Bright!

Roadrunner had an early start

Another roadtrip to Kuantan. Leaving at 5am for 9am meeting.

Kuantan and its monsoon

Roadrunner is doing cross-country again

500km of East-coast back-and-fro yesterday and another 500km of West-coast, today of back-and-fro trips as well!

Pathethic? Feel free to slip into my shoes and get the feel of it ;p

Kuantan River

Standing at the river mouth looking at vast vista of the great South China Sea on a bright mid morning turn out as a blissful way to enjoy the day, the weather and of course the vista. The wind is blowing softly, and the bright sun is not dispersing the sort of scorching rays that would bute your skin, but enough for you to get a good dose of vitamin D. So, next time you are in Kuantan, get yourself to Esplanade Tanjong Api, nearby Taman Gelora, and enjoy the breeze. You would want to pack some light snack ;) 

Cheers.
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Medzz

Kuantan River Cruise

It's Kuantan River which runs along city of Kuantan and separating the Tanjong Api and the opposite Tanjong Lumpur. I always thought it as Sungai Pahang (it's embarassing to realized that I wasn't all polished on the geography bits of Malaysian let alone Pahang).
Anyway, I'm getting all excited to get on the Cruise of Sungai Kuantan. The cruise was suspended when the Kuantan Waterfront was being refurbished, so now that it is completed, the Cruise is now back in operation. However, it is very regretfully to notice that the Cruise was not being promoted or marketed efficiently. Unlike those cruises that I've been on while being in Europe, where signages were readily available and easily lead lead public to the dock/jetty, the Kuantan Cruise however, were lack of that. It was  only due to my all-will aspiration to get on the cruise-by hook or by-crook-means that seriously lead me to it or else I would have given it up. The jetty was called Jetty Syahbandar and located in close distance to the Kuantan Municipal building.

But the cruise was fun and interesting and informative. So, give it a try, peeps!!

Itinerary all messed up!

140514:What do you think of this flight itinerary? Anything peculiar for a return flight of the same date?! So much for 'saving the mileage' in an attempt to reduce rhe exhaustion. It has now 'double-up' everything, let alone dragging other people into this mess.

Kuantan submerged

Architect: Nothing glamorous..

Kuantan River at its berth

Wakes to the rise..

Setting off at dusk..

Kuantan: 3days2night

It hit our freaking-bored nerve when we have to search a place to stay in Kuantan. As a frequent visitor, we have tried almost all the main-stream hotel, Hyatt, Zenith, Vistana and have been repeating these hotels for most of yhe visits.

This time around for a 3days2night trip, we decided to run a new adventure, why not try another range of hotels, perhaps those 3-star or the budget boutique hotel. Upon browsing the net and narrowing down our selection of choice, we even got ambitious by deciding to stay at 2different hotel on each day; we chose Hotel Sentral Kuantan for the first day, and Hotel Megaview for the next. Both located along Jalan Besar Kuantan.

Hotel Sentral Kuantan
Booking via phone is at ease, you can always call them at +609-5659999 for your booking. The lobby is spacious in terms of its layout planning with minimal decor and furnishing. Their theme color of mass creamy white and hints of red were brilliantly use without overwhelming the space. Registration/reception is of simple functional design and I think with the ease flow of the 3 staff behind it are working on, it must be practically designed for.
Our room was at Mezzanine floor. Was a bit sceptical since never before we had rooms at mezzanine floor. Of course we were already informed earlier during the booking that they only had rooms without view left, so our room definitely doesn't have any view outside of it. But for RM148 nett, the room fulfill our expectation satisfactorily. Design concept and its layout is neat with ample circulation. Most importantly it is clean without any mold or dark stain. The bathroom however was a little bit tight in terms of circulation, perhaps due to the size of the room, but all fittings are in good working condition.
The room comes with complimentary breakfast but we didn't try it though as we are anticipating another gastronomic adverture for local food, so we hardly can't comment on that. The coffee house is located on the ground floor next to the lobby and at a glance, it looks quite presentable. So, it's you to find out and to rate the quality of food serves here.

Next, we are off for our next escapade...this time around we choose
Hotel Kuantan Megaview

Masjid Negeri Kuantan

Undulatus

Iridescent

Zenith Kuantan from East-Coast plateau

I was on the top plateau of East-Coast Mall. Capturing the currently, tallest building in Kuantan for a record-keeping.  :)

Contrail sparks

Kuantan Riverview

Kuantan's River overlooking the Tanjung Lumpur Bridge, from the foyer of Kuantan Municipal's Main Meeting Room

Taman Gelora: The Park

Kuantan Municipal

Kuantan Municipal

Tanjung Api overlooking Tanjung Tembeling