Travel Note - Genting Getaway

i can't recall how we ended up with this idea. all i could remember is that a few of us wanted to do some other place but it was cancelled and so in order to have one where all can make it, we have to do somewhere that doesn't require us to talk leave. and genting it is ....

it was a rush for me. mum grumbled on me going again after my diving trip. but then again, one couldn't make it end of august and i definitely can't make it next month. fasting month is just around the corner and i intend to keep a low profile during that month. and so... last week it was.

day 01 - 22nd aug 2008

left work at 6ish am and meet the other two before heading down to harbour front. there we boarded the coach to KL. reached KL around midnight and we waited for sal, who reached KL earlier to meet her families first, to arrive at the hotel before checking in. put our stuff and all we went out to enjoy the street at night and had a stopped for supper. walked around again and reached hotel around 4am. by then i started to feel a slight pain on my left knee. after teaching them how 'gambreng' works to determined who got the extra bed while others had to share the double bed, off we went to bed in preparation for the following day.

day 02 - 23rd aug 2008

wake up early, had our breakfast at the eatery opposite our hotel before heading down to pasarakyat for a coach ride to genting higlands. once arrived there we went straight to the outdoor theme park. by this time around my knee was killing me but i ignored it and simply walked slower than the rest. i was a bit frustrated when none of the shop there sells tiger balm. but the show must go on and we had a blast trying almost all of the game. two of us decided to take the corkskrew (aka the flying coaster) before lunch. it isn't as scary as it looks but it definitely is awesome! had lunch and by this time around i couldn't hold the pain any longer. i felt like crying 'cos i couldn't massage the pain. it's like the bone and my knee cap was rubbing each other. it's like living the pain mum has been facing all these years.

done with outdoor for awhile, we went indoor for archery. it was intertesting. we've been talking about trying this for *ages* and finally we did it! 37 arrows after we went to the indoor theme park as it was raining heavily outside. i really couldn't hold it any longer that we went to search for watson and yes, i got my balm! stopped for some drinks while i applied the balm on my knee only to be followed by the others who applied it on their shoulder or tummy, lol. everyone was sore in their own style. the plan was not to book a room there. well, we tried but it's all fully book so we went there with the idea of spending time until late and crash at a nearby coach waiting for morning to come. after spending time at the indoor theme park we went back to the outdoor park to collect the stuff they left in the locker. the area was crowded as apparently there's this hk (or taiwan? china?) actor's concert. got our back we went back inside and headed down to the cinema - Wall E time. yeah, it's playing there. movie wise, cute!

done with movie we went for a foot reflexiology where i got told off *again* to take care of my legs or it'd caused a lot of problem as i grow older. done with reflexiology, we went for supper as we didn't have dinner. by then our drama queen was kinda whining that we tried our luck and asked for a room. we got it! the world club room, supposedly one of the best room. checked in, put our stuff and went to walk around the casino. once done we went back and sleep. as none of us brought our stuff with us, we slept with what we're wearing. everyone smelled the same anyway.

day 03- 24th aug 2008

woke up waaay early as we kinda reserved seats on the earliest bus. had shower, had breakfast and off we went to the cable car station. once out of the cable car, one decided to take a look around while i went to the loo. done with my business i noticed two of them were still wandering around the stall and once we gathered one said she wanted to go to the loo first. alas, we missed the bus by 5minutes! oh well, we ended up walking around chitchatting. an hour gone by and we're on our way back to KL.

once we reached the hotel we took our back from the concierge and went to the loo. we didn't book a room so we had to change our clothes at the hotel restroom, hehe. done with changing we went to the coach counter and persuaded them to keep our bag for us. our coach is still like 6hrs away that we're rejected the first time we wanted to put our bag there.

off we went to KLCC for some shopping spree. haha, at least that's what we said. wandered around with my strawberry-filled dounut. we stopped at madam kwan's for lunch. this place was recommended by cin's boss so we thought of trying it - good decision as it is nice. done with KLCC we walked to the latest and biggest shopping centre in KL, wandering around before taking a coffee break. done, we walked back to the hotel and boarded the coach back home. back to reality.

it was a nice getaway. with each of us busy with our own activities, our own life, this trip was a great way of us catching up with each other more than just through emails, friday breakfasts, or monday tennis. got to know your friend's characters better as well. and most of all, each of us enjoyed this simple *away-from-the-red-dot* getaway. not to mention, i got myself a pair of sandal - just one, thanks for the warning from my friend :)