My gal and I share the same birthday and both of us got birthday invitations to celebrate it in Genting Highlands. Accommodations and 2 days unlimited theme park were free for my family.

Somehow I love the weather in Genting. It is cold and you don’t need to turn on the air condition. We stayed in the Theme Park Hotel, it really needs some refurbishing. Everything looks old. The room was big with 2 king size bed. My children didn’t like the bathroom as it doesn’t have a bathtub. Resort World Hotel is definitely better.

First day we went on the heated indoor splash pool. My children just love it there and my hubby joined in with them. I would recommend it to anyone with children. Emily enjoyed the slides. Tim just enjoyed fighting the water fall.

Next ride I liked most was the boat cycling. However, we witness a girl falling into the lake but fortunately she was rescued immediately. It was kind of peculiar because she went in to the narrow lane where there was someone standing there. I guess she tried to step back and missed a step. The mother was not watching over her because she was also anxious getting on the boat. Parents must watched over their child and make sure he/she gets into the boat safely first.

Do you know you can eat on this bus?

I didn’t get a good boat as the stirrer didn’t work. No matter I turned right or left, the boat kept going left. I was a little frustrated as it took me 30 minutes to get back on board. I had to cycle backwards most of the time. My gal gave me a mission to go under the narrow bridge and it was tough but I manage to do it.

We also went into the snow land as my children wanted to play with snow. They have quite a few ice carving. My feet were in pain when I went in. My advice is to get very thick socks if you want to go it.

By the way, my gal drove around the theme park twice and played the bumper car more than 5 times. On the 3rd time, the attendant didn’t allow her in. She came to me with a sad face. I walked to the attendant and ask her why. Here is the conversation.

Me: Why she was not allowed in?
Attendant: She is tall
Me: She is below the max height of 124 cm. She is only 122 cm.
Attendant: But she is tall.
Me: What is the max height? *show her she is below that*
Attendant: What if she injured her leg?
Me: *look to my gal* Does your leg feel pain?
Emily: No
Me: You should allow her in.
Attendant: Ok

And my gal went for few more rounds….*rolleyes*

Overall it was a memorable short vacation. The food was quite expensive. We spend a lot just on food alone.