Just the 4 of us!: November 2008

Hong Kong trip Day 1....

Papa Sze needed to go Hong Kong to run some errands. Since it was on Thursday and Friday, we planned a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland as well.

We stayed in Royal Park Hotel at Shatin area as so Papa Sze could do his stuff at that area. I have to say it is a very nice hotel. The whole place was newly renovated as the hotel was chosen to be the official Olympic Village of the Equestrian Game. The room is very spacious that you hardly get this room size in town hotel, hahaha , yeah, Hong Kong hotel rooms are normally not too big. It is connected to New Town Plaza, a very big shopping place with lots of food choices. And some very good brands are here too, Next, Marks & Spencer, Zara etc... nice!

Papa Sze had to go out in the afternoon, so I took Naomi to Snoopy World in New Town Plaza. It is just a theme playground but good enough to keep Naomi occupied for hours.

After that we went to toys'r'us and spend another few hours at that place, so I don't have to buy her any toys, cheapo mum hahahahaha....

And that night, we met up with a very very long lost friend and her family. We had a wonderful dinner, you know who you are, thanks a lot!

And the next day, we adjourned to Disneyland Hong Kong, and that will be day 2's story....

Naomi's school day...

No no no, not the monday to friday, 9am-4pm school. It is just some activity classes.

Naomi has been very bored here in China as we couldn't move around and go out as and when we like. Taking public transportation is pretty tough to go out with a kiddo.

So this school is called RYB (红黄蓝亲子班), we enrolled Naomi in music class and sensory integration class. The place is very very clean and still quite new.

Naomi was the youngest in both classes. As the result, she couldn't really follow all the instructions but she blended in very well. The instructors did mention that we need to give her time to adapt and she was doing fine when it comes to change of environment. She was very brave to introduce herself with her very Malaysian chinese slang mixed with a bit of English. And I bet most of the class didn't understand what she said.....

Overall, it was a fantastic experience for us! But, mummy was very very tired after the classes because I was doing all the activities together....

No more spending..

As Huisia said.... it's time to save up.

Papa Sze has been telling me the company has to cut down all the costs, probably salary too. He is very stressed out, though he tries very hard not to show us. Salary cut will impact us a lot, as we are single income family, we have a lot of commitments! And without any backup, i cannot imagine if Papa Sze got retrenched (choi !). And I pray very very hard each night.

Now,
we can't go out dining more than twice a week.
we can't buy anything extra, no more toys for naomi, no more pretty outfit for her, no more fun dazzle/kidsport and gym (poor baby...)
we can't go out more than twice a week (to save on cab cost)
we can't buy too much of imported food(those are expensive!)

As a foreign worker, we were given a very cosy place to stay, everything is paid off. So, stay home more, will definitely save some money.

And internet, will be my closer friend.... books and DVDs, will be Naomi best friends too... :P

Thai food in China...

After a few months in China, we've tried out a few Thai restaurant and so far, this one is the best... it is called Yam Thai 鑫泰. Not too expensive, 3 adults and 1 child, the bill came up to be RMB300 with about 5 dishes. The ambience is very cosy too. We have been there for few times...

I have to say their food is pretty authentic, and quite delicious. Too bad they don't have the clear tom yum soup, it has to come with the coconut milk in it which I don't really fancy. It's too lemak. However, the taste is wonderful...

What I find the best is their claypot brinjal tang-hun.... It is very very tasty. :)

Naomi is 2!!!!

My girl officially stepping into the "terrific 2" phase.... :P

We have a wonderful dinner with a few of hubby colleagues and Hui Sia's family... Being too excited of Naomi's birthday, both mummy and daddy forgot to bring the camera.... :(

Naomi loves Jo and Eli's company so much. She keep asking to go Aunty Hui Sia's house everyday, pengsan. And thanks for all the lovely presents too! Naomi loves them so much.

My girl....

Says who that girl is supposed to be more quiet, less active and more obedient? Definitely not my girl....

Look at her stunts...

"Let me get my chair to the back of the sofa..."

"I am ready..."

"iiiiah..."

"iiiaahhh " somemore...

"Ta-da!"

Again!!!!!!

A lot of fun, heh? She could do this for a long long time... climbed over the sofa and slided down....

My vain pot....

Look at my little vain pot... after she put on everything, she stood up and screamed "Look mummy, I am soooo beeeautiful...."

Putting on my nail polish

Putting on my bracelet

Now, a good hair setting will be perfect...

Now, what else....

oh yeah, my very pretty rings...

Anniversary celebration....

2 days ago was our 3rd wedding anniversary.

This was our first time celebrating together on the date. Normally Papa Sze will be somewhere in another corner of the world.....

And we went to have Pizza Hut nearby... muahahaha ... no candle light dinner, no flower, no romantic music, but it was a fantastic dinner with Papa Sze and Naomi.

It's good to be together....

A family day out....

Finally, we didn't go to shopping mall. We went to "Window of the world" in ShenZhen. The weather at this time is very good for outdoor activities, it's not too hot, windy yet not cold.

More details on this place, please visit this page. It has very good description of this fantastic place. It has about 130 reproduction of world famous attraction. It is indeed pretty amazing.

Naomi didn't know all the places yet but she did enjoy the monorail ride and the train ride. We were supposed to go on the horse carriage but too bad Naomi fell asleep half way and when she woke up, the horses ride was over. You have to pay for all the rides and it counts by head. Not cheap.

It is a very nice outting and here are some of the pictures we took. :)