{"id":20743,"date":"2014-12-23T07:18:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=20743"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:00:10","slug":"kids-koh-phangan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/12\/23\/kids-koh-phangan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids @ Koh Phangan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Of our two kids at our week-long stay in Koh Phangan, Hannah &#8211; easily &#8211; enjoyed it more than Peter did, and probably more than the both of us too. Peter was already a little cranky for the first half of the stay, and from the second half, picked up from me the viral infection and experienced a bucket load of tummy trouble &#8211; so bad that we nearly ran out of diapers and had to come up with interim solutions involving toilet paper LOL.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20746\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15831070177_90738d5185_z.jpg\" alt=\"e\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15831070177_90738d5185_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15831070177_90738d5185_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mommy and daughter in the villa. Hannah&#8217;s on her usual iPad Mickey Mouse Clubhouse games, and Ling&#8217;s reading a book about life in North Korea. LOL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20745\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15397182413_3e29a03977_z.jpg\" alt=\"d\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15397182413_3e29a03977_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15397182413_3e29a03977_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah easily finds things to do on her own &#8211; like twirling our villa&#8217;s umbrellas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20744\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15394555324_19eb574059_z.jpg\" alt=\"c\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15394555324_19eb574059_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15394555324_19eb574059_z-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter regaling morning breakfast guests with his version of ethnic music-making &#8211; mainly involving percussion effects&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20748\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15861594757_1a0def3543_z.jpg\" alt=\"g\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15861594757_1a0def3543_z.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15861594757_1a0def3543_z-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230; while Hannah is teaching Pluto how to fly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20747\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15838262820_c4512af29f_z.jpg\" alt=\"Our girl in her usual eco-friendly and helpful self. She swam around the large main pool picking up leaves. At least she's channeling her energy into doing useful things. Maybe the Resort will give us discounts for her contributions! \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15838262820_c4512af29f_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15838262820_c4512af29f_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our girl in her usual eco-friendly and helpful self. She swam around the large main pool picking up leaves. At least she&#8217;s channeling her energy into doing useful things. Maybe the Resort will give us discounts for her contributions!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20752\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16025509865_5686892d88_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16025509865_5686892d88_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16025509865_5686892d88_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just check out the look on her face LOL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20750\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999735616_3e9929f40b_z.jpg\" alt=\"h\" width=\"332\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999735616_3e9929f40b_z.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999735616_3e9929f40b_z-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter with his stunned look when in the water. This vacation was his first extension forays into the pool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20754\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16049490745_39377c50e4_z.jpg\" alt=\"b\" width=\"368\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16049490745_39377c50e4_z.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16049490745_39377c50e4_z-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After a mid-afternoon swim at the Resort&#8217;s main pool. The weather was quite cool during the week we were there, so swims were in pretty cold waters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20749\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999731466_304b7b8b75_z.jpg\" alt=\" Just check out the look on her face LOL. \u2014 with Tay Ling Ling.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999731466_304b7b8b75_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-15999731466_304b7b8b75_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sand in the Resort&#8217;s private beach was quite coarse, which made stepping on them somewhat uncomfortable. Didn&#8217;t stop the kids from having some sandcastle-building time when the waters were calmer on Day 3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20751\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16018068232_b7d9b7e791_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16018068232_b7d9b7e791_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16018068232_b7d9b7e791_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking the walk along the beach for grub in the village. Check out the waves! We didn&#8217;t see many guests braving these waters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20753\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16047349245_f6350ed217_z.jpg\" alt=\"a\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16047349245_f6350ed217_z.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16047349245_f6350ed217_z-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16047349245_f6350ed217_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trying one-hand stands on the dance podium after breakfast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of our two kids at our week-long stay in Koh Phangan, Hannah &#8211; easily &#8211; enjoyed it more than Peter did, and probably more than the both of us too. Peter was already a little cranky for the first half<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2014\/12\/23\/kids-koh-phangan\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  Kids @ Koh Phangan<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,17],"tags":[552,553],"class_list":["post-20743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children-blues","category-traveling","tag-ko-pha-ngan","tag-santhiya","wpcat-7-id","wpcat-17-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/blog-16047349245_f6350ed217_z.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}