I am still very excited over our USS annual passes and wanted to make good use of our investment. So we went to USS again on the Saturday that just passed.
Daddy Lim had to work and was home at about 2pm and we reached Sentosa at 3ish. We parked at the Beach Carpark and took the Sentosa Express to USS. It was really nice to stroll into the park in the late afternoon with no pressure. Coincidentally, it started raining but we had no need to rush and patiently waited for the rain to lighten before making our ways for the rides. The rain cooled the weather and it was perfect.
It was a really relaxed afternoon. We took the usual rides and caught 2 shows that we have never seen before. We skipped the really popular rides like Transformer and Canopy. Well, there is always the next time. Lil Shauna was cooperative and understood that we can always come back for the Transformer another time. She wanted to ride that again. She also know that she cant buy things from the merchandises shops every time we come to USS. Lil Isaac took the roller coaster again and was definitely less shock this time. He seems to enjoy the thrill too. Unfortunately, the parade was cancelled bcos of the rain. Sob, mummy wants to watch the parade. It is Ok, we can always go back the next weekend. Muahahaha.
The only problem that we had was dinner. It was the usual burgers in USS and it was way too crowded at the other eating places in RWS, outside of USS. The food is definitely not cheap as well. We found this not too crowded noodle place outside of USS and yet the wait was horrible. I cannot fathom why. The shop was also not crowded for a reason; the food was not worth the price, not tasty at all. We wouldn’t visit the shop again.
After dinner, we re-entered USS to watch the fireworks and it was nice. The show wasn’t as spectacular as what I remembered it to be and paled in comparison to the one at HKG Disneyland but nice enough for the kids. We left USS after the fireworks show at 8pm and the park was closing too.
It was great that we came late. The kids were still energetic, not fussing after all the fun and the parents were not too tired. We had a nice walk back to the beach carpark with the kids in the stroller. The walk took us about 10 mins. The Q for the Sentosa Express was a little too long. The walk was great with plenty of lights to look at. The ice cream that we bought along the way helped to calm noisy kids too.
I was so proud and glad that I made that decision to buy the annual passes. They are really a good investment. I was boasting to Daddy Lim on our way back. While in the car, I wastapped Mummy H and told her how fantastic our trips went and tempted her to buy the annual passes too. Haha, I am evil.
Mummy Lim
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Dawn and Memories
A colleague asked me who gave me the name “Dawn”. Her question brought back memories.
If I remembered correctly, I was 16 then and the usual gang and a few of the senior vball boys had arranged for our first official visit to Canto – a disco that plays a combination of English and Chinese and Cantonese songs. I think it was Mummy H who suggested the “adventure”. Back then, it was legal for 16 to go to a disco, but we cant take alcoholic drinks. Our drink coupons had a stamp to indicate so. I still remembered us taking pictures before entering Canto.
I didn’t have an English name before that. I remembered that the group of us was talking before that night and I was told that I shouldn’t use my real name. Mummy H (I think it was her) then suggested that I should be called “Dawn”. And so, I was Dawn.
When I went to JC, I had wanted an English name and I stuck to “Dawn”. I like how the name sounds strong, I like being strong (personality). I still remember how I introduced myself as “Dawn” but took some getting used to and didn’t quite readily respond when people called me. That was years and years ago.
On a totally different note, another colleague told me that she was speaking to another colleague (let’s name him T). T’s impression of me was a “bikey lady with a tattoo man”! I supposed that tattoo man must be Daddy Lim and I had given up on my bike donkey years ago! Too funny.
Memories are nice. As time passes, isn’t it great that humans tend to only remember the happy times?
Mummy Lim
If I remembered correctly, I was 16 then and the usual gang and a few of the senior vball boys had arranged for our first official visit to Canto – a disco that plays a combination of English and Chinese and Cantonese songs. I think it was Mummy H who suggested the “adventure”. Back then, it was legal for 16 to go to a disco, but we cant take alcoholic drinks. Our drink coupons had a stamp to indicate so. I still remembered us taking pictures before entering Canto.
I didn’t have an English name before that. I remembered that the group of us was talking before that night and I was told that I shouldn’t use my real name. Mummy H (I think it was her) then suggested that I should be called “Dawn”. And so, I was Dawn.
When I went to JC, I had wanted an English name and I stuck to “Dawn”. I like how the name sounds strong, I like being strong (personality). I still remember how I introduced myself as “Dawn” but took some getting used to and didn’t quite readily respond when people called me. That was years and years ago.
On a totally different note, another colleague told me that she was speaking to another colleague (let’s name him T). T’s impression of me was a “bikey lady with a tattoo man”! I supposed that tattoo man must be Daddy Lim and I had given up on my bike donkey years ago! Too funny.
Memories are nice. As time passes, isn’t it great that humans tend to only remember the happy times?
Mummy Lim
Universal Studio Singapore
I think I am crazy. Haha.
I have this urge to visit the USS before we went to Gold Coast but resisted the temptation since there are 3 theme parks in Gold Coast. I had thought that the itch will definitely be soothed after Gold Coast but strangely, it was still there after the holidays and it was unbearable. I must go USS and I told Daddy Lim. Daddy Lim being a very nice hb and daddy must have thought that I was crazy too but obliged. I even sent out the invitation to the Chan and Ong family to join us. The kids are more than happy to go to the USS, which kid gets sick of theme parks and fun?
To carry my crazy stunts further, there is a promotion on annual passes and I managed to convince Daddy Lim to blow over $500 on annual passes for himself, myself and Lil Shauna. Lil Isaac is free. See, it is such a good bargain. I was selling him the impressive idea of strolling into USS on any weekend late afternoons whenever we are free, where it would not be too hot and lesser crowd. Muahahaha, I can be a salesperson.
Mummy H and Boo joined us 2 Sundays ago for USS. They haven’t been to USS and opted for a day pass instead. Boo sneaked in for free, she can easily pass off for an under-4 anytime. We only went to the park at 1pm. We didn’t feel the pressure cos we are on annual passes and we suspected that we couldn’t survive that long if we had started early in the morning.
We had a fantastic time in USS. We went on most all the rides that the kids could take. The crowd was just nice and the longest Q took us about 20 mins with the exception of the rapid water ride that took 30 mins. Lil Shauna took that with Daddy Lim. We went for the Transformer ride too and there was no Q at all. Mummy H and Boo joined us and Boo didn’t quite like it. She hasn’t been on many thrilling rides yet due to height restrictions.
The best part? Lil Isaac actually could ride the roller coaster! He doesn’t meet the height limit previously and still fall short at Legoland and the other theme parks at Gold Coast. He had been bugging us for roller coaster rides bcos jiejie seems to enjoy them so much and he always cries a bucket when we had to reject him. Actually, the little boy had totally no idea what exactly was a roller coaster ride and I was jittery over how he would react. He was all smiles when he was in the seat and still talking when the roller coaster went uphill. As expected, he was in total shock when the roller coaster went down and round the corners. That expression on his face was priceless and mummy broke into laughter right on the roller coaster ride despite his poor son’s attempt to understand what had happened. Mummy was still laughing when we got off the ride. Lil Isaac said that he likes the ride but we cant tell how truthful he was. Lol.
Lil Isaac also rode on the Canopy this time. His very first again and we went 2 rounds. Daddy Lim went on the thrilling rides a lot more than previously since Lil Isaac could take them now and both kids need parental supervision due to height requirements.
We didn’t really catch the parade at 5pm as we were hoping to go on more rides. However, we did see them went past. There were scary ones like Mr Vampires, Scorpion King and his Egyptian soldiers, the scary devil in black and skull faced soldiers. The kids were terrified of them. A pretty funny sight though with the kids hiding.
We left at 7pm when the park closed and went for a nice dinner. The kids had an early night on Sunday. We didn’t have to coax them. I showered them and took my shower. I found them all asleep on our bed when I came out of the bathroom. We will go back again and am very confident that we will make good use of our annual passes. Anybody wants to go USS with us? Hehe.
Mummy Lim
I have this urge to visit the USS before we went to Gold Coast but resisted the temptation since there are 3 theme parks in Gold Coast. I had thought that the itch will definitely be soothed after Gold Coast but strangely, it was still there after the holidays and it was unbearable. I must go USS and I told Daddy Lim. Daddy Lim being a very nice hb and daddy must have thought that I was crazy too but obliged. I even sent out the invitation to the Chan and Ong family to join us. The kids are more than happy to go to the USS, which kid gets sick of theme parks and fun?
To carry my crazy stunts further, there is a promotion on annual passes and I managed to convince Daddy Lim to blow over $500 on annual passes for himself, myself and Lil Shauna. Lil Isaac is free. See, it is such a good bargain. I was selling him the impressive idea of strolling into USS on any weekend late afternoons whenever we are free, where it would not be too hot and lesser crowd. Muahahaha, I can be a salesperson.
Mummy H and Boo joined us 2 Sundays ago for USS. They haven’t been to USS and opted for a day pass instead. Boo sneaked in for free, she can easily pass off for an under-4 anytime. We only went to the park at 1pm. We didn’t feel the pressure cos we are on annual passes and we suspected that we couldn’t survive that long if we had started early in the morning.
We had a fantastic time in USS. We went on most all the rides that the kids could take. The crowd was just nice and the longest Q took us about 20 mins with the exception of the rapid water ride that took 30 mins. Lil Shauna took that with Daddy Lim. We went for the Transformer ride too and there was no Q at all. Mummy H and Boo joined us and Boo didn’t quite like it. She hasn’t been on many thrilling rides yet due to height restrictions.
The best part? Lil Isaac actually could ride the roller coaster! He doesn’t meet the height limit previously and still fall short at Legoland and the other theme parks at Gold Coast. He had been bugging us for roller coaster rides bcos jiejie seems to enjoy them so much and he always cries a bucket when we had to reject him. Actually, the little boy had totally no idea what exactly was a roller coaster ride and I was jittery over how he would react. He was all smiles when he was in the seat and still talking when the roller coaster went uphill. As expected, he was in total shock when the roller coaster went down and round the corners. That expression on his face was priceless and mummy broke into laughter right on the roller coaster ride despite his poor son’s attempt to understand what had happened. Mummy was still laughing when we got off the ride. Lil Isaac said that he likes the ride but we cant tell how truthful he was. Lol.
Lil Isaac also rode on the Canopy this time. His very first again and we went 2 rounds. Daddy Lim went on the thrilling rides a lot more than previously since Lil Isaac could take them now and both kids need parental supervision due to height requirements.
We didn’t really catch the parade at 5pm as we were hoping to go on more rides. However, we did see them went past. There were scary ones like Mr Vampires, Scorpion King and his Egyptian soldiers, the scary devil in black and skull faced soldiers. The kids were terrified of them. A pretty funny sight though with the kids hiding.
We left at 7pm when the park closed and went for a nice dinner. The kids had an early night on Sunday. We didn’t have to coax them. I showered them and took my shower. I found them all asleep on our bed when I came out of the bathroom. We will go back again and am very confident that we will make good use of our annual passes. Anybody wants to go USS with us? Hehe.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Dye Hair
I haven't been to a salon to dye my hair for the longest time. I just couldn't afford spending 2 hrs to sit in the salon and had been DIYing. I finally arranged to do so last Friday.
I dyed my hair to the usual dark brown, cut, washed and done a deep conditioning treatment. It cost me about $300 and 2 hrs. I was happy. My white hairs were starting to show and this is a good time to cover my white hair for a new start.
On Friday night, I was shocked to see strands of white hair while I was about the shower. The shock easily converted to anger. It wasn't the $$ but my precious 2 bloody hours! I cannot decide if I should go back to re-do my hair. I dont have the time and it is not healthy to dye so often and the hair stylist commented then that I had dropped a lot of hair. Arrggghhhh.
This morning, after washing my hair last night, I saw even more white hair! My blood boiled and I knew I was going back.
I can be a very difficult customer. The kids helped to set the mood this morning. Lil Shauna took forever to do her reading and just couldnt learn her spelling. Then Lil isaac had to fuss over dont know what and the kids fought. Great, just great. I pity the hair stylists already.
They went Centris for swimming and I went back to the salon. I didn't even have to raise my voice, I have a natural loud voice. Moreover, most of the hair stylists on duty today looked really green, I dont want to scare young people. However, I was very stern and my eyes were probably burning with anger. Maybe my horns were showing too.
I didnt have to say much and have arranged to go back tomorrow at 5.30pm. They better do a good job. I wasn't even nasty just now and I can be much more.
Mummy Lim
I dyed my hair to the usual dark brown, cut, washed and done a deep conditioning treatment. It cost me about $300 and 2 hrs. I was happy. My white hairs were starting to show and this is a good time to cover my white hair for a new start.
On Friday night, I was shocked to see strands of white hair while I was about the shower. The shock easily converted to anger. It wasn't the $$ but my precious 2 bloody hours! I cannot decide if I should go back to re-do my hair. I dont have the time and it is not healthy to dye so often and the hair stylist commented then that I had dropped a lot of hair. Arrggghhhh.
This morning, after washing my hair last night, I saw even more white hair! My blood boiled and I knew I was going back.
I can be a very difficult customer. The kids helped to set the mood this morning. Lil Shauna took forever to do her reading and just couldnt learn her spelling. Then Lil isaac had to fuss over dont know what and the kids fought. Great, just great. I pity the hair stylists already.
They went Centris for swimming and I went back to the salon. I didn't even have to raise my voice, I have a natural loud voice. Moreover, most of the hair stylists on duty today looked really green, I dont want to scare young people. However, I was very stern and my eyes were probably burning with anger. Maybe my horns were showing too.
I didnt have to say much and have arranged to go back tomorrow at 5.30pm. They better do a good job. I wasn't even nasty just now and I can be much more.
Mummy Lim
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Another Injury
Lil Isaac was a monkey yday, climbing and jumping, crawling on his 4s in the mall, running and going wild. It was plain exhausting trying to restrain him.
We were finally home in the evening after picking jiejie from her phonics class. While in the lift, Lil Isaac asked to be carried, which I did. The lift door opened and I exited with him in my arms.
At that moment, the lift door closed and he had to strategically place his hand on the door. When the lift door re-opened, his little fingers got trapped!
Everything happened too quickly and I instinctively yanked his fingers out. The skin on 2 of his fingers broke, there was blood and Lil Isaac was bawling from shock and pain. Poor boy. But I was more pissed than feeling sorry or bad at that point. This is the 2nd time that his fingers got caught. We have been telling him over and over again not to put his hand on the door and apparently the words just didn't get into him.
Luckily his bones are intact. The wounds are superficial but big for his little fingers. I did feel sorry for him after that.
We cleaned his wounds and gave him
car plasters. It would take a while for his fingers to recover. He couldn't use his right hand today. Poor bad.
Mummy Lim
We were finally home in the evening after picking jiejie from her phonics class. While in the lift, Lil Isaac asked to be carried, which I did. The lift door opened and I exited with him in my arms.
At that moment, the lift door closed and he had to strategically place his hand on the door. When the lift door re-opened, his little fingers got trapped!
Everything happened too quickly and I instinctively yanked his fingers out. The skin on 2 of his fingers broke, there was blood and Lil Isaac was bawling from shock and pain. Poor boy. But I was more pissed than feeling sorry or bad at that point. This is the 2nd time that his fingers got caught. We have been telling him over and over again not to put his hand on the door and apparently the words just didn't get into him.
Luckily his bones are intact. The wounds are superficial but big for his little fingers. I did feel sorry for him after that.
We cleaned his wounds and gave him
car plasters. It would take a while for his fingers to recover. He couldn't use his right hand today. Poor bad.
Mummy Lim
Friday, May 31, 2013
Meet the Teachers Day
Today is the Teacher-Parent conference at the kids' kindergarten. Mummy could nicely make it since I am on MC. Hehe.
I met up with Ms Chia, Lil Isaac's teacher. As expected, she said that Lil Isaac is chatty, very chatty. He needs to learn how to be a little bit more focused in class. Ms Chia also commended that he is settling well in school as compared to the 1st term and is starting to enjoy school. Other than that, like all pre-nursery kids, he is very cute and lovable. Haha.
Mrs Neo commented that Lil Shauna is an obedient, attentive and cooperative girl but just a little quiet and shy. She doesn't give trouble in class and followed instructions when her teacher explained the need to do so. Mrs Neo also mentioned that Lil Shauna is a fast learner and I was secretly proud to hear that. Lol. Bcos of the classes that she missed with we were in Gold Coast, I was given a whole stack of assignments to bring home to complete during the holidays. Poor Lil Shauna.
I also met Zheng Lao Shi, the kids' chinese teacher. I was surprised to hear her say that Lil Shauna could write well. I personally find her writing horrible. Lol. However, she could work harder on recognizing Chinese characters. I am so glad that I will have more time with the kids in the future.
Lil Isaac did well with mandarin songs in class and could understand when her Chinese teacher explained what those songs meant. I am really glad to have Popo speak with them
in mandarin at home. At least it helps them to converse in mandarin and expand their vocab.
I am glad that my kids aren't trouble makers in school and are enjoying school. However, with the education system in sgp, it is just going to get tougher. Oh, we were selected to be PV for West Grove Primary School. If all go well, the kids would probably study there. Jia you!
Mummy Lim
I met up with Ms Chia, Lil Isaac's teacher. As expected, she said that Lil Isaac is chatty, very chatty. He needs to learn how to be a little bit more focused in class. Ms Chia also commended that he is settling well in school as compared to the 1st term and is starting to enjoy school. Other than that, like all pre-nursery kids, he is very cute and lovable. Haha.
Mrs Neo commented that Lil Shauna is an obedient, attentive and cooperative girl but just a little quiet and shy. She doesn't give trouble in class and followed instructions when her teacher explained the need to do so. Mrs Neo also mentioned that Lil Shauna is a fast learner and I was secretly proud to hear that. Lol. Bcos of the classes that she missed with we were in Gold Coast, I was given a whole stack of assignments to bring home to complete during the holidays. Poor Lil Shauna.
I also met Zheng Lao Shi, the kids' chinese teacher. I was surprised to hear her say that Lil Shauna could write well. I personally find her writing horrible. Lol. However, she could work harder on recognizing Chinese characters. I am so glad that I will have more time with the kids in the future.
Lil Isaac did well with mandarin songs in class and could understand when her Chinese teacher explained what those songs meant. I am really glad to have Popo speak with them
in mandarin at home. At least it helps them to converse in mandarin and expand their vocab.
I am glad that my kids aren't trouble makers in school and are enjoying school. However, with the education system in sgp, it is just going to get tougher. Oh, we were selected to be PV for West Grove Primary School. If all go well, the kids would probably study there. Jia you!
Mummy Lim
Wisdom Tooth Extraction Finale
As I could spare a little time now, I arranged for my last wisdom tooth to be removed on Wednesday afternoon. I was last told that a cavity was forming in the molar beside my wisdom tooth and advised against delaying its removal too much.
Even though I am more experienced, I am so much more anxious and nervous this time. Strange and I dont know why. The procedures are almost identical to the last one but I werent at ease. I was filled with anxiety while waiting. Arrgghhh.
I was made to wait more on the dentist chair and was close to getting a panic attack. I felt more like on the death chair. Boohoo. I couldn't tell if I was wearing too little (sleeveless and skirt) or too scared but was shivering. I felt stupid shivering away but couldnt stop myself. Sob.
Other than the jabs, there was no pain. Then it was the usual drilling, clipping and pulling. The dentist said that one of the roots was curved and thus took longer to tug and pull out the root. It was a horrible wait while the dentist was pulling the root out.
The surgery was over in about 20mins and the bleeding stopped totally about 2 hours later. This extraction left me with greater pain and a slight swelling too. Fortunately, I could talk normally and eat with one side the next day. Yeah, I have 2 days of MC for yday and today and have plenty of things lined up. Hehe. Must make proper use of my MC.
I finally took out all my wisdom teeth. Yeah! I have one more scaling and polishing to do. Then, I would have accomplished one more of my new year resolution. Hehe.
Mummy Lim
Even though I am more experienced, I am so much more anxious and nervous this time. Strange and I dont know why. The procedures are almost identical to the last one but I werent at ease. I was filled with anxiety while waiting. Arrgghhh.
I was made to wait more on the dentist chair and was close to getting a panic attack. I felt more like on the death chair. Boohoo. I couldn't tell if I was wearing too little (sleeveless and skirt) or too scared but was shivering. I felt stupid shivering away but couldnt stop myself. Sob.
Other than the jabs, there was no pain. Then it was the usual drilling, clipping and pulling. The dentist said that one of the roots was curved and thus took longer to tug and pull out the root. It was a horrible wait while the dentist was pulling the root out.
The surgery was over in about 20mins and the bleeding stopped totally about 2 hours later. This extraction left me with greater pain and a slight swelling too. Fortunately, I could talk normally and eat with one side the next day. Yeah, I have 2 days of MC for yday and today and have plenty of things lined up. Hehe. Must make proper use of my MC.
I finally took out all my wisdom teeth. Yeah! I have one more scaling and polishing to do. Then, I would have accomplished one more of my new year resolution. Hehe.
Mummy Lim
Monday, May 27, 2013
The Battle with the Roaches
Mummy H read about my post of the cockroaches and told us that we should spray pesticide in the car. That will kill the cockroaches. She said that the trap will not be effective in getting ride of the cockroaches for good.
Daddy Lim was skeptical. He was also worried about the toxin and smell thereafter despite Mummy H's assurance.
The new traps don't seem to work as well. I think the bait is not as delicious. Lol. Then, I sighted on 3 different occasions within the same day of a roach running across the dashboard, on the foot mat and near the gear and I didn't manage to kill it. It must be jeering at me. My ego didn't allow it and I urged Daddy Lim to try the pesticide. He did last night and said that he sprayed quite a huge amount.
This morning, there was no smell. Daddy Lim asked me to check before we entered the car. We turned on the roof light, briefly glanced around but didn't see any dead roaches.
Just now, we checked again in the daylight. To our dismay, there were actually many dead roaches lying around, particularly in the boot and foot mat. I counted 7 in the boot and then I actually lost count. Bllllleeehhhh.
Daddy Lim bravely cleared the "carcasses" while I jumped around, making sure that he didn't accidentally threw any at me.
We will soon find a place to properly clean Tiggy. This is so bad. I feel itchy all over sitting inside Tiggy.
Mummy Lim
Daddy Lim was skeptical. He was also worried about the toxin and smell thereafter despite Mummy H's assurance.
The new traps don't seem to work as well. I think the bait is not as delicious. Lol. Then, I sighted on 3 different occasions within the same day of a roach running across the dashboard, on the foot mat and near the gear and I didn't manage to kill it. It must be jeering at me. My ego didn't allow it and I urged Daddy Lim to try the pesticide. He did last night and said that he sprayed quite a huge amount.
This morning, there was no smell. Daddy Lim asked me to check before we entered the car. We turned on the roof light, briefly glanced around but didn't see any dead roaches.
Just now, we checked again in the daylight. To our dismay, there were actually many dead roaches lying around, particularly in the boot and foot mat. I counted 7 in the boot and then I actually lost count. Bllllleeehhhh.
Daddy Lim bravely cleared the "carcasses" while I jumped around, making sure that he didn't accidentally threw any at me.
We will soon find a place to properly clean Tiggy. This is so bad. I feel itchy all over sitting inside Tiggy.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Post Holiday Trauma
The 1st few days after the holidays are always bad. I called them the post holiday trauma.
It was bad after we came home. The adults were dead tired from the lack of sleep and were dying for a nap. The kids, though tired, managed to catch some sleep on the plane and were eager to have fun, just like what they had during the holidays but there are none. Sleep, children, sleep!
They claimed that they were not tired and refused to nap. However, they were actually tired and tired kids = cranky kids = fighting kids. Tired mummy = low tolerance. The kids fought over every single toy and bickered non-stop that I had to bring out Mr Cane and threw away a new toy that we bought in Gold Coast. Popo was not much of a help. She being a clean freak, was more concern with the clothes washing and luggage cleaning then helping to man the kids and gave the parents some eye shut. It was bad.
After Mr Cane's appearance, the kids were chased to the room and they did nap, for solid 2 hours. Who say that they are not tired?
Even with the nap, patience was still thin. The kids were still looking for that 110% attention that they had from their parents during the trip. The parents only wanted the kids to self entertain and not bug them. The misaligned expectations were perfect ingredients for tantrums and and they did happen. With the low tolerance, tantrums are not well accepted.
We headed to JP for dinner and didn't stay long. Mummy knew that staying outside too long would get people into trouble. We should have just bought dinner back. As expected, the monkey got whacked by mummy when he monkeyed too much. It wasn't really his fault. Mummy was trying to recover from the post holiday trauma and her patience was thinner then paper. And it didn't help that we now have to face Popo. Mummy quite enjoyed the freedom to do anything that she wanted in Gold Coast without the need to explain and argue. Haiz. I don't want to come back. I was also very impressed with how we survived 8 days without extra help, even on the flight.
It was definitely better after a good night's rest. The kids woke up at 6.30am on Friday morning. I think they must still be adjusting to the time difference. It was supposed to be 8.30am in Gold Coast. Since we were all up, we headed to Mac for breakfast with plenty of tomato sauce, which is chargeable on Gold Coast and are really expensive (A$0.50 for a small pack). The stay in Gold Coast made me realised how cheap the food in Singapore is.
We went to the beach with the Chan family in the afternoon. Apparently, we are still missing the beach, missing Sufers' Paradise. The kids had great fun. I think it is good to distract the kids.
I had to work on Saturday morning and am quite sure that my brain isn't registering the fact that we are back. I didn't even set the alarm clock and when Daddy Lim woke me up at 6.30am, I was totally incoherent. I cannot understand why we have to wake up at 6.30am. Are we visiting some attractions in Gold Coast? Wake up! Work! Work! Welcome back to reality, which is cruel. Boo.
Mummy Lim
It was bad after we came home. The adults were dead tired from the lack of sleep and were dying for a nap. The kids, though tired, managed to catch some sleep on the plane and were eager to have fun, just like what they had during the holidays but there are none. Sleep, children, sleep!
They claimed that they were not tired and refused to nap. However, they were actually tired and tired kids = cranky kids = fighting kids. Tired mummy = low tolerance. The kids fought over every single toy and bickered non-stop that I had to bring out Mr Cane and threw away a new toy that we bought in Gold Coast. Popo was not much of a help. She being a clean freak, was more concern with the clothes washing and luggage cleaning then helping to man the kids and gave the parents some eye shut. It was bad.
After Mr Cane's appearance, the kids were chased to the room and they did nap, for solid 2 hours. Who say that they are not tired?
Even with the nap, patience was still thin. The kids were still looking for that 110% attention that they had from their parents during the trip. The parents only wanted the kids to self entertain and not bug them. The misaligned expectations were perfect ingredients for tantrums and and they did happen. With the low tolerance, tantrums are not well accepted.
We headed to JP for dinner and didn't stay long. Mummy knew that staying outside too long would get people into trouble. We should have just bought dinner back. As expected, the monkey got whacked by mummy when he monkeyed too much. It wasn't really his fault. Mummy was trying to recover from the post holiday trauma and her patience was thinner then paper. And it didn't help that we now have to face Popo. Mummy quite enjoyed the freedom to do anything that she wanted in Gold Coast without the need to explain and argue. Haiz. I don't want to come back. I was also very impressed with how we survived 8 days without extra help, even on the flight.
It was definitely better after a good night's rest. The kids woke up at 6.30am on Friday morning. I think they must still be adjusting to the time difference. It was supposed to be 8.30am in Gold Coast. Since we were all up, we headed to Mac for breakfast with plenty of tomato sauce, which is chargeable on Gold Coast and are really expensive (A$0.50 for a small pack). The stay in Gold Coast made me realised how cheap the food in Singapore is.
We went to the beach with the Chan family in the afternoon. Apparently, we are still missing the beach, missing Sufers' Paradise. The kids had great fun. I think it is good to distract the kids.
I had to work on Saturday morning and am quite sure that my brain isn't registering the fact that we are back. I didn't even set the alarm clock and when Daddy Lim woke me up at 6.30am, I was totally incoherent. I cannot understand why we have to wake up at 6.30am. Are we visiting some attractions in Gold Coast? Wake up! Work! Work! Welcome back to reality, which is cruel. Boo.
Mummy Lim
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Gold Coast - Day 8
Our flight is at 9.25pm and the transfer would be picking us up at 6pm. Even if we had stayed in the hotel until checkout at 12noon, we would have 6 hours to burn. But we didn't stayed in the room.
The mummies packed the bags after the kids turned in following a long day at Dream World. We are super, noble mummies. After such a hard day, we finally woke up later than usual. Then it was more packing before a late breakfast at 9ish and some last minute grabbing of chocolates at the supermarket to be brought home as gifts. After that, we headed to Q1, the tallest building in Gold Coast for some great views.
The elevator took us from ground to level 77 in like seconds! They even have a video on the ift ceiling to show how fast the elevator was climbing.
What greated up at the top was breathtaking views. Even the kids went "waaahhhhhh..".
We could pay to climb outdoor to the highest point but it was too cold to spend that $$. We saw a group of people attempting the access and Lil Shauna asked me if we would be doing that too. I think she was keen to go up. Lol.
There are plenty of facts about Gold Coast too. Daddy Lim had to take this one about the number of lives being saved by the life guards. Lol. The facts were very enriching, if only we have the luxury of time to slowly look through them. Unfortunately, the kids grew bored very quickly and we know that it was time to leave.
The sky was gloomy when we left Q1 and it actually started to drizzle, as predicted by the weather forecast. The drizzle lasted the whole day, making it impossible to head to the beach. I had actually hope to build a few more sandcastles and picked more shells. Sad.
We headed back to the hotel and checked out and we brought the kids to TimeZone. They have arcade in Gold Coast too. For A$25, the kids get unlimited play for 2 hours on all ride and non-tickets machines and 15 plays on tickets machine. We then had a late lunch and Lil Isaac knocked out. That brought us to about 4.30pm and we wasted the rest of the time away. It would have been really nice if we could have spent some time at the beach. However, we were also contented and grateful that it onlt rained on our very last day and not any of the other days. Otherwise, it would have really spoilt the fun.
We were at the hotel lobby by 5ish, waiting for the bus to pick us to the airport at 6pm. The bus was late and that gave us some cold sweat but otherwise, things went well. We arrived at the airport on time to a long queue. After we cleared the custom, we barely had enuff time for dinner. Then it was time to board the plane.
The kids slept shortly after the plane took off. Sleep was easier for them but not for the adults. There were plenty of weird things on our fight. On our way to Gold Coast, we saw the little girl who slept on the floor. On the way back, we had this tall, young ang mo couple who manage to cuddle and do acrobatically squeeze and lay down on a 3 seats. They happened to have an empty seat. Then, we had an old Chinese couple sitting in front of us. The old man was talking very loudly. The more he talked to his companion, the more agitated he became and the louder he was. He was so loud in the quiet plane even late into the night. He finally quieted down when Daddy Lim asked him to lower down his volume. Imagine that Daddy Lim had to ask him, it must be really that bad.
We touched down at 4ish in Malaysia and went for the transit plane at 6.10am. We finally came back to Singapore at 7.10am. Sob, I dont want to be home. The kids want to continue with the stay in Gold Coast too. The days ahead will be painful, we will all be recovering from post holiday trauma. The kids will be cranky and the adults' patience will be thin from exhaustion. Sob.
I really enjoy the trip, the time spent with Daddy Lim and the kids. Although, Mummy P and I didn't have a lot of "we" time, I already appreciate traveling with her and family.
Mummy Lim
The mummies packed the bags after the kids turned in following a long day at Dream World. We are super, noble mummies. After such a hard day, we finally woke up later than usual. Then it was more packing before a late breakfast at 9ish and some last minute grabbing of chocolates at the supermarket to be brought home as gifts. After that, we headed to Q1, the tallest building in Gold Coast for some great views.
The elevator took us from ground to level 77 in like seconds! They even have a video on the ift ceiling to show how fast the elevator was climbing.
We could pay to climb outdoor to the highest point but it was too cold to spend that $$. We saw a group of people attempting the access and Lil Shauna asked me if we would be doing that too. I think she was keen to go up. Lol.
The sky was gloomy when we left Q1 and it actually started to drizzle, as predicted by the weather forecast. The drizzle lasted the whole day, making it impossible to head to the beach. I had actually hope to build a few more sandcastles and picked more shells. Sad.
We headed back to the hotel and checked out and we brought the kids to TimeZone. They have arcade in Gold Coast too. For A$25, the kids get unlimited play for 2 hours on all ride and non-tickets machines and 15 plays on tickets machine. We then had a late lunch and Lil Isaac knocked out. That brought us to about 4.30pm and we wasted the rest of the time away. It would have been really nice if we could have spent some time at the beach. However, we were also contented and grateful that it onlt rained on our very last day and not any of the other days. Otherwise, it would have really spoilt the fun.
We were at the hotel lobby by 5ish, waiting for the bus to pick us to the airport at 6pm. The bus was late and that gave us some cold sweat but otherwise, things went well. We arrived at the airport on time to a long queue. After we cleared the custom, we barely had enuff time for dinner. Then it was time to board the plane.
The kids slept shortly after the plane took off. Sleep was easier for them but not for the adults. There were plenty of weird things on our fight. On our way to Gold Coast, we saw the little girl who slept on the floor. On the way back, we had this tall, young ang mo couple who manage to cuddle and do acrobatically squeeze and lay down on a 3 seats. They happened to have an empty seat. Then, we had an old Chinese couple sitting in front of us. The old man was talking very loudly. The more he talked to his companion, the more agitated he became and the louder he was. He was so loud in the quiet plane even late into the night. He finally quieted down when Daddy Lim asked him to lower down his volume. Imagine that Daddy Lim had to ask him, it must be really that bad.
We touched down at 4ish in Malaysia and went for the transit plane at 6.10am. We finally came back to Singapore at 7.10am. Sob, I dont want to be home. The kids want to continue with the stay in Gold Coast too. The days ahead will be painful, we will all be recovering from post holiday trauma. The kids will be cranky and the adults' patience will be thin from exhaustion. Sob.
I really enjoy the trip, the time spent with Daddy Lim and the kids. Although, Mummy P and I didn't have a lot of "we" time, I already appreciate traveling with her and family.
Mummy Lim
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