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Karibu XP tena karibut sana !!


I hope you had a pleasant, shall I say, holiday or time off Sablah X ? 'eye' and hopefully a number of 'wananchi' here missed you.

C`mon, tell us how was it out of the Sablah and there ? Where did you go ? What was the experience ? Weather ? etc etc ?

welcome back X-Press :)

Missed you...welcome back :)

Welcome Back X-Press:) :)

welcome back Lady Sabla
The Sabla indeed missed U ;)

welcome back xpress...we really missed you

i was about to open a thread today asking about you, but DS opend this already;)

anyways..welcome and shoot us:D

welcome back:)

Welcome back XP.. hope u had a nice journey :)
Seems Amoor want u to shoot him ;)

I was this close to open a thread asking about you and ARBY... but than i was shocked to see a post from you in oen of the threads and only than I knew you were back and thought of coming here to check if this is open for you :D ...

a very good welcome dear - i hope you did enjoy and took this time to relax and rest as much as you could.. as you ahd one long year and i must say you needed this break .. welcome back once again dear.. :)

Welcome BaQ ;)

Originally posted by Desert_Sloath
C`mon, tell us how was it out of the Sablah and there ? Where did you go ? What was the experience ? Weather ? etc etc ?

That is so sweet of you DS to open this thread and I didn' t expected it at all..so thank you and all the above members for your warm welcome.

I gave a brief introduction in my announcement thread (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14383) and don't mind answering your questions.

1) Tell us how was it out of the Sablah and there?

I have to be honest and say that it was a great break from the Sabla. Though I was here and there often wandering what was going on in the forum, I didn't have time to miss it as I had such a lovely time and was fully relaxing and enjoying my holidays.

2) Where did you go?

I named all the places in my announcement thread. I started with Malaysia (Sunway Lagoon Resort, Kuala Lumpur and Genting Highlands), then went to Thailand (Dusit Laguna, Phuket and Bangkok)

welcome back dear.

3) What was the experience?

I will try to post some pictures later on, but this was briefly my impressions:

Malaysia: It was my first time to visit this place and I found it less conservative then I expected it to be. Most girls don't wear the veil and are all in jeans..to my surprise.

It is a strange experience to be litterally surrounded by asians (a lots of chinese and Japanese, beside the Malay). They are excellent at their work, but don't seem to mingle with the foreigners. Maybe because of the previous scare of the Sars Virus, there were nearly no Europeans and very few Arabs.

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Sunway Lagoon Resort: was even better than I expected and is just a very, very nice property with a beautiful Egyptian architectural theme. I think there is a big difference between someone visiting the water theme park for a day only, and someone staying at the resort and using all the facilities.

We find everything there, from huge shopping center, coffee shops, 28 bowling alleys, ice skating ring, cinema etc...I found the best lady to give oil massage (Lili) in that resort. I was there for a week, but could have easily stayed for another one if not more. You can't get bored!

My best purchases: many dvds, x-box games for my sons, latest panasonic digital camera and a canon camera.

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The Capital of Kuala Lumpur: as it was 45 minutes from the resort, I decided to visit it and take a tour. I was somehow desappointed by its look and poor conditions. The only place which seemed very interesting is where the two big Petronas towers are. I have to admit that the shopping there is simply wanderful!

My best puchases: a foot and back massage machine, and loads of books (religions, cooking, yoga ect...)!

(To continue....)

welcome back. u have been missed around the place.

Welcome back..hope u had a very pleasent time. :)

Originally posted by X-press
I started with Malaysia (Sunway Lagoon Resort, Kuala Lumpur and Genting Highlands

Those places are gr8 I visited them once n I really enjoyed especially Sunway Lagoon & Genting Highlands I bet u had fun
there.

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Thanks all it is good to be back though I truely miss my daily oil thai massage!

3) What was the experience?

Thailand: It was my 2nd time to visit Phuket in Thailand and I have to say that it was a million time better than my first visit. I think this was all due to the beautiful resort where I was staying this time: the Dusit Laguna Resort.

The place was just so beautiful, so green with hundreds of tall coconut trees, breathtaking beach and not to mention perfect service and organization.

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In Phuket, not only I had the chance to relax, but I went through many excursions (i.e: canooing, cave discovery, snorkling...). What is really interesting is to visit some of the 30 wanderful small island surrounding the area (i.e: PhiPhi island, James Bond island, Krabi etc...)

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4) Weather?

I was not aware that it is the mansoon season during this time of the year and though the weather in general is very warm and nice, it can suddenly rain heavily.

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5) The food?

Simply wanderful! It is known for its delicious fresh seafood dishes and I just loved each of them. We have to be careful as it can be quite spicy!. Among my favorite local dishes: the Tom Yung soup, the stir fried cashew chicken, grilled garlic lobster and very well known pineapple rice.

For me, see few pictures which I posted==>in this thread (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15371) ;)

6) Would I go back to Thailand next year?

Definitely!!

As usual I like to make a seen or be the last guest to walks in the party and have all lights on me ;)

I say welcome back Xpress
Its always nice to see you clear the mess
Sabla was good but you are the best
Here is a chair sit down and rest
enjoy your ride everywhere
All the threads needs your test or is it taste ;):wink:

Sorry did not see the welcome thread ...Any how nice to see you back ..

Thanks DP and your lovely poems always brighten my day...hoping while I was away, you continued to post your usual wanderful verses in the art sabla. :)

WElcome back dear & u really have been missed;) ....

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Cheers
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