Off to Genting! Day 2

Our hotel room was in the building in the back, same as our last trip, which meant a long way from the lobby. The hotel is already a long walk from the main Genting attraction. The hotel doesn’t have a gym and as we walked to our room, I was wondering where to do my HiiT. I brought along my skipping rope this time as I saw from reel that skipping burns more calories than jogging.

I was super gald to see that our room comes with a balcony with high ceiling! I can do my skipping HiiT! It comes with a nice view too. View at 7am.

The skipping HiiT works like this - 100 skipping, 30 jumping jacks, 100 skipping, 20 standing side crunch, 100 skipping, 30 high knee, 100 skipping, 20 squats. This completes 1 set. I have no idea if there should be breaks in between but I did, else I probably die. I rest 20 seconds after each skipping segment and 15 seconds for others.

I did a total of 5 sets, taking me 40 mins and burning 400 calories. Does skipping really burn more than jogging meh? I thought I would achieve the same on the treadmill for the same amount of time. What I do know is that it was boring and skipping is super tiring for the arms siol.

Daddy Lim woke up and joined me in some of his own HiiT too. Our reward. 

We met for bfast at 9am. The elevator mirror is super clean and we must take photo. 

We had bfast at the Malaysian Food Street food court. 

There were good food selections, just that the service was so slowww.. By the time we all bought and finished our food, it was already 10am. Daddy Lim and Zaky had chicken rice. Who eats chicken rice as bfast? 

At least I am normal. 

This day was the Skytropolis day, the indoor theme park. Our last trip, the indoor theme park only opened at 2pm and we had to find activities to occupy the 1st half of the day. This round, the theme park opens from 10am to 10pm. I don’t think we can last so long. Lol. The theme park ride started early for the little ones.

Bubble tea 1st. 

Then the rides started.

The big kids and the small kids split. Unfortunately, T and G are still not tall enough for many of the rides. Either Auntie H and/ or Auntie R was with the little kids. I was constantly with the big kids. 

Daddy Lim didn’t get a ticket bcos he isn’t a theme park person. He tagged along in the 1st hour, helping us to take pictures. He eventually realised that his “place” was the hotel room or to klkk, and do window shopping. 

We cheong for the bummer car that always has a long Q when the crowd builds up.

While the big people play big bummer car, the little kids had their mini bummer car too. 

This is the 1st time that V and S came with us to a theme park. They are both less receptive to thrilling rides but we made them go on the crazy 360 ride right after the bummer car. Hohoho. I think we scare the hell out of the boys, particularly S.

The  Super Glider, aka Superman ride, was working. The last time, it was under maintenance the entire time. The big kids said that we must quickly take the ride bcos that ride constantly go down on maintenance. Auntie R had the chance to ride it with me bcos G was with Auntie H and Tin. The big kids urged us to go ahead of them, bcos they wanted to hear us scream - sadist kids. Just when we were ready to launch off, in an awkward face lying down position, there were technical issues and we were left “lying” there for a while. We chit chatted in the most unconventional position, until we were reversed to the started point. The big kids escaped getting stuck. Zzzzz.

The big kids did go for the Superman ride eventually.

Auntie R and I did too, much later in the day. I am reminded of how painful the ride is than scary. You get knock sideways with every turn and the jerks hurt my shoulder. Once is enough for experience. 

We planned to stop for lunch at about 2pm bcos we needed time to digest bfast that wasn’t too long ago. The big kids got peckish and had corn dog after toilet break. 

I didn’t know this is how corn dogs are made. 

We were for a couple more rides. The big kids took the crazy claw ride. I hated this one, it basically throws one around and makes you damn pukey.

V and S had learnt how to say no to crazy rides. Lol. 

Finally to lunch. We had lunch at Mdm Kwan. Zaky was starting to feel feverish again but nothing Panadol cannot help. We took him back to the room for a much needed nap. Nana came along too, intending to do some studies. I benefitted from a nap myself. Hoho. Now that the kids are older, the indoor theme park, with its limited rides, didn’t quite attract the kids. The other 2 families continued with some rides. 

We met up again at 6.30pm, collecting Uncle C and V, who had also went back to their room for a rest. We took a few more rides and then headed to the same Fish & Chips place for dinner. 

I thought dinner was Ok only for the price we paid. A small portion was MYR58, very expensive. 

The kids opted to head back to the room after dinner. I offered to go for a drink at one of the noisy pubs but Daddy Lim reminded me that I wanted to explore the casino. We never had the chance previously. Off we went! I was keen to try the slot machines and was told that I needed a guest card. To get a guest card, I needed to find the slot assistant, who insisted that we needed our passports or we wouldn’t be able to collect our winnings if we hit the jackpot. Zzzz.. what odds are that? We eventually didn’t play, and headed back. 

The big kids were in our room. Zaky didn’t last long and was soon going to hit the pillows, regardless of whether there were other people, sleep he must. The kids left when Zaky went to bed. We didn’t last very long too. Tired siol. 

How was Mochi? N updated that he is doing well and eating well. 

We last changed the brand of his wet food bcos he stole other cats’ wet food and abandon his own during one of the boardings at S’ place. This time, he did the same. Hoho. N said that he took the wet food with gravy better and suggested that we can explore giving him this. 

Ok, we explore after he finishes the stock we have at home. Hoho. 

Mummy Lim
 

Off to Genting! Day 1

We are to be at the BPP taxi stand by 5.45am for the 6am bus. That is like a 20 mins walk from our house. Daddy Lim was up at 4.45am bcos he has a long routine before he can leave the house. I woke up 10 mins later and the kids at 5ish. 

I had to rush people out of the house and we proceeded with our long walk. It was super humid and I can feel sweat rolling down my back by the time we arrived. I thought that the arrangement this time was messier than our last trip when we booked both trips with WTS. 

We saw the bus turning in when we were 1 street away. There was already a big crowd waiting. It turned out that it wasn’t our bus and we were told that there were “many more buses coming”. After another 10 mins wait, another bus came. People started gathering around the staff and waiting for instructions. This time, we were called and the last group to board. The rest had “to wait for other buses”.

We were assigned the last row, which isn’t the most comfortable in my opinion but it is what it is.

Our bus number.

While we were nearer to Woodlands checkpoint, we took the 2nd link instead. There wasn’t much of a jam at the immigration. However, we were directed to the automated lanes and we had no stamp in our passport! Sob! 

An hour after the immigration, we arrived at Yong Peng for the bfast break. I knew that the kids would want to have Ramly burgers and rushed to q for the burgers. The stop was a short one, for only 20 mins. We met Auntie R and the kids, their pickup up was one hour earlier than ours but they only left at 5.30am bcos somebody in their group was late. Tsk tsk.

I thought the driver said that we would break for 25 mins and take off again at 8.25am. Daddy Lim said that he heard 8.45am. He even asked me to go buy Yong Tau Foo for him, which I did, while he munched on his burger. I came back with a hot bowl of soup, only to hear the announcement that the bus 8558 had arrived and for us to board. What!!??

Daddy Lim and the kids had to shrove down their burgers. Our drinks were largely untouched. Daddy Lim tried his best to finish whatever he could with the Yong Tau Foo. We rushed to the bus and boarded the 8558, only to realise that it looked different. Yes, it wasn’t our bus; that was PA8558 while ours was PD8558. Zzzzzz… to make things even more complicated, all the WTS buses parked were some permutations of two 5s and two 8s. Zzzzz.

We went back and roamed some more, buying a bit more snacks. 

These tau sar piahs are nice.

Now that we had more time, Daddy Lun and the kids bought rubber balls. They love to buy these whenever we see them. 

It was another 4 hours drive to Genting. What do we do? Sleep, of course. 

I managed to get some work done.

There was a toilet break before climbing Genting. After the toilet break, it was my turn to nap. By the time I “regain consciousness”,  we were in the winding slope to Genting and soon, we arrived! 

It was really warm at the last row and especially next to the window. The cool air greeted us the moment we disembarked. Hello Genting! 

Auntie R and the kids arrived 15 mins earlier and managed to register for their room. The rooms were not available until about 3pm. We met them at the lobby and tried to sort out our room and left our luggage with the hotel. With Daddy Lin and I busied with the logistics, the kids were glued to their phone. Zzzz. 

The Chan family had driven into JB a night earlier and would be arriving at about 4pm. We went in search of lunch. Auntie R suggested Thai food. I only had the picture of the pad thai that I shared with Nana. 

We spent the next few hours roaming. We needed time to figure out our way. Some of the shops that we were familiar with the last round had ceased operations and new shops appeared too. 

We had wanted to play darts and pool but found that they stopped the darts machine. We still played pool and the mini arcade. 

The Chan Family finally joined us at about 5pm. We took the cable car to the Premium Outlet. 

The kids took their own cabin. G was very eager to join the gorgors and jiejies, leaving poor and anxious Auntie R behind. Hoho.

G was well taken care of, no kids were left behind. 

The premium outlet is largely shopping. The last Genting trip, the kids were still allergic to shopping but went off as a big gang and bought twinning tees. This year, things are different. Zaky bought a new top, Nana bought one too and also a nike shorts. Then she disappeared with Boo for more shopping. 

The little ones were very excited to find the playground. 

It was either one of the aunties taking care or the big kids. Daddy Lim and I have no part in this taking care. Hoho. 

Dinner was at the Peranakan Place. Luckily we were early and didn’t meet the break fast crowd. We were hungry and I only remember to take picture of my dessert. Hoho. 

Food was decent, just that everything was so spicy and so slowwww..

We roamed around a little more before heading back. 

There was no Q at the cable car.

Again, the kids had their own cabin and even Tin followed this time. 

We finally went to our hotel and got our room and luggage. We are staying in the SkyWorlds hotel again bcos they have big room for 4 and the price is very reasonable. We got rooms that are side by side.

After settling the kids, Daddy Lim said that he was hungry and needed supper. He wasn’t willing to settle for instant noodles when we are in Genting and had his eyes on the fish and chips. We walked back for the supper. 

The fish and chips is located on the top level, outdoor area, the same area where the adults went for drinks and live band the last trip. That area was very happening and loud and very different music deafens the place. This pub was playing Chinese pop, the other one had Thai techno music, another other had a band playing. 

We tabaoed the fish and chips. The portion was very small actually and Daddy Lim started munching on it on the way back, such that it was gone before we even reached the hotel. Lol. 

Zaky was already asleep when we were back and Nana too was falling asleep. Zaky was coming down with a flu, probably something that he had gotten from OBS. 

Mochi is doing well too. N said that he was very shy when I checked in the morning. He ate a little of his wet food in the morning and hid in the cage. He wasn’t keen for play. N shared that he was so much better in the evening. 

Not only was he willing to eat, he was exploring the house and explored the entire house! 

Good night Mochi! 

Mummy Lim

Off to Genting! Day 0

When I arrived in Singapore on Thursday morning, I knew that we were leaving on Saturday early morning for our much needed family vacation. What I didn’t realise is how near Thursday is to Saturday morning is. I unpacked on Thursday morning and had to start repacking in the evening bcos there wouldn’t be enough time this evening especially when I had to go to the office. 

While I was in Tokyo, Zaky was in OBS and just came back on Friday afternoon. He was hungry for proper food, tired, itchy from heat rashes and Ozzie bites but had a lot of fun. I expected that. I proudly said that my kids are outdoorsy; I saw the parents’ chat group buzzing with concerns for their kids. One parent even suggest for OBS to reduce to 2D1N. Zzzzz.. haven’t go, finished already.

I knew that I had to do laundry again this evening. I just did a load of my clothings from the business trip on Thursday morning and had to do one more this evening bcos the laundry basket was overflowing with Zaky’s dirty and stinky clothes and I cannot imagine the smell if I leave them to after our Genting trip.

As for Mochi, the original plan was to send him to Soosoo. She was happy to board him but called on Tuesday afternoon to inform that one of her (many) cats was sick and she cannot take Mochi. We had to source for another sitter and luckily found one. N lives in Bukit Panjang too and was good for us to send Mochi over later tonight. We gave Mochi his fleas medication, cut his nails and gave him plenty of snacks for the last 2 days. When we had to “bag” him, we had a game of hide and seek. 

Of course we won and had to ignore his miserable meowing as we sent him to N’s house.

Mochi was so silent in the car and when we met N. We handed Mochi over. Poor thing. N suggested to keep him in a cage for him to feel more secure. 

She updated that Mochi was calm with her other cats.

Then she moved him to another cage, probably to be alone.

It seems like all good for now. 

We came home, cleaned up Mochi’s cage, packed somemore, and hung up the laundry. I am so tired. 

Mummy Lim

Business Trip to Tokyo this Time - Part 3

The same thing happened to my alarm on Wednesday morning - the snooze didn’t work. The next I realised, it was 7.15am but I still went for the gym. The nice thing about Japan is that it is 1 hour ahead of Singapore and thus my calls ended up starting later than usual. 

The gym was crowded this time and I had to share the small gym with 4 other guests. I did a kickboxing hiit, which thankfully only require very small space. 

Did I have bfast? Of course. I had been thinking about the Japanese bfast. Tadah! 

I checked out and lugged my luggage to the office. As I walked past Donki, I was tempted for an early morning shopping. No!!! Lol.

This is my new jacket. The same stocking though. 

Nana asked me to take a picture of “outside my office”. 

Nah! There is a little garden in front of the office and those botak trees are cherry blossom trees. They are supposed to be in full bloom in 2 weeks’ time. I duno how they can quickly go from botak to full bloom. 

Luckily I had bfast bcos once my calls and meetings started from 10am, and it was non-stop until 7pm. Again, there was no time for lunch and I ended up snacking. Speaking of which, several of the Singapore colleagues had visited the Japan office recently and we all ended up bringing a variety of Bengawang solo and Mdm Ling. I also brought stuff from Bengawang. I think I snacked on these familiar Singapore snacks more than the Japanese colleagues. Hoho.

I was exhausted by the time I finally ended all my calls/ meetings. I was asking my colleagues on how to get a taxi to the airport and they said to flag one off the street. I thought they were joking. They weren’t! I found it hard to believe that technology is so advanced in Japan and they are still flagging taxis. Anyway, my colleague did book me one eventually. I decided to head to the airport at about 8pm when all my colleagues were leaving office. Nuahing at the business lounge sounded like a good choice.

The ride to the airport was uneventfully. I was looking forward to shopping at the airport. There are plenty of the Japanese snacks and sweets to buy.

The airport was also quite empty and immigration was a breeze. I headed to the lounge and was looking forward to free food; I was so hungry. 

The lounge is so much bigger than the one in Changi Airport. Round 1.

I thought the curry rice would be great but meh only, very salty. I wonder why they make the plates so small. I had to go back for round 2.

Then I nuah around, scrolling my phone and was almost falling asleep until a colleague ping me and I had to do some work. It woke me though.

I left the lounge with 1 hour before boarding bcos my backside hurts from all the sitting. I walked somemore and bought somemore snacks. Hoho. This is the only business trip that my luggage ended up heavier than the start of the trip. 

It was finally time to board. I realised that the Japanese are very long winded. Their announcements are all super long, whether pre-boarding or on the plane. I was hoping to finish the Japanese movie that I started on my coming flight. Cannot… I was too sleepy. 

Again, I opted not to have meals but to sleep. The menu for bfast.

Yes, the Company has once again paid for me to sleep in the air. When I woke up, they were actually serving meals and I could ask but I wasn’t hungry. I finally finished the movie and then slept for another 1 hour. So needed. 

Back in Singapore, it was all smooth. I asked Daddy Lim if I should buy more alcohol and he stopped me. He is not drinking fast enough; I am traveling too frequently. Haha. I saw and got Dom though. He was asking for it my last trip. I thought only pregnant women drink Dom? Hoho. 

I came back and work starts. I managed to take 3 calls so far but am becoming groggy from the lack of sleep. It is so tiring. But, look at my loot from the trip! Hahahaha. 

I am going to steal a nap during lunch. 

I am so glad to be back. Even Mochi is tired. 

Mummy Lim