The road up to Genting was much more smoother compared to Fraser Hill. The roads were much wider and well paved. The road bends were less pronounced and there were two lanes going up. The temperature was not as cool as I thought it would be at this time of the year though.
I have not been to Genting since my secondary school days, so the change I see was tremendous. The Genting I had remember was a very boring place with no shopping malls and was quite run down. So too my surprise, it was similar to a culture shock when I saw the changes.
The malls inside was jam packed with people because of the Chinese New Year season. Every restaurant was filled and every retail store was full of people buying stuff.
The place really felt Alive!!
What a contrast to the 80's when I was there. Back then there was only one amusement park and a Casino and not much eating places.
Now, every hotel has an attached mall and amusement park or entertainment games center.
Every hotel has their own casino as well.
As I was wearing bermudas, I was not allowed into the casino. So me and Hakim went to walk around the place and explore a bit.
We walked outdoors to get the fresh cool air and to take some pictures.
The whole place was inter-connected by a maze of escalators and walkways, quite confusing actually. The un-clear signage's made it worse. We ended up at a few dead ends and went in circles before we managed to return to where we were suppose to meet up.
fter meeting up with our friend as he had went into the casino, we headed for dinner....
...at KFC!! LoL!!
We wasted no time after dinner and was quite tired as we had travelled a whole day. So we headed to our rest spot for the night which was my friend's mother in-law house.
As this was still during the first week of the Chinese New Year, it so happens that tonight was the Hokkien people's prayer offerings for the Sky deity.
I had never spent the Chinese New Year in Malaysia before and this was the first time I am staying in a Kampong community of Hokkien Chinese and celebrating the new year.
I only have one description for the whole nights stay.....LOUD!!!!
When it was close to 10:30pm, all hell broke lose. Fire crackers was going off left, right and center and up!!
Joss papers was burning everywhere and the air was filled with smoke and fire crackers.
It smelled like last years 400PSI haze!!!!
We were trying to sleep as we had to wake up early next day. It was mission impossible.
Family after family, let go of their fire works none stop until about 2am plus. My phone memory actually got depleted from taking videos of the fire works!
When the last fireworks went off, we were finally able to hit the sheets.
The morning aftermath along the streets were overwhelming, the scent of smoke was still in the morning air and the roads were littered with shreds from the fire works and crackers.
The roofs of cars were not spared either.
We washed up and prepared for the new day's journey.
Next Itinerary, Breakfast!!
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