Road Trip to Malaysia (Part 2)

Posing with the pets!

Scary but Tim finally allowed the rooster to be placed on top of his head!

A typical Taiping family photo
Our visit to Melaka Navy Museum & ship on 20th June.

After 1500km of driving, our 1-week family vacation ended on 21st June.... home sweet home in Singapore!

Road Trip to Malaysia (Part 1)

After much talk about Port Dickson, we decided to check out this place. Unfortunately since we are not OCBC staff, we couldn't book bungalow.. so ended up at Avillion PD. Was an absolutely gorgeous place! I was totally amazed by the set-up & beautiful surroundings!

"Feed & Touch a Pet" session at the Pet Farm, Avillion Port Dickson, 16th June 2009. Sunset in PD.

Preparing to catch crabs for our dinner! (from our room balcony) Finally, we actually caught 4... but the hotel people refused to cook for us. So ended up throwing the eventually dead crab before we left the place!

A picture from our balcony. During the low tide, we walked on the beach (and under the chalet), caught tiny kermit crabs for fun. Reminded me of our younger days in Penang bungalow.

A upper view of the swimming pool. (there are 2 pools whereby you can see swallow bird swoop & do quick dive onto the pool!)

Saw Paik ...Who??????

So, got to the hospital to see Jee Ee. Pat smsed that she was also on the way. Went up to the 4th floor as Toam said. At the entrance, there was this menacing door with instructions. Really....at a hospital....read instructions on the door?

It wasn't very prominent. Finally, after deciding that the door wouldn't open anymore with me pulling on it...I READ the instructions. It said, press the bell on the side and stand behind the red line. Yes!!!! there was red tape on the floor demarcating a square! Bloody hell. Instruction was in Malay and English (why bother with English since it is not a compulsory Pass subject) ...what about the Aunty Tan, Uncle Lim, Uncle Raju??? Never mind...

''Ring....ringgg'' Nothing happened. Press again. "Ringg...rrrrringgggg" Nothing happened. What the %#$&#@! ? Press again. "rriinnggg....rriinngg..." And there was movement!!!! The door swung open. Oh yea, part of the instruction to stand behind the red tape so that one does not get hit by the opening door. So...I think DSH could possible get another heart patient from the frustration of trying to get through the door. Why not? drop dead right at the door step of CICU!!!

Anyway....the story continues.... I walked into the corridor and have no clue where Jee Ee though Toam said CICU. Typical of Malaysian excellent road signs....same at the hospital. I went up to the registrar and enquired. The nurse said there is no Saw Paik Choo...but there is a Saw Paik Lim. SAW PAIK LIM?????? err....not can't be. I told her that my aunt is in CICU. She took me there...around another maze and around 2 corners...there was the sign CICU!!!

I asked at the registrar (again another one) on Jee Ee...Saw Paik Choo. They said..there is no one by that name but there is a SAW PAIK LIM. Hmm.... I peeked into the CICU and there were patients lying around (not looking so cool) and the nurse told me that SAW PAIK LIM is in the room with the curtain drawn. I hesitated. I didn't want to walk into the room of another patient!

...I did. To my relief...I saw Neh Neh chee....and Jee Ee. She was up and recognized me immediately. We had a good chat and Pat came by. We hung around for about 40 minutes and said bye.

SSSOOOOO.... Saw Paik Lim... and it could have been the long lost aunt that Grandpa hid from us! :-) I wonder now....if the other EEs would have other names hidden up their sleeves.

Jee Ee went in this morning at 9am for her angiogram to check for clot vessels. Knowing her all these years, she will be fine as she is one of our strongest living aunt!

'B' is for Bali & Bean

8 days in Bali sounded like a real fun thing to do. 3 days for the wedding then we could visit the mountains, go surfing, shopping and maybe even take a kite surfing course.

Day 1 - We stayed in far-far away, and were neighbours to the famed Tanahlot rock temple with a fresh water spring inside. Here's the temple from the hotel garden.

Day 2 - The fairy tale begins with a buddhist sunset wedding at the cliffs of Uluwatu and a stunning villa completed the scene.

A very happy Bean and her cousin Boo, performing their flowergirls duties. Toam Chi2 had to adjust the dress to fit her + add a tee-shirt liner for the very 'chiam' dress.

The ceromony began with my cousin Pascal taking a buddhist oath and was given a buddhist name. I forgot his name, i think he forgot too.

The theme was white - even Kam n Z were compliant. Z was so excited by the hanging lights, he hardly ate the whole night. We had dinner in the garden.

Even flowergirls get tired after a long night.

Day 3 - Returned to spend another day the villa. Pool is great, view even better and 3 masseurs were hired to provide massage all day.

Day 4 - The girls (Boo & Bean) wanted to visit the elephants . USD80 for Bean & me to ride on a poor elephant captured from Sumatera. Next destination - Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary.

Lunch performance from new kecak dancers - after watching 2 kecak performance, they can't wait to strut their stuff.

My cousin left the next day together with her camera. We were left to fend ourselves.

Day 5 - Kam wanted the holiday to quickly end. We had gone to Seminyak with the hotel shuttle and was left to walk, carry Bean & Z thru the narrow streets. Sorry Doreen, we walked into the Bintang for groceries but were not able to carry anything more.

Day 6 - visited Kuta beach. Bean & Kam several tones darker after the day in the beach. Z & i under the tree with the board rental guy. He didnt want to take care of Z, so i didnt rent his board. Bean got her nails painted as compensation for cancelled afternoon beach session. That night - I wanted to go home too.

Day 7 - Kuta beach again. Bean just love the waves. We bodyboard together - so it is a family activity. We walked 200m of shopping where the car dropped us, to get to the beach. Manage to cover 5 shops i think, including McD for lunch.

Day 8 - i have a fever but we (M'sia airport) don't have a scanner so i will not be quarantined. We made it home - despite engine failure, 30min with no aircon in a plane and a 4-year old asking - are we there yet?

Next holiday, Bean will be 18 years old and she may not want to come with us.

More photos of Sentosa

Sentosa 2009

Photo-taking with the pink dolphin at Dolphin Lagoon, Sentosa, Singapore.

Romancing with Han, a pink dolphin. It was a chance of a lifetime to be chosen to enter the lagoon during the performance.... I was giving Han a hug....

A kiss from Han....

Conducting a symphony while Han "whistles" a tune....