A Full Day of Adventure

This morning, Ariq was ready for a big adventure. At 11.00, we were on our way to Genting Highland. Traffic was busy but not heavily packed, so, the journey didn't take longer than it should. We arrived around lunch time and we went to the food area as soon as we parked the car.

Nothing really special about the lunch. Fish and chips, fried chicken and rice (instead of fries.. a south-east asian way ), and pepsi. The only interesting part was, the chain was 'Marry Brown'.. its slogan was 'Something Different' .. and the food was a bit different. It had a local chilli sauce and side dishes. Something different..

After that, we went on rides.. Ariq's favourite (as always) was the kiddie coaster.. well, it wasn't really kiddie, as it went quite fast, far and high. It just didn't make people go upside down. The shape of the ride was a dragon. He went on it twice. The first time we went together, the three of us, and the second time it was only Ariq and me.

The Theme Park wasn't as big as Disneyland (not even as big as the Fantasy World in Jakarta), but, the rides were of the newer kinds. There was this 2-storey carrousel, where on the top storey, the rides were facing backwards (not sure of the intention) and a roller coaster ride with Spiderman theme, where people lie down on their tummies in a cage-like carts.. the movements, as can be imagined, are paragliding-like with an upside down turn every now and then!

Another interesting thing about this theme park, it had 2 areas, the outdoor and indoor ones. each one has rides, food stalls, performance centres (for illusions, music concerts, etc.) and other attractions (Ripley's gallery, Haunted House-at the moment is Van Helsing, etc.). The outdoor one used a daily ticket, while the indoor one used a per-ride ticket.

We decided to call it a day at 4.30. We went through the indoor theme park to go the car park.

On the way, we spotted the 'Van Helsing 3-D Live Experience' and Ariq insisted on going in. We asked the attendant, and he said the attraction was alright for him. So, we went in. Ariq was excited at first, with the elevator thing, where we were moving up while standing on steps.

He was still excited when he started seeing the glow in the dark objects in the main hallway using the 3-D glasses. Then, his fear took over!

As we walked down the dark alleys full with glow in the dark objects and surprising noises and 'dark creature' appearances, he finally was afraid. He stopped walking altogether until one of the attendants in Van Helsing coat showed up and gave him a 'go ahead'. ..

As we reached the main hallway of the 'haunted house' again, Ariq was already smiling and laughing again. He did like the glow in the dark objects, which I also thought were the best part of the attraction.

Ariq's mood was improved as he walked out of the toilet. The white-tiger for the night illusion performance had just arrived and parked right outside of the toilets. Many people were taking photographs, although 2 keepers kept reminding people to keep the proper distance from the tiger.

The tiger was beautiful.. and I'm really glad I managed to take 2 shots, although I'm sure, they were not perfect. I'll put the photos here, as soon as I have a chance to transfer it from my mobile phone. I also have other photos from the day, which I will post here.

Ariq fell asleep as soon as he got into the car. We drove back to the city, planning to have dinner before going home. My husband took us to IKEA, to have a look at housing furniture and equipment, and to try the Swedish food (IKEA is a Swedish company, I just found out ).

We mostly did window shopping and looking for ideas for our future home. We only bought a towel and a very cute golden retriever soft toy for my youngest son, Aza. Then we ordered our dinner. And I can make another suggestion for any of you who want to try food at IKEA stores, if they have the Poached Salmon with Chives Sauce (comes with steamed broccoli and baked potatoes) or Swedish Meatballs (comes with fries and cranberry sauce).. well, they are really nice!

Then we drove home. Not long after we arrived at home, Ariq continued his sleep. And now, I'm ready to continue mine also (I did have a snooze as soon as we arrived home, but woken up after sleeping for an hour or so).

Alright everyone.. I'll see you again soon..