We left around 9am on Monday morning. This is my second time driving to PD. Everything went well and we reached there 10
mins before the service started. That’s
where the nightmare began. The service
was long and solemn. I guess it was a
bit too ‘solemn’ for kids. That reminded
me why I do not want to attend the conference for the past few years. My children are wonderful. I know they tried their very best (especially
my girl) to sit through the service quietly but even some adults expressed
their discomfort at the length of the service.
I brought some activities books to keep them occupied. Finally, as soon as hubby was officially ordained,
I brought my kids out of the hall to breathe the air of freedom.
What I love the most at the Ordination is the
introduction of hubby given by Rev Ricky Ho.
Rev Ricky was my former boss when I was working in TMCPJ. I know he had a special place in my mother-in-law’s
heart when she was still around. There’s
no one better than him to introduce hubby to the floor before the ordination. We are so grateful for a group of church
members to be here for hubby as well.
Their support and love are well remembered in our hearts. It is also at such place where we met old
faces. How lovely to have a little catch
up with friends from Teluk Intan, PJ and KL.
What followed next was a fun time for children but
exhaustion for adults. I booked a family
room at Prima Land Hotel. This is our
second time here. My children loved this
place as the swimming pool has water slides.
The booking was quite last minute as we did not plan for this trip. There was no sale at Groupon at that
moment. Family Room seems to offer the
best price compared to the 2-room apartment.
The check-in was a bit slow this time.
Probably due to the overwhelming crowd as it is school holiday now. To my horror, the receptionist told us that
the room was not ready but we may go in now.
The housekeeping cleaned up the room as soon as we put our luggage
down. In fact, they were a bit surprised
to see us there with the mess. Our
initial plan of resting in the room before swimming was not to be, so the kids
happily changed into their swimsuit and jumped into the pool. I waited in the room for the cleaners to
finish off and then tidy things up before joining the rest.
We were so happy to have Ah Gong with us in the pool
this round. Elyse was trying out all the
slides without hesitation. Of course,
hubby accompanied her all the time.
Erwyn stayed with Ah Gong in the pool splashing away. I encouraged Erwyn to play the slide, knowing
that he would love it as well. In fact,
he played the water slides the last time.
Initially he was a bit resistant but after he tried once, he was hooked
to it and kept playing until the adults were pleading him to stop. Reason is, he does not slide down by
himself. So, the adults carried him on
their laps and slide down with him.
The next day we played the water slides the
whole morning until check out time. The
journey back home was safe and sound.
However, the outcome of a one-day-fun was two loads of laundry with
hours of ironing. I guess that’s the
life of a mom/cook/cleaner/driver.
To be continued...
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