It's been about a week and a half since I returned from my vacation and I must say I absolutely  miss the weather in the UK. I find it so hard to fall asleep these nights because I start perspiring so quickly that I have to switch on the air-conditioner. Argh , makes me appreciate the cold winds in the UK more now. Anyway, back to share another day from my vacation. Apart from all the shopping we did, we also set time aside to do some sight-seeing and engage in more meaningful activities than just... shop. This time, we visited Cardiff Bay Barrage and drove up to Penarth Pier before going to The Old Post for dinner! On one end, we could see Cardiff Bay so those tiny buildings right at the end actually make up the city centre. (We visited Cardiff Bay on our previous trip but nothing compares to this sight.) On the other side, of course, is what any other barrage would normally look like. We could actually walk out around the barrage to see the Bristol Chann...

Got a tad too excited after mailing out some Christmas cards, albeit a little late, that I decided I should give this space an update. ☺ Pardon the hole in my fringe (always happens when I have bangs) but on Christmas Eve, the sister and I met Sandy and the kids for a picnic! Although the day didn't start out very well for me (since I had a bad tummy), everything fell into place eventually. ☺ Here's one with Jewelle, who took longer than usual to warm up to me that day. But afterwards she wouldn't leave me alone. ☺ I love spending time with this precious girl. She's so sensible despite her young age and I know she's going to grow up to be someone great. Jayden with the sister. Forgive my sister's unglam pose but Jayden was so comfortable lying against her like that, it was actually heartwarming to see. The lazy boy got too comfortable halfway through the picnic! He was actually eating his sandwich whilst lying down on my jean j...

And yes, I am officially back! As such, I shall update on the rest of my trip. :-) Picking up from where I last left off, we picked Aunty Su up from Heathrow Airport on 28 June 2013, Friday. And then we took a almost-2-hour car ride to Bath . With the favourite Aunt at the car park in Bath. :-) While walking, we chanced upon this bridge which overlooked the lake and it was a pretty good view (although not captured in this picture) but featuring the generation of ladies before me! As I walked, I couldn't help but snap shots of the beautiful environment. I know I'm easily amazed but every building looked so antique and unique yet refreshing at the same time. Not anything like those in Singapore, of course. Had lunch at a pub. My first experience of being at a pub and I have to say, it wasn't a bad one. In fact, it was way different from what I expected it to be! Mandatory shot with Aunty Su. :-) Mommy's dish. She had some sau...

I'm going to be ambitious and try to summarize my first few days in Cardiff. ت I've been in Cardiff since 25 June 2013. Mama and I took a 2-hour train ride from Paddington Station to Cardiff Central, where Aunty Shyam picked us up. ت We were famished anyway so the first thing we did was to get some food. Aunty Shyam brought us to this place called Happy Gathering . We had dim sum  (craving satisfied!) for £19! There were 5 side dishes and 1 rice dish which made £19 really affordable and worth it. The food was splendid. Run by some Cantonese people, authentic Chinese food and lovely staff member. Thumbs up to that one! After that, we went grocery shopping. You wouldn't believe the different places you could go for groceries! We went to M&S 's first to stock up some food (we bought these lovely fish cakes made of real salmon and cod). I also dropped by a pet store to buy treats for the babies. ت Finally, we went to Aldi 's to get even cheaper groceries. ...

It is my third day in Cardiff today. ت This post shall be a brave attempt to summarize the 4 days I spent in London from 22/6 to 25/6 . It was a particularly exciting 4 days because I met up with the sister. And off we go! We left the house at 9:30PM because our flight was at 1:10AM. ت Waikit and Junbin came to send me off but I forgot to take photos with them. Anyway, after checking in at about 11PM, Mama and I explored the insides of Terminal 3. We bought a book each to keep ourselves occupied. Above is a mandatory shot I took to send to the sister. ت I arrived in London at about 7:30AM on 22/6, Saturday. No pictures from the plane because it was a 13  hours flight and Mama refused to pick a window seat in case we needed to use the washroom (which we did a couple of times throughout the journey so thank God Mama was practical). The sister was at the airport waiting for us and we took the tube to Earl's Court  where our hotel was located at....