Genting Trip Day 3

We didn't have good sleep last night. Shannen woke up around 3am crying. Kept saying that she wants to buy the toy. I think it's the toy car which we saw on our way back to the hotel. She only went back to sleep around 4.30am which all of us already woke up "badly" by her. It's the 1st time MD and HE saw her "sleep & cry" act. To me, it's just nothing. I got it at least once a week after she quit her pacifier.

We went to 好味 for breakfast after MD had about the delicious noodles we had yesterday for lunch. Since Mummy won some money again this morning, it would be her treat then. In total, she won RM$1k.

After breakfast, MD & SHEE went shopping again. This time it's Factory Outlet. After a short while, Edmund decided that he wanted to go back and rest again. What a waste. The whole trip he was sleeping and sleeping. Waste my $$$ Anyway, we got really good stuffs from the shop. I got a branded single @ RM$, Daddy got 2 boxers @ RM$30, Mummy got a Aero hoodies @ RM39, Huiting got a branded black blouse @ RM$35 and Edmund got a Gap T-shirt @ RM$30. While we were doing the search, Daddy bought Shannen and "walking & barking" dog. So god damn expensive. @ RM$29.90. I told him I can get that back in Singapore @ $5 or less. To him is as long Shannen is happy, that's all.

We went back to the hotel and also bought along a packet of chicken for Shannen for her lunch. We were granted a late check-out @ 1pm and off we went down to the bus terminal to wait for our coach. While waiting we didn't forget to eat some more. Tried the packed fruits and waffles at the terminal. Not too bad.

Shannen fell asleep soon after we board the coach but woke up again when the coach went downwards off the hills. I think it's the ear irritation she had. She was crying loudly then. Poor girl. We reached Yong Ping for dinner and reach Singapore around 10.30pm. Home sweet home.....

Genting Trip Day 2

We woke up around 8.30am cos wanted to have dim sum @ 好友記 near Genting Highlands Hotel. Just couldn't forget their taste from our last trip. We were waiting for the free shuttle bus service to the "top" but since there were also many people waiting for board the bus, we then chose to walk to the "top".

If not wrong, we ordered about 25 plates of dim sum and it only cost us RM$85. Worth it too. After breakfast, MD proceed to the casino again, while Edmund wanted to go back to the hotel room to rest (he was having flu). SHE were shopping around. Hopefully can get somethings for ourselves. Both me and Huiting were very interested to get a hoodies but we need a little more time to think again. (cos it's still early and we didn't want to spend all our money away). Shannen got an Andox soft toy for herself instead. After shopping, SHE went to 好味 for lunch and then head back to hotel for Shannen to take her nap.

We had an earlier dinner today again. Daddy called Mushroom Farm so that they can arrange a mini bus to drive us there. We had Fried & Steam Cod Fish, Steam Frog Legs with Chicken Essence, Stir-Fried Mushroom and Sweet Sour Pork for dinner. With drink it cost us slightly more expensive than yesterday @ RM$160. Edmund paid for it. Cos he said he didn't use any money, so he dun mind giving us a treat and since MD didn't win any money too, Edmund gave them RM$100 each. Wow...... So generous! We also had durian today, but a bit different from yesterday. It's a big durian with lots of bitter fruits and it was also RM$70.

We decided to walk along the "pasa malam" outside the theme park. It was so so cold. I gave Shannen my jacket and pretend that I was not cold at all (liar! I was so damn cold manz....). Didn't buy anything from the stalls and we headed back to 1st World Hotel to continue shopping. MD was eager to go back to the casino. Hopping to win something back. SHE dragged Edmund to company us for shopping. Bought some clothing from Padini and then went back to the shop to buy the hoodies. Shannen also got the marshmallow she wanted - a bunny. We were happier now. Lolz.....

Decided to let Edmund rest/sleep in the hotel room while we(SHE) took turn to shower. Suddenly, someone open Edmund's room (we had connected rooms). It was mummy. She told us that she had won back what she had lost earlier. On top of that, she had won another RM$500. So she decided to call it a day. Wow......... After Mummy took her shower, we asked her to take care of Shannen while we went downstairs to get our supper - Kenny Rogers' Chicken again. Called Daddy to inform him that Mummy is back. He told us he would be back soon and asked us to get him some beer.

After all the good foods/supper, we went to sleep...........

P.S. Bought 5 packets of Salonpas from Watsons and I had 6 that night, Mummy had 5, Huiting had 2 and Edmund had 3. Lolz....

Genting Trip Day 1

Woke up as early as 4.30am to get ready everything. Shannen woke up by our noise at 5am. Could see that she was pretty excited about the trip (cos she was jumping around and was also able to finish 240ml of milk. Daddy arranged for his friend to pick us up @ 5.30am with his Maxi Cab. Since I didn't upgrade the seat this time, the pick up point was at Golden Mile Complex.

We boarded the coach around 6.50am and it headed straight to Singapore custom. It was a pretty fast clearance compared to the Malaysia onez (which we waited at least 30mins for our turn). We reached Yong Ping(for breakfast) around 9am. Mummy and I acted pretty fast. We were the 1st at the Fishball/Yong Tou Fu Noodles Soup stall. Bought 3 bowls of the famous Yong Tou Fu Noodles Soup. Finished them in minutes and headed back to the coach. Shannen fell asleep pretty fast after breakfast with company of my mp5 storing her favourites Bernard Bear shows.

We reached Genting around 2pm. Before the coach reached Genting, I told Dad & Edmund to carry all the bulky stuffs while Mum & Huiting help to take care of Shannen and carry some light stuffs. I was in-charge of running to the Five Stars Counter for the hotel check-in Q ticket (after gaining experience from the 1st time, we knew that we need to get a Q no. at the counter before we can get our room for check-in). When I reached the counter (to get the Q no.only) there were already 5 people ahead me. By the time I got the Q ticket, I was 136 behind the rest. It was not too bad cos when daddy, mummy and the rest of them joined me, there were alot more people queuing for the ticket (at least 60 people queuing).

We were able to check-in to the room around 4pm. While waiting I decided to give Shannen her milk. Well, indeed there were many pairs of eyes looking at Shannen cos she was drinking from syringes. Lolz.... After we "discharge" all the stuffs we headed down to Mushroom Farm for an early dinner. (for those people who are planning for a trip to Genting, I suggest you give a try at Mushroom Farm, food and cheap. Definitely worth it) We had a Butter Fried Fish, Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs, Hotplate Toufu, Fried Brinja with Long Beans and Pig Stomach Soup(this soup was ordered from another stall). Together with a pot of chrysanthemum tea and a bottle of Guiness it only cost me RM$140. We ended our dinner with some good local durians. Daddy paid RM$70 for 3 small durians. Though there were small but the flesh was good. Bitter and golden in colour. Even Shannen like them. After that we took the free bus service back to 1st World Hotel.

MD (Mummy & Daddy) had decided to "pay a visit" to the Casino while SHEE (Shannen, Huiting, Erin, Edmund) went back to the hotel room for showering and also continue unpacking our stuffs. We came out again "shop shop around" and also to buy supper back. While waiting for our Kenny Rogers chicken, Shannen had already fell asleep in Huiting's arms. Guess she must be so so tired from the exciting trip.

Mummy(lost RM$1K) came back to the hotel room around 10.30pm to join us for supper while Daddy(win about RM$200) came back after 20mins later. The ends day 1 of our Genting trip.....

P.S. Salonpas has been our good friend throughout the trip. Cos after carrying Shannen the whole day all of us were having body aches. 1st day alone I had 3 and mummy had 3. Because there wasn't enough so we didn't paste much. Lolz....

Genting Trip Again

Yes... we are going to Genting again. I bet mummy is trying to save some $$ for me that's why she chose to go to Genting. This time, we will have an additional member with us, Edmund. Paid a total of S$707 for 5 adults and 1 toddler(she is free so far, means no seat for her). Looking forward for Genting again at end of the year. Yahoo!

Genting Trip Day 3

There's no free breakfast for today, so we decided to go to the top and have some dim sum for breakfast. After breakfast, the MD brought Shannen back to the hotel room while me and Huiting spend every precious minutes, shopping for more things. So we ended up buying more hair clips. After the crazy shopping, we went to Five Stars counter to get our arranged seat no. Were so happy to learn that we will be sitting at the bottom row. At least I dun have to carry Shannen up and down again.

Before heading back to the hotel room, we bought some food from Kenny Rogers for Shannen as lunch cos we were unable to purchase some dim sum from the restaurant. The staffs told us no bringing their foods out. Soon as Shannen happily finish her lunch, we check-out from the rooms and head off to our coach rides. It was a comfy journey as Shannen took a 3 1/2 nap sleeping on me. We reached MD's place around 10pm. It was a fantastic trip.

Genting Trip Day 2

We woke up as early as 7am and our little princess did not waste any time too. Shannen woke up at 8am for her milk and off we head to the cafe for our free breakfast. Everything on the table was not wasted. We finished everything single piece of them. Lolz... After that we went right up to the highest building of Genting, wanting to take the cable car to the Animal Kingdom at the bottom of the hills. On our way to the cable car rides, we passed by the "Arcade". We wanted to only play some games to kill sometime cos it's still early. As we started on, we couldn't stop. Our intention was to win something for Shannen. We ended up spending 1 hour and 20 mins with RM50 for the little froggie for Shannen. Daddy and I were so tired after hitting the "wolves" from the games for 8 rounds. Lolz...

The rides took us 15 minutes to reach to bottom of the hill. That's nothing much in the Animal Kingdom. Except Shannen got to take some pictures with the little "live" parrot. We also bought some goodies for our fellow neighbours and relatives at the shop just outside the Animal Kingdom. Shannen was enjoying her sweet treats from them. I think she ate more than 10 gummies there. Lolz... We took the cable car back to the top and went straight for lunch at ..... (got to ask Mummy, forgotten the name). After that, SHE proceed back to hotel room for nap while MD went to the Casino again.

We met at 6pm for dinner at Mushroom Farm again cos daddy managed to earn some $$. It was so cold as you can see from the pictures. The meal cost us almost the same price as the previous day. After dinner, mummy decided to head back to Casino to win some her losses while daddy planned to go back to the hotel room for some rest. SHE proceed for our plan, SHOPPING! Bought a Russ bear for Shannen which cost me RM47 only. Which is lesser than the froggie with no strength needed. Also bought some hair clips for Shannen. Before heading back to the hotel room, we ordered 2 Waffle Bowl Sundaes and a slice of ice-cream cake from Baskin Robbins. Wow.... nice cold supper. Shannen enjoyed the waffles very much.

Genting Trip Day 1

We woke up as early as 4.30am to get ready for the long waiting Genting trip. Shannen was pretty co-operative as she woke up at 5am for her milk feed and changed into her "prepared clothes" and we left mummy's place at 5.30am to Tampines for the coach ride. The double-decker reached around 6.20am and after picking us up, it drove to Golden Mile Complex to pick up other passengers. We were then seated "downstairs" though the bus driver had told us that our seats were pre-arranged to be upstairs. He told us that if those passengers agreed to change seats with us, then we can be seated downstairs till we reaches Genting. Just gonna keep our fingers crossed. When we reached Golden Mile, I saw this old lady, sitting on wheelchairs who was accompany with a maid and a guy ( I think it's her son), walking towards our coach. Guess she must be the passengers who were pre-arranged to be seated downstairs. No choice, but we gonna move then.

You must be wondering how come I was so persistence to get the seats downstairs. During the booking and upon payments made, I was told that I was the only customer who booked for the executive class coach, which means I have priority for my seats and the lady promised me with below seats for all of us so that it would be easier for us during the break. Otherwise I have to carry Shannen up and down. Ok, never mind, we got to give in somehow. Throughout the journey, Shannen was sleeping in my arms. Only until we reached the Singapore and Malaysia customs, she was right awake. It was then another 1 hour ride before we reached "Yong Ping" for breakfast. As you can see from the pics that Shannen was enjoying her ice-cream after her "breakfast". She also took another nap for 2 hours after breakfast before we reach Genting at 12.30pm. Overall, Shannen behaved well on the coach.

We were able to check-in to First World Deluxe room by 1.20pm. After leaving everything behind, we went straight to the counter to purchase our tickets for the indoor rides. Daddy prefer to visit his old-time friend (the Casino). Lolz.. As Shannen is below 3, she will have free entrance to the kiddos rides. We enjoyed every bits of that. After a good 1 1/2 hour play, we wet to the "Mushroom Farm" for dinner. I have to give a thumbs up for the dinner. Everything only cost us RM120 and it was sponsor by Daddy's old-time friend. Lolz...

Huiting, Shannen and me decided to went back to the hotel room for some rest while mummy join daddy to the Casino. We took a 2 hours nap again and found mummy knocking at our door. She was unable to open hers (the hotel door) and came from our door to proceed to her room (we had a connected room). She was too tired and decided to take a shower and called the day off, while the 3 of us, SHE (Shannen, Huiting, Erin) went downstairs to get some supper. Daddy called me and meet up with us @ PizzaHut then we proceed back to our room for the good supper and head off to bed by 12 midnight.

Genting

Finalised everything and paid S$572 in total for 4 adults and 1 toddler to Genting from 23th to 25th of September. Yahoo!!!

Macau & Zhuhai Trip Day 3

Actually we did not plan to go out with the rest on our last day cos the three of us(Elson, Shannen & me) were all lacked of sleep. I heard my doorbell rang and didn't dare to open the door. It was 10am then. Cos Sharlene had told me they will left for haircut and shopping as early as 9.30am. So... who would that be ringing my doorbell?? Not long after the ringing, I heard Yongliang and Peixuan's voice. Running along the corridor. I was so delighted to see them cos I really didn't wanna waste my last day in Zhuhai. Sharlene told me that everyone couldn't wake up on time, that's why they were all still around. So happy to see them.

I quickly gave Shannen milk and got her change. Then I let Elson know that I would be joining the rest of them for shopping while he will be sleeping in the hotel room. It was after all a fun day outside. We went for a hair wash and the kids had their haircuts too. Only Shannen was left out cos she never allowed strangers to touch her. Lolz.. After the haircut and hair wash, we were shopping in the nearby store. It was a RMB$2 store that made us stayed there for quite a while. Just imagined that everything there is only @ S$0.40 each. I grabbed as many as possible, so is Sharlene and Megan.

Left the store after a good 30mins shop and went to the opp building cos it started to rain. We were just shopping around until we stayed quite a while in a local sport shop. It's something like a Nike store but it's a local brand. After the rain started to get lesser, we bought some umberlla and went back to the hotel. Yanning jie arrange a mini coach service for us (Elson, Yongliang, Shannen and me) to Zhuhai custom, Macau custom and finally Macau airport to take catch our flight back. While the rest will head to Guangzhou for more shopping. We arrived the airport early and decided to have some food before we do the check-in thing. While queueing and waiting for our turn for the checking-in, we heard people mumbling that many flights were delayed. We prayed hard that it doesn't happen to ours. When we reached the counter, the service staff told us that our flight had been delayed from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. It was a solid 4 hours delay. Not to mentioned that we were already arriving the airport early enough.

We decided to check-in our luggage and stayed in the airport cos we hope that the flight will not delay that long. Shannen also had a good nap at the airport cos she didn't had any for the whole day. Indeed... the flight was further delayed again till 11.30pm. We were so tired. Poor Shannen actually had a diarrhea and vomited twice in the airport. I believed that she had caught a cold the day before when we were at the Seafood Street. Poor baby. We reached home the next day morning about 3 and Yongliang didn't go to school which was about another 4 hours then.

Macau & Zhuhai Trip Day 2

We woke up as early as 8am and gathered at the lobby to have a sumptuous dim sum breakfast. Everyone looks so sleepy in the pictures cos we all had a late night partying in our (me and Elson & Shannen) room. Ordered a table full of foods and after that we head off to a nearby shopping mall.

We went separate ways as Elson did not wanna shop for too long. Shortly after a bought a Doraemon for Shannen, we were resting at KFC for some drinks and fries. Meet up with the rest of them at 12pm and continue a little shopping again before Yanning Jie called for us.

We went to the famous Seafood Street to settle our lunch there. Wow... everything we saw there were alive and swimming around. While we were waiting for our lunch to be served, the table next to us was quarrelling with the lady boss in the restaurant. They said they were being over charged and demand a discount. There were so much noise as people were shouting and screaming. Then came this man who was with the same group. He walked up to the lady boss, took the bill, teared it into pieces and threw it on her face. Wowo..... They ended up leaving the restaurant paying on half of what they were being charged early. Scary manz....

We had a good meal ourselves after the fight. In total we had 14 dishes. After so much foods, all the men, together with me brought all the kids back to the hotel for some rest. While Sharlene and Megan head off to another destination for some pearls shopping. We met again at 7pm for dinner. This time, we went back to the same restaurant which we visited in the morning. Another good meal again. After that, we went to do more shopping again and finally had some supper (soya bean with 油条) and end another day.

Macau & Zhuhai Trip Day 1

Megan & Ken parked their car at our place and together we took a cab to the airport. While we were on our way, Sharlene sms us that they had already arrive the airport. Can see she is pretty excited about this trip. Cos before today, I had been receiving sms and updates from her. Finally we are leaving for Zhuhai (Pearl River in China, just across Macau)!

Shannen was too tired and took a 2 hours afternoon nap on the plane. Good thing is she didn't make any noise when the plane was taking off and landing to touch down. Straight after we cleared from the "custom", we hopped into the coaches which Yinning Jie (Elson's cousin) had arranged for us. In fact, she is like a tour guide for this trip. From travelling, shopping to meals, she was taking good care of us. The drivers drove us to a famous restaurant in Macau for our dinner and they waited for us on the coaches. After a full meal, the drivers dropped us at Ruins of St. Paul's. We took some pictures there and walked down the alley and do some shopping. We also stopped by to tried some of their local delicacies, steamed egg and steamed milk. Can tell you we all dun like the taste of it. Lolz... Anyway, it was a good try.

After that we hopped back to the coaches again and he drove us to visit Macau famous 妈祖 temple. Shannen was really good. I told her to pray outside the temple (cos is was closed for the day) and she did so and she also bowed like the Japanese outside the temple. After that we proceed to our last stop, The Venetian (Casino). You can never compare any one of these with Genting ones. This casino alone is about the size of the whole Genting. All of them insist that I should take a look at the casino. So I did. Wow..... that's all I can say. After that I went to look for Sils and the kids. We had some fries at McDonald (still inside The Venetian) while I also gave Shannen her last milk feed. We met up with Bil at the hall at 10.45pm and off we left for the custom.

We don't quite like the custom clearance part. The drivers dropped us at Macau custom and we had to carry everything to pass through the Macau clearance. After that, we had to walk through a tunnel (though it's a pretty short one) to finish our Zhuhai custom clearance. Once we were out from Zhuhai custom check point, we could many pairs of eyes looking at us. The drivers in Macau had told us to be careful of the kids who are known as thieves. We took a short cut from the shopping mall and reached their so-called taxi stand. We took and cab and finally reached our hotel. It's well-located. Soon after everyone had finished unpacked their luggage, they gathered at our room and we ordered dian xin to end part 1 of the day.

A little intro of us and how we are bring group up

-Elson with me and Shannen (He is the eldest @ home)

-Sharlene with Robin, Yong Liang & Peixuan (She is the 2nd, her youngest daughter, Shihui did not join us for this trip)

-Megan with Ken & Chloe (She is the 3rd)

-Yinning Jie (She is our cousin) with Mummy (her mom) and Mummy's Sister

Penang Trip Day 2

We got up quite early and we were given a sumptuous diamsum treat by 姑姑. I had been to the restaurant 13 years back and it hasn't changed much. Then only thing is more buildings which used to be a open space carpark. We ordered so much that all our tummy are so satisfied.

After breakfast, we headed off to the Kek Lok Si Penang & Snake Temple. 姑姑 had something to attend to so Elson will be driving her mini Kenari (a very small but comfy car) while following behind 老姨's car. We conclude it as a thrilling ride as people who drive in Penang must be very daring. Lolz.... After the visits, 老姨 brought us to a temple which I can pay my respect to the eldest 姑姑. I was standing there, looking at the pic, feeling sad.. I told the eldest 姑姑 in my heart.... "Am here. Sorry that I came too late. Too late to at least be able to hear your voice and give you a big teddy bear hug, too late to hold your hands and tell you I miss you. Too late for everything, but at least am here today with a different status(married), with my daughter & a very happy family, wishing you can see us far away from heaven" I had to make sure I do not cry while talking to 姑姑 in my heart. If I do so, my dad, grandpa & 老姨 will cry too. I held back my tears. Make sure that am ok, and went to look for them.

Had already told 老姨 way before we arrived that we want to have some good, bitter durians. We went to 3rd Uncle house for the durians feast and it's the 2nd Uncle who bought the durians for us. Nothing much to say.... Simply Irresistible! After so much of durians, it's time to shower for Shannen to put her on bed. She too a long nap(for about 3 hours) on 老姨's bed while me, Elson, daddy & grandpa has nothing much to do but sit and wait for our sleeping beauty. Mummy & Huiting too the opportunity to take a nap too.1 more thing... we all took shower at 3rd Uncle's place, except for my dirty husband. Lolz.....

We left for dinner at around 6.30pm. Can't imagine that we had sat at their place for a solid 4 hours. Hahahaha...... 姑姑 brought us to dine in at a restaurant by the beach. So nice and breezy. She also bought some local satay for us after hearing that Elson wanted to have some but can't get them yesterday. The meal cost us RM$450. Consider cheap after the currency conversion. I will recommend any of my friends or those who pop by this blog to give it a try if you are going to Penang. I forgot we ordered how many dishes. A rough count about 15 dishes for 14 of us. So worth it! Here's the address :-

Hai Boey Seafood
29, Mk-9, Pasir Belanda, Teluk Kumbar, 11920 Pulau Pinang.
H/P : 013-488 1114, 019-479 1114
Open daily from 5.30pm to 11.00pm

Penang Trip Day 1

As many of my friends and those who read our blog knew that we will be away for Penang to visit my relatives. This trip is mainly for my Grandpa who we want him to be happy when he see them(our relatives). It's a petty that I came too late cos my eldest aunty had passed away during an accident in China. Anyway, I still consider this as a fruitful trip as we are able to see the rest and I hope that everyone is living in a happy family.

Here's a little intro of the people you gonna see in the blog/pics, in case you wonder who is who.



1st Uncle - 1 girl & 1 boy
2nd Uncle - 1 girl (Juan Juan) & 1 boy (forgot his name)
3rd Uncle - 2 boys (Hongwei & Kaiwei)
Youngest 姑姑 - 2 girls (Lynn Kai & Lynn Zhi)

It was consider an exciting trip for Shannen cos she was able to travel with so many people this time comparing with our last Bali trip. She was enjoying herself, laughing and playing with us. We arrived in Penang International Airport at around 7.30pm. Was really excited to see 姑姑 and 老姨, but... we couldn't find them at the airport. We got a little panic and tried to get them on the phone.... Finally, 姑姑 picked up the call and told us she will be arriving in a min and told us to wait for her outside the airport. Just as we stepped out of the airport, it remind me and Elson of Bali. Lolz... We got up to her and 老姨's cars and headed off straight for our dinner. There's only 1 word to describe our dinner, DELICIOUS!. Too good until we forgot about the Chicken Rice, Laksa, Satay, etc back home. We were too busy with the dinner and only manged to take a pic of the BBQ crabs. It's only about a palm size but the crabs are all full of roe. We packed the rest of the crabs back to the hotel cos all of us were too full.

We will be staying in Berjaya hotel for the next 3 days. Thanks to 姑姑 for letting us to use her membership points to claim the rooms for free. Daddy's(with share room with Grandpa) and Mummy's(who share room with Huiting) rooms are next to each other while our(me, Elson & Shannen) will be just 3 rooms away. Our room has a super good view from the 20th floor. Able to see the skyline of Penang. Soon after everything is settled down, we went downstairs to grab some beers(for daddy), soft drinks, mineral waters and tibits. Daddy, mummy and Huiting came over to our rooms after they had unpacked their luggage. Daddy's intention was to come over and have some crabs, but was so surprised that Elson & Shanenn finished all of them. Lolz...

We waited for quite a while and realised that our room wasn't cold enough, called the maintenance person to come over to check. He told us he had re-adjusted the temperature and should be cold in about 20 mins. After a long chat in our room, we still feel that our room wasn't cold enough comparing to daddy's and mummy's ones. So we called the guy to come and check again. While waiting for him, we(me, Elson, Huiting, Shannen) decided to go downstairs to grab something to eat again and asked daddy to stay in our room to wait for that fellow.

We bought some Rami chicken burgers from a roadside stall. Were pretty amazing by the way he made the burgers. He use butter to fry the patty 1st, then slice them into 2, fried eggs to wrap up the patty, melted the cheese on the wrapped patty, dressed up the bun with lots of vege, add in some sauce and it only cost us S$1.30 each. Wow.... Simply good! After we got the burgers, went back to our room and daddy told us the guy said we need to change room. I called up the reception and they told us we will be transferred to a Jr. Suit as a complementary, but it will be on the 10th floor. We changed to our room and settled down way past midnight, and Shannen was then able to fall asleep...

Our Bali Trip Day 4

Finally it's time to go back home. I miss my bed, I miss the water, I miss everything.

We woke up at 8.30am and checkout from the hotel. Went for the free breakfast then head off to the airport via Taxi. We reached the airport at 10.30am while our flight is at 1pm. We were so sleepy. Elson told me to change the Rupee back to Singapore dollars cos he dun think he ever wanna come back here again. I know why. Lolz...

We waited and waited and finally we were able to proceed to the waiting area. While waiting for boarding, Shannen were following the 3 Australian girls. At 1st, they didn't dare to play with Shannen, but our little girl kept following behind them. As they sat on the floor, Shannen followed them and I can see many pairs of eyes are looking at them(Shannen & the 3 girls). After a short while, they start playing together and the elder sister hold Shannen's hand and talk to her and of course Shannen talk to her in her own language. They have a great time playing together until their mother came and told them it's time to board the plane.

Shannen fell asleep when the plane took off and nap for about an hour. I gave her her milk on the plane while many people were watching. They were all very curious why am I feeding Shannen through syringes instead of giving her the milk from bottle. Well, when someone stared @ us, I just tell them, "it's faster this way". Lolz..

Both me and Elson were kinda happy. Cos we seldom bring Shannen out and she doesn't have any siblings, but yet she will approach children and wanna play with them. She will share with people things and we kept reminding her not to hit any kids while playing. Our little girl has finally grow up!

Videos of Shannen with the 3 Australian Girls




Dun think I will ever recommend this hotel to any of my friends. The reasons are :-

1) The stupid toilet door cannot be locked and there are 6 holes on both the top and bottom portion of the door. Which means when you shit the whole room stink!

2) The floor is very wet and slippery and also cold after shower due to the water vapour.

3) We have to take a lift downwards. Which means we were staying at the basement.

4) The Hotel is on slope up. We have to walk up and down the slope every time we get out from the hotel. It makes us too lazy to go out.

5) We weren't too happy when we asked to tidy our room while we went for a swim and it's not done. The staff told me they were having break. Can't believe it!

6) Shannen's bolster were gone on 2nd day after they tidy our room.

Our Bali Trip Day 3

We woke up early this time to try the buffet breakfast offers by Hardrock Cafe Hotel. It was nothing fantastic as what we imagined. Soon as we finished the breakfast we went back to our hotel room for a change and went for a swim. Shannen played for a short while this time and insisted Elson to carry her. She was clinging onto him and dun wanna let go.

After the swim, we let her take another nap cos she woke up too early(8am). Same things happened again. I sneaked out to buy some leftover stuffs from the Megastore and spent another 1.3millions worth of things. In total, we had spent more than 3 millions @ the Megastore. & For every million you spent, you will have a chance to draw for a free gift. Guess what, I had a beach volleyball this time. The exact same one which Elson bought for Shannen the previous night. Lolz...

When Shannen was awake, we went to the Starz Diner(another Hardrock Cafe restaurant) for our lunch. Ordered a Sambal Prawn with yellow rice, Crispy Duck with steam rice Wan Po Chicken with steam rice, Mushroom soup, Lime Juice and a Papaya Juice. Overall, I would rate all the dishes 2 stars out of 5, but the drinks were really good. I think the add in some 7-up into the Lime Juice. As for the Papaya Juice, it was thick and sweet. Doesn't taste like those which has add water in.

After lunch, we decided to let Shannen take another nap again. We didn't go anywhere cos the air pollution there was really bad. It was worse than Bangkok. We just wanna stay in the hotel. We ordered for the hotel food again and I wanna eat the Lamb chop for another round while Elson ordered a striplion. Shannen will eats the bread, vege, fries. I thinks the Lamp Chop taste better than the beef. After foods, we let Shannen dip in the bath tub and she has a good splash in it.

During the night feed(milk), Shannen was struggling to drink milk and I had to grab and pinned her down to give her the milk thru syringes(as usual). Think I use too much force and sprained her left hand. She was crying when we told her to lift up her hand. She can move them but will cry again when we touch her. When she sleep in the night, she will cry when she move. I had to carry her and let her lie on me. Felt so guilty about it. Told Elson that if her hand does not get well, we will bring her to the hospital when we reach Singapore tomorrow.

I didn't dare to sleep. Kept monitoring her the whole night. Only until she moved her body and didn't cry, I was then at ease. Felt so happy again. Finally my little princess is alright. Baby, mummy love U! So sorry that I sprained your hand. I didn't mean it.

Our Bali Trip Day 2

We woke up only at 10am and the buffet breakfast ends @ 10.30am. So we decided to sleep for a while longer and went to the nearby Chinese restaurant for some foods. Shannen is still the same. Just can't behave herself. Maybe she is too excited about staying at a different room, eating different foods, seeing different people. She was everywhere in the restaurant with her shoe off. Soon as those people who were sitting outside, finished their foods, we requested the staff to change our table outside so that Shannen can climb up and down at the sofa. Indeed she did not sit still and pour some water and wet the sofa in the end. Good thing is the staffs weren't angry about it.

After "breakfast-lunch" we went for a stroll at the famous Kuta Beach. The beach was packed with the locals and lots of Caucasians. You can see lots of people surfing, doing their nails, having fake tattoos, etcs. We stayed there for a short while and went back to the hotel for a swim(for Shannen). Shannen loves the water but was panic when she can't feel the ground. We swim for about 30mins and went back to the hotel for our proper lunch (room service). The Fish N Chips & Lamp Chop were really good. Can't wait to try those if they have it in Singapore, but let me tell you, the portion are much smaller compare to Singapore ones.

After lunch, Shannen & Elson took their naps while I sneaked out to get some presents from HRB Megastore. Spent 1.2 millions(in Rupee) worth of Hardrock stuffs and most of them are for Shannen. Soon as they woke up, we went back to Kuta Beach for a stroll again, thinking maybe we can get some bite there. This time, Shannen refused to walk by herself. She didn't want to step on the sand to dirty her feet. Lolz.... We ended up walking around the beach and hit the street near their city. Our actual intention is to dine in @ Ketupat (a very famous restaurant which serve local foods). But we were just too tired to walk and settled our dinner as we walked into a proper looking restaurant(quite near to the Hardrock Megastore). Tell you hor..... The foods tasted suck! So salty. The satay is terrible, noodles looks like vomits. We didn't finish them and left no tips for them too.

As we were approaching the hotel, we pop by to the Starbuck Cafe for a drink. Elson had a Ice Mocha while I have a Chocolate Cream Chips. Shannen enjoys the whipped cream from my drink. Told Elson that we should get something for the kids back home and we decided to buy some t-shirts @ Hardrock Cafe Megastore. While I was chosing the t-shirts, Shannen was playing ball (beach volley from the Megastore) with Elson. Soon as we going to leave to store, Shannen was making noise. She wanna bring the ball along. So Elson got no choice but to pay for the ball and our happy Shannen was kicking and throwing the ball in the hotel room.

We sleep earlier as we wanna try the free breakfast from the hotel and of course our little princess also slept early because she is too tired.

Our Bali Trip Day 1

We got a ride from Ken(BIL) to the airport to catch our flight @ 7.00pm. Since we had our seats booked in advance we do not need to arrive the airport too early. 2 hours before the flight will be just nice. After check-in our luggage, we proceed to the Burger King to get some fries for Shannen(since she didn't have any porridge for dinner). She was running around the whole time. Even when we arrive Bali, Elson had to follow her @ the immigration check-point.

We were the last to leave the airport due to queuing @ the wrong Q. We quickly went to fetch our luggage and couldn't find anything left at the belt. Then the staff told us that we could find our luggage at the "Lost & Found" counter and we finally got our stuff back. Just then Shannen made noise and wanna to get down. Elson was so pissed and scolded her. Poor darling then came to me and hug me like a bear, sobbing away. Worse..... There's no sight of anyone to fetch us to the hotel and Elson made a phone call to Hardrock Cafe Hotel. The guy direct us to a 24 hours agency which they will made arrange to ferry us back to the hotel and we finally reach Hardrock @ 11pm.

Soon as we put everything down, we left to the nearby food centre to grab a bit and get ourselves some minerals water. Shannen was happily dancing away with the music. We slept at only 1 plus in the morning.

Penang

DH had decided to bring our whole family to Penang this coming July. It's because my Grandpa is old and we know that he has been looking forward to visit her sister(my Grand-Aunty) in Penang. Ok, a little intro here. My dad was born in Malaysia and he always joked about him swimming to Singapore and did his National Service here. That makes him a Singaporean. Actually, way before that , he was already a Singaporean. He studied here and met my mum here. Of course he does have some relatives in Malaysia, States & UK. So this time, we are going to Penang to visit my Grand-Aunty, Aunty, Uncles, cousins, etc.... Also the main purpose is to pray my respect to my Aunty Huiling who passed away when I was pregnant.

Aunty Huiling was a teacher in Penang and she die from an accident in China when the tour bus fell from the hill. Another 2 of her colleagues also die on the spot. We were so shock when we received the news. Before Aunty Huiling go to China, Grand-Aunty was with us in Singapore. She passed me a gold bracelet which Aunty Huiling & Aunty Huiping bought for me as my wedding present though we did not have any wedding banquet. Grand-Aunty still told me that she need to rush back to Penang to help Aunty Huiling pack her stuffs. I have been wanting to visit them in Penang, but due to many many reasons, I failed to do so. So this time, no matter what happens, also must pray my respect to Aunty Huiling. Of course Shannen will come along with us.

Managed to book the air tickets from Singapore Airlines at a promotional rates of S$321 per adult including taxes. I think I got a good deal for it. DH, me, Grandpa, daddy, mummy, Huiting & Shannen will going to Penang together, but daddy, mummy & grandpa will stay there for a while longer while the rest of us will have to come back on Sunday. But I still think that we will enjoy this trip. Now still waiting for Aunty Huiping to revert back the hotel rates and we can finalise our trip liao. Yahoo!!!!

**Latest updates, Aunty Huiping is trying to use her points to book free hotel for us. Hooray. No need to pay extra again, but gonna give her kids a big hongbaos then(DH said it)

All Ready For Bali!

Finally manage to get all the stuffs ready for Shannen to Bali and of course by doing that my pocket kena burn a huge hole. Brought her to Thomson Plaza yesterday to get the leftover stuffs for Shannen.

Things from Thomson Plaza :-

Swimming Suit - $29.90

A Pair of Combi Shoe - $40.65

Suntan Lotion - $20.45

Mosquito Patch - $8.60

Huge Crayon - $10.00 (not for Bali)

Head to Toe body wash - $5.90

Things bought earlier :-

A pair of Crocs with Disney designs - $63.70

2 Hats - $36.00

Shannen looks like those Aunties waiting to learn to swim. Lolz..

The Combi shoe. Looks very much like a sport shoe. Very comfy