Weekend Retreat in Janda Baik

 It was a last minute decision. It was a long weekend, and Zaher's birthday; and we didn't really want to spend it in a city.
Surprisingly we found this resort that still have rooms available so we packed out bags and make our way out of town.

It was a short journey to Janda Baik, and we took our time checking out several resorts before making our way to Seri Pengantin, where we had our reservation.

We were pleasantly surprise to find that the resort had a low occupancy that night, and that we practically have the place to ourselves! The kids were excited at discovering the swimming pool, especially when the river is right next to the resort.

As soon as we checked in, its time for a splash in the swimming pool, which pipes in water from the river, hence the greenish tinge to the water. We packed a lot of food staff, which is just as well, as there's no shops nearby and everyone was hungry after a cold swim!

We stayed at the Garden Villa, with its balcony overlooking the swimming pool. By dusk, it gets quite cool and we just stayed in and enjoy the peace and quiet.

It was quite late before we ventured out for dinner. The kids were fascinated at discovering frogs along the pathway from our villa to the car! We drove off to Genting Sempah for dinner (although we discovered that Bukit Tinggi would have been a better place to go.) We got back to the Villa,and everyone stayed up watching TV, waiting for the midnight strike which marks the start of Zaher's Birthday.

We all had a performance for the birthday boy, after which,  Zaher had to perform for us. Needless to say, he won the award for the night!

After the awards, we had a little treasure hunt for him.

And he managed to collect a few prizes!

The next morning, we woke up th breakfast by the pool!! What a life!

Too soon, it was time for us to pack up and go home :-(

It was such a short break, but we had a great time!!