living on the edge : Mundok, Thailand

Mundok is situated on the edge of Malaysia-Thailand border. Being a small area, Mundok rose to fame just recently after the major highlight by the media - dangerous to cross the border through a river without safety jacket .. Nonetheless, that doesnt deter Malaysian from going to Mundok to fulfill their shopping lust.. Its main attraction is super cheap items, way cheaper than Rantau Panjang or Pengkalan Kubur aside from providing varieties of choices at almost a flat rate (pegi mane-mane kedai pun harga lebih kurang tapi boleh je tawar klu beli banyak) - be it 'tudung bawal, 3 layer & adik beradik layer layer', tudung ready made & so on, cooking utensils, 'toto', blanket, 'kain sembahyang', blouse/skirt, cages & many more..

for a simple minded person like me, pergi sekali mesti nak pergi lagi.. Tak nampak dah tempat lain yg boleh sambar tudung , 'toto', blanket dll dgn harga yg tak sebabkan status 'i'm broke!'... Compared to Rantau Panjang, Mundok offer more choice of 'tudung' at a different environment... Tak rasa macam pergi ke negara Siam pun sebab Malaysian currencies accepted, peniaga-peniaga pun bercakap bahasa Melayu & sesetengahnya bertudung... Means, xyah pening-pening tukar RM kepada Thai Baht.. Naik perahu yg berpayung colourful just RM1 for one way & sungai tu xla besar sangat pun.. & ade baju bertulis I love Kelantan, ade patung Strawberry macam kat Cameron Highland/patung penyu macam kat Terengganu & macam-macam teddy bear lagi, so lebih kurang stuffs kat Malaysia je... since it was closed on Friday & Monday, plan your travel accordingly.. Tapi yg paling unik adalah air yang dijual dalam pasu ranging from RM2.50 - RM 3.50!

To go there, some people say senang pegi ikut jalan Pasir Mas lama, tapi to avoid drama sesat-sesat xleh balik ke pangkal jalan, senang pegi ikut Rantau Panjang... Dari KB, pilih simpang di mana Lavino&New Horizon Restaurant tu, straight, sampai roundabout , straight menghala ke Rantau Panjang, straight lagi sampai jumpa simpang Masjid Lubuk Jong, masuk ikut jalan masjid tu.. landmark dah dekat dgn masjid tu adalah Suraya Inn & signboard ke tanah Merah 500m.. straight je ikut jalan masjid lubuk jong tu, passed pondok polis repek & countless mosque, sampai jumpa T junction, pilih jalan ke Rantau Panjang... klu jumpa SK Kedai Tanjung, voila, you are on the right track! Pegi je straight lagi sampai jumpa tempat orang parking kereta tepi jalan, that's Mundok... Or maybe, klu dah terlepas ke bandar Pasir Mas Baru, jalan sampai jumpa Masjid Cina & simpang kompleks Kastam, masuk ikut simpang tu, sampai hujung jalan ade Nur Inn Hotel&Habib Enterprise, masuk je jalan ade bangunan MAQIS.. Straigh lagj sampai jumpa tempat parking kereta tu@Mundok... Mundok isnt for brand conscious or status conscious folk, though... The same goes to guys, unless you love cages (pelihara burung dalam sangkar dgn design yg lawa-lawa & unik) or mybe, married guys yg cari 'toto'/gifts for beloved wife/mum.. For ladies, yg baru masuk rumah baru & nak cut budget cari keperluan rumah, it's 100% recommended ... Harga jatuh menjunam compare dgn rantau panjang tapi janganla cari Vantage/Corelle dinner set kat situ, i havent found any... Kat rantau panjang pun, kedai duty free zone offer dinner set yg agak out of date, bukan latest collection...