Let's Be A Kid Again at Port of Lost Wonder

The day before our family swimming escapade, my husband and I toured my "very impressed with Singapore" brother around Sentosa Island right after we were through with Sea Aquarium. After a long and tiring along the island, we ended up resting somewhere on Palawan Beach. For the nth time that we were here on the island, it was our first time to be in this part of Sentosa. We rested for a while watching some happy Indian family playing rugby at the shore. We also saw Port of Lost Wonder and it was 'inviting' us to try it and have a dip. So we 'accepted' the invitation and came back the next day, a Sunday, a family day! Hohoo!!! While we were swimming, my brother spent his entire day at Universal Studios alone. We purposely did not accompany him at USS because we've been there thrice! 

We parted ways outside USS, wasted no time and headed immediately to POLW located at Palawan Beach. Tired to walk, we rode the Sentosa Express and in a few minutes, we alighted at the last station, the Beach Station. We walked a few meters and we finally reached our destination. 

It's swimming time! 

This felt like a teaser. Meaning, we were so near with our family adventure!

CURIO EXCHANGE

Adventure started here. We paid S$15 only for our son's admission while ours were free! Yes FREE! Cool, right?! 

Paid the admission fee and we were given a Port Pass. Curio coins are to be picked-up here. 

What are Curio Coins? 

These are like a "currency" in which they can "buy activities" that are taking place all day in POLW. The pass helps to track of completed activities. The more you participated in the activities, the more you reap rewards.  

Photo Credit: www.sweetmemoirs.com

This I will keep as a souvenir. My son's 1st Port Pass! :) 

Port of Lost Wonder

Just by looking at it made me want to swim pronto! I was really excited for my son. I know how he loves water so much! Dominating the entire pool is this humongous pirate ship. I can see my son had a blast with this family-friendly, first ever kids' club by the sea here in Sentosa particularly on Palawan Beach! I personally love the pool and the totality of the whole resort itself. It is perfect for your little darlings. They have crews that keep a lookout for the kids. It is safe to run too, as the floor is rough (don't know what it's called) and you won't get slide easily. You know kids are always on the run, literally. 

I was really happy because it was only the three of us. My husband is an Overseas Foreign Worker (OFW) in Singapore and spending more time with him is so precious for me and my son.

 I guard my son first while my husband had to do his part first, taking pictures! Hahaha! And then he ordered delicious foods for us and later joined us in the pool.

#mamaJackieSelfie (Didn't noticed the garbage bin beside me.) 

Felt like raining, son?

The crew approached us here. This was not allowed. No climbing up on this basin-like thing. Opppssss! 

The water was cold at the beginning but was long gone once we were used to it. 

Let's not stop yet, papa! Put me down! hehehe

One of the rules: Babies/Toddlers MUST wear diaper. 

Up for a slide. 

Their turn (slide).

Palawan Beach (outside POLW).

Port Belly

Hungry? Fret not. Port Belly serves yummy foods such as what we ordered below which were my son's favorites. By the way, outside foods are not allowed inside. 

Photo Credit to the owner.

All for the three of us. And we didn't finished everything. Not because it was not yummy. But because it was more than for two and a half bellies. 

We were not able to participate in other activities as swimming alone made up our day. Swimming was our way of bonding and making up for lost time. We felt like a kid again. We swam, dived, glided, played with our son and it was so exciting! Relieving life at its finest. I am so thankful for having a child because we get to relive life again, seeing the world again through his very eyes. I am forever grateful to God for that. My son (us too) was overjoyed by it. I'm sure most kids did. 

Thanks for reading! 

xoxo,

jackie

A Taste of Genting View Resort

#ThrowbackThursday

Motherhood really is not an easy job, hence the late post. Nevertheless, the memories linger like it was only yesterday when everyone was so happy and everything was so right. 

Hotels in Genting Highlands were all fully booked. So we settled for Genting View Resort instead. It is situated 10 kms. only from the foothill of Genting Highlands (our main destination) so it was not bad at all. Since we had a blast already at Genting Highlands the night before, a good night sleep was all we ever needed. And we did! Really. Partly because we were so freaking tired and partly, we had a nice and cozy hotel to sleep in. We got two apartments for a family of sixteen. Ours had a huge living  and dining. It has three huge bedrooms and a store room. It felt like we brought our house along with us. There was no need for an air-conditioning units as the weather was really cold. It was a refreshing stay for the family because the surroundings were clean and green, abundant in trees, nice landscape and most of all, there was silence so you can really relax at the same time commune with nature. It was far from  the bustling city making our stay more relaxing and satisfying. 

Once we woke up, we ate our breakfast and wasted no time. We went out and and stroll around the resort. We didn't really got to stroll the entire resort (time constraint) but what we saw was really breathtaking. It was nature at its best! 

Since I enjoyed the surroundings so much, I can't resist but snapped loads of photos. 

Enjoy! :) 

The view from our balcony.

Foggy, cold and green morning.

The hotel that we checked-in. 

Let's GO!

I love the terrain!  

The long & winding road.

Enjoying the view. 

Other family members were booked in one of the apartments.

My nephew Andrei & niece Denn Denn (in-laws).

(L-R) My mother-in-law, brother-in-law & nephew-in-law.
More family members inside. Some were eating, sleeping, resting, and relaxing. 

Choose apartment of your choice. 

Because of the cold weather, no swimming for me. 

My son's fan, his grandmther. He didn't mind the freezing water. Brrrrr..... 

My son's fans were getting bigger.  At the center is my sister-in-law. 

Father & son bonding. 

Inviting me but no thanks. It was still cold at around 12 noon! 

We checked out at around 2:00 o'clock PM off to Kuala Lumpur. We wanted to experience the city life and up-close with the famous and once considered the tallest building in the world, Petronas Twin Towers. 

You can check it here for more information if the hotel. 

Thanks for reading! 

xoxo, 

jaq

Sunday Fun Day!

Sunday is really for family and every moment spent is priceless! Especially nowadays, where everyone's tangled up with personal activities. And sparing a single day of your time for your family means everything already.

So last Sunday, we spent it at the beach to celebrate my niece's post-birthday celebration. Celebrated already last January 12, in her school, together with her classmates (read it here) and with family at night.

As usual, I made sure to prepare all the beach essentials for me and my son. Before, I really dreaded the scorching heat of the sun! I love the beach minus the sun. Why? Because I don't like my white complexion gets dark. So I preferred night swimming instead. But now, I don't give a sh** about it! I just want my son to enjoy the sea and reap its health benefits. Gone are my vanity days. All I need is a lotion with SPF100+++. The higher SPF, the better!

All packed up, left on time at seven o'clock in the morning and reached the beach at eight. Got our cottage, brought all the things that we prepared and wasted no time. My sister, brothers and parents prepared the foods while the girls tended the babies! Focused on our respective child. The beach can be fun but very risky too, especially for toddlers like ours.

Wow! The beach was perfect as well as the weather! It was so perfectly hot! My son was still lying down in his stroller carefree of his surroundings. First things first. Lotion! So I applied heavily all over my body and face too for sun protection as well as to my son the minute he was conditioned to play and swim already.

Since it's a family day, I couldn't help snaped lots of pictures. So this is going to be a pretty heavy-visual post. Hope you love it! :)

THE BEACH

~ panoramic view ~

~  right side view ~

~ left side view ~

~ center ~ 

~ Loving the clear, blue sky! ~

~ banana boat riding ~

~ kayaking ~

~ morning sun ~

MY SON

~ playing with the bugs (a detachable plastic ladybug from my Ipanema slipper) ~ 

~ favorite beach activity

~ he was like, "what's happening there?" ~ 

~ i hid the ladybugs but he came looking for it ~ 

~ conquered fear of being alone in minutes ~ 

~ killer smile ~

~ excuse my baby (not a nice shot), but i love the coconut trees & the sky behind ~ 

~ i had the best view ever! ~

ADONG, THE EXPLORER!

 ~ see that thing he was holding? he said it was an octopus! ~ 

RANDOM FAMILY PICTURES

~ with my sisters-in-law and nieces ~ 

~ so sweet of little Aryan ~ 

~ the celebrant ~ 

~ cousins and Yen (rightmost)

~ my brother's family ~ 

~ my brother's (not in the picture, cooking) family ~ 

~ older brother ~ 

~ my father & son ~ 

~ my son had visitor from the neighborhood ~ 

~ groupie ~ 

~ my son got a nice tan ~ 

~ too bad i can't swim. my hair was rebonded. ~ 

 ~ shy ~ 

Now time to go home. Even if the foods were not lavish, one things for sure, it was time well spent with family! Exhausted and tired, but the memories linger on forever! 

Thanks all for reading! Time check: 2:35AM. Lights off. Goodnight! 

-xoxo-

jackie ;)