Avillion Port Dickson

The day has finally come... out long awaited drive up trip to Port Dickson @ Avillion with 11 adults, 6 kids & 4 cars!! Our group consist of .....

Dan, Fiona, Janek, Anneka & Dan's mum

Nimrod, Joanne, Natanya, Nadine & Nadya

Brian & Lai Kuan

Linda & Julie (she was not feeling well so no pic of her)

Jac, me & Ezra

We arranged to meet along Tuas West Drive before hitting the customs. Thank God the crowd wasn't too bad & we were over in Malaysia fairly quickly. With kids in every car, we decided to convey together, travel @ 110km/h and do 1 rest stop. The journey should take us abt 4 hrs excluding lunch break.

We took a lunch break at Ayer Keroh where we had A&W. The meal was quite a disappointment.
Nimrod, our convey leader took us for a spin by almost all the way to the fringe of KL!! The true spirit of convey, we followed his car despite the GPS telling us "Make a U-turn, you are 200km/ 300km .... away from your destination!"

Anyway, we finally found our way to Avillion aft consultation with Chris Tan, a church friend who was from there. Thank you Chris & bless you. By the time we checked into our room, its already 5pm!! We had the water chalet where its built on silts over the waters. The room is beautiful with a King-sized postal bed, a queen sized day bed by the windows, balcony opening to the sea & an open roof standing shower. The surrounding has lots of greens & beautiful swimming pool.

Avillion from a distance

The pools & greens

Our Water Chalet

After the long drive, we decided to jalan jalan to the nite mkt & look see & dine at one of the small malay shop. The whole dinner with fish, chicken, beef, tofu, veg & drinks only cost us RM110!!

The walk from hotel to nite mkt

We retired early on 1st nite so that we can be recharged for the next day activities!!

DAY 2
We started the day early with bkf provided by the hotel, nice spread with ok food. After that, its time to hit the pool!! The kids had a wild time there, swimming, dipping in water, having water gun fight... even the adults were engaged in the water war!!
With the heavy bkf & snacks, lunch was skipped!! The kids were made to sleep in the afternoon cos we adults also needed that rest!! hahaha.... We drove out to a seafood rest for 2nd dinner but I believed we were chopped!! This meal cost us RM500!! After dinner, we gathered in my room for SNACKS, wine & cheese!! The kids were watching DVDs while the adults played Taboo!! It was a very enjoyable night!!Ezra refused to sleep aft everyone left abt 10.30pm. He even poo at 12am!! Think he had too much snacks!!

DAY 3
After bkf, we headed to the beach for actvities. We wanted to rent the water bike but the tide was too low.... so the kids had a blasting time playing sand. There was a particular time where Nadine & Ezra started snatching over toys.... but the 2 mummies were busy snapping away instead of breaking the fight!! Bad mummies!!While the children were paying sand, the daddies played Frisbee. Thanks to the mummies, all the poses were captured!!In the afternoon, we started fishing & laying our crab trap right from our balcony, so convenient. We did not bring any baits but smuggled some hotdog from bkf!! For the records, we did not catch any fish on the rod, no crabs in the trap but caught a puffer fish in the trap. We were checking out the fish in the trap when suddenly it turned over & puff up!! Ezra got quite a fright seeing the ballooned fish!!My elder sis, Linda was so kind, she treated Joanne & me to a scrap & massage at the spa. The place was beautiful & it was so relaxing!! Thanks sis...

Good times past so FAST... very soon, its time for us to say bye bye to this place & return home on Sat. We will miss this place & the fun we had!! Well, like the saying "Pictures speak a thousand words" here are the pictures that speaks much of our trip!!

Getting Ready for Trip

I am SOOOoooooo excited & looking forward to our short getaway to Malaysia Port Dickson, Avillion. This trip we have 11 adults & 5 kids with 4 cars driving in. All of us tried to finished up 5 days of work in 2 days & I came home abt 7pm yesterday. We only started packing last evening. Not sure if Ezra was also excited but that boy toss & turned & played on the bed until 11.30pm before he dozed off to slumberland!! I cant really sleep well & kept waking up almost every hour so finally at 6am got up & prepare.

We are meeting Brian & Lai Kuan at 8.15am & leaving home for Tuas checkpy at 9am!! See you & look forward to my post on our trip!!

Yet another eventful day!!

Together with my MIL, we brought Ezra, the girls to catch the movie Bolt.. the super dog. We got our usual pop corn & the kids wasted no time in attacking them....

Its Ezra 2nd cinema movie this holiday... he did well & sat thru most of the movie. At some point he even LOL!! It was Nadine who got scared & sat on Nai Nai lap throughout the show.

After the show, we went shopping for our Port Dickson trip on Wed. I was supposed to buy snacks, noodles, coffee, milo & such.... I bought stuff worth abt $180!! B4 you dropped off from your seat, we have 11 adults & 5 kids!! I am so looking forward to this.

Unlike Stardust, I dont encourage these rides but since they helped me with my supermarket shopping & there is 3 of them(cheapro mummy!!), we granted their wish!!
I was tasked to bake Kuah Lapis for a birthday party in church & since it has been so long since I baked that... better trial & today should be it so we can bring the lapis for the trip!!

Every time I bake, Ezra would come into the kitchen & asked to taste the cream!! His expression & comments "hmmm, mummy this is so yummy... its TASTY! Can I have more!" It warms my heart & love him to the bits for doing that!! While after much layering, the lapis is ready!! The top is a little burnt & the cake is a bit oily.... taste ok but definately need to work on the texture b4 it can be served to the church!!

Mickey Mouse @ T3

Ezra's favourite cartoon character would be Mickey Mouse & friends, next to Diago. So when we learn that Mickey will be at T3 this Sun, we decided to bring him there aft church.

After our Popye's lunch, we walked ard & saw the crew setting up the area. They told us that the queue will start at 3pm. Aft hanging ard the area... doing some drawing, watching the water & a short while at the payground & with no queue in sight, I suggested taking Ezra on the sky train for experience. BIG mistake....

Ezra posing for pic

Waiting for the Skytrain

When we get back aft the ride at 2.40pm, the line was SUPER LONG!! I was so angry with myself but Jac was the cool papaya, joined the line & waited!! He was even having fun with Ezra riding on his shoulders.... I love these 2 men!!

While waiting, we saw CS, Joyce & Cherrlyn. They were too late for the 3.30pm photoshot, the queue has stopped!!

Finally our turn!! After taking the shot, we need to wait 30 mins to get the printed copy!! So we got out soybean milk & went to the viewing mall for Ezra to watch the planes. He loved that!!

Kitty Carnival Japan Wonderful - Izzy 2nd Birthday Party

Ezra had his 1st dresed up party to attend on Sat. Its Japan theme & I had so much trouble thinking how to dress him up!! Some ideas, sushi chef, samurai warrior, even sumo with just a string & diaper cloth (Ezra will kill me for that)!! Finally samurai was chosen.... I went thru some costume in Kids Church props & found a very suitable pcs. Did some unstitching & sewing & finally here's the end product coupled with a sword!! I remembered having this conversion with him... Viv " Son, sat when we go to Izzy party, you must wear whatever mummy dressed you up ok" Ezra "Dress? But I am a boy!!" He was has not fully understand the concept of dressed & tot I am going to make him wear a dress!! Sat finally came, Ezra did well & allowed me to dress him up & off we went to MF house. I was glad the taxi uncle asked where is the Samurai going!! We were the first few to arrive....Her place was so beautifully decorated with all the japanese style lanterns & such. The Hello Kitty cake was so pretty... almost too pretty to be eaten!! Uncle Jeff started playing on his guitar & all the kids picked their musical instrument & joined him. That was FUN!!

Ezra, Jaimie & new friend Faith

Everything went well until the very talented & funny balloon man arrived!! Ezra had some bad experience with balloons bursting in his hands or close proximity & now he is terrified of balloons!! Once he saw the balloon man & him pumping the balloons, his reaction with tears in eyes "Mummy, very scary!" It was hide & seek with the balloon man since!! If he is out of the house, Ezra will be found inside, if he moves into the house, Ezra wants to go out!! I could hardly take any pic of all the happening! but there is a very nice pic of son & me which MF has taken...Thanks MF!!Ezra playing on the drums while hiding from Balloon man!!

But it was still a very enjoyable party with great company & great food!! Thanks Uncle Jeff, Aunt Liana & Blessed birthday Izzy!!

Barney Show

After reading much how the Ng family catch these mall shows.. I was influenced to bring Ezra for the Barney show. We had a bad experience watching the Dora show last year where Ezra cried thru most times. During prep talk time, he promised that he will not cry cos he is now a big boy, we decided to try. True enough, he did not cry & was so excited & happy to se Barney & friends!! He even cheered & clapped along.

This show was the 1st show at PS & there were some hicups in the sound but it does not matter to the kids at all. At the end of the show, I saw the orgnizer telling the sound tech off & "I dont care, you better fix the problem by the next show!"
I was glad we caught the show & we are planning to bring him to T3 on Sun for the Mickey show!!

Play dough & Painting Date @ Vivo

Yes yes Vivo has become our almost regular place for the children's play date!! But we decided to do something different.... play dough & painting!! I almost could not prepare the dough as it was a busy day at church & my mum's place yesterday... but I mgt to make 2 portions of dough for our date!! It was a wet wet morning & after some rounds of sms, all of us agreed that we would proceed to Vivo as planned!! Yeah yeah!! When we got there, Rain & Jaimie's family were there & the kids were running ard!! I took out the play mat & dough for the kids & they stared playing! Cherryn & Izzy joined us shortly. Besides the kids playing, the adults also had a good time with the dough!! Cherryn daddy, CS was very good & created many pretty items like butterfly, carrot etc. I was making curry puff, waffle with strawberry, bacon etc & Angie concluded I must be hungry!! hahahaAfter some time with the dough, Aunty Joyce took out all the pianting stuff & we started painting. It was so fun to see uncle CS painting Cherryn's hands & the 2 of them having so much fun. All the kids did hand printing except Ezra who refused to dirty his hands & prefer to work with his brush!! Oh take a look at these pic, they were all Ezra's friends and taken by him!! After all these activities, we proceeded to Asian Kitchen for our lunch. The beef fried rice is very tasty. We chatted for a while & departed soon as the kids started to get cranky & tired. Before we left, Ezra presented a small Christmas gift from the Chuang Family to our dear forum friends - homemade garlic butter spread (some said its beauty product for the face!! I am not to be held responsible for wrong application!!) I certainly hope they will enjoy a cup of hot tea with the garlic butter toast in the warmth & company of loved ones. Blessed Christmas!!

I want to sit airplane!!

This post came a few days late cos mummy has been busy!! This happended on Sat... Mummy said that Keith gor gor is flying to Shanghai to visit yee yee Nancy & we are going to the airport to send him off & have breakfast!! But for me its the BIG space to run & airplanes to view!!

We had Kaya toast & my favourite soft boiled eggs & mum told me that I shld not have soft boiled eggs tml morning b4 church as my quote has max out. When we send Keith gor gor to the glass panel, he did not even turn around & waved bye bye to me!! Mummy said its so typical of teenagers!!

Together with Nadine, we went to the viewing mall. There's a huge ginger breadhouse with lots of candies inside...YUMMY!

I was very excited to see all the HUGE SIA planes. I called them papa planes & there were also a few babies planes... Daddy was pointing out to me some planes what were taking off & others touch down. After seeing a few of those, I told papa "I don't want to see the planes anymore, daddy, I want to sit inside!!" Daddy promisd me that we will save up & go for a ride next time!! That's yee yee Linda with Nadine

Setting Up Christmas Tree

We bought this Christmas tree last year as Jac wanted to start a family tradition for Ezra & he decided that tonight shall be the night to set up the tree with son. Ezra was very excited & kept asking if daddy was ready!! Finally..... daddy dragged the box out & Ezra wasted no time in offering his help.
After fixing the tree, they started on the ornaments. Papa decided on just purple for this year!! Ezra hang all the balls & stars. There were these ribbon balls which were really light weight, papa told son to aim & throw onto the tree. It was so fun for Ezra to throw but many ended behind him!!

Our beautiful Christmas Tree!!

Goodbye Pastor Richard, Josephine & Kayla

Our dear pastor Richard & family is going to the US. Kayla is going there to persue her music degree and pastor & Jose will be there until Aug 2009 to help her settle. This is also a time for them to rest, relax, recharged & renewed by our good Lord!

We had a yummy farewell lunch in church, all dishes homecooked by our very own ladies in church. I cooked bean curd gingko nuts dessert & glutinous rice.

Pastor Richard & Jose have been so wonderful mentors in our lives. From young Christians in faith, they guided us thru and pointed us to God & His words until now when we can stand firm in His promise. They were so open with their lives and we learnt so much from them, learning how to relate to friends, how to relate to parents, how to relate to spouse, how to relate to children.... Thank you...
Their flight is at 6am, so we were at the airport abt 4.30am... we sure looked good & not sleepy at all rite!!

Till we see you again in Aug 2009!! Oh we will be nieghbours when they come back!!

Ezra's Ride

Just to share some videos of Ezra riding. He is quite good with paddling the tricycle but control wise...(hmmm)...still need to improve more if he wants to bring his date out and home safely! hahaha.

Ezra's Girlfriend!!

Yes yes Ezra's starts young!! Look how comfortable he is holding hands with Jaimie mei mei while waiting for the lift!! The 2 of them seems to hit it off each time they meet... They even chose to sit next to each other during lunch!!
My boy is growing up!!