Interesting Bites

Hubby and colleague decided that we should go to Genting Highlands to do the 2009 new year countdown.  As it was a super peak period, the hotel was going at RM230 per super deluxe at First World Hotel.  Its double of its usual price.  Anyway, because of the special occasion, we booked two rooms.

On 31st Dec, it was a working day for all of us, thus we only left KL at 9:00pm and reached Genting at 10:00pm.  Because of the amount of traffic, we only managed to get a carpark at close to 11:00pm.  Then it was a long wait to check in to First World Hotel, which is reputed to be the hotel with the most rooms.  Yes, with 6,000 rooms - this is amazing.  And, the most amazing part is that it is fully booked - from First World to other affiliated hotels.  After checking in and settling down, we rushed to the place where the fireworks will be lighted up.  We were late, so we could only watch from inside the buidling.  There was a mountain of people outside and it was impossible to even get out of the buidling.  So, we just settled for the view inside the building.

Went to the Monte Carlo casino and lost RM30 .. haha ..  The place was smoky because of people smoking.  It was uncomfortable so we left.  Had a quick supper and went back to sleep.  By the time we reached our room, it was 3am.  And I couldn’t sleep without bathing, so I took a bath, watch tv and read some magazines before sleeping.  The next morning, we woke up at 8am and headed for breakfast at the hotel.  The amount of food they prepared is enormous.  This is the first time I’m staying at First World and the huge amount of accomodation available does make the place feel a bit cheap, even though its rated 3 star.

We left at about 2pm, and visited the temple on the way down.  We prayed and took some pics of the place, which is really nice.  It rained, so it was really cold - temperature at 15 degrees.  We reached home at 3pm after having a light lunch.

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