Family Fun Weekend @ Puteri Harbour with Astro's Fun Escapade carnival

 

Where to go this school holidays? Have you plan yours? I didn't plan mine yet but most of my friends have done their planning and some are already on vacations. I am fan of Hello Kitty, check out the below video, though the photos was taken few years back. It's full of memories to me and you too can make your own memorial ones with little ones. Read on to find out what awaiting you at the Puteri Harbour.

This school holidays, families can pack their bags and head over to Puteri Harbour Attractions, who plays host to Astro’s first-ever Fun Escapade event outside of the Klang Valley! It will be fun family bonding time as this much-anticipated annual family event features two whole days of jam-packed concerts and meet-and-greet sessions with beloved characters such as Didi &Friends, Omar & Hana and Cam & Leon among others, as well as games for the whole family on Saturday and Sunday,15 and 16 December 2018 at SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN and THOMAS TOWN!

Thinking where to purchase the family package? Sharing is caring check this out, as those who purchase this special Family Fun weekend packages (Play4Fun Family Package at RM418 or Fun2Play Twin Package at RM269) from http://www.kidxy.com/puteriharbour can enjoy a wonderful variety of exclusive musical extravaganzas showcasing popular characters like Omar &Hana, XTY Tong Tong, Cam & Leon as well as Didi & Friends and receive special Fun Escapade Passports to participate in 15 brand new activities within SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN and THOMAS TOWN.


In addition to this, families will also be getting exciting limited edition Fun Escapade merchandise, retail, food and beverage, and photo print vouchers.
 
For more information or to get your tickets, please visit www.kidxy.com/puteriharbour or call 1 300 88 FAMILY (326459).

About THEMED ATTRACTIONS RESORTS &HOTELS SDN BHD
Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn Bhd is an investment holding company incorporated to develop, manage and operate hospitality and attraction destinations. Established by the Malaysian Government’s strategic investment fund, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, TAR&H serves as a catalyst for the leisure and tourism industry by bringing premier world-class hotels, resorts, golf courses and attractions to the region.


Its current key investment portfolio comprises Desaru Coast – a premium integrated destination resort, LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort - the sixth LEGOLAND in the world and the first in Asia, KidZania Kuala Lumpur & KidZania Singapore - an indoor family education and entertainment centre, Puteri Harbour Retail Precinct – a quay side lifestyle retail and family entertainment complex, SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN – the first of its kind outside of Japan, Thomas Town – an indoor theme park that features the famous Thomas & Friends® characters on multiple themed rides and Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour at the luxury waterfront of Puteri Harbour, Iskandar Puteri, along with the award winning The Datai Langkawi and the first Els Club in Southeast Asia – The Els Club Malaysia, located in two stunning destinations – The Els Club Teluk Datai and The Els Club Desaru Coast.


Working with renowned global and local partners and brands, TAR&H aims to be the leading Leisure & Tourism Group bringing world-class destinations to South East Asia, creating over 15,000 jobs.


About Astro
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is Malaysia’s leading content and consumer company in the TV, OTT, radio, digital and commerce space with growing ASEAN presence. The company serves 23 million individuals in 5.6 million households, or 76% of Malaysian households, 16.9 million weekly listeners on radio, 7 million unique visitors on our digital platforms and 1.5 million shoppers on Go Shop.


Astro Fun Escapade is a yearly event for families to enjoy engaging performances, activities and games during the school holidays. It brings families together where Parents & children have the privilege to meet & greet beloved cartoon characters such as Didi & Friends, Omar & Hana, Cam & Leon and many more characters live in person! Furthermore, they get to redeem exclusive limited edition premium merchandize.

March School Holidays where to go

This March School holidays has started, it is a week but you can plan well with it.

Today we bring children to the fun place where they love going the KidZania Kuala Lumpur. Special thanks to 100comments for sending me the tickets for family time. My kids have been missing the place for a long time. They last visit the place was last year. Both of my children in year 2015 have applied for the KidZania Passport to earn more KidZo.

handmade beads bracelets by my sons

Loving my handmade bracelets created by my sons, both of them have made a beads bracelet for me. They earn some KidZo and also spend some of it to handmade these beautiful beads bracelet for me. I'm touch and happy as they took time off for making these with LOVE. KidZania indeed a great place for kids to explore and learn at the same time.

You can start planning if you haven't got plan on this school holidays, though it is short holidays for kids. It's good time to plan for family bonding, time is precious. Sanrio Hello Kitty Town is having promotion from March until June 2017, click on the link read about it. The Hotel Jen has got Hello Kitty Theme rooms.

If you have children below 130cm can think of bring them for the car activities ride at Mickey Carnival at Midvalley Megamall. We just went there yesterday and my son has a good time there.

My son is 6 years old and next year he's going to be Standard One, he has a week of learning this school holidays at Kindergarten. It's 3 hours a day for five days.

“TIME.TOGETHER” AT PUTERI HARBOUR OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

It's Chinese New Year soon, have you got plan with family members on where to go for vacation?
Two days ago, I attended the Time.Together at Puteri Harbour Officially launched. Read on to find out as you'll be thrilled see there are Hello Kitty themed room in Hotel Jen located at Puteri Harbour.

Yang Mulia Tunku Dato’ Ahmad Burhanuddin, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn. Bhd. delivering his opening address.

 Puteri Harbour in Iskandar Puteri (formerly known as Nusajaya) today cemented its position as the premier family and lifestyle destination in Malaysia’s southern region with the launch of “time.together”, an initiative aimed at encouraging the public to come to Puteri Harbour and spend quality time with family and friends.


The initiative, which leverages Puteri Harbour’s unique and distinctive offering, showcases the full suite of family-friendly activities in the region. These include visits to SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN, the largest integrated Hello Kitty themed offering in South East Asia which gives visitors the only complete Hello Kitty experience outside of Japan, and THOMAS TOWN, the home of all time family favourite characters – Thomas & Friends.

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Director General, Tourism Malaysia giving his speech.

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Director General, Tourism Malaysia signing the plaque to officiate the Launch of Puteri Harbour time.together.

School holiday parents often think about where to go, how about spend time with family? We can also plan having a great time together with family, loved ones and friends. Puteri Harbour's time.together suitable for us. They deliver a destination equipped with luxurious but affordable waterfront dining outlets, attractions and events where families can build strengthen bonds through the quality of time spent together.

Dancing performance by Puteri Harbour Attractions Entertainment Team.

Last year I visited the Sanrio Hello Kitty Town, if you have not read the post do click on the link.

The time.together initiative will see the destination embarking on several projects that will bring unforgettable moments to adults and children alike. Among those projects include a special collaboration between Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour and SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN, to produce exclusively designed Hello Kitty themed hotel rooms for families and fans of the beloved icon.  

(From left to right) Dato’ Borhanuddin Osman, Director of Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Hello Kitty, William Edwards, Chief Executive Officer - Attractions of Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn. Bhd. and Yang Mulia Tunku Dato’ Ahmad Burhanuddin in Hotel Jen Hello Kitty Themed Room.

Excited as we get to meet live appearance of Hello Kitty herself

 The Hello Kitty themed hotel rooms are cute in pink and once we step foot in the room. We just don't want to leave the room.

Hello Kitty bathroom

 The rooms will be open to public later this year. Are you excited? You can get start with your plan.

 Hello Kitty fan, I am so happy to meet with Hello Kitty herself. #puteriharbour #hellokitty

Daily attractions include character parades, photo sessions, and various other events and activities which allow visitors to get up close and personal with the renowned Japanese pop-culture icon. SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN also boasts the Red Bow Café, one of only two Hello Kitty themed cafés in Malaysia; two official licensed Hello Kitty merchandise outlets – one general merchandise store, and the other catering specially to ‘Hello Kitty in Oz’, the themed attraction’s newest adventure offering.

Puteri Harbour is also home to the THOMAS TOWN attraction, where visitors are transported to the fictional Island of Sodor, and the home of Thomas & Friends. Experience the characters come to life through fun-filled rides and activities that involve the whole family. Choose to take a ride on the Bumping Buffers Steamies & Diesels bumper cars, enjoy Bertie the Bus, Harold’s Helitours, Colin Crane Drop, Windmill Ride or take a tour of Knapford Station aboard Thomas himself.

(From left to right) Goh Aik Liang, Vice President of Operations at Puteri Harbour, Fahruddin Najumudeen, Dato’ Borhanuddin Osman, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Yang Mulia Tunku Dato’ Ahmad Burhanuddin, Iskandar Mirza Mohd Yusof, Tourism Malaysia Domestic Promotion Division Director and William Edwards at Puteri Harbour Entry Statement.

The saying goes: A family that eats together stays together. When it comes to dining and lifestyle options, Puteri Harbour has got that down to an art, leaving visitors spoilt for choice and a water-front ambience that cannot be found anywhere else. The myriad of dining and shopping options include retail and lifestyle stores, fine dining restaurants and alfresco cafes, all of which were carefully planned to capitalise on the breath-taking view of the marina.


Every month, Puteri Harbour hosts “Port of Call”, the destination’s signature outdoor carnival featuring pop-up music, arts and a street market. Encapsulating all of the harbour’s offerings in a single event, it is an event that has to be experienced by every family.

Puteri Harbour provides a one-stop access to premier waterfront living with unparalleled and unique experiences in leisure, entertainment, dining and other lifestyle amenities for the entire family.
This includes the Puteri Harbour Marina, recognised among the global sailing community as one of the “must sail destinations” in the world. It is the first in Malaysia to be recognised and awarded with 5 Gold Anchor Award by The Yacht Harbour Association (“TYHA”), United Kingdom in February 2014. The Puteri Harbour International Ferry Terminal provides an alternative point of entry for the international tourists and currently offers ferry services to Tanjung Balai and Batam, Indonesia.

More information about Puteri Harbour’s offerings for families visit its website at www.puteriharbour.com.

HELLO KITTY IN OZ: THE LOST CHAPTER

Last month I blogged about the Journey to Hello Kitty in Oz begins, have you read about it? If not you can still click on the link above to read. 

Last Friday, I was at Sanrio Hello Kitty Town located strategically in Puteri Harbour, Nusajaya Johor. I was with other media blogger from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. 

Which hat looks good on me? The Witch Hat or Wizard of Oz Hat

My attired for the night, being a Witch as try to be one of the characters in Wizard of Oz. 

I am wearing my plus size purple dresses that I bought online. 

Welcome speech byFahruddin Najumudeen, General Manager of SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN and The Little Big Club.

Hello Kitty in Oz is finally here at SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a timeless classic that has brought joy and magic to countless lives and to have it adapted to Hello Kitty is truly something to celebrate. This will be a permanent addition to SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN, and this will be an experience that will excite children and adults alike as this is the only Hello Kitty in Oz attraction in the world.

There's dancing performance in the evening and everyone's enjoying themselves.

Hello Kitty in Oz: The Lost Chapter takes place after Dorothy defeats the Wicked Witch and returns home. There have been widespread rumours that the Land of Oz is ending and Hello Kitty the Great Witch is very worried. In a decision made with a heavy heart, she removes a chapter from the Great Book of Oz hoping to alter the ending. However, her actions proved to be detrimental as the Emerald City Machine malfunctions and Oz is plunged into chaos. To help her on her quest to save Oz, she calls on her brave heroes to band together to save Oz.

Hello Kitty with Fahruddin

Hello Kitty in Oz is SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN's latest attraction in Puteri Harbour, Nusajaya. It's fun thrill day for everyone because we love Hello Kitty, can't wait to walk through attraction and transport self to Oz itself.

Everyone gets to know where Hello Kitty takes on the mantle of The Great Witch of Oz.

Do you know that SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN is the first SANRIO HELLO KITY TOWN themed attraction the world outside of Japan?

When we enter the Hello Kitty In OZ, we are given each Hello Kitty merchandise in hand. This merchandise need to give back after usage as we need to go through the activities there.

Hello Kitty in Oz,entrance

Don't you just love the Hello Kitty in Oz entrance. Don't forget to snap a picture at the entrance.

The Munchkin Village

The dark forest

The activities are:

Kuromi's Tent

Just outside the Munchkin Village, you will come across Kuromi the Fortune Teller who offers to read your fate with her cards. But do not fall for her readings and pay close attention to the cards she deals. Your fate is in your own hands. 

Sob Sob.. I failed this one.

Wood Factory

The Great Witch calls on you to challenge your strength and determination.

This looks so easy but I failed this, there is no retake at all. So give your best shot! 

In his haste to answer the Great Witch's call, the Tin Man has abandoned his post. As a result of this, there's not enough wood to warm the hearts of Oz. 

How fast can you go chopping the wood? Well, you can to look at the screen to follow, you can't simply chop the wood you like. 

Corn House

How well can you control the wood fire? There is a row of corn ready and cooking on the open fire.

It's good time here for me as I passed this activity. I can take control of the heat, and make sure that the corn comes out tasty, bright, and golden. I bet nobody likes a burned corn.

Emerald City

Once you've travelled the length of Oz, you come to the getaway to the Emerald City.

Enter and be sure not to be distracted by the flying fishes. Remember, the fate of Oz still lies in your hands. Locate the Emerald City Machine and use it to capture the letters from the lost chapter in order to save Oz and return home!

Looks so easy but it was a tough one for me. 

It's a fun filled place for kids and grown up to be. Even bigger heart for those that love Hello Kitty like me. 

It's a lot fun for grown up and kids, don't worry if you failed some activities. After the scan, you'll get a postcard that shows the result of four activities you took part. I have two passed out of four activities done in Hello Kitty In Oz: The Lost Chapter. 

Oz World Alley

If you are interested to shop for limited edition Hello Kitty in Oz collectible merchandise, it is available in a dedicated Hello Kitty in Oz retail store called "Oz World Alley".

This is very cute card in the making and look Nannie is excited and wanna capture this sweetest moment. You can make this card, it's a nice gift for loved one. 

lovely Melody in SANRIO KITTY TOWN, PUTERI HARBOUR, JOHOR

In addition to the Hello Kitty in Oz attraction, the parents and kids or grown up will also be able to enjoy various activities within SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN. There will be daily Hello Kitty Carnival parades happening as well as a sing-along session for the kids. Hello Kitty fans will rejoice as they will be able to meet and greet beloved Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty and Badtzmaru during their time at SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN. Everyone will be happy to visit the Hello Kitty’s life-sized house and craft special Hello Kitty themed souvenirs.

SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN

Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour,

79000 Nusajaya,

Johor Darul Takzim,

Malaysia

Operating House: Daily from 10am to 6pm
For more information on Hello Kitty in Oz, please visit SANRIO HELLO KITTY TOWN’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SanrioHelloKittyTown) or visit the official Instagram page https://instagram.com/sanrio_hellokittytown/.

To purchase tickets please visit www.playtime.com.my

Last Friday, we have overnight stay at Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour. It is just 5 minutes walking from Sanrio Hello Kitty Town.

Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour, Johor has rebrands as Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour in April 2015. 

This is the tenth hotel to adopt the new Hotel Jen brand by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Ltd. Catering to a new "Jeneration" of independently minded business and leisure travellers.

 The lobby of the hotel is located at Level 1. It is also same floor with the Harbour Cafe.

How you like the welcome Halloween decoration of the Harbour Cafe in The Jen Hotel Puteri Harbour?

This is where I have dinner, it's dinner buffet.

Are you feeling hungry now after looking at these food? 

Now how about check out my room.

Two singles bed for me because I have a room mate.

My room mate for the night Miera. 

Lovely bedroom and bathroom that I don't want to get out of it.

My room has a bath tub and standing shower. 

Some rooms does not have bath tub.

And of course a safe box that you can put your important documents inside, while you are out.

The SkyBar, Bar & Restaurant beside the infinity pool overlooks the harbour, providing a spectacular view of the Johor straits through to Singapore. I did a instagram video @sherrygo, do check it out. 

Behind me is a nice kids pool.

Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour, Johor is located in the special economic zone of Iskandar Malaysia, at the Puteri Harbour waterfront in the Nusajaya Zone. 

It is surrounded by the Johor New State Administration Centre, the medical hub and University Park. The hotel is a 15 minute drive from the Malaysia - Singapore Second Link, one hour from Singapore Changi Airport and 35 minutes from Senai Airport.

School holiday is coming soon, if you are planning for vacation with family. 

You can consider of vacation in Malaysia.

If you like to know more information on this hotel do check out www.hoteljen.com