Personally, I did not look forward to the theme parks. And I would prefer to see the Statue of Liberty in New York
and the Eiffel Towel in Paris, not in Genting.
But to the boys, everything was fun and enjoyment. They were eager to hop on all kinds of rides. We checked the ticket price. In this peak season of school holidays, it exceeded the amount of their angpao account which I was keeping on their behalf. We had to appeal to Pastor James who was the one to decide if the boys were allowed to use money from their own bank accounts. The chairman of Calvary Care Home (CCH) did not give his approval immediately. Therefore, the boys could only lean on the gates with disappointed faces.
When I put myself in their shoes, I did not like the feeling either--watching others while myself not having a chance to experience the rides.
After lunch, we also passed by SnowWorld and the outdoor theme park without entering. I think it was the most cruel experience I had ever had with children...
No further motivation to stay longer at Resorts World Genting, we quit this city of entertainment without having entertained ourselves much. This time, we took the descending road.
While driving, our tour leader Albert P thought of stopping for other visits. As soon as he noticed the sign board showing "Highlands Mushroom Farm", he refused to listen to his electronic buddy Papago who had calmly instructed him to take another direction to go to Genting View Resort where we were going to attend our church camp. Somehow, he was quite receptive to my nervous human voice shouting "signal!" every time he made a turn or changed lane.
The vegetable farm
and the mushroom farm were in fact not the cup of tea of my travelling companions.
We spent longer time at a mini-market next to the farms--The adults chatting and sipping our cups of linzhi tea kindly offered by a shopkeeper while the boys hanging around among the shelves.
Mushrooms were present everywhere, some of which were huge enough to be my shelter.
To comfort the boys whose desire had not been satisfied earlier at the mountain top, their symbolic father finally brought them for a "family ride". There, we did not have to care how much we would be charged as adults or children, during peak season or low season.
The boys looked "thrilled" and smart on those animals, didn't they?
To "poor parents" like us who would like to travel with children to Genting Highlands, this is a "theme park" I strongly recommend.
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