Langkawi revisited (Part 2)

The next day we went to the Langkawi Cultural Craft Complex at Teluk Yu. It consist of mainly batik crafts (there are beautiful paintings), wood crafts & some 'anyaman'.

This item caught my attention. It's called bunga batu hidup. The description stated that it's not a coral. They are colourful and quite costly.

Then we're off to Tanjung Rhu which according to hubby is the nicest beach of Langkawi. My fav beach of Langkawi is Pantai Pasir Tengkorak. According to the folks there some of the islands that we saw there are situated in Thailand. Don't know for sure, we didn't bring the navigator. This is Tanjung Rhu, just ignore the yellow chair. Spoil the scenery je.

Our next stop was the fav spot for all the ladies of Malaysia (or everywhere else). Apa lagi shopping time! The rain doesn't hinder our 'niat suci untuk shopping'. The 3 men (or you could say 2 & a half men) had to tag along. Especially hubby, my fav banker! No photos of course, we were too busy!!!

Wait for Part 3...

Langkawi revisited (Part 1)

I used to work in Langkawi for a couple of years. It's one of my family's favourite vacation spot. So we decided to go Cuti2 Malaysia this time around. Stayed at Pantai Cenang. Visited some of the places we'd never been. Our first stop was Dataran Helang (Lang). Aiman wanted to swim in the fountain pool there. Daddy & Atok had to restrain him, otherwise he surely would get his feet in the water.

Next we went to Oriental Village. There are some animal show here, souvenir shops and the best of all The Cable Car. Since none of us have ever been in a cable car before, we were very excited to try it ....including Aiman. It was a bit scary once the gondola heads for Gunung Mat Chincang. Aiman became very quite... Everybody felt a bit 'gayat'.

But once we were on top of the mountain, the scenery was simply breathtaking. You can see the blue sea dotted with some yachts. During the ride we saw a beautiful waterfall ~ Telaga Tujuh.

The cable car has the longest suspension in the world between two stations. It was built without constructing any roads through the jungle. Some people were seen walking the walkway at the highest station. The ride was more than enough for me!

In the evening, Aiman wanted to go to the sea which is just at the back of our place. The scenery was beautiful. There are some water sports for those enthusiasts e.g. banana boat ride, parachute ride & jet ski. And as usual Aiman doesn't want to come out of the water.

Enough for Part 1. Will continue later about the chocs, kain batik & Corelle!

Cuti cuti Malaysia

Yeayyyy .... can't wait for tomorrow. Going for Cuti2 Malaysia with the family. Dah lama sangat tak pegi tempat tu. Kat mana? Tungguuuuuuu ............

Shevchenko or Bob the Builder?

This was during last weekend. Hubby had some projects going on in the garden, so the little boy decided to join daddy. Seemed so busy with his toy handphone and lorry. Luckily he forgot about his Bob the Builder construction hat. Otherwise I'd have to find it for him.




One thing I found out about my son, he loves to draw. Here's a masterpiece from him, on the wall of my office.

I'm back after soooo long

Finally I managed to get some time off from the hectic schedule to update this "cobwebbed" blog. See this stack of thing? It gave everybody @ the office big time headaches. For the time being we're done with it.


However, want to recall a kenduri-like event earlier in April. Arina, my niece turned 1 on the 19th of April, so we had an early celebration. There were plenty of yummy food, plenty of people (all the uncles & aunts were invited) & plenty of noise created by the geng bas sekolah. Mind you there are only 3 under 12 kids (4 counting the b'day girl) - but were they loud! Mom ordered the b'day cake which was nicely decorated & yummy too.



Somebody's been asking me about the Spiderman stickers @ the back of my car. Wait till you see this Spiderman! Can you recognize him? The difference between this spidey & the one in the tv, this one's wearing a 'kain pelikat'. Mesti susah Spidey nak bergayut sbb pakai kain...

CNY holiday

It's a long holiday for most people. Decided on a spur of a moment for a picnic @ FRIM, Kepong. Had time to pack Aiman's clothes & prepare a light picnic lunch. Thank God the place was not that packed when we arrived. Found a nice parking spot and wallah .... here we are. The scenery was simply breathtaking! The lush greenery and the waterfall is absolutely astounding. There are also 'Taman Herba', Taman Etnobotani" and such. I know the 'doctor pokok' @ my office loves this kind of surroundings.

The water is so clear and cold. It was a bliss for us to be there during this hot weather. Even Aiman agrees "sejuknya...". And when he got into the water, he doesn't wanna go out. Happily enjoying a pack of chips in the water. He really enjoyed himself in the cold clear water.

In the end we had to coax him out of the water. Even then he still lagged about, said he wanted to go to the other side etc. Daddy had to follow him while I'm stuck with all the bags. In the end we had an icecream treat from daddy.

Then off to the small hanging bridge. I thought he's going to be scared on the bridge. But I was wrong... he ran from one end to the other amidst the swaying of the bridge.

We went back exhausted but satisfied with our little trip. I wish we could have more natural parks of this kind. It's especially important for the kids to enjoy & appreciate nature, not just the man-made parks which can be found literally almost anywhere.

Just my point of view ....

New Year 2009

Is it too late or what? Someone's have been bugging me to update this blog. Come to think of it the last time I blogged was in last year. Wau lama tuuu... Been quite busy with too many paperworks & classes. I've mentioned this before ... the hectic days are here.

Anyway wanted to add to Josh's title Thanks a lot UITM. This was taken on Monday 12 Jan. 2009. It was such a waste of time. I was stuck there like 20 minutes. This is @ the Seksyen 7 entrance.

Enough about the boring stuff. Wanted to share some pics of our family vacation in P.D. last year (not that long actually). On the day of our arrival, there seems to be a pasar malam there. And by night it was sooo congested, a massive traffic jam.

Went to the beach (what else is there?). The kids love the water esp. the boy in the green-orange outfit.

This was taken at the Blue Lagoon beach (Tasik Biru). A very nice & serene place. We set up a small tent for the kids but they are happy playing with the sand. Daddy joined Aiman in the water.

This was taken at Teluk Kemang. The 3 gangs went for a buggy ride. And upon finishing his round, Aiman wanted to go for another.

On the last day of our visit, we went to the Ostrich Farm. Indah khabar dari rupa is more like it. The ostrichs' feathers seems to be falling off their body. The place seems in need of a proper maintenance. The grass were long & the ostriches seem, well .... togel. My sis, the vet, inspecting some of the ostriches.

A miracle happened at the RAMD Museum. Kuatnya org ni, dia boleh angkat kapal terbang. Fuiyooo....

We stayed at a hotel which is famous among Malaysians. The food was very unsatisfactory. On the second day, the food was barely enough for the many guests. And its only 8.00 a.m. Most of the guests were left with the option of eating bread + kaya + butter. And to begin with they have only mee goreng & nasi lemak (which is too hot) in the menu. How come ahh... I think the management of Hotel S.M. should ponder into this matter. They should upgrade their service be it in the room service, checking in of guests, food etc. But not all S.M. hotels are like that. I've been to S.M. hotel in Kuantan twice. The service & food is good (they have a lot more choices for breakfast, including cereals for kids ... which S.M. Port Dickson don't provide).