Ai d Beijing

Albir, me , rayyan n MIL went to Beijing, China December last year. Ok, i know it's an 'old story' but I just didn't have the time and the inspiration to write about it until now. Anyway, it was a 6D 5N trip and it was worth it! We had loads of fun especially for me coz i experienced a lot of first times on this trip.. 1st time went to an international destination thru klia, 1st time naik aerotrain, 1st time rasa winter n 1st time jumpa real snow! (i think i was more jakun than rayyan).

We stayed at Landmark Hotel and Hard Rock Cafe was just inside the hotel (very convenient). Managed to grab a few t-shirts, caps and sweaters (they were on sale) although imitation ones are cheaper. The weather was very, very cold. Luckily rayyan managed to adapt well. Everybody said he was a good boy..(except when he wants to sleep.)

The Chinese loved rayyan so much. U can say that babies are rare in China so when they saw rayyan they got all excited. They would hug him and kiss him and he was treated like an 'emperor' there. Can u believe my tour guide said that in a year he can only meet 10 pregnant ladies? Thats because they can only have one child per couple. Sian kan? We should be grateful to be malaysians..

I think we covered most of the tourist spots in Beijing. We went to The Summer Place, The Forbidden City, The Bird's Nest Stadium and The Wonders of the World Park (i think). They even brought us to a ski resort. Xpandai sungguh nak main.. banyak kali tergolek 'dog'. In the end me n albir ended up throwing snow at each other.

The best was going to the one of the Seven Wonders of the World.. The Great Wall of China! It was a tough challenge climbing the great wall coz it was so cold. But as they say 'Malaysia Boleh!', we all pun bole gak.. tp sampai 3rd post jela. The most important thing is that we have a certificate to prove that we have climbed it.

And the best part of the tour.. SHOPPING! U could get a lot of imitation goods that are of high quality with ridiculously cheap prices. But i didn't buy much for meself. First of all, none was attractive to me. Secondly, i got tired of bargaining. They would quote the initial price 10x more expensive and u have to bargain very hard until they accept your last price. Penat bertekak.. Tp beli gakla..

All in all, Beijing is a very nice place to visit.. make sure u guys go there ok..

The Wonders of the World Park..

The Summer Palace..

Gaya je lebih..

Rayyan enjoying himself..

Stadium Sarang Burung in the background..

The Great Wall of China..

I lurve this pic so much!!

Geopark Langkawi

Xsempat2 nk tulis blog. Coming back to my trip to langkawi.. went with albir, rayyan, mak, k eva, ely n her 2 kids.. n suddenly stepdad showed up at the langkawi airport! Terkejut bezerk!! Dhla sewa avanza je.. nasib baik muat. The whole situation was a bit awkward but was otherwise ok. Only that mak had to take 2 apartments instead of 1 (what a waste of money..) Heard he grumbled to mak that he was tired. Kesian gak but who asked him to come in the first place..

Anyway we first arrived in langkawi that evening by MAS. First time bwk infant naik plane.. jakun gak. They have an infant belt kan.. but mak yg pegang rayyan that time. Was so overexcited that i left the viewcam bag under the seat!! Luckily while collecting our checked-in luggage an MAS staff returned it to us. Thank u so much!! Baik betul hati dia.. may Allah bless him always. Kitorg siap sempat amek gambar kat plane lagi.

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MH 1450

After that we went & checked in at sri intan.. not bad for the price. Dapat staff discount. That night we had seafood for dinner but was just so-so. The next day we woke up early n had a dip in the pool. First time rayyan masuk pool. Air tu kan sejuk so rayyan kept saying "nanak, nanak", "dah, dah" tapi mommy dia ni paksa gak dia mandi dalam tu. Yela dah siap belikan bathing suit baby gap n floaties tu.. rugila kalau tak mandi kan. The thing is kat rumah tu swimming pool olympic size tapi tak pernah pun nak mandi.

After the swim went to Underwater World, tengok anaconda, penguin 'Happy Feet'. What a coincidence that Happy Feet was just on HBO the night before. Then had lunch at KFC at the jetty. Bestnyer makan fastfood takde tax kan? Why did they have to put the tax on us in the first place?? Then jejalan kt Langkawi Fair n Pekan Kuah. Borong Pyrex n kain batik n pelekat n chocolates. Pastu tapau dinner. Oops i did it again.. left my purse on the table!! Baru lepas withdraw duit tu.. Thank God a couple at the next table realized it. May Allah bless them too.I do forget things sometimes but was never this forgetful. My mind was occupied kot..

Underwater World here we come..

Anaconda..

Happy Feet penguins..

On our final day in Langkawi we took a ride in the cable car. Seram sejuk gak but my fear of heights was not as bad as my sisters'. Maybe it runs in the family. Dah puas amik gambar kt platform atas tu albir ajak gi jambatan gantung tu lak. Initially i thought it would be fun but the journey was horrible! Dahla jauh pastu balik kena panjat tangga lak tu. Pancit sungguh.. Nasib baik xpanjat gunung kinabalu aritu. All in all, it was a long awaited, needed, nice break. Dahla tak gi honeymoon lagi. Konon2 nk gi Bali tp tetiba org tu pasport mati lak. Satu kampung dah tahu tu! Malu betul.. sampai xsanggup nk balik umah tokne eventhough ada birthday party aritu. Hopefully dapatlah gi vacation best2 lg pasni..

Blending in with the clouds..

Up, up & away..

See u again, Langkawi..