started my new venture with my friends. sticking back to the same industry i.e. conferences, seminars and in-house trainings. will start small and concentrate on branding for now. wish me all the best!

the long awaited trip has finally come and gone.

day 1
we had to get up at 5:30 am because our flight was at 9:10 am. yes, it’s a pain but we have a full day of travelling. my parents brought us to the airport and after the standard check-in processes, into the departure hall we went. our flight was at gate H2 whereby we didn’t need to take the aerotrain. but, for LF’s sake, we took a spin on the aerotrain. went to the nursing room to nurse LF and get his diaper changed before boarding our flight. LF slept during take-off and when we tried to place him in the bassinet, he got up. argh! so, we had to keep him entertained until we landed. MAS served nasi lemak during the flight and it was delicious!

at the immigration at suvarnabhumi airport, bangkok, there were long queues everywhere. but, when they saw us with LF, they asked us to go to the line for thai citizens (because there were no one). i knew there was a benefit for bringing LF on the holiday. after we collected our luggages, we had to wait for another 2 hours for gary’s business partner from china. so, we had our not-so-nice lunch and played with LF until gary’s boss came to pick us up.

once in the nicely decorated van, LF slept. and since the van was so comfortable, we all slept after a while. it was a 2 hours drive to rayong. and upon arrival at the ban phe pier, gary’s boss went to get us a speed boat. and i immediately put the life jacket on LF. it was a 20 minute boat ride to koh samed. after we checked in at the samed sand sea hotel, we went for a drink and i took LF on a walk along the beach. we rested until dinner then. dinner was seafood as that was the only choice at koh samed.

On the boat ride to the island

day 2

we’ve the whole day to spend on the island today. we walked about “town” (which is actually only a street) a little and played on the beach with LF. gary’s boss bought LF some tools to play. so, he was very happy.

day 3
bye bye to koh samed! see you in another 4 years! and please do not be too commercialized by then because we love the natural beauty of the island.

we took the speed boat from koh samed back to the pier at rayong. and from rayong, a mini van (not so nice one this time around) to pattaya. thank goodness LF slept all the way again.

once we arrived at pattaya and checked in, we took our shower and headed out to hopf (our favourite dining place) for their specially brewed wheat beer. gary’s boss ordered 3 litres for the 3 of them. LF and i stuck to non-alcoholic drinks.

day 4

gary, his boss and business partner went for a meeting at their customer’s office today. so, i spent most of the day taking care of LF and then, going for lunch and shopping with him. i’ve no qualms about bringing LF out at pattya because i’ve been here so many times that i know where i want to go and how to go to a certain place.

LF posing for me since we had nothing to do

for dinner, we went to a seafood restaurant at the walking street.

day 5

today is family day i.e. gary’s boss and busines partner have left for their flights. we went shopping but besides diapers, milk and etc., went back to the hotel empty handed. plus, because LF was already tired, we had to walk under the rain to the closest tuk-tuk. he slept all the way in the tuk-tuk back to the hotel.

dinner was once again at hopf….

day 6

last day at thailand. went for last minute shopping but also came back empty handed. put LF to sleep and packed our stuff. headed to the airport and rushed our driver only to find out that the flight was delayed for half an hour. never mind… there were sales at the airport. got some stuff there. yay!

okay… and now, 17 days to CNY and we haven’t gotten anything done!

LF’s vocabulary has improved a lot since i last posted on his development. he has since learned to say:
- thank mom
- cup
- tub
- book
and many more that i can’t seem to remember right now. but, he has also learned to tell tales such as complaining to me that daddy beat him and telling his grandpa that daddy’s car “bom” (accident). and when grandpa asked, “who told you?” he answered, “mom”. aijoh!

he can also answer questions such as:
- where do you drink your water from? CUP
- where do you read from? BOOK
- where do you bathe in? TUB

and whenever i read my novel, he’ll look at the cover page and tells me, T is for train, E for elephant, L for lion, B for bob, C for cat, D for dad, F for fish and of course, M for mom! he recognises alphabets such as A and O. as for the rest, we’re still trying to teach him. but, he’s a good student so far. phew!

gary was driving me to work as usual today and it was a smooth drive on the federal highway until we were nearing the ldp. i saw the jam in front and told gary to slow down but when we got closer to the car in front of us, we realised that it came to a complete stop already. so, gary applied the brakes harder and managed to stop about a foot away. but unfortunately, the proton satria behind didn’t manage to brake in time and hit us causing us to hit the car in front. then, the next second, the car behind the proton satria (ford telstar) hit the proton satria causing another impact for us. sigh….

after the accident, i called my mom to pick me up since she’s the closest and then sent me home. in-laws were taking care of LF at home so, we went home and told them the bad news. LF of course was very happy to see me. i waited for gary to call me to pick him up from the workshop then, went to fetch him about 1pm.

now, we can only hope that the car will be fixed by cny.

day 1
we i decided that we should celebrate the new year and of course, our 4th wedding anniversary away from home and after much contemplation, decided on melaka since we’ve not been there for years now. and i was glad we chose melaka because the drive to and fro was smooth i.e. no jam at all so we managed to reach melaka under 2 hours. we had wantan noodles and ice kacang for lunch at jonkers street then, headed back to the hotel for LF’s afternoon nap. we stayed at baba’s house at jln tun tan cheng lock. by the time he got up at 6pm, it was dinner time. we had nasi lemak, assam laksa and ice kacang for dinner. then, we roamed the streets of melaka with LF in his stroller. after a while, we decided to take a drive around town but regretted it once we hit the streets. it was so jam! we went back to the hotel at about 11+ pm for LF to sleep. gary went out himself for the countdown.

day 2
today was a slow and easy day. we had the famous chicken ball rice at jonkers street and then went to take the boat taxi and eye on malaysia. both of which LF didn’t like. perhaps, because it was hot. in the evening, it was back to jonkers street but we had fine dining at a restaurant nearby to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. however, LF had a mind of his own and gave us a chaotic dinner. sigh….

day 3
we had the buffet breakfast in the hotel and decided to roam jonkers street for last minute gifts. left melaka at 11am and went back to ampang for lunch.