Historical Malacca

Since our last visit to Malacca, the entire family agreed that we did not get enough of the place and therefor immediately planned for another trip. This time around though, we stayed close to the beach as the kids just can't resist the water.

Everly Resort Hotel Malacca is situated at the coast of Tanjung Kling and takes about 20 mins to get to Malacca town. Overall, its a lovely place for both small and large groups. We stayed in the 2 bedroom apartment (both comfy and clean), which comes with a spacious living hall, dining area, 2 bathrooms and kitchen.






After a good night's rest, we started the new day with a hearty breakfast at the coffee house then drove off to town. The late morning sun was quite warm but we ignored the heat and continued walking around the town square visiting the Stadhuys, Clocktower, Fort A Famosa and Jonker Street.

Some photos which was taken at the town square...



A canal flows through the heart of Malacca town into the Straits Of Malacca





The beautiful courtyard of the Stadhuys




Some more photos which was taken at Jonker Street/Chinatown. Getting there is quite easy as it's located across the canal opposite the old church and clocktower.







Excellent place (with air conditioning) to take a break from all that walking. Do try their durian cendol(great for durian lovers) and white coffee. You can also find other goodies/snacks such as candies and biscuits being sold here.

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