Trip to Kuantan : Swiss-Garden Resort & Spa Kuantan

It’s been a while I am not updating my blog.

Busy with every routine in my life.

Sometimes I tried to write something but the thing I jot down usually will goes to the draft section..hehe.

Anyway, last week is the best week in  year 2012. Kenapa I cakap camtu sebab bila ambil cuti 3 hari maka cuti kita akan jadi 9 hari..waaah, happy bukan??

In the middle of juggling my work and my unstable emotion, this is a perfect escapade for me...

My colleague had invited me for a wedding and the moment I got the card I quickly called my MIL.

“Mak, would you like to go tu Kuantan with us?Hadiff would love his nenek to join him”

My MIL agreed and I brought along my SIL.

I googled for our stay in Kuantan. Legend and Hyatt were on my top list. But then, fully booked. T_T

Adoi, lupa pulak cuti sekolah.Since my youngest in family dah habes sekolah, jadual cuti sekolah memang takde dalam diary I. Tunggu My Lil Champ masuk sekolah baru I khatam jadual kelas ngan cuti skolah kot.

Tup tup yang tinggal kekosongan hanyalah Swiss Garden.Tanya my friend orang Kuantan pastu dia cakap quite okay. Okay..dengan pantas dan tuntas I terus book 2 rooms for 1 night. Done! Then I decided to google review on the hotel. Okay,lets see what we have here...

: The hotel offers bad service..Gulp!

: Poor arrangement..bla bla..another gulp!!

: Pleasant stay, comfortable stay.. hee..*sinar harapan melanda”

: Own private beach, big pool, has kids club..Oh i loike!This is the one.They have just completed me!!

: To be avoided blab la... =.=

For the conclusion, review yang I dapat adalah bercampur-campur. Some people say it is okay some people disagree. Since, they have charged the bill, apa yang boleh buat adalah Redho je laaa..

We started our journey after we had our breakfast at My Other Half favourite breakfast spot, Kedai Mamak Taqwa. Roti Tampal dia tak pernah mengecewakan. And I really like their choices of nasi lemak. Memang banyak. Nasi lemak bungkus daun pisang plak tu.. Yummeh!

We arrived at Kuantan at 2pm. Along the way , it was raining cats and dogs. Nampak gaya bersukaria dalam bilik hotel jela kalau hujan camni sepanjang hari ni. Luckily I’ve download all My Lil Champ’s favourite cartoon and I brought along his cd. Otherwise he will be jumping here and there and lastly kene jentik ngan mama dia..hahaha..

My prediction was totally wrong. It was a bright and sunny day in Kuantan.  Tak sempat nak ambik gambar dengan pengantin sebab waktu nak balik tu pengantin baru nak sampai. Apapun, Selamat Pengantin Baru and hope this marriage will last until Jannah. May Allah bless you.

My Lil Champ enjoys Kompang Group so much. Dia pandang abang2 and kakak2 kompang tu macam nak bawak balik

The bride and groom

We continued our journey to Swiss Garden which located 20 minutes from Ana’s house.

The check in process went smooth. We booked through Agoda.com and I did not request joining room and large bed. But Hotel Management did help a lot and we upgrade the room for additional RM30 only! The room is huge (at least not as I expected).They also get us the large bed and joining room. senang awang tu nak berlari kesana ke mari.

the bed room

the bathroom.. I luv bath tub..mandi-mandi buih gitu..ahakss

the bathroom different angle

Since we only stayed for a night, we agreed not to waste time. At 4pm, we went to the pool and later terus menyelam di pantai..Wah, mak suke..bercanda di tepian pantai..Sila behave, mak mertua ada di situ..haha!

the view from our room

the pool.. yang sentiasa menggamit pandangan anakku

Nenek and My Lil Champ

Look how happy he was!

The beach

My Other Half  is helping My Lil Champ to built a  castle

But it turns out to be a turtle =.=

Main tanam-tanam pulak..

Tengok tu..tak takut langsung

Nak dekat 3 jam jugakla kitorang berenang-renang, bercanda di tepian pantai dan bertepuk tampar di gigi air...waaah!My Lil Champ pon senang je nak ajak naik. Kalau tak memang berchenta la nak tarik dia kuar pool tu..huhu.Balik hotel bende pertama dia buat adalah mintak makan.. Haa, tau pon..Kalau tak susah sangat nak makan! I buatkan bubur nasi instant dan roti cicah susu.

After performing solat Maghrib, we went out for dinner. Various choices for dinner. Bukan takat seafood je, sizzling noodle, nasi lemak etc. So xdela bosan sangat..Sila layan gambar makanan kitorang malam tu..Boleh tak i tak ingat nama restoren kitorang makan tu..the food taste delicious and service pon laju je. and yang penting bersesuaian dengan harga..I memang cukup pantang kalau kene ketuk ni..memang panas je hati.Kalau sedap bolehla dimaafkan lagi..

Yummy..

Yummy

Super yummy!!

So so

Balik hotel tengok-tengok ada orang jual toys..

Apa lagi, sesi mengepau nenek la.. Berbahagialah si Warrior ni dengan swordnya.

Lepa sekejap kat lobby yang cantik tu,balik bilik layan dvd Pororo and we slept..

Safe and Sound!

Day 2

We went early for breakfast. Mula-mula masa pilih seat redup je tempat kitorang. Lepas matahari naik je, mak ai.. macam sun bathing plak I ni kan..mengenangkan Vitamin D yang I dapat dan warna kulit ala-ala Beyonceyang bakal ku dapat ku tahan jua. Tapi selepas tak lama itu, dah peluh keluar macam air terjun, memang surrender!  Sempat makan omelette, coffe dan apple crumble je. Selalunya I makan lebih tau..Rasanya setiap menu yang hotel offer I lenjan habes-habesan.

My Other Half took My Lil Champ for swim. In the mean time, Mama bolehla bermalasan atas katil yang empuk tu. Thank you, darl!

Pukul 12 pm, kitorang dah check out sebab banyak lagi program kitorang walaupun hanya setengah hari je. We bought some kerepok lekor, seafood fritters and coconut drink. Trust me, everything is worth buying. Sedap dan fresh. Cheap as well!Jangan lupa singgah kat kedai Keropok Fatimah. Lokasi kedai berhadapan dengan Hotel Swiss Garden ni. Saya suka sangat!

Kedai tu ada jual souvenir macam seashell ni,keropok keping timbang, keropok segera, barang-barang IKS lain pon banyak jugak

Hadiff dengan ice cream 'jelly'. Mana dapat nama pon tak tau

Keropok kitorang singgah kedai lain sebab kat kedai Fatimah tu belum sampai keropok lekornya.

Sotong celup tepung ni memang terbaik. Dahla fresh, kruk kruk dia sangat sedap and its cheap!RM2 secucuk dan  kuah cicah dia memang mabeles

Karipap kentang dan karipap inti ikan.. Sedap jugak!

Next mission was getting fresh patin and talapia at Temerloh. For your information, Temerloh has been rebranded to Bandar Ikan Patin. Patin fish is a type of freshwater catfish is a local delicacy highly sought after in the country. Patin fish is famous for its juicy taste and can be considered one of the best freshwater fish in Malaysia. Ada paham?

Nak dekat sejam jugak la kitorang kat town tu. Dengan cari kotak ikan, ais etc. . Finally, we bought 5 patin and 7 talapia.. Great catch, mak!!Good Job!!

I took 3 talapia since I do not know how to cook patin and do not fancy the fish at all. Don’t get me wrong, its delicious  but not at my liking. Thats all..
We reached home at 7 pm exhausted but a big smile on our face ^_^

Overall, my personal review on the hotel is the location is great. If you want night life you may just go to Kuantan which only 20 minutes from the hotel.

Beachfront!and plus it is clean and well maintained. The pool is big and my Lil Champ enjoyed very much!

The room is pleasantly furnished and it has huge space. Enough for my Lil Champ to release his energy.

The con is only at their breakfast which I found not that much of choices and the dining area is exposed to the sun light. But I believe the concept is beach so it should be open. Cuma untuk orang kulit manja macam I ni memang susah sikit la ;p

Time peak hour macam tak cukup meja la sebab semua orang tak nak makan kat tempat yang panas tu.Tambah2 I pegi time school holiday which is tersangatla ramai orang.

However, We will definitely come back! See you soon, Swiss Garden :)

Apple Crumble

Selalunya bila aku makan kat restoran, aku akan make sure ada dessert. Oh, yes..I'm a sweet tooth and sweet person, eh??Gurauan di situ..

Selalunya aku akan order Brownies with ice cream, banana split dan taraaa..'Apple Crumble'

Rasanya yang crunchy2, tak manis sangat dan tekstur apple dengan hint of cinnamon..waaaa..go figure..

Anakandaku itu setiap hari akan makan sebiji apple..sejak dari kecik dah terbiasa.

Oleh itu stok apple memang akan ada kat rumah. Ntah macamana hari tu aku beli apple lebih sikit kes malas nak keluar banyak kali dan ayah aku pon beli jugak. So ada lebih kurang 5 bungkus apple dalam rumah. Aku pun memulakan misi mencari resipi yang berkenaan apple..Mula-mula nak buat kek tapi macam dah muak dan tetiba ternampak resipi Apple Crumble ini. Jom kita tengok :

Resipi asal disertakan tapi mana yang aku dah modified aku letak sekali.Ikot tekak sendiri yer..

Bahan- bahan yang diperlukan :



3 biji Granny Smith Apple 
Aku pernah gunakan kedua-dua apple dalam dish yang sama and happen to be semua pakat dok korek green apple. Red apple rasa macam kering sket. Atau maybe red apple aku hari tu tua, ataupun mungkin kes sabotaj, hmmm???



170gram / 6oz butter  
aku gunakan buttercup, apa motif bagitau brand pon tak tau. Nak kata dapat komisen pon tidak.



170gram / 6oz gula 
perhatian ye puan-puan, I ni bukan pemanis orangnya, my Other Half selalu bagitau kalau bukan manis bukan dessert la namanya tapi aku tetap tak tahan manis.Oleh itu dalam resipi ni aku kurangkan kepada 140-150 gram gula. Dan aku gunakan brown sugar sebab aku selalu merasakan brown sugar taste just right with apple.



280 gram /10 oz tepung naik sendiri 
yang ni pulak aku pakai tepung biasa je sebab yang tu je ada kat dapur..hee~


optional : serbuk kayu manis
               cornflakes/ rolled oats


I tak bubuh pon tapi one day nak try letak cornflakes, kalau buh oat takut muak


Cara nak buat : 


1. Sebelum apapa, baca Bismillah dan selawat banyak-banyak, kan nak bagi orang tersayang nak makan :)


2. Panaskan oven- 180 degree nanti senang dah siap terus masukkan dish je


Mula- mula kita buat crumble dahulu. 


3. Dalam satu mangkuk yang besar, gaulkan butter dan tepung sehingga sebati. Untuk peringkat permulaan, aku guna garfu. lebih senang untuk dibuat.


4. Selepas agak sebati baru kita ambil gula dan jadikannya crumble. Yang part ni aku pakai tangan yang dibasuh dengan antibacterial soap. Macam aku suka crumble tu kasar, tapi kalau tengok kat kedai slalunya halus mulus gebu gitu.


5. Kalau tuan-tuan dan puan-puan nak tambah oat dan cornflakes sebaik-baiknya lakukan sekarang.


Tempoh masa diambil : 3 minit (profesional) 7 minit (aku ler tuu)


6. Susun apple yang dipotong dalam oven dish dan taburkan cinnamon.Jangan banyak ye, sat lagi rasa pon dah lain. Just secubit dua gitu je.


7.Taburkan gula yang selebihnya tadi ke atas apple. Kalau boleh biar sebati dengan apple ye.


8. Lepas tu ratakan crumble ke atas apple yang disusun tadi.


9. Bakar dalam 30-35 minit atau sampai keperangan. Siapp!!!!!


10. Sila tunggu dalam 10-15 minit baru makan sebab they can stay really hot. Tak pasal-pasal deria rasa anda tidak berfungsi dan masa tu, apa pon tak rasa dah.


Senangkan, kalau nak simple serve dengan ice cream tapi aku suka custard sauce.
Sebenarnya boleh je nak potong apple dulu tapi selalunya apple kan cepat tukar warna.
Tambah pulak aku masak ni selalu anakanda pun jadi penolong terhormat. Sebab tu aku buat crumble dulu supaya takdela apple ku ter'expose' lama-lama..


Selamat mencuba!

Eiffel Tower, I'm in Love!

Day 5 

Date : 30.3.2012

Venue : Paris

Bonjour..

It was really a tiring day but unforgettable one!

We woke up early so that we could shorten the queue

We've been advised to be there as early as we can.

Eiffel Tower is located at Champ de Mars.

And let pictures tell you the stories..

Finally!Never slipped thru my mind I will come here some day..Thank you , Allah for the oppurtunity :)

Hadiff sebelum mengganas

Us at Eiffel Tower.. Mak chaq loves ur smile, Affan :)

I had to distract Hadiff by taking him to the nearest park. but he was looking for his idol, Abang Affan, still..

My sleepy cranky boy. Mama terpaksa buat free show by singing old Macdonald all the way. Syukur we arrived quite early because after a while queuing, when I turned back. Masya Allah, the crowd is massive!

Yeeehooo....we got the ticket, we got the ticket!

Tak menyempat..dalam lift kau..

the view from the top is really breathtaking.

Hadiff was sleeping it was time momma for shopping, bebeyh!!

Dear hubby, thank you for making my dream came true..*tears*

baru bangun tido and Eiffel tower?So what?

Looking for a place to eat..we want food!we want food!

Finally, a place who completes all; halal, spacious and tasty..You see, when you travel with kids,spacious will become one of the requirement.tasty comes later -.-

Oh, yeah..it tasted good..Syukran, Allah!

End of part 1, will continue the journey with another entry..

Au revoir!