Vagabond At Heart

The gifts of encouragement form Es. The chocolate were yummy & the thank you card was as sweet as the chocolates & the guy himself.

Every year, when Christmas is approaching, the whole of orchard road will be decorated with lights.

It is a long standing tradition of my family to drive around orchard to enjoy the lights. I remember anticipating the yearly outings of lights viewing. The excitment of wondering how the displays would turn out for that year.

Dad would drive us around all the hotels & shopping centres & we would alighted to take some pictures at displays that we liked. After that, we would always have supper. I remembered I always get to choose our supper place. These are the moments I would always cherished.

After Papa left us, I still make it a point to uphold this tradition. Even though, the feeling is different without him, I know that mum feels comforted by our yearly visits to orchard. In future, when I have kids, I will continue our yearly tradition & tell them all about their Ah Gong & my childhood memories.

Beautiful day, deep blue sea, clear sparkling waters, sands that feel so fine that you want to sink your barefeet into them. Happily grabbing the front seat of the speedboat, enjoying the splashes of water & winds right in my face while clinging on for dear life. I feel so utterly carefree and jubilant.




School of fishes flocking for bread.

My favourite waiting spot at the hotel.

My favourite pair of vinci sandals which survived the beach, snorkelling trip, water rafting trip, shopping but not my clumsy trip at my office lift lobby. Sob!

Our lovely hotel pool. Love the jacuzzi.

The trip to Phuket was great! Here’s what I have been up to.

I did para-sailing which I have wanted to try for a really long time.

Actually, I might as well confess that I almost chicken out.

Just seconds before I was due to float across Patong Beach, I have a panic attack. All the guy said to my repeated pleads of fear was, “No fear. I said 1, 2, 3 and you run!” and continue strapping up the jacket. I could tell from his deadpan that he was determined to earn his 600 baht.

And so, I ran.

Within seconds of floating, I realised how delightful it feels! Not at all frightening! Was happily singing up in the air while floating happily across Patong Beach. I thought of Dad and how scared he would be if he would to see me! I also thought of C. I closed my eyes and visualise myself letting him go.

We also did water rafting which was a first for me too. It was so fun! We had lots of fun splashing water on each other & starting water fights all over. Someday, I must go do it in New Zealand and State where the river is more rapid.

We went island hopping on the speedboat. Fed cute little monkeys at one of them. Had a great lunch in another and laze happily in the fine sand on a third island. I love the bumping sensation of sitting right in front and having the wind blow right into your face. Feel absolutely carefree! Although, the way I was clinging on to dear life was abit unsightly. Well, no choice since I couldn’t swim and didn’t have a life jacket on.

And of course, we went snorkeling. My favourite is a tiny black & white polka dot fish. It’s the most classic looking fish I ever seen. Wish I could have taken a picture of it. Can you just imagine a tiny black fish specked with white polka dots? So cute!

We shopped and went thai massage every day. The amusing thing was that I realised that I have bruises all over my body from overindulgence in massage! kekeke.. And, of course, we went SPA! It was great! Scrub followed by Deep Sea Mud Wrap, finished with a Swedish massage. Not only that, we splurged on a luxurious lobster dinner.

I came back feeling great! Really pampered with all cares thrown back into the winds. Relaxed and cheerful with a wonderful tan!