Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Gong Xi Fa Cai PD

After our CH getaway, I decided to organise another getaway for my family. We decided on PD as it was near and it so happened there's a one night availibility at Rumah Penginapan Persekutuan Tanjung Tuan (@ The Regency).

My dad had declined much earlier, saying that he tires easily, even though we tried to persuade him. As discussed on Saturday, we will all meet up there. My SIL, Eyda will travel from Melaka, my mom, my elder brother, my younger brother, my sisters and Aunty Leela will all push off from DU, whilst we, from AD. We left the house at about 12.15 noon, bought some stuffs for the trip and made our way to PD. We decided to try the LEKAS highway, for fear of experiencing heavy traffic on the PLUS Highway. It was very convenient for us as we get to go via Sungai Long. Other than less traffic, it was also cheaper. I'd strongly recommend it, the only disadvantage to me is that you have to pass through Seremban town, which is fine if there is no traffic.

The Regency, Tanjung Tuan

We were the first to arrive at The Regency at about 2 p.m. Eyda arrived 1/2 hour later, and we feasted on the nasi lemak lunch she cooked for us while waiting for the rest. My mom and other siblings arrived at nearly 4 p.m. as they started their journey after Zuhur prayers and they experienced heavy traffic along the PLUS Highway. I think the apartment was just nice for all of us (10 adults and 5 children). There were 3 rooms, the master bedroom comes with a queen bed and a bathroom, whilst the two other room come with a single bed and a pull-out bed. The hall can fit a sleeping family of 4 and 3 maids. After settling in, it was beach time for all of us.

There were loads of people at the beach due to the long weekend. Aira was still afraid of water, which surprised me as she loves her bath time. I'm not sure if it's the sands that irritates her or the sound of waves that intimidates her but she will cry when I put her down. She will be quiet when she clings on me. Faiq, Feera and Is enjoy tak hengat! Ilham seems to like the beach. The adults yang betul-betul mandi laut were me, Rafiq and my elder brother. The rest sekadar main-main air. Yang paling kelakar was when Aira tertidur dibuai ombak. She pratically fell asleep in the float! Patutlah sebelum tu nampak khayal semacam je.







We were out of the waters before Maghrib. Initially we planned to have a seafood dinner but since we anticipated a large crowd at eateries, we decided to take-away KFC. Alhamdulillah, there were not many people there so we didn't have to wait that long for our barrel.

We ate dinner and lepak at the hall and watched Slumdog Millionaire whilst the kids ran about, jumped and screamed. Aira was asleep by 9.30 p.m. and was oblivious to the noise. She didn't even wake up during 2 fireworks display, one at about 10.30 p.m., and the other close to midnight.

Today, we woke up for Subuh prayers and fried burgers and hotdogs for breakfast. When Faiq didn't wake up at 8 a.m., we woke him up but he only woke up at about 8.45 a.m. I wished he woke up earlier coz it would be nice to be at the beach when it's not that hot. Feera and Is joined us later. Today, my sisters, and even my mom mandi laut. My mom seemed happy to be able to play with her grandchildren. She said she couldn't remember when was the last time she mandi laut! Faiq's swimming technics have improved and he seemed to be more confident in the water, aided by a kickboard.

We got out of the waters at about 10.30 as we needed to check out by 12 noon. We packed and left PD at 12.16 noon. Since my brother had planned to go back to Melaka, we sent my sisters back to D.U before driving to Kajang for lunch.

All of us were dead tired from the trip and took an evening nap! We had an enjoyable time and are really looking forward to our next family.

Sapa nak organize, angkat tangan??!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Cameron Highland Getaway Part III

1 February 2010

Last day at Cameron Highlands. We planned to check-out by 10 but we were 1/2 hour early.  Our last day was spent plucking strawberries at a strawberry farm just beside our bungalow, followed by photo session at Ye Olde Smokehouse and finally shopping at the market in Brinchang. Didn't buy much, just mushrooms and cherry tomatoes and ear muffs for my niece, Sabrina. We left Cameron Highlands at about 11.30 a.m.

Ye Olde Smokehouse




Had lunch at Simpang Pulai and continued our journey back. We arrived at Kajang at about 4 p.m.

It was a great holiday and we really had fun.

Wonder where our next destination will be...hehehe

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Cameron Highland Getaway Part II

31 January 2010

The itinerary for Day 2 at Cameron Highlands were as follows:

1. Sungei Palas Boh Plantation

I loved everything about it!! The tea farm (ahhh..so this is where tea came from..hahaha), the factory (which explains the process of producing the tea ~ I remembered there was sorting and drying..couldn't remember the rest), the deco, the souvenir shop (even though you can get everything in Tesco ~ as heard by Jan from 1 makcik ~ some of the tea were stored in tins and who can beat the feeling of getting it direct from the factory, ey? And I wished they make fridge magnets), the cafe and food (we had tea, scones, strawberry tart and mushroom soup), the ambiance, the green surroundings..even the climb! Let the pictures do the talking!
 
The drive 

The cafe

The climb

The entrance

The view

The cafe and food


The factory and exhibits

Happy visitors


2. The Bee Farm


Unfortunately since are tired from the walk at the tea plantation, we decided to just lepak here. This was more for the kids, who wanted to see bee hives/sheds etc at the flower garden.




3. Rose Valley

This trip was specifically for Dadima, who kept on saying that she wanted to see the flowers. Initially, we thought that maybe only a few will go in to accompany Mama but everyone ended up going in except Dada. The flowers were beautiful (not only rose but other flowers as well), there was a section on cactus, there were also a peacock and huge birds (turkey, big chickens) in cages.

STOP and smell the flowers!




Cactus

It was almost 2 p.m. by the time we finished our tour so all of us had lunch at a medan selera in Brinchang. As the rest headed home, I went around Brinchang area to look for a cake to celebrate Aira, Asif and Kak Liza's birthday (Jan 7, Jan 28 and Feb 1 respectively). We were hoping to purchase it at YTL's Cameron Highlands Resort but had to pre-order and there were none available at Ye Olde Smokehouse (they only serve tea and scones) so we had to settle for a birthday struddel (My camera was out of order so will post pix once I get it from Dik).

After the birthday celebration, Lala's family, Dada and Dadima got ready to leave for home whilst the rest of us watched tv. After they left, we went to the playground and watched Rafiq coached abang Sher and Imran. After Maghrib, we went out to a food court for dinner and arrived at home at about 9 p.m. Lepak for a while and did a bit of packing before going to bed.

Good night, sleep tight!

Cameron Highlands Getaway Part I

30 January 2010

When I got home, I had to unpack my Manila stuffs, then pack for Cameron Highlands. One of the perks of BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA is that you have holiday homes around Malaysia with cheap accomodation charges. But when it's cheap, it's always fully booked. So don't be surprised when I tell you that I booked for our 2 nights stay at Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan Cameron Highlands almost 6 months ago.

We started our journey from AD at about 9.30 a.m., stopped for breakfast at Restoran Jejantas Sungai Buloh and proceeded to recruit with the rest at R&R Tapah at about 12 noon. When we arrived, the 2 cars from Khan's Mahal were already there. We only had light snacks since we were still full from breakfast.


The pilots decided to go to CH via Simpang Pulai. Since abang Sher just passed Rawang, we decided to proceed and meet up with his family at our guest house. We saw a Thaipusam procession at Simpang Pulai area. The long and winding journey up took us about 2 hours. All the pilots concur that Simpang Pulai was a better route compared to travelling via Tapah.


Rumah Peranginan Perseketuan is situated at Tanah Rata. It was easy to look for as there are about 3 signboards, starting from 10km mark that leads you to it. The nearest landmarks are the Sultan Ahmad Shah Golf Club and the YTL Cameron Highlands Resort. We checked in and was accomodated at Seroja bungalow. It has 3 bedrooms, the biggest being the master bedroom upstairs which could easily fit 10-15 people, 4 bathrooms, a living room equipped with a LCD tv (with a few ASTRO channels) and a stereo (which has a karaoke function), dining area with a table for 8, a kitchen equipped with a stove, fridge and kettle. It was perfect, except for a water supply problem. Only the kitchen has water supply but not the 4 bathrooms so it was very inconvenient. I complained thrice but was informed that they are working on rectifying the problems. It has been a major area of complain especially when all the units (the area has 2 other bungalows, a block of apartment and 2 blocks of hostels) are fully booked.

The reception area

Living room

Dining area

Master bedroom

After a nasi lemak lunch (Sungai Sekamat mari) and a nit of settling down, Rafiq, Jan, Dik, Imran, Adam and I went to Pasar Malam Brinchang, which operates on Friday and Saturday nights. It's about 10 minutes drive (minus the weekend traffic) from our guest house. These are some of the things that you can find there.

Fresh veggies
Strawberries
Potted plants
Fresh flowers


Want some of these? Hehehe!

We bought strawberries (loads of 'em), strawberry sorbet for Imran & Adam, corns for Dadima and baby ubi keredek (hehehe). I bought some fridge magnets as souvenirs. After ordering dinner (to be tapau-ed), we headed back to the guest house and brought the children to the playground, which was in the Rumah Peranginan compound. I love this place!! There is also a tennis court, but no net.






When it was almost Maghrib, Rafiq and Jan went to pick up our dinner order and bought KFC. Night time was spent watching tv with occasional berebut PSP/Game Boy. Since Abang Sher's kids brought along with them colouring books and crayons, it drew some attention from Faiq and Mu'az who joined in, but only for a while...hehehe. And alhamdulillah, the water supply problem was rectified by my bro in-law so everyone was relieved. Thank you, Lachik!! By 11, most of us got ready for bed except for those still watching tv.



Good night!!