Aina's Trip - Langkawi

Hello! Hello! Everyone..... especially Babah who's still in Japan. We just got back from our little trip to Langkawi... :-)

We left on the 13th, but our flight was delayed an hour... so the start of it was not so good... Aina fell asleep in Mama's arms in the waiting lounge, and slept through until we were descending.


The stroller that Aina is sitting in is permanently in TokMi's house so it's convenient for everyone, especially me, saving me having to take it back and forth.... Seems we now have to self-check in for domestic flights, and thank God someone was there to assist...

I arranged for the car rental there, and managed to get a good deal -- Sentra for RM150 for the whole duration :-D :-D :-D

We immediately headed for lunch at the ikan bakar place we usually go to, although at that hour obviously there was no ikan bakar yet... then we checked in at Aseania. Nothing fancy, but they HAVE improved quite a bit compared to the last time I was there.


That afternoon, since it was boiling hot, I decided to introduce Aina to the swimming pool...

That little floaty thing's sooo NOT ours! As there were a few just laying there by the pool, I just grabbed one and put Aina in it. Initially she was a bit apprehensive, then as she grew more confident, she even waddled a bit, imaginging I guess, that she was in her walker... making her way around....


The next day, we went to Kuah Town to shop for stuff -- mainly chocolates and perfume. Well I had to buy my perfume as I've already run out.

Then for lunch, we drove towards Beringin Beach, but took the turn towards the Bamboo Beach Restaurant. Sorry no food pics as my hands were covered with sugar and butter from Aina's bread, which we bought for her lunch.



After lunch, we headed back to the hotel for Aina to nap for awhile, then decided to take Aina to the beach. Unfortunately, she was not too comfy with the waves and started to cry a bit, so we headed back to the hotel to take her into the pool again.
















This hotel boasts the longest swimming pool, and it is LONNGGG!!!

The sunken bar is in one area, separate from the kiddie section.


For dinner that night (Valentine's) we decided to have dinner at the hotel as they were having a BBQ fare... Even Aina had a bit of fun at dinner.

She had some potato salad, minestrone soup, caramel pudding and some bread pudding which she didn't really enjoy :-)




























Throughout dinner, she somehow decided that the baby chair provided by the hotel was not comfy (or whatever!) and insisted that her TokMi carried her the whole time!

Her poor TokMi had to rush through dinner to take care of the michievous Aina.... LOL

In between, Tok Ayah and myself, together with TokMi took Aina on buffet rounds just to keep her occupied...




The spread consisted of grilled/BBQ'd chicken, lamb chops, skewered prawns, corn and sausages, along with Pineapple Fried Rice, Singapore Noodles (first time I've seen the noodles black i.e cooked with soy sauce), and also Portuguese- Style Grilled Fish.

As the weather was hot and dry, I added 100 plus to our beverage of WATER :-) :-D :-P






















The next day, we checked out at around 11am and headed to the airport for our flight home.

Unfortunately, we were told that our flight had been cancelled, and the next flight was t 14.10am!!! Imagine...! Being stuck at the airport with this very restless, cheeky minx!!!

Lunch time was another matter - there was a food court at the mezzanine floor so we decided to head there as Tok Ayah was not partial to Kenny Rogers or Starbucks fare, but turned out that there was no lift to take us up there!!

We had to take a chance by carring Aina in her stroller up the stairs...!!! Our hands were full, there was no way we could carry her and carry her stroller separately. In the end, when we were having our lunch, I moved around a few things and managed our 'trip' down the stairs a little more bearable with me carrying Aina and Tok Ayah carrying the stroller, and TokMi carrying bags.

It's ridiculous that an International Airport like Langkawi has no basic facility to cater for the disabled. Yes, they have food at the lower level but not everyone is partial to Starbucks and Kenny Rogers!!!

Anyway, the flight back was uneventful, except for the fact that Aina was so excited that she screeched so loudly in the plane until she finally fell asleep!!

Thank goodness the plane was a huge one, ahahahahhahaa..



AM