Gateaway on weekdays

Daniel's Noyang wanted to return home, so Daniel's Atuk got no choice but to oblige. They went back to JB on Sunday afternoon, and brought back my cayang busyuk Daniel along.

So, I made up a hasty plan to go to Tanjung Balau on Monday. We planned to pick up Daniel from Nenek's house and head straight to the beach for a relaxing holiday (on weekdays..hehe) That's the priveledge of being your own boss, no? We get to do whatever we want to do whenever we want without taking annual leave whatsoever..ahaq!

Since I had something to do on Monday morning, we were a bit delayed to reach JB on time. Lagipun kitorang nak main redah je cari hotel kat sana..Dah la tak pernah sampai. So, we had a last minute change of plan..Mak and Abah pun started early from JB to Melaka for some errands in Mak's hometown. We finally decided to go to PD only. Tanjung Balau will have to wait for another day lah..

In PD, we scout around to a number of hotels and resort to stay. Lama jugak searched around and we finally decided to stay in the C*rus Paradise. We got Abah to come down to the hotel with us and since Abah and Mak would be free the next day, we invited them to stay along with us for the night.

The hotel was quite a disappointment. Macam rundown sikit and the facilities were not very well taken after. Rate mahal jugak compared to other hotels that I had stayed in before. Menyesal pun ada tapi nak buat camne kan? The first room that we got had leakage from the air-conditioner. With no carpet to absorb the wetness, the floor was slippery and I immediately asked for a room substitute. The rooms were small compared to the price that we paid for it, but again, belasah jelah! Lampu pun ala-ala lilin je cahaya dia and 1 bedside lamp was out of order. Dah la takde *STRO!

We went to the swimming pool shortly after settling down. There we saw hundreds and hundreds of FLIES!! Hadui laaa... Rasa macam kat pasar pulak! They put strips of papers with glue, I think, and they were filled with flies! It was in the dining area of their cafe. Macam mana nak jawab tu? Nasib baik the room rate was without meals..Urggh!!!

Anyway, we had a great time at the pool. The sea was just starting to be on the high tide, and the waves were really fierce. Nobody went for a swim at the sea. Instead the swimming pool was full.

Daniel was afraid of the pool! The only thing that he liked there was the slides in the pool. Bila masuk dalam air, meraung-raung nak keluar. Sabar je la.. Abah, Mak and me didn't swim. After swimming, Daniel and his Ayah went for a shower at the side of the pool. Punyala seronok Daniel sampai tak nak stop showering. Alahai!!

That night we went to a ikan bakar place near to the hotel. Nampak macam best, tapi service, YA AMPUN!!! punya la slow! Harga OK, rasa pun boleh la tahan, tapi tak la sedap mana pun. By the time drinks were served, Daniel was crying loudly from thirst! Dia asyik nak mintak drinks from the other tables. And by the time food was served, Daniel looks like he was going to faint from hunger. Cian anak Mummy!

The next day, Abah and Mak departed to go home. We then went to Pantai Teluk Kemang for a real beach experience. But alas! Daniel was terrified of the sea! Tak macam masa we went to Morib hari tu. We tried to coax him to stand in the water, tapi dia meraung-raung macam kena rotan. His Ayah pun kena sakit gigi, so takde mood nak play around at the beach. Mummy jugak yang boring..hmmphh!!

We drove around the area and stopped by Teluk Pelanduk. Daniel was about to sleep, so his Ayah stopped the car near the beach and let the wind blew him to sleep. After that, we drove again to look for place to have lunch. We passed by this resort called E*gle Ranch Resort and I was amazed by the design of their resort. Macam kat kawasan penempatan Red Indians la pulak with the tents whatsoever. Nice! Next time must try there.

After lunch at Teluk Kemang, we went back to the hotel. Ayah bought Daniel a float. He was so excited to see the float and we were eager to get back to the hotel to give it a try. After a short nap at the room, we went downstairs to have a quick swim at the pool. This time, Mummy yang mandi dengan Daniel. Again, float or no float, Daniel was terrified to be inside the pool. Tapi OK sikit berbanding masa dengan Ayah semalam. We spent about half an hour at the pool before getting ready for dinner.

Dinner was at another restaurant, also close to the hotel. Food was nicer, service was better, and I ate like there was no tomorrow..hehe.. After that we drove around town some more, in the hope to find St*rbucks to get online. Tapi tak jumpa. The business centre at the hotel had problems with their PCs, and I was told to dial up if I wish to connect to the Internet. Whaddah*ck?!

We checked out the day after at around 11am. We plan to drop by Hubby's hometown before heading back home the day after. We stopped again at Teluk Kemang for lunch and I bought a couple of T-shirts to be brought home as souvenirs. Koyak gak about RM200 for them T-shirts. Takpe la kan? Bukannya selalu.

We reached Hubby's hometown at about 4pm. Sempat lagi pergi Pasar Malam kat sana. I bought night pants for RM10 sebab baju dah habis semua pakai kat PD. Bukan RM10 sehelai tau! RM10 dapat 3 helai!! Was that a bargain or what? Tapi Hubby said I looked like an Ah Soh when I wear them pants. Chet!!

The long sleeve T-shirt that I bought for myself at PD proved to be a bit small on my hips. Adus..Boring! Boring! Rasa nak buang je hips ni!

We head home the next day. Singgah rumah my bro-in-law for some business matter and we finally reached home at about 9pm. Letihnya!!!!

Dapat upload satu je photo sebab there's something wrong with the connection..