It is another Saturday as usual. We walked around Citta Mall after the children’s art class, and we snap some photos at the MBO Cinema.
It was rain heavily today. We just take away Mc Donald’s fast food back home because we need to fetch Kinki back home from the pet shop too.
What a funny face and cute dog!
Sekinchan is a small town located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is about 102 km north of Kuala Lumpur, and 28 km from Kuala Selangor.
Sekinchan is in the middle of the main rice-bowl area of Selangor, in the Sabak Bernam district. It is one of the major rice producing areas of Malaysia.
Total farming land paddy and fruits is about 4,300 acres. You can see a wide green paddy field on your right when you arrive in Sekinchan. It also popular as a fishing village.
The wide view of Paddy Field in Sekinchan would show the visitors different feeling in different time.
It is a bit unfortunate for us that, this time around it was their clean up and rest time, thus most of the paddy field is look earth tone colour.
Some of the paddy field just starting the transplanting, thus it is a little greenish and we still can see the water path too.
Along the way, we can find water path (aqueduct), little bridge, birds, bird house, farmers and their giant machine.
In the paddy field in Sekinchan is dotted with many customised building structures that are the homes of the swiftlets.
After that, we were heading to Pantai Redang. Pantai Redang is a hidden beach in Sekinchan, that is worth a visit in Sekinchan, particularly if you are already tired of repeatedly shooting in paddy fields at Sekinchan.
There were a few tree house there and a Chinese temple near the beach, with a huge wishing tree just next to it.
There were stalls food, drinks, selling kites, soap bubbles, fish or prawn crackers, etc. There is even a stall selling fresh oysters too ^^. Yum! Yum! Very delicious!
We have an great afternoon time there. Children were laying lazily on the fishing net on the tree house.
In fact, after we came back to our home at USJ, before the children slept, I noticed that Issac cried… I have a heart to heart talk to him, he really miss his Daddy very much… He is so afraid that, he might loss his Daddy again…
I feel so heartache when I heard what he said. I too, cried… Later in the night, I SMS to his Daddy, told him about this… I told him that, no matter how or what happen, both of us should try our very best to make this time of relationship happen and workout for our children sake.
I brought Kinki for grooming today. Kinki is a bit fat compare with others puddles. Just now when I went to take her back, there were 5 or 6 others puddles there in the pet shop. All of them are taller than her. There are 2 groomers busy trimming and grooming all the dogs.
Now Kinki knows how to listen to me. When I tell her to sit down, she listens and obey. This is so fun!
Alvin is in the boarding room at Senai International Airport, on his way back to Kuala Lumpur to see us.
Today after work I brought two kids went to Summit USJ Mall to take his new spectacles. He is wearing it now. We were having our dinner at the Penang Asam House.
Here is his new creation again!
We were having pizza the other day after came back from the Johor Bahru trip. We had our weekend night at Pizza Hut Taipan.
“ Mega Vision Contemporary Artist Guild was formed in 2002 by a group of very experienced and competent artists from Hong Kong. Throughout these 11 years, it has actively organised many highly-acclaimed exhibitions. There are only a small number of artists participating in this Mega Vision Art Exhibition, as the main purpose is to give each artist the opportunity to demonstrate their individual style. ”
“ The exhibits on displayed include calligraphy, ink painting, oil painting, print and photographic works. The beauty of these creative contemporary artworks is like the display of a multicoloured rainbow. ”
We came to Wisma Kebudayaan SGM again. This time is to collect Issac consolation price for the pencil artwork during our visits to her Teacher Jane Yap art exhibition – Dots . Lines . Circles.
I just requested the lady who worked at the SGM to present the price to Issac, so that I can just took a photo of Issac. He is really happy too ^^.
And, it is so co-incidentally that there is another art exhibition going on, so we think that why not we just went to the exhibition and have a look on it. Teacher Jane Yap dad – Yap Hong Ngee also is one of the featured artist too! That make me feel joy and wanted to have a look at his paintings!
Annabelle’s first tooth came off officially today! She feels so pain all these days. And finally toothless!
It is situated near to the Royal Museum and the Johor Bahru Palace Grounds. Still, the nearest landmark to the zoo is a mosque named Masjid Abu Bakar.
There are more than 100 species of animals living in Zoo Johor including some endangered species of them animals. They are gorillas, elephants, flamingos, horses, lions and much more.
Once we walked in the zoo, immediately there were few pelican birds welcomed us. The zoo is not really clean and not well organized with clean food selling around the stalls during our visit there.
This is probably one of the favourite spot for them to take a break and relax after the hard working life, and considered cheap too the entrance fees is just RM3. Besides that, can see local families bringing their children here too. There are animal shows for the entertainment too.
Overall, we felt that the zoo was poorly maintained, as most of the animals looked tired and bored. They need more attentions and cares from the zoo keepers, and a proper environments for them to live in! Hope that they can improve to a better and comfort living environment.
We do not know that in the middle of the city of Johor Bahru have such a lush and greenery place for its urban people to stroll about in the midst of the most busiest part of the city.
This recreational park is special because the original appearance is maintained as removal of trees in the area was kept to a minimum. The result was, this valuable piece of land kept its physical and aesthetic values, providing scenes of beauty and serenity for all.
It consists of a few elements to fulfil the needs of a concept of a 'Family-Oriented Recreation Park', in amidst the shooting, comforting and harmonious atmosphere of nature, and to accommodate to the needs of Johor Bahru's growing population.
The Landscape Department of MBJB is located here. This department handles all the enquiries as booking of facilities in Hutan Bandar.
It is situated just near the entrance of the Park. It consists of the offices, meeting rooms, function halls, and a large Koi Pond at the centre of the courtyard area.
We spent some time here, looking and took photos of the Koi inside the pond. There were other visitors as well, I think most are locals spending some quality time with their loves one here.
Also known as Gerai Atap Berlian, which offers variety of foods and drinks from it 16 stalls. While enjoying the food you can enjoy on the greenness surrounding at the food court.
The food stalls located at the entrance of the Park, which near to the parking areas for convenience of the visitors.
We did not go as we had our breakfast near the down town area in the morning. It looks a bit wear off from far during we drove in to the parking area. Heard that the food is good and delicious. May be next round of visits we can come back again.
This is the centre of attraction for the whole family to relax and enjoy themselves especially during weekends and public holidays.
The playground concept was to educate and stimulate the minds and physical of the children an teenagers.
The main attraction includes Swimming and wading pools for children, Maze, Sand Pit, Netscape Ground and Reflexology Pathway.
Comprises seven lakes situated close to one another and being the main attraction to those who love water activities especially fishing.
The lakes are the gems in the middle of the green forest. One connected to another. We can see people were sitting at the lakeside with their fishing rods.
Facilities offered here are chalet, changing rooms, public lavatories, mini hall, surau, camping are, jungle tracking and BBQ facilities with reasonable price.
During our visits, we can see some school students were here too. I was thinking they must be planning on some outings or activities here.
After the Hutan Bandar, we headed to the Johor Zoo.
We woke up a bit late this morning as we were so tiring after yesterday trip to Legoland Malaysia, where we almost spent a day at there. We had our ‘morning walk’ around the Jalan Wong Ah Fook area, find our way to Jalan Trus. For a convenient shortcut, you can take the steps and walkway next to Public Bank Tower. We came to this Johor Old Chinese Temple.
Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple known as Old Temple by the locals, is a Chinese temple located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Located at downtown Johor Bahru of Jalan Trus, the temple is flanked by modern skyscrapers. It is in the middle of The Puteri Pacific Johor Bahru Hotel and Pasar Seni.
This temple is one of the oldest structures in Johor Bahru. This 130 year old Chinese temple is the symbol of unity among the five different Chinese dialect groups (Teochow, Hakka, Hainanese, Hokkien and Cantonese), each of whom favour a different deity with is own statue in the temple. The temple also has Kwan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) and Weather God statues.
The temple was built during the 19th Century by then Head of Ngee Heng Company led by Tan Hiok Nee and various Chinese community leaders. Although there are no actual records regarding the completion of the temple, the plaque and the century-old bronze bell located in the temple shows that the temple is around 130 years old.
In 1995 / 1996, it underwent a major renovation at a cost of MYR1.5 million. Much of its cultural aura was preserved, and important relics such as the century-old bronze bell, joss stick pot and wooden tablet remain.
It organise annually Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple Chingay – Parade of the Deities. Thousands of people in Johor Bharu from all walks of life, young and old alike, are lined up in the streets to watch and participate in this event, which starts in the evening and ends after midnight. They are going for about 15km parade around the city.
The Chingay Parade has grown in recent years to become a massive street parade, boasting a stunning array of dancers, street floats, jugglers, percussionists, lion and dragon dancers, clowns and acrobats, among others.
Roads will be closed and traffic will be at a virtual standstill. Public transport will be rerouted and many businesses will close early. Schools will dismiss afternoon sessions early for students to get home quickly, so that they can join the throng who will converge in the heart of the city.
During our visit, it was quite quiet inside the temple, may be it was too early. Anyway, hopefully next round, would take more photos of this historical temple.
The children were excited and finally came to this Legoland ever since it opened last year here at Johor Bahru Malaysia. The colourful entrance is where all our fun begins!
We decided and plan our adventure to start at the Lego Technic first, where everything is action-packed.
We started our first ride is Project X. It is a racy, crazy and 18m high roller coaster with steep inclines and sharp bends. We were surprised that Annabelle also would like to have a ride.
Initially we were planning as 1 adult accompanied 1 child, but Annabelle insisted she sat in front with Issac. In the end, when the ride started, she got scared and wanted to change the seat. She was crying and shouting all way long. After we had our ride, she just cried all the way.
Aquazone Wave Racers is a fast spin round in a skimming above water. Moderate splashing expected. We did not play this as we were afraid that all of us would get wet and the fast spinning would make us feel dizzy.
2. Lego Kingdom
Due to earlier experience, Annabelle refused to ride and the rest of us just get along with her decision and do not ride on the thrills roller coaster. Other attractions include Merlin's Challenge is a high speed up and down carousel which put parents and children into a spin, we did not go also.
Forestman's Hideout is a kid's playground with slides, bridges and so on. Basically, a playground for the younger children. We did not go there either.
3. Imagination
Also in this zone is the Observatory Tower which provides a revolving 360 degree view of the entire theme park from a height of 50 metres. We were having fun too to see the view of the entire Medina.
Duplo Playtown is an interactive playground with farm, hospital, slides, and more! A child size city for the youngest to explore. Duplo Express is a mini train ride which are aimed at toddlers and younger kids, and ride around the Duplo Playtown. Both Issac and Annabelle are too big for these playgrounds. They are not toddlers anymore!
There is a Built & Test air-conditioned creativity corner room for the kids to create their LEGO Models.
4. Land of Adventures
But watch out! You never know what lies ahead…
On which you get to test your shooting skills using laser blasters. We did bought the photos from the Lego shots here.
Dino Island, a log flume ride which you should only go on if you don't mind getting soaked. Annabelle and Mummy did not go for the ride as she did not want. Only Daddy and Issac go for the ride. They were having fun on this splashing ride!
5. Miniland
The buildings replicated in Lego include Petronas Towers and KL Tower, KLIA, Sultan Ibrahim Building, Johor Majestic Palace and Tanjung Pelepas (Johor), Fullerton Hotel and Clarke Quay (Singapore), Taj Mahal (India), The Forbidden City and The Great Wall of China, Angkor Wat (Combodia), Purah Tanah Lot (Indonesia), Patuxai (Laos), Karaweik Hall (Myanmar), Bolinao (Philippines), Wat Arun (Thailand), Hoi An (Vietnam) and many more.
6. Lego City
Boating School (battery powered boats), Legoland Express (train ride around the park) and the Driving School where children can acquire and road safety skills while driving battery powered cars around a road layout complete with traffic lights, road markings and traffic signs. On completion of the driving lesson children can obtain a driving license with photo for an additional charge of RM25.
We just skipped this section, as at that point of time, there were too many children and adults to queue for the games.
There are plenty of shops scattered around the park selling Lego sets, gift items, snacks and drinks.
Dining outlets include Pizza Mania, Market Restaurant and Jungle Café.
It was almost raining when we were finishing our tour or visit. We felt that the timing were just nice.
The children were having fun, but us as an adult as well ^^
