3D2N Glamping at Glamz, Genting Highlands.

When I first saw the photos on facebook, I was mentally adding this place into the 'must-experience-list' and true enough, not long after that, the head of Khoo Family, Mr Khoo sent a text on a family trip to Genting and guess where he suggested us to stay.

Yes, Glamz at Genting!

We are such huge fans of glamping now because of the very good first experience that we had at Sunway Lost World of Tambun. Adrian and myself already love to go camping thanks to Jack and Carmen and now with a baby, camping seems a bit too dangerous ya. 

So glamping is the perfect kind of us because now we get to scratch that 'camping-itch' and we get to do it with our infant son. 

So, we had confirmed this trip by second half of 2018 and we were ready to place bookings and make payments. But the thing about Glamz at Genting is that they do not receive/process/accept any advance bookings of more than 60 days. 

Of course we got nervous because our travel dates are from 23-25 December 2018 and that is peak season okay - everyone wants to go somewhere that time. And we were so scared that other people would book the tents before us. #kiasufamily

But we have got good reasons for our kiasuness okay. 

Glamz at Genting has limited tents/rooms and once it's booked, that's it. Where can liddis. 

This is what they have:

ONE VIP Dome only

with private Jacuzzi

Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 688 per night

Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 988 per night

- Room can fit up to 4 adults

- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults

- To add RM 100 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast. 

EIGHT Dome Rooms

Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 350 per night

Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 450 per night

- Room can fit up to 4 adults

- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults

- To add RM 70 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast. 

ELEVEN Bell Tents

Monday - Thursday only (no public holidays) - RM 250 per night

Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays - RM 350 per night

- Room can fit up to 4 adults

- Inclusive of breakfast for 2 adults

- To add RM 50 per additional adult for inflatable mattress, blanket, pillow, bath towel, drinking water and breakfast. 

Here is an overview of Glamz at Genting and no, these photos are taken from Glamz at Genting's website. All the photos above these words are all taken okay. My skills are not so good in taking such nice photos please. 

Here onwards will be photos from our camera, taken by Vanessa and myself and others here and there. Heh. 

So, now you can see why we were kan-cheong to secure our room bookings? We counted chun-chun 60 days from our travel date and reminded Rachel the night before because so super kiasu, especially Vicky Khoo (my cousin who bakes amazing macarons). 

It didn't take very long for them to confirm our 8 bell tents for a total of 18 of us (and that's not even half of the full family okay) and boy, were we overjoyed when that happened. Some rooms have 3 persons staying in and some just two, and that's okay because we just needed to pay RM 50 for every additional person. 

Check-in time is standard like most hotels and Airbnbs - 3PM onwards and check-out is of course by 12PM. 

Okay, so here are some common areas and facilities that you can enjoy while staying there and photos of our vacations are included. Hah.

Glamz Dome

perfect for weddings (in my opinion)

Of course it's available for renting to do your event and things. If you are planning for a small wedding, this place is perfect for you and it's really really very nice, especially at night when the lights are out. Okaylah, maybe we will do our 10th wedding anniversary here. Heh. #eightyearstogo

This Glamz Dome can fit up to 350 pax okay. 

Pricing:

Monday to Thursday (no Public Holidays)

Options	Rate	Add On (Hourly)
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 3,150	RM 500
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 4,500	RM 500
Full Day – 15 hours Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 7,000	RM 500

Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays

Options	Rate	Add On (Hourly)
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 5,500	RM 650
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 7,500	RM 650
Full Day – 15 hours Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 10,500	RM 650

Public Jacuzzi and Sauna & Steam Room
common area for everyone but needs to be pre-booked with the Receptionist

 

Green House 
where I would love to have Alex's first birthday here (a girl can dream)

This is one of the event space available that you can rent for and it can fit up to 120 pax. So perfect for my Alex's first birthday please. But who is gonna travel all the way to Genting Highlands to attend a boy's first birthday right? And where we gonna find the thousands of ringgit to rent this place? Food not yet included some more. Heh. 

Pricing:

Monday to Thursday (no Public Holidays)

Options	Rate	Add On (Hourly)
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 2,300	RM 250
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 3,200	RM 250
Full Day – 15 Hours Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 4,000	RM 250

Friday - Sunday, Eve of Public Holidays & Public Holidays

Options	Rate	Add On (Hourly)
Half Day – 6 Hours before 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 2,800	RM 350
Half Day – 6 Hours after 3pm Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 4,000	RM 350
Full Day – 15 Hours Total Booking hours has to include set/tear down time	RM 5,500	RM 350

Reception
to do all check-ins and check-outs

Waiting Area
common area for guests

Kids' Inflatable Playground

only in the morning and noon with adults supervision please

Hallway of Bell Tents

where all of us stayed at

Our Bell Tent

with not-attached toilet (located just next to the tent)

Common Dining Area (Outdoor)

but we took over the whole place on the fist night because we've got BBQ party and other guests went out

Okay, so I thought I would share this information with you guys on marinated meat that is ready for you to buy, in KL. Sadly Penang doesn't have this kind yet. Heh. 

So, we wante dto do BBQ on the first night but we didn't want to go through the hassle of buying raw ingredients and spices separately then marinate and keep them in the fridge whatsoever. 

Since both Rachel and I were already in KL, my sister in law suggested that we go to Ben's Independent Grocer to get ready-made-marinated meat. So we went to Publika and boy I tell you. It's madness. 

I wanted to buy every marinated meat my eyes were laid upon. I kid you not. 

They are slightly pricier than normal grocery store I think, but worth it. Heh. 

Let us not forget about the 'Non-halal' section where they also have marinated pork belly ready for you. Just need to take, pay and go. 

SERIOUS LOVE FOR B.I.G. - please come to Penang thank you. 

By the time we settled down, it was already evening-ish and we all got ready for our Christmas dinner by setting up the table and getting the pit ready. 

The plates, mugs and cutleries were all taken from the pantry (available to guests staying there). We just had to wash it ourselves because hello, it's not 5-star hotel okay. This one is million-stars hotel (get it?). 

Because it's in the open and the stars are just above us and we can see immediately and nothing is between us and the stars? 

Heh. 

It was a very pleasant glamping experience. I thought it was going to be a challenge to enjoy it with an infant, but the place is really superb. The bed so comfortable Alex obviously had no problem sleeping on it. He slept through both nights till the sun came up. The weather also very syiok. 

It's located at the bottom part of Genting Highlands and we thought it was not going to be cold enough to our liking, but it gets really cold at night. Quite hot in the noon, but definitely not hotter than the city okay. 

Highly recommended.

So, please leave the city for few days and go enjoy the nature at Glamz at Genting. 

Till next time, bye now. 

Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!

Oh how else would I describe my 2018 if it's not LIFE-CHANGING?

Everything (I really do mean everything) changed the moment my belly was cut open and a human came out screaming - good because its a strong sign that he is healthy and alive.

2018 was one of the year where I (we) made huge life-changing (again) decisions. Some of which are, resigning as an Intern Pastor and decided to go back to my previous company as Corporate Sales Executive at Holiday Tours & Travel (first day next week) and where we see ourselves living for the next 5 years or so. Actually, only 2 really major life-changing decisions la. Heh.

So, when we got married, I moved to Adrian's place happily but of course I needed some time to adjust. We had that discussion of whether we want to move out or not and things like that. It was a hard topic okay.

I am already used to living at the current place but I've always preferred to live in an apartment or a flat even. It's not so much of the size of the house but the location. Okay, not location also. More like whether it's like on ground floor or like on multi-leveled building.

I never liked living on the ground floor for very common reasons like, it's not so safe and more mosquitoes and etc. The list goes on and on.

So, when we were preparing for the arrival of Alex, I was 80% convinced in my head that I really want to move to a place that has a view or at least at the first floor and above. and to just start anew with this new addition you know. Of course financially, it means having to sell off this house because the houses in Penang are ridiculously expensive. Even if you earn like RM10k a month, you also have to think triple times before committing yourself to buying a property on the island. And for us, that was just the option.

But Adrian would not be able to let go of this house.

He basically grew up and spent all his life in this place and that's why it's a difficult topic of discussion. It's really tough.

But when Alex came in May, we had this discussion again and I find myself becoming less interested in moving out. I began to see why Adrian wants to continue living here. I would see him telling and showing Alex (although Alex understands nothing at that point) of all the childhood things he had experienced at the garden in front and all.

Then, I got to see how Alex is being loved (so much) by our neighbors and they would spend at least 5-minutes everyday (if we don't oversleep that is) just walking him outside our house in the morning and teaching him about flowers and stuff.

And I got to thinking.

If we were to move to another place, Alex will most likely not be able to experience these interactions anymore. People these days prefer to stay in their house and mind their own business right? I mean, if I live in a condo, I would most likely just spend most of my time in my house. Ain't nobody got the time to go mingle with neighbors. Hah.

But here?

These people have known Adrian and his entire family for almost 30-years. And now, they got to see and hold the once-a-little-most-mischievous-boy's son. They've seen how Adrian grew up and now they got to see his son's too.

And I think, that's just something worth sacrificing for.

So, we decided that we would continue to live here till when both of us feels that the time is up, which if you ask me honestly, the time to move out will never be up for him, and that's okay.

For me, it was a huge change in making this decision.

Before, I was very sure that I wanted (and needed) to move to a new place (can be an old house but just somewhere new) when Alex comes. Or at least be active in looking for houses.

The latest house that we went to see was the Middleton, just behind Raffel Tower.

WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE IMMEDIATELY.

But it was at least RM1.4 million. Umm. Okay thanks bye. Chapter close. Heh.

So yeah, 2019 is going to be an exciting year because we have so many things planned and yes, that includes holidays and maybe another mini Koay? Hah!

Feeling energized for the next three-hundred and sixty-four days!

I hope your 2018 was a memorable one and that your 2019 will be a smashing one.

Till then, bye now.