Pulau Redang

My family and I were so blessed to have been able to spend the latest school term break at Pulau Redang. Pulau Redang or also known as Redang Island is situated off the coast of Kuala Terengganu, Terangganu (a state on the east side of the peninsular) and is easily accessible either by air or land/sea. In our case, with 2 kids and 2 elderly adults in our group, we took the plane by Berjaya Airways. The flight was incredibly smooth and it only took 45mins! Personally I've read and heard so much (the good and not so good) about the island but never had the chance to experience the place, until recently and we were definitely not disappointed. It was just breathtakingly beautiful and so perfect.... paradise on earth. The weather was sunny (except for 2 evenings, which had some light rain) water was calm, crystal clear, was just the right temperature and had the most magnificent shade of blue.

We asolutely loved it and voted it as the most memorable vacation we've had.

Paradise On Earth


The Pool

Our suite at Berjaya Resort & Spa Redang

The view from our balcony

Sunrise


Shady palm trees

The Lobby

 

Masak-Masak

Yup, never thought I'd like it as much. It came as a surprise to me too. My mom as always is a wonderful cook, who loves making delicious Penang nyonya style dishes. But me??? Sadly I just didn't seem to have much of an interest in cooking since young. However, nowadays I'd find myself wanting to cook more. Haha... Who'd ever know? LOL. The most satisfying part though is watching my family, especially my 2 little boys as they enjoy their meal. The look of satisfaction on their faces brings a different kind of happiness to me and instantly warms my heart.

Here are some pics of all the effort put in =) Bon a petite!



Herbal Stir-fried/Steam Chicken



Stir-fried Black Pepper Udon



Yellow Noodles With Chicken, Beef & Seafood Clear Soup

Easter In Penang

Yup, the title says its all. We went to Penang again(yay!). A little different this time round, as normally we'd be in KL and would attend Good Friday and Easter morning services at our home church but since we were there, we went for service at Penang First Assembly and were so blessed by the message from their guest speaker, Pastor Sunil Abraham =)


First Assembly Church Penang

We stayed in G Hotel, a swanky modern retro kinda place which is located in Jalan Gurney or more famously known as Gurney Drive. An ideal location (minus the beach) because its not to far from the city center and is also extremely convenient as there is a shopping mall (Gurney Plaza) right beside it.


G Hotel

The lobby

Living room of suite

A gorgeous morning view from our suite

Bathroom

Bedroom

Hotel facade at night


Just a couple more pics of some food and places from the rest of the trip. Enjoy =)


Digging into yummy noodles at Campbell Street


Seriously not to be missed ice-kacang at the Swatow Lane food court



Tea-time at the executive lounge in G Hotel

Happy Chinese New Year

Golden Sands Resort, Penang

View of the pool from our balcony


Master bedroom of suite


Adventure Zone for the young ones & the young at heart =)

A Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Gong Xi to everyone. I've been rather busy with the kids ever since school re-opened, so my blogging time is limited. My eldest is in Primary 1 and is still getting adjusted to this new phase in life. Besides being in a much larger school with longer schooling hours, there's also a whole new group of teachers and classmates to get acquainted with. So the past week's holiday was a great opportunity for him and the whole family to just let loose, relax and have fun. We made a trip north to Penang Island for 5 days, then went back to KL for a day to get our laundry done, repacked and then headed down south to Port Dickson for 2 days.

The kids played to their hearts content by the beach and pool, while the adults (me and hubby) ventured into more adventurous activities. As for food, what can I say? Excellent! Hehe... it's Penang afterall =)





Legend International Water Homes, Port Dickson

Grand Pool Villa

Each villa comes with it's own pool

A Summary

Just a summary of what went on today. Waited for my package to arrive, then we went out for a late afternoon lunch. Walked over to The Curve (Christmas decor there was just incredibly beautiful) for a little bit more of christmas shopping and while we were there, took the little one for a haircut. Believe it or not, the stylist did an excellent job! From now on, will not under estimate those "10 minute haircut" salons anymore =)Decided to then take the boys for some fun on some mini wheels at the 1st floor of the mall. Paid RM3 for 5 mins per kid. Worth every penny as they had so much fun. On the way back to our car, we ordered some take away for dinner and headed home for some packing to be done for our family trip this weekend.

Phew! All in a days work =)) Night, night!

Port Dickson & Malacca

The beginning of a new year is just around the corner, so the trip to Port Dickson & Malacca was what we needed to rejuvenate and refresh ourselves for yet another exciting year ahead. The drive there was smooth with only light traffic and it only took us an hour and a half to get there. Finding the apartment wasn't too difficult either as we had stayed there during one of our previous trips to PD.


Ancasa Resort & Spa Port Dickson

The spa is nestled within a beautiful balinese inspired garden

The swimming pool

The beach just behind the resort

Simply delicious and very affordable seafood

After spending 2 nights in PD, we drove south to Malacca. Famous for not only it's rich history and it's Peranankan culture, Malacca is also known for it's popular night market along Jonker Street in chinatown and it's delicious food.


The historical clock tower and church
The suite at Avillion Legacy Melaka

A traditional mosque located near chinatown

A shop famous for its cendol

Chinatown in Melaka
A great way to tour the town

Spring Cleaning

Went out last night for some christmas shopping and I came across a store selling those cute "LITTLE MISS" tee's. Now I don't know about you, but I've always been a huge fan of those. So I decided to take a minute to quickly browse through, hoping that I'd find something I liked. Low and behold, I saw one with "LITTLE MISS TIDY" in purple. How appropriate! It's not that I'm a neat freak or some obsessive compulsive cleaning machine but I do like to keep things fairly neat and orderly in my household. In fact, I found it to be quite therapeutic... be it cleaning or re-arranging the furniture.

However, that wasn't the case today... Far from it! I had only intended to re- organize the top shelf of one of the cupboards to make room for some personal items, but before I knew it, I got carried away. My hands went into automode and was already dragging everything out from under all the lower shelves. It never really occured to me just how much stuff our little family have accumulated at our new home up till now. Prior to the move, we've already cleared a whole lot of items which were in top condition eg: toys,clothes etc. Perhaps this is another good time to do the same.... something like a garage sale... Sounds fun to me =)