Luang Prabang, Laos

Sawadee-ka/Hello,

Its been a while since this blog was updated. Here I am writing to you about my recent trip to Luang Prabang, Laos. More like travel tips? Perhaps. So here goes

How To Get There;

• Lucky that I manage to grab a decent price of plane ticket.
  Return PEN-KUL-LPQ for RM 300. 
• Flight KUL-LPQ was only for RM150 return

Where to Stay:

• A little fancy this time around, my friend and I decided to stay at a 4-star hotel called Maison Dalabua.
• Beautiful place seated at the world heritage lily pond, it was worth every penny. 
• Top-rated restaurant called Manda De Lao 
• USD 164 FOR 3D2N

What to do:

• Because Luang Prabang is such a small city, quite and peaceful, you can rent a bicycle or walk around the city until you reach the end towards Mekong River
• Have lunch, brunch or tea at any cute French inspired cafes (Novelty cafe is very much suggested, have a cup of tea and read a book)
• Visit Wats (Temples) around Luang Prabang city
• Join in the alms giving ceremony (everyday before sunrise- late morning), it teaches patience, silence and humility
• Walk along the Night Market streets (Opens every day 0500pm-0900pm, local time) 
• Eat all the pastries
• Dine/have a drink at Manda De Lao
• Eat the infamous Khao Soi and Khao Nom Kok
• Sit and enjoy the quietness and traquility

Extras;

• Bring an umbrella (weather was crazy when I was there)
• Good pair of sandals
• Be prepared to feel calm, collected and quite
• Make sure to change money into USD or Thai Bath (Commonly used), you can only change into Lao Kip once you are at the local area

Luang Prabang is definitely a great place to relax, unwind and forget the busy city life. A great escape to de-stress and rejuvenate! 

Enjoy the pictures! Till next time! :)

Manda De Lao

Novelty Cafe

Mekong River

This girl

Maison Dalabua

Pastries

Khao Soi

XOXOX

Amberstories

New Adevntures

Ola mi amigos con mi amigas,

So sorry for the super late update (as always) but there really isn't much that has been going on in my life apart from work and daily routines the past months. Anyway, I am here today to update a little on what has been going on and the plans ahead.

The last few months, I had a great time doing my internship and learning so many new things. Today marks my last day here at Eastern & Oriental Berhad and I am grateful and thankful for all the opportunity, trust and care that was showered on me. Everything felt right and I am in the right place at the right moment for this internship.

However, things are at the finish line and I am happy to say that my future career has been filled with abundant of choices with the privilege to choose what is best for me and my future. I have no one to thank but Him for all the blessing He had showered upon me and I am very excited for what lies ahead of me. I am up for the challenge and ready to roll.

But first, let me indulge myself into a month of self-rejuvenating activities that I love most; travel, beach, sun and sea. To top it off, Bali-Gili in two weeks! Travel tips and updates on it soon. I promise!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice day ahead, have faith and just believe.

P/s; I finally decide to have a public Instagram account.
Follow me at @berbersadventures

xoxo
Amberstories

A Day On The Beach

Hello my fellow readers,

Its been 3 months since my last update, I have been up to nothing but enjoying making as much memories as I could as its my final semester here in USM. This weekend was a long one, but unfortunately I wasn't fast enough to make a booking to travel any where. So instead, Rowena and I decide to enjoy what we have in Penang and head down to Batu Ferringhi to enjoy the sun, beach and the ocean. Just to reconnect with life again.

I couldn't recommend much other than that no one really do sunbathing on the beach and its pretty dirty, but if you are adventurous then you could do what we did. Just lay open your beach towel in the middle of the beach (find a clean spot) and sun-bath. ;)

Just a little update because my blog seems a bit boring! 

We manage to take some seriously nice picture though. Here are some of the pictures! Enjoy!

Stay beautiful and stay positive! 

Hello sunshine

Kibar, kibar pasir

Random Candid

 xxx

Amberstories

Koh Samui

Hello my avid readers and faithful bloggers,

Once again I apologise for the shortcomings and late updates. A lot has been going on this semester and I am finally here to share with you some travel trip and tips that I have recently embarked on which is Koh Samui, Thailand. Shall we begin then?

HOW TO GET THERE;

FLY: PENANG-KL-SURAT THANI (return) (AIR ASIA= RM 319/ THB 3190 )

From SURAT THANI ----> KOH SAMUI
BY BUS, FERRY AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL/HOSTEL
(RM160/ THB 1600)

The service transfer to Koh Samui from Surat Thani Airport is amazing. Its the Seatran ferry and counter right in front of the arrival exit gate of the airport. They arrange everything for you.

Or you can get the MINI VAN that stops in Hatyai and then to the pier and to Koh Samui (Refer to my Koh Phangan post. the en-route is the same and takes a longer time). We save RM100 because we got cheap flights

WHERE TO STAY;

We stayed in LIQUID LOUNGE HOSTEL AND BAR. Its a 10min walk to the party scene and shopping mall in Chaweng but it really isn't that far. The host Chris and Tukta are the most amazing people you will ever meet and we live like a family.

RM 50 PER NIGHT
HOT SHOWERS
2 BIG LOCKERS
1 TOWEL
FREE WIFII
AIR CONDITION ROOM
20% OFF DRINKS AND BREAKFAST AS A GUEST

You can choose to stay in CHAWENG  beach for more civilisation and party scene or choose LAMAI for a more quiet and family oriented lifestyle.

WHAT TO DO;

AM

• Go to ARK BAR. It is the place for everything, from breakfast, beach, lounge, sunset, party and cheap drinks. Everything is in Ark Bar. You can pay RM30/THB300 to use all the facilities in ARK BAR if you are not a guest. Access includes the both swimming pool and shower.
  

  
  

  
  

• Chill by the beach. 
• Go to some cute cafes (The Coffee Club, Creamy Cafe)
• Book a snorkelling whole day tour to Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan (RM120/ THB 1200)
• Go to the Central Festival Mall
• Walk along Chaweng Beach/ Street
• Buy a smoothie. Fruit smoothie. You can get them anywhere. only THB50/ RM5
• Get manicure and pedicure (Diva Massaga Parlour THB 400/RM 40 for both mani and pedi)

PM

• Get a tuk-tuk to the Fisherman Village. (30 MIN AWAY FROM CHAWENG, RM10/ THB 100 per person for tuk-tuk ride)
• Enjoy the sunset in Fisherman Village, Best advice to go on Friday evenings. That is when the stalls are mostly open
• Have a fancy dinner by the beach in Fisherman Village and shop
• Got to ARK BAR on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. Those days are their party days.
• When ARK BAR party ends at 0200am head down the street to GREEN MANGO bar/club for more dancing. (NOTE; Koh Samui recently had to shut all party place at 0200am, dont know how long that would last but the first night before this happen, we dance till literally 5am)
• Have dinner at CHAWENG NIGHT FOOD COURT. They serve the best authentic THAI food ever and its so cheap. 
• Head down to Central Festival Mall (close at 11pm) on weekdays night. At the open space, there will be food/drink trucks with live musician. The beat-boxer is the best performer you will ever meet in Thailand. On weekends, there will be like a night market where you can buy food and shop for a cheaper price
• Get a massage. (Diva Massage Parlour TBH 250/RM25 for thai massage)

This trip has taught me so much to not have expectation. Just free yourself and immerse in everything that you do and it will surprise you. Never felt more liberated and free. I hope this post helps and update again hopefully soon!

All my love

xxxx

Amberstories

As usual here are some pictures. 

on the ferry

Liquid Lounge. my own space

Hispter Creamy cafe

Koh Tao, free diving

Jump!

Food

Koh Nangyuan

street food, best kind of food

Ark Bar by night

Where the beat-box is at

Pad Thai

My girl

Food Market

Welcome

<3

Ark Bar View by day

xoxo

#2016forlove

Hello my lovely readers,

It has been a while since I wrote and update anything. Pretty bad, I know. I wouldn't lie that there are days when I am typing out paragraphs after paragraphs just ranting but then decided not to post it because its so cliché of me or because I just think I am being overly emotional.

But I guess its the only subject matter that comes to my mind. I apologies in advance, for starting my first entry of this year with my late night overly emotional rants. So here it goes.

Recently, I watched a video about true love and about how everything we do to let go and let our significant other grow. I remember growing up, that no matter how much mama and papa fight, they never let go of each other. The whole idea of true love then makes sense to me. When one is married, they make a vow to love each other through it all. But dating, dating is a whole different game, it's where everything can be stop or ended because there is a gap of not wanting to give and take or maybe just simply because they don't make each other happy any more.

Here is my understanding though, that true love means loving yourself and letting another person to love you for all of you. Another person's happiness becomes your happiness too. Lust and love are two very separate feelings. One can never say they love another because of lust but one can love without lust. So if you are going through an emotional roller-coaster ride right now on your relationships or you just ended a relationship, just remember that if you were meant to be, then you will find your way back to each other.

So for all the broken hearted out there or the ones that are simply still finding yourself, I just want you to know that I feel the same way too. Lost sometimes, happy most of the time then sad on another time. This does not mean that we are bound to be alone, just because we don't have another person next to us yet/any more.

It just means that we are still learning to love ourselves more and learning to grow in ways we have never grown before. Experiences makes you a stronger person and dont let anyone tell you otherwise.

Most importantly, its a comfort to know that your happiness is God's happiness and His love is yours to receive.

xoxox
Amberstories

Here are some pictures of my latest mini adventure.

Short trip to Langkawi with my sff

Free diving and snorkelling = Life

Hello

Beach life, for life