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
Friday, May 31, 2013
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
Gold Coast - Day 7
The kids woke up bright and early again in the morning. As the days proceeded, we all had loads to sleep in Gold Coast. The shops close really early, like 5ish and there aren't much to do thereafter. The kids' bedtime hadn't crossed 10pm since we touched down.
Waking up early wasn't too bad since we were heading for Dream World. The kids were happy on the way to Dream World. I was secretly hoping that it would be a good and fun place. Dream World is our last planned destination on our itinerary. It better be good.
Dream World is a little further away from Movie World and it didnt failed us. I think it is the most fun out of the 3 worlds. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a really thrilling ride that goes 360 degrees, forward and back at super sonic speed. the people who ride that must really be crazy, so are the people who engineered the ride. Lol.
The only down about Dream World is that it does not have many rides that are suitable for toddlers and many of the thrilling rides require 120cm. Lil Shauna is barely 110cm now. She needs to eat, jumps and stretches a lot more.
Despite being a weekday, there was a queue to the park, so we can imagine how bad it would be on weekends. I cannot describe how glad that we were there on a Tuesday. Upon receiving our tickets, we were pleasantly surprised that the Dream World tickets come with complimentary tickets to the Q1, the tallest building in Gold Coast. We were just scratching our heads over what to do on our last day and a solution just presented itself.
We headed for the kiddy rides first at the Wiggles world. That boat ride was quite exciting to the kids, it is a smaller scale viking ride.
Lil Isaac was again willing to hi-5 the octopus and unwillingly took a picture with him. ee how grumpy he was.
Lil Shauna also took picture with the rest of the characters and she only chose to hug the princess.
Lil Shauna enjoyed herself a lot more in Dream World. Some of the exciting rides allow 110cm and she could ride them. She even went on the roller coaster ride 2x. We also tried this roller coaster ride that is shaped like a motorcycle that mummy found that one really nice. Haha.
The very thrilling rides are like impossible. The rides are really not for people with weak heart. For once, Mummy P and I actually had to ride one of the thrilling, yet not craziest rides. The kids were parked with the Daddies in an indoor ball pit playground sort and the mummies escaped.
It wasn't scary. It was a pretty thrilling ride indeed. It went in circles and then in 360 degrees clockwise and then anti-clockwise. At certain point , we were hanging upside down in the air. I think the ride too fast for us to realise what was happening. What really happened thereafter was a really bad tummy. I half thought that I would vomit. Lol. And I started wondering why did we go for the ride to begin with and why did the rest of the other people go for such rides and how many really did vomit. Muahahaha. The rest of the other thrilling rides were in similar nature, circles and turned here and there. Our stomach took a while to recover and I actually lost interest in the other thrilling rides that attracted me initially. I don't think I can survive the kid with a sick stomach. I bet mummy P felt that way too. I realized too that I am actually not quite scare of such rides so it is more important to save my tummy. Lol.
Lil Shauna also took pictures with many of the characters including Shrek.
She wanted to take picture with Fiona but was told that Fiona was busy cooking and manning the kids at home. Haha, too funny. Lil Shauna is so cute and would hug all the characters even though she don't quite like some of them. Haha. Lil Isaac didn't even dare step near to Puss in Boots despite him looking so cute so you can imagine how far he was from Shrek and King Julian.
We took our 2nd family picture.
The kids took even more pictures.
We left the park at 5pm and headed back to the hotel. We had a nice tabao food back to hotel and the kids turned in at 8ish. It was a tiring day. Daddy Lim and I finally had the opportunity to watch Hansel and Gretel via movi- on-demand. we had been eyeing that movie since the 1st night that we checked in. Sadly, the show wasn't as nice as we thought it would be and it cost us A$20.
Haiz, we are heading back to Singapore tomorrow.
Mummy Lim
Dream World is a little further away from Movie World and it didnt failed us. I think it is the most fun out of the 3 worlds. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a really thrilling ride that goes 360 degrees, forward and back at super sonic speed. the people who ride that must really be crazy, so are the people who engineered the ride. Lol.
Despite being a weekday, there was a queue to the park, so we can imagine how bad it would be on weekends. I cannot describe how glad that we were there on a Tuesday. Upon receiving our tickets, we were pleasantly surprised that the Dream World tickets come with complimentary tickets to the Q1, the tallest building in Gold Coast. We were just scratching our heads over what to do on our last day and a solution just presented itself.
We headed for the kiddy rides first at the Wiggles world. That boat ride was quite exciting to the kids, it is a smaller scale viking ride.
Lil Shauna enjoyed herself a lot more in Dream World. Some of the exciting rides allow 110cm and she could ride them. She even went on the roller coaster ride 2x. We also tried this roller coaster ride that is shaped like a motorcycle that mummy found that one really nice. Haha.
It wasn't scary. It was a pretty thrilling ride indeed. It went in circles and then in 360 degrees clockwise and then anti-clockwise. At certain point , we were hanging upside down in the air. I think the ride too fast for us to realise what was happening. What really happened thereafter was a really bad tummy. I half thought that I would vomit. Lol. And I started wondering why did we go for the ride to begin with and why did the rest of the other people go for such rides and how many really did vomit. Muahahaha. The rest of the other thrilling rides were in similar nature, circles and turned here and there. Our stomach took a while to recover and I actually lost interest in the other thrilling rides that attracted me initially. I don't think I can survive the kid with a sick stomach. I bet mummy P felt that way too. I realized too that I am actually not quite scare of such rides so it is more important to save my tummy. Lol.
Lil Shauna also took pictures with many of the characters including Shrek.
She wanted to take picture with Fiona but was told that Fiona was busy cooking and manning the kids at home. Haha, too funny. Lil Shauna is so cute and would hug all the characters even though she don't quite like some of them. Haha. Lil Isaac didn't even dare step near to Puss in Boots despite him looking so cute so you can imagine how far he was from Shrek and King Julian.
We took our 2nd family picture.
Haiz, we are heading back to Singapore tomorrow.
Mummy Lim
Gold Coast - Day 6
It was free and easy day. The intention was to sleep until the kids woke up naturally. However, when the intention was so, Lil Shauna had to wake up at 6.30am, exclaiming that the clouds were rainbow colored. They were actually orangey from the bright morning sun and were indeed beautiful. With that, Lil Isaac woke up too curious about what jiejie was excited about. Isn't it ironical that I had to drag them off bed every morning and they actually woke up earlier than me on a day with no agenda?
We had breakfast and it was a beautiful day. We took a cab to Pacific Fair, which is a big shopping mall. It isn't that far away, but cost us A$25 by cab. We were told that it would cost us more by public bus. Strangely, we couldn't find anything to buy. See, I told you that I am allergic to shopping with kids.
There is a big playground in the center of Pacific Fair and the kids had plenty of fun. It is amazing how kids can just spent hours climbing up and sliding down when they have companion.
While the kids were parked at the playground with the Daddies, Mummy P and I managed to escape for about an hour to shop around. We still didn't find much to buy. Stuff are actually cheaper in Singapore.
The kids were still happily playing when we went to take over the daddies. I tried taking pictures of the girls jumping and didn't quite succeed.
Lil Isaac saw how fun it was and joined in the fun. T was busy munching biscuits and found the biscuits more attractive. Daddy Lim insisted that the camera on his hp was better but the pictures didn't turn out any better. Chey!
It was until mummy thought of getting the kids to jump off the slide that we manage to get a really nice shot. Super cool, right?
We also tried taking them sliding down but the effect didn't turn out well. Such silly stuff cracks us up and provided us with extra entertainment.
The kids had a choo choo train ride all by themselves before we had lunch and then we left Pacific Fair. We didn't stay long, probably for about 2 hours.
Back in Surfers' Paradise, we headed to the beach - our very first official trip to the beach since we came to Gold Coast and the water proved to the way too cold.
The kids were dressed in proper swimming attire but Lil Isaac didn't survive more than a minute in the water. The water was too cold, the waves were too strong and too scary for him. He ended up drinking huge mouthfuls of sea water and was brought back shore shivering. Lil Shauna enjoyed the water more but didn't last long as well. I think she was in the water for about 5 mins. Lol. We ended up playing with sand and picking seashells instead, which was also great fun.
There were actually plenty of shade but we opted and had to stay in the sun to keep warm. It was very cold in the shade with the sea breeze.
The late afternoon was tough to pass. With teh setting sun, it was getting colder and impossible to stay on the breach. Sadly, there aren't many other stuff to entertain the kids in Surfers' Paradise. We bought dinner back and had dinner in the hotel room. Then, we monkeyed a little with the kids playing silly games in the room and all turned in early for the day.
Mummy Lim
We had breakfast and it was a beautiful day. We took a cab to Pacific Fair, which is a big shopping mall. It isn't that far away, but cost us A$25 by cab. We were told that it would cost us more by public bus. Strangely, we couldn't find anything to buy. See, I told you that I am allergic to shopping with kids.
There is a big playground in the center of Pacific Fair and the kids had plenty of fun. It is amazing how kids can just spent hours climbing up and sliding down when they have companion.
The kids were still happily playing when we went to take over the daddies. I tried taking pictures of the girls jumping and didn't quite succeed.
The kids had a choo choo train ride all by themselves before we had lunch and then we left Pacific Fair. We didn't stay long, probably for about 2 hours.
Back in Surfers' Paradise, we headed to the beach - our very first official trip to the beach since we came to Gold Coast and the water proved to the way too cold.
The kids were dressed in proper swimming attire but Lil Isaac didn't survive more than a minute in the water. The water was too cold, the waves were too strong and too scary for him. He ended up drinking huge mouthfuls of sea water and was brought back shore shivering. Lil Shauna enjoyed the water more but didn't last long as well. I think she was in the water for about 5 mins. Lol. We ended up playing with sand and picking seashells instead, which was also great fun.
The late afternoon was tough to pass. With teh setting sun, it was getting colder and impossible to stay on the breach. Sadly, there aren't many other stuff to entertain the kids in Surfers' Paradise. We bought dinner back and had dinner in the hotel room. Then, we monkeyed a little with the kids playing silly games in the room and all turned in early for the day.
Mummy Lim
Friday, May 24, 2013
Gold Coast - Day 5
We had the Tropical Fruit Farm tour in the morning and the Currulum Wildlife Sanctuary in the afternoon. They were a little far from the hotel and the bus was picking us up at 8am, an hour earlier than the usual, which means that we had to wake up a little earlier than usual too. Good morning Gold Coast, we actually saw sun rise.
We had a very nice and friendly driver who also acted as the guide. When we were nearing our destination, we stopped for some pictures. Only Lil Isaac was gamed to run around for some pictures. The grass was very green and the sky very blue. Such perfect background for picture and I attempted to take some pictures of Lil Isaac jumping around, which I didn't quite succeed.
The fruit farm was on top on some hill and we saw some breathtaking views before we entered the farm.
We went on a tour on a big tractor around the orchard and saw plenty of fruit trees. Many of them aren't bearing fruits though, probably not in the right season.
We stopped by some banana trees and sampled ready plucked bananas. I was so glad that Lil Isaac took quite an amount. Banana is the only fruit that Lil Isaac does eat and he has been rejecting them recently. He needed the bananas to help him clear the system and the bananas did help. Hooray!
Then we tried some macadamia nuts. We had to break the shell to get the nuts and I thought they tasted quite raw. Lil Isaac was upset that he can't have any of them. I don't think he would like them but was just upset that he can't join in the crowd.
We had a nice boat ride and given bread to feed the ducks. There were so many of the ducks and geese. The kids were delightful but a goose bit Lil Shauna's finger. Such ungrateful goose and we had Lil Shauna who kept complaining of the bite.
Next, we went on a miniature train ride on real tracks and the kids were really excited about it. The adults felt like real tourists, lol.
Then we get to feed some farm animals.
The kids and I also got the chance to bottle fed hungry calves. They each drank 2l of milk! The kids were really excited at first but lost interest quickly and mummy was left holding on to the big milk bottles while the kids ran off. The calves were sucking very hard at their bottles, I was like p[laying tug of war with them and was so glad when the staff finally took over so that I could now go tend to my own young.
It was also at this time that Lil Isaac fell. He didn't cry from the fall and I didn't think much of it at first. However, the floor was filled with wooden chaffs and Lil Isaac had a splinter in his right palm when he used his hands to break the fall.
The pain must be quite bad. He went around telling people that he was bitten by a crocodile. We tried removing the splinter but it was impossible with a wailing boy who was also screaming his head off and struggling real bad. We gave up and gave him a plaster instead. The boy was happy that he was let off with a plaster.
We caught a fruit tasting show and had somebody introduced the various tropical fruits and we were allowed to sample the fruits. Most of these fruits are found in Singapore. However, the ones that we were offered for sampling tasted really sweet and nice. Lil Isaac had more bananas. Yeah.
I had thought that the fruit farm would allow us an opportunity to pluck fruits off the trees for sampling. Chey. We had nice experience plucking and eating strawberries in Melbourne and tangerines in Jeju. Then it was lunch at their cosy café.
We went to the wildlife sanctuary thereafter, which isn't too far away. There was plenty of greenery, which unfortunately urban dwellers like us couldn't quite appreciate. The sanctuary is to an extent something like our bird park combined with zoo but on a smaller scale. We caught a bird show after we arrived but I think our Jurong Bird Park did a much better job. Lil Isaac took his nap during the show and we tried taking out that splinter but he wouldn't let us despite having his nap. He woke up angry and grumpy instead.
We get to feed and pat the lazy kangaroos towards the end of the trip. The kids were really excited to do so but I think the kangaroos probably thought the kids were nuisances. Lol. Kangaroo feeds were also available but I think many of the kangaroos were already full from the many other tourists who fed them earlier.
There were plenty of mud and kangaroo poo poos on the ground. It was quite disgusting when the adults saw the stuff stuck to the kids' shoes. We couldn't quite tell if those were just pure mud but we doubted so. We left the sanctuary after "torturing" the kangaroos and the kids took more pictures with Koalas.
Interestingly, the ride back to the hotel seems so much shorter. We had dinner and headed back to the hotel.
The kids were tired and fussing by then and our patience was running low. We lost it when Lil Shauna kept whining over a tiny pimple that she had on her chest and Lil Isaac ran into the wet bathroom, slipped, felled and earned a big barugu on the back of his head.
Lil Isaac continued fussing after shower and fell asleep after milk. It wasn't even 8pm. It was then that we attempted to take out that splinter and mummy succeeded. I was so proud. Hohoho. It was really big, considering the size of his palm and must had caused him quite a lot of pain. Poor boy. He wouldn't let me hold his right hand the entire day.
Mummy P and I went for a coffee at 8ish. It was a simple coffee at Starbucks and a nice quiet chat. I had wanted to do this since a couple nights ago but was simply too tired. Lol. We had a good chat and an hour flew by so quickly without the kids. Haha.
Our holiday is coming to an end. Sob. I don't want it to end.
Mummy Lim
We went on a tour on a big tractor around the orchard and saw plenty of fruit trees. Many of them aren't bearing fruits though, probably not in the right season.
We stopped by some banana trees and sampled ready plucked bananas. I was so glad that Lil Isaac took quite an amount. Banana is the only fruit that Lil Isaac does eat and he has been rejecting them recently. He needed the bananas to help him clear the system and the bananas did help. Hooray!
Then we tried some macadamia nuts. We had to break the shell to get the nuts and I thought they tasted quite raw. Lil Isaac was upset that he can't have any of them. I don't think he would like them but was just upset that he can't join in the crowd.
We had a nice boat ride and given bread to feed the ducks. There were so many of the ducks and geese. The kids were delightful but a goose bit Lil Shauna's finger. Such ungrateful goose and we had Lil Shauna who kept complaining of the bite.
Next, we went on a miniature train ride on real tracks and the kids were really excited about it. The adults felt like real tourists, lol.
Then we get to feed some farm animals.
The kids and I also got the chance to bottle fed hungry calves. They each drank 2l of milk! The kids were really excited at first but lost interest quickly and mummy was left holding on to the big milk bottles while the kids ran off. The calves were sucking very hard at their bottles, I was like p[laying tug of war with them and was so glad when the staff finally took over so that I could now go tend to my own young.
It was also at this time that Lil Isaac fell. He didn't cry from the fall and I didn't think much of it at first. However, the floor was filled with wooden chaffs and Lil Isaac had a splinter in his right palm when he used his hands to break the fall.
The pain must be quite bad. He went around telling people that he was bitten by a crocodile. We tried removing the splinter but it was impossible with a wailing boy who was also screaming his head off and struggling real bad. We gave up and gave him a plaster instead. The boy was happy that he was let off with a plaster.
We caught a fruit tasting show and had somebody introduced the various tropical fruits and we were allowed to sample the fruits. Most of these fruits are found in Singapore. However, the ones that we were offered for sampling tasted really sweet and nice. Lil Isaac had more bananas. Yeah.
I had thought that the fruit farm would allow us an opportunity to pluck fruits off the trees for sampling. Chey. We had nice experience plucking and eating strawberries in Melbourne and tangerines in Jeju. Then it was lunch at their cosy café.
We went to the wildlife sanctuary thereafter, which isn't too far away. There was plenty of greenery, which unfortunately urban dwellers like us couldn't quite appreciate. The sanctuary is to an extent something like our bird park combined with zoo but on a smaller scale. We caught a bird show after we arrived but I think our Jurong Bird Park did a much better job. Lil Isaac took his nap during the show and we tried taking out that splinter but he wouldn't let us despite having his nap. He woke up angry and grumpy instead.
We get to feed and pat the lazy kangaroos towards the end of the trip. The kids were really excited to do so but I think the kangaroos probably thought the kids were nuisances. Lol. Kangaroo feeds were also available but I think many of the kangaroos were already full from the many other tourists who fed them earlier.
There were plenty of mud and kangaroo poo poos on the ground. It was quite disgusting when the adults saw the stuff stuck to the kids' shoes. We couldn't quite tell if those were just pure mud but we doubted so. We left the sanctuary after "torturing" the kangaroos and the kids took more pictures with Koalas.
The kids were tired and fussing by then and our patience was running low. We lost it when Lil Shauna kept whining over a tiny pimple that she had on her chest and Lil Isaac ran into the wet bathroom, slipped, felled and earned a big barugu on the back of his head.
Lil Isaac continued fussing after shower and fell asleep after milk. It wasn't even 8pm. It was then that we attempted to take out that splinter and mummy succeeded. I was so proud. Hohoho. It was really big, considering the size of his palm and must had caused him quite a lot of pain. Poor boy. He wouldn't let me hold his right hand the entire day.
Mummy P and I went for a coffee at 8ish. It was a simple coffee at Starbucks and a nice quiet chat. I had wanted to do this since a couple nights ago but was simply too tired. Lol. We had a good chat and an hour flew by so quickly without the kids. Haha.
Our holiday is coming to an end. Sob. I don't want it to end.
Mummy Lim
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