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September 12, 2005
Tiara Beach in Port Dickson - an example for tourism in Malaysia?
This was the last weekend before I start my new employment. So my family and my in-laws took the opportunity to drive over to Port Dickson, to a resort called Tiara Beach.
Tiara Beach is a great place with lots of activities, from several swimming pools with major slides, and movies in the evening time on Friday and Saturday.
It gave me time to bond with my kid, and we fought a couple of battles against his cousin and her father. The kids were sitting on our shoulders and we tried to pull each other down into the water. This was the great part.
The place was pretty crowded as well, but well, I could live with it.
What I didn't like was that there were flies. Not just one, or a couple but it looked like tousands. Flies everywhere where you found food. I never so that many flies in one place. I cannot grasp the ignorance that the owners or those running the place have towards this. In the evening time, a buffet was prepared. The fruits were covered with plactic sheets but, for example, there were gaps on the water melon, and naturally, the flies were having their own little party there.
I nearly have got muscleache from waving the flies away from the food. And hey, their Nasi Lemak left a lot to desire and the coffee was, well, the worst I have ever had.
This makes me wonder about the potential of the tourism industry. The nicest packages, the greatest offers, the most fantastic places won't be a winning proposition with all the flies around.
Posted by Andreas at September 12, 2005 01:26 PM
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Was there in June for my company's annual trip. A LOT of flies and flying ants around the apartment corridors and lifts. Otherwise, the place isn't too bad for a short weekend getaway.
Posted by: Lil' Patchee at September 12, 2005 02:33 PM
Thousands of flies?! Hmm, the hotel must be having a promo then, flies included :)
Posted by: fishtail at September 12, 2005 02:13 PM
hey i was there last week!!! but i got terrible experience from the whole thing, the service is not good. We were given a lousy room with broken aircond, it took them one blood hours to give us a new apartment with working air cond but the toilet, well water from upstairs are leaking into the toilet. Luckily we got 2 toilet in the apartment. It took them till 9pm to get it fixed. The tap to the sink were faulty, so we got water all over the place. How awfull can a vacation be ? sigh*
Posted by: Wingz at September 12, 2005 01:33 PM