4.2.12 - Sunset at Kota Laksamana seafront, Melaka

We went to Melaka during the long Chap Goh Mei weekend. They boys insisted to go to the beach although we had planned a visit to the beach the next day. Finally,  I brought them to the nearest beach,  which was just behind Grandpa and Grandma's house, at the Kota Laksamana Seafront. Well, it's not really a beach. It's more like reclaimed land, but it will do to serve as a beach. Many people were enjoying the sea breeze, some were playing kites, and couples, groups and families could be seen enjoying the fresh air there. 

They wanted to walk barefooted, but there were glass shards and sharp objects in the sand, so I asked them to wear their shoes again. 

I saw a small rat and hubby saw a larger rat running around in between these boulders (wave breakers). 

The boys collected pinecones

The beautiful sunset view

2.2.12 - Free play with clay

I let the boys have free play with clay since they have not played with clay for quite some time already.

They made a fossil

31.1.12 - Making a marble game

We made a marble game adapted from the book "Kids Fun Factory - Making toys from household junk" written by Lindsay Mulne which we borrowed from the PSN Library. The boys would drop their marble into the tower and watch it roll down the slope.

31.1.12 - Books read in Jan 2012

These are the books we had borrowed and read in January 2012:

Borrowed from PJ Community Library:

Borrowed from PSN Library:

Borrowed from Playcentre Library:

Borrowed from TTDI Community Library:

18.1.12 - Visit to Lembah Kiara Recreational Park

We went to Lembah Kiara Recreational Park in TTDI again. It's a nice serene place. Even at 11.30 am, part of the park was quite shady from the many trees there.

The boys found many red round fruits lying on the grass (I'm not sure what these are called). 

The picked them and threw them into the stream and watched it float downstream. 

Trying to unstuck a fruit 

Floating downstream

There was a tall crane with a bucket carring workers who were sawing down some tree branches.   

16.1.2012 - Lego creations

The boys made these creations out of lego and named them.

Train station

Mighty police rescuer

Supersonic roadfighter

Tow hanger crane

81 F1 racer

Mighty siren fighter

It transformed into this robot

Supersonic car wash ranger

Same car wash with a vehicle there

Petrol pump

Garage

Kingfighter city

The following robots were made by E. He created these transforming robots by himself.

Roley Robot

Supersonic siren robot. It also had a backpack.

From another angle

15.1.12 - Lost World of Tambun

After packing up our belongings in the drizzling rain, we drove to Tambun for a visit to the Lost World and an overnight stay at the Lost World Hotel, Tambun, Perak. I had bought this package from Groupon at RM360 (valued at RM618), for a 2D1N Stay for 2 adults & 2 children + Hot Springs & Spa + Theme Park + Breakfast.

The Lost World hotel with its backdrop shrouded in mist. 

Statues of cats at the entrance

The entrance of Lost World of Tambun. There's a separate counter for hotel guests.

Entrance fees.

We had to pay RM10 as deposit for a wristband each which is refunded when we return it. 

After entering, we had our bags checked for food and water (Strictly no food and water allowed). After that, a group of 3 people wearing the Lost World "uniform" told us that they wanted to take our photo. "Snap photo free" they said. We didn't believe and asked again, and they all nodded their heads. "Free" they said. So, we allowed them to take our photo. After that, I immediately went to the counter to claim my photo, and the woman there said I had to pay a fee. I think it was around RM30 per photo. How unscrupulous, trying to deceive customers like this! Snapping the photo is free, but if you want the photo, you have to pay for it. I told them to delete my photo from their digital camera and the man with the camera made a sulky face and pressed a button to delete it. This experience gave us a bad impression of the place, and just as we were entering the theme park too! 

We visited the Petting Zoo first.

The macaw bird kissed E's face (actually, it licked his face). It's tongue is black. 

Raccoons

This was the only animal they petted. Some of the animals like the hedgehogs and hamsters were asleep, and it would be cruel to pet them. Some of the enclosures had nothing in it. 

The boys can read the map quite well and can spot where we were on the map

The swans swam with each other and made a heart shape - I never knew that swans did this in real life. I've only seen such pictures in drawings. 

We were early and didn't get to sit on the tram as it started operating at 12 pm

There was no one manning this carousel, so the boys didn't get to sit this. 

We had lunch at the Wave Restaurant. After that, we went to the water park. The boys enjoyed the waterpark the most. Now, that I know that they enjoy this, I can bring them to more waterpark in the future. In fact, E was no longer afraid of the water. Now he is comfortable and enjoys himself in the water.     

We only went to the small water slide and not the large one. 

At night, we visited the Hot Springs. Actually, it is also available in the daytime, but there is a different charge if you come in at night. 

Upon reflection, I felt that this package from Groupon at RM360 was a tad pricey, as we didn't managed to explore everything in the theme park (some weren't operating) and also the boys got tired. Hence, we went to check-in into the Lost World hotel instead. It would be of more value if the kids were bigger and could explore more things there.