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Jan 28 2012

Day 1 – 30 Dec 2011

Salam all..

 

This is a long overdue post. I hope that I can finish all the days. We went for a family vacation last 30th Dec till 06th Jan. Tickets were booked spontaneously when I got home from work one day sometime end of November. I just browsed Royal Brunei Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines and last but not least Air Asia looking for best fares but most flights were either full or mahal. I wanted to go to Singapore but the only affordable fares I could find for 6 pax was the flight to KL via Air Asia and that also was the one departing on 30 Dec. School re-eopens on 3rd Jan which means extra holidays for Ina and Mira. Luckily Muizz will be on leave so in the end, it was decided that we depart on 30th Dec and come back on 4th Jan. Once flight confirmed, quickly booked hotel in KL. I still prefer Park Royal Hotel’s Family Suite and so alhamdulillah there were rooms available. Few days after flights were booked, I don’t know why but I again checked the flight from KL to SIN. Around BND100 per pax… not bad. So.. again booked KL-SIN on 02th Jan, just a day trip, leaving early in the morning 7.05m from KL and returning the same night 11.25pm. Main place to go was USS since the boys (husband and Muizz) belum pernah kesana. Again a couple of days later, I kept thinking, mengalih jua ni if day trip and of course we will not have enough time to go round other places. Its not often that we get to go to Singapore. So this got me clicking away again and in the end decided to stay overnight in Singapore and extend our stay in KL for another two days i.e until 06th Jan 2012. Alang-alang holiday, a couple of days extra would not hurt:) So thats the story of how our family vacation started. The kids and I looked forward to the day since the day we booked the flights:)

Our flight on 30th December was at 3.55pm and so we went to the airport at around 1.30pm. Boboy, Zara, Imran and Mudrik were there to send us off. We boarded Air Asia and safely arrived LCCT nearly 7pm. Our usual driver ‘Abang Hassan’ picked us up and brought us to our hotel.

After checking in, we freshened up and couldn’t wait to start *exploring*. We decided to walk over to Pavilion and have our dinner there.  After lunch, it was already past 9pm and the shops were closing. So we just walked around Pavilion quickly, dropped by at the amazing new Sephora store but did not buy anything since it was late and closing… menyesal inda bali coz we did not get a chance to go back to Sephora during our stay *huhuhu* Anyway, this post is going to be loaded with lots and lots of pictures so beware…. I am uploading most of the pictures taken from my Digital Camera:)

Take 1

 

Take 2 - coz Nanee said her hair looks bad

 

Macam doll

Landed

Excited faces

Waiting for 'Abang Hassan'

Checking out if there's free wifi

Yeayy finally in the van

Another take... coz the earlier one belum ready

Tol..

Nearly there..

i see Times Square

in the elevator.. sorry blurred

another try... oops still blurred

finally.. Room 1706.. Two Queen Beds

nanee with her pose

spacious room

welcome fruit plate

thank you

me and my camera... pic of the bathroom before it gets all messed up

i wish i have this at home

 

our luggage upon arrival

view from our room

17th floor

ok off we go.... first stop

Bukit Bintang

our walk to Pavi

 

almost there... *SEPHORA*

its good to see you again Pavilion:)

love the lightings

 

spectacular decor inside

 

Dinner at Madam Kwan's Pavillion

Muizz's

otak otak?

Best kueh teow

without veggies? hmm rugi

i think this was sotong goreng

sweet and sour fish

Madam Kwan's

too bad the curry fish head not available.. or i think only the large one was available for 8 person.. siapa kan abis kan? so we cancelled the order, sia sia pun

inside

dessert

happy face and full tummy

alhamdulillah

muizz's treat..

quick pose in front of Madam Kwan's after our dinner

place was full

a quick round of Pavilion before it closes

SF

*sigh*

i wish

in case we get lost

versace

closed

so we headed back outside

love love love

went in for a while.. lots of people inside although it was late and closing

reached back at Park Royal Hotel

back to our room

 

will continue with the other days soon insyallah….

 

…..till my next post

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Jan 26 2012

Post Office

Salam all,

Just a quick post on the Postal Service here. Its not something new when you hear a complain about letters, parcels either being late delivered or not delivered at all.

I ordered something from US on 18th October 2011 and I just recievd it today 26th January 2012 in a very “sad” looking condition.


Clockwise from top left: 1) Posted on 18.10.11; 2) Received at MPC on 06.01.2012; 3) Card posted from MPC on 19.01.2012 and received at home address on 25.01.2012; 4) Xollected parcel today 26.01.2912 in a very sad and tired condition.

Another complain I have is this…

I came home during lunch hour and found this… There’s my post box nicely fitted next to the door bell but looks like he just threw the letter from his motorbike and left..

So who is to blame here?

… till my next post

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Jan 06 2012

2011 – 2012 Vacation

Salam all…

 

Happy New Year 2012.

We just got back this afternoon from a one week family vacation to…. KL and Singapore from 30th Dec to 06th Jan. Alhamdulillah all went well and we had fun! I’ll write a proper post soon so I’ll just leave you with some pictures for the time being… enjoy:)

KUALA LUMPUR (30 DEC to 01 JAN & 04 JAN TO 05 JAN)

SINGAPORE (02 & 03 JAN 2012)

SHOPPERS PARADISE

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Dec 25 2011

Thann Sanctuary

Salam all…

I have been having these body aches for more than a week now especially on my upper arms. I do not go for massages but because of these pain, I decided to try one. At first I was planning to get a massage at home, asked around and manage to get two contacts that does home massages. Then I remembered this Spa in Kiulap. Last year *i think* I contacted Thann Sanctuary Spa via Facebook and asked about their packages. They responded very quickly but until now, I have not managed to go. So yesterday, I called them up and booked for a massage.

My appointment was at 10am this morning. I arrived about 5 mins to 10am and was greeted and attended to by the friendly ‘spa concierge’. Originally I booked for a 60mins massage but since it was my first massage, I was advised to take the 90mins which I am glad I did. Firstly I was asked to choose which essential oils I preferred. There were about 6 or 7 to choose from and each one has different functions. I had trouble choosing which one so the staff explained that it depends on how you want to feel after the massage. In the end, I opted for the one that will make you feel refreshed and energized (I think thats the one). I was then asked to fill in a short consultation form and was given a cup of tea before being introduced to my massage therapist Rosalie.

The room was very nice, dimmed and lit with candles. Everything smells so nice and made the atmosphere soothing and calm. I really enjoyed my massage and Rosalie did a fantastic job. This was my first massage after so long. Although I’ve only gone to probably two or three places in Brunei, this I say is the best. Rosalie made sure that I was comfortable, asking me if the room temperature was ok, if the music was too loud and to let her know if her massage pressure was either to strong or too light. The one thing I liked about her is that she doesn’t talk so much once the session starts and that gave me the chance to really relax and had the best ‘me’ time. It really bugs me when someone giving you a massage starts petty conversations like asking where you work, are you married, how many children you have, bla bla bla…

After the 90 mins session (which went by so fast), I felt so relaxed.. and the body aches really reduced. No regrets whatsoever on my first visit to Thann Sanctuary Spa and the B$75 for the 90mins Thann Signature Aromatic Massage was money well spent. I’m sure I’ll be back real soon. Insyallah after our vacation.

I didn’t manage to take a lot of pictures. Just the few below of the room where I had my massage. Sorry for the bad quality of the pictures. It was taken after my session.

So if you want to know more about the place, you can visit their website, add them on facebook, like their facebook page and follow them on twitter.

Till my next post…

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