Ocean Park

When you are in Hong Kong, Ocean Park will be another place to visit. Today is kind of special coz we will be exploring the park with my office buddies who are in Hong Kong at the same time. Yes, we planned before we flew off to HK and we finally meet up for a good time at Ocean Park.

However, it started to rain heavily when we arrived at Ocean Park but we were still able to enter the park with our raincoats and umbrellas. The park was filled with people and we found out that many rides were closed. We checked with the staff and found out that the rides will remained closed till further notice due to the typhoon. DAMN…. It was disappointing but we continue to wait.

We walked around the park and found a place where the kids can at least have some fun. Well, it’s all about spending money to win some prizes. We stayed to play the ticum ticum for a while and then went to have our lunch at the Panda Café.

After lunch, we went to check out if the rides are open but to our disappointment, it remained closed. Hubby brought little Emma back to hotel as she was tired and fell asleep while we decided to go shopping instead since rides are not available for the day.

We headed down to causeway bay for some shopping and we even went for an afternoon tea break. Though it was mentioned that there will be a big typhoon tonight we remained calm and continue to enjoy our tea break.

Since there was a warning that the typhoon no. 8 will be visiting HK tonight and tried to avoid getting ourselves in that situation, we hurried back to hotel. True enough, the rain got heavier and it did not stop there… the wind was so strong that we could hear howling sound in our room which was quite frightening. This is something we had never experienced in Singapore and we were glad that we are safe in our hotel room.

Man… I am thankful that we will not experience such weather back home!

Disneyland, Here We Come

The kiddos were excited about the plan for today as we are heading to Disneyland. Emma is really excited for she is a fan of Minnie Mouse and she kept asking if we can see other Disney Characters like Sofia, Donald & Daisy Duck etc…

When we arrived after our breakfast, it’s not surprise that there were big crowds at the entrance and yes… mainly CHINESE. Lady Faith was quick to obtain the Disneyland map and we quickly planned our way to the rides. We were lucky to get on the Winnie the Pooh ride thrice as the queue weren’t too long and it was really a comfortable ride to take. J

The kiddos wanted to take on the Elephant ride and we went for it and some photo-taking with the characters thereafter. The weather was scorching HOT and I could barely walk as my energy level slowed down under such weather. We headed down to the indoor rides for some cool air and it was comfortable for us.

Wanted to dine at the restaurant for our lunch but all the cafes/restaurants were very crowded and some had to queue… so we continued our journey in Disneyland and ended up taking pix with one of our favourite Star Wars character – Chewbacca. I was thrilled and pretty proud of the kiddos as there weren’t afraid of him at all.

We had a great time in Disneyland but it was way too hot to stay on so, we headed back to the city for our late lunch. We took a rest in our hotel room after a super-hot day out!

I did some research before we departed SIN for HK and found out that Jamie Oliver had opened a restaurant in HK too. We went to Causeway Bay for our dinner at Jamie Oliver and we were really happy to get a table even without any reservations for the lady at the counter told us that usually the restaurant is fully booked.

The menu is somehow different from the one we had back home and I would say that the price is more reasonable and portion is slightly bigger compared to the one in SIN. It was really delicious and I gave it a 5« for its quality, taste and quantity. THUMPS UP!

We returned to our hotel for an early rest after a long day. While the kids are in bed, I was having a personal moment with my steam milk pudding! YUMS!!

We are looking forward to meeting Linda & Sumiyo at Ocean Park tomorrow for another fun outing!

Hello Hong Kong

It’s been long time since we last visited Hong Kong and we are finally back again. This time, with an additional family member added to our trip… yes… Little Emma.

The girls are excited and this would be Emma’s virgin trip to Hong Kong while Lady Faith a few times I supposed. J We took the morning flight so that we can spend more time in Hong Kong and with the fantastic cooperation from the girls; we managed to be at airport early to do some shopping and enjoyed our breakfast before boarding.

 

This would be the first time Emma has her own seat onboard and I was really happy that she was able to doze off right after the take-off and leaving me to enjoy a few cups of my favourite Bailey's...

I was pretty much impressed by our very own Changi Airport which not only known for their cleanliness but the good facilities they have. We were able to enjoy our breakfast while the girls enjoyed themselves at the nearby playground where it was a breeze to sip on our coffee and watched our girls at the same time. Simply thoughtful!

We arrived on scheduled and the weather was pretty cool. We headed down for a little shopping before proceeding for our steamboat dinner at one of our favourite restaurant. It was certainly changed a lot but the quality of the food remained FANTASTIC! THUMPS UP!

After dinner, we went for a light stroll along the streets of HK and managed to buy some desserts and snacks to enjoy at the comfort of our own hotel room.

The girls turned in early as they can’t wait for the trip to Disneyland tomorrow. :0) See you tomorrow peeps!

Ballet Boot Camp

It was day 2 of the ballet boot camp for our Lady Faith and I managed to send her to Trudance since I am on leave. When we arrived at venue, some of her friends were already there preparing for a day of fun. J

They started off the day with games and then with a dance to keep everyone warmed up for the day. I could see that she was really enjoying herself with Athena. Before we left for breakfast, we checked out the other classes and I would love to join the camp if there is a session for adults coz’ they were really fun… saw the older girls doing some jazz dance, hip-hop and another class doing salsa. Looked so fun!!!!

I went back to pick her up in the evening and took a peek into their class and I love what I saw… they were dancing salsa and noticed that Lady Faith was really happy doing the dance. When class was dismissed, Lady Faith came out with a bright smile and showed us the key chain they made during lesson.

Thank you Trudance for organizing this wonderful camp for the girls!

Faith’s Ballet Camp

It’s finally school holiday for our Lady Faith and she is definitely looking forward to the events that will be happening in June.

Well, the first up event will be her Ballet Camp where she will be able to hang out with her BFFs from ballet class at the Trudance premises where the girls get together for a 2 full days of fun!  

For the 1^st day of the Ballet Camp, they had dance lessons in the morning and then followed by a movie after lunch. I was really thankful that Regena (Athena’s Mum) was able to fetch and send Faith home after the event is done. J

When I returned home from work, she told me how much she had enjoyed herself with her friends and can’t wait for the next session tomorrow. I was really happy that she had a ball of a time with her friends and learnt some dance moves too. J

I shall check it out tomorrow. J

Thank You Joe!

Joe came to our office as a replacement for our office boy who went on 3 months medical leave due to surgery. I remembered his first day of work and was very much GREEN as there was no prior handover.

I once approached him to check on the postage and he wasn’t sure at all but was willing to check for me. I remembered him being very cool about it though he was clueless but his attitude towards the job was really fantastic. He check the mail system and came back with an answer the next day. Thumps UP!

Today, being his last day of work in our office, most of us who has the privilege to work with him were sad to see him leave. He is such a great guy who is always willing to help and given the sense of responsibility, he did his job well!

Well Done JOE!

Wishing you all the very best in your studies and your career path in the near future. J

Photoshoot For Office Organization Chart

New GM new style… he wanted to revamp our office organization chart as it does not look neat and nice to him. With that, our HR department scheduled all staff to have their photo taken.

This morning, we were the first few to have our photos taken by Linda just using her own Samsung phone with beauty app for our photoshoot. As this has to be in a standard format, we were asked to stand at the wall to have our face portrait taken. J

We certainly had lots of fun doing that for we were the first few in the office and we were able to take as many pictures as we like till we are satisfied with it… hahaahahahah…

Don’t we all looked GOOD! J