We are at Phuket this weekend and we stayed at the Holiday Inn Patong. The hotel breakfast was fantastic! DH had a great time playing on the sofa. 

The dining tables were well spread out and very spacious!  

Not just the food was great abut also there is something specially for the children.

There are utensils that are meant for children! They looked very new too! Hello Kitty set for the girls and Doraemon for the boys!

It rained most of the time this trip, but none the less a lot of people braved the weather to make the best out of it on the beach front. 

The hotel grounds had some lovely lotus flower in all sorts of colours. 

Some of the flowers were not just colourful, the size was also huge! 

After breakfast, it was to the pool. The hotel had a very big kids pool, one of the biggest we had ever seen in a hotel. 

The water was colder than usual due to the rain but the children were not affected. We had a wonderful morning in the pool. 

In the afternoon, the rain was down to a drizzle. It was OK to go out in a tuk tuk for a ride to the butterfly farm. 

The tuk tuk ride was very unique. The open sides was a very good way to feel and see the surroundings during the journey. 

DH was particularly excited when he was in the tuk tuk.  

The journey to the butterfly farm took about 40mins due to the bad jam at patong. When we reached, it was about 4pm. 

Although it was already late afternoon, the butterflies were still very active. We were able to catch a glimps of these gentle creatures at very close range. 

The was even a very lovely corner for some photo opportunities. 

Naturally, all the items in the farm were related to butterflies. Even the windows were shaped like one. 

In the souvinior shop there were even more lovely decorations and furnitures. 

Since we did not have enough time for coffee or snack we just took more pictures. 

This is one of those PVZ characters, Bucket Head. PVZ is currently their favourite game. 

We had spaghetti for lunch on Sunday! We also had spaghetti for lunch yesterday.They were both good! 

After lunch, it was back to the PC and tablet........ ahhh this is the life during the school holidays... 

We went to a house warming party on Saturday night. We were not the only ones that were invited. 

Tony was there too. Seems like he has put on some weight since the last time we saw him on the silver screen.

It was a rainy morning, but we already had plans to visit the zoo on this public holiday eve! When we arrived, the rain has stopped and it was cool day to be at the zoo without the heat. 

Mmmmm..... those elephat head bones are huge! 

This is not a real giant tortise ride. It is only a statue.

The tortoise in the background is the real deal.... or is it? 

Ever wonder how big is a Polar up close? We found found it is definitely much bigger than what we have seen on the TV!

These 2 super heroes are ready for some action. On the way back, we were caught in the jam for another 40 mins which we had a lot of fun playing "Guess that animal" game. 

中秋节快乐！

I think the pants are too big for her..... 

We had a birthday celebration at Friday's on Saturday evening. The place has been renovated recently and looks very refreshing! However, the aircon was just too cold for us and to make things worst, we were sitting under an airconvent..... brrrrrr.

The baby cousin was looking at this boy and the other children having fun in the pool. 

XN and DH's baby cousin came for the visit in the evening. He was very interested in what was going on in the swimming pool when the children were swimming. He completely ignored the camera!

It is a mini birthday celebration again! Such a small cake but it tasted very nice.

Haha! DH just finished his shower and he is ready to go our neighbour's birthday celebration cake cutting and song singing mini party. 

DH has a new stunt.... one head in the pillow and one leg up the air.

June is XN's birthday month, it is a new milestone for her as she turns 7 and enters the primary school this year. She likes her school and new friends she met so far. Hope that she will continue to enjoy studying and grow up to be a nice and lovable girl.

Whitney ah-yi brought her out the whole day and she enjoyed every single moment. She even had a chance to decorate her own birthday cake! To our surprise, this blueberry cake actually taste nice!

Jiu Jiu has hand made this wooden house for her, it is so nice and big enough to accommodate all her rabbit families figurines.

Thanks to all other aunties, uncles and grandma who gave her the lovely presents as well. :)

It was the first Sports Day in school for XN, we have to get up early to report to school at 7.30am. When we reached the sports hall, there were already a lot of young athletes, they were in red, blue, green and yellow shirts to represent their teams. Everyone looked so excited and nervous.

Although it was a hot and hazy, many parents showed up to support the students, the competition started only at 9am after the ceremony & speeches...

XN took part in one of the races which is to suck the water in the sponge and run to the end of the lane to squeeze the water as much as possible into a bottle. Her team didnt not come in first, but good job for being able to complete the task! Try again next year! 

 We had a mini biscuit decorating class on a hot Sunday afternoon at home. XN and DH were using the icing sugar to decorate the biscuits, they seemed to have ideas of what they should do to the biscuits.

DH's masterpiece - it was supposed to be a face. Can you tell?

XN's much better looking.

But they both tasted equally good!

Went to Melaka during the school holidays. Arrived on a Sunday and look at the check in crowd! Waited more than 2 hours before checking in! 

View from the room is a good pool view! Look at the crowd at the baby pool! 

At night went to the best Nonya food in town. Must try the assam fish if you are there. The chendol was fantastic too!

This is the shop front. We tried to go for dessert the next day but it was sold out at 9pm. 

Took a ride to the sky to see the Melaka night. Very impressive! 

The river cruise was also a highlight of the night. It was really value for money and it lasted for more than 1/2 hour! 

Grandpa and Grandma also enjoyed the ride very much. 

The next day we went to have dessert on the streets of Melaka. The chendol was not as nice as the one at the restaurant but it was still good. 

Went to lunch at the hard rock cafe. The place has very nice music and very big space but the food was so so only. 

During dinner we went to New World Restaurant which is also near to the hotel. Very nice food and reasonably priced as compared to back home.