Kwee Yap's Family

Mum's Birthday (13 Nov 2011)

2011-12-06T01:27:00.000-08:00

We celebrated mum’s birthday at Ah Yat Abalone’s Restaurant at Jalan Ampang, right opposite KLCC. Mum and Pa had specially ordered abalone set while the rest enjoyed the normal food menu. As usual, kids had whale of time running and chatting about. We ended with pandan layered cake which was mum’s favourite.

Melaka Trip (26 and 27 Nov 2011)

2011-12-05T19:09:00.000-08:00

Melaka Trip (26 & 27 Nov 2011)
Started our journey around 8 something am from SD. Bought some bread a night before in case kids were hungry. Have to note not to buy the coconut filling bread as kids do not seem to like it. Favourite should be kaya filling bread. They managed to finish the bread by the time we reached Melaka. Kwee Yap four single friends joined us at a highway just before Seremban.
Our first “makan” stop was at the famous Hainanese chicken rice ball shop at the cornet lot (Chung Wah restaurant at Jln Hang Jebat). Fortunately we reached just before 12pm hence the crowd was still bearable. By the time we left the eatery, the queue was so long. Frankly we found the food average. Right after the chicken rice stint, we proceeded to 2nd joint which is a quaint restaurant named Donald & Lily's restaurant which is not too far away from the chicken rice shop. Can’t really remember the actual name but the nyonya laksa was sure memorable though the rojak tasted more like chee cheong fun as it has chee cheong fun ingredient .
After that, we visited Kwee Yap’s friend at his family owned paint shop. There was a Chinese temple nearby where we went for a quick pray. Headed to Mahkota service apartment for a quick shower and break. Poor Tong, she had milk + bread for lunch. But she seemed very energetic and not ready for nap. Around 3pm, we left the accommodation for Nyonya food at a restaurant recommended by Kwee Yap friends which was our 3rd food stop. Kwee Yap friends ordered full range and we even had rice to go along the many dishes. Right after the heavy meal, we went to our 4th food stop which was Capitol satay celup restaurant at Lorong Bukit Cina. The queue was so long so we settled for another joint next to it. By that time, Tong could no longer stay awake but it was ok as both Kwee Yap and I were too full for another round. Both Sean and Ye could still eat and they enjoyed their prawns and meat balls. Fortunately after the 4th stop, there was a short break so we went back to our apartment. Around 8pm , we went out for the last food stop for the day, “Malay Ikan Bakar” at Muara Sungai Duyung next to a river side. The queue was not too long but the wait was so long. Kwee Yap’s friend waited almost 1 hour to order as customer has to choose the seafood, weighed and decide how to cook the food.
We had some nasi lemak and drank coconut and sugar cane juice to kill time. Fortunately all the kids were manageable as they were not hungry. Before we came out, Tong had her milk as dinner. We found that the ikan bakar at Umbai was much better and decided to go there given a choice.
The next day, we brought kids for a swim at the pool below. The boys had a whale of time but Tong found the water too cold for her liking. I bought her to kids playroom nearby and she too enjoyed the toys there. We drove out to hunt for breakfast but could not find a good Chinese eateries nearby. We ended up having famous mee rebus and packed some for Kwee Yap’s friends. We checked our shortly and headed for the famous crepe cake shop named “Nadeje” at Plaza Mahkota. They have extensive selection of crepe cakes and i found this shop has more selection than the one I had at Sec 17. This is the best catch so far , aside from the nyonya laksa. Overall this trip was memorable for the huge amount of food consumed under such short period. Really “pui fook” our stomach for being able to digest huge sum of food and to Kwee Yap’s friends who can really eat a lot. It also shown that both our boys have high potential of being able to eat large variety of food. Tong has been a good girl and we noticed that she must be famished after the trip as she consumed 2 bowls of porridge (she normally had ¾ or max 1 bowl) followed by a boiled egg (which she took from the table and de-shell herself), after that she had dinner with us (consuming rice + soup ). I guessed it should be a good idea to bring her out from time to time so she could appreciate home cooked food better, haha.

Team Building 18 and 19 Nov 2011

2011-11-28T22:16:00.000-08:00

Had office team building on 18 and 19 Nov 2011 at Avillion Port Dickson. Had a whale of time.

2 July 2011 – Sunway Lagoon

2011-07-03T06:44:00.000-07:00

Kwee Yap’s BTMU family day programme-
8am Registration
Breakfast
Pockets activities
9.30am Opening Ceremony
9.45 am Telematch
12 noon Lunch
12.30 pm Prize giving ceremony
13.00 pm Free and Easy

Our original plan to depart from home earlier did not materialize. Fortunately, many other staff were in same predicament. We reached Sunway at around 9am just in time for our heavy breakfast. Adults were given nasi lemak with rendang chicken while kids had muffins and sandwiches. There were free flow of coffee and tea. The organizer was thoughtful to include some packet drinks. Sean and Ye joined 3 kid telematches but they emerged as runner-up as their team members comprised of 2 below 3 years old boys. Anyway they did not leave disappointed as they were given some souvenirs. Kwee Yap’s team also emerged as runner-up in adult event.

Very soon after the games we left for some water parks games. We tried most the park games like splash down deck, little Zimbabwe, Congo challenge and Victoria Falls. Soon it was lunch time and we given a box of KFC snack plate each. We were a bit let down by the fact the meat were quite cold. Despite that, Ye still managed to finished 3 piece chicken, haha, he must be famished by then. Sean was not too bad as he managed to eat quite a lot as well. As some staff did not turn up, there were quite a lot of leftovers, so we managed to grab 2 boxes for Pedas.

After lunch, we proceeded to wild life park where we breezed thru animals and insects at the park. Soon we went for amusement park next to it. We had great time trying out butch Cassidy trail, Colorado splash, grand canyon river rapids, buffalo bill coster and wagon wheels. This round I succeeded in overcoming fear of height by attempting pedestrian suspension bridge. It was a personal achievement and really boosted my confidence in view of the oncoming Kinabalu climb.

Since we had to send Sean for his class at 5pm, we did not have sufficient time for the Scream Park which was not part of the package. Before we departed, Kwee Yap bought a picture of the boys as souvenir. It was a worthwhile trip as it was a first for the both the boys and they really has a whale of time. We agreed to come again when we can spend more time and when the boys are taller as they had to give some games a miss this round as they were too short.

Pulau Perhentian Trip (28 May till 30 May 2011)

2011-05-31T22:50:00.001-07:00

Kwee Yap came back from Yellow Mountain/Shanghai trip on 26 May 2011 night. The following day both of us took a day off to collect kids report cards.

That night we planned to start our journey to Perhentian at 4am as we estimated the travelling time to be around 7 hours though I heard that the journey could be as short as 4 hours. At around 6am, I was awoken by the newspaper man’s bike engine and only after that realized that the alarm did not go off as Kwee Yap had accidentally set it at 4 pm. We quickly packed and got ready to start our journey. Kids woke up and got ready very fast as they were looking forward to the trip since we confirmed it just a few days earlier. Even Tong was awaken by then, haha, guess she was also as excited as the brothers.

We managed to leave home by 6.22am and did not take too many toilet breaks along the way. Fortunately we bought 2 loafs of bread from Sweetly, kaya and red bean flavours saving us precious breakfast stop. Reminder for myself, to stock up more bread for local trip as kids just seems to love it. I have to kick myself for not buying bahulu for the trip. Haha, in no time the bread were all finished. We travelled thru Kuala Lipis, Machang, Gua Musang to reach Kuala Besut. It sure sounded simpler now but the drive then sure looked almost endless to us. Sean behaved like a big brother to the younger 2 siblings, tending to Tong;s needs from supply of water to bread as well as provided her stories and feedback from time to time. He also spent endless hours talking to Ye. It is heartening to see the close bond kids share during the journey.

What a relief to us when we finally see Kuala Besut sign. Upon reaching Kuala Besut, a man on motorbike showed us the way to New Cocohut office. Kwee Yap parked his car behind the office and we were guided to the jetty after a short toilet break. Journey from jetty to the island took us 30 minutes and kids had great fun with the ride. Every time a wave came, the boat will surged forward…it can surely match any one of Genting rides.

By the time we reached New Cocohut, everyone was already famished and we had lunch before checking in our chalet. Since we were already late for first day snorkeling, we settled down at chalet and walked around the beach area. Kids played sand and swam at the beach nearby. Unfortunately the hammock was not so comfortable. Tong made herself very much at home, she was barefooted most time and kept washing her feet at a tap nearby.

Dinner and the next day breakfast was at same restaurant. The second day, we went for snorkeling trip at Pulau Rawa, Susu Dara and another spot nearby. The boys and Kwee Yap swam quite a distance to snorkel while Tong and I stayed on the boat and island. While at the boat, we fed the countless fishes with bread. Tong and I did not join the boys for second trip to turtle island. Sean said the trip was sure worthwhile as they could see turtles. The boys really seemed to enjoy themselves and soon they would just dive into the sea without any hesitation …of course with life jacket on.

At night we walked around and saw a nicer chalet “Tuna Beach Chalet” and decided to give that a try our next visit. If time permits, we feel that we should extend our stay and let the boys try out diving. Trip home was longer at more than 8 hours as we stopped at Raub for dinner. Tong was sick the second day but she behaved well, hardly complained. Its sure a worthwhile trip and we never regret our decision to bring Tong along with us. Sean has been a great brother, taking care of his sister with great understanding. Ye being his cheeky self was a fun loving guy and seemed to thoroughly enjoy himself. We were so proud of the 3 kids .

Kuching (15 March 2011) photos

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2nd visit to pork satay stall

Drink - lemon 3 rasa, tung fun meat ball

Popiah at Choon Hui coffeshop, next to Grand Cont

Famous laksa sarawak at Choon Hui, next to Grand Cont

Mee Kolok

Kuching (14 March 2011) photos

2011-03-17T01:12:00.000-07:00

Bako National Park

Kuching (13 March 2011) photos

2011-03-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

Sampan ride across waterfront to Astana

Waterfront

Pork satay, coffeeshop opposite temple at Carpenter Street
very nice!

China Town, Carpenter Street

Sarawak Cultural Village

Rumh Iban

Rumah Penan

Rumah Orang Ulu

Rumah Melanau

Rumah Melayu

Clay making factory

Rumah Cina

Lunch at SCV restaurant

Cultural Show

Pasar Satok

Kuching (12 March 2011) photos

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Seafood dinner at ABC stall at Top Spot behind Somerset gateway Kuching.

grilled Ikan terubuk asin bought from pasar malam satok (starts from Friday afternoon till Sunday afternoon)

Semengoh Orang Utan Rehab Centre

Somerset Gateway Kuching

LCCT

Kuching Trip (12 till 15 March 2011)

2011-03-15T22:54:00.000-07:00

Kuching Trip (12 March – till 15 March 2011)
Day 1 – 12 March
On 12 March morning, Sean’s alarm went off at 5 am. Kwee Yap woke up first, followed by me and the kids shortly. Cab arrived to pick us at 5.45am. Sean was unusual in his quiet self. Upon reaching Kuching, we sent him to see a doctor and found out that he had mild indigestion. Fortunately that did not stop him from joining us to the Semengoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre.
We managed to have Mc Donald breakfast since we arrived at LCCT quite early. The journey to Kuching took us 1 hour 45 minutes and we arrived at Kuching Airport at 10.05 am. After leaving our luggage at Somerset Gateway Kuching, we went for lunch at “Lee coffee shop” which is just a stonethrow away. Since Sean was not feeling well and Ye was still full from the McD breakfast, we had light lunch comprising of “pork spare parts” with rice and a bowl of instant mee.
Trip to Semengoh took us 35 minutes and the van stopped at the centre, thus saving us from the long walk from the ticketing counter to the centre. We managed to catch the 3 pm feeding time. According to the renjer, there are 26 orang utans at the sanctuary rooming freely and if we are lucky we may be able to catch sight of them. He warned us to stay a good distance from the orang utan as there are 2 “hot-tempered “ orang utans around, one known as Hot Mama and another Ricky. We were fortunate to witness around 10 orang utans swinging down to eat foods prepared by the renjers. At times, we were told that none appeared during feeding time if they are not hungry. Mid way, there was a slight drizzle but that did not damper our mood. We asked van driver to stop at Satok night market. The market is quite big and there are variety of goodies sold there. However, we didn’t buy a lot of things. We packed “grill ikan terubuk” and kuih for snacks.

The first taxi we boarded charged us very hefty and wanted to start meter at Rm10 saying it’s a norm. We decided not to take the cab and flagged another cab not too far away. haha, apparently the first cabbie was right, the cab here indeed started the "inofficial rate " at Rm10.

Shortly we went back to check in hotel and had our seafood dinner at “Top Spot”. Luckily we did not order lots of foods as Sean was still not feeling ok. We had 4 dishes, namely “oo chien”, tomato crabs, stir fry paku pakis and fried sotong. The meal was quite reasonable charged. Kwee Yap wanted to order lobster but since we could not finish the dishes, we thought of coming another trip.
Day 2
We made up our mind to explore Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) as it rained since morning and reckoned there should be sufficient shelter there. Sean looked much better but Kwee Yap was not feeling too well. However, we proceeded to visit SCV and booked a van to bring us there. Whole package including transport cost was RM240, adult entrance fee is RM60 whilst kid is RM30. We were given a passport each to stamp our visit at each house. SCV portrayed “live” the state’s rich cultural diversity in single place. It is a 17.5 acre sprawling expanse on the foothill of the legendary Mount Santubong fronting the South China Sea with 7 authentic ethnic houses built around a man-made lake. We visited houses of Bidayuh, Iban, Penan, Orang Ulu, Melanau, Malay and Chinese. There was a cultural show at 11.30 am till 12.15 noon where we enjoyed a multi-cultural dance performance of the ethnic people of Sarawak.
Melanau differ from most other Borneo people in one important respect : they eat sago in preference to rice and live high above ground at times 40 feet above ground. At 3.15 noon, we departed from SCV, the place is well maintained and truly an eye-opening trip for me and kids as Kwee Yap had been here many years ago. We asked van driver to drop us at Carpenter road. There we visited Textile Museum and a Chinese temple. After that we had pork satay at a stall right opposite the temple. Only subsequently I found out that the restaurant is famous for the pork satay. We were lucky to have 10 sticks as it went out of stock. We also took a boat ride to “Astana” the Yang Di Pertua residence opposite Waterfront. There was an ayam percik stall selling grilled chicken spare parts and sausages, nothing memorable though.
That night, Kwee Yap was not well and stayed at bed. Kids and I tried hunting for soupy meal but in vain. We ended up eating at Singapore Chicken Rice restaurant and packed “ Cantonese fry noodles” for Kwee Yap. Probably coz we were famished by then, the foods looked quite appetizing.
Day 3
Great day as Kwee Yap looked much better and Sean seemed to have fully recovered. Weather was cloudy and we made up mind to explore Bako National Park. Cab charged us almost RM100 for return trip. We have to separately pay Rm94 for the boat ride to Bako National Park. Kids truly enjoyed the half hour ride as the sea was rough at certain spots. There are 18 trails and we tried out 2 trails. The first trail to Telok Paku took us 2 hours (return). At the end of the trail, we were greeted by Pantai Paku, a small secluded beach. The trail was quite challenging for me as I seldom hike jungle. We took a lunch break at the sole café having simple meal. There were 2 wild boars strolling nearby and a few macaques nearby the café. Later we walked towards the camp and hostel sites and saw the famous “proboscis monkeys”. The 2nd trail we attempted was Tanjung Sapi where we had to hike up 1 hour (return) steep climb through cliff vegetation. We saw excellent view of Teluk Assam, the South China Sea and Santubong. Since we had a grueling day, we went back to hotel to re-charge. We explored nearby, Padugan for dinner where we had “Kolo mee” and roasted duck and pork. We also packed some drinks at “Top Spot”.
Day 4
Time flies ….. We were unsure whether to explore nearby Museums as we woke up quite late. Ended up we went to Hill Shopping complex behind us and had the famous Kolo mee and Laksa Sarawak at Choon Hui , next to Grand Continental. We went for last minute window shopping and revisited the pork satay restaurant. Took flight back to KL at 4.15noon from Kuching airport. Kids had hotdogs at the flight with tea.

The whole journey has been enriching and we manage to see the other side of Malaysia. Probably will wait for a few more years when Tong has growned up.

Kuala Selangor 14 Nov 2010

2010-12-12T21:03:00.001-08:00

Melaka Wonderland (24 Oct 2010)

2010-11-01T01:36:00.000-07:00

Melaka Wonderland
Started off to Melaka in the afternoon. Had lunch at a small Chinese restaurant as we had late breakfast at KL.
Brought Tong with us this time. I guessed she could sense our excitement and had been a good girl. Sean and Ye were enjoying themselves at the higher level at the Wonderland trying out the more challenging games with Kwee Yap. Tong and I stayed at the pool playing kids games. Tong has been very excited and tried to be very independent. She fell several times and nearly drowned in the pool but that did not deter her from staying in the pool. In between, I managed to feed her , the slightly burned porridge.
After 2 hours at the park, rained started to pour. Tong took a short nap during the rain while we all snacked. When the rained subsided, we headed to Jonker street. That’s a good choice as we managed to see the other side of Melaka and we could view many stalls selling things we don’t get to see on day to day basis. Haha, we all continue our snacking there. After the walk, we proceeded to Makko for nyonya food. Dinner was so so as we ordered non-Nyonya foods but the cendol is sure memorable. Its sure a great night and by the time we headed back to Pedas, all had good memories though Ye commented “ How I wish I could play longer but the rain came too fast”. Anyway, since its nearby, we could visit it again.

Moon cake festival (2010)

2010-09-22T20:11:00.000-07:00

This year, kids played lantern 4 times no thanks to looming year end final exam. Ye’s fish lantern still manage to with stand test of time haha or more accurately test of candles. Xuan has passed over one of his “Spider man” lantern to Tong Chai. All the plastic lanterns are still in good shapes and can be used for another year. Tong Tong may be too small to appreciate the whole process; she tried dousing off brothers lighted candles till Sean can no longer tolerate her and called for help.
On 19 Oct 2010, mum cooked a feast and we celebrated moon cake festival a day earlier. It has been quite some time since we truly enjoy ourselves to the fullest. Thanks to Chee Shan huge garden, kids ran around the garden and we lighted lanterns at the fence. Father even lighted rows of candles for the kids to blow. Kids were so excited on seeing candles and can’t help themselves singing “Happy Birthday” song and blew the candles after that. Adults sipped Chinese tea provided by Chee Shan and family and mum took out moon cakes as well as moon cakes tidbits for all to enjoy. It’s truly a merry night, the moon appeared unusually bright for the night. Let’s hope this will continue for many more years to come. Kwee Yap became the photographer for the night.
Mid autumn festival falls on 22 Sep 2010. Since it’s a school day and working day, kids were allowed to play lanterns at night. After a quick dinner, kids rushed out to light candles and lantern. Since Kwee Yap was out with colleagues , I and 3 kids had a brief walk around the Taman. Noticed only one family celebrated the festival, probably since the day clashed with UPSR. At night we cut a moon cake to celebrate the day.

Pangkor Beach Resort from 27 – 29 August 2010

2010-09-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

Its was a 2 nights 3 days trip at Pangkor. Did not bring Tong with us this time. We left home around 10 am and met up Kwee Tiong’s family at highway. Parked our car at the jetty. It has been quite some time since my last visit there during my secondary school. The resort was nice, but it looked as though it needed refurbishment to be done. It sure would have looked more magnificent during its heyday. The attraction are surely the hornbills and great sun set sight.

Sean and Ye were so excited when they saw the beach and swimming pool. Ye fell and hurt his forehead but it did not stop him from enjoying himself. We went out for most of our meals and managed to explored the small island a bit on the 2nd day. A reminder to ourselves not to go on buying spree the moment we visited the satay fish factory. Haha, we noticed there were lots of similar products sold at lower prices at pangkor town. Life seemed as though it has come to a standstill at this small island. This trip is almost looked like seafood trip as most of our meals were seafood. Kids feasted on their favourite fried sotong.

On the last day, Kwee Yap had fun rides with us on motor ski. Our first experience riding it were quite exhilarating! We were thankful the weather was ok throughout the journey though it could be too hot for my liking at times. Took me some time to upload photos up. The photos will speak for itself and I could still feel everyone excitement whenever I see the photo.

Father Day Dinner July 2010

2010-07-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

After few times of postponement, we finally had our 2010 father's day dinner at the newly opened Choi Wah Lau.

Family that eat durian together stay together (Pedas) 19 June 2010

2010-06-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

Tong checking out the dining room

Sean admiringly the durian.

Ye at the orchard

Everyone gathering around the living room enjoying the durians.

Kai Sheng with his pretty girl friend and Ye at the orchard.

Ah Gong doing QC.

Durian so low, i could almost eat it.

Tong at Club Hse

2010-06-22T21:56:00.000-07:00

FRIM ( 6 June 2010)

2010-06-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

Trip to Ipoh (11 June 2010 – 13 June 2010)

2010-06-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

Friday (11 June 2010)

Departed early in the morning at 7.30 am from home. Kids were still a bit sleepy in their pyjamas when we started our journey to Gua Tempurung which is located at Lembah Tempurung near Gopeng, Perak. It is 25 km to the south of Ipoh the capital if the state of Perak.

We had simple breakfast at Rawang rest stop along North South Highway. Since it was still early, the kids did not have much appetite. They settled for doughnuts while Kwee Yap and I had nasi lemak. The queue for nasi lemak was long, so we reckoned food should be good. Nasi lemak came up nice pipping hot and rice was fragrant, moist with coconut milk. After the simple breakfast, we headed for Gua Tempurung. We took North-South PLUS Expressway and exited at the Gopeng Toll Plaza. There are signboards to help us find the way and it’s easy to get there as the road is well paved and leads right to the ample parking space just outside the entrance.

We reached Gua Tempurung around 10.30am. Since its Friday, we were informed that they had closed booking for Tour 3 as they needed to go for Friday prayer. Fortunately a young Malay couple and a group of 3 families also intended to go for Tour 3. The Manager relented after seeing the crowd and let us in as the last group for Tour 3. Tour 3 consisted of dry cat walk (Top of the World) and river walk. The journey should take us approximately 2 ½ hours but end of the day we completed in less than 2 hours time. It’s a journey of about 2.4 km from the entrance to Golden Flowstone, Top of the World and returned through the underground river. There we explored Golden Flowstone (GF) and climbed to the Top of the World (top of the cave), then we went down 230 steps and got wet in the underground river. GF stood at a height 90 metres, GF describes the sloping and wavering floor and wall of the cave which has a golden hue when water flows in. Inside the cave, we saw images of, kwan yin, world cup, alien, nasi lemak (without the side dishes)as well as many other images at the limestone. .We sure had lots of fun crawling through holes and sliding down slippery stones before getting out to be greeted by the beautiful sight of greenery outside. The kids were braver than mummy when it came to sliding down slippery stones. In many parts, we had to crawl through water and rocky holes. It was quite an adventurous journey. Ye was the youngest participant but he sure showed he was as fit if not fitter than the rest of the group. We didn’t manage to see the bats as its not their season. The guide who was really friendly informed us that come March – May, we could see bats by the hundreds at it is their mating season.

The whole journey has provided us a truly rewarding experience. We promised to come again next time to try the most challenging tour which is known as Grand Tour. By the time we completed our journey, we were all drenched and hungry for food. After a quick bath at Gua Tempurung, we proceeded to Ipoh for lunch.

We went to Sin Yoon Loong, one of the first coffeeshops at Ipoh after packing some egg tarts, yam tart and triangular chicken biscuits from opposite shop i.e. Nam Heong coffeeshop . The egg tarts and yam tart were really nice and could match the one sold at Tong Kee. Business was brisk both sides and we barely manage to get a place to sit. Coffee was done in old style and came up good. They still sold many traditional cakes. We tried Ipoh chee cheong fun which is similar to KL but they added mushroom sauce and sprinkled lots of fried garlic. We still prefer KL version though. After that we checked into our room at Sun Inn Hotel, a simple budget hotel near to Lost World of Tambun. Since it was raining, we played Millionaire to kill time.

We had famous chicken rice at Lou Wong though we heard from nearby traders that many local prefer Onn Kee which is situated near to Lou Wong. Ye and I had hor fun while Kwee Yap and Sean had chicken rice to go along with beansprouts and steamed chicken. Both dry and wet version of the hor fun tasted real nice and we had a hearty meal.

Nearby some traders have started setting up stalls but we didn’t manage to stroll as it started to pour again. Since it was still early, we went to Ipoh Parade to catch a Jackie Chan movie, “Karate Kid”. After that, we spend the night at hotel watching World Cup match munching junk foods bought from home.

Saturday (12 June 2010)

The next morning kids woke up late, Ye didn’t had a good sleep as he complained of cold the other night whilst Kwee Yap and I was awoken by the chatting sounds of staff at mamak stall behind. We had simple breakfast at a coffeeshop at Sunway City before heading to Lost World of Tambun. Since I’ve prepaid the tickets, we just went to counter to get the printed out wrist bands. Kids had great time at the water slides. We literally spend most of the time at water slides. We barely had time to visit petting zoo as it started to rain again by then and it was almost time for the park to call it a day.

We had dinner at the famous Tong Shui Kai, situated next to SRJKC Sam Tet. Had fried squid, sweet and sour crab, stir fried vege and steamed fish. The foods were good and kids had extra rice, which does not happen often. Before leaving the place, we packed some desserts for supper. It was back to hotel, kids and Kwee Yap were busy catching World Cup match while I dozed off.

Sunday (13 June 2010)

Sayonara to Tambun, a place with breathtaking view. Had breakfast at Foh San, the famous dim sum restaurant at Ipoh (it has just shifted to behind Maybank) and there were so many customers waiting for seats. We had earlier packed some soya drink and tau foo fah at Funny Mountain. Dim Sum was good though it was not really something to shout about. We find the dim sum at Seremban better than this.

We left for Kellie Castle which is located at Gopeng after breakfast. It was really hot by then and we could literally feel the sun burning at our neck. The castle was not completed but it sure looks magnificent. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant at Sungkai offering famous river fish and pork knuckles. Business was brisk though it was already nearing teatime. No thanks to an accident at the highway, our journey home was very much delayed.

We had late dinner at Desa Aman Puri. Home sweet home. The kids had truly enjoyed themselves and they were in their best behaviour throughout the journey. Now we can’t wait for Tong to grow up so she could join us for the next trip.

Korean food

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Happy Birthday to Tong & Ye!!!!

2010-04-13T21:43:00.000-07:00

That piece of cake sure looks apetising, how i wish i can grab that piece...

Say cheese

Tong 1 year old small cake

See, i can stand well, can even walk many steps nw

Happy Gal

Cheeky look

Photo taken by Sean

Ice Cream time!

Sean with his ramen.

This family sure likes ramen!

Tong in her own chair

Yeah, i have bro's rakugan!