not HARD yet: 1 - 2nd MAY 2010

Going to JB will mean that I will be visiting my dear cousins in which I am close with. Since Ednel was quite free to travel this week, I called them up and asked one of them to arrange for my accommodation in which I preferred near Danga Bay. My other cousin, Dila who is staying near the Mines decided to join us.

1 May 2010 (Saturday).

Ed came to my condo around 8.00 am., parked his car in my car parking lot and together we went to pick Dila at her house and was on our way to JB. Traffic was heavy, reason being it was Labour Day, a national holiday. Traffic heading into Melaka was worse, a bumper to bumper crawl few kilometers long. For lunch, we stopped at the R&R near Melaka.

We arrived at my cousins' house in Senai, ate again, leftDila there and by 2.30 pm, Ed and I went to M Suite Hotel (formerly known as Ming Court Hotel) near Danga Bay. A room was booked earlier by one of my cousin. The government rate for the hotel room was RM200 nett inclusive of breakfast for two. Even though this is an old hotel, it is clean, spacious, comfortable and facing the sea.

M Suite Hotel, Danga Bay, JB

In the room, pose baring ..well it was a four hour journey, I need my short rest

The entrance to this spacious room

The living room

Taking pictures around the hotel

Nice ambiance... resting area

The swimming pool, spa and a halal chinese restaurant are located next to the hotel block.

Another view from the pool

Afterward, we went to City Square, JB to buy movie tickets for Iron Man 2 at the Cathay Cinema for midnight show. From City Square we went to Danga Bay.

The playground in Danga Bay

Will take the train around Danga Bay later..

We had an opportunity to watch a show by SUKMA young athletes using their special bikes to give special acrobatic performances.

Dangerous manoeuvrings of the bikes...

Talented young boys of ours..

ermm... hopefully only sweat oozing for youknowhere...

We will see this boat sails across our hotel room tonite...

Picture near the marina..

Dream boat?

Nice weather..

Taken by a nice guy who did a barter trade..

Honoring the barter trade bargain...

I just love this picture...

Later, we went back to the hotel to refresh while waiting for my cousins to take us to dinner.

Watching the earlier said boat sailed from our hotel room.

My cousins brought us to a nice eating place called JB Catering. The buffet spread was aplenty including smoked lamb with many herbs in which I found very very tasty. A buffet cost RM18.00 nett per person only and they do serve ala carte menu too.

Nice open place ...

With my cousins, Kasmah (left), Dila, myself and Abdah..

Empty plates, full stomach...

This place is surrounded by a lake..

After dinner, my cousins left for home. We went back to City Square with full stomach and heavy lid eyes. I was surprised to find out that JB town area has ceased to become a busy town. By 11.00pm, it was deserted except for its shopping complexes and cinemas. The night life along the Lido area is no longer there...Melaka has now been the destination for vacation and it even attracts Singaporeans there. We reached City Square again by 11.00pm. Too early to do anything, we decided to take a short nap in the car.

Peek-a-boo....

The show was supposed to start at 12.15am but it was delayed for 20 minutes due to some technical problem. To make matter worse, as the people were entering into the cinema, without any advertisement or movie trailers, the movie started interrupting up to 5 full minutes of supposedly smooth and enjoyable movie. As for the movie itself, its nothing to shout about, although it was not as bad as Transformer 2 but the sick old feeling was there. Still, its not a bad movie either as the action flick with its state of the art CGI can still made you appreciate it...... Robert Downey Jr, still cannot be replaced with anyone as Mr Stark combined with more characters from SHEILD making an appearance. All in all, I gave this movie a 3.5 rating out of 5.

By the time we reached the hotel, it was already past 3.00am. At 10.00 am, we had breakfast at the hotel ultra modern Myra Bistro, the only place of the hotel in which I think was fully renovated. The foods was just ok for me and for such a big place, there is no egg station for making omelet.

Myra Bistro..

Mee goreng for breakfast...for starters that is..

Still hungry..., I like the fresh brewed coffee though...

reflection from the mirror...

We checked out from the hotel at 12.00pm and again went for a walk at a shopping complex in Danga Bay. The not yet open Tune Hotels is nearby knowing full well that Safuan was on his way on the same day and will be training the staffs for its opening soon. By 3.00pm we were already in Senai again and with Dila we were back on the highway to KL but stopping in Muar for a while. I dropped Dila at her mum's house before going to my house, ate an early dinner prepared by my dear mum. By 6.30pm, I picked Dila and we were back using the North South Highway again. The traffic were heavy and by the time we reached Senawang it was a bumper to bumper crawl. Upon Dila suggestion, we took the road to Senawang and exited to KL using the new LEKAS highway. We reached Dila house near 9.00pm and my house around 9.20pm. Ednel left soon after.

It was a tiring journey but again an enjoyable as usual.