Throughout the great many years that I have stayed in KL, and the countless of times I have been to KLCC, never once I step foot at the Petrosains. I always thought that it is for kids to get some informal learning through museum-like exhibits. Okay! I was wrong! I am so sorry! In case you all have been as ignorant as I was, Petrosains is a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS. They manages the visit operations of the world renowned PETRONAS Twin Towers and the interactive science centre, Petrosains, The Discovery Centre.

The Petrosains is actually so interesting! Azman and I was there to check out one of the many sections of the Petrosains and it is called the PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition. The moment I stepped in the place I saw how nice the set up was and how much Miki would love this place, he might not want to leave!

The PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition has been operating for the past 10 years and serves as one of the PETRONAS’ key CSR programmes. It aims to continuously encourage science education as well as address current social issues, namely road safety by focusing on science and technology.

Apparently the PETRONAS StreetSmart exhibition which is an interactive Travelling Exhibition, has travelled extensively throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak.

Designed with mobility in mind, the exhibition will continue to work around the country reaching beyond urban areas especially into small towns and remote locations. Since its inception, PETRONAS StreetSmart has engaged over 1 million visitors and participants, achieving high levels of participation throughout various communities and schools.

When we were there, we were so privileged to be briefed by Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of Petrosains Sdn Bhd herself. She said “The exhibition was aligned to Petrosains’ approach of using a variety of techniques, learning tools and programmes to encourage the appreciation and adoption of road safety awareness among society, especially students from the primary schools.”

True enough, the entire exhibition is full with highly interactive exhibits arranged in such a way that they seem to be built along roads and highways. Very interesting indeed, I can pictiure Miki walking (and insisting that his parents also walk within the “roads”  and not breaking any rules. Cute! They have road signs all over… Great for kids to learns the meaning of each one.

Miki would love reading this and 10 million questions based on just one sign! :p 

“Safe Riding” exhibits. This educated riders on the risks they face on the road.

Above is me hitting a helmet at the Skull Protector exhibition. This exhibit shows the importance of wearing a SIRIM- approved helmet while riding bikes because dude, I am telling ya…. even my weakest blow to the non-SIRIM helmet could be fatal!

All these exhibitions have been recognised for their relevance and impact since its introduction in 2001.  Since then it has received the full backing of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), Jabatan Keselamatan Jalan Raya (JKJR) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) who acknowledge the exhibits social value and impact, as well as economic importance.

Above – Azman trying the Buckle Up exhibit, which is probably the stay exhibit here! It allows us to experience forces up to 5 times the body weight simila to those is a crash of about 10km/h. Wow!

 

 
Over tak? Sampai 2 orang explained to me this exhibit. Maybe I was so bengap! LOL

 
Our guide for that day! very nice and friendly! 

Heheh! My friend Nannoor was also there! Let’s bring our kids there together-gether eh Nannoor? Below are the list of great many activities that children can do here. I highly recomend this place! Really!

For ticketing and booking, you can browse here! They have speacial rates for MyKad holders. Anyway, I am glad that now I know how wonderful Petrosains can be! Although I only check out the Street Smart exhibition belum masuk semua lagi!?!!  I am really eager to take Miki here soon!

So fellow Mommies and Daddies.. How about a toddler outing to Petrosains eh? Let me know! 

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OMG! Going through my drafts I saw this super late entry on our short trip to Cameron Highlands in December! All the pictures has been uploaded, I dont care if you think the story is basi but I will publish it anyway! Eheheheh

As I wrote before we stayed at Strawberry Park Resort in Cameron Highlands. And the best thing to me that this hotel has got to offer is a service all of you must take next time you get up the in the Highlands. For your info, Strawberry Park provides Guided Tour service to all their guests!It is soooo freaking convenient!!

If you have driven to Cameron Highlands before you would know how tiring it could be! Once you arrive at Brinchang for example, you would need to drive around to the many-many parks, garden and farms pulak! The roads are very narrow and when it rains they can be quite slippery. Worst thing would happen if you visit during the school holidays which mean thousands of people flocking together to enjoy the lovely cool highland weather. Driving can be a nightmare at these times…

When we heard about this service Azman especially was so happy coz he didnt have to drive.Ehe! They have several routes or packages but we took the Countryside Tour. It took us to the Butterfly Farm, Boh Tea Factory, Cactus Valley etc etc. If you are traveling without children, you can try their Mossy Forest Walk or Hill Forest Walk. Sounds very interesting for nature lovers like us. Actually we could bring Miki to these Walks, coz Miki is a tough boy, but at that time my morning sickness is super duper bad, takut termuntah or terpengsan tengah jalan!!

In fact I dont know how I can pull a smile in these pictures.. It was feeling so horrible! Hehehe

Below are some pictures of us at the Butterfly Farm! Me and my darling family! Check out all the butterflies on our clothes!

Our tour started at 9 am and we rode with other guests in a van. The driver was very friendly and knowledgeable about Cameron Highlands. Here is Miki on Daddy’s lap in the van.

Miki dah tak takut butterfly!

 At Butterfly Farm yang cantik…

We shared the van with a Indian family from KL and a Dutch couple from Holland. They were all very nice and Miki made friends with the other kids.

Happy Miki with new friends. This was at the Honey Bee Farm.

Miki and Mummy yang separuh pengsan kepeningan at the Boh Tea Plantation.

Very fresh tea leaves

Miki just learned about carnivorous plants and when he saw some many of them at The Big Red Strawberry, he was kinda freaked out.

All of us in the van!

That night we had dinner at Strawberry Court Thai Restaurant.  The restaurant is situated at Lower Ground Floor of Strawberry Park Resort.

The restaurant opens from 6pm and last order is taken at 10pm. We had steam boat and it was so yummy! At night in Cameron Highlands can be quite chilly so makan soup panas-panas is soooo good….

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Miki is surprisingly so good with chopsticks! Hhehe.. He ate a lot that night! Good boy!

Actually Strawberry Park also has a fine dining restaurant called Tudor Grill which we will check out the next time we go there. I looked at the place and it look fineeee….

Below is Mr Ming, he is the Resort Manager and a very friendly man. He entertained us and made sure that we had a pleasant stay!

Here are more pics of us around the pretty Strawberry Park.

In case you guys are visiting Cameron during this CNY season, let me share some more info, the Jim Thomson Terrace is having a buffet dinner on 25th and 26th January 2012 from 7pm – 9.30pm at RM52.00+ per adult and RM30.00+ per child. The food there is very yummy, you can check out my earlier entries.

If you are one of those party people, FYI the only Club in Cameron Highlands is situated in this resort! It is called Wildberry Club and opens every night. Another faq that I get everytime I write about holiday is room rates. Well here they are:-

Studio Suite from RM228.00++ onwards
Tioga Deluxe Suite from RM298.00++ onwards
Fresno 2 Bedroom Suite from RM378.00++ onwards
Shasta 2+2 Bedroom Apartment from RM408.00++ onwards”
-Room only & Terms & conditions apply.

For booking, you guys can call contact their KL sale office at 03 21626166 for reservations or you can book online http://www.strawberryparkresorts.com/rates/promotions.html.

Happy holidays guys! Cheers!

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Below video is taken in October 2008, when Miki was just 9 months and looking mighty cute I think I wanna dip him in Nutella and swallow him whole.

The next video is taken 3 days after his second birthday ( 20 Jan 2010).  He spoke very well but very pelat as well! Hehe!
His hair was short and curly and he was still in diapers.

If you wanna take a peek into our lives, just see below video and you will understand what I mean by Miki can speak very fast and non-stop.This video is taken when Miki was 3 years old.

At 3 he no longer wears a diaper day and night, like a typical boy he loves robots (like Real Steel that speak of in the video), fights, cars and zombies. He rides his bicycle like a pro and can read and write a little bit. He sleeps in his own room and his hobby is story-telling. One of the sweetest story or conversation that we had was posted on my FB status a couple of weeks ago -

“Yesterday Miki talked for 15 minutes about the characteristic of the car he is going to buy once he gets a job. It is a green car with sirens and missiles at the back. Miki is going to drive Mummy and Daddy to Mamak with that car and once Adik Miki keluar, Adik will sit at the back. The car has many cool button, click on this one and flowers will come out, click on that and another car will come out… There are dozens of buttons and Mummy can’t remember their functions already but there is this button that if you press it, pizza, drinks complete with serviettes, fork and spoon will appear. I told Miki this is the best button because Mummy doesn’t have to cook. Then Miki said there is another button kalau tekan keluar longkang. LONGKANG?
“Aah, keluar longkang senang Mummy nak muntah…”
Nice observation Miki, you know since I got preggie with your Adik, I keep vomiting 24-7, kadang-kadang kat longkang tepi jalan. Thanks for having that wonderful longkang feature in your car especially for me, Cimiki. You are so thoughtful and Mummy loves you and the longkang very much!”

Indeed Mummy and Daddy are very much in love with you Miki. We often watch your old videos because you seem to be growing too fast and we just can’t get enough of you. Yesterday 17 Jan 2012, you turned 4 years old. You want Nike football boots for your birthday. You know I would buy you the world if you desire so, but baby you have to always remember who you are, your roots, your background. Always be good my baby, to God, to your family and to all other people you will meet throughout your life. I am wishing you the blessings from Allah swt on your birthday, Miki. May he bestow you with good health, strong faith and protect you from all the harm there are out there. Insya Allah!

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