We were all set to make a trip to Kuantan in April; but due to the whole fiasco with the maid, we were not sure whether it was still a good idea to go (i.e. without a maid to help out). Thank God we were fortunate enough to find someone who was available immediately (although it did cost us a lot of money). My mum is the kids' primary caregiver, and she insisted that she needed help to manage, so we went ahead to hire another maid, even though we were quite prepared to manage without one.
Anyway, back to the Kuantan trip. And so, with God's providence, the trip was back on! 6 adults and 2 children- hehe. The drive there wasn't too bad, although certain parts of the highway had very windy roads and that was rather scary. The kids managed to get some sleep during the journey, and later when they finally reached their restless and cranky 'threshold', we arrived at our destination. Phew.
Our 'home' for the next few days was the beautiful Hyatt Regency Kuantan. I decided to upgrade to a Seaview room, and wow, that was a really great decision. Check out the views from our balcony! We also got a good discount, since I re-booked one room under my mum-in-law's name (thus earning us a senior citizen's discount), and another room under my mum's name (apparently government pensioners get special rates too); so that was a nice surprise! The downside was we had to wait for AGES for the check-in to be sorted out, but since there was potential to save $$$; I waited really patiently...
Dinner that evening was at the famous Pak Su Seafood. The food was nice, but the whole experience left a really bitter taste in our mouth, as we were unceremoniously ripped off. My mum ordered a fish; we were told it would be 2.4 kg, and at RM150 per kg, that's already a whopping RM360- and that's just for the fish! When she went to pay the bill, she was told that the fish turned out to be 3.6kg, and so of course she protested! We should have been informed what the final weight of the fish was, BEFORE they went ahead to cook it. It was certainly unethical of them to do what they did- after all, having already eaten the fish, who could argue with them exactly how heavy it was to begin with?!?
Anyway, I happened to see my mum at the counter (she snuck off to pay the bill) and went to see what was going on; and when I found out what happened, I joined in to support her by kicking up an even bigger fuss (my mum was actually quite prepared to relent after a while). The culprit offered an RM30 discount; I said no and told him that I wanted to speak to the boss. He disappeared for a while, and then came back out, offering RM80; and I said no, round it up to RM100, which was the final discount we got in the end. On hindsight, I probably should have roped my Dad in for the 'fight' as well; we probably could have gotten a bigger discount!
Lesson learnt- ALWAYS verify the weight of fresh seafood before you commit to your order. As for Pak Su Seafood- NEVER AGAIN! >.<
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