Genting Highlands

It was recently reported in the newspapers that despite the upward revision in the cost to complete the two new & upcoming Singapore integrated resorts (i.e. a more ‘sophisticated’ term for casinos….. haha), both the Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World @ Sentosa are well on track to be completed by December 2009 and 2010, respectively.

In light of this development, we decided it was high time we started Chloe on her journey to become the world’s best poker player……….cause we figured, ”If you can’t beat them, join them.” And if you want to be a professional, you need to start at an early age…….. [Mom, dad – if you’re reading this…. I’m just JOKING !!!!]

We headed off to Genting Highlands for a 3D2N stay via the Grassland Super VIP Coach on an early Sunday morning and Chloe was allocated her own coach seat. As comfy as the coach seats were, it was of little consolation as we only got there after a gruesome 8 hour bus ride. Nonetheless, the long and tiresome journey did not erode any of the anticipation and excitement that we had…….we’ve planned for this trip for quite a while, and we wouldn't allow the longer than expected travelling time to spoil a sweet and much-awaited holiday.

In terms of family-oriented entertainment, Genting has an outdoor theme park, an indoor theme park, as well as Snow World. Our original plan was to explore all three …….but then we realized that Chloe was probably still too young to enjoy the outdoor theme park and Snow World. So we ended up spending most of our time at the indoor theme park , where we bought ourselves a Family Day Pass which allowed multiple rides/access. It was the usual suspects : the carousel/merry-go-round, the bumper cars, the ferris wheel, the train/kiddy rides, gondola ride along the indoor lazy-river, etc, etc…... Chloe enjoyed them all.

One personal observation that I had whilst in Genting was how inflated/exaggerated the F&B prices were……. Typical hawker fare and soft drinks cost about 3 times more than their usual prices in Malaysia. I must say that I was totally shocked and appalled. But there’s a catch though. Drinks (coffee, tea, etc) served inside the casinos were F.O.C. and the food (such as sandwiches) were at much more reasonable prices. I suppose it was Genting’s way of thanking their customers for ‘contributing’ to the group’s continued success……hahaha.

The journey home was pleasant and memorable. Pleasant - because the bus ride home was much smoother and quicker. Memorable - because Chloe finally got her own personal lollipop from Mummy (which is a rare ocassion as Chloe usually only gets to taste Anthea's lollipop). Lookout for the big grin on Chloe's face in the photos below, as she savours her own mini lollipop!!

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