Trip to Kuala Terenggang

Finally, manage to find some time off to do something I like.

First pit stop is my favourite bak kut teh store along E3 towards Mersing.

Still pack with people even on a weekday morning!

I stayed in Legend Resort in Cherating for RM188/night with breakfast

The room

The Pool

Drive down to Chukai for my dinner and manage to park my car right in front of the restaurant ... just like in the movie :p

One of the well known dish in that restaurant.

Some other stuffs that we ordered

Total damaged RM120 ... kind of expensive

And this is the place where we had our dinner

Verdict: Seem like the standard drop alot and we suspect that this place is getting popular and somehow with the price, its no longer worth the $$ anymore

The next day, we got up early to catch the sunrise

After the hearty hotel breakfast, we head out to Kuala Terenggang going by route T13 -> 124 -> E14 = BIG MISTAKE!!! Should have travel on Highway 3

Arrived around 1:30pm and saw most mosque are packed with people going there for their prayer. I was really amazed by the way they park their car, converting a 3 way lane into 2 way parking lot and some even park on the center road diverter! Drove around town and discover 90% of the shop are all closed and even the KFC and Pizza hut are closed till 3pm. Asked one of the shop owner where we can have our lunch and he directed us to this food center aka hawker center. N05 19.912' E103 08.012'

Ordered my wanton mee that come with chicken feet (which i dare not eat) at RM3! Very big potion but didnt manage to take any picture as I was too hungry then and totally forgot about it :p

After lunch, saw 'The Store' nearby and of course, we do what normal Singaporean will do ... SHOPPING!

When we came out from the store, discover that we are very near to the entrance of China Town N05 19.928' E103 07.957. It does look like the 70's Singapore and so we decided to take a walk down memory lane.

Found this friendly sweet little girl is selling nice soya bean milk, tau huay and peanut cookies just under the sign. CHEAP and GOOD!

First building that got our attention, the Chinese Temple. Without this, China Town will not be complete.

Took a short walk further down to discover some of the nicely colored building with their own history

Stayed in the town till around 5pm and decided to head back to our resort. While on the way back (this time using Highway 3), we pass by this area selling rice cooked in bamboo. Ordered 2 bamboo stick with beef meat @ RM10.

Bamboo stick rice cooking ... smell really nice and the rice is soft and juicy too

When we arrived at Cherating, its about dinner time and we had our dinner along one of the roadside malay stall N04 10.983' E103 25.719'

We ordered Tom Yam (highly recommended!) Ikan Bakar (BBQ fish with chilies), mix veggy and fried chicken meat. (Lucky still manage to take some pix half way into dinner :p)

Verdict: The Tom Yam soup is a must when you visit this stall, the ingredient used is generous! The prawns used for both the tomyam and the mix veggy were fresh, the fish was juicy and its not very spicy, however, the fried chicken is abit too salty and dry. Total cost abt RM60 and to me, its super value for $$ =))

After the dinner, we took a walk at the beach and we found something walking...

Had our final breakfast in the hotel cafe

and caught some nice flower outside the cafe

After a short rest and off we go, heading back to Singapore. We made a pit stop in Endau for a quick lunch at one of the Kopitiam N02 39.200' E103 37.246' The fried kway tiao is a must try dish @ RM3.

After lunch, we decided to explore part of the small town

Dont think you can find these type of toilet in Singapore =p

After the short visit, we decided to move on and we made another stop in Mersing. The main reason why we stopover ... FOOD!! Lots and lots of it ...

Satar

Drum stick @ an unbelievable price of RM1.50!!

food and food and more food

Ok, I have to admit ... these picture are not clear, no color and there are no life in it ... reason is that I am using my K800i to take all these pix.

Maybe when I strick rich on the TOTO, i will invest more on a DSLR camera =p

For this trip, I am really surpise that there are so many things i yet to discover, maybe in future with more time, I will try to explore more into the eastern part of Malaysia

Things you need to know if you're driving into Thailand

Things you need to have when your crossing the Malaysia border to Thailand

1) Your valid Passport
2) Your vehicle log card

One of the simpler way to get to Thailand from Malaysia is thru the Bukit Kayu Hitam located at the end of the Northern tip of the North South Highway.

Total Toll charge from JB custom to Bkt Kayu Hitam (Vehicles with 2 axles and 3 or 4 wheels excluding taxis) is approx RM107.60 and total distance is approx 734km. More info from here http://www.plus.com.my/toll_calculator.asp

Procedure for clearing the Malaysia custom and entering Thailand

1) Present your passport to the MY immigration officer at the counter (just like you're returning to Singapore)

2) Join the Q and prepare your log card

3) Slightly further down the road, you will see Duty free area on the left and a small booth with a MY immigration officer.

4) When approaching the officer, show them your log card

5) When reaching the Thailand custom, if you have pax with you, ask them to alight and Q at any of the counter to get their passport check and stamp

6) You drive further in and somewhere before you enter the custom, check your left, you should see a lane going in and there is a big parking space, just park your car, lock it and bring along your passport and logcard with you.

7) Goto this counter with 'Custom' sign to get the documentation done for your car.

View from Thailand side

Note: From the pix below, there are 2 different counter at the booth, first get your document done at the counter on the right (somewhere below the 'Form') and when they give you the document, you have to sign the document and give it to the officer in the counter on the left(just below the 'custom' counter)

8) Once you are done with your document for the car, you have to join the Q to get your passport inspect and they may want to take a picture of you at the counter.

9) Once you get your passport done, look over to the exit of the custom and you will see 'Insurance' booth. Get your insurance from there, the rate is base on the number of days you need to stay in Thailand.

10) Once you got your insurance done, go get your car and paste the insurance disc onto your windscreen.

11) Drive it back to the custom and collect the document from one of the officer station outside

12) OK, now you're on your way to your great holiday in Thailand ... Enjoy your trip =)

Note: The above steps are just for your information, providing a general idea what should be done when crossing the border. It should not be used to question the authority if there is any change in the sequence or procedure. I do not vouch and is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or currency of any information or content provided on or accessible via this site, but however, do feel free to email me if you find any mistake in the above post

Remember: If in doubt, pls ask the officer on duty!!