A Balinese Escape... Pt 3

Day 3 of trip - 23/05/10

Breakfast cooked daily by our special villa staff.
Decided a day by the pool was in order.
Swam for hours.
Lunch at the house. The BEST satay I have ever had in my life. Pork, chicken and beef. We must have eaten about 15-20 small sticks EACH.
Went down to the locals only beach to have a look-see. It was an experience, but beautiful to see the seaweed farmers at work.
More swimming.
Dinner prepared by the head chef.

Bed

A Balinese Escape... Pt 2

Day 2 of trip - 22/05/10

Woke up after getting only 5 hrs sleep.
The night before, spent 1hr in the Visa line upon arrival at Denpasar Airport. In sweltering heat. With a toddler on no sleep. Not good.
Woke up in a paradise. Felt surreal really.
Breakfast
Swimming
Lunch at Ku-De-Ta in Seminyak, the BEST place to eat in Bali.
Swimming
Cocktails and canapes by the pool
Dinner
Bed

A Balinese Escape... Pt 1

I'm so slack. I've been so busy since our return from Indonesia, that I didn't upload any photos of the trip.

Well here they are. I took 1300 photos but here are my favourites.

Day 1 of trip - 21/05/10

Abi was beyond excited and hyperactive, requiring ALL my attention, that I didn't take too many photos at the airport. I was still sick and had to make sure I took all my medication before we boarded the flight. We had about 2.5 hrs at the Qantas 1st class lounge to relax and eat before our flight to Bali. James and my brother-in-law Andrew minded Abigail while I went to the Day Spa and had an express manicure, the WORST thing I should have done before a flight. Suprisingly, I didn't chip a nail at all. Amazing.

On board, Abigail refused to sleep for the 6 hr flight and was only happy watching Yo Gabba Gabba on J's laptop. As an infant, Abigail didn't have her own seat, but thank goodness, there were a few spare seats in Star Class and we moved to the row behind and took up 3 seats.

It's Cookie Time!

The title is catchy. A post about cookies? Kind of.

I adore this movie, Troop Beverly Hills. I watch it every now and then, usually when I'm alone. J could never sit through it.

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, although WARNING, it's cheesy, it's 80's but the fashion is AMAZING. Complete time capsule of what was fashionable in the 1980's.

This is one of my favourite clips of the movie. I still know ALL the words to this song. And so do my sisters. We still sing it often. Perhaps a little too often.

Me x 3

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Seen here at blogger friends c'est bon bon and More Than A Mummy, here is my personal 3x3.


Three names I go by:
Sam
Sammy
Stickle (My friends in boarding school gave me this name, they still call me it, gah!)


Three places I've lived:
Sydney
Singapore
Glebe

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Three of my idols:
Ricky Gervais
My Mum
Sarah Murdoch


Three things I like to look at:
The ocean
Abigail smiling and laughing
Big thunderstorms


Three places I've been:
New York
Tokyo
Barcelona

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Three of my proudest accomplishments:
Starting a family
Having a baby in Singapore (A little daunting when you have no family around)
My love and ability to travel. I hope I always have this freedom.


Three things I love to eat:
Mexican food
Italian food
Movie popcorn


Three things I want to do someday:
Visit Antarctica
Go Heli Skiing at Mike Wiegele's in Canada
Sing in public

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Three things I'm looking forward to this year:
Buying a house in the suburbs
Making new friends
More time for me

So that's me, 3x3.

xx

Detox Time

Detox starts tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just a detox to feel healthier and fresh. My diet lately has consisted of way too many Summer Roll chocolate bars, takeaway pizza, and diet coke.

I have no time frame for the detox, just until I feel *better*. I'm prepared for the hunger pains, the aches, the mood swings.

I always struggle in winter, wearing clothes with elastic waists for 3 months and then September rolls in and I've gone up a size... Well no more, not this winter.

Wish me luck. Hopefully soon I will be as confident as Leslie Hall and love my lady lumps and be able to do HIGH KICKS...

xx

Point & Shoot.

Sunday 13/6/10

Sirius Cove Reserve, Mosman

4pm

Abigail and I sharing a moment as we walked back to the car. The park was FREEZING, no one else around silly enough to brave the chill in the air. My cherub looks like a munchkin in her parker.

Head over to fatmumslim for more P&S fun.

xx

Baby's Got Style Sale!

My husband is going to kill me. But a sale IS a sale...

Kikki K Sale!

3 words I love to see together.

Point & Shoot.

Sunday 06/06/10. Here is Abigail dancing at my nephew Mikey's 2nd Birthday Party.

She was dancing around to the Glee Soundtrack, courtesy of her Aunty Jacki. She is wearing some new threads that her Grandma bought from Country Road.

Head over to fatmumslim for more P&S fun.

xx

Story Time!

Here are Abigail's current favourite books.

She reads all day to herself. We also read her stories twice a day. Before her day nap. Then 3-4 stories every night before bed.

Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. This is a cute story about a Giraffe named Gerald who can't dance. At the dance in Africa, he makes a fool of himself in front of the other animals. Then a little cricket in the woods teaches him how to dance. Abi loves this story, and screams "I'M DANCING!" when Gerald learns to dance. Great pictures too.

Nat Fantastic by Giles Andreae and Katharine McEwen. This is a new book but already a favourite. Whilst reading a bedtime story with his mummy, Nat sneezes and turns into a superhero named Nat Fantastic. It's short and sweet. Abi likes it when we pretend to sneeze and say "AH CHOO!".

The Lion Who Wanted To Love by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz. This is a gorgeous compasssionate story about a Lion who doesn't want to hunt with his pride because he loves animals too much. He is shunned by his mother and goes it alone in the african desert. He helps other animals until one day, he needs all their help when he is caught in the river saving a baby cheetah. Leo The Lion is finally asked to be King of the Pride by his humble mother. Absolutely love this story, very cute.

The Chimpanzees of Happy Town by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker Rees. This is Abigail's favourite story. We read this twice a day. She loves this story about Chutney, a traveller who decides to fix up Drabsville, USA and transform it into Happy Town. I know this story off by heart now. I highly recommend this book for toddlers.