Bye-bye Mickey!

Honey, I am hommmmeee!!!

Yes, we are finally back from our 5 days trip to Hong kong to visit Mickey and the gang and still maid-less. The Hong Kong trip was another chaotic trip with Aydin and a mind of his own and we lost a stroller. Yes, we lost the red and black 3 1/2 year old stroller that has served us tremendously well and almost everywhere. First, let's talk about the maid as it is not a very long story. The agent promised us a "tomorrow" and that tomorrow never come until today even after we are back from our trip. He compensated us with a temp maid while waiting for the tomorrow to come with a new maid for us. Just hope we get a good and reliable one.

Now, the story of our Hong Kong trip to meet Mickey Mouse and the gang:

Day 1

We had to wake up very early in the morning because our flight was at 7.00 a.m. I was not very happy to wake the kids at this hour but we didn't really have much choice. Arif was cranky so i only managed to change his diapers and clothes. Aydin was another challenge but i managed to give him a short bath and dressed him up while the taxi was waiting for us outside. I only had around 3 hours of sleep because i was busy packing.

At the airport, Aydin insisted on riding his Trunki. Everyone was looking at our new green Trunki as it is not a very common in Malaysia. It was a worth money spending as Aydin was occupied and proud of his Trunki. We even had his change of clothes, snacks and drinks in the Trunki. As soon as we board the plane, Aydin was so excited and kept looking outside the window: "Mummy, aewo-pwane. Look Mummy Aewo-pwane".

He was doing fine in the first hour. I brestfed Arif just in-case he got his ears blocked by the pressure. It worked everytime :) and Arif fell asleep. We had our breakfast on board and i tried to keep Aydin busy by reading the book and all. Later, i ran out of things to keep Aydin busy and he got bored. He couldn't see anything else except for the clouds outside the window and suddenly he took off his seatbelts and said, "Mummy, dah sampai. Jom dah sampai. Ayah car" indicating that we have arrived and let's go and do something else.

The moment we arrived in Hong Kong, we took a cab straight to Disney Hollywood Hotel. Disneyland is situated on the same island as the airport, Lantau Island so the journey was not so bad. The moment Aydin saw the Mickey logo on the fences leading towards the hotel he said, "Look Mummy, Mickey Mouse". He was so excited especially after we arrived at the hotel itself. It was as described, you can see Mickey Mouse logo or the statues everywhere ini the hotel compound. They even provided a small area near the check-in counter for the kids to watch TV with a small sofa (for the kids of course) to keep them busy.

The room: It was spacious and beautifully decorated with Mickey Mouse theme almost everywhere even on the toiletries and bed cover! They even provide a small bathrobe and bedroom slippers for the kids. The beds were equipped with the bed guard/rail upon request so that the kids can sleep safely without faling off the bed. I was so impressed!

We decided to rest and walk around the hotel the first day and go to Disneyland the next day. We checked out the activity room for kids and walk around the Hollywood theme area. Then we saw Goofy swimming with other kids at the swimming pool. The moment Arif saw Goofy, he freaked out and cried and same goes to Aydin who ran away ;) I wanted the kids to warm up to the characters so i ask them to go for a swim later in case we get to meet Goofy again. Arif refused to swim for whatever reason (it was probably Goofy) and Aydin was hanging onto his Ayah the moment he saw Goofy again at the pool. It was fun because there were not many people at the pool and Goofy was playing with the kids in the pool and the slide.

More stories coming soon...