haze...smoke..open burning

we have been waking up to a smoky house since may. Alhamdullillah we went for a holiday during the gawai-agong's b'day week..treated to nice fresh air for 5 days. on our way to the airport, our cab driver informed us that the plantations have been doing land clearing /open burning every nite. no wonder we tend to start coughing in the early hours of the morn esp lil one. even with our room air conditioned n the air purifier switched on, it still did not manage to filter out the smoke.

we had a fantastic time in KK. didn't manage to have some seafood as there was no point since it was just the 2 of us well 3 plus lil one. also the fact that we can't enjoy the seafood since we wud b bz chasing her. since the lil one arrived, our holidays are geared towards her. went to the aquarium n marine museum in UMS on the 1st day. was pretty impressed. altho the aquarium is small but they had posters about the research UMS is carrying out. highlight of the day was the dolphin statue :) lil one was happy to see the huge hybrid garoupas, seahorses, clown fish,star fish n a few others which i can't remember. UMS has a nice campus....

after the aquarium, we headed out to 1borneo for lunch. lil one must have been so tired that she slept as soon as we reached w/out her lunch. well, she had a good breakfast. it was the 1st time in yonks hubbs n i had a quiet lunch just the 2 of us. did some shopping n went back to the hotel after. on the way back to the hotel, i remember that i wanted to visit the rainforest area..well, too late. hopefully we can go back there esp after the seaworld is up n running.

2nd day, didnt do much. went to the pool n stayed at the hotel mostly. lil one had nearly 3 hours nap which we didn't want to disturb. later, we ventured out to the waterfront. had a fresh coconut drink n bought some snacks.

off to Lok Kawi wildlife park the next day. lil one mentioned that she wanted to see elephant, zebra, cow,tiger n bear. she was lucky they had it all. there were also orang utans,deers, otters, parrots, hornbills, monkeys and many others. we managed to catch the show w she enjoyed esp when they brought out the bald eagle.we skipped the reptile house n aviary since it was very hot.

all in all, a very good trip Alhamdullillah. hopefully can persuade hubbs to go for a weekend once the seaworld is up n running :) mount kinabalu, karambunai will have to wait till lil one is much older. doubt she can appreciate it now. hopefully by then we can all go snorkelling, wud love to sneak in a dive or 2 as well :)