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Kyoto & Osaka, Japan

October 2, 2023 Travel

Fushimi Inari Shrine Fushimi Inari Shrine is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the shrine grounds. Gion District Gion district, often described as the geisha district, is the famous entertainment district that is home to many beautiful traditional buildings and is great for strollingRead More

New Zealand

April 17, 2019 Travel

Hooker Valley Track One of the most popular walks in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Kea Point Track This walk gently winds its way through subalpine grasslands and scrub to the Mueller Glacier moraine wall. Mt Cook Tasman Glacier Walk This walk branches off the Blue Lakes Track just past the Blue Lakes shelter and leads to a viewpoint of the glacier’s terminal lake. Icebergs can usually be seen floating in the lake in summer, and in winter, the lake freezesRead More

New York, States

March 7, 2019 Travel

Central Park, NYC Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. It is located between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side, roughly bounded by Fifth Avenue on the east, Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) on the west, Central Park South (59th Street) on the south, and Central Park North (110th Street) on the north. New York City, States New York City – there’s no place quite like it. Even if you think you know NewRead More

Barcelona & Granada, Spain

December 15, 2017 Travel

Barcelona, Spain Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. Barcelona is one of the world’s leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world’s major global cities. La Sagrada Familia La Sagrada Família is one of Gaudí’s most famous worksRead More

Lapland & Helsinki, Finland

December 11, 2017 Travel

Lapland, Finland Finnish Lapland is as close as reality gets to those who dream of a winter wonderland. Reindeer Ride Reindeer sleigh rides are a popular way to get close to the fabled animal. Eco-friendly holiday activity at its best, the sleigh ride is not a tourism industry innovation, but an ancient Sámi way of getting around. Speeds stay moderate, which makes them suitable for all ages. A reindeer ride is rather something of a spiritual journey; gliding through aRead More

Gold Coast, Australia

December 11, 2017 Travel

Gold Coast, Australia The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland. It is a major tourist destination with its sunny subtropical climate and has become widely known for its surfing beaches, high-rise dominated skyline, theme parks, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. Surfers Paradise is the Gold Coast’s entertainment and tourism centre and the suburb’s high-rise buildings are the best known feature of the city’s skyline. Hinterland, Australia Experience the Gold Coast Hinterland Hot Air Ballooning andRead More

Tromso, Norway

December 11, 2017 Travel

Tromso City Tromsø, a city in northern Norway, is a major cultural hub above the Arctic Circle. It’s famed as a viewing point for colorful Northern Lights that sometime light up the nighttime sky. The city’s historic center, on the island of Tromsø, is distinguished by its centuries-old wooden houses. The 1965 Arctic Cathedral, with its distinctive peaked roof and soaring stained-glass windows, dominates the skyline. Tromso Alps Tromsø is located 350 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and isRead More

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

December 11, 2017 Travel

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia The Cameron Highlands is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with Perak. It is one of the oldest tourist spots in Malaysia. Apart from its tea estates, the plateau is also noted for its cool weather, orchards, nurseries, farmlands, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, wildlife, mossy forest, golf course, hotels, places of worship, bungalows, Land Rovers, museum and its aborigines.

CNY at the Playground

February 4, 2022 Family

Enjoying time at the playground around the neighborhood in Toa Payoh. Kids having tremendous fun at the playground during Chinese New Year. Due to the covid-19 restriction, the family has little to no visiting, hence, we decided to bring the kids out to have some outdoor fun! Call me helicopter parents but I like her timid character. She doesn’t like running kids at the playground, she get worried if the running kids will bump into her and caused her injuries.Read More

Looking back in 2021

January 16, 2022 Family

Looking back in year 2021, Claire spend quite a few months at home as her preschool has quite a high number of covid-19 cases. In addition, our neighborhood is also a red zone for high number of covid-19 cases. Hence, we kept her at home. Tiffany is both happy and sad to see her sister at home playing and fighting with her.

Typical Day At Home

October 27, 2021 Family

Photodiary of Claire and Tiffany hanging out at home during the covid period. Capturing the naughty acts and mischief of the 2 kids. They are in a love and hate relationship with endless fighting over toys yet long for each other to cahoots into mischievous plans and acts. Lunch and dinner is always such a big struggle for us, from fierce scolding to punishing using canes till giving in with sweet food. Everyday is such a torture to get throughRead More

A Day with Panasonic LX3

September 12, 2021 Blog, Family

I was lucky to get not 1 but 2x free Panasonic Lumix LX3 from a nice photographer who deemed this camera as useless. i wanted to give to my 2 kids and let them try out cameras when they are a bit older. so meanwhile, i get to play with it for a while. Performance It is slow. No doubt. Slow autofocus slow reaction from the moment i depressed on the shutter button to the moment when the shot isRead More

Fun at playground

December 25, 2019 Family

Fun 15mins time at the nearby playground. Love the little one to bits. Stay happy, my girl.

17 months baby Claire

September 7, 2019 Family

Photodiary of 17 months old Claire. Claire is starting to want to take control of her life and wants to make decision and wants things to go her way. We spend many days at Qiren since we signed up as member Claire was born by buying an insurance plan from them. It was very worth while as we get to use the playground and cafe for free everyday. However, since their Tampines branch closed and covid hit Singapore, we couldRead More

Day out at Botanic Gardens

August 11, 2019 Family

16 months baby Claire

August 7, 2019 Family

Photo diary of 16 months Claire. Claire learn to tiptoes and reach out for things on the table. She learns to scribble and get her first pool-dipping experience. First pool-dipping experience

15 months baby Claire

July 7, 2019 Family

Photodiary of little Claire at 15 month. Claire started to learn to shake her bon bon whenever music starts. She learn about new things daily. Dance Instructor

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