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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Trip to Perth (13 December to 17 December 2024)

After working for 2 days, I am flying off again! Shag man. The good thing is, packing seems easier since most of the stuff needed for the trip remains in the luggage. 


It’s an early flight (6.55am) so we got to wake up at 3am. I am definitely feeling sleepy. It’s a raining morning. Cab fare is about $44. We left house at around 4am and reached about 4.36am. 


This time we are only bringing one luggage. It weighs 21kg. I was telling Jianhui he purposely brings one luggage so that I cannot go shopping.


We then had breakfast at Burger King before going to departure hall. Most of the shops are still closed at this time. 


We got meals but it’s normal toast that isn’t very appetising. I would prefer my cup noodles in scoot. Lexuan had her pringles and apple juice. It’s an empty flight so there are empty seats. Jianhui got 3 rows of seats to lie down flat to sleep. 


I didn’t get to sleep on the plane. There is no entertainment also, so I took the time to blog, clear emails and plan my things to do. Lexuan took a short nap. 


We touched down before 12pm. The customs queue is relatively short and when we went to collect our luggage, not many luggages are there. I guess many people were using e gates so they could collect their luggage faster. 


Jianhui went to get our rental car while I went to the restaurant (Little Creatures) to order food. This restaurant has the same layout but different shop name. I ordered Cheese burger with fried egg and Fish & chips (kids’ meal). Surprisingly, Jianhui got the car faster than the food. We quickly ate our lunch and then went to get our car. It’s a dark blue colour car.


We drove to the nearby woolworths to get some stuff. Then we started our car trip. 


There are many cars on the road. Seriously, I don’t remember seeing so many cars in my previous trip. We had our first stop at Mandurah’s McDonald’s after driving about 1hr+ in which Lexuan took a short nap. Lexuan is happy to have her Grimace shake which she has been telling us about it since xixi had it when she went Gold Coast. 


Then it’s 2hrs plus drive which Lexuan wanna go crazy. Haha. She kept on complaining that she wanna get down. On the road, it is feeling warm. 


We stopped at KFC. It’s around 6pm now so we had a quick dinner. We ordered 3 pieces chicken meal and zinger. The fries are very salty so we didn’t really eat. We went to the 7-11 and I bought her Robuz to reward her for her patience during the road trip. 


Then it’s another one hour drive to our resort! Let’s go! Our resort is super far inside… and we finally reached before 7.30pm. It’s rather dark by now. We m’re staying at Margaret River Beach Resort. It’s cooling now too. Is this even summer? 


Luckily our room is on first level, so it’s quite convenient. I expected the room to be newer based on photos. #照骗 At least it has bath tub so this makes Lexuan very happy! She survived the 3hrs drive! Good job to her. 


I cooked Maggie Mee for her and then we relaxed in the room. We slept around 10pm+. 


14 December 2024

We woke up around 7.30am. We had coffee while Lexuan is still sleeping. In the end, Lexuan slept until 9am. 


Then we went to the White elephant cafe nearby to eat. There were a lot of people at the restaurant. It’s near the beach so there were a lot of young people swimming and in swim wear. Some were in bikinis too. It’s sunny but windy. Jianhui told me it’s time to wear shorts. 


The Breakfast set was not bad. Lexuan was very irritated with the flies that she kept rushing us to go back to the room. We had a quick drive around before we went back to the room. 


We relaxed in the room and went out around 12pm. Our first stop is Pierro for wine tasting. We are simply not wine person so we don’t know what’s good haha. I bought a bottle of rose wine. 


Then we drove to Margaret river chocolate company. It’s a heaven for chocolates. While I was queuing to buy for the chocolates, I saw Weifeng! It’s amazing that I don’t see him in Singapore and yet I saw him in Perth. 


While driving to woolsworth, there is roadblock. It’s breathalyser test for the drivers. Wow! They wanna catch all the drivers. Jianhui didn’t drink much so naturally he passed the test. 


Then we went to Woolsworth for shopping. We cannot find eggs though. We got milk, avocadoes and mango. The avocado cost

AUD2.50 for a decent big one compared to SGD4 in Singapore. 


We went back to our room. I was feeling sleepy and took a short nap. Quite a good nap I must say as I didn’t dream. 


Then we went to The Common Bar & Bistro which is just beside the reception. We ordered pizza and burger. Not too bad. Lexuan had fun playing at the playground. She wanted to go swimming too but it’s cold now. About 21 degrees Celsius. 


Good to come back to the room early as I can relax. 


I slept around 10pm+ 


15 December 2024 

It’s no longer dark at 5am so I will wake up at 5am, thinking it’s already 6am when it is only 5am. Overall, I had a good sleep with dreams, but happy dreams.


We had breakfast in the room and packed our stuff while Lexuan is still sleeping. We checked out around 9.40am, ready to go Busselton! It’s about 50mins drive. 


We dropped by the 7-11 at busselton to get Lexuan’s milk shake first. Seriously, think we cannot find any milk shake better than the ones we had at California or Billy Bomber’s. 


Then we parked near Busselton Jetty. There’s a new hotel, Hilton Garden and it looks so nice, it will be a good nice and new hotel for Ironman! So near to starting point somemore. This place is packed with families and it has definitely changed quite a bit. The Goose restaurant is still around. We wanted to take our iconic photo at Busselton Jetty but the sign board “Roy Morris Platform” is being fenced off. We took a few photos then Lexuan went to play her playground. The playground is definitely new too. 


We had lunch at the new restaurant “Shelter” which was opened before covid. It’s crowded. Food is quite expensive too. Haha. We ordered pizza and mussels, strawberry milk shake, beer and strawberry ice cream. 


And then we made our way to our next stop, Bunbury, about 50 mins away. 


It’s Bunbury’s Farmers’ market. It has many fresh fruits, vegetables and meat stuff! Seeing the fruits makes me happy! And of course we got to buy the yummy avocadoes! 


Then it’s another 1hr and 15mins to our next accommodation at Mandurah! It’s our first time to Mandurah. Apparently, it’s a place for dolphin cruise. 


At first we cannot find exactly our apartment until we saw an old man on 2nd floor who is the owner. Then we got the key from the letterbox. It’s a new and nicely renovated apartment with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. And it has a bath tub! 


Then we went to a playground nearby. It’s quite fun. We played until 6.30pm before driving 5 mins to Sharky’s fish and chips. 


The fish & chips are nice! As for the tacos, too much vegetables. After taking out the vegetables, it’s okay too. 


Then we went back to our apartment. I cooked Lexuan Maggie mee for her. It’s such a nice apartment, I want spend more time here. Haha. 


We slept around 10am. 


16 December 2024 

I really sleep better when I am on holidays. Better dreams and I wake up feeling refreshed. I think I need to travel more to live longer. haha


We made coffee and relaxed at the sofa outside. It’s so nice to just relax here. 


We checked out around 9.30am as we are thinking maybe we can go for the dolphin cruise. When we reached there, it seems to be closed. Then suddenly we saw 2 dolphins swimming over! So we kinda got to see the dolphins for free! Haha.


We stopped by our first stop at Stargate - Woolsworth. It seems like a new town. We bought water. There is a big playground for Lexuan to play too. It’s a playground meant for bigger kids so she needed my help. The slides look fun. 


Then we are going to Pop and Fun for blind boxes. They don’t have Labubu but they have many cute blind boxes of 蜡笔小新, Detective Conan, Lulu, etc. They have mofusand which is so cute too! I bought my first mofusand! Haha.


We walked to a McDonald’s nearby for lunch. It cost us AUD33+ for 10 pieces biggest squid game set and Big Mac and chocolate soft serve. It is expensive man. Parking cost us AUD12 for about 1hr+ of parking. 


Then we drove to Caversham wildlife Park. Entrance fees is AUD35 for adult and AUD16 for child. We can feed the kangaroos but they look so full. Haha. We watched the farm show which they performed sheep shaving, feeding the babies and crack whipping. 


Then we ended our trip by queuing to take photos with the koala. They actually have a few koala out for photoshoot. They took many photos for us using our phone. 


It’s a short drive to our hotel, Ingot Hotel. It looks new and clean! It comes with a bathtub too! And there is a swimming pool! And of course Lexuan wanna go swimming. 


It’s cold in the pool so I took a while to force myself to get into the pool. Jianhui also joined us after a while. We swarm for 45 mins then we went up to shower. 


We had dinner at the restaurant downstairs - Stiering. We ordered a BBQ pork ribs, fish & chips and chicken wings. 


We went to pump fuel then we went back room to rest. It’s a nice clean room so we should spend more time inside after all. 


We slept around 10pm. 


17 December 2024

Time to go back home! Jianhui woke me up at 3.30am when I was still dreaming. Gosh. It’s so early! We had coffee and avocado for breakfast. It’s too early for lexuan so she didn’t eat anything. 


We checked out around 4.45am and drove to airport. We decided not to take the shuttle bus as the bus is departing at 4.30am. It’s quite bright even though it’s so early: 


So I asked Lexuan what are the 3 things she liked about the trip… she told me Grimace shake, swimming pool and ice cream. Haha. Then I bring her to holidays for what? These are things she can do in Singapore. I asked Jianhui the same question and his answers are the weather, nice car and food. 

As for me, I love the pace of the trip, how well I sleep and travelling with Jianhui & Lexuan. 


There is a queue at check in counter. Luckily we got it done before 6am. Clearing customs is very fast. And most importantly, we don’t have to walk far to Gate 55. Nothing much to eat also. I bought nougats for my mummy and colleagues. 


It’s a full flight so we definitely do not have the luxury of having empty seats this time round. It’s so packed that our compartment on top of us is full. Jianhui ordered meals for us and it’s the same as what we had when we came. We ate a bit and drank Kopi. We enjoyed the butter cookies we bought from Woolworth’s. 


We touched down around 12.36pm. We didn’t have to walk far to reach the e gates. Lexuan nearly lost her bunny, so luckily we found bunny right outside the toilet. Phew! Then we collected our luggage. 


We’re going home. And this concludes our last travel for 2024! Thanks Jianhui for booking everything and being our best driver for the trip. 


It was a good trip and I realize it’s nice to travel during this festive period, seeing all the Christmas trees in different countries. Everybody is in Christmas mood. It’s My 3rd time to Perth and I am glad that we explored Margaret river and Mandurah this time round. 


Just 2 more weeks to end of 2024. Let’s hope that it’s peaceful at work too and we’re ready to welcome 2025! 

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Taiwan trip with family - 5 December to 10 December 2024

5 December 2024 

We are going Taiwan for family trip! Sadly, Jianhui couldn’t join us as he doesn’t have enough leave. It’s my first time travelling with Lexuan without him. Let’s see how it goes! 


I didn’t manage to sleep well as Lexuan kept on waking me up to sleep with her outside in the living room. I was feeling like a zombie man, waking up at 4.30am. Showered and off we go to the airport! Lexuan was crying non stop on the cab as she misses her daddy. All the way to the airport too. We reached airport before 6am, about $32. While waiting for my sis and family, we did self check in and bag drop. And then we realized they were already doing bag drop without waiting for us. 


We went to Kopitiam for breakfast. I ate 2 eggs, kaya toast and coffee. Then we went to the Departure Gate.


Now we don’t have to scan passport to clear customs. It was a short walk to our Gate A11. We don’t have to wait long then we could get ready to board. Boarding everything was smooth. In the end, Lexuan chose to sit with Gwyneth 表姐 as she doesn’t want to sit with strangers. Special thanks to my sis and papa Alan for exchanging seats with us. And thanks Gwyneth for the “sacrifice”. 


We only started taking off at 8.50am. Then they served breakfast at 9.20am. Lexuan got honey stars + milk, yoghurt and fruits which she enjoyed a lot. For me, I also enjoyed the fruits. Where is Jianhui to finish our food? 


For this flight, I watched the HK movie - Customs Frontline by Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse. It’s not bad and good to kill time. I also watch running man which is so funny. 


It’s a short flight and soon we touched down Taipei! Happy to be back in Taiwan! We went through the customs in which we cannot bring down stuff from flight meal. Taiwan is rather strict on this. No meat, no fruits, etc. The queue to clear customs still quite okay. 


We took part the lucky draw but sadly we didn’t win anything. There are 7 of us and yet we didn’t win anything. 


Then we took the transport my sis has arranged to go to our hotel - Midtown Richardson at Ximending. It’s a 40mins drive from airport to the hotel. 


When we reached the hotel, the place outside smells of sewage. Luckily the hotel inside doesn’t have this smell. We were given rooms of different levels. 


Lexuan was happy to have bathtub in the room! We showered and Lexuan got to play in the bathtub for a while. Then we went to eat 阿宗面线. We also played claw machine. Then we went shopping at Popmart. It’s amazing they still have Labubu yoga series! We bought quite a lot of stuff here. Haha.


It’s only 5pm but it is dark outside. Lexuan is hungry so I bought 盐酥鸡 for her. She likes it though it is a bit spicy. Then we went back to hotel for toilet before taking uber to Bella Vita. 


Wanlin helped us to make reservation at 合Shabu. It’s an atas steamboat place in atas shopping centre according to Wanlin. The soup is healthy but when they end it up by cooking porridge with the 汤底, it’s very nice. I ate one bowl from each table and our table one is nicer! It was a good dinner and catch up with Wanlin! 


Wanlin is really nice as she volunteered to drive us back so that we can spend more time together! Lexuan followed my sister they all and went shopping! I waited her until 10.20pm before she came back. 


Gosh! I am so tired! And my cough is getting worse. Hope I recover soon! 


Overall I think I slept relatively well. 


6 December 2024 

I woke up 6am+… think it’s my natural biological clock. Lexuan also woke up around 7am. She washed up and then we went for breakfast. 


There is nothing much to eat at breakfast, except the strawberry puff. After resting for a while, my parents and us went shopping nearby. We went 7-11 and cosmed. There are so many masks at cosmed! The bath bombs are cute and cheap too! The bath bombs cost like NTD88 and if you buy 3 you get 12% off. 


We went back and got ready to check out. We checked out around 10.30am then we took uber to Taipei main station. There is a nice big Christmas tree there where we took many photos. 


We deposited our luggage in the locker. Then we went to find sis’ accessory shop. Luckily we managed to find it. Next some of them went to buy food while we went to buy BBT. I ordered Mos Burger for takeaway. 


Once we are done. We rushed to take HSR to Tainan. 


We ate in the train and reached Tainan at 2.06pm. There are a lot of cabs waiting outside so we don’t have to call uber. We got a Tesla taxi. Haha. My dad was happily chatting with him.


So, we finally reached Hotel Cozzi! It’s a cute hotel with We Bare Bears, Powerpuff girls and Adventure Time. While waiting to check in, Lexuan drove one round in the mini car. We got Powerpuff girls room! And we will bring 4 soft toys back! 


After rested a while, we went to a nearby place for hair wash and massage. Lexuan got to do her hair wash too! I had hair wash, massage and facial. Not too bad. I miss going for facial with my sis! 


She finally got her slurpee from 7-11! It’s dinner time but Lexuan only wanted to go home. So we took uber back to our hotel. I got to cook Maggie mee for her. 


It’s nice to relax early in the room. My parents came back around 9pm+. 


I ate my dad’s cough medicine and lozenges. Surprisingly, it is very effective. My cough is much better. 


We slept around 10pm+. 


7 December 2024 

We woke up around 6am today. My parents are definitely early riser. 


Then we went for breakfast at 7.30am. The variety of food is much better! There’s yakult and pudding which Lexuan loves it. After having her breakfast, she went to drive the car again. She drove a total of 3 times before we went back to room to relax.


Then we went to the kids level. She played a few slides then got bored. She decided to do the DIY beads. She did Blossom though I thought she likes bubbles. She did a good job I must say. I am so proud of her to do this herself with minimal help from me. 


We then took cab to go Anping, near 安平古堡. We went to a temple to pray. Then we walked around the market. There are carnival games. Lexuan played the kiddy games. Alan and dad played the shooting game. They are really NS trained as they did quite well. Eventually we won 2 gooses which Gwyneth wanted. Then we moved on to eat for lunch.


Next we moved on to mahjong game station in which we need to play it like bingo (6 in a row). After playing many rounds, we still didn’t win anything and yet people beside us   got 2 different people won. Haha. In the end, I spent NTD300 to buy the cigarette soft toy which Lexuan wanted. 


We also bought jelly, 龙须糖 and papaya milk to try. Lastly we rested at a dessert shop so that we could go toilet and rest our legs. We ordered something similar to 九鲜 and mango shaven ice. It’s quite cold to eat in the open as the wind is quite strong. Then we went 7-11 again before we called uber to go back to our hotel. 


The moment we reached the hotel, Lexuan and I went to do the beads DIY. I did bubbles for sis, Lexuan did BMO. Then Lexuan ordered Grizz too. I managed to do it all within an hour. Then I went back to the room to rest while waiting for the rest to be back. Alan and parents went for foot massage. 


Then it’s dinner time. We walked to 星光三月 beside our hotel to eat. It is a Chinese restaurant which is very popular. We were told to wait for 25 minutes but we ended up waited 50 minutes for it. Papa Alan even managed to walk 12 minutes to get a new luggage for me. 


Finally we are seated. The food is nice. Lexuan loves the shrimp sugarcane which she ate it with rice. This is the one meal she ate the most. After dinner, Lexuan and I went back to hotel first. 


Good to be back at the room to relax. We slept around 10pm. 


8 December 

I woke up around 6.45am. Then we went to eat breakfast. I ate my porridge and omelette. Also, I drank orange juice, Americano and yakult - basically loading myself with drinks. Lexuan is the first kid to go driving. She managed to do it 5 times

And I taught her how to do reverse. 


Then we went back room for her to shower and play bath tub. At 9.30am then we went to level 5 to do the DIY beads. My sis they all were there and they did one too. My girl did buttercup and I did bubbles. Then she wanted me to do Pan Pan too. We managed to complete it around 1hr+ then we went back to check out. Luckily I have my luggage all packed and ready to go. 


It was a long queue at the lobby to take lift to ground level. While waiting, Lexuan realized that she left her yakult and pudding in the room. So I quickly went to the room and the staff who was cleaning my sis room helped me to open the door. 


In the end, we only managed to reach ground level after 20mins of waiting. We then took cab to Tainan HSR station. Sis got the tickets and Lexuan bought her Mister doughnuts again. Our train timing is 12.33pm. 


It’s a short ride this time round and we reached Zuo Ying at 12.45pm. Our parents waited with our luggage at the station while we walked a short distance to go Pokemon theme 7-11. We bought锅贴and煎饺 as snacks as we haven had our lunch. 


Then we quickly took cab to our hotel - Grand Hilai (汉来). This is our Sanrio theme hotel! I am so excited! Our room is not ready yet so we still got to wait a while. 


Luckily we didn’t have to wait long after 3pm. The whole level 26 is decorated with Sanrio characters! We went to gudetama room first and it’s so cute! It has a swing too! They also served us high tea. A lot of things in the room is complimentary too, like slippers, toiletries, laundry bag. Then we went to our family room! It’s amazing too! It had all the characters! Lexuan loves it as we have a tent for her too! 


I also bought some merchandise, poker cards, pencils and limited edition grand hilai Hello Kitty. 


We went to the Teppanyaki nearby to eat dinner. I ordered salmon as Lexuan wants to eat it. But in the end she didn’t eat much. I have been wanting to eat Teppanyaki in Singapore so I am happy that I finally ate it here though I would have enjoyed beef more.


We shopped for a while before going back to our hotel room. 


We all dressed up in our sushi PJ and we are having party with beer and snacks. It was quite fun. Haha. 


We slept around 10pm+. 


9 December 2024 

We woke up 7am then we went to eat breakfast. It is crowded so we got to wait a while before we got our seats. 


After breakfast, I went to Cosmed to buy pad. Of all time, my period came early so I got to buy pad. I also bought 3 more bath bombs.


Then we relaxed in the room. They will help us send the luggage to lobby. As papa Alan never stays in the theme room, he doesn’t get to sit in the car with us. 


Sis got the tickets while Alan went to dabao 锅贴,煎饺 and Siew Mai for us to eat on the train. We taking 12.35pm train to Taipei. 


We happily eating our snacks on train with bubble tea. Lexuan took an hour nap. I cleared a bit of work emails. 


Soon we reached Taipei station. We bought pineapple tarts. Then Sis went to her favourite accessory shop.


Once she is done, we then took cab. We met a super not friendly uncle who didn’t help us to load and unload our luggage. He looks younger than my dad and yet he expects my dad and me to carry our luggage? Luckily we are fit enough to carry the luggage. He also dropped us off away from the hotel. 


We are staying at Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei Ximen. Our room is small but at least it is clean and smell nice. 


We crossed the road to go to the Sanrio 7-11. Don’t ask me why we always go 7-11 here. Haha. Then we went to eat papa Alan’s favourite 鸭肉扁. This shop is still around! Lexuan approves this shop too! 


Then we went back to the room to put the shopping stuff before we continued. I am surprised the name sticker shop is still around! So we had to make some name stickers.


Lexuan caught a pink penguin and it got stuck! We felt so cheated. Luckily, I could still manage to get it out. Haha. By now, I have finished all my cash. So, I got to use youtrip. 


By now, Lexuan is feeling tired so I brought her back first. She was very excited for our party tonight. She even bought drinks for all of them. She went to level 6 to get the ice for all of us too. 


We went to their room to eat fried chicken first since they were still showering. Then we went to their room again to party. We ate snacks and drank papaya milk + watermelon milk. Think we both put on weight in this trip with all the food intake and snacks. 


We went back to the hotel around 10+ and Lexuan fell asleep quite fast. For me, it took me a while to fall asleep. I didn’t sleep as well. The effect of going back. 


10 December 2024 

We’re going back today and Lexuan slept so soundly until 9am+ when she is usually up before 7am. She must have “partied” too much for the past 2 nights. 


As we don’t have hotel breakfast so we ate cup noodles for breakfast. My sis bought me 纯粹 milk tea too! We packed our luggage and soon we are ready to check out. 


My sis booked our transport to airport. Big enough for our luggage and 7 of us. Lexuan is sad that she cannot use the epassport auto gates and got to queue. Our gate is at D7 while we got to walk to the Sanrio shop at gate C2. Luckily there is a trolley so I could push her to gate c2. 


We quickly shopped before we rushed all the way back to D7 which is at the other end. I walked so fast that I was perspiring as I was worried mg parents were hungry. Luckily they managed to have some food while waiting for us. We didn’t have time to eat. Lexuan ate the bread which my sister bought from 7-11. I ate the pineapple cakes which I just bought. Just realize the pineapple cakes are so expensive. SGD22 for 12 of it. I like the taste of this though. 


Soon, we can board the plane. Lexuan doesn’t want to sit with strangers so we got to change seats with my sis and Alan. 


They served Lexuan her meal at 3.15pm and she got haagen-daz ice cream! And she loved the tomato macaroni with chicken which I find it not bad too! I don’t really like flight meal so if I can accept it, it is really not bad. And I am happy we have haagen-daz ice cream too! 


I watched the movie, Elemental and it’s quite nice. Then I also watch running man which is very funny. I simply love such short flight. Time seems to pass so quickly. We touched down at 6.55pm. 


We waited a long time for our luggage. While waiting, I quickly went to buy blue label which cost SGD279.60 for Jianhui. 


Lexuan is happy to see her daddy. Happy that Jianhui came to pick us up. We went to McDonald’s to eat dinner then we took cab home. 


We went back to Senja first before going back to Teck Whye. And know what? I cannot find my bus card. Haha. Memory loss. Think need to go back Senja to find again though I was searching in Senja and cannot find it. 


I asked Lexuan what are the 3 things she love about the trip - Hotels, Toys (from Cozzi Hotel) and party nights. Then the 3 things she doesn’t like - Daddy never comes, she didn’t win her cigarette toy in the “mahjong” game and she misses daddy. I can’t imagine she missed her daddy so much she has to video call him 3 times in a day. ❤️


All in all, it was a great family trip with many memories created. A big thank you to my sis for making this happen. She helped to book the air tickets, accommodation transport, HSR tickets and planned the activities despite that she was so busy at work. We are so pampered by her planning. All the hotels except Midtown Richardson were perfect! Lexuan truly enjoyed her first trip to Taiwan that she doesn’t want to go home. She enjoyed hanging out with everybody that she asked when can we all travel together again. She also enjoyed the party sessions at night a lot. Also special thanks to Papa Alan for helping us with luggage, entertaining Lexuan, buying food for us and being our ATM. Gwyneth has been a great help to play with Lexuan. Thank you Teo Family for accommodating to us to let Lexuan sit with Gwyneth. Thanks gong gong and popo for watching over Lexuan so that I can shop. 


From this trip, I notice my parents are also ageing, especially my mum seems to get tired easily after standing/walking for a while. So I guess we have to treasure trips with parents before they cannot travel anymore. In a way, this is also my first trip with Lexuan without Jianhui. Thankful for my family for all the help! 

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Angeline winks
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