Sunday, August 04, 2024

Highlights of Four Amigos & Four Amigas Bon Voyage HatYai/Songkhla 2024

HK TVB produced a 10-episode reality show entitled "Four Amigos Bon Voyage" (4个小生去旅行》) taking trips around the world in 2015, with the cast of Bowie Wu Fung (胡枫, then 83 yo),  Kenneth Tsang Kong (曾江, then 81 yo), Patrick Tse Yin (谢贤, then 79 yo) and Joe Junior. (then 69 yo).  That TV series was quite popular then.

My three walking buddies in my residential area, i.e. Yap Kuang Boon (Ah Yap), Tang Chee Leong (Ah Leong), Goh Boon Keong (Ah Keong) and I are coincidentally of the same age born in the Year of Goat.  

We are joined by our wives. i.e. Tan Sook Mooi (Mrs. Yap), Lim Poh Suan (Mrs. Tang), Tiu Sook Chin (Mrs. Goh) and my wife Soh Ai for a free-and-easy 4D3N tour to HatYai/Songkhla, Thailand from Tuesday, July 30 to Friday, August 2, using KTM ETS train (all of us enjoying senior citizen's discounted fare) from Kajang to Padang Besar, Perlis before taking a van to HatYai town and return the same way. 

KTM KAJANG  30/07/2024

KTM PADANG BESAR 02/08/2024


Thailand DTAC SIM Card (THB49 for 7 days usage)

I would like to call it "Four Amigos & Four Amigas Bon Voyage HatYai/Songkhla 2024".

Below are the highlights of our tour (a more detailed travelogue in Chinese will be posted later in my other blog):


1.  FULL GROUP PHOTOS

On board of ETS, arriving at the final station of KTM Padang Besar 30/07/2024 

Big Bee Farm, HatYai  31/07/2024

Big Bee Farm, HatYai  31/07/2024


Big Bee Farm sales room

HatYai City Municipal Park 31/07/2024
Pic (R): Ah Keong, Sook Chin, Poh Suan, Ah Leong, Ah Yap, Sok Mooi, Soh Ai and me

Samila Beach, Songkhla 31/07/2024 

Samila Beach

Songkhla Nakhon Nai Museum

Kim Yong Market 01/08/2024

HatYai Central 01/08/2024

Reclining Buddha, Songkhla 31/07/2024

Dim Sum Breakfast at HatYai 31/07/2024

Seafood lunch at Songkhla 31/07/2024

Suckling pig dinner at HatYai 01/08/2024


2.  PARTIAL GROUP PHOTOS

HatYai City Municipal Park 31/07/2024




Reclining Buddha, Songkhla 31/07/2024

Nakhon Nai Museum Songkhla 31/07/2024

The Four Amigas. Pic (L): Sok Mooi, Poh Suan, Soh Ai, Sook Chin 


Samila Beach, Songkhla 31/07/2024

KTM Station Padang Besar 02/08/2024 

On board of ETS from Padang Besar to Gemas 02/08/2024


F&B Bistro at Coach C

MRT Station Kajang 02/08/2024

On board of MRT

3.  COUPLE PHOTOS

Ah Keong & Sook Chin at HatYai City Municipal Park 31/07/2024


Soh Ai & I at Samila Beach, Songkhla 31/07/2024

Ah Keong and Sook Chin

Ah Yap & Sok Mooi

Ah Leong & Poh Suan


Ah Leong & Poh Suan at NaKhon Nai Museum 31/07/2024

Ah Keong & Sook Chin at NaKhon Nai Museum 31/07/2024


Soh Ai & me at NaKhon Nai Museum 31/07/2024

Ah Yap & Sok Mooi at Songkhla 31/07/2024

Ah Yap & Sok Mooi at HatYai Central 01/08/2024

Ah Keong & Sok Chin at HatYai Central 01/08/2024

Ah  Leong & Poh Suan at HatYai Central 01/08/2024

Soh Ai  & I at HatYai Central 01/08/2024

4.  SIGHT-SEEING OF HATYAI CITY MUNICIPAL PARK



Brahma Shrine




Four-faced Brahma Shrine





Standing Buddha Statue (Phra Phutthamongkol Maharat)


5.  SIGHT-SEEING OF SONGKHLA


Reclining Buddha Statue (Wat Laem Pho), Songkhla


Coconut water stall

NaKhon Nai Museum, Songkhla


NaKhon Nai Museum, Songkhla








The Map of Chalatat Beach - Samila Beach

Golden Mermaid Statue





6.  HATYAI NIGHT MARKETS

Lee Garden Night Market 30/07/2024



My Bird's Nest with Ginkgo (THB100) on 31/07/2024

My Mixed Dessert Drink (THB50) on 31/07/2024

My Lin Chee Kang (Lotus Seeds Dessert Drink) (THB50) on 01/08/2024



Lee Garden Night Market  01/08/2024




Road-side stall selling coconut ice-cream

Coconut ice-cream (THB50) on 01/08/2024

Sok Mooi & Ah Yap

A jovial Ah Leong & Poh Suan eating his favorite coconut ice-cream

7.  FOOD - BREAKFAST

7.1  DIM SUM & BAK KUT TEH BREAKFAST ON 31/07/2024


A variety of dim sum

One bowl of bak kut teh for 8 of us just to taste

7.2  KUAY CHAP BREAKFAST ON 01/08/2024



Kuay chap

7.3  SALTED EGG - PORK PORRIDGE BREAKFAST AT KIM YONG MARKET ON 02/08/2024


Salted egg - pork porridge

8.  FOOD- LUNCH

     SEAFOOD LUNCH AT SONGKHLA

Seafood restaurant by the side of Lake Songhkla 








9.  FOOD - DINNER

9.1  CHINESE CUISINE DINNER AT RESTUARANT HONG JI @ TAMBON HATYAI ON 31/07/2024







9.2  SUCKLING PIG, TOMYAM & OTHER DISHES DINNER @ TAMBON HATYAI ON 01/08/2024


The above two photos were taken one day before on 31/07/2024

Southern Thai Bird's Nest Restaurant, 26-28 Prachathipat Rd., Tambon HatYai


One whole suckling pig (THB2,300)


Tom yam soup (THB450)





The total cost of our suckling pig dinner. Value for money!

10.  SHOPPING

10.1  BIG BEE GARDEN (shopping arranged by chartered van driver) ON 31/07/2024



















10.2  HATYAI CENTRAL SHOPPING MALL ON 01/08/2024









10.3  BIG C SUPERCENTER ON 01/08/2024






10.4  KIM YONG MARKET ON 01/08/2024






10.5  KIM YONG MARKET ON 02/08/2024





The Teochew-speaking lady boss was so happy with our purchase of quite a lot of local products from her shop that she volunteered to pose for a photo in front of her shop's banner

11.  MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS 

Scenery near out hotel



My overall shopping booty at a glance

Note: For a detailed travelogue of the above tour in Chinese language, please refer to my other blog: 2024年7/8月泰国合艾与宋卡4天3晚自由行

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