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

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...

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...

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!!

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...

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

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!

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

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... :(

Adwin's last jab

Adwin finally is scheduled for his last jab today...  This was supposed to have been done during his 16mths old, but as he kept falling sick, so was delay till now, i.e. 20mths old... :p

Anyway, the nurse only pass a remark to note on his weight... no no.. he's NOT overweight... but rather, he should be putting on MORE weight due to his height, he's tall as compared to toddlers of his age, he's in the 90+ percentile! :D

After his check-up, I brought him out with his cousin for some shopping!!  Here's some pics of him & cousin Caden sharing the car ride!! :D 

Cousin Caden can be very cute... he would scream when he saw any car ride in the malls!! hahaha... And refused to go even after a ride!! :p

German Restaurant....

We pop by Vivo City the last Sunday, no particular place we wanna go over the weekend, cos WL was busy with his prelim paper marking...  So we left the house only in the late afternoon and when we reached Vivo, it's about time for dinner...

We could not decide what to have for dinner, had wanted to try the something stone restaurant, but it had closed down!! haha... the new restaurant is serving hot pot, by Jumbo, WL is not a fan of hot pot, so we shall give it a miss... and was walking along the stretch of restaurants on level 1... till we hit this German restaurant, Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant, the smell of the Pork Knuckles did attract US, cos we were REALLY hungry, as we did not have a proper lunch... BUT I had a glimpse, and thought everyone in there having beer... dun think is suitable for us with kids... so we walked past it and hit the Indian restaurant the next, saw that they are serving buffet dinner at an affordable price, BUT we were abit too early... so WL decided to go back to the German restaurant and have a look at their menu... And, next thing was, we were inside! hahaha...

In fact, I was pretty surprised, most of the tables are with children!!  So I guess it was a good choice made, plus the FOOD was SUPERB!! hee hee... or it's been a long time since we had such 'sinful' food!!  But I must admit, the pork knuckle was really nice... I like all the sides served. WL ordered a sausage as well, and the potatoes and wedges were wonderful too!!  Actually I had wanted to try their beer there, but cos am still nursing Adwin, so better not to get him drunk too!! hehehe...

And, my kids were happily eating the wedges!! Did I mentioned 2nd born had recently refused all the porridge that were offered to him?? So, my son was happily eating all the food which I had forbid him to have in the past...

Oh yes, not to forget, the desserts were nice too!! And my 2nd born was busy eating the chocolate cake!! He finished almost 70% of it!!

A nice picture of the siblings

I find this picture well taken... didn't have a chance to see it till WL attached this picture in the e-card he send me for my bday... hee hee... And, was just having some fun adding some text & pic to it!! hee hee....

Problem with my blog....

Ehm, am now facing some problems creating new entry here... it's not giving me the Graphical page when I click on "New Post", and there's no option for me to upload my photos... HOW HOW HOW???... WHO CAN HELP ME??? :(

Hope I can 'figure' it out somehow and update asap... wanna share some photos of my bday and some of my kids update leh... *sob sob*...

Weigh of the kids...

Ehm, I brought the kids to see Doc today, cos both are having running/block nose and cough... Hope they recover over the weekend...

Their weight was taken at the clinic:
Adwin : 11.6kg (as of 14 Aug 09) 20 mths old * no increment compared to May 09!
Ashley: 16.9kg (as of 14 Aug 09) 4years 1-1/2mths old * up by 800g compared to May 09!

Kids on bed...

The kids would ask to watch their favorite show every night before they go to bed... I think we did put our hubstation into good usage in our room! hahaha...

We had bought the tickets to watch the new Hi-5 crew during the coming Sept break. And so I thought to familiarised them with the new crew, I had recorded some episodes from the okto channel during weekdays @ 1230pm. Initally Ashley did reject the new crew, she just keep saying it's not nice... But after awhile, she and Adwin begins to like them and now I must say, they are really addicted to Hi-5!! Especially Ashley, she would get off the bed and dance and sing with them... which makes her very energetic that she only fall asleep close to 12midnight!! Unless I asked her to stop dancing, else I'll switch off the TV, then she'll fall asleep within 10mins! hahaha...

Our beach outing!

We had wanted to bring the kids to Wild Wild Wet during this long weekend break (National day), but too bad, Jiejie was having running nose on Saturday... So I suggest to change to Beach outing, so the kids stay dry while having fun!! I seriously does not understand, what is so nice about the sand... hahaha... But the kids are definitely enjoying themselves so much everytime we bring them to the beach! They can play the whole day with the sand... 1st born will go & fetch water once awhile, but 2nd born is still afraid of the waves... so he makes sure he stay away from it!! As always, we will have our dinner @ Old Town White coffee... we just enjoy the food there, the coffee and especially the Ice-cream with the Toast!! All are so wonderful!! Pardon my photo-taking skills... I always find my HP camera very hard to capture all the shots I want... so... just make do with what is being shown here ok... hahaha... :p

Botanic Gardens

This trip was an unplanned one... We were wandering along the road after our late lunch @ Serene Center and have no idea where to go, and Botanic Gardens were along the side, so WL decided to pop by for a walk... hahaha... 

And the timing is just nice that we can managed to catch the concert in the park!! As its the weekend before the National Day, the theme for the Sunday concert was mainly Singapore songs... I must say it's pretty interesting, we may pop by on some other Sundays when we have no idea where to go!! hahaha... 

The kids seem to be enjoying themselves, but I think next time we must find a less steep place to sit on. As we were pretty scare that Adwin may fall when he try to wander around... 

And as this was an unplanned trip, no food was prepared, except for the porridge which I had brought along for the kids to munch...

We actually left before the concert ends, as we were pretty tired... So, to save our effort of finding another place to eat, WL decided to have our dinner at the restuarant at Botanic Garden... It was a very simple Veg Pizza, but it was very nice... the Calamansi and Lime juice were also very nice!! :D See, WL busy doing up a worksheet for Ashley, so can keep her 'busy' for awhile before the pizza comes up!! :D