As usual, hb was asking if we wanna go for a short trip during the short national break, and guess where he suggested? Malacca! Yes, a place which I always love to go to, for food and visiting, shopping, whatever... so long am there, am happy! So, throw me there anytime, huh!??! the thing is, we went there like 4 or 5 years back during this national break, and guess what?!! All the places we wanna go, were jammed along the way!! Horrible time to visit Malacca, as lots of Singaporeans were there for a break too! And everywhere we go, it's always jammed and wait & wait... so nope, am not going there during this time of the year!! So, i did a random search for staycation anywhere near Malacca & landed on Port Dickson on my search engine!!
Again, this was a place with lots of childhood memories for me... we would head back to Malacca and then, gather all our cousins, aunties & uncles just to go to Port Dickson beach for some picnics & beach swimming... And since, it's been like ages since I last came... so thought a new place for us to explore... And some how, I landed on this Hibiscus Lexis hotel!! And since now we have 3 kids, there's no hotel room which could accommodate all us in, especially when we each need a bed now! And I don't think my 3 children can sleep alone in a room without us... so I went & look for a suite!! Ah hahahaha... Crazy Rich Asians?!!??... well, nope... am not there yet... far far from there... but, it's good to get pampered once awhile, since I been working soooo hard all these years!!!
Ok, back to my staycation... yes, I managed to get a Imperial Suite for my family and helper during this short trip!! Wow... Impressed!!! So, hb did a 4+ hours drive there... and the last leg of the road trip, about 45mins before we reached our Suite, my kids were wondering if I had book them a kampong room for this staycation!! Hahahaha.... Cos the road after the highway to the hotel, was super dark, there's no street lights, and houses were really sparse, about 1 or 2 houses in every 200meters or more! And the houses were very badly lit or there were no one inside or they had slept due to no activity available at 8pm! So... along the way, this was the conversation between me and my 2nd baby:
Ad: Mummy, are you sure we are going to stay over at this place?
Me: Yes, son, I had booked a place for us to stay over this 4D3N!
Ad: Can you tell me what type of hotel you booked?
Me: Well, since we stay in an urban area, I thought it would be good for all of us to be back and near to nature... and we shall live with the minimal this time, you guys may need to walk out for toilet breaks... no air-con, no wifi... yes, back to basic staycation...
Ad: Are you serious? Oh Sh*t! Oh My God!....
Hahahaha... My 2 other babies were just listening to our conversation and waiting to see what I had planned for them! Hahahaha...
So, here's the view of our suite and view of the sea!!! 3 nights were not enough for them, but I can't afford any more nights!! But the man and boys had a rare chance to go on a short helicopter ride around this area... so, trip well spent! And along the way back, we decided to drop by Malcca for a sumptuous lunch and durian chendol!!! Yummy!!!
