CNY to KL Day 1 Part 2: Genting Strawberry Park and Genting Premium Outlet

Bcos we didnt stay long at the mini waterfall, we had a lot of time and decided to go to the Genting Strawberry Park. To complement the happy mood, Daddy Lim was in his happy attire and happy dance. Look at his socks!

We had to pay RM40 for admission. The moment we entered the park, a sea of purple greeted us.

The kids were focused and went direct to the strawberry picking area.

The strawberries were not in season and most of them were small. We did find some really red ones.

We didnt dare to pick too many in case they were sour.

It was RM8 for 100g and we picked slightly over 200g of them. We did find some big ones.

We had wanted to wash and test them but changed our mind when I saw the condition of the toilet basins.

There were other activities at the park. One of them was this earthquake simulation. The kids went to experience while their parents relax one corner.

We had a glimpse of what the kids were doing through the cctv.

Towards the end part of the park, there were plenty of potted flowers for pictures.

There was this weird 毛毛虫 lookalike flower. So cute.

After leaving the park, Daddy Lim suggested the Genting Premium outlet. He was really keen to do some shopping. The outlet was further higher up the mountain and the air was crisp and nice.

We had dinner and that was when the kids started playing with the picture editing app in Daddy Lim's new Huawei phone bcos we agreed that no gaming was allowed outside of the hotel. We had some very artistic shots.

We did quite some fair bit of shopping. The kids were super cooperative bcos they got to buy stuff too. The sky was darkening when we left the Premium outlet to head back. Then Daddy Lim took a wrong turn and we found ourselves on Genting Highland. Zzzzzzz.

The kids had a glimpse of how foggy and cold it was though. A good experience at the expense of the poor car.

Back at the airbnb, we all became slave to the gadgets until the bed beckoned.

Mummy Lim

CNY to KL Day 1 Part 1: Mini Waterfall

We bought food from the convenient shops the night before and intended to cook bfast. The kids promised to help.

In the morning, Zaky sprung up from bed when reminded. Lil Shauna whined that she had a headache. Lol.

I taught Zaky how to crack and fry eggs. After a couple of practice, he did great.

We had eggs, hotdogs, bread and instant noodles for bfast - a great start to our morning. Zaky also helped cook the instant noodles.

While Zaky was working hard for our bfast, Daddy Lim took this nice pic from the airbnb balcony.

Then, we started a hour's drive to the Chiling Waterfall. We read that it is an easy trail to the waterfall with 6 river crossings along the way. So exciting. The ride to the waterfall was scenic and therefore an enjoyable ride.

After almost 45 mins, we decided to stop by for a picture.

We were really lucky to make the stop bcos we met 2 Malaysians who also stopped to take in the views. They told us that the Chiling Waterfall is closed for some fish breeding program until March! They just turned back seeing the closure signage. Right before they left, they suggested another mini waterfall at Fraser Hill, which is 15 mins' drive further from the Chiling Waterfall.

It was way too wasted to turn back after 45 mins' drive. We pressed on. Along the way, we passed by cyclists cycling up Fraser Hill. Come, we clap for you all.

The mini waterfall though mini, cannot be missed. There is also open space for parking opposite the the mini waterfall.

There is a small puddle on the top deck along with plenty of mud and dead leaves - not very appealing. The water tickled down and forms a nice little stream for the kids to waddle in. The top tier opening filtered off the dead leaves and dirt, leaving nice clean water into the stream. The wet shoes that we bought for the river crossing still comes in useful.

The water was so coooolllddddd.. Daddy Lim and I chose to supervise and exercise some eye power. The water level was afterall only ankle high.

There were several warning signages of possible water contamination of bacterial and viruses as it was fresh lake water. That got mummy very paranoid, reminding and nagging the kids not to go near the actual waterfall or get water on their face/ eyes/ nose/ ear.

Though it was a mini waterfall and mini stream, the kids had fun waddling around and climbing up and down the stream, creating their own adventure.

The kids spent almost an hour and I had a chat with one of the cyclists attempting the Fraser Hill. She mentioned that there are several rivers/ streams in that area and we could enjoy them so long as we find accesses to them. It sounded way too adventurous for us; the mini waterfall was good enough for now.

The kids were happy to turn back after the hour's of fun. They found some treasures.

Bcos the intention was to spend half a day hiking to the waterfall, we brought minimal money and now had to turn back to the airbnb for money.  With the thought of water contamination, I was very keen to get the kids back and to shower asap too. Fortunately, we had sufficient money to do kfc lunch before heading back.

Mummy Lim

CNY to KL 2019 Day 0: Arriving at Ramin Apartment

I checked back my blog and saw that we had been traveling every CNY since 2015. The long holiday was too tempting to be wasted. This year, it was no difference; we even self declared school holidays for the kids on Monday in order to have an extra long holiday. Woohoo!

The plan was to take half day leave, pick the kids from school and fly to the 2nd link. Daddy Lim picked me up after work. Holiday is always good; look how radiant I looked. Woohoo!

We were so worried that we would be stuck at the custom; a few years back, we were stuck for 3 hours enroute to Port Dickson. That usual 3 hours' journey took bloody 8 hours. Our colleagues were not helping and scaring us with 12 hours' custom jam story. Zzzzzzz. We kept our fingers and toes crossed and the custom was clear!

Woohoo! No jam! We cleared the custom easily in under 15 mins and were on our way, though it was still a long way to go. The spirits were high.

It was a long drive for a long time. The kids were well entertained with the videos that we downloaded into their phones and it was a peaceful drive.

We drove until the kids fell asleep.

Finally after a long almost 5 hours ride, we arrived at the airbnb. It was already dark by then. The airbnb was located at mid Genting. The cold climate was a bonus and an escape from the summer heat.

Ramin Apartment was located at a super ulu part. It was like the furthest point of civilisation. It was a cosy apartment; the kitchen was part of the living room and there was a double bed and a bunk bed in the bedroom.

There was convenient shops and food about 1 min drive away. We headed for dinner soon after we settled into the airbnb.

Dinner was simple at one of the Malay restaurants.

The rest of the night was spent watching youtubes bcos the cable TV was so lousy and we couldnt find anything to watch. Good night!

Mummy Lim

Ice Skating 151: Music Please

We were back on SISA ice last Wednesday and my eyes feasted on the skaters fly around on the ice. I can keep repeating that; they are so so good.

The competition assessment is out. The moment we saw Coach Raymond, he mentioned that there is only 1 combi jump allowed and something about the program will now be more similar to her last one competition one. Ok lor, what to do.

Lil Shauna started her warm up with the rest of the skaters sharp at 7.30pm. She has definitely improved in her speed but many other skaters fly past her. Yes, try are very fast but fortunately most of them are also very skilled and clashes happened infrequently.

I was happily on my phone having some precious "me-time". When I happened to look up, Lil Shauna was in that yellow vest, indicating her doing the program with her song. I fumbled with my phone and was fortunately able to capture almost all her 1st practive with song. Hohoho.

There were indeed some differences between this program and the last one, particularly her jumps and dance steps. She appeared to struggle some towards the 2nd part of the program but completed it fine. This was so much better than she 1st did her program with music while prepping for her last competition. Then, she was constantly chasing after the song and barely made it. At least this one, I didnt get the chasing that she was running after the music.

Lil Shauna got to practice with the music a few more times, I recorded 3 videos but she said that she did 5; I must be dreaming. However, it was obvious that she was more and more tired with each program practice.

The rest of the time was spent on improving her jumps and spins. Her back spins still CMI.

Lil Shauna was exhausted after the hour's class. Coach Raymond mentioned that she wasnt too bad after class. Yeah!

We spent time on the way home watching the videos and spotting where she had to improve. Mummy is so useful. Haha. I told her that she needed to push harder to look more energetic. While she insisted that she already did push very hard, she said Coach Raymond said the same thing. She still has a lot of work to do, not only the jumps and spins but the little hand movements, facial expressions etc. Fighting!

Mummy Lim

Officially a Prefect

Zaky was selected to be a trainee prefect in P2. At the end of the year, the school will then decide if he meets the cut.

As a trainee prefect, he wears a cute little vest and had his vest confiscated by his form teacher at least 3 times in that year. Hahaha. Yes, usually bcos he was too rowdy and/ or not listening to instructions. We were all very surprised when  we came back telling us about his trainee prefect appointmemt. Lil Shauna even exclaimed her disbelief openly. His teacher had really good words for him about his academic work, leadership and helpfulness during the mid year PTM but of course acknowledged how inattentive he sometimes can be. Haha.

In the beginning of the year, we had a call from school. There was some leadership day camp and the school informed that he is one of the borderline prefects in consideration. We were asked to send him for the camp together with Lil Shauna, who isnt a prefect but some PE and environmental champions. Zaky knew perfectly the kind of predicament he was in.

One recent mornings, right before school, he eagerly fished out his prized Prefect badge and tie. The little boy made it and is of course mega pleased and proud of himself.

The mechanism behind the tie was interesting.

Lil Shauna says that it is a new version; her classmates' prefect tie isnt like that. No wonder it is so new. I remember my prefect tie was passed down from year to year. Ya, I also prefect ok.

Mummy Lim