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Ice Skating in Sunway Pyramid

August 29, 2009
We had some guests last week. My kids loved them so much. We went to Sunway Pyramid to do ice skating. Schenker was ecstatic. We explained to Samantha that she couldn’t go inside the skating rink because she was still too small. She understood. We’re glad she did. The age limit for kids is 3 years old. She hasn’t turned 3 yet. So she wasn’t allowed.
Lolo and grandson… looking at something I didn’t know what.

Lola and granddaughter showing their sweet smiles…

Daddy and Schenker

She was happy enough to feel the coldness of the ice under her feet.

Schenker with uncle Dave

With friends Aunty Chanita, Uncle Dave and Uncle Mike

Uncle Mike, coaching Schenker.

And he took his first few steps! It was a milestone for him. I remember how excited I was to see him taking his first ever steps at 12 months old. It took him long to take his first steps because he’s a very cautious type of boy. He’s scared to hurt himself. I think he does the same thing with ice skating. But of course, I was happy enough to see him taking his first steps in ice skating last Wednesday. After all, it was only his second time to do it. The first time was 1.5 years ago!

: asia, family activities, malaysia, southeast asia, subang jaya
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Petrosains at KLCC

August 27, 2009

This week is the kids’ school break. Since we couldn’t go out of town for family breakaways, we planned for day trips for the kids. Schenker had been bugging us to go and ride the helicopter like he did last time. Hehehe. I think he forgot where it was. Of course I knew what he meant. And since my parents were still here, we went to Petrosains Discovery Center at KLCC, Kuala Lumpur.


By the way she was hanging on to my mom, one can’t deny she’s so scared of the dinosaur. LOL.
He was having fun pretending like the dinosaur was getting at his head.









She’s so funny when she did this.


We finished off our KLCC trip by watching the dancing fountain just behind the KLCC Suria Mall. I took this shot and I wasn’t looking at the camera coz I had to recline it so much. If I looked at the camera, I would be required to lie down on the floor. LOL. This was the best shot I could take… sorry.
Our trip to Petrosains with the kids and my parents was fun. It’s more relaxing this time as Samantha is a bit older… no need to watch out for her so much. And also, there not a lot of people even though it was a weekend and a school break at the same time. People are avoiding in going to public places I think we have the advantage now.
Anyways, the entrance fee to Petrosains for adults is RM12/pax, for children 4 years old and below is free and for senior citizens is RM6.
It’s quite worth going to Petrosains with kids as the exhibits really stimulate the brains of the kids. I don’t mind taking my kids there again.
: asia, family activities, kuala lumpur, malaysia, southeast asia
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Shenzen, China

August 25, 2009
I know this is a backlog post. I totally forgot to post about our China trip. Going to China was the third leg of my Macau-Hongkong-China trip we made early this year. To go to China, you need to apply for a visa. It takes 5 days to process it so better plan on applying for a visa way before you make that trip.
Shenzen, China was more of a shopping trip for us. I didn’t go shopping in Macau and Hongkong mainly because it’s very expensive to do it there. I have heard about the Ladies’ Market in Hongkong, but when my friends visited the place, they said it was still very expensive. So I waited until we were in Shenzen to do a bit of shopping.

It took us 3 minutes to reach Shenzen, China, from Hongkong. We took the train. It was very funny coz we all braised ourselves for a long trip. Just when I was about to relax and let my mind wander (that’s what I usually do when I’m traveling), the train stopped. And our friend told us “welcome to China!” LOL. It was fun.

We did a bit of a food trip too. I love Chinese noodles so I splurged on them, no matter how oily they were. Of course, I had to wash it down with coke straight away.



Bargaining in Shenzen was fun. My bargaining power truly worked there, to my surprise. Hehehe. If you want some bargaining tips, just tick me. I am just a comment away. LOL.

Like any other trips that I would make, I would certainly try doing some spa. We went into a Spa place (near our hotel), thinking that we got a very good package deal. It worked differently there. For example, we got a package of 66 RMB that included a foot massage, whole body massage, and one other I already forgot.

The receptionist last took us inside, asked us to shower and changed into some robes they have prepared for us. The first thing we did was a foot massage. After the massage, they gave us a slip, asking how much we should give to the massage lady. So, it dawned on us that what we paid was only the entrance fee. LOL. I did foot massage and a whole body massage only. The service and the place were not so bad. I was just surprised with the concept. Am I going for a spa the next time (if ever there’s next time) in Shenzen? Maybe not. I thought it’s not worth doing the spa there. The best spa I did so far was the one in Cambodia, at Amret Spa. One should try it if they’re in the vicinity.

We took a 3 hour bus ride going back to Macau to catch our flight back to Kuala Lumpur. I was glad we did that… We got to see the countryside of China. We passed by a few towns and I think we passed by the province of Guang Zhou.

Am I going back to China? If there’s a chance, I will definitely do so… But in different towns perhaps. Kunming? Shanghai? Beijing? Maybe. I would love to see more of China.

: asia, china, hong kong, macau, Shenzen