Monday, May 31, 2010

Wedding Season!


The school holiday is just around the corner and here in Malaysia, couples would usually tie the knots during the school holidays in March, June or December. The 2 weeks school holidays will begin this coming Friday- for us in the East Coast. So, we are now approaching the 'wedding season' ! So far I've got 6 wedding invitations..which means I have 6 weddings to attend in the upcoming weeks...I am sure some of you might get more than that! Just last Saturday, one of my friends attended 5 weddings in a day! Just imagine!

It's a trend nowadays that you would find the photos of the future brides and bridegrooms on the wedding invitation cards. Zaman I dulu2, takde pun posing2 macam ni ...


And...Last Saturday I was in KB and we went to Rantau Panjang to get some wedding gifts for some friends and relatives who are getting married during this coming holiday. This time around, I decided to get some kitchenware for the wedding gifts. Senang..beli semua sekali harung.. So, I went to the kitchenware store that I always go to at Rantau Panjang. It is a duty free shop and things are cheaper there. For the past 13 years I've been frequenting the shop and I actually got most of my kitchenware from this particular shop.


There are a lot of choices and things are cheaper....




At the shop, they'll wrap the presents for you..So easy-jimat masa dan tenaga..

Below are some photos I snapped at the border town Rantau Panjang...It was a bit crowded last Saturday



Rantau Panjang is the major border crossing between Malaysia and Thailand for the East Coast of Malaysia. It's a popular duty free shopping area and at Rantau Panjang, Malaysia and Thailand are separated by a tiny river called Sungai Golok.


Golok town is just across the river on the Thai side. The use of illegal boat services to get across to Golok is a way of life... You will reach Thailand in less than five minutes by a small boat. We had been to Golok town many times before but lately we dare not go to the other side anymore due to safety reasons.. Tak berani you..but when the situation gets better I would love to be there again... I just love Thai food!


Things to get in Rantau Panjang-fruits!!



Fruits from Thailand- now is the lychee season..Fruits are cheaper in Rantau Panjang


Lots of snacks from Thailand


Musim bola ni...you can find lots of jerseys ...

Nevertheless, not everything is cheap in Rantau Panjang nowadays. When you do your shopping in RP make sure that you bargain for the goods that you purchase and you can save a few ringgit..

Lastly, just wanna share the excitement..Hooray! Next week is the school holidays! (teachers are as excited as the students when it comes to school holidays....) To all teacher friends Happy Holidays and to future pengantin-Selamat Pengantin Baru!




36 comments:

  1. Wow! So many weddings! You will not have time to be bored this holiday time :-) Hope you get to have a little rest too!! The fruits look lovely - I just tried for the first time ever yang mei in China last week - sooooo delicious! Have you tried?? I'll put a picture of it on my blog soon!!
    Cheers, Karen

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  2. what a exotic foods for me!! Looks delicious.I love fruits

    Have a nice holidays to you!!Look forward to see your post during holidays:)

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  3. TK Sensei,
    OMG! My Mama would be in kitchenware heaven! And I would be in lychee heaven. We can get those here but usually quite expensive like starts from AUD10 per kg at least. purrr....meow! If ever you come visit us we'll take you to Noritake warehouse and Victoria's Basement.

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  4. wow i suka tengok yang tefal tu and of course tertelan air liur tengok buah kundang yang orange cantik tu... susah jumpa buah kundang kat sini... rasa dia masam2 manis kan... sedapnya..

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  5. TK,

    1st of all..enjoy your 2-weeks break nanti

    2ndly ~ selamat lah berkunjung ke semua kenduri...jaga makan tu, hehe..

    bestnya shopping..(haha..pantang dengar "shopping")..

    :-)))

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  6. You've got a busy time ahead with all those weddings to attend!
    I enjoyed looking at your photos :-)

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  7. So many weddings! Enjoy the holiday. Lovely photos as usual, :-)

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  8. Ermm..terliur i tgk buah-buahan yg sedap itu..terliur tgk tefal jugak..hehe..owhh..hi, TK :)

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  9. happy holiday TK :) bila nak balik kelang ? leh la i kirim kitchen ware hahah

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  10. Sedapnya tengok buah pelam siam, makan dengan pulut lemak yummy....

    Terliur tengok buah kundang @ jeremia (nak eja pun susah..)

    Teringin nak makan durian, jadi kami beli kat Tong Tong Fair- seulas durian & 2 scoop icecream, harganya 5 euro !!

    Sedapnya rambutan anak sekolah !!

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  11. Memory recall tengok posting ni, terutamanya photo hitam putih tepi sungai tu. Pernah sekali ke rantau panjang,lama dulu. Berdiri di tepi sungai golok, merasalah tengok tanah siam di seberang, nak seberang tak berani.

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  12. Karen- Hmm I have no idea what Yang Mei is..Maybe I would recognize the fruit when I see the picture. I'll tell you when I see the photo in your blog!

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  13. Tk- Me too... loves fruit so much!

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  14. CatInSydney- Lychee is sooo delicious and sweet but if I have so much of them I'll get soar throat.

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  15. LadyOfLeisure- Buah kundang dlm gambar tu besar2 and sweet sgt. Kalau buah kecik masam beb! Tefal is good..me too suka Tefal.

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  16. Cheqna- Tq Cheqna- tak balik kampung ke cuti sek ni? Bole buat cakes lagi for your anak2 sedara. Tq remind me jaga makan. Cuti ni I nak diet!!! Berangan..I don trust myself sebenarnya..hehe

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  17. Wow, I love that display green leaves plates & the english style kitchenware. How lucky, I wish I can go to Rantau Panjang one day!

    Love those pictures of durian & lychees :)

    Have a good holiday dear TK! :)

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  18. Nat- Hi Nat! Thank you for stopping by!

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  19. yaya- Hi yaya..thanks for stopping by. Suka tefal jugak..worth it beli tu..tahan lama..

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  20. Ermayum- TQ dear. Nanti I balik Kelang I kol you,. Nak mkn lauk minang!!!!

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  21. I am amsterdam- Kundang tu besar i tel u..and so sweet. Selalu I bli smaller n masam! BTW, hari tu i g psr payang. Budak jual rambutan tu cakap..beli rambutan anak sekolah kak, mok duduk di ghumoh, ayah gi ngail!

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  22. Rad- Tukar nama baru ke? Anyway thanks for stopping by. Kenapa tak cross je naik boat tu..sampai seberang sana askar thailand tunggu-kena tulis nama dlm buku then g jalan2 kat golok! Best!!! Imigresen tak kisah punya..

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  23. Mak Isah- Nanti, kalau nak dtg sini, contact me..I bawak u jalan heheh

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  24. Susannah- Hi dear! Always happy to see u here..Thankss for stopping by!

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  25. Wow 6 weddings is a lot! And you've taken good photos, I really got a good impression of the place :)

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  26. Wah!! Ada buah laici fresh...dulu masa peknen kat hannah ngidam buah laici fresh...nasib baik masa tu ada jual kat jusco...

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  27. Biana-Hi Biana! Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the compliment..Happy to see you here.

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  28. Eynda- sedap tau buah laici fresh especially yg besar2 tu! Meleleh air liur ckp psl laici ni.

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  29. Look at all those fruits!! I see durian! I LOVE durian :) I know what you mean by wedding season which can be a bit overwhelming. But i appreciate the thoughtfulness by the host. Enjoy yourself.

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  30. i've been here twice.. and yup situ adalah syurga membeli belah utk org kawin..
    tapi jauh sgt lerr..sakit bontot den duk lama2.. hohooo ;D

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  31. penahh gi skali..betul aa..mmg meriah..rambang mata..

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  32. Uuwwaaa .. I tell you everytime I buka your blog mesti I am close to tears!! tengok all the food and festivities (all the kenduri's) bestnye!!! Kat Malaysia hidup is very colorful and meriah! I tak sabar nak balik .. dok kat UK ni bosan gila!!

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  33. Rosebelle- me too.. loves durian so much! The King Of Fruit!

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  34. fatenton- brg2 kawin mmg murah especially kalau u dah kenal dorang..

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  35. maya amir- Most people dah pnah sampai rantau pjg. I ni every month pegi coz dkat rumah MIL.Jauh jugak rantau pjg from johor ye....

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  36. Nana- Hi Nana, kalau rindu malaysia datanglah sini..hehe. Yelah mcm mana pun seronok kat tanah tumpah air kita sendidi kan..

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