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Friday, October 25, 2019
3D2N Trip to Genting Highlands from 22/10/19 to 24/10/19
It has been years since Genting Highland last offered me free room stay for being a Resorts World Classic member since I didn’t take up a few times. In fact, my membership needs to be activated recently for being inactive for a while. However, I was offered on 15/10/2019 a 3D2N stay on 22/10/2019 and 23/10/2019 and given a chance to join the Big Win Draw on the night of 23/10/2019.
As my former high school classmate Wong Yoke Ming and his wife were going up to Genting for the same purpose and willing to give me a ride, I accepted Genting’s offer and my wife Soh Ai agreed to come along for the 3D2N stay.
I casually informed my ex-collegue Lim Soo Lian who used to go up to Genting in the past about this trip and it so happened that he had already planned to go there from 23/10/2019 and stayed till 26/10/2019. He decided to join us on the night of 22/10/2019 and would stay 4D3N in Genting.
On Tuesday, 22/10/2019, Wong YM and his wife came to fetch Soh Ai and I at about 1.20pm. We had our curry chicken lunch at Restoran Ratha Goh Thong Jaya at about 2.30 pm.
Lunch at Goh Thong Jaya
Our lunch cost us RM52
After lunch we proceeded to Genting Premium Outlet (GPO) / Genting Skyway Cable Car Station where Wong parked his car there for free (a privilege of being a Resorts World Silver Card holder).
From there I booked a Grab car to fetch us to First World Hotel for RM12 only. This is cheaper for 4 of us to take the cable car as the fare would be RM9 x 4 = RM36.
At First World Hotel Soh Ai and I checked into 8th floor Standard Room of Tower 1 while Wong and his wife 18th floor Deluxe Room of Tower 2.
As my eldest son Wai Kit texted me earlier and suggested for us to watch the spectacular stunt show “Imaginatricks” on-going (actually from 25/5/2019 till 24/5/2020) in Genting International Showroom, which Wong was offered free tickets to watch too, I decided to buy the tickets for the 8.00pm show for Soh Ai and myself. The published ticket types are Preferred (RM196), PS1 (RM146) and PS2 (RM96). But the PS2 ticket cost me RM90.40 per person when I purchased at the Box Office, not sure why the slight discount. My spending of RM180.80 earned me GP & Tier Points of 1.81.
We bought meal vouchers (RM6 each) through a travel agent whom Wong knew and each voucher is equivalent to RM21 to be used in the restaurants inside Sky Casino at First World Hotel.
We went to the Gold Club Casino at 2nd floor to drink free milo and coffee. There I had the beginner’s luck in the computer-game of Roulette (I never played before) of winning RM350 in just the first and only bet on a number of 23 which I noticed came out a few times earlier. Wong also won after betting that no. for the 4th time. We both stopped playing immediately and went to cash out the winnings.
It was a pleasant surprise as Soh Ai and I were given upgraded seats (PS1) as we entered Genting International Showroom for the “Imaginatricks” show at about 7.15pm. I figured it was because the hall was not full as it was a weekday.
The action-packed show started at 8.00pm and finished at 9.30pm. I must say I was totally entertained by the magnificent performances of the international cabaret dancers , acrobats, stuntmen, ice skaters, a comedian and others. It appeared to me the main cast are French.
After the show, we went for porridge supper at Good Luck Restaurant using our meal vouchers as we didn’t take our dinner earlier. Lim joined us there as he drove up and intended to sleep in his car that night.
Beside the main entrance of First World Hotel
My hotel room check-in slip
Inside Sky Casino
Free drinks in Sky Casino's Gold Card Members Section
"Win Big Draw" entry ticket issued by iKiosk
The stun show spectacular "Imaginatricks"
Tickets for the show at Genting International Showroom bought for RM90.40 each, but automatically upgraded to seats costing RM149 upon entry.
Soh Ai at Genting International Showroom before the show began
The show begun....
Beautiful backdrop scenery
Acrobatic performance
Curtain call
Final bow
Taken before leaving the Showroom
Night scene of Genting Hotel
Our meal vouchers in casino restaurants (purchased for RM6 each from travel agents only)
Our supper venue
Walking through the shops at Sky Avenue
SHORT VIDEO CLIPS OF THE "IMAGINATRICKS" SHOW:
On the second day Wednesday, 23/10/2019, Soh Ai and I had 2 bowls of chicken noodle soups plus coffee @ RM13.90 each at the Lobby Cafe/Junction opposite the ground floor lift lobby of Tower 1.
We all (except Wong’s wife) visited the classy Maxims Hotel when Lim checked into his Premium Room. Wong later bought some cookies for us to eat and relax at the external terrace of Genting Grand Hotel.
We went to Arena of Stars at about 6.45pm and seated quite near to the stage. The singing performance by a local male singer 林德胜 (from Kuantan) started at 7.30pm with many Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien songs. The second performer was Jordan Sam aka Michael Jackson of Asia and his impersonation of MJ presenting so many pop songs of the yesteryear was highly entertaining. The lucky draws of the top prize of a car and 24 pieces of gold plates were the highlight of the night ending at 9.00pm. Short video clip of Jordan Sam's impersonation of Michael Jackon:
Soh Ai and I shared a plate of wantan noodle for dinner at Peace Cafe Express in Sky Casino at 9.40pm.
I had played Baccarat games at many gambling tables in the Sky Casino and in the end I neither won or lost throughout the day. I thought my luck of winning from the casino ran out already and must not indulge anymore. Wong confided in me later that he overall won RM800 from this trip.
Soh Ai and I adjourned to our room at 1.00am past midnight.
A pose with Lim Soo Lian
Wong Yoke Ming reading messages from his mobile phone
My lunch shared with Soh Ai at Pot Luck Restaurant
Indoor Theme Park in First World Hotel
View from the window of 8th floor room of Maxims Hotel
Maxims Hotel lobby
Maxims Hotel's Premium Room
Terrace outside Genting Grand Hotel
On the third day Thursday, 24/10/2019, I woke up at 9.00am and joined Wong for breakfast at Lobby Cafe. Soh Ai and I shared one roti canai plus coffee for RM13.90.
We returned our room key at the checkout kiosk at 11.30am and left Genting. My first booking of Grab car showed RM11 only from First World Hotel to GPO but it was canceled by the driver after 5 minutes of waiting. The second booking of a Proton Saga car cost RM19 for the same journey. We accepted this booking and the driver told us the inconsistent price was fixed by the Grab company.
Wong drove us to Bentong town for Hainan coffee and wantan mee (at Thong Kee Cafe), and later ice-cream (at Kedai Kopi & Warung Ais Krim Kow Po) before returning to K.L. I was very sleepy and dozed off in the car during the homeward bound journy in the afternoon. Soh and I reached home at 3.15pm.
I have worked out my total spending in the region of RM335.40 for this trip, but due to the gambling win of RM350 (RM100 was given to Soh Ai for shopping), I actually expended RM85.00 only from my pocket!
View from my hotel room (8th floor of Tower 1)
Bentong town coffee shop
Wantan mee (RM6 a bowl)
Kaya butter croissant 牛角包 (RM3.50)
A wefie photo at Kedai Kopi Kow Po, Bentong
Different types of ice-creams
Our choice of ice-creams (the bigger bowl for RM7 and the two smaller bowls RM5 each)
刘泰安 (Ir. Lau Tai Onn B.Eng.(Civil)(S'pore),P.Eng.,MIEM,MCIE,MCICHE) 祖籍广东四会,1955年在马来西亚怡保出生,旋即在吉隆坡成长。1973年吉隆坡循人中学高三毕业,1975年拉曼学院大学先修班毕业,1980年新加坡大学土木工程系毕业。依序任职于大马公共工程局(JKR)、5家工程顾问公司,曾于1988至1989年前赴台湾参与台北捷运工程的结构设计,2017年中退休。自1984年起在国内各中文报章或杂志业馀积极撰写以政治为主的时评或其他文章,包括在《亚洲周刊》发表“读者来函”,2000年起在《南洋商报》发表专栏或言论版时评。曾任马来西亚创价学会(SGM)在2001年杪及2004年杪举行两次国际学术研讨会的记录,2009年受邀担任大马华文报刊编辑人协会所主办的年度新闻奖的报道文学奖评审之一。从2007/2008年度直至2020/2021年连任大马工程师学会(IEM)的资讯及出版常设委员会秘书。Born in 1955 in Ipoh, Malaysia and raised in Kuala Lumpur. Graduated with B.Eng (Civil) from the University of Singapore in 1980. Had served in Public Works Department (JKR) and five engineering consulting firms as civil/structural engineer, including a short stint in Taiwan involved in the Taipei MRT/MCTS structural design from 1988 to 1989; retired in mid 2017. Avid writer in Chinese language contributing political/social commentary articles to various local vernacular newspapers and magazines since 1984. A column/opinion page writer for Nanyang Siang Pau since 2000. Have served as the secretary of the Standing Committee on Information and Publications of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) continuously from 2007/2008 until 2020/2021.
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