Family Vacation

I dread family vacations. More often than not, I try avoiding them like the plague. You might be wondering what's so bad about spending quality time with your family away from your job and all the hustle and bustle of living in a big city like KL. Well, one part of the reason why I hate it is the fact that I don't get to pick the destination.

In the last twenty plus years, I don't think I've ever got to say where I want to go on holiday. My mum would just come to me and say "Hey Aaron, we're going to (insert location)." And I don't know how or why, but it rarely lives up to my idea of having a good time. I think my last memorable vaction was 14 years ago. THAT long ago.

So my latest vacation was to Genting Highlands. It's a nice cool resort in the mountains. Been there dozens of times in the past 20 years. Nothing much has changed, just more hotels and more theme parks been built, and more being built even now. People go up there mainly to gamble, since it is the only place in my country with a legal casino. The kids and younger adults on the other hand can enjoy the theme parks. Me? I'd just enjoy the cool atmosphere.

So at this point, you'd think: what could go wrong? Been here before, not a bad place etc. The problem really isn't the location, it's the company. I went up there with my family, made up of someone extremely fussy, and someone who loves procrastinating. So in between, there's me. The impatient, let's-get-this-over-with kinda guy. Getting out of the house was already nerve wrecking. You wouldn't believe how petty things can really mess things up. Then there's the journey, and I hate the journeys. Though I must admit, this time it wasn't so bad.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I didn't get to do much, other than play a few games, watch the scenery and take a few pictures. Taking pictures. Now there's something I don't get to do much, so this time I made it a point to enjoy doing that. And I got some good ones too, though the best ones didn't have me in them haha.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is this: I can have a good time, just let me do what I want to do. I love my family and all, but I would really love to take a vacation from being around them. And I'd like to go where I WANT to go. My best vacation is the kind that doesn't have the word 'family' accompanying it. I'd give anything for that.