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Papa quickly eat before XJ wanted to walk, walk, walk… ; we all came out to see fire crackers & we played some too

The CNY Eve was like previous years, shopping in the morning. I’m kinda love shopping on this particular day actually because not many people & no long Q at cashier counter or in the restaurant. We spent our morning & afternoon@1U. We saw the “baby dragon” dance, XJ was fell asleep so he didn’t see. The jeans that I bought during this last min shopping is the one I love the most so I guess I’ll choose to buy my clothing at the last hour next year too Rest a while at home then got ourselves ready for the CNY Eve reunion dinner@Restaurant Oversea, Sri Petaling. No matter what time we booked our dinner (every year seems we complain the same thing), we had to wait long for the dishes & believe it or not, we were the last table to leave the restaurant… And the dishes this year were just so-so although it costs sky high! And XJ was “uncontrollable” the whole night, papa just had little food. It’s better when all back to parents’ place, we could rest & care less about the kids, just make sure the gate is locked!

23.01.2012 ~ 1st Day of CNY

CNY is about family gathering, food…

Slept late the day before & got up late too. Mum prepared the fantastic lunch for us, filled up our tummy first. I love the bak kut teh very much, even XJ had more rice just with the soup. My big bro & family didn’t back to Kelantan this year (my sis-in-law hometown) so it’s a bigger crowd at my parents’ place, it’s happier & noisier Visit my aunts’ place. We changed our routine this time & I guess the following years will be the same too. We look for a nearby cafe to fit-in the 17pax of us & enjoyed the get-together session & of course with food & beverages. Simple dinner@parents’ place. And I allowed myself to munch some snacks, I like the fried arrowhead but ate very little.

and enjoy & play…

The kids had some fabulous time when playing fireworks at my 2nd bro’s place ~ playground nearby his house. XJ played scooter (of course with papa’s help) & he enjoyed running a lot a lot… at the basketball court. We are the night owl so are the kids. We were still widely awake although it was already midnight. The girls watched Barbie movie while XJ was getting exhausted when he calmed down… XJ bathed & changed pajamas. We had some refreshments, chat a little & called it a day! Sent parents & niece back. What a relief to have the energizer bunny sleep, we can watch 2-episode of HK drama without hassle & disturbance

Oh I gotta quickly complete this one before proceed to the CNY! I think I need to simplify it to make it shorter

We went on to Cherating. We visited the turtle sanctuary centre which is located in front of Club Med. Nothing much to see except some medium size and tiny turtles and not impressive overall. Anyway, XJ was curious to turtle. The counter staff requested every visitors some donations towards the fund for turtle but I think some improvements need to be done first!

Enjoyed seeing the village along the beach/road, there are some very simple wooden house which we can’t find in the city. And the most interesting one ~ a school of cows were crossing the road. XJ was so excited, he pointing & shouted ” cow, cow, cow… “

And of course the “must-have” activities at beach & swimming pool. Played sand with XJ but he still didn’t know how to play properly with the beach set, he let the sand “fly” in the sky & it went into his eyes so that he didn’t enjoy playing it much. Well, I love to stroll along the beach ‘coz it’s super windy We spent longer at swimming pool.

And I found the Nasi Lemak in our buffet breakfast is marvelous! It looks plain & simple but it’s very tasty. I love the 3D2N stay@Swiss Garden Spa & Resort because it offers so much of quietness & calmness and it’s a great getaway from the hustle & bustle of city, to just relax our body & soul in the small town of Beserah because the life there is no pressure!

WISHING EVERYONE GONG XI FA CAI, A Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year in Year of The Dragon

XJ can stand there long to see small fountain; lunch Coffee Terrace ~ Chicken Rice & Hokkien Mee

It’s been such a long time I didn’t go to the East Coast, the last time I went there should be some 10++ years ago and that was to the very beautiful Redang Island. So there we had a fabulous 3D2N getaway from KL to Kuantan. Lebuhraya Pantai Timur is quite spacious, smooth & in good condition so driver will be driving comfortably. We took the opportunity to stay at the beach, Swiss Garden Resort & Spa instead of many recommended the 5* Z hotel in Kuantan town.

I’m kinda love this room for its spacious living area; XJ quickly put iPad on bed & played; He loved to sit on the coffee table & watch tv; and loved to wear my sport shoes!

We filled-up our very hungry tummy first (non-stop at any R&R ‘coz XJ was sleeping) while waiting for the rooms to be cleaned. XJ was fascinated (as usual) over the fountain and here they do have a lot of little ponds with stones and man-made waterfalls to keep him shouting ” water, water…” (he pronounced it as “Arthur”) So glad that the room has been upgraded to a bigger one ~ Junior Suite Room. XJ had his favorite time in the room which means messing all he wants! Hubby out for few hours to attend a client. So both of us had our own time but too bad that little monster kept disturbing me. I thought he would be fell asleep after bath but he was still very hyperactive in dancing, throwing and all sorts. While the battery in him finally used-up, I got the time to lay down with a cuppa and read a book, I switched both the air-con & fan to the coolest. Oww… what a bless if everyday I have this kind of precious moment

Finally time for book & tea, love it!; XJ was so happy once arrived at the pool side; XJ & papa; XJ & I in the jacuzzi

The restaurant; Part of the dishes we had; This restaurant is at the beachfront so a walk after meal is nice;

When hubby was back from work, we quickly got ourselves prepared to jump into the swimming pool. The weather was hot & humid so it’s the best thing to dip inside the cool water. After few round of swimming while hubby with XJ at kids’ pool, I wanna relax my body@jacuzzi. Felt so rejuvenated in the warm water. Without further delay, we bathed and straight to dinner at a well known seafood restaurant ~ Pak Su. It’s a halal Chinese restaurant. I’ll recommend this place to anyone who visit Balok beach. Very nice food, cook in a such a healthy way ~ not salty & not oily. Apart from that, price is reasonable. We love the dishes so much. Most shops were closed after 9pm so nothing to see/shop/explore at night, we back to hotel. Watched in-house movie & slept, ZZZzzz…

Day 2 will continue in the next post.

Ok after receiving bonus from employer, people get itchy to spend on various things. Women normally purchase after purchase on clothes, handbag, shoes, skincare products and so on. How about men? They do not shop and buy like us, they will buy one time in a bulk and for all. As I observed, they love to spend on other stuff like car accessories for instance. My friend’s husband spent a big big bucks on lindberg models. Anyway, he is a rich guy with collection of cars in the porch!

Well, I understand a house overhauling or rather renovation is actually a headache thing unless you have another house to stay during the renovation. When the time my parents’ house was under-going the renovation 3 months ago and it’s not a major one, my father kept complaining for the dusts and messiness, etc. The main contractor is not the same of course, he is happy when you want to add-on doing other related job. He kept introducing this and that product, I remember he said gusher pump. Does it necessary for home user?!

There’s one big headache issue everyday now with my little boss when he is not sleeping, he tends to search all the stuff inside the drawer and throw everywhere on the floor! You may think it’s funny and all kids do that but hubby and I are very frustrated when he said ” throw… while making a very menace look when doing that! Papa is going to mad when he sees his expensive HDCD for audio system are scratched and spoilt. I think music cd duplication is very much needed. But he said the quality may not be the same in duplication so that’s why he is sad because some of that are limited edition…

Still remember that early last year after placing the booking fees to Korea, the next thing we were busy for was looking for warm clothing. That was towards the end of Winter but the weather is still wild and freezing especially in the evening. For not taking a risk, I’ve bought one winter cloth foe my little boss. We were actually lack of knowledge on this. The Korean tour guide told us about north face jackets which according to her is very good. Yeah, I saw many people wearing this brand and the best thing is that they are not of those very thick one, it can save a lot of space when packing our luggage.

I love watching the travel channels over the tv during weekends. When Christmas is around the corner, they showing plenty of countries preparing this big festive. Love seeing the heavy snowing and the Christmas flea market in other countries. Hope that my family and I will visit one of those one day during Christmas and New Year. Anyway, it’s a must to get prepared for the right and durable winter clothing or one may freeze in the snow! This CozyWinters.com heated clothing has got varieties to offer and they look good too.

I’m sure most of you are busy at this particular period of time for various activities, shopping for new apparels & home furnishing, spring cleaning, planning vacation, booking dinner and so on just for the celebration of Chinese New Year (CNY). Yeah, I’m one of those too who planning for the CNY reunion dinner with a few shortlisted restaurants. When I finally want to make reservation at the one I’m decided, I was told that the restaurant is closed down permanently. When I passed-by the said restaurant, I saw there’s a notice saying restaurant equipment for sale. It’s a shock because this restaurant is always crowded and you must pre-booked a table or you have to “forever-waiting”. I guess the owner is in need of cash urgently!

I knew that some people are started to looking for new job and of course they are not leaving so soon but after the end of Chinese New Year. People tend to change job for better prospective and better living. Anyway, it’s quite a tiring process especially to apply leave in order to attend interviews and all that… Plus when more people are searching for new jobs means more people to fight for a certain post! No harm look at Tester Jobs, it could help you to secure a desired job.