why Malaysia
So many people prefer Thailand than many other Asian countries. This is actually the second time I stay in the same Shangri-la Hotel. I rarely do so, and obviously I had a good time staying there before.
Reason 1: This was the place where I won’t feel bored even when I stayed in the hotel for the whole day.
Reason 2: When the people in Thailand treats you like Queen / Master, everybody in Malaysia (what I meant was KK in particular) treats you like friends.
Reason 3: I have been to Thailand many times in the last few years (Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi…).
Reason 4: Actually Koh Samui was one of my choices, but all flights were full (obviouly because everybody goes to Bangkok).
Reason 5: I don’t want to stay in Phuket during Christmas when it reminds me of the tsunami thing.
Of course, KK is not as cheap as Thailand. In fact I found that the price is more or less the same as in HK (I compared Starbucks and McDonalds… well I didn’t see Starbucks when I went to KK last time). They have more shopping malls and restaurants now even though that did not impress me much. One thing I DID COMPLAIN was that the hotel cancelled the shuttle bus to downtown - well it was so inconvenient coz it was not easy to catch a taxi back to hotel.
This time I met a few local tour guides (English… Malaysian-English speaking), so if anyone goes next time, they can give you really good advices in exploring the city - something more than just the tourist sight-seeing stuffs.
