1 night in Genting, 1 night full of Salute players

My cousins had many stubs of vouchers to be used under the Genting shareholders and we decided to book a night of outings in Awana, Genting.

It was a trip that full of laughter, alchohol, food and mahjong! It was a good trip and looking forward to many of these trips with close friends and family.

We started off our journey with a fulfilling lunch at Batu Caves. This place is famous for its Sang Har Mee. It was worth searching as we had tough time looking for this place. Indeed, I went with a confidence that it's not that tough to search this restaurant but I was wrong. It's confusing with all the small roads leading to this place.

Here's a pic of the Sang Har Mee. Full of roe, eggy sauce and the right tad of taste! Verdict, I'll be back again...!

It was raining perpetually the whole morning and afternoon. Hence, having a cold and windy weather in Genting is there. But driving up to Awana needs a little more focus as the road was covered with fogs. Seems like driving into twilight zone. Oh, another thing to take note. As usual, road signs in Msia needs some brain teaser. We came to a slip road where both signs show Genting, however the other sign says Hishamudin..something. Take the one with Hishamudin and it will leads you up to Genting much faster without going thru the tunnel and rest area. I'm not too sure how Hishamudin gets its name from here but trust me, it definitely cuts a shorter route.

We checked in to Awana Genting Highlands around 4pm. I notice there is a nice little garden under the head bridge leading to the reception area. In the garden, it has a nice manmade waterfall, ponds with koi fish and pretty planted flowers surrounding it.

It was my 1st time staying @ Awana, Genting and the rooms are spacious and cozy. Very nice scenery from our rooms overlooking the lush green golf course. Except for the buffet breakfast in Rajawali Cafe which was a dissapointment. The spread for a 5 star hotel is not on par. Hubby and I considered "lucky" as we slept till 10am. And of course with a baby in tow, things will be in slow motion. Hence, by the time we arrive at the cafe to meet the gang, it was closed for breakfast. Ha! So we ended up having bread with peanut jelly jam in the hotel rooms.

Nice and cosy room (pardon the mess we created)

This is the man made waterfall which I mentioned above

Serene looking garden with nice planted plants around it

Zach with Yi-yi (sis)
Zach with Yi-yi again

View of golf course from room balcony Nice scenery from room balcony, 22nd flr

Zach and Dad outside the golf course

Zach and Mummy

After checked in, we took a rest and had coffee and snacks in the room. A cuppa hot coffee or chocolate completes all. Zach too, enjoyed the weather and dressing him up with jumpers and beanies. Here's my little Z smiling happily there...

Zach and Ah ku (EY)

Zach and Godmum
Zach had his share too in exploring the room

We decided to try our luck and we headed up for dinner. Sis and I went shopping and the rest went to try their lady and men's luck.

In between the journey up to the peak, 1 funny incident happen. A lost child was found later on when we are half way up to the peak. Pity the lost child as all of us thought someone is taking care of her but seems like everyone thinks that "someone" is looking after her. Ends up, she's Lost in Awana. haha.. :p. So, we had to turn back to pick up the lost child again.

Here are some pics to share ...

Chilling out at the hotel room's balcony. Fm left Zach, EY, Stella and ME

Small Yellow Flower in Awana

Zach and mummy

The night came and the mahjong table, wine and alcohol were never spare. 3 players were attended by a barman who are responsible in making 3 of them drunk. The 3 players mahjong-ing the night away till 4:30am in the morning with full of Salute and laughter to pack them home to bed.

In short, all of us had a swwwEeessh Time... :)

Cheesy Expression

Here's Zach having his cheese. He amuse me and we had a good laugh...!

That's why I love trying new food on Zach...hehehe :p

His 1st flight out

We had a short holiday in Penang during the Wesak break and we took a flight out with my father-in-law and sister-in-law. We stayed in Gurney Hotel and I'm impressed with the layout (we took 2 rooms suite) and it was money worth spend. Cheap, 4 star facilities and spacious! And yes, we had a good view which is sea facing! I will definitely stay there again.

It was my FIL 1st trip to Penang and Zach's too (of course he's too young to tell..hahaha) and we did some touristy visit to the famous temple. We went to Kek Lok Si, Sleeping Buddha and Siam Temple. As usual, when we are in Penang we had good time with the local fares and all our eating schedule goes haywire. Meaning, no lunch or dinner time. We just eat like a glutton. Gorble down asam laksa, lobak, char kuay teow, chee cheong fun, prawn mee, otah, and the list goes on.

We visited the temple on our 2nd day
It was a hot day and we were sweating like leaking tap. Zach had his share too and I found a small little pimply thing behind his neck fold. We had blessing from the monk there and as usual I always wish for good health, happiness and safety for everyone.

2nd pit stop was the Kek Lok Si temple. I can’t re-call when was my last trip there. I was curious to see the changes as I hear about the new elevator which brings you up to the Goddess of Mercy. Glad we took the esclator before I’m out of breath, carrying a 8kg baby up the stairs is no joke :p.

We reached the top in less than 5 minutes and I can’t recall a temple there and it has a nice park and manmade waterfall. The place was serene and cooling. We took a break there and change diaper for Zach on the grass :p

I find this bench rather cute. They have all kinds of animals ranging from pig, dog, rabbit…
Here’s Zach with his gong gong and posing beside him is his good friend.
Hunks on the row :)
Hubby, Zach, Dad and FIL


Here's Zach preparing for his swim

Teething with Rusk

Here's Zach having his teething biscuits. It was messy but he enjoys it!

Mom, where does my rusk go???

Food Production

As per my previous post, I'm in the mood to make my own baby food. Making your own baby food or puree is so much healthier than the one you buy off rack from supermarket. Also, making your own will taste so much better than those you buy, which I feel the water content is 80% more than what you are getting.

Anyway, I do confess that I still buy them occassionally for travelling purpose which is so much convenient and handy.

Here's what I make today in bulks and I store them in freezer for days/weeks. So, each time I need them I just pop them out and warm them in the food warmer. Within 10mins Zach will have his dinner ready.

Making your own baby food/puree takes as little time as you can imagine. I took 20 mins from peeling, washing, steaming and pureeing them. Best of all, there's no sweat in washing.

I decide to make carrot + corn + apple. Here's what I did...

Peel the carrot and apple skin. core the apple and cut them in small bite size. Corn, you can just steam as it is and use butter knife to scrap them off.

Next, put all of them in a steamer and steam them for good 10mins.

While steaming get ready the blender and once ready, pour all into the blender and start blending! The water collecting from the fruits, carrot and corn can be used for thinning the puree

Here's how the puree.

Store them in baby cubes or another way is in ice tray, but becareful in storing in ice stray as you do not want to contaminate it. So cover well. After transfering them into the baby cubes, store them straight away in the freezer to avoid bacteria grow. To store them in refrigerator, you can keep them for 2 days max.

And voila! I have days/weeks of food supply for Zach. No rushing home to cook or preparing dinner for him. Don't you think is fun?

Food Adventure #2

Since Zach started on solid I had introduce a few new food every now and then. Since he is above 7mths, I am getting more adventurous these days..*tsk tsk*...

What's that, Mummy?

Eewww...

bleah...

You must be wondering what I gave him today? This is what I bought from Cold Storage. Cheddar Cheese and Baby Yoghurt!

Thought he might like it since Mummy loves cheese and yoghurt. But guess Mummy has to finish all these...*tsk tsk*...

Here's a little entertainment of him having his cheese :p

Hearty Breakfast

I was in the mood to cook my own breakfast and also Zach decides to wake me up early and I can't go back to sleep after that. So, I thought of preparing an early breakfast while hubby is still sleeping.

The night before, I decided to make my very own burger using mince pork to make my own pattie. I seasoned it with some spices using my own creation. Little did I know that this turn out awesome! hehe...self praise abit here. Those who are interested in my recipe, don't mind sharing it with you. But it's easy to make, just a dash of everything you have in your cupboard hehehe....

Anyway, allow me to share with you my home made burger. This is how I like my burger to be....