Tganu-Kuantan Holiday Trip (7-10 Dec 2007)GANU…here we come! What had initially meant to be a M.A.S.K trip to Kuala Terengganu, ended up with one member missing. We know how much Anis wanted to be part of this trip, but family comes first. That has always been priority for all of us. We hope there’ll be more trips to come and Anis and family can eventually join.
We had somewhat expected that the trip to the east coast to be a long and wet journey (it was warned several times by close friends.. but we insisted nevertheless). It had been raining in Selangor and KL for the past several days. It took us by surprise when it rained the most part of the journey, to and fro. So, a 5-hour drive finally turned into a much unanticipated nearly 7-8 hours … with stops here and there..for quick dash to the loo..and to calm our grumbling tummy of its hunger.
The Grand Continental Hotel was accommodating for us. With rooms next to each other, it was easy access for the kids to wander from one room to the other. After settling ourselves comfortably and turning the whole décor into our on little haven, we headed for dinner at the Restoran Terapung Puteri. We were quite ecstatic to find familiar faces there. Jalud, his wife and her family were in KT to accompany him on work purposes, I suppose. The food was disappointing, not to our usual standard. It was pricey and the service was intolerable. They got our orders wrong and it took them forever to have it prepared. I think the highlight of the Ganu trip was meeting Penk and he kindly took us on a tour to Pasar Payang to do our tudung and batik shopping. We had hopes to meet Mang and Shaberi, tapi apakan daya.
It was consensus when we packed our stuffs and headed for Kuantan.. a more familiar and inviting place than Ganu. But I must say, the weather bogged us down. Iju managed to make reservations at M.S Garden..very, very convenient. Next to civilization..hehehe (Berjaya Mall). Thank you so much Ju. We all made do with the weather and all. Caught a movie the second nite there. We were all ‘enchanted’ by the time the show was over. Food was scrumptious. If I recall correctly..think we had seafood on most meals. Gosh, I feel really fat. But no regrets. The food and company were great. Can’t complain. One regret though, didn’t really get to enjoy the pool that much. The pool and the landscape was a sight, but it rained all the time. The kids couldn’t careless I guess as long as they get to play in it. I guess they reminded us of us once upon a time…fearless and couldn’t give a hoot about anyone. We had a great time didn’t we gals? I did for sure. So mate..where is our next trip next year to?
We had somewhat expected that the trip to the east coast to be a long and wet journey (it was warned several times by close friends.. but we insisted nevertheless). It had been raining in Selangor and KL for the past several days. It took us by surprise when it rained the most part of the journey, to and fro. So, a 5-hour drive finally turned into a much unanticipated nearly 7-8 hours … with stops here and there..for quick dash to the loo..and to calm our grumbling tummy of its hunger.
The Grand Continental Hotel was accommodating for us. With rooms next to each other, it was easy access for the kids to wander from one room to the other. After settling ourselves comfortably and turning the whole décor into our on little haven, we headed for dinner at the Restoran Terapung Puteri. We were quite ecstatic to find familiar faces there. Jalud, his wife and her family were in KT to accompany him on work purposes, I suppose. The food was disappointing, not to our usual standard. It was pricey and the service was intolerable. They got our orders wrong and it took them forever to have it prepared. I think the highlight of the Ganu trip was meeting Penk and he kindly took us on a tour to Pasar Payang to do our tudung and batik shopping. We had hopes to meet Mang and Shaberi, tapi apakan daya.
It was consensus when we packed our stuffs and headed for Kuantan.. a more familiar and inviting place than Ganu. But I must say, the weather bogged us down. Iju managed to make reservations at M.S Garden..very, very convenient. Next to civilization..hehehe (Berjaya Mall). Thank you so much Ju. We all made do with the weather and all. Caught a movie the second nite there. We were all ‘enchanted’ by the time the show was over. Food was scrumptious. If I recall correctly..think we had seafood on most meals. Gosh, I feel really fat. But no regrets. The food and company were great. Can’t complain. One regret though, didn’t really get to enjoy the pool that much. The pool and the landscape was a sight, but it rained all the time. The kids couldn’t careless I guess as long as they get to play in it. I guess they reminded us of us once upon a time…fearless and couldn’t give a hoot about anyone. We had a great time didn’t we gals? I did for sure. So mate..where is our next trip next year to?
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5 comments:
iju darling..thank you for helping me blog this trip. i really do need to master this technique. muah.
Great write-up tht summarizes all our feelings for the most awaited trip!! Bravo Jija!!
:Cher
sad that i didnt make the trip but happy for u gals.
sokay nis, u had fun in melaka too rite? kalau nak g makan ikan bakar...bgtau la eh..;) kita makan puas2!!!
mate, i dont want to suggest or promise any future trips until nasa is transferred here. nanti penat2 plan and getting excited about it, tiba2 tak dapat pegi plk.
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