Saturday, March 30, 2013

Happy Easter





 Happy Easter!!!!!
One of the last areas of our Indiana house to be loaded into the moving truck was the store room.  Space was looking tight in the truck so I decided to put the 2 bins of Easter decorations in
 long term storage.  For the next few years we won't be using our baskets.  The girls thought it was just fine to leave gift bags out for the bunny.


Their bags were filled with a few of their favorite Malaysian treats.



 Whit needed to test out her new paci!!!

We headed to the Westin hotel for the Bubbalicious brunch buffet at their restaurant Prego.


 We got there a few minutes early, so the girls checked out the kids corner.  It was a separate area kids could go to while parents ate.  They served food and had many things to keep them occupied.
The girls really liked these spinning chairs.




 The girls came and ate with us, but we told them if they ate and behaved well they could go back on their own.

We had a visit from the bunny.


 Whitney wanted no part of the bunny, but she loved the ice cream!


 The brunch was expensive, so I don't think we would go back unless it was a special occasion. 
However, having the kids corner and some time at the table without kids may be worth the extra cost!!!!  As  the meal went on they brought different dishes around to the table that weren't sitting out.  The girls liked the pizza and the men loved the meat.  Since I went running this morning, I had a couple/a few chocolate desserts!!!

We will be checking out their pizza and pasta special soon.
 When we went to get the girls the bunny was hanging out with them. 
 I wanted to get a pic of the 4 of them, but Whitney hadn't warmed up any.

 Maybe next year they will all face forward and smile!!!
Life is Good with good food, kids corners and free flowing champagne! 

Genting Highlands

Yesterday, we took a trip to the Genting Highlands.  It is an area about an hour from KL and 1,800 meters high on the Titiwangsa Mountains.  We drove some of the way up, but then got on a cable car to get the rest of the way up.  You can also drive the whole way if you want.

For 12 RM each($4 US) we were able to get round trip tickets.  We had to wait in line, but when we got there about 10:30 it wasn't too bad.  The girls liked the attention they got in line and Whitney enjoyed hanging on the rails and eating some raisins...her new favorite food.  If we didn't want to wait, we could have done an express ticket(30 RM/$10 one way), which would have taken us to the front of the line.

**I forgot my camera on this outing, so all pictures were taken by my dad.**
We rode on a car from the Genting Skyway station and the view was awesome!


 The girls loved going through the clouds.
 At the top there are hotels, casinos, shopping, restaurants, and indoor theme park and an outdoor one.


We decided to do the outdoor one.

 Macy wasn't tall enough for the swings, so we went on the double decker carousel.  

 This swing pic was at the beginning of the ride when Kay looked terrified...by the end she was smiling!  (Grandpa and Hannah are the last 2 on the left.)

The timing worked out perfectly for Whitney to be tired after lunch and want to sit in her stroller. Eventually  she fell asleep. That gave the rest of us time to spend with the Bigs, and not be chasing her around the park! 


 Macy and I weren't as into the spinning as H and K.....They loved it and we needed to focus on each other so we wouldn't get sick.
 They wanted to go again and spin fast the whole time.  Macy and I went on the more tame rockets.

  The First World Hotel, holds the Guinness World of Records as the largest hotel in the world from 2006 until 2008, with a total of 6,118 rooms.
I wasn't able to find when the theme park was built.  I am guessing sometime in the late 80s or early 90s.  It didn't look like much had been done to it since then.....besides the day to day custodial clean up.  The rides were a little outdated and the buildings needed some paint....Justin said the whole place needed a good high pressure power washing and a scrub brush!  The girls didn't mind....they liked the rides.  Hannah did comment that it wasn't Disney World, but not much can compete with that!!!



 One of the best parts of the day was the weather.  It was not hot, Hot, HOT!!!!
We could have done without the jackets.  
Since we had them and it was a tiny bit cool some of us wore them.

Will just the 6 of us rush to go there again soon ....No
Will we go there again with visitors...Probably
Would we do the cable car ride again.... For Sure!!!!...Just to ride up and down was worth the trip.

Life is Good with day trips.

Friday, March 29, 2013

A Samoa Cookie---sort of

Since we moved over Christmas, Hannah missed out on selling Girl Scout Cookies.  I felt bad she missed the experience.  However, I felt worse that we didn't get to order any!!!!!  The overseas GS don't sell them.
I have been dreaming about Thin Mints and Samoas, and wondering when I would be able to eat them again...maybe in 2-4 years.
My wait was actually over tonight.........My dad bought these wonderful goodies at the bee farm we visited.

Life is Good with chocolate and coconut!!!!

Plan B---Pewter


We are back in KL, but there was no sleeping in this morning....We headed to the wet market with G and G at 7 this morning.
Hannah's Brownie Troop from Indiana sent her a "Flat Savannah" so she came along too!


 Hannah didn't want to stay in this area too long...She said it was TMG (Too Much Gross)..I agree!!!

Our plan was to go to KidZania.  When we pulled up, we found out it was the idea of a lot of others too.

Instead, we headed to the Royal Selangor pewter factory.



Over 7,000 pewter cups were used to make this replica of the twin towers.





We couldn't walk through the whole factory, but there were a few desks with main techniques being demonstrated.


Making handles




 Smoothing cups and making them shiny.

 More sanding and polishing.
 Early currency in Malaysia was solid blocks of tin minted in the shapes of animals such as crocodiles or elephants.  Pieces would be broken off to pay for things.  The early coins were cast in the form of coin trees.    Coins could be broken off as needed.

 The girls went to the School of Hard Knocks to make their own pewter project. 
 It was similar to something they would have done at KidZania.
 They started by putting their name on the back of the flat plate.

 Then, they used a wooden mallet to give it a curved shape.

 After a few noisy minutes they had bowl
 Just the right size for Savannah!!!
 I thought this wall was neat....After an employ works there for 5 years, they get to put their pewter hand up on the wall.


We HAD to make a stop at the gift shop..We are now the owners of a pewter, air tight tea keeper and a money tree.  Wonder if we take the coins off and plant them more trees will grow in the yard?!?!?!?!
Last stop was to the yummy Cafe for lunch...May need to go back just for that?

Life is Good when Plan B turns out to be just as good as Plan A.