Matrimony: Honeymoon I: Koh Samui

I should write about our honeymoon before I forget it all, coz I'm starting to!

It was really hard for us to decide on the destination..2 years ago, we had our hearts set on Karambunai..but 1 month before the wedding we're not so sure anymore..We considered few options
1-Langkawi
2-Bali
3-Karambunai
4-Krabi
5-Pangkor Laut
6-Koh Samui

In the end, Koh Samui won coz Khalis wanted to fly with Firefly. We made the booking less than a week before the wedding..And we're glad we didnt choose Bali coz earthquake hit Indonesia on the date we departed to the island.

Day 1
Our flight was at 1000am, so we took a cab to Subang airport at 800am. We thought we got there just in time but found out that the check-in counter's not open yet..So we pusing2 buang masa and carik place for breakfast and finally decided to lepak here
And had these..
Abes makan, we checked in and waited at the departure hall. The tv there had 6 movie trailers on replay. Then I noticed that we're the only locals on board. Khalis' obsessed with airplanes. He chose Firefly coz he had always wanted to try propeller jet. He said that the journey would be smoother with one.

So we arrived at Koh Samui at noon. Its airport's reaaallly nice!It had a resort feel to it..every build-up's made of wood and there were lotsa trees. And they had 5-star toilet!
The hotel gave us complimentary airport transfer and it took like 10 mints to get to the hotel.
And we loved the hotel. The website didnt do justice to it.
The reception areaAnd other things on the establishment

Then to our room..
The Entrance


Our room(0r villa as they called it)


And outdoor shower

And the view from our room


After we unpacked our bags, we went to the beach sambil jln2 cari tempat for lunch. Actually we plan to have our lunch at the resort, but after jalan2 and masuk2 resorts nearby, we decided to have our lunch at Nora Buri Resort. It was a slightly smaller resort, but no less impressive.

Lunch by the beach, in an empty restaurant - I tot that was pretty romantic
Our table at Nora Buri's restaurant


And the food we ate
Sweet sour fish+rice..It was really, really, really good! The best sweet sour I ever had! It was nothing like the usual sweet sour we had anywhere else.
And Phad thai.
bubur pisang
Mango sticky rice
after lunch, we checked out the spa nearby and on the way back to our room we saw lotsa org putih riding motorbikes. So we asked the reception whether its possible to to rent one too. She arranged it for us and 15 mints later we got our bike! Khalis was soo excited, simply coz its his first time riding with me. I was scared at first coz I knew he had not been rempit-ing for years
(Pic taken in Day 2)
So we went to town. But we didnt bring our camera. The road in the island's made of concrete and granite, so the ride's a lil bit bumpy. We wanted to try the famous Thai massage, and there were so many urut places in town. I chose the one ran by a bunch of mid-age women. no way I was gonna let Khalis had his session with a young masseuse in mini skirt. Khalis chose to do Swedish massage while I went for body scrub. Khalis said his body felt good after the massage. then we just naik motor around town sampai penat and went back to our room.

At night, we went to town again for dinner. We ate steamed red snapper, stir fried mixed veggie, chilli squid and another dish I cant remember. food was a lot cheaper in town. Then we went to the night market but bought nothing.

Day 2
The next day, we woke up at 530am and had our breakfast at the hotel at 600am. the buffet's not so bad - more than 40 choices
First round...diikuti dengan beberapa round seterusnye
We loved holidaying in Asia! sume food pon sedap and seswai dengan tekak
after breakfast, we went to the beach

and then we naik motor again-didnt bring our camera..this time we went a lil bit further..We stayed in Chaweng beach area and its the longest beach in Koh Samui with very exciting nightlife..so we naik motor sampai Lamai beach. Lamai beach was quieter and with lesser hotels. We discovered a muslim area in Lamai beach, where everyone pkai tudung covering head to bum, and a sekolah tahfiz.

On the way back, we singgah another urut place and Khalis went for Thai massage while I did face scrub. We had lunch in an Indian restaurant where half a chicken meant 2 thighs, without the drumstick - so actually its just 1/4. penipu nyer org..
Then we went back to our room.

At night, we went to the city again coz we still had Bhats left. We took a cab and they charged us RM20 for a 5-mint ride! We had dinner in this restaurant where they had everything! Thai, Japanese, American, Italian, Chinese, Indian etc. with an extensive menu for each!
We went shopping after dinner. Here's a tip for shopping at Koh Samui - when bargaining, always offer more than half of the price. We didnt buy much - just a placemat set and a table runner. Then we shopped for DVD harams..I think we bought about 5..and we watched one of them that night. Cant remember what movie was it coz I slept halfway.

Day 3
Morning came and its time to pack our bags.
Khalis went to reception first to check out while I siap2..So this was him coming out from the reception..
He took the stairs
And stairs lagi

And finally came home to me!

Again, the airport's awesome
Samui Park Avenue, connecting check-in and departure areas

At departure gate
And they gave us free food and newspaper!
We loved our honeymoon! Not because of the place, but because we had each other and there was no stress whatsoever.