Road Trip to JB - Day 1: Zenxin Organic Park

7-9th October saw us on a mini road trip to Johor. It was a fun-filled 3D2N trip that we went with Koo-koo and Koo-jeong. Our journey began on a sunny Sunday morning of 7th Oct.

First stop: Brunch in Seremban. We had noodles and cendol. Our next stop was all the way down south to the Zenxin Organic Park near Kluang.

Before proceeding to the farm activities, we had lunch in their cafe first. The food here was not bad and prices were very reasonable too.

Mummy and I shared this large plate of organic noodles

Daddy's Marmite chicken rice set... I liked this more cos it was very yummy!

Koo-koo and Koo-jeong shared this plate of nasi goreng kampung (we all shared food because too much snacking in the car spoiled our appetite hehe)

Fresh organic fruit juices... dragonfruit float (with vanilla ice cream) and honey mulberry

Koo-jeong bought a lot of stuff from the organic mart there and "earned" 4 free adult entrances (worth RM10 each) to the organic park. Daddy only needed to pay RM8 for me to get in.

Our very first visit to an organic farm

Covered walkways gave us the much needed shade all along the designated path (pic by Koo-koo)

My first time seeing an actual dragon fruit plant

A dragon fruit in the making (Pic by Koo-koo)

Here we go round the mulberry bush...

If not for the "Strictly No Picking" signboards placed all over the park, mummy would have popped these into her mouth haha... no la, just kidding!

Can you see the durians up there?

What we saw in the "dark room"... white oyster mushrooms and black jelly mushrooms

Okras/lady's fingers pointing to the skies

I was also given a packet of animal food pellets upon entrance so when we reached this rabbit enclosure, I was thrilled!

Swarmed by hungry rabbits! 

These rabbits were rather aggressive and they behaved like they haven't eaten in days. When we did not feed them fast enough, they gnawed on (probably trying to eat) daddy's sandals hahaha!

At the fish pond, I was given a small pail and a net... the auntie said I could catch as many fish as I liked (but I had to return them to this pond before leaving)

Hundreds of them in this pond... easy peasy la. I spent all my time here scooping nothing. Mummy also tried for 5 minutes and the pail remained empty :( Daddy tried too. He tried and tried and scooped and scooped until...

... this teeny-weeny fish accidentally swam into the net! This was it. We spent almost 30 mins here and this was the only fish that we caught *embarrassing*  Catching them was definitely not easy!

At the end of the farm visit, I was given a free popsicle. Overall, this was quite an enjoyable and educational activity for me.

We continued our journey to JB... Skudai to be exact, because that's where our hotel was located. We stayed in Here Hotel, a budget hotel that daddy booked online.

Where are we staying again? Here, right Here!

The rooms were very basic but clean and pleasant enough for a comfortable stay :)

We headed to Gelang Patah for dinner (Restoran Chua Kee) - chicken wings, vege, steamed fish and black pepper crabs

A Weekend of Surprises

Last weekend, daddy and mummy surprised me with two short trips. They brought me to two "happy places" that I loved and enjoyed very much!

Surprise No. 1 took place last Friday. I went to school as usual in the morning without knowing what daddy and mummy had planned in the afternoon (they even loaded the luggage into the car while I was at school). After school, I went home for my bath and lunch. I was told to eat my lunch quickly because we were going out. I thought we were just going to a nearby mall. However, the car ride took longer than usual and I soon fell asleep in the car. When I woke up, we were already in Genting Highlands. I was very, very surprised and HAPPY!

Mid-autumn festival decor in the First World Plaza

Although I have been here many times, this was the first time we did not buy a day-pass for the amusement park (due to time constraint). I was very, very disappointed but I just kept quiet. Seeing how well I handled my disappointment, mummy decided to let me go on 2 rides of my choice (pay per ride). 

My first choice was the kiddy bumper car. Unfortunately, I have already outgrown this ride as I was "over-height" by just a few millimetres. The ride operator was very strict and refused to let me in... hmmph! I was forced to go for the adult one...

Daddy had to buy an additional ticket to accompany me

My second choice was the caterpillar monorail. Mummy accompanied me on this, and we got into a pink one!

The new Snow World... I could only watch from the outside (we did not go in)

Evening walk in the cold and misty hill resort

What prompted us here was the free 2D1N stay in the First World Hotel given to daddy on his birthday month. A free nights' stay... so why not, right? 

Our very simple and basic deluxe room

Although we did not do much here, we enjoyed the cool weather and felt happy to escape from the bad haze in the city for a day ;)

Stay tuned for Surprise No. 2!!

Weekend Getaway in Westin KL

It is daddy and mummy's 12th wedding anniversary today (1st Oct). To celebrate their one dozen years of wedded bliss, this special day was celebrated 2 days in advance where we spent a quiet but fun-filled weekend in a hotel in the city's Golden Triangle - The Westin KL.

We are going for a hotel stay? YAAAYYYY!! I get to tag along :)

The room where we stayed for 2D1N

Right after the check-in, we treated ourselves to a sumptuous Hi-tea buffet at The Living Room (our second time dining here)

Desserts... my favourite!

My "signature muka comot" hahaha!

A live trio band serenaded us with oldies and pop songs while we enjoyed our hi-tea

Back in the room later... I couldn't stop jumping on bed *sugar rush* (I don't get to do this at home!)

I was so happy that I became a very willing model... mummy took many nice pics of me

Swimming time!

We had almost the whole pool to ourselves for a few minutes before the crowd came in

Ooooh... very cold!!

The next morning, we had buffet breakfast at The Living Room (again!) 

After checking out of the hotel, we walked over to Pavilion and Lot 10 for some shopping (and made full use of the hotel carpark where our car was parked)

When we went back to the hotel to collect our car, we also collected a complimentary cake from the hotel... a 1kg tiramisu cake... yummy! 

Arts & Craft Day: Pops Craft

I miss arts and crafts very much and have been pestering mummy "when can we do arts and crafts?" for a very, very long time. Finally, my wish was granted when she took this out for me...

Something cheap and nice... only RM2.50 from Mr DIY

It's a very simple cut-peel-assemble-paste kind of craft. From these colourful cardboard and stickers, I created...

... this cute little bird!

Girl at work... I enjoyed this simple craft very much and thanked mummy again and again

The outcome... 3 colourful birds

All done by me (with a bit of help from mummy here and there). Nice?

I Finally Like It!

I used to hate mooncakes. Even until last year, I refused to have any and I had no interest in trying them at all. This year, however, things took a turn for the better. Not only do I eat mooncakes now, I actually love it!

Are you sure this is nice? Let me try first...

1st bite... mm, not bad. 2nd bite... quite nice. 3rd bite... love it already!

After acquiring the taste for mooncakes, I've grown to love almost everything from the plain "pig biscuits" to the traditional lotus paste as well as those fanciful flavours like green tea, bamboo charcoal, red dates, fruity and cheesy ones... anything as long as it's not durian haha!

Finders, Keepers

I have a pair of rather sharp eyes (although glasses-assisted). Very often during outings, I will find money lying around, gold lying around... did I just say gold? Well, read on hahaha!

Just this afternoon, I found a 5 sen coin on the floor while shopping in Tesco with mummy. Unfortunately, I soon lost the coin after it dropped into the toilet bowl while I was doing my big business (I was holding the coin). Barely 3 minutes after coming out of the washroom (and after a long-winded "ceremony" of saying goodbye and sending the 5 sen coin to poo-poo land), I found another 5 sen coin at another spot in Tesco! Is this pure coincidence or what?

A few days ago, I also found a 10 sen coin while dining in a restaurant plus many other similar incidents in the past. This "coin-finding" happens so often that mummy joked sarcastically to me one day "Why do you only find 5 sens, 10 sens and 20 sens? If only you can find gold this easily one fine day"...

... and that's exactly what happened! Last week, while playing in a children's playground, I actually "struck gold". I found a heart-shaped "gold" pendant on the slide. A kid must have dropped it while running around or playing rough in the playground. Unable to find the owner of the pendant, we brought it home.

This is the "gold" pendant which mummy believes is only gold-plated (but it's heavy and solid to the touch)

Mummy does not want to keep a stranger's personal belonging and had wanted to dispose/donate it away but it has since gone missing among my piles of stuff! One day when we find it again, we will definitely give it away (maybe hide it among my toys and donate).

What do you do if you see money lying around? Do you pick them up too?