Our Stay

Putting a few photos of the unit which we stayed in. Daddy and I liked the location and after figuring out the carpark/security door system, we were quite happy with the whole place:

Keys were in the letterbox

Living/Dining

Master bedroom

Attached bathroom

Another dedroom 

The attached bathroom

There was another (maybe too small) room which you two shared and had it's own bathroom too. So this unit was good where there were more than enough bathrooms. 

Day 5: Time to balik kampung

Woke up earlier as we planned to head to the bakery to pick up some breads to bring back home. Ah Ma was supposed to join us, but she'd forgotten about this plan. So Mei-mei was the only one to come with us. And you strike lottery.. you got a matcha drink. Bought the breads and headed home for breakfast and to pack up.

Clear out and left the keys in the letterbox as instructed and off we went. Next destination is lunch at Ara Vietnamese. Oops.. forgot to take photo of the noodles.. only of our drinks:

Mei-mei's Milo Dinosaur

As usual, Mei-mei could not finish the drink and I drank it all up (big mistake!)... which made me wanna pee so badly when we got into the highway!! Nearly peed in my pants while waiting to go to the rest stop.  

We finally arrived home after a good drive back, with not much heavy traffic. And so that's the end of our short year-end holiday. 

Day 4: Surprise! And Shopping

Daddy came back last night and said that he wanted to surprise Ah Kong and arrange a meeting with Uncle Phang, who was his housemate when he studied in NZ (His son, Uncle Wai Yin was daddy's housemate when they studied in Monash University.. they didn't know their dad's history at that time).

So we told them lunch in Grand Imperial (yes, again). Ah Ma thought that we were meeting with Chek Kong, but we just said "no". They were surprised when we arrived to see Wai Yin and family there. Later when Uncle Phang and Aunty May arrived, it took them a while to recognize Ah Kong and Ah Ma.

After that was a long long lunch of catching up for the old folks. 

We finally said our goodbyes and then headed to Mitsui. Did a little shopping then headed home. It was a little too early for dinner, so we rested a little before heading out (in one car this time) to the restaurant nearby. Daddy, Ko-ko and I had eaten here when we visited in May. The food was delicious and very big portion. The person taking our order also did not push us to order too much, so there was no wastage.

Went home to rest and start to pack up for our return trip the next day. We also sat around the TV to watch a movie (well.. part of it anyway). Then 2 monkeys sat here to watch the lighning show. Can you guess which 2 from the bums peeking out of the curtains?

Then it was time to call it a night.

Day 3: The Gardens and Midvalley Megamall

Today was more shopping. This time is The Gardens. Ko-ko apparently likes it here too. If I recall correctly, Ashley Kor-kor and Uncle Dennis brought you here last year for CNY shopping. We split up just like yesterday. But later on, Ko-ko followed me while Mei-mei stayed with daddy and Ah Kong for drinks. So Ko-ko managed to buy some things for himself. 

After we were done at The Gardens, we headed over to MidValley. Did a quick round in Zara and Aape while daddy and Mei-mei went to buy more Pokemon cards. Then we decided to scrap the plans to head to Ara Vietnamese as it was getting late and the shop would be closing soon. So we did a search and found this nasi lemak place , Nale. Ko-ko says that they had a branch where in stayed in Waterfront and was quite tasty. 

The good thing was we had found a spot for Ah Kong and Ah Ma to sit while we did a quick round to the shops in MidValley. The 4 of us regrouped and tried to find the restaurant. It was not easy. We finally realised that the shop was on the outside. Found it, so we sat down to order while daddy went to get the oldies. It was a good meal:

We were then tired, so headed home. Dropped the oldies and decided to head to Monster and Beer for.. beer. Mei-mei and I also decided to walk along the shops where Ko-ko said had quite good bakeries. We also stopped by another thrift shop (sshhh.. don't tell the boys) before buying the yummy bakes.

Before heading home, we dropped by Ara Vietnamese to pick up dinner for the 4 of us. Daddy had plans with his friends, while Ko-ko also left to meet with his friends for dinner.

Mei-mei and I went to the pool for a swim... the water so SOOOOO COLDDDD!!

Then daddy headed off to meet his friends while we headed home for a warm shower and dinner. 

We had so much fun that we decided to extend our stay by another night.

Day 2: Omakase

We all hopped into the CX again and headed to our early which is around 20 minutes drive from our condo. 

Yup, dinner tonight is Omakase at Jyu Raku. Tonight's dinner is partially sponsored by Ko-ko (there goes his first paycheck!). Boy, was it an amazing meal. The chef is amazing!

Squid carpaccio

Trio of parts from the fish

Daddy waited for us to finish up before telling us what the "brain" looking thing on the right was: fish sperm sac. Hhhmm..

Next came the super fresh sashimi. It included fresh abalone.. which was a bit of a strange dish.. crunchy!

Sashimi platter

Crab chawanmushi. Reminded us of the crab meal we had in Osaka. 

Chawanmushi

Next was fish:

And this delicious Wagyu:

We were all starting to feel very full. Then came this tempura.. so light and yummy. Mei-mei and Ah Ma had started to "share" their food by this time.. 

But we just loved this amazing plate of sushi!

And finally the soup.. luckily no noodles in this clam soup. Mei-mei had to have hers packed to be brought home. 

But everyone still managed to make space for dessert. Yummeh!!

If you're wondering what sake we had for this evening, it was this:

Yup, the same one we drank while in Japan, which was bought from the sake brewery that we had a tour of "Gekeikkan". Sake was amazing. While the initial plan was just to drink one bottle, we ended up buying another from the restaurant!

It was an amazing dinner. So thankful to Ashley Kor-kor who helped us book this dinner. Seems like no trip to KL is complete without making at least one visit to Jyu Raku!

Day 1: Heading to KL

The plan was to head out by 7.30am. We did not know the traffic condition heading to KL, and daddy said that he planned to heeding the speed limit. No speeding!

We finally left the house at 8am. Not too bad. Loaded the cars easily. Everyone could be whatever they needed since bootspace was not an issue!

Todays drivers are Ko-ko in the Mazda and daddy in the BMW. It was a smooth ride, and we made 1 stop at the rest area for the toilet. Then off we went. First stop was Bangsar Shopping Center since it was lunch time (11.30-ish) and the check in time for the AirBnb was 3pm.

Lunch was in Grand Imperial:

After a leisurely lunch, we headed downstairs to walk around and pick up whatever groceries we may need for this holiday. 

Found a place to sit and have some coffee and ice-cream (for Mei-mei):

Then made our way to Lumi Tropicana which would be our home for the next 4 days. Check in was a little messed up. Firstly we did not know how to head to Block B2 from the carpark, and the keys were not in the letter box as instructed by the host. Turned out that the condo was still being cleaned. We had to wait for nearly 45 minutes before the keys were handed to us and we got into the unit. 

Daddy and I had also went out to pick some beer from our favourite place "Monster and Beer Bar" and then also a few doors down to "Psychotic Operator" to pick up a bottle of wine for dinner:

Dinner was in Green View Restaurant. We had invited Uncle Sin Chuan and family to join us since they were also in KL. Turned out that Ian was not with them. So there were 9 of us having the Sang Har Mein. It was delicious. 

After dinner, we headed back home and rested then crashed for the night.

Before Leaving for Penang

Today we headed out for Vietnamese lunch. It's a different place from our usual Ara Viet, called Goc Viet. It's quite a distance to drive. We went in 2 cars as Ashley Kor-kor planned to head home after lunch. She also had to drop Smoky off for his shower before heading to the lunch spot. 

This is what we had:

Vietnamese Hot Coffee

Cold coffee

Pho with no veggies for the 3 of us

Spring rolls

Then we headed back to the condo to drop off the keys for the agent. Next, daddy dropped us at 2nd Street. Ko-ko said that there was a big one near his college. They both went off for coffee while we browsed the shop. It was actually quite small. Only the ground floor. Then they came and picked us up and we went to the other branch. It's bigger, but we were too tired and couldn't really find much. 

So we went home to rest, and pack up. 

But we still needed dinner. In the end, we headed to JyuRaku. Final hurrah at Ko-ko's favourite dining spot. It was a good thing that Ashley Kor-kor had helped to reserve a table for us. It was a simple (not cheap!) dinner. 

We also each got a serving of ice-cream before starting our journey home.

The pretty lighted up Ferris wheel:

And again, traffic was horrendous this trip. It took us over 4 hours to reach home. There were times where we came to a full halt on the highway!

Packing Up

Today, we planned to clear out your room. But before that, brunch. We drove to a cafe nearby in 2 cars. It was a little wait for our table. Placed our orders and soon our brunch was served.  The food was quite good. 

Then Mei-mei went home with Kor-kor while the 3 of us headed to Geo Avenue to pack up. We slowly packed up the clothes, determined what to do with the table lamp and you sifted through the big stack of papers to decide which is to be binned. Daddy then went down to Mr DIY to see what can be used to fix the patch on the wall (caused by you sticking a hook on the wall and removing the paint along with the hook). Well.. he found a white marker pen and bought a tub of putty too. The fix looks quite ok. Only noticeable if you look really closely. 

The initial plan was to bring the shelving units with us as we were to pass them to Alex Ku-ku when we met for dinner. In the end we managed to load the car with everything so we wouldn't have to come back again. Tried to contact the agent, but by the time he responded that we could just leave the keys in the room, we had already left. So we would need to go another time tomorrow to drop off the keys. 

Well, time to say Sayonara to your "home" of 1.5 years!

Whole Day of Outing

Today Ko-ko said that he'll need to catch up on his sleep and that he would have lunch or dinner plans with friends. So we decided to head to this place that Ashley Kor-kor and I had seen on Instagram for lunch. It's called La Spiga D'Oro. The drive was rather far, but it was a good thing that we arrived early (before noon). There was a 15 minute wait for our table and once we were seated, we placed our orders. 

First up: Insalata Caprese

Then the sandwiches. They all tasted different and was very delicious. The focaccia was heavenly. 

After lunch, there was a long queue of people waiting for a turn to dine in the restaurant. We overheard the waitress informing them that the wait would be an hour! Thank goodness we had an early start to the day. 

Next stop was The Gardens. We did a little shopping there and then headed to another place what we had seen in Instagram. It's called Brewmaster. They had their own beer on tap, which Ashley Kor-kor and I picked (daddy was attending a meeting). Er.. not the best place and not the nicest beers. So this place is striked off our list. 

It was nearly 6 and we decided to head to another place called Monster and Beer. We had been there to pick up some beer the last time we were nearby for dinner. 

We were not really hungry, so we ordered some light bites from their menu. Then Ko-ko said that his dinner plans was cancelled. We told him to pack a bag and take a Grab over to us. He was still looking sleepy, but hungry so we ordered something for him to eat. Then also ordered roast duck from the nearby shop to eat at home.

Now we have both our babies with us.