14 JJCM: Kuala Lumpur - Home Sweet Home...

“Sometimes a journey ends not with excitement, but with a quiet sigh of contentment...”

(Northern Thailand Road Trip)

Day 14: 02 December 2025 (Tuesday)
Route: Thung Song - Kuala Lumpur

(Checking out of Smile Resort)

(Having breakfast at the 7-Eleven)

It was a long but gentle drive south, skirting the devastating aftermath of flooded Hat Yai - the very city where our adventure had first begun. It saddened us to witness how a once-thriving place now lay broken and silent, its recovery certain but destined to take time.

(Slow moving southbound traffic)

(Low lying area still flooded)

(Bull-dozer clearing the road at Fahad Hotel)

(A displaced Tourist Information cabin)

(Rubbish strewn all over)

The road to Sadao felt calm after days of uncertainty. We stopped for lunch at Restoran Kak Jah, then picked up a few tidbits from the roadside stalls in Dannok before crossing the border. Soon, the familiar green signboards appeared - a quiet, comforting welcome home.

(Lunch at Restoran Kak Jah in Danok)

(Tom Yum and daging bakar for lunch)

(Swift process at Thailand/Malaysia borders)

We made a short detour to the new Masjid Ihya Ulumuddin in Changlun for prayers, then continued along the PLUS Highway, stopping again for prayers and dinner at R&R Ulu Bernam.

(Masjid Ihya Ulumuddin, Changlun)

(Performed jamak prayers here)

(A very late dinner at Ulu Bernam R&R)

(Tasty mee curry and mee kuah for dinner)

As we approached Kuala Lumpur, the skyline slowly emerged against the evening sky - a gentle reminder that every journey, no matter how far it takes us, eventually brings us back to where we began, carrying stories we’ll hold for a long time.

Alhamdulillah...