Formula for trip planning

Sounds formal doesn't it? Well I'm just writing it down so that I would follow the easiest planning steps for the next trip. I know I'm lazy okayyyyy.

So, this is my 'formula' to plan a trip: 

1.  Get some friends. (OFCOURSE LAR, abo you wanna go by yourself?)

• So for me, I prefer 4 to 7 friends, ECONOMIES OF SCALES you know? (Business Studies student here lol). You can rent a home-stay if your gang is big enough (something like staying in a house or apartment for few days lar). It's actually cheaper compared to hotel rooms. (well it's quite important for us students la since we 'bolui' enough to book luxury hotel rooms). bolui =  no money.

2. Make sure all of them can go 

• Basically you just need to arrange out the DATES, the DESTINATION and parents PERMISSIONS. Hey, don't think that parents permissions are not important. I kena ffk once because of this friend who didn't ask for permission before we book hotel (it's a long story lar I'll tell you the next time). ffk = fong-fei-kei, ditched by someone

3. Look for accommodations and transportation  

• This is the most important part as once everything is booked, no one can ffk you. NO ONEEEE (there's some exceptions tho, sien). sien = something like EMO

• For accommodation easy lar, you can just look for Mr Google. Or you can search in websites like Agoda, Airbnb (homestaying), Tripadvisor and any other website which recommend some nice hotels or something. Remember to check the reviews and also the location of the home-stay or hotel, whether it's convenient or nice environment.

• For transportation it's more complicated, you have to Wiki the place you wanna go first. Either driving your own car, or public transport (bus, taxi and trains), or take flight. If it's an island (like Penang), then you need to know whether they provide ferry. Check whether the rates are under budget, the schedules and off-days.

4. SAVE MONEYYYYY 

• Saving money is easy, until you realized that you need to buy lots of stuffs because THEY LOOK NICE AND USEFUL (which usually don't in the end)

• The easiest way is to SET A BUDGET. I set my budget around RM350 for Penang and RM250 for Ipoh. 

5. Check for the famous and nice local foods and location.

• Website recommended: Tripadvisor, Groupon (just to check any promotion), 

• In my case, I checked some Chinese articles websites (because they will share out fun places and nice foods around Malaysia or any foreign places sometimes), just click these website and look for the Travel category, it helps much too: ViralCham, A Day Magazine, TanTanNews. ViralCham and TanTanNews has more information on places in Malaysia while A Day Magazine I guess it's worldwide one, but the website design is quite nice and I like the photos they share.

6. Pack your luggage and go saja larrr. (go saja larrr = just go)

• Just prepare any luggage or bag that is big enough to put all of your things (remember to leave some spaces for souvenirs.). Personally recommend the pulley luggage, especially for girls because we are too lazy to carry it HAHAHAH

• Here's the website about Tips on packing your luggage. It's in Chinese (awww too bad), and now you know the reason this article is full of grammar mistakes, but pleaseeee, correct me pleaseeeee. Anyway I love the idea of reusing the contact lens containers, its very very very useful for me and now I will keep all my used container for travel use. Personal tips: put socks under your bras to prevent the cups getting out of shapes (because I'm too poor to buy a bra travel bag T^T).  

As a conclusion, planning trip is fun but annoying (because some of your friends will not join in the discussion or don't give any responds). And be prepared because you will always have a friend who ffk in the end. So Plan B is needed or just ignore them and have fun HAHAHA
Link: My Penang trip + reviews