Weekend with Big Family - Edisi Port Dickson

Bismillah.

Trip family besar kali ni ke Port Dickson.

Dapat sewa banglo Maybank, Blue Lagoon.

Since ada aunty yang kerja dengan Maybank.

Lepas room arrangement, mula dengan sesi bbq.

Sesi makan la sudah tentu.

Ada ayam bakar, ikan bakar plus sotong bakar.

Some Nasi Goreng with Sosej dan Nugget.

Lepas semua done, they all ke pantai.

Nak fishing katanya.

But then 11 pm plus dah balik, hubs kata air surut teruk sangat.

So, kita karoke in house je lah sampai bosan.

Hari esoknya, ibu-ibu dekat dapur tengah berperang dengan kuali.

Yg muda-muda dah pegi mandi laut.

Since masih pagi, matahari pun belum teruk terpacak lagi.

Air laut bersih sangat.

Until you can see your feet.

Ni bukan selalu dapat tau, lebih lagi laut belah Port Dickson.

Baby dah memang lupa daratan when it comes to sea water.

Mak dia tolong teman dan mandi sekali.

Lepas tengahari baru start kemas barang.

Kena balik dah, esok kerja.

Trip kali ni sangat leisure.

X pening kepala pasal nak game aktiviti semua.

Habis kan masa sama-sama is good enough.

Till next time.

Penang dan Perak

Bismillah.

Asal Penang je mesti kenduri.

My mil family memang originated from Penang.

So everytime to Penang means kenduri.

And still i cannot manage to memorize anyone there.

Just few families though.

Roughly spent whole day there then next day we are out to KL.

On the way kami singgah ke Batu Gajah.

Sebab nak tengok Kellie's Castle.

Apa sejarah castle tu?

~ Istana tu inspirasi William Kellie Smith dapat dr rumah asalnya dekat Scotland

~ Dia pengusaha getah dan timah di Lembah Kinta in 1890s

~ Said to have 14 rooms, lift, dungeon, terowong rahsia and in-house tennis court

~ Istana tu x siap sampai kesudah lepas William meninggal

Once you are here, seni bina tu memang mngagumkan.

Kalau siap agaknya, memang serupa istana.

But, i really dont like arrangement bilik dalam istana tu.

Its suffocating enough.

My personal comment ye, jangan kecam sis.

Then that time pun mungkin musim lalat.

So lalat is everywhere.

Nah share gambar.

Kalau ada kesempatan singgah la tengok tinggalan sejarah ni.

Weekend with Big Family - Edisi Janda Baik

Bismillah.

Its family time!

This event is organized by my MIL's family.

They mostly referred to as KSM.

I'm not quite sure what it stand for, but which ever pun it help simplify.

Ok, event was held at SaufiVille, Janda Baik.

Their webpage here: https://www.saufiville.my/

First, kita review this stay.

1) Big house. Almost looked like a restaurant from outside.

2) 6 Rooms. Can occupy max to 4 pax per room.

Only 2 rooms with bathroom though (not good)

3) They have mini library! (novels, nyum)

4) Pool! But not well maintained, with cracks underneath.

5) Meals included. We ate almost every time.

6) Porch is big. Enough for parking and family events.

7) Oh, they have Karaoke. But must walk a bit.

8) Exclusive. Their master bedroom has humongous bathroom ever.

You may feel like its Romanian bath-house.

9) They have orchard like setting. In good times,

I guess you can have Durian on your doorstep.

Ok, then we move on to the family events.

This 3 days is filled with games.

They have Kotak beracun, Baling belon, Guessing games, you name it.

They do games for couples and kids too.

There is this one game, I can tell i failed miserably.

Its about your partner.

They would ask series of question to determine whether you

and spouse have the same thinking.

Question goes like, "who do you think is your spouse best friend?"

and followed by "on behalf of your spouse, who would be your best friend?"

Then when i pass my answer, they was like,

"Kak, your hubs give us all sweet romantic answer"

Then leave me blank.

They should know that, two minds don't think alike.

Sharing some pics from the weekend.

So, overall it is pleasant.

I wish we had this family time again in upcoming years.

Thanks gais~

Sekeping Serendah

Bismillah,

This October, we went Sekeping Serendah.

Booking can be made here: Sekeping Serendah

And best map I found online: 

Journey to here not that susah.

Just use highway arah utara, and exit at Serendah.

From there, less than 20 minutes dah sampai Sekeping.

But, a gentle reminder, off road condition.

Salah masuk jalan, nanti balik kena tukar absorber. Hihi.

Ok, sampai gate. Tunggu caretaker datang.

Setelkan full payment, Then he will lead you to the room.

And sila curi nafas banyak-banyak kali.

Sebab our room, ya Allah, tinggi. Kena mendaki.

And paling seram, curam gila jalan.

Jangan pakai kasut tapak licin.

Konfem menangis takda lagu nanti.

Bilik kami.

.........

Best part is, tempat ni sangat secluded.

Not even gerai can be found.

We brought our food.

Will start barbeque at 6pm.

.........

Bbq view from verandah.

Kambing bakar. Nomnom~

Kitorang bawak makanan macam nak makan 3 4 orang.

Padahal duduk nye 2 orang je.

Siap bawak bekal utk sarapan lagi.

We love food. Definitely!

..........

Full view of our stay.

Santek sangat kannn.

I love this place.

Serenity. Tenang dikelilingi kehijauan,

I wish to come back.

..........

Surround the ground, ada pool.

..........

Konsep minimalis.

And don't worry. Even though seat dia made of mesh wire.

You will be surprise how comfy it could be.

.........

Till we meet again Sekeping Serendah.

Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 4)

Bismillah.

On our way to Teladan Square.

We went shopping here. Sambil jalan cuci mata.

Baju. Telekung. Kain macam-macam jenis.

Tapi sebab dah beli t-shirt, takde mood dah nak membeli.

Nanti kena beli luggage pulak. Haha.

Bought my hubby sehelai baju utk solat.

Biasa dlm sinetron selalu tengok baju solat lelaki niy.

Bersulam bagai. Cantik.

..................

Then we move on to Istana Maimon.

Istana lama dekat Kota Medan.

Berangan jadi anak raja jap. Siap sewa kostum.

..................

Thats the closure for Medan Tour.

Terus ke airport.

Balik Malaysia.

Overall, travelling terlalu banyak and tired by shifting hotels.

Enjoyable, banyak tempat menarik.

Tak sesuai utk yg berumur dan anak kecil.

Anyway, next year belum tentu lagi dapat jalan-jalan.

Best part is, dapat bawak adik 2 orang niy berjalan.

Ada adik lagi 2 orang pulak nak bawak lepas ni.

Balik dulu ! Bye!

Back; Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 3)

Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 3)

Bismillah.

Today we went to Gunung Sibayak.

Gunung berapi yang dah lama tidur tapi a bit aktif lately.

Tengok asap kepul-kepul naik.

Woo. Kalau gunung berapi meletup ni.

Pengalaman paling ngeri kot. Huhuhu.

Pastu pergi singgah kebun strawberry.

Tapi strawberry nya takda, sebab baru habis petik semua.

Ada customer buat majlis dan order banyak strawberry.

Oh well, I don't exactly care. Sebab bukan jenis makan buah masam tu.

Anyway, bunga sangat cantik kat area ni.

Sempat singgah beli souvenir. Beli baju t-shirt Medan.

Pandai orang jual tu nak kelentong.

Cakap sehelai Rm30, tapi bila beli 10 helai boleh diskaun.

But then dia bagi harga dlm Rp.

Nasib tergerak hati nak kira balik ikut currency.

Kalau tak, ade dekat Rm20 dia makan free.

Sila hati-hati ye.

...............

On our way back to Kualanamu, singgah kejap makan jagung bakar.

Funny part is that, jurujual tu bakar jagung dekat luar kawasan kedai.

Then, ada monyet turun senyap-senyap dari atas bumbung.

And bawa lari jagung dari tempat bakar tu. Hahaha.

Omaigod, tak sangka monyet pun bijak sampai macam ni.

Ni jagung, makan sambil tengok gunung-ganang.

.................

And on the way down, semua pun dah berapa kali bangun tidur.

The road here, agak creepy for those yg baru belajar kereta.

Memotong macam takda kereta kat depan.

Sesuka hati. And God knows berapa kali Pak Supir ni tekan break.

..................

Sampai je Medan, Lunch last dekat Cindelaras.
Serius makan bertambah. Haha.
Then check-in our last hotel stay.

Hotel Madani Medan.

Best nya kat sini, depan ada masjid besar, Masjid Raya.

And next to hotel ada mall.

Hahaha. Petang tu jugak pegi jelajah mall tengok kalau ada benda best.

Mall Yuki Simpang Raya.

Takde apa yang menarik pun dalam ni. 

..................

Then malam tu tidur kaki rasa sakit je.

Banyak sangat jalan. Hahaha.

*Mama sempat pegi spa, urut badan.

Next: Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 4)

Back; Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 2)

Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 2)

Bismillah.

Our second day in Medan.

Ok, first thing is that you wake up feeling breezy.

Cold morning here at Toba Lake.

Buka pintu bilik, you can see tasik terbentang luas,

You almost believe it was the sea.

Oh hey, we are at Danau Toba International Cottage.

The room. Siap tingkap lagi.

Pool, Overlooking Lake Toba.

Sambil tunggu feri ke Pulau Tomok. Lepak dulu bergambar,

Medan is known for orang Batak.

Kaum Batak ni, kalau ikut kata nenek moyang.

They are man eater. But then I never dared to ask whether its true.

Anak orang Batak berenang dalam Tasik.

Trend is, orang suka baling duit dalam air.

I don't know why. But yes, money attract kids.

Maybe there are some other reason, for luck. Maybe.

Off the boar. Into Pulau Tomok.

Apa yang uniknya is that, this is lake, tapi ada pulau.

Biasa laut yang ada pulau.

Some fact to digest. Hahaha.

"Horas !"

It means Selamat. More of a greeting.

Then, we are introduced to the history.

The only I can remember is, story about the prettiest girl in town.

She was so pretty that everyone wants her.

That's the legend say.

Habis here, we went watching si Gale-Gale.

Kisahnya, dia ni anak raja dulu tapi mangkat sebab sakit.

Jadi, utk ubat kerinduan, his father request for a doll that dance,

Annnd, Pak Supir cakap. Patung tu boleh bergerak sendiri. Woooo~

At the end, waktu membeli belah.

I bought a fabric, turquoise blue tapi tak tahu lah bila nak jadi baju nya.

Hahaha. We are off the island by noon.

View on the way back, the lake is hugeee !

.................

Lunch time !

First time makan gaya macam ni.

The rule is, kalau taknak, jangan even sentuh lauk tu.

Sebab bila dah sentuh, automatik you must pay for it.

So, kitorang awal-awal lagi buat pemilihan.

Yang takmau, semua letak tepi.

And well opkos la benda yg sedap je tinggal depan mata.

Makan-makan then pegi solat.

Kreatifnya, ruang solat dia letak kat bawah kedai.

Which means, tengok dari mata kasar memang tak nampak.

..................

Next stop is at Air Terjun Sipiso-Piso.

Tengok dari jauh ja mampu. Nak turun sampai bawah memang tidak la.

Very tall. I couldn't recall the history.

But I remember having cup noodle there. Hahaha.

...................

Leaving for Brastagi. Check-in to Green Garden Hotel.

Bunga dekat sini so nice. I bet sebab tanah tinggi.

So cuaca sejuk je.

Shantek kann.

Makan malam hari ni macam biasa. So nothing interesting.

But kangkung dia gila besar. Lol~

..................

Next; Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 3)
Back; Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 1)

Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 1)

Bismillah.

KUL - KNO, off we go.

Untuk trip tahun ni, plan dengan mama utk ke Medan.

She said, thats the only part of Indonesia she never went to.

Nampak tak betapa my mom seorang penjelajah tegar tanah Indonesia.

Its my 1st time to KLIA2, bapak besar!

Nasib la muda lagi mampu berjalan. Camne kalau bawa nenek datang?

Haish. Kitorang sampai Gate pun ngam-ngam je.

Kalau lambat 5 minit lagi kena tinggal dah rasa,

Alhamdulliah, smooth flight sehingga ke Kualanamu.

And, panas. Hahaha.

Bajet macam turun Perth ke sejuk sepoi-sepoi bahasa.

*Buruk perangai.

Alright, takde issue finding our driver.

Keluar je dah nampak sign. Hihihi.

Lepas setel untuk payment, we move out to Lake Toba.
Supposedly, kita singgah to Kedai Kacang Tumbuk.
Famous Medan's jajan > teng teng ting ting.

Gambar kredit: gugel

Tapi, since kedai dah tutup, so no luck of getting this.

And soon enough, kita singgah makan Ayam Penyet @ Cindelaras.

We all makan macam hantu raya sebab gila lapar.

Pagi tadi sempat breakfast je kat KL.

Cindelaras, terbaik dari Medan.

Its almost like makan dekat Wong Solo, famous kat S7.

Lepas makan kenyang, sambung travelling.

We are still long way to Lake Toba.

Kata Pak Supir, its around 5 hours journey.

Woah, i slept like 4 5 times already. Hahaha.

Alhamdulillah, we finally reached our cottage.

Malam-malam apa pun tak nampak. Terus check-in and tidur je.

Kroihhhh.

*by feeling, its very cold night.

You can hear water slapping over the banks.

Can't wait to see how Toba Lake is.

..................

Next; Misi Kampung Halaman (Part 2)

Wedding Susan & Pulau Perhentian (Part 5)

Bismillah.

Sementara nak tunggu abg bot datang amek kol 4, ni la aktiviti kitorg.

Island Hopping !

Tapi sebelum tu gi makan dulu dengan spek besa. Hahaha.

Orait. Its time to jalan-jalan.

!st stop kita gi Pulau Perhentian Kecil.

Well, ekceli dah kompius mana besar mana kecik.

Cause all the time i believe the big island is Perhentian Kecil.

Kana-kanak riang main buaian. Hihi.

Ni, Kincir Angin kt Pulau Perhentian.

The only access yg ada is melalui jungle trekking, which i recently knew.

Kalau tak, awal pagi lagi dah nak naik atas ni taw.

Teringin sangat. Huhuhu.

Jeti yang ada tu dah runtuh dipukul ombak. And serius ombak kat kawasan ni kuat sangat.

And below is few stops after that.

Until around 330 petang which our designated driver, perasan kami ada kat kawasan tu,

Terus dia cakap nak bawak kitorang balik.

Hahaha. Its like, they have some license issue.

Im not sure. Tapi lepas setel payment dengan abg yg 1st tu.

Kitorang balik ke chalet dengan designated driver.

Terus collect our baggages & gerak ke Jeti.

Thats the end of Pulau Perhentian journey for now.

................

By 700 we reached Kuala Terengganu, dan sempat borong keropok lekor.

Hahaha. At around 830 sampai Dungun and dinner dengan budak yang belajar jauh tu.

And start our journey back to KL.

Dan memang sangat letih, tak mampu cakap dengan perkataan dah,

Berapa kali stop sepanjang LPT pun tak sempat kira.

Alhamdulillah, sampai KL safely and memang tido sampai ke Subuh.

The End.
Previous Entry.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4