Lion Sleeps tonight ~ with Matt

Journal Entry 63

Busy ! busy ! busy !! Gosh....wedding receptions on a weekly basis....I can't believe it!!! Kena saman all the way ~ chia liat :(:(: Well, based on Penang's rate - RM 100 is now the std rate for weddings in Penang. Per pax is @ RM 50. Kekekekeke !! Actually, it was more of hubby's buddies - what to do ~ all of them had reached the so called age and it is 'high' time for them to tie the knot. Signed & Sealed for a lifetime.

Anyway, back to the journal. Another post-dated journal. Since my parents in law had just taken Matt out for some pampering, I decided to squeeze some time to blog. Hahhahaha....that also leaves me and hubby some time for housework and of course some 'ME' time. Face smilling away when Matt followed his grandparents to the lift.

Had been ironing the whole afternoon and now taking some breather... Matt is a music lover and he dances upon hearing the tone and beat of the song. Hmm... little kids are indeed artistic creatures and it is always good to develop interest in music at such a young age. Hubby had also been downloading video clips to his Nokia phone - just in case 'Moody Matt' throws tantrums in the car.

Anyway, while hubby was downloading some clips, Matt found one of the clips entertaining, here goes..

November Babies ~ Papi's, Adrian & Adeline's Birthday Celebration

Journal Entry 62

Here is my last journal for the month of Nov.

Goodbye Nov, Welcome Dec ~ the last month of the year ! Who feels like working in the month of Dec ?? For those who deals globally with different regions, the moods starts from tomorrow, but what about me ? Hahahha...life goes on for me and I still have to drag myself to work !!! No work = no money !! I should have taken teaching last time - just look at the teachers - 7 weeks of break and somemore with pay ! Envy betul !!

Anyways, back to my journal. November babies - namely, my wonderful and loving dad, naive looking bro in law, Adrian and lovely, sophisticated sis in law, Adeline. All born in the month of Nov....8th, 26th & 28th. With birthdays, comes dinner and later on deposits of fat. What about my plan to go on diet ??? Guess it will never happen with the amount of food intakes that is inside me now....hahahaha...got scolded by my Wii Fit...see as below. Could you see the line going up ? Bad Bad sign...it should be going down and not up....:((((



Enuff about that. We tried a few different places, mostly fine dining and of course Jap food. Wanted to try something special this yr.

Dad's Birthday - Golden Triangle (no SLR this time as did not charge battery)

Let's begin with Papi's dinner. Dad is 67 this yr even though he insisted that he was 68. Anyway, dinner was at Golden Triangle and we treated ourselves to good and 'lemak' curry. Food there was nice but really lemak....lots and lots of 'SANTAN'.

The kids were just kids - annoying and irritating, creating havoc all the way as such, no photos of the dishes served !! The only moment they were quiet were during cake cutting. Some photos for preview

Golden Triangle




All in the group




Dad lighting his own cake



Grandma with the kids



Adrian's Birthday - Deluxious Spa Cuisine

1st time there...2nd floor is for spa treatment, you can get free spa if you spent XXX amount. Can't recall, was treated to some nice music, however not so suitable for older generation..hahaha

Adrian & Min - they just celebrated their one year anniversary



Grandparents with grandkids



Hubby & Kiddo



Adeline's Birthday @ Waka, City Bayview

Not a lot of photos were taken that day as all of us were busy eating and sorting our own cawan mushi, main dish and desserts. The dishes was not served in a tray which by right should..so indirectly we were confused on whose is whose...like guessing game nia ....hahahaha..anyway, we managed to get the right ones at the end.

Here are some snapshots after we had our lunch.

All in a family - without the blogger



All in the family - with the blogger...Birthday Girl is sitted far right at the end, near to the glasses



Time to hit the sack !!

Sini Sana ~Hatyai & KL Trip with Buddies

Journal Entry 61

It is time to blog again. Had been missing a lot of entries lately. Gotto catch up with time. Another post dated entry again, *Sigh* ~ seriously, it is not easy to blog when you don't have the time. Er, I meant time spent for other more important stuffs such as 'TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE ! TO DO THE LAUNDRY & TO IRON YOUR CLOTHES !!! Hahahah...that is why it has never been easy if you build your OWN NEST out in the woods !

Well, being a person who needs a 'BREAK' from work and etc etc, holidays are definitely a MUST no matter whethere they are near or far !! It is a hyper sensitive word to both hubby and myself . Will freak out upon hearing 'Let's go for a holiday !! Hahaha..work so hard for what- we think that we deserve to treat and pamper ourselves whenever is needed ~ if not what is this life for ??? HAHAHAHA !!

Anyways, back to my trips. After having Matt, trips were reduced as full concentration was required on the little fella. But, this yr- we were a bit free, thanks to mum, dad and my in laws who had helped to take care of Matt while we were enjoying ourselves. No doubt, both trips were short, we enjoyed it very much with the company of good buddies. There were laughters and *sickness* (dear's stomach) and days taken were well spent. Here are some wonderful photos for the yr.

KL Trip

Me with the budget/no frills Air Asia - was actually told that we were not allowed to take photos...er..but i do see ppl clicking away..$%##!@#




Mun with his 'peace' sign upon reaching KLIA



The Dinner @ Jogoya - lots and lots of food- too much too digest ! Damage done - RM 100 per pax



The Day - hubby fell sick and I missed out on my SHOPPING SPREE !!!!




Time to fly off...Goodbye KL !



The KL trip was way back in July. Not happy with only one local trip, Willie and gang decided to go to Hatyai instead. Wonderful place for massage, shoppping and not to mention eating !! Hahahaha....Photos taken for the day ! It was a 2 days, 1 night trip..Can you believe it ? RM 28 for a 2 hrs massage...we felt like dignitaries there !!

Thanks to Steven Goh - our wonderful flogger...we get to see lots of makan photos....hahaha

Our Makan photos can be found @ http://www.stevengoh.com/travel/free-and-easy-without-tour-guide-hatyai-thailand/#more-5095

HATYAI trip


The 3 Muskeeters -Willie, Steven and Alex



The Chabors



Sitting on a 'tut-tut'



Say Bye Bye HatYai



Genting trip

Posted as below.


Overall, it has been an enjoyable trip with the gang. Stop !! Perhaps,I should hold my thoughts for now....hahaha....cos I reckoned that another trip is waiting for me by year end..hahahhahahaha..SAY HELLO BUKIT TINGGI !! Woot !! It is going to be a bomb !!

Family Road Trip to Genting ~ 9th of Nov

Journal Entry 60

Had been really busy with household chores & wedding dinners. Feeling guilty as blog has not been updated for a while. Before I start, Happy Thanksgiving and wishing my dad a wonderful 67th birthday with lots of happiness and more to come !

It has been a yr since my last road trip with my family. Initially, Matt was still small, so chances are he might not be able to cope with the cool breeze up the hill. So, since he is big now, we decided to bring him along to test water. Hahaha..1st road trip @ 19 months....

We went on 2 cars, took the little kids there too..they make hell of noise in the car. One word - HAVOC ! Anyway, the journey would not have been fun without them ! Can't deny that - kids sometimes does make your day !

7am (Day 1)

Penang to Ipoh

Started off @ 7am in the morning to avoid the traffic so that we can do a stop over at Ipoh for Dim Sum. Wanted to try 'Foh San' in Ipoh but it was closed on a SUNDAY !! Stupid bro of mine who never check the place before suggesting. Since it was closed, we had to try another shop, er - name of the restaurant - Restoran Chef Fatt. Gosh, never go to a dim sum shop on a SUNDAY !! It was really really pack !

Location : 57-59, Jalan Raja Ekram, 30450 Ipoh.

Anyways, we managed to get a table and of course started the quest of eating. Nice dim sum but the sauce was weird...not like the Penang one. Matt was well behaved and we enjoyed the brunch. Damage done ~ RM 75

No photos taken as forgot to take camera down ~ *Sigh*

Ipoh to Genting - 10am

Full stomach, we continued our journey to our destination. Tried hubby's GARMIN and it worked for a while till we reached Tanjung Malim...seems that the map was not updated and it took us ONE big round. Bro scolded us and dad was confused...hahaha..in the end, we followed our instinct and managed to go up hill. Reached Genting, 1st World @ 1.00pm and as always, it was PACKED !!!! How in the world could a HOTEL be packed on a SUNDAY ?????? Makes me wonder ~ I reckoned that the Lim's cucu cicit don't have to work anymore for the rest of their lifes !!

Genting

Anyways, since we have been there countless times, we just dump our bags with the bell boy, registered for a queue number ( er No 2399 Vs 5999 - see the HUGE difference !!)- just imagine the waiting time if it is a call centre - disaster !!) and off we went for lunch, thereafter the indoor rides. We settled for fast food for the day and not to 'rugi', we quickly bought the tickets. Took the other 2 rascals for the ride too...No Casino - A day to be a 'kid' again, not to mention have to 'bb sit'. Of course, what will a Genting trip be without photos ?? Ta-daaaa ~~~

Matt with his sweater on




Ah Thung



Mummy with her 2 lovely grand-daughters



Getting ready for the rides





The eldest for Mike, David and Adel



Ah Matt



Dinner for the day - Vietnamese House - cheap and good also

Nice popiah and the noodles was superb !! Damage done - RM 138





After dinner, it was play time again. Have to utilise and play all the games.. Not cheap okay - cost at least RM 92 for adults and kids...@##$@. Played till tired, had coffee at Starbucks and we called it a day !

Genting - Bidor

Time to go home. All packed and we went for KFC for lunch. Checked out at 12pm and proceed to Bidor. Took about 2-3 hrs to reach. Wanted to buy Pomelo for in laws. Mummy's fav ! Stop at Bidor for Wan Tan Mee ~ quite special also - can side order the black herbal soup - tasty...hahaha..lots and lots of Buah petai. Famous for it's biscuits - in fact you can find different types of biscuits there... Anyway, it was an old town in Perak and dad told me no major changes since 16 yrs ago..still the same old town....

The Wan than mee kedai





Herbal soup



MAtt with his antics- crying and che che smilling all the way !!






Makan and then all was tired. Slept in the car. It was raining too and we decided to go slow. Hubby's Vios can really saved petrol. I opted to pump for him and the whole trip only took RM78..good buy.

All well, ends well ! We reached Penang @ 4pm - just to avoid the jam.

Good trip and it was indeed a breathtaking trip way up high the hill........