KL Day 1 Part 2: District 21

The staff at the Farm in the City helped us to dial a cab to the IOI City Mall, where District 21 is. It was near to the farm and we arrived in less than 15 mins. We had lunch and found our way to District 21. It is a huge "indoor playground" but for big kids. It is another jem that I read about on the Internet.

It wasn't cheap though. We bought passes for the kids at RM75 each. It gives them unlimited play until 8pm. The adults had to pay RM10 each to enter. We didn't feel safe leaving them in the playground alone.

Despite the long and hot morning in the farm, they were all ready to go. 1st, the obstacle course.

The entrance led them to a long climb. Can you spot them?

 Then to wall and web climbing.

There is also this interesting stairs where one jumps off after climbing to the top. Zaky went up without issue. Lil Shauna followed shortly.

The kids then took this rubber tubing ride that looks super fun. It is like snow sledding but on a huge rubber slope. They had to lug their tubing after to the top after that 3 seconds adrenaline slide.

They gave up after a few rounds though, bcos it was too much hard work lugging the tubing.

With the adrenline pumping, they went on to experience free fall. Interestingly, Zaky took the lead the jiejie followed behind. Lil Shauna probably wouldnt have done it alone. Zaky barely met the height requirement and was so excited that he could do the free fall. All geared up.

Woohoo!

I was suddenly very glad that I didn't buy the pass for myself. I don't think my aging heart would appreciate me jumping off the 2nd level.

Next, Zaky attempted the kiddy ziplining.

Lil Shauna exceeded the height limit and opted for the bicycle instead.

At this point, I was thoroughly exhausted. I quietly retreated back to the table at the cafe and actually stole a cat nap. I was in lala land in seconds after putting my head on the table. I even drooled.. lol and attempted to discreetly wipe  the puddle away. When I woke up, I found out that Daddy Lim sneaked a nap too. We are old people already.

While the parents concussed, the kids were happily jumping on the huge trampoline.

Yes, I am just as amazed at how energetic the kids were. I was half dead even when my job was to stand around to take pictures. Lol. Lil Shauna loves the trampoline and spent a lot of time bouncing and bouncing.

We took a cab back to the hotel after 3 solid hours of activities. It was the kids' turn to collapse on the way back. Zaky took a long nap and Lil Shauna though was awake, was very dead.

Nobody wanted to get out of the hotel for dinner. Yours truly braved the unfamiliar landscape and found subway. Anything hot and delivered to the room was good for the kids. Lol.

It was amazing how we survived the long day. Day 1 of the trip was definitely well utilised. Sob, I don't want the holiday to end so quickly.

Mummy Lim

KL Day 1 Part 1: Journey and Farm in the City

Although it had only been 3 months, Daddy Lim and I were dying for a holidays. Finally it is D day!

The plan was to wake up at 4am and out of the house at 4.30am. The 8-hour to Port Dickson during CNY was still fresh in our mind. We can't be so suay, right?

Zaky was cooperative and sprung out of bed. Lil Shauna, in her usual "weekday wake up early for school" fashion, asked for 5 more minutes. So funny.

By 4.45am, we were "almost" out of the house, waiting for Daddy Lim to complete his bowel cleaning rituals.

Looking good and ready to go!

We were crossing our fingers and toes upon closing on the custom. No jam at all! We were in Malaysia in less than 30 mins. Woohoo! How cool is that?

With the trusted GPS, we were on our way. A small problem though, it was challenging to drive in the dark when there were many parts of the expressway without street lights. Daddy Lim didn't dare to drive too fast, keeping to the speed limit. I was equally stressed even as a passenger. We saw quite some Malaysian cars overtaking us at great speed even in those conditions. Initial D in the making.

Daylight was very much welcome. Good morning Malaysia!

We made 1 pitstop for bfast and along the way, was accompanied by a beautiful rainbow. Can you spot it?

After 4 hours on the road, we spotted KLCC.

We were excited bcos it means that our hotel is super near. Hehe.

We asked Uncle C to recommend a hotel that is easily reachable since it is our 1st time driving to KL. He recommended Grand Hyatt, singing it's praise. We chose Hotel Impiana instead, right across Grand Hyatt and at half the price. Haha. Grand Hyatt is really good. How do we know? We looked out of our hotel window and can see Grand Hyatt's magnificent pool every time. Lol. See the difference between Grand Hyatt's pool and ours on the left.

The room was ready for checkin upon arrival. We left our luggage and headed to the 1st destination - Farm in the City. I Google about it and was a highly recommended venue for families. Though we have the trusty GPS, we opted for taxi instead.

We found that Farm in the City is actually in Selangor and the taxi cost us about RM70. The kids took a much needed cat nap on the way.

We paid RM116 for the family package and was greeted by an eagle, who is undergoing training. I am not sure what it is training for. Maybe to sit quietly perched on the branch?

The 1st stop - the turtles! Free roaming turtles!  The staff gave us vegetables to feed the turtles.

There were babies too. The turtles were definitely much better treated than the ones we saw in Bali's Turtle Island.

Next was an enclosure with free roaming birds. We were given bird feeds upon entry and were so surprised that the birds would feed from the hand!

Lil Shauna was eager to try and was so happy when the same happened.

Zaky wanted to try too but no birds wanted his mini hand until suddenly he attracted a super big bird!

Lil Shauna even had a bird on her shoulder!

Next, hay eating animals!

Somebody wanted a hamster? We had rabbits and guinea pigs!

The kids wanted to try long kang fishing but it was so tough.

The parents took the opportunity to take a rest while the kids poured bucket of sweat trying to catch the little fishes. Selfie time!

The free roaming enclosures are so good. We also had fed the squirrels.

This monkey lookalike thing bit Lil Shauna when she tried feeding it.

Owl!

Creepy crawlers!

The chicks attracted us for a long time. These little things were so cute! We spent so much time cuddling these things.

The last stop was the horse rides.

We spent a good 3 hours at the farm. It was fantastic! The kids had so much fun, seen and touched so many animals that they wouldn't in Singapore. It was definitely worth the entrance fees.

Mummy Lim