Pioneer Seafood

29 June 2014 (Sun):

Food, food and nothing but food. Solely food.

We had dinner at Pioneer Seafood Restaurant along Tuas. I read in some reviews about this place. Ulu location but great food & service.

Newspaper cuttings to promote their restaurant.

They even have KTV rooms available & we actually asked for one. But was rejected: (1) u hv to spent min SGD$500. (2) need to make advance reservations for it.

 

But when we were there, there was only 1 other table occupied beside ours. And the KTV rooms were unoccupied. And by looking at what we have ordered, it was almost close to $500.

 

And how to make advance reservations when we only decided at the last min to have dinner here...

 

However, their answer was still a NO. :(

Hubs had no problem locating this place. He was the one who suggested having dinner here since he passes by this restaurant whenever he has projects along this stretch of road. And I'm surprised the whole family had no objections as well. I was afraid they might find the place too far.

Brinjal with salted fish

Chilli crab.

Herbal duck.

Fried scallop with mango bits.

Oatmeal prawns.

Assam fish.

Salted egg crab.

Sea cucumber.

Sweet n sour pork ribs.

We managed to finish everything between 8A & 4C.

And the bills comes to SGD$442.42 after service charge.

Road Trip Up North - Day 3

24 June 2014 (Tues):

Hubs seemed to know this area well. We drove by some kopitiam or cafes last night & he remembered the direction from our hotel on foot!

Tim Sum for brekkie.

Our evergreen water theme park in Malaysia - Sunway Lagoon. This time round, I was more adventurous to go onto the Vuvuzela Slide - the kids called it 大喇叭.

 

We went round to the wildlife closure & saw many animals in their enclosure.

Caught a "Pirates vs Mermaids" show

Took a walk along the suspension bridge, sat in the ferris wheel & played go kart.

 

Basically, this marked the end of our short holiday.

 

Side humor: We queued up for the Scream Park Horror expenditure with me coaxing R that its all fake; only people wearing costumes & masks to look scary. There were many people queuing for it & I thought it would be fun to explore the inside together. While we were waiting outside & a staff was telling us about what we would be expecting, this other staff came jumping out, wearing only a mask & "boooo-ed" at everyone else. People were screaming & running in all directions. Haiz.. there goes the end of our encounter - both L & R insisted to get out. L almost in tears & R was, well, crying lah.

 

Looking back, I felt like laughing instead. :P

Road Trip Up North ~ Day 2

23 June 2014 (Mon):

We went around checking out for a good hotel nearby & we found ~

The Tree Boutique Hotel. Surprised to see its recommended on Trip Advisor.

 

Right across from I City, it has many amenities around & SACC Mall is about 10 mins drive away only.

Saw some street art from our room window the night before & decided to check it out. Was in awe as there were many such innovative drawings thru the many back lanes of the shophouses here.

Super Mario?

I found MH370 / Anybody for a game of Snakes & Ladders?

The back door of the shops involved became a toilet for both men & women.

 

 We saw this promotion while at I City the day before & its RM$50 for admissions to: Snow Walk, Water Park, House of Horror, Science Mission & Red Carpet. Individual admission would be costly. This card is valid for 2 years from the date of purchase. Its also used for the rides around the park such as the carousel & ferris wheel. You can top it up when its low in value

 

** Trick Art Admission was not included with this card, hence we visited it individually yesterday. **

 

Our 1st stop: The Red Carpet ~ Wax Museum if you wanna make it simple :)

Queen Elizabeth II, Jacky, Chen Long, Elvis Priestly, Albert Einstein

Mr Bean - Rowan Atkinson, Sylvester Stallone, Captain Jack Sparrow ( Pirates of the Carribean) ; Johnny Depp (am I right), MM LKY



Sun Wu Kong...

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Terminal Terminator 1 2 3. Gods Must Be Crazy??, Deng Xiao Ping & apparently an F1 racer ( name unsure)

 

Yao Ming ~ basketball player...

The tallest & shortest man, Steve Jobs & Theresa Deng Li Jun

Chow Yun Fatt & James Bond ~ 007

Space Mission - 5 mins is more than enough; practically nothing.

Snow Walk. Jacket is provided but you need to rent the boots. I have gotten the kids to wear long sleeves & pants instead for this part of the fun. Unlike the previous trip to Snow City in Dreamworld, Bangkok, they were out in less than 5 mins as it was very cold.

We stayed slightly more than half an hour inside, sliding and going weeeeee....

 

Last attraction before we leave, the water park. Yes, a small area... the slides were not in operation...boo

 



In the late afternoon, we sent our ride for a much needed wash & polish. RM$50 & a good job done.

 

So it was to our next destination... can you guess where?

 

Clue: From I City, drive out to Federal Highway Route 2 <2>, exit Subang Jaya, follow directions for Bandar Sunway & you should come to......

 

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Sunway Lagoon Resort & Theme Park.

Road Trip up North ~ Day 1

22 June 2014 (Sun):

Finally we're off. Prior to this day, Daddy was unable to confirm on the travelling dates as there were always something that went wrong at the last min in his project or there were more requests from his clients to do additional add-ons.

My initial plan was to Kuantan, no, a little town, I should say, about 1 hr away from Kuantan instead. Sungai Lembing was my ultimate destination. I read in travel reviews, forums & blogs about their wonderful expedition to Bukit Panorama Hills (林明山) & rainbow waterfalls & I would have loved to be part of it but Daddy says we go Lost World of Tambun, Ipoh instead since he promised the kids some splash.

However, we changed our mind this morning & our ride took us to Shah Alam instead. We had I-City in mind. I checked the net for more info & directions on the whereabouts. Its simple. Once you're on the Nth Sth Highway <E2>, go all the way till you see directions for Shah Alam. Exit the NSH & you should be on the Shah Alam Highway <E5>. Keep on following the direction for Shah Alam & you will come to the tol plaza. After going through the toll, there will be many clear & precise direction for I City.

Arrival @ I City

 

The whole place is still relatively new & not many business are in operation. However, there were quite a number of attractions open ~ Trick Art Museum, House of Horror, Red Carpet, Snow Walk & the Water Theme Park. City of Digital Lights opens at 7pm till 1am.

 

Our 1st POI - Trick Art Museum. This beats queuing for hours at the Trick Eye Museum in Sentosa.

 

 Admission rather cheap too: RM$15/person.

 We took many, many, many  photos but I only post those "can do" ones up here. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Next, we saw the Junior Obstacle Course and for RM$10/kid, both kids made a dash for it.

 There were 2 layers of obstacles - the only let down was that if u fall off the course on the lower track, you will not be allowed to proceed further.

 

 Hey, Rachel's wearing a pair of shorts underneath her dress. Don't think otherwise, filthy minds. LOL.

 

 

City of Digital Lights. Free admission.