Travel Eat Play Lovers: October 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

Relaxing Trip to Genting Highlands October 2012

We were very fortunate to be able to book a apartment at Awana from 25th till 26th October. As Hari Raya Haji falls on a Friday, many people would take advantage of the 3 days break to go on a holiday or return to hometown to celebrate the occasion.)

The trip was planned last minute on the 23rd to escape the stressed atmosphere of the city to relax and enjoy the cooling air. We reached Awana on Friday afternoon and check-in to a 2 room apartment. It has a living hall with balcony, dining hall and also a kitchen. One of the washroom also comes together with a Jacuzzi.

Master bedroom with its fold-up wall partition open

The living room of the apartment with the balcony

Master bedroom with its attached bathroom and jacuzzi

The Jacuzzi

Below is the 2nd room with its foldup windows open. It overlooks the kitchen and living room beyond. As usual, it comes with wardrobe, a makeup table and a very long table which we use to put our luggage.

The 2nd room with wardrobe

Spacious and comfortable

The 2nd room from another angle

The washroom attached to this room is big and spacious...

The attached washroom

The kitchen was great which comes equipped with all the basic utensils e.g. Plates, bowls, teacups, cutleries, pots and pans, knife, chopping board etc. It also comes with a fridge and microwave. Very suitable for cooking and heating the food we brought up.

the kitchen we used to cook our food

After settling down,the youngsters proceed to take to complimentary shuttle bus up to First World Hotel and have fun while the elders stayed in the apartment to rest.

The Jam on the way up to First World Hotel

The sea of cars stuck in the jam

and more cars beyond the bend below

After few hours of fun, we return back to Awana for dinner.

The delicious instant noodles from China with our assorted ingredients.

Closeup shot of the noodles

Closeup shot of the soup

Preparing for a memorable family dinner together at Awana

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Nestle World Walking Day 2012, Putrajaya

In conjuction with World Walking Day, Nestle has once again organised it annual event ( World Walking Day) to cultivate the healthy habit of walking on 28th October 2012

Registration can be done via SMS or on-site. Free T-shirts for the event are distributed on the event day before the walk on a first come first serve basis. There are 6 venues which is flagged off simultaneously at the same time. There are :

a) Ipoh - Pole Ground with 3500 T-shirts
b) Putrajaya - Istana Kehakiman - 5500 T-shirts
c) Kuantan - Taman Gelora - 2500 T-shirts
d) Johor Bahru - TamanTasik Merdeka, Jalam Kolam Ayer - 2500 T-shirts
e) Sabah - Dewan Tun Handam, Pekan Tamparuli - 1500 T-shirts
f) Sarawak - Waterfront, Kuching - 1500 T-shirts

More info can be obtained here :
http://www.sports.my/events.php?event=798-world_walking_day_2012

Istana Kehakiman ( Judicial Headquarters), Putrajaya

Participants who registered via SMS before the event day are able to collect their T-shirts straight away. For on-site registration, participants is required to queue for the token to collect T-shirts and lucky draw number. One of the benefits of coming early is that you do not need to wait too long for your turn to register and claiming the T-shirt is also just as fast.