Vacations/Travel – Page 4 – My Life in Canada

July 8, 2010

Summer Fest 2010

So Canada’s Day is over and we are waiting for Seafest 2010 to begin – which is in the middle of this month. So far the weather had been hot and humid and doing my nuphedragen reviews can take a while because with the heat – i just can’t concentrate much. But yes – Chloe starts summer camp in a few days – and we can only hope that she wants to go there after the first day. You see – previous years – she was afraid – she needed to bring her babysitter a long – which defeats the purpose of training her to be more independent.

This year will be the first summer – we don’t have a babysitter – and yes – we are grateful for all the years our sitter was with us – 4.5 yrs – but Chloe had grown so much 6.5 yrs old now and she really needs to be independent – plus i cannot afford the drama-rama. So yes ! it worked out pretty good when the sitter asked for her separation papers last year in October – when we didn’t have much hours to give her.

Has it been different without the help? Yes – but not very much – because the sitter is always with us – except for nights she brings Chloe home for a few hours to feed her but we managed for the last 8 months and we did pretty good but that’s not to say we are not grateful for the sitter’s help for the last 6 yrs. But it all worked out really good – as you can see – Chloe is a lot more independent and we get to save a bit of money – and in return I don’t need to do so much work online. So yes! have a great summer everyone! if you have a babysitter – good for you – if not – it’s still good.

May 21, 2010

Long Flight With A Kid

As you all know – i’m long overdue home – and even if i don’t go home – i need to go renew my passport in Toronto or Vancouver at the latest next summer. So we all know how expensive flights are even for a kid – and they pay full price after they turn 2 or 3 yrs old. So when Chloe was playing with her boxes – we had this brilliant idea to pack her up in a fedex box and ship her home – now that would be really cheap – muahhahah!! nah .. we were joking. But yes, to travel such a long haul with a kid can be quite daunting – especially one that doesn’t wanna go on an airplane.

But if we could ship her this way back to Singapore – i’m pretty sure – her godma in Singapore would be pleased – hahaha!! So we are gonna try a short trip this summer either to Toronto or Portland, Maine – that way we can ease her into flying and then she will know that after her vacation – she can come back home because her protest was – she didn’t wanna leave home. She thinks that if we go back to Singapore – we won’t be coming back to Canada.

May 18, 2010

Trip To The City

As many of you know we don’t get to go up the city often – that’s because we own our own business and don’t have the help that we want to entrust the business to – to go away for a week or two. So when we do get a chance – everything has to be properly planned and we have to make the fullest outta the trip as much as possible.

This trip to the city was a fruitful one – we only left on Sunday – but had planned to leave on Saturday – but the spouse – well – he didn’t say it in so much words but i don’t think he liked the store to be closed for too long – hahah! so we only left on Sunday – and arrived on Sunday afternoon. Even though we did a lot – i wished we had more time because the hotel we were at – was right smack in the middle of town – and i would have done more shopping. But it was a good trip – we found new places we would liked to go back to eat and new asian grocery store! yay!! And this trip – chloe was really awesome – and on the way home – she slept all the way home. She even got to eat a few decent meals in the city – so i’m pleased. More on my trip – on another posts – stay tune for them.

September 19, 2009

Best Vacation Deals

The weather still isn’t that bad for us here .. right now.. but come January and February.. where we are hit worst during the winter months that’s when everyone in Canada wants to get outta the cold .. for some warmth and sun. Like any smart women, we try to get the best vacation deal for the entire family. And what better deals than the All inclusive family vacations.

Lovely beaches and gourmet food and all kinds of water sports – stress free time for yourself and your entire family. Choose to have candle-light dinners for 2 .. or go with the entire family for bbqs and grills. They have so much to offer.. sometimes, i wished we had more time on the island. Check it out yourself.

July 24, 2009

Vacation With Your Kid

So we have great plans – or so we thought – our plans included many activities and lots of sightseeing. It even involved getting some horse supplements on the way home. But lo and behold, THE KID DONCH WANNA WALK! I never thought this was gonna happen to us – some other kids but never us .. of course, but expect the unexpected. Moment of truth and revelation time! THE KID DONCH WANNA WALK !

There was so much to see at the Halifax Waterfront during the summer but the kid continued whining and wanted to be carried. It was too hot !! the wind was too cold!!! How long more do we have to walk – she would continue asking. Is it normal..??? of course it is..!! she is afterall a kid. I just burst your bubbles didn’t i ..?? about going on vacation with your 5.5 yrs old.. or even 6 yrs old. I bet when she is 9 .. we might still have the same problems. But nevermind, this time we were ill-prepared.. but the next trip.. we have a plan.. muahahahhaha!!!!

No .. no..!! we are not leaving her behind .. that’s for sure.. i can’t lived without her – and she won’t let us go .. that’s for sure. I would be too sad.. to even enjoy my vacation. So what is my plans..??

I am getting a stroller or a wagon with us for the vacation ..!!!! yes.. and if she whines about walking .. we are gonna put her in there.. with lots of sunscreen.. so that we can enjoy our walk.. and sightseeing.

And to make sure.. that there is a play place for her to spend time at .. so that she can get some exercise as well.. and be happy to explore and play with other kids.

She’s happy now.. and so will we .. you think..?? i think it might go better than our last trip. One can always plan .. and hope for the best eh..?? but this time.. i have to remember to bring our sunscreen.

July 20, 2009

Discovery Center – Halifax

So we headed to the discovery center in Halifax on Barrington Street, the second day in the city. It wasn’t hard to locate the place.. but parking sure suxs..! and darn expensive..!!!! But we’ve heard so many good things .. about the Discovery Center.. so how can we deprived our brat of it right..?? it is a non – profit organization.. so yes.. even though it was ex.. it was alright lah. Cannot right.. be so stingy.. 🙂 Plus it’s not like one needs to have mesothelioma before you can afford to go there.

Chloe trying out a baby dino nest?

The magic box .. for those who had been wondering how your favorite magician does it.

Chloe took a little coaxing before she would go in to the magic box.

A mini model of the McKay/Macdonald bridge and Chloe going up on it.. to see how it feels up on the bridge that she had traveled on in a car many times.

Magic balls that float by itself.

Here’s Chloe testing them out herself.

A Plasma Ball

Chloe loves this – wished we had a sandbox for her… when she was younger but we spend so much time in the store.. so we didn’t bother.

Blowing big bubbles here – we had a good time and we bought some glowing stars as well as some rocks that Chloe wanted which was a buck each but like i said before, it is a non profit organization, so we don’t mind paying for it.

July 17, 2009

Staying @ Uncle Budd’s

We stayed at Uncle Budd’s for the first nite .. when we were on our vacation. As usual Uncle Budd was very nice and we even met his friend .. and am very happy for him. This trip Chloe just took to Uncle Budd and his friend immediately – unlike the last time we were there, she woke up at 4am.. and wanted to go home.. and crying and whining and the works. As you can see, she was showing Uncle Budd how to work her DS. We didn’t stay for another nite because we wanted to be able to get a better night sleep with internet access and we had promised Chloe a hotel stay for her vacation. But it was definitely a nice visit.. and staying at Uncle Budd’s saved us a lot of money .. because that weekend was when Sir Paul McCartney was playing in Halifax’s commons.

July 15, 2009

Back From Vacation

So we are back from our vacation, a short one .. but that was all the time we could afford. We didn’t go very far.. but we did a lot .. more than we had for the last 5 yrs. With your own businesses and a child.. and years of ex-employees that had the “me first” attitude.. there was just no way to go anywheres. This year, we had Katelynn who double up as a part time employee at the store.. and looked after the store.. while we were gone. Yes, she followed instructions to the tee .. and we had no problems with her manning the store.. for she is trustworthy. On top of it.. we had our good friend, Gary come see look.. and help Kate when it was busy – during the days we were gone. Grateful for good friends.. and finally a good employee – we are going for another short break in August before the summer ends. So while PB bought some golf training aids for himself, he bought me this handmade necklace. Love it..!! and he insisted on paying for it.. so i’m happy.

July 12, 2009

Wild Life Park

Our next stop was the wild life park – at Upper Clements about another 30mins from Digby. But I have to tell you .. it is a very small park and we took only an hour – walking really slowly and we got thru’ the entire park. There was a lot to see .. for Chloe.. but for me.. it was so-so… afterall, i had been to so many already from different places.

The trail begins here.. the walk was definitely good for me.. but after the walk around the wildlife park.. my tummy hurt in the evening. Hahahha!!! But i know it will get better as the days goes by.

They do have signs up.. but the only thing the irks me a lot is there is no safe station where there should be ppl to help in case of an injury or someone fainted. You all know how huge some of our Canadians are here eh.

A very calm eagle as you can see here. It did not move nor fly anywheres.. but can’t blame it eh.. no space to fly.. the cage was really small.

A closer look at the eagle – A bald eagle – anything but bald as you can see .. muahahhaha!!

July 11, 2009

Vacation – First Stop – Digby

We started our vacation with very good weather.. and we woke up early enough.. and headed out before noon. Our first stop was Digby – a town 45 mins away from us.. and it is a very beautiful place as you can see. The ocean, boats and whale watching and many eateries for seafood – known for its famous scallops. No we didn’t have scallops.. but food was good.. and the portion were huge. It was a really good start albeit the fact that PB had a bad tummy last nite.. and this morning.. when we started off.

After lunch, we took a short walk around town.. and had some ice cream.. before we headed to our next stop.. the zoo..!!! I had rum and raisin ice cream.. the first.. after so many years. And no they donch have rum and raisins here.