Christmas has come and gone (considering that the date today is 20th of January, that means New Year has gone too!) and here I am, still trying to document the festivities on our first year here in Malaysia.
Babe and I decided to make the celebration fuss free. We got a few Christmas gift from a Hasbro sale we went to and got a few toys for him. Take note, a few means about 5 (LOL!) since we figured out that at Geoff’s age, it’s all about the gifts he will open at Christmas and we have very few friends here. I cooked a few meals and made a dessert just to make our Noche Buena festive.
Embotido, Roast duck, Pasta, and Leche Flan
This baby got sick on the 24th and to compromise, we let him open 1 gift a few hours before Christmas
This was taken on the 26th, and the baby allowed a haircut in preparation for school. Hooray!
As for the New Year celebration, I don’t have the heart to cook another meal and Babe wanted it to be more festive. Fireworks are not allowed in our community and we are not on a high enough floor to witness any fireworks display, so we decided to do a staycation somewhere fun.
We went through the Agoda.com website and narrowed down the list to 1. those with available and affordable rooms during the 31st of December to 1st of January, and 2. somewhere there will be fireworks display and a place where Geoff could enjoy. The search led us to Shah Alam, where the City of Lights is located, as well as the hotel of our choice, Best Western. I will do the hotel and I City review on the next posts. I shall start photoblogging our New Year’s celebration.
Outside Palm Spring, waiting for the Grab Car to bring us to our destination.
Ferris wheel that Geoff could not forget
My handsome boys
Geoff’s first time to ride a “ride” alone. Big boy na talaga 🙁
Geoff really enjoyed the Snow walk. You can tell by his face.
Batman and Robin trying to help out Geoff from the burning building
Family Selfie in Snow Walk
We were all tired at this point and was just waiting for the fireworks display to start. Geoff told me, “Meemee, we have to ride the ferris wheel, remember?”
Indeed, a city of lights
Fireworks!
Overall, it was a memorable celebration. A few firsts, but definitely not the last. Hoping we get to spend more time as a family, especially now that Geoff officially started going to preschool.
Happy new year everyone!
