Today was our last full day before James and Shaniah head home for Aus. We started off with our first Mother’s Day together for a VERY long time. Couldn’t figure out how long. We organised many mangoes to be delivered and prepared as part of breakfast at our house since Mama loves mangoes so much. I Continue reading

The last two days have been a much needed slower pace. Partially because we all started post wedding day a bit dusty, and also because we wanted to enjoy our beautiful surroundings in the resort before we leave. We’ve spent a lot of time in the resort’s pool and enjoying their happy hours. I tried Continue reading

Hey guess what, I have a new sister in-law! It was a big day for Jonny and Grace with various Chinese traditions starting early. The tea ceremony took place in the morning. First with Grace’s family and then with Jonny’s. It is a Chinese tradition which welcomes the bride or groom and unifies both families. Continue reading

Waking up to birdsong this morning was absolute bliss. Even if it was 530am. You may remember from last year, I don’t tend to sleep all that much while I’m travelling. Not on purpose, but once I’m awake, it makes sense to get up and enjoy the day.  This resort is so relaxing and quiet. Continue reading

If there was a Guinness World Record for how many swear words were said during a massage, I’d have won it today. The grown-up me kept them (nearly) all in my head, but oh my god, there were some well-earned colourful words during my 60-minute Thai massage. Thai Massage (also known as nuat phaen thai Continue reading

Would you believe I started today with a run in the resort’s gym?? No, I wouldn’t believe me either. Who am I? Does it justify the amount of food and drinks I’ve already had? Probably not. But I say it earned me some beer tokens for later. That out of the way, I enjoyed a leisurely morning Continue reading

Today started with another amazing and leisurely breaky, followed by a walk down to Kamala Beach to help Mum and Dad get their bearings and adjust to the climate. I do love the beach and the sea, but I’m really not a big fan of sand. It just gets in all the places doesn’t it!? Continue reading

Today I woke up feeling like my holiday had truly begun. In a ginormous bed with lush sheets, no Auckland noise and the distant sound of the sea. Wide awake at 4am thanks to an out of sync body clock, I enjoyed a relaxing morning chilling in my hotel robe, reading about the resort and Continue reading

I made it! phew. But sadly, Mum and Dad missed our connecting flight by minutes due to a long queue on the tarmac. This made me quite sad because I was looking forward to our Singapore rendezvous and our arrival to Thailand together. They were rescheduled to a flight tomorrow morning and have another early Continue reading

For the next few weeks, I won’t have to look at my phone screen to figure out what’s an appropriate time to message my family chat because we will finally be in the same timezone! What an exciting thought! My poor little Kala Bear knew what was going on as I left this morning. Her Continue reading