We received an email from Legoland sometime back, informing us of an exclusive preview of the soon-to-open water theme park, only for annual pass holders from 13 -15 Oct 2013. If you are a premium pass holder, admission is free. However, if you are a standard pass holder, you will need to pay RM$40 per day. Pass is required for verification at the gantry.
Daddy decided to pay a visit & the kids can hardly wait. Thyron was invited as well. His dad actually allowed him to come with us to Malaysia.
This is the side view of the Legoland Hotel. Kinda cute; looks like lego from afar.
Another view of the Legoland hotel, due to open next year, I think.
Legoland Water Park. As Thyron do not have an annual pass, Daddy very kindly made him one on the spot at the customer service centre
Not all facilities are in full swing, such as the Built A Raft & Lazy River
We stopped for lunch at Manhattan's Fish Market. I am really old for all these adreline excitment. I screamed right from the start, till the end on all those long, gigantic & winding slides. Lionel made me all the more nervous whenever he shouted: " Mummy, another big turn is coming.."
As Thyron have never stepped into Legoland before, we made a trip over. All 3 went wild at the rides again. Not me, oh no! I do not want history to repeat itself :P
At about 4pm plus, we went back to the water park again to get wet as it was a very hot day. The boys went off on the slides again. Rachel wanted to just splash in the wave pool. I went along with her.
We went for dinner at Skudai. Daddy told the kids we would be having our food cooked on hot stones & they were eager to see how it was done.
Sizzling hot! Delicious.
After a long day, 4 of us fell asleep on the way home, leaving Daddy at the wheels to do his job; sending us back safely. Hahaha!
16 February 2013 (Sat): No worries. I did not get the date wrong. There was practically no activity yesterday on the 15 Feb. After arriving into Malacca on the 14 Feb night, we stayed 1 night & was off to the temple yesterday. Its a sure visit whenever we are in Malacca during the CNY. Daddy then suggested to our friends to bring the kids to LEGOLAND. They rejected initially but their kids begged them to. Its not always they get to venture out of Malacca (their hometown), other than Genting. But with us, they get to go Sunway Lagoon, to LEGOLAND & Daddy even asked them to join us to China this Sep school hols.( that is, if time permits). Then we stayed at our friends' relative place in JB for the night since LEGOLAND is on our agenda this morning. I did not take much photos of the place as we have been there last yr. Oh, yup, we got our annual pass already & hope to be able to visit it again when the waterpark opens this yr. Hopefully soon...
Not as crowded as last year when we were here during Xmas. Perhaps the unpredictable weather stops the people from coming in, eventhough its a Sat. This is the year of the water snake, so lots of rain is definite.
There is a LEGO snake where visitors are encourage to contribute to the body using LEGO bricks.
All below photos are snapshots of our 2 monkeys & our long term friends.
And these, are our Annual Pass.
We left LEGOLAND at 5pm, heading back to Singapore in the rain again. Traffic was smooth at Tuas Checkpoint. We unpacked, took a bath & was off to the airport, no, not to another vacation but to pick up my ils who returned from their vacation to Taiwan.
So folks, this marks the end of our CNY vacation. Back to school & back to work. Adios!
24 December 2012 (Mon): Its Christmas Eve!!! Good morning people. We woke up at 830am this morning & after breakfast, we head over to LEGOLAND.
Waiting for Daddy while he went to park our car.
Time: slightly after 10am. Crowded, isnt it?
The 1st game we played this morning. Dino Island.
A video of the pair enjoying themselves.
Lost Kingdom. Its like Buzz Lightyear Shootout in HKG Disneyland. I wanted to take photos but my camera got stuck somehow so i ended up playing as well.
Queue-ing up..
Rescue Academy. Pump your vehicles to move forward, pump the water pump for water, aim it at the fire & pump your vehicle back to the starting point ( I hv a video of it below). Its not as easy as u think. You gt to pump fast for the vehicle to move fast. Anyway, most of the work done by the adts. :)
Next on the agenda is the Driving School. Both Lionel & Rachel drove a car separately &
" obeyed " the rules of the game. :P
The Beatle Bounce game (2nd item) u see in the above video where u hear a little gal yelling in fright. That is the little one sitting beside Rachel. Third from your right. Other than those pictures shown above, we also watched a performance at the City Stage, went up the LEGOLAND tower & caught a 4D Adventure as well. We opt out some of the rides such as the Aquazone Wave Racers, Technic Twister, Boating School, LEGOLAND Express, etc.
Check out: 3pm plus on the 24 December 2012. We're off to Kukup for the rest of the day.
Heading towards Kukup was a dare-daring decision for we do not know the way at all. Following directions for Pontian Kechil & Kukup, towards Tanjong Piai, we arrived Kukup some 1 hour later.
The waves & the smell of kelong greeted us. Water tide was low as we look around. The children were excited to see small creatures such as the mudskipper, crabs & some ..er... creepy stuff.
We took a boat ride out to the mangrove swamp & fishing kelong out at sea. $5MYR/adt & $3MYR/chd.
This is the mangrove swamp. The island was supposed to be close to visitors already as it was after 430pm but the staff onland allowed us in. Last entry @ 430pm. Somehow, we were given FOC onboard the island. Usually, an admission fee is required.
We saw many monkeys as we walked in but they were equally afraid of us humans as we were of them.
Next is the kelong. See how bold the 2 kids are; holding a horseshoe crab with their bare hands. Hey, is that a horseshoe crab anyway??
Daddy buying some local products such as dried ikan bilis, salted fish, silverbaits, fish maw & dried shrimps ( 虾米).
Coming to Kukup was easy but we lost our way on the return leg. And not forgetting, Mummy here met with a little accident again. I missed a step coming out of a local produce shop & fell backwards, knocking my bottom on the curb. And yes, bingo! I hurt my tailbone. :(
Okay, somehow we ended up in Skudai on the way back & street light was very dim along the small roads. Finally, we saw directional signs for Kulai & followed closely. Phew! We made it back.
23 December 2012 (Sun): The night before, both kids dragged me into packing our luggages. They chose what they were gonna wear for each day & reminded me to bring along their swimsuits. Is there a water theme park in LEGOLAND? I doubt so but Lionel said we can always go elsewhere for a swim cum water play... Anyway, we set off at 745am the next morning as Daddy has something to handover to his contractors. Work craze!!! We settled for our breakfast at Jalan Sultan without Daddy & lingered around till about 930am. We went via Tuas checkpoint & traffic was smooth. We followed road signs for exit 312 to Nusajaya after the checkpoint & found our way easily into The Little Big Club & Sanrio Hello Kitty Town.
Hmmm.... nothing fanciful here. The ticket queue was long so we decided to wander around the mechandise shop first. And Daddy said might as well head over to LEGOLAND since the weather was good. ( it has been raining practically everyday here in Singapore during the month of December - likewise, I am pretty sure JB is also with covered in showers almost everyday).
Before we head over to LEGOLAND, we stopped by Puteri Harbour just outside of Hello Kitty Town. We wasted no time for a short drive to LEGOLAND. Luckily, we managed to find a parking lot.
We approached the Medini Mall first which is still under construction & will be completed in stages, including the LEGOLAND hotel which will be completed in 2014. But the ground floor of the mall are all covered with various restaurants & cafes, souvenir shops, etc..
You can find BK & KFC, Manhattan Fish Market, Tutti Frutti (yoghurt) & yes, even Each A Cup (bubble tea).
We had our lunch before going in.
Yippee... LEGOLAND. This is the area at the admission front. Time: close to 12 noon. Boy! Look at the crowd.
We joined the queue, scanned our voucher & head over to the counter to exchange for our annual pass. The weather was hot but good. A good thing that the counter inside was air-conditoned. :)
This is the new annual pass price.
Filling in our particulars...
Picture taken...
Uh-oh, the machine was having some technical problems & our annual ID pass cannot be processed. Hence, we were given these temporarily pass & to be redeemed into the ID pass within 3 months.
Map of LEGOLAND.
First stop was Miniland. Here u find all buildings created by using millions of mini LEGO pieces. Very interesting. You can see the Petronas Twin Towers of KL, the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, Tanah Lot in Bali & even our very own Fullerton Hotel in Singapore.
Singapore Flyer & Riverside Point...
Can u see Spidey?
All these are built to their look-alike. I wonder how many millions or even billions of LEGO pieces were used?
This above video I took showed how the vehicles comes alive using remote controlled wired underground.
Some of the games the kids played. Note: I did not take photos of every single games or activities the kids played or did.
Project X. Rachel was gung-ho to join her Daddy & brother on this ride. Min. height: 110cm.
Not for the faint hearted like Mummy here.
Look at the sky. Threatening to rain. Dark clouds looming.
And yes, "raindrops keep falling on my head.. " just right after the 3 muskeeteers got off from the ride. The kids put on their raincoats & we made a dash for cover @ LEGO Mindstorms.
Both kids indulge in LEGO building for quite a while as we wait for the rain to stop.
Th rain stopped and the weather was cooling. Cool winds blew all around. Next stop, The Forestmen's Hideout. Its js a play area for the kids to run around & do some swinging & sliding.
However, it was here that I saw a little girl with some injuries. Her face was scratched with blood oozing out. Kind passer-bys provided tissues, water & antiseptic lotion.
Okay folks, the reason why there were no more photos after this was becos Mummy here wasnt feeling well. Right across from this playground was the Dragon's Apprentice. Its like a mini roller coaster but without the loops & plunge.
So Mummy here decided to go for it. Hey, there's nothing to it really, or so Mummy thought! How wrong I was.
After 2 laps, my head was spinning, legs weakened & my stomach was churning... I staggered to the nearby bench for a rest, hoping to ease off the grogginess. The 3 muskeeteers went for horse joustling. I was perspiring like crazy though the weather was cooling. I could not stand up. My head continued to spin. I made my way to the nearest grass to puke but nothing came out.
They came back & Daddy asked me to try & walk along with them. It was starting to drizzle again. We went for cover & all of a sudden, I made a mad dash to the nearby toilet. I stayed inside the toilet for quite some time, knowing that i need to get it all out.
The 3rd time i was not able to get to the toilet on time & I just made it in time to the grasspatch. Sorry LEGOLAND. The time was around 6pm plus & Daddy suggested we get out & head over to the nearest town to look for a hotel for the night. We took a slow walk to the exit & I was feeling much better. I think the cool wind gave me a refreshing feel :)
We drove into Kulai & asked the rates for 2 hotels. 1st hotel was Hotel U & Me & the 2nd one was Country Inn. We chose the latter. Rates were $75MYR/night with 1 double & 1 single bed, hot & cold shower facilities, air conditioned, clean & spacious. Note: These are all boutique hotels, mind.
Kulai is a small little town but huge in amenities, You can find clinics, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, hair salon, spa, etc... JPO is just over the other end & that's where we willne heading towards on Day 3.
We showered, cross over the road for dinner & had desserts after that. Daddy mentioned we shall go back to LEGOLAND the next day as there wasnt time to finish all.
