For our birthdays...yup..ours as in Papa's and mine, we went for a short staycation at AVANI Sepang Gold Coast Resort.
Got a free stay from there. Not due to blogging . They invited Papa to go listen to their Vacation Club programme and gave him a one night stay voucher. However, the voucher stated tat it is not applicable for weekend, public holidays and school holidays. That leaves not many dates that we can choose from. Well, ngum ngum our birthday falls on Chinese New Year and school extended holiday for us.
Well, Papa tried to book the date for our stay la. E-mailed them early but after two week still no reply from them. Called up the number given in the voucher, nobody pick up the line.
Mamarazzi google and found another number which is not stated in the voucher. Called up that number and yahoo...someone pick-up.
It seems that the person-in-charge missed out reading Papa's email or something. On the same day, he received reply from their customer service. So sad...the date we wanted was not available.
Funny thing about the e-mail was it was dated 9th February but at the bottom there , the man asked Papa to reply his email before 6th February. Must have been a typo error as Papa could never foreseen to reply an e-mail that have not been sent out, right? Anyway, Papa replied and Mamarazzi called up. The guy-in-charge was busy. She left a message for him to read Papa's email .
Waited 3 days....this time Papa shoot a not so polite e-mail to them liao. Mamarazzi called up and managed to get the guy-in-charge. Surprise..surprise...there was a cancellation and now there is a room available for us. Hmm.....could it be the saying "good things comes to those who waits?"
The room was lovely. Splendid view. Big flat screen TV
Very spacious. Just nice for a family stay.
Outside was pretty windy.
You know what? They even have bicycle for their guests to use as each of the villas are quite far from the Lobby and Club house. Guests can opt to take the buggy or they can cycle around.
After checking-in, I drag Mamarazzi out of our villa for cycling. Kinda sad coz all the kids bicycle doesn't have training wheels. Mamarazzi said it's alright. It's quite low. She'll help me to balance. She sat behind of me while I "kayuh"(pedal) . Yup.....I had to carry Mamarazzi
Pretty soon, she jump of the cycle and HEY! I can cycle! WITHOUT training wheel. At first it was wobbly and pretty soon I was zooming around so fast till Mamarazzi couldn't catch up with me.
Yay! on my 7th birthday, I learnt how to cycle without training wheel!
Sweat....cycling really work up a sweat. I wanted to jump into the infinity swimming pool there but Mamarazzi said no swimming suit cannot.
That night I really enjoyed myself oh. Since it;s my birthday, I can watch unlimited time of TV and play unlimited games in the new Galaxy Tab.
Got delicious Nasi Lemak.
Which I ate in bed. Pampered to the max.
Next morning, I drag Mamarazzi up early. I wanna go cycling again. Mamarazzi pulak dragged Papa up. He had to follow us.
Come , let's explore.
There are mini cricket place for the kids to play with.
Trampoline.
Golf
Errrrrr....kucing korek lubang nak poo poo......
Nice place to be. Bet in the evening there will be loads of games to play.
Before going off, Mamarazzi "forced" me to snap some photos...ahem...not macho la......why snap photos with flowers....
Forced smile.
Ah...this one I like........ambulance buggy....bee bo bee boo...
Pretty soon it was time to check out. I'll miss this place. Really fun place to be . Mamarazzi's feedback is that they need to hire more people to man the telephone and reply e-mails. And in their Free Stay voucher they should also put in more than one phone number. Unanswered phone and e-mails may lead to people thinking that this Vacation Club is just another scam and gives bad reputation to the company.
I guess they really mess up and great that you guys managed to settle that. What a nice outing for kucing!
ReplyDeleteTheir telephone/email booking department need to be more proactive and maybe hire more people to attend to the job.
DeleteAs for the resort...it was good
wow, congratulations!!! what a very beautiful birthday gift you have, priceless experiences such as these can never be exchanged with material gift, go go explore the world now with your bike :) of course, explore very safely.....
ReplyDeleteThanks Betchai. Yea I had a great time there
DeleteYou did not give up, you followed up. And what a big reward you got! Did you have to listen to a lecture? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! SO awesome that you learned the bike on your birthday, That is a huge step in your life and something to always remember. How old are you now? Mama was right, I love the picture with the beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteYea have to listen to their talk but already know what to expect Am now 7 years old :)
DeleteSuch fun, wonderful photos, as always. :)
ReplyDeletei had a great time there
DeleteWah best, got free one night stay wor.. Fuiyoh, being pampered like a king wor.. Eat in bed, watch tv as long much as you like, then go cycling.. And wah, good to hear you can cycle without training wheels jor, big boy jor!!
ReplyDeleteMy big day wor....am the KING of the day muhahaha
DeleteWahhhhhhh!!!! So lucky, got free stay. Next time I tag along, can? Never mind, sleep in bathtub also ok. No chance to stay at such high class places one.... Hehehehehehe!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL.....tub ah....errr....our room tarak tubs leh....maybe those Penthouse room they have tubs la..
DeleteIt is good to be pampered to the Max every now and again. Happy Belated Birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry :)
Deletewah!!! Small Kucing was so pampered!! after the group celebration at Ah Mah's house, now Paparazzi and Mamarazzi brought him for a staycation in a resort hotel, can allowed Small Kucing to do whatever he likes and anywhere he wants (except no swimming though).. must be the best birthday so far huh?? :)
ReplyDeleteAiyak.....wish can have celebration in school too but Mamarazzi said Std1 tarak celebration in school . only kindy have
Deleteadui, really lousy service lah, nobody to pick up calls and then took them more than two weeks to reply the email.. and it's their mistake to overlook the email and caused there to be no room available!! Paparazzi booked two weeks in advanced, and they should have upgrade Paparazzi for a suite for no extra cost lah, somemore it's just a normal weekdays, unlikely that all rooms are taken dei.. really, got to be harsh then baru they will do something.. like the Chinese say, "tiger not ganas don't treat them as sick cat".. hahahaha!!!
ReplyDeleteMust be they have not enough people jaga the online booking and telephone la. Need to improve on that lor or else sure kena people complaint upside down
Deletefrankly, if they are having such giveaway, I am pretty sure the hotel has very low occupancy lah.. if rooms selling like hotcakes, then they will never even need to organize talks and then lure people to go there by giving free stay lah.. just my humble opinion.. that's why, sometimes when it boils us up, they can't really blame us for being rude lah.. because only when we raise our voice then they will only do something to find alternatives.. pretty lousy customer service dei..
ReplyDeleteeh surprisingly when we were there, we saw many tourist oh...many China tourist...looks like people from China very rich leh. See their jewellery thick thick and wear branded clothing leh
Deleteanyway, looks like it's a nice place to go and look at Small Kucing having so much fun!! finally learned to cycle on his 7th birthday, wow!! great wasn't it?? and what's next?? Mamarazzi gotta fork out money to get him a new bicycle already, hehehehe!!! :p
ReplyDeletesomething to remember this birthday by :)
Deleteerrr....Mamarazzi said my bicycle still big enough till am at least 12 years old wor
BTW no breakfast included ke?? and I see Mamarazzi went out to tapao Nasi lemak as "room service", hehe.. if the room has got a mini kitchen, then probably can masak there huh?? it will be fun also.. but holidays takkan ask Mamarazzi to still masak like normal days also hor?? haha~~ :p
ReplyDeleteNope breakfast not included...only room. all others activities like go-kart, the boat something something have to pay ...but if become member think it will be free
DeleteThey are doing business, they should have people to answer the phone and email promptly, if not will leave a bad impression...
ReplyDeleteYea...guess not enough staffs maybe
DeleteGood morning.... what a wonderful surprise indeed! Many happy birthday returns for small kuching and papa!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you all.
Thanks Elaine :)
DeleteSo, are you going to ask (force) your Papa to buy this vacation club programme....hee...hee!
ReplyDeletenah.....already have but tarak use so cancelled
DeleteWhat a nice way to celebrate yours and your Papa's birthday. But so much hassle leh to book the room. And in the end kira worth it lah :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a hassle but all well that ends well
DeleteWorth the wait and the trouble for its nice place. I had one the vouchers before. Because of the hassle I gave up.
ReplyDeleteMust be too many people making booking and not enough staffs to entertain the customers. Hopefully they will look into this matter
DeleteI heard that Sepang Gold Coast is a nice and beautiful place for a getaway! Arr wish to have one right now :(
ReplyDeleteYes...very nice place to rest and relax
Deletewah, so enjoy!
ReplyDeletesure LOL
DeleteWhat a wonderful way to celebrate yours and papa's birthday. Haha...why la mama "forced" you to take picture with flowers hor....but you very cute la...hahaha.
ReplyDeleteya lor....not macho leh
DeleteWow.... so clever boy already... can cycle without third and forth wheel already! Auntie Claire still doesnt know how to cycle well la!! Nice holiday... next time auntie Claire go to your house and holiday too.. so much food geh!
ReplyDeletecome come.....you sit behind and I carry you
DeleteHappy Belated Birthday to Small Kucing and his Papa! Congrats Small Kucing on knowing how to cycle without training wheels now. Good holiday although it takes some effort to get the room and dates.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mun :)
DeleteI saw that you mentioned you have a cough (on another blog) and were asking for a recipe for a cough. I sometimes make a hot cup of tea using fresh ginger...and add a little honey, this helps me a lot. Hope your cough heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteCant add ginger coz having sore throat too. :(
DeleteThanks for the remedy Linda. will try
Wah, like a boss! Really get pampered by mamarazzi. hehe. Happy Belated Birthday to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful way to celebrate the birthdays. Wishing all of you even more joy and blessings as you step into another year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosidah :)
DeleteWhat a fantastic holiday for free!! I wanna go listen too!
ReplyDeletewait ah....ask papa to pass your name to them LOL
DeleteI am surprised they had to do this promo as I had thought it was an invitation for bloggers.
ReplyDeleteOh well, we all know their published rates are damn pricey and only well heeled like Mamarazzi could sashay inside. Wakakakaka
If invitation for bloggers will sure loop you in la.
DeleteSomeday I would like to visit this place as they have interesting concept for a relaxing getaway.
ReplyDeletethey have good concept la. Spotted many China tourist there .
DeleteYay congrats on your new skill!
ReplyDeleteI attend this kind of talk before in return for free stay... but feel a bit paiseh coz never intended to buy.
lol....can listen la . mana tau if ngum
DeleteLooks like a splendid 7th birthday! Congrats on the bike riding.
ReplyDeleteYes I did Lisa :)
Deletehehe.. nice birthday celebration. Time fly kids grow very fast :D
ReplyDeletein a blink of an eye
DeleteThis place I no go stay before :(
ReplyDeletenamesherry.com
it was our first time there too
Deleteso weird my comment went missing >_<
ReplyDeleteDid u join the vacation club? Hubby joined before those v.c and the company closed down and the $ we've paid burnt like that ~>_<~