Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Day 02 yesterday was a fairly long one. Not just for us – we were out of home for just over 11 hours – but also for driver Kong, as most hired drivers in the country typically plan work with
It was about 6:15PM by the time we got back to Taichung city. It’d been a fairly long day already and though this time would be just considered late afternoon back at home, it was really early night in the
We stayed at Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market until about a quarter to three. Back in Singapore, the mid-day sun would be at its zenith and warmest at this time. But in Taichung, the sun was already starting to duck behind
The initial itinerary actually placed the Zhongshe Tourism Flower Market on Day 3. But since it was about on the way to Gaomei Wetlands – our last stop for the day – Kong brought it forward to Day 2. This
The next two stops after the strawberry farm were in the same area and literally almost beside each other. The first of the two was Shengxing Railway Station. We could easily tell that this was a well-known and popular tourist
Before departure, I collated a weather projection over the twelve days we’d be in Taiwan, and it didn’t look encouraging: the weather was going to be a mix of fierce overcasts and various degrees of rain. We had to keep
Despite all the planning we have been doing leading up to this 12 day Taiwan trip, our plans were still slightly messed up by a flight delay during the connecting. One would have expected that rescheduling of flights are par
For the last couple of trips, I’ve routinely remarked on how much camera equipment I tend to over pack. For our upcoming Taiwan 2018 trip starting later this week, I’m now in the same dilemma. Despite the detailed notes I’ve
We’ve been married twelve years this date. As is becoming our little ritual each wedding anniversary, we elect to stay at a different property in a different part of Singapore each time. Though given how small the island, I reckon
Continued from the last post. It’s been a month since I wrote about the first half of our itinerary. The second half and remaining part of our itinerary is about done, so here goes! Hualien was included since the early
It’s been more than two months since I wrote about our forthcoming December trip to Taiwan. The lull of notes about it hasn’t been because of a lack of activity in its preparation. Rather, things were so fluid for a
There were a few moments of nervousness last Sunday while I was following the news of the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut as it cut through Hong Kong island. A flight out of Singapore to the island normally takes
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