Sunway Lagoon Water Theme Park

Yesterday was public holiday for Selangor. That meant no work for hubby and no school for my boy. So off we went to visit Sunway Lagoon. We went to the water theme park and amusement park. It was great. We all had a blast. The kids truly enjoyed their time there.

my boy enjoyed playing with his water gun

my girl enjoyed "swimming" on her own

happy daddy and kids time

man-made beach

water sliding

both kids really enjoyed sliding on the water slides

what is a theme park without cotton candy?

just perfect for family.

Sunway Lagoon was awarded as Malaysia's best man-made tourist attraction twice in one year. Straight on the heels of winning the first Asian Attraction Awards for Most Popular Attraction (Medium-sized) in Asia at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Asian Expo at Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand, Sunway Lagoon has just been awarded Malaysia's Best Man-Made Tourist Attraction Award by the Ministry of Tourism.

Sunway Lagoon includes: Extreme Park, Water Park, Amusement Park, Wildlife Park, and Scream Park. We chose to go to Water Park and Amusement park only. We paid for 130RM for the four of us, just for water and amusement parks. Quite worth the money considering the kids really enjoyed themselves and of course, hubby and I enjoyed it too although we couldn't take the bigger slides yet... but will definitely do it next time we go there. We'll definitely go back there for Wildlife park next time too. We've been to the petting zoo when it was still in the different place... but when they moved it close to the lagoon, we haven't visited the place yet.

Will post more photos for our amusement park experience.

things to do in genting highlands

People all over the world come to genting highlands known as a city of entertainment. it is a cool place located in pahang, malaysia. Genting Highlands enjoys a spring-like climate, with temperatures no higher than 25°C and rarely falling below 14°C yearly. The temperature in Genting Highlands ranges from 16°C to 24°C all year round. That's why it is one of my favorite holiday destinations. What are the things to do in Gentings as a family?

1. Theme parks - they have indoor theme park, outdoor the park and even wet theme park. You may check their theme park here: Genting theme park
   
2. Believe it or Not - it's quite interesting to visit this place. You can see all the most unique things from all over the world. I love going to this place. If you have kids, it's quite educational to expose them to the different things found that are unique.
3. Casinos - people from Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries come to Genting Highlands to play casino. I don't do this though. Just to give you an idea of what you can do in Genting Highlands. This might not be an ideal family getaway but of course for some people, this is a good way to unwind.
   
4. Hotels - there are different kinds of hotels you can stay in. If you are not sure which hotel you want to stay in, please check http://www.hotelscombined.com. You will be able to compare which hotel is the best hotel for you. I personally like to stay in First World Hotel. Once you get their promotion, they have great offers for such a cheap rate. You can stay there for 38.88RM for 2 days/1 night (inclusive of breakfast for two) or 48.88rm for 3 days/2 nights (inclusive of brekafast for two plus two tickets to their international show). There are other hotels that are available. Check this out:
   http://www.hotelscombined.com/Hotel/First_World_Hotel_Genting_Highlands.htm
   
5. speaking of international show - this is a must see show. as they invite international performers to do a stage performance. It's world class.
   
6. Restaurants - a lot of restaurants available. you can get just about any kind of food from local food to western cuisine. Fast food restaurants are all over the place too.
   

How to get there? You can drive straight up to the top of the highlands or take a bus from KL central to the foot of the highlands and take the longest and fastest (in south east asia) cable cars to the entertainment place. If you are from outside the country, there is a budget air lines called air asia that would bring you to Malaysia for a cheaper airfare.

Genting Highlands is indeed one of my favorite family getaway destinations. It is just an hour drive away from where I live and I feel so blessed to be living near the city of entertainment.

Midvalley Megamall Food Court

Had Italian Fettuccine when we went to Midvalley MegaMall for window shopping. We had lunch at the food court. The food was not bad at all. Cheap too. The Food court has different kinds of food. There's local food available too.

cantonese yee mee

i have this thing for Cantonese Yee Mee nowadays. I'm not so much into Chinese food, especially the Chinese dinner with 9-10 courses. I love to eat but my tummy couldn't take the different varieties. So I stick with noodles. I love Chinese noodles. My husband introduced me to Cantonese Yee Mee. It has been my favorite Chinese food ever since. I like the taste of the Mee against the egg sauce. The Chinese restaurant below my hubby's office serves the best Cantonese Yee Mee. I tried the one in Summit Mall... but the one at the office area was the best.

Elephant Ride - Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

August 06, 2006. - We went up Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand to visit friends. They took us to the other town (which I forgot the name) and we went to the elephant camp. I was 6 months pregnant with my girl then and they said it was okay to get on the elephant while pregnant.

Our friends' kids with our boy, feeding the baby elephant

we took a pose with elephants in the background. i was sooo pregnant.

brave enough to get up there. but i only lasted for five minutes. i mean 5 steps. after that, i asked the elephant rider whether he could take me and my boy down.

neil and schenker spending quality time together. schenker calls him Koko Neil. he really liked Koko Neil.

We were able to go to the Cambodia border too to buy souvenirs. They were sooo cheap. I couldn't believe my ears everytime they told me the price. Bought a lot of souvenirs then. But I wasn't able to give them to friends. They're all in a box now. Have to dig them up and sell them on ebay. LOL!

for previous trips we had, see also:

• elephant ride in thailand
• mahkota parade, melacca
• avillion, port dickson
• philippine trip
• phuket
• genting highlands
• kuantan visitdamai laut visit
• singapore visit