Desaru - Lotus Desaru Beach Resort 3 Days 2 Night Trip

Our family decided to have a family short getaway and I saw this great deal from Groupon to Desaru.

We thought it was really affordable for only $145 per pax for a 3D2N resort stay with breakfast and coach included!

We boarded the coach bus at Singapore Flyer and it took less than 2 hrs to reach the Fruit Farm.
There was a tour guide who showed us around the fruit farm and introduced the fruits to us.
The weather was very hot that day so it is recommended to bring an umbrella or wear a cap if you are going.
This fruit farm trip will be very educational for the adults and kids who usually see only the fruits but not the trees.

We were later brought to a mini zoo.
When it said mini, it really mean it. LOL

There is an area where you can pet the rabbits and buy food to feed them too.

You can also buy food to feed the goats and they were like they had starved for many days.
The moment you tried to feed them, all the goats dashed forward to fight for the food.
Kinda scary.

However, you are not allowed to feed the monkey.

After the fruit farm and mini zoo tour, buffet lunch were provided.
The spread were not bad.

I ate a lot of fruits for that lunch.
However, I wasn't sure was it due to eating too much fruits, I had diarrhea after lunch.
I guessed it might also be possible that the food and fruits were contaminated by the houseflies flying all over the place.

After lunch, the coach bus brought us to the Lotus Desaru Beach Resort.
The staff were very friendly and checking in was fast.
We chose the two bedrooms suite.
There are king sized bed and two super single sized beds in the suite.

There are two bathrooms, a living room and kitchen in the suite.

 

Don't expect a LED 40" tv in the resort.

We went on a Sunday, therefore the resort was very quiet with only a few families.

 The corridor looks like dormitory right?

Don't stay in the room!
Get out and have fun at their water-park!
Our room were near the water-park and was convenient since we spent a lot of our times there.
The slides at the water-park were the ones we enjoyed the most.

They have standard pool near the beach if you do not like the water-park.

If not, you can just head out to swim at the beach nearby.

The restaurant for breakfast is by the beach with wide spread of international buffet.

You can dine in their restaurant for lunch & dinner too if you didn't drive a car there like us.

Although their menu were not cheap but we enjoyed relaxing within the resort itself.

 If you feel bored, there are a lot of games for you to join.

Overall, we find the resort is a good place for families with elders and kids.
They can really relax and enjoy themselves.

Relaxing rating: 4 out of 5

Hada Labo Toner Authenticity

Can you spot the differences between these two?

The one on the left is the one I bought at Watsons.

The one on the right is the one I bought at Qoo10 (Gmarket).

It is only half the price of the one I bought at Watsons!

However, I realized it is not authentic.

Wasted my money!!!!

You must be wondering how I know it's fake.
I got to know how to check if it's authentic or fake from Hada Labo's facebook page.

I don't know what I should do with the fake one now.

Throw away? Heartpain.

Use it? I'm scare! As I don't know what it is actually made of!

Lesson learnt. Sigh ~~

Legoland Malaysia Trip October 2012

Starting this blog post on my recent trip with my friends to Legoland Malaysia.

The ticket price listed on their website:

Ticket	Reg. price			Online (7-Days Advance Booking)
1-Day Ticket Adult (12-59)	RM 140			RM 105
1-Day Ticket Child (3-11)	RM 110			RM 82.50
1-Day Ticket Senior (60+)	RM 110			RM 82.50

(Source: http://www.legoland.com.my/Tickets/)

The 7 days advance booking price seems more worth it.
As I don't drive & wanna save the hassle of researching how to get there, I bought the deal in StreetDeal for S$75 under travel agency Traveller101. This deal includes quite a number of perks.

Although it mentioned priority entrance but we were actually queuing in the same line with the other tourists.

The dinner was not really sumptuous but suit my taste (mostly vegetables).

Don't forget the weather is very hot which is expected in Malaysia.
Anyway, before you depart better be well prepared & well equipped to prevent sun stroke & flat wallet! 

1) Cap / hat
2) Sunglass
3) Sunblock
4) Water
5) Tissue paper

Well, if you are rich, you can always get the above at Legoland.
Of course at a premium price!

Don't forget your camera or camera phone!
You will keep stopping to take pictures at/with the lego figurines.
They are just too cute! 

Even the small little bees are made of legos!
I will post just a few pictures so that you will get surprises when you are there.

We went on a Saturday & it was crowded with people but the queue for most rides were moving very fast so the max time we waited was around 45 mins. Definitely worth the wait!

For your information, we didn't complete the whole Legoland even though we spent almost 7 hours (including 1 hour lunch) there.
It is so much bigger than Universal Studio in Singapore.

There are rides for both children & adults but if you are bringing kids along, be prepared to spend more time there (Please take note that they have ride height restriction for children.)
My friends & I had a lot of fun, we basically just skipped all the kiddish rides.
It saved us a lot of time!

Oh yes, don't forget to bring poncho if you are taking the wet ride at Land of Adventure!
If you forgot, it's ok! They have a walk in dryer to blow dry your clothes.
If not, like I said you can always get the poncho at Legoland, at a premium price of course!  *wink*

We had lunch at the Market restaurant & I ordered a fish & chips set (with soup & drink) which cost me RM23.50. 

It was hard to get a seat indoor but plenty outdoor if you can endure the heat.
Queuing to pay at the cashier was driving us crazy! I can only say, bad design!
The quality of the food was so so only. 
I suggest you can go to the fast food restaurants just outside the entrance.

We placed the Mini Land last so that we can slowly relax & take photos.
See if you can recognize the below:

We spent around 30 mins walking around taking photos at Mini Land.
I was so impressed on the effort they put in.

We ended our day shopping at the souvenir shop.
I'm not sure if the things there are consider cheap or expensive as I never do a comparison in Singapore. Anyway, just buy if you think it's reasonable.

The location is around 1 hour ride from Tuas 2nd link. Not too far.

If I have a chance to go again, I will!

Can someone pay for my entrance ticket? hee hee

Have fun if you have decided to go!

Fun rating: 4 out of 5 (1 is because of the hot weather!)