Second day on Genting Highlands, we went for the Outdoor Theme Park.
The carousel outdoor was bigger and prettier than the one indoor.
Beautiful colors!
I rode the horse with Joey. (The indoor carousel could only hold the kids, no adults allowed.)
Nothing beats having two hotel rooms between us and the kids, I slept so well. We got the cheapest hotel (First World Hotel), but upgraded for RM$10 per room per night to the new wing.
The boys on the Astro Fighter ride.
Josie and me. It had to be a 'green' one! Lately, the kids had been wanting everything 'green'. Green gummies were almost all gone from the huge gummie bears container.
Josie and Daddy on the Flying Dragon rollercoaster ride. We had to beg for a long time, because Josie was just a hair shorter than the height requirement.
Josie was doing very well on the ride.
I had to stay with Joey because he did not want to get on the ride. "Scary!" he said.
Josie tried out the Rodeo Rider children's ride.
It's similar to space shot, except much milder. She looked a little worried, when they moved up and came down suddenly! She's a brave girl to try out the ride, because Joey refused.
Genting should put more of an effort to decorate this old antique car, it just looked ....... so sorry.
The kids were attracted by the fish in the koi pond.
We didn't even buy the fish food, we were just there, and the fish went wild with anticipation!
After going through the Pirate Train ride, Joey took a picture outside.
"Oh yeah!" he totally felt like he was a pirate!
We paid the extra fees of RM$10 per person to ride this Corkscrew rollercoaster ride.
All through the ride, I heard my brother and his girlfriend screaming! Fun!
Then, we for the Antique Car ride. First round, Josie drove my brother and his girlfriend. Joey and I were in another car, while Josh and John waited for their turn.
After we all had a turn, Josie insisted on going again. So, I went with her, while John went with the boys. This was when I realized that Josie wanted to be the 'driver' and 'was' the driver in the earlier ride. I was surprised because I rode with Joey on the first ride, and he did not want to have anything to do with driving. He just wanted to ride. It gave me a glimpse of understanding of my children's personality! (Because we usually feel that Joey's so 'garang' (fierce) and has a temper, he would naturally be very independent and wanted to do things himself, but really, he wasn't as independent as we thought he was. On the other hand, Josie's showing her strong personality more and more as she grew older. Though she's the youngest, her bossiness and domineering personality became clearer. Oh, I hope when she hit adolescence, we would be all right with each other!)
Josie, at the wheel!
Later, we went for the Pirate Ship ride, John stayed with Joey and Josie because they were too short for the ride.
Thrilling! Your heart might skip a beat when the ship paused for a moment up in the air because you feel weightless for a second!
John's turn to ride the Pirate Ship. Josh wanted to do it a second time with Daddy.
Joey and me getting on the Cyclone! His height barely qualify him for the ride.
Yikes! I think I got a bit bruised from this ride.
John and Josh on the Teacups. I disliked this ride with a passion, it made my head dizzy and muggy!
Josie loved this ride so much that we rode this repeatedly later while the others went for the boat ride because she couldn't ride due to her height.
It's fun! Joey loved it too!
I have no problems with rollercoaster rides, nor height. I like fast and rough rides, but I finally found a weakness of mine. Once, when Josie and I were on the Flying Elephant ride together, she wanted to ride it on her own. She stood up to wave at me while the ride was going on, my heart --- stopped for a few seconds! It went weak for a while, and my fear for my child's safety overcame me with trembles down to my knees.
Joey, getting ready for the boat ride! (But sadly, he was not tall enough to ride.)
My brother on the bumper boat.
Josh was having the time of his life here!
He really knew how to navigate and bump other people's boat!
Jackson and Stephanie.
We got caught in a rain, so we let the kids play in the kids' playground here.
Josie finally got a chance to ride on an elephant, even though it's a fake one!
Nobody wanted to try this Space Shot ride with me, except Josh.
Whoa! We were heading up high!
Once we were up on the top, we stayed for a while, before........
it dropped us a few hundred feet in high speed! My heart almost leaped out, but wasn't scared. It was a great ride, but nobody wanted to go again, so we moved on.
We went on more rides till almost the park's 7pm closing time. Everyone was tired and cold by the time we went back indoor for dinner. We all had a good time, and it was good that nobody was hurt. (Well, except that I got this bad bruise on my back and one on my knee.) We probably won't be back, but the kids said they could stay for a few more days. | 