Interesting couple of days. Was taking my family out today and got a last minute request to help out an Indonesian developer as well as an investor from East Malaysia. It seems that they are all keen and specially flown to have a look. Took a couple of hours and showed them around. Then after that, went to Mutiara Emas to watch folks fly kites, saw folks flying literally as they had powered parachutes there. Some enterprising DAP guys were also flying their party flags while flying high in the end.
Had a near miss and quickly cut a conversation short when one almost landed on the roof of my car. Son had a field day looking at the colourful chutes. My son got so inspired that he wanted me to take him flying. I decided to take him to para sailing as he was too young to fly on board the PPC. Called and told a close friend to come look and they were amazed by the spectacle.
Drove quickly from there to Desaru and went to the Lotus resort where they have some wild banana boat rides along with parasailing/jet skis and ATV rides (short one though)
Turned out that luck wasn't in my sons favour and though the instructor was there, the wind wasn't. In the end, got him on a twenty minute jetski ride instead. He was very happy as the instructor took him out on a fast jetski and even did a few close trips to the shore before heading out to sea. Had a pretty good dinner there and on the way back, saw a lot of Toyota Celicas there with gull wing door mods. On our way back, saw some very nicely done up land rovers in a convoy and suddenly one stopped and smoke came out. I asked if they needed help but was cheerfully waved away.
Also saw a large convoy of very nice hogs going out the other way, seems a lot of folks are on long weekend. Took the "scenic" route back and saw some folks fishing near the bridges. Then, when were were on the Pasir Gudang highway back, saw the Orient Express at a train station on the right. Also on the way back, saw BMS mall was shaping up quite nicely.
Thinking of doing the Orient Express with my mum and dad, really need more time to spend with the family and i think being in a train or a cruise may give us more time. Haven't taken leave for a while and have been working through holidays and sickness so i guess i need a break and soon. Always been a deep romantic at heart and did spend some time on board trains in other regions but never in Asia so pretty keen to give it a try.
http://www.orient-express.com/web/eoe/the_train.jsp
The Eastern & Oriental Express
'Trains are wonderful... to travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns... and rivers, in fact, to see life' - Agatha Christie
The golden age of travel lives on aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express luxury train. Winding through some of the world's most beautiful and exotic landscapes, it voyages through Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and on into Laos. Mountains, forests, fascinating towns and golden temples create a rich tapestry of life along the way.
This sister train to Europe’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express offers an equally exciting on-board experience. Enjoy gourmet dining, cocktails in the open-air observation car and special local entertainment as your adventure unfolds.