Genting Day Out Slideshow

Aidilfitri 2013 Slideshow

A Bit Rusty

I managed to escape from the hospital after seeing a few admissions and was able to join Anita and Idlan during his swimming lesson. It had been a couple of months since his last class and even the coach was saying that Idlan needed a bit more practice.

In fact, at one point, he was giving up and ran off the pool. Poor boy. Took a bit of persuasion and since he was the only student on the empty pool, the lesson finished early. We ended up having afternoon tea by the pool instead.

He would need to be ready for mote next weekend ...... He certainly was a bit rusty.

Snow World at Genting

RM 48 for a pair of parent and child. It cost me just under a hundred bucks for the four of us to spend 40 minutes in a hall-sized refrigerator. But it was worth it. The boys had great fun, and the 40 minutes just breezed by.

The entrance fee included rent for boots, jacket and gloves. The number of people coming in were regulated, and entrance starts at the half hour, lasting until 10 past. Unfortunately, cameras and phones were not allowed in, and you'd be subjected to some overpriced service for the photographs. A couple of prints set us back a hundred bucks - same as the entrance fee.

By the entrance into the Snow WorldThe hall was decent sized, with three layers. The main floor is flat, allowing you to run around pulling sledge. There was also a couple of igloos, and you could feel the cold when you were inside. It was reminiscent to the walks I had to the lecture halls during my years at university. It was freezing.

Up a flight of stairs, there was another landing, plus a slide - a fast one - on a rubber tub. It was too fast for Idlan although he was initially keen. He chickened out at the top. I had to take the ride for him. Whooosh!

What it looked like on the insideLastly, selecting the photosThere was another area up top through another flight of stairs, and this one may be suitable for some sort of function. Hmmm! A birthday party maybe.

There was no snow flakes, although there were some fine ice on the flooring. Not enough for a snowball fight through, not making a snowman.

It was more fun than I expected actually, and although the entrance fee may appear expensive at the beginning, of was worth it. My boys certainly had fun. Irfan's cheeks were bright red when he came out.

Lunch at Kuala Selangor

We expected that the traffic coming into KL would be more reasonable today this being Monday. But it was clear that some folks decided to return today, and the traffic today on the highway was heavier than usual. We decided to join the highway crowd with our littlw trip to Kuala Selangor for lunch. Luckily was left early and were only caught in a relatively heavy flow on the way home.

With the new highway - called LATAR now opened - it only took me 45 minutes to reach Kuala Selangor from Gombak. The highway still stopped at Ijok. No sign if the throughway to Lumut would be opened any time soon.

We went to the usual place at Pasir Penampang. But this time the food for some reason was rather bland. Maybe the main cook was away for Raya. But still we went for the usual crab and prawns. A whole lot of them.

After lunch, we went for a stroll along the village. There were many stalls selling seafood and other home made products. Another thing I noticed was the numbering on the door. All the shops there carried the number 168. An auspicious number I was sure.

On the way back, we took a detour around Bukit Malawati. It was the first time we dis that. We didn't realise that you could drive up the hill and do a nice relaxing round around the fort. Plenty of spots tonpark as well but we decided against that. Maybe next time. It was just too hot then.