Jaybee Trip 2021 - Part 1 : Lotus Desaru Beach Resort and Spa

 Alhmdulillah! Kebenaran merentas negeri was given on the end of 11th of Oct 2021

 It was like...FINALLY!!!!!!!!! 

We didnt plan for Klate blk kg trip yet but set plans for JB and some other plans to bring the Klate clan here instead. JB was long planned as i was keen to meet newborn baby Hilya for the first time. and it was a Johor visit since like 7years ago..lama betul tu.

Short but memorable was the theme this time. KISS - Keeping It Sweet and Simple. We had so much fun jalan2 cari makan and checked in Desaru for one night. Im still in holiday blues now.

We arrived JB midnight of 22nd Oct, spent one night at Zakiyya's Seri Alam crib and later that day we checked in Lotus Desaru Resort. It was a great stay for all of us, especially the kids. I enjoyed the beach and sun, and the BBQ food was awesome! BBQ was rated at Rm480 for 10person comprising chicken (2kg), lamb (2kg), Saba Mackarel and Hotdogs, everything was being set up by the hotel including starting the fire. Alhmdulillah i was really happy and unwinded.

To all the things we took for granted before 2020

10/9/2021 - After 3months plus, we finally had the chance to cross district border. DISTRICT crossing only which includes Putrajaya-KL-Selangor. And we were sooooooo relieved!! State crossing has been banned since the beginning of 2021 and no signs of opening yet

This is a tribute to all things we took for granted before. The freedom we had not appreciated al this while, the places we neglected to visit, people we forgot to engage with and miss all human interactions. The perks and downs of working from home to keep up with the motivations and work stress multitasking.

Embracing the new norms and the new endemic stage of this pandemic. Decide and do things with your heart and eyes. If you feel its crowded and not safe, revoke mission. I really would like to write more, we had our family episodes of being tested positive (papa,mama, ika, adik elvina, fahmi, mimi, peney. adik zafrieyl, adik wae, adik ifaa.. :(  )

 but maybe in another time...nak tulis blog secara konsisten lepas ni sb sgtlah inpired dgn bloggers yang masih lg gigih menulis mcm mcm wlupun sesibuk mana pun diorg. ye betul, blog ni lah simpanan kenangan kenanagan gambar2 anak, trips trips and peristiwa semasa waktu tu.. I kept one post when we hit 5000 cases per day. Skrg?? 21k ok ....5,000 tu selangor je ..huhuhu..

So for the sake of memories..lets write them down!

Take care all, stay safe ..love u all

Bagan Lalang, Sept 2021

 

A veeeeeeeery late post for AidilFitri 2021

Assalam semua! Salam September dah kita dah Q4 2021 dah sedar tak sedar. Jadinya sebelum terlalu lewat nak upload gambar raya..marila kita jgn bertangguh lagi dan upload lah gambar raya kita utk 2021. Raya dlm kesyahduan lock down. Tak boleh berziarah, tak ada raya raya dgn keluarga. Memang sangat sangat down dua tiga bulan kebelakangan ini. Tapi tu cerita lain..nanti kita cerita juga sini plannya.. 

Memang syukur sgt sebenarnya yang raya thn ni kita betul2 meraikan kejayaan habiskan Ramadhan dgn KPI yg kita dh letak alhmdulillah. Mommy sempat khatam sekali, daddy 2x allahuakbar alhmdulillah..aaaaaaaaaaand most importantly all 3kids completed 30days puasa ramadhan thn ni. Mikhail for the 1st time ever habis kan puasa. 2weeks jugalah sempat berpuasa di skool/taska and he nailed it alhmdulillah at 4yrs+. betul kita tak paksa, and galakkan dia.perhatikan mcm mana dia punya tolerence to the introduction to puasa. Mikhail alhmdulillah, energizer bunny ya till 7-ish. 7 tu dia dh start counting seconds to berbuka and almost every day daddy treat him boleh beli apa apa pun di kedai but only 1 benda sahaja..hehehe

Harapnya tahun ni lah yg terakhir sambut raya dirumah sendiri, tak boleh berziarah, tak boleh balik kampung. Syahdu ja..alhmdulillah i have overcomed some of my darkest days of being depressed and cannot keep myself together, macam macam rasa in one. These times i am so very grateful to my partner. Memang saaayang sgt inshallah sampai bila bila...

 

Love, 

Mommy Z 

 

ps- i owe this blog some post of our lock down home make overs. DIY ja byknya..syukur Allah for the ilham and ideas. songkok bersusun di atas kabinet tv kenangan sebelum make over :)

We have been vaccinated!

First dose for us : 12th July 2021. Sinovac via PIKAS program

 

Hope is what is left.

Them we went for 2nd dose : 2nd August 2021

Towards herd immunity!

#idontwelcomeantivaxx

#bukanmasanyaraikanperbezaanwhatevershit

#disturbedenough

*i really owe a whole lot of 2021 entries. but i just feel not ok and down which efffects my mood for everything actually.sis cuba..maybe this shall heal me a bit who knows..

Love,

Zahra

Aroma Ikan Bakar Jeram Review (2020)

Assalam semua...! Salam Ramadhan ke 20 dah kita. Today saja je merajinkan diri sikit nak bercerita tentang penjejakan pertama kami ke Aroma Ikan Bakar Jeram. Kawasan selangor ke utara ni jarang sangat nak pergi sebenarnya sebab kami dah ke arah Sepang/ Bangi/Putrajaya jadinya Bagan Lalang atau PD lebih dkt gamaknya. Tp masa ni saja nak cari kelainan jejak tmpat yg tak pernah pergi lg di Selngor sb masih dlm larangan merentas negeri. Jadi yukk lah kita menjejak area sini.

Kejadian dah agak lama juga lah sebenrnya, Kami ke Jeram ni dlm pertengahan March gitu. Jauh juga lah sebenarnya kalau dikikutkan wlaupun dlm Selangor juga. Kalau dari Shah Alam (Bandar Saujana Putra) ambil masa dalam 1 jam 20min gitu. Kedudukan kedai ni betul betul tepi laut, mmg tak jauh menceruk dari jalan utama, senang sangat nak jmpa cari.

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Kami sampai dlm 645pm gitu, masih lagi siang and just nice utk dinner. Masa ni mmg gamble je takde call in booking booking. Kalau ada rezeki adalah. Mmg sentiasa ramai org sini, antara favorite org tempatan and yg dtg dari jauh mcm kami,

Masuk masuk, kena beratur dia ambil terus order air dan food selain seafood (nasi, sambal belacan, sayur, telur etc), bagi number meja assigned untuk kita, and tunjukkan seafood parlour untuk kita pilih mana yang nak. Alhmdulillah rezeki kami mmg dpt meja plg tepi gigi air and dkt dgn surau. Di tempat pilih ikan dah tulis siap siap food prep 1hour-1.5hour. Omak aii..tp takpe lah ada hiburan tgk desiran pantai, makan buah and aiskrim yg dijual kat tepi pantai tu. Keadaan air and pantai pun bersih je.. mmg diorg jaga. seatings mmg byk and ada pondok pondok family privacy yang rsnya kena add payment dlm rm20 cmtu. oklah klau nk buat birthday ke..famuly gath makan makan ke,,haa sesuai lah

Ambil gambar dulu. Ni dari area meja kami.. mmg dkt dgn gigi air. Bila masuk Maghrib, kami solat dulu sementara tunggu makanan sampai. Surau dan toilet alhmdulillah bersih dan selesa.Kawasan dia besar and byk lounging areas untuk kids move around walaupun tak ada play area/play ground. maybe lepas ni pihak pengurusan boleh pertimbangan buat satu. Inflatable slides pun dah ok mcm di MZ Bangi or King's CKT Port Dickson.

Memang seperti dijanjikan, makan mmg smpai lepas satu jam, betul betul elok ja kami habis solat semua. Seafood mmg fresh, and masakan disini bolehlah dikatakan sedap. cara masakan mcm mmg Selangor style bukan manis mcm kelantan/thai style so saya suka. Tak byk penggunaan daun ketumbar mcm thai food. Yang plg sedap sanbak kicap dia untuk ikan bakar.mmg sedap. Dalam byk2 menu yang plg win ialah sotong celup tepung dia. Yang ni cicah kuah kicap tu...fuhh! ikan bakar pun sedap, manis ikan sebab fresh walaupun kami try ikan kembung saja dulu. nanti boleh cuna ikan mahal mahal lepas first verdict ni. Inshallah next time.

So ok lah our final verdict :

Food = 9.5/10

Ambience =10/10

Waiting period = 5/10 (we waited for 1hour 20mins by walk-in)

Guest management/seafood parlour viewing = 8/10

SOP compliance = 9/10

Facilities (space/surau/toilet/parking) = 8.5/10

Overall cleanliness= 9/10

Price = Standard pricing for seafood (compared to Melaka and Bagan Lalang). All above including nasi for 7 (opps!) and 1jug of jus tembikai totals up to = RM150.

Overall 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐4.75 stars!

Would we come again? Inshallah if ada masa kesini lagi mmg akan jd dlm top list!

 

So till then guys,,

Love,

Zahra