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I may and may not be alone to feel this…

Lately, the service has been way TOO TOO SLOW and BAD… especially during the weekends…

I was there on Sunday afternoon at about 12pm.. the place is not fully taken… waiter and waitress can be seen walking around.. but damn it.. I have to wait like 15 mIns !!! asking for the special menu from 3 waitresses!!!  I really wanted to just walked off…

worst yet… some how.. the sahimi was not fresh and it’s not as nice as before…

Medan is in need of another Sushi Restaurant!!!

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This is a much delayed post.. but it’s so much fun that I really want to share with all of you..it’s one of the activities that I did while I was back in Bangkok in June 08..

I have never done camping before and with kids having watched so much of Barney and how schools always mentioned camping to the kids BUT will never ever experienced it….. so, I decided to plan a camping for my two lovely sons with lots of fun activities…

as we know that camping involved staying in a Tent and bringing all the packed foods, stuff, etc.. frankly.. it’s too much of a hassel for me to dealt with.. so instead I put us in what we Thai called a Boutique TENT…!!

The place is at Khao Yai.. a famous national park with much nature.. and is about 3 hours drive from Bangkok… when I first told my husband and my dad that we are going on a camping and staying in a tent.. both of them scolded me and whined on how silly of me to spend USD$65 per night staying in a tent… you see, the 2 big guys were imagining that they have to set up the tent, crawl into it and sleep on the ground.. like the real kids movies…

and so, when we arrived at the hotel, they were in shocked and as we walked towards the tent, they got just as excited as my 3.5 y.o and 5 y.o …

The tent is in the compound of a 4 star resorts.. so.. its all provided and set up for me… I don’t have to bring/buy any of the camping necessities .. ^0^

better yet.. its comes with ensuite bathroom and beds… !!!.. PLUS fully air conditioned.. ahhah… the tent also comes with a fridge, room service and TV…

The tent is surrounded with clean greenery… and the place do have several spots for picnic.. as the night falls, we were worried that the kids won’t be able to sleep and if they will be scared since its the first time that they stayed outdoor…

what happened was that, the kids fell asleep like a pig, while me and my hubby couldn’t.. not that the beds were uncomfortable, its actually the ghostly feeling… I have to entertain myself with ipod till 3am in the morning…

As Khao Yai is a nature place, hence what you find in the areas are very outdoor activities, like the Buxter that we rode on… the kids just loved it…

then you have the mini real motorised bikes .. don’t they just look cool and real gangster… but, no.. these bikes aren’t for them… in fact its for us.. the adults!!!

thats me.. trying really hard to balance.. its not fun for me but simply doing it to entertain the kids and let them laughed at me.. the center will provide you with a disposal head cap for hygiene before you have to put on the real helmet…

there’s the standard rock climbing… but I prefer the one below…

Its specially built, you will need to climb and complete each section where each ones are tougher than the next… and once you reached the top, you get back down by taking the flying fox…

Its so so so much fun….

Then on the second day, we took the kids to a milk farm, the farm ChokChai.. it’s one of thailand’s leading milk producer.. the owner has the love for cowboy, so he decided to convert part of his vast extensive farm land into an interesting in house company tour.. where at the same time, they do have the camping facilities as well but it’s a bit overpriced..

THE FARM CHOKCHAI

In there, you need to pay for the standard 2.5-3 hours tour.. its quite interesting for the kids though…

The lady explained the methods and the technologies used on how they get the milk .. so for now.. at least my sons seem to appreciate their milk better now.. but best of all.. they get to see their daddy milk the cow…

when they asked for a volunteer, my 3 y.o was eagerly raising his hands as he really want to have the try, and since that he was too young, my husband, seeing the boys face turned gloomy, being a good daddy, he just gave in and did it…

the tour then proceed to the ice cream factory..

then the kids watched the cow boy shows.. and we were given free time to do horse riding, but instead, being boys, they each chose to go for 2 rounds of ATV…

that’s Jadon, my 5 y.o on his ATV… he begged, cried, whinned till we finally have to give in.

and the all time favourite mini zoo.. the kids get to play and feel the real farm animals like, sheep, duck, goats etc.. and feed them food… it’s kind of make the kids feel like they are in the Barney movies.. you see..

and have you ever wonder how a Drangon Fruit trees look like… here it is… very cute though

Personally, Khao Yai Thailand is one of those places that kids as well as adults will enjoyed and bond the family.. it’s a good place for the kids to experience rather than the usual city sightseeing, shopping, beach… since we came back, they have been asking to go back… for their modern camping again…

Its also one of those places that I wish the Greenhill @ sibolangit should implement as an extra… though I did mentioned to the management but they kind of finding me weird when I told them the concept…

More Information @

Boutique Tent: The Phuwanalee Resort

Activities Center: The Greenery Resort

Farm ChokChai: The Farm ChokChai

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It will definitely bring the town traffic to a stand still should this be Medan Signage … something to laugh about…

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I need to be on a Chinese Vegan diet for a month.  I started the diet about 1 week ago in Bangkok which was relatively easy since there are so much varieties to choose from.  And now that I am back in Medan which I have yet to continue the Vegan diet for another 3 weeks, it’s no easy task.

The main difference between Vegan diet from the Vegetarian diet is that:

Vegetarian Diet is simply a diet that does not include fish, flesh or fowl or their by-products.

A vegan diet is a diet that takes no animal products whatsoever, including dairy and eggs and usually including honey. And the Chinese Vegan also exclude garlic as well as onions.

Basically, I have to cook everything myself, i.e. no canned food since most contained garlic and onions.  I have to also give up all all bakery, bread, cakes, chocolates, pasta, egg noodle.. so, I am confined to home cooked food during this period.. hence no posh restaurants for me for the moment.

So.. whats there left for me to eat?… things like french fries, tofu, mushrooms, baked potatoes, soya milk, and salted potato chips has been my snack for the past few days..

To ask if I am enjoying it? actually Yes.. as I have finally managed to lose the weight that I have gained from my holidays, and since it involved no dairy products, the diet basically cleanse or detox my body system which I haven’t felt this good about my health in years.

if any of you have not try the diet, you may want to try for a week to fully feel the goodness it does to the body system.. initial 3 days can be difficult but after which, it will just blend to your daily routine.  Especially to individual with high cholesterol, being on the Vegan diet for 2 weeks will see the level back to normal..

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Today I went to the yearly Ceng Beng @ K. Durian…… very very tired (sleep @ 1 am to set up my new blog on money..money..money) and woke up at 5am to prepare for this Ceng Beng thing…. my husband’s families do it every year… so as a wife… you have to go with the flow….. I dont mind just that I should have slept earlier……..feeling headache the whole day… and ended napping on the office sofa…. ai.. (we leave early to avoid traffic… though lucky for us… it was only 20 mins to get there this year….. 2 years back.. we were stuck in the jam for 2 hours from 5.30 am)

 

on the way… I saw this little kiddy ride…. there are 4 little cars on the top of this trailer… I supposed its what kids in this kampung paid to get them entertain… while just 30 mins ride to Sun Plaza… and you get the Time Zone version….

 I am trying to google for the actually explanation to this Chinese tradition culture but none that is well and with logical explanation showed up…. anyway… what I understood since young is just that…. its the time of year where all families members.. i.e uncle, aunty, cousins are supposed to meet up to pay respect to the dead ancestors…… thats just about what I know really….

these are the basic kind of stuff that we burned…. mainly paper being folded to make it looks like the traditional chinese gold and silver bar…. while those in the boxes… its more gold paper….. (I guess so… never really open it up to see whats inside)….

now….heheh….. can u see the black string circling those boxes and papers…… my father-in-law said that its to protect against losses when its being burned and sent up to heaven to my great grand in-laws….. else, it will be stolen when it arrived up there….. thats the first time I heard….very interesting…

when I was younger, I remembered seeing my dad burning stuff like cars, houses and clothes (made from paper of course)…. but right now.. people are burning less stuff of these as we get a little smarter, I suppose……. though you still see some people burning it in Medan….. then again, with improvement in technology, in addition to cars, clothes, …… and to be more in line with this new Millennium….. things like DVD, Handphone, PDA, game station are being included too….. then last week in the market… of all things that they have especially made for this Ceng Beng festival…. I saw paper BRA…!!! in different designs and colours…. OMG….. for who?????? prostitute up there?

 

we all know that …. when you are buying a condo… it costs more to be on the higher floor and more $$ again to get the better view…. well… the same rules apply here @ Chinese Cemetry….. mountain at the back and water in front is the ideal choice… for good feng shui purposes….

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