Travel-Lodge: Palau Sibu - Sibu Island Resort

Booked a family trip to Sibu Island during dec 2014. It's seems to be a very wrong choice due to the monsoon season, the rain and strong wind had created another stress to us - how to kill the boringness as due to strong wind and rain, all sea sports were cancelled, all we can do is eat and sleep in the room. It can a lovely place to visit when it is not in monsoon season.

Friends and colleagues were asking me where am i going for my family trip, when i told them "Sibu Island" almost all of them thought is "Cebu Island" which is in Phillipines, until i told them that its actually "Palau Sibu" in Malaysia....hahaha…

I booked through http://sibuislandresort.com.my for a 3D2N includes meals package. It about 3 hrs drive from SG to the ferry jetty and a 30 minutes journey by boat from Tanjung Leman jetty.

We booked the afternoon ferry 4pm as we don't want to rush and after will have jam at the custom. Hus suggested that we leave at about 9.30am after breakfast, have lunch and do some grocery shopping in malaysia for the 3D2N on an island.

Janelle can't wait to go

We crossed the custom without Jam and we have plenty of time, so hus decided to pop over to desaru 

Here's the Tanjung Leman jetty and was where we parked our car there for 2 nights. The jetty is a private area there are security guard at the entry. of course, need to pay RM8 per night.

Checked in counter over the jetty for the ferry tickets. We paid RM70 for per adult and RM40 for Janelle

Then more payment need to be done for the park

Boarding on the ferry to Sibu Island

The wind was so strong and it was raining, daddy took janelle blanket and wrapped her up  

She is so excited together with her daddy and both was there singing "row row row the boat" while mummy and kaka was there feeling nausea 

Finally after 30min, we reached

This was our home for 3days..

and there are deers just at our door steps

And their mini zoo, janelle was so happy chasing after the peacock, chickens (smaller animals)

But scare of deers and insist me to carry her and refused to come down or feed the deers

They do have very nice beach but too bad the wind is too strong that we didn't managed to have a chance to pop in

There was an Royal Suite

We wanted to go for a swim, but seriously.. it's too cold, we popped in and out, that's it.

This is how strong the wind was (look at the coconut trees)

All these days, we survived with a snow flakes 18inch TV with Singapore ch8 and ch5. I feel that the hotel and rooms are old and poorly maintained, it's kind of dirty. The cleaning aunty only came and pack the bed and throw rubbish.. We did our own cleaning in our room. 

At the end of 3 days,

Hus: Sweetie, thank you for bringing the family to "eat wind" (in hokkien, which means holiday) and he opened his mouth for the wind...

3rd day of school..

3rd of school and we missed the school bus. We had a good night sleep and sleep through and passed 630am. ms Janelle refused to wash up but requesting for a bottle of milk at 640am and school bus is reaching at 650am where she havent wash up.. havent have breakfast...

Celine Bag

Wanted to get myself a celine bag.. went down to the boutique but they only have white, which too expensive to see it turn black... so i give it a missed...

then i saw it on reebonz and thinking its should be safe. Placed the order but unfortunately the bag has scratches on it and i requested for a refund.

No fate with celine bag.... :(

Janelle first day of school

After much discussion and arrangement... janelle started her first day of school with minds on 12Jan2015. minds is following gov calender but they delayed in take for new students because they want to settle existing students first.

First tooth fairy

Ms janelle had her first tooth fall off a couple hours ago... officially ms bo gay.

Back to school..

After 10 yrs, i returned to school and take a professional certification. I have to admit that it's not easy to get back to study being a mom.

The toughest of all is the arrangement caretaker for Janelle without any family members able to help and husband traveling. The need to fetch janelle for TCM over the weekend is another headache. Thank God most of the time husband is in town to help, but that's only lasted for 4 weeks. 5th weeks accident happened and janelle was injured by the door in the TCM clinic. :(

When i stayed home for self-study, ms janelle will definitely around me.. hide my pen, pencil to catch my attention. Asking me where is daddy and kaka… Asking me to on Hi5 for her. Sitting beside me and sing song.. especially weekend, she will keep bring her shoes to me, hinting me time to go out. most of the time she win..

No choice, but took a few days of leave and crash course to study before the exam. and thank god.. it's now over. :)

Superman in action again

Last month.. one saturday when mommy was away for flea, my house superman decided to take off again and this time with Janelle. Both of them flew off from electric scooter. when hus called me and he sounded kind off lost, i dropped everything at flea to A & J and took a taxi home.

Janelle had abrasion all over her legs, right hip, right shoulder, right side of her head.. and lower gem was bleeding nonstop. i checked and think is just abrasion should be ok.. dont need to be alarm. So decided to put her home and monitor. She cried for a good whole 2 hours… Bought her to kWh A&E on sunday afternoon as per bus's request to confirm janelle is fine. Doctor and snr dentist in kkh confirmed just abrasion, just need to continue monitor for the golden period (72hrs) after fall for vomit, sleepiness, fever etc. On tuesday evening, hus noticed that janelle head had a lump that was as big as my palm (9cm by 9cm). That's really scared me, and we quickly sent her into KKH again. Did an X-ray and confirmed was a blood clot between her skull and scalp, no crack in her skull so nothing to be concern of as told by the doc. Was told it will be heal by itself about 2 to 3 weeks, and no medication was given. We were sent back with follow up session. One week later when we are back for the review, the bump was not any better, still at 9cm by 9cm and was asked to return a week later. Thank God miracle do happen, when i see no improvement on the 9th day, i asked for a group prayer during our cell session, the bump subsided the next day. on the 14th day, when i returned to the review doc, before she touched janelle, the first thing she saw me was telling me she was very concern with janelle's bump as it is too huge to leave it to recover itself. She afraid it will cause infection and things will get more complicated. hence she is considering to admit janelle to hospital…… she was quite surprise when i break the news that janelle's bump had reduced 90%.

While daddy's injury are more serious, his left swell up over night and was sent to TTHS on sunday morning.  The fall tore his left hand ligament and was on cast for a week and was told to be on wrist guard for a month.

Woah… it was a hectic month.. and thank god both have recovered well.. just that hus kind of jeopardize with handling janelle alone. He banned me for going out alone, leaving janelle with him. hmmm...