Gold Coast Resort, Morib (28 February- 1 March 2014)

To celebrate our 5th year anniversary we decided that a quick gateaway should be in order :) Thanks to a Groupon Deal we decided to visit Gold Coast Resort and Theme Park Morib for our first holiday destination in 2014

Date: 28 February 2014- 1 March 2014
Venue/Website: Gold Coast Hotel, Morib

Photo courtesy of Google

Love the huge full length mirror in the foyer. Awesome for "group selfie" port :) 

There's no double bed available, but we made do with the twin beds by pushing it close together. No extra pillows readily available but the beds are comfortable and spacey enough to fit 5 (yes FIVE) of us :p

TV (limited channel) and the tv cabinet which my children find amusing

 The centre of attention : The jacuzzi.
My children was begging to jump in when they first saw it 
Another plus point? The toilet was thoroughly cleaned :)

If you're looking for activities outside the hotel, the Morib Beach is only 5 minutes drive away. They have restored the beach, so there's ample place to play and laze around in. A bit of a warning, there's a lot of monkeys running around, so a picnic may not be an entirely good idea.

There are also food stalls in the beachfront. Food is quite good and cheap. 

No words needed, just look at their expressions :)

Day 2 : Water Funday

I'm quite happy with the selection of breakfast which came free for 2 adults. 

Children over 90cm needs to pay RM18. Thank god we only had to pay for Ryan but paying RM18 for his meal of 2 bowls of koko crunch and 1 mini sausage is a tad too steep :p

The view of the water theme park from our room

There's a few slides and water features in the park. Children under 12 may enjoy it. Older kids may find it a tad bit boring. As long as you don't expect Sunway Lagoon type of attractions, I think you'll be fine... I know my children had tons of fun :) Alhamdullilah

My lovely babies

You can rent the float for RM10 (+RM10 deposit)

The float came in 2 sizes the yellow one for kids and pink one for adults

Review: I rate our experience at the hotel 8/10. We had tons of fun and as we checked in on a Friday, we managed to avoid the weekend/school holiday crowd. We won't hesitate to come here again especially if we're in need of a short break :)

Blue Coral Aquarium, KL Tower (11 December 2013)

I'm sorry but this little boy did not  have fun. He kept on complaining that the sharks are too small as compared to the ones in Aquaria and Hong Kong *facepalm*

Website: Blue Coral Aquarium

Review: It was ok, to be honest, I find the display of fishes quite limited and was not really sure whether it was really worth the drive from Klang. The place is also quite small and it got a bit crowded at one point, which made it a bit uncomfortable for us to view the fishes properly.There are other activities that you could also do around KL tower but we did not bother checking it out. I think we shall try the Bird Park next instead. All in all a 5/10 rating from us :p

Note: We got our tickets from Groupon so we did not pay full price for the tickets. I'm not sure if the promotion is still valid but I suggest you wait for one because there's always an on and off promo.

Hong Kong Disneyland/ Kowloon/HK Airport : Day 4 and 5 (01/11/13,02/11/13)

A one day trip to Disneyland is not enough to cover the grounds so we came back on the next day for more. Anyway I did promise one very special little boy that he'll get a special picture session with Woody :p 

 The gorgeous Mickey Mouse fountain

 Waiting for the Disneyland Express. Coming on the weekdays does have its own perks, you don't have to wait in line for so long. 

In front of Sleeping Beauty's castle

Every little girl dream. We did not buy any of the dresses though as the girls already had their and you can actually get cheaper ones in Malaysia hahaha

My favorite ride has to be "It's a small world" . So cute!!!

Family picture with Tinkerbell. We missed the other princesses though.

Back to Toy Story Land

When we arrived we went straight to Woody's photo booth but Woody was not there -__- I spoke to one of the personnel and they actually called the people in charge for us to find out the exact time for Woody's appearance. So we went for lunch and Ryan and I tracked back to Toy Story Land to make this little wish come true...

Look at his face... priceless :)

My mum wanted to take this Jungle Boat cruise ride. It is awesome though it does scare the twins a bit.The animals looks so real and the noise level in some parts of the ride is a bit loud.

Bye Bye Disneyland

Some of our haul from Disneyland :)

Festival Walk

We dropped by Festival Walk in Kowloon to check out the shops. Wanted to find Temple Street but got lost in the process. My sister and brother in law did managed to find the place since they did not follow us to Disneyland on our second day. According to them it is a bit smaller than Ladies Market but some of the goods are a tad bit cheaper.

Day 5 : Bye Bye Hong Kong

Our flight is in the afternoon, so we took our time to the airport.Anyway the airport is huge and we did continue with our shopping since they have a Disneyland shop there and other boutiques. Managed to find Popeye's in T1 Arrival Hall for a quick lunch. Alhamdullilah everything went smoothly and we arrived safe in Malaysia in the evening. 

I rate my Hong Kong experience a cool 8.9/10. Would sure come again In Sha Allah but I shall wait for the twins to be a bit older :) Till we meet again, adios!!!