Day Trip to Tanjung Sepat

We have been talking about making a trip to Tanjung Sepat for quite some time. And, finally, for this round, we made the decision in less than a minute  to check out this place on Saturday, 28 July 2012.

Our day trip started with tim sum breakie in Puchong, and once we have fulfilled our hungry tummy, we departed from Puchong at about 10 plus. Whole journey to Sungai Pelek took us about an hour plus, and we arrived at our first destination i.e the Longan farm. However, how disappointed are we when we thought that it is longan season now, and we could have longan feast in the farm, but to realise that, longan season will only be around September. What we can see are some longans which is still growing by the tree.

However, we rested for awhile there, chit-chatting and enjoyed some guava there before moving on to the next stop. Our next stop will be our seafood lunch, where it will be at a restaurant nearby to the famous landmark in Tanjung Sepat, i.e the Lover's Bridge.

We have no idea why this is called Lover's Bridge, but we were wondering as all along the bridge, there isn't any lovey dovey decorations that make us feel romantic .. :p. We walked all the way till the end of the bridge where a number of fishing boats are parked there.

Soon, after the walk along the bridge, our hungry tummy are growling for food, and we quickly walked back to where we came from and had our yummy-licious seafood lunch in Ocean Seafood Restaurant.

And we ordered almost 6 dishes i.e crabs, lala, mantis prawn, squid, fish and veg. All these costs us (for 6 pax) at RM 180.00. Isn't the price is amazing ?

After lunch, we moved on to the Mushroom & LingZhi farm. Here, you can observe the numerous types of mushroom being grow here. Spent sometime here as they do have a shop selling f&b which are processed from mushroom & LingZhi.

 

Next, we went to visit the coffee factory, where the coffee are processed the traditional way. The boss are pretty friendly in explaining the process of the coffee making.

Our next destination is to have collect the famous Tanjung Sepat pau aka Hai Yew Heng. Apparently, if you do not place order in advance, the possibility for you to buy the pau there is very minimal, especially it is during weekend or there is tour bus visiting. Hence, thanks to our dear friend, Polly, who organized and helped us to place order in advance, hence, we managed to enjoy the yummy pau :)

The shop is just a small corner shop, but the crowds are crazy, especially when there are pau fresh from oven is out.

Lucky us that we have placed order earlier, therefore, we can just walked directly to collect our orders, rather than queuing and 'war-ing' for pau like those people. After collecting the pau, we drove to the beach where the Golden Palm Tree Resort is located.

 

We walked all long the beach, and tried our luck if we could check-out this Golden Palm Tree Resort. Apparently, they do not allow outsiders who do not stay in the resort to even check out the hotel lobby. However, lucky us that we were not stopped by even the guard, and we were even able to have a private tour into the resort :) ... Hehehe ... we have our way 'lah' .... :p

We all have a great and enjoyable trip, and most importantly, the awesome company :)

You may refer to this map which we have used it as a reference for our day trip  .. xoxo

We went visiting to Pureen Warehouse Sales

One of the longest brand in the market, Pureen, which I guess my mom had been using it on us when we were still young, had warehouse sales last weekend, 14 & 15 July.

So, on Sunday morning, I told hb that I would like to check out the Pureen warehouse sales in PJ. He asked me what do I wanna get there .. and I told him, maybe some baby's napkins as both my mom and mom-in-law been telling me to get some, so I was just thinking whether I was thinking whether I will use it or not, that will be another story, just listen to old folks first :)

Therefore, we got ourselves ready, went out for a quick brunch before heading to PJ. We reached there at about noon, and the road was pretty congested. As hb was hunting for parking, I was looking here and there and noticed that many parents and family were walking towards the Summit building to check out the warehouse sales. And, when we finally passed by the main entrance, I actually noticed that some parents bought in cartons .. not sure what is that, but it could be baby's diapers.

We parked our car in one of the nearby parking, rather than continuing hunting for parking by the roadside, and walked towards the building. Luckily that it wasn't that crowded, although there were many people. The warehouse sales covers a few brand such as Pureen, Pureen Pride 'N' Joy, Pureen basic, Tracia and also Dr Mist.

We went straight to get what we are keen on. What have I whacked .... hehehe ....

• 2 dozens of baby's napkin
• 2 boxes of nappy liner
• 2 big packets of wet wipes
• 1 bottle of baby's detergent (get 1 first, in case it is not suitable)
• 20 packets of cotton bud (only RM 1 per packet)
• 2 sets of mittens & booties
• 1 set of pillow and bolster for the little one

All all the above costs us about RM 128.00. In actual fact, there are quite a bit of baby's clothes which ranged from RM 5 - 10, and some were at RM 15 per set. I didn't get those as my sis-in-law has passed down 2 boxes of baby's clothing to me, so I guess I have more than enough of baby's clothing :)

Yeah ... Finally, I get to eat durian !!

Yes, you are right ! I am a real durian lover since I was a kid :) .. But according to my mom, I only learnt to eat durian when I am about 5 years old, as during my earlier age, apparently I will runaway whenever my grandpa bought durian home ... hahaha 


It is definately durian season now. Everywhere you go, you will be able to see durian seller selling durians, be it by the roadside, inside Jusco's market or even in Giant hypermarket. You can simply find it anywhere :)


But, I was really controlling myself earlier, although I was so eager to eat durian. All because I was coughing badly, really badly. Hb kept pressuring me to take my cough syrup (prescribed by Gynae) but I refused to! I was just afraid it will harm my little one. So, I rather "tahan" ... :)


Till today, I requested hb to buy durian for me, and he of course he said YES !! So, we went to the Giant, nearby our house and bought 2 packets of D-24 durian at  RM 25. Upon reached home, hb only took 2 pcs while me alone finished all of it ... ahhhhh ... it is such a bliss .. :)

Thanks darling for the durian .. xoxo ... 

First buy for our little precious ... xoxo

Gap is having sales!! Everything is at 30% and with purchase of minimum 5 pcs, you will be entitle for additional 20% .. which is on average, you will be able to get about 45%.

Waste no time, since it is a Friday and I have 2 hrs lunch break, therefore, after 'makan', I immediately head towards Baby Gap, KLCC to check out anything that I could get for my little precious. Spent like almost 30 - 40 minutes in there, I managed to grab 4 rompers for little precious, and I combined the bill with the other friend and we managed to get the additional discount. Hence, on average, each of the romper cost about RM 32 per pc, which I felt it is a great buy (at least it is branded, right :p). 

The 4 rompers that I got, nice or not ? :p

Our 1st miracle ~ Beginning of our 2nd trimester ... xoxo

Say goodbye to 1st trimester, and yes, we are almost nearing half of the journey .. :) .. We are now almost Week 20 ...


Went to the gynae this morning for the 5th check-up (which supposed to be only due on this coming Wednesday, but ...  as I was down with flu and cough, hb kept pressuring me to see doc .. been dragging this since last Fri, as I hope that I will not need get medication and let it cure by itself. Well, I don't know, as eventhough doc assured that the medicine is safe for pregnancy consumption, I am still not comfortable, just worried that my little baby cant take it ... :p .. so, I hope that my flu and cough can recover soonest possible so that I can quickly stop the medication.


What about our 2nd trimester journey so far ?

• At our Week 16's check-up, my weight finally increased instead of dropping .. haha. During the ultrasound, doc managed to show us our little baby's spine, and he said, beautiful spine ... :) .. Baby's weight was good, of about 135gm, which is average size .. *phew* .. good to hear that, as I am pretty worried that baby will be too big at later stage and I might have difficulties in delivering. Lovely heartbeat, according to doc and everything is normal. Doc also took some of my blood for lab test, to test for mommy's blood count and also to test on baby's risk of Down syndrome. And, there it goes, see you in 4 weeks time :)

• One week later, the nurse called me and informed that the lab test's result is out and all is normal .. another great great relief !!

• My appetite is slowly coming back and I am beginning to enjoy my pregnancy. I am also beginning to feel the movement of my little baby :) .. Such a great and amazing feeling :) .. and of course, daddy is starting to feel jealous as he couldn't feel it as much yet.

My little bump @ Week 17 ~ still pretty small and not so obvious

• Went for our 5th check-up at about Week 19+, baby's weight has increased to about 303gm and doc said that baby looks well :). And, yes, we know our baby's gender already ... :) .. Hb asked doc about my weight, and doc said that my weight has not been increasing much, but no worries, as more importantly is that baby is growing well inside :) ... and, we shall see you again in 4 weeks time ... 

Will "Bird Nest" be our weekly consumption during this moment in time ?

Friends and relatives have been telling me to consider consuming bird nest as it is good for the little one. Chinese say, bird nest is "yun" .. and consuming it during pregnancy will also help in improving the immunity of the baby and of course, the mommy will be able to recover faster after giving birth. Apparently, it will also help the baby to have better skin condition :)


A friend of mine who was pregnant last year, according to her, she consumed it on weekly basis, and apparently her baby has good complexion. Even, my mom told me that her friend's grandson has pretty good skin complexion, pinky pinky in color, and her friend told her that the mother of the boy consumed bird nest frequently during her pregnancy. So, based on the few true stories that you have heard, will you believe this ?


As for me, as long as it doesn't harm the little one, and whether it is beneficial as proven by few true stories, if it is affordable, then I found no harm in trying it :)


So, this week, nearing Week 19, it will be our 1st bowl of bird nest :) ... I boiled a piece of the bird nest together with some rock sugar, and here is the boiled bird nest, ready to be eaten ... Hehe ... :)

Our 1st miracle ~ Moments of our 1st trimester

Guess I should jot down every single moment of the our 1st miracle as a special dedication to the little life that is accompanying me every single moment :)

Day 1 : Hb was super excited the moment the test kit shown positive result. He immediately drove out to buy more test kits to re-confirm. We actually tested 3 tests.

Day 2 : After work, I actually left office sharp sharp, took train and hb pick me up from the LRT station. And, immediately, drove to the gynae. We waited for almost 1 1/2 hr before we could see the gynae. Did 1st ultrasound and doc confirmed that I am pregnant :), but doc said that we would need to be back in 2 weeks time to confirm on the baby's heartbeat. P/S : Baby was about Week 5.

2 weeks later ....

We went to the gynae, and baby was at Week 7, waited anxiously for almost an hour, and finally, our turn :). And, thank God that doc confirmed that baby's heartbeat is normal ... and we will be seeing baby in 4 weeks time.

Another 4 weeks later ...

At Week 11,  our 3rd check-up and it was such a great moment when we could actually see our little baby moving inside .. how adorable that little baby showed us a very strong kick ... :) Hb screamed so excitedly and re-confirmed with doc " is the baby kicking? " .. haha ... Everything was normal and it was such an unforgettable moment ... xoxo ... P/S, I was sick during this time, having bad headache and flu .. :(

Well, my overall experiences throughout the 1st trimester, not much of appetite (in total I dropped 6kg), always very sleepy & tired. I was such a good girl that I didn't go out shopping / jalan-jalan at all, and hb was so surprised, but at the same time, he said it is good also, have more rest ... hahaha ...

But, I was grateful that I didn't have terrible vomiting moment ... Thank God again for this wonderful moment :)