The Regency Jerai, Gurun, Kedah

Hubby is well-known for being a very spontaneous person. On the 4th of January this year, a Friday night, hubby asked me what was my plan for the weekend. So my list goes on to something like this: blood test (just for normal check up), Hepatitis B vaccination for myself and scaling. Then hubby said, let's go to Gunung Jerai instead. So all plans postponed and after brunch Saturday morning, off we went to Gunung Jerai.

The journey to Kedah was uneventful. Traffic was smooth (except for one accident along the way) and Tricia behaved herself, being a seasoned traveller that she is and slept almost all the way there. We arrived at our destination around 6pm. The journey upwards from the base was not that long, around 15 minutes or so but it was quite steep and the turns were quite sharp.

The first thing that caught my eyes were these hydrangeas. Reminded me so much of Mimi. It is her favourite flower in her favourite colour! They have lots of 'em here in different colours.

First thing first, we checked in. The lock was quite old-school. We were provided with a key to the sliding door (no access card). The room was small-ish but comfortable and nice. We had TV, make up table and closet. Shower had hot water. Underneath the sink there were many white decorative stones that Tricia likes to play with. Haha. Phone reception was not that good BUT wifi was very fast! I was very impressed. Managed to upload the whole album of my previous photoshoot on my facebook in a matter of seconds.

After a quick check-in, we headed out before it gets dark. There wasn't that many people around this time of the year as it was not a public or school holiday. So we SORT OF had the entire place to ourselves. Hehe. They have a playground and connecting pools. They also have spa facilities but we didn't try that.

The view from up here was outstanding. Hubby kept telling me that we could see the paddy fields, the sea and the hills from one place!

After that we had our dinner at their Puncak Kedah restaurant. Service wasn't fast even though they weren't that many people but waiters and waitresses were very pleasant. Food was okay but price was very reasonable. Not expensive considering this is the only place where we can get food.

The next morning, we woke up late so we missed our buffet breakfast. Checked out in the afternoon and had brunch before we headed back home. It was a nice quick getaway from the busy city and a nice place to enjoy the view of nature.

There was Anugerah Juara Lagu on TV that night so I thought, after a tiring trip up north, we could just curl up in front of the tv and watch people compete. Hubby looked unsettled and wanted to go out for a drink. Not wanting to leave him alone, I tagged along with Tricia. Little did I know, after we went for a carwash nearby, hubby drove us straight to Genting Highland. It was a Sunday night and I had to work the next day. Aishhh. I didn't even bring Tricia's milk. If only he would COMMUNICATE. I didn't know what have gotten into him that night but he became depressed until Tuesday. I suspect  he was just tired from the travel and taking care of Tricia during the day. Lucky he recovered by Wednesday. If not, I would taken him to see any uztaz. Mane la tau kene tegur ke ape. But all is well now. And we will definitely go again!