since this is a 2 day 1 night trip, i’m going to post everything in one post. are you ready to read? don’t fall asleep!
yes, as there was an extra holiday on Monday due to Merdeka celebrations, mom had suggested that we go to Bukit Gambang Water Park.
Bukit what???!!!!
never heard of that place before. does such a place exist in the first place?
a search on Google doesn’t seem to give any positive feedback as there were blogs giving negative feedbacks of it.
going to an obscure place with negative feedbacks seems like a disaster in the making. plus, i’ve never liked going to vacations with my mom as i felt restrained.
but i decided to follow suit this time (together with GF) as it’s been years since i went to one with the family.
and so we go on a two and a half hour journey to the unknown trail. at the end of the journey, GF and i were left with sore legs…
the back seat of Honda Stream is not made for people with long legs…
fyi, sis bought a promotion package for 4 person earlier (which includes accommodation + water park tickets + breakfast + dinner) for i dunno-how-much as i’ only paying for me and GF. haha!
the place turns out to be very new. hence, it was clean. the staff were very friendly too.
a quick view of the place, it looks like apartments for universities, right? haha!
the apartment is very spacious though. nice and clean. overall it is A ok, except for the mini bar in which they took an hour to change it. and that was after my sis made 3 phone calls to the receptionist!
contrary to what i thought, there were a lot of people coming here and mostly from KL/Selangor area based on the car plate i saw in the parking.
since there were a lot of people there, we did not get an apartment with a nice view. instead, we got this view…
aiks, a lorry… lucky it was not a working day. else, we will see a lot of construction workers there. haha!
after a quick lunch, off we go to the water park. woo hoo!!!
the park is still developing actually…
no outside food are allowed. but the is a cafe though.
for those who are lazy to walk, there are rides to the park too. but be prepared to pay RM2…
this is the wave pool. just like the one in Sunway Lagoon, there will be a period of waves and non-waves in that pool.
the water is not murky. it’s just that the bottom of the pool is brownish that makes it look murky. so, no worries about it.
cam-whoring. haha…
at the corner of the park, there are slides for those who crave for adrenalin rush too. did not tried it coz… yes, i’m a scaredy cat. haha!
and also slides for the whole family.
not sure what it is as it is still under construction.
slides for the kiddies
this is one of the pools where you laze around and just let the wave take its course
aiks, abit of an eyesore…
spend most of our time lazing here coz GF does not like all those water games. no complaints from me as i’m enjoying feasting my eyes on the girls though. haha!
and of course, this is the one place that everyone seems to like:
see the crowd surrounding the area? you wonder what are they looking/waiting for?
ah… this is why. the big piranha will collect water from the pipes. and after a while (around 5 mins. it’s a big piranha, you know), the water will come splashing down, drenching everyone in sight. fun~~~
that’s me, oblivious to the ‘danger’ behind me. this is the smaller piranha.
mom had spend quite some time there too, saying that it is like having massage on her head. haha!
Chun before getting swallowed by the water~~~
don’t ask my what were my sis and her family doing there…
GF and Chun the Lalat Boy~~~
Lalat Boy learning to swim
at the end of the day, we were dark and some of us got sun burnt coz GF left the sun tan in the apartment.
buffet dinner starts from 5pm to 9pm. since Chun, GF and i were not included in the package, we have to pay RM38 for each adults and RM18 for kids.
which in my humble opinion is not worth it!!!!! so little selection plus they did not provide enough food for the buffet. didn’t they anticipate this on a school holiday? aiks…
nite time at Bukit Gambang can be quite boring. nothing much there. there’s an arcade with old games and also a mini karaoke where you put one token for a song…
after dinner, there is a movie screening though. watched Rush Hour for an hour and then sneaked out to sit somewhere else to catch a fresh air.
after the movie, there is a magic show too. but we went back to our room already. since it’s Merdeka eve that night, there was a fireworks display when the clock strikes 12am.
but i passed out way before that. was too tired… in fact i even sleepwalk (or rather sleeptalk) on that night. GF told me that i woke her up at night and told her something undecipherable while pointing at the air-con.
did not went for breakfast in the Cafe on the next morning due to the bad experience the previous night but it seems that the breakfast was better, from what i heard from mom and sis.
upon checking out, we hit the road back to KL. in between the journey, wanted to buy petai and fruits from the roadside stalls. but contrary to what we thought, those stall are selling it more expensive than in KL. and they have this bad take-it-or-leave-it attitude. sheesh!
stopped over at the Karak town only to find a treasure there in a form of a Yik Kee Restaurant. i’m not going to blog what we had there though, but the food they serve is big and inexpensive.
din take much photos while i was there but i did took some photos of its specialty – DURIAN BOMBS!!!
but once it detonates… BOOM!!! the durian filling melts in your mouth
they also sell egg tarts and durian tarts. egg tarts are nice, but the durian tarts, ok ok lah…
and also kaya swiss roll. unlike the normal swiss roll you buy, they are very generous with the filling. the kaya are literally flowing out of the roll!!! no more dry swiss roll. yummy!!!
and oh, the photos of the food might seem unappetizing but it was due to my photo shooting skills though.
and just like most restaurants which are popular and full with people, be prepared to get fired by some of the unfriendly staff.
one more thing too. never buy any dumplings from them. it might seem huge and it was stated that there were lots of fillings, but in reality, they are the lousiest dumplings i’ve ever tasted. not worth the RM8. there’s still one sitting in my fridge till now.
i think they wanted to cash in the fame they are getting. trying to sell as much food they can think of. don’t be fooled. not everything they served is good…
want to try it but too lazy to drive to karak? fret not, they have various Branches even in PJ area! please refer to the photo below:
and that sums up our short trip to Bukit Gambang! but it was a long wordy post indeed!
