Songkla

A glimpse at Hat Yai City

The most preferred destination overseas for many Malaysian would be Hat Yai, not overseas but just across the border. Why do we all like going to Hat Yai? For the men - the girls? And the women folks - shopping!. I have collected pictures of the memorable spots and things that we did in Hat Yai. Would be very much the same as what almost every one did as well. For me personally, refreshes that good old times while we were there too.

 Now looking back at the these pictures, in the comfort of home. What is the most striking point that these places all have in common? Is it that they were not attainable locally in Malaysia? .

Cheap? Exotic? I think the real answer is these happenings were away from home. We all passed through those experiences under a very different moods. That's holiday

Around Hat Yai Market Place

Here is one selling Karaoke peripheries

  Around Hat Yai Market Place

Those days, garland would be hawkers at the traffic inter junction of the main roads. But for this page images of those in the town center. From the basic type to the very elaborate and complex designs

 Hat Yai Shopping Mall

Central Mall - Next to Lee Garden

  Hat Yai  Shopping Mall

The newer and better Central Festival- First stop formany shoppers

 Kim Yong Market 

Kim Yong wet market - no nonsense market. Important dried food stuff fruits and souvenir

The Santisuk Market 

Then next Santisuk Market - for your clothing, electronic and houseware

 Hat Yai Morning wet market

 Hat Yai Seafood Sundries

  Hat Yai  Seafood Sundries

  Hat Yai  Seafood Sundries

  Roadside Snacks in Hat Yai 

 Roadside Hawkers in Night market

 Roadside Hawkers - instant cooked Food 

  Shark Fins and Bird Nest soup

Environment unfriendly offerings but an all time favourite and a "must-have" those days

  Now "Tim Sum" Stalls - actually famed shops

Picture  Tim Sum on offer

More Tim Sum Stalls pix

  Famous one! The Chok Dee Dim Sum 

There were quite a few other shops but Che Dee stood out. Others such as:-  A Little Dim Sum, Ama Dim Sum & Cook Chai Dim Sum

Go to Hat Yai - Must Try

Our take on the Bird Nest soup

 Picture  Bird Nest Soup

Let's share one - join the Joans

  Dinner Time - What else Thai Restaurant!

 Che Seng Tuehuan Kiam Chai

If You understand Teochew - you will know this. Oh! Beside Kam Chai, the place is famous for pork knuckle and Roast Pork.

 Che Seng Tuehuan Kiam Chai

Sorry only shot - Also a picture the shop while closed

Kan Eng Restaurant 

Thai style but fusion food food more geared to Malaysian Taste

 Forgot name Restaurant

Remembered that the family was from Chiang Mai through our conversation

 Monthathip Restaurant 1

A seafood Restaurant who also had another branch in Songkhla

The Khlong Hae Floating Market

The only Floating Market in Southern Thailand and opens on Weekends. After being to Damnoen Saduak for so many visit I won't call this a floating market.

 Golden  Buddha - Hat Yai Municipal Park

A popular destination for locals, beautifully decorated park with plenty of flowers

 Tyre Shop Hat Yai 

 New Set of Tyres 

Sorry I am so sad to see and say that all those rare and unusual sentiments we had tasted before in Thailand are hard to come back these days. In today's environment, the taste, the ways foods were served and the cost are all comparable with Malaysia.

 it is like choosing a different restaurants locally to go to, for a change. The moods of encountering scenes that would be unfamiliar - all gone. The crowds! the waiting! and that anticipation of surprises all disappeared. I am just wondering why and where is that urge to search and seek