Crabcrableg's Encounters: Ipoh Trip

We went to Ipoh last weekend. As Friday was a public holiday, we decided to relax and went for a short-one-night-stay trip. As the decision was last minute, I failed to book any hotel. Most of the hotels were either fully booked or it was very expensive. So, we decided to spend the night at daddy's grandma's house. Unfortunately and coincidentally, grandma left for Aus on the same day. Result, we can't spend the night there. Since, I had earlier invited my bro and family to tag along this trip, we finally figured out on where to stay for the night. My sis-in-law's grandpa's house! Her grandpa was on holiday in KL and he was actually kind enough to offer his house for us to stay.

Mum had earlier warned me on the condition of the house. It was those wooden kampung house. So, I made a huge preparation. We were just there to stay for the night but I packed as if I was moving house instead. I took all the toiletries items, bedsheets, pillows and not to mention clothing, laptop and toys for the kids. Daddy's car was overloaded. Hahaha....living a night is easy if you are traveling without kids. Just a sleeping bag will do the job. But with kids around, I always ensure things are comfy. And I packed heavily was because I knew we were traveling by car (I could dumped all the things in easily) and because the house does not has the necessities that we have to use even though it's just a night. If we were to travel by plane, our luggage were simple, just one big suitcase and one hand carry. Because we can find all the necessities in the hotel!

So, we left KL early on Friday morning in two cars. Thank god we drove two cars. That meimei was definitely a big bully. Kept on telling her mum that Lunz bully her or Lunz make her when in fact Lunz never did anything more than just hugging her or touching her lightly. She kept on crying also, throwing tantrums, demanding this and that...all this only happens when her mum is around. So, it was good we drove two separate cars, for at least Lunz can lie down on the passenger's seats behind when he felt like it or at least we have a peace of mind. Imagine 4 adults, 2 kids and hell load of things in a Myvi (Mind you, a Myvi not Estima or Alphard) would be really overloaded!

We reached Ipoh by 10am, found the house and unloaded our stuffs. The house really need proper spring cleaning and we have to do that. But we decided to have some fun first. So, we dropped everything and hopped into one car and off we went to the Lost World of Tambun. It was pretty sunny at that time. Everyone fully utilized the sunblock cream which I bought purposely for this trip. But thank god, no one got sunburn.

Remember: Sunblock is very important for outdoor activities. Without them, you will get SUNBURN! Which we experienced before, and now we wouldn't wanna repeat the mistake of not getting the sunblock.

Tambun was fun, especially for the kids. Although I think that the slides were almost more or less the same with Sunway Lagoon but as long as the kids enjoyed, that was the purpose of the visit. We were done with the water park by 1.30pm, thought of going for a walk around the park or maybe some rides after lunch, then it started to rain by 3.00pm. Since the rain was quite heavy and wouldn't stop for the next 2 hours, we have no choice but to leave the place. But luckily we had plenty of time at the water park before the rain.

Next destination was Giant. We bought some mosquito repellent coils, mineral water and some junk foods. Left the place soon and headed back home. Everybody helped to clean the house. I have mopped the floor 3 times. The bedsheet was changed, toilet washed, kitchen was cleaned up and we boiled some hot water. After the cleaning, it was more comfortable. Then, we took turns for our baths and headed out for dinner by 6pm.

Gosh, Ipoh ngar choy kai shops are always loaded with people during the long stretch of holidays. We waited long enough for a table and when we finally got one, other people were practically standing at our table already waiting for us to leave. And that was just when we were about to start eating. They actually waited from the moment we started until we finished all our food. Honestly, if I see this condition in the shops in KL, thank you and good bye, I wouldn't even thought of waiting. But since we came a long way from KL, we shouldn't missed the good and famous ngar choy kai.

After dinner, we went to Jusco. Even in Ipoh, Jusco was not missed. Hahaha....after Jusco, daddy bought supper and we headed back because the kids were sleepy. They didn't nap earlier. So, they were pretty exhausted. That's how we spent the night. Nothing much in Ipoh. Another reason was practically because we have kids with us as well. So, we must think of them.

The next morning after breakfast, we went to shop for some famous Ipoh food, including the salty chicken. Daddy dropped by his family inherited shop (business of food wholesale) for a while to chit-chat with his 5th uncle while bro went to grab some local biscuits in the shop across the road. Then, we went back to pack and headed back home. On the way to exit into the highway, we dropped by the Sam Pou Tung. Took a few pictures and a short walk, and off we hit the road again.

By the time we reached KL, it was already 3pm. The trip was short but we enjoyed it very much.