Philea

First time we heard or saw something about it was in television...it was recommended as a luxurious resort in Malaysia. Tadaaaa! Haha! And that's when we thought "Hey, let's check it out!" ;)) 

We totally skipped travelling by air this year. Last year, we went to Korea & KL by flight until it cause a phobia in Aqil. If we ever go to the airport, he'd start chanting "I don't wanna take the aeroplane! I don't wanna take the aeroplane!" Yup, even when we were sending the parents & sistaz off to US, Aqil refused to come out of the car! :(( 

And thus the getaway in the 'woods' this June hols! Haha! Actually, as I was packing the luggage...he started chanting "I don't wanna go to the airport! I don't wanna go to the airport!" The same scene as we were leaving for the resort too....yup, that's Aqil! ;)) 

Ok, enough if Aqil for now....back to Philea. Thanks to the clear immigration & my F1 husbern, we reached our destination in about 2hrs! Or maybe 2 hrs 15 mins? Hehehehe! What happened was, after we filled up the tank at Gelang Patah, all I knew was we were already at the Ayer Keroh toll plaza! So can you guess? Lol! 

And as we approached the resort...it was a nice feel. The spaciousness of the resort reception area greeted us with a feeling of splendor! As the husbern was settling the check-in, we were served with welcoming drinks...which we were very thankful for after the 2hrs ride. 

Soon, we were taken for a buggy ride to our room or rather lil cottage! Hehe! Yup, Philea Resort & Spa is a log resort. The first log resort in Asia! The resort comes in 3 different types of 'rooms' or accommodation...the Pavilion Rooms, the Philea Suite & the Royal Villa. The Royal Villa comes with a private pool but that costs almost RM4K! Nyehehehe! 

We took the Philea Suite which cost abt RM700 per night on weekdays. On weekends, it costs abt RM200 more. 

But we were glad we chose weekdays, apart from the savings on costs...we had the pool to ourselves! Haha! 

For those who love nature, this is an awesome place to chill. Love the woody feel from the surroundings and the loggy rooms/suites/villas. And the fixtures they chose simply adds on to the feel. Even the bathroom makes you feel like sleeping in the bath tub! Lol! 

The rustic feel of the whole suite was simply awesome! 

There's a man-made waterfall at the pool area which a nice feel as we were in the pool. The sight full of greeneries & the sound of water from the waterfall was recuperating indeed! Hehe! 

And the pool ain't made with tiles as what we usually see but instead they used pebbles! Yup...for the walls & bottom of the pool...pebbles! 

The package we took was inclusive of daily breakfast at the Nusantara. And we had dinners at the resort too...namely Cravo Cravo & Bayu Cabana. Splendid service & the food was not bad! But it is on the steep side though we thought it complemen the service that they gave! *applause*

Awesome place for a short familu getaway! Maybe next time we can try the Royal Villa! Can we Dear Husbern? ❤❤❤

Arisya turns 8! ❤

Had a pool party at Civil Service Club @ Bukit Batok 3 days ago as an advance celebration for the lil babe who turns 8 this year. The celebration was held in advance as the grandparents & aunties are flying off to the United States. And a pool party it was coz the lil babe requested for it..."I want same as Abang"...she said. 

As usual, close family members were there to join in the celebration especially the sistaz of coz! ❤ Nothing much was prepared beforehand coz we had settled for BBQ! Haha! Just marinated the food and prepared some sandwiches. Oh yes, we ordered satay too just to satisfy the tummies! Lol! Thank you so much to all the family members who came and made it such a beautiful day for my lil babe. 

And today itself, Arisya Badriya officially turns 8! There will be another activity planned for the kidz tmrw. But today, being Arisya's birthday...Umi (ME!) decided to personally bake a birthday cake for my girl! 

First time ever baking a birthday cake! Had no idea how it was gonna turn out...but I guess it turned out well! Haha! Couldn't really run away from nutella & chocolate coz that's what the kidz love. And since I bake for them, of coz it has to be accustomed to their taste! 

Hence I made a moist chocolate cake for the centre and rainbow cuppies to be placed all around it! Haha! Then I made some pink frosting with orange flavor just for the lil babe. Well, pink is always associated with girls right? Hehe! 

As I was writing her name on the cake...she remarked "Umi, can you make a heart shape?" Hehehe...and tadaa! The heart shape on the cake just at the corner of her name! 

It took almost the whole day to bake the birthday cake! Haha! Nah...3 hrs to be exact! But it was worth it coz she ate 2 cuppies immeadiately after we finished singing the birthday song! Haha! In fact, she had one while I was still in the midst of making the cake! Had to stop her and tell her to be patient...hehe! And she said "Tmrw, I want to eat some more!" ❤

Happy birthday Arisya Badriya! ❤

Autism acting up....

What happened tonite was an example of his ASD acting up. Was going to JP to run some errands. Had no intention of bringing the kids along coz they had their dinner. But Aqil wanted to tag along. And tonite was one of the many occasions when he wants his bro & sis to come along even tho big bro & big sis didn't want to. 

So reluctantly, the bro & sis followed after being persuaded. Then in the car, he started acting up again. He wanted me to sit with then at the back so the husbern was like the chauffeur in front. And then he wanted us to squeeze together...and when one of us didn't, he started screaming. Yes...the disorder was high functioning. 

So when we reached JP...walked over frm carpark to the mall, took the lift up to the ground floor. And then he saw a kid in a stroller...he started asking for his "baby car". When we refused & tried to 'trick' him that we didn't bring the stroller...he started screaming & crying. He refused to moved. The husbern tried carrying him but he struggled & kicked. So the husbern had to go back to the car to get the stroller. 

While waiting for the husbern, Aqil saw the Banquet nxt door. He knows there's chicken rice...so he asked for chicken rice. But I was able to coax him and tell him to wait for dad before we go over for chicken rice. He understood and he was ok, playing with the bro & sis while waiting for the dad aka the husbern. So once the husbern was done, we went over to the Banquet which was full of people. Nevertheless, we managed to get ourselves a table. 

And then he started acting up again. He wanted to sit at another table which was already occupied. We tried coaxing him but he actually went over to the other table and started 'shooing' the diner away ~ "shoo! go away!" he said. When I tried to talk to him, he refused to listen & started screaming & crying. I then tried to bring him back to our table but he threw himself to the ground and cried loudly. 

I had no choice but to grab him and carry him out, placed him back in the stroller & buckled him up so that he can't run away. 

His screaming & crying continued all the way to the carpark. Along the way, he was kicking & crying trying to get the buckle off. As usual, when such 'drama' happens...we'll be getting the stares & the glares & the looks. 

Even after reaching our car, he continued his tantrums, refusing to get into the car. The husbern had to carry him and put him in...

As we moved off, the crying didn't not subside...until we were out of the mall, towards the expressway. He knew we are getting farther frm the mall, he started to tone down and said in an almost pleasing voice if we can turn around. 

But we were almost halfway back home...so we told him that we'd go tmrw instead and that triggered off a new round of wails! 

Back at our carpark, he refused to get out of the car and the husbern had to carry him again. And when we got in the house, he refused to take off his shoes. I told him that he can't go into the rooms if he didn't take off his shoes. With the ASD acting up, he tried walking to the room, when I refused to allow him to come in, he threw himself on the floor again. 

That's when the husbern had to grab to cane! As the husbern aka the dad approached him, he started to tone down...and he asked for his nenek. Clever him huh? Of coz the cane didn't land on him, glad that the cane trick worked! So took off the shoes, made him milk...gave him the iPad and off to the room he went. 

And poor bro & sis went silent the moment Aqil started acting up. Nope...our hands nvr land on him. Coz that's him. ;) 

And big bro & sis understood...Aqil still doesn't understand lots of things. ;) 

We are sorry you didn't get your chicken rice tonite sweetheart. We'll hv chicken rice tmrw k! ;)) ❤