Second trip in Khanongphra, Pakchong

After all the Indonesia trip for weddings. Here I am in Khanongphra, Pakchong for flying tour with club members and boss. It's a tiring journey but I learnt how to enjoy and appreciate things as much as I can within short time.

This is my 2nd chance to be in Khanongphra, the first one was on November last year.

Last year in Khanongphra

I stayed in Rancho Charnvee Resort & Golf Course. This place is located at North-East Bangkok, about 2 hours drive journey. How do I reached here? I came by private aircraft - not belongs to me nor my family, it belongs to one of the club members. I'm so grateful they spare the seats for me :')

2 very experience pilots - honored to fly with them

Luggages for 4 pax for a week trip - feels like cargo suddenly LOL 

Just arrived - private airstrip with golf course - perfect!  

Rancho Charnvee is an awesome beautiful place. Green sceneries. I never knew I would fall in love with this place, usually I don't really interested with mountain areas as there are bunches of bugs and I simply hate it. Well, there were insects and mosquitos in here but still acceptable.

Bedroom - Superior room

The resort is gorgeously design on European houses and buildings concepts. I heard it's even personally picked and designed by the owner. It made me miss France :'( The place is well maintained too, I went here exactly a year ago and it still looks the same and even some improvements!

Bathroom - Superior Room

Deluxe room is totally bigger than this, it has living room and bunches of sofas and chairs and bigger bathroom too! 

With Lily while waiting for the rest of the group! 

2 aircrafts had arrived and parked inside hangar

DA42  

 Aerial view of Thailand - not sure which part of Thailand.. 

How did we get around? We rent a van which I asked our Thai office to help to arrange the van. It costs us THB 4500 per day with driver and additional fuel for THB 500. 

Which restaurants we visited? 

1. The Smoke House. 

I went here last year, it's all Western food but the food is just simply amazing. The restaurant was so packed and thankfully we have reserved the seats. When we plan to visit this place for the 2nd time, unfortunately the restaurant had closed for 2 months because the CEO are fighting for the profit - that's what I heard. It's a shame though, the restaurant was just awesome and it's such a waste to shut it down.

2. Ban Mai Chai Nam Museum & Restaurant

This is the most unique restaurant ever. It has so many antique items from 50s to 90s. I do recognize 90s items, such as big tooth brush, old detergen, old soap, etc.

Food wise, it's just so-so. I remembered the food tasted good when I visit last year. Perhaps they have changed the cook.

They serve authentic Thai food and local wine.

Pear - Clarence - Lily 

Mackerel fish? 

Food we ordered for 5 pax.. 

Stir fried Kailan with crispy pork. Damn yummy! 

3. I have no idea what's the restaurant's name.. I have no idea too for writing this

It serves Thai Cuisine, the taste is nicer than Ban Mai. They serves wine but not local one.

Place worth of visits:

1. Palio Khao Yai - Tuscan Village

It's like a mini-italy in Thailand. The place is beautifully build with the ambience of western village market. People don't really shops there, more to take picture. Including me. :)

Me and Khun Pear - so blessed to get to know her ;) 

This place reminds me of France 

2. Vineyard

I totally forgot which vineyard I visited, it's either PB Valley or Grandmonte. Visiting in November, nothing much to see because it had passed the harvest season. So there's no grapes :(

3. PakChong Night Bazaar

If you are a local street food lover like me. This is a place for you to visit. You could find different types of local foods, insects, caterpillar, noodle soup, mango salad, fruits, local "kuih", etc.

Pakchong Night Bazaar - I love night market in Thailand! 

Local kuih - looks like in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore right ? :) 

The locals called it "Kwe-Chai" and in my hometown, Pontianak they called it "Chai-Kwe". The taste is the same! 

As I travelled with business people, obviously going to place that sounds boring is a big NO NO. I believe every traveller have different purpose to visit, so for all places you visit, it should suits the purpose.

Group pics before we leave for Udon Thani heading to Vientiane.

XOXO,

Jess

Beautiful Weddings

Wedding, the word itself describes the beauty of the event.

This month alone, I went to 3 different cities in Indonesia to attend weddings. And to be invited to their weddings, it's an honor for me. On my age, friends weren't as much as when I was in high school. Friends come and go, I moved here and there. I'm doing my best to keep the friendship, however some friends really meant to be let go; either I walked away or they walked away. But life is good! I believe God always put people that are meant for us in our life.

Ok, back to topic.

1st wedding. 1st Nov - 5th Nov at Malang

This is the wedding of my cousin; we are quite close and I have promised him that I would attend his wedding.

On Friday night I flew from Singapore to Malang with China Airlines (the ticket was only cost me SGD 200 return!! - such a good deal). Reason why I chose this flight, obviously it's cheap and the flight is late night which I didn't have to take leave.

I reach there local time 12am! Thankfully my other cousin; Ko Moe and the girlfriend were waiting for me and the driver and the car. We reached Malang nearly 2am. I was so tired, hugged and cuddled my mum then I went to sleep.

I stayed in Cozy GuestHouse. It's the most awesome guesthouse that I ever stayed, it just so cozy and super comfortable. Feels like home. Service is just so-so (obviously, since it's a guesthouse), but I really love the ambience.

Wedding was on Sunday, 3rd Nov. It was the most beautiful wedding I've seen. I was the bridesmaid (and I didn't realize I was the bridesmaid until I had dress fitting!) and I walk behind the bride and groom with bestman on the aisle. I cried, the feeling, the emotional moment, happiness, etc.. It just there. I'm not sure how to describe it.

The ceremony was quite short, after the holy matrimony continued with reception. After reception and that's all! Short, simple yet it's beautiful. It's just a simple wedding because both of them are God's servants.

The groom and the bride :) 

And, the most memorable was I sat in the Dodge Deluxe 1948! This car is exist even before both my parents were born! The car worked very well and it's just a total awesome! Our car was the centre of attention on the road. All people on the street turn their head just to wonder what kind of car is that! Some giggled and laughed on us, some staring with one-kind-of-face. :')

Me and narcissistic mum 

Inside Dodge! Spacious and fluffy sofa! 

Selfie

Me with the bride :) 

During Holy Matrimony

Old memories 

Toko Oen - a very old coffee shop in town 

Photo booth :) 

2nd wedding - 8th - 10th Nov at Batam

It was Roy and Ervina's wedding, it was a lovely wedding too. I reached Batam on 8th Nov friday night. The city itself, not that interesting, it looks like between Malaysia and Singapore, the structure, the food, hawker food, etc. Well, there were Indonesian stuffs such as "Juru-parkir", affordable spa and massage, motorbikes everywhere, etc.

Back to wedding. The event held on Saturday morning for Holy matrimony, it was led by Keith. A very touchy moment, the emotional moment between the bride and groom with their parents. It was beautiful.

Reception was at night, the ballroom was awesome, it's huge and there were 5-6 chandeliers.

"I do" 

Me :) 

W327 - nicest picture ever! 

And all people are jealous of our room :)

The awesome band of the night

Happy newly wed entered the ballroom 

3rd wedding - 17th - 19th Nov at Medan

Medan. My last stop for wedding. Nauli and Sylvia's wedding. I get to know Sylvia during uni on the first year, we weren't that close at first but on the second year after internship we started to get closer. It was I, Celine, Jenny, Sylvia and Remita. We were close as we always sit in the same class and all group projects it always been us. It was the most fun and memorable year in uni. :')

This was the most grand wedding that I ever attended in my whole entire life. The ballroom was filled with 1000 people, 100 tables with 10 guests each table. It was so crowded, yet the emcee, dance, all other kind of entertainment were really non-stop. Literally, non-stop.

I had fun in this wedding, it's really like a small reunion with some uni friends - who showed up for the weddings. We laughed, we joked, took pictures, etc. Precious moment. :)

Dinner on the night before wedding day

3rd Wedding look - use the newly bought Channel Lipstick

I wasn't sit on the nice spot, so yeah.. But there she is! The beautiful bride!

Love song sang for the husband - Husband was shocked and speechless!

:) 

XOXO,

Jess