no more no more

i have just returned from a trip to port dickson over the weekend. it was a horrendous trip and my wife and i really chose the worst timing to go over! being the labour day weekend, various m’sian companies had sent their employees to the resorts for some family fun. for a couple like us who wanted to simply get away from the crowd and hustle and bustle of the city life, this meant trouble from the start.

indeed, when we got to the resort (tiara beach resort), there were two things that caused us dismay. firstly, the reception was flooded with kids and some clowns giving out balloon animals to the kids. with all the running around and exploding balloons left and right, getting to the front desk was like treading over a minefield. for my wife, this was a nightmare, since she was always surrounded by pesky kids at work and now she’s driven 200km and find herself surrounded by more pesky kids.

secondly, the name of the resort itself was deceptive. tiara beach resort, ironically, is surrounded by dense vegetation on three sides. the beach is nowhere to be seen. in fact, you have to drive out about 10km to get to the beach. but it was more of a water theme park, infested with millions of kids.

that was our weekend. my wife and i have sworn that we shall never hereforth return to that place again, unless of course, either one of us were to lose our mind temporarily and suggest going there, in which case, the other party is given power-of-attorney to slap the suggesting party back to sense.