I have been taking swimming lessons from Coach Gary for more than a year now and I have vastly despite it is only one lesson a week. And since there was going to be a swimming competition in school, Daddy thought it will be a good idea for me to get some experience since he used to have lots of fun when he was younger going for swimming competition.
I entered for the 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle and the competition was held over 2 days. Breaststroke was first and I didn't have much confidence in this event. In fact I didn't even know how to dive in to start the race and had to get Coach Gary to teach me the day before the competition. And I have never swam in any competition before in front of such a big crowd. Nonetheless I surprised myself and came in 3rd for this event. The following week, I came in third again for the 50m Freestyle and unfortunately Daddy was not there to watch me swim as he had to be overseas on business. He was very proud of me that I was very brave and swam my best.
I am looking forward to the swimming competition next year and told Mummy and Daddy that I would like to participate again.
After Gor Gor's class with Teacher Joy this morning, Mummy and Daddy decided to bring us to Meomi Cat Cafe. It has been a while since we last visited this place and it seems there are no new additions to the family. The guy who runs the place recognised us and welcomed us to play with the cats. We were told that Coo the mainecoon might be retired soon as she seems to be suffering from some kind of illness, so it is best that she gets her rest at home. Hope Coo gets well soon.
We started our year end holiday to Vietnam with a 2 hour flight to HCMC this morning at 11am. After getting back very late last night from Genting, Mummy and Daddy had very little time to unpack and pack again so they must be very tired. When we arrived in HCMC, we drove straight to the hotel to check in first and then to lunch at Cuc Gach Quan. It is supposedly very good and even Angelina and Brad had dinner there before when they were in HCMC. Daddy got overly excited and over ordered too. Took them a while to finish what he ordered.
Our first hotel in Phu Quoc was Novotel. Daddy planned that we stay here because it is nearer to the attractions in the bottom half of Phu Quoc. We visited the peppercorn farm, fish sauce farm, and Sao Beach which is supposed to be one of the more popular beach. We had a blast at Sao Beach cos even though the wave was choppy, the water was shallow until quite far out. We also managed to go for a sunset cruise with squid fishing thrown in. Unfortunately none of us caught any squid but it was fun nonetheless. Our highlight was the island hoping tour which Daddy paid extra to get us a private charter so we can decide when to go and where to go. We had uncle Cong as our tour manager and he spoke with the boatman about what to do. I think the most fun part so far was the fishing which I managed to catch about 4 rockfish. It was really fun to reel them in and feel the excitement of tugging with the fish. We were supposed to go snorkeling but unfortunately the corals were mostly dead and we didn't get to see that many fish, very disappointing.
The second hotel we stayed at was Vinpearl Villa. I must say this
has to be the best hotel we stayed in all my life! The villa was so big and Andrea and I had one room to ourselves and Daddy and Mummy another room. There was even a pool at the back of the villa. The buffet spreads at the hotel was also amazing! There was so much food I couldn't decide what to eat. At Vinpearl, there was a Safari Zoo and we were pretty impressed with it. We also spent a day at the Vinpearl Amusement Land where there was also a water park. And of course the beach was wonderful and we spent many hours just digging away and looking for hermit crabs. Caught some but not sure they will survive the flight back home.
It was another good trip and we certainly enjoyed ourselves.
Aunty Mou and Uncle Som wanted to check out The Great Moscow Circus and they bought extra tickets for us as well. It was really nice of them to share this experience with us.
Unfortunately it wasn't a great start for our first visit to the circus as it poured so heavily this afternoon just before the show so everyone were kinda delayed getting in. Daddy thought it will be nearer for us if he parked at the open space car park next to the circus but it turned out being a longer walk. Our shoes were kinda soaked by the time we got to the circus but that didn't dampened our excitement and bought pop corns and candy floss to entertain ourselves.
It was a 2 hour long show and not all the performances were great but the entertainment in between the performances was what we really enjoyed. Daddy like the last performance where they had a huge metal ball where amazingly 5 motor bikes were able to ride inside at really fast speed without colliding into each other. The precision was just entertaining.
After the show, we walked over to Asia Square where we had chinese food at Imperial Treasures because Aunty Mou and Uncle Som like chinese food and mummy wanted to get them something different instead of their usual indian food. We had a fun time playing hide and seek with Elan after dinner. And after dinner, we walked back to the car and stopped to play a while near the bay before heading to Nai Nai's place to spend the night.
Mummy found out that the Rifle Range Nature Park will be closed on the 29th Sept 2018 for 2 years for structural enhancement. So we decided to go check it out before it closes. That Saturday morning, we drove and parked somewhere near Temasek Club and walked to the entrance to the park. However, as there were 2 entrances at each side of the road, we had to make a guess which one will lead us to the more interesting walk. As it looked like the one closer to the residential area was blocked, we decided to try the one on the side of the Temasek Club.
As it turned out, we picked the wrong route and ended up on the paved track which finally led us to Bukit Timah Reserve Park.
We walked through the park and passed by interesting plants but unfortunately not that many animals or insects. I spotted a row of wild mushrooms and was thinking if I could bring it back to cook for dinner. Daddy said these are wild and probably poisonous mushroom which we should avoid. We also stopped by a little stream and tried to scope up some "longkang" fish with a container. Caught a few but of course we knew better than to bring it home so we let it back into the stream.
After the exciting and eye opening walk, we headed to Rider's Cafe for our brunch. Daddy and Mummy told us that the last time we were there was many years back when Gor Gor was still busy stacking animals. Unfortunately we didn't see that many horses this time so we just enjoyed our food and the peaceful surrounding.
Mummy and Daddy took the day off today to spend time with me on my birthday. For my wish list, I asked to go check out Forest Adventure as I have not been there before and heard a lot about it. As Gor Gor was going with me, he decided to ask his best friend Kieren along. Funny that he is the one bringing friends and not me since it is my birthday. Actually the truth is that I don't have many friends who are sporty and willing to rough it out like me. So I decided that i will just brave it alone.
The course wasn't that tough actually. Or maybe I made it look easy as I went through all the obstacles quite easily. As they are older, Gor Gor and Kieren had to go on the more challenging obstacles. They had fun too and the last part was very exciting for them as they did a flying fox over the reservoir.
We decided to have dinner at Chinese Swimming Club since we couldn't think of anywhere else to go. After dinner, we made another impromptu decision to go bowling and this time Gor Gor called another friend Zachary who is staying near CSC. It really looked like it is his birthday party instead of mine.. I am glad we had lots of fun that day!
We had our usual dinner at Nai Nai and Ye Ye's place and after dinner, I celebrated part 2 of my 7th birthday party. Nothing fancy, just a good time with a chocolate cake and people who loves me!
I have been taking swimming lessons from Coach Gary for more than a year now and I have vastly despite it is only one lesson a week. And since there was going to be a swimming competition in school, Daddy thought it will be a good idea for me to get some experience since he used to have lots of fun when he was younger going for swimming competition. 
After Gor Gor's class with Teacher Joy this morning, Mummy and Daddy decided to bring us to Meomi Cat Cafe. It has been a while since we last visited this place and it seems there are no new additions to the family. The guy who runs the place recognised us and welcomed us to play with the cats. We were told that Coo the mainecoon might be retired soon as she seems to be suffering from some kind of illness, so it is best that she gets her rest at home. Hope Coo gets well soon.
Our first hotel in Phu Quoc was Novotel. Daddy planned that we stay here because it is nearer to the attractions in the bottom half of Phu Quoc. We visited the peppercorn farm, fish sauce farm, and Sao Beach which is supposed to be one of the more popular beach. We had a blast at Sao Beach cos even though the wave was choppy, the water was shallow until quite far out. We also managed to go for a sunset cruise with squid fishing thrown in. Unfortunately none of us caught any squid but it was fun nonetheless. Our highlight was the island hoping tour which Daddy paid extra to get us a private charter so we can decide when to go and where to go. We had uncle Cong as our tour manager and he spoke with the boatman about what to do. I think the most fun part so far was the fishing which I managed to catch about 4 rockfish. It was really fun to reel them in and feel the excitement of tugging with the fish. We were supposed to go snorkeling but unfortunately the corals were mostly dead and we didn't get to see that many fish, very disappointing.
has to be the best hotel we stayed in all my life! The villa was so big and Andrea and I had one room to ourselves and Daddy and Mummy another room. There was even a pool at the back of the villa. The buffet spreads at the hotel was also amazing! There was so much food I couldn't decide what to eat. At Vinpearl, there was a Safari Zoo and we were pretty impressed with it. We also spent a day at the Vinpearl Amusement Land where there was also a water park. And of course the beach was wonderful and we spent many hours just digging away and looking for hermit crabs. Caught some but not sure they will survive the flight back home.
Unfortunately it wasn't a great start for our first visit to the circus as it poured so heavily this afternoon just before the show so everyone were kinda delayed getting in. Daddy thought it will be nearer for us if he parked at the open space car park next to the circus but it turned out being a longer walk. Our shoes were kinda soaked by the time we got to the circus but that didn't dampened our excitement and bought pop corns and candy floss to entertain ourselves. 
Mummy found out that the Rifle Range Nature Park will be closed on the 29th Sept 2018 for 2 years for structural enhancement. So we decided to go check it out before it closes. That Saturday morning, we drove and parked somewhere near Temasek Club and walked to the entrance to the park. However, as there were 2 entrances at each side of the road, we had to make a guess which one will lead us to the more interesting walk. As it looked like the one closer to the residential area was blocked, we decided to try the one on the side of the Temasek Club.
Mummy and Daddy took the day off today to spend time with me on my birthday. For my wish list, I asked to go check out Forest Adventure as I have not been there before and heard a lot about it. As Gor Gor was going with me, he decided to ask his best friend Kieren along. Funny that he is the one bringing friends and not me since it is my birthday. Actually the truth is that I don't have many friends who are sporty and willing to rough it out like me. So I decided that i will just brave it alone.
