Travelogue 8: Diarrhea Langkawi

It was chaotic and stressful.

Labor Day. I bought the flight ticket (Malindo) 3 months before the date. We prefer to fly via Malindo as they offers in-flight entertainment. Kids need that to keep them occupied. God knows how I missed food in Air Asia..hahahha

However, a week before the date, on short notice basis, I had a business trip in Taipei  and schedule to depart from Taiwan on the same day with the date that I should depart to Langkawi. Cancelling the flight would be very costly. It will affect the accommodation as well.

So, to make this trip possible, I have to switch flight from MAS to AirAsia. So that I can arrive in KL at 5am. Flight to Langkawi depart at 850 am. Few options in my head.

1. Hubby and kids depart to KLIA2 via cab. I'll wait for them at KLIA2. I pre-pack baggage before I go to Taipei.
2. I go back to my house via cab, ask the cab to wait outside the house and the same cab will bring us to KLIA2
3. My husband park the car at KLIA2 and meet me at KLIA2.

So, all options will need me to be at KLIA2. We prefer option 2 and I just hope that my flight from Taiwan will not be delayed or else option 1 will be selected.

Ready to depart fromTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport 

Lucky me..the flight arrived ahead of schedule. Bravo Mr Pilot. Fantastic take off and landing, perfect food, new Airbus. Arrived at 430 am at KLIA2, I walked as fast as I could, took cab, arrived home at 545 am. I requested the cab driver to wait for us, I even took bath and perform my subuh prayer before we head to KLIA2. Thank god. While waiting for me, my husband brought the kids into the cab and it was super smooth.

Arrived at KLIA2 around 730 am, we thought it was still early, but the check in counter already put final call signage for our flight. Fuh..we had to cut queue, brought the two strollers and baggage at the check in counter. For those who are not familiar with the procedures, travelers who travel with kids cannot check in via website regardless how much you pay for your premium flight. You also need to tag your stroller(s) even you are using the stroller until the plane door. Please bring your chids' mykids/birth certificate for re validation or else your kid will not be allowed for boarding.

Landed at Langkawi International Airport safely. Alhamdulillah.

We rented a car (Naza Forte) for RM250/2 days. This is the first time ever that I don't have any itinerary for traveling as I was very busy with office work, I don't even have time to google what to eat, where to go. I just rely on the pamphlet provided at the airport and our past experience in Langkawi. Our last visit was in 2009 with our uni-mate.

After half an hour driving in the island to find the best place to eat, we had our lunch at Kedai Makan Kak Yan Nasi Campur. I'm not a fan of Nasi Campur, so I would say the food was just so-so. 

We checked in at Adya Hotel (Hubby influenced by Romantika program-Astro). Located at Kuah Town, the hotel is inspired by Islamic Concept, very convenient and nice food served during breakfast. 

It was quite tough for us to handle Hafiey as he had diarrhea in Langkawi, super duper frequent changing diapers required. he even pooped on my pants!

The weather was not so good, raining heavily since we arrived. Kimi was crying as I promised him, we can go to the beach after I come back from Taiwan. While waiting for the good weather, we went to Langkawi Indoor Wildlife Park and Bird Paradise. We never been here before. It's amazing place for kids and animal lovers. Make sure you buy whatever animal food that they sell in front of the counter or else you'll missed the excitement. 

Some notes for you:

(1) It is a fully covered wildlife park and the first such park in Asia. It has roofed and covered walkways all the way from the entry to exit so that be it rain or shine, you can always enjoy the park and its exhibits. 

 

(2) Close interaction with the birds and animals. There are feeding sessions with various animals and birds. The visitors can actually hand feed most of the birds and animals here. Although the park may appear like a zoo to some, this activity makes the entire journey quite exciting to the children and families. You can buy assorted food bags at a small price (RM6 per bag) that contains food for animals and birds. There are boards next to each exhibit clearly stating what food is allowed for a bird or an animal. 

Admission Fee 

Adult: RM28.00 

Child (3 – 12 years): RM18.00 

 

Rates for MyKAD Holders: 

Adult: RM15.00 

Child (3 – 12 years): RM10.00 

 

Opening Hours 

Open Daily from 8:30am - 6:00pm 

 

The kids were super excited playing with the animals. Hafiey was super excited as well until he fall on the bunnies. After that, he was quite traumatized and just sit on his abah's lap. Me? Of course just watching far. I'm super scared of animal.

Next we spent our day at Pantai Cenang until dawn. Kids extremely super duper excited. Mummy also excited. Poor Hafiey still on diarrhea. Or else he must be more excited and hyper active.

We had dinner at Restoran Wan Thai. It's a delicious dinner. We do not know that we have to reserve the seat. So as a walk-in guest, we have to queue.The kids were starving.

The next day, we went to Langkawi Cable Car. It's still raining. It's not easy to handle the kids with the umbrellas, one of them having diarrhea, one of them hates queuing. So ended up, we bought express lane ticket, paying extra for less hassle. Fuh!

Virus!

Next agenda, shopping at Kuah. Not much, just chocolates and comforter set. I'm not buying any correlle, corning or pyrex as I can get much cheaper price from US. Hehe..I bought a yellow cabin bag for myself..unnecessary purchase though.

We ordered pizza for the second night as the kids were so exhausted.

Next day, after a wonderful breakfast at the hotel, we checked out and headed to the Langkawi International Airport.

It was a tiring journey, started with the unplanned business trip, handling super excited kids, with one of them having diarrhea and the weather is not that good. It was our first time travelling alone with both Hafiey and Kimi. And back from Langkawi, Kimi and hubby had diarrhea as well. And that's conclude our Diarrhea Langkawi