I noticed some parents were really bringing their babies to watch Hi-5 in action... & I do wonder, are their baby fans of Hi-5 or the parents??!!... hahaha... :p
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Hi-5 Concert
The tickets to watch Hi-5 in concert were bought very early... so we really rushed back from Phuket to catch them in action!! But I think Ashley did enjoy it and they are really full of energy!! hahaha...
I noticed some parents were really bringing their babies to watch Hi-5 in action... & I do wonder, are their baby fans of Hi-5 or the parents??!!... hahaha... :p
I noticed some parents were really bringing their babies to watch Hi-5 in action... & I do wonder, are their baby fans of Hi-5 or the parents??!!... hahaha... :p
Leaving Phuket....
We need to leave the place by 730am to catch our morning flight back to Singapore... The vacation club was nice to prepare 2 breakfast box for our departure... Had forgotten to take a shot of whats in the box... but there were 3 croissants, a 3-pc sandwiched, butter & jam, a pack of Soymilk, yogurt, a box of fruits (watermelon, papaya, dragon fruit, pineapple & rockmelon) & 2 hard-boiled eggs, all in 1 BOX!! hahaha...
As we have no time for real shopping in Phuket, managed to buy some local food back from the airport for both our families... And realised the price of the souvenir are really much more expensive as compared to Jungceylon and Central Festival market...
As we have no time for real shopping in Phuket, managed to buy some local food back from the airport for both our families... And realised the price of the souvenir are really much more expensive as compared to Jungceylon and Central Festival market...
Phuket -- Day 3
Day 3 is our last day to enjoy in Phuket... Happy days really passes very fast...
Today is the day we have to attend the 90mins presentation to be entitled for the super deal for this vacation... The sales person was really fast in his presentation, but we do get the picture of all these timeshare thing... but we do not think this is what we want for the moment, as it means we are 'tied' with Marriott when we try to plan for a holiday, else we would feel not really worth it since we would be paying for it..
The kids were really happy when we brought them to the pool... but it was super hot, so my 2 kids were sun burnt!! :p And they managed to catch their sleep after 2 days of play in Phuket... hahaha... so me & WL were having some relax time, till I do not know what to do besides idling on the sofa... hahaha... BUT, I did managed to finish my laundry!! hahaa... WL was laughing at me, instead of taking the time to rest, I was busy with 'housework' again!! hahaha... Poor me... :(
We had wanted to head to Patong again, but as the kids were too tired, so we had to cancel this idea and stay put @ the suite for the day... We went for the club's Japanese buffet... ehm... WL were not very impressed, but managed to fill his tummy... haha...
After the dinner, we head back to our suite and prepare for the early morning departure...
Today is the day we have to attend the 90mins presentation to be entitled for the super deal for this vacation... The sales person was really fast in his presentation, but we do get the picture of all these timeshare thing... but we do not think this is what we want for the moment, as it means we are 'tied' with Marriott when we try to plan for a holiday, else we would feel not really worth it since we would be paying for it..
The kids were really happy when we brought them to the pool... but it was super hot, so my 2 kids were sun burnt!! :p And they managed to catch their sleep after 2 days of play in Phuket... hahaha... so me & WL were having some relax time, till I do not know what to do besides idling on the sofa... hahaha... BUT, I did managed to finish my laundry!! hahaa... WL was laughing at me, instead of taking the time to rest, I was busy with 'housework' again!! hahaha... Poor me... :(
We had wanted to head to Patong again, but as the kids were too tired, so we had to cancel this idea and stay put @ the suite for the day... We went for the club's Japanese buffet... ehm... WL were not very impressed, but managed to fill his tummy... haha...
After the dinner, we head back to our suite and prepare for the early morning departure...
Phuket -- Day 2
Our Day 2 was packed from morning till midnight!! hahaha....
We intend to go to the 2 biggest shopping malls in Phuket for Day 2, the Central Festival Market and Jungceylon @ Patong. Our shuttle bus arrangement was for Central Festival Market and we reckon we can find our way to Jungceylon by taking the taxi... Lucky thing about Phuket is, the taxi rates are all fixed, so I guess it's something which Tourists can be assured that we would be on the chopping board after we board the taxis.
Not much shopping I must say, mainly window shopping and something for the kids. As I find the things there were not really cheap, it's almost the same as in Singapore. Guess Phuket is too much floated with Tourists and the prices had all been marked up!! But the lunch we had @ Central were really cheap and good! Especially their coffees, comparable to Gloria Jeans, I find, but the price is only a fraction of it!!
Another funny thing is, we forgot to bring all our swimwear!! hahaha... So we went Carrefour to grab some cheap swimwear just for the kids to enjoy the pool the next day! :p
My sis told me about this Phuket Fantasea which we must go when we are there... So, on the day of arrival, we had arranged for the tickets, cos the place only open at night from 6pm, we would have the whole day shopping before the show and buffet dinner there...
The kids had a great time here... They had their first elephant ride, photo shot to feed the baby tiger (which my sis had forgotten to tell me NOT to do it, cos she say a kid almost gotten bitten when they were there!!)... We are really impressed with the theme park, cos we did not expect the place to be so big, there's even a safari adventure inside.. showcasing their white tigers!! And this is even better then our Singapore Zoo, cos we can really get closed to the tigers!! And the kids love all the cuddling of the elephant stuff toys there.... Adwin was waiting eagerly for the elephant performance, but I guess he was really too tired, so he slept before the elephants came on stage!! But Ashley enjoyed the show totally!!
We intend to go to the 2 biggest shopping malls in Phuket for Day 2, the Central Festival Market and Jungceylon @ Patong. Our shuttle bus arrangement was for Central Festival Market and we reckon we can find our way to Jungceylon by taking the taxi... Lucky thing about Phuket is, the taxi rates are all fixed, so I guess it's something which Tourists can be assured that we would be on the chopping board after we board the taxis.
Not much shopping I must say, mainly window shopping and something for the kids. As I find the things there were not really cheap, it's almost the same as in Singapore. Guess Phuket is too much floated with Tourists and the prices had all been marked up!! But the lunch we had @ Central were really cheap and good! Especially their coffees, comparable to Gloria Jeans, I find, but the price is only a fraction of it!!
Another funny thing is, we forgot to bring all our swimwear!! hahaha... So we went Carrefour to grab some cheap swimwear just for the kids to enjoy the pool the next day! :p
My sis told me about this Phuket Fantasea which we must go when we are there... So, on the day of arrival, we had arranged for the tickets, cos the place only open at night from 6pm, we would have the whole day shopping before the show and buffet dinner there...
The kids had a great time here... They had their first elephant ride, photo shot to feed the baby tiger (which my sis had forgotten to tell me NOT to do it, cos she say a kid almost gotten bitten when they were there!!)... We are really impressed with the theme park, cos we did not expect the place to be so big, there's even a safari adventure inside.. showcasing their white tigers!! And this is even better then our Singapore Zoo, cos we can really get closed to the tigers!! And the kids love all the cuddling of the elephant stuff toys there.... Adwin was waiting eagerly for the elephant performance, but I guess he was really too tired, so he slept before the elephants came on stage!! But Ashley enjoyed the show totally!!
Phuket --- Day 1
We had booked Air Asia flight to Phuket on the Sunday morning... and was drizzling when we were on our way to the Airport, lucky my dad gave us a ride! hee hee...
The kids were very happy, as the last time Ashley took the flight was just before she turned 2, to Hong Kong, and it's Adwin's first flight before his 2nd birthday!! The kids thought popo & gonggong were going with us till we asked them to bid bye before we went in.
The flight was about an hour and the half, lucky the kids were sleeping after the flight took off. By the time we reached the vacation club, it was about 3pm. I was really impressed with the 2 bedroom villa, everything is available in the villa, it's great for families with kids and elderly.
We thought the kids can enjoy the beach and play some sand before we head for our dinner, but were not aware that it's not safe for the kids during this time of the year, as the waves were really huge when we reach the Mai Khao Beach just behind the Vacation Club... so you can see from the pictures below, they were only playing with some sand near the sun tan benches there... :p
Interestingly, the place we stay in were also known as the Turtle Village, as most of you are aware, my Ashley is hooked onto her Tortoise since baby... so it was really fun for them, cos the welcome gift from the vacation club was a beach ball with a turtle inside!! And my Adwin keep asking me to bring the turtle out for him!! hahaha... And there were lots of turtle stones around the club, pools and even the shopping mart!!
I managed to shot some of the things inside the villa, especially the kitchen!! I really love it!! Its equipped with EVERYTHING a housemaker wants!! I HOPE my kitchen can be this some day.... hahaha... I also love their laundry room... cos when we go back to Singapore, I won't have LOADS of laundry to do!! I can wash & dry them the same day!! hahaha... FIRST time, having CLEANED clothings back home after a vacation!!! hahaha...
The kids were very happy, as the last time Ashley took the flight was just before she turned 2, to Hong Kong, and it's Adwin's first flight before his 2nd birthday!! The kids thought popo & gonggong were going with us till we asked them to bid bye before we went in.
The flight was about an hour and the half, lucky the kids were sleeping after the flight took off. By the time we reached the vacation club, it was about 3pm. I was really impressed with the 2 bedroom villa, everything is available in the villa, it's great for families with kids and elderly.
We thought the kids can enjoy the beach and play some sand before we head for our dinner, but were not aware that it's not safe for the kids during this time of the year, as the waves were really huge when we reach the Mai Khao Beach just behind the Vacation Club... so you can see from the pictures below, they were only playing with some sand near the sun tan benches there... :p
Interestingly, the place we stay in were also known as the Turtle Village, as most of you are aware, my Ashley is hooked onto her Tortoise since baby... so it was really fun for them, cos the welcome gift from the vacation club was a beach ball with a turtle inside!! And my Adwin keep asking me to bring the turtle out for him!! hahaha... And there were lots of turtle stones around the club, pools and even the shopping mart!!
I managed to shot some of the things inside the villa, especially the kitchen!! I really love it!! Its equipped with EVERYTHING a housemaker wants!! I HOPE my kitchen can be this some day.... hahaha... I also love their laundry room... cos when we go back to Singapore, I won't have LOADS of laundry to do!! I can wash & dry them the same day!! hahaha... FIRST time, having CLEANED clothings back home after a vacation!!! hahaha...
Our Short vacation to Phuket ---- 4D3N
This trip was really a last minute one, totally unplanned... WL got this flyer saying stay in a Suite in Phuket for 4D3N for USD250!! We thought it was a really good deal... & of course there were attached terms & conditions to this good deal.... we will nee dot attend a 90mins presentation in Phuket... This good deal comes from the famous Marriott Vacation Club timeshare... hahaha... But nevertheless, we were prepared NOT to buy it, just going there for a short break since it's the 1 week September break the coming week...
And all we have to do is to get the air tickets for us to fly to Phuket... and since we had never tried the budget airlines before, we thought it's a good chance to try them out especially since it's a short flight to Phuket...
And all these arrangement were done like a week before we fly... hahaha....
Stay tuned for my updates and pictures for our short vacation!!! And, I must say, am impressed with the suite, a 2 bedroom suite!! :D
And all we have to do is to get the air tickets for us to fly to Phuket... and since we had never tried the budget airlines before, we thought it's a good chance to try them out especially since it's a short flight to Phuket...
And all these arrangement were done like a week before we fly... hahaha....
Stay tuned for my updates and pictures for our short vacation!!! And, I must say, am impressed with the suite, a 2 bedroom suite!! :D
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Ashley Art Exhibition
The art class Ashley attend on Sunday had an Art Exhibition the week before we left for Phuket, I was quite reluctant to let her participate, as mentioned to the teacher, I think she's still too young to appreciate. But after hearing what he said, I thought to give it a try, hoping she'll learn to appreciate her art work! hahaha...
Anyway, WL was quite impressed to her 'work', though it's only 2 pc! haha...
Here they goes...
Proud Daddy showing Ashley's drawing.... BATS!
But I think, the class did help in developing her creativity!! Shall showcase more of her drawings, if available! :p
Anyway, WL was quite impressed to her 'work', though it's only 2 pc! haha...
Here they goes...
Proud Daddy showing Ashley's drawing.... BATS!
Drawing a BAD PERSON... PIRATES! :p
But I think, the class did help in developing her creativity!! Shall showcase more of her drawings, if available! :p
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Teacher's day....
Ashley's childcare will be closed on Teacher's Day (1 Sept) and Children's Day (1 Oct). Therefore, these 2 days, I would bring Ashley with me to work, cos she just love my office... You know the reason?? As this is a place where she have access to her favourite stationery... i.e. Markers & white board, scissors, paper for her cut & glue!! See how she's enjoying herself, her monkey face in front of the camera, and you will know how mischevious she is now!! And mind you, she's also affecting her bro, Adwin, that's what they say, monkey see monkey do... therefore, I've got 2 monkies @ home!! hahaha...
See what my Adwin is doing at home too... :(
See what my Adwin is doing at home too... :(
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