Pengalaman Lawatan Ke Disneyland Hong Kong

Melancong ke Hong Kong dengan anak-anak, tak lengkap kalau tak bawa mereka ke Disneyland. Maklumlah, budak-budak kecil masih tak dapat nak appreciate apa yang kita lihat, kita rasa. Kita mungkn nampak bagaimana Hong Kong berubah dari sebuah daerah bergunung-ganang dan berbatu-batan menjadi entrepôt trade, dan sebuah negara pembuatan dan perkilangan pada zaman British.

Namun untuk anak-anak, keluar sekejap dari dunia serius memikirkan plot-plot sejarah Hong Kong dengan membawa mereka berekreasi di Disneyland.

Disneyland terletak di Pulau Lantau. Kami pilih hari kerja kononnya tak ramai orang kot.. tapi ramai juga. Hihi.

Walaupun menggunakan SSC (baby wear) untuk Fahry dan Danny, tapi kami sewa juga stroller... Boleh sewa kat bangunan sebelah City Hall.

Disneyland membawa balik ke zaman kanak-kanak. Hehe. Patutlah generasi ni dipanggil 'Peter Pan Generation' - generasi yang enggan membesar.

Masuk-masuk je disambut oleh brader ni main muzik dengan barang-barang nak cuci lantai.

Lepas tu kami ke tempat-tempat yang must-see di Disneyland. Sebab masa terhad, kena rancang awal2 mana yang menarik & worth seen. Kalau ada 2-3 hari takpe, boleh masuk semua.

Mula-mula kami ke Advantureland. Di Advantureland ni ada restoran Tahitian Terrace yang menyajikan makanan halal.

Ini juga satu sebab tak sabar-sabar nak ke Disneyland. Di area hotel kami tak ada restoran makanan halal. Silap juga ya, cari hotel yang murah2 di luar Kowloon :D Next time cari hotel2 di heart of Kowloon je, banyak kedai makan halal.

Lepas tu kami naik rumah tarzan.

Nak ke rumah tarzan ni kena naik rakit.

Lepas tengok2 rumah tarzan, kami ke Festival of The Lion King.

Ini pementasan tentang kisah Lion King, si Simba. Hakuna Matata!

Selepas tu kami naik rakit.. di sungai yang penuh dengan.... suprise!

Hippo!

Dikejar rhino!

Api!

Opocot meletop!

Api atas air

Lepas tu masuk ke It's A Small World ride. Kat dalam ni ditunjukkan mercu tanda dan budaya negara2 di dunia ni. Menarik tunjuk pada budak2... budaya Asia, budaya Amerika, dan sebagainya.

Lepas tu tengok Flight of Fantasy Parade, perarakan kereta berhias watak2 Disney. Kalau nak tengok dengan jelas, cari tempat di depan Sleeping Beauty Castle. Diorang akan stop lama kat situ. Kena pegi awal, kalau tak nanti duduk belakang2 je lah.

Habis Flight of Fantasy, penuhi permintaan Hafiy nak tengok Toy Story di Toy Story Land.

Kemudian masuk PhilharMagic teater 3 dimensi yang best. Jakun la kan, tak pernah tengok 3D. Budak2 pun suka, penuh dengan elemen surprise. Siap ada yang terkeluar dari skrin lagi :D

Last but not least, pementasan The Golden Mickey. Gabungan filem2 animasi Disney.

Maka berakhirlah sehari di Disneyland Hong Kong. Kami solat di City Hall, pihak pengurusan menyediakan bilik solat yang selesa dan cantik.

Ruangan solat di City Hall Disneyland

Kemudian makan malam di Tahitian Terrace, yang menyediakan makanan Asia termasuk kari Thai, dan makanan2 citarasa tekak kita... Memang sedap, dan mahal hehehe.

Masuk ke Disneyland ni pulak tak boleh bawa makanan, kecuali baby food dan air masak je yang dibenarkan.

Lepas makan makan, tengok2 apa tanda mata di kedai cenderamata sebelah, we call it a day dengan persembahan bunga api. Bunga api ni bermula jam 8.00 malam, berlangsung selama 15 minit. Dan lepas tu Disneyland pun tutup.

Maka berakhirlah sehari di Disneyland. Dengan masa yang singkat, memang kena pandai plan yang must-see tu dan tak boleh nak rest lama-lama sangat. Rugi pulak kalau masuk2, rest je kejenya kan.. bukan murah bayarannya hehe.

Summary Must-See di Hong Kong Disneyland in ONE day untuk family dengan anak-anak kecil:

• Festival of The Lion King
• PhilHarMagic
• The Golden Mickey
• It's A Small World
• Flight of Fantasy Parade
• River Adventure
• Disney in The Stars Fireworks

Kedai makan halal di Adventure Land - Tahitian Terrace.

Ruang Solat di City Hall.

Sewa Stroller bersebelahan City Hall.

Anak-anak memang happy bila tengok watak-watak kartun ni. Jadi bila nak tengok 'tempat kita' diorang pun tak bising sebab dah tengok 'tempat mereka'. Hehe. 

Tempat begini mungkin pada sesetengah orang lagho dan hiburan semata-mata, tapi sebenarnya banyak benda yang kita boleh cerita pada anak2. Misalnya dalam It's A Small World, budaya2 yang ada di dunia ni. Kalau mak ayahnya pun diam je sepanjang ride tu, memang anak tak dapat tafsir apa2.

Apa-apa pun, kembara sepatutnya bukan sekadar 'enjoy' tapi ibrah dan pengalaman yang dikutip untuk diaplikasikan dalam kehidupan mendatang.

Untuk info lanjut tentang Hong Kong Disneyland boleh tengok website rasmi Hong Kong Disneyland.

Frequent Traveller

are you in Miri or KL? are the FAQ nowadays. this is how we run our life since four months ago, when i accepted the offer to involve in a project which requires me to be in KL.

it was fun travelling, until we are entering this very third trimester, it sometimes very tiring. since i was pregnant, i have to take a day of sick leave after touching down LL because it's so exhausting after that 2.5 hours flying.

and with this i-cant-stop-myself Hafiy, oh you bet how fatigue i could be. during our flight to Miri last time, he refused to sit and i have to follow him all the time, running here and there along the narrow plane's isle. it was night flight so i have to watch him all the time or he would disturb other's sleep when he liked to touch and say hi to those passengers.

but this never be a reason for me to leave him anymore :) i just want my babies to be with me all the time rather than feeling regret like in my previous trip.

if possible, i want to get excuse from attending next week's meeting and training but it's my responsibility to be there since i am the representative for my office. and i have no reason to not attending it just because i am pregnant.

i don't know how people see someone like me coping with our life. i don't have much choice or be demanding because i am very new in this field (yes boss?) and most importantly i need a job to help Abiy raising our family. makan gaji macam ni lah.

i hope this will grow myself and my kids to be tougher because they are different than other kids who are comfortably stationed in their own crib while my kids have to follow the world demand. even if i am not on this nature of job attachment, they will also have to fly with me because i am breastfeeding them (if i could find a good babysitter).

when will all this things ends because i am very tired. i want to live as a normal mother and wife in one house with my family.. [macamlah Mami sorang dlm Malaysia yang kena travel & be a monthly wife :P].

(Abiy might not agree with this writing but just take this as the third trimester blues).

KL here we are!

dah 3 hari kita di KL. and this is my very first day in this office. my office is on front of KL Convention Centre (i call it Convec, but why nobody knew what Convec is? huhu).

the journey was... hahaha. sungguh enjoy. Hafiy la yg enjoy. lompat sana sini. terjun bawah kaki. main dgn orang belakang, siap ngorat stewardess lagi. sayangnya tak ada toy & food untuk Hafiy sebab diorang tak bawak. alahai. lainkali kena bagitau siap2 masa book/check in, nak food for baby & toy sekali :D

benda paling menarik ialah transporting frozen EBM. sebab kita akan selali balik2 ke Miri, so no need to bring all. beberapa bekas je. i put them in fridge2go, letak chiller & ais. ais tu letak dalam beg plastik so that ia tak akan membasahkan frigde2go tu & put everything dalam insulator bag, letak ais lagi penuhkan ruang.

during check in i asked the clerk on how to transport my EBM. nak buh dalam kargo ke ape. but kargo is panas, nanti bole cair plak. she asked me to bring the bag into the cabin & ask the cabin crew to assist.

unfortunately the plane was full & they had no room to place my bag, except one bottle. huhuh. so we put the bag dekat kaki je lah. since the cabin was cold, so no worry la for us.

because of the very the many bags, we couldn't take Budget Taxi, so had to use Perdana. hey, hey, please don't cut my claim OK!

the first thing bila sampai rumah... put my EBM in the freezer! alhamdulillah. all EBM yg i put in f2go were preserved! in fact the ice pun tak cair! sungguh seronok. but another challenge is to place the container di celah2 ayam2 Tok Ma lah. mujurlah muat2 je. but another dilemma, how to buat stok nanti? urghhh.

cemanapun, i enjoy working here. even if the perjalanan sangatlah jauh tp the office is very conveniene. project office katakan, not so many people, & i can use my boss's room to pump. tak payah pegi jauh2 & lagi best sebab dia once a week je ada kat office. so ofis ini Mami yang punya!!! anytime rasa nak pam je bole pam :) plus, dapat pam baru nanti semoga lagi semangat nak pam!!!

but di sebalik itu, challenge dalam BF & TN mulai datang satu demi satu... :)

nantikan cerita Mami dalam entry akan datang. hahaha!

Travelling Alone

i was a tough decision, whether to bring Hafiy along or not. actually, the plan was, bringing him along and send him to a Daycare at Jalan Damai while i go to my meeting and training. i even called the owner, and planned to sew a carrier like Mei Tai or something like that for the purpose of carrying him (since he doesn't like to be in his stroller).

however, i changed my mind when thinking about my condition. i even have to ask Abiy to hold Hafiy when we go out shopping, and how to handle this baby myself? while fatigue is my accompany most of the time. so, i decided to travel alone. ops, it's alone actually, i'm with Adek! (is this called second child syndrome? :P)

i was so cold to be alone in the plane...

i stay at Traders Hotel, next to KL Convention Centre, cos my meeting was held just in front of Convec (shortform i used for KL Convention Centre). oh this hotel's so superb OK! tonite we (Aunty Donia & i) planned to go to the rooftop (i forget the name) to see the view of KLCC :D

first time without Hafiy is miserable. number 1, i miss him LOTS and LOTS! (Adek merajuk~) and number 2, i'm not used to pump at night. and Hafiy is a frequent night feeder. now i have to bear my B engorge when waking up in the morning.

the first thing i did was, call the hotel's service centre, telling that i have to store my ebm in their freezer since the room's fridge is not that cold. they were very OK with that, in fact the officer offered to keep my ebm in a freezer they store ice-cream. they came to pick the milk up, very convenience. and everytime i need them to collect the milk, i just call the service centre.

this time, i fail to pump as frequent as possible. coming to KL alone, is the best time to spend time with my friends. even last nite i didn't sleep in the hotel room, but at my friends' place. for the whole afternoon til evening, we were on the road,and i utilized the time by pumping in the car. glad that it motivated my newly wed friends to breastfeed :)

during the workshop, it was very tight. no break unless for lunch. so i escape when i felt the engorgement was unbearable. it was more important that attending my ears while my mind wondering around thinking about the engorgement. (it's not a blossom engorgement like what i had back then, anyway). luckily my ex-mentor had his office vacant (he's going out), so i used the office to pump. what a lucky~

to transport them back to Miri, i use a small ice box, and will put ice in it (now have to think where should i get the ice). i'm sure it can be put in cargo, cos my friends did it before.

Abiy recommend to pump and dump, so that i dont have to transport anything (i knew he thought about how i'm going to bring all those things, those must be very heavy for this preggy lady). but i'm thinking about providing fresh ebm to my son... which is lot better than frozen one, since the lama, frozen ebm has deplete the antibody content.

i dont know why i feel so good when coming back to Peninsular. no fatigue.. i even can walk non-stop from Convec to KLCC wiht my backpack, go from levels to levels, shops to shops, take LRT to Terminal Putra, get awake until midnite... oh gosh, i even can't sit properly at our own Miri! last time with Hafiy also, i couldn't eat for 4++ month, but when came back to Peninsular, the least plate i took was 3! :)

On Daily Trip - Being Preggy is Not A Limit

it has been a week with no new entry from Mommy.

it was a long, busy week. meddlesome office jobs, and dealing with early pregnancy fatigue, i need more sleep!

when i decided to make a daytrip to KL on 4th July, it was somehow brought up debates, among my friends and even Abiy. Abiy suggested to sleep over, but i said, it makes no difference if i sleep over, or come back and sleep at home. if it is at the middle of the week, yes i might sleep over, but since it is Friday, then i have long hours to rest, on my own bed.

it has been a popular taboo since ever, about normal activities a preggy lady shouldn't do. one of it was flying during pregnancy. i've been to many discussion forums, and the most popular question was "can i fly while pregnant?". the answer is, definitely YES.

actually there were some studies done to justify whether a preggy lady is safe travelling via air or not. and the result was, during 1st trimester, most of the subjects went to miscarriage, due to:-
- on air travel
- radiation

however, it wasn't caused by the air travel alone, but the subjects (the flight attendances) are those who works for many hours, and taking long hours flight.

by right, travelling by air during pregnancy is perfectly safe. however, 2nd trimester is the best time, since it is a honeymoon period for most moms-to-be, and there's no risk for miscarriage or preterm labour. somehow, other than dealing with risks to miscarriage and preterm labor, it's also about comfortability. during 1st trimester, usually associate with morning sickness, so it's not advisable for a MTB to travel. and on discomfort during late pregnancy, a MTB should stay on the ground.

my flight was at 0620hrs to KL and 2040hrs back to Miri.

since it was a daytrip, i just brought my backpack and my f2go. the 2.5hours flight was a tiring. oh, even 30mins flight is tiring due to the ungrounded ion our body receives. how to reduce this? i touch the plane's body as i get our of it, before go into the terminal.

i pump 3 times, 2 times at KLCC (thanks to Aunty Zu) and another one at KLIA nursing room. oh sungguh tak selesa sebab mamat2 Bangla keluar masuk the room. i dunno what's on earth they were doing in the room. but since they didn't disturb me, so i just ignore je la.

the do's to travel during pregnancy:
1. consult with the gynae - to ensure you fly with no risk
2. ask for front seat - easy to get in and out
3. get enough rest - before, during & after
4. bring your own food for morning sickness

the dont's:
1. fly on long hours - you might extremely tired
2. high altitude, non pressurised flight - the pressure may cause the oxygen supply to your body, and your baby

additional infos:
1. airport security x-ray scanner is safe
2. EBM (liquid or frozen) is a CAN for domestic flight

tips for a daytrip MTB:
1. manage the time wisely so you won't be in hurry
2. choose good transportation to take you to the airport so that you can rest
3. make sure you'll have time to rest after the flight
4. bring 'mini 1st aid' like balm, minyak panas along
5. keep a pack of cracker & a bottle of water in your bag
6. free yourself from worry

you should not worry too much about your body and baby during pregnancy. a study from a baby charity shows that 90% of preggy moms who let themselves worry too much cause their pregnancy to be affected. being pregnant doesn't require you to stay at home and stop all activities (unless you're dealing with pregnancy discomfort, risk, or advised by your gynae).

don't take pregnancy as a limit. it's a joyful moment!