Our new yard

Lately ni ada gak duk pikir pasal our new yard. Since we are not planning to move any sooner (our current home is still awesome: its location, facilities etc. will blog bout this soon), but maybe we can plan on the new yard first.

My idea is to plant any pokok so that by the time we move in nanti dah rendang sikit la. Cuma tatau nk tanam pokok apa.. Takde sebarang idea, dan tak sempat nk google/baca mags etc. so pokok apaaaa ek? Kalau boleh nk la pokok yg membuahkan hasil, tak tinggi sangat dan senang nak maintain dan tak spoil the view kalau ditakdirkan nanti nk buat landscaping. Hahaha sungguh byk kriteria.. Duk terpikir pokok mangga and/or rambutan. is it too much? hubby suggested betik. mcm xberapa sesuai dgn my criteria jer. heheheh anyway Pls help us. Would appreciate any comments/idea. Many thanks in advance.

Btw kat bwhni gambar my tanah kat tepi umah dan our new backyard. (Guna blogger apps kat ipad, tatau camne nk reposition gambar naik atas.. Hehehe)

Love at first sight

We went to harvey norman today, and suddenly we both fell in love with this italian baby. So sturdy, handsome and modern. Tired of cooking on glass hob (it has been 7yrs++), its time for a new change. The professional range cooker.

Big, very big oven. 4 burners + 1fish burner in the middle. Cast iron grill. Definitely for heavy duty use. For our new house it is. My mom will definitely approve... Arghh! Salivating and Jaw dropping!!

Saujana Janda Baik

Kitorg ke Janda Baik bulan lepas. we chose to stay at Saujana, tu pun sebab terbaca kat tripadvisor they are number 1 hotel/chalet in Janda Baik. memang terbaik, and it was one of the best family-back-to-nature trip ever!  :)

 

it was our very first visit to Janda Baik.

 

there are 2 types of villas available, and we chose Chemperoh Villa.it is the biggest villa (the other smaller one is Meranti) which can accomodate up to 20paxs.

kawasan dia luasssss teramat luas. dan gated lagi. dan pokok2 memang terjaga rapi. check-in time is 2pm, tp pukul 1 kitorg dah tercongok sampai. miscalculate the journey time.. terpaksa menunggu dlm kereta sementara diorg bersihkan rumah. dikelilingi pokok2 buah2an- kalau musim buah u can eat all u can foc. durian, rambutan etc. tp provided kena g kutip/kait sendiri lar. even ada a small fish pond, on the second day tu the caretaker ajak the guys pergi memancing, tp diorg tak berminat lak. hehehee

 

a tree house is situated just behind the chemperoh villa. tempat kitorg makan burger sandwich tea time sambil berborak mengumpat. gigih memanjat semata2 utk makan.. hehehe

 

the huge verandah. 

the chalet is based on open chalet concept. no room, but there is a blind /curtain as divider.

 

modern toilet and bath. in total there are 3 toilets and 1 bath. 

 

a small kitchen area. takde dapur, cuma disediakan sebuah mikrowave dan 1-door fridge. (p/s: look at the mattresses at the back! hehehe)

 

complete dgn tempat bbq yg proper dan jugak tempat bersantai makan2 bbq di waktu ptg/mlm. utk bbq, kalau malas nk prepare hangkut dr kl, boleh order jer the raw food dr the caretaker..

 

and the best part ----- sungai yg jernih betul2 depan rumah! like 50 metres away jer from the verandah!! 

  

the verandah and the river. super nice!!

 

air yg tersangat bersih. takde lansung sampah sarap okeh!!

 

very very low density. and its like having the whole stretch of river to yourselves!! private river gitu. memang takde tourist lain yg akan guna sungai ni selain  pengunjung chemproh dan meranti di Saujana Janda Baik ni. sekali sekala jer orang asli lalu utk amik hasil dr bubu diorg.

so kerjanya mmg kitorg berendam lah sepanjang masa! dahla chalet ni diorg buat proper - siap dgn tangga utk ke sungai dan toilet kat luar lagi utk salin baju etc.

  

dan di waktu ptg/mlm pulak ni aktiviti kitorg...BBQ time!!

 

bbq area pulak betul2 di tepi sungai.

the masterminds tgh busy prepare for bbq. the kids pulak bizi tgk astro ceria dan layan youtube. owh did i mention that they provide free wifi and equipped with astro? this is something that we didnt expect, esp when u are in the middle of the jungle!!

hasil pembakaran malam tuh. ni kitorg bwk dr kl - beli kat jusco jer. hehehe makan dgn bihun goreng dan nasi goreng. yummy!!

 

in the morning pulak kitorg pekena breakfast nasik lemak by the river. lepas makan terus terjun sungai! wohhooo!! best dan tersangat relaxing!!

the place was awesome, beyond words.

  

one thing for sure, we will be coming back. many many times.

highly highly recommended for family short vacay/gateway trip.