F to the U to the N !

Seeing this picture, I think you can guess where is this hotel right? I'll give you a clue if you are really clueless. Check out the Largest Hotel in The World with 6,118 rooms. Well, my family and I went there last December. The check-in time is 3pm onwards and we arrived at the lobby around 2pm. When we went to pick our Q-system number, it has come to a shock!


Your number is 0824.
Now serving number of 0408.


Whoa! A jolt in disbelief. I think this is the only place in Malaysia where you’ll get your number to be this large? The gap between our Q-number and serving number is 416! Haha! What else can we do but to wait, enduring the boredom and agony that put our patience to the test. When my watch ticks 3pm, the number was about 1/3 of its way. Bored, I looked around me. The lobby was full of tourists and locals sitting here and there. Yes, if you can secure a good seat on the floor near one of the walls, it is good enough. You better believe it because the place was jammed packed with guests from all around the world waiting to be served and check-in.



We managed to secure seats on the bench provided. The only entertainment for guests who wait at the lobby was Discovery Channel with no sounds and Malay subtitle. Yeah, luckily I am a Malaysian. Hahaha~ If you can’t endure the long hours of the queue, just walk around and enjoy the exquisite scenery of the hotel or shop-till-your-hours-are-up.



Around 5pm, our number’s up. Gosh! Three hours! It was faster than what I have expected actually. Seriously! I thought that it might have to take us till the night to get into our room. Ah~ Room sweet room. With its natural air-conditioner, the room was chilly. Even colder than my fridge back at home. Hahaha~ But that is what I love about Genting. The cold weather and all its thrilling rides.



After dinner, we walked around and uh, there’s a cinema in here! Never notice it before. Haha, such a sakai. xP So, we pampered ourselves with OSIM-row tickets to The Day The Earth Stood Still at 1:30am. It was not expensive at all compared to the ordinary seats. Should try it. A whole movie-length of nice full body massage. Good way to relax and loosen up those stiff muscles after few days of walking and shopping.



next morning, it is time to fulfil my reason. I came with one simple reason. To conquer all its thrill rides. Since last year’s trip was a bit disappointing since it rained and I did not manage to play all, this year’s weather is siding on me. The only way to try all the rides in a limited time of 8am to 10pm, is Genting’s Express Pass. (Evil laugh) Although it is a bit more expensive than the ordinary all-day pass, I guarantee you that it is really worth it especially for first-time visitors. Ah~ The joy of cutting queues... Joking. Truthfully, I really do not savor the taste but if you compare it with the long hours of multiple queuing, it is definitely worth it. There are only certain rides that inclusive of the Express Pass. Others that are not included are such as Kart Prix and Bumper Boat. So, for these two, we did our part: Queuing. =.=

At the end of the day, I managed to ride all the thrill rides. All except for one, Flying Coaster. Still need time to gather up my gut to experience that hand-gliding roller coaster of 4. Although it is a thrill ride, the queue line to this ride was peculiarly short. Guess many were like me; courageous enough for other thrill rides except for this one. Seeing it roars the sky scared the hell out of me. Hopefully, one day I will manage to conquer it as well. Well, Genting was so much fun; I’ll say that it was a great way to end 2008!