My Family, My Life: Family Getaway to Pangkor Island (Dec 26-28)

It's been a while since the whole family had gone on a holiday together. And by 'whole family' I mean my family, my parents, my brother's family and my mom-in-law. In fact, come to think of it, this configuration of people have not been on a holiday together before.

Every year, my brother and sis-in-law organise a 'family' trip for his agents and peers from Public Mutual. This year we decided to join him on the trip to Pangkor Island. I'd not been there for possibly over 7 years.

My parents joined my brother, Tuck Heng, on the bus with 36 others. They had games and activities throughout the journey and my mom thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I'm glad.

On the bus

Meanwhile, we made our journey there by MPV, all 7 of us (Allan & I, my 3 boys, the maid & my mom-in-law). Whatever remaining space there was was taken up by bags, bags & bags.

As we were making good time, we stopped by Bidor for breakfast. We also stopped by Sitiawan

for lunch with the entire group to sample the local fare.

At the Lumut jetty

A ferry similar to the one we boarded, 'NAIK SELALU'

Ethan enjoying his first ride on a ferry

All settled in and waiting for ferry to depart the jetty

A fly trap. Poor fellas.

Once the ferry started, most people headed up to the open deck

to enjoy the sea breeze and view

Catching the cameraman in action

'I'm king of the world!' (my brother)

Arrival at the Teluk Dalam jetty

The boys having some sand play time.

The seniors relaxing under the shade

One of the events lined up for our 3D2N stay:

'telematch'

This is the GIANT SLIPPER

(headed by Tuck Heng with Brandon supporting the end)

Victory cheer.....

'HO WONG AH!!!' YELLOW YELLOW, SUPERHERO!!

(yup, that's the cry they came up with)

Magic Carpet.

The team had to transport all the members across on the squares

without any foot being placed on the grass.

Dinner time

One of the indoor games: ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

Group photo

Another indoor game: UNTANGLE

Trying to untangle themselves

'Oh what a tangled web we weave....'

Oi! watch who you're squashing!

Ouch! my hand!

Hornbills spotted

Beach volleyball

Ethan enjoying himself in the pool with Dad

Trying out the sea for the very first time in his life!

(He refers to the sea as 'boat water')

On the final night, we were all treated to several performances by the members themselves. A very impressive magic show by 'Uncle Magic', a titled coined by Ethan :); another equally impressive performance by his son on the Er Hu; several songs and finally the line dance showcase by members who had been taking lessons from me over the past weeks. They did a showcase of COME DANCE WITH ME & WHAT U WAITING FOR (which they asked me to lead). And finally closing the night with GO GREASED LIGHTNING! For beginners, they did extremely well and I was bursting with pride!

At the end, most of the members stayed back for an impromptu teach by me. The result: they want to start another line dance class for their agents! lol.

On the final day, we took a short trip to a seafood factory outlet and had lunch at the only halal seafood restaurant. The soft shell crab dish was my favourite. You can imagine that the crabs vanished as soon as the dish touched the table!