This will be quite a long entry as I'll be updating about the recent family trip (extended family included) that we had to KL and Genting. Yes, we brought Kendrick along and I'm glad to say that he behaved much better than I expected, especially on the coach journey. I'm also very proud of him as the journey to KL took almost 6hours + plus a very hot half hour taxi ride just to get to our hotel due to the terrible jam in Bukit Bintang area!! Poor Kendrick was sweating like mad by the time we reached the hotel but he did not cry much, just some fretting that was manageable.
Day 1 - Setting off to KL / Free & Easy in KL
We set off around 7 plus in the morning to the pick up point of the coach. Dear and I got ourselves ready before waking Kendrick to get him dressed. He was quite good mood despite being woken early by us.
Morning look before we set off...we both look like we just woke up..hehee
This was Kendrick's seat in the coach. There was enough leg room for us to put his stroller on board, so that's where Kendrick slept. When he was awake, he would sit there sometimes or want us to carry him. We even managed to feed him cereal on board.
Finally after a tiring 6 hour journey + taxi ride to our hotel, we arrived at our hotel. As it was already 3plus in the afternoon, it was Kendrick's milk time. After that, you could tell that he was really excited and happy. Perhaps he could sense this was a different place from home, or he was just being playful anyway. Once we all washed up a little, it was time to head out for a walk and look for a very late lunch. We thus ended up walking all the way to Pavillion with my entire extended family. Kendrick was happy to see Christmas trees during the entire trip.
We had our first meal in KL at Madam Kwan's restaurant.
Kendrick thinking about what to eat
Kendrick's turn to order
While shopping around, Kendrick fell asleep with his 'chou chou'. This became such a critical thing to have for the trip. His favourite smelly bolster for sleeping...
The day ended quite late since we had our lunch late which also meant that dinner was late. Amazingly, Kendrick was able to stay up late into the night, thanks to the afternoon nap he had. In the end, we all went to bed only at 12am...including Kendrick who refused to sleep and kept wanting to play on the hotel bed.
Day 2 - Genting Highlands
My family managed to hire a mini-bus for a day trip up to Genting Highlands. So we prepared ourselves after breakfast and left at around 10am.
Getting Kendrick ready for the Genting trip... Kendrick trying to catch Daddy here...
On board the mini-bus on route to Genting Highlands
Kendrick being 'passed around' to be entertained
Kendrick's first carousel ride in First World Indoor Theme Park. He seemed pretty happy as he was always smiling!
Queuing to take the indoor ferris wheel ride
Up and away!
After those rides, we take a walk towards 'higher ground'...Genting Highlands Hotel
Preparing Kendrick for his first sub-20 outdoor experience! The clothes and hat Dear and I bought from US came in handy at this point
Here we are outside!
Some lovely shots of Kendrick - Daddy loves the sparkle in your eyes in these 2 photos...
We ended our day at Genting at around 6pm. The mini-bus then took us for dinner at a place we arranged for. Some nice zi-char food and then we finally head back to KL.Day 3 - KL Free and Easy
Everyone was pretty much on their own today. So my parents and us went shopping together. We mostly shopped in the shopping centres along Bukit Bintang, breaking for lunch in between. We also headed to Berjaya Times Square which was quite near our hotel as well.
Everyone was pretty much on their own today. So my parents and us went shopping together. We mostly shopped in the shopping centres along Bukit Bintang, breaking for lunch in between. We also headed to Berjaya Times Square which was quite near our hotel as well.
Kendrick playing happily with Pooh Bear in a department store
Unfortunately, Dear fell sick by the time we got back to our hotel around 4 plus in the afternoon. It seemed like a case of food poisoning as Dear vomitted and ran a slight fever later in the evening. Fortunately, with medicine and rest, he was much better by late at night. Because of that, Dear did not get to enjoy our last group dinner at Jalan Alor. The zi-char was quite nice and cheap and not forgetting the juicy and delicious bbq chicken wings!!
Day 4 - Back to Singapore
Our departure time was at 2pm, so we had some time in the morning after breakfast to do some last minute shopping. It was our plan to bring Kendrick swimming in the morning. Unfortunately, it rained all morning even till afternoon. So we had to forgo our swimming plans. Instead, we just hung around in our hotel rooms till it was time to go. My aunt and mum went for some last minute shopping though.
My cousins who helped entertain Kendrick
Smiling happily - why because going home is it??!
Group shot before leaving our hotel
We finally reached home at around 8 plus at night. Thank God there was not too much of a bad jam on the way back. Lots of stuff to do once we were home. Though tired out, we were glad that the trip turned out quite well after all. Kendrick had lots of cute and funny behaviour throughout the trip, but I'm most thankful that he was safe and sound throughout the entire trip :)
