Date : 29th December 2008
The Preparation
We woke up to another blustery day, though not as bad as the day before. Personally, I was happy to just snuggle up in bed with a good book but the kids were all geared up to go and I didn't relish the thought of having them pent up in the apartment with nothing to do but squabble. So, we had a simple breakfast of bread, eggs and canned curry chicken as we waited for the weather to ease up a little. We got suited and bundled up to face the unrelentless wind. As you can see, our little "map reader" was all prepared to navigate the lot of us through the labyrinth of rides and attractions the theme parks had to offer.
The Weather
The weather was still bone-chilling cold but at least it wasn't raining and we could see a few more feet as compared to the day before.
"Beam Me Up Scotty"
2-Ma-Ma made arrangements to join us on the 2nd day. It was like one moment we heard that she was taking a shower at home in Kuala Lumpur and the next moment she was standing there next to the escalator waiting for us in Genting. The taxi she took was real fast. But we are glad she managed to join us. The kids just adore her. She has her natural charm with the kids, like a natural Pied Piper.
The picture paints a thousand words.
Our Lunch
We had to fuel up before we moved on. So headed to First World where choices were aplenty but truth betold the crowd was a tad bit overwhelming. So we just headed to the nearest restaurant before us and patronised Siu Loong Pao.
Hmmmm...Now where is my food.
The Durian Pudding. Anyone up for the challenge?
The food bill came up to about RM150 for some regular noodles, fried rice and drinks.
Outdoor Theme Park : Games Time
Entrance tickets into the Outdoor Theme Park costs us RM275 for four adults and two kids.
Out Door Entertainment...a group of young gymnasts doing their thing and a lady demonstrating how the bees are really rather harmless...what came to my mind was only "don't you people feel cold???"
The Pirates Ride...It was so dark that at one point, Ivan even asked 2-Ma-Ma what he was supposed to be looking at...(shrug)...just to get our adrenaline pumping and maybe give our body some warmth, we just screamed throughout the whole ride just for the fun of it. No wonder the people queuing outside were giving us a mixture of curious (those who now think that the ride's too scary for their kids), incredulous (did we just enter the 3rd world???), irritable (for being rowdy and shattering the peaceful atmosphere and haven they thought they were in) and sympathetic (we have obviously just been released from the asylum or the kampung) looks.
The "Kids' Rodeo Ride"...Yee Ha!!!...Several years ago, Ian was a bit wary and "intimidated" about going for this ride. Today, being around his 2 burly cousins, he now considers this ride "so lame" and uncool. Sorry kiddo, to have messed up your "rep"...
As you can see, the weather was kinder today...proven by the kids' ice cream feast.
Space Shot (or was it Corkscrew)...definitely not for the faint-hearted.
Kids' Bumper Car...the kids enjoyed this one tremendously.
Can't remember the name of this stopover but it was rather boring. One of the boys commented "It wasted 10 minutes of my youth."
The Spinner
"Tea" Breaks...at one stop, we had the usual drinks and a nasi lemak and at another stop, we had the very delicious steamed sweet potato...great for cold, blustery days like this.
Had the kids hands immortalised...so to speak. Had to pay RM60 for the two replicas of our kids' hands.
The Walk Back
It was fun and it was great. The view was breath-taking and the wind was really strong.
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