I had enuff of the cold too but I was still reluntant to leave Korea and was leaving pretty blue. The end of my holiday, the holiday that I was pinning for and kept me sain. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.
Our last stop before the airport was this shop selling Korea food product and Popo went crazy shopping. The kids each got a toy too. We spent more than S$300 on the products.
We checked in at 2pm for our 4.10pm flight and bid farewell to Dawson and the Singapore tour guide who also followed us through the tour.
Right after we arrived at the airport, Dawson informed that our flight had been delayed till 5.40pm due to the heavy snow. We also changed out of our thermal wear and vacuum packed our winter jackets to stuff them into our suitcases. While the rest of the tour were probably upset about the flight delay, I was secretly pleased. Well, it meant lesser waking time for Lil Isaac. I cannot imagine how awful it would be to be confined in the small plane seat with the monkey.
Shortly after we cleared the immigration, we found out that the flight was further delayed to 8pm. I was even more pleased secretly! The rest pf the tour would have hated me. Hahahaha. We had lunch and the kids spent the waiting time running around the airport, playing at the playground and also monkeying with J. The kids also had a chance to do some traditional magnet painting at the corner that was especially set up for foreigners to understand more about Korea's culture. The magnet that Lil Shauna painted is now proudly displayed on our fridge.
The flight was then further delayed to 8.25pm and we were each given a W10,000 voucher to spend on refreshment. We ran around trying to buy food to utilise the vouchers within the last 30 mins. By then, the adults were exhausted from all the waiting but the kids still seemed full of energy.
We saw heavy snow towards 8pm and were all worried that the flight would be further delayed or even cancelled.
Luckily the gate did open at 8.45pm. The kids must had been tired from all the playing and fell asleep shortly after we boarded. Lil Shauna even rejected Daddy Lim's offer to watch a movie on the flight entertainment system. The plane didn't take off until 9ish. Asiana is definitely less stringent when it comes to safety requirements. They didn't even mind when I carried Lil Isaac in my arms and he wasn't buckled up when the plane took off. I was just as exhausted and started dozing before the plane took off.
Lil Isaac definitely slept better on the trip back. At least I didnt have to walk the aisle again and bang people with my big butt. We arrived in Sgp at 3ish in the morning. The kids were both awake when we alighted the plane and they were surprisingly cooperative in getting off the plane and the taxi ride back home. They were tired but no tantrums.
We bathed and changed the kids after we reached home and they went back to lala land with Daddy Lim thereafter. It was already 5ish by then. I got down to unpacking with Popo and only turned in at 6ish. We ended up with 3 basketful of laundry - the pains after a long tour. Popo didn't even sleep that night.
I miss Korea, I really do. I miss the feeling of able to be away from work, from routines. Sadly, I do not feel at all re-charged for work and was really gald that we had Saturday and Sunday to rest. I think I need another holiday to recover from this one. Something to look forward to and keep me going.
Korea, my Korea! Sob!
Mummy Lim
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