Trip Back and Back Again
Recently I made a trip home back to Malaysia to see my parents, and then to Taipei in Taiwan. It was originally a fun and exciting holiday, except everyone got sick in Taipei. As I don’t have any photos taken from my trip in Taiwan, I would post mainly on the first leg of my journey
If you want to know more, comment and I’ll write up a post!
Malaysian Trip
My husband’s first must to was to get his feet cleaned by fish, such places exist and is called a Fish Spa. Usually these tropical fish will eat the dead skin surrounding the feet, if you put your hands in it will eat it too, but feet is more of a fun torture.
Because us humans think that fish love eating our dead skin. Well, this species seems to like it a lot, I have encountered wild types of the same species in Sabah, in one of the waterfalls near Poring Hot Springs. If you go into the water fall, they will come swarming and picking nibbles at you. I cannot imagine I taste good though. Definitely not recommended for ticklish people, they are extremely so.
Taiping
Then it was a short sprint back to where I was born, a small town called Taiping. I was hoping to show my kids and (very ignorant husband) my grandparent’s livelihood when they were young. My maternal family (both her sides) were in the charcoal business, except if I recall her mom’s side sold it off in favor of plantation some time later. Yes, charcoal, the mangrove type. If you are interested let me know and I’ll put up a separate post about it. My mom even does craft with it.
Following an accidental promise that we would take him to the zoo, Prince Brat decided to bug us every minute until we arrive at our destination. Taiping Zoo remains the oldest Zoo in Malaysia, because the town was the country’s capital before Kuala Lumpur took its mantel (history lesson). But, it was hot and humid, luckily we managed to catch a sad looking diesel engine train to take us around.
It has obviously doubled in size since my last visit at age 6? But the animals in there remain sad and depressed as ever, their enclosures poorly maintained and filled with algae (ewww). Sometimes I wonder if they would just chuck carcasses of dead animals to the crocs, because it seems that those reptiles were strangely well fed, as were the lions. The stench of the zoo was unbearable as well, even Prince Brat was disappointed and became disinterested quickly.
Well, until we saw an elephant swimming in its special trough for fun. Interestingly, the elephants’ enclosure is the only structure that remains the same after all these years. I do remember because we used to shake hands with the lovely animals over the steel gate. They are real gentle giants.
Haul
Of course, nothing is more important than shopping. This is the only beauty product I got from Malaysia…
As you know I am a huge follower of sheet mask, found it in Daiso, Malaysia. I haven’t been to th
e Adelaide branch so I do not know if they sell everything the same. But this silicone mask holds your sheet mask to prevent dehydration. With the ear loop, you can finally walk around the house, scaring everyone witless with your new look.
I haven’t tried it yet, seeing that I am sick, I have no need to walk around looking like a ghost. I am already haggard enough to scare my kids.
*haha*
But there will be a review, as I have been ill and tired, please bear with me and thank you for your patience.
Peace out!
And do take care of yourselves, so hard to get rid of a cold when you get one.
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Oh, how wonderful! I would like my kids to see my birthplace when they’re older but the airplane fare would be astronomical! Yes, please! Show us more pics. 🙂
hahaha we prebooked like months ahead for the trip to save cost
Sorry you all got sick, but the rest of the trip sounds nice. I would try the fish spa, for fun..but I am ticklish.
very ticklish fish, but worth the experience
I can’t wait until you try the new mask, your facial expressions are priceless Ailyn. I’ve seen segments on travel shows with the little dead skin eating fish and I think we have a few scattered throughout Australia. I would love to try it. Knowing my luck, they’d let a baby piranha loose in my tank and it would take off a toe. Wow, your mum’s Facebook page is extraordinary, I would love to hear more about her creations and how she works the charcoal!
haha my mom’s been lazy for a while, because she’s busy living the travelling life.
nah the fish are reared in tank, and they don’t go bigger than 1 inch, if there’s a piranha you will know