SWISS-GARDEN GOLF RESORT & SPA DAMAI LAUT, LUMUT - DAY 3

17 SEPTEMBER 2012, MONDAY

Everyone was fully charged after a good night sleep especially the energetic fella.  Again, we had our breakfast at The Garden Terrace and again Kit boy walloped not one but two bowls of cornflakes and also buns with butter.

Since we still have plenty of time before check-out, Mommy decided to try out the trailer ride provided by the resort that will take us to tour around the resort including the jetty but chargeable at RM6.00 per adult and child at RM3.00.

At 10:45am, the Damai 3 trailer came and the first place that we passes by was their newly renovated apartments, the Swiss-Court Holiday Apartments situated not far away from the resort or where we stayed. 

The Apartments - Swiss-Court Holiday Apartments

 We then moved on to the golf course,

The Golf Course - Damai Laut Golf & Country Club

 followed by The View

The View

and finally made a pit stop at the jetty for a mere 5-10 minutes before sending us back to the resort.

Jetty

At the jetty, Kit boy was given the opportunity to drive the trailer.  Yes, he actually drove the trailer and made a few rounds at the roundabout.  As you can see the uncle driver purposely put his hands up and away from the steering in order for us to take some pictures of our boy driving the trailer by himself.

Besides, the friendly uncle driver also helped us to take some group photos for the album.

The whole ride was actually very bumpy but fun and it took us about 35-40 minutes to complete the tour.  Back to the resort at 11:20am and just in time for Mommy to pack, Daddy to refresh himself by taking a hot shower before the long hours drive and Kit boy to monkey-jumping on the bed before we checked-out and waived goodbye to Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut. 

Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut located at Persiaran Swiss-Garden, Jalan Damai Laut is a 4-star hotel that offers accommodation of international standards with superb resort facilities and services that promises a memorable and rewarding stay.   

The resort houses 300 deluxe rooms and 5 F&B outlets namely The Garden Terrace where we had our stomach-filling buffet breakfast, The Gayam Seafood Barbeque & Bar, The Blue Chip Lounge, The Swiss Deli and last but not least, the Blossom & Thai Taste Restaurant where we had a scrumptious dinner mix of Chinese and Thai cuisine.

After we left the resort, instead of driving back to KL, Daddy took us to Ipoh town for the ever famous Lou Wong chicken rice for lunch.  The restaurant was jam packed with patrons when we arrived at about 2:00pm but luckily we waited only for a short while before we got a table.   

We reached home at about 6:45pm and everybody was so exhausted especially Daddy after driving for so many hours.

Overall, this 3days/2nights trip exploring Damai Laut was quite relaxing and I believed that everyone had a wonderful time together, enjoying all the good food while having so much fun especially Kit boy having a chance to drive a real moving trailer on the road for the very first time.

SWISS-GARDEN GOLF RESORT & SPA DAMAI LAUT, LUMUT - DAY 2

16 SEPTEMBER 2012, SUNDAY

We started off our Day 2 in Damai Laut with a scrumptious buffet breakfast at The Garden Terrace in the resort.  Garden Terrace, the resort's coffee house which is enclosed with glass frames and is fully air-conditioned serves buffet meals from Asian to Western recipes.

Kit boy loves buffet style breakfast mainly because there are so many types of food and juices for him to choose from and as usual, he will wallop the cornflakes and buns with butter besides trying out all the juices.



Going to the beach for a walk to enjoy the morning breeze right after breakfast is what Mommy has earlier planned to do on the first-half of the day but Kit boy insisted going to the swimming pool instead despite knowing that he will be in the pool again later in the evening. But this time round, Daddy was his companion while Mommy became the photographer.  

Here are some of the memorable shots taken while both father and son were having fun in the swimming pool.

    

Next in our itinerary would be exploring the town and also looking out for good food particularly seafood and after a few roundings, we finally came to this Hailam Village Seafood restaurant in Sitiawan for our late lunch

Hailam Village Seafood

No. 9A, Jalan F

Kampung Acheh Baru

32000 Sitiawan, Perak

Tel: 016-6035084 / 012-5179393

and tried some of their signature dishes.



Crispy Oyster Egg @ RM12.00



Prawn serve with Three Taste Sauce @ RM23.00

Garlic Stir-fried Vegetables @ RM12.00

Steamed Grouper Fish (石斑鱼) @ RM60.00

Soft Shell Crabs with Oats @ RM28.00

Salted Egg Crab @ RM45.00

Boiled Thorn Snail (刺螺) @ RM8.00

Coconut @ RM5.00 each

Total spent for our lunch was RM215.50 and overall the food served here were quite good especially the prawn cooked in their special three taste sauce.  

It was almost 4:00pm when we got back to the resort and without wasting much time, we jumped into the swimming pool again to have our final round of splashing fun.  Mommy actually told Kit boy that we will be leaving for home tomorrow and no more swimming for him before we check-out mainly due to time constraint.

I find Kit boy has grown up so much in terms of thinking as compared to previous years when I told him no more swimming, for sure he will make a big fuss out of it but now, he seems to understand what I mean and when it was time to leave the swimming pool, we just need to call him once and my lovely boy will get out of the pool with a happy face while waiving goodbye to all his new friends, no more shouting, no more pulling, no more crying.

After taken a relaxing hot shower, Daddy drove us back to Hailam Village Seafood restaurant in Sitiawan for dinner but this time round instead of ala carte, we ordered their set dinner at RM99.00 for 4-6 pax that consists of the following dishes inclusive of dessert and also Chinese tea. 

Deep Fried Fish serve with Three Taste Sauce

Onion Omelette

Prawn serve in Rice Brewed Wine

Stir-fried Vegetables

Fried Beancurd with Crispy Biscuit

Fried Clams with Dried Chili and Spice

Mix Vegetables Soup

Daddy agreed with me that their dinner set is much more worth eating as compared to what we had order for lunch and all the dishes are very tasty too; even our little boy gave it a thumbs up.

We then went back straight to the resort after the scrumptious dinner and do some packing before calling off for the day.

SWISS-GARDEN GOLF RESORT & SPA DAMAI LAUT, LUMUT - DAY 1

15 SEPTEMBER 2012, SATURDAY

Woke up as early as on a working day but with a totally different mood altogether as we are going for a short 3 days 2 nights trip to Damai Laut, Lumut for the first time. 

Everyone got very excited especially little Kit boy and once we have placed all the luggage bags into the car boot; off we go to pick up PIL at about 8:00am.

At about 10:30am, we reached Bidor and made our first stop for brunch at Pun Chun Restaurant for their 鸭腿面. It was jam packed with patron and we actually waited for 15-20 minutes for the seat.  I believed that majority of the patrons were came from KL as most of the car parked at the side were KL car plate number. 

Besides the yummylicious 鸭腿面, Pun Chun is also selling various types of biscuits and snacks including the well-known chicken biscuits at the counter in the restaurant.   

Pun Chun Restaurant in Bidor

Before we left Pun Chun Restaurant, little Kit boy spotted this Angry Bird 'tau sah peh' in one of the nearby confectionary shop and immediately he asked for it.  Kit boy selected three at RM9.00 in total and it is still sitting nicely on our dining table....too cute to eat :)

Our next stop after about 40 minutes drive, lunch at Yau Kee Restaurant in Kampar where the famous curry chicken bread (面包鸡) originated . 

Restoran Yau Kee (Roti Ayam) Kampar
No. 55 & 57, Jalan Idris
31900 Kampar, Perak
Tel: 05-465 1738

 
Little Kit boy admiring at those 'huge' buns that are ready to be served.

Despite Kit boy can't take any spicy food yet at this point in time but he definitely loves those freshly baked bread.....emmm, delicious. 

After a scrumptious and unique lunch in Kampar, we then continued with our journey and reached Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa Damai Laut at 3:15pm.  Just the right time for check-in and we were allocated room number 317 and 318.  Despite the big crowd of guests due to the long holiday break but the check-in process was rather fast.

The rooms are quite spacious, clean and I personally find it very comfortable except for the view..... no view actually cos we are facing the open car park.

Kit boy always enjoy staying in hotel room especially this time round when we got him a baby cot cos there is no more extra bed available for us.

Everyone was so tired and can't wait to take a short nap except for Kit boy as he has already taken his in the car while we were on the way to the resort after lunch. In order to keep him occupied and also to keep the room absolutely quiet for Daddy to have a good rest after driving for so many hours, Mommy decided to bring this energetic fella to the swimming pool for a good splashing time.

Daddy came down to the pool and joined us about two hours later just for a short half-an-hour before we go for our dinner.  Table reservation was made earlier at the Blossom & Thai Taste Restaurant in the resort for our first day dinner.

Blossom & Thai Taste Restaurant Main Entrance

PoPo, MahMah and Yeh Yeh in Blossom & Thai Taste Restaurant

Daddy slowly screened through the Menu and ordered the following dishes for dinner.

Fresh Fish Fillet with Century Egg Soup @ RM30.00

Fish Fillet with Ginger & Spring Onion @ RM25.00

Garlic Fried Seasonal Vegetable @ RM25.00

Seafood Beancurd in Claypot @ RM30.00

Buttered Sea Prawn in Oats @ RM40.00

Thai Style Wrap Chicken in Pandan Leaf @ RM45.00

Total bill was RM239.55 inclusive of all other charges but because Mommy bought the meal vouchers earlier at RM150.00 (worth RM240.00), so we just paid it off with the vouchers.

Overall the food served in Blossom & Thai Taste Restaurant is tasty especially the Thai style wrap chicken in pandan leaf...emmm two-thumbs up.

We called off our first day in Damai Laut right after dinner for a good rest.