probably my last post on an overseas trip before dayre shuts? which i hope not…
anyway, last min. trip to SYD for some ops related work. again, big team of 6! flew on a saturday night on qantas, and we had a sunday free in SYD before meeting client on monday.
it’s my 5th trip to SYD, cos AL used to study there. and this trip is the most boring!
my sad sad breakfast. managed to sleep once i boarded, so didn’t have their refreshment and weis ice cream.
for breakfast, a bigger than normal main course. but no tray, no bread n butter.. feels so budget.
and we arrived! no aerobridge too 😂
after checking in, off we go to the Fish Market for our late lunch at 2pm.
compared to tokyo, the transport system here seems grossly inefficient. long waits, small trams, slow speed.
my 2nd time here! food is quite expensive though.. novelty i guess.
fresh seafood. while i see food.
fresh oysters n sashimi. at AUD$26 each. not cheap right.. oysters fresh n sweet. sashimi, nothing to shout about.
so we sat on some seats that belonged to a stall, and lan lan have to go buy from that stall. lobster morney with chips and salad. also about AUD$26.
looks sooo good. but turned out that the lobster meat is soooo small. just drenched in sauce and cheese. not worth it man.
after that we ubered to birkenhead outlet malls. my first time there.
didn’t buy clothes, didn’t buy shoes.. but bought..
baby food! like snacks and yoghurts packs for andrea cos it’s like half price!!
we ended about 6, and decided to head back since shops closes early..
so i went back to hotel to work. sian right?
day 2 today. 1st of client meet up.
cloudy skies, but it turned out to be a pretty hot day!
we managed to end work around 4pm, so off to town we went!
3 colleagues had never been to SYD before, so we did some touristy stuff.. popped by circular quay to see the bridge and the opera house.
many many tourists! even at 6pm!
and from there we walked to darling harbour.. quite a distance..
walked through The Rocks..
@ darling harbour.
i would have preferred Hurricanes for lunch, but we have 2 Muslim colleagues, so compromised and had arabic food instead.
so far, haven’t had any good steak! it’s like not having good sashimi in japan! 😭
in other news, i had gel nails done prior to flying off! my first time doing gel nails, and i’ve also not had nail polish on for the past 2 years.
when Fiona (IG nailhaven) announced on her dayre that she’ll be opening slots for dayreans, aunty here damn gan chiong can. heng i managed to get a slot.
in total, $125 for the set below, inclusive of $20 CNY surcharge. apparently my colleague who does gel mani regularly thinks it’s ex? but CNY la, and 久久一次 so nvm lor.
i’ve requested for 招财猫, and pastel pink nails, something more subtle and suitable for work.
a little bling here and there..
bring me luck, bring me huat!
actually, good health for me and all my loved ones will suffice la.
my sis sent me this a couple of days back.. 笑死我。
my cheeky child. recently she understands the concept of hair tying. she will take my hair tie and put in on her head! she also sits still for me to tie the little bunch of 三毛 on her head. so cute la this girl.
my cheeky baby. she also understands the concept of selfie, and will laugh cheekily in our wefies.
just before i left for SYD, andrea fell sick again. same as Dec’17, fever and diarrhea. fever persisted for about a day, and refuses to subside even with paracetamol AND ibuprofen! so took her to the PD again, and was given some diarrhea meds n probiotics, and soy milk samples.
luckily this round she didn’t have broken skin from the diarrhea cos i bua super a lot of desitin for all diaper change
when i left for SYD, andrea’s fever had broke, but her diarrhea was still there.. all seems to be well now, and her appetite is back!!
so the other day i strongly hinted to my MIL not to feed andrea any new year goodies without my permission, hope she gets it man.
sometimes she has the penchant of telling andrea that she’ll bring her for mac donald’s, or let her drink coke.. which really pisses me off..
like what do you benefit from feeding your grandchild rubbish? or you say it just to go against me? like you had your day in feeding your own children while they were growing up, so please hands off from mine ok?
really i have no offense with my MIL la, but
sometimes hor.. she also frequently asks me to leave baby at her place. but end of the day, she just plays with andrea a while, maybe bring her down to the playground, and then declares that she has done her part in babysitting..
and then runs off out, leaving aunty to take care of andrea??
wa lao then i might as well bring andrea with me right?? 还不如我自己看。
when andrea was sick, i called my MIL if she can send us to the PD at night, cos AL’s car was at the workshop.
and MIL was like.. 我不可以因为我今晚已经有 dinner 了。
ok..fair enough, my child so my responsibility, but you could at least not use the car, and ask FIL to send us right.. and her rejection to me was instantaneous leh. so in the end my mom went with me via cab.
and when at the PD, MIL called to offer to send us back home. guilty ah??
thanks but no thanks. we can cab there, we can cab back, 不需要你帮忙，谢谢。
😡😡😡
also, i bought another bunch of baby stuff from the recent mothercare sale.
ezpz mat, stokke chair n a kids scooter.
ezpz may allows her to self feed, something we didn’t trained her in. she couldn’t throw the mat on the floor, but that doesn’t stop her from throwing food on the floor… 😒😒😒
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