The Kabin, Pantai Remis, Kuala Selangor

Amboi, nampaknya setiap minggu kami berjalan. Mana tidaknya, ini sajalah peluang saya nak bermanja bersama anak-anak dan suami. Tuntutan di kerja kadang kala membuat saya ingin sekali "break free" dan berehat minda walaupun seketika.

Tapi kadang kala, apa yang kita rancang tak menjadi. Saksikan dalam Vlog kali ini bagaimana kami sesat dan hajat untuk ke Homestay Dorani tidak kesampaian. Tapi , look we found another gem!
Semua ini dan banyak lagi dalam episode Mama O Travel - Kuala Selangor.

If you like the episode do note in your comments tau and do share any of your travel experiences ! Enjoy !

Happy Anniversary and We Celebrated It @ Avillion, Port Dickson.

I know, a wedding anniversary with the kids ? Isn't anniversaries a romantic event and should be celebrated in private ? Plus come on, just for a few day, the kids will be all right. Just go, just spent time together. Well, for us , we've never been away from our children, only if it's work purposes. I've never had the heart to leave them behind, and plus for me a holiday is not a holiday without them.
I know that other parents have different perspective, but yeah , we take ours where ever we go.
Being a mother with a career , it makes it tougher for me , knowing that , the weekend and short breaks are the only time i have with them.

I see anniversaries in a different perspective now. I strongly agree that it should be celebrated. It's time to reflect in the life that you have build together , to celebrate the mile stone and to re-egnite your love for each other. For me, if we teach our kids and include them in this important date , hopefully  they will appreciate relationships and marriage once they are an adult. I hear people say,
hey my parents have been married for 30 years now and most of the time, i hear them say it with pride. And they hope to follow the foot steps of their parents.  Some even go the extra mile and organise a surprise anniversary party. So i hope Kaseh and Kefli will throw a big bash on our 25th, 40th, 50th wedding anniversary and so on and so forth. ( Insya Allah).

Well, i did a short video, i thought , i'd like to move forward with more videos for this blog. So here's a quick review.

The last time we were in Avillion is two years ago. I must say that the customer service has improved tremendously, much friendlier staffs and they are prompt when answering to house keepings requests.
I enjoyed the duplex Beach Studio very much. It give us some privacy from the kids and they have plenty of space to roam around. Booked online and with tax it was all in RM600, without breakfast.
But that's all right, cause eateries aren't a problem in PD.

I ordered a small tiramisu cake from room service. The kids retired early that night (Wohoo) , thanks to the pool and running around the beach, thus gave us parents some quite time together.

On our way back , just before entering the PD highway, i discovered a gem ! This stall sells hot Cakoi and some Malay kueh. I love Cakoi and couldn't get enough of it , plus the makcik is super nice.
You can't get 6 kuehs for RM 2.80 in KL ok. The stall is kind off hidden , it's on the main road , so you gotta keep your eyes wide open.

A short but sweet and memorable trip. So here's to more years to come. Happy 6th year Anniversary !

Bukit Tinggi Colmar Tropicale & Rabbit Farm

It's end almost end of the year and i just want to go sonewhere! But due to work commitments and coordinating everyone's time is quite a task. Kaseh still have to attend school and hubby
has some projects to complete.

Thus, till our proper family vacation, i pledge to make short weekend trips for the next 2 months, just to break the monotony and keep the kids excited and busy. Most importantly, we spend time as a family.

Last two weeks we spend 2D/1N in Port Dickson. This time around, i have chosen a closer venue, still involves nature, water, animal but thus time above sea level. I'm not a big fan of highlands, cause i can't stand the travelling. The winding roads gives me that uneasy feeling. I think the last time i visited a highland was more than 15 years ago.

So Bukit Tinggi, Pahang it is. After reading a few blogs on the place, i thought let's give it a shot.

The entrance fee is RM 16 per adult and kids under 3 years old enters free. This is the fee to the French themed hotel Tropicale Colmar, Japanese Village and Botanical Garden.

The entrance, as you can see in the above picture is really quite picturesque. But apart from that , this place has not much to offer. There's a few restaurants here, but the price is on the high side. So it's really just "jalan-jalan" for us literally and we finish walking about in 15 mins. I seriously feel that they shouldn't charge us a fee, it's just not worth it.

A small fountain makes a great pit stop for the kids, and it gives you that feeling of not being in the country. Like i could tell people that this was taken in Europe and i might get a way with it .

Ok, the Twin Tower on the horse and the "Selangor Turf Club" sign clearly shows that I'm in Malaysia. Tak pe la bagi chance, saja nak feeling feeling.

The swans to me are the highlight of this place. So charming and friendly. Watch out, Kefli got bitting by one of them. That's because they thought we got food!

We skipped the Japanese Village and The Botanical Garden, i don't think my kids would enjoy it, we straight head on to the animal farm. You've got to exit the French Themed area, cause animal farm is not part the RM 16.

This is the animal farm, further RM 3 is charged to enter , but i thought it's Ok, it's for the animals, in fact i don't mind paying more if the money is used to ensure that the place is well kept and invested in upgrading works.

My kids loved this place and we do too. The cool breeze makes it pleasurable to just hang outdoor. It's not much cooler but , slightly i feel. Unlike trips to say Zoo Negara or Bird Park, KL you either have to go early in the morning or after 4 pm to avoid the heat.

Friendly deers roams freely in the farm.

Kefli's attempt to catch one of the rabbit.

Kaseh's first donkey ride. A milestone for her and she was really proud of herself and we do to for overcoming her fear. Well done sweetheart.

We spent a good 3 hours in Bukit Tinggi. On our way back to KL we stopped at the Genting Sepah Rest area. I never knew that chicken rice there is pretty good. The one served with ayam goreng berempah. I can't remember the name, but you won't missed it - opposite an ice cream stall.

Overall our trip was an enjoyable one. This place is worthy of a one visit just to check out what the fuss is all about. Once you've see the place, your next visit wouldn't be so soon. Yes we would come again, but for the animal farm. Hope this helps.