On top of the world @ Genting Highlands

This entry was scheduled to be published earlier, but due to the unexpected workload that i am currently facing, i just had to postponed it to a more suitable time. It all started with the balloting process in the resort system. And what do you know, i finally managed to get one after working for 4 years in the bank. So this is an opportunity that shouldn't be missed. Plus with the free 3 tickets that wifey obtained from the Berita Harian cover page soon to be expired which help boost me to finally take the trip up there.

Scheduled on 9 -11 May, the final crowd that had confirmed to join us is my little family + 2 of my bro in laws. We wanted to take my mother in law at first but she declined. Asked Jie whether she wanted to tag along but she couldn't confirm the invitation. So finally the crowd was the one that i mentioned earlier.

We managed to reach the Genting View resort at around 5pm after facing challenges of going here and there plus a few road hoggers who thougt that their car were going on a super sonic speed and thus keeping it on the right lane. Talk about patience. The resort location was not at the peak of the highland. More towards the base though. Anyway, the weather was quite nice. Not that cold nor warm. It's just that it isnt damn cold. After checking in and take a few minutes rest, we decided to climb at the peak plus we were very hungy. By climbing i meant climbing the hills with the trustee WajaBee. And what do you know, it has enough power to climb the peak of Genting. This is the first time it was driven up to Genting after owning it for nearly 5 years. Good going.

Click!

As we arrived at the indoor theme park, the crowd started to build up. We had our dinner at Marrybrown. After finishing dinner, we took a walk inside the theme park as there were no plans for the night. Just doing some jalan-jalan and some sight seeing. Before heading down, we bought some famous amos cookies to eat at the apartment.

Dammit. I'm not tall enough

Wait till i grow taller!!!

The night did not end there as Sofea did not want to sleep. Wifey had brought her in before 11pm and by the time i went into the room at 12am, she was still active as ever. Finally i just had to go to bed with her just to keep her on the bed and finally dozz off. Again the night did not end there. As i was about to shut my eyes off, i was attacked by the killer mosquitoes. I managed to whack 2 of them and thought that it was the end. But the war did not end there and continued on until i lost track of the time.

The next morning as i was getting ready and cleaning up the room a bit, i managed to take revenge on the killer mosquitoes. Because they were fully loaded with Sofea, wifey and my blood the just couldn't fly anymore. And that's when the revenge took place. I managed to kill 8 of them with my bare hands. Talk about revenge. As all of us were finally ready to go, we proceeded to the peak again and finally entered the outdoor theme park. We just had to buy an additional ticket as we had only 3.

The park was already started to fill with lots of people. We just walked in the park and finally took Sofea on the dumbo ride. Of course wifey will have to hold her. From her facial expression i think she kinda enjoyed it. Next on the agenda was the famous antique car ride. It's a ride that could not be missed. The que was building up quite fast and like other normal person, we too had to que. Finally it was our turned. Wifey floored the accelerator shooting us at lightning speed. Hahaha!!! just joking. Sofea took the wheel and enjoyed the right. They've even improved the steering wheel by putting a kinda pillow thingy at the centre. When we reached at the end point, Sofea did not want to get out of the car, but as the crowd were piling up, we just had to go.






Next stop is the train ride. The waiting period was really long. I think longer then waiting for the KTM Komuter to arrive. But finally the train finally arrived and it was next on our list of rides. It circled the centre of the theme park, or rather giving us a summary of all the activities on the park.

Am i cute or what???

As the time was pointing to lunch time, our stomach began to growl and we stop to have our lunch. The food was not that good as oppose to the price we paid. Foods are damn expensive here. After having our lunch, we then continued with our activities. This time, i had to skip the ride as i did not met the minimum requirement. No, i was not short but unfortunately they put a weight limit on the ( i can't remember it's name, but it's right in front of the merry go round) ride. What??? The max wieght that they could tolerate was 70kg. Can you guess my weight is?

By the time wifey and her brothers finished the ride, Sofea was already asleep. So we proceed onto the next floor. Go Kart, aaaah that was something that they did not specify how heavy you should be. So i joined in the crowds. After more than 30 mins of queing, finally it was my turn. I took the last car at the position. Onced the light went green, i floored the car again to lightning speed. Notttt. The car was damn slow man. At least my car was. As i was building up speed and momentum, suddenly there was a middle east girl hogging the track again. What's worse she didn't even let me pass trough until there was enough straight line to manage me to overtake her. Without even using my brakes as i hoped the car would build up more speed, suddenly i was overtaken by another car. What the??? Here i am flooring it with precise cornering but still nothing. Oh well, might as well enjoy the ride then.

Aummm!!!

After i got off the car, Sofea had already waken for her beauty sleep. We took a ride in the ferris wheel before proceeding to the dinosaur island for the boat ride. Again queing up waiting for the boat. I estimated that the time taken to wait for the boat was way longer with the time waiting for the antique car and boat ride put together. Finally it was our turn and we got on the boat. Luckily there was a show on the dinosaurs inside of a cave. Sofea did not felt scared as it was all dark with the dinosaurs popping out one at a time. All she said to me was "Aummmm" which in normal terms mean cat or tigers or lions. I guess she didn't know how to make the dino sound. After the end of the boat ride, we took some photos and exit the dinosaurland as the weather was getting to be chiller and foggier.



Sofea's uncles wanted to take a ride in the rollercoaster so we let them be. We then however took sofea for a ride at the a ride called the MASA (space shuttle thingy). Once we were done, we went back another floor down. Since the park was still open and there were not many people left, we finally had a go at the merry go round. Damn it was fun. I think wifey was the one that enjoyed the ride the most. We had a go at the merry go round for 3 times. As there were still time, i was left with sofea once again coz wifey and her brothers wanted to have a go at the (weight discriminate) ride again. So i took Sofea to play at those coin operated vehicles, only this time they did not require and coins. So i pressed the button more then 10 times so that Sofea could have a go at it and not to mention me saving nearly RM10 for not having to put a single coin. Hehehe.

Taken for a free ride

As the day was becoming darker we had to leave the park but not before a caterpillar monorel ride. We searched the station and finally found it. So another round of the outdoor theme park before heading back to the apartment. We had our dinner at a restaurant at Gohtong Jaya. The food taste was good but damn expensive for a 4 + 1 meal. It costed RM 88. If we had known it was going to cost us a bomb, might as well we just have Kenny Rogers at the theme park which eventually will cost cheaper, even with Genting price. What a rip off. That night after watching Akademi Fantasia, we dozed of to bed with no more attacks of the killer mosquitoes.

The next morning was a free and easy activity or dive into the swimming pool i might add. The so called heated swimming pool were not heated. It was damn cold. But after a while our body managed to adjust with the tempreature, though still cold. So after the swim, we all packed our stuff, stop at Genting Sempah for lunch and headed back home to wish both our mothers, Happy Mother's Day.

Outcome of our trip
The good
1) A nite at the apartment cost only RM8
2) Not that far from home. Less then an hour journey
3) Nice weather
4) A lot of activities to do
5) Free 3 tickets (for this time only)

The bad
1) Food and other stuff are expensive
2) Queing for the ride
3) Discrimination to those who weigh more then 70kg
4) Had to buy additional ticket

So all in agree that it was a good getaway and mother's day gift.