Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Finally We Go Beijing: Day 8, Unplanned Mall Crawl

When I was booking the last 2 nights hotel, I had tried to find one with a gym. I am sure that I saw pictures of a gym in Trip.com when browsing on Renjoy hotel. I kena cheated bcos they didn’t have one but they have washer and dryer, which we didn’t need as it was the last 2 days. 

I contemplated running up and down the stairs in the room 100x, or to do HiiT in the corridor or to jog around the hotel corridor. In the end, I did none. Lol. I don’t think my fitness will chui much by not exercising for another few days, though I can’t say the same about my waistline. Lol. 

The 1st thing that I did when I woke up was to try out the 饿了么 app to 点外卖. It worked! The shop must be somewhere nearby and the delivery took about 30 mins. 

Our hotel room is next to the alley way. There is a window on the loft that opens up to the street. In the morning, I heard the neighbours. 


The room was weird. When we 1st entered the room, the lower deck was super warm but by morning, it would be much colder than the upper deck. Strangely, we opened the window at the loft but it nothing to cool the loft. Hot air rises ah? 

The 外卖 arrived! 


Collecting it in China-style. We were very modest le. In the initial days, we met somebody in his bath robe to collect his delivery. 

I was very excited. It felt like unboxing. 






We were given a free 豆沙包. I was happy at the cheap thrill. Lol. 

Nana was barely awake. 


Zaky completed his bfast with the leftover dessert from yday. No dessert can escape him. 

Our plan was to head to the One Hop Mall in 朝阳路. I read on 小红书 about this indoor VR/ video sports amusement park. We took a didi to the mall. Then the scariest thing happened - the amusement park has closed down. Sob. 

Fortunately, there were plenty of teenagers stuff to do in the mall and a lot of food to eat. We tackled lunch 1st - 麻辣烫. Zaky and I shared a tomato soup based one. Nice!





For some reasons, the Chinese barely use spoons. No spoon never mind. 



There were multiple claw machines and arcade. 


The kids won multiple trinkets, which we gave to the little kids during the Christmas gathering.



The game credit storage card can be returned and deposit refunded. RMB 5 - hmmm… what do we do with the cash ah? 

We found koi. 

More snacking. This was a very expensive ice cream. 


Finally, Daddy Lim and the kids were sent to a cats’ cafe located in a pet shop. I chose to roam somemore. The cats were really cute.









I gave Zaky a mask and his allergies didn’t act up or maybe Mochi has already trained him well. Haha. 

We left the Mall after that and went to another mall. Hahaha. The kids weren’t too pleased, but the Uptown Mall that I was trying to go to was nearby. We got a didi over and was hoping that we would finally be able to buy cheap(er) track shoes. 

The mall didn’t disappoint! It is like our IMM and cheaper! The kids each needed a new pair of shoes for school and ended up with 2. I needed to replace mine too. In total, we bought 5 pairs for about S$250. I don’t know if they are knockoffs but we were happily, happily shopping. Hoho.

Dinner was hotpot at the same mall. 




Look at the amount of meat! Life is good! Hoho. 

I really wanted to eat fruits and got some from a shop opposite our hotel. These were so much sweeter than the red apple wannabe that we got from the Gubei hotel. 

Nana also grabbed the last opportunity to buy her 冰糖葫芦. 

Back in the room, the kids happily took photos of their loot and the toy won from the arcade.

It was the last night of our holiday. It was time to go home. Sob. 

Mummy Lim

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