JB-Desaru Trip

I've been up since 5.30 this morning. MrNordin woke me up before he left for JB, a car picked him up at that wee hour to go to KLIA. Poor husband... the travelling is going to take a toll on him, I tell you.

Before I go on, thanks for the useful tips you all gave me on how to handle the active toddler at home. I'll surely try to put them into practice and hope they work.

Just a little update on our trip to JB-Desaru:-

On the way down to JB. We were watching "Ayat-Ayat Cinta" in the car. Cerita tu ok lah, tapi macam tak logik. One guy for 3 women. Macam tak ada lelaki lain kat tempat tu. The film was set in Cairo, tapi tak rasa macam kat Egypt pun. In the end, he ended up marrying two but one died. The other one, gone mad. Tak payah tengok lah!

Day 2 in JB. While MrNordin was at work, I took the kids sightseeing and shopping at City Square (I think that's the name, the one near Kotaraya). This photo was shot at tepian Tebrau, or Lido Beach as they call it. Nice and breezy. Budak kecik tu tak nak pakai kasut, can you see that? And my maid, posing maut.

We stayed at the Hyatt while in JB. This is the view from our room. People say, the clock tower is berhantu. During one of the New Year celebrations ke apa, ada orang ambil gambar kat situ, turned out ada "lembaga hitam" standing nearby. Yikes! (Actually, Singapore is so close to JB, kan? Didn't realise that. Cuma sepelaung je, kata orang.)

This is the (in)famous Hospital Sultanah Aminah, JB. MrNordin's soon to be temporary condo is somewhere on the left of the photo.


Hyatt swimming pool, from the room. Nice pool, but the weather was not conducive for swimming. It was wet and drizzling most of the time. Went in only once, and that's it.


This is Desaru beach, where MrNordin's company organised their Family Day event. The last time I went to Desaru was when I was 8, maybe. Can't really remember the place. We stayed at the Golden Beach Resort. Rooms were ok but the place needs serious renovation. It looks tired, as usually the case when such resorts are run by govt bodies/agencies. Sayang, such a nice place. The sea is dangerous to swim in, tho'. It dips down unexpectedly. So avoid it, by all means.

Telematch & clown - this is the kids' event

Nizzar & Baba took a dip in the swimming pool. We all didn't go in. I noticed people in JB like to stare. Why, ahh?



Miss & Master Nordin - during one of the dinners organized by the company. This was BBQ by the sea, I think. I had too much crab that night, it was delicious!

Another shot of Pantai Desaru. Air belum pasang lagi..

MrsNordin taking part in one of the telematches. We had to arrange the 3 tiles and step on 2 tiles each time to get to the other side of the field ~ back and forth. Penat lah! Sakit kaki! We lost, anyway. Didn't finish the race even.

MrNordin ~ defeated in the gladiator fight

Little boy in mummy's sunglasses. He wore that himself. Tengok tu ~ terbalik! Hee.. hee...

The End.