Trip To Padang Besar, Perlis
Last Friday, my friends and I went to Padang Besar, Perlis. First of all, what Padang Besar is all about and where does Padang Besar situated at?
Padang Besar is a border town located in the northern part of Perlis (Malaysia) and it is situated on the border with Songkhla province (Thailand). The town opposite Padang Besar in Thailand is also called as Padang Besar, though locals here usually refer it as Pekan Siam (Siamese Town). The town is known as a shopping heaven because of the duty-free shopping complex in between the border checkpoints of the two countries.
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It was my first time ever going to Padang Besar, so I couldn't help but to feel excited and anticipated for the journey to the border of Thailand. Around 2.30pm, Aida, who is my roommate and also classmate, together with myself, departed to Cengal 7 and waited for the guys before we finally went to Padang Besar.
We actually went through Chuping, the hottest place and the biggest sugarcane plantation in Malaysia. It took around 1 hour to arrive at Arked Niaga Padang Besar, but wow, the scenery throughout the journey wow-ed the inner photographer in me. It's sad that I don't bring any cameras along, because the nature beauty caught my eyes the most.
I was welcomed with shops selling various kinds of outfits, shoes, bags, jewellery... you name it. I was actually confused whether we're in the Malaysia side or the Thailand side because when I checked in on foursquare, it said that it was my first time in Thailand. Hahaha maybe I checked in on the wrong border XD
I noticed that the Thais are fond of scooters (as shown in picture above) and there were lots of scooters around the arcade. Our main objective going to Padang Besar was to buy jerseys, and so we set foot in shops that sell mainly jerseys. I bought 4 jerseys overall; 1 Malaysia's newest jersey in blue for my youngest brother, 1 Chelsea's jersey for myself, 2 Manchester United's jerseys for him and myself. 4 jerseys for RM110, I don't know if it's consider as cheap but that's affordable compared to buying jerseys from other places.
The guys bought lots of jerseys to be very honest, and the total jerseys bought by us on that day was 22! I was really shocked to see how shopaholic the guys are when it comes to jerseys. On the way back, we stopped at Dataran Terinai, Perlis which is situated near to Empangan Timah Tasoh. Beautiful sceneries, again, but I only managed to take only 1 picture because of my phone died quite a few times throughout the journey. Scumbag phone...
We stopped by at Aida's house in Kangar as she wanted to take few things from her home, and we were invited to have cekodok pisang and tea. The guys acted all shy and giddy, I couldn't believe that they are the same guys I've known for almost 2 years and counting. Haha.
We then continued our journey to Kuala Perlis for dinner. As it's already Maghrib, we stopped to pray at Masjid al-Hussain, Kuala Perlis. I've went there for few times but its beauty shines the best each time I went there.
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Overall, I had fun. I enjoyed myself, and though how tiring it was, going for a trip with my friends never makes me feel disappointed. I'm seeking for future trips with you guys, or even more people. Thank you Irfan, Luqman, Aida, Farhan, Nazri and Ammar!
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