New Normal Holiday

We have about 2 weeks before we start the next academic year (in a new school) and desperately need some vitamin sea. We are lucky that we live in Malaysia. Beach holidays are not too far away. Off to Penang we go! 

We are back!!

 

We went with the family favourite Shangri La at the Golden Sands by Bukit Ferringhi. We come here almost every year we really should get better discount! Checking in was not like usual. It was a long queue and long wait. I was getting frustrated because I felt a bit car sick (which I don’t normally get). Due to this pandemic, their SOP for checking in is slightly different. Registrations took longer and queue was long. Our rooms weren’t ready too, which frustrated me even more. We were also quite hungry and to make matters worse, the coffee house next to the reception is only operating for breakfast. We had to walk all the way down to the other restaurant. Thankfully, lunch was good and my mood got better. 

Night view from our room

Our rooms had a nice view of the beach, which was what I requested. We spent the rest of the day just chilling in the room. Dinner time, we decided to explore Batu Ferringhi like we always do. I particularly like this seafood restaurant nearby and wanted that for dinner but it looks like it is no longer in business. Such a bummer because it was my favourite each time we come to Batu Ferringhi. 

All the shops around the area seems to be out of business or closed that day. Sad but Ferringhi seems really dead. A new sight for us. No more pasar Malams like before. They must be making loses during the lockdown and now struggling to make it. Most are shut.

Breakfast buffet is also different. It was more systematic I must say, but we need some time to get used to this new norm. To be honest, we miss the good old time when we could do whatever we wanted and didn’t have to bother about taking temperatures, wearing masks and social distancing! Argh those were the days 

All in all, it was still a nice relaxing break that we all needed. 

 

Vitamin sea? Got it! 

 

Nasi Kandar beratur? Sorted!!! 

 

Traditional bedak sejuk? Found it! What else do we need? I think we got it all. Missing the good old days but we are grateful to be here and grateful to be alive to enjoy whatever we have. Alhamdulillah