Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Checking into the Pegasus Apart’Hotel @ A’Beckett Street was quick, and the paperwork had already been prepared before our arrival. Interestingly, we were not required to pay the $200 security deposit for incidentals. Rather, our incidental deposit was $1 using
The last time I was in Melbourne was more than 20 years ago. I’d just graduated and was in the city to participate in the Australasian Debates as an adjudicator. As much of our slightly more than the week long
I remembered that there was widespread sentiment a decade ago when Made in China products started appearing everywhere, and much of that first reaction was anything but positive. Products labeled ‘MIC’ were scoffed at with derision. The more forward thinkers
I remembered when we first started planning for family vacations at the turn of the century. Internet use wasn’t nearly as pervasive as it is today, and the web pages that did talk about various places of attractions tend not
While waiting for the Huawei Smartwatch to arrive from Amazon here, another item that I ordered got delivered in the interim. A new backpack for work and the upcoming Melbourne trip – the Thule Enroute Blur 2 Daypack and from
The most recent family vacation to Club Med Bintan in December last year turned out to be such a let-down that we’ve sworn off beach resorts for our family holidays for the immediate future. I reckon that the disappointment was
I reckon I’m one of those very lucky hubbies – since I have a wife who chuckles whenever I bring home a new toy! This time round, it’s the Fujifilm X70. The impetus for this new acquisition started 2 months
The nightly concerts at Club Med Bintan was the second major event outing for the new Olympus 40-150mm f2.8, the first being Hannah’s K2 Graduation Concert a month ago. The shooting conditions were similar in some respects – fast subject
Of the whole bunch of us, I reckon Hannah probably got the most out of our Club Med Bintan stay. Ling wanted to try out a couple of activities (e.g. trapezing) but was trapped down by Peter who clung onto
Continuing from our last post. For the bits that didn’t work: Our two interconnected rooms were the largest problem. We’d already mentally prepared ourselves for their state through the Tripadvisor reviews prior to our arrival but they were still depressing
Well, what’s our verdict after a five day stay at Club Med Bintan? In a word or two: “it’s complicated”. The summary of it is that the hospitality from Genteel Organizers (GOs) for the most part were as warm and
We’d not initially planned for a trip out of Singapore at the year-end. Changes at work leading to a new job portfolio, that we’d already done a family vacation during the June holidays, and most of all – prudent spending
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