Hubby did a last minute booking at Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. Original plan was to look for cheap hotels between RM60-RM150 at Kuala Kangsar since the intention was only to stop & rest. Ended up paying RM300 at Bukit Merah thus we should make full of use the facilities, shouldn't we... We reached Shah Alam at about 10pm to pick up BIL and reached Bukit Merah at about 2am. We stayed at Laketown Service Apartment Room 6217. The notice on the block were hopeless as it said the room was at 1st floor whereas it was at 2nd.
Day 1
7.15am Noticed BIL gone. Possibly didn't want to bother us when Pipi came to pick him up at about 4am. My kids were up too so i told them to freshen up. Kasyif was excited exploring the new place so we went down to walk around and have breakfast (included) at Colours Restaurant.
Kids (my kids) still in pyjamas..hehe7.30am Saw a father and daugther went for a swim at the swimming pool next to Suria Apartment. I thought the pamphlet says pool is open from 9.00am to 7.00pm? Another misrepresentation and i think Bukit Merah should do something about it! Do not give your guests wrong information, it shows the level of your professionalism!!!
After half an hour, i went back to apartment to take the swimsuits while the kids waited at the playground near the pool.
8.00am Attending the kids at the kiddie swimming pool. Kasyif didn't want to be hold! He thought he's big enough to be left in the water alone!.... Had a swim at the adult pool later on, have to shed the extra kgs as well as the more kgs would be gained at Perlis/kenduri nanti!...
11.00am Left Bukit Merah for Taiping. As promised by hubby, we would drive around Taiping before going to Kuala Sepetang. Wanted to have Doli's Char Kuey Teow & Ansari's cendol but both were closed. These 2 places brought back memories to hubby as he was in Taiping for 3 years while studying at ITTM. ITTM is now known as MMU and there's no college at Taiping anymore. More about Taiping in another entry. Head for Kuala Sepetang at about 1.45pm.
2.00pm Reached Mak Jah Mee Udang Banjir. We got there just in time before the heavy rain started. Excited to try the dish everyone was talking about. More about Mee Udang in another entry. The wow was the XL prawns, the noodles is nothing special but edible.
3.00pm Left Kuala Sepetang and heading for Perlis.
4.45pm The traffic came to complete halt on the way to Gurun just after an exit i couldn't recall. Hubby decided to reverse the car until the exit (dangerous attempt but had to) and so were other few cars. Just in time before a police car came in to control the situation, or else we would be stuck. There were 2 derailed trailers between Gurun and Pendang. Hubby really made full use of the iPhone with its locator application when we were using the 'jalan lama'...
9.00pm Finally reached Jelempok and starving. Didn't notice were were on the road for nearly 12 hours! And that didn't include the 4 hour drive the night before from Bangi to Bukit Merah... Hubby must be very very tired.....Pity him...Day 2
7.45am Followed MIL to Makcik's house to say 'hi'. By right, relatives should come and give a hand to help and prepare the kenduri. Luckily Jelempok still practices the 'helping hand' system known as 'syarikat', a group formed to help out kenduris. Left the house 5 minutes after that... :-)
12.00pm Went to Makcik's house with SILs and kids. Helped to prepare fruits for 'meja pengantin'. Had nasi kenduri for lunch... I really like nasi kenduri in Perlis. Plain rice served with beef either cooked as kari/kurma, kerabu/salads and chicken either plain fried or 'goreng berempah'. Sometimes they serve sambal belacan which goes well with the dishes. Makcik also served 'udang goreng with kacang panjang' instead of chicken. Wow! That would be considered lavish in Johor. I guess prawns are in season and easily available in Perlis at the moment.... Also tried laksa which was served to guests who decided not to have rice.... Sedapppp....4.00pm Went back after the kenduri seemed quiet with guests.
5.45pm Hubby wanted to go to Kuala Perlis. Errr...haven't we just had kenduri today? There must be leftovers and yet we are eating out? 'Makan ringan-ringan je' he said, implying we should just order light meals e.g 'sotong goreng tepung'. Just Irdina & Jasmin in the car.
On the way to Kuala Perlis
7.55pm The 3rd group in Wira parked nearby. Waida and Fazli. So 8 adults and 4 kids...meriah!
8.30pm Left Kuala Perlis. The 2nd group would be sending A Oun to bus station (he was going back to Shah Alam at 9.30pm).
That was Day 2.
Day 3
Nothing much on Day 3 since it was a travelling day. Left Jelempok at about 2pm. I couldn't stay awake lately, dunno why. Woke up here and there but noticed there were lots of cars. Detoured at Tapah since the traffic seemed bad and unmoving (IPhone to the rescue).
8.00pm On to Sungkai exit and i dozed off (sorry)...stopped by at Behrang for quick dinner. Dozed of again...
12.00 midnight Reached home...pity hubby....
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