hubby and i caught the movie twilight over the weekend. knowing i couldn't sleep in a new place i.e. the chalet, might as well go watch a midnight movie

one revelation was that i only realised the next day (while we were chatting with hubby's frens at K's bday party) that its part 2 to the 1st movie, duh. i completely forgot about the movie till they mentioned it, and yes, i watched the 1st movie and hubby insisted he have never seen the 1st movie. ok, anyways, its vampires vs werewolves ya? mixed into a love story. the vampires are hot man, always slim, fair and never age. not to mention, quite the gentleman or lady as well.

okie so the verdict is out, i vote for vampires. hubby's vote went to the werewolves. i'm tabulating votes now as i go around the office, its vampires 2 vs werewolves 3. feedback on this blog if u wanna vote as well.

Day 4:

We did a half-day city tour where we visited many nice gardens in the city and some landmarks. Stumbled upon a children's garden and we really had a nice time enjoying our day out in the garden and open spaces. (without breaking out into a sweat!)

we went shopping after that at st kildas, acland st where i bought the most clothes there! i love this street (not just the shopping hor) they have wonderful european cake shops that date back centuries, yummy.

here's a pic of the oldest confectionery on the street, see the glow in my face? not from sugar high, but spending high haha!

Day 5

my favourite pic of k from this trip. we were having lunch at Queen Victoria Market. its a must go for all tourists, save your $ to buy your souvenirs here, its cheaper than other places. we went back again on the last day of our trip cos it was about a 20 min from our hotel, we love walking in this weather!

another pic i like of k, she was playing while mommy shopped

Day 6

I went shopping (mostly), ok, for a full whole day so i didn't really take any pics. i would recommend Bridge Road as another shopping avenue as they stock nice and unique pieces here at mostly factory outlet prices. clothes and all in Australia is relatively expensive comparing to the rest of Asia, but i still managed to get sonme lovely pieces! in total, i bought 14 pieces of clothing!! i think the cut of their clothes is very flattering so it always falls nicely in place.

Day 7

we went to Crowne Entertainment plaza which is along the Southbank river, and spent some time watching the sunset. just mommy and baby time as daddy heads to check out the casino for about 30mins. i had a really nice time, again its the same sunset, i never get tired of it. funny thing is, i never noticed how lovely sunsets are all these while, until melbourne, hmm. now, i'll stop to watch if i see a setting sun. the last one i saw was on sunday, at vivocity, overlooking sentosa

isn't this a lovely pic, with a river in view and a bird resting along the riverside, against the backdrop of a setting sun - classic moment

k was having a good time chasing the birds while i chased after k to make sure she doesn't fall into the river  it was still fun!

after dinner by the river, took a nice walk along the bridge before heading back to our hotel, our last evening in Melbourne. nice way to remember Melbourne

Day 8

waiting to board our flight home, the good thing about bringing a tot is that you get "priority" treatment. so we get to board on the plane first, with a nice waiting area and all

k made a german fren on our way back, he's a really sweet and shy boy. they are about a month apart (k's younger). k was trying to do a wave, not avoiding him like what this pic seems to suggest, hee.

one of my favourite words, and now possibly my favourite word. i have been hitting many rough patches this year (as you would know from my endless whining blogs) as nothing that happens to me seem right. in a bizarre effort to stay sane, i keyed in the word Serendipity in my phone, so i see this everytime i start up. its kinda like a comfort for me to hang on in there, and wish for this to touch my life  i think it somewhat did.

in case you haven't heard of this word, here's the wikipedia definition: Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated.

i have been unhappy and unable to see things clearly for a long time, but somehow, through some chance encounters recently, i have stumbled upon some fortunate outcomes. somehow, my thoughts are clearer and i know better what i want and need. its hard to explain in real terms without divulging too many secrets (haha). i believe in Serendipity and i'm glad i have been touched.

1. we made it back in one piece, phew!

2. can't believe 8 days flew by just like that!

i'll prolly need some time to upload my pics as we took about 400  Melbourne is a lovely place, better than the other cities I have been in Australia. Though i'm so over fish n chips, and cafes! Daddy and little K really enjoyed the weather there, i was the one wearing a jacket mostly. K was relatively ok on the flight though she slept very little and we had to entertain her most of the time. its tiring to travel with a tot but the experience is certainly worth it  k enjoyed herself so much and we are proud of her cos she adapted pretty well to the food, weather, time difference, etc.

promise to post up some pics soon!

i think its really strange how things work out. the hengs went for a flu jab (obviously to prevent ourselves from catching the flu bug) and both daddy and tot fell sick over the weekend, and yes, its the common flu. i asked the doc how can this be, and she told me its becos the jab protects against influenza (the more jialat flu bugs) but not the common flu, duh. so the half-heng aka me, is the last one standing. but, i've been getting this nagging headache that won't go away (must be lack of quality sleep from looking after k). and k was exceptionally moody, grouchy and clingy, which drove my mom and i crazy. she wouldn't stop crying and its a vicious cycle as her nose gets runny, and her throat gets sore  

slept about 3 hours last night only. hubby was sneezing and coughing the whole time so i couldn't get to sleep. then i packed my pillow and went to k's room to sleep but alas, she kept waking up to fuss or cry thruout the night as well. if i continue this way, should be my turn next, urgh. not to mention its that time of the month for me (first day was last night, yes this is murphy law working again)  

and yet another strange way how things can pan out. i sneaked off to the travel fair at suntec on sun with my mom, with the intention to do a family trip in march and got an sms from my galfren to go HK for our all-gals trip! it works out fine as i realised its very expensive to bring a tot along on packaged tours anyways (k only pays about 10% cheaper than adult fare with no bed - ridiculous right?!?!). so now, at least my "spring break" is taken care of, will do the family vacation prolly in june/july (my next lull period).

and little k is into pretend play now, she's into making tea and coffee these days so i bought her a tea set on sunday to cheer her up. guess how she says her drinks? kopi-O is pronounced as copy-O and tea-si is pronounced tear-C, haha  her ang-moh style hokkien.