We were up & about by 3am. We took our own sweet time so by the time we left the house, it was 4.10am. We cleared customs on both sides; traffic was a breeze & were soon on the NSH at 4.30am. Yes, its THAT fast. Heh!
Both kids were excited & happy & didnt want to sleep. We stopped at Ayer Keroh for a toilet break & arrived into Nilai at 07.50am. Boy! That was early. KLIA LCCT is located at Nilai area, which means we only drove for about slightly more than 3 hours. Since it a town area, the shops are not open for business yet. We ended up at Macdonalds for breakfast.
** i was thinking we might need at least 4-5 hrs of driving but we ended at arriving with more than enough time before our check in. Our flight is scheduled to depart at 1200pm which means we got to check in by 10am. **We left Macdonalds at abt 8.40am, allowing the kids for some play at the indoor playground. We arrived at LCCT approx some 10 mins later, giving us so much free time to laze & wander ard.
We collected our luggages & proceeded to the car rental counter to rent a car. We got a Toyota Vios for RM380 plus a refundable deposit of RM50 for 4 days usage. There were so many models to choose from that i left hb to do the decision. I know nothing abt cars.
The tank in the car was empty so hb told the staff since they gave him one with an empty tank, we would returned with an empty tank. They were okay with it.
After lunch, we drove onwards to Bayview Hotel which i had pre booked via Air Asia. I thought to myself happily: "finally, we can get a good rest, especially the kids who looked tired." But luck decided to play a cruel trick on me.Hiccup 2: More shocking news bestowed upon me when the staff told me they do not have my booking. They tried retrieving using my first name, last name & even checked thru all guests who were supposed to check in today but the system still did not display my booking. I told them i have booked thru Air Asia & can they kindly check with Air Asia on this. Their rude reply: " You have to call Air Asia yourself ".
Being Hari Raya which was a PH both in Singapore & Malaysia & also being a Sat, the airline office was closed. There was no way i could get hold of a staff to assist me. It was also useless to check my booking online as Air Asia only displayed the flight portion.
I was in a terrible mood for that few hours. Anyone who crossed my path was not spared, including my kids who happened to made me even mad with their endless yelling & running about. I was wrong; the kids were not tired at all. They had too much energy in them.
Hb was calm & felt that it was of no use argue-ing further with the staff. He sourced thru the website at Bayview's business centre to check what other available alternatives there were. All rates were either too high or there were no rooms available. We drove out of Kuah Town, into the resort areas like Pantai Cenang Beach area. We stopped at Langkawi Lagoon & checked on their rates. RM370 per rm night. God help me!
We bypass Sheraton Langkawi & the kids wanna have some fun in the water. So we walked along the coastal lines, enjoying some breeze & at the some time for the kids to run wild & got wet.We drove back to Kuah Town & bypass a boutique hotel, Citin Hotel. The rates were about RM120 per night & more importantly, rooms were available. We register immediately & lugged our baggages up into our room on the 2nd floor. Being a small hotel, there was no lift available. And there was also no tea/coffee making facilities like a flask or hot water kettle. Instead, u have to call up the recep to ask for it. We were okay with this. So long the rooms are clean, air conditioned, with hot/cold water shower, we were easy on it.
It was already 6pm plus by the time we showered, changed & stepped out of the hotel. The recep even asked: " Going for dinner? Enjoy. Have a good meal ". I was completely at ease by that time & wasnt felling annoyed or irritated anymore. Perhaps it was the stress of not being able to or would not be able to find a hotel with affordable rates & available rooms that made me so frustrated. I learned my lesson. NEVER book with Air Asia EVER again!
We drove back to Pantai Cenang area cos we saw a whole row of sidewalk cafes & restuarants earlier in the afternoon. We came across a Thai Seafood Restaurant & decided to try that. However, the restuarant was so crowded & apparently there was a shortage of staff. We waited for quite a long time & still no one came to take our orders. We left & crossed the street to another restaurant, Casablanca Seafood Restuarant.
We had roasted duck in plum sauce (RM28), fishball soup (RM8), fish fillets fried with garlic & spring onion (RM28) & stir fry veggie with deer meat (RM25). Total bill: RM103.00 including drinks & rice. While eating, my ils called. And they took turns speaking to the kids. I guessed they must have missed them already. :)
After dinner, we went to walk ard the area. We hit our beds ard 10pm & all 4 of us slept like a baby thruout the night.
Itinerary for the next day:
Kilim Mangrove Tour
Underwater World
Oriental Village
Seven Wells Waterfall
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