Happy Birthday, Singapore!

09 Aug 2014 (Sat):

Singapore turned 49 this year, gaining independence back in 1965.

Happy 49th Birthday, Singapore! May you continue to be strong as a nation, prosper together with your citizens & in peace with all your neighbours & other countries, near & far.

Scoot Away

04 Aug 2014 (Mon):

Taiwan has always been on my wish list. I have only been to Taiwan once & that was on a tour leading assignment back in the late 90s. And recently when my in laws went to Taiwan for their yearly vacation, I was so tempted to follow but Daddy found the airfare expensive. :(

Then my sil & her family, my cousins, niece & nephews all went to Taiwan one after another & I so wanna go...

And I saw so many post on FB from my friends who went to Taiwan & back...

Not sure what made Daddy pop the question back in June & asked if I'm interested to go Taiwan. Would I say NO? Course not! So we have been checking on the various budget carriers website for promotions to Taiwan but the total for 2A & 2C would always be at least $1700. Cheapo Daddy would definitely NOT agree on this kind of price.

I would always argue with Daddy on the fact that we are going during CNY & how would he expect the fare to be cheap?!!!!

Fast forward - 01 August 2014. Scoot was having a promo & their tag line: " Enjoy special fares on the return flight when you scoot to these amazing destinations. Taxes & surcharges apply. "

I clicked on the given link & indicated my preferred departure dates. However, the selected return date was not having promo as promised. Haiz... And then I saw - return (TPE/SIN) dates on 26 Feb onwards were only SGD$33 (FLY only category), excluding taxes. This means you do not get the additional baggage allowance of 20kg unless you book the FLY/BAG category, for a different price of course. :)

I played around, clicking on the various departure & returning dates & our conclusion:

SIN / TPE: 21 Feb 2015 $178 per person         TPE/ SIN: 26 Feb 2015 $33 per person

Total including taxes: $1350 for 2 adults & 2 children, including 20kg baggage allowance to & fro for the 2 adults only. ( we added those in on the passengers details' page).

So its onwards to Taiwan, though only for 6 days & 5 nights next CNY, 2015.
Confirmed & Double Chopped!!!!

All Thanks to Scoot. :)

Courtesy of Scoot. I got this from their website.



21 Feb SIN / TPE 0055 / 0530. Check in on the 20 Feb night at 2255hrs.

26 Feb TPE / SIN 1545 / 2015.

 

No doubt, the kids will miss 4 days of school. :P

 

I know most of you would say I'm crazy... 6 more months before departure....need to be so kiasu meh? Yes & Kanchiong! HAHAHA!!!

 

Happy 7th Birthday, Baby

17 July 2014 (Thurs):

Princess here turns 7 today. When our kids were young, the adults would always try to plan & throw a big birthday bash for the child, wouldn't they? But as the child grows older, we tend to have a simple, quiet party within our own family members. So Daddy got a cake Polar at the request of princess who wanted a strawberry shortcake. (I was half expecting Daddy to get an ice cream cake from Swensons instead.)

We sang the birthday song & princess made a wish.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY. Daddy, Mummy & Kor Kor will always love & protect you. Stay sweet, happy & healthy always.

 

The cake seemed to be sinking in at the side but all that matters to princess was the strawberries on the top..haha

See the look on her face; I'm wondering what's she wishing for..

Studying a 3rd language

16 July 2014 (Wed):

YPS has encouraged all P3 students to acquire a 3rd language, therefore coming up with this conversational program to equip the students with basic oral skills.

There are both the Malay & Mandarin classes to choose from so obviously the Chinese students will learn Malay & vice versa. The Tamil students can have a choice of Mandarin or Malay. :)

This is Lionel's Conversational Malay Course book for beginners & the 1st class started yesterday.

I only know: Selamat Datang = Welcome, Kawan = Friend, Terima Kasih = Thank You...lol

SwimSafer Stage 2 Award

11 July 2014 (Friday):

Lionel has been taking part in this SwimSafer program organized by his school & has set for the required test on 30 April 2014. He got back this certificate of achievement, stage 2 & has successfully completed all the swimming, water safety & survival skills.

To The Movies..

06 July 2014 (Sun):

A norm for us to watch movies in Malaysia. We caught Transformers - Age of Extinction at Aeon, Bukit Indah again.

And again, we sat only a few rows from the front.

Half price for kids. That's why hubs loved it. :)

I am 38

03 July 2014 (Thurs):

Offically 38. Happy Birthday To Me :)