Desaru

Just uploaded some pics when we were in Desaru. I think this was December 2006.
1.51 pm

OSS

...that mean open school syndrome. A phrase coined by my friend, colleague, Jamey. In a few hours, it'll be back as per normal for me. Pupils, reports, the very mundane life of a teacher. Never thought I'd say it, but I feel as though I've lost it.

Sigh...

Anyway, here are more pictures of our trip to Genting. The picture was taken while I was in one of those gondolas. We were on our way down. In the background, you can see one of the hotels or apartment blocks. The ride took about 25 minutes one way. Although, its not as quiet as the ride in Langkawi, it sure was scarrier. At the bottom end of the ride was a bus station. I was told by my neighbour that many would take a bus from Larkin to the bus station at the bottom of the hill and then take the cable car up.
To get to the cable car station from New World Hotel is not difficult. The cable car ride is called Skyway and you just need to follow the many sinages. The route to the cable car station is covered.

O.k got to end here. Can't go to sleep.
0023, Monday 25th June.

Genting part 2

O.k, today is the last Friday of the hols and my leg has swell up again. Sigh.

Anyway, just to continue, the rides in Genting are nice. It seems well taken care of, the queue was manageable and the staffs were strict on safety requirments (minimum heights etc etc). O.k here is photo of the indoor theme park. It shows the Mary Brown restaurant where we had our first lunch.

10.07 am

Reports of Genting

Its was my, er well all of us, first time to Genting Highlands. It seems odd but Genting Highlands must be the oft visit site by Singaporeans. Everybody I asked has been to Genting, at least once, while some has been there so many times, that they provide interesting tips while you are there.

Anyway, this is our first time and there were 8 of us.

Transport there: We went there by bus and we booked our return trip plus the hotel room from Grassland. Here is a tip: go to the Golden Mile Shopping Complex and book your trips there. You'd have more choices, in terms of hotel rooms and also the type of buses. I'm not saying Grassland's buses and services wasn't good, but it's better to have choices.
Anyway, we paid $148 per person except the kids who paid only $83. $148 or $296 will give you two return bus tickets to and from Singapore and a hotel room with a hotel room with two twin beds.

Accomodation: Just so happened that our hotel is called the First World Hotel and it is one of the newest hotel. We stayed at level three with our three rooms next to each other. Me, Su and Adam had one room, while Wan, Irsyad and Yan slept in another while Risa and Tini slept in another. The hotel is the colourful building in the background in the picture at the top.

Food: Food is so expensive! There are the usual fast food restaurants, and some specialise restaurants plus a food court. Personally, I did not go to the food court but a packet of chicken rice there cost about Rm$10.00. Phew! What about eight McDonalds hash browns + 2 coffees? It cost me some RM$32! Wow. Here is a picture when we bought our last lunch during our last day. Hmm, if I remember correctly it was a chicken foldover meal, three cokes, three kids meal , a mc chicken and a fillet.

But believe it or not, I enjoyed my self. The ambient temperature was around 19 degress Celcius. Which I thought was quite cool! But it sure was very cold at night.

O.k will include the highlights in my next post.

1.33 am

1st Of June

Today is my birthday. I'm 35 now. Its been a short 35 years. How I wish I could go back in time and re do the things I've done. I've so many fond memories of my 35 years. Perhaps the most fond memory that I have would be the first day I started teaching. Yup! That was in April 1996. I was teaching a primary 22 in Groffiths Primary School. That was when i was a young punk...ever so impatient...I'm still enjoying myself. It has been a long but fruitfull 11 years of teaching. I remembered the day of the solemnisation of my marriage. I lurve that day. I lurve the night more! heh heh...

Now I'm happily married, a father to a son, an owner to a hyundai trajet, a five room flat in punggol and am still teaching, albeit now in compassvale primary. Made many new friends and love every single one of them....Oh well. Love life, live it!

Salman
friday 4.58 pm 1 june 2007.