Dream Trip to Macau

I would like to thank  Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) and Nuffnang Malaysia for giving us Nuffnangers a chance to win a 3D2N all expense paid trip to Macau. I'm really excited as I write this. I will start off with the places I have visited in Macau, then give 3 reasons why I want to go there again.

Macau is a wonderful place to visit. I have been there once with my parents in 2007. One of the most memorable places I've visited was the famous landmark of Macau, Ruins of St. Paul's which was originally built in the 16th century. It's the complex of St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul, burned down and rebuilt many times before the last fire in 1835 left it beyond repair.

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 This is how it looks like from the back & side.

There is a museum of Sacred Art and Crypt built at the bottom of the ruins where many religious artifacts can be seen. Admission to the museum is free everyday.

Nearby the Ruins of St. Paul's is the Senado Square. If you walk here, you would be given delicious almond cookies for tasting from each shop. After walking from one end to the other, you will certainly be full eating all the yummy almond cookies. We had dinner at a very nice restaurant selling pork chop buns here. Besides this restaurant, we also ate at the famous pork chop buns at Tai Lei restaurant. It's unbelievable that the queue was very long and we saw many reporters there that day.

Photo of me at Senado Square.

My favorite almond cookies.

Juicy pork chop buns.

Photo taken from http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/

My parents at the famous Tai Lei restaurant.

We also visited the Portugese Village the next day.

We visited the Macau Tower too. Getting around Macau by bus was very convenient as we had a map which shows all the bus routes and bus numbers. 

 Now comes the important part, why do I want to visit Macau again? It's simply because there are so many places in Macau which I haven't been to. The first place I would like to visit are the casinos. The beautiful architecture and lightings at night just mesmerizes me. When I was there, most of the casinos were still under construction and I managed to see the main entrances of some casinos.

I want to see the Venetian, ride the gondola and shop till I drop. I know I'll love it because it's just like Venetian at Las Vegas. The night view is so romantic and lovely.

Photo taken from https://www.flickr.com/photos/olaer/1430356903/

Photo taken from http://english.cri.cn/6566/2009/11/10/1881s528132.htm

The second place I would love to visit is The Ciy Of Dreams. It has lots of entertainment such as The House Of Dancing Water and The Dragon's Treasure. The former is a stage pool that holds 3.7 million gallons of water (about 5 Olympic sized swimming pools) , 239 water jets are built into the stage lifts for the waters to shoot up to 18 meters in height. Wow! Amazing! It's a must see for me when I'm in Macau. The latter is a 360 degrees screen where 4 Dragon Kings explore the mysterious powers of the Dragon Pearl. The video link for The Dragon's Treasure can be found here.

 

The 3 photos above were taken from http://www.cityofdreamsmacau.com/entertainment

Last but not least, I would love to visit DreamWorks Experience at the Cotai Strip Resort. This place will definitely cheer me up. Seeing Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and The Madagascar gang brings out the kid in me. It's going to be so much fun mingling and taking photos with these characters! 

The 3 photos above were from http://www.sandscotaicentral.com/

While visiting all these places, I'll definitely grab some Portugese egg tarts, almond cookies and pork chop buns to satisfy my cravings. I really feel so excited and happy at the thought of all the tourist attractions. Once again, I would like to thank Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) and Nuffnang Malaysia for organizing this contest. Thanks for reading my blog. I hope to be one of the 3 lucky winners. Wish me luck!

Giggling Jellyfish Baby Spa

On 14th September 2014, my family was at Giggling Jellyfish Baby Spa. Babies can swim, have fun and get a massage here. It is located at Ativo Plaza, Bandar Sri Damansara.

The photo below is for babies weighing 4.5kg and above to 5 months old. The water used is filtered warm water without chlorine or chemicals.

For babies who are 6 months until 3 years old, they use the bigger tub.

My son was afraid to get in the tub. So he just played with the bubbles.

There is also a private family room for the whole family to have fun together.

After the swim, babies can have their massage. Massages are very good for babies. At this center, all the ointment and lotion used are organic. 

If you are interested to buy the organic baby bath, baby shampoo, sunscreen, baby lotion or diaper ointment, you can get them here. 

The price or packages is as below. If you are interested to find out more, please call 03-62626762 or email them at info@gigglingjellyfish.com

Discoveria at Avenue K

I brought my kids to visit Discoveria at Avenue K. It was their 1st time and it was a fun experience. My son was afraid of the dark & we went in through the back door.

My children looking for dinosaur bones.

My children love playing balls shooting out from this machine.

Shooting range for kids.

Batik painting for kids.

The left one was done by my son & the right one by my daughter. Which is more beautiful? Many people said my son's batik painting looks more beautiful. Actually he just simply dip his brush in the paint & simply colored it, that's why there was a mixture of colors but it unexpectedly turned out nice.

My kids spend about 1.5 hours there and it was a fun experience. Adult tickets cost Rm25 and children tickets cost Rm35. If you want to know more about this place, visit their FB page at https://www.facebook.com/discoveria.kl

The Little Big Club & Legoland

My family visited Legoland from 3-5th Sept 2014. My children enjoyed the trip very much. We stayed at Legoland hotel. Our room theme was Adventure. There was treasure hunt in the room itself where they had to get the correct answers to the clues given to unlock the monkey treasure box. There was also a box of lego bricks for them to play in the hotel room. If you want to book your stay with Legoland Hotel, you can visit their website at http://www.legoland.com.my/Hotel/Home/

The first day was raining, so we decided to visit The Little Big Club since it was indoor. Here are some photos of the place.

The next day we visited Legoland. The Star Wars Miniland was the latest attraction there. It cost Rm6 million to built this. It has more than 2000 detailed models built using 1.5 million Lego bricks and it took the team an incredible 8000 hours to built it. This place is fully air-conditioned and has iconic scenes from all six Episodes and the Star Wars : The Clone Wars animated series.We saw Yoda, R2-D2, and the legendary Sith Lord, Darth Vader all made from Lego bricks. For the month of September 2014, children dressed in their favourite Star Wars character gets to go in for free. There will be fireworks display on the 15th Sept 2014 at 8pm. This miniland is open to the public on 6th Sept 2014 but I was lucky enough to be able to view it on the 4th Sept 2014. Annual pass holders & the media were allowed to enter from 1-5th Sept 2014.

Besides this new attraction, we visited the other rides at Legoland. My kids had a lot of fun here.

 On the last day of our stay, we played at the water park. It was my daughter's first experience on the high water slides. She loved it & went many times. Overall, it was a fun trip for my family.