Gambang Safari & Hyatt Kuantan Trip

Helooooooo, it's been really tough to blog now that I am a mother of two, it's really really challenging. I don't know how those blogger moms does it , this blog post took plenty of will power and loads of delay and hurdles. Alhamdulilah, I manage to steal some time now, they are all asleep. Here goes.....

Ok last school break , we visited Kuantan again ! Well with Kefli who only turned 6 months recently , i am a little nervous taking him to places. My sons suffers from motion sickness, naik kereta jea nangis , just a short trip to the shop pun nangis, apatah lagi 3 hours to Kuantan. Tapi i gagah kan jugak, tak kan nak dok rumah jea kan ?

So we booked Kuantan Hyatt for our 3D/2N rendevous. I was really looking forward to the sea.
It's been 2 years now since our last dive in Tioman. I miss the white sandy beaches and the crystal blue water of our dive destinations. Ada hati nak ke Redang, but with lil Kefli, we thought we'll wait till he's a bit older. Although Kuantan beach may not be crystal blue, but tak pe, beach jugak.

If staying in Hyatt with kids, I really think that Village 1 has got the best view and location. We will only go for these rooms facing the sea and on the ground floor. On this trip we were allocated room 1006 and 1007. It s really easy for the kids to run around and the pool is just next to the room. Saves you the time and troubles to get in and out of the lift to the pool. The view is just breath taking too !

Plenty of eateries around Teluk Cempedak , there s this ayam penyek stall just by the corner of Hyatt entrance which is pretty good. Otherwise, TC is populated by mainly fast food restaurants. Your usual Colonel Sanders, King of burgers and Mr Ronald is there too !

We made a trip to Gambang Safari the next day, my sister who took the Gambang resort package recently, had plenty of good reviews and recomended that we visit the Safari. And we did!

Gambang Safari is huge ! You can spend the whole day there, they have a Zoo concept and a Safari concept. The entrance fee is rm 28 per adult with Mycard and free for kids under 3 years old.

As you can see from this photo , just behind my husband is the Safari bus. There's a long queue tho and probably about 20 people can fit the bus at one time. Remember , if you are bringing along your aging parents , it's advisable to request for a wheel chair, it's a long way up to the Safari check point.

I couldn't snap any photos of the animals cause Kefli hated the bus ride and he was wailing all the way #stress jugak lah . I was so glad that the whole 30 mins journey was finally over. If your kid suffers motion sickness like Kefli, you are better off spending time at the Zoo.

Ok one one family #selfie. This is just after the bus ride.

Back to the hotel later that night, Kefli terus demam , oh dear , cuti -cuti pulak nak deman. Ini lah cabaran menjadi ibu bapa. That's why we must respect and take care of our parents, we sacrifice so much and do all we can for our kids. I only realised this when i became a parent. So that night , 2am his tempeture rose, we took him to a nearby clinic.

The next day was spent leisurely on the beach. Thank god, Kefli got better. We couldn't swim due to the strong tide, tapi hang out kat beach pun macam dah best. Do visit around June when the water is calmer and clearer.

We bought a paper kite and look, Mommy managed to keep it flying high up in the sky !

This is one of our favourite holiday destination. With a baby and a toddler, this is manageable for us. It's not so much a holiday for us , sebenarnya penat gak lah nak melayan kerenah depa so depa lah yang holiday sebenarnya. I always believe that time invested with the family and your children is time and money well invested. If you don't spend time with them now , don't expect them to do the same bila kita dah tua nanti.

We'll definitely return to Hyatt , Kuantan.

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Sebak So Sad!

I knew that this day would come, and today it did. Hari ini merupakan hari pertama Kaseh pergi school on her own. Usually she would be accompanied by my maid Karimah. Kaseh is probably the only kid in the kindy to be allowed to have a guardian for almost 2 months! My justification to her teachers is that , she just turned two and she would need someone to take care of her in school. I know, it sounds crazy to be sending my two year old to school, but it's play school where she learn to sing, develop her motor skills and most importantly socialise.
It's from 9am to 12 noon daily and after school she spends her time at Opah's house. I think that's fair.

Sol took the day off and i took half a day, just to make sure that her transision goes on smoothly. For a 2 year old losing a Kakak ( Karimah 's contract ended and she as gone back to Indonesia for good) and now having to deal with school alone is quite traumatic , i can imagine. So we wanted to make it as easy as possible for her.

Not so easy acctually, cause i ended up tearing when i saw her crying and calling our names. It was as hard for me as it is for Kaseh. I had to be strong and told Sol that i would wait in the car, while he settle Kaseh with her teacher's in school. Oh man that was tough.

Kaseh was crying non stop, and i just couldn't take it.

We were asked to pick her up at about 11.15am. Slightly earlier than usual cause it's her first day in school alone. Sol and myself headed for breakfast at a nearby mamak. That was acctually our first time in a very long time to have breakfast together, just the both of us. Even that, we couldn't stop but talking about Kaseh.

We got back to her kindy at 11.15 sharp. I was acctually nervous.

Never seen Kaseh so sad, hugged her thru out our journey back to grandma's house. I checked her progress with her teachers and they say it's normal for kids to cry and be sad , especially when their parents is around. Let see her progress for the whole week.

Kaseh's Progress:

Monday - Sol took the dah off and i took half day off. She was crying and Mrs Geetha had to calm her down. We left her crying and ran off, the more you linger at the kindy the harder to let go. So my advise is just leave her. You gotta be cruel to be kind.

Tuesday - From now onwards it's just me, cause Sol needs to be at work by 8.30 am and i have the more flexible work schedule, thank god. Followed her in to kindy, tried distracting her with some toys, tried sneaking out quietly but she is quick to notice. Once she sees mommy isn't around she cried and cried, teachers had to come her down. Picked her up at 12 noon today, and she was happy to see me, still sobbing but able to follow instructions from her teacher like , wear your shoes first Kaseh and saying good bye to everyone before she ran off to greet me. It' s a welcoming bonding between me and Kaseh. Before this she had Karimah to rely on, so it didn't really matter if mommy is around or not.

Wednesday - Kaseh noticed the routine already and started to merenggek the moment she woke up from bed, refusing to go to school and even refusing to shower. She woke up late , at 9 am and we only got to school at about 945am! She refused to shower ,thus i wiped her using a soft tower with luke warm water and got her ready for school. She showed another form of retaliation when she threw up in school. Ok 3rd day is suppose to get better right ? But seems like a lil bit tougher than yesterday.

Thursday - Still refusing to shower, and this time she wanted me to hold her while i'm driving.(please do not do this on the road ya). She begged to not be send to school, and started sobbing, i was so sad but i remembered what her teacher said, that she can't lose momentum, and we must keep going in order to set a routine for her.

Friday- Surprisingly she woke up very early today. She showered and was her chirpy self until she notices that i made a turn to the kindy instead of grand ma's house in BU 2.Started crying
But i had to be strong and leave her with aunty shiela.

I have a CNY lunch in the office and had to get Kaseh to go on the van with uncle ragu for her trip back from school, i couldn't pick her up from school and i got a little worried. But since Aidil and Amyra ( Kaseh's counsins ) will also be in the van, i was a bit relieved.

In the office, i got a bit worried, i wasn't sure how Kaseh will take the van ride. So i left the office and waited at grand ma's house just to check on her. In fact she did very well!

I got back just on time for the office CNY lunch.

Phew, what an adventure. I am so glad that tommorrow is the weekend ! But come Monday we will face another adventure !

Thanks for reading XOXO !

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