Myanmar

moshrckz — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:04:10 +0800

Hi,

i checked airasia and found out no direct flight to yangon

have to go to bangkok then only to yangon.

but because of diff time flights, seems that i have to stay quite a bit in bangkok first before reach yangon.

anyone been to Yangon before? whats the best choice to go there??

PLS HELP

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Myanmar is an underrated country to visit now. The country has got so much to offer but tourism is not at its full scale yet. Everyone must put Myanmar at your bucket list too visit before it gets too commercialised.

Information about travelling to Myanmar is not as much as other South East Asia countries because it was opened for tourism not too long ago. However, we still managed to Google-searched some details about the accommodations & logistic within the country since availability of smart phone hence online bookings (e.g. hotels, bus operators, etc) is getting easily accessible.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

Money Exchange
USD and Kyat are the main currencies accepted in Myanmar. We noticed that price tags in USD will cost more after conversion, so we made payment in Kyat all the time.
MYR to Kyat is around RM2.70 to 1000 Kyat (as of Dec19). Money changers in Malaysia will not exchange for Myanmar Kyat (MMK), so we had to exchange MYR to USD, then change to Kyat when we reached Myanmar. Alternatively, we can also withdraw Kyat from ATM machines in Myanmar (all ATM have CIRRUS network). Please make sure you call you banks to activated International Withdrawal and ensure POS enabled.
Credit cards are widely accepted in major town like Yangon and Mandalay, but not smaller towns like Bagan & Inle.

Attire
Weather in Myanmar is similar to Malaysia, however, make sure to adhere to dress code imposed by temples before entering. These temples usually don’t allow short pants, spaghetti strap top and hot pants. Please bring along a scarf/sarong a.k.a Longyi to cover yourselves when visiting temples. Otherwise, you are required to rent Longyi from them.
Besides, shoes are not allowed in temples, so you need to take off your shoes and leave it outside the temples. To avoid your shoes being stollen, you can bring plastic bag to carry your shoes along (some local kids will approach you to sell plastic bags).

Weather
Even though the weather in most areas are similar to Malaysia, but Bagan and Inle is colder due to it’s geographical locations. When we rode our bike out to watch sunrise/sunset in Bagan, then chilly wind could easily get into your bones, literally. As for Inle, the humongous lake chills the average temperature for the surroundings. Temperature in Inle is approximately 20 degree, similar with our Genting highland.

Transportation
Overnight Bus - We travelled between towns mostly by overnight buses - time & cost saving.
We booked overnight bus from JJ Express, a bus company inspires to offer airlines alike services with onboard “cabin crews” who serve snack, drinks, comforter, etc. From the crews’ uniform to public announcement, they put a lot of efforts in giving airlines like experience.
These buses are really comfortable that you could recline your seat almost flat, but their aircon is way too cold so make sure to wear extra layers of clothes for a good sleep. They will stop at R&R for toilet break too.
When we arrived at destination, we got surrounded by taxi drivers offering hotel transfer. So make sure you know how far away is your hotel to avoid being offered “cut throat” price.

e-Hailing - Grab is widely available in Yangon and Mandalay, but not in Bagan and Inle. However, e-bike is cheaply available in Bagan & Inle, it cost USD5.00 for full day (7.00AM to 7.00PM).

Horse Cart and Tuktuk are available in Bagan, if you have extra budget, private rental cars are also available. But we stick to e-bike because we get to take our own sweet time and have the freedom of going out/coming back as and when we like.

e-Bike - battery operated motorbike that could go as fast as 40km/h. There are e-Bike renting tent in almost every street in Bagan. No deposits required, just choose your bike and go (pay when you return the bike). if you need the bike for following day for sunrise watching, just exchange a new bike so that they can re-charge the used one.
Fee is USD5.00 for 12 hours - 7.00AM to 7.00PM
We asked the owner: "are there any cases where customers took their bikes and never returned it?" he said he has been in the business for 4 years but no such cases happened before - people visiting Bagan are all nice people

Language
People in Myanmar (Burmese) can speak simple English. Everyone is so friendly!
Mingalabar means Hello.

Food
We tried to be adventurous in trying Burmese food, like Shan Sticky Noodle that we tried on 1st day, we didn’t like it. So we didn’t try local dishes thereafter. i guess it was the way they merinate the meats, the taste is weird XD
Generally their food is oily and too salty/sweet than our liking.
Due to the dusty environment, we did not try any roadside food at all.
Food is generally similar to Malaysia taste in proper restaurants. Prices are reasonable too even in touristy locations. Each meal cost an average of aRM10+ per person.
Avocado juice is cheap! We had it almost every meal
Beer is cheap too

Entrance Fee
Bagan, Inle and Mingun are archeological areas, so the government imposed entrance fee when entering these areas.
Bagan zone - 25,000MMK per person (approx. MYR75).
Inle zone - 15,000MMK per person.
Mingun zone - 5000MMK per person.
Bus drivers will stopped at entrance of these areas, then a conductor will collect the fee from everyone, so get ready your cash (payment in cash only).

STREAMYX COMBO - WTF Streamyx agents

moshrckz — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:43:48 +0800

i want to upgrade to 4mbps combo.

the problem is my phone line is registered to a friend of mine and now hes overseas.

went to TMPoint and they say need the OWNER to come only then can upgrade.

PM me if you have a solution. Ecspecially streamyx agents

cheers

Location : Bangsar, KL

cukai pintu and management fees

moshrckz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:57:36 +0800

hi guys,

i was just wondering is there a way to get "discount" on the two things

CUKAI PINTU and MANAGEMENT fees. if theres any loopholes and ways to get it, mind to share it here?

the situation: i got one house in pantai dalam . condo unit. has abndoned it for years. now the management fees is around 12k and the cukai pintu is around 13k.

HELP ME. haha.

thanks

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