2 hours journey to Phuket was smooth. Ee Wern was occupied with magazine, songs (sing by daddy and mommy), view outside the window and biscuits. As it will take another hour of car ride to the hotel, I decided to feed her so she can nap for an hour in the car. That worked well too. This is our first family holiday since Ee Wern's arrival. We didn't do any prior 'homework' on what is Club Med all about. All we know : it's a family friendly hotel that provide ample activities for children, baby sitting service, free flow of food, liquor and wine.
We were excited and right after snack, we spend time together in the pool. My girls love it! The hotel provides unlimited of wrist band, floats and beach ball to children. Subsequently, we went to the hotel tour to familiarize with the facilities. The service was not up to our expectation though. Hubby was quite upset. Food wasn't that great. For children, this is heaven! Unlimited ice cream during lunch n dinner and unlimited chocolate milk shake throughout the day! Beach was fantastic! Sandy beach with strong wind and waves. Recommended for surfing! Sand is very fine! Perfect to build sand castles.
The next morning, Ee Rynn heads for children activities in mini club. We had quiet time with Ee Wern by the pool. My 15 months old loves to swim. Her favourite words are daddy, mommy, jie jie, 'there' (pointing her finger to direction she wants to go), 'mommy come' and 'mum mum' means food. After a good half an hour in the pool, she was tired and slept in the stroller. I get to read, yay yay.. Sea breeze with piña colada and a book. Perfect! In the afternoon, Ee Wern is in nursery, baby club. We paid for the baby sitting. Ee Wern screams for daddy and mommy when we left her at baby club. We feel sad but we have decided to try out. Daddy was anxious and stood at reception for a good 15mins before we left. Hubby has decided to go for a massage. I had my quiet time again. Sea breeze with 'mosquito killer (a name given to a glass of cocktail)' and a book. Perfect!
We had family dinner together. Catching up.. Ee Rynn was curious why I can read whole day. You mean you read since morning? Yes, I answered. Her eyes 'blink' with disbelief. *cute*. As for Ee Wern, the arrangement turns out fine. 'Pretend' to wailed a little when she saw me. 'Phew'.
The adventure starts the following day. We had light breakfast and head to 'trapeze' area for flying trapeze and bungee jump for kids. Ee Rynn loves it except for flying trapeze. She said she will try again at 11 years old. We wonder why 11 years old... Hehe We head to the beach after that. Family time together. Stayed there for a while as the sun is burning hot. It was very dry with strong wind. Ee Rynn loves it. In the afternoon, I have decided to try flying trapeze for adult. Did the simple practice before I climbed up. That little butterfly in my tummy was activated when I held the pole. Erm.. No turning back.. So I jumped and swing and perform the 'trick' they taught me. It went well. I never knew I can hang upside down swinging. I love it. First word that came into my mind is 'freedom'. Seeing the world in different angle :-) (picture below) Ee Rynn was cheering 'yay, mommy did it'! That feels good :-)
Body aches though. We have decided to send Ee Wern to full day baby sitting on Wednesday. She was exhausted from beach and pool the day before. After we sent her to baby club, we head to trapeze area again for kids bungee jump. Ee Rynn wants to try again. We head to archery next. It look simple but it's not. It took balancing to shoot correctly. Our arrows were flying with no direction. Haha. It's was fun! My hubby likes sport with no adrenaline rush while I prefer sports with it. We are so different :-) We head to beach next and it's one to one time with Ee Rynn. It was daddy and daughter's time. They spend a good 3 hours on the beach! Mommy has decided to read, eat and went for a massage with facial. I went to try flying trapeze again. Second time was different. Instead of thinking whether I can do it, I am thinking about improvement. Good to know I have conquered the fear.
When we picked Ee Wern in the evening, hubby and I has decided not to sent our girls to any babysitting anymore in any of our holidays. We missed her! We felt something was missing without bubbly Ee Wern. Haha.
Daddy and Ee Rynn stayed back for acrobatic show. Ee Wern and I head back to our room. Ee Wern was tired and slept early. We checked out the next day, on Thursday. It was a bumpy ride to airport. The driver kept pressing between brake and pedal. Ee Wern was struggling with me all the way, crying and screaming. Eventually she was exhausted and slept. Upon checking in our luggage, Ee Rynn vomited! 'Splashed' like a waterfall! Oppsss, right in front of the conveyor belt. She felt better after that. She was complaining about giddiness throughout the bumpy ride.
It was a challenging one hour plane ride. Ee Wern was restless. She was tired but can't settle down. I was telling my hubby that we should have a pacifier so she can settled down. I knew we shouldn't allow toddlers to depend on external comfort. Children should learn to settle down on their own. She dose off right before landing and I had to carry her all the way. Imagine walking for 15minutes with a pack of 15kg rice.
We are not sure whether we will choose Club Med for our next family holiday. Hubby felt the food was like a canteen food despite the variety. I kinda ok with it as I get to educate Ee Rynn. Educate Ee Rynn on different countries and foods. The foods serve consists of speciality from different country.
If you are someone who like to have continuous activities in your holiday, Club Med can be a good choice. The hotel is always busy with activities. However, if you like a laid back holiday (beach bump), Club Med might not be a right fit. This is just my personal opinion.
We are looking forward to our next adventures!
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