Trip to Malaysia

Finally!

I finally have a bit of strength to post about the latest happenings of my events.

Have been having post-COVID coughs for the past few months, and it worsens if I step into a chilling place. Recently, it is not just post-COVID cough only, I can feel my entire body turning weak after the whole trip to Malaysia. I am lethargic and can only lie in bed while coughing. Starting to take some meds now which is why I am feeling better.

Anyway, I am still taking cold medicine, so I am feeling drowsy now. May take a nap later.

Let's talk about the happy events!

Updates on the Lunar New Year!

The trip back to my father-in-law's hometown is kind of long. So we always spend a few days before for a stopover.

Day 1-3:

We were headed to Port Dickson for a 3D2N trip before going further down the north.

We arrived there around midday, so we went to the nearest mall to have lunch and explore! The kids love to shop and have fun there! Went to the beach which it's near our accommodation and checked it out!

The view was beautiful because it was near the sea! We could hear the town playing Chinese New Year songs every evening. I did not capture the view though. =(

Went to Ostrich's farm and chocolate factory on our second day. It was a small farm but they housed our lunar calendar animals! There were: cows, rabbits, horses, sheep, monkeys, rooters and dogs. Of course, the farm could not have rats, tigers, snakes, and dragons. But I was not sure of pigs. Maybe because there are special farms for pigs? Or because of the country's policy?

We had plenty of time, so we went to the small aquarium by the sea.

On the last day, we left to go to Sitiawan in the morning. Had breakfast before leaving Port Dickson.

Reached my husband's grandma's place for lunch. His relatives came back later too. It was 2 days before the Chinese New Year.

Day 4-6:

On the eve of CNY, the table was cleared for food! And an extra table was bought out for the younger generations - us!

More relatives came back for the reunion dinner. In this case, we had a reunion lunch.

Ah Ma's dishes were heading out from the kitchen! Yums!

It was my son's birthday as well! Woohoo! We went to a mall a day ago to buy him a cake and it was enough for everyone. Fortunately, there is a space for the cake in the fridge. Haha! Bought him his present at the mall too. Got something for hubby and Jaime too.

Firecrackers started on the night of CNY eve. My father-in-law bought Pop Pop! to play with the kids. We didn't watch them, so I only took a video shot of the firecracker outside my window. The window was bordered up to prevent insects, so the video only shows a blurred sparkle and the sound of the firecracker.

Lunar New Year started with Ah Ma giving red packets to everyone for luck.

We gave it to her as a form of respect and tradition as well. And we gave it to the singles and children.

After Ah Ma had prayed to the ancestors, we were ready to take our annual photos!

Ah Ma didn't feel like she's pretty enough so she didn't join.

We headed out to my father-in-law's god-grandma place for a house visit!

We had lots of yummy CNY goodies at her place, and the kids ate more~!

We went back to our frequent visits to the mall and the eating place near the mall.

We didn't go visit the temple because it was too hot.

On the 2nd day of CNY, hubby, his cousin and I went out to FamilyMart before lunch.

We always slacked away in a cafe on the 2nd day, because we had nowhere else for visitations! Found FamilyMart had opened near Ah Ma's place so we went to check it out.

We ate lunch back at Ah Ma's even though we were slightly full from FamilyMart.

We played card games for the whole afternoon after that.

Day 7-8:

On the early morning of the third day of CNY, we were preparing to go back. As usual, we will make a stopover for a night before coming back to Singapore.

It was quite a short drive because my father-in-law wished to arrive before the traffic became heavy in the late afternoon. We were just in time for lunch.

We went to another mall just beside IKEA and left the place around dinner time.

Stayed a night at the hotel and left for Singapore in the morning after breakfast.

We did not purchase much because the car boots had no space to put extra things in them!

But the kids do have theirs! Their 'spoil of wars' included t-shirts, shorts, shoes, toys and stickers.

I have posted daily videos about our trip. So here's a compilation of the videos!