yes.. there are lots of paddy fields around here. The first thing I did when I reached alor setar, is to see a paddy field nearby yinsin’s house. But I must say, it’s really very nice. Like those korean dramas where they have paddy field as their setting.

For a city as a whole, I think that Alor Setar is like Ipoh; 10 years ago. Very laid back, very safe.. Not that many cars and still many stalls by the road side. Think they only have one main mall and I think that’s it. =P Of course, it has its few landmarks.

There’s the Telekom Tower

From up there, you can see the cityscape of Alor Setar.

Then, there’s the Zahir State Mosque

A nice fountain

A clock tower

And an unknown monument

There’s that for sight seeing. On the personal note, yinsin’s parents are real nice. Although a bit shy, they take the effort to strike up conversations. A bit tough for my side also as mandarin isn’t my first language but I think kinda pulled it through. haha. Her younger brother is damn funny. On the net (when I chat online with him), he seems like the kind of person who talks a lot and who always bully the sister. But it turns out otherwise. He didn’t talk much. He just eats a lot. haha. He also became our driver who fetched me and yinsin everywhere to sight see. =)

Overall, I guess the trip to Alor Setar is quite fun. Get to meet her family and it’s my first time in Kedah (and most-north of Malaysia that I’ve been). Get to see so many nice paddy fields. haha.. A nice laid-back city.