Legoland Resort Malaysia Review

Note: Excuse the “weird” language. Dah lama tak post. :p

Alhamdulillah, last February, we had the opportunity to spend a weekend at the Legoland Nusajaya, Johor, staying at the Legoland Hotel. we decided to take the kids there, since we cancelled off having a party for them this year.

Finding our way there.

Our journey from Puchong to Johor started after lunch, and took almost five hours since we had to make several stops, to rest and recharge, as well as to clean up the “mess” as the little one threw up twice from Ayer Keroh to Nusajaya, and once more upon arriving at the hotel parking. Moral of the story: Do not feed your toddler ice cream (dairy) on a road trip if you’re not sure of his reaction!! I learnt that the bad way, obviously, as we had to wash his car seat cover, the roof of the car, the seats and many more things upon arrival, and still had to bear with the stench from the vomit all the way home. Sigh!~

For me the Legoland Resort was lovely. We arrived on a Friday afternoon, a week after a major holiday so the place was pretty quiet. We love the huge lego warriors that greeted us at the entrance, the decor at the lobby was both amazing and amusing, and the kids enjoyed running around and playing with the lego pieces placed in several locations around the lobby. Check-in was a breeze but payment had to be made upfront if i’m not mistaken.

The rooms were decorated according to themes, three all in all in this resort. There’s the pirate, adventure and kingdom theme. We chose the adventure theme as we thought the room looked brighter and the kids might enjoy it more. Going up to the room, we had a surprise upon entering the lift as a disco ball lighted up and a disco song played as soon as the lift door closes. Disco dancing in (Legoland resort) lifts had been our norm ever since. Well, except for that one time when hubby went down with the kids (sans moi) and the little one vomited all over the lift. Another moral of the story: Tak payah nak menari2 kalau anak belum recover from motion sickness.

A Lego Knight greeting us at the entrance from the parking.

 Kalau notice, di belakang knight ni parking area untuk hotel guest.

Lego cowboy.

Lift lobby (at the Adventure Rooms floor)

Lift opens and..... Disco baybeee!!

The rooms were decently sized and offer privacy for the parents, since the bunk bed and the king-sized bed were separated by a lockable sliding door. There were 2 tv sets, one at the bunk bed area and the other one at the king sized bed area, other regular hotel amenities, a treasure box, which the children get to unlock upon solving a treasure map, and a lego duplo set. Memang best the way the resort thinks about little children. Even the toilet has 2 wash basins/sinks with different heights complete with mirrors and plastic glasses.

The bunk bed.

Media centre at the kid's bunks.

To the right of this media centre is a sliding door that opens to the king bed area, with its own TV. Yeay!

The small roof top swimming pool.

Malam tu we just had dinner at the restaurant downstairs. Makan is a bit of a problem if you don’t go out. Don’t fret though. There’s a street mall just outside the hotel (walking distance, about 2 minutes, not that tiring) that has quite a number of fast food restaurants (will elaborate further).

There area 2 restaurants at the resort. One is a family restaurant that serves buffet all day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you decide to have lunch and dinner there, you don’t have a choice but to go for buffet as they don’t take a la carte orders. The other restaurant is a fine dining restaurant but we have been advised by the concierge that the restaurant is non halal. Since it was late, makan la buffet dinner. The buffet spread for dinner was pretty good with a variety of choices. They even have a chocolate fountain for the desserts, but i didn’t quite enjoy it much for some reason. Don’t know why.

We had an early start the next day, of course to enjoy the park as early as possible. Had buffet breakfast (included in the package), again the food is just mediocre. Spread is good, but taste is so-so. Soon after that, dashed to the park and got in line at the turnstiles by 9.20-ish (park opens at 9.30 if i’m not mistaken.)

Legoland!!

At park opening, there was a welcome dance by the staff as well as 2 characters from the Lego Movie, Emmet and the ninja girl (sorry.. haven't watched the movie, don’t know her name.) After entering through the turnstiles, we proceeded directly to the boating school to avoid the crowd. I recommend getting the park tickets online as you can get a 20% discount for advance purchase (at least a week before).

Surprisingly the park wasn’t that busy on that particular Saturday. The longest wait was around 10 minutes, which was for ta second round of he boating school, later that day. The little girl enjoyed driving school tremendously as she get to drive a lego car on her own, and get her very own lego license. Other rides that we went on were the Flying School, Dragon’s Apprentice (little roller coaster) and this knight riding on the horse thingy.

We had lunch at the Pizza place within the park, and the little boy had a good play at the Duplo play area. Lunch was standard theme park price (read: expensive) but the taste was ok. There was a quartet singing during lunch at the restaurant.

After lunch, we got back to the hotel for rest, prayers and naps, and returned to the park later in the evening until the park closes at 8pm to repeat the rides that we liked, walking through Miniland and Lego shopping. Quite spoilt for choice of the many Lego stuffs at the shops dotted around the park.

We had dinner at the street mall just a leisure walking distance across the park. There were KFC, Burger King and The Chicken Rice Shop just to name a few. After that, back to hotel and crashed.

The street mall across Legoland entrance.

Some of the shops in the mall.

Next morning, breakfast and check out. Check out is early, at 11.00 a.m. After checking out, we headed home but made a pit stop at the JPO for window shopping and lunch. After that, looong drive home.

Itulah dia, a short (kah?) snippet of our Legoland Visit. The kids enjoyed it tremendously. Even the little one can’t stop talking about riding on the boat and the car (although bukan dia boleh drive the car pun.. duduk dalam lego car yang tak bergerak kat luar driving school tu je pun). Alhamdulillah, no more vomiting drama going home. :D

Kalau ada budget lebih, I highly recommend a stay at the Legoland Resort. At least dekat jugak kalau nak balik rehat tengah hari, and it’s a very fun resort, a little different from your usual hotel environment. As for the park, I think one day is enough to cover the park, if the park is not that busy. Tapi tu dry park je la, tak termasuk water park. Kalau nak pergi water park sekali, maybe dua hari la kot. Bear in mind that it can get very hot in the park. Queueing area tu might be shaded but most attractions are not covered, so don’t forget your caps and sunblocks!

Anxiety and Disappointments.

Hmmm... life's challenges. Sometimes when it comes, it comes pouring down on you, doesn't it?

Being a mom is really wonderful. However there are times when you question yourself and your actions. Sometimes you even question if you're worthy of being a mom.. well.. maybe you don't.. but i know i do. *Sigh*

It had been two weeks now since i sent my lil boy to daycare. Not fully two weeks. Nine days to be exact. And for all those nine days, he cried and cried and cried some more. Sometimes it could be a tearless cry, but then, who knows? He comes back with a cracked voice, from calling out for mommy & daddy the whole day and this week, he even cried getting into the car in the morning to go to school. As a mother, my heart breaks looking at him being so unhappy like that. As much as i try to keep a straight face and a "dry heart" (read:hati kering), it hurts me so deeply that i question our decision to start sending him to daycare. And this weekend it's even worse because he's clinging on to me all the time and refuses to sleep/nap and cries a whole lot.

We need him to go to daycare. He needs to learn to socialise with other children and the teachers. But does he? At what expense? I can't help but to worry if this move (starting daycare) is going to scar him for life! 

We also need him to start daycare because i'm going back to work soon. That kept me thinking too that maybe all of this wouldn't have happened if i didn't take a 2-year leave. If i had just sent him to daycare when he was a baby, the transition might have been easier, like his sister. Then, as i scroll down some of the posts on Facebook, i question if i should be working in the first place. I'm basically working for myself. For back-up, should anything happen to hubby. We could still afford to get by if i don't work. Sometimes i ask myself if i'm being selfish to work instead of being a full-time mom which is supposed to be my responsibility? *Sighs again*

Comes to a point where i really don't know what to do. I leave it to the Almighty as He is the only one who knows what's best for me and my family. For now, i'll just sleep and cry it off, as and when the need arises.

Of Daycare, Weaning, School and such....

Happy 2014! :)

Countdown to back-to-office: about 90 days or so.

With that in mind, i've already started to send the little one (who's turning 2 end of this month) to a pre-nursery program. Where? Why.. where we sent the kaiak last time, of course. Yeah.. we liked it better before, but i guess since they have replaced the principal of the kindy, we're more comfortable sending the lil boy there, plus the timing and location is convenient for pick-ups.

He has also weaned from bf-ing during the day. I used kunyit this time around. I can't really remember how i did it last time with the kakak, but i think kunyit helped at that time too. He's getting the hang of it, although sometimes he asks for it, with a cheeky look upon his face, like trying his luck kinda thing. Heh. Good luck trying! But malam, i still allow him his fix, considering that he has the right to until he's 2 years. Will need to start to think of ways to get him to stop completely soon.. and then hubby and i can claim our bed back from that lil guy! We used the "big girls sleep in their own bed" trick with his sister. Dunno if it'll work on him.

The big kakak... Talkative as always. Siapa la dia ikut pun tak tau. Takde pulak makan tongkeng ayam like ever! Isk... Today she was telling me that her teacher told the class about Florence Nightingale... Bla..bla..bla.. tiba2 end of the story, i want a pet rabbit?? Kaitan??? Dia kata, cikgu kata Florence Nightingale used to take care of her pets and the family helper when she was sick... Baik punya mukadimah to ask for a pet. Cheh! :p

Been dropping by to the old office after sending the kids to school these couple days. Had some catching up with friends. Frustrated just listening to their stories about not-so-smart people up there. Promoting people for reasons other than their capabilities is just a recipe for disaster. Ramai orang yang tak bersalah, yang pulun kerja kuat untuk rezeki halal jade mangsa, when orang yang dinaikkan pangkat tak reti bust kerja and just dump everything to others. Dah ada pangkat, cari lagi jalan macam mana nak up lagi pangkat. Kerja la wey.. jangan kejar pangkat and RM je. Yes, money is important, but it's not everything. Yang penting rezeki tu halal. Memang la kerja makan haji tu secara lahirnya halal. Tapi kalau kerja yang dipertanggungjawabkan tu tak dijalankan, dok tai-chi lat orang, dok ngelat, mana letaknya halal haji yang diterima tiap2 bulan tu??? Takyah bangga la dengan pangkat. Dia yang bagi.. anytime Dia boleh ambil balik.

Hisy.. blogger ni pun.. What's with the auto correct?? Sigh! Malas la nak layan auto correct ni. Better retire to bed. Early morning tmrw. Soccer mom, here we go (for the next couple of months!!) :D