The last 2 March holidays, we were in Genting with some of the SHSS families. Genting is cooling and nice but there is only so much you can do in that tiny resort. The 6 hours one-way bus ride also didn’t help to make things more exciting.
This March annual trip almost didnt take make it. I don’t mind planning and assisting with the trip logistics. What makes it difficult is when people cannot decide if they are committed or now. Then go or not go? Plan or not plan? Anyhow, once a committed group is confirmed, I was happy to do the planning.
We are busy people, especially the teenagers and decided that we will do a short JB trip. We have a total of 5 families. Other than Auntie TL, the rest of us did a one-night trip.
Auntie TL, J and us drove into JB early Saturday morning. Auntie R and H took the public bus with the kids. So brave.
Bcos the media warned of heavy custom traffic, we decided that we would try to leave the house by 5am. We managed 5.15am. Nana had to back out of the trip bcos of a school canoeing event, that is prelude to her NSG. It is ok, she shall stay behind to look after the “Chis”.
Auntie J set off 15 mins later and caught up with us at the custom Q. Yes! The Q already stretched a long way back when we arrived at about 5.45am.
The traffic was crawling. Auntie TL joined the “fun” a further 15 mins later. Auntie J said that we looked like Mario Cart. Lol.
Auntie TL was losing; her cart didn’t even show up on the screen. Lol.
After a torturous hour of traffic crawl, we finally saw hope.
We celebrated when we finally cleared the Singapore immigration. It was a short drive before the Malaysia custom and it was so much shorter than the Singapore side. We cleared that in less than 30 mins. The other 2 families made it through too. In fact, Auntie J’s family ended up ahead of us. That is the thing with immigration, it is about luck and choosing the right lane to Q.
The 1st stop is the 24 hours massage place that we always frequent whenever we drive to JB at such unearthly hours. I made a booking for 11 of us. The 2 boys ended up unplanned twinning! This is the dress code for all teenagers apparently.
My left foot started cramping on the way to the massage place and it is not a good sign. The massage place was also super cold, which is the perfect enhancer for feet cramps. My left foot and toes started cramping the moment the masseuse started on my left foot. More than half the time, I was trying to tolerate the cramp and pain. I finally had to ask to pause when my left calf seized up. I had hoped that the right foot would be better but it wasn’t. My right foot and toes also started cramping when the masseuse started. It reached a point that the masseuse asked me to relax. Not that I didn’t want to; my toes were all having their own mind, twisting in different directions. I was happy when the massage was done.
I felt that the massage was normal like how it usually was. Auntie TL said that her masseuse was really bad. For me? This is just a way to burn the morning hours before the mall opens up.
We were done at about 9am and the rest of the gang had arrived safely in Malaysia too.
The original plan was to have tim sum bfast nearby the massage place. We decided to meet up with the rest and have bfast near to JBSC/ CIO instead.
Yum yum! We occupied 4 different tables.
After bfast, we walked back to JBSC, intending to do some mall crawl and laser tag, only to realise that laser tag has moved to the nearby R&F mall. Auntie TL said that we will have to make one big detour by car and suggested that we walk over.
We followed Google map or what we think Google map was saying. I then realised how big a group we were.
We are like some school excursion or church camp.
The sun was burning hot and Auntie TL decided to ask for directions. A man who was heading to CIO for the train to Singapore for work told us that there was a dangerous crossing ahead and recommended us to backtrack to CIO and take a longer way, from the other side of the CIO. He funnily became our “tour guide” and mentioned that he had helped steer many lost sheep to the right way. We all clapped when he finally led us to the correct sheltered walkway to the mall.
It was a long walk to the mall but at least sheltered. We had made a reservation for 12.30pm. There was some time for a snack and only Daddy Lim was hungry enough to eat.
Laser tag was super fun. The adults and kids had 2 games and the teenagers went on for a final 3rd game.
We were all perspiring like crazy. It was a great workout.
The 1st game result. Who was the 1st? Zaky. I was the 2nd place.
The 3rd game and Zaky was the top again.
After laser tag, we finally stopped for proper lunch at a foodcourt. Then grocery shopping for snacks before finally taking grab, some directly to the airnbn, while others to their car.
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