Australia, Sydney Trip Day 2

 

Day 2 in Aussie!!

 

The weather was very good!

It was windy and nice!

So we took a walk to chinatown to look for our breakfast!

 

 

Walked past a "Breakfast Cafe" with alot of customers so we just walked in to try. 

We ordered porridge, rice dumpling, dumplings and soya bean milk to share.

A hearty breakfast to warm our bodies!!

A note to you all, warm soya bean milk is serve in a bowl and is tasteless. Need to add white sugar to sweeten it yourself!

Hmm... Don't really like it! =P

 

** Photos taken by the lil photographer**

While waiting for our food!

 

After a full breakfast, is time to go for some shopping!!

 

As is still early, alot of the shops are still close so went to Paddy's Market. 

Paddy's Market is just across the chinatown.

It sells alot of souviners and is so much cheaper than the shops out there.

So  I recommend this place if you are ever there!!

 

The weather must be so good that lil ReAnne fell asleep not long after we start our shopping.

 

After shopping, we went back to our apartment and rest!

Met up with Alfred's Aunty, Cousin and Family who arrived in the morning.

 

**  Isaac and ReAnne **

 

While the rest continue their rest, we took a cab down to Sydney Fish Market!

A lunch that we are all looking forward to!

 

 

 **So angry with the "photographer" who "cut" our princess out"

 

When we walked in, we are welcome by all the FRESH SEAFOOD.

 

There are alot of choices!

After we walk around, we decided on this!

Bought a Seafood family plate and a cold dish!

(Too bad, I cannot eat the FRESH oyster!! The oyster I been aiming for so long!! =(  )

Everybody enjoyed the lunch! Especially the lil princess!
Fish n Chips with tomato sauce?
Which kid can resist?!?!

 

After lunch with the seagulls, we walked around the place and takes some photos.

ReAnne is so excited!

With all the seagulls flying around, she keep running around to chase them.

 

 

 

When is time to meet the rest of the group, we bid our goodbyes to the seagulls and start our walk to Sydney Aquarium!

 



 

Walk to Sydney Aquarium is actually abit far.

But the weather is so good that we didn't realise it!

Even the lazy princess also wants to take a stroll herself instead of sitting in her stroller!

 

 

 

Sydney Aquarium is at Sydney Harbour side.

So when we reached there, we are welcome by alot of seagulls again!

Excited princess start to feed the seagulls after seeing her cousins doing it!

 

 

P/S: No photos from the Aquarium as is too dark in there!

 

Stay tuned for Day 3 - Blue Mountain Tour





Sparkle Tots

This is the first time ReAnne going to a full day school.

We are very worried that she cannot get used to it.

Crying is expected but I just hope it wont be too long!

 

Sparkle Tots is just located under my mum's place.

So I can always go down and peek on her.

Make sure she is not crying!

 

Her "so call" classroom is located at the main bay.

Where the playgroup(which is Reina's class) is located and is also the place where they assemble for breakfast, lunch, snack and music/play time.

 

 

The 1st day I was with her. She was still OK but complain of tired and hungry in between.

But in school, she has to learn to follow the rules and schedules!

 

Her schedule in school:-

 8.30am - 9am  --------  Breakfast

9am - 9.30am -------- Circle time

9.30am - 10.45am --------- Class time

10.45am - 11.30am ---------- Lunch time

11.30am - 12.30pm -------- Class and takes turn bathing

12.30pm - 3.00pm  ---------- Drink milk and get ready for nap

3.00pm - 3.30pm ---------- snack time

3.30pm - 5.30pm ---------- Class time

5.30pm - 6pm -------- Story/ singing time with all the class

 

 

I'm so glad that she got another 2 sisters to go school together with her.

Hope that she can get used to it and have lots of fun in school!

 

Australia, Sydney Trip Day 1

Our yearly family Tour:-

 

2010 ------ Japan, Tokyo

2011 ------ China, Hongkong

2012 ----- Australia, Sydney

 

From the booking of air tickets to hotels to planning of the itnerary, we waited almost 1 year for this day to come. But as what Mr Leek said to me the day we fly off,  before you know it, you are already on the way back to jakarta!!

We took an overnight flight to sydney! Thinking it will be better as we can sleep through the whole journey!
BAD BAD CHOICE!!
ReAnne fell asleep on the plane after it takes off but in a very uncomfortable position. So she cannot sleep well. Keep waking up!
Me?! Worst! Not able to sleep at all!



The energetic princess feeling all excited about her trip to Australia!

 

After 7hours plus of flight, we finally reached Sydney!

The Princess is still feeling very energetic!

Which is a good thing cos the last thing i want is a Cranky Toddler!

 

We took a cab down to our apartment!

Medina Executive

We are pretty happy with this apartment!

First, the location is near to chinatown. This is very important as our princess and my MIL prefer chinese food!

So we do not have to walk a very long distance just to eat our meals.

Secondly, it was equipped with washing machines and dryer.

So we basically wash our clothes everyday which give us ZERO dirty laundries.

Thirdly, the staffs are very nice and helpful.

 In the event when my MIL is not feeling well and stayed in the room to rest while we are out, e staff helped us to buy lunch for her.

Lastly, the apartment is also very near to Central Station!

This is our view from our room!

 

Settle our luggages, we went out to grab lunch back as my MIL is not feeling very well after the long flight.

When the cold wind blow ........... brrrr........................

 

We bought Ma La beef noodles (For us), Fish Porridge (ReAnne), Chicken Noodles (MIL) and Spring Onion Pancakes.

Not very fantastic but the happiest person should be ReAnne as she finish more than half the porridge.

After a hearty meal, the princess enjoyed her bubbley warm bath.

 

First day we did not plan many things as we know we will all be very tired.

All of us rest for awhile before we went out to explore the city abit and walked to the Darling Harbour.

On the way, we walked past a park where there are alot of seagulls!

ReAnne is very happy so she pulled her daddy to chase them!!

 

 

There a big playground near the Darling Harbour.

Who won't enjoyed when you can play all your heart and not sweat abit?!?

 

 

 Then we took an evening stroll along the Darling Harbour, went back to Chinatown for our dinner and end our first day!!

 

 

Random conversations with my 2 years plus gal

5th May 2012
#Having skype call with daddy who is at Bukit Panjang
ReAnne: Daddy at MaMa's house?
Me: Yup!
ReAnne: I don't want daddy at mama's house, I want daddy at my house!
(And start crying after that)

7th May 2012
#Having a conversation with her teacher, Ms Ida
Ms Ida: Where is Mummy?
ReAnne: Mummy at home
Ms Ida: Where is Daddy?
ReAnne: Daddy go earn money! Mummy go buy yogurt drink!!

12 June 2012
#Me walking toward ReAnne who is drinking a yakult after her dinner
ReAnne: Go eat your dinner. After your dinner I give you your yakult, OK?
Me: (!!^_^)

3rd July 2012
#Skyping with Pasir Ris
ReAnne: Small yi ma wear your clothes?
Me: Ya.....
ReAnne: Share with small yi ma ok?
Me: ya, is ok! we share our clothes!
ReAnne: heehee.....You never bring your clothes back.....

7th July 2012
#Asking me to try her swimming float
Me: I can't! Mummy is too big for this!
ReAnne: Don't spoilt my float ok! This one too small for you, I buy one for you later!!

25th July 2012
Me: Later we leave pooh bear in the car when we go shopping ok?
ReAnne: No!!! Pooh bear is sad....
Me: Why is pooh bear sad??
ReAnne: Pooh bear wants to sit choo choo train with me!!!