Langkawi REvisited – A Tale of 3 Musketeers
April 14, 2009 | 5,997 views
Then, opportunity knocked on this poor boy’s door. He was offered a fully-paid ‘trip‘ of sorts, for a full 5 days in Langkawi, the island destination he was hoping so much to visit, deep down in his heart. Though the journey was smooth (thanks to the sparkly & propelling Firefly), the stay wasn’t so. Trapped in a dungeon with looming threats, from toads-infested loo to 40-suicidal-feet of towering doom, and rations polluted (poisoned) with giant flies’ eggs.


The treasures we came away with. Plus the mosaic of Ritter Sports posted previously HERE
The meal was above average, fuelling the gut, the mind, the body and soul. And keeping the wallet intact, patching that hole after the gold bars were willingly donated to the township, when bartering for the goods earlier. Poor boy was ecstatic, though UNwillingly sucked in some ashes, no thanks to the charcoal-fuelled steamed fish placed in front of his face. But no complaints, for a meal of such stature deserves some sacrificing …. and the RM2/aluminium can of Golden Elixir redeemed itself, nicely.
Wan Thai Restaurant – A HALAL choice, for fiery food to unblock that stuffy nose ….
Highly-praised from all quarters, heroes, rumours, rumour-mongers (hah), and the locals alike, Wan Thai serves delectable Thai cuisine at reasonable price, amidst a spacious, heavily decorated interior, laden with Thai and Malay influences.
Nasi Goreng Belacan (RM7)
Nasi Goreng Ayam (RM5)
A tough brawl in the early hours of the morning, lasting about an hour took its toll on the Heroes in this chapter. Bloodied, battered, and of course, hungry, they proceeded to stuff their faces with some of the better Thai-Malay food around town.
# Though hidden from the main road of Kuah town, turning left at the MayFirst outlet on your left will get you to a row of shops behind the ones lining the main road. Wan Thai is somewhere in the middle of the road #
A piping hot serving of thick, spicy and sour Tom Yum Goong
The sweet desserts, served with dessicated coconut, albeit with heavy taste of lye (alkaline) water
Heaving a sigh of relief, Poor Boy was thankful for the call of duty granted him another chance to explore the land he had never seen before. And with another 24 hours to go, he knew that life could only get …. BETTER.
(to be continued …)
# All characters, depictions, and destinations are NOT fictional. None tailored to mess with the reader’s mind. #
You MUST read also : PART 2 – LANGKAWI REVISITED – THE JOURNEY TO THE PEAK

wei… hahahaha… i keep on laughing when reading this post la.. Am i reading the wrong post frm u?? =P
wat young, innocent, naive, poor boy??? hahahaha… reli bo?? hehe… cant tahan la.. haha…
anyway, good write-up ya, motormouth!!! 🙂
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You’re funny la!!
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please la… i think this motormouth havent taken medicine yet.
innoncent boy…KONONNYA!!!!
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Oh I miss those green sweet desserts! Can’t find them in Penang…
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Little boy’s tale? Haha…
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been 5 years since i went back to langkawi.. still looks the same :). though my meals were all malay and siamese malay throughout my stay there then..
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Nice wide-angle shot of the Firefly turbo-prop plane!
ps – Eeep, that green dessert looks rather HORRIBLE!
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I’ve been to the burnt rice place on my last visit, very miserable amount of it only =.=”
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KCA : i had a twisted mind yday. what u mean? not innocent? not naive? =P
NKOTB : thanks! 🙂
Mr Z : sick ah u? haha.
iamthewitch : erm, not so lah … rather funny tasting.
Little Inbox : a tale depicting a life From Zero to Hero. LOL.
sc : chinese seafood meal also rather popular. no pork served though.
Julian Si : looked horrible? i thought they looked alright. but tasted otherwise.
mimid3vils : yeah, either ppl stole them all for themselves, or they’re washed away by the rain.
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I got the feeling that this J2KFM is showering himself with beers ….. hahahaha …. brush teeth with budweiser and gargle with chivas regal to replace listerine. XD
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OMG!!!! liddat you call “poor boy” ar??? haha!
but thanks for the info on langkawi! good to know there are so much to eat there!
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ohmigod! I totally forgot my Langkawi experience… that was like 14 years ago when I went there for the very first (and last) time.
If budget doesn’t permit for oversea travel next year, might consider coming here to relax and have some good food… might need your input taht time 🙂
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haha kena bashed for self proclaimed as an innocent boy..lucky u man, u have like the best job in the world, no lar in Ipoh haha
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good post.
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email2me : gargle with Chivas? hahah .. far from it lah.
Nic : yeah, plenty more to discover i’m sure. leave it to the next trip there.
thule aka leo : fly there better. though a bit pricey. ferry it seems takes very long eh? some more rocking waves.
kampungboycitygal : haha, yeahloh. ppl no eyes lah. bash a naive innocent one. =P
BEST job? nah ……
foodbin : thanks.
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You make Langkawi seem almost… palatable! I mean, there’s only so much local heroic tales I can stomach before I start wondering where’s lunch… I salute your nationalistic tenacity!
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hmmm….not bad huh!
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550ml jar of faith : tenacious leh? one of a kind. hehe… but of course, with History scoring borderline C/D, the Mahsuri story was all i rmbr.
Mummy in Vain : yeah, far from bad. 🙂
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u r innocent? naive?ehem..haha! how bout the other two musketters?
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didt hav any good food in Langkawi..rmbr my laksa power?? heheh.
But Langkawi is very heavily influenced with Thai cuisine..
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Reminded me of my trip to Langkawi bout 2 years ago. It was so fun! The chocolates were half priced, tasted really good but melted easily coz it’s quite hot there!
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SuWei : wei, story not bout me also. hahaha .. i’m one of the other two.
thenomadGourmand : yeah, lots Thai n Malay food. not to say that’s bad.
SUgar Bean : it was thankfully cool there. so nothing melted.
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It is amazing right being in Langkawi, was there too this year but only able to see from far through the car windscreen. Was day on work trip and no play! 🙁 Maybe some other time I guess :)!
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We can , of course make you less poor , by showing you the way to paradise , just down the road…the backbeach …but you must drink not eat…for once !
ok ?
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BBO : work trip cannot play? hehe .. oh… ic.
BSG : where? where?! 🙂
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they are so generous with their charsiew in their charsiew rice! unbelievable 😀 .. the green of the dessert is so dark green.. worried it stains me intestine.. 😛
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The Nasi Patpet looks really good…I always regret reading your posts when I’m hungry!! @_@
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CUMI & CIKI : oh, cant escape from colouring lah … if not, they'll look lifeless.
Bangsar-Babe : no regrets! hahaha … go crawl over to some Thai joint in KL anytime!
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goin to langkawi soon nxt month..
help, i need good and cheap food… so spoilt for choices in ipoh d’
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“All characters, depictions, and destinations are NOT fictional. None tailored to mess with the reader’s mind.”
LOL. Farnie lah you.
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mycroft : good and cheap ah? aiyo. this trip of mine was not for foodhunt nor holidays lah (though one may be misled by the pics and writings!). but the seafood restaurants lining the river/longkang are good choices.
LFB : farnie? farty? heh heh … i cant wax lyrical (no, NOT her) bout stuff like the legendary K.Mah can, hence i resort to nonsense-s.
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Should visit Langkawi again. My last visit was around 10 years back. Really change a lot after reading your blog!
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My Taste Heaven : it was my 1st time, or technically, 2nd time to the island. but both visits within a week from each other, hence no significant development between each visit (duh).
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Hi,
Could you send me the contact for Kondo Istana?
I'll be in Langkawi this November and interested to stay there but i've no contact.
Thanks.
kah Fai
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+60 4 966 1118
I got this from the net. not sure if its the working line not, sorry. I threw away the receipt already. =P
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Hi colleagues, its enormous paragraph regarding cultureand entirely
explained, keep it up all the time.
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