclusion, A WORTHY BUY - BERBALOI. Very Nice variety of songs. Enjoyable musicianship by everyone. Ulang kali dengar cd ni tak rasa boring.
Kalo ada liriks kat kertas inlet cd ni lagi best, tapi makin tinggi lak cost cetakan kan? so takpe, buat kasi aku kena konsentret sikit dengar semua semua sekali.

beli yang original.

- For you music lovers in Singapore, you can get this cd at Muzika Rekods, dan kat kedai 1st floor City Plaza also dan also kalo korang contact wet appetite direct ada penghantaran percuma kat rumah korang sey.
As for me, aku collect cd aku kat mrt stesen aje.

- For you music lovers in Malaysia and the rest of the world who are interested in this cd, maybe you can try your luck to contact Wetappetite thru their wetappetite.multiply and aku rasa dorang ada facebook jugak kot.
Kalo nak go thru aku pakai sms atau kat blog ni macam korang dulu yang ask for Osairis cd last time, ni kali aku boleh tolong sampaikan pesanan korang jugak kat one of the band member Wet Appetite. Nanti korang deal la cammana nak buat payment.
Atau tak mau susah2 nak aku belikan lepas tu passing kat korang atau post kat korang boleh, aku no hal kalo aku senang, kalo aku tak senang, tunggu sampai aku senang. Lagipun paypal aku dah bersarang, korang boleh aktifkan balik haha, maklum, aku dah tak masuk ebay dah lama, disiplin beb, aku ngah fikiran ikat perut giler cammana aku nak cukup budget backpacking Down Under nengok Iron Maiden bulan dua nanti. kalo tak sempat, tiket(s) for the greatest show(s) on earth akan diframe aje la. stress haha.
Anyway, aku baru realise, paypal aku tak pernah masuk duit, aku yang guna buat bayar. Aku nak try la terima duit pakai paypal, maybe the day aku jual smua koleksi maiden aku untuk biayai backpack the final show kat Upton Park 201x :-(

OK sorry aku dah merepek meraban out of topik dan kita dah sampai chekered flag -

Give wet appetite insaf cd a try ok. Malay rock dah kejong sangat, asyik ulang2 fossils from 80s and early 90s. Tak abis2 ulang2 cetak cd content sama. Nah, ni 10 lagu baru sendiri, self financed lagik.

aku ngah fikir, Kalau siaran radio pop-rock 'anda mau rock?' masih ada, I think this cd will get publicity and be well-received.

krabi ( pt 2 ) - gajah, emerald pool, hot spring, pasar malam

(click all photos to enlarge) Gajah ni dikira 'beast of burden' jugak kan? ah see? aku dah cakap Iron Maiden cikgu bahasa inggeris yang bagus, at least untuk aku la... aku boleh belajar cakap omputeh ngan sambil layan Final Frontier. tiap2 hari aku berhimpit2 naik bas, naik tren, kadang2 lori, tapi tu hari...aku dapat naik gajah.. best thing in the world, gerek sey.. rasa tak mau turun, kalo boleh nak naik sampai petang.. kalo boleh aku nak bermalam ngan gajah tu dalam hutan ... Our Elephant Trekking experience was at a place called Nangkiat or Mankiat or something? Sorry dah lupa. There are a few different locations for elephant trekking in Krabi but I think this is a better one. Its private or maybe we were just lucky that day and there is no one else. Also, the mahoots ( elephant handlers ) are friendly , they answer our questions well and provide incredible knowledge about the elephants and the surrounding area. Anyway our elephants ( 'our' siol ) are called nan pheng and utt, 28 & 27 years of age respectively. Sisters. Sebelah kiri tu Utt, kanan akak dia, Nan Pheng ( madu ). Aku suka sangat. Apsal aku tengok foto ni macam dorang dua ngah senyum gitu. So the elephants can live up to 100, they have their own individual mahoot, they only listen to their own mahoot command, they sleep about 5 hours daily, they are brought daily deep in the jungle to have their food and they really eat a lot and they shit a lot too, and I am told not to pluck the hairs from their heads haha. I also realise they do not smell at all. (Dari foto ni korang boleh bayangkan betapa aku kalo jatuh dari gajah ni, konpem macam nangka busuk.) We were told this beautiful clear lake is about 240 meters deep, and its connected to another lake nearby thru an underwater cave. The mahoot say it is one of the deepest in Asia, and very dangerous ( 'can die' ). He says the divers from Phuket came here with oxygen tanks for diving and video sessions. Elephant trekking ni dalam sejam tau, jalan2 gi sana sini, ni dorang ngah tarik daun2 palm tree untuk halau serangga etc. Yang ni best... kulit dorang tebal sey..tak rasa apa sey kena draw2 gini.. Click to enlarge for clearer view, in fact, click all photos to enlarge. The mahoots really make it clear that they do not use their hand tool to hurt the elephants. I snap this photo of the hook on the elephant's ear but the mahoot informed that it is used to guide and also to clear the path, and will not hurt the creature. haus. Pit Stop. Apa pun, a wonderful experience la kan. kapkunkap hehe. ok next hot spring.. Aku rasa terletak kat some rainforest gitu.. 40-50 degrees celsius. Panas tapi tak melecur la, semula jadi gitu... Tapi guide kita untuk hot spring ni yang have a weird sense of humour Mr Pawit cakap tak bleh rendam lama, 20 minit gitu dah... Sini danger hooo bawak kamera haha, mau kang masuk air pasal licin beb. Kat sini jugak aku jumpa kucing ni.. kalo boleh bawak balik aku dah smuggle dah...tapi , kita tinggal rumah flet cammana la kan... Apa pun we have photos of this krabi Bucky Katt huhu. Perangai pun ada jin aprit macam Bucky Katt jugak suka gigit2 jari aku. Next.. Emerald Pool or aka Crystal Pool. Memang jernih, cantik giler tempat ni, terletak dalam hutan, kena jalan jauh jugak masuk dalam. Beberapa foto bercorak meniru gaya album cover Wings Hukum Karma telah dipetik di sini hehe. The pool is about constant just over a meter deep everywhere so its safe even for non-swimmers to roam around. Just be careful its slippery in entering and leaving the pool Aku nampak satu pompuan mat salleh ni tergelincir, nasib baik tak apa2. next, pasar malam kat Krabi Town itself yang lebih kurang 30minit dari Ao Nang Beach tempat kita duduk. Krabi Night Market which falls on Friday, Saturday and I think Sunday too. Congkak traditional kebudayaan thingy sambil mintak donations. ah ni sabun wangi2 gitu, warna warni macam2 pesen pattern bunga2 mamat ni buat... cantik. ok la jugak kan.. Mula2 ingat takde makanan halal, then nampak ni... siap ada ayat2 suci lagik...korang tengok signboard kuning tu Keropok mee gitu lagik.. ni kira cam sesi projekkan orang ler mamat ni diri cam batu, then kira semua orang boleh datang kat dia ambik paintbrush dan kaler2 badan dia. fun gitu. apa ntah nama, pulut gitu.. nanti senang sambung, to be continued nanti gambo lain semua aku upload flickr nanti

krabi ( pt 1 ) - phi phi islands & somkiet buri

( click all photos to enlarge, aku try type in Melayu Pasar dan English ) krabi thailand...best giler, fantastic, pengalaman manis chewah.. Of course tak perfect la, ada benda yang tak berapa best especially pasal makanan, considering the number of Muslims in the area. nanti la aku cerita pelan2 dan tampal gambar2 foto2 tempat2 yang kita gi kat sana. Apa kita tahu dari locals masa pergi sana, Krabi at this time is low-tourism season. The hotels and attractions are maybe half the price of the peak period where everything will be double, triple the price and crowded with many visitors and holiday seekers from all over the world. So kira kita untung la. Lets begin with our trip to the Phi Phi Islands.. Enjoy some of the photos..I guess more than a thousand photos was taken by us for this trip. A number of them will be slowly uploaded on my flickr website once I had gone thru the censoring especially the beach wear scenes haha :-) Anyway, Phi Phi Islands trip comprises 8 stops with 3 snorkelling opportunities. jakun kejap aku, yelah, air dan pantai bersih cantik, boleh jalan jauh jugak dalam laut, boleh snorkelling, ikan warna warni banyak kat kawasan kita mungkin pasal kita jauh sikit dari orang lain.. Ini Bamboo Island. Pulau Buluh. Cerita tragik sebalik kecantikan ni, pulau ni pun kena hentam ngan tsunami 2004 tu hari.. jadi ironi nye, dah tak banyak bamboo dah.. Tengok signboard berapa tinggi tsunami tu dah naik.. Maha Agung Allah, dia cantikkan, sekelip mata je dia hempaskan tsunami, lepas tu, cantik balik. Menakjubkan kalo kita fikir dan tengok kuasa Tuhan. Kalo tsunami dah kuat giler dan tinggi gitu sampai ratus2 ribu orang mati , semua hancur, apsal pasir kat pantai tu tetap cantik bersih putih cam gitu? cam tak pernah kena usik gitu? mindboggling. The Tsunami hazard zone with the 4m height indication. aku dont mind kalau dapat pergi lagi sekali, aku nak lepak kat Bamboo Island ni pagi sampai petang, maybe overnite pun takpe... I love the beach, the sea, the fish, the whole environment here. Lepas Bamboo Island, kita gi Viking Cave. Viking Cave is out of bound to visitors due to the damage and disturbance caused as it is a source of bird nest revenue for the locals. Pasal pengunjung datang buat bising dan kecoh2 kot, jadi gua ni dah tak boleh masuk sebarang, tengok dari luar je la. Next, Lohsamah Bay & Pileh Bay. Sorry I got a bit confused on which is which. Pengsi abis kan tempat ni? thanks to Air Asia, budget can travel, pada aku the best thing ever since bas express tak berenti air hitam/yong peng huhu. banyak ikan kan? siap guna roti buat tarikan ikan. Next of the next, I think this is Maya Bay and I think maybe actually Pileh Bay is also here. Sorry, I dont really take note what the guide said actually. cantikkan? Sini boleh relak2 kat pantai, dah tu ada toilet facilities jugak. Hah, yang ni aku konpem betul. Pasal yang ni aku hafal, maklum members lama. ~ MONKEY BEACH ~ We are not allowed to the beach as we could be exposed to attacks from the locals. Our guide also informed of cases where the monkeys go onboard the boats to steal and damage items belonging to the visitors. cantikkan? aku jakun beb tengok phi phi islands ni. Ni lak ada sekumpulan mat salleh yang gi pantai dan usik2 monyet2 tu.. ada part tu cam satu mat salleh tu kena sergah, nasib baik tak kena cakar atau lagi teruk cedera ngan penduduk2 tempatan ni. Minah thailand pakai rayban ni guide kita orang. Sawadika ok. No p. Hah, next gi Phi Phi Don, ada kedai2, makan2 pun. Makan2 nye gambo semua aku taruk nanti kat satu topik khas k. Aku heran apa tu dorang gantung2 warna2 kat depan bot dorang ni.. macam pakaikan bot ni tali leher gitu eh. a boat-making in progress. Sorry if my english is wrong but this is a way for me to prektis speaking london. Aku suka sangat yang ni, aku realise, kita ada beli tshirt design cam gini jugak.. The last stop for this trip was called Hin Kiang. Also the final opportunity for snorkelling. Cantik sey. mat salleh swim with the fishes. Sapa nama pai-kia veteran ceta Godfather tu? Luca Bassi ke sapa ntah hehe. lawa kan? sorry eh aku ni mulut takde insuran, tapi... aku teringat cerita jaws lak. So sapa korang ngah considering gi Krabi, atau baru tahu... maybe korang try ni Phi Phi Islands trip la.. Dorang ada lain2, 4 islands, 5 islands, etc etc... kita gi tu hari about 800bath, tapi aku nengok pamplet taruk harga 1600bath, tu peak season kot. ok ok, next Somkiet Buri Resort. Satu kelebihan Somkiet Buri ni ialah makanan dia Halal so at least breakfast ke ( pasal selalu hotel kasi sarapan per kan dah include dalam bill ), kalau kebuluran ke, senang sikit, dan jugak pekerja2 dia ramai Islam, memang korang tanya cakap omputeh 'prayer direction''prayer time' , dorang tak paham sangat tapi korang cakap 'kiblat?''now zohor or asar?', dorang tahu la apa korang bebual. Lokasi dia pun alrite jugak la, jalan sikit dah sampai pantai Ao Nang. At night, it do get a bit scary returning back to our lodging place which is a bit inside muehehehe. but of course the place is wonderful.. outside and the inside.. the balcony bila malam pun...ye la, tak ramai orang.. jadi seram2 tu adalah, aku rasa malam ada monyet la, letak ikan bilis nye tidbits besok pagi dah kena congkong. Ye la monyet la kan? takkan han.... tupai hehe. arrow kat siling jangan dilupakan.. Paling best, pasal ngah takde pelancong lain, jadi swimming pool kita konker. Conquer abis nye...pagi..petang...pagi..petang..pagi petang.... ada air buih2 gitu woo.. cam jakuzi gitu.. Ok nanti senang sambung k... gambo last bas buat kali ni. Phi Phi Islands.. aku masih teringat ikan2 kaler kuning hitam ni lagi la..