Land of Ong Bak Day 2 - Swiss Sheep Farm, Cha Am

Assalamualaikum. สวัสดี!

Punyalah lemau sekarang ni. Macam semua benda pun malas mau buat. Huhu. Next week akan start new semester. It means akan mula perasan-busy with work lah lepas tu. Kunun lah busy kan.

By the way, ni sambungan entry lepas (here). Saja simpan lama² cerita trip Ong Bak ni sebab belum ada mood untuk membentang. Gitu ah alasan. 

Plan untuk terjah sini memang disekali-combo kan sama Santorini Park. These 2 places are in the same vicinity. They are located opposite each other; dipisahkan oleh super lebar 6-lanes highway road. Yang segala saiz lori gajah berlimpasan. Memang tabah siapa melintas jalan tu. Haritu ada aku baca blogger(s) yang meredah highway tu TAPI maaflah aku lupa sudah mana aku kutip cerita tu.

So yeah mari continue cerita 2^nd day kami di tanah Ong Bak. Terima jaklah hakikat ke-slow-an perjalanan aku kali ni. And aku akan kurang membebel for this entry. 

Sila layan gambar sebab mau kejar masa untuk layan my latest Kdrama. Secret Hotel. Yoo In Na adalah kechentaan aku, ever since I watched her in Queen In-Hyun's Man. Super schomel!

30 June 2014 - Cha Am

Opening Hour: 1000-1900 (Mon-Fri), 0900-1900 (Sat-Sun)

Entrance Fee: 120 Baht + 60 Baht (leaves to feed the sheep)

Signboard for ladies & gentlemen adalah comel. Seingat aku memang ada snap gambar tapi masa godek folder Bangkok tadi, nan hado gambar tu aku jumpa. Ciss!

Phone booth sudah ada aura Europe...tapi background tidak sama tema. It could have been surreal if the hill at the back is covered with something that look like snow. Anganan kunun mau berfeeling di Swiss. Over gila request si Err.

Corak English Rose macam ni always remind me of the bestie; Ms Ernie. Always!

Time to feed the sheep. I have a soft spot in my heart for animals. Seeing them in this condition simply breaks my heart. Macam kurang makan. Nampak jak orang datang bawa rumput, semua pun berebut. Sudahlah kawasan ni panas betul, I assumed semua pun dehydrated. 

A bit geram with that guy behind me (white t-shirt). Boleh dia main acah² bagi rumput sama anak biri² tu. Walhal 'budak' tu sudah kejar dia ke hulu ke hilir. Maksud, 'budak' tu memang tengah lapar lah kan. 

See? Sampai pijak memijak. 

Apparently the grasses aren't enough for all. Banyak rumput mati pun, even diorang binatang they know it's not healthy for their diet. 

The anak bebiri. Nampak lapar sangat whoever yang bawa rumput, diorang akan kejar. But they are more interested in carrot actually. Siapa bawa carrot, memang kirim salam jaklah yang bawa rumput. Diorang ndak pandang.

Roundabout comel. 

Hall of frames-hanging-on-a-tree. Yang posing tu, memang seumur tripping diva retarded. 

Salang-salang-salang. Manh-eun salang!

Praise be to The Almighty. Another wishlist ticked. 

Tempat ni ndak besar mana pun. Kalau jalan santai macam kami, sambil stop ambil gambar bagai...still ndak ambil masa sampai 2 jam. Mula tu plan mau tengok how this place looks like at night. Tapi Ahjussi bagi kami masa until 6pm jak. Wah rupanya ada limit. 

Nevermind that, dapat menjejak kaki di sini & berkasih sayang sama bebiri pun cukup bagus sudah. Pastu bila teringat yang aku puasa & it's nearly time for sungkai, automatik pantas langkah aku pi parking lot. 

Next mission is the night market. Our first night market in bumi Ong Bak gitu! Untuk sungkai, aku mau jamu perut with the famous traditional summer dessert in Thailand. Mango sticy rice a.k.a Khao Niaow Ma Muang (thanks google)! Ngek.

Memang paling mencabar puasa aku masa ni. Dengan tiada sahur. Pastu 3 hours++ duduk dalam perut bus from Bangkok to Hua Hin. Siap menjejak Santorini Park & Swiss Sheep Farm dalam bahang panas melekit. Hmm rasakan lah, mau sangat kejar tiket murah kan Bie. But, it definitely one helluva experience for me. So yeah, no regret at all. Happy bertingkat² ada.

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Land of Ong Bak Day 2 - Santorini Park, Cha Am

Assalamualaikum. สวัสดี!

Sambungan dari sini. Wah semangat aku update trip Thailand ni kan. Sebab pergi cuma 4 hari tulah aku relax goyang kaki. Slowly update pun ndak da hal. Mereka² yang bising suruh update cepat kunun mau buat reference nanti; lambat lagi mau berangkat. Hatta tiket pun belum beli. Ngek.

As said in my previous post, our attempt to get a cheap tuk tuk to Cha Am didn't go well. The tuk tuk driver was so degil he refused to give us discount. 1,200 Baht (~RM 120.00) for a one-way journey to Santorini Park, Cha Am from Hua Hin is totally unacceptable. Crazy lah! Sudahlah ada 2 tempat mau terjah.

How are we suppose to go to Swiss Sheep Farm from Santorini Park then? Jalan kaki? Kalau jalan raya tu jenis 2-lane; with less cars ndak apa juga. Ni sudahlah kena cross 3-lane roadway, terpaksa lagi bertarung nyawa sama segala lori saiz gajah yang berlimpasan. Fuh! Sorry lah ah Tuk Tuk Ahjussi Hirup-darah.

Kecewa sama kejadian yang hampir menjerut leher, we decided to look elsewhere. Crossed the road in front of our hotel...jalan ke depan. Pastu nampak this one SUV (lupa ambil gambar sebab excited) parked opposite the Hua Hin police station. A handsome middle-aged man approached us.

"Cha Am, how much?"
"900 Baht, return journey. Where u want to go?"
"Santorini Park & Swiss Sheep Farm. Return. No discount?"
"900 Baht. Both place. Ok."
"700 Baht. We take. We don't have much money. Please!"

Pastu aku buat muka ala Puss in Boots WALAU aku tau jauh panggang dari api. Pasrah jaklah Ahjussi tu kan. Muka ndak semengah ada hati mau ber-aegyo bagai.

"Hmmm...ok ok. 700 Baht. You go in now."

Wooohooooo! 700 Baht. Return journey Hua Hin - Cha Am. Siap covered 2 places lagi. Totally a bargain lah. Semengah ka ndak muka aku, janji sesi memujuk untuk dapat diskaun berjalan lancar. Yang penting Ahjussi tu adalah handsome. Sekian.

It took more or less than 1 hour to reached Santorini Park, Cha Am from Hua Hin town.

30 June 2014 - Hua Hin

Bangunan bumbung merah depan tu is Hua Hin Police Station. And we got our ride in front of Hua Hin Collonade Mall. Just opposite the Police Station.

30 June 2014 - Cha Am

The entrance to the park.

Admission fee is 50 Baht.

The entrance gate to the white-washed building. 

Pink is my color. Gitu. 

The background says it all. Badan aku sekarang memang macam dipam². Sobs.

I've never been to the real Santorini, but from the pictures I saw in the internet...the buildings look like this. At least; if not exactly. Ambil feel dulu.

Couldn't help but to relate this with lavender. Erm bila impian mau jalan menyusuri ladang lavender jadi kenyataan, eh? Too many dreams lah Bie oii...ntah mana yang duluan mau dikasi jadi realiti. 

Instantly fall in love with the murals. So creative.

Reminded me of the scary sculptures at Gamcheon Village, Busan. Only this time, diorang guna sang Monyets. Makhluk di Busan tu aku ndak dapat tafsir apa.

Artsy patsy. I like! Would have been extra nice kalau diorang guna fresh flowers.

Us ladies just wanna have fun! Wishlist ticked, alhamdulillah. 

Ok, next destination would be Santorini, Greece perhaps? Insha Allah, amin amin.

We spent nearly 2 hours in here. Lepas tu, sangap tunggu Ahjussi handsome depan pintu masuk. Ahjussi ingatkan kami lama lagi dalam tu. Dia ndak tau kami ni punctual. Ngek! Kalau janji 1.5 hour, 10 minutes before tu kami sudah terpacak tunggu tau. 

Destinasi seterusnya...Swiss Sheep Farm! Yeah jumpa sheeps! As the bestie said, my favorite word it is. Only yang rapat jak tau my definition of sheep that I often used. 

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