Family Get Together at Pasir Ambur...

"It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family..." -  Philip Green

(The Black Team, Sara and family is missing)

We had a family get together at Zin's Resort in Pasir Ambur.

We had lots of fun activities during the day. There are a few ponds in the vicinity around the resort complex and we tried our skills in fishing and caught quite abundance. Ikan bakar would be one of the main dishes for dinner. To cool off, we went for a swim and played water games in the pool. Later, while the ladies prepared dinner, the kids had a go on the ATV.

We performed solat berjemaah and had a simple majlis tahlil before our BBQ dinner. There were enough rooms for everyone but we decided to spend the night in the tent instead.

(Hana with her catch)

(Children playing in the wading pool)

(The adults swimming pool by the resort)

(Hana on the ATV, the resort complex on the background)

(Some preferred to sleep in the tent by the pool)

Christmas Lunch @ Chibiuk...

"There are moments and days when I want to freeze time, and there are days I wish away..." - Sarah Williams

(More than four decades of friendship)

It's the comradeship, more than anything else...

Before the end of the year we had another get together of the SMKB gang. Nik Arif and Hamidah were also here in town. They flew in from the USA a week before to attend the funeral of Nik Arif's beloved mother.

Salam Takziah from the gang. Al-fatihah...

(The lovely ladies)

(And the gentlemen)

Lunch at GPO with the grandkids...

"The time is always right to do the right thing..." Martin Luther King, Jr. 

(The grandkids at Genting Premium Outlet)

Today we drove up to the Genting Premium Outlet and spent some quality time with the kids and grandchildren there.

The weather was beautiful in the morning, but it rained heavily in the afternoon. We had a sumptuous lunch at Absolute Thai before we drove downhill back to our Putramas Apartment.

(Mouth watering platter)

(Sweet sour crispy garoupa)

(Crispy catfish with Kerabu Mangga)

(Decoration at the cash counter)

Thailand - Year-end Couple Ride

“I don't ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days…” 

(Isthmus of Kra, Kra Buri Ranong)

Date: 7 – 15 December 2018 

Route: KL – Phatthalung – Kui Buri – Phetchabun –Chainat 

– Samut Songkhram- Chumphon – Krabi – Pak Bara - KL 

Total Distance: 4,640km

We rode together with three other couples for the year-end ride in Thailand.

The first part of the ride we rode together with the TCB riders until Kui Buri where we split ways. The TCB riders rode into Cambodia through the Had Lek border and later into Laos through the Stung Treng border.

We stayed overnight at several towns in Thailand. It was a free and easy ride admiring the beautiful scenery and visited some attractions along the way to break the monotony.

(Phu Tubberk Highlands, Phetchabun)

(Fantasy Resort, Chai Nat)

(Rajabakhti Park, Hua Hin)

(Myanmar is just across the river)

(Khao Tanan and Sunflower bed, Thung Bu Lang)

(Samet Nangshe Viewpoint, Phang Nga Bay)

(Pak Bara Beach, Satun)