Lovely Apartment ~ Mont Clare Boutique Apartment

This is the 1 bedroom apartment that we put up during our stay there.

We have decided to stay in a apartment vs a typical hotel room (generally a 4star hotel easily range between $120-$200 and above) as we felt that at least when Jamie goes to bed, we will have some private time catching up with each other or even watch a movie into the wee hours, without disturbing Jamie.

It is conveniently located near Perth city and has indeed exceeded my minimal expectation! Those digital pictures that I saw on the internet just don't do justice to it! Though we have invested A$120 per night but this is definitely worth our money!! And being KS, I even chose this apartment for it comes with a heated swimming pool and a gym although we didn't make use of the facilities. Can't think of anything that is lacking in the apartment...

23 April 2005 - Fremantle via Captain Cook Cruise

This day, we took the 1hr & 20mins cruise ride from Captain Cook Cruise along Swan River to our next destination, Fremantle. Though it cost us A$68 but it worth the ride as we had a wonderful cool ride along the river (but the weather wasn't good for photography!) (playful Jamie hiding among the piles of plates) (papa & Jamie at Fremantle) (A Must-Try at this famous Fish N Chips Resturant when you visit Fremantle) (little Jamie posing for camera shots!) ("... swing, swing your legs, Jamie..") (Yea I am taking photo with the M!!) (Papa bought me my 1st lollipop !!) (finally the 3 of us !) ____________________________________________________________________ PART II (back to Perth City) There's this mega-big green pasture near the jetty (bigger than the biggest field in Singapore!!) And guess what? Jamie had lotsa fun running and running ..endlessly .. here is also where she burst out her energy freely, no worry about knocking onto trees or anything. And I suppose here is where it has affirmed her of her "running skill" where she can't do so at home. But really, we were all so tired after running and catching one another. But its all fun. No sweat while enjoying the cool breeze !

22 April 2005 - Perth Zoo

We were utterly disappointed after spending A$33 (A$16 per adult & A$1 for a paper map. Children under 4 is free admission) and ending up fully exhausted and worn out! Definitely a thumbs up for visiting our own Zoo !! At least its cheaper (S$13 per adult) here !! Well, I was expecting at least to catch a glimspe of a giraffe here since the last time when I brought Jamie to the Singapore Zoological and was told that giraffe will only be back in the zoo few months later. To my dismay, not only we couldn't see a single giraffe, its barely difficult to see a handful of animal in Perth Zoo as well!! If you can see 2 lions, you are d*** lucky! And the weather is killing us. This probably is the hottest day during our stay there. And we gotta walked uphill, downhill and at the end of the day, we only managed to see 2-3 Orang-Utan, 1 hippo, 2 monkeys, 1 lion, 1 tiger, 1 leopard, 2 elephants & 1 wombat. These are what I can recalled. Imagine, we were standing in front of the description board reading, and then, staring into the empty piece of plot. Nevertheless,as usual, Jamie can't be bothered even if she has a closed encounter with the kangaroos or koalas or not. **which obviously none is spotted at the zoo!!***

________________________________________________________ Some candid shots ...

mama playing with Jamie while papa having his pizza for lunch

Was hesitating to releast her hands down the tunnel .... down u go!

See the difference in our photography skill? I'm sure I have lotsa to learn!

21 April 2005 - A stroll along Perth City

Taken at Perth Mint A closed up shot of Jamie observing the drainage Left : This lady was amazingly covered with silver paint, standing along the busy Perth City, busting / Right : finally atching up for some rest in her pram!! left : loomy sky & it finally drizzle after our dinner / right : kudos to this vietnamese restaurant!! satisfied look after the sumptuous meal!!

20 April 2005 - 5:40pm

I love to watch "The Amazing Race" and I tried not to miss any episode though I did missed some. And this day, we truly experienced those moments when the contestants were competing against one another and going up the plane at very last min.

Yes, we were very late. Long story.

Imagine this. CQ carrying his camera bag and Jamie while me pushing the trolley with one hand munching a cheese burger, trying to swallow as much as I could. Dashing across units of DFS shops, squeezing through the crowd and running on the travelator to our departure gate.

Phew! We finally make it on right ON TIME. Yes, 5:40pm sharp when the plane supposed to take off. Strange feeling. Boarding staff were standing there as if looking out for us and beckoning us to hurry. The moment we entered the plane, door was closed immediately and shortly less than a min or two, the engine started and the plane took off! Wow... that was a weird experience and of course me being a lousy sportsman, was already trying to grasp for air and boy, I was sooo tired and worn out! That made me realised that I should go for some physical exercise to build up my stamina.

We were very blessed to have the entire row (3 seats) to us

So Jamie can have her own seat without paying for one! lol !!!

Home is where we belong

We finally reached Singapre Airport at 5:30am after a 5 1/2hrs flight by Valuair. Surprisingly the service was good, nice aircraft, comfy seats and guess what? Jamie need not have to sit on our lap throughtout the entire return trip as no passenger was allocated next to us (left & right 3 seats layout). So its a nicer experience for us and of course less stress indeed!!

Jamie was exceptionally tired and she fell asleep just before the flight took off. But thank God she somewhat managed to sleep during the journey except for once or twice wake up cry.

And I'm so glad that I managed to unpacked everything within an hour, back home! And we all went to bed around 730am before Chunquan woke up at 11am to report back to work.

Earlier on, I was busy downloading all the digital photos from the camera and oh boy, there's alot to view !! So it will take me a quite to put up some wonderful photos of Perth.

I found it!!!

Was at the bank to clear off some outstanding bills before our trip. When passing by NTUC, I was particularly drawn by the cute little Hush Puppies panties and briefs on offer outside at the wagons. To my pleasant surprise, I finally found the right size suitable for Jamie!! (For many mums out there will know that its so hard to find a decent looking , non "cheap-poh" panty for kids under 2)

2pcs

Found this swimwear from the wardrobe while packing the luggage for our first family trip to Perth 2 days from now. I bought it from auction last year. And now she can finally put on except the top which is still a little bit loose for her.

New Toothbrush

I started to realised that our previous confinement lady indeed did a very good job! And one of the good habits that she practised was to ensure that she cleaned Jamie's mouth, tongue and gums every night.

And becos of this, this habit has continue still she left 19months ago. So Jamie does not have any problem brushing her teeth except knowing how to brush the right way.

This toothbrush was bought some 2weeks ago at Toys"R" Us. And since then, every night without fail, Jamie has lotsa fun playing and brushing her tiny little teeth! And she also gets excited whenever I tell her that it's brushing time.

Aviator, Power & Technology

Jamie has her 1st Science Center visit this afternoon. She was very fancinated by the talking machines, lighted flooring, fishes, sea creatures, buttons that moves things amazingly. We din have enough time to explore the entire place as there's simply too many sections to complete. But it was definitely an educational trip for both of us!

Probably will sign up as member since we will come back more frequent.

Pink Machine

This toy was bought months ago during the last Christmas sales. And I gave it to Jamie this morning to see if she truly knows how to play with it. And now it has becomes her fav toy! She will put her mouth near to the microphone and repeatedly says "Mama, mama" ....

1 Week later....

This is Jamie up and well again!! Luckily her face din sunken too much :D