Part 1 - Study Trip to Hanoi, Vietnam (24 - 25 March 2011)

Backdated punya entry sbnrnya..nak menulis pun ikut mood dan kelapangan masa..

ok, there goes..please read the tittle -> Study Trip, therefore it was a study trip..ngee..actually no! More to like jalan - jalan je..

kenapa study trip? well, i ni kan part timer student of Construction Management in Uitm. This is suppose to be my final sem, but since I decided to drop my thesis this sem, so, that's means I'm still attach to Uitm next sem! Well, see ya Uitm! ngee...

before further due, nak habaq mai lah kan..gmbr2 yg terdapat di sini adalah daripada kamera kwn2 dan sy sendiri!tapi tak bnyk pn dari aku!sbb aku ni jenis tak suka menangkap gmbr tp suka bergmbr..hehehe..so, pd kwn aku yg rasa2 gmbr korg kene cilok,ampunkanlah dosa aku yer.takkan pasal gmbr pun nk berkira kot?


oh! and ya! all the pics edited by me and sorry for that if i manipulate uols nyer gmbr pulak k..
ok, stop babbling..straight to the whole idea of this en3..

this study was intended for our last project in the course of Integrated Simulation Project 2 (ISP2) which is kitorg kena conduct a 'real situation project' for international market. Since, lecturer dah pilih Vietnam as potential country, so kitorg kenalah investigate why, what, how Vietnam. Malas nak cite panjang pasal course ni..but more excited to tell the story of the trip.

p/s - ko ni nk ckp BM ke BI?

suka hati akulah labu...ada aku kisah? =P

Rombongan ni terdiri daripada 22 org pelajar Msc Integrated Construction Management, Uitm dan 5 org pensyarah pengiring..pastu ada 2 org student Phd, itu tak termasuk spouse lecturer2 k..so total up dalam 32 org termasuklah sorg travel agen from Smart Travel & Tours.

kos pergi balik - RM 1,998 huh!nyusahkan betul! bundarkan aje jadi RM 2,000!
memula bila nk kene kuar duit RM 2K rasa cam mahalnyer! tapi bila dah alami sendiri, rasa mcm berbaloi dan kalau ikutkan murahlah berbanding dgn servis yg diberikan..so thumbs up to Smart Travel & Tours especially to Kak Nida..hehe yg bnyk membantu I dalam sesi tawar menawar k..Love u, Kak!

Kha, 24 March 2011

- departure from KLIA to Noi Bai, Hanoi at 10.15 am
- arrived to Noi Bai airport around 1.15 pm local time. beza waktu Hanoi dgn Kl 1 jam delay, so in Kl around 2.15 pm camtu..

@KLIA before departure

@ Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi upon arrival

nak cerita sdkt pengalaman dlm flight. Dlm flight, aku terpisah sket dari group rombongan..tercampak kat depan sengsorang..nasib duduk sblh tgkp..aku duduk sebelah budak Mat Saleh..

ok, budak yer!6 tahun..
sebelah dia bapak dia yg keje asyik nak tido je..hehehe..
sian anak dia tu..nak ajak main..

budak tu peramah..dok sembang2 dgn aku..so takdelah rasa bosan sgt. He's French and can speak fluent English..tapi somehow slang budak ni macam pelik semacam..hahaha..org perancis nyer slang ke cmni?
so aku pun tanya

aku: where do you live?

boy: Bangalore

Dang!!!!
no wonderlah slang and the way he speaks mcm Indian..siap geleng2 kepala lagi bila bercakap..
moral of the story, I xnk anak I pn nanti ada that accent k..(huh!ada kaitan ka?)

so, reach Hanoi..first thing first -> TOILET!

toilet takde paip air k! nilah salah satu masalah org Malaysia..hehe..


- meet our local travel agent -> Suan

- check in hotel -> Bro & Sis Hotel
- cyclo ride around city of Hanoi. Cyclo ni beca org2 Vietnam
     Hanoi from 1st impression?
     hurm, pelik..kenapa bangunan dia tinggi2 tapi slim nak mampos?tak proportion betul!
     trafik?takde apa yg pelik sgt sbb dah biasa tgk dlm Amazing Race. Bersepah2 motor yg jln ikut suka hati diorg je..pastu sket2 main hon.Kesimpulannaya, sgt2 bising dan agak kotor dan berbau..

See that tall building with horses statues entrance?
Indonesian investors projects and the price for 1 unit  to rent is USD 1,000 if I'm not mistaken..
I sort of mixed up the numberslah..

the architecture of Hanoi -> slim & tall
as explained by Suan (our travel agent) tanah kat Hanoi sgt2 mahal especially kt prime area.
1 lot yg kecik tu boleh mencecah USD 2 mil.
that's is why Vietnamese built max as they can..

inilah cyclo

okay! I bought this photo for 20,000 VND = RM 3.00
in Hanoi, diorg will do anything to get money, including jadi street photographers yg take shot of random tourist and then they will sell to the tourist.

tips from Suan - Lintas jalan tutup mata je,pasti selamat!
dan itulah apa yg aku praktikkan..hehehe..main lintas je ikut suka..
motobikers they know mcmana nk mengelak..

Cyclo pun ada no plate tau! Malaysia ada?

famous bridge in Hanoi unfortunately I lupa nama apa..
It was built by the same architect of Eiffel Tower
notice that tall and slender building?
and that mural wall?
it is 4km long to celebrate Hanoi city of 100 years
oh!and its not painted it is made up mosaic tiles.

- Water Puppet show
          water puppet show ni lebih kurang mcm wayang kulit Malaysia tapi wayang kulit ni guna karakter bayang2 kan? puppet show ni guna puppetlah..tp bkn cm omputihnyer style yg attached to strings to..bukan! dia adalah puppet2 yg menari-nari di dalam air..hahaha

Bangunan Water Puppet theatre

Puppets In action!

puppets!

- then, dinner time! Nisa Restaurant
 satu lagi masalah org Malaysia, actually Muslim of courselah makanan!dekat Hanoi, susah gila nak cari makanan halal k! there is only 2 halal restaurants in Hanoi. 1 Indian Restaurant, Tandoor and the other 1 is Nisa Restaurant. For your info, Nisa Restaurant ni restoran org kita.
yes!truly Malaysia! pandai org kita berniaga kan?

owner dia Malaysian kawen dgn Vietnamese - open Halal restaurant di mana dia sendiri yg sembelih ayam dan daging dan supply to others jugak.

kat restoran Nisa, terjumpalah 2 org kawan yg pergi on a private trip. Diorg ajak aku sekali masa nk g tu, which is since last year (Air Asia kn..kenalah book awal.) nasib baik aku ckp taknk sbb takut clash dgn belajar..sekali betul2 lak...

Long lost friends! =P
xleh blah bila diorg mcm tercengang jmpa aku..
yg aku lak terkinja2 melompat peluk2 diorg..sengal tul!

after dinner, balik hotel. Tapi sbb Malaysian ni kan terkenal dgn sifat pemurah nak meningkatkan ekonomi negara orang, so kitorg pun pegilah jalan2 survey barang dekat kedai2 berhampiran hotel.

tension aku!macam itik dgn ayam bercakap!
Suan ckp Vietnamese tau a little bit English tapi ini mcm lgsng tak tau apa ni..
balik kekecewaan dan tido lagi bagus!
esok boleh lagi..

dan nantilah smbg lagi..nanti tu pun tak tau zmn bila..tgk mood jgk k.. =)

P/S - lupa nak ckp..the weather there at the moment of visit is so cold and windy. It's winter time! but it is said that it is more colder than ever. Around 11 degrees cold.