Papa Jalan Jalan

It has been a reeeeaaaaally long time since I’ve updated this blog... the only reason I can think of right now is that I’ve become complacent/comfortable or couldn’t care less of my current state... whatever it is, I think I need to write something now, there will come a day when I will look back at all this and remember these days and hopefully render a smile on my old crinkly face...

Where to start? Well, I guess I’ll start with my holidays (31^st May to 2^nd June):

So, went to Penang with the family for 3 days, money well spent I think except for the tiny fact that we didn’t get a room with a balcony as advertised in the internet... stayed at the Feringghi Holiday Inn Resort, Hill View... what that meant was that we stayed in the building across the road, away from the beach and the pool... it wasn’t too bad though... the kids loved the pool and the beach, went on the jet-ski with Haziq and I tried para-sailing, that was some thrill... Haziq sibuk suruh berenti masa naik jet-ski tu, don’t think I was going too fast hahaha... and Sabrina got her pony ride, Fina cakap dia sibuk nak go for riding lessons, ingat bapak dia cap duit kot, ummm no....

Went to Bukit Bendera, enjoyed the train / tram ride and Fina got sick (as usual)... on the hill there wasn’t much to do so we decided to try the canopy walk... first we just wanted to see it, check it out I mean but somehow everyone ended up on the wobbly swaying bridge hahaha... have to say that I was scared as well tapi kena la control, bapak kan... jalan depan pulak tu... all the time I was thinking to myself “why the hell did I take all my family on this bridge?” What surprised me was Luqman, mischievous as he was, he turned out to be a good brother, consoling Sabrina all the way “don’t be afraid, don’t look down, just look at papa, look at the end, sing happy songs... etc” Yang lain tak tau la camana pasal dah jauh kat belakang... didn’t hear a peep from Ijan... took photos and expected to see Fina crying or something but another surprise; she was smiling....

Also went to the Butterfly Farm which was interesting, there weren’t just butterflies, there were other interesting tree insects and fish and birds and turtles and snakes and scorpions as well... at the end of that I had spent close to rm200 on t-shirts and stuff... Then went to the sleeping Buddha temple... nothing much to see but the Buddha lying down... pretty huge I have to say

One thing that I was disappointed with was food... being the cheap fellow that I am, didn’t want to have food in the hotel... susahnya nak cari makan! There were a few options in feringghi but they seemed a bit dodgy, in terms of halalness... ada la satu seafood place tu, riverview was the tag-line but it was actually next to a big drain... ok la if you don’t mind the smell of the toilet and the waiter that had a beanie on, Fina tutup hidung every time dia lalu... why would you have a beanie on? We’re in Malaysia for God’s sake... tak tau la berapa lama dia tak basuh benda tu... Nak cari nasi kandar, tak tau mana nak pegi and time was short also la, we spent most of the time either at the pool/beach or jalan2... by the time pikir nak makan dah menggagau nak cari... so ended up ada la satu kedai tu, actually one of what appeared to be the biggest nasi kandar chain there... cam biasa Luqman dengan roti telor dia, I had nasi kandar tapi yang frustnya takde pulak ayam madu.. so nak lepaskan geram, order la burger special... asked the guy “u tau ke nak buat?” dia angguk je... bila datang, had one bite, mentah! Hampeh betul... so had a replacement, dah le lambat so by the time yang baru tu datang dah tak selera dah... tak tau la apa rasa, tak makan pun, next day Fina pun buang dalam tong sampah kat bilik... pagi pu tak breakfast kat hotel, preferred the small stall next to the hotel, tapi selalu lambat so nasi lemak selalu dah habis, kena la roti bakar dgn telor setengah masak...

Well, that was from Sunday to Tuesday... budak2 tu merungut “kenapa kita kena balik?” kesian jugak tapi nak buat camana, Fina tak dapat cuti... after that lepak kat KL, pegi la beli benda2 yg orang ostolia kirim, tengok moyang kat keramat and mostly lepak je kat rumah sampai Friday... Pas tu, sabtu ahad hantar budak2 balik temerloh pulak pasal Fina takde cuti kan so cuti takde orang nak manage diorang, and gave me time alone with my dearest as well ehem ehem... Monday flight pagi pulak so tu je la holiday aku....

Now, just back to hearing their voices on the phone again.......