Day 2

I woke up at 5am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep..  argh.. this is the reason why I don't like travelling. God pls let me have 8 hrs of undisturbed sleep tonight.

The first stop this morning is sea life at Siam paragon. It's pretty much similar to the one in RWS. Thought would be quite educational for the kids since we didn't wanna go kidzania (again)

 Vera and her 苦瓜脸。。。and she was the one insisting to take pics but all with her sour face. Think probably too tired from last night. 

After leaving sea life, we headed for lunch before going to hello kitty cafe. This was like the twins highlight for today.. Lol

Vera still with her sour face. 

Being the cheapo mama, I told the girls that we are simply going there for photos and not going to buy any food there. Tried it few yrs before with William and it was over rated and too over priced. 

Thankfully we managed to leave as promised. 

Went back to the room shortly bcoz the girls were tired. Could see from the way they snap at one another. But once we reach back to the room, it's like a recharged of their energy. Sometimes I wonder do they like a holiday or simply love staying in a hotel room .

- playing their card games while I was out for a quick spree. I didn't manage to buy much today. Lol..dunno if it was bcoz my clothes are still v much wearable or bcoz on the 2 slots that I went out most shops won't open/ had alrdy closed. I have a feeling that I would not be buying much for this trip..and tom is the last morning I could shop before leaving for khao yai. And there's no shopping at khao yai.. bittersweet moment..lol.. 

-they literally played hide and seek the whole evening when we were in the room and it's not like we have a huge bedroom..lol... but yes I'm thankful that they are stil playing well today. 

Managed to also catch moments with each girl and asked them their thoughts abt the trip etc.. I guess especially so for girls , it's impt to have conversations with them, look them in the eye and let them know that mama is with u.. 

The girls on their first tuk-tuk. Told joy that unlike spore where there are many traffic rules , there are none in Thailand... Lol.. 

My pre trip thoughts.. and day 1...

 Today is the day when the village goes for their holidays. I had an early morning appt and headed to office to finish up the rest of the paperwork. The plan was to meet back at home and we will go to the airport together. I came home and saw Mr choo still folding the clothes that has just came out from the dryer. The plan was to clear all the outstanding housework before we fly so that when we come back, we only had to clear the 1 week of chores. Seeing him still busy bustling here and there made me wonder if it was really worth to go on a trip. Yes, the kids are ecstatic about it, especially the twins. The thought about going a plane just makes the 5 yr olds on their best behaviour for this whole week. Lol.. excellent I would say..

This is our luggages..all of it.. a lot right.. for 5 of us on a 6 days trip. Majority of it were clothes , toiletries, diapers, medicine pouch, our air bed, blankets and toys. We brought some card games and some board games too. We did bring more toys than usual bcoz the aim of this trip is to focus on the 5 of us. No tv, no iPad and no hp..lets just gel together for the next 1 week.. focusing on bonding. Each kid also had a backpack of their own where they could bring whatever they wanted but they had to carry themselves. Vera had the lightest backpack among them as she had managed to scam/coax/persuade her sisters into sharing their soft toys with her..😅

This is our first long trip since we shifted to the new place. N i think the biggest struggle is having not enough clothes to pack (for the trip) n still have enough panties to wear while in sg.. Lol.. I guess this is the flip side of leading a minimalist lifestyle..

I do hope that the girls learn more abt how blessed they are in this trip, when we go visit the farms etc and interact with the kids there. If successful we probably can go to such places on a regular basis..  shall see how it pans out.. 😊

The objective of the trip is also to spend frugally. It's not because we can't afford but bcoz we have all we already need. Thus there is no need to splurge or spend excessively. Otherwise we would have a problem with storage when we go back.

While waiting for boarding..

And we are in the plane now.. having successfully checked in and positioned ourselves in our seats..

The girls are so excited, especially Grace. She's so loud while watching her emoji movie. Every time I take the plane, I say a silent prayer that we will reach the place safely. I think as one ages, the fear of mishap is real. I pray that God grant us journey mercy on the trip and may it be a fruitful one.

 This is the seating configuration for the leg to bkk.. 

To be honest I haven't sat next to mr choo alone for a long time for family trips. Kinda enjoy the space and freedom.. Lol..  love my man..

Upon arrival..
And here we are, at Bangkok airport.. the plan is to take their airport link (aka express train ) bcoz we would arrive at 5pm and it would probably have bad jam if we took the car. And so we did, like the locals.

It only took half an hour from the airport to the station near our hotel. And we walked for abt ~15mins with our kids and luggage in tow before arriving to our hotel. 

William, joy and I each took 1 luggage while the twins held each other and we began our long walk. Of coz I was hoping to get a taxi or something. But I thought it would be good for the girls to "work" a bit for their trip. Really thankful that we all survive the walk. Lol.. thank God for the beautiful weather too.. 

Met a good friend and his wife for dinner (A pity we didn't take any pics) before heading to the supermarket to get some tibits.. tomorrow should b  more relaxed .. told the girls that all should zzz til 10am at least.  (I wish)