tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24207354692704930282024-03-06T13:31:36.652+08:00sarahkhooywSarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comBlogger795125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-66936290877696221892024-03-03T22:08:00.002+08:002024-03-03T22:11:23.206+08:00Can I apply leave as a mom? <p>I don't think I have ever been stretched like that as a mother. </p><p>It has been such a week. That kind of week where I wanted it to end faster. I wanted Monday to come fast so we could reset. </p><p>The kids were behaving poorly. They were impatient, rude (in our definition) and very demanding. I was not okay with all of it. I was a bit surprised to how they behaved this week, and wondered if it was a reflection of how Adrian and I talk to each other and to them. </p><p>I don't think that was how we are with them, or like ever with anyone. </p><p>They were taking turns in throwing tantrums, and demanding for certain things to be according to what they want, and they want it now. If not, they go crazy, and they did went crazy, and loud. </p><p>Today was the day I lost it. </p><p>I have tried gentle parenting - always asking and making sure I understand form their perspective, and explain to them calmly why certain behaviours are not acceptable in this household. I avoid using some trigger words and questions, and my mind is always trying to re-form words that supports gentle parenting. Maybe it's not the correct way of this parenting method. It did not work. I like how it helped me clam down and take really deep deep breaths, and talk about how they feel first and whatnots. </p><p>But it didn't work this week. </p><p>Today, I felt numb to their crying and shouting. I told myself, "I cannot take this anymore", and then I walked to the bathroom, and showered in cold water. I allowed myself to cry all frustration and hurt out. Yes, my children hurt me this week. I think I imploded a few times this week. </p><p>It was a good short cry (not my first this week for sure). I didn't even got to finish my me-time, and Sofia stormed into the toilet (our lock is spoiled), and demanded for me to carry her. If not, she will not stop screaming and crying. </p><p>At this point, I don't even know what to feel anymore. </p><p>I carried her to her room, and hugged her, and I could not not stop my tears from coming out. She must have seen them before I wiped it away, because she said sorry twice (while she was still sobbing). My anxiety was rooftop high. </p><p>Adrian took both the toddlers for a short swimming time, and I needed to do something to heal. So, I did some sewing. I took out my shorts, and sports bra and sewed a while. </p><p>We had another meltdown during dinner time with Alex, and I did not handle it calmly. I could not. I tried hold it in, but I failed la okay. </p><p><i><span style="color: #073763;">"If you don't want to eat the food that is on the table, you don't have to eat anything at all. You can stay in the room by yourself." </span></i></p><p>Sofia cried, and insisted we don't close the door, so koko could come out and join us at the dinner table. At this point, Alex was still being stubborn and crying. </p><p>Adrian stood up from the dinner table, and that was when Alex started to calm down. Nobody messes with dady ya. </p><p>Anyways, he came and sat next to me, and we had a great dinner time. They all did anyways. I was suffocating inside. But I held it together of course. The kids were finally okay again. </p><p>But today, I don't want to be a mom. I don't want to wear my mom's hat. I just want to wear Sarah Khoo's hat. Just be me, and for me. Just today. </p><p>Before they fell asleep tonight, I whispered to the both of them, that I love them so much, and it was not okay to behave like how they did, but I still love them. </p><p>It's been a week.</p><p>It is never easy. But we go through another day trying to be the best parents we can. And that, is a win in itself. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-60672608966474936402024-01-20T13:30:00.001+08:002024-01-20T13:30:00.139+08:00Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie. <p>You know how sometimes you wake up in the morning, and you feel like it's a chocolate chip cookie kind of day? </p><p>Maybe for you, it's mee goreng or Ramly burger or KBBQ day. </p><p>Well, I had that chocolate chip cookie day, and I didn't want to buy and eat them, because I know the sugar content in those are too high! And too sweet for my liking! </p><p>So, while lying down, pretending to sleep so my kids would sleep, I googled here and there to find the right recipe that won't waste my ingredients. </p><p>I also went to read their reviews, and found one that seems promising, and to my liking of a chocolate chip cookie. </p><p>Soft and chewy in the middle, but not cakey, and not too crunchy. </p><p>I only had one 250g of butter, so I need to be sure that this recipe works. I waited for the kids (except Adam) to wake up from their nap, and got them involved in the baking. I didn't let them "roll" the cookies onto the baking tray because our friends were coming over, and I didn't want the kitchen to be super messy. They were okay with it. So win. Hah. </p><p>I was supposed to roll the cookie dough after scooping them one by one, but I didn't have the time so I just scoop them with a baking spoon and place them onto the tray. </p><p>They came out fine. All looking different, because like us, we are all different right. Heh. </p><p>Anyways, I made some smaller ones too and they turned out a bit more crunchy and crispier. I preferred the ones that are bigger. I think I used the 1 tablespoon's spoon. They came out chewy and not sweet, with a hint of some bitterness from the dark chocolate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7KQEmVGepJUwuO5F1VgVNq6cnVITrLUVU0DqndnT4lqqsvCLWA5fKdd1mzHB49Wooqsn6p0pt9AcMX9Gf3qUqWjUyAIJHBGzJWvXFTM17DWlTSD3yLRKYsjDOYCGwG6s1LmRJ_jF4w5LEYR4CQJ7S9L353DShtLic4f7-WsMuLgEF23bhGy8mWJYAWU/s4032/IMG_2832.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7KQEmVGepJUwuO5F1VgVNq6cnVITrLUVU0DqndnT4lqqsvCLWA5fKdd1mzHB49Wooqsn6p0pt9AcMX9Gf3qUqWjUyAIJHBGzJWvXFTM17DWlTSD3yLRKYsjDOYCGwG6s1LmRJ_jF4w5LEYR4CQJ7S9L353DShtLic4f7-WsMuLgEF23bhGy8mWJYAWU/w480-h640/IMG_2832.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreKoC9pXOGzjt181v-4U7FeYYv3XQGSzzamMQs1SLHjdpQMegW2jeRIixq6tII0MNTomjrkJf0v_uYXh3KH3uelk8N61OgqQTMwMZ9KKaef-2yqubzo0R31WRwhEolGhrAvhD0rCyiRyyU7k8Lcu4F0vcL-90W5bQ4o0xZ2TiXwuEYm8CSq51BO7Elig/s4032/IMG_2833.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreKoC9pXOGzjt181v-4U7FeYYv3XQGSzzamMQs1SLHjdpQMegW2jeRIixq6tII0MNTomjrkJf0v_uYXh3KH3uelk8N61OgqQTMwMZ9KKaef-2yqubzo0R31WRwhEolGhrAvhD0rCyiRyyU7k8Lcu4F0vcL-90W5bQ4o0xZ2TiXwuEYm8CSq51BO7Elig/w300-h400/IMG_2833.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD-deQ8X_94SSGW1GeIWI4QSwyT6DoGlhVQmlJGi1Bc6QiKOMsCbsyqTafoKJNpY5bHfYSTYqSUIxyuEP2kHli6cRw4JOzmqFj6xX6cXG7TSbmA-208bCSGkOzFAE3yztBfVp49Fw5G8trKsFYZIoYLmuS6uoxaRQdqdNb-UPyaiadmQZlYenypzjR0k/s4032/IMG_2834.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPD-deQ8X_94SSGW1GeIWI4QSwyT6DoGlhVQmlJGi1Bc6QiKOMsCbsyqTafoKJNpY5bHfYSTYqSUIxyuEP2kHli6cRw4JOzmqFj6xX6cXG7TSbmA-208bCSGkOzFAE3yztBfVp49Fw5G8trKsFYZIoYLmuS6uoxaRQdqdNb-UPyaiadmQZlYenypzjR0k/w300-h400/IMG_2834.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Some important notes:<br /></b>1) Do not overbake them. Because if you put the cookies longer in the oven, they will not be chewy anymore. The recipe says 7-9 minutes. I did mine at 8 minutes. They will not look brown, but they are amazeballs! </div><p>2) Measure everything ingredients correctly, especially the flour. If you put more or less than the recipe, it may not turned out as how it is supposed to be, but you might still love it anyways. </p><p>So, go give it a try, and let me know if this is a win or a no-go for you :) </p><div><u><b>Ingredients: </b></u></div><div><br /></div><div>1 cup softened salted butter (or 227g)</div><div>1 cup granulated sugar (or 200g)</div><div>1 cup brown sugar (or 200g)</div><div>2 teaspoons vanilla extract</div><div>2 eggs</div><div>3 cups all purpose flour (or 427g)</div><div>1 teaspoon baking soda</div><div>1/2 teaspoon baking powder</div><div>1 teaspoon salt</div><div>2 cups chocolate chips (I mixed semi sweet and dark chocolate)</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Steps: </u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Preheat oven at 190 Celsius. </div><div>2 - In a medium bowl, mix <b>flour</b>, <b>baking soda</b>, <b>baking powder</b> and <b>salt</b>. Set aside. </div><div>3 - (In a mixer) Cream together s<b>oftened butter</b>, <b>white sugar</b> and <b>brown sugar</b>. </div><div>4 - Add <b>eggs </b>and <b>vanilla extract</b> into the mixer. Beat until it becomes light. </div><div>5 - Add in the dry ingredients and mix well.</div><div>6 - Add <b>chocolate chips</b> and continue mixing until combined. I put in more than 2 cups of chocolate chips because why not. </div><div>7 - Roll the cookie dough and place them on the baking tray (lined with baking paper). </div><div>8 - Bake for 8-minutes, at 190 degrees Celsius. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND7DoISylmkenwNFcXeXkW8Y4O0YHDxLwKO-7qUwWZ_OCmBidrBa6nwjncml5Tqb03VZnixtExXGUNp02h8FKNFk7t5Km8nhRAwU1UkfWCimnKNAo-wAZvlrjW6TpUyhx1YrO9XTcWOtW9KIf1BvyEHa4FCvu_7ar0JtCiPhOcBTtHRRMhZRYVU_SbIk/s4032/IMG_2835.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND7DoISylmkenwNFcXeXkW8Y4O0YHDxLwKO-7qUwWZ_OCmBidrBa6nwjncml5Tqb03VZnixtExXGUNp02h8FKNFk7t5Km8nhRAwU1UkfWCimnKNAo-wAZvlrjW6TpUyhx1YrO9XTcWOtW9KIf1BvyEHa4FCvu_7ar0JtCiPhOcBTtHRRMhZRYVU_SbIk/w300-h400/IMG_2835.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVZfqmhg4VvcPc-OeQsXT3RYeNx-SpzjZo3BF7tdpW8TMNARUt3XgrEcHYC5d8p5RXCobNhyAUgpNAjjtUGheqx_S9UmPD9QEV2PsJDeMJPLdRZqr_HreU-IblCDapW7ZHOmPN2KUj_AzICen-cYIP91E670_HusM7vHLDAWlUx7waqE1zBaKPsxxHIE/s4032/IMG_2836.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVZfqmhg4VvcPc-OeQsXT3RYeNx-SpzjZo3BF7tdpW8TMNARUt3XgrEcHYC5d8p5RXCobNhyAUgpNAjjtUGheqx_S9UmPD9QEV2PsJDeMJPLdRZqr_HreU-IblCDapW7ZHOmPN2KUj_AzICen-cYIP91E670_HusM7vHLDAWlUx7waqE1zBaKPsxxHIE/w300-h400/IMG_2836.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-5314412074461710222024-01-13T17:03:00.006+08:002024-01-13T17:03:55.095+08:008D7N Kyoto & Osaka, Japan - Part Three<p> Part three, the final part is finally completed. </p><p>We had such a great sleep last night, and woke up refreshed and ready to conquer as much as can in Osaka. First place was Kuromon Market. The only problem was we were too early so some shops were still closed. Hah. So, we took a stroll in that area, and enjoyed the sweater weather. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVW1MJXgUhCR3E1rKgGDiVkLfTcz_TV3-52JYBDOg1BaLQ9MfpIIsKGWi6D2oaEac1i1n8SjCeHdjrICGfEEyrt0FTRoFwkhsDth6OzgUeQYldTdOECjy3nxRye2lDT4FT1tlYRueUg23F4iUh5dBJslm3TojQmhTnklJqrXatf5RJM7FwdAzx1w1ldg/s4032/IMG_6674.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVW1MJXgUhCR3E1rKgGDiVkLfTcz_TV3-52JYBDOg1BaLQ9MfpIIsKGWi6D2oaEac1i1n8SjCeHdjrICGfEEyrt0FTRoFwkhsDth6OzgUeQYldTdOECjy3nxRye2lDT4FT1tlYRueUg23F4iUh5dBJslm3TojQmhTnklJqrXatf5RJM7FwdAzx1w1ldg/w480-h640/IMG_6674.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22gKEYoOcMryXuLc-ETnunMy3UrB3lMA4GzLPOt4-qeSy0MYiGTA4-tubXtQJmEYGZgNlId14EtYduzkXAk43MR6QwHZ5tp0D52LdbhVoksn410clfJ9wrIgYMClZHgqfUWe8W96bVktcu3xWBRTWDmiig1lb81MHrSIzOzZQ9L10FN8hFmdPE2PgeX4/s4032/IMG_6677.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22gKEYoOcMryXuLc-ETnunMy3UrB3lMA4GzLPOt4-qeSy0MYiGTA4-tubXtQJmEYGZgNlId14EtYduzkXAk43MR6QwHZ5tp0D52LdbhVoksn410clfJ9wrIgYMClZHgqfUWe8W96bVktcu3xWBRTWDmiig1lb81MHrSIzOzZQ9L10FN8hFmdPE2PgeX4/w480-h640/IMG_6677.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruICHPaGhMBdVKukXkLYp1rlx2l0D4eDk9F0Cn1mdzOzrpKOq2yxDIBFIpfHM9UkRLWv3610A75w4rBRASGXKsahK-hCFgBRaKubhTinKkuuDzie1D8MqFSVXlLxYtZ9a3_3uPApn9whSuyvtLbefQpQEogcp5SKhQQ1OZmMBWxY_8HHvch-HtWvcPpo/s4032/IMG_6679.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruICHPaGhMBdVKukXkLYp1rlx2l0D4eDk9F0Cn1mdzOzrpKOq2yxDIBFIpfHM9UkRLWv3610A75w4rBRASGXKsahK-hCFgBRaKubhTinKkuuDzie1D8MqFSVXlLxYtZ9a3_3uPApn9whSuyvtLbefQpQEogcp5SKhQQ1OZmMBWxY_8HHvch-HtWvcPpo/w480-h640/IMG_6679.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bJI85wA-K-nHcf96xsN0DCi6eM7xLbYRSzA4M7Kpe05-lBZSbrd85TcfWnIpaV5wuiUZTQ_6xQ16PChTyZkSpISJgYNA1LPKBXUKPNvram5vEsCiwBO7qIR3R60VAA9nydK-wI1PJ7l2V1vjfdd2-TF_MN9Cs6IQ0ARjTQwWZ2btU-Ms7L5Ew6MT2uY/s4032/IMG_6680.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bJI85wA-K-nHcf96xsN0DCi6eM7xLbYRSzA4M7Kpe05-lBZSbrd85TcfWnIpaV5wuiUZTQ_6xQ16PChTyZkSpISJgYNA1LPKBXUKPNvram5vEsCiwBO7qIR3R60VAA9nydK-wI1PJ7l2V1vjfdd2-TF_MN9Cs6IQ0ARjTQwWZ2btU-Ms7L5Ew6MT2uY/w480-h640/IMG_6680.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We could smell cooked seafood everywhere and it was really just so tempting, however since it's our last day here, we decided not to eat their seafood. I don't know what reason is that. But I guess since Penang also like got seafood so we decided to save our yens for something else. But I am sure their seafood is very fresh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We tried looking for salmon sashimi, but it was surprising so difficult. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We continued with street food searching and trying. Their green tea pastry and melon juice is hands down the best! Their croissants - out of this world!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK564OZpp7g_G7iSZq_3UsLlFUPRHM013l4tHBeU8_8x1rVnUWQUWHKrOr9wcA6uxbXpFgiLu7fIc7nV1KZ2jDP-grpCfKdVdSx2AcML44pXqFXC_dekGrni7Rx0UDcBankrRM4AAsXadY8jXTglzHK3od5gWZHPm71bjGTTTxlJkI9bOBDvX0FvcMxng/s4032/IMG_6683.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK564OZpp7g_G7iSZq_3UsLlFUPRHM013l4tHBeU8_8x1rVnUWQUWHKrOr9wcA6uxbXpFgiLu7fIc7nV1KZ2jDP-grpCfKdVdSx2AcML44pXqFXC_dekGrni7Rx0UDcBankrRM4AAsXadY8jXTglzHK3od5gWZHPm71bjGTTTxlJkI9bOBDvX0FvcMxng/w480-h640/IMG_6683.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5Aq-IzXLefpwJGhFuDNYaOL7LV7p8lSa0O4gwQ8YoyAtmoKvgyRua52mNfdsvREcMPbtpgkdAw3PKLxepstOrW-AFnglAhyl6MRBkPB8jC1qy8qszNb0XYDp4YVvBLk1qJSqo7yD7n5Zqo5zqIP8CewcyZtVtORtycvj36o7ZfHmMKJ010VRZzMylAE/s4032/IMG_6684.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5Aq-IzXLefpwJGhFuDNYaOL7LV7p8lSa0O4gwQ8YoyAtmoKvgyRua52mNfdsvREcMPbtpgkdAw3PKLxepstOrW-AFnglAhyl6MRBkPB8jC1qy8qszNb0XYDp4YVvBLk1qJSqo7yD7n5Zqo5zqIP8CewcyZtVtORtycvj36o7ZfHmMKJ010VRZzMylAE/w480-h640/IMG_6684.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After a light but super satisfying breakfast, we walked to Osaka Shinsekai! Because we were early, the line to the Tsutenkaku Tower was not insanely long. We also did not pay for it, because we got the Osaka Amazing Pass. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UJpmbYEYuqN3F5WArQxglEjg5xI1Pl1M_KenKeM_fJCi7AWeq9yYhc3PHmfydwE_RreUi7tBbtm4rh6YU6JfwCWBJdeIeN0lBCHox6ekRCJMFeyV9UvlYYiKVHTzRTns_0pj01pKUj6WdYmFqHOqji1odMkYgh0_9SLnSFf5xKWmxqhhYiwBGOIjTn0/s4032/IMG_6687.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UJpmbYEYuqN3F5WArQxglEjg5xI1Pl1M_KenKeM_fJCi7AWeq9yYhc3PHmfydwE_RreUi7tBbtm4rh6YU6JfwCWBJdeIeN0lBCHox6ekRCJMFeyV9UvlYYiKVHTzRTns_0pj01pKUj6WdYmFqHOqji1odMkYgh0_9SLnSFf5xKWmxqhhYiwBGOIjTn0/w480-h640/IMG_6687.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4G4acpq9yAmyZkQrHDoZzsRuJrb6lXj_9IZETVxFIwDro8Lj5oBtpEOUfBko79OH2ink3f4-S4sVzpoR9NXgAdEPzZ7jaHBrz7Tbm2bac3EwOuZukO_xACjA4D7BuJ5sakwU1R-JEuwKXfixe6WxVZlnbqzBDDPHQaoxEUzxap7ao6DCHNwm0IxKrYMQ/s4032/IMG_6690.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4G4acpq9yAmyZkQrHDoZzsRuJrb6lXj_9IZETVxFIwDro8Lj5oBtpEOUfBko79OH2ink3f4-S4sVzpoR9NXgAdEPzZ7jaHBrz7Tbm2bac3EwOuZukO_xACjA4D7BuJ5sakwU1R-JEuwKXfixe6WxVZlnbqzBDDPHQaoxEUzxap7ao6DCHNwm0IxKrYMQ/w480-h640/IMG_6690.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVmsA7Q1e_iZdaZkiew8Lot6uxfLaClBgWFxqXpQzi_7kJb2j1QorYpNI4hmROSzP3VbvEV4NrYBR7MM1bnO_HJCxAqQYtqaPjI4cOAs7UGE4JkcbB7BlC5J7IYpXow2yMD86sYv0p8aSBGh6fhghABc0zpnc-mbXu_7zvoCZZR5Tkc6pw2X3XddoCKc/s4032/IMG_6693.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVmsA7Q1e_iZdaZkiew8Lot6uxfLaClBgWFxqXpQzi_7kJb2j1QorYpNI4hmROSzP3VbvEV4NrYBR7MM1bnO_HJCxAqQYtqaPjI4cOAs7UGE4JkcbB7BlC5J7IYpXow2yMD86sYv0p8aSBGh6fhghABc0zpnc-mbXu_7zvoCZZR5Tkc6pw2X3XddoCKc/w480-h640/IMG_6693.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a quick look-see look-see on top, and then we started walking again. We got to the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, and since it was free entrance (yes, with the Osaka Amazing Pass), we decided to go for a quick look-see look-see too. <div><br /></div><div>We missed the three kids extra much in here, because we kept saying things like, "Aww, Alex and Sofia would love this!" </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbvCnXOn0KBDaFfarP1DUwu19Yw6Zcm-jY7UOEo2v19irsbJOqSHGItAubC59wWWO5-2CzDzVocwC2D-1z8FpGe2wQUtZh_nLarICACmtJ4eHimF0AKj5ueT_XoYZ-UX_4_QuwvodSWfFWzO0-DX84RwZ4hVpsaxB_33Nk_Tb3XHMWI4sfa9xECK52KA/s4032/IMG_6695.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbvCnXOn0KBDaFfarP1DUwu19Yw6Zcm-jY7UOEo2v19irsbJOqSHGItAubC59wWWO5-2CzDzVocwC2D-1z8FpGe2wQUtZh_nLarICACmtJ4eHimF0AKj5ueT_XoYZ-UX_4_QuwvodSWfFWzO0-DX84RwZ4hVpsaxB_33Nk_Tb3XHMWI4sfa9xECK52KA/w480-h640/IMG_6695.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3uouI8V7y49lLvdamaL7XUJH0Fo8g5VJadTU2iQixS6RCyl0gWJlWue-HWVuG80B7CGOfKH-gKwvOKWIQrYN2Af4v8vEi9fGPBHHLZhQ3S93AzpJs28OfcM8Jbhj6KnHVB02b0dsnzh-D9XjBRTYR3CaKadFiefrtMW7mNSZvEZvp9X1UYL-exjOFZk/s4032/IMG_6696.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3uouI8V7y49lLvdamaL7XUJH0Fo8g5VJadTU2iQixS6RCyl0gWJlWue-HWVuG80B7CGOfKH-gKwvOKWIQrYN2Af4v8vEi9fGPBHHLZhQ3S93AzpJs28OfcM8Jbhj6KnHVB02b0dsnzh-D9XjBRTYR3CaKadFiefrtMW7mNSZvEZvp9X1UYL-exjOFZk/w480-h640/IMG_6696.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg342l3TXClCTR2AaMyu0H2JnORXy5X9sT3Of8tZVDGrgSgeX9VLcvLi1ULxGajk5SzBhRhg-To8puU399N8mLvLpp3jC1i6bqdu59692WTUJgu2ucqgw9aMCvwk3LK_BwGkKZ_XCY5PcXmrNHmNclKUCE7qiowQKcGGuTFJDlWpTDDBpEruodNdT_4eeo/s4032/IMG_6700.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg342l3TXClCTR2AaMyu0H2JnORXy5X9sT3Of8tZVDGrgSgeX9VLcvLi1ULxGajk5SzBhRhg-To8puU399N8mLvLpp3jC1i6bqdu59692WTUJgu2ucqgw9aMCvwk3LK_BwGkKZ_XCY5PcXmrNHmNclKUCE7qiowQKcGGuTFJDlWpTDDBpEruodNdT_4eeo/w480-h640/IMG_6700.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_CLnZhdFL_Bzjv6c_56d4FvEVZsjfDRrFvD4TK4uwNqz9b1Tfm0sY0Dc-a8pPt7jn1cLAlbeydS6ObJTNvRefewxAHdDIxiuarjQckCtQ3YrWKPEmiOJWIFrgYW38DQk8a3DPy5Hj_KfC2OiBycLOiID4otqGmKCmEihRiZiac_YzzqzXxEH8KsUNFA/s4032/IMG_6701.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_CLnZhdFL_Bzjv6c_56d4FvEVZsjfDRrFvD4TK4uwNqz9b1Tfm0sY0Dc-a8pPt7jn1cLAlbeydS6ObJTNvRefewxAHdDIxiuarjQckCtQ3YrWKPEmiOJWIFrgYW38DQk8a3DPy5Hj_KfC2OiBycLOiID4otqGmKCmEihRiZiac_YzzqzXxEH8KsUNFA/w480-h640/IMG_6701.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love this zoo because we got to see the lions up close through a glass window. They were resting, and I was just so fascinated with how beautiful they are. Lion has always been my favorite animal. Both lion and tiger. If I go to the zoo, I usually want to spend more time looking at them. </div><div><br /></div><div>We definitely had a moment. If I could be anything in this world, I want to be a lion/tiger trainer/owner/friend. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPuwMVmStz0kojuvwOx0jasz_hNcE-sh30Qdlq7b1im2GzhL7J9UVY5vK57p4iEImKF5iGbpTBCMNn_CGcJRA9VDkRFBybqhoou7XtHJa0DO_05oumeOPpFs7PN_cCra7Y0xaqCJN5rk6iwRe38ZXgJg1uLamhCWuh32Lw3kWEKoXm1AA1GRmB9jVoqU/s4032/IMG_6703.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPuwMVmStz0kojuvwOx0jasz_hNcE-sh30Qdlq7b1im2GzhL7J9UVY5vK57p4iEImKF5iGbpTBCMNn_CGcJRA9VDkRFBybqhoou7XtHJa0DO_05oumeOPpFs7PN_cCra7Y0xaqCJN5rk6iwRe38ZXgJg1uLamhCWuh32Lw3kWEKoXm1AA1GRmB9jVoqU/w480-h640/IMG_6703.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1x7H91neipNSPaf3gYNr9Z7GxHTfILJ8-tJpMCh-g-bT6NBQkWIyu8cjENwhWYZ-vsPDIQVQ1hnXE57b3g6ENPkifeEo9LVAsZeAY0j3iXzP7oVZ3ds7iEBuUsuZ9Y9mX7EuXmHSDQZri6dUl_E9PmiBhFQ0d0QXjwBPuPIZAehpcJVrPeW0WWMaFH4/s4032/IMG_6704.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1x7H91neipNSPaf3gYNr9Z7GxHTfILJ8-tJpMCh-g-bT6NBQkWIyu8cjENwhWYZ-vsPDIQVQ1hnXE57b3g6ENPkifeEo9LVAsZeAY0j3iXzP7oVZ3ds7iEBuUsuZ9Y9mX7EuXmHSDQZri6dUl_E9PmiBhFQ0d0QXjwBPuPIZAehpcJVrPeW0WWMaFH4/w480-h640/IMG_6704.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxManVrAX2e7UGE-gwO3oOfYgdzYgBURL71epSD3yfYAb_xEXq6KoIJOVI3jvnQJzOgSmXRM8lf2ylWm7gj0IT0ZW4tup-XZ2rpRnzdtbRVr3nlrs9iNVJENoYb_yBEPh5rlMfEUJtBPARMYQMIdQ6gjcQIDweqC4Xu7GNTzXucOrr_HqXtLp8ejBwhBQ/s4032/IMG_6707.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxManVrAX2e7UGE-gwO3oOfYgdzYgBURL71epSD3yfYAb_xEXq6KoIJOVI3jvnQJzOgSmXRM8lf2ylWm7gj0IT0ZW4tup-XZ2rpRnzdtbRVr3nlrs9iNVJENoYb_yBEPh5rlMfEUJtBPARMYQMIdQ6gjcQIDweqC4Xu7GNTzXucOrr_HqXtLp8ejBwhBQ/w480-h640/IMG_6707.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This photo (below) made me realize how much I have changed - in my mental state. I was happy, but there was little bit of pure joy. I was thankful, but constantly worried. The trip to Japan helped, but it was during this trip when both Adrian and I got to have real deep and difficult conversations with each other. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was like we got to reset. More for me I guess. I went home from Japan, feeling different, and determined to change my lifestyle so I can heal mentally and physically. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EU7jjfUGfkplFxCpGlu3OtTpwP8OZSXg9T747WnGasGjGwRk5NAbH73KUXtkE1GpxcF0rjm6Y55P_Wk70Pcdww1hW6-8PTIF7H8l95uiv1fJDxEQOhNrVL63P6Wx61P_AFx68jUFxHBqhfWliY6REJ-CXrI1onNVhLMkw-RqTnX4CWNFEG0WVpzTLzc/s4032/IMG_0796.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EU7jjfUGfkplFxCpGlu3OtTpwP8OZSXg9T747WnGasGjGwRk5NAbH73KUXtkE1GpxcF0rjm6Y55P_Wk70Pcdww1hW6-8PTIF7H8l95uiv1fJDxEQOhNrVL63P6Wx61P_AFx68jUFxHBqhfWliY6REJ-CXrI1onNVhLMkw-RqTnX4CWNFEG0WVpzTLzc/w480-h640/IMG_0796.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We walked really fast in the zoo because we only wanted to see "important" animals. Hah. Sorry snakes, birds and pet-able animals.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NB1FFaUwxfvpSkZ746ScrI0hI2op84wRZ9rPMcGZEMdE4_ALI9oYndSAZ7nPkxay757qSCewGz5fatcWlh2FoJNZpdPd3vSk1D7vrIICnEI7WS9rEt4ZzSjJXh5G1UF898L0ZBRsq7Ed3h7GVUBhNvNXbt5PdmKINih6BioKUlGUEJYHCcxTxuoRoNk/s4032/IMG_6709.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NB1FFaUwxfvpSkZ746ScrI0hI2op84wRZ9rPMcGZEMdE4_ALI9oYndSAZ7nPkxay757qSCewGz5fatcWlh2FoJNZpdPd3vSk1D7vrIICnEI7WS9rEt4ZzSjJXh5G1UF898L0ZBRsq7Ed3h7GVUBhNvNXbt5PdmKINih6BioKUlGUEJYHCcxTxuoRoNk/w480-h640/IMG_6709.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next, we walked to Keitakuan Garden - a very zen place to be at. Good for those who wants quiet time, and fresh air. Adrian loved it here. If he could, he would spend at least 30 minutes sitting here, staring at trees and fishes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, must pay to enter but we did not because it was included in the Osaka Amazing Pass already. </div><div><br /></div><div>Note: Adrian did all the planning for our Japan's itinerary so I just follow him. Thank you baby :) You know how to heal my heart, for sure :) So yes, let's travel more HAHA. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qIDZHFRaJ_i6403xoFffRhwV34Ugv742JEP8zH30e0eiY6gwIz1WcPUPfWx5K5AU9x62l9oRzOv_9r3tZGs00WXwMK-YBh4Vbq31pU3upoYA0VQUlJl-m2w5Tb9c3v8-cGDrjtGiPMOgG0lDhztofCqem9i5RyqtoQw_hE3tkJ8HjsS5IIDMrmJNR6M/s4032/IMG_6710.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qIDZHFRaJ_i6403xoFffRhwV34Ugv742JEP8zH30e0eiY6gwIz1WcPUPfWx5K5AU9x62l9oRzOv_9r3tZGs00WXwMK-YBh4Vbq31pU3upoYA0VQUlJl-m2w5Tb9c3v8-cGDrjtGiPMOgG0lDhztofCqem9i5RyqtoQw_hE3tkJ8HjsS5IIDMrmJNR6M/w480-h640/IMG_6710.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtVKgWnCPwv3zF8bs8O1FfZsrbCb4kzcrlayOVWNstReK85yZO6dYVBU-fSFzIga59-SZgYYa0JlU1ufz9UD1VZtFkAJbtopE_VuEY86b_K0VfuDkQ1QonYhSYdOkBhlr16GY6oE3RpMpw7s1YH8ECB3z0Eq9AE0D3JYUilB4xXYMkJbNWQcGgBX-DO8/s4032/IMG_6712.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtVKgWnCPwv3zF8bs8O1FfZsrbCb4kzcrlayOVWNstReK85yZO6dYVBU-fSFzIga59-SZgYYa0JlU1ufz9UD1VZtFkAJbtopE_VuEY86b_K0VfuDkQ1QonYhSYdOkBhlr16GY6oE3RpMpw7s1YH8ECB3z0Eq9AE0D3JYUilB4xXYMkJbNWQcGgBX-DO8/w480-h640/IMG_6712.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhpVuGaKq6e2EgJKN4sn77S5jyxuUQRP2T1s0_9GLzIzsKySUVzuShhTUAe_GnvcVFctHFuNJizWDduBfwjLL1Xixsxb766AVQ6vvpEADl0W99FRN4aH-L2y-PKMLHls2nIr8J2QUy-Ftj5CJ8sx9UDv1WYnA_OhDzf5MarBrtOhIZbhHHr4LaVf9d9Q/s4032/IMG_6715.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhpVuGaKq6e2EgJKN4sn77S5jyxuUQRP2T1s0_9GLzIzsKySUVzuShhTUAe_GnvcVFctHFuNJizWDduBfwjLL1Xixsxb766AVQ6vvpEADl0W99FRN4aH-L2y-PKMLHls2nIr8J2QUy-Ftj5CJ8sx9UDv1WYnA_OhDzf5MarBrtOhIZbhHHr4LaVf9d9Q/w480-h640/IMG_6715.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cCncLP3JS_RIXHA3niFxv-02eC2Kn5hp9Y-07-U0PeMFaKIZoaRkLQT8stE6wOLdZFE66iNTNGH3WiZOz0zb0vDu1raSqd_OUDYnBtKSYEi5SiS5Rq9chHF8PIggXOzo8xsO7upZwdCnPQTXvhfxZK6PIRMacrqq7TulHQxb7tRPfHWLpzxZ5dH8kE/s4032/IMG_6716.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cCncLP3JS_RIXHA3niFxv-02eC2Kn5hp9Y-07-U0PeMFaKIZoaRkLQT8stE6wOLdZFE66iNTNGH3WiZOz0zb0vDu1raSqd_OUDYnBtKSYEi5SiS5Rq9chHF8PIggXOzo8xsO7upZwdCnPQTXvhfxZK6PIRMacrqq7TulHQxb7tRPfHWLpzxZ5dH8kE/w480-h640/IMG_6716.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then, we continued walking and taking the train to our next destination: Tempozan Marketplace! </div><div><br /></div><div>We haven't got to try the omurice yet, so we went searching for 1 inside this mall. It was not nice, and expensive. It was not omurice la please. Macam fried egg with white rice and sauce. Hah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96IBKK0cK6TkoL7fLMeWFqlTczPgXoO76hoSSwNNuUyU3Hzv_r5wVnPmYwd2ITZLBG9fmzKDr3PMhaEk-_ACDJYGx67RWS6YwEzxZJtBAEanwHhYNlOpBh5ynTySsyU43rwNV79A0XgSJiOnGkWlbFV2h6UZpRscYFd5w1VPVohevEDRNjWWxYk_Lamw/s4032/IMG_6722.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96IBKK0cK6TkoL7fLMeWFqlTczPgXoO76hoSSwNNuUyU3Hzv_r5wVnPmYwd2ITZLBG9fmzKDr3PMhaEk-_ACDJYGx67RWS6YwEzxZJtBAEanwHhYNlOpBh5ynTySsyU43rwNV79A0XgSJiOnGkWlbFV2h6UZpRscYFd5w1VPVohevEDRNjWWxYk_Lamw/w480-h640/IMG_6722.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp5EEKzBFxnzdJiVDdwOrvMBzyctOZkiVSOuLe9talmGEYJT_XyFLpEgoWLMCSSg-Plt07S8he_za0SHgCH19KnnEPiCyIIOYm_Fefqkabk1V01TZJL8AkmWHrjGh-yjzC6etmdrXWUqofGJXYpKM6dIogbAQQIyrl03a8g6E69meSb7haAfGJv5GmcI/s4032/IMG_6724.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCp5EEKzBFxnzdJiVDdwOrvMBzyctOZkiVSOuLe9talmGEYJT_XyFLpEgoWLMCSSg-Plt07S8he_za0SHgCH19KnnEPiCyIIOYm_Fefqkabk1V01TZJL8AkmWHrjGh-yjzC6etmdrXWUqofGJXYpKM6dIogbAQQIyrl03a8g6E69meSb7haAfGJv5GmcI/w480-h640/IMG_6724.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then, we got on the famous Tempozan Ferris Wheel. This ferris wheel is so huge and high, that even I got scared. I was legit scared so I closed my eyes when the wheels were moving. I cannot imagine then how afraid Adrian was. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the view was 100% really pretty! </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and the other thing we really liked is every couple can get their own carriage. They won't make other people share with you so the perfect place to propose. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>The famous Kaiyukan Aquarium was really nearby, but we decided not to go due to time, not included in our pass and we want to go with our kids next time. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfn6-2MH5sRs5xZw3YacrE7FtN-UwsrZP5Nmsh-h1DI65_Kr1yEhkEHSq7VxHfeAOjWbdZTntBnE_UULkSU8XYOwpZsEbjv065VXjTo3-hLZ6Qw9Mj-tc5JB4zgT-Sd7Gt1LgvTNqrxnXRFOGVxJHUfRcI1EgTcNHte0Ce7mNTY-NqCwyZLW6S7HIwio/s4032/IMG_6720.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfn6-2MH5sRs5xZw3YacrE7FtN-UwsrZP5Nmsh-h1DI65_Kr1yEhkEHSq7VxHfeAOjWbdZTntBnE_UULkSU8XYOwpZsEbjv065VXjTo3-hLZ6Qw9Mj-tc5JB4zgT-Sd7Gt1LgvTNqrxnXRFOGVxJHUfRcI1EgTcNHte0Ce7mNTY-NqCwyZLW6S7HIwio/w480-h640/IMG_6720.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTzx_TAOJsHfBInIthviGh-LdW8wPb8ikYat5BVZwM2nuNIY6zkqVZz405XESSX3YHAt8rndDpn7Im1-8D2EB1sY_FEThCFBZuonJOdw1hBj09c4nZA_7T_uxXWhkgKRFL92z3ONyjoM9I5c7Lstew4AYgFQcBiVRSl0XVAfe4699GvjxcbM2mjNTs9U/s4032/IMG_6729.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTzx_TAOJsHfBInIthviGh-LdW8wPb8ikYat5BVZwM2nuNIY6zkqVZz405XESSX3YHAt8rndDpn7Im1-8D2EB1sY_FEThCFBZuonJOdw1hBj09c4nZA_7T_uxXWhkgKRFL92z3ONyjoM9I5c7Lstew4AYgFQcBiVRSl0XVAfe4699GvjxcbM2mjNTs9U/w480-h640/IMG_6729.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYwyXAWqT5Rjpp5SY9zbCJ1FVHHvWpBLnkmDwNmxO5qUJ-L_9lkWqTpq1Ir3z2WBF6PyxcSE_ew9oVP7W-IKyOuhWgGMRrUK-TNY9Cn4A8hZL55jPaXraiy5daEbkvHmHYAUkAiHKfseny8BE3kSEoZ3yV2MF6tRQEpEWqHWWrIOOYT_ZKmIyFrzDnJ8/s4032/IMG_6731.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYwyXAWqT5Rjpp5SY9zbCJ1FVHHvWpBLnkmDwNmxO5qUJ-L_9lkWqTpq1Ir3z2WBF6PyxcSE_ew9oVP7W-IKyOuhWgGMRrUK-TNY9Cn4A8hZL55jPaXraiy5daEbkvHmHYAUkAiHKfseny8BE3kSEoZ3yV2MF6tRQEpEWqHWWrIOOYT_ZKmIyFrzDnJ8/w480-h640/IMG_6731.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNem2IXEOGnBOzcaN8lpxtH_kOzMiNrXOMnAV32Rwo2pAflCwOQkeCrMCRTKQAKF-NWXCyQIGGbAEdy0v8nMFgtXIaoN5XxdD22-mvXrVn9a4mKzNG1Mrobr3GzTCQh05V5iB2Q9seI-yDqGOXxWptQurSmtHCBlzdcG1oYInlUzg92Sy2tV7CnSe8-Qg/s4032/IMG_6742.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNem2IXEOGnBOzcaN8lpxtH_kOzMiNrXOMnAV32Rwo2pAflCwOQkeCrMCRTKQAKF-NWXCyQIGGbAEdy0v8nMFgtXIaoN5XxdD22-mvXrVn9a4mKzNG1Mrobr3GzTCQh05V5iB2Q9seI-yDqGOXxWptQurSmtHCBlzdcG1oYInlUzg92Sy2tV7CnSe8-Qg/w480-h640/IMG_6742.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKpPbGdL2V0SGarPLTm-6U8svkE0jXH3Gtt5cg49uCLmr5WNkvuau9QshYVucoYn0srRX7I1TBGk-YEb3yTHwdZQNwtZJ5vR9YojjiOeZiuQMPVyES_ER2LOV0kiH7NnW6gOzSYml_PcxVmg1IwfSqK1TZPfBMMT9j6Y3ta8HqIPg3xuXx4AIs5_thf4/s4032/IMG_6741.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKpPbGdL2V0SGarPLTm-6U8svkE0jXH3Gtt5cg49uCLmr5WNkvuau9QshYVucoYn0srRX7I1TBGk-YEb3yTHwdZQNwtZJ5vR9YojjiOeZiuQMPVyES_ER2LOV0kiH7NnW6gOzSYml_PcxVmg1IwfSqK1TZPfBMMT9j6Y3ta8HqIPg3xuXx4AIs5_thf4/w480-h640/IMG_6741.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After looking at another part of Osaka, we went for the next included excursion: Santa Maria Cruise. The boat is very pretty, and they serve like green tea ice cream and snacks onboard but have to pay with yen. </div><div><br /></div><div>Quite slow sailing kind, about 45 minutes ride along the Port of Osaka. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ua-Nb_GTwN5Y5lyHdRAQoVmUG-OfaRXbC1DRgEjH7BTjSfE7vIAR2yoVZ5X7WlUAJPpd1m6aRBCKJfCRERQL24RkNoMTG8P2EVc5ukDQV9n1mgz9-r3rYqr7RFMuibmTY_katuhBQXE42WR0vs0bin3Y4ktcuhWIZ2FBOdK_gpUK_uuiL_Yf-X1hHN4/s4032/IMG_6743.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ua-Nb_GTwN5Y5lyHdRAQoVmUG-OfaRXbC1DRgEjH7BTjSfE7vIAR2yoVZ5X7WlUAJPpd1m6aRBCKJfCRERQL24RkNoMTG8P2EVc5ukDQV9n1mgz9-r3rYqr7RFMuibmTY_katuhBQXE42WR0vs0bin3Y4ktcuhWIZ2FBOdK_gpUK_uuiL_Yf-X1hHN4/w480-h640/IMG_6743.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRlWp7qoXtC11FJma-fQOu27Lmt-twA7psHuNA8vJ3NMZzNMFc4bi8ZB2_fH6Z99-hqr3-tpSKB2jygo7eZx0tkY2B6Gm5pl9m0kzbMfuAiTJEfbkW9ROS5xCA6-DdPNrYGq5BWH0Ip642H-M6CPxKP_m3ju8Vh26gXviQNpKQ4F6u_LwO0_W3_csfHk/s4032/IMG_6747.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRlWp7qoXtC11FJma-fQOu27Lmt-twA7psHuNA8vJ3NMZzNMFc4bi8ZB2_fH6Z99-hqr3-tpSKB2jygo7eZx0tkY2B6Gm5pl9m0kzbMfuAiTJEfbkW9ROS5xCA6-DdPNrYGq5BWH0Ip642H-M6CPxKP_m3ju8Vh26gXviQNpKQ4F6u_LwO0_W3_csfHk/w480-h640/IMG_6747.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My favourite red bridge. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgep0lG2YakhxwU9wIkahUMQKTt2s7bO8mmGPBbVCG5YJd650ZoxqQmyh6mm6R_bGjR8zUcnQSeJmvN6W_FNm7u3pOpN7Ko954cXd3j02YZEj5r-ayY2lRxFL_3uCwT0AjM4k9_HYaTYyZzRFEnoO-k8o1Owi-XWvaGrYRwXDU-PxsSYuqH9ydiMH5UTLI/s4032/IMG_6754.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgep0lG2YakhxwU9wIkahUMQKTt2s7bO8mmGPBbVCG5YJd650ZoxqQmyh6mm6R_bGjR8zUcnQSeJmvN6W_FNm7u3pOpN7Ko954cXd3j02YZEj5r-ayY2lRxFL_3uCwT0AjM4k9_HYaTYyZzRFEnoO-k8o1Owi-XWvaGrYRwXDU-PxsSYuqH9ydiMH5UTLI/w480-h640/IMG_6754.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz6Gl4h1xZXDDOG5yUYujnDFQnxbUeIrcGjmGm1SKkjTTGFycEWSjId7zVYC2VY4o6aGNNNusR1HO8Lglo2eddo3UxchLot_zJx26wbeSwDJEaB_J3jLvXF7ha2x5rPPQcyr5_wqKo-8oucQHSp54x_xny_a8w28JCWMnpMc2VXfwpj_TIV_G17ktomI/s4032/IMG_6756.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz6Gl4h1xZXDDOG5yUYujnDFQnxbUeIrcGjmGm1SKkjTTGFycEWSjId7zVYC2VY4o6aGNNNusR1HO8Lglo2eddo3UxchLot_zJx26wbeSwDJEaB_J3jLvXF7ha2x5rPPQcyr5_wqKo-8oucQHSp54x_xny_a8w28JCWMnpMc2VXfwpj_TIV_G17ktomI/w480-h640/IMG_6756.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the excursions, we headed back to our hotel. Along the way, we bought this famous Manneken Belgian waffle. It was really good! It was like every snack that we got in Japan, is always yummy. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbnOgK1OwDDXyN5WoDeEZq_APWn32GGlpj9jmtw5Xq5fyOia2QsrHmDxS8aVvYB0R79SZhgyqpZ9RdiQFmMCgRNtqqrkQu4HQGj_PCnpE7jRSKbN1tSVSMtLJ5HUYDLtykNdaarm0eSd9ywpXIC5eaAXBFg-Zn60StGUk52bBu4xrPNz88Cn9VRRqv6s/s4032/IMG_6760.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbnOgK1OwDDXyN5WoDeEZq_APWn32GGlpj9jmtw5Xq5fyOia2QsrHmDxS8aVvYB0R79SZhgyqpZ9RdiQFmMCgRNtqqrkQu4HQGj_PCnpE7jRSKbN1tSVSMtLJ5HUYDLtykNdaarm0eSd9ywpXIC5eaAXBFg-Zn60StGUk52bBu4xrPNz88Cn9VRRqv6s/w300-h400/IMG_6760.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMabqnFQjEQe9JFRVls21DTgyW6CZHD0Sx63cAl7Nr1vEdyU8AYNrAbEjOYgo-osq2Tog4eav0bz9EaluQb-rtqMeDFpRbxGqtClXrSqW5B3FeDcAR_0xOu-0XjI69nkt2SKDtX0lE2rcTQTznClMyCXoGXb3gjTwy5a-NSJvbF-IzlnQ_-vyogoWZZ74/s4032/IMG_6761.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMabqnFQjEQe9JFRVls21DTgyW6CZHD0Sx63cAl7Nr1vEdyU8AYNrAbEjOYgo-osq2Tog4eav0bz9EaluQb-rtqMeDFpRbxGqtClXrSqW5B3FeDcAR_0xOu-0XjI69nkt2SKDtX0lE2rcTQTznClMyCXoGXb3gjTwy5a-NSJvbF-IzlnQ_-vyogoWZZ74/w300-h400/IMG_6761.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also had a pre-dinner appetizer: okonomiyaki (again). We had such a good one at the Kinkakuji Temple there, so we got to have another one. This was supposedly a famous one. There was a long line outside, and we actually waited. </div><div><br /></div><div>But it was mehh. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiil4aNk1IU9czdK8Y_b3_HBB2AuBT7hGhxvPHkNZ61PmR_rUTcEPQp_OIvrSdnxukKCZkXonpxaVgxu8IVNgbpdo8MfWa5mfOHZi98bB38Pg8zZfHHBbg_HI2eyd6P6rAohMzyYcIxXrngg06zN3FgRksPJaNfXMe0g9CJWb4V91aVMNSoK4vApfXWM/s4032/IMG_6763.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiil4aNk1IU9czdK8Y_b3_HBB2AuBT7hGhxvPHkNZ61PmR_rUTcEPQp_OIvrSdnxukKCZkXonpxaVgxu8IVNgbpdo8MfWa5mfOHZi98bB38Pg8zZfHHBbg_HI2eyd6P6rAohMzyYcIxXrngg06zN3FgRksPJaNfXMe0g9CJWb4V91aVMNSoK4vApfXWM/w480-h640/IMG_6763.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju483d8aG1nUMFUwSl9h2aolnBoskV-LcjCuKih2AiUpR0XZemcIBIG_dj3H4A13eXzJPIOToTutvjbBr01DqBjdfMFCacQwWsOKvtUUsmbCd5zOcY3iZkWyEQE_Hluqk90fNcrJ-1cPhJteyu7ACLuvergM92soGTa3mF9AX54Seu6jECSwjngHe6uIE/s4032/IMG_6762.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju483d8aG1nUMFUwSl9h2aolnBoskV-LcjCuKih2AiUpR0XZemcIBIG_dj3H4A13eXzJPIOToTutvjbBr01DqBjdfMFCacQwWsOKvtUUsmbCd5zOcY3iZkWyEQE_Hluqk90fNcrJ-1cPhJteyu7ACLuvergM92soGTa3mF9AX54Seu6jECSwjngHe6uIE/w480-h640/IMG_6762.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After resting in the room for a while, we headed back out and has black ramen for dinner! I was happy that we got to try so many Japanese foods when we were there. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhgZRCFf05RMRRaWAu2_GoU5NeTwLO0jqK80BMYQOvLVHooekkm7e_rcMEpowPaXTzhsiL4RFSVyM1RvzxoeBe29WvxEi2IW570ziW0tKa7zjQ9Hxvhr3h3WbFXLpXM23Q1kCN7vhixg42N7Uhz_DloEC0InOQx7nNJZNDnMBBwrWOfp6tHn5Z4OyeyY/s3088/IMG_6765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhgZRCFf05RMRRaWAu2_GoU5NeTwLO0jqK80BMYQOvLVHooekkm7e_rcMEpowPaXTzhsiL4RFSVyM1RvzxoeBe29WvxEi2IW570ziW0tKa7zjQ9Hxvhr3h3WbFXLpXM23Q1kCN7vhixg42N7Uhz_DloEC0InOQx7nNJZNDnMBBwrWOfp6tHn5Z4OyeyY/w300-h400/IMG_6765.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTwYxLSPjFW8TjA8-ChoPgZ-gp8BUP5yGWWlDdx1UF9HIpDvPtnITgwh5AvKw5tSWNf-0Acj_kmHCE_dPp6P4IINrblPNa0MuACTE40DYiNyHe5VwGlDNHaU27fErUngbqZRKfe_QWRm9WGyaaYyPUfpT3a9f6m09Q6EtHX68q9ZX57HnmO-1jx7B6v4/s3088/IMG_6785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTwYxLSPjFW8TjA8-ChoPgZ-gp8BUP5yGWWlDdx1UF9HIpDvPtnITgwh5AvKw5tSWNf-0Acj_kmHCE_dPp6P4IINrblPNa0MuACTE40DYiNyHe5VwGlDNHaU27fErUngbqZRKfe_QWRm9WGyaaYyPUfpT3a9f6m09Q6EtHX68q9ZX57HnmO-1jx7B6v4/w300-h400/IMG_6785.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg3e8U5hnHg6rjnvoJPOz1Ztoe2bSGxV3o_fPVo9vFCn6zs1ApudimwFg2rQCHn44hdTGWR-54JmeIgghUsNu_mFwzCIFGpIqachQYjgpOf2XHSS2xUWiFDD1fZCp8HSHlEvvc1L42twPSsE8wIzOtj7iscCmQcJKmpzim6RGyYS8K1bZZ1hnmiUpzn8/s3088/IMG_6804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEg3e8U5hnHg6rjnvoJPOz1Ztoe2bSGxV3o_fPVo9vFCn6zs1ApudimwFg2rQCHn44hdTGWR-54JmeIgghUsNu_mFwzCIFGpIqachQYjgpOf2XHSS2xUWiFDD1fZCp8HSHlEvvc1L42twPSsE8wIzOtj7iscCmQcJKmpzim6RGyYS8K1bZZ1hnmiUpzn8/w300-h400/IMG_6804.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5s8vLmO0f3Z7dny9M4p2am1KliIpDy9nn8uFrPRMAj3egMNSNHlZjmsLDVFj-0pMToRQDHPGL98V201KfY92edkg9RDTBmkV-oJuPPDZ9iV8GqUTFG8WRxi-khXTl-8lwQYWZXcMd6s_o5gix78H77F4n-HTDfnH16RjrIicl-6D6aTyE7IQ9rLnJgU/s3088/IMG_6814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5s8vLmO0f3Z7dny9M4p2am1KliIpDy9nn8uFrPRMAj3egMNSNHlZjmsLDVFj-0pMToRQDHPGL98V201KfY92edkg9RDTBmkV-oJuPPDZ9iV8GqUTFG8WRxi-khXTl-8lwQYWZXcMd6s_o5gix78H77F4n-HTDfnH16RjrIicl-6D6aTyE7IQ9rLnJgU/w300-h400/IMG_6814.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The black ramen was really yummy, but it was huge. I was super full after that dinner. We wanted to order just 1 bowl for sharing but the man (solo in the small quaint shop) was looking at us so fiercely and spoke only in Japanese. We got scared and decided to just order 2 black ramens. Haha. We would have ordered 2 different ramens if he (I think owner and chef) didn't scare us. </div><div><br /></div><div>After that, got 2 Japanese ladies came in, and he smiled. Ish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNipo1l6pcIgU8LSzKJnsyvP9Cb-4qIv_okqRduZO89tDRnSsVrFG8rStW60gns56YAZfzeo46gZLF4mr_48asr57P36zqDw8wSS5IFv2kEeqgTYIuFwJsA7W1FKEOEJaFuheNpYK4gck4nKnsPl_KecSm8Ftr7SF1bnG1PU-HBPvd-dILSwVZu5_Jyns/s4032/IMG_6826.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNipo1l6pcIgU8LSzKJnsyvP9Cb-4qIv_okqRduZO89tDRnSsVrFG8rStW60gns56YAZfzeo46gZLF4mr_48asr57P36zqDw8wSS5IFv2kEeqgTYIuFwJsA7W1FKEOEJaFuheNpYK4gck4nKnsPl_KecSm8Ftr7SF1bnG1PU-HBPvd-dILSwVZu5_Jyns/w480-h640/IMG_6826.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='477' height='397' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWYNk7MlnkrmjTGMRIhIkAYquz2Zg1NxMOzU85PntZ2V7OD7DFzRSRR1lYfnJPMxS94QXs0P4_bKzSZVM92g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We went back to the usual night market, and Adrian die die also must try their sushi. It was just okay! </div><div>The shop was apparently the first sushi restaurant who started the sushi belt idea. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAj8lQDYQJUsDOotklp1rdeDxRn45GofqAQ7jMgwidIxuX9a0B33aey8oEHkKPb8HorCaAdxgpldoJzEfADiHnLguw-4jkN1VLwmCUBFD2jopqz8SGcGvMKdfAyKfflvalj54LWYczcGe2heQQ62ATFDdNTAFLNZ6cVLOXV6ANDHLJrPLnQtd1qEbHn4/s4032/IMG_6831.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAj8lQDYQJUsDOotklp1rdeDxRn45GofqAQ7jMgwidIxuX9a0B33aey8oEHkKPb8HorCaAdxgpldoJzEfADiHnLguw-4jkN1VLwmCUBFD2jopqz8SGcGvMKdfAyKfflvalj54LWYczcGe2heQQ62ATFDdNTAFLNZ6cVLOXV6ANDHLJrPLnQtd1qEbHn4/w480-h640/IMG_6831.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went back to the hotel and started packing our things. It was bittersweet. We could not wait to leave because we missed the family so much. We were sad to leave because it has been really quality time spending with each other. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thankful we got to do this :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl23zEbUbnDI8xY2honskClUBzZvwcPJCY4ZYYSkwZLG9gVExoEZrQpSdHbKTdZADe160vEUkXQFWB9PDfF5ISxuyIj2fKDOfnZJXOb34PNHWNDCbPyvQxmuUklLfBmsvk1POHf_CTWejpjbnKtVmkjyLaENXNG2PQ7NxCTmaL2E0P_kvBdXykmhyphenhyphenhwo/s4032/IMG_6862.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl23zEbUbnDI8xY2honskClUBzZvwcPJCY4ZYYSkwZLG9gVExoEZrQpSdHbKTdZADe160vEUkXQFWB9PDfF5ISxuyIj2fKDOfnZJXOb34PNHWNDCbPyvQxmuUklLfBmsvk1POHf_CTWejpjbnKtVmkjyLaENXNG2PQ7NxCTmaL2E0P_kvBdXykmhyphenhyphenhwo/w480-h640/IMG_6862.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRuHCxRmKa9_s7LFHN-PmsgzxhMOpIHVnNpZ3tnjJQGoZXBKs9Xl1cMxv-Ygs88adWAfwDt-lWJl8Rye-pciJxMJYm6nkRWQknG-3mVSSmmz0zdbTw-6XEl8zNQflz5Ou3zVYwVjAfMSMukea-7fCbuvpvbHpE39_3AQkKhZZjaOQKfHMtMLMZC1YsUw/s4032/IMG_6864.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRuHCxRmKa9_s7LFHN-PmsgzxhMOpIHVnNpZ3tnjJQGoZXBKs9Xl1cMxv-Ygs88adWAfwDt-lWJl8Rye-pciJxMJYm6nkRWQknG-3mVSSmmz0zdbTw-6XEl8zNQflz5Ou3zVYwVjAfMSMukea-7fCbuvpvbHpE39_3AQkKhZZjaOQKfHMtMLMZC1YsUw/w480-h640/IMG_6864.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTN-NXXUNlaa8swerwW2VLU6fOi-0kBBzbSgsfFQP-ftsY3-BHVWb7W3h9rWAwlCDoUz6ufe17OwSLg2GGVG9wDMVyOONwQWoF651PI9v_vT0V1E714oMZVN7l6-tgfI6y5YWuGcLCwJdYP-XOwtg1NGcPlLtWImD-HzEau2gXJXIokRhL72bVXHjafo/s4032/IMG_6869.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTN-NXXUNlaa8swerwW2VLU6fOi-0kBBzbSgsfFQP-ftsY3-BHVWb7W3h9rWAwlCDoUz6ufe17OwSLg2GGVG9wDMVyOONwQWoF651PI9v_vT0V1E714oMZVN7l6-tgfI6y5YWuGcLCwJdYP-XOwtg1NGcPlLtWImD-HzEau2gXJXIokRhL72bVXHjafo/w480-h640/IMG_6869.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3qaRCCV9Z1fR0raHovGInsQeb4RWqW34Vbllf_ZLmomoLSVhz-LQR4zWQJQ_sa67ic1YlCS3BKs7urhrSZ123mKn2MP4DMtCAd_TRiGXk-HEWEtajNDrTCLKR9rW8l5yeQ9FspbeueOcm6MbizP8X77fk_1bVqMhYXMbbV9L58Qang-rYCbTFi06yEo/s4032/IMG_6870.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3qaRCCV9Z1fR0raHovGInsQeb4RWqW34Vbllf_ZLmomoLSVhz-LQR4zWQJQ_sa67ic1YlCS3BKs7urhrSZ123mKn2MP4DMtCAd_TRiGXk-HEWEtajNDrTCLKR9rW8l5yeQ9FspbeueOcm6MbizP8X77fk_1bVqMhYXMbbV9L58Qang-rYCbTFi06yEo/w480-h640/IMG_6870.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7PjKuBsEEciDR1RlD963C9SFOtlGuh-yLYCZc_-1zPCm9cfYjyVOgAuHyjs8lN3CVt_XKCN5MyoWTMXHYtCgn4g2s_7LhMN9kMYap-xNtdw0ZmfNzS6fPiijdEfo-qxBS3csuJJ5MBpV_5ennkBW1pU0T4UXrXCbILh_PUsctCZTHVSF5TsOX9i74c/s4032/IMG_6874.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7PjKuBsEEciDR1RlD963C9SFOtlGuh-yLYCZc_-1zPCm9cfYjyVOgAuHyjs8lN3CVt_XKCN5MyoWTMXHYtCgn4g2s_7LhMN9kMYap-xNtdw0ZmfNzS6fPiijdEfo-qxBS3csuJJ5MBpV_5ennkBW1pU0T4UXrXCbILh_PUsctCZTHVSF5TsOX9i74c/w480-h640/IMG_6874.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left Japan in the morning, and reached home at night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was home really sweet home. Our kids waited for us for bedtime. We skipped dinner that day because it was more important for us to reunite with them than eat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFeSYiUqyOap6kGpzJlpBrQ74FC067AYbchZbxCwxKQ_NTiKrYsX9DmAGuXwchynBP81hunZL0BfupsRS9JOHBOifYNRbFGDCB_xoR72jKakV9UFHIdNhKDTbL4g2xQjHLqC0du4OJOLhtZbPQ_Io5tKEwbjf3n1cng1PwiVnnyzhSC4dmthH_M58ch8/s2016/IMG_6880.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFeSYiUqyOap6kGpzJlpBrQ74FC067AYbchZbxCwxKQ_NTiKrYsX9DmAGuXwchynBP81hunZL0BfupsRS9JOHBOifYNRbFGDCB_xoR72jKakV9UFHIdNhKDTbL4g2xQjHLqC0du4OJOLhtZbPQ_Io5tKEwbjf3n1cng1PwiVnnyzhSC4dmthH_M58ch8/w640-h480/IMG_6880.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for following us to Japan.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you want more details, they are all saved in my highlights on Instagram. If you ask me questions about Japan, I may forget, so please go see there la ya. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till next travel, bye now. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-11304000047446553012024-01-04T20:16:00.005+08:002024-01-04T20:17:45.135+08:00This is for you, Vanessa Khoo.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1mdKV7TwYSRl1qOygt-IYI4dp1CK4Qb0oKIw1_dYuIHLbCHQ3B3UBUP7Lk64ufbiVdCoIt5DsgwQoUaxz7AM5yxUbrtQkYGyPauSHz_gqqE0PFapbHByoL5si6YBV1AZqzGLjrgzhptO7_tkGK3sAj-jlyB-bb5Xt8Jk6NuccJ69TUpkKg-j7DyvQus/s3088/IMG_1787.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1mdKV7TwYSRl1qOygt-IYI4dp1CK4Qb0oKIw1_dYuIHLbCHQ3B3UBUP7Lk64ufbiVdCoIt5DsgwQoUaxz7AM5yxUbrtQkYGyPauSHz_gqqE0PFapbHByoL5si6YBV1AZqzGLjrgzhptO7_tkGK3sAj-jlyB-bb5Xt8Jk6NuccJ69TUpkKg-j7DyvQus/w640-h480/IMG_1787.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We took this selfie because her office building is in the background somewhere.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been wanting to write and dedicate this post to my sister since she moved to another country, but I could not do it without the heavy heart feeling and without crying. It was a painful adjustment, but here I am, and here it goes. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>*Sasa, you can go take tissue first, because I know you sure cry no matter what I say hah*</i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When she first told us about a job opportunity in Singapore, I was not 100% supportive. I was probably only 60% for it, but when we found out that she has always wanted to live an independent life like how this job would give, I forced myself to give her my 100%. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Vanessa left for Singapore, she brought a part of me with her. We have always been that clingy-overly attached trio (with Rachel). So, her moving away was a difficult one. It was a tough reality. I supported her decision, because why would I hold her back, just because it's going to be difficult. She wanted this for herself, and we are 100% behind her. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She adjusted very well (with loads of tears for sure) there, but for me to adjust to our new norm without her, I needed a 'closure'. Okaylah, I won't call it closure. So drama like break-up ni. It was more like I need to move on happily. Hah. It does sound like a break-up and closure. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">But anyways. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I needed to see what her new life is like. I needed to see that she's happy and well, despite the homesickness. That was my main reason for the recent trip.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Because if she was not happy and really miserable, I would do everything I can to get her back, to convince her to come home. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">But she's happy, and thankful, and thriving. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The trip to Singapore was almost a no-go, but I am really glad that we did it. Now, I can imagine being there with her, even though I am not. It’s a very complicated feeling, which I don’t love. I saw where she worked at, her daily commute, the type of food she eats, and the neighbourhood.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> If I could go see her office </span>cubicle<span style="font-family: inherit;"> or table and sit on the chair she sits in office, I would. Hah. Told you I am overly attached. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vanessa Khoo Yoong May. </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am extremely proud of you ♥️ You have grown to become an amazing woman who continues to give selflessly and loves so graciously to people around you. Singapore is now more 'majulah' and blessed because you are there.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are strong and you did the one thing I would never be able to do. You left a very comfortable place, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> go on an adventure that you have always wanted. When you wake up every morning in this foreign land, know that you did it. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">What you did is difficult. It's impossible for me even. Leaving us, your friends, your safest place, your support system, your chicken rice is tough, but you did it. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I want to tell you, that even though you are younger than me, you are my role model in many areas. I have so many things to learn from you, the way you live your life and how you love. Both you and Rachel are my role models, in different areas. This is why I am very blessed ♥️</p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So yes, both Adrian and I are very proud of you. Dad and mom are proud of you. Kah Wei and Rachel are proud of you. I can say that on their behalf because we are super proud of you. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sha Lynn, Daryl, Alex, Sofia and Adam miss you everyday. And you miss us terribly, for sure. But please don't feel bad about missing out on family events, and doing fun things with us. Singapore is just a plane ticket away. Heh. Your currency is 3.5 times more powerful, so still doable. Heh. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">But seriously, don't worry about us here. We will be okay. We will make this LDR work. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Also, if one day you have enough of your adventure, and there is no reason for you to stay in Singapore, just pack your bags and come home. Home is always here for you. No matter how long it takes. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Do I secretly wish you don't find your soulmate who lives in Singapore? Yes. But I want you to be happy. Know that we are always praying for you. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Love you long long time, little sister. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Majulah Singapure, and Malaysia Boleh.</p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-36226822681229311782023-12-25T22:51:00.006+08:002023-12-25T22:51:48.826+08:008D7N Kyoto & Osaka, Japan - Part Two<p>It is because I procrastinated in updating about our Japan trip, that now I have to refer to my saved IG story's highlights to see what we did and where we went. So, if you are getting inpatient to see our itinerary, I suggest you go see my highlights. Or other people's itinerary, because ours is not going to be super complete with details. </p><p>I cannot remember anymore. I wished I have the constant blogging mojo, but usually with whatever energy I have left at the end of the day, I will mostly use it to do something that doesn't require a lot of thinking. Heh. Sorry! </p><p>Back to our Japan's post!</p><p>It has been raining a little here and there when we were in Kyoto, but nothing too heavy that needs the usage of an umbrella. The rain made it cold but not too cold to need a winter coat. </p><p>This morning, we grabbed a quick breakfast from the mart and headed to Sagano Scenic Railway. It's a very romantic tour, and since Adrian is very into scenic things, we decided to travel 1 hour (one-way) there. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5qGWBnaWTsi9ZgzW9IFgmxf5p8uDgB_B7_4Yu8sjBw7qUh2j5SACPkMXGjivrXSJ7wy0B1a4E7Q68soaieVtBgIevBPGGDXMlNFaZjf5ADjBtEv0VxUA7sShv9LUUEeoZwtMeIazpYeOelzfra5cjamZmfMSjkkKJXZ0tm9EA08mtens3M7CqT8nmno/s4032/IMG_6242.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5qGWBnaWTsi9ZgzW9IFgmxf5p8uDgB_B7_4Yu8sjBw7qUh2j5SACPkMXGjivrXSJ7wy0B1a4E7Q68soaieVtBgIevBPGGDXMlNFaZjf5ADjBtEv0VxUA7sShv9LUUEeoZwtMeIazpYeOelzfra5cjamZmfMSjkkKJXZ0tm9EA08mtens3M7CqT8nmno/w480-h640/IMG_6242.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi261j-WUNI92OGhfqyOss8jdQS2y1Czshc9JAJh7B1YMXa2_bEtEq8GNY8xY5VKaiImb622kSKGkk_yl_Y52fTpk_IhSOb6vcAZ79IOBqIApHlVczL5FTM9mwad4LFvxmlvhZrEFfwacoYuTu8uNu7c9p-MPOxMfOMFaM3mcnG6yuZHV51ypAT8y6v9TA/s4032/IMG_6246.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi261j-WUNI92OGhfqyOss8jdQS2y1Czshc9JAJh7B1YMXa2_bEtEq8GNY8xY5VKaiImb622kSKGkk_yl_Y52fTpk_IhSOb6vcAZ79IOBqIApHlVczL5FTM9mwad4LFvxmlvhZrEFfwacoYuTu8uNu7c9p-MPOxMfOMFaM3mcnG6yuZHV51ypAT8y6v9TA/w480-h640/IMG_6246.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was not expensive to ride on this Sagano Romantic Train, but it wasn't that romantic la please. We did see really nice scenic things along the way, and the weather was perfect, so it's nice. <div><br /></div><div>We chose the outdoor carriage although it was drizzling a bit because romantic ma. Haha. It stopped raining after a while. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-wQEstikMBRIH_9Vc5QV2g9UiMkl5BqhvbTKeXpOriRy1W_3pDNmimGzi3sBPRGGp_9yki9W-cW-LElpSqXWZqLxwUC6UVxk2HUQr5BVPVk0gzfaR9JupASl-PFNUDR8S6otlNKONNUw2gZoXmiuCqRD47Bt4Ue0H_C27FhDCt6E4vXE3aAOhKNOsII/s4032/IMG_6257.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-wQEstikMBRIH_9Vc5QV2g9UiMkl5BqhvbTKeXpOriRy1W_3pDNmimGzi3sBPRGGp_9yki9W-cW-LElpSqXWZqLxwUC6UVxk2HUQr5BVPVk0gzfaR9JupASl-PFNUDR8S6otlNKONNUw2gZoXmiuCqRD47Bt4Ue0H_C27FhDCt6E4vXE3aAOhKNOsII/w480-h640/IMG_6257.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpsl8Eyql7KOx496spzm3YpIDToxRMjevR0vPTrwUW0StMcr3li98o15FWCTwiJihn49nq_TYLTwyDH88PLit4GgjHI5WvXPYNYIbiqOE7QZkSw0Y1sriEsAGzXVsoCRBfiIDSd72VRXfWciDllsmLt5LUp8ykldwptCtROtlkTxppO71MBmbcHE7DA/s4032/IMG_6260.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFpsl8Eyql7KOx496spzm3YpIDToxRMjevR0vPTrwUW0StMcr3li98o15FWCTwiJihn49nq_TYLTwyDH88PLit4GgjHI5WvXPYNYIbiqOE7QZkSw0Y1sriEsAGzXVsoCRBfiIDSd72VRXfWciDllsmLt5LUp8ykldwptCtROtlkTxppO71MBmbcHE7DA/w480-h640/IMG_6260.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-xFZkHp1UYjuJXDChJ8PN9dRCGajMkclclrKCljYNrQReGQ0IP8U-OzfGsIzU2uqSOS0KqUkpm0ngbYNK35sQo_mvuBP6blO62N8ciaNvAXGOF3PL-9Vpi9vG31ZDm306LdTdBDngOr0vWqWMO-i2X4LCIVb9bbCCnY22CBq0vDzwvOVSi3orlx8p-0/s4032/IMG_6252.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-xFZkHp1UYjuJXDChJ8PN9dRCGajMkclclrKCljYNrQReGQ0IP8U-OzfGsIzU2uqSOS0KqUkpm0ngbYNK35sQo_mvuBP6blO62N8ciaNvAXGOF3PL-9Vpi9vG31ZDm306LdTdBDngOr0vWqWMO-i2X4LCIVb9bbCCnY22CBq0vDzwvOVSi3orlx8p-0/w640-h480/IMG_6252.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuesiqjPLE2Su1150KkifeKJr5oe3x-KR2jm5q-gENpOZ9qtQ04aPVpf2ahvcFkWEL5SkBgxkIfFm3pUyW3W73k4h9OdVNE_SQZOfQuMetjc3qMQjn8oR2b0_tQRbU-vZk7QzGLXNAzptlG0Y9xyrdysUb4bVr1iydjLGXmRSyrnCZTLEqI4GNEJwRYco/s4032/IMG_6261.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuesiqjPLE2Su1150KkifeKJr5oe3x-KR2jm5q-gENpOZ9qtQ04aPVpf2ahvcFkWEL5SkBgxkIfFm3pUyW3W73k4h9OdVNE_SQZOfQuMetjc3qMQjn8oR2b0_tQRbU-vZk7QzGLXNAzptlG0Y9xyrdysUb4bVr1iydjLGXmRSyrnCZTLEqI4GNEJwRYco/w480-h640/IMG_6261.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We didn't know what to eat for lunch, so I went and got these two fish paste things. We spent a while by the Katsura river, because he was working and I was feeling very homesick. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was really relaxing, sitting here and people-watching. I was trying to plan what we were going to do next, because every minute here is precious. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlp3B6l9EV99jAcd52Cd7GoJjUhyphenhyphenbiu6GxJBpK5K4uae2vl31-FcIr1GXbSV-o5zRFpeWrdyqXDeBGWfxQDTrptesP7-dSaQ2JBCvBqMY-IWgeuuOFu_fNlrbZb-_kgdTKLpU1mLUwvDhY_JIJICtySp3-uU1RkHtb97Lj1n_RNdAJK8KIFHLnvPe414/s4032/IMG_6266.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlp3B6l9EV99jAcd52Cd7GoJjUhyphenhyphenbiu6GxJBpK5K4uae2vl31-FcIr1GXbSV-o5zRFpeWrdyqXDeBGWfxQDTrptesP7-dSaQ2JBCvBqMY-IWgeuuOFu_fNlrbZb-_kgdTKLpU1mLUwvDhY_JIJICtySp3-uU1RkHtb97Lj1n_RNdAJK8KIFHLnvPe414/w300-h400/IMG_6266.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLzShvEFB0yRw7Hwoj1ErMeCso7WbtW4LXTTbQXwT5_nxxmLdkB_rGXzuv0U8SNhL49uDfHd4see-yfAqJQpfWqCvE89g9cuWbCAvTOAQS9PFdFYFiGabINeHYFcytJBxOkI3K01-aBDQCChDb0PWJR-aGeT8utrPUA83UPIn31c-RCe2V9fZIBekgKs/s4032/IMG_6267.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLzShvEFB0yRw7Hwoj1ErMeCso7WbtW4LXTTbQXwT5_nxxmLdkB_rGXzuv0U8SNhL49uDfHd4see-yfAqJQpfWqCvE89g9cuWbCAvTOAQS9PFdFYFiGabINeHYFcytJBxOkI3K01-aBDQCChDb0PWJR-aGeT8utrPUA83UPIn31c-RCe2V9fZIBekgKs/w300-h400/IMG_6267.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwJ6s6Y6p63ZJ4lCUHO_xaOi7ExyU4FxSSkq7h2W2yJiewyhieZ7Dns2xuCJY5myz6znYpvPUGE8sMQ0QAz4M0ITfEU5csWGN8eDgFht75EyPm8mArnsB7bQWSHvC3G_72n9tQcO-8oLesabInF3eoOEqFe-Mb-1ofSKT2c3e6ysSmjtgM9gxXL58H0c/s3088/IMG_6265.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwJ6s6Y6p63ZJ4lCUHO_xaOi7ExyU4FxSSkq7h2W2yJiewyhieZ7Dns2xuCJY5myz6znYpvPUGE8sMQ0QAz4M0ITfEU5csWGN8eDgFht75EyPm8mArnsB7bQWSHvC3G_72n9tQcO-8oLesabInF3eoOEqFe-Mb-1ofSKT2c3e6ysSmjtgM9gxXL58H0c/w480-h640/IMG_6265.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>After Adrian was done with his work, we walked to the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and it was crowded. We didn't walk all the way to the end (actually I am not sure if there is an end also), since they all looked the same. Bamboos and people everywhere. It was breezy and cooling so super nice for a walk. </div><div><br /></div><div>You may realize that we often see a lot of people taking nice portraits with no other humans behind them at this famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, but it was impossible. There were humans everywhere! </div><div><br /></div><div>There were some bamboo walkways that were blocked with a sign that says, "No entry". At first we thought it was for like religious purpose and all, but later found out that those empty walkways are for those who hires muscular Japanese man to carry them on a high trishaw. I have no idea what they are called but yeah. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, when we see no trishaws, we quickly walked into the "No entry" land and snapped a few shots. This is how we did it. 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We depended a lot on Google for the directions, and which bus to take and all. It was not difficult and super convenient. We love using public transport in foreign land, without children. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>It took close to 2 hours to reach Kinkaku-Ji Temple, because of the wait and bus changing, so it was a good time for us to nap and rest a while. When he sleeps, I would be awake, and when I needed a nap, he would stay awake. Just to make sure we don't miss any stop. Heh. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLLm8Klf0cVAUeuEt_pIBi92APApXVN5-ua0CXwT9sy-VdW7BG1-SIaD9XGKST1kELuTKYn51EUbUghg81iCKvUIJ5WbGnADy5Zex-UyniiQRis-07sCRk3Zu4s4sLpqVvq2kHEuRGJWi_Vh8eMCDHwLOoHno3dD3q2U56bYCbKwGaBpKvtXp-2KGMiE/s4032/IMG_6280.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLLm8Klf0cVAUeuEt_pIBi92APApXVN5-ua0CXwT9sy-VdW7BG1-SIaD9XGKST1kELuTKYn51EUbUghg81iCKvUIJ5WbGnADy5Zex-UyniiQRis-07sCRk3Zu4s4sLpqVvq2kHEuRGJWi_Vh8eMCDHwLOoHno3dD3q2U56bYCbKwGaBpKvtXp-2KGMiE/w480-h640/IMG_6280.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before we entered the Golden Temple, I wanted to eat something solid first because started to feel hungry already. We walked around by the road, and found 1 small little very homey shop. They sell okonomiyaki, and since we have not had that this trip, we decided to try it. </div><div><br /></div><div>IT WAS THE BEST DECISION EVER MADE. </div><div><br /></div><div>Those were hands down the best okonomiyaki we had in Japan. We went searching for a few more after we ate here, because it was so yummy. But even the famous shops could not beat this homemade local one. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a snap shot from Google Map for you. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisJdl2ruXk2SUq_8kSVvBuzt98PwnU0scv7208psbjz9-m4ZPTZIP-QD7ntTqF8RhxeOcbRSEJkXPa815XykdPPDc2VktdWwSi1wdYX_f9gjcxzFyK-LjeVnVrdJAihJ98PQNfls99e0gf1Mii3s6BF1sNc9X6fFgcv-CAE_DwEWulhRYrCbqnBuGKkHs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1636" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisJdl2ruXk2SUq_8kSVvBuzt98PwnU0scv7208psbjz9-m4ZPTZIP-QD7ntTqF8RhxeOcbRSEJkXPa815XykdPPDc2VktdWwSi1wdYX_f9gjcxzFyK-LjeVnVrdJAihJ98PQNfls99e0gf1Mii3s6BF1sNc9X6fFgcv-CAE_DwEWulhRYrCbqnBuGKkHs" width="640" /></a></div><br />The quaint little shop is called Dainoji. Their okonomiyaki is the best! Please, go eat at this place if you going to visit the Kinkaku-ji Temple. PLEASE. Eat on our behalf. Hah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTbWMprunn5w3ObLCu27XXa5wL4ZJ2DYMojcsKVcOJRADGNszhA_6dnp5Dg1I9Jtx3eE2o_cYyKdKaUzKngCiQ5Udk1JJEXM9nkod6FuKOThQlADiY1vH-yq11hqLEezd4pMMugTWSVxpiFiKw7mY_Ou-lj80y98J4xUk9t1bH7xbf5t_5k38hdMXFv0/s4032/IMG_6287.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTbWMprunn5w3ObLCu27XXa5wL4ZJ2DYMojcsKVcOJRADGNszhA_6dnp5Dg1I9Jtx3eE2o_cYyKdKaUzKngCiQ5Udk1JJEXM9nkod6FuKOThQlADiY1vH-yq11hqLEezd4pMMugTWSVxpiFiKw7mY_Ou-lj80y98J4xUk9t1bH7xbf5t_5k38hdMXFv0/w640-h480/IMG_6287.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kinkaku-ji is a Buddhist temple, in gold. Not sure if they are painted in gold, or like made in gold. Most likely not made in gold la. But yeah, read it up on Wikipedia when you have the time okay.</div><div><br /></div><div>David Beckham and his family was at this place a day after us, so ughhhh. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think it was not very expensive to enter, because if it was, then we wouldn't have paid to enter to see a golden temple. Sorry not sorry. I rather use the Yens to eat all the Japanese food I can in Japan. Hah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLLBGggSljmZB4QGeJSBSq7KFqNlqPOqe2osZH9uVSlYt0-FjPzfRBKt4L0bAoByY2q0IDwplFOMenylRB55_Z_iXN9jGi_n-_7pzTRSXFKRcMn1IINNa1I-AjhyZOYOCDrrMVjNhudFB2bze6GSQBYDiwhEOvFLb7EmM5uE9KHsaI0ZrWEAGG-9KvrM/s4032/IMG_6297.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLLBGggSljmZB4QGeJSBSq7KFqNlqPOqe2osZH9uVSlYt0-FjPzfRBKt4L0bAoByY2q0IDwplFOMenylRB55_Z_iXN9jGi_n-_7pzTRSXFKRcMn1IINNa1I-AjhyZOYOCDrrMVjNhudFB2bze6GSQBYDiwhEOvFLb7EmM5uE9KHsaI0ZrWEAGG-9KvrM/w480-h640/IMG_6297.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfUiEYqBQjTudCqY1Hn2veSvFF9wCWBazOnlfjBmUc-66JIsOm5AdaBQsb6dGaES3LMBy0FBWpIVP95ZCVQg8cPVwGr76reiZFdnFz31-3g4P14pBL5GeX81x9_qgUTNLYF6eH4LSFJraxBXEUQipLz_-jp34pS6aH44E5NDP8yDRJhwYRRFHiGgsTnQ/s3024/IMG_6298.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="3024" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfUiEYqBQjTudCqY1Hn2veSvFF9wCWBazOnlfjBmUc-66JIsOm5AdaBQsb6dGaES3LMBy0FBWpIVP95ZCVQg8cPVwGr76reiZFdnFz31-3g4P14pBL5GeX81x9_qgUTNLYF6eH4LSFJraxBXEUQipLz_-jp34pS6aH44E5NDP8yDRJhwYRRFHiGgsTnQ/w640-h632/IMG_6298.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBFKvTjCie7bZQtsyg6bv39hHbnucw9c9oy-aMfG7mBYz5QCIX2I1mRMu0X0wfpTH5phvVL4hyphenhyphenR41hdPfv8yoUJgSqBc9FqOyr9aoNTSkK6zNNgAddr0f5AB3yPY0Kb70_bMu_x2yOQGVgwCkqc_gsRKJK0aLptqH9jv561V5pTddHz9lDnR3GT2OXH8/s1481/C12BEE1F-9ED7-454A-AE17-65F572161AE6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBFKvTjCie7bZQtsyg6bv39hHbnucw9c9oy-aMfG7mBYz5QCIX2I1mRMu0X0wfpTH5phvVL4hyphenhyphenR41hdPfv8yoUJgSqBc9FqOyr9aoNTSkK6zNNgAddr0f5AB3yPY0Kb70_bMu_x2yOQGVgwCkqc_gsRKJK0aLptqH9jv561V5pTddHz9lDnR3GT2OXH8/w506-h640/C12BEE1F-9ED7-454A-AE17-65F572161AE6.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7AAwoDz0DghyphenhyphenSzeCCKcBJLvSd9aX7pg3XEaWKE_TKQvFQ5H6UPsd0r1IBLRskx7nhptkvec-sESX_DaBoHrVzKy57QsAZri5IEWTbA8-wHIn9mNe6X1eAgnb34WQ4Zd8VJkFbXsx5_zdcjbzH3sAvd_ZPdiRj0uRBStyZG7oH4k52ui_DewlJv_XCXQ/s4032/IMG_6303.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7AAwoDz0DghyphenhyphenSzeCCKcBJLvSd9aX7pg3XEaWKE_TKQvFQ5H6UPsd0r1IBLRskx7nhptkvec-sESX_DaBoHrVzKy57QsAZri5IEWTbA8-wHIn9mNe6X1eAgnb34WQ4Zd8VJkFbXsx5_zdcjbzH3sAvd_ZPdiRj0uRBStyZG7oH4k52ui_DewlJv_XCXQ/w480-h640/IMG_6303.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that, we went back to Kyoto's happening place. I cannot remember what it's called. We walked around the city and stopped by for a lot of street food snacks. We decided to spend RM100 on a stick of kobe beef. We actually don't think it's real kobe and we got scammed, because it did not melt in our mouth and it was horrible. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSjQ4Qxwpqsd4AGbPY60FtdutA3yvHmMekZq0gkvsIkBjQnP_g3xhzjcpIrK6R7yagaD-TepgLdExZUpknNxNW7gL6QQirqAuhzqzCc0zvyVe3DMcRDZxlfiSvu30tVoAq4ehn2IdkHBrfFoua9wwIPvxXd1ItZLby1Cl1KvcJKxqbnmo3kZn5vHlSJ0/s4032/IMG_6310.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSjQ4Qxwpqsd4AGbPY60FtdutA3yvHmMekZq0gkvsIkBjQnP_g3xhzjcpIrK6R7yagaD-TepgLdExZUpknNxNW7gL6QQirqAuhzqzCc0zvyVe3DMcRDZxlfiSvu30tVoAq4ehn2IdkHBrfFoua9wwIPvxXd1ItZLby1Cl1KvcJKxqbnmo3kZn5vHlSJ0/w480-h640/IMG_6310.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ethNoyTRVGPvxll-ccWs0_knNQE1yOcDVibCf3wfJRAzW-Qr0yMjkRcfm6X8n9C7JE3f4wGD69a1dqlHwiE_PabFrWSviuSiZQ-cSQYmY4Rhz3GNy9TUfynApyMdLk4z29L_diQHIuVYX_5R81ONGlzRzLeWhoY7xzx_bou7lIK48HKgnsM6huWlV0/s4032/IMG_6316.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0ethNoyTRVGPvxll-ccWs0_knNQE1yOcDVibCf3wfJRAzW-Qr0yMjkRcfm6X8n9C7JE3f4wGD69a1dqlHwiE_PabFrWSviuSiZQ-cSQYmY4Rhz3GNy9TUfynApyMdLk4z29L_diQHIuVYX_5R81ONGlzRzLeWhoY7xzx_bou7lIK48HKgnsM6huWlV0/w480-h640/IMG_6316.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, we went into a random standing ramen shop, and boy, cheap and good. Such win. </div><div><br /></div>Oh, and our friends recommended Koe Donuts, and of course we tried them. I wanted to try their other specialties but they were sold out! Boo. </div><div><br /></div><div>But yes, please try Koe Donuts when you go to Japan! It's very different kind of donut but really yummy. Like mochi donut, and the texture really very different and yummy. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE8BTOmYM82m8WLpe3qtpe5yLk8D_uLj22m6QcJiAhBIWUUABPsyRuz4RCRvKfM1R_KoTx5Z9ggxu6QuklJA1sGGPC-eJqPLaeTIMGSnRVE-8TfnMTOzkZW7xV3fjhZXqU4eyuPk-21_esmbKXcLLyZtbo4ZY8mlfHX9_ofcB9jOWb2u-FdPsTmy8mWE/s4032/IMG_6315.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE8BTOmYM82m8WLpe3qtpe5yLk8D_uLj22m6QcJiAhBIWUUABPsyRuz4RCRvKfM1R_KoTx5Z9ggxu6QuklJA1sGGPC-eJqPLaeTIMGSnRVE-8TfnMTOzkZW7xV3fjhZXqU4eyuPk-21_esmbKXcLLyZtbo4ZY8mlfHX9_ofcB9jOWb2u-FdPsTmy8mWE/w480-h640/IMG_6315.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdBpg2zi5WIOke4_EhO9InvsxURgActx2fuEVdaLuaGmwxs288NpKecqO1YrFHf1CnpRXlNxOqI1w-eIhleY3scWMsujbp8x0vGWq3X97V6UO7yD9SLwjNf7Rvj5iJUVlReaGYvL5hEuMJ3EKdXoDv0gXA7isKJdsRDeP8WKK-xi3I9_XWqxU4WaMI0Y/s4032/IMG_6323.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdBpg2zi5WIOke4_EhO9InvsxURgActx2fuEVdaLuaGmwxs288NpKecqO1YrFHf1CnpRXlNxOqI1w-eIhleY3scWMsujbp8x0vGWq3X97V6UO7yD9SLwjNf7Rvj5iJUVlReaGYvL5hEuMJ3EKdXoDv0gXA7isKJdsRDeP8WKK-xi3I9_XWqxU4WaMI0Y/w480-h640/IMG_6323.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcCxLSSQKGO_22Spdu_shIShbQ01YLtxirclKOS1WO1Idx8pufzR3JhMoBRGl2cW7J2nhLSkD5NWzvKDPh8VHGWs8y_tU0UiwP4q5HbwRmWFy24_6wMWj5ZCR2th40lV62H_QiSRqVZ12oj0WYMKbJcNOrUs3LPjvccyxQpYLj6v8bvCQSEcXbi-KL1I/s4032/IMG_6319.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcCxLSSQKGO_22Spdu_shIShbQ01YLtxirclKOS1WO1Idx8pufzR3JhMoBRGl2cW7J2nhLSkD5NWzvKDPh8VHGWs8y_tU0UiwP4q5HbwRmWFy24_6wMWj5ZCR2th40lV62H_QiSRqVZ12oj0WYMKbJcNOrUs3LPjvccyxQpYLj6v8bvCQSEcXbi-KL1I/w300-h400/IMG_6319.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dg5ZP3r8jC4qcIFqTYoLiFI8wAiHPefwp_x61wjW59FlGa91qHSZFzhEvuCjhM38jSwONH5VyyU7ic_fm2JUdUH9Wo3AzkGe953v9R626ZY8FRwbVzolKf3kFZ8y15i8MgK-Am956dAQUK2UcGamP4w6pivbO3UdGRHkRVSssNOKcMynJxCsM-bjLY8/s4032/IMG_6320.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Dg5ZP3r8jC4qcIFqTYoLiFI8wAiHPefwp_x61wjW59FlGa91qHSZFzhEvuCjhM38jSwONH5VyyU7ic_fm2JUdUH9Wo3AzkGe953v9R626ZY8FRwbVzolKf3kFZ8y15i8MgK-Am956dAQUK2UcGamP4w6pivbO3UdGRHkRVSssNOKcMynJxCsM-bjLY8/w300-h400/IMG_6320.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our energy reached 1%, and it was time to head back to our hotel to recharge. It was a really great night moving about in Kyoto. I cannot say this enough, but the weather was so perfect please. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Adrian Koay (and Vanessa Khoo and mom and dad and friends :P) for making this trip a go! </div><div><br /></div><div>We took the public bus home, and Adrian was busy catching Pokemon in the bus. No energy to walk anymore, but always got reserved energy to catch Pokemon and fight Pokemon masters. *gives him the side eyes*</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPN8Yetu-U4jd0CWSVpRMgXLYZ2eGOUSfQu4G7r4Uo-Tt9leFI9QL_e46YwnqLPMFWeyKH3PPXGkCZ2-lGUtQHI8E-4EXVAQyIf46lE9TSvDtFXiefMcmzTznno7-2HKIjweGu2JuO_pl4Bx9JnAvniGVyyAN1ufZj6baRzFX8bG5uiZUp9sdCPPvwVI/s4032/IMG_6324.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPN8Yetu-U4jd0CWSVpRMgXLYZ2eGOUSfQu4G7r4Uo-Tt9leFI9QL_e46YwnqLPMFWeyKH3PPXGkCZ2-lGUtQHI8E-4EXVAQyIf46lE9TSvDtFXiefMcmzTznno7-2HKIjweGu2JuO_pl4Bx9JnAvniGVyyAN1ufZj6baRzFX8bG5uiZUp9sdCPPvwVI/w480-h640/IMG_6324.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went home, and showered and walked across the street to a bookstore. He wanted to get the old nostalgic PlayStation set but the owner had just sold it to someone! </div><div><br /></div><div>And we found out that the bookstore has another 18sx section behind. It was nah ah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurYOjwhEoET7H0YNWsA3G2m7ywWZrVpSMiWWTp4Tsn0WxT3ba0eYq9z4ETaxMPX6ByelhivYgDCmaZZDEpaHR78dfeJWRQeUfe_-0HDGoGDGFc3uue3l7ZdQD9Y4KupK_MjdRR0UhvYyPxT8clsK-yShJnAjsvI20-HUC5hNMbOcpBEp4pwW4VznVGnw/s4032/IMG_6326.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurYOjwhEoET7H0YNWsA3G2m7ywWZrVpSMiWWTp4Tsn0WxT3ba0eYq9z4ETaxMPX6ByelhivYgDCmaZZDEpaHR78dfeJWRQeUfe_-0HDGoGDGFc3uue3l7ZdQD9Y4KupK_MjdRR0UhvYyPxT8clsK-yShJnAjsvI20-HUC5hNMbOcpBEp4pwW4VznVGnw/w480-h640/IMG_6326.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnhDwSbqsSeHjkjUIyM1FuaJHdyBaPX9zzjvUNjbLntkahxICkdubk443c7u4KXXOkzLmjEf4tzT7h7NQonQUptvbT8fvO__nHDhIki1Dl2Uj0Vos-89euocny3M9-B6ncpKJD20FWezsVaU2KPUlYTOPmQIRsUfvic9DhXwNfTQikkzPZf1_oJPUnZI/s4032/IMG_6327.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnhDwSbqsSeHjkjUIyM1FuaJHdyBaPX9zzjvUNjbLntkahxICkdubk443c7u4KXXOkzLmjEf4tzT7h7NQonQUptvbT8fvO__nHDhIki1Dl2Uj0Vos-89euocny3M9-B6ncpKJD20FWezsVaU2KPUlYTOPmQIRsUfvic9DhXwNfTQikkzPZf1_oJPUnZI/w480-h640/IMG_6327.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We woke up pretty early the next day and left the hotel in our slippers to go hunt for breakfast. We walked alongside the river and sat down for a while. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, Adrian found a local breakfast place nearby, and we were the first customers! We ordered very basic Japanese breakfast they had and it was delicious! Their natto was so fresh and good! I don't even like natto in general. The lady converted me. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHJg2dVaoVCHzNeK4EMJGpWCul1jeirf4saAFQ8gBWowyZj4hxpTFVYSXIAPK2yPJlRCsuWFoW-40wJAjKNbRq6DcCQFdhJdD14dvni7nbYRZbnglUrVAZax2r2T4YDFg4YRQAdIFeeqsY9VQx74MtAtqLHqmmEwxYSNVhcn_7sIwG03kKmgW8A3V9c8/s4032/IMG_6351.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHJg2dVaoVCHzNeK4EMJGpWCul1jeirf4saAFQ8gBWowyZj4hxpTFVYSXIAPK2yPJlRCsuWFoW-40wJAjKNbRq6DcCQFdhJdD14dvni7nbYRZbnglUrVAZax2r2T4YDFg4YRQAdIFeeqsY9VQx74MtAtqLHqmmEwxYSNVhcn_7sIwG03kKmgW8A3V9c8/w640-h480/IMG_6351.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOIwDkguIGh5s9d9-zKbkh_KJBNXDXKlRZAM6RTkRV_rjJfO3hnFO7ZR0YgVtJd12-wWXdTGCjuLU-9dC_c0PV2dftuVDmqc2J0iPMPphlJwheL8HhCtaQvJJfII0RuNXF2EOfrDDQ6F_SHKYTkTfgFKeApDX8XEp4z-hwdecctUBgRF3PJpauqyvsg8/s4032/IMG_6352.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOIwDkguIGh5s9d9-zKbkh_KJBNXDXKlRZAM6RTkRV_rjJfO3hnFO7ZR0YgVtJd12-wWXdTGCjuLU-9dC_c0PV2dftuVDmqc2J0iPMPphlJwheL8HhCtaQvJJfII0RuNXF2EOfrDDQ6F_SHKYTkTfgFKeApDX8XEp4z-hwdecctUBgRF3PJpauqyvsg8/w640-h480/IMG_6352.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kEQ4Q5Qia5-O1V99gbvNq3YL4Ty3LPjV0Y4BpiMmO47OuhbMWdkVqFzj7pSpbdjwt2jKTpd6xNiLhLJEisxqL9uDuXjqUor6lT8BArfGYNIz4apSPbujSmOJPRSeFzzhZzzSoSKrjjRwE_8yDp6HnGePTPsvRkG5tN1K4Cw8K0xHj3pmvx5pWX0HIWc/s4032/IMG_6353.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kEQ4Q5Qia5-O1V99gbvNq3YL4Ty3LPjV0Y4BpiMmO47OuhbMWdkVqFzj7pSpbdjwt2jKTpd6xNiLhLJEisxqL9uDuXjqUor6lT8BArfGYNIz4apSPbujSmOJPRSeFzzhZzzSoSKrjjRwE_8yDp6HnGePTPsvRkG5tN1K4Cw8K0xHj3pmvx5pWX0HIWc/w480-h640/IMG_6353.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went back to the hotel, showered, packed and checked out. We said goodbye to Kyoto, and headed our way to Osaka. </div><div><br /></div><div>We took the train and it was about 30 minutes ride. Just get the information from Google Maps. They are very informative. They will even tell you how much the train tickets are going to be. Love it. </div><div><br /></div><div>While we were lugging our bags at Kyoto Station, we saw a small shop selling tiny pastries, and there was a line. So, must be good. We lined up, and ordered 2 of everything they were selling. They were tiny really - just my kind of bite size. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were not sure if they were going to be yummy, so didn't order more than 1 piece each. Regret kau-kau in the train. 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We were still too early so we kept our luggages there, and started exploring Shinsaibashi, where our hotel is located at. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's a shopping district, so it was really happening, and a very strategic place to stay at. Highly recommended! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghtVWrTdXhDQuna44qnapEJue6Ihe4MDp6Jls6uDpqJUOcsE88lB1Lu3qKI8rtgOgXXQngcdC8Sy7vwVGSc1WJc0IRB82BKeBCjC0cC7KbszbzyMe8Mvr2_gcTGKgrxhLa_2FO8q2LjSFETU0neyVxdCQ-yxwCwxfRgkbgitkYWHCNB17Ash8MjjvBQ8/s3088/IMG_6370.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghtVWrTdXhDQuna44qnapEJue6Ihe4MDp6Jls6uDpqJUOcsE88lB1Lu3qKI8rtgOgXXQngcdC8Sy7vwVGSc1WJc0IRB82BKeBCjC0cC7KbszbzyMe8Mvr2_gcTGKgrxhLa_2FO8q2LjSFETU0neyVxdCQ-yxwCwxfRgkbgitkYWHCNB17Ash8MjjvBQ8/w300-h400/IMG_6370.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs2IxXg5E_qG7c3Fy4NH9ywCnTSMqbzfLgSBkpkXfxE-E5FDl9dOWRAYA5WjmiFKG9TLAIQLX0C91jsf-fPerhiTYtYEkPlusZUSydFSIhxxLOn49P2fLIErYfl22K1KMkUCl6jq9KhWWoZzdvCp8jBDkWmTBXi4J44zRwBYwXCIbSaeMC5naA_HCz-4/s3088/IMG_6371.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs2IxXg5E_qG7c3Fy4NH9ywCnTSMqbzfLgSBkpkXfxE-E5FDl9dOWRAYA5WjmiFKG9TLAIQLX0C91jsf-fPerhiTYtYEkPlusZUSydFSIhxxLOn49P2fLIErYfl22K1KMkUCl6jq9KhWWoZzdvCp8jBDkWmTBXi4J44zRwBYwXCIbSaeMC5naA_HCz-4/w300-h400/IMG_6371.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The never ending stretch of shops eventually led to the famous Dotonbori, and the running man billboard. I think this place will always have lots of people around. It is a must-visit if you go to Osaka. I actually quite love the vibe this place gives. Too bad it can get crowded at times. Covid would love this no doubt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazMoB5LmpRKa6-sBhLZJjerKkKnhO95Yne3GqVQYvM6koZpUShQzhMDQ5_a6T075y_mSJgQ2rNPM5xBBIwAXawaG-ht9oBCfzpGoVlNcu6Y_U24_g8FuW39GoZSJNw5B8iH60EuT4YlZIpdyXIPPiNPTN3k35qcOhHinIf3l7aIp6zT4bCwek7Raszg0/s4032/IMG_6467.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazMoB5LmpRKa6-sBhLZJjerKkKnhO95Yne3GqVQYvM6koZpUShQzhMDQ5_a6T075y_mSJgQ2rNPM5xBBIwAXawaG-ht9oBCfzpGoVlNcu6Y_U24_g8FuW39GoZSJNw5B8iH60EuT4YlZIpdyXIPPiNPTN3k35qcOhHinIf3l7aIp6zT4bCwek7Raszg0/w480-h640/IMG_6467.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTUphK4UeqjXZK7DHSTB_ozzgleEKf5_jzdI-aZSIFS057wFn2iDKm1DQFj5wlQGcRv39GkQCOPjAhQZ7UMyKVb2W0SgajKkUqiIKdGKHooxr9Zt41K_jWs8QzZ1mKQc0L1OgnNwJCZ3mD4RkA10_gbRCEucldXrq6EbLFlyZy8jb7cNeoCKJmRLZIV0/s4032/IMG_6394.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTUphK4UeqjXZK7DHSTB_ozzgleEKf5_jzdI-aZSIFS057wFn2iDKm1DQFj5wlQGcRv39GkQCOPjAhQZ7UMyKVb2W0SgajKkUqiIKdGKHooxr9Zt41K_jWs8QzZ1mKQc0L1OgnNwJCZ3mD4RkA10_gbRCEucldXrq6EbLFlyZy8jb7cNeoCKJmRLZIV0/w480-h640/IMG_6394.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi9BjoBhQ7844KhbM_QM-McpPOQgblf52yDUByiK1MsBLrKukriTGyUwnGtanbT9SPZIYS9DRV_jLpwyRcJYUGgEDGuPQZ69ImYgPkYfKz9H63TAK9e9PupgjA0t14iKQx0BIYjdKC_GkHQn0BKWAZDwQqPdegPhXxGL8v8RlY1zz0kiKX8an66yhyfw/s4032/IMG_6398.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi9BjoBhQ7844KhbM_QM-McpPOQgblf52yDUByiK1MsBLrKukriTGyUwnGtanbT9SPZIYS9DRV_jLpwyRcJYUGgEDGuPQZ69ImYgPkYfKz9H63TAK9e9PupgjA0t14iKQx0BIYjdKC_GkHQn0BKWAZDwQqPdegPhXxGL8v8RlY1zz0kiKX8an66yhyfw/w480-h640/IMG_6398.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSDBc86QzI-TWvAAtQkkBlD-jc2RuXPIIGj9zxofdith048z2wiMwLHfHfJOO7iiRPymdxY4LrV8rm-rzdvXfghsHbmy520jtJKwSNjju4fmcTFRbV5KYYN81sxL1J0IZnMYnPe_EweuVKUfS-sf1lfL0xbPozUUy-siPBxmnqSoA0llMIFHR8WKEFU/s3661/IMG_6404.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSDBc86QzI-TWvAAtQkkBlD-jc2RuXPIIGj9zxofdith048z2wiMwLHfHfJOO7iiRPymdxY4LrV8rm-rzdvXfghsHbmy520jtJKwSNjju4fmcTFRbV5KYYN81sxL1J0IZnMYnPe_EweuVKUfS-sf1lfL0xbPozUUy-siPBxmnqSoA0llMIFHR8WKEFU/w528-h640/IMG_6404.HEIC" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98ebvb40bk3dEM0FsKizcYV6SQDL0DAKf7fGwbRNWrvP1BFPvLb_S0YvKBMKpEq45ej05SIbZcMWOZt65W-57E_ycW2PotK7UD0NS9dzCsQNX7AUxZFVn0fa3ER_NayCRPzAHvQn3qYB2sI_5OGS-P178Zv17MM1i9k34vHONQQ54CXHj8CdcMwjEaMo/s4032/IMG_6468.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98ebvb40bk3dEM0FsKizcYV6SQDL0DAKf7fGwbRNWrvP1BFPvLb_S0YvKBMKpEq45ej05SIbZcMWOZt65W-57E_ycW2PotK7UD0NS9dzCsQNX7AUxZFVn0fa3ER_NayCRPzAHvQn3qYB2sI_5OGS-P178Zv17MM1i9k34vHONQQ54CXHj8CdcMwjEaMo/w480-h640/IMG_6468.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Adrian's boss who travels to Japan at least once a year told us that we have to try the Matsusaka beef - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJwNxEESQCAUANCx5RJt2PoVwhFcwnxKkjKDZuT0vMVLs1KX9JZ7PY4Ukj6HpwEAJWiFnLW1VEsPDxNcCuxk9z-Jah4Kh_cVLrSoYyARrfHGBuLIerzKb4as6PFUH-n3HZg&q=matsusakagyu+yakiniku+m+hozenji+hanare&oq=matsusaka&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgEEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEC4YgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyDQgEEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyDQgJEC4YrwEYxwEYgATSAQkxMjEzM2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">here</a>. We didn't think to research first because it was highly recommended, so we went in and then realized that Matsusaka beef is like way more top notch than wagyu and kobe beef. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since we were already in the restaurant and the M beef is way better than the already-superb-kobe-beef, we decided to hor-ee-lok! </div><div><br /></div><div>I cannot remember exactly how much it was, but based on my memory, it was probably like RM250 per person. It seemed like not too bad of a price right? 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This pass is really highly recommended - it includes entrance fee to almost all the touristy places you must go and for metro train rides! We paid a total of RM240 for 2-days pass. We didn't have to pay any entrance fees or train ride fares. Super worth it for us because we traveled everywhere in Osaka, and go to as many places this pass offers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another thing I love about this pass is there is no need to queue up at entrances. It's like a VIP pass too. Please buy this on Klook if you planning to go Osaka. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSgAXIePJOxeyDkVWL1llmptEgFpbq99zCQf4LjzCopMjYSPkhK-t6Wov3otfUBtKl2GrP1RtuaasTH0SQEz5Rk0gj78rP2fDxhQcbk37-MMb0mx8bv5ilV5pHecG9fKeRL0N0RTAio9xup8KkdQGY0RZUupllZnARrF_Ew8Ulh-ZpCK4HZrjj-S1nqI/s4032/IMG_6437.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSgAXIePJOxeyDkVWL1llmptEgFpbq99zCQf4LjzCopMjYSPkhK-t6Wov3otfUBtKl2GrP1RtuaasTH0SQEz5Rk0gj78rP2fDxhQcbk37-MMb0mx8bv5ilV5pHecG9fKeRL0N0RTAio9xup8KkdQGY0RZUupllZnARrF_Ew8Ulh-ZpCK4HZrjj-S1nqI/w480-h640/IMG_6437.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8tEqgokzXxwkC2gR5rWiUvi4jO11t684OaeV6Ar7_axTMgflJ0wO10BHkyXqP4x-Aw0nxv-x81l8c_uqauz8QbmV66vl4aJZADrzytC48xlxt9tmo1J_ZERdgA3fmj5Uth6cqevSdYr5yFDNMGtCmjTXIF_Qm95lSFx_KYaqgxLz7HetAwCr79oi54k/s4032/IMG_6486.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8tEqgokzXxwkC2gR5rWiUvi4jO11t684OaeV6Ar7_axTMgflJ0wO10BHkyXqP4x-Aw0nxv-x81l8c_uqauz8QbmV66vl4aJZADrzytC48xlxt9tmo1J_ZERdgA3fmj5Uth6cqevSdYr5yFDNMGtCmjTXIF_Qm95lSFx_KYaqgxLz7HetAwCr79oi54k/w480-h640/IMG_6486.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After retrieving the Osaka pass like happy children, we walked back to Dotonbori and started looking for food! Hunting for street food is one of our favorite thing to do - when we travel. Always. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOHKimaTbH2rO1BTX8yjZYW90YeAEpJHPOG6Cvr7g2w2iVm4-vuyNLcP-yiPu0xPAGnYqRWyNmwbLvOpY_OdZXzQ1k-WPZyv52qb4tsV4HFdNM_Gxx_zDp4zoV9Q-kUebp9RTNAIr-XJcNzqjWEd9l-XK_SvwGK6B6x0z9IZs7CWSRIWX9VsTdM-4zn8/s4032/IMG_6439.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOHKimaTbH2rO1BTX8yjZYW90YeAEpJHPOG6Cvr7g2w2iVm4-vuyNLcP-yiPu0xPAGnYqRWyNmwbLvOpY_OdZXzQ1k-WPZyv52qb4tsV4HFdNM_Gxx_zDp4zoV9Q-kUebp9RTNAIr-XJcNzqjWEd9l-XK_SvwGK6B6x0z9IZs7CWSRIWX9VsTdM-4zn8/w480-h640/IMG_6439.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW1-p57GYUmhFVYHvyPj4RqwVF9-FZdpVVnvWDSGDd6mOGZk8NuSGhFFnfAwnKv8DIR4e3nwckyzwMntfE2xEensdBPNZ84Uawrt-hcKLqHDELRNoys-CoKU56xNoLMExNrw4kEmkC1Viwj_Mb7fHJW7NzG7KUyt39lhDRbLZuPTGAb0UJpSgkXDwNLU/s4032/IMG_6440.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I saw all these different Kit Kats and I almost went nuts. We couldn't buy them because we did not have enough luggage space and weight. Oh such sadness in me. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2q2rOUeFnZx_QFAvgncCCfRQHGv8mnOnciMvBSKpTvJiRELcARwXQMSFm8-6_pk4HLKNM1jcAIxIq1eeNEITPq9qCIGnAsRLrpeiAx41mEbeFJShbhp7BvikY5ZKKOTdxeaGP9EIHMF0kzCsArt4wfjtzBFUEE1s5sFYG_RA3slk1R7gZs1kg4FxER0/s3095/IMG_6456.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3095" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2q2rOUeFnZx_QFAvgncCCfRQHGv8mnOnciMvBSKpTvJiRELcARwXQMSFm8-6_pk4HLKNM1jcAIxIq1eeNEITPq9qCIGnAsRLrpeiAx41mEbeFJShbhp7BvikY5ZKKOTdxeaGP9EIHMF0kzCsArt4wfjtzBFUEE1s5sFYG_RA3slk1R7gZs1kg4FxER0/w620-h640/IMG_6456.HEIC" width="620" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That night, we walked so much we had to get this foot patch relief from the pharmacy. I still have them in my fridge now. Hah. At this point, we were both missing the kids so much, but kept reminding ourselves that it could be our last holiday for just the two of us, because Sasa was leaving to another country. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, we would be okay again. Hah. Very thankful we got to go for this trip, really. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgE-x6e6806g7iKEevu4duVTbf3f0UCdBYgKyESbXMnGveSZjhgajNGjGHs_kVvO9IevHUx-6aBm1L6ZItWKTmv1pwQquYEf6a1XmQfCFS8da0aoY5t7r7gsgtYdRLvZWd9tk6cUcswDf-NW2ODie2iUW2iWFJkXkgcTDlN03X92bwjfhwlNyNHUI3kv0/s4032/IMG_6458.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgE-x6e6806g7iKEevu4duVTbf3f0UCdBYgKyESbXMnGveSZjhgajNGjGHs_kVvO9IevHUx-6aBm1L6ZItWKTmv1pwQquYEf6a1XmQfCFS8da0aoY5t7r7gsgtYdRLvZWd9tk6cUcswDf-NW2ODie2iUW2iWFJkXkgcTDlN03X92bwjfhwlNyNHUI3kv0/w480-h640/IMG_6458.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Got 6 mini beers and die die also I need to bring at least 2 home because too cute! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKIb9frU_KfTFJKwj5qnjUeHG8pVfreomBFTSDR7XGN5SaOcLvzrUfYdVRjiNfrVUi_mmYoH_utVI64NpFoYOlS0n_4ZRQripOmzzSK90D3RnSdUkTPIoNGhRuqi6-dGpSyCG2lV6-IBvxICe4thb5dKNBYsB-jr19njsL8TqB7SGzl4OtEChiDhVtk4/s4032/IMG_6460.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKIb9frU_KfTFJKwj5qnjUeHG8pVfreomBFTSDR7XGN5SaOcLvzrUfYdVRjiNfrVUi_mmYoH_utVI64NpFoYOlS0n_4ZRQripOmzzSK90D3RnSdUkTPIoNGhRuqi6-dGpSyCG2lV6-IBvxICe4thb5dKNBYsB-jr19njsL8TqB7SGzl4OtEChiDhVtk4/w480-h640/IMG_6460.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Adrian went for a night onsen, and we ended the night with a soju bomb. It was such a great first day in Osaka. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, and we decided to book the hotels without breakfast, because we wanted to go eat all Japanese things, and not like hotel breakfast, so this could be a money-saving hack :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our breakfast the next day was at the famous 24-hours Ichiran shop. We went there super early so the line was not crazy long. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi1smNot9bmPZUETIdSr9HC753tJIkJGlVgKb5NbnyyjIh_Z37a_1yM_67qCK_9ML8bNLynVDsXdnDiDrekWiS54f0wftbSuQoy95eQI3E3YOKck8-89DUGayu7Wz65YQ-dlP5BanvnNqeC8hiq4iN2o5NGy6kXE0GVjT9D_gpyRl23KBzHjuHKbr5_s/s4032/IMG_6471.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi1smNot9bmPZUETIdSr9HC753tJIkJGlVgKb5NbnyyjIh_Z37a_1yM_67qCK_9ML8bNLynVDsXdnDiDrekWiS54f0wftbSuQoy95eQI3E3YOKck8-89DUGayu7Wz65YQ-dlP5BanvnNqeC8hiq4iN2o5NGy6kXE0GVjT9D_gpyRl23KBzHjuHKbr5_s/w480-h640/IMG_6471.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqKmZFbvFpZ9i-wrkAEMkIU5bq7a_U7tPnSRURPF-WynQLK_rTMQVnzMmCXTrYKrtyYCcotrWeQL29QQr3fkOkaPYwEMU25taLFx3piVGpKgFdPLOL-_GcAT7WMtsoWBkp9iy0ipzdWkGBleqtHq1cC4ZInUhZyqEuAuQB8JtVY9lEXVQeqo_PKGgfkM/s4032/IMG_6484.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqKmZFbvFpZ9i-wrkAEMkIU5bq7a_U7tPnSRURPF-WynQLK_rTMQVnzMmCXTrYKrtyYCcotrWeQL29QQr3fkOkaPYwEMU25taLFx3piVGpKgFdPLOL-_GcAT7WMtsoWBkp9iy0ipzdWkGBleqtHq1cC4ZInUhZyqEuAuQB8JtVY9lEXVQeqo_PKGgfkM/w480-h640/IMG_6484.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wsNJNAYaKHNPB4wash6P4GZYjVQI_PCokJLe-DTINopxisTJcQa_88-e9xdn70bQ4zGuGH8zgAGd1rUBWW4-in_zo1raCHVDvGDTrX5XVSo6ft-WMySNSNv2IJ8Wi3iQB1c1rP5pV91rR5U1YQFpE5UsfCeI_Y3ppnNacQTG7x1fM5T40NesiP2qmVg/s4032/IMG_6485.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wsNJNAYaKHNPB4wash6P4GZYjVQI_PCokJLe-DTINopxisTJcQa_88-e9xdn70bQ4zGuGH8zgAGd1rUBWW4-in_zo1raCHVDvGDTrX5XVSo6ft-WMySNSNv2IJ8Wi3iQB1c1rP5pV91rR5U1YQFpE5UsfCeI_Y3ppnNacQTG7x1fM5T40NesiP2qmVg/w480-h640/IMG_6485.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RM33 for a bowl of Ichiran ramen. Adrian cleaned the bowl. It was really yummy I cannot. My expectations were a bit high because everyone talks about it, and it met my high expectation. We loved it so much we bought back the instant ones, and that also finished in few months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, my cousin got us more recently. Heh. It's a precious asset in this house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a satisfying breakfast, the first place we went was the Osaka Castle - with the Osaka Amazing Pass, we didn't pay for the entrance fee and we didn't have to queue up. Also, I somehow dropped my Osaka Pass while taking photos and selfies. Panicked for a while because it's like RM120 for that card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We traced back our steps, and found it on the floor. Phew. I think my IG stories videos tells a better story than this so go watch la. Heh. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uce8KUVLUpp8BaL4NWJmUhD2eODC8cIhhUJOsElMZcxtA6X8KS6LitA0VsuBNXaOjWNy7RX5iaFJDi0HP6cJnuIeh6qh4CjvGD6m4iK6ltO3rQQkI8Dhm7BmgBRqwvu9cLiGW_FO3juCM3sBOsMdITRdPpGAayvQalVphG1QVzLVpMvzNccuMDrkXVs/s4032/IMG_6487.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uce8KUVLUpp8BaL4NWJmUhD2eODC8cIhhUJOsElMZcxtA6X8KS6LitA0VsuBNXaOjWNy7RX5iaFJDi0HP6cJnuIeh6qh4CjvGD6m4iK6ltO3rQQkI8Dhm7BmgBRqwvu9cLiGW_FO3juCM3sBOsMdITRdPpGAayvQalVphG1QVzLVpMvzNccuMDrkXVs/w480-h640/IMG_6487.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITcEY6pkTsX9mvAS54HsRlk6WDKnQ_ivSRh7oKouezlFkwjl7oeCsCRhoxIoqwRRVdbBW6E3nHbljcOmIjXywnGscpwXLdV93C9l93rNXz4AHYUjqQMUZUXAF76OxWPNDNmcLuQykSnlUKtH7DzSsEtu-a9ZaZn8ikaDGy0fbyfu7NzjJ_6sDCXDSPnY/s4032/IMG_6496.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITcEY6pkTsX9mvAS54HsRlk6WDKnQ_ivSRh7oKouezlFkwjl7oeCsCRhoxIoqwRRVdbBW6E3nHbljcOmIjXywnGscpwXLdV93C9l93rNXz4AHYUjqQMUZUXAF76OxWPNDNmcLuQykSnlUKtH7DzSsEtu-a9ZaZn8ikaDGy0fbyfu7NzjJ_6sDCXDSPnY/w480-h640/IMG_6496.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDqJGzi37nZF3ZPhO7VNe3Ojq_nMEkj3p-2y1plXGV5Rftm67Vbk9qSpy1elHT4_u4hWUkNCH8CFOgEIeL_dWw13MtH0pdRw5lVUKqnDD8Xg9q8L1di_eFmfMjXC9cbaiV0UxHD349u0wEiV9Yi43ddEVMw-RFrw6EylqLjPvFM1lKOoupKjaMK5FIBQ/s4032/IMG_6499.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHDqJGzi37nZF3ZPhO7VNe3Ojq_nMEkj3p-2y1plXGV5Rftm67Vbk9qSpy1elHT4_u4hWUkNCH8CFOgEIeL_dWw13MtH0pdRw5lVUKqnDD8Xg9q8L1di_eFmfMjXC9cbaiV0UxHD349u0wEiV9Yi43ddEVMw-RFrw6EylqLjPvFM1lKOoupKjaMK5FIBQ/w480-h640/IMG_6499.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1wdSHHlRFt6USasURFsa_na4uSSoYxKD3c3yGK8vU_0T01a-bGbzEh_DKNWfoEOCNQLjbRysZZEMAJG2Ir3DGoxnYUJ3i9TaLMGZlssTePHenQCRUK6G0awbPk6gs820IVtkYEiuIf6lPXtU0ScO_IOreKlJVGmsgnSYj2ku6HWsofownSYl66GQz-8/s4032/IMG_6501.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1wdSHHlRFt6USasURFsa_na4uSSoYxKD3c3yGK8vU_0T01a-bGbzEh_DKNWfoEOCNQLjbRysZZEMAJG2Ir3DGoxnYUJ3i9TaLMGZlssTePHenQCRUK6G0awbPk6gs820IVtkYEiuIf6lPXtU0ScO_IOreKlJVGmsgnSYj2ku6HWsofownSYl66GQz-8/w480-h640/IMG_6501.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQelTaxzaPyp0p3wvuBMeMUHldmyWQt-DUrkETJ7d2ZshSQO_ksx_HpBRLq-xiONURjUdzvswIvTPtUztjopuoGh92bcNo9hyphenhyphenfpxUrLC-xGhjmRFqMGmBbr5hi2x13EhYjuQB-Vi64ne_vVTueEWqGhQhx1uEy2drO_Z7BUMYb5yUKMjXRopIrny0uzFU/s4032/IMG_6507.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQelTaxzaPyp0p3wvuBMeMUHldmyWQt-DUrkETJ7d2ZshSQO_ksx_HpBRLq-xiONURjUdzvswIvTPtUztjopuoGh92bcNo9hyphenhyphenfpxUrLC-xGhjmRFqMGmBbr5hi2x13EhYjuQB-Vi64ne_vVTueEWqGhQhx1uEy2drO_Z7BUMYb5yUKMjXRopIrny0uzFU/w640-h480/IMG_6507.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCFSiB3DZPf6ZV2lr8r2ugw-Fg7R24LlMMTdG5L5OqzSeXHGVyt9C__gK3tTRYV9SBn6EDSnZ1aDBOMSSBaJUrkaewUcyQUXSYJ_EeHdq0wkMvsA-DdZ__4ZznwSOpfSfnAbtbXOcJOa6GFs30e_paTyqzlRIAKk_syiOOZ6LUEIB-iH5tBwhj4cNtqQ/s4032/IMG_6510.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCFSiB3DZPf6ZV2lr8r2ugw-Fg7R24LlMMTdG5L5OqzSeXHGVyt9C__gK3tTRYV9SBn6EDSnZ1aDBOMSSBaJUrkaewUcyQUXSYJ_EeHdq0wkMvsA-DdZ__4ZznwSOpfSfnAbtbXOcJOa6GFs30e_paTyqzlRIAKk_syiOOZ6LUEIB-iH5tBwhj4cNtqQ/w480-h640/IMG_6510.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that, we went for the Aqua Liner Cruise because enough of walking, we need to rest. I actually fell asleep during the river cruise. Such a great power nap to reset my energy. Hah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRxH8hBKPnq3rN6PWEwYGcqM0ovoMpnSe6NjQlY24YyYukEH03dDZ_1UKxmEn_NUypGgXpA256ODPFPjjcxhyphenhyphensGme_n62upbzc6w2HCBpUMJAKWfaPksbcZJp7TlyU2XC1up0Li1w8X6grIRZgtQKC6YcjZlIjXXTXRJeaIP5Q2LrTzUtQHdGvX86VKo/s4032/IMG_6520.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRxH8hBKPnq3rN6PWEwYGcqM0ovoMpnSe6NjQlY24YyYukEH03dDZ_1UKxmEn_NUypGgXpA256ODPFPjjcxhyphenhyphensGme_n62upbzc6w2HCBpUMJAKWfaPksbcZJp7TlyU2XC1up0Li1w8X6grIRZgtQKC6YcjZlIjXXTXRJeaIP5Q2LrTzUtQHdGvX86VKo/w480-h640/IMG_6520.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4LjS5sLMEYW0pndwdyxutvBIRTSmXOK2-SiymS6fl61VUWmcRX7ApHRHrG_JSMBrRno1k1gVGdmPaWM8B0ZQ017JNnohoApRCo5n6n9D0SqS1fsDpclrkXqARmTmlREwzEHZwft1zrYL2xRyAFRIsQp2h50NmjiVfryEYwHW1vrwQG0LbPShX7mIPKk/s4032/IMG_6519.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4LjS5sLMEYW0pndwdyxutvBIRTSmXOK2-SiymS6fl61VUWmcRX7ApHRHrG_JSMBrRno1k1gVGdmPaWM8B0ZQ017JNnohoApRCo5n6n9D0SqS1fsDpclrkXqARmTmlREwzEHZwft1zrYL2xRyAFRIsQp2h50NmjiVfryEYwHW1vrwQG0LbPShX7mIPKk/w480-h640/IMG_6519.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGC4mUaHPlDLA2F2ocLGQ5u8OkKaoyC9KysDvE-tUqYhrX_0VFCt48wf2QOYZ_wXxkd182ynVubrL3Ife-oxKMk_PDn0THGyns6KGOQaVhXCwEsdeTEolMCX7xqZ6WYrL_QfphCtrm4NbB3iL3B6m1VPfpul92wM7yG6dz120Ixsm_wHp_dBTkT2eaNg/s4032/IMG_6521.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGC4mUaHPlDLA2F2ocLGQ5u8OkKaoyC9KysDvE-tUqYhrX_0VFCt48wf2QOYZ_wXxkd182ynVubrL3Ife-oxKMk_PDn0THGyns6KGOQaVhXCwEsdeTEolMCX7xqZ6WYrL_QfphCtrm4NbB3iL3B6m1VPfpul92wM7yG6dz120Ixsm_wHp_dBTkT2eaNg/w480-h640/IMG_6521.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that, we used the Osaka Metro (train) to go back to the hotel to rest up for a bit. We were going to explore Umeda side in the afternoon, so our hotel is like a quick pit stop to rest and shower. </div><div><br /></div><div>We really enjoyed walking around in Osaka. The weather was really cooling, and we hardly sweat. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tnXA1Ho5y3u5-WbBd8Rv2FkitfAucUDUwivOHD499M0vbz2UlSei-Pb4j5h21qkhA3GqPxB_pPYcgnKAfg69kvvXUeVQn7JPhH4t-E34tZS5pi37wdogKYtgeBnQ_WcLGvBoxTfcFCH3A7ZA97fluiBCRZFYmE4cd83VFbEHkzi1kkREzp8fF-X7qYU/s4032/IMG_6528.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tnXA1Ho5y3u5-WbBd8Rv2FkitfAucUDUwivOHD499M0vbz2UlSei-Pb4j5h21qkhA3GqPxB_pPYcgnKAfg69kvvXUeVQn7JPhH4t-E34tZS5pi37wdogKYtgeBnQ_WcLGvBoxTfcFCH3A7ZA97fluiBCRZFYmE4cd83VFbEHkzi1kkREzp8fF-X7qYU/w480-h640/IMG_6528.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYRmjTgrtnRMGTosyTa_5mPddsh7KwKckuzotmSugcb_OMWJsP55o2TIl4mHPLlwsZMqtlCCduK7iRKx-HA1weMv_RObcLcum23IylVKzCG3XEGUvWuxo2xUTBO68JaVH-mXwtgrUATbsVzRCIJAQttvF_IpYQpLhhCnNzWnMyy2hVX7eZ3yEbbEmVB8/s4032/IMG_6529.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYRmjTgrtnRMGTosyTa_5mPddsh7KwKckuzotmSugcb_OMWJsP55o2TIl4mHPLlwsZMqtlCCduK7iRKx-HA1weMv_RObcLcum23IylVKzCG3XEGUvWuxo2xUTBO68JaVH-mXwtgrUATbsVzRCIJAQttvF_IpYQpLhhCnNzWnMyy2hVX7eZ3yEbbEmVB8/w480-h640/IMG_6529.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lunch was at a Tonkatsu place in one of their metro stations. It was not amazingly good, but still good for me. I am quite a Tonkatsu fan. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmAdVhyGasrYHMhyphenhyphen1455xw9uUGHebWtKHCkrB_O_hAPD52nwp9TLpZFj-2f-WBltzZC1gpYn3RWOvInFQHWfUSAXsb-R9h3jRQjEMt_2srt32f1wXRrg7fLC0GAA03txCpJ5YGal1wrwl2kDFAlT1-PGLa3rmbDi3VcEpeKAjLVvo3ZHSKPkxxXwWO7c/s4032/IMG_6532.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmAdVhyGasrYHMhyphenhyphen1455xw9uUGHebWtKHCkrB_O_hAPD52nwp9TLpZFj-2f-WBltzZC1gpYn3RWOvInFQHWfUSAXsb-R9h3jRQjEMt_2srt32f1wXRrg7fLC0GAA03txCpJ5YGal1wrwl2kDFAlT1-PGLa3rmbDi3VcEpeKAjLVvo3ZHSKPkxxXwWO7c/w480-h640/IMG_6532.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRL2dHFO5a_QSI5QMxGUDnjXRVr05-l5v63DttvBgCfTeWE5wk9VqqAKED99jRI2V22zt7PuMIl1wzJ1pmyw3sE1o8NKbFg1a6jp8zLw0XaAyDmVCjwH6pFDKDVsb7y7HVBOBjxajxZnSwxv1bsLPtVegZOmlHyILczRvXh5W7Q2JfLf7A9l0tM8f6rk/s4032/IMG_6533.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRL2dHFO5a_QSI5QMxGUDnjXRVr05-l5v63DttvBgCfTeWE5wk9VqqAKED99jRI2V22zt7PuMIl1wzJ1pmyw3sE1o8NKbFg1a6jp8zLw0XaAyDmVCjwH6pFDKDVsb7y7HVBOBjxajxZnSwxv1bsLPtVegZOmlHyILczRvXh5W7Q2JfLf7A9l0tM8f6rk/w480-h640/IMG_6533.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up - Hep Wheel. It is located on top of a building so it was already looking scary for Adrian. I love the color of this Hep Wheel! Yes, also free with the Osaka Amazing Pass. Every place we went in Osaka, is included in this pass. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_rLvLWxHBUKw23zMvZivUCKw-FvFUkcYiSlUCzSPC9C7DYyhmaft_zjqpUV2Zhk5QZhI2glMaQy1BUuUDCuUhEONS60xhyphenhypheno8K9kmiNFIwTY6c4SQJMrrRAgabbwfVA-wwERAJMGlVTt3cIv-OJXFFpotj2RAcAoaYH7KqWPZIrkBiABYcSwFCxXB7lk/s4032/IMG_6543.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_rLvLWxHBUKw23zMvZivUCKw-FvFUkcYiSlUCzSPC9C7DYyhmaft_zjqpUV2Zhk5QZhI2glMaQy1BUuUDCuUhEONS60xhyphenhypheno8K9kmiNFIwTY6c4SQJMrrRAgabbwfVA-wwERAJMGlVTt3cIv-OJXFFpotj2RAcAoaYH7KqWPZIrkBiABYcSwFCxXB7lk/w480-h640/IMG_6543.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOTWxG85S8yfKxkjPJ_HWGDF3kFZG9IqNZJSmPZ-n3sIHcMQwYT4O_1z39_zc4HoypOicnjgFZ_AvABhtpuIdALixJTd4j6EvXGziITqMFCi2DBBHDGQfJ4tVRi2rLpHOR9IzGdQvgPwfXdFMJIc2T_5xpFQP8HM-qiCK_jHbd8wpzuFmWrqSHqQMJcE/s3088/IMG_6575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOTWxG85S8yfKxkjPJ_HWGDF3kFZG9IqNZJSmPZ-n3sIHcMQwYT4O_1z39_zc4HoypOicnjgFZ_AvABhtpuIdALixJTd4j6EvXGziITqMFCi2DBBHDGQfJ4tVRi2rLpHOR9IzGdQvgPwfXdFMJIc2T_5xpFQP8HM-qiCK_jHbd8wpzuFmWrqSHqQMJcE/w480-h640/IMG_6575.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi5NIRCslSaaZRm2wK77cPpY6r7uIgl5rJ02o408ilXsoTcRvdZ15dgeTpEn-edz9sBlIAjaKdaIHKcW1hugzNsURPHqi0RLVXb3GzWtoo3qhCHvsH5WekkXO69n3VFCUQQ1LjYCboYeBBVQGlL-obhdvSwKiaO78CM3IJHn3pwO0cfeRQi_dslTZgyY/s4032/IMG_6582.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi5NIRCslSaaZRm2wK77cPpY6r7uIgl5rJ02o408ilXsoTcRvdZ15dgeTpEn-edz9sBlIAjaKdaIHKcW1hugzNsURPHqi0RLVXb3GzWtoo3qhCHvsH5WekkXO69n3VFCUQQ1LjYCboYeBBVQGlL-obhdvSwKiaO78CM3IJHn3pwO0cfeRQi_dslTZgyY/w480-h640/IMG_6582.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mryrrBVKpbjZeuQrYsU4BJKvoupEK0rUNy4pgmCEicI_rlYt-nFkIl8kh20DITv9WagY7XmYI_q3osSjnhqg5r2i9udtaN1fvuzHjhF7snFRETpqfQz-nbirDc-ejEbiSnpo-oQkCF71h2AM8zLBz-mEgigGB4YwRw0o4z-l2B-3Ra6Es2ApNet5CY8/s4032/IMG_6589.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mryrrBVKpbjZeuQrYsU4BJKvoupEK0rUNy4pgmCEicI_rlYt-nFkIl8kh20DITv9WagY7XmYI_q3osSjnhqg5r2i9udtaN1fvuzHjhF7snFRETpqfQz-nbirDc-ejEbiSnpo-oQkCF71h2AM8zLBz-mEgigGB4YwRw0o4z-l2B-3Ra6Es2ApNet5CY8/w480-h640/IMG_6589.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhkqBwHGKIhqHx4oMGrYckIakG7GG2eCJtaecsMavrQbyBFaaABFZ9_NRyWfQZK5dDJ8ZLySdLbHt8w7XqKwUo5u3ESo1DIyna83mnHjVJlTB1SJdMyfrBE4ltGGjAgCQm3slocVa3-wQQDN4h30Eh4JQCh7Y5sMEnU0Xkl-ZIaZnb11PDGTLoJObga4/s4032/IMG_6595.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhkqBwHGKIhqHx4oMGrYckIakG7GG2eCJtaecsMavrQbyBFaaABFZ9_NRyWfQZK5dDJ8ZLySdLbHt8w7XqKwUo5u3ESo1DIyna83mnHjVJlTB1SJdMyfrBE4ltGGjAgCQm3slocVa3-wQQDN4h30Eh4JQCh7Y5sMEnU0Xkl-ZIaZnb11PDGTLoJObga4/w640-h480/IMG_6595.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Adrian struggled to open his eyes up on this ferris wheel. It was way too high for him, and his palms and feet were sweating! Poor boy. I enjoyed the view for sure, but there was a time I got a bit scared too because he was really terrified. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>After that, we went to a Uniqlo store. Probably the biggest in Osaka - because they were like 5 storeys high or something. Adrian and I split up in here, because we shall waste no time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everything in here is at least 30% cheaper than in Malaysia. On top of that, you can get more discounts if you buy over a certain amount due to tourism tax thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>It took us a lot of self control to walk out of this store not overbuying things. We did it la of course. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpSxGk6hGx2EWEHitHxRPC67JnnogAqNtlJiSBlLxn9QpcrNxqgzFM7rMvdN-t12feyODGDLDOqIaEgLsRmhUqqzXSOneM06cXhfWPmLEe9Osv2IvBFwXWlzQYjr5dbSK1URBgk4CIKun5ejcHLnGc96SVI4FjiLHD_9isZRFdfNK_glYR5_lbTZLsac/s4032/IMG_6599.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpSxGk6hGx2EWEHitHxRPC67JnnogAqNtlJiSBlLxn9QpcrNxqgzFM7rMvdN-t12feyODGDLDOqIaEgLsRmhUqqzXSOneM06cXhfWPmLEe9Osv2IvBFwXWlzQYjr5dbSK1URBgk4CIKun5ejcHLnGc96SVI4FjiLHD_9isZRFdfNK_glYR5_lbTZLsac/w480-h640/IMG_6599.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa1bs7DMKOqla40uX0wjqgorVql1vAJ_W2ZTn0cEyZ20iHPvSwJwtXeT6mnILpEp-zDjsYn9KNQcMxip2SkV2zrtxDjc7eyf7qaGbGIssXLsOlDAU-5rnXNjyYDdzV69evr8UkyXGo1T5pwRpZtaHKbih27BQh1C7n3-VpcX2vVHa3LozMy8d-BB7-0Y/s4032/IMG_6600.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVa1bs7DMKOqla40uX0wjqgorVql1vAJ_W2ZTn0cEyZ20iHPvSwJwtXeT6mnILpEp-zDjsYn9KNQcMxip2SkV2zrtxDjc7eyf7qaGbGIssXLsOlDAU-5rnXNjyYDdzV69evr8UkyXGo1T5pwRpZtaHKbih27BQh1C7n3-VpcX2vVHa3LozMy8d-BB7-0Y/w480-h640/IMG_6600.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up, Umeda Sky Building! </div><div><br /></div><div>We purposely timed our visit here to be around sunset time, so we could see sunset in Osaka from the highest point or something. But we didn't managed to. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is like a clause that says it is only free with the Osaka Amazing Pass from a certain time to a certain time. By the time we got to halfway mark (which was already super high up), we have already passed the "free entrance" time, and we need to pay to go up to the highest part (open air) with a 360 view of Osaka (I think). </div><div><br /></div><div>We obviously did not pay for it, because no sunset and we rather use the money to eat more street foods. Heh. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V4ryBoixzVsgt5ycosRD3vUyWKwnvcgG8mzEhd0mUQyaFL98ocsCcpjucK9WVvhtJ1a3WB7qR5BVcd5kI976lfeagqhUqTPrAdXRjgrwRNlhbQ5Li3uTtZpC2jPrPdRpb39751pCUEgQPUjPWO32EFH0rrj890BGiX4gDvcfozJp3tc2in8LqKyEiJI/s3088/IMG_6621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V4ryBoixzVsgt5ycosRD3vUyWKwnvcgG8mzEhd0mUQyaFL98ocsCcpjucK9WVvhtJ1a3WB7qR5BVcd5kI976lfeagqhUqTPrAdXRjgrwRNlhbQ5Li3uTtZpC2jPrPdRpb39751pCUEgQPUjPWO32EFH0rrj890BGiX4gDvcfozJp3tc2in8LqKyEiJI/w480-h640/IMG_6621.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyskU1zLKa8fgQvAr_fAbZCyb_Sz9loCcz-9qlHLW1Et2h0i9ogqh5n_pVCimME3o9SMcv2Z3j8UJpYoT4djQrmC93W4VtwSfCasYth3ujOo-hWuQlvo38tiRgI0O4BTtd6K0A0VBYqMadgl6Gu19AV5cUtvIaBHolll0cBx8oS4K_Gc6wVFQjIewqhQ/s3088/IMG_6632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEyskU1zLKa8fgQvAr_fAbZCyb_Sz9loCcz-9qlHLW1Et2h0i9ogqh5n_pVCimME3o9SMcv2Z3j8UJpYoT4djQrmC93W4VtwSfCasYth3ujOo-hWuQlvo38tiRgI0O4BTtd6K0A0VBYqMadgl6Gu19AV5cUtvIaBHolll0cBx8oS4K_Gc6wVFQjIewqhQ/w480-h640/IMG_6632.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLkm4fRJI6nLTlrbdYc7Chrmg0GYBEWQfFk4zb5nKvllODILoIQR-BF9A1AbBk4bqF3kGW-1qRMwln34isM9nqNghY4krKMt8cLf34_FBgU1Iy7eorbfNIyqNeiM9vYTIuq6eWUGbXJyQHdQp_AhyPTCMcapVpEaf5E9agfg-CldnCVgWPHHqzlTrp4s/s4032/IMG_6646.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLkm4fRJI6nLTlrbdYc7Chrmg0GYBEWQfFk4zb5nKvllODILoIQR-BF9A1AbBk4bqF3kGW-1qRMwln34isM9nqNghY4krKMt8cLf34_FBgU1Iy7eorbfNIyqNeiM9vYTIuq6eWUGbXJyQHdQp_AhyPTCMcapVpEaf5E9agfg-CldnCVgWPHHqzlTrp4s/w480-h640/IMG_6646.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-S-rSSAfuFNqmO8KOOjbN2UbcwAvWGmgPmAGwwcUhoKvD8UKhmwoxLru5-MKMJroNpT25QQs4vZddXcbV6AUTKFAVYBbS96d4VLbJwWVfxPjVHb_MeKBlxG6kxR5bsU1wPTRml4fPOUgh4R8zfPpOTSkPCjQaRpp_VMUeA5FtiP1gl7kt61mY7oQqao/s4032/IMG_6647.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-S-rSSAfuFNqmO8KOOjbN2UbcwAvWGmgPmAGwwcUhoKvD8UKhmwoxLru5-MKMJroNpT25QQs4vZddXcbV6AUTKFAVYBbS96d4VLbJwWVfxPjVHb_MeKBlxG6kxR5bsU1wPTRml4fPOUgh4R8zfPpOTSkPCjQaRpp_VMUeA5FtiP1gl7kt61mY7oQqao/w640-h480/IMG_6647.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfHEjq5gPU5KW7q11E_n91je_cZ2Q4PKsK8m4j4FtOpwK6qJVvguDDRctRuoE_H8e5O8BEYLeTq63B8FH3uDtrdXac04UUIdRxQjY1huitM4RcCwtXAS0hIyJIXDj9rJzJ0nHvcFt-m9tdMyjAdMRODeeqYLA6p_MHrJMCsXIBuu_uOAKjsUWQsOzOUs/s4032/IMG_6651.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfHEjq5gPU5KW7q11E_n91je_cZ2Q4PKsK8m4j4FtOpwK6qJVvguDDRctRuoE_H8e5O8BEYLeTq63B8FH3uDtrdXac04UUIdRxQjY1huitM4RcCwtXAS0hIyJIXDj9rJzJ0nHvcFt-m9tdMyjAdMRODeeqYLA6p_MHrJMCsXIBuu_uOAKjsUWQsOzOUs/w480-h640/IMG_6651.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Umeda Sky Building has a very unique infrastructure, so that was Adrian lying down right on the bottom and looking it up. </div><div><br /></div><div>We started making our way towards where our hotel is, and for dinner too. Earlier, Adrian saw a yakiniku buffet restaurant and made a booking for us. So, we didn't have to line up for long. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and he saw an Ultraman shop on our way back, and decided to get an Ultraman (his childhood hero) fridge magnet. Only to find out when we got home to Penang, that the salesperson gave him the bad guy monster instead. Aduhhh. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Xyu7uGGxSpj7yvoeMGQFYkz2jtI97GbQOK2shO2LGAHvLmj09hhkaniHnuhtWxJkKcW8TUt7RBH-nQ1b9FIezcijeqAGlAGd_wiwAoVEn9Asg4k025YnBHL4zHJKQdWyssS4ZZ8sZmdihz6PWdda83cLqRTJfvHWJb08TKzy9jV6eeEBialh0YzVTFg/s4032/IMG_6654.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Xyu7uGGxSpj7yvoeMGQFYkz2jtI97GbQOK2shO2LGAHvLmj09hhkaniHnuhtWxJkKcW8TUt7RBH-nQ1b9FIezcijeqAGlAGd_wiwAoVEn9Asg4k025YnBHL4zHJKQdWyssS4ZZ8sZmdihz6PWdda83cLqRTJfvHWJb08TKzy9jV6eeEBialh0YzVTFg/w480-h640/IMG_6654.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0PcmGmbLkr5FmxIULLjvSNhA1Wx9iqEbVVcbzoWVbIY3XScGjehnJrpCLQEy7mYKgCYLahVBvBOp_am77pNmDaqYkIfjhBdkPaVjSSi8FqLH0_9gZzAqsJqyqKUFlQTOdgImJo04DVpNtZKPWBBsP8kUOfKnzkiGrCXytlmTLOTFf77K1QMvor1VRsw/s4032/IMG_6659.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0PcmGmbLkr5FmxIULLjvSNhA1Wx9iqEbVVcbzoWVbIY3XScGjehnJrpCLQEy7mYKgCYLahVBvBOp_am77pNmDaqYkIfjhBdkPaVjSSi8FqLH0_9gZzAqsJqyqKUFlQTOdgImJo04DVpNtZKPWBBsP8kUOfKnzkiGrCXytlmTLOTFf77K1QMvor1VRsw/w480-h640/IMG_6659.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2csoKwUcQ1IFw8oTe32W9uuCZqbTLw5n-qb7EMBwvtNRPIL8Et99AlVv7-CqExe3c_XRQJ4Jik6hUy4q8brbbMnWQ_KMfE5CxujOshnJhx93r5q4vXu1RlTPaWiOeSDWHl9LYIl7qJUYbeHZueqCV1rFvTeXVNgAdXRFej1FND8Y-5vDlKloNyFFIQz8/s4032/IMG_6658.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2csoKwUcQ1IFw8oTe32W9uuCZqbTLw5n-qb7EMBwvtNRPIL8Et99AlVv7-CqExe3c_XRQJ4Jik6hUy4q8brbbMnWQ_KMfE5CxujOshnJhx93r5q4vXu1RlTPaWiOeSDWHl9LYIl7qJUYbeHZueqCV1rFvTeXVNgAdXRFej1FND8Y-5vDlKloNyFFIQz8/w480-h640/IMG_6658.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjQN95edqAYyiI3Q1w3kf7TZoTJ0vSrZXr4l11_OwTRMWL6uyNsURPapI0Hk1L00rNA95iuOCwd21_ek8IADcdqdnDAMOIOuDsHULcf3hm2wgkLUONrMl2WnC4tvp_-aFVcBysD8oaQRDJf97SIUtAiq-dZrM3f8AqOdfLH7lnrBQhmpB_stkLqeJ3as/s4032/IMG_6666.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjQN95edqAYyiI3Q1w3kf7TZoTJ0vSrZXr4l11_OwTRMWL6uyNsURPapI0Hk1L00rNA95iuOCwd21_ek8IADcdqdnDAMOIOuDsHULcf3hm2wgkLUONrMl2WnC4tvp_-aFVcBysD8oaQRDJf97SIUtAiq-dZrM3f8AqOdfLH7lnrBQhmpB_stkLqeJ3as/w480-h640/IMG_6666.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was a eat-all-you-can-yakiniku at 1,000 yen (about RM33 per person). </div><div><br /></div><div>After that, I went to get this stick of different strawberries, and they tasted so bad. It was quite expensive also but cannot remember how much. Not worth at all. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU7JUa1cmKfbfubaNA_1UaPU2KpaA6rVBb43u2xjwuA0ECzt5DrDyP9xeVLqD_6LkWIBlV6I5GF5ywXqhC0jJy-yEcNLDBRdGT_JqMKn2Zlk2aWVDxdmbvvJnPqcUGqkhZXNWGKkN1b5lXw-qaCxUS7XwKst4h06Uxlvbd07XyEVTa-tnHQje1gPKR-w/s4032/IMG_6668.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU7JUa1cmKfbfubaNA_1UaPU2KpaA6rVBb43u2xjwuA0ECzt5DrDyP9xeVLqD_6LkWIBlV6I5GF5ywXqhC0jJy-yEcNLDBRdGT_JqMKn2Zlk2aWVDxdmbvvJnPqcUGqkhZXNWGKkN1b5lXw-qaCxUS7XwKst4h06Uxlvbd07XyEVTa-tnHQje1gPKR-w/w480-h640/IMG_6668.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We ended the night with this yummy drink, which my mom confirmed will like. We only could bring 1 home. Again, I want to remind you all that if you are planning for a trip to Japan, please bring an extra luggage bag (if you can) and get 30kg luggage weight EACH. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't share the luggage weight. Learn from our mistakes. Please.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLabtKNCZZc5LYGZfdFsJRDl9r9wy7FpgyIX3L4VyA4lwkU7KrbUsCkJqktkz3o0cMqCNgPjwJ2Od2tPEppJ5Zu9GQ2XeqUHKfhp8QdM8m6vptNiUrSmqNfvrBvSAJVH-USeroE3dI_gx80ku2_olVD0oSlPOoJQezDWoikHf2I9Tb2oiaQ0ZdCJX6BNk/s4032/IMG_6669.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLabtKNCZZc5LYGZfdFsJRDl9r9wy7FpgyIX3L4VyA4lwkU7KrbUsCkJqktkz3o0cMqCNgPjwJ2Od2tPEppJ5Zu9GQ2XeqUHKfhp8QdM8m6vptNiUrSmqNfvrBvSAJVH-USeroE3dI_gx80ku2_olVD0oSlPOoJQezDWoikHf2I9Tb2oiaQ0ZdCJX6BNk/w480-h640/IMG_6669.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Okay, part 3 will come next time. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZZfl-ysArg6dZwTzApbPIxPeLgtQgzjoj7YqMaCbmWb3UND-HW2OiX5k05yuAB_wyuq3J42GjQYtw6iCfBZ11LMMPLMvnA9Onib9Fll3mdArg0Rz6whdAspOXkbZrTac5_e-aCdaXeFZGd5tjRoMVrJrA7fAmut-Spf1uyfLkmcQJsIKXBPOwGU1Dc8/s1280/d39ddf65-340d-46dd-8583-ce97d223f8dc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZZfl-ysArg6dZwTzApbPIxPeLgtQgzjoj7YqMaCbmWb3UND-HW2OiX5k05yuAB_wyuq3J42GjQYtw6iCfBZ11LMMPLMvnA9Onib9Fll3mdArg0Rz6whdAspOXkbZrTac5_e-aCdaXeFZGd5tjRoMVrJrA7fAmut-Spf1uyfLkmcQJsIKXBPOwGU1Dc8/w640-h360/d39ddf65-340d-46dd-8583-ce97d223f8dc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's a goodnight photo from our kids that night. Okay bye :)</div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-52606888235322487032023-12-03T22:19:00.002+08:002023-12-03T22:31:18.718+08:00Adam Had Severe Sepsis. <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">It was just another weekday after work. Adrian fetched the kids home, and we</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> met at one of our favorite dinner places. It was a quick spontaneous dinner date with our friends. The kids </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">were all very playful after </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">showering</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, just before bedtime. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We noticed that Adam started </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">having fever and fed him with 2ml of infant’s paracetamol. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{179}" paraid="1493858525" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Adam was the first one to go to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">sleep,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> which is normal </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> our</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">weekdays’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> routine. He is already sleep-trained, so I would feed him with milk, kiss him goodnight many</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> times</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> leave him in his cot</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">turn off the light</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and leave the room</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. He would cry for 5-seconds</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, and then he would fall asleep. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{179}" paraid="1493858525" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{215}" paraid="703699384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">That same night, I noticed he was making a lot of noises. He </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">wasn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> crying. He was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">somewhat whining</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, and just making noises. At that time, it sounded cute really. But now that I thought about it, he was </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">probably making</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the ‘I feel u</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">nwell’ sounds. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We let him sleep between us because his temperature was not going down. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{215}" paraid="703699384" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{237}" paraid="796605830" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The next morning, we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">took</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> him to a children’s clinic, and boy, we waited close to 2 hours! There were so many sick kids in that clinic. It was madness. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{237}" paraid="796605830" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{247}" paraid="658729659" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The diagnosis was a mild throat infection, so he was given an antibiotic and fever meds. He got the throat infection from me, because I was taking medications for it. </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{247}" paraid="658729659" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{253}" paraid="894735885" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">My mom took care of him while I went to the office. I went straight to fetch the kids after work because Adrian had football with his friends. My mom noticed that the medicines were not helping him as he was still having high fever the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">whole day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> through. At this point, I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">got a bit more worried than usual. I was also very exhausted because I did not sleep much the night before. </span></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{997dce6c-c8e0-45f8-a354-03af4eaa7e56}{253}" paraid="894735885" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{10}" paraid="1002211038" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Things got worse when I got home. </span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{10}" paraid="1002211038" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{16}" paraid="1242386246" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I put him in his cot in the living room, and he </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> move a muscle. I walked to the kitchen to put down the other million things I was carrying and still, I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> hear a sound from him. This was very </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">odd, because</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> he would always cry a bit. He </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">doesn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> like to be in the cot. But ther</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">e was zero sound. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">So,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> I kept calling out to him. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{16}" paraid="1242386246" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{44}" paraid="817335369" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">At this point, Sofia jumped </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">onto</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the cot to play with him. But he did not respond. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{44}" paraid="817335369" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{54}" paraid="1291119762" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I walked over to the cot and saw him lying on his back (the original position where I left him), and staring blankly at the ceiling, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">almost lifelessly</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">immediately</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> picked him up, and realized his body was hot, like </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">on fire hot. Okay, I am obviously exaggerating a bit. But he was hot, and he was not moving like a baby should. He was like </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">jelly</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> hung on to me. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{54}" paraid="1291119762" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{74}" paraid="1342209901" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I kept calling his name the entire time, because to be honest with you, I was afraid he may have seizures or fall asleep and never wake up. I was worried for the worse. I called Rachel and asked if </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I should go to the hospital. Then, I called Adrian </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">becaus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">e by then he would have access to his phone already, and he rushed home. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{74}" paraid="1342209901" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{86}" paraid="2016757395" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">I quickly took a shower and packed our hospital bags. My 2 toddlers at this point </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">had not</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> even eaten dinner yet. I was so caught up with the whole situation. Once Adrian came home, I was a bit more </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">cal</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">med down, and the kids ate a bit. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{86}" paraid="2016757395" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{100}" paraid="1774140398" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We waited for my parents to come over so they could watch over Alex and Sofia. I drove to the hospital first because I </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> want to risk waiting any longer. Adam was completely not himself. He fell asleep in the car, and I find myself praying until we got to the hospital. </span></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{100}" paraid="1774140398" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We waited for about 30 minutes for the on-call Paediatrician to attend to him. He took his blood for testing and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">did 2 nose swabs. Then, he did the whole needle thing on his tiny hand. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Of course,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Adam cried. If he </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">didn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> cry, I would be extremely worried. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{120}" paraid="189213023" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{136}" paraid="2119511516" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">couldn’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> get to the room yet because they needed to be sure that it was not covid or any influenza. The hospital needs to strategically place the sick children, so they </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> get other kinds of bacteria from sharing rooms. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We requested</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a private </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">room,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> but it has 13 other patients </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">on</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">waiting</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> list. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">While waiting for the room, Adrian and Adam went to the emergency ward to begin on his antibiotic drip. Adam was sleeping on Adrian. </span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> It must have been a really tiring day for Adam. </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{168}" paraid="1730136510" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{174}" paraid="1018636210" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">When we got to the room, it was almost 1130pm. So, Adrian went home to my parents and the kids. My parents went home to rest too. Adam and I slept quite well that night. The nurse came in every 2 hours to check on his fever, and although </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">his fever did not break, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it was</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> not dangerously high either. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> The next morning, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{192}" paraid="1982443447" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{192}" paraid="1982443447" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">His appetite was good too! I was happy for sure! After a while, he got tired and lay down on me for a good 30 minutes awake. After that, he slept from 1130am to 4pm. Adrian was workin</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">g non-stop next to us, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">and I fell asleep after a heavy breakfast (nasi </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">kandar</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> heh). </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{192}" paraid="1982443447" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{206}" paraid="1307007007" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Adam and I woke up and shared a peanut bun for our late lunch. Adrian had already left the hospital, to go home and get ready for the night duty switch. The initial medical report came back </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">looking good, but his fever came back – which was odd. So, I guess at this point the doctor ran another test. </span></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{206}" paraid="1307007007" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{206}" paraid="1307007007" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SKDF-36vgBZCTIjSzlKRFUxNu4sX9gLucVotudkV27oSufbfal_7ObXYMRnp_Pw47-6RJZHm9b2sCr2tofAw8tfTF8SolANgGnqJMHeajEbBHaiZJx5vtBfmhW-doWSlPiMIllWtmyKJypTzbB0YO57dRxxB2WfBuU9fAkxCwt_2y4GnrcoN1Xy38xY/s3664/1D4448FF-BCD8-4A31-BE82-1B8096BD25DF.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SKDF-36vgBZCTIjSzlKRFUxNu4sX9gLucVotudkV27oSufbfal_7ObXYMRnp_Pw47-6RJZHm9b2sCr2tofAw8tfTF8SolANgGnqJMHeajEbBHaiZJx5vtBfmhW-doWSlPiMIllWtmyKJypTzbB0YO57dRxxB2WfBuU9fAkxCwt_2y4GnrcoN1Xy38xY/w360-h640/1D4448FF-BCD8-4A31-BE82-1B8096BD25DF.JPG" width="360" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQn-ugSK5VApnIRNncPrlc_Z4Do6eqsdoAzS87dYLOiTSCP2twvyJNQePHOXhGc41YkBW4wrZQKZIfnKSmPTGtJYW64x8da9JuOZT8TpBf5b4v6ZGav0pFUErBXJicVt3bNG5gU4IjD_1LXFv30qMIUFnFT0K8uQJ4jZphxQhTHgJEntw9c0B264rGgs/s3664/1C99F9D0-FE11-4BAD-8DC7-8D6DDB029ECF.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQn-ugSK5VApnIRNncPrlc_Z4Do6eqsdoAzS87dYLOiTSCP2twvyJNQePHOXhGc41YkBW4wrZQKZIfnKSmPTGtJYW64x8da9JuOZT8TpBf5b4v6ZGav0pFUErBXJicVt3bNG5gU4IjD_1LXFv30qMIUFnFT0K8uQJ4jZphxQhTHgJEntw9c0B264rGgs/w360-h640/1C99F9D0-FE11-4BAD-8DC7-8D6DDB029ECF.JPG" width="360" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{214}" paraid="257088615" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">So, the doctor wanted us to stay another night to be sure. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I went home and slept with Alex and Sofia. I was exhausted – emotionally and physically. The constant worrying is heavy. </span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{220}" paraid="1926544419" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{226}" paraid="954313373" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The next morning, the doctor came with the complete more thorough medical </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">report,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> but I was not there yet. Adam’s diagnosis was shocking and scary. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{226}" paraid="954313373" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{236}" paraid="1148803111" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">Severe Sepsis. </span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{242}" paraid="886684001" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">We knew that sepsis is not a good thing, but we </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">The normal level of Procalcitonin in a healthy individual must be under 0.05.</span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Adam’s reading was 14.82! He was in the stage of sever sepsis or septic shock, which means the infection would have started attacking his organs, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">probably star</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ting</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> with his kidney. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{04c229f3-4131-49c8-ad1e-bbda0859122a}{252}" paraid="530354094" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{15}" paraid="676059720" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">But he responded well to the antibiotics, and his fever did not come back, and the doctor discharged us. There was no reason to continue staying if it means </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">it</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" color="windowtext" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> higher risk of him getting other </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{29}" paraid="1639207128" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{29}" paraid="1639207128" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">I thanked God that He has always been watching over us, over Adam. This is 100% God’s protection, because while the medical readings say that his organs “should” start failing, his organs turned out to be healthy and not damaged. </span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{29}" paraid="1639207128" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{35}" paraid="2136229507" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The image of Adam laying down lifelessly in his cot that night haunts me. It scares me every time I remember it. I remember shaking </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">in fear </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">while carrying him, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">because I was so afraid not knowing what to do if he </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">goes</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> into a seizure.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{35}" paraid="2136229507" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{51}" paraid="1571798433" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> take risks with fever. You just </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> know what causes it, and it could potentially lead to something serious and deadly. Just don’t take any risk with fever. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{63}" paraid="1328135926" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW241829485 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 15.1083px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241829485 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; user-select: text;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{67}" paraid="371486539" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We had a similar medical incident with Alex when he was about 3 months old. That was crazy. He survived RSV. We were in the hospital for a week! <a href="https://www.sarahkhooyw.com/2019/04/alex-fights-respiratory-syncytial-virus.html" target="_blank"><b>Read more here</b></a>. </p><p class="Paragraph SCXW241829485 BCX0" paraeid="{44758d1b-30e1-4779-952b-9b0a092ecca6}{67}" paraid="371486539" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL7_F5MaJbTIAE-8cVNcHDnfEdNolE4JC0BDaIhfTGDdHU_R2I0cQSiDOJzvojhPQYqYej-1gNRo4rmv7SpduauT0hv_a36kBhl96z38G5Kz_kygRq8znc513j0fsNGowhFLSLlJeAotnRbW1LBoUHTzvWbDMRoWHgeVKjjZNEjpjghQKfbMsLGxX848/s2584/A7BCD12A-4CEC-4AAB-92A2-0B996A3757AF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="2584" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL7_F5MaJbTIAE-8cVNcHDnfEdNolE4JC0BDaIhfTGDdHU_R2I0cQSiDOJzvojhPQYqYej-1gNRo4rmv7SpduauT0hv_a36kBhl96z38G5Kz_kygRq8znc513j0fsNGowhFLSLlJeAotnRbW1LBoUHTzvWbDMRoWHgeVKjjZNEjpjghQKfbMsLGxX848/w640-h640/A7BCD12A-4CEC-4AAB-92A2-0B996A3757AF.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you guys for praying with us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Health is wealth. That's it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till next update, bye now. </div><p></p></div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-5969002846105485772023-11-27T17:34:00.000+08:002023-11-27T17:34:08.031+08:00Hotel Hillary's Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan.<p>I remembered taking the longest time to find a legit hotel in Osaka, that will not dent our bank account too much. I wanted a private onsen in our room, but that would mean that we will need to spend more time in the room/resort. </p><p>No thanks for this round. We want to explore Osaka as much as we can, with the limited time we got. </p><p>After don't-know-how-many-hours, I finally decided on Hotel Hillary's Shinsaibashi because of its location and the price also not too bad. </p><p>Shinsaibashi is Osaka's main shopping district. You know the famous Dotonbori River? It's a walking distance from Shinsaibashi, hence the location that we picked. </p><p>Total price we paid for 3 nights was <b>RM1356.29</b> (including taxes and all) - so per night is about RM452. </p><p>What is inclusive: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Free flow of good coffee and good tea throughout the day and night</li><li>Free flow of various flavored artisan bread at tea time onwards (there is an oven for you to warm the buns too) </li><li>Onsen on the top floor </li><li>Ice creams and Yakult-like drinks after your onsen session (it changes everyday)</li></ul><div>The room is not big, and even for the 2 of us, I felt like I needed a bigger space. The toilet is very small but comes with a bathtub, so it's a win. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would recommend this hotel (hands down) to couples, but not for family unfortunately. </div><div><br /></div><div>We really love the walking distance to everything. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTt6jmM13ftC6k909uzM4vMOZvG1WgwwSVJaR88BoG9ImcWkTogq3ZYLiQm6IA3dHHFWyM6eIPGrSM4OCdo_dHtnCkEiVu-ac923IR_7-DTrPtmE-GaUmk4qQfFeIbRhzJhcSszjpkgZMQVa1iAc6KJaqcHQ2zbXw32876rcAmmOQHMVoy8DJyoj7-G8/s4032/IMG_6377.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTt6jmM13ftC6k909uzM4vMOZvG1WgwwSVJaR88BoG9ImcWkTogq3ZYLiQm6IA3dHHFWyM6eIPGrSM4OCdo_dHtnCkEiVu-ac923IR_7-DTrPtmE-GaUmk4qQfFeIbRhzJhcSszjpkgZMQVa1iAc6KJaqcHQ2zbXw32876rcAmmOQHMVoy8DJyoj7-G8/w480-h640/IMG_6377.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6F22knN2cW2tuuiWp-6CA5H35jLdVV_Wbnxk5571oyNX-rqT2I_6kAi8ccIgpo5_7wz8BJN_rZSO7Wzn4PKrrBvSsDezZ70U_AJunTbC45KtiHG9nn301Qf2X9thzZi5D4eeYdu8pAMxmyZYmJfsHE6Waft01ef238ZR7ldPwjgHZygEMjhU9GB10sw/w480-h640/IMG_6387.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Have a room tour with our Youtube video below :)</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t76Er9U4uk4" width="405" youtube-src-id="t76Er9U4uk4"></iframe></div><p>Till next staycation, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-88346204560416111342023-11-08T09:38:00.000+08:002023-11-08T09:38:46.709+08:00Forgiveness.<p>Forgiveness. </p><p>One of the most difficult thing a human must do. </p><p>Regardless of your race, forgiveness is difficult. A choice that each one of us must intentionally make. </p><p>It's been that kind of season for me. </p><p>I thought that these things only happen in teen years, but it's actually a norm in the adult life. You get judged no matter what you do. People don't give grace. Maybe we should not expect grace, I don't know. </p><p>I didn't think I needed to write this and although it may look like I am on a defensive mode, I am actually doing this for me. I am doing this so I can have my closure, and I can go towards forgiveness. </p><p>It's been a ride since I got pregnant with Adam. My skin condition is not a secret. I also don't expect people to give me sympathy. I wasn't looking for it either. I shared about it because I know there would be people out there going through a similar thing with me, and it will help to connect with them and go through it together. Little did I know, what I had was rare. </p><p>Most people recovered after their baby came out. Mine didn't. It affected me mentally. I was on a pause with God. Still, I didn't expect nor did I want sympathy from people. </p><p>I was also already a mom to 2 young toddlers. YOUNG TODDLERS. </p><p>They want our attention most of the time, and they get cranky when they get sleepy or hungry, and they both have different personalities, and love language. I love our lil big family, but they are a lot. They take up a lot of energy and mental space. </p><p>I was fighting my own physical battle, mom-guilt battle and at the same time, giving what I can and have to my career. I was falling sick a lot more than I wanted (obviously! Who wants to be sick?). Try being sick and still having to be a mom 100% at home. It takes all of you. It sucks big time!</p><p>I have gone through this "drama" before in my teen years, and I have had someone coming up to me to apologize, years after he heard certain things about me that was not true but he took it like they were true, only to find out that all the things told to him by our mutual friends, were out of context and all lies. </p><p>After so many years, he came up to me and said he was sorry, that he should have approached me and asked. It mended our friendship instantly, and even though we don't see each other often now, we remained good friends. </p><p>It's that season, like I said. </p><p>Things were said about me, behind my back and out of context. When I first heard about it, I was hurt, upset and shocked. They didn't know the reason to what I did. They didn't bother asking me. They assumed and created their own story to portray me to be someone I am not. </p><p>The hurtful part was not even how they portray me to be, and spreading them like hot cakes. It was the fact that they did it as if we don't have a friendship. As if I'm an enemy that they intend to bring down. There were no conversations with me about it. Zero. </p><p>They just think it's the most mature thing to do and that is to just tell everyone they know that Sarah is like this because she did this. They didn't even know why I had to do it, or if I actually wanted to do what I did. </p><p>I hoped for grace, and understanding. But clearly I was not on the same page, and that was my fault to assume that they would give me some grace, and walk alongside me. </p><p>I had many anxiety attacks this year, and what made it tougher to overcome was the fact that when I am with my children, I try my absolute best to put a front so I could be the kind of mom they need now. I don't always successfully do it. Adrian stepped in a lot to help. But the anxiety attacks don't wait for the 'perfect time' to come. They just come as and when. For a few months, I felt like I was drowning. Heh. </p><p>The things that were said about me, they didn't hurt me. Because there were no truths in them. I had valid reasons and I am going to live with that. I shared my story, and that's because I feel like everyone deserved to know. I cried before I even began telling the whole story. </p><p>It was that difficult. </p><p>But I knew that to start forgiving people, it starts with that. It starts with me being vulnerable with the team. With the people. </p><p>I am thankful for close friends who have stood by me, despite hearing things about me. They are not parents (yet), but they understood my struggles, and they helped carry my weights. My family has always been 100% there, and never out of the picture. My sisters are God-sent. Talking to them lifts a certain weight off. My husband is hands down, the most understanding and honest man I even know. He is never too afraid to tell me the truth, and loves me harder when I am not that lovable. </p><p>You can keep saying what you want, even without knowing the context, but just know that you shouldn't. It's not right. God wouldn't be pleased. When someone, especially when they are a friend, I recommend going up to them and have a conversation. It will do you more good, then putting an assumption and hurt people along the way. You want to build people up, not tear them apart. You want to be the reason for people to smile, and not cry. </p><p>I am still hurt. I am finding it humanly difficult to forgive. But I want to move on. I want to prioritize what matters now, and unfortunately it is not these rumors, and it's not how I want to live my life. </p><p>This is a closure for me. This is the final chapter on this book. I will move on, and I will forgive you. </p><p>If you have heard things about me and you are unsure, talk to me okay? You can hear my side of story before making up your own. I promise I won't bite you. </p><p>I've learned that forgiveness is a choice. It is personal and it is meant for me (not for them). Forgiving people is hard and it is not forgetting. Forgiving someone also does not mean that you approve of what they did. You can forgive someone and know that what they did was not okay. Forgiveness is also not trust. Forgiving them doesn't mean you can trust them completely again, but it can be rebuild of course. </p><p>For those of you who is finding hard to forgive, start by finding a way to have a closure. It helps me. And I hope it will help you. I think even with a closure, it will take some time to forgive a person entirely, but you will get there. We will get there eventually. </p><p><i>Side note: if you think my IG stories doesn't benefit you, or it makes you upset, or it annoys you - please don't continue to follow it. It is absolutely fine! I will not hold it against you. To be honest, I never check who follows or unfollows me. I don't care actually. If you think you like to see my daily boring contents, then I hope you will find joy in them. If not, it is perfectly okay to unfollow me :) </i></p><p>Till next time, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-30434302896325698982023-10-25T22:17:00.004+08:002023-10-25T22:17:31.086+08:008D7N Kyoto & Osaka, Japan - Part One<p>Oh goodness me. I AM SORRY! Okay I don't owe anyone apology except to myself for procrastinating on this for way too long!</p><p>It's been more than a few months since we came back from Japan, and it is really time to share what we did there. Although if you follow us on Instagram and Facebook, you will probably know roughly. </p><p>When we were discussing about this trip, the first two things we needed to decide was the number of days and which part of Japan do we want to go to. </p><p>After we decided that we can survive a week without the children and we would leave out Tokyo this time, we booked the flight tickets with AirAsia. </p><p>It took us a few days to choose the right flight because there were quite many different connecting ones, and we wanted to "fully utilize" our precious one week away. </p><p>This is the flight itinerary that we ended up choosing. </p><p><b><u>Penang - Ho Chi Minh City - Osaka:</u></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLVgdtp8wCOkkkQK4WCXMHaoQxb0eRdAA9_QmGQYrNz18UdNdnnvcV6c2CePbXrEtF0HBKAVBGP8Sx_MUGlWrDFQt1sZbEfnOLdiZEX7KBTwYo0BboMj32hiK8IXZSkqxPOw_TQx8Szja4JYq7cfEzedeF1AiUSd2tqjBF5-3tBzT98vZb5BBsy0CO_sc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="681" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLVgdtp8wCOkkkQK4WCXMHaoQxb0eRdAA9_QmGQYrNz18UdNdnnvcV6c2CePbXrEtF0HBKAVBGP8Sx_MUGlWrDFQt1sZbEfnOLdiZEX7KBTwYo0BboMj32hiK8IXZSkqxPOw_TQx8Szja4JYq7cfEzedeF1AiUSd2tqjBF5-3tBzT98vZb5BBsy0CO_sc=w595-h640" width="595" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Osaka - Kuala Lumpur - Penang:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxoiDBFS7nmYuTPg2MR-HYJzkMChWdQoWyUQHRk9pSVf-Kvpxi1tMVwLB9oqcfUkAzBPRqvO1L4XpYw5xqGtf9utNR1WTi6pChCmG47gEDcbVCboZ-l8oHFpgb7R_xILdC-y5jtfLbblhhe_gL2ZZ2FFF8zjz7XNRhI5U31eNUOJhO0VOzDPuYDWcQ8Go" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="685" height="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxoiDBFS7nmYuTPg2MR-HYJzkMChWdQoWyUQHRk9pSVf-Kvpxi1tMVwLB9oqcfUkAzBPRqvO1L4XpYw5xqGtf9utNR1WTi6pChCmG47gEDcbVCboZ-l8oHFpgb7R_xILdC-y5jtfLbblhhe_gL2ZZ2FFF8zjz7XNRhI5U31eNUOJhO0VOzDPuYDWcQ8Go=w640-h567" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We obviously chose the longest layover at Ho Chi Minh City because we wanted to also visit Vietnam. Adrian wanted to eat their pho and banh mi before going to Japan, and also they are the cheapest option on AirAsia. So much win for this. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We paid a total of <b>RM3,187.23</b> for the 2 of us - inclusive of a 20kg check-in luggage. This is the dumbest idea. Please learn from our mistake. Never go to Japan with just one 20kg check-in luggage! Don't do it. You need at least one 30kg check-in luggage EACH. Even if you are not a shopper, some things that you buy will be heavy - like mochi and kitkats and Japanese snacks. Trust me on this. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our flights from Penang got delayed for a few hours, and AirAsia compensated by giving each passenger a McChicken and a bottle of water. That means, we will have less time in Ho Ci Minh. We bought a <a href="https://www.klook.com/ms-MY/activity/87162-ho-chi-minh-city-sightseeing-bus-ticket/?spm=BookingDetail.ActivityCard&clickId=a03f631fb8" target="_blank">4 hours pass on their hop-on and hop-off city tour </a>with Klook because it is a smart way to "tour" the city in a short time. It's about RM40 per person. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHGISeC86oMLqgOGCIme4TABjjS9oqdHqLP6C0wk_epUBeaNXiN8xPRk-GMJst6T5mAqPVl5nb-NO_odyHWQYf3PRlt9KhcL5B57fUxKpmbxk9ayttODqKpkCLu-botJpBFxxGuDjnSxb60iA6Yn0zq18NRnGxwyPJXiWeRrPZmVO2HCgfOpHnF0xNeA/s4032/IMG_6065.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHGISeC86oMLqgOGCIme4TABjjS9oqdHqLP6C0wk_epUBeaNXiN8xPRk-GMJst6T5mAqPVl5nb-NO_odyHWQYf3PRlt9KhcL5B57fUxKpmbxk9ayttODqKpkCLu-botJpBFxxGuDjnSxb60iA6Yn0zq18NRnGxwyPJXiWeRrPZmVO2HCgfOpHnF0xNeA/w300-h400/IMG_6065.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHPcmk7ye1MNOuOh7rKdVFcTGWHDUdjKqLgLZt8Rh94j9B1HefVKuviltW_QX8ZZQxymJtUI1hbv9LGvWBZhdTSdh3BaWuPvBzYkEyofmqrJBZZFELUpDzygyjJiciSOLWxg4IiXRru0KsxzOkjC3ctJw8wBYSnZzkFEpMsi1D1VGa5mjeT_uYEa3Xk/s4032/IMG_6066.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHPcmk7ye1MNOuOh7rKdVFcTGWHDUdjKqLgLZt8Rh94j9B1HefVKuviltW_QX8ZZQxymJtUI1hbv9LGvWBZhdTSdh3BaWuPvBzYkEyofmqrJBZZFELUpDzygyjJiciSOLWxg4IiXRru0KsxzOkjC3ctJw8wBYSnZzkFEpMsi1D1VGa5mjeT_uYEa3Xk/w300-h400/IMG_6066.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQcXSWFEFFYZgc2k4Go7lpYa2MjETdX06yx7xBnS1ztLQ1haHnMgQyGHCQKPD0ioyoyiuny1N3In9SRfj0i8NKlPv6dUfBXX5Jrd4m5zoPppflEuqk5nGs5dJyRmO5M1nPEIDlJSdmIm24d1qbytdSi1QwvD3RGPfz2MtlDAkB1qgWA7A0vv91Gn5nj0/s3088/IMG_6068.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQcXSWFEFFYZgc2k4Go7lpYa2MjETdX06yx7xBnS1ztLQ1haHnMgQyGHCQKPD0ioyoyiuny1N3In9SRfj0i8NKlPv6dUfBXX5Jrd4m5zoPppflEuqk5nGs5dJyRmO5M1nPEIDlJSdmIm24d1qbytdSi1QwvD3RGPfz2MtlDAkB1qgWA7A0vv91Gn5nj0/w480-h640/IMG_6068.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /></div>It was drizzling a bit so the weather was not hot. In fact, it was really cooling and perfect. We ended up on their night tour (which costs lesser than what we paid) because our flight was super delayed, remember? We had pho, banh mi, bun cha, Vietnamese coffee and korean pancake before taking our next flight to Osaka. Oh, and Adrian finally bought his first bucket hat here. Hah. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfQqh7ET2Q3-_yg_AEb1qgRiWYZCThFwWwTKV7E0-XZRdUz9roHg3G0AM7jzgGLCDZUxkI1n8s2NdPXaebjvyhxnfB33PzAJcJED6J4iw8hDzTuWIrGPQVhJqksqP08_KukKzZF8aGUjpNZ_JtioeiKLK6Z6nxkLRECn82Avrho_Nv6nLrWztgNcuLUU/s4032/IMG_0552.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfQqh7ET2Q3-_yg_AEb1qgRiWYZCThFwWwTKV7E0-XZRdUz9roHg3G0AM7jzgGLCDZUxkI1n8s2NdPXaebjvyhxnfB33PzAJcJED6J4iw8hDzTuWIrGPQVhJqksqP08_KukKzZF8aGUjpNZ_JtioeiKLK6Z6nxkLRECn82Avrho_Nv6nLrWztgNcuLUU/w480-h640/IMG_0552.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3Kv66Q0uVMfiKaFf7m04CX5BRGl3fh53kF7EZu0JTokd5CvOakHVyIgGfmK7JsUz3ZreUSvu2Sse6Zvic1gNvJxM0maqVU4ixOjoflw9Q6Tq7pj7m7xzPlvUN9W_gjFq8YTqMXSxwh-wvGnENalNHtSYjNoTadiLy_bJxe6qIidoZp1V6Li87lfbECM/s4032/IMG_6074.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3Kv66Q0uVMfiKaFf7m04CX5BRGl3fh53kF7EZu0JTokd5CvOakHVyIgGfmK7JsUz3ZreUSvu2Sse6Zvic1gNvJxM0maqVU4ixOjoflw9Q6Tq7pj7m7xzPlvUN9W_gjFq8YTqMXSxwh-wvGnENalNHtSYjNoTadiLy_bJxe6qIidoZp1V6Li87lfbECM/w640-h480/IMG_6074.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAMeTxyLcubu1NWyFG88vy4Ul38_B12eeKFLfx-Szs_24t_lYQMPiSaCYSdZZZoT9Wz2Zsj7yBcaO-VHNlLXn0ZRMKN3ZSGhKig8eWkB-Q4k7zQJKmyYJ0BKFhlpbQmpQA--dUPNF7Roj8sP6faHDAwprqHDaE3Y9hUEf5fZ2oA2ovG6f4M9h7rsCRg0/s4032/IMG_6075.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAMeTxyLcubu1NWyFG88vy4Ul38_B12eeKFLfx-Szs_24t_lYQMPiSaCYSdZZZoT9Wz2Zsj7yBcaO-VHNlLXn0ZRMKN3ZSGhKig8eWkB-Q4k7zQJKmyYJ0BKFhlpbQmpQA--dUPNF7Roj8sP6faHDAwprqHDaE3Y9hUEf5fZ2oA2ovG6f4M9h7rsCRg0/w480-h640/IMG_6075.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oVU6YRFg45FuwN1kT9dPuyaNl9_MejaEGkMYhmmV9csoxHpXQe2Fx2vinJK30NR1gZWRH-FM8Wig6_5fyUm-nhLy-0yb2XSG3_g6TUX9H6lETVKavlyx_te-dBtVeMS4rpb86HBJtfv8hzk3dXkkx5hDgckdjgXog7Dr3Kv4SSCe0MYs6cQDMK_Jz9M/s4032/IMG_6083.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oVU6YRFg45FuwN1kT9dPuyaNl9_MejaEGkMYhmmV9csoxHpXQe2Fx2vinJK30NR1gZWRH-FM8Wig6_5fyUm-nhLy-0yb2XSG3_g6TUX9H6lETVKavlyx_te-dBtVeMS4rpb86HBJtfv8hzk3dXkkx5hDgckdjgXog7Dr3Kv4SSCe0MYs6cQDMK_Jz9M/w480-h640/IMG_6083.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65nBlBa8voqh6QXyps5FJnpO6SopfgHnIq1O07XcWUkN_4bP8kOe0jQC8rh21L4wxG32W3Q3r4Nl4H6VOR9wRjhOH8J7VcxNVVMBdANhYBc7mA5GbxoDQ0th7KWILInj-u4gy0jnyOEbh_GcwA-Cqalbc6p-H_wc9CL0fviJFukAo8UYwsDRcYOTgqVI/s4032/IMG_6084.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65nBlBa8voqh6QXyps5FJnpO6SopfgHnIq1O07XcWUkN_4bP8kOe0jQC8rh21L4wxG32W3Q3r4Nl4H6VOR9wRjhOH8J7VcxNVVMBdANhYBc7mA5GbxoDQ0th7KWILInj-u4gy0jnyOEbh_GcwA-Cqalbc6p-H_wc9CL0fviJFukAo8UYwsDRcYOTgqVI/w480-h640/IMG_6084.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We went to the airport early because we needed to shower. We did, and our flight to Osaka was also delayed for a bit. They changed our gate too, so it was a bit too chaotic for us. It was like after midnight so we were on battery mode then. I was in and out of short naps, and I was going to be a very cranky traveler if they continued changing our gate or flight time. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were hoping for an empty flight so we could have a row each, and we did have a row each. With AirAsia, there is no food or anything, so I immediately made "my bed" and lied down. Adrian a bit paiseh so he put on a mask, a pair of shades and his cute bucket hat and hugged his backpack to sleep. He realised halfway that IT WAS more comfortable to lie down and sleep. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZWmx8uqTvXRXd64s0mhdnd18JQSkQii_Pp5CAer528j4LBJM9wA8KQ6duBaOr_mqMA8a2ddidMO3ltZVtQfpG9xJqVZNVasnHhFS_a6yjEFCe7J8lp1NEJjidqpnvFZmjtsXauBZf2h8WGOq0wI79Fo4v9aHkAozxOWMzckTQ0KNuAqGHSD-N0tFUo/s4032/IMG_6086.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZWmx8uqTvXRXd64s0mhdnd18JQSkQii_Pp5CAer528j4LBJM9wA8KQ6duBaOr_mqMA8a2ddidMO3ltZVtQfpG9xJqVZNVasnHhFS_a6yjEFCe7J8lp1NEJjidqpnvFZmjtsXauBZf2h8WGOq0wI79Fo4v9aHkAozxOWMzckTQ0KNuAqGHSD-N0tFUo/w480-h640/IMG_6086.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPBugR_vDSZdyQ-S3f8EiVLep_HWC5sR1weW7b-KIVfi8uIBucuSJyxQHL-WfMbmN9yN2c-BXiG8S-DvKgkMzAmcG6cHQdHzGbW0ptRfau_jTvne_mh3LFtXFUN52cJO2BF3avZUOjSwA-7FgidJsjWCu2l9u3qDf64HhggskfHa-cATtFWLHUffVknk/s4032/IMG_6087.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPBugR_vDSZdyQ-S3f8EiVLep_HWC5sR1weW7b-KIVfi8uIBucuSJyxQHL-WfMbmN9yN2c-BXiG8S-DvKgkMzAmcG6cHQdHzGbW0ptRfau_jTvne_mh3LFtXFUN52cJO2BF3avZUOjSwA-7FgidJsjWCu2l9u3qDf64HhggskfHa-cATtFWLHUffVknk/w300-h400/IMG_6087.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KBPMnnvRTmp_XsKOKdlS3hsvs-4r6FKRa4iNVBHbZ-C7_zsu4-Kh_IR2bqPKdCN8tLFg-ezT3ieKntCyEt5mtiA3MMBIkLy6WrH-Yzaeh-zJZ3SKZLl980DgwMD9SmRoIEx62Z1bqlVDsROwnzGIG0YD8BJtV4RjEwRS7hSq_tknJMRkCWOKDHsJrxo/s4032/IMG_6088.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KBPMnnvRTmp_XsKOKdlS3hsvs-4r6FKRa4iNVBHbZ-C7_zsu4-Kh_IR2bqPKdCN8tLFg-ezT3ieKntCyEt5mtiA3MMBIkLy6WrH-Yzaeh-zJZ3SKZLl980DgwMD9SmRoIEx62Z1bqlVDsROwnzGIG0YD8BJtV4RjEwRS7hSq_tknJMRkCWOKDHsJrxo/w300-h400/IMG_6088.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first question we asked at arrival was, "How cold was it?". It was perfectly cold. No need winter clothes but cannot sweat kind of cold. <div><br /></div><div>We took the JR Haruka Airport Express train - from Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station via Klook. We spent RM116.15 for 2 persons. If I remembered correctly, it took about 170 minutes to reach Kyoto Main Station, from Kansai Airport. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our hotel was walking distance to Kyoto Station. We knew we were going to spend a lot of time travelling via the train, hence we decided to get a hotel nearby to the station. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3juLRhQD1-BpBtzL2A5CeLLQY1Jxs7hEaFXYqpfi7WrDQiWFxqPTRv5vge_3Ln144O3Uvq3QAwaQKXFHHl2qHiKPUkg5eHGcElmswqeM-aMSH9K2L39RRE_emauAhHTsos_DSA7chdLZC2-o0tWrlorLDLRUasqufhlQLrZlpRRI3eQ1YEfFX2ybbCA8/s4032/IMG_6094.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3juLRhQD1-BpBtzL2A5CeLLQY1Jxs7hEaFXYqpfi7WrDQiWFxqPTRv5vge_3Ln144O3Uvq3QAwaQKXFHHl2qHiKPUkg5eHGcElmswqeM-aMSH9K2L39RRE_emauAhHTsos_DSA7chdLZC2-o0tWrlorLDLRUasqufhlQLrZlpRRI3eQ1YEfFX2ybbCA8/w480-h640/IMG_6094.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCqGp8IHfkUzC5eyGrdVl9uPd0GVln4N0Q3Gllq93Cg2IhtApanW337hQoyvv2PzvCPORmIbPMd6i5Ikk1SJ3_JSur1qhF4cZ5nwDSKK7OVGYNzIFaa87iWPui4KaeHpjxF3oZfpzqV_-JPZz8Qn7-YzMr9fOk_TFI5EGuwD6f2iUQ_B-oVRDPAyXRKo/s4032/IMG_6098.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCqGp8IHfkUzC5eyGrdVl9uPd0GVln4N0Q3Gllq93Cg2IhtApanW337hQoyvv2PzvCPORmIbPMd6i5Ikk1SJ3_JSur1qhF4cZ5nwDSKK7OVGYNzIFaa87iWPui4KaeHpjxF3oZfpzqV_-JPZz8Qn7-YzMr9fOk_TFI5EGuwD6f2iUQ_B-oVRDPAyXRKo/w480-h640/IMG_6098.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdseqdwpJ_2iYf900OYQDmnAoinwpVGw-z07KXKzZtL7IG9fu06XCHOsUMtFgRO-smtwiOSClEd67ZLtsrHINQwJciwDwzyfa6KqcUEvki-UAWfuZD44SWc66EEKSuVzgCdKjHG_9bUBhT1C_peicHCtXgogNKUWJkkZaGd-vABU0MGYPzXcO0uxHxTs/s4032/IMG_6100.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdseqdwpJ_2iYf900OYQDmnAoinwpVGw-z07KXKzZtL7IG9fu06XCHOsUMtFgRO-smtwiOSClEd67ZLtsrHINQwJciwDwzyfa6KqcUEvki-UAWfuZD44SWc66EEKSuVzgCdKjHG_9bUBhT1C_peicHCtXgogNKUWJkkZaGd-vABU0MGYPzXcO0uxHxTs/w480-h640/IMG_6100.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even though we hardly slept on the plane and we were really sleep deprived, we somehow had this reserved travelling strength. We checked into the our hotel, and then left the hotel to go explore. We were not going to waste any minute here in Japan! </div><div><br /></div><div>Our lovely friends (whom we first met not too long ago at a wedding dinner), Shaun and Clarisse gave us 1 ICOCA card, and we decided to go get another one. We put in credits and used it for all our train rides. Super convenient and easy! You can get them at their convenience store. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl2u_2G_QoD-gp8mjpT2Qe3lepBpwEcnP-ViqPu5ziMwRaZ0BRLrOzokWjEdCP5447mFaftXD-6OKikKcHajzJfAWzFOJUgG0cJDK3lO58kMF9jKqjre7hcYi9nleund5YFZSoJMAamZFYK2EWrqIs9Je6dHqXRr5bSPeYyuIIl7qDOKCFmW4u2mxlKk/s4032/IMG_6106.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl2u_2G_QoD-gp8mjpT2Qe3lepBpwEcnP-ViqPu5ziMwRaZ0BRLrOzokWjEdCP5447mFaftXD-6OKikKcHajzJfAWzFOJUgG0cJDK3lO58kMF9jKqjre7hcYi9nleund5YFZSoJMAamZFYK2EWrqIs9Je6dHqXRr5bSPeYyuIIl7qDOKCFmW4u2mxlKk/w480-h640/IMG_6106.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first place we went exploring was Nishiki Market. They open from 9AM to 6PM. It was raining a little, but we were prepared. I already knew that it was going to rain a bit more than usual in Japan during our time there, so I purposely bought 1 red and 1 blue foldable really compact umbrellas. I came prepared, Japan. Ain't no rain going to stop us from going places. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was nearer to the evening time, so you can see like some shops are closing and already closed. But there were still quite a lot of shops still selling foods and stuff. </div><div><br /></div><div>We ate quite a bit of stuff here. Nothing is really cheap if you convert, and you cannot actually stop yourself from converting, so just bear with the fact that food in Japan is quite pricey. </div><div><br /></div><div>Their 1,000 Yen is our RM33. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wXUNSEqREJWQyyUfRL06mUXMW67CIP13tHAUrv92KbwT5hEhgoy5vejrSAx-GazfjopTf_b21MYfaXzrRyuQ5mudaRNxZ2hOx6FWwe2L2QbZhX3gUqA3nub_O6EDrVkXvev1EYG7iC3OX1Oab67QBFVq4eNu-Z-goc6xzgXMjX41qB1SqsYeFUe84IQ/s4032/IMG_6108.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wXUNSEqREJWQyyUfRL06mUXMW67CIP13tHAUrv92KbwT5hEhgoy5vejrSAx-GazfjopTf_b21MYfaXzrRyuQ5mudaRNxZ2hOx6FWwe2L2QbZhX3gUqA3nub_O6EDrVkXvev1EYG7iC3OX1Oab67QBFVq4eNu-Z-goc6xzgXMjX41qB1SqsYeFUe84IQ/w480-h640/IMG_6108.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy8_BS8OwbeRqnhrP0_dkDg-0fIo1qQVCPFbTHbdChS7NXxOVdP53ajk3WS9QIj21C6meo5OIEPu05lS0DC66EzJAerNPDesqt6fknPDhSW8pG-sChy6STmW2j3eK4Aadp8B0qrIx-X743L2C7LjGA0Tnd1bb_79yz8lzdOrX6f_hEaq2AMgbzN20y7A/w480-h640/IMG_6127.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We walked until it was dinner time, and decided to get ramen for dinner. The ramen Adrian chose has a very thick broth base, so it was a bit geli and jelak after a while. Mine was the basic ramen, which was already so good on its own. Simple and yummy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3q-UhcZ53sY8xIepRN3ILSAuqbjLGPDzUDbxH3kOBM9G-ejGrEn54k2wgq-7TkjNXdk3cG9c00nAll_RuplAGAHMmVzyE0eW0ltLwRgJwUiPKrEl3RPQZxAHZ4AOgC1Q0JvnOfFBVZPUfjKb945ZAaC-YOTKyWFPI6yYLX5vEZzhLhxCLFt4QsGYdJY/s4032/IMG_6130.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3q-UhcZ53sY8xIepRN3ILSAuqbjLGPDzUDbxH3kOBM9G-ejGrEn54k2wgq-7TkjNXdk3cG9c00nAll_RuplAGAHMmVzyE0eW0ltLwRgJwUiPKrEl3RPQZxAHZ4AOgC1Q0JvnOfFBVZPUfjKb945ZAaC-YOTKyWFPI6yYLX5vEZzhLhxCLFt4QsGYdJY/w480-h640/IMG_6130.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoapWoPhJNJoMzxM0jW8c7l5yAb2i7hzQQNh7Jap-mg1aKUDVCYFuf5DECqxLyTEH3DtqVl5ztdHqDNDrhTj4_Lu8dmrqBx4yyrzY787YHh2LUvY2xxbKUmH9qnCf0HxcYkzeHA6Xmay6DCmGzvl2yWrG6cMnsYxAyd87zPF4UDkQR27zpiOLeDNg9S7o/s4032/IMG_6131.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoapWoPhJNJoMzxM0jW8c7l5yAb2i7hzQQNh7Jap-mg1aKUDVCYFuf5DECqxLyTEH3DtqVl5ztdHqDNDrhTj4_Lu8dmrqBx4yyrzY787YHh2LUvY2xxbKUmH9qnCf0HxcYkzeHA6Xmay6DCmGzvl2yWrG6cMnsYxAyd87zPF4UDkQR27zpiOLeDNg9S7o/w480-h640/IMG_6131.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQbtvvHVyTeJDqKr8GTOm589TIm7wLZpemw0Xx1qQVnZ-NOUFlxKCV_0DdRDCAU4zRCaa0VLDAkH7av1r-vJu4XmkXRyZpj4AXKOSYdlu4mz7FSCPl_8QIoiCQuWOC9jmSGqWojjYiwMQAHPlnM4LgH-4XJUsUpopwJTEwvmOqlGnIH7ZRZn8Rsje2hc/s4032/IMG_6132.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQbtvvHVyTeJDqKr8GTOm589TIm7wLZpemw0Xx1qQVnZ-NOUFlxKCV_0DdRDCAU4zRCaa0VLDAkH7av1r-vJu4XmkXRyZpj4AXKOSYdlu4mz7FSCPl_8QIoiCQuWOC9jmSGqWojjYiwMQAHPlnM4LgH-4XJUsUpopwJTEwvmOqlGnIH7ZRZn8Rsje2hc/w480-h640/IMG_6132.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We went to their Family Mart to get supper (duh, of course), and Soju and some snacks. You can tell that one of us was not very satisfied with our ramen, hence mapo tofu rice to the rescue. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>By this time, we were both in our PJs, and we had just facetimed our minis. We ate and drank a bit, and talked and laughed, and then we slept like a baby! It was really nice to have a one-long stretch of sleep with no interruptions. It was really good. So thankful for that. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHjydq6iJT1ATTu_LR-4wYZILLWYoStypX65sUT1l2Oy2yd_QlqQadT6_QPsgRfBhDpnO5bWtDjcj1wYpWnFQGAFtIS-ybyyWRlDuPaKUWyqr40kxp3CNTn9pQJu2GWkNJL31rXjWyfVDmX721lDC4pqqQfUC2IFWX78z_Zywgbisvo9WEQrBfkMsWw8/s4032/IMG_6133.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHjydq6iJT1ATTu_LR-4wYZILLWYoStypX65sUT1l2Oy2yd_QlqQadT6_QPsgRfBhDpnO5bWtDjcj1wYpWnFQGAFtIS-ybyyWRlDuPaKUWyqr40kxp3CNTn9pQJu2GWkNJL31rXjWyfVDmX721lDC4pqqQfUC2IFWX78z_Zywgbisvo9WEQrBfkMsWw8/w480-h640/IMG_6133.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGcF9IhrlW_Vd9U5Bca0Dp4XfXOmpiuL6oqX9E_zeKotCsuDXFdDiRiXGAnkCjRnHsPIcJisPqoz2C0oPAdBOTBhdIfelMOfqn8Fs_TgAdVVnWKow4YkOU4nH-T0EdDtwqA7q9en9B5bxZwSp3AjJwHy_tUVs8WO2f3f99u7VgrbBk0n6KiHJl1Mm3rU/s4032/IMG_6134.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGcF9IhrlW_Vd9U5Bca0Dp4XfXOmpiuL6oqX9E_zeKotCsuDXFdDiRiXGAnkCjRnHsPIcJisPqoz2C0oPAdBOTBhdIfelMOfqn8Fs_TgAdVVnWKow4YkOU4nH-T0EdDtwqA7q9en9B5bxZwSp3AjJwHy_tUVs8WO2f3f99u7VgrbBk0n6KiHJl1Mm3rU/w480-h640/IMG_6134.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next morning, Adrian decided that we would rent a bicycle each and explore Kyoto on 2 wheels. He was hesitant at first, because he was worried that I wouldn't be able to ride them safely. It was sweet la, but how dare he thinks that I couldn't ride a bike safely! </div><div><br /></div><div>He confessed that he always thought that I am very "princess-ish" when it comes to this kind of things. But after a lot of examples, he also agreed that I am a very adventurous person okay please. Maybe motherhood made me slow down in these things, but I still got it ah please. </div><div><br /></div><div>But he was not entirely wrong la. I actually don't have much confidence riding bicycles. But we did it, all around Kyoto, and it was the best thing ever. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuhRlpvBgMvSNyqaoizK5Jz4mL5kGONktwLJVo05Q6Elf-oplvo78AB8hGBKicscnEWQlMhAawIbtF0qHu4Sg0YJsMQ-Y_xa7q2wYUHKEh8iaJa8SQ8GR1GCc57vKDkJOdEdY_BGoq_4r4QU3J89IlSUQycqfRZN9Q7dSmc6cDhVOzOxK7BE9NZ8dV3c/s4032/IMG_6151.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzuhRlpvBgMvSNyqaoizK5Jz4mL5kGONktwLJVo05Q6Elf-oplvo78AB8hGBKicscnEWQlMhAawIbtF0qHu4Sg0YJsMQ-Y_xa7q2wYUHKEh8iaJa8SQ8GR1GCc57vKDkJOdEdY_BGoq_4r4QU3J89IlSUQycqfRZN9Q7dSmc6cDhVOzOxK7BE9NZ8dV3c/w480-h640/IMG_6151.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q78kRflFTO1b0CTD0daT2MDV7FNWMQCLHNuM0T74QVxe9rDQxgA2jjPiz7VRY-AGodAEwzo-hZhEw2RXfZR55uIR58I6cVPAzoQTTvKhM5F68Z0Rpx42Iq5voCIcu9xn2GKHT9Wbi8uwIAfMqkwpozsYYXZui2xsohDemSyoh_1sOg6azSdyP8SrB4Y/s4032/IMG_6152.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q78kRflFTO1b0CTD0daT2MDV7FNWMQCLHNuM0T74QVxe9rDQxgA2jjPiz7VRY-AGodAEwzo-hZhEw2RXfZR55uIR58I6cVPAzoQTTvKhM5F68Z0Rpx42Iq5voCIcu9xn2GKHT9Wbi8uwIAfMqkwpozsYYXZui2xsohDemSyoh_1sOg6azSdyP8SrB4Y/w480-h640/IMG_6152.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoswzYF1klhu59xt4sJXiBlBsik546rhHbdyC49Ir_2VDaMY-hBTMFtHgfx1kQTPFEdV3BTyra0JocSdpxSxtfoDyctpvo7CaYx1EZksYXSHiyFKOyKLQfvJDXblg2CMcVGnYCRP3NtfjdROOsHh_sB4Ywh9O9fbpkOx6GOofeqwmLn5m3dBzaSZfZFU/s4032/IMG_6154.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoswzYF1klhu59xt4sJXiBlBsik546rhHbdyC49Ir_2VDaMY-hBTMFtHgfx1kQTPFEdV3BTyra0JocSdpxSxtfoDyctpvo7CaYx1EZksYXSHiyFKOyKLQfvJDXblg2CMcVGnYCRP3NtfjdROOsHh_sB4Ywh9O9fbpkOx6GOofeqwmLn5m3dBzaSZfZFU/w480-h640/IMG_6154.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeNYpcRU3QODwsXaWnNujrmWriYJmp6b74IFjXNc0ZiOv8ADabfEvycYgII1bsHjKp128n3CoUxD8I6YlTbmnqZD7qh1JEFmBWQvVJBFluaJw5ZX9D9s2S14zk1n_Ri4h6BaAcF_WkfAA2SY1NppXqWl8sspXlbNJ_cKgfZXw5PqbXxFMtVJ5somza34/s4032/IMG_6156.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeNYpcRU3QODwsXaWnNujrmWriYJmp6b74IFjXNc0ZiOv8ADabfEvycYgII1bsHjKp128n3CoUxD8I6YlTbmnqZD7qh1JEFmBWQvVJBFluaJw5ZX9D9s2S14zk1n_Ri4h6BaAcF_WkfAA2SY1NppXqWl8sspXlbNJ_cKgfZXw5PqbXxFMtVJ5somza34/w480-h640/IMG_6156.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so easy and convenient to go and stop anywhere anytime we wanted. It was really cheap too! Adrian needed to work that morning so we made a lot of spontaneous stops along the way. Then, I randomly searched for a nearby cafe and found <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kawama_cafe" target="_blank">Kawama Cafe</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a very small quaint cafe along the local houses. We had our breakfast here before starting the day to the more happening area. Kyoto is huge by the way! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnKPBm91MoFyosC-anGOwcXfX8_u6DL8T367GROwzl7vXPS3ovDnAziNgXXGk_8Ra6vtrpmvdrxFpI_6qQ4kaMo_xf9a3lYWaBxlB5JPyqxqwFTu70tD-VxAdtERLBCmbRLzmsZ6rfSvi5BNynOmCq6R0VZRUeHl6HEIvH7Y0TqhA4EUP69y5v6Ghks4/s4032/IMG_6159.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnKPBm91MoFyosC-anGOwcXfX8_u6DL8T367GROwzl7vXPS3ovDnAziNgXXGk_8Ra6vtrpmvdrxFpI_6qQ4kaMo_xf9a3lYWaBxlB5JPyqxqwFTu70tD-VxAdtERLBCmbRLzmsZ6rfSvi5BNynOmCq6R0VZRUeHl6HEIvH7Y0TqhA4EUP69y5v6Ghks4/w480-h640/IMG_6159.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xI2doVFyfjx37whaREZUClUO_159GqD0c1M5LCPE1bs_DVLT-72TyuBNewzCqBorZ7HmhD3uwdZwzSzTDCv1ctnTKi_qvhFzh3bHtoUjIBBwDrtltQ_f8qN8gSp7tD8Krmq-AtSIrD1dTXOK7CLg2oBaXp5n8EkSsj1I308o7yL853Iqi5YuQ3lKpOo/s4032/IMG_6160.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xI2doVFyfjx37whaREZUClUO_159GqD0c1M5LCPE1bs_DVLT-72TyuBNewzCqBorZ7HmhD3uwdZwzSzTDCv1ctnTKi_qvhFzh3bHtoUjIBBwDrtltQ_f8qN8gSp7tD8Krmq-AtSIrD1dTXOK7CLg2oBaXp5n8EkSsj1I308o7yL853Iqi5YuQ3lKpOo/w480-h640/IMG_6160.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsWjLME6SZWHJR-BAf7xQSWGg7cp3q24Fqm0yhRJgtE_vmN7jqLwfKmMk3ns4s9wvZ7duicTNVX7T8vYSNxwPHIDw5Vs3kKGV7EECsFEfr5NLQDnYGCOTwQinUHbTzx6dt2On2uJ9QXb9aIaUOZP0kRrjxIYruCZh9i1PIS9Ed6T23QwOi_h5pnWRnrM/s4032/IMG_6163.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsWjLME6SZWHJR-BAf7xQSWGg7cp3q24Fqm0yhRJgtE_vmN7jqLwfKmMk3ns4s9wvZ7duicTNVX7T8vYSNxwPHIDw5Vs3kKGV7EECsFEfr5NLQDnYGCOTwQinUHbTzx6dt2On2uJ9QXb9aIaUOZP0kRrjxIYruCZh9i1PIS9Ed6T23QwOi_h5pnWRnrM/w480-h640/IMG_6163.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4D-XljFkIl6PWAkNiezipg_rpppVVZBKuhIeG8QUwuR0XJkQ4CICU1aGTykOM4AsMT1yefc1fGY3NKvWfTkOSOzKVgfohk0MbqqL1kuVDp9nDlyjFjbl_J2emqGG6-I-IDU9T9YKJs93fcI1CBn-C9EWXPgU--yDyFrfsl4p6cCK_8Ubl0SeH5vlCz8/s4032/IMG_6164.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4D-XljFkIl6PWAkNiezipg_rpppVVZBKuhIeG8QUwuR0XJkQ4CICU1aGTykOM4AsMT1yefc1fGY3NKvWfTkOSOzKVgfohk0MbqqL1kuVDp9nDlyjFjbl_J2emqGG6-I-IDU9T9YKJs93fcI1CBn-C9EWXPgU--yDyFrfsl4p6cCK_8Ubl0SeH5vlCz8/w480-h640/IMG_6164.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4vKK2ZaVbyDvuAV-oCPiSDPeoVL1oOORFGVoXNU-KEW1pwjmcGBiBjMJC5oi4eMObNRfdtJ2CM0rHiGTHQkKef_UcaDa0M69f92JP2ARDsy35P2hBc2IrHplOra8H3dUxzFxl-kfWnEPr619J_KonfAUW1hipEs9q5kesf52TUW_Ux-KuuIbJDbLOKE/s4032/IMG_6165.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4vKK2ZaVbyDvuAV-oCPiSDPeoVL1oOORFGVoXNU-KEW1pwjmcGBiBjMJC5oi4eMObNRfdtJ2CM0rHiGTHQkKef_UcaDa0M69f92JP2ARDsy35P2hBc2IrHplOra8H3dUxzFxl-kfWnEPr619J_KonfAUW1hipEs9q5kesf52TUW_Ux-KuuIbJDbLOKE/w480-h640/IMG_6165.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our next destination was to the Kiyomizudera Temple (the famous nail-less temple built on a hill). </div><div><br /></div><div>The road to this temple is steep all the way, and we pushed our bicycles up and stopped along the way for ice cream. There are many small shops along the road, so it was really nice to walk. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF3A1q37qDOU9h8nK0zA01z6YdReUVD9Oyza4Lx3JDH0d3447r8mgq2c_v_HZSrb5ZiaPQCkQh_m4BbZiEA1V0vMBxtHctkxlveql-RInQ89Xxeud0YcB_Mye_gMifODDOBsygTIE0UHeQNPlgKX_D3gV7GdhHRt_dplTiSgcRRwk_QNjKme28vlIa7w/s4032/IMG_6170.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaF3A1q37qDOU9h8nK0zA01z6YdReUVD9Oyza4Lx3JDH0d3447r8mgq2c_v_HZSrb5ZiaPQCkQh_m4BbZiEA1V0vMBxtHctkxlveql-RInQ89Xxeud0YcB_Mye_gMifODDOBsygTIE0UHeQNPlgKX_D3gV7GdhHRt_dplTiSgcRRwk_QNjKme28vlIa7w/w480-h640/IMG_6170.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmBI0Fflt_8bsNs5rgr0mgfS_pD1uD4IaWvZ7PklWyGh2cqoOtHADxH4PJ_ylCp1QPIO6910QDex4ZAwHX1xIBj7d2qIrxIZ2veifyQ8D8iCqxoaeV-DCPwL6PGMEeHtgdVi3ngNT8-WoBJvf1olNDlicCEFH_-0QENiv-MUTkYxvZ8UC2KFh3pSbRmU/s4032/IMG_6171.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmBI0Fflt_8bsNs5rgr0mgfS_pD1uD4IaWvZ7PklWyGh2cqoOtHADxH4PJ_ylCp1QPIO6910QDex4ZAwHX1xIBj7d2qIrxIZ2veifyQ8D8iCqxoaeV-DCPwL6PGMEeHtgdVi3ngNT8-WoBJvf1olNDlicCEFH_-0QENiv-MUTkYxvZ8UC2KFh3pSbRmU/w480-h640/IMG_6171.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Their green tea ice cream is next level please. Nothing can be compared to this la. Or maybe I am a bit more biased because everything you eat in Japan is nicer. </div><div><br /></div><div>Actually not really. Not everything. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh and that cinnamon stick on my cone, that was crazy yummy! We bought back a packet and gave most of it to our family and friends. After that, regretted that we never bought extra for ourselves. I love the cinnamon stick so much! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj7rvGTpOqqCWEQknKcQU6VkllpyX2zLdYEkQ_DA7tl3fBu_hMz3HbNtObVsJznxhw6KF8Ogyak9wi5xGnC6XS8E-TPrM4KUmq6zQv6yX8SX02VpTlA4Ub-Fsdb7jUeRJF_UI_SDiuMEvHhliZZ35IF_mkyXAW68CqenGK2Nz4KHURkbyurqY9Skk6cM/s4032/IMG_6172.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZj7rvGTpOqqCWEQknKcQU6VkllpyX2zLdYEkQ_DA7tl3fBu_hMz3HbNtObVsJznxhw6KF8Ogyak9wi5xGnC6XS8E-TPrM4KUmq6zQv6yX8SX02VpTlA4Ub-Fsdb7jUeRJF_UI_SDiuMEvHhliZZ35IF_mkyXAW68CqenGK2Nz4KHURkbyurqY9Skk6cM/w480-h640/IMG_6172.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6efFm2y7uCO0IfLx6y2g0bZN1LJKjqPSHau8Ksg8jo5CLt4lBuqs8ujVQelE2HTpqzYdUebIrEslMkO2CJmjnIS_E1zCA-xnNCbjUrDZ1ue_HHDTp1FGHxmd57bHjJmdpgyG4YbXUlq68g-sdh_R5JnaBj0YsoHybBapejG2Q0Wxdx_BEK0yIfBvb5o/s3024/E00C4FA7-4D90-49D8-A9B0-FD04235FFB71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6efFm2y7uCO0IfLx6y2g0bZN1LJKjqPSHau8Ksg8jo5CLt4lBuqs8ujVQelE2HTpqzYdUebIrEslMkO2CJmjnIS_E1zCA-xnNCbjUrDZ1ue_HHDTp1FGHxmd57bHjJmdpgyG4YbXUlq68g-sdh_R5JnaBj0YsoHybBapejG2Q0Wxdx_BEK0yIfBvb5o/w640-h640/E00C4FA7-4D90-49D8-A9B0-FD04235FFB71.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got to the top and realised we need to find a parking space for our bicycles. We cannot just find a side place and lock them together. They can actually be towed away. It took us some time to figure out how to navigate their parking system. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was actually a fun experience. It almost felt like if we were in The Amazing Race together, the chances for us to be top 3 finalists is very low. Hahaha. We discover things too slow! I am too panicky and rushy, and he is way too relaxed. It almost sounds like we're the prefect combo, but I think we would argue more than we race in the reality show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But if there is a chance to do it together, of course I want to do it with him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOvvsnTTvoonq-NCK5TgE3mO78C4_9bWJ0TgrGtEfuiX9e0BtznWteZLzodH3oFm8FNwpzAFrt_-u3zjVf2_F8ZDJvRPakT6KQxZZUo5pXppizn46CE4KsyoDTSzFktTpj2vXu-W1Mha2MIVbPo5Z2WU7EqueQXdcFe6chCftiNywKx4pJl_EFhoPXoo/s4032/IMG_6180.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOvvsnTTvoonq-NCK5TgE3mO78C4_9bWJ0TgrGtEfuiX9e0BtznWteZLzodH3oFm8FNwpzAFrt_-u3zjVf2_F8ZDJvRPakT6KQxZZUo5pXppizn46CE4KsyoDTSzFktTpj2vXu-W1Mha2MIVbPo5Z2WU7EqueQXdcFe6chCftiNywKx4pJl_EFhoPXoo/w480-h640/IMG_6180.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You may know know this, but Adrian kept persuading me to rent their kimono and wear them out for a day. I obviously said no, because it is not cheap and I cannot walk la with their entire kimono set and shoes. It's insane. Small steps want to walk till when.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, when we saw these 2 mother and daughter, we had to ask for a selfie. Adrian is happy la ya because got to take a photo with a pretty girl in a kimono. Too bad, he is married. Hah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGihsRQIDmpZNpubmGUYAGMkFs7_Wi26iTNvESadoyJWQhT91Nw2IQlTYq4yJ2l8tvdKnRRnr8CfvNBgcgf5LkZ5hg-TZEX7nTL5mdsSDDg4w0B7KAvFnkBGEWCeWYqKjBzSI_XppPAcV_hVLA3llYns7xJ9TZOL7sykVHQHClH32q_Fc-iUDKV0Cf4Y/s4032/IMG_0626.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGihsRQIDmpZNpubmGUYAGMkFs7_Wi26iTNvESadoyJWQhT91Nw2IQlTYq4yJ2l8tvdKnRRnr8CfvNBgcgf5LkZ5hg-TZEX7nTL5mdsSDDg4w0B7KAvFnkBGEWCeWYqKjBzSI_XppPAcV_hVLA3llYns7xJ9TZOL7sykVHQHClH32q_Fc-iUDKV0Cf4Y/w640-h480/IMG_0626.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were a lot of walking, so please go Japan expect to walk A LOT. That is why it is important to go to Japan in the nice cooling weather. </div><div><br /></div><div>Although we walked and cycled everywhere in Kyoto, we hardly sweat. The weather was super cooling and perfect. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjj1HrD_kq9HgViUWELRE2C6uc-uqiPtNUpPutooUdpbDTkYa7iOWkku7wD6vpTtFMmDYVYUzJxHaDBQ4jEXll9aZVHZWSK9Ay1_4MTFm9eW95JqqMY9z79gUAfCFj2QEjwuK4dwRctAwyIg135zfrrFHCvZN_q2s8eiX00I1BmaDMlPHk9-den-nQ_I/s4032/IMG_6182.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjj1HrD_kq9HgViUWELRE2C6uc-uqiPtNUpPutooUdpbDTkYa7iOWkku7wD6vpTtFMmDYVYUzJxHaDBQ4jEXll9aZVHZWSK9Ay1_4MTFm9eW95JqqMY9z79gUAfCFj2QEjwuK4dwRctAwyIg135zfrrFHCvZN_q2s8eiX00I1BmaDMlPHk9-den-nQ_I/w480-h640/IMG_6182.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUiBU86p_H083_xaiMRxS2vz2r3LWdTGermlxxQ4TAaHJQJvNHlcymUuTYurSl8zU9-iGR5YmF1HEA95eQF3wwT9N0FgqOqiwoJgPyMy35KqzUNBjy5UckhDSNIqtnjRu0D7cn20Ws1dR6szuovNV0YLglmG2kpF0MfySgFLZfxeqC7V_kYTA5bHDMyM/s4032/IMG_6183.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUiBU86p_H083_xaiMRxS2vz2r3LWdTGermlxxQ4TAaHJQJvNHlcymUuTYurSl8zU9-iGR5YmF1HEA95eQF3wwT9N0FgqOqiwoJgPyMy35KqzUNBjy5UckhDSNIqtnjRu0D7cn20Ws1dR6szuovNV0YLglmG2kpF0MfySgFLZfxeqC7V_kYTA5bHDMyM/w480-h640/IMG_6183.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A selfie with the nail-less temple, because we too cheap to pay to go in and take more similar photos. If you follow my IG, you would have seen how beautiful this temple is if taken from the other side of the temple, especially during sunset. </div><div><br /></div><div>But we were happy with this shot anyways. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURQGnTcCCXFbrpEj7C4mGJfp_Xw9t8tJ-LcuXEUlxySpygxOJkDLISmK5hddWf4Hncjp0NBgReXgMC3c2E0kYoxH5SXyvq-Mcuq7b38t-3pM_ysE5ySnAZzuG-FQKTbX3qIkmqNBntxRC4l66ChKaD19D_jbF7aoHtJjpZmEGaH5gKrB71U9rWYkC2Dc/s4032/IMG_0629.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURQGnTcCCXFbrpEj7C4mGJfp_Xw9t8tJ-LcuXEUlxySpygxOJkDLISmK5hddWf4Hncjp0NBgReXgMC3c2E0kYoxH5SXyvq-Mcuq7b38t-3pM_ysE5ySnAZzuG-FQKTbX3qIkmqNBntxRC4l66ChKaD19D_jbF7aoHtJjpZmEGaH5gKrB71U9rWYkC2Dc/w640-h480/IMG_0629.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The other activity that we did a lot while we were in Japan was helping families take family photo. We couldn't help but to offer them our help because we know how hard it is to travel with young children, let alone trying to capture photos for memories. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, we made it our mission to offer help take photos when we see family with young children. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXVXQKWZ-GvE3K5TewJJgQz_lqpu_ORIs-m60ZwyydSvjDyRYumOmYyWSUu0ERMHxxAakH4zexqHvmYGvMqoRHS-79e8NaBQIobJcvBGJl5Ox6wNwld3cto3IlbOdJpc21fuR6KBtvMFVLZIOn5TS_o4WMNz_R5oPYN-wdcyBfd6XziYEffMWXoaXH14/s4032/IMG_6185.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXVXQKWZ-GvE3K5TewJJgQz_lqpu_ORIs-m60ZwyydSvjDyRYumOmYyWSUu0ERMHxxAakH4zexqHvmYGvMqoRHS-79e8NaBQIobJcvBGJl5Ox6wNwld3cto3IlbOdJpc21fuR6KBtvMFVLZIOn5TS_o4WMNz_R5oPYN-wdcyBfd6XziYEffMWXoaXH14/w480-h640/IMG_6185.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmjBSVGhQ4wfrQFnfX1cIqq618sA3K5qxLrLTJ3GdgLA594388Molx2TAVytd378N0WQKEZlRSdAbTc2s8yluhrGHVjc6tJ0maA1g8ZLRwoJYL0gHj_dStBKioUpnAkmSUhCrdJn_XV8KUxq19ZrideJtXOG6zOfVZaWWMOWJIhOrHRcJkZpMUNFikzo/s4032/IMG_6186.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmjBSVGhQ4wfrQFnfX1cIqq618sA3K5qxLrLTJ3GdgLA594388Molx2TAVytd378N0WQKEZlRSdAbTc2s8yluhrGHVjc6tJ0maA1g8ZLRwoJYL0gHj_dStBKioUpnAkmSUhCrdJn_XV8KUxq19ZrideJtXOG6zOfVZaWWMOWJIhOrHRcJkZpMUNFikzo/w480-h640/IMG_6186.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I put on my IG about my struggle to read the physical map, many of you reached out and said, "You can use Google Map". </div><div><br /></div><div>We know that of course. Adrian planned our trip based on Google Map prior to the trip. But he wanted to make it more adventurous, so he got a physical map and led us to the streets of Kyoto with that. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a successful one. He is very good with roads and maps and all. </div><div><br /></div><div>I, on the other hand, still uses Waze in Penang island, so yeah. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9d6tsx5mN5eNPDqvB7lZqo2AyCnib-zrJjKHte-eMQd3X70ZM5KxW9vBxF-cDqEAQz3LyiiMb7KHZu-0vbGUMgmf_FdRNPGieqRSjupvCRewJj6tt-XUb6ph08hN64fbQ276na6lyF13h-TDN-A9br03FRAKu1L58r4QXdUlraLg0l5_aQ3Z4kWGGEg/s4032/IMG_6187.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9d6tsx5mN5eNPDqvB7lZqo2AyCnib-zrJjKHte-eMQd3X70ZM5KxW9vBxF-cDqEAQz3LyiiMb7KHZu-0vbGUMgmf_FdRNPGieqRSjupvCRewJj6tt-XUb6ph08hN64fbQ276na6lyF13h-TDN-A9br03FRAKu1L58r4QXdUlraLg0l5_aQ3Z4kWGGEg/w480-h640/IMG_6187.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaZ-PH4wKd1MLwAS64UTwZbylXNN-6GqvNG2izmVDMGYVKXE0Wr-mVaW_XXQpaEg8cX2wMfMT5SefRj7j4b8WMC0_pYK_c25fxUUejB51wg1dwbRSpB2N3jqRKT6j3vscjxfaNWqkIjHwES_txrur3KaUvR7sBjZTwmeKNdTvP01wAvqARhu0_wyEfOw/s4032/IMG_6189.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaZ-PH4wKd1MLwAS64UTwZbylXNN-6GqvNG2izmVDMGYVKXE0Wr-mVaW_XXQpaEg8cX2wMfMT5SefRj7j4b8WMC0_pYK_c25fxUUejB51wg1dwbRSpB2N3jqRKT6j3vscjxfaNWqkIjHwES_txrur3KaUvR7sBjZTwmeKNdTvP01wAvqARhu0_wyEfOw/w480-h640/IMG_6189.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxsMXh59Y2JHGMAA8uOaz5-bFIoxYnNCgzL6W3AGmHTh70jS22Dx41Y-a348aWLxRiPNRCIIdmPFtUk5YGTXiNr3IJ0yO0I6aUuqz_dqSvyxr4NKvTe58eED48a_X25azRYaI6y_RWhrNB3YDf5K2DRea0g-sa8FjkFR4fSDy7Ddv4MkEJzI_dEOm-uQ/s4032/IMG_6195.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxsMXh59Y2JHGMAA8uOaz5-bFIoxYnNCgzL6W3AGmHTh70jS22Dx41Y-a348aWLxRiPNRCIIdmPFtUk5YGTXiNr3IJ0yO0I6aUuqz_dqSvyxr4NKvTe58eED48a_X25azRYaI6y_RWhrNB3YDf5K2DRea0g-sa8FjkFR4fSDy7Ddv4MkEJzI_dEOm-uQ/w480-h640/IMG_6195.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>So, once you are at that area, you will also need to explore the many rows of Kyoto's old street. They are called Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka. My information may be wrong ah, so you better check with other legit travel bloggers. </div><div><br /></div><div>But these old streets were one of my highlights. I love the small shops along the narrow walkways, and there are so many other small streets that branches out. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is also the place where we went to see the Starbucks with tatami set-up. We wanted to get a drink and a pastry to chill there, but it was really crowded, so we decided to continue walking and soaking the Kyoto vibe here. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek-ysoNWUXbdWFwpjhzvbZvQJNp-tih7Q3vz6enHP46MqEqvCM7YN9ZViZCS__NqDRXEqUsZwcB-SAYcRA9X_U0YBF124yjOS6YuplhL2r5KYCoBBNpRqe8HLY_l491jlJrj_sPUBZqx25-qpIOl8D4vwiIUu-Mir6B15-WxRK0ZRpe-59xjKsznlSXo/s1637/630B3CFA-E599-4B78-A1BA-BF24D5C7A161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek-ysoNWUXbdWFwpjhzvbZvQJNp-tih7Q3vz6enHP46MqEqvCM7YN9ZViZCS__NqDRXEqUsZwcB-SAYcRA9X_U0YBF124yjOS6YuplhL2r5KYCoBBNpRqe8HLY_l491jlJrj_sPUBZqx25-qpIOl8D4vwiIUu-Mir6B15-WxRK0ZRpe-59xjKsznlSXo/w458-h640/630B3CFA-E599-4B78-A1BA-BF24D5C7A161.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83TIBDl1X4VmJyGe9H-0Sq-AcJLnU0UqY-71xw2v8l0K69wGy5Yrlcfn6MLvCNhHBGJHCImRkBxLe_0aKpn9n2VzpPFA50tuY2GHjIpcRXK9XjlHCXdVwKPGKJKF3f4M_nAKsQBY96bIZyT2EN68UOuApjEQ9wP0XJdOsiImEkZuS1c53tgMMv0YhZSg/s4032/IMG_6196.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83TIBDl1X4VmJyGe9H-0Sq-AcJLnU0UqY-71xw2v8l0K69wGy5Yrlcfn6MLvCNhHBGJHCImRkBxLe_0aKpn9n2VzpPFA50tuY2GHjIpcRXK9XjlHCXdVwKPGKJKF3f4M_nAKsQBY96bIZyT2EN68UOuApjEQ9wP0XJdOsiImEkZuS1c53tgMMv0YhZSg/w480-h640/IMG_6196.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-qW5ux7IecapKJHNmeHzhdN-Bc-cRVlDxhumKqJ5lqEwozGrP5kDyDAjOzu9r1qOlfcBjgZjBgRoCbMipYzSwNmcuiQrbw5bn74VJAm4w4oAlLc789WzKpEX9ONMmG8GS_RMu65fdoYOi6Kf8dlFjjJDMPsrmdipCH_63pyeaFlme7Xohdmu7f8Xx_s/s4032/IMG_6197.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-qW5ux7IecapKJHNmeHzhdN-Bc-cRVlDxhumKqJ5lqEwozGrP5kDyDAjOzu9r1qOlfcBjgZjBgRoCbMipYzSwNmcuiQrbw5bn74VJAm4w4oAlLc789WzKpEX9ONMmG8GS_RMu65fdoYOi6Kf8dlFjjJDMPsrmdipCH_63pyeaFlme7Xohdmu7f8Xx_s/w480-h640/IMG_6197.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is also the place where you will find the famous IG-worthy shots of Yasaka Pagoda. You will know that it's a famous spot to take photos when you see a bunch of people taking them from a certain angle. </div><div><br /></div><div>So the smart thing to do is to follow them and do the same. Take as many shots as you can, and check them only when you go back to the hotel okay. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just stand there, and enjoy the view and the people. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was really an amazing experience. Japan is really something. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jyoQCHX053lS49Dhs0HjILH8LBU5shEoD_X29D5D_5qJchh2PAopxNQpOZtHYyv_1KBNymVCSJQgNT_mTaRFhpvQh6mXr4Cu0kxHrmb7C6AICSf9GT6DP86XCpRtwTcj_W7Pob_DQpiF9Bj7NblMgHqaKuz9aMuXmagZLLDOaXI1uMMamguh7Xq9GT0/s2080/24DFD505-8F5D-4D18-8141-4AAD2ECD4F30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jyoQCHX053lS49Dhs0HjILH8LBU5shEoD_X29D5D_5qJchh2PAopxNQpOZtHYyv_1KBNymVCSJQgNT_mTaRFhpvQh6mXr4Cu0kxHrmb7C6AICSf9GT6DP86XCpRtwTcj_W7Pob_DQpiF9Bj7NblMgHqaKuz9aMuXmagZLLDOaXI1uMMamguh7Xq9GT0/w360-h640/24DFD505-8F5D-4D18-8141-4AAD2ECD4F30.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmk9T4ZnC73YlAtJ75l1Z_EcnhChljd0FCpsmEBSxNbQgriB3nhgiX_7hijTWeBepD3MspRtGkwTYUDGr1-Rv1M3MN71WA8qWQJ4nXTG1HrlU_6ndpe6Fj9NKgu0KzU7xint0nH-5OhPVNBzgUG29tO2uJTFmEWPB0LznkJk0Qx7Z_SMjmCE99hkuSe7s/s4032/IMG_0641.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmk9T4ZnC73YlAtJ75l1Z_EcnhChljd0FCpsmEBSxNbQgriB3nhgiX_7hijTWeBepD3MspRtGkwTYUDGr1-Rv1M3MN71WA8qWQJ4nXTG1HrlU_6ndpe6Fj9NKgu0KzU7xint0nH-5OhPVNBzgUG29tO2uJTFmEWPB0LznkJk0Qx7Z_SMjmCE99hkuSe7s/w480-h640/IMG_0641.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVBagDjQNdaSGFIvL0kDvDk9DF41To9j9m6PPJ9OSfkwaIagaxLlZnM2xO-guhcjNXGH_BMrnUEW5x-0rOePMjKnYA4DGEE2-3iMpWnO_Axc8_qqpFUY2eAn8sqlsJ8ymSwAtJ7JliLR4QZ6KtjA9VCVcTJLGrLys56akET-pacWkkL9z-aMg2fOumqE/s2080/8984A826-E844-4217-AD9F-38DF468BA3D7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVBagDjQNdaSGFIvL0kDvDk9DF41To9j9m6PPJ9OSfkwaIagaxLlZnM2xO-guhcjNXGH_BMrnUEW5x-0rOePMjKnYA4DGEE2-3iMpWnO_Axc8_qqpFUY2eAn8sqlsJ8ymSwAtJ7JliLR4QZ6KtjA9VCVcTJLGrLys56akET-pacWkkL9z-aMg2fOumqE/w360-h640/8984A826-E844-4217-AD9F-38DF468BA3D7.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHcuDV9p5JqafMPJ0qSSB0BtUqogZ-CQ1evhyhQ_m1UIg4hBcx32D0ap56N302g47DoJEEwb09EHn6iF2VCDtdnh1ZXGhr1PT0Ocad_BB9RqLVFNIVbKhDp_2a2cmcA3MkanT7h2w2nG0rHvC9arANRaefTQsnnyem_2PZ71z76LR6hAjViRqmr5UMc/s2658/IMG_0643.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2235" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHcuDV9p5JqafMPJ0qSSB0BtUqogZ-CQ1evhyhQ_m1UIg4hBcx32D0ap56N302g47DoJEEwb09EHn6iF2VCDtdnh1ZXGhr1PT0Ocad_BB9RqLVFNIVbKhDp_2a2cmcA3MkanT7h2w2nG0rHvC9arANRaefTQsnnyem_2PZ71z76LR6hAjViRqmr5UMc/w538-h640/IMG_0643.HEIC" width="538" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are a lot of eatery place along these endless small streets, but since he got me to decide on lunch place, I chose a nicer looking restaurant. Heh. A bit regret when I think back, because it was not that yummy and it was expensive, but I cannot remember how expensive. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9KNgG1OCZqb1eN0mF5Bb9qAZxvvwXMZrjuu-mYcwgusXzA9NUurASWW1EqOq8i7SXNhVLCfTgoGDJXQHG4fjUB0TGqqGZvNROw3w1Hi5mKAC7QsFUJsaKMop47Ok-J4CpLKhFpDPK_ewEyPeJZtbMR46d_UZmTXiT0kEGCdKQaRFoCpd3qLr6aKU_iU/s4032/IMG_6211.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9KNgG1OCZqb1eN0mF5Bb9qAZxvvwXMZrjuu-mYcwgusXzA9NUurASWW1EqOq8i7SXNhVLCfTgoGDJXQHG4fjUB0TGqqGZvNROw3w1Hi5mKAC7QsFUJsaKMop47Ok-J4CpLKhFpDPK_ewEyPeJZtbMR46d_UZmTXiT0kEGCdKQaRFoCpd3qLr6aKU_iU/w480-h640/IMG_6211.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYyhVruoBL5pdTbJQKDQk5_AXne6ei2bIEWUSVTn5FP-PJ8x5V9uBuB5MqeuWN6nWRnfRVa1VMrYyDmYg1y2Fp-VO2Et12JkHh5gwlCKXAtur6TaFVbuPFNV5S4BPp-PZO2ZgsUfAucsdsF-WkGrS4y40pUOMDgGg5HhGMlJuimgkqqUOW_yUPPIxg9o/s3566/IMG_6213.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3566" data-original-width="2776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYyhVruoBL5pdTbJQKDQk5_AXne6ei2bIEWUSVTn5FP-PJ8x5V9uBuB5MqeuWN6nWRnfRVa1VMrYyDmYg1y2Fp-VO2Et12JkHh5gwlCKXAtur6TaFVbuPFNV5S4BPp-PZO2ZgsUfAucsdsF-WkGrS4y40pUOMDgGg5HhGMlJuimgkqqUOW_yUPPIxg9o/w498-h640/IMG_6213.HEIC" width="498" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We cycled around the area after lunch, and happy boy is happy when he found this pokemon stop thing. I'm sure there is a proper name for it but I cannot remember, and Adrian is not here with me now as I am typing this so too bad. Heh. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0B5ZdMkt-fPtdnYyObr_6I0EwMcv2iwCKe234IqcDTTmGgwUit06mjWcDZI82HO2MVCggDJEyfew__3l7lc4QeSk2t-EcYaBhpLBHGmWEha7x5JUVgv-rgyKy6JC6H_L3oES2p0Aqpv-gnsvHdHK7Qa0snRvPl4NwVs2UA6SkM18O0PboF4NH86d1ARY/s4032/IMG_6218.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0B5ZdMkt-fPtdnYyObr_6I0EwMcv2iwCKe234IqcDTTmGgwUit06mjWcDZI82HO2MVCggDJEyfew__3l7lc4QeSk2t-EcYaBhpLBHGmWEha7x5JUVgv-rgyKy6JC6H_L3oES2p0Aqpv-gnsvHdHK7Qa0snRvPl4NwVs2UA6SkM18O0PboF4NH86d1ARY/w480-h640/IMG_6218.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>More temples and shrines wherever we cycle to. We stopped for a bit at the Maruyama Park - famous for the sakura flowers. When it's that season, the entire park is filled with gorgeous pink sakura flowers, and humans! </div><div><br /></div><div>Since it was not the season, we had the entire park to ourselves. See my IG story highlights for the videos. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKYnBLnanyq4ZnSQ_c4or9F7q6tatguHeARopAchENdmWEnYVTpCAN0_niQnUN3QErbBSabfxhO6hjZSVlOJtml3Wukj8aC8tVeFHX8w96vj13461hgjq4AqydfIFDKuUlYx9gNhSDHpKQwW4YBFGtNglnAPC0kxiNNVnW563donJoAZsmtYGCH7mNN8/s4032/IMG_6222.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKYnBLnanyq4ZnSQ_c4or9F7q6tatguHeARopAchENdmWEnYVTpCAN0_niQnUN3QErbBSabfxhO6hjZSVlOJtml3Wukj8aC8tVeFHX8w96vj13461hgjq4AqydfIFDKuUlYx9gNhSDHpKQwW4YBFGtNglnAPC0kxiNNVnW563donJoAZsmtYGCH7mNN8/w480-h640/IMG_6222.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was getting late, and we decided to head back to our hotel. We had to stop when we saw a father and son catching shrimps along the river. Adrian couldn't help but felt a tinge of sadness because it is the kind of thing that he and Alex always do together. Not catch shrimps, but similar sports things. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, he got off his bicycle and walked to them, and talked for a bit. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was almost sure that he was going to take off his shoes, fold his jeans and join them. I was 85% sure he wanted to do that. And right after that thought in my head, he asked us to do exactly that! But we could not because we needed to get the bicycles back to the shop before they charge us another day's rent. </div><div><br /></div><div>The entire scene was a confirmation that I married the right man for me. A family man who is devoted to his children and wife. Even when he is on a holiday, it's things like this that slows him down, and makes him re-calibrate what life is all about again. </div><div><br /></div><div>I fell in love harder at this scene :) </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYLSqrfaXHU76lApLNBfwfXjUGh7QXHGOVeMyugtIInsuKxtF_yK6UY_NpoYU2L57XgDwwIZK0bPpj5JkJPDeQBKbXUAgrzg9YDKuiUv0Pl2Mbd0GHhSnKSUURHfpBW5p1_YbFMQYxXAQ_utmEluVu69wOCoFy6g-TaxVOdbiZ9A5otN_W61gA662C4w/s3446/IMG_6224.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYLSqrfaXHU76lApLNBfwfXjUGh7QXHGOVeMyugtIInsuKxtF_yK6UY_NpoYU2L57XgDwwIZK0bPpj5JkJPDeQBKbXUAgrzg9YDKuiUv0Pl2Mbd0GHhSnKSUURHfpBW5p1_YbFMQYxXAQ_utmEluVu69wOCoFy6g-TaxVOdbiZ9A5otN_W61gA662C4w/w562-h640/IMG_6224.HEIC" width="562" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was too early for dinner but I was hungry and craved for their KFC. I needed to know if they are the same, or better. </div><div><br /></div><div>So we cycled to a nearby shopping mall, and I went in to get a snack plate to share. Their lift buttons are out of this world - huge like what only. Is this culture shock? Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjtOwVt_36vNYOOHMczgHCVCFndSnPn1Ioqvy-IScegj2_EJ3nEElgN2iryonUZb5Q0wg0BAI8wATw4hVJHUUxJ7o5XURf4FUU9yMG2y7PrLzRwdnh0lMaZ5F8BR74auYIRJ9jb6RuchuBLa-LCSoXiXXYfaRSqXKUqEQDRpPbOeG4Nq_WBnH7mPeXbY/s4032/IMG_6226.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjtOwVt_36vNYOOHMczgHCVCFndSnPn1Ioqvy-IScegj2_EJ3nEElgN2iryonUZb5Q0wg0BAI8wATw4hVJHUUxJ7o5XURf4FUU9yMG2y7PrLzRwdnh0lMaZ5F8BR74auYIRJ9jb6RuchuBLa-LCSoXiXXYfaRSqXKUqEQDRpPbOeG4Nq_WBnH7mPeXbY/w480-h640/IMG_6226.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SEKdu4ZWQyHPKsXvR4qxu25MyxN3DP-CWD_rvwarg-yV9FqmeSomeW4I1BYeGzEzvDan9Tx95dEh9czTLbvuBiM0W-a20Mz1QeG4QaspRkISPKEJZBCMEzRJyIXlXBPRBrDaanf0HjXg0ZhhNh5kf0j5kV8dQBKRglB5WOF4pvq2133LCEPw_Sh8ZY4/s3024/IMG_6228.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="3024" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SEKdu4ZWQyHPKsXvR4qxu25MyxN3DP-CWD_rvwarg-yV9FqmeSomeW4I1BYeGzEzvDan9Tx95dEh9czTLbvuBiM0W-a20Mz1QeG4QaspRkISPKEJZBCMEzRJyIXlXBPRBrDaanf0HjXg0ZhhNh5kf0j5kV8dQBKRglB5WOF4pvq2133LCEPw_Sh8ZY4/w640-h542/IMG_6228.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKDO9LFfkmAPHAYKIwwFi_gz_8rlN2bNyTVJ9Ct9r1zy3gxxhnK3uHdALt2z4NOknLYzVu3CMFLgbeZer7wAKsTEt9CCgmQcUXFcUZFAAhX8VPbtKb6Rh0CnE2QYHp8id_auPZT17DN6eqOJ8NDXAUdy9ngrNzsvUzx5dtUJGitg1aoUSsavCGYGdYv0/s4032/IMG_0661.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKDO9LFfkmAPHAYKIwwFi_gz_8rlN2bNyTVJ9Ct9r1zy3gxxhnK3uHdALt2z4NOknLYzVu3CMFLgbeZer7wAKsTEt9CCgmQcUXFcUZFAAhX8VPbtKb6Rh0CnE2QYHp8id_auPZT17DN6eqOJ8NDXAUdy9ngrNzsvUzx5dtUJGitg1aoUSsavCGYGdYv0/w480-h640/IMG_0661.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Verdict on Kyoto's KFC: blehhhh. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was so pathetic la please. The chicken pieces were so small and their coleslaw cannot beat our Malaysia's coleslaw. Their fries was not bad. 1 normal snack plate costs about RRM40. I think. I know I was shocked to see the price. </div><div><br /></div><div>We rested in the room for a bit before dinner. Since normal-not-famous-eatery needs more business than the famous ones, we decided to walk into a normal looking "cafe" and order a typical Japanese dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was so so good, and cheaper than our 1 KFC snack plate. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhSOOsn4r9SuZVVQFPYFdBoH5Ik6CD60Ryj6RcaD_bZCu3nhTCJe0uggIRiRBMYdlAMgTenuARZ5Qs6W-v8Zss2q8JSLjQTiI5SEKpNSUDdpP_D0qcvEl88YiG06b9qs1sTfqAtsKUhxeBsJEo_cowIp7p1CeVq8ywY6oBlbc0hif1m0L6zrsgbFp634/s4032/IMG_6236.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhSOOsn4r9SuZVVQFPYFdBoH5Ik6CD60Ryj6RcaD_bZCu3nhTCJe0uggIRiRBMYdlAMgTenuARZ5Qs6W-v8Zss2q8JSLjQTiI5SEKpNSUDdpP_D0qcvEl88YiG06b9qs1sTfqAtsKUhxeBsJEo_cowIp7p1CeVq8ywY6oBlbc0hif1m0L6zrsgbFp634/w480-h640/IMG_6236.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that, we walked around for a bit, went to Family Mart again, and I decided to get a bottle of Evian water. Why is it that it is so expensive here? Is the water sweeter? What is it?</div><div><br /></div><div>And this is the best place to try, because a bottle of Evian was about RM4. Cheap enough for me to try. </div><div><br /></div><div>It tasted like water. Surprise surprise. I think maybe rich people don't know how else and where else to spend their money, so just spend on "better" water la. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I googled, "Why is Evian water so expensive?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, it is because Evian uses polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, which is the most recyclable bottle worldwide. It's all just marketing la please. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just use your own bottle and refill with water everytime. Save the world. Spend your money elsewhere please. Okay, please don't hate on me and DM me your POVs okay? I'm not here to shoot anyone. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's a happy place, heh. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfGX9dVH1PNBSy_VoqDqUuDNgKR5gCwvPPstcglEFB1ut8aQ2lXRrIjyeZMfcJLTiUm_IJOiUjgA2QelXxGMgUPdtLxAWxKNXyVRiOuOV6nWfwHDF4Y6evSk5X0dVZ5wX_nJVyJL6f0xCuwqsg25vh10n-hKWlzxQnGVsLfTRyZCSXnZE-JvLPlSBWEo/s4032/IMG_6238.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfGX9dVH1PNBSy_VoqDqUuDNgKR5gCwvPPstcglEFB1ut8aQ2lXRrIjyeZMfcJLTiUm_IJOiUjgA2QelXxGMgUPdtLxAWxKNXyVRiOuOV6nWfwHDF4Y6evSk5X0dVZ5wX_nJVyJL6f0xCuwqsg25vh10n-hKWlzxQnGVsLfTRyZCSXnZE-JvLPlSBWEo/w480-h640/IMG_6238.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Okay, Part 2 will come soon, I hope. </div><div><br /><p></p></div></div><div>Till next update. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-63012256385907505392023-08-25T15:41:00.001+08:002023-08-25T15:41:09.199+08:00Hotel The M's Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. <p>Staycations are the best, especially the ones outside of the country. Heh. </p><p>As you may or may not know, everytime we travel, I am in-charge of finding the best deals hotel - which is something I really love doing. </p><p>This is no different for our Japan's trip many moons ago. Our first prefecture was Kyoto, and because I know that it is important to stay near the main train station, it was the most important criteria. </p><p>Then, cleanliness and pretty come next. </p><p>We stayed 3 nights here, and paid a total of <b>RM938.80</b> for a queen room via <a href="https://www.agoda.com/hotel-the-m-s-kyoto/hotel/kyoto-jp.html" target="_blank"><b>Agoda</b></a>. They gave us the highest floor, so that is a big win ya. We requested for it, and we got it. </p><p>I always tell people, that when you go for hotel stays or checking in for a flight to somewhere, never be shy to ask for something you want. </p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"Do you have a complimentary upgrade of our room?"<br />"Can you give me a room with a good view?"<br />"Any free upgrade to business class?"</i></div><p>If you don't ask, then you will never get. If you ask, then you may (small percentage is still a chance) get. So, that's my go-to mantra. Hah. </p><p>I love the modern style of design in their hotel lobby and rooms. They don't have a cafe or a restaurant, but they did up the lounge area so nicely for people to hang out and use. </p><p>For pyjamas, toothbrush and other amenities, you got to take them by yourself at the lobby. So take what you need, and not for souvenirs to take home please. They testing Asians' self-control. Hah. Their PJs is the best, most comfiest ever. I almost want to just pay to bring them home. Super comfy! </p><p>Sorry no photos of the room but got video (scroll below). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYXhtSUV72drOqkxYZwNaKOLmwOqTytOwj9eCOjS_i3rpN3vlrTx6_BOjmrN7NyC76UuwT6BcKEZGjavDLddD6iu_udOrXqLL2ZNIxWXcCdjtjSb37gpfoIzPmOeuSM_yeuMe1t2GSgtzJFqrYYq3Cnf6AsOWAKX4dDoUKwAh94ue4fhEhodYAXIar_Q/s4032/IMG_6097.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYXhtSUV72drOqkxYZwNaKOLmwOqTytOwj9eCOjS_i3rpN3vlrTx6_BOjmrN7NyC76UuwT6BcKEZGjavDLddD6iu_udOrXqLL2ZNIxWXcCdjtjSb37gpfoIzPmOeuSM_yeuMe1t2GSgtzJFqrYYq3Cnf6AsOWAKX4dDoUKwAh94ue4fhEhodYAXIar_Q/w640-h480/IMG_6097.HEIC" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj3reZXE7MIlJfF2rn5W1NM57MyGCRPDnz-gyn51m9kqNUfFdfmoIlsM1-8eFAnk8Xr6kwZhde8wYd_3me7b1QZSEExEs9hARFFx1C5Ph_zVwAdN8nXAzCNq4tJ_rXGTnScpw6LlCjZg-ztDttLH5cWKpGDp7X9ymjBSp02-_j6eglkWwXx1eczwOsw8/s4032/IMG_6095.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixj3reZXE7MIlJfF2rn5W1NM57MyGCRPDnz-gyn51m9kqNUfFdfmoIlsM1-8eFAnk8Xr6kwZhde8wYd_3me7b1QZSEExEs9hARFFx1C5Ph_zVwAdN8nXAzCNq4tJ_rXGTnScpw6LlCjZg-ztDttLH5cWKpGDp7X9ymjBSp02-_j6eglkWwXx1eczwOsw8/w640-h480/IMG_6095.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRIOlwmi5-rvG1z8jNuDqNmDsrkdioj6HC12PWj9ur1f6gjOy8dr68rnL_4oUORoUzF8Tvsc02ETaDwibV13lwH_Zov6Je0lZJWXoCfDxpslU7y05JKUv1LxmwvHVkRUPioKrdNWDI97Ml5AGQpRstCmhLKMeXqR1Mdl0EMMmo42eJ9S73158RKMf3No/s4032/IMG_6096.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRIOlwmi5-rvG1z8jNuDqNmDsrkdioj6HC12PWj9ur1f6gjOy8dr68rnL_4oUORoUzF8Tvsc02ETaDwibV13lwH_Zov6Je0lZJWXoCfDxpslU7y05JKUv1LxmwvHVkRUPioKrdNWDI97Ml5AGQpRstCmhLKMeXqR1Mdl0EMMmo42eJ9S73158RKMf3No/w640-h480/IMG_6096.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZQfWorz0kCcwCz3tNwdXl6UBb_EBjtJF58cRoUYKrJScRQC02H62jZrJ6HB8S8KYLed5o7SpyOEbNpOsmajZaVHxA7hTmNabor_pU6Nh875-FP66tEN4c3ypE9PedxdlYeXq8BM6E2Z2kuscWWGlIqy3kMqhG7NFU2s7Cu2J9sacxiDyzDOycFYZZiQ/s4032/IMG_6326.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZQfWorz0kCcwCz3tNwdXl6UBb_EBjtJF58cRoUYKrJScRQC02H62jZrJ6HB8S8KYLed5o7SpyOEbNpOsmajZaVHxA7hTmNabor_pU6Nh875-FP66tEN4c3ypE9PedxdlYeXq8BM6E2Z2kuscWWGlIqy3kMqhG7NFU2s7Cu2J9sacxiDyzDOycFYZZiQ/w480-h640/IMG_6326.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NPliJPXlx5U" width="541" youtube-src-id="NPliJPXlx5U"></iframe></div><br /><p>Till next update, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-20238612060060804172023-08-11T15:48:00.000+08:002023-08-11T15:48:43.258+08:00Things We Buy from Japan. Sorry, we could not remember the prices..<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PBps9Vv3dyhtfWN4f33P1vSAOIiV2b03LaOwTK4hJUBRUSAbLzeLyG9h6b3RaA0P_xdmm0ntad0BcdSYGUGpPzgs_Uhk9s5hNJgbpMU6Q_VJWc-gp3eFwusEdxPRw-MjFB2AbBhXs_JbYGinIF1rKMd3Cyjqz_IlfBORf1n8qe2bD7eymE2UtEbc5AA/s4032/IMG_6240.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PBps9Vv3dyhtfWN4f33P1vSAOIiV2b03LaOwTK4hJUBRUSAbLzeLyG9h6b3RaA0P_xdmm0ntad0BcdSYGUGpPzgs_Uhk9s5hNJgbpMU6Q_VJWc-gp3eFwusEdxPRw-MjFB2AbBhXs_JbYGinIF1rKMd3Cyjqz_IlfBORf1n8qe2bD7eymE2UtEbc5AA/w640-h480/IMG_6240.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKvfRX86AvyP32uQYLwuTzzhZaOnBbNge0mZ4x3xJq9vC8X4_UyCCYooM4S1oLHvxcvE444ryWcR07pegI4upt6PkCpXt6k0nkTees22eiBbO_3Jna_u7drBbwfnrGJGbymh5ix1B5XH9qB-lWvpPu_qBkvmUEYKsXY3Co_ZJQxQdKnr27RUQfB276aU/s4032/IMG_6832.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QoIrl2hfMqPYF1opUsG32z_b1CjY4adOpOGpCOwlqLT-BUvPy9z6MKvecqQ_UPAhsc9qFBCS47BPZEMPPcBh7GhJXg5WUh_Zr7efQNw8ZScNP-_spDg5SyYxFPteFZ1qw-H6uF3isf2lJmptVJVykty6iEl4j-cSUi0blWRqiUlnUSVagb8wlJzw4MU/w480-h640/IMG_6852.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Bring me back to Japan please. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-72097753529351781452023-07-28T06:32:00.002+08:002023-07-28T06:32:14.504+08:00Life with 3 Children is Like This. <p>I know I am really behind the Japan's post but it is going to be a really long one. I have been typing a bit here and there, but I also need my blogging mojo to get it going good. It will come soon. </p><p>Anyways, here's a little update on how our lives have been since we became a family of 5. </p><p>I used to hear people saying that when you have two, getting a three would be easier. Hm, it's not entirely true.</p><p>It is easier in some things like we don't over-react easily, but man, having to manage the household things with 3 kids is hard, and exhausting. With three, both Adrian and myself really needs to be hands-on all the time. I am always really thankful that we've got help and support from our parents, sisters, cousins and friends. Every time we asked for help, most of the time, it would be a yes! Adrian and I are truly blessed. </p><p>Here's a little routine that works for Adrian and I. </p><p>Adrian handles all the kids' bath time, and I will put clothes on for Adam (most of the time), while Alex and Sofia put on clothes by themselves (not often though). My mom-in-law helped so much at home with the 2 older kids. They both have gotten used to going to her and Adrian for snacks and stuff, because I would usually be very occupied with Adam at home. </p><p>I honestly don't rush my time with Adam - I know it's unfair but that's the reality. I enjoy and really slow down when I am with him because I know there is not going to be another baby of ours that I could do this with. Perhaps, I am going to do that with Vanessa's baby since Rachel is so sure they are not going to have another kid. Boo. </p><p>Both Alex and Sofia have never showed any jealous signs, so I think they understand too, that Adam is really young and he really needs more attention. From me at least. Adrian spends more time with them because I would put Adam to bed. </p><p>I do sometimes crave to carry him to sleep and let him sleep on me. I miss breastfeeding him for sure. But I could not restart the breastfeeding journey if I wanted to because it would set my hormones haywire again, and we all know what could happen. So, I just accept it as it is. </p><p>I sleep-trained Adam when he was very young, because I needed to make sure I rest enough for my work the next day. He has been really easy on that which is life-changing. Sometimes, he sleeps with my mom-in-law when both Adrian and I are too tired. </p><p>I told you that we are blessed, and I really mean it. I am not embarrassed to admit and ask for help when I need one, and I think you all shouldn't as well, especially young parents. You would be amazed to know what a 2-hours break from children can do to your mental state and marriage. </p><p>Alex will usually play with Adrian for a while before bedtime - all sports things. It can be floorball, badminton, simply bounce ball and laugh or it can be mobile legends on Adrian's phone. Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Alex doesn't know how to play (he will deny this of course), so we just let him simply shoot or something. I don't know what they do in there but yeah. </p><p>Sofia would usually have a healthy snack before bedtime. Like apples or oats. Sometimes, she will try to ask for chips and unhealthy snacks, but she knows she will 99% get a no from me. I am the food-police at home. The kids have to ask me first everytime they want to have "snacks". If it is up to Adrian and my mom-in-law, it's 99% yes all the time. So no, I will be a bad cop on this - I don't mind. Hah. </p><p>We will leave Adam in his cot in the living room so he can see the big boys playing, Sofia munching away and me watching the TV or watching him. Then, I would give a countdown time to the boys and bring Adam to my room so I could put him to bed first. </p><p>Then, we get Alex and Sofia to the room and lie down with them - read bible and take turns to pray. I would leave the room to check on Adam, and most of the time, I ended up falling asleep, especially on weekdays. Adrian would continue to lie down with them. </p><p>We also stopped buying milk for Sofia because we wanted her to change to healthier option like oat milk or soy. But she hated both, and so she stopped taking milk. Alex is still drinking his oat milk because still got stock in our house. Hah. </p><p>I prepped the kids snack box for school, and our kai-kai bags. Adrian will clean the mess in the room after showers. I will tie Sofia's hair and Adrian would style Alex's hair. </p><p>Adam will just watch us from his cot or walker. </p><p>Alex and Sofia help us calm Adam down when he gets cranky in the car, or at home. They would sing to him and oh my heart. I just cannot. I envisioned them growing up together, and loving and supporting each other forever. I love it. </p><p>So yeah. </p><p>Our expenses are higher now, but our hearts are really full. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa-klQwDhkdzQLaqzQKwROxhjxvSzNxRrSHWwlruuF_Cx5YGdIzq0e7kHwIEl9wo8rxF-c9_IXaAIcKeZIzH7_VFiBfq7oZ50QTgOmiAQmzZU7q-VVH5ipfeThkUcDTdPoKecOSY-XdK8D7gibqPZ1niDEX47B-5o3jRjlo-IPEGKe1fRv-fM0oviznk/w360-h640/1089ECEC-4FA0-40AE-9264-EFD6D11C7391.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p>Till next update (hopefully on Japan 's trip), bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-85321135668175094132023-07-08T17:56:00.000+08:002023-07-08T17:56:02.347+08:00La Pari-Pari Langkawi Hotel, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. <p>This is so overdue but no shame. It takes a bit more effort now to write and publish a post. I don't want to simply publish any post for the sake of publishing them. Must wait for the blogging mojo. Hah. </p><p>Anyways, we had a short family vacation at Langkawi Island a while back, and initially we wanted to stay at a hotel along Cenang Beach. We didn't in the end. The hotels were either a bit too rundown for our liking or way too over our budget. </p><p>We looked further and decided to try Parkroyal Langkawi, but in the end, we saw La Pari-Pari and their good reviews, and decided to try them instead. </p><p>The location is also very strategic - not far from Cenang Beach at all. </p><p>The room is quite nice but don't expect fancy-schmancy decorations. For us, it was quite good. They provided a beach bag for 2 people in each room. The bag comes with a beach mat, towels and other things that I no longer can remember. Heh. </p><p>We spent 2 nights here, and I remembered being comfortable in the room. The 2 kids definitely were more comfortable than Adrian and I since they conquered the entire bed. Adam slept in a separate baby cot. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqkD8xnvpek9JmefMti-FFxcWhy3s6_ZziXwMWjnoqoGzTaGMOseTV4fm0iOIaZRB0gBDesU_gNHrWC9e21OTd6KezWkg1tvGhA0rUMQprr2vvdb5xaZYIq2TWwrodAvtqQCPCMlIcRz7465eXnOPTfVMmGDbuIKjI-7Y-7p1qBwfYmtHsvqrCAEul5c/s4032/IMG_5210.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqkD8xnvpek9JmefMti-FFxcWhy3s6_ZziXwMWjnoqoGzTaGMOseTV4fm0iOIaZRB0gBDesU_gNHrWC9e21OTd6KezWkg1tvGhA0rUMQprr2vvdb5xaZYIq2TWwrodAvtqQCPCMlIcRz7465eXnOPTfVMmGDbuIKjI-7Y-7p1qBwfYmtHsvqrCAEul5c/w480-h640/IMG_5210.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here's a quick video of the room tour. </p><p>Oh, and the food in their hotel is yummy too. Our room does not come with breakfast. We paid a total of RM648 for 2-nights per room. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="369" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X0l0MACk8bQ" width="445" youtube-src-id="X0l0MACk8bQ"></iframe></div><p>Till next time, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-46977089444623216992023-04-30T16:55:00.002+08:002023-04-30T16:55:14.095+08:003D2N Ho Chi Minh with Talent Trust (Company Trip).<p>This year's August would be my second year anniversary with Talent Trust, and it has been such a rewarding and fulfilling journey growing with the team and the company. Work has its own set of challenges and I do love myself some challenges heh, and with the company growing, our team is also growing and I love it. </p><p>I love that we help missionaries be their best. I love that our focus is to make sure that missionaries know that we want to take care of them physically, mentally and financially. We are not an insurance company, just "selling insurance" to people. </p><p>We are on this journey with them, and it's just truly amazing. </p><p>Okay enough about that. </p><p>So, the whole company went to Ho Chi Minh for a quick getaway and it was my first trip with them. I love travelling and getting to travel with them was nice. We got to spend time with each other outside of the office, doing life together. </p><p>Although it was a really short trip, it was very nice to refresh and relax. I love the hotel that we were staying because it was close to the Ben Thanh market, the Saigon Square and lots of eateries and cafes nearby. Super strategic. </p><p>Hotel room was basic, and clean. Their buffet breakfast spread was amazing. Their service, five stars rating please. Everything is good with this one. Too bad I forgot to take a photo and a video of the room tour. Boo. </p><p>We did a walking tour, organised by Andrew and then we also went for a cooking class - which I really like! We cooked some local catfish dish, Vietnamese mango salad and Vietnamese pancake (Banh Xeo). </p><p>So yummy and cooking is really a tiring sport. 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Heh. So yeah, short but fun trip. </div><div><br /></div><div>Till next travel, bye now. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-6333581671626345302023-04-18T10:14:00.000+08:002023-04-18T10:14:49.085+08:004D3N Taipei, Taiwan. <p>This post is super long overdue. I just couldn't get into my blogging mojo since we came back from the trip. I feel like it is now slowly coming back, and I am excited to get back to updating everything here. </p><p>So, I don't really remember what was the reason for this trip, but the whole idea of going on a short trip was Adrian's idea. Shocking right, I know. I thought it was a trick question when he asked me if I wanted one. My eyebrows were raised, but I said yes in a heartbeat. Hah. </p><p>The initial plan was to go somewhere in Malaysia so we could bring the kids, but Adrian wanted a trip for just the both of us. It was really sweet, but I was hesitant at first. I could not leave Adam because he is just a baby. </p><p>However, it didn't take that long for me to agree with Adrian - to not bring kids with us. Hah. </p><p>I'm the best mom in the world or what? </p><p>The answer is yes lah please. Take care of myself first then only I can take good care of my children ma. Self care, self love all important okay please. Leave your judgemental attitude outside this space please. Heh. </p><p>So, once we decided it was only 2 of us, the options became bigger and we decided to go out of the country. He wanted Japan but we could only be away for 4 days. That was the maximum number of days I could handle without being with Adam. So we put Japan back into "pending for future" box. He insisted at first, but going to Japan for less than a week is nonsense la please. </p><p>I thought of Maldives, but it is quite far and to go for 4 days only also macam waste of money and not to mention it's going to cost a bomb. So, obviously we threw that idea away. </p><p>Somehow we got to Taiwan and the weather at that time is winter-ish, and it's not expensive to fly there. So, we immediately book our flight tickets. I was in-charged (self-appointed heh) of booking the accommodation and went with <a href="https://www.sarahkhooyw.com/2023/04/citizenm-taipei-north-gate-hotel-at.html" target="_blank">CitizenM</a>. Read many good reviews of this hotel, and it's modern style suits me, so I decided to proceed with it. Read more on the other <a href="https://www.sarahkhooyw.com/2023/04/citizenm-taipei-north-gate-hotel-at.html" target="_blank">post</a> okay. </p><p>Flight ticket was RM3,130 for 2 adults with China Airlines. I am thankful that we didn't have to use AirAsia because I will be honest - I prefer normal airlines for like destinations that require more than 2 hours of flying. I need that kind of comfort. Heh. </p><p>China Airlines that time was the best price and although not the best timing, it was still a good experience. </p><p>We got to the airport at brunch time so we could check in early and chill at the premium lounge. Adrian has 2 different credit cards that allows free access to lounges worldwide, so yay me. </p><p>It was so nice to sit down with each other with no distractions and not rush our conversations. It was really a romantic moment in that corner seat during our lunch. He had to work after that, so I watched Netflix and Dashing Diva-ed my nails. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PG_yMDZpT4euNCpWQC8i5p_lt_aB5F54sB7-OPVTRuik3UVJo6I2XIjsOXYpScp7cLubOaZMSfwI8V3WVeqvW4l82mTMFJt3Fyy7TuTsI-r0lORD85FSfFllh4GU6prcOmrQaWj7ZAOYXWHNDr8e1Lhp-EUdmQOqFO7rrOzGox8FX6jq2zCEug3Y/s1920/DSC09730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PG_yMDZpT4euNCpWQC8i5p_lt_aB5F54sB7-OPVTRuik3UVJo6I2XIjsOXYpScp7cLubOaZMSfwI8V3WVeqvW4l82mTMFJt3Fyy7TuTsI-r0lORD85FSfFllh4GU6prcOmrQaWj7ZAOYXWHNDr8e1Lhp-EUdmQOqFO7rrOzGox8FX6jq2zCEug3Y/w640-h360/DSC09730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68MvvHbX4gCYm4IJrNbYtWe8-TsZihd_uzcvZagowMsN5tehFS2qjEzwEf3C0B9fwiz8Hpkbwigvj9s5J2Pn7rT1dwujaXHn7VPqwQfTyjijWM3y32gE4-cWUBZORISOn_oZWKECZ4KChs78yg68hVzTyxuJp-UPecIT3pRXcwCeXGf9h1o-rb_Q0/s1920/DSC09736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68MvvHbX4gCYm4IJrNbYtWe8-TsZihd_uzcvZagowMsN5tehFS2qjEzwEf3C0B9fwiz8Hpkbwigvj9s5J2Pn7rT1dwujaXHn7VPqwQfTyjijWM3y32gE4-cWUBZORISOn_oZWKECZ4KChs78yg68hVzTyxuJp-UPecIT3pRXcwCeXGf9h1o-rb_Q0/w640-h360/DSC09736.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are also the best partners to travel together because I like aisle seat and he likes the window seat. So much win. I sanitised as much as I can when we boarded the plane, because I just did not want to take any chance. Then, we asked for a pillow and blanket each, and yes I took the pillows and blankets home. We paid for it, so please take them home. <div><br /></div><div>I've always imagined that they would reuse the same pillow and blanket and put them in a new plastic cover and give it to someone else. You never know right. So, please take home and wash and use heh. I also will never miss mealtimes on board. Something about dining in the plane that completes the travel experience. 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It was probably about 10-minutes walk. It was such a nice walk because it was quite cold and windy. It was about 11pm by the time we checked-in so we didn't like waste time in the room. We literally dropped our luggage and walked to Ningxia Night Market. It was one of the closer ones, and they open till very late. </div><div><br /></div><div>We got there and managed to grab quite a lot of different foods. Then, we walked back to our hotel, and crashed early because we booked a one-day tour the next day to Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen, Shifen and Golden Waterfall. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you ask me, I would highly recommend you to go for this tour if you have not been there. 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Showered and changed and headed out again for a different night market. This time, we went to Ximending Night Market, and loved it! </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, we were told to stay at Ximending for our first time to Taiwan and the people were right! Ximending is fun to stay at. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjS4JNVXmuswxPM9wE55Jn5b1VCuE-Z11Zkx3wHpPkhM6nrzsPR-8iJkee1EvyVdhXPl6pC66x_8yA2cRWM6HYdywTBBUUhSlAa6NyiJimv_6ZGewUf52EiQ_7uKLmW-dZYjKZNBPcRyLkki54rZqE378JEf2cRb0uhcYVYGOvV4oGcOAn7mUgv5w/s4032/IMG_3835.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjS4JNVXmuswxPM9wE55Jn5b1VCuE-Z11Zkx3wHpPkhM6nrzsPR-8iJkee1EvyVdhXPl6pC66x_8yA2cRWM6HYdywTBBUUhSlAa6NyiJimv_6ZGewUf52EiQ_7uKLmW-dZYjKZNBPcRyLkki54rZqE378JEf2cRb0uhcYVYGOvV4oGcOAn7mUgv5w/w480-h640/IMG_3835.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7LNyjVqXQRuNpb4A94JIqQCM1MF9I-NK0vb_pttYbvUA3tOH7VrpmpyMLzLRf3frVbjE3sqa2TrLW23hW7f2PyrycMsVY_L35kmokApMxdqMcIqeuF1lJ2HWFYt7wREkRKBO6OIk1DPhn4mdvE8BXUaZ9G92VtVY6szieOGACl8H3Nz0B4ZfXZST/s4032/IMG_3836.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7LNyjVqXQRuNpb4A94JIqQCM1MF9I-NK0vb_pttYbvUA3tOH7VrpmpyMLzLRf3frVbjE3sqa2TrLW23hW7f2PyrycMsVY_L35kmokApMxdqMcIqeuF1lJ2HWFYt7wREkRKBO6OIk1DPhn4mdvE8BXUaZ9G92VtVY6szieOGACl8H3Nz0B4ZfXZST/w480-h640/IMG_3836.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We spent the next day exploring Taipei city on our own - free and easy. It was our last day there, so we tried to eat as much new foods as we can. Definitely went home with a food baby. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also managed to buy a few boxes of local pineapple cakes, local snacks and drinks. I wanted to get more but we didn't have enough space in our luggages. So, that will do. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbbP0IX-e7vrbSQLfmRe6qpKtATFADdu_7MuYg_A0GXYK3qUaOs9olYOK_NyBDZMAHphZ0DWzhOFaOu_83G4P2f9k1grRjyLB9v9400DuQ7pRid_y4tBr2vB3AXjKn13e7QheOO31Uzx5P5Co85x7pSe80FjJywt97BUP_33svDQPWlsuibQbMVwG/s4032/IMG_3851.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbbP0IX-e7vrbSQLfmRe6qpKtATFADdu_7MuYg_A0GXYK3qUaOs9olYOK_NyBDZMAHphZ0DWzhOFaOu_83G4P2f9k1grRjyLB9v9400DuQ7pRid_y4tBr2vB3AXjKn13e7QheOO31Uzx5P5Co85x7pSe80FjJywt97BUP_33svDQPWlsuibQbMVwG/w480-h640/IMG_3851.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiIkwzjbbTXMVkloT9OUqaSUmow-IV4QAVgu87tDde-NtGZCDHyqmrMQ1bepd2D9J3UcYclsGeL_yBNxZQnl7DXwxiDGhxXHbv69E6RZnOafCY6Q9cmPM-BsV_rBKPjPS3XtoGNDYIO_NP4NIc99qFNkpWgSsY7iy21Tc3yGBGPOL4A1z_iZ_Q1O5/s4032/IMG_3861.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiIkwzjbbTXMVkloT9OUqaSUmow-IV4QAVgu87tDde-NtGZCDHyqmrMQ1bepd2D9J3UcYclsGeL_yBNxZQnl7DXwxiDGhxXHbv69E6RZnOafCY6Q9cmPM-BsV_rBKPjPS3XtoGNDYIO_NP4NIc99qFNkpWgSsY7iy21Tc3yGBGPOL4A1z_iZ_Q1O5/w640-h480/IMG_3861.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEtQj-190lnXcgT_4NjXWeQUnF1nOVv-FysXxfuF9PFOL12G-C4lsmP2yOiArwklQy33-vB_d_X2GMqB4zBY9oxaHVsR71wBtiKn-1_-GzmCP0VMjsZCZlSOPXxH4Z9i7kQrI6R9bFdCSJxSmdn1sr6MAg-s50c-t15EjfgvVLPIqIRa54bsojMNO/s4032/IMG_3862.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEtQj-190lnXcgT_4NjXWeQUnF1nOVv-FysXxfuF9PFOL12G-C4lsmP2yOiArwklQy33-vB_d_X2GMqB4zBY9oxaHVsR71wBtiKn-1_-GzmCP0VMjsZCZlSOPXxH4Z9i7kQrI6R9bFdCSJxSmdn1sr6MAg-s50c-t15EjfgvVLPIqIRa54bsojMNO/w640-h480/IMG_3862.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCX2MEcVq7Rm6csY6bxQJNGR3q-jJsmsZCkwo59ScjeoFG6IlaS9IYjPM0TVJUFB2hV2nBl6nyfA7f-njR_cg3DV1sGdoTy-YM8eymssOM9SJtylp6Vne0egjCOx2tEkmS0L9bEbUkGNTMJ6pTzw2MS-38tC-Y2iA39yoXG6dBROYgcCYKPnULzAGW/s2080/9BFBAEF2-F02D-43E5-8D99-5C17770A36C1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCX2MEcVq7Rm6csY6bxQJNGR3q-jJsmsZCkwo59ScjeoFG6IlaS9IYjPM0TVJUFB2hV2nBl6nyfA7f-njR_cg3DV1sGdoTy-YM8eymssOM9SJtylp6Vne0egjCOx2tEkmS0L9bEbUkGNTMJ6pTzw2MS-38tC-Y2iA39yoXG6dBROYgcCYKPnULzAGW/w360-h640/9BFBAEF2-F02D-43E5-8D99-5C17770A36C1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The flight home was also a pleasant one. China Airlines did not disappoint. I think they improved a lot, as compared to before MCO. I've heard a lot of negative reviews on them before, but looks like they are not that anymore it seems. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVimgQnP_deaMLoFz6baLlZm-JUeoJ3yJ9Tx1FWrM-ZMhYp41y2oTO6MxWD9M_fQ06ygM5LfXfvIAgpAzPthnjq2T9Y_hjXkMVYCsRCdzd171cXMzadMcVa2O3-ONzBMGRZwBbX8ly3yXPp5oGHtAqtx8rBZSP_7RPqz6sdLSZ9aiiDNjKCFDQqDqC/s4032/IMG_3918.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVimgQnP_deaMLoFz6baLlZm-JUeoJ3yJ9Tx1FWrM-ZMhYp41y2oTO6MxWD9M_fQ06ygM5LfXfvIAgpAzPthnjq2T9Y_hjXkMVYCsRCdzd171cXMzadMcVa2O3-ONzBMGRZwBbX8ly3yXPp5oGHtAqtx8rBZSP_7RPqz6sdLSZ9aiiDNjKCFDQqDqC/w640-h480/IMG_3918.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF-YcU75DhoPl2bBPXeEz8Ui6Kf70v7Nm_eKgcdlzKQTOSbXkkW2Q00La0fE_I8NKDlTZBu-J-rLP72JZZSheOGqqUWEBSSi9KWFFei7rrich1BxxGJ2d3XbVDoRt0zcW7A4hnfvM7uuvgd6xdFaLpVyhA--6yJOfCyWFpVrra91Or4k9uqHwzQgG/s4032/IMG_3919.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF-YcU75DhoPl2bBPXeEz8Ui6Kf70v7Nm_eKgcdlzKQTOSbXkkW2Q00La0fE_I8NKDlTZBu-J-rLP72JZZSheOGqqUWEBSSi9KWFFei7rrich1BxxGJ2d3XbVDoRt0zcW7A4hnfvM7uuvgd6xdFaLpVyhA--6yJOfCyWFpVrra91Or4k9uqHwzQgG/w640-h480/IMG_3919.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Overall, it was such a nice getaway with the Mister. We ate a lot yes, but we also did a lot of self-reflection. </div><div><br /></div><div>One particular topic that we spent time talking was on our parenthood. We reviewed (sounds so formal) but yes, we did some reviews and gave honest feedbacks to each other on how far we have come on our parenthood journey. </div><div><br /></div><div>We agreed on certain things that we would intentionally stop doing, or continue or start doing them. Many people always ask if we do the whole 'good cop bad cop' thing, and to be honest we don't. </div><div><br /></div><div>We always align with each other, so that the children know they cannot try to outsmart us. Hah. But still got wan la please. They are smarter than we think. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also talked about our marriage which I felt was so important, and fun. Like I said, it was really nice to be able to focus on each other 100%. Okay maybe for Adrian, it was 80% la, because he was also busy catching his Pokemon there. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't mind more short couple trips like this one. Thankful for our families and friends for stepping in to take care of the children. They are our heroes, hands down!</div><div><br /></div><div>To end this post, here is a collage of all the foods that we ate in the span of 4 days and three nights in Taipei. We will see you again, Taiwan :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4T7V5auum8b0lJp2Lkx3wiDDQ3M8jUM4_4-DTUaU32KwNzlp8YYwDyTiG-zp_OSMaQR9ZDCxokQHFavP_XnOT-g8pjeEOFmvFo3utFIFxrR1JzCR3dUa12q3eQhtehKR8FY5H6o812dS1fhd-L-osObov1RjPlX3nB3MIjjTmn7Zo13_DKGchO_/s2058/IMG_4942.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4T7V5auum8b0lJp2Lkx3wiDDQ3M8jUM4_4-DTUaU32KwNzlp8YYwDyTiG-zp_OSMaQR9ZDCxokQHFavP_XnOT-g8pjeEOFmvFo3utFIFxrR1JzCR3dUa12q3eQhtehKR8FY5H6o812dS1fhd-L-osObov1RjPlX3nB3MIjjTmn7Zo13_DKGchO_/w364-h640/IMG_4942.PNG" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF80pAmH4sMFWfVmqGnAdu43t0Pv6gKXCboTJU2GpNPEnCF_6tTvOE_2v0PNmvC4KAfA2l6ZHh5QLN5zy2rvXUAY87tZyVLDukYgCD1-Jm3S265WvkJBJZt5XlGBT2BDTOQqL1ILCnlTlms1dmw3ifFSlr5H3Q2lCYrllnBunUh-XQe4-LRn4qKMSO/s2067/IMG_4943.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But hotels with great view of Taipei 101 is ridiculously expensive and since we would be making most of our time exploring Taipei, it makes no sense to spend a lot in our accommodation. </p><p>I read about <a href="https://www.citizenm.com/hotels/asia/taipei/taipei-north-gate-hotel" target="_blank">CitizenM</a> in one the random blogs that I read, and I immediately loved it! </p><p>It's the whole vibe that this hotel gives - very modern and chic and pretty to look at. They don't have the floor to ceiling window but they have like a huge window that sees a part of Taipei city, and I don't have sell my kidneys to stay three nights there. Heh. </p><p>I paid a total of RM1,200 for three nights (<a href="https://www.agoda.com/citizenm-taipei-north-gate/hotel/taipei-tw.html" target="_blank">King room with city view</a>) through Agoda, and although the room is smaller than we expected, it's perfect for two people to stay. If the kids came along, then really not enough space liau. </p><p>I love the self check-in and check-out system. They have a receptionist there at all time, but it's still a do it by yourself thing. Ohh, and the hotel smells uniquely amazing! </p><p>In the room, everything is controlled by an iPad - lighting in the room and toilet (got different ambiance all some more), TV and all techy stuff. </p><p>I already mentioned about the window, and really it was the selling point for me. I love having my bed right next to the window like this. In fact, if my future room can be like this, it's like one of my biggest wins in life. </p><p>A girl can dream. But since my house now got no city view, go holiday sure try to get heh. </p><p>I would definitely stay in this hotel again (without kids), but when we go back to Taipei, we would most definitely try another hotel, because we love experiencing new hotels :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyvwUcGGZ1c218k-8xepQpn-CYoRiktVhlegAT-tQhR3hB9noESE0sQlIFtebpoU_1pN1Z9u9R9UPK2Jg50K3wOfSlnS46CDuWjCgwq2bjrxGuWrYZVaNHWBQ-a50FkP-YB6w4qkV9Eo8dugbZXh94EuGXk9wviYCsBjUyDFTqxQZHdy_0xG7p138/s7614/IMG_3685.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="7614" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyvwUcGGZ1c218k-8xepQpn-CYoRiktVhlegAT-tQhR3hB9noESE0sQlIFtebpoU_1pN1Z9u9R9UPK2Jg50K3wOfSlnS46CDuWjCgwq2bjrxGuWrYZVaNHWBQ-a50FkP-YB6w4qkV9Eo8dugbZXh94EuGXk9wviYCsBjUyDFTqxQZHdy_0xG7p138/w640-h330/IMG_3685.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrr7jA2LU8WY5MgkMOZU6QUzYMGG9mLxXCFyGB1DXF5VqgrN9kVmJ0vN0jdFntYdDDXd0UAKhgYEpWTFKu1J8pK1ZIkHNFY2EkzT-fUslFuzvwdU4y9N7s8nUINCnVOYkEJgI9_xdx25a3y2GTlebE7vhTR4uIdX28b4kh5q-fk3Bw37WU4ohNtav/s4032/IMG_3907.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrr7jA2LU8WY5MgkMOZU6QUzYMGG9mLxXCFyGB1DXF5VqgrN9kVmJ0vN0jdFntYdDDXd0UAKhgYEpWTFKu1J8pK1ZIkHNFY2EkzT-fUslFuzvwdU4y9N7s8nUINCnVOYkEJgI9_xdx25a3y2GTlebE7vhTR4uIdX28b4kh5q-fk3Bw37WU4ohNtav/w480-h640/IMG_3907.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here's a short video of our room tour. Short video because like I said, it's a small room. Hah. </p><p>Enjoy and please visit Taiwan if you have not - it's a beautiful city. Read more on my other post thank you hehe. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="434" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1mCQrsAdTrE" width="586" youtube-src-id="1mCQrsAdTrE"></iframe></div><p>Till next staycation, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-34542100199243127292023-04-03T22:38:00.007+08:002023-04-04T10:13:19.364+08:00My Skin Biopsy Test Result is Out. Many people did not know this, but growing up I have always been very happy and proud of my skin health. They are not the healthiest, but they also do not have patches and scars. They are quite dry but they were okay. They were pretty to look at, for me. <div><br /></div><div>I am sorry if it sounded like I am showing off, but I really am not. I am being real here. No cover ups. So when I had to endure this 'medical condition', it was devastating. I was struggling to accept it - which is something you all already knew if you followed me on IG. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is the most recent photo of my legs that Adrian had taken. The rashes now are very active on my legs and arms, and thankfully the ones on my neck started disappearing. Got one went to my ear lobe but also disappearing so yay. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVITtkqLSZ4eRVZVMEKygxwL-rdWseTvoru7cvafXPRLeP5X6MQs9tf9yz2_T7GD_u0xPaVavAgQa0ATvnUJL-GINqIVhwWWnQm48NLAoMaRmy3nB7ZTcWq2xGNzz4vRQvwFl0GrtR4s-BhXrxPGvNzahnnS5Jdw9wb44M-GzommENUsM8Er9cgi97/s3024/IMG_4395.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVITtkqLSZ4eRVZVMEKygxwL-rdWseTvoru7cvafXPRLeP5X6MQs9tf9yz2_T7GD_u0xPaVavAgQa0ATvnUJL-GINqIVhwWWnQm48NLAoMaRmy3nB7ZTcWq2xGNzz4vRQvwFl0GrtR4s-BhXrxPGvNzahnnS5Jdw9wb44M-GzommENUsM8Er9cgi97/w640-h640/IMG_4395.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>For those who do not know the story, here's a summary for you. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was pregnant with Adam last year when one day, a few tiny water-filled-bumps started appearing on my body. They were itchy and painful. It was at the beginning of my third trimester. My dermatologist and I (and many of you) were convinced that this is a pregnancy-induced-eczema and the rashes and bumps would disappear once Adam comes out. However, that is not how the story ends. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since then, I have gone to 4 different skin specialist, dermatologist and even went for a Chinese medicinal sifu. I wanted to get confirmation on the given diagnosis, and all said it was eczema, though they were giving me different trigger points. At first, I was sure that it's hormonal related, but now that I am seeing my fifth dermatologist, whom I will continue with - I am now sure that it is not hormonal related. She spent some time explaining to me on my condition, which I appreciate a lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Adam is almost 4-months old and these rashes seemed to be still very much attached to me. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, that's the story. </div><div><br /></div><div>About a week ago, Dr Khoo Siew Swan from Adventist Hospital had recommended for a skin biopsy test to confirm her diagnosis, so that she could get me on a new set of medications that will work on my skin condition. </div><div><br /></div><div>The skin biopsy test's results came out today, and I have this condition called, "<i>Acute Spongiotic and Psoriasiform Dermatitis</i>". </div><div><br /></div><div>It's eczema, but mine is slightly more aggressive. </div><div><br /></div><div>She couldn't really tell me what could trigger my eczema, because it could be anything! But in my case, she believed that it could most likely be stress related. I laughed because then I told her that it could be true. When I go for holidays, the itch didn't seem as bad and as triggered. Then she laughed and said this. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"I can write a holiday-prescription letter for you so you can send to your husband!"</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Don't you think she is the best doctor in the world? We had quite a good laugh in her office today. Oh, and she also removed my stitches and allowed me to record them heh. We best friends or what? :) </div><div><br /></div><div>So, now that we know that we are fighting against eczema, she prescribed me with 3 tablets of Methotrexate (a type of immunosuppressant) for 2-weeks, followed by a blood test after that to check liver function and all. I will also continue taking steroid pills for now. Cannot continue take for long. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am also currently taking Zyrtec (anti-histamine) twice a day (morning and night). Some nights when the itch gets really bad and frustrating, I would take Atarax instead because it makes me drowsy and sleepy. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also found out form Google that this condition is usually (it's a possibility) also because of nutrition-deficiency, so guess who needs to be hardworking again in taking the Isotonix supplements heh. And because I want maximum absorption, I truly trust these Isotonix products. I was selling them, and now a bit quiet liau because I got other things to focus on heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have been taking the Isotonix OPC-3 twice a day and it helps me so much in maintaining my energy to last the day, especially after I started working! The best antioxidant supplement in the market thank you. Time for me to start taking Vitamin D and Calcium too. Luckily got in isotonic form. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>I just started work again after my maternity leave, and I remembered vividly that there was a time (about 3-weeks long) when I felt so defeated and it was so easy for me to cry. I could be brushing my teeth, and crying the next minute. Or I could look at Adam and cry. Some days, I would wake up with my heart beating faster than normal. Some other days, I would avoid eating because I feared it could trigger new rashes. </div><div><br /></div><div>But enough is enough. It has already taken over my physical body, I decided that it would not take my emotions and fighting spirit. It was affecting Adrian and my kids. It was affecting my parents, sisters and grandmother. </div><div><br /></div><div>My grandma would call me everytime she sees something on TV that she feels could help. One of the calls I remembered was after she watched a documentary on honey and the wonders honey can do. When my ah ma believes in a product, she really believes in a product, and very easy to convince her wan. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, she called and asked me about the rashes and tried to convince me to eat honey hah. During that call, I was holding my breath so hard because I was literally wiping away tears from my eyes. I didn't want her to worry about me, and she sounded so worried. There is just something so comforting about her voice. But it was that call that made me realize that I need to beat this - mentally first, then the physical victory will come. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I am so thankful for you guys - the constant checking in, praying with and for me, and for cheering me on. Some of you don't even know me personally, but you reached out and DM-ed me anyways, and so many of you did not hold back in sharing your experiences and remedies with me. I tried most of them (if not all). Managing skin disease is expensive! Hah. So I cannot be getting all the different kinds of creams that you all suggest okay. But thank you for all your recommendations! </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a very lonely journey at first because no one could understand the pain and frustration, but you guys (friends or not), made it bearable, so thank you, thank you. I may not reply you and most likely it's because after reading your message, I got distracted by the kids and had forgotten all about it. </div><div><br /></div><div>But I'm not being rude okay. I have three kids now, please understand hahahah. </div><div><br /></div><div>Till next update, bye now. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-34954717928948748722023-02-02T10:34:00.000+08:002023-02-02T10:34:44.281+08:00How Life Has Been Since Adam Came. It has been almost two months since we became a family of five, and here are some updates that nobody asked for. Heh. <div><br /></div><div>Many people asked if it's easier now that we already have experiences with Alex and Sofia. Our answer is yes and no. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes in the sense we already know what to expect and how to manage certain situations because really got experiences already with the first two. Also, the midnight feedings feel a lot easier now with Adam because we did it before and we already knew how hard and challenging it would be. It is still difficult but a lot easier now. </div><div><br /></div><div>What is tough is the part where we need to now handle 2 toddlers and 1 infant and they literally get our hands so full, especially when all three of them fall sick or at the cranky mode. That is when it gets really tough! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOGwkny1jAhg9bVQioGIR8Qo3Ctw3EzSQM7ZvMXB7uX-7X2HX3Jcft8xB-iYC6VrlA3GGiAcKE06CD5TW8u-F89Td6WtdL-6-yBWCbCJphMULB3LPVzEkF7-q7i0bepTkXEfZemaqZ1JXwdGXTQsvPGn6E1cC5Nm7e12tNwz0vMKMzW4W56Xy1byy/s1024/IMG_2837.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOGwkny1jAhg9bVQioGIR8Qo3Ctw3EzSQM7ZvMXB7uX-7X2HX3Jcft8xB-iYC6VrlA3GGiAcKE06CD5TW8u-F89Td6WtdL-6-yBWCbCJphMULB3LPVzEkF7-q7i0bepTkXEfZemaqZ1JXwdGXTQsvPGn6E1cC5Nm7e12tNwz0vMKMzW4W56Xy1byy/w300-h400/IMG_2837.heic" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu32F1Yvn2GRWdFmgJfscEKb4DGv9X6OE2pYa0yHKaC-3wsri2EBtkJ45mmLl8ShZL_4zGj1HxCLjwWB7fKkoNjPyc5wAos3Bai7u9qcVqc1UTOEDKkdRxqxP1iRaPjWkAz8wqORfLvoT_2hnjAGVLEOJTS4vu8IuaVYgspsutcep8MiykFjxVVph7/s1024/IMG_2840.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu32F1Yvn2GRWdFmgJfscEKb4DGv9X6OE2pYa0yHKaC-3wsri2EBtkJ45mmLl8ShZL_4zGj1HxCLjwWB7fKkoNjPyc5wAos3Bai7u9qcVqc1UTOEDKkdRxqxP1iRaPjWkAz8wqORfLvoT_2hnjAGVLEOJTS4vu8IuaVYgspsutcep8MiykFjxVVph7/w300-h400/IMG_2840.heic" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>1. Happiest I have ever been</b></div><div>Yes, I am confident that ever since Adam came, I am at my happiest point in my life (for as long as I can remember). </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course I have had many happy moments in my life (like getting married to man of my dreams), but when I see my life now - a loving, supportive husband with three healthy children, I cannot not smile and be really thankful. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I say happy, I don't mean that I do not still struggle in mothering them. I do, everyday. But there is joy in it somehow. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>2. The perfect night routine</b></div><div>We could never figure out the 'perfect' routines when it comes to who takes which shift and what works best since Adrian and myself are working parents. But we finally got it right and seems to be working so far (I hope). </div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't started working yet, but I like the arrangement now. Of course the ideal arrangement would be Adam sleeping through the night, from 12AM to 7AM would be perfect. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>Adrian now does the first night feeding, which is usually at 12AM, and then I will do the rest. If Adam wakes up at 7AM, then my MIL would help us feed him, while I get Alex and Sofia ready for the day. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>3. The amount of milk Adam is drinking</b></div><div>We started giving Adam 2oz of milk, and increased it to 3oz, and now he is drinking 4oz. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and he is no longer taking any breastmilk because this milk factory sudah tutup. Heh. I am currently still taking the steroid medication to fight these rashes off, so yeah. Formula milk to the rescue! </div><div><br /></div><div><b>4. Adam is a little chatterbox</b></div><div>At just 2-months old, he can respond to your conversation - I kid you not. </div><div><br /></div><div>Try talking to him and you will notice that he will try to respond to you by making sounds and smiling. Oh, he is such a smiler (is there such a word? heh). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MFuIY7gJlfgdQ3GWRX2vP65RpioizSqFM4Io6HeW7u8xZXnMBoAfslIvVoSdryWUCWmmqRkAxE8b_KOrVPnoR_HX5nr5x0z9WF1uaIkNJlFyj-Xq7k_FCAEVl0VgtlHhs5CmPEaNSX2iNtVAWN2enHpWuLxh8BMjrGSn1KRdeK-hpHpC5U_zMsg5/s2080/C5E9F99E-D06F-4E1B-B40E-37429689D921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MFuIY7gJlfgdQ3GWRX2vP65RpioizSqFM4Io6HeW7u8xZXnMBoAfslIvVoSdryWUCWmmqRkAxE8b_KOrVPnoR_HX5nr5x0z9WF1uaIkNJlFyj-Xq7k_FCAEVl0VgtlHhs5CmPEaNSX2iNtVAWN2enHpWuLxh8BMjrGSn1KRdeK-hpHpC5U_zMsg5/w225-h400/C5E9F99E-D06F-4E1B-B40E-37429689D921.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi0TOq9mAB3W5W0B6zFoYmN6SsHXDbPSrbcfpO6ILN2FRJRQLwJlCvGIDHsB9d93jtZtwhRRzYeFonz6aBox9BYwdMXvYPgUuYio0TPeblRzYUKujUnXFVSnCyZGJSjLh81Qp23ySnb65WKsLoHBATaSiUc462l-qr28-FKq2-TZQybaj6_qY1B8v/s2080/405BF0B1-C1D1-4788-B191-6447C2993FD7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi0TOq9mAB3W5W0B6zFoYmN6SsHXDbPSrbcfpO6ILN2FRJRQLwJlCvGIDHsB9d93jtZtwhRRzYeFonz6aBox9BYwdMXvYPgUuYio0TPeblRzYUKujUnXFVSnCyZGJSjLh81Qp23ySnb65WKsLoHBATaSiUc462l-qr28-FKq2-TZQybaj6_qY1B8v/w225-h400/405BF0B1-C1D1-4788-B191-6447C2993FD7.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>5. End of maternity leave</b></div><div>Technically, I still have a few days left, but I have decided to start work on 1-Mar because to be honest, I miss working so much. I know I will miss spending the entire day with the kids, but I need to also go to work so my sanity remains intact. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>But yes, I will miss the kids for sure. </div><div><br /></div><div>So fast 90 days of maternity leave is coming to an end. That also means Adam is growing up way too fast and before we know it, he is going to be a toddler, and I may want to get pregnant again with another kid - kidding! </div><div><br /></div><div><b>6. FAQ - want another kid after Adam?</b></div><div>The answer is a definite no. </div><div><br /></div><div>You may think that we will revisit the idea in the future, and to be honest with you - as of now, our answers are a 100% no because the chances for the rashes to occur again is like super high, and the frustrating part about this whole thing is I am still having it and I am no longer pregnant. </div><div><br /></div><div>And it's so traumatising because I still see the scars and marks all over my body and the itch is still here. So no more kids thank you. Or at least no more getting pregnant. </div><div><br /></div><div>If we really want more kids, we would most likely go for adoption heh. Serious wan. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for a new post - confirming that we do not want to get pregnant again. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmhr3suZXpq5-MWUFSGKktKn3PVAVdKv44CHRW5ZvQwua9bGM-pakGKRaDgzzwGmLU2yYo3QhwLxMDb4mPQas9fklAyCbs7mMmkluEG4f_n1qcsfS0ANHMcgsTf-m2KtgPM8jsQ_r_lYx-rJNILutIEERDptsLLXE2ALxMTPEdFQ8_SlaQ0TQHmCF/s1182/IMG_2593.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmhr3suZXpq5-MWUFSGKktKn3PVAVdKv44CHRW5ZvQwua9bGM-pakGKRaDgzzwGmLU2yYo3QhwLxMDb4mPQas9fklAyCbs7mMmkluEG4f_n1qcsfS0ANHMcgsTf-m2KtgPM8jsQ_r_lYx-rJNILutIEERDptsLLXE2ALxMTPEdFQ8_SlaQ0TQHmCF/w640-h640/IMG_2593.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>7. Alex, Sofia and Adam's dynamic</b></div><div>It's really still quite hard to say, because Adam is still too young to actually spend time with Alex and Sofia. All Adam does is drink milk, sleep and poop - and repeat. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the beginning, Sofia has a hard time adjusting to the new change, but she is so much better now and taking really well her role as the big sister. The first place she will go to when she wakes up in the morning (everyday without fail) is to Adam's crib to say good morning. It is the sweetest thing ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>There was one time when Adam was still in his car seat, and Sofia wanted to give him a kiss. So, she leaned forward and put her hand on top of Adam's stomach, and when she lean towards him, she sort of "went on top" of him and Adam cried! Poor Sofia, because she just wanted to kiss him. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7EoxiDH0e8RGD61JaJrAvVFt4z5SxeGBlzVNrN30V-gBFA1mL6Yp-ZRktNrjzfV6atekkyF2EiH1powYhd6tR_LRrW9jD4Y3xq1kL0uPnDTlwC_UU0AoxUwaaGqR2cjlw8gzDiW4pJLwZvEUBN8E7YH3K6RUY94D8LvSmHAkTJdE5eLJyXTsPwEx/s4032/IMG_2723.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7EoxiDH0e8RGD61JaJrAvVFt4z5SxeGBlzVNrN30V-gBFA1mL6Yp-ZRktNrjzfV6atekkyF2EiH1powYhd6tR_LRrW9jD4Y3xq1kL0uPnDTlwC_UU0AoxUwaaGqR2cjlw8gzDiW4pJLwZvEUBN8E7YH3K6RUY94D8LvSmHAkTJdE5eLJyXTsPwEx/w480-h640/IMG_2723.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>8. Our favourite newborn diaper brands</b></div><div>If you ask me of my top favourite for diaper brands, I would still say Applecrumby - hands down. </div><div><br /></div><div>But they are not exactly price-friendly, at least not for newborn diapers. Newborn changes diapers so often that it does not make sense to spend that money on Applecrumby's newborn diapers. Of course I have some stocks at home for when we travel or when we go out the whole day, because it's really leak-proof and so so comfortable to the skin. </div><div><br /></div><div>We don't change Adam's diaper that often anymore (it used to be like 8-10 pieces per day because of hos much he poops), but now maybe about every 4-5 hours.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our current favourite diaper brands for Adam is Drypers and Mamypoko - more affordable. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>9. Adam can sleep through noises and bright lights</b></div><div>Another 'criteria' in our parenting style. </div><div><br /></div><div>We enjoy having people over to our house at anytime of the day (usually at night), and we really want (need) our children to be able to adapt to sleeping even when it's noisy. We trained Alex and Sofia when they were newborns, so it only made sense that Adam goes through the same 'training'. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's a success of course. Adam can sleep through loud noises and even when it is bright, he also can sleep through wan. Actually, we didn't really have any 'training' method. </div><div><br /></div><div>We just intentionally place him at places with noises since newborn and let him sleep. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also love going out so of course this 'style' has been super useful - we love it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jJlKY5o1FS3JTMFW6X7LBGvV8x8EzqSy4jCJ1iUeHoD4rCp_Z-DW8dhM1YAPWRP2JnxAx4T2K3RZAl4y1nrCVo-sm-qCUTezk-tGq9nReVgenwozyXdc0cxBO3VxTicyXmKB4OgDQV3DKwTL1gEhzL3r6aOjfPc-aVkFfdNHNWizid1YtyF5USy7/s4032/IMG_3108.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jJlKY5o1FS3JTMFW6X7LBGvV8x8EzqSy4jCJ1iUeHoD4rCp_Z-DW8dhM1YAPWRP2JnxAx4T2K3RZAl4y1nrCVo-sm-qCUTezk-tGq9nReVgenwozyXdc0cxBO3VxTicyXmKB4OgDQV3DKwTL1gEhzL3r6aOjfPc-aVkFfdNHNWizid1YtyF5USy7/w480-h640/IMG_3108.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>10. We don't carry Adam to sleep</b></div><div>Yes, you see that right. As tempting as it is, I made it a strict rule to everyone that they shall not carry Adam to sleep in their arms. I have to do this because I don't think I would have the energy to do that (especially at night) with two toddlers at home. I would crash really fast considering Alex and Sofia are still quite clingy to me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Carry Adam to talk and play with him - for sure please do that. But the moment he is about to fall asleep, we will put him down on the bed already. </div><div><br /></div><div>At first, it was tough because he would cry but I am a very persistent person (so is he actually hah), but happy to report that it has been a successful thing. Adam can now fall asleep on his on without needing to be carried. Sometimes, he still cries for a while and we would carry him for a while and then put him down. Just repeat the whole process till he gets it. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div>So yeah, there it is. We have been really busy, but our hearts are so full. </div><div><br /></div><div>Till next update, bye now. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-27006957967166108612023-01-20T11:59:00.010+08:002023-01-20T12:01:29.782+08:00The Birth-Day Story of Adam Koay! It has been more than a month since we brought Adam out to this world. It still feels surreal, but we are truly enjoying every moment we have with him now. <div><br /></div><div>The experience of carrying Adam was a lot more different and tougher than when I was carrying Alex and Sofia. If I can rank them from the easiest to the hardest, it would be Alex, Sofia and then Adam. I truly enjoyed being pregnant when it was Alex inside me, and with Sofia, I constantly struggled with acid reflux and horrible backache and with Adam, no need to say liau. The worse for sure - backache, rashes on the entire body (which did not actually go away even after he is out) and other usual pregnancy things. </div><div><br /></div><div>Third trimester was the beginning of everything tough carrying Adam inside. I was diagnosed with a more serious case of GDM and had to be on medications because even with diet control, my blood sugar would still spike up. I think even if I don't eat anything, the readings would also be higher than normal. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, my doctor recommended (or demanded really) to bring the baby out when he is at 38-weeks. I was given 2 steroid injections to strengthen Adam's lungs so he would be healthy and ready to meet with world at 38-weeks. I remembered feeling all sorts of different emotions because as much as I want him to come out earlier, I also wanted to be sure that he was healthy and strong enough. I would not be able to take it well if he has to be put on tubes and stuff. But the risk of keeping him inside me for more than 38-weeks were bigger and I am not a risk taker in this kind of things. </div><div><br /></div><div>On 9-December-2022, we checked into Island Hospital in the morning and did all the required things like taking a swab test (just for me). We requested for a single room so that Adrian could spend the nights with me, but they were fully booked. So we were given a double room. We then put in a special request (urgently) for a single room in case someone checks out that noon. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAGr7bAMh0iAyty3J3dp1rVMrb7VotEUblTrFn3BXu7ZjlmROqQzrPJC7bLEOtvfwoBeaqin1z5vVuRoQzOjKoHCdyIDZI25zxixj8wjfxXRm2RbP5WD7r9YZb42Lk4pc2yb5Z_m78m-ypgRirs2-3wHYSO7YskxwpnDd9RQ6gXoRQH7NFWCCdZ3G/s4032/IMG_1928.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAGr7bAMh0iAyty3J3dp1rVMrb7VotEUblTrFn3BXu7ZjlmROqQzrPJC7bLEOtvfwoBeaqin1z5vVuRoQzOjKoHCdyIDZI25zxixj8wjfxXRm2RbP5WD7r9YZb42Lk4pc2yb5Z_m78m-ypgRirs2-3wHYSO7YskxwpnDd9RQ6gXoRQH7NFWCCdZ3G/w300-h400/IMG_1928.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlshZKxji1j7D441-q0lSIslHdAdiZo0Qg20oTcnfg2_oSdwoIKxP9VUZBPV2rHsqOgvrSIqWqRTjCu_EdHaFXZhVfjt4P_LBmuynVaoPM1u-BQatEuaYPpR4Ch83M1Tst-9H88P5WPzd3rGECrV-R6DCkzf1-j5tMkN0X_j47B01wRoBlgZ-VLFQ/s4032/IMG_1929.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlshZKxji1j7D441-q0lSIslHdAdiZo0Qg20oTcnfg2_oSdwoIKxP9VUZBPV2rHsqOgvrSIqWqRTjCu_EdHaFXZhVfjt4P_LBmuynVaoPM1u-BQatEuaYPpR4Ch83M1Tst-9H88P5WPzd3rGECrV-R6DCkzf1-j5tMkN0X_j47B01wRoBlgZ-VLFQ/w300-h400/IMG_1929.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbgi-6EaZuK3wLnb19BW0KwUbDfHwkxs_kRPhxawugDRXh9VowrGrU-v3t2kBSIzgKuFqTmwpG55Ng5Qi6Z8Ibn6s6ivJPQsi3iMbIHgj5ZBGKCy-hQgnP0GgDvGR3QOwNAqKZlNXHJm37rlO7M153LBY3qpaBzhFPDnlzfbOFaLtHgIzimmBSLGs/s4032/IMG_1930.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbgi-6EaZuK3wLnb19BW0KwUbDfHwkxs_kRPhxawugDRXh9VowrGrU-v3t2kBSIzgKuFqTmwpG55Ng5Qi6Z8Ibn6s6ivJPQsi3iMbIHgj5ZBGKCy-hQgnP0GgDvGR3QOwNAqKZlNXHJm37rlO7M153LBY3qpaBzhFPDnlzfbOFaLtHgIzimmBSLGs/w300-h400/IMG_1930.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXnUlXE1M4u3jk7vO3qNUYstiKBXodzpaz6bX0jvgFawUoQrJ8KE3BZ40fsgQwFmTR08afXR2bcero8HmvKnoAXV1Jp3DbgtDvJ_ULwY1goBckSncT7V4perZKwswFXAryiPb02Yu5lxVbRGJ1TI0MvOlGlDud1QRzgLr6wQuWReeyVGxS2KL7fnW/s4032/IMG_1931.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXnUlXE1M4u3jk7vO3qNUYstiKBXodzpaz6bX0jvgFawUoQrJ8KE3BZ40fsgQwFmTR08afXR2bcero8HmvKnoAXV1Jp3DbgtDvJ_ULwY1goBckSncT7V4perZKwswFXAryiPb02Yu5lxVbRGJ1TI0MvOlGlDud1QRzgLr6wQuWReeyVGxS2KL7fnW/w300-h400/IMG_1931.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we got to our room, the nurses did everything that needed to be done like shaving, taking blood pressure, give me some liquid up my bum-bum so I can empty them tanks and tracking Adam's heartbeat. I was super excited to get him out because I was still very much scratching everywhere, and it has been the toughest 38-weeks of being pregnant with him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we were waiting for them to wheel me into the OT, we were still so focused in getting a single room. To the point Adrian kept walking out of the room to see if anyone would check out, and kept telling the nurses to keep up on top of the list. Hah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Someone at the end really did checked out, and they moved us to a single room. The downside was there is absolutely no view in our new room. After moving in, we requested (again) to change to another single room with view if someone checks out. Hah. We are thankful that the nurses didn't go crazy on us. They were very nice and accommodating heh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, we didn't manage to get a new single room with view because no one checked out. 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It was implemented after MCO. Adrian was pretty upset because we really thought he could be inside with me when they bring the baby out. <div><br /></div><div>We wanted it so badly, that he went to Dr. Eric's office to get clarifications. Hah. But Dr. Eric confirmed what the nurses had told us, so no choice la. He had to wait outside.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was getting a lot more nervous the moment we separated at the front of the OT's sliding door. I remembered feeling super cold and while waiting for them to inject me with the epidural, I looked around and noticed that the OT's lobby was filled with so many patients. Memang good business this hospital. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once I got into the main OT, everything happened really fast. My blood pressure was dropping to a point I was feeling really nauseous, but the pressure picked up and I felt normal again. Dr Eric came in, and cut me open and Adam came out screaming heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>After cleaning him up for a little bit, the nurse brought him over to my face and I gave him a kiss. I stayed in the recovery room for a little bit before they wheeled me into my own room. Everything happened so fast! I remembered not feeling itchy anymore, and in the span of 3 days, some obvious scars disappeared too! </div><div><br /></div><div>But now that I am writing this, it is with so much sadness and frustration that new rashes appeared again, and I am back to seeing different skin specialist. 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The answer is FOURTEEN THOUSAND RINGGIT. </div><div><br /></div><div>Crazy right? </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, because GDM is considered as one of the complications that could occur in a pregnancy (as recognized by my work insurance policy), Allianz have confirmed that they would cover the cost of the procedure and stay, so yay! </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, thank you all again and again for always praying with and for us. We are beyond thankful for each one of you. </div><div><br /></div>We celebrated Adam's fullmoon by sending a box of yellow glutinous rice and chicken curry (the usual traditional style) from Li Er Cafe Penang. We love the bamboo box packaging as compared to the usual box kind. Of course they cost more but hey, packaging is everything. Heh. This time, we brought all three kids along while we go around Penang Island distributing them boxes. Thankful that my mother in law and sisters helped with some boxes. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInVkHSpxigYVIoGY2bH72CY0tHCNcPYBaKzDhSglBLzY6xp0VVzTTigwKI_r8WXWSVqcMhVGqSRHuk8Xl1DV1bmHl8XfNb6RWDKfGhyAB4KUiJ3QpQGgwXEBcmPBQQxBf6IbSFaEboHy55avVDQdOecQddXpaleNr7Vh0d6BEZya9tLEwYkwEdpGz/s4032/IMG_2652.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInVkHSpxigYVIoGY2bH72CY0tHCNcPYBaKzDhSglBLzY6xp0VVzTTigwKI_r8WXWSVqcMhVGqSRHuk8Xl1DV1bmHl8XfNb6RWDKfGhyAB4KUiJ3QpQGgwXEBcmPBQQxBf6IbSFaEboHy55avVDQdOecQddXpaleNr7Vh0d6BEZya9tLEwYkwEdpGz/w640-h480/IMG_2652.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpSjzx8aL7nYwSsVq86KWYUq30IiYKOJicr3GVUBF1nTSCVjBykAkRnaiHNhWEDPs4juFtW-llqvlAb8S6BdmkKlhLqcr5sDlqRH-6OfcZ6YT_JiRdnQ0RotzeKvIpdLk7FJXdtdIiXwkxmcmDlioawCETK0Zj9alNttrP8LPK-CXXRV2yUMW8gHG/s2048/322365541_642513267653190_5611561067861074661_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">So yeah, everyone please meet our third born. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuAIXBcB20qj5UWOmjxqtbI4MwwQkJraNZww_hiAIyr4OPF2dPFY-kVlHpg2rJyCbf6hGbK-gCXJrFXc1YM7h4A9-FnS4WiFOQUZA28eftmE9HkpvzuWY-gMCkxAF1fv2Kzm2gQNbdJG546Eqe5ZwNJaUKRMcVxnJ9cjrBFqi6oP2su30uHxfq2ZR/s4032/IMG_2444.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuAIXBcB20qj5UWOmjxqtbI4MwwQkJraNZww_hiAIyr4OPF2dPFY-kVlHpg2rJyCbf6hGbK-gCXJrFXc1YM7h4A9-FnS4WiFOQUZA28eftmE9HkpvzuWY-gMCkxAF1fv2Kzm2gQNbdJG546Eqe5ZwNJaUKRMcVxnJ9cjrBFqi6oP2su30uHxfq2ZR/w480-h640/IMG_2444.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv70MTVWrN83awA2DL5EdoZIYnlBHqrlMdIDCsiI9hA1hyYFwFyk7EjCRxir_7ycE71LEMhqYFoOFFETMcbniOWurQzNLkGfZmAChQ-YChaHuo__KNNCeuW71qIfbaaEvm7aYaXYgWeSX9xB2tr8u2Vb_5_ztF68fps7kKaiuk1VjZz_0i5eM5Y8Mg/s4032/IMG_2481.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Heh. </p><p>So, we are down to like the final few weeks (written this few weeks ago), and I was instructed to do the blood sugar test every end of the week (usually on Sunday) because I will need to go consult my GH's gynae on a Monday to continue monitoring my blood sugar level. </p><p>I am thankful that my dad got that prick-own-blood-machine so I get to do it at home (or wherever I go). </p><p>This is how it goes. </p><p>Test the blood sugar level once before breakfast, then 2 hours after breakfast, 2 hours after lunch and 2 hours after dinner. Then, just record the readings in my pink book. </p><p>For a consecutive of 2-weeks, my readings post-meal has been high. Higher than it should have been considering that I really controlled what I eat on the day I have to do these tests. So, ultimately my gynae consulted a specialist and they agreed to get me on Metformin (1 tablet, twice a day). </p><p>I thought that was it. Just take more medications to control the blood sugar. But that was not it. Hah. </p><p>"So with Metformin, kita kena ambil baby keluar latest by 38 weeks ya"</p><p>My face got curled up, and I was legit confused. She explained more and in GDM cases like this one, the doctor do not want to take any risks so the safest thing to do for baby and mom is to bring baby out by 38 weeks. </p><p>Well, I was definitely not ready for that "statement". </p><p>I was alone in the Klinik Kesihatan so I nodded and agreed, and left the place. I called Adrian immediately to tell him the news and hung up after that. </p><p>Then I took a long deep breath and cried. </p><p>I felt lost and helpless. </p><p>But after those tears, I felt so much better. I took many deep breaths. Heh. </p><p>It was a scary thing to hear especially when I didn't have Adrian with me. Such a baby I know. Hah. We talked more after that, and decided to go back to Dr Eric for second opinion (sort of). </p><p>I was also alone during the initial time with Dr Eric because Adrian got caught in the traffic jam but he made it halfway through the consultation. </p><p>Dr Eric agreed with my GH's gynae and proposed to bring the baby out at 38 weeks. He also prescribed 2 doses of steroid jabs to strengthen the baby's lungs. I took 1 on the day itself and boy, that jab was painful alright. My bum and right thigh was sore after that. Definitely not looking forward to the second jab next week. Hah. </p><p>Many people asked us if we plan to deliver at GH or at Island Hospital, and to be honest with you, the original plan was to go to GH all the way. I was comfortable with delivering the baby at GH. </p><p>But things changed la okay. Hah. My work insurance covers the entire cost of the delivery because it is categorised under 'Complications of Pregnancy', so we will definitely be checking into Island Hospital. </p><p>So yeah. Delivery date has been scheduled to be on the 9 December because Adam will be chun-chun at 38-weeks. The Caesarean surgery will happen at 1PM. </p><p>My Skin Specialist has reduced my Dhasalone's dosage, and I started noticing new rashes appearing on my arms - oh what a nightmare. But I keep telling myself to tahan for just few more days! </p><p>As I am updating this again, it's two days left, and today is my last day of work so that's a huge relief. Stress has been somewhat contributing to my itch in the day, but at the same time, work is the one that takes my mind off it. So no win-win in this. </p><p>I will have a one-day off tomorrow - just finalising all that's needs to be done before Adam comes. How crazy is it that we are going to be a family of five, real soon? </p><p>MADNESS. </p><p>But yeah, see you all when Adam joins the gang! :) </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-50862720163901138972022-11-25T10:25:00.001+08:002022-11-25T10:25:35.414+08:00Tough Third Trimester!The month of November (for me) has been surprising - in a good and bad way I supposed. <div><br /></div><div>We got into the third trimester, and boy was it a tough entry. I was somewhat happy and glad because that means we are so much closer to holding our baby boy and no more to nausea things. </div><div><br /></div><div>But we were greeted with the diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and I had to go on diet control - which isn't all that bad. I was already used to replacing my white rice with quinoa rice and I usually already don't take sweet drinks, so I can forgo the sugar. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, the dessert cravings happen, and all I want to put inside my mouth are cakes, donuts and brownies. All of which will kill me and the baby if I don't stay away. Haha. Drama kan? I am proud to say that I managed to resist the temptations for as long as I could - with occasional one bite here and there. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also started to like eating rolled oats with Bovril and deep fried ikan bilis, so that's really another win in my book. My dad introduced this diet wan. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoMCdCtF9H-rnmwVm8Ztl3jPhQF7q7b3TxSQRuc1vs2Q_BsTuCkPjwag5rp3GgGWMfbZOt2DbM9zZEWi_LNVJ3korIBzalqEMXoPKtahCBzwX92J6OiT-EfzS94OagGkSaH3Ciaux31X1OPUZeGclCdTAm_4w1Or02bTukjrcmxUCSaSfG_9n58M1/s4032/IMG_1483.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoMCdCtF9H-rnmwVm8Ztl3jPhQF7q7b3TxSQRuc1vs2Q_BsTuCkPjwag5rp3GgGWMfbZOt2DbM9zZEWi_LNVJ3korIBzalqEMXoPKtahCBzwX92J6OiT-EfzS94OagGkSaH3Ciaux31X1OPUZeGclCdTAm_4w1Or02bTukjrcmxUCSaSfG_9n58M1/w480-h640/IMG_1483.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, there's some of those episodes where my back would hurt so much whenever I sit or stand, so the only thing I could do is to lie on my side for a while. Then, just repeat them many times. It was hard because I had to juggle doing that at work and it was just so distracting and troublesome. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thinking that I just have to pull through the last 3 months with just controlling my food intake and tolerating with backaches, I was thankful. I was like, "Oh I can do this". Because with Alex, I also had GDM and we pulled through alright. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUepfV6c1iJrx9Dp2ZjZQtMLKBHnjHegOuslQkCe4isaL9GNHJ3m-LGcAdOkoR2jXX7Agzs-GqEydZlwNGQdpJobm8_5XuxeL_Lh9CBQEA2XQ9s6um1a42LwEi8dwH6IPjTvTcDd3yA95viYleDQVDTx98owpd0Qa3GWcHrT_HfTXRqJ6uYu2mUY8m/s1500/IMG_6240_jpg.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUepfV6c1iJrx9Dp2ZjZQtMLKBHnjHegOuslQkCe4isaL9GNHJ3m-LGcAdOkoR2jXX7Agzs-GqEydZlwNGQdpJobm8_5XuxeL_Lh9CBQEA2XQ9s6um1a42LwEi8dwH6IPjTvTcDd3yA95viYleDQVDTx98owpd0Qa3GWcHrT_HfTXRqJ6uYu2mUY8m/w360-h640/IMG_6240_jpg.heic" width="360" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Wrong! </div><div><br /></div><div>One day I woke up with some new blisters on my legs. Both sides. I thought it was odd, but didn't seem to need to go see a doctor to get it checked. Then, the next day, more water filled blisters and rashes came out on my arms, then the back, then the hands and last place was my belly area. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were like those super uncontrollable itchy-blisters and rashes and I was going out of my mind - just trying to 'manage' the itch. I obviously could not manage the itch and was just out of it. I was easily triggered - by Adrian and the kids because I was struggling so badly. </div><div><br /></div><div>We went to 2 gynaes (1 from GH and 1 from a private hospital) but they didn't take a second look at my rashes and concluded that they are pregnancy-related-rashes and will go away when baby comes out. They gave me some medications to 'control' the growth and itch, but to be honest they were not very effective. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was still having so much issue with the itch and mentally, I was so out. I wanted to bring baby out like immediately okay! We are not even talking about being itchy on one place. We are talking about scratching the entire body. I was itchy on both my arms, my back, my belly and my legs! I was scratching so hard that I didn't even care when blood comes out of those blisters. I just wanted (and needed so badly) for the itch to go away. </div><div><br /></div><div>I rather feel the pain than the itch. It was insane. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B2v0MAqQ8YLIf3xjBKF9JlpouPrTRqDOcoq1k_WWAPFTv30C5iVi0bZ5NaZDUFGC4FIpdn5d96Uql5HdDj-BPWsKHV9Vm4TKfDqJB4kN1QwxGxSShuNOIxCg-wTXjBM7r5lmHiwNs_wKhojUnS3Ehb7rTrIr8i84HbT8ZbEmOiqvpjpooMxxd6GQ/s4032/IMG_1488.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B2v0MAqQ8YLIf3xjBKF9JlpouPrTRqDOcoq1k_WWAPFTv30C5iVi0bZ5NaZDUFGC4FIpdn5d96Uql5HdDj-BPWsKHV9Vm4TKfDqJB4kN1QwxGxSShuNOIxCg-wTXjBM7r5lmHiwNs_wKhojUnS3Ehb7rTrIr8i84HbT8ZbEmOiqvpjpooMxxd6GQ/w300-h400/IMG_1488.HEIC" width="300" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkR9DRA35Leeluz_9pN-S2DgbeExlyGsnSk6mOnouvDUK0iriCVM9bnYgsh5pJPqUSuFuhj74l2DWlb2GEbszRBLK9kJYh9TnciPOKP1WnoC-CeSDHzADvS1VhfK9fXs7YrCcNr6D5jp_VWUjW0t9QVERDNbvcUiDRbpvbGHh6lnTMpUzFJjIFANP/w300-h400/IMG_1489.HEIC" width="300" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkR9DRA35Leeluz_9pN-S2DgbeExlyGsnSk6mOnouvDUK0iriCVM9bnYgsh5pJPqUSuFuhj74l2DWlb2GEbszRBLK9kJYh9TnciPOKP1WnoC-CeSDHzADvS1VhfK9fXs7YrCcNr6D5jp_VWUjW0t9QVERDNbvcUiDRbpvbGHh6lnTMpUzFJjIFANP/s4032/IMG_1489.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxtVHVTaMUlZKvNTDdATA7u2rNG7UTKhy3uWz_AAfbZj7WRW9F6-GbB-In6if8-xVPwsYg5ClzFXynYaGrKUliddabfSWzb-XNfIOkh8M-5JNqd3_UbiWZOP6XUAbq81aIGNe2bSkJhYlTZSqs-cTjsrNJwckHW_ftTnnqndt5kJ2Vbstdsy1Ha_p/s4032/IMG_1484.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxtVHVTaMUlZKvNTDdATA7u2rNG7UTKhy3uWz_AAfbZj7WRW9F6-GbB-In6if8-xVPwsYg5ClzFXynYaGrKUliddabfSWzb-XNfIOkh8M-5JNqd3_UbiWZOP6XUAbq81aIGNe2bSkJhYlTZSqs-cTjsrNJwckHW_ftTnnqndt5kJ2Vbstdsy1Ha_p/w300-h400/IMG_1484.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPKleO0xXCCI2oUI2S3lxqrr2j8VkUmW_LW4s3Oxq8AFb_L5ENd8gCdOLOlIA1xlp9oWRT6rYHtTtT-HM1qb4KbMyJAjPGl0WyHyFMZJugjhBUKFesChlLeDymTonHrgQtnd99B3ED-NWFzQ1FNeowLX3LfBND407n7uvZ9egqHT7jAU-iBeZP9rw/s4032/IMG_1487.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPKleO0xXCCI2oUI2S3lxqrr2j8VkUmW_LW4s3Oxq8AFb_L5ENd8gCdOLOlIA1xlp9oWRT6rYHtTtT-HM1qb4KbMyJAjPGl0WyHyFMZJugjhBUKFesChlLeDymTonHrgQtnd99B3ED-NWFzQ1FNeowLX3LfBND407n7uvZ9egqHT7jAU-iBeZP9rw/w300-h400/IMG_1487.HEIC" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpw0WsnZsUep5XRXN0dsgrxghXgx-LlzOzxmGUuKgo-OPfFOwDhN8jhhZUyqnk86UGN-PZafD2Ra4JQ7cRGng4Mlk-BcAs3X85_-P1jMBIFLZ5cNWpNJmOXRXBG08YX4tXPaBVlcbzVKSgjDUtlCwHHJhTJkFjBZcaVIsSQUnXi15Y6q388k0nU_n/s4032/IMG_1490.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpw0WsnZsUep5XRXN0dsgrxghXgx-LlzOzxmGUuKgo-OPfFOwDhN8jhhZUyqnk86UGN-PZafD2Ra4JQ7cRGng4Mlk-BcAs3X85_-P1jMBIFLZ5cNWpNJmOXRXBG08YX4tXPaBVlcbzVKSgjDUtlCwHHJhTJkFjBZcaVIsSQUnXi15Y6q388k0nU_n/w480-h640/IMG_1490.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Adrian wanted to help so badly but there was nothing he could do, really. I could see him feeling defeated and helpless. I was also not able to help him not feel that because I was struggling myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>On top of that, the daily things I do with and for the kids were also affected. I could not cuddle with them, wear clothes for them, be physically close to them and worse part is I had to tell them that they cannot touch me, because a single soft touch would trigger the itch. I was heartbroken. </div><div><br /></div><div>And yes, there were many nights of tears and lots of praying. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am thankful that my kids were understanding. </div><div><br /></div><div>Alex came over to me one night while I was sitting by my bed (daydreaming) and said, "Mamy, everytime I hug you, your pain will go away okay? So, can I hug you?" </div><div><br /></div><div>How could I say no? </div><div><br /></div><div>I said yes, I agree with you. So he gave me an awkward hug - the kind where he try not to let his arms touch my skin so I won't be in pain. I held my tears back, but decided no matter what, I am going to hug my kids at least once a day - even if it has the risk of triggering the itch. </div><div><br /></div><div>And we did just that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everytime after a hug, Alex would ask me if I am feeling better, and I would say yes. And he would go, "See mamy! I told you. Hugs will make things better wan!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Things started getting better when a few of you suggested for me to go see a skin specialist, and I don't know why I never thought of it but we immediately did that weekend. We googled the nearest skin specialist that is still open and drove to the clinic at once. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was so relieved after seeing <a href="http://skinpenang.com/consultants.html" target="_blank"><b>Dr Chong</b></a> from the <a href="http://skinpenang.com/index.html" target="_blank"><b>MD Dermatology Skin Specialist Clinic</b></a>. At first he was shocked to see the rashes on my body and was a bit surprised that both my gynaes did not refer me to any skin specialist. </div><div><br /></div><div>His diagnosis is Pregnancy Eczema and yes, it will go away once baby comes out. He prescribed me with <a href="https://www.tabletwise.net/singapore/dhasolone-tablet" target="_blank">Dhasalone</a> pills (yes they are steroids and yes it is safe to take in my third trimester of pregnancy) to stop the growing of the blisters and rashes, and then <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=fucicort+cream&sxsrf=ALiCzsYy5Mu4sbgQbNWr2ilPw7jJOKgwCw:1669282493137&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiS16Hwwcb7AhUzxzgGHWXWDUoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1440&bih=644&dpr=2#imgrc=vsyn8YzGzPlYAM" target="_blank">Fucicort</a> cream (steroid cream). </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and someone suggested <a href="https://suubalm.com.my/en/product/suu-balm-rapid-itch-relief-moisturiser-2/" target="_blank"><b>Suu Balm Rapid Itch Relief Moisturizer</b></a><b> </b>and we got that and have been glued to it ever since! </div><div><br /></div><div>With the medications and the Suu Balm Moisturizer, things started getting better. I was slowly becoming myself again. I was able to try enjoy carrying this baby again and on some nights, I got to hold Adrian's hand a while while we sleep. Yes, holding his hand gives me a certain kind of assurance that everything will be okay. It's weird and clingy but say what you want. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am now not scratching desperately anymore, and can somewhat control scratching lightly. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also thanks to social media and you guys, taking a cold shower apparently will help, and I have been taking many cold showers every few hours, or when I feel like the itchy-wave is about to come. I would stand under the cold water and let them run for a while on my body. It's life-changing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am okay with cold showers now. Hah. It's really very refreshing and it lets me take deep breaths which I think helps me handle the whole situation better, mentally. </div><div><br /></div><div>As much as the physical side looks bad, I am aware that everyday is a battle in my mind. I had to remind myself constantly to remain thankful and remain knowing that God is watching over us and God is with me and I am safe, and he is safe. I still have bad days when I just want to give up (don't know give what up also) but just that feeling of feeling so defeated and just want it all to be over. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the good days are more now so it's okay. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all for your encouraging and calming words, and for praying for me and baby. Please know that I truly appreciate all of them. I may not say it out or show it but I truly am. </div><div><br /></div><div>Till next update, bye now. </div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-62234458235264489752022-11-04T12:34:00.000+08:002022-11-04T12:34:03.092+08:006D5N to Kota Kinabalu & Kundasang, Sabah. <div class="separator">Few months overdue la this post heh. It is time to pen it all down here for future references. </div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div>Our close friends were getting married in Kota Kinabalu, and we got invited to attend their wedding there - of course we said yes, and while it took us some time to decide whether to bring our kids, we at the end decided not to. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also treated this trip as part of the babymoon trip since it was Adrian's first time there, and my second time (although I didn't get to explore the city on my first trip). It was a great babymoon trip. Sabah, especially Kundasang has grown to be one of my favorite place to go. The weather is cool, and the view takes my breath away - every single time. </div><div><br /></div><div>We booked a direct flight from Penang to Kota Kinabalu with Firefly Airlines, and with meals on-board for both ways, it was RM412.31. We got the tickets in February and only finalized on our accommodation later on when it was much closer to the travel date. We got lazy heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>But when it was near to the travelling date, I remember feeling really excited to go on a holiday without having to pack for the kids, but I was also feeling extremely guilty for leaving them behind for so many days. So guilty that almost everyday I would remind both Alex and Sofia that we would be away from them for close to a week, and everytime Alex smiled back and said okay, it gave me temporary relief. But I kept needing to repeat doing that because I needed to know that they are okay with it. Hah. Can never run away from this parents-guilt thing wan. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, here are details of our travel things and where we stayed and things that we do and stuff. Some may not have as much details as I would like to share because my brain's capacity is not at 100% - it will probably only be restored to 100% once Little Bean is out in December. Till then, I promise to provide as much information as I can heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>We flew on 5-Aug-2022 with Jack and Carmen on the same flight. We used to travel a lot with the both of them, so it was really nice to 're-live' olden days of travelling together. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZyuKbx3NlEV8hks_BDttrKaU9FD6ieHE3T6EDQ4MksE_1F4Og0Zr_NhWh2_ENUdoCDZnjLDDJNgY0S92IdpwwOCse3DEO4KwsG-c0XBBHroSODtDbSrBDBWAmxcbLPFGf2LtKRnFvTbAjhwME5NkL_f4eLqAqRt6c97PBJ0qpRzE7xro5ksUf6J0/s4032/IMG_9132.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZyuKbx3NlEV8hks_BDttrKaU9FD6ieHE3T6EDQ4MksE_1F4Og0Zr_NhWh2_ENUdoCDZnjLDDJNgY0S92IdpwwOCse3DEO4KwsG-c0XBBHroSODtDbSrBDBWAmxcbLPFGf2LtKRnFvTbAjhwME5NkL_f4eLqAqRt6c97PBJ0qpRzE7xro5ksUf6J0/w300-h400/IMG_9132.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgUM90hQS9OVY4jTnv7mLvPp2McD6wXbSmOyvzQtigw42Hw0bM_M4Usi4rbGl3FZi1hIMVosFuDLk4GiZoW34Pb6b5YfdZIn_cX4pCo0jNPlf7jL7aITTUpeUu0WbjFlSd3uZkIuAOeLiAO-nuzf-U4bpWl7QZlNeZUloZuSsbHbmFgUgBDqwcR5a/s4032/IMG_9134.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgUM90hQS9OVY4jTnv7mLvPp2McD6wXbSmOyvzQtigw42Hw0bM_M4Usi4rbGl3FZi1hIMVosFuDLk4GiZoW34Pb6b5YfdZIn_cX4pCo0jNPlf7jL7aITTUpeUu0WbjFlSd3uZkIuAOeLiAO-nuzf-U4bpWl7QZlNeZUloZuSsbHbmFgUgBDqwcR5a/w300-h400/IMG_9134.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffHlXq2WyjKeDdmJo-Q0CSswYbvvsGE4gnYubB8QNO-_HuSlYe4n0rlO_IsOD33NsM2012CaBxWWzJSeSLppV_s6TfOggjQ8MiHdTgH42sLZv0CbHyapj5I7vvAeJ3y__sq8Gd8v4WGqlfNznpUgH9CHwbK0mwB9Lm43P2IFhtKERSQJflCnRRGMj/s4032/IMG_9138.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffHlXq2WyjKeDdmJo-Q0CSswYbvvsGE4gnYubB8QNO-_HuSlYe4n0rlO_IsOD33NsM2012CaBxWWzJSeSLppV_s6TfOggjQ8MiHdTgH42sLZv0CbHyapj5I7vvAeJ3y__sq8Gd8v4WGqlfNznpUgH9CHwbK0mwB9Lm43P2IFhtKERSQJflCnRRGMj/w640-h480/IMG_9138.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPS6M6mHCM3896U20JN080XstDHo4UY3Po6Rca7qBFXktDSU6ahZy3tvl-XSOA1y7n92pTVWxRaiQNTazKbUzCTVv-pOmjQNqAnbgPXe5RwmhTgFztnMGCoBlG73MXHDtTHxYIem1wEXIywfOiKU4lXfT_tWZDEVl7W7iYifxJlGlbq5glFMVBMh4/s4032/IMG_9139.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPS6M6mHCM3896U20JN080XstDHo4UY3Po6Rca7qBFXktDSU6ahZy3tvl-XSOA1y7n92pTVWxRaiQNTazKbUzCTVv-pOmjQNqAnbgPXe5RwmhTgFztnMGCoBlG73MXHDtTHxYIem1wEXIywfOiKU4lXfT_tWZDEVl7W7iYifxJlGlbq5glFMVBMh4/w640-h480/IMG_9139.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lzSRbG1vSnUZisKx9YFsgK69eAYqJ8MVOu2vd0AgQYF08TnyhDkwoYHfpdwTAoO2OttbygNq4JgbLruVxQWK5hO5KbYWfQN_yJbeVSg6HZBaW8tdUdsL7zLbCdhdV460H-aqborwBq2ceJDm1qloe9MCi6bAGZMzLqptczzpKefeFkqMr2lQ4zYj/s4032/IMG_9145.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lzSRbG1vSnUZisKx9YFsgK69eAYqJ8MVOu2vd0AgQYF08TnyhDkwoYHfpdwTAoO2OttbygNq4JgbLruVxQWK5hO5KbYWfQN_yJbeVSg6HZBaW8tdUdsL7zLbCdhdV460H-aqborwBq2ceJDm1qloe9MCi6bAGZMzLqptczzpKefeFkqMr2lQ4zYj/w480-h640/IMG_9145.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first place we checked-in was <a href="https://www.sarahkhooyw.com/2022/08/shangri-la-tanjung-aru-kota-kinabalu.html" target="_blank"><b>Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort</b></a> - because that was where the wedding was going to be at. We spend 2-nights here and we loved this resort so much that we didn't leave the place (except to eat) because we just really allow ourselves to enjoy its facilities and activities. I definitely enjoyed soaking in their pool in my hippo-kini. Hah. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9Ma8oCG03n8T4Zd3abHbyqeZs0OPWdTukqxFU5VG5Si7v1o1CbHVr6r5bbXoVRIprP66wswiFz3-ngxX8BAhAL8JwQXNKxZ-PehhY5Q_zBku1FJmO4ug2TeytyvA96ZWtzJZp1r-iTD_O0G1Fn2L6juip8_6_Kkk_ZyXJ892hFaXsJOIMgBPRVMG/s4032/IMG_9165.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9Ma8oCG03n8T4Zd3abHbyqeZs0OPWdTukqxFU5VG5Si7v1o1CbHVr6r5bbXoVRIprP66wswiFz3-ngxX8BAhAL8JwQXNKxZ-PehhY5Q_zBku1FJmO4ug2TeytyvA96ZWtzJZp1r-iTD_O0G1Fn2L6juip8_6_Kkk_ZyXJ892hFaXsJOIMgBPRVMG/w300-h400/IMG_9165.HEIC" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepGW1usjkeOM41hJJVoVUdba1C9iMTK_hhH6Qwp9Z957RUhRE99SRbeHslOaAO6MiUMnMznDhulK2wvaE9kztdvTySSQfeEE9bFQ8B0sx6tSjhQ2AIwfoupQzNYM0uYSA_egb7xo24tbMdVb2_8rcUlMNtilmUyfV5NSllcEALK2lvHWfjBZikIWG/s4032/IMG_9166.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We went to Sembulan Lobster Restaurant - as recommended by friends who has been staying there for years so we trust them. I cannot remember how much was the total bill anymore because it was way too long ago. Heh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And yes, the food was amazing! I remembered it being not too expensive - overall such a happy meal with friends from everywhere! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMeUBmxLrU4Bw8ddA7y_Q735XY_7ecxYmO8q41yqUPj-d4VaOLZ3FEEfOgSN5CeMsB2rixeHKCWlV0Bx1XBIhvrx9Zv71mklYObdRds_Pq5mzBY8ZsN-UZKrjf-SFZqtEQ9WpWGCUwDV9YdGZG8gnNKz5Dwvej8c_lJcXl18Ev4qK6U2ZKy1cnRWr/s2080/2BAA9BBD-30DB-498A-9A0C-52B5921B29F1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMeUBmxLrU4Bw8ddA7y_Q735XY_7ecxYmO8q41yqUPj-d4VaOLZ3FEEfOgSN5CeMsB2rixeHKCWlV0Bx1XBIhvrx9Zv71mklYObdRds_Pq5mzBY8ZsN-UZKrjf-SFZqtEQ9WpWGCUwDV9YdGZG8gnNKz5Dwvej8c_lJcXl18Ev4qK6U2ZKy1cnRWr/w225-h400/2BAA9BBD-30DB-498A-9A0C-52B5921B29F1.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-huCi2PxHFTQwL1iNXDZlGXRBCK-tRhTnRkVz1MziobeZWDKGVF6OOtWBc6R1qLmt_ub4fs0zUFNQ2jCHA2O4NQw7u2-Ie03x81OkEAdea-Tu2rmtwELPAuAuWaUs9osyJTvgaP6oEVsktbT_G9kliuF9rrRXngh-ROSVzCAkIfD9o-lW_Jf0w4H/s2080/7F5A8B36-EC92-4D32-B3D6-4B570E0410A2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Your wedding is the most beautiful wedding we have ever attended - hands down! The location itself is jaw-dropping, and the weather were perfect. The food not the best, but you know what? Love was in the air and that's all that matters! We are so happy for you both and the journey onwards for sure is going to be so rewarding, though not gong to be easy but it is going to be worth it! </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnLgK_mcRQFYDx8_-vQlCTQR0mamhsDKYwAGCZbbILU6xNtqp45ivlzemm5R6AmFx5VkoLcpMyqIWxfsmaukN9PsY38EUjGxf80G080V5xkfnpQwOebV_sfMYkTpWtQo8FizTFpvKhzASd7EAfiaZnUFhTG4iqQbnJnc6rEKA8JqL9gLLwi7-uljB/s4032/IMG_9288.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnLgK_mcRQFYDx8_-vQlCTQR0mamhsDKYwAGCZbbILU6xNtqp45ivlzemm5R6AmFx5VkoLcpMyqIWxfsmaukN9PsY38EUjGxf80G080V5xkfnpQwOebV_sfMYkTpWtQo8FizTFpvKhzASd7EAfiaZnUFhTG4iqQbnJnc6rEKA8JqL9gLLwi7-uljB/w480-h640/IMG_9288.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We spent a few hours outside and visited the <a href="https://infomonsopiadcultu.wixsite.com/monsopiadheritage" target="_blank">Monsopiad Heritage Village</a> - entrance fee is RM20 per person (I think). If it's your first time to Sabah, then this would be highly recommended! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXRI84YafquyJfIv3D1F3GgcWjjJwIo5MFHbeCFu0oclUYyWdZTjntvMGqtPnNd4re-GRMmbhiVdGWkQGSM_b-S9VJc-Ftx4tiU-MKRrk1j6xsMYf5zg19R8ZTJ2AdRWrFro7LRsqkSpxh14Gj5YypbHeprZ2fLeXDMK0ndZRTsc7BbMJAj4ESnJs/s4032/IMG_7500.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXRI84YafquyJfIv3D1F3GgcWjjJwIo5MFHbeCFu0oclUYyWdZTjntvMGqtPnNd4re-GRMmbhiVdGWkQGSM_b-S9VJc-Ftx4tiU-MKRrk1j6xsMYf5zg19R8ZTJ2AdRWrFro7LRsqkSpxh14Gj5YypbHeprZ2fLeXDMK0ndZRTsc7BbMJAj4ESnJs/w640-h480/IMG_7500.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7QRzMxNE3OOuS4U3dNKXf6MR29-S1kIzZOxDRrt0m_QL1I0OmZQTyHUtlSxInAeV0Y_U7XyCJwYDLPg0eCAvbYkcEH_MluWqsjdvlABQa2vG7NSzduTXErk1Zr57eTzdBLMfJM2-v7CxSDXHXvqHzQxULOMPYtJdsDyfG75Q4YoVFZNXWpev9ReG/s4032/IMG_7506.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7QRzMxNE3OOuS4U3dNKXf6MR29-S1kIzZOxDRrt0m_QL1I0OmZQTyHUtlSxInAeV0Y_U7XyCJwYDLPg0eCAvbYkcEH_MluWqsjdvlABQa2vG7NSzduTXErk1Zr57eTzdBLMfJM2-v7CxSDXHXvqHzQxULOMPYtJdsDyfG75Q4YoVFZNXWpev9ReG/w640-h480/IMG_7506.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, we spent a night in the city centre before spending two-nights in Kundasang - which actually at first we only booked a night but we decided to stay another night at Kundasang and enjoy the natural aircond there - and I said this way too many times - but I freaking love the Mount Kinabalu's view. It's really so majestic and full of all the wow factor. To conquer her one day, will definitely be a dream come true - okay boleh masuk bucketlist. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div>The airbnb that we stayed at KK's city centre was pretty decent too! The place is spacious and clean and bright. The only thing about it that I didn't really like (but don't hate) is having to climb up the stairs to the top floor to access to the room. It is located in shoplots so make sense to climb stairs. It was just difficult for a pregnant person like me. </div><div><br /></div><div>But will I stay at the same place the next time I go Sabah with a group of people? Yes I would. We paid a total of RM329 per night for 9 adults. The airbnb is called Paradise Suite, Sky Residence, Asia City. Here's a quick video tour of the place. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="343" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vSf47O6cd-o" width="413" youtube-src-id="vSf47O6cd-o"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay so the rest of the photos are like of our trip to Kundasang and some of the pit stops that we made - that were also highly recommended by friends! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPfY1xxtV_81mKcdZy5Z3JsAAZzLzR3uAqQitOQNZcvPEshsGvgfEf7nbRtHtzKqF_q0ugAZCIV9EUKuW3IyBX4cPd9yCuoLVI2yCpO1RbZdzO7RZ4dgyZRvqX3KdI10GciaiMBWqy-_Vgp2efMPCkgqBkTnp3bQt58mkm7kbdZ2DF5wA1V1-JXsw/s4032/IMG_9403.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPfY1xxtV_81mKcdZy5Z3JsAAZzLzR3uAqQitOQNZcvPEshsGvgfEf7nbRtHtzKqF_q0ugAZCIV9EUKuW3IyBX4cPd9yCuoLVI2yCpO1RbZdzO7RZ4dgyZRvqX3KdI10GciaiMBWqy-_Vgp2efMPCkgqBkTnp3bQt58mkm7kbdZ2DF5wA1V1-JXsw/w480-h640/IMG_9403.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We got to enjoy our meals while they were hot and we got to sleep in and have the bed to ourselves. We do miss the kids a lot throughout our six days there, but the trip also did some good in our marriage. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was really a refreshing trip for just the both of us. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmdbX_kRtfQjg_WFcH6WBVFFFCKKXz4hbaeCItgFKTSmMTG5nXnWyctC_dhfap7Bgtwf8b15b2UfVK1yEA6HZgGKVBWpZAjZ_hWmAMcfC11uT3pgPHYgTirYkDHPNWpTWM1vfKw2CTK59jXs6mkZ69BejneJom8_vRPz_RJxD0GwMcX90_TP_pbOc/s4032/IMG_9611.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmdbX_kRtfQjg_WFcH6WBVFFFCKKXz4hbaeCItgFKTSmMTG5nXnWyctC_dhfap7Bgtwf8b15b2UfVK1yEA6HZgGKVBWpZAjZ_hWmAMcfC11uT3pgPHYgTirYkDHPNWpTWM1vfKw2CTK59jXs6mkZ69BejneJom8_vRPz_RJxD0GwMcX90_TP_pbOc/w480-h640/IMG_9611.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till next travel, bye now. </div></div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-61273566655895930322022-10-27T09:44:00.000+08:002022-10-27T09:44:02.586+08:00Gender Reveal Party for Baby #3!<div class="separator">It took us such a long time to find out the gender of this baby as compared to our first two - but we finally know! </div><p>It was during one of my pre-natal check up at the Klinik Kesihatan and I was telling my doctor that we have no idea yet what it's gender is, so she was like, "Oh, okay - let's find out today!"</p><p>She moved the ultrasound wand thing around and immediately saw and confirmed it. To be honest, I already knew (in my heart) that our third baby is a boy. </p><p>Many people asked both Adrian and I which gender we would prefer, and for me, I was okay with either boy or girl because I already got both. Adrian on the other hand wanted another boy - and his only reason was because, "then Sofia gets to be my one and only girl". </p><p>Obviously my heart melted when he said that, and I find myself secretly (unconsciously) hoping that this baby would be a boy too - because that would make my husband really happy. But we also know that if this baby turns out to be a girl, then he would be really happy too because this would mean that he will have 2 girls to love and spoil for the rest of their lives. </p><p>So, during that trip to the clinic, I was on my own because Adrian had to fetch Alex to school and Sofia to grandparents' house - that means only the doctor and myself knew about the gender - and it was in my intention to keep it that way. </p><p>Obviously I had to plan for a small intimate gender reveal party with our closest. We extra like that heh. I also know that I do not have the capacity to keep it a secret for long (I can accidentally blurt out please), so the gender reveal party was planned and executed in less than a week. </p><p>I immediately ordered a giant black balloon <i>(36 inches)</i> with 20 helium-filled mini colored balloons (either blue or pink) inside from One Image Balloon Deco - RM165 (I know - balloons are not cheap heh) but I prefer to pop a balloon then cutting a cake because a cake would be more costly since I want those kind of customized pretty looking cake. So, in a way, cost saving also right to get balloons. Hah. </p><p>The owner of One Image is a friend of Adrian's so I had text the owner and told him not to tell Adrian the gender because now he knows and he super steady of course. Heh. </p><p>Got party means sure need food, right? </p><p>My mother-in-law cooked lemak laksa <i>(which is the best we have tasted so far!)</i>, my mom made her famous Shepherd's Pie and then we got all other side dishes from family and friends. No photos too bad because we so busy talking and bonding. </p><p>It was really just a simple get-together in our humble home on a Saturday evening. Before the sky turned dark, we went to the garden and did the popping. I was nervous (no idea why) but I was super thrilled to see Adrian's reaction when he pops the balloon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7szZFeIQX283XF7la83U_Xakt4ckcMRrX1a0gw0nyWIVtZ-ybRfKxaE5QrdimdPyJt6GtQmk8gr7Qh_qMhgzDVlRoBZyBNDmQiLDiIfospPpIIVY81DtT01CQGEBXAQbvGP2Nhb3qbAgs-osd7wHrKnEtHScltgS7oX9epiNfoiNh-eOEWzsPWKd1/s4032/IMG_6676.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7szZFeIQX283XF7la83U_Xakt4ckcMRrX1a0gw0nyWIVtZ-ybRfKxaE5QrdimdPyJt6GtQmk8gr7Qh_qMhgzDVlRoBZyBNDmQiLDiIfospPpIIVY81DtT01CQGEBXAQbvGP2Nhb3qbAgs-osd7wHrKnEtHScltgS7oX9epiNfoiNh-eOEWzsPWKd1/w480-h640/IMG_6676.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkjXK7SltPrSmTJo2UQcSVowdCYvBC7vBXIa0TgcFAVeoLPmoge5FwfaenqqhqKf2jgv9aBb2lx1_4h6K58MkIM6-2SO1lRRAfYlbVLjINHNQ6HJ3VfWy0lDe2EItna46W5n5T4cUd3QI-hw5zG7eb6PAIZN1FBSub4EQj9fF5JtCbAluQCTvn-rT/s4032/IMG_9881.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxVdcXdd2Yf4PJMZrgPCCVxvInuBa6_zw3UaZ978Qn_kQFeaHHRxpCz8yENmc9PDlNOV_4UWaOCjiBmEX1Op95sDIIwqahjP6gUQPDT_Q3OgbhJacaXuyPC3Wl6LmvUvr6R5Egf1oL32n8gjvzlFEXYMnopsUE1tIP3ZCsOIFTCU3b393T4I9YAOr/w480-h640/IMG_9875.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p>It was everything! He went to bed smiling (and snoring 5-seconds after that hah). </p><p>Here's our gender reveal balloon popping moment caught on video - thank you Sharon and all of you for helping us record and take photos of the moment! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="408" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tDQ-k4YUBWU" width="490" youtube-src-id="tDQ-k4YUBWU"></iframe></div><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>IT'S A BOY!!!!!</b></span></p><p>Many of you have guessed it right - and many didn't haha.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qpnqSPRWC5SD6tc3JupjGrcf5Ls_IOZwmSjW5SPBqt1LuMvczW1FECvt-nTrzoB7CAesyGeuZIXk5aO11AojTcBM7ANunImyjA_jlTbHJnwoWqvvy74y2j0N7w-98T624lyya1bNkQzTz5qVTfPB0GMSwtPGM_aTq4Mq0ZapHfRR9ZPDl1x1SREy/s1747/IMG_5167_jpg.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qpnqSPRWC5SD6tc3JupjGrcf5Ls_IOZwmSjW5SPBqt1LuMvczW1FECvt-nTrzoB7CAesyGeuZIXk5aO11AojTcBM7ANunImyjA_jlTbHJnwoWqvvy74y2j0N7w-98T624lyya1bNkQzTz5qVTfPB0GMSwtPGM_aTq4Mq0ZapHfRR9ZPDl1x1SREy/w360-h640/IMG_5167_jpg.heic" width="360" /></a></div><p>And thank you for loving us and celebrating with us as we patiently wait to welcome our baby boy to this world in December! We are starting to be a bit scared but in a good way. </p><p>We really need to start assembling the baby cot and do up the breastfeeding corner in our room. We are turbo-ing through it as we need to first move both Alex and Sofia to their own room - which will happen really soon. </p><p>That - I am really scared because I have no idea how it's going to be. Will they transition well? Any tips and tricks are appreciated! </p><p>So yeah, till next update - bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-54638583084018633882022-10-18T16:28:00.001+08:002022-10-20T09:36:44.893+08:00Raspberry Oatmeal Bar.Sweet cravings got me into baking my own baked goods these days - because if buy from outside, it's either too sweet, too expensive or cannot find. <div><br /></div><div>I first had this Raspberry Oatmeal Bar at a friend's house, and their friend from America made this, and the moment I took my first bite, I knew I had to get the recipe from her - and she was so nice to send them to me! </div><div><br /></div><div>I modified a bit because I wanted it to be a lot less sweeter. The first time I made it, it was not that bad - just sweet. Then I reduced the sugar, and upped a bit of the rolled oats and now, this is how I like them! </div><div><br /></div><div>Do not ask Adrian or Vanessa. They tried it, and hated it - pfft. Also because they are not really a dessert and oats kind of people heh. Boo. </div><div><br /></div><div>So yeah, here is the modified recipe. Feel feel to change it to your own liking, if you like them sweeter and all. </div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy baking them because they are so so easy! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAosS_lLiclefo9FsZetVUNZAs-B7tes2E58fkuI5i8IG1DqcBN8lHIUYNlA5JpHb7mZ2A5VxXFDNKvmZSdqwbK3Ihq1vDRei1CF_wBX_XVnTrEGyP8bGwWeN_tPQ_niSpPwE69U9Hhtnuw7ggmPoLhm6e4aVJFPkQKTkg04rM5pFHknYMsa9vpOR/s4032/IMG_0869.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAosS_lLiclefo9FsZetVUNZAs-B7tes2E58fkuI5i8IG1DqcBN8lHIUYNlA5JpHb7mZ2A5VxXFDNKvmZSdqwbK3Ihq1vDRei1CF_wBX_XVnTrEGyP8bGwWeN_tPQ_niSpPwE69U9Hhtnuw7ggmPoLhm6e4aVJFPkQKTkg04rM5pFHknYMsa9vpOR/w640-h480/IMG_0869.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><u><b>Ingredients: </b></u></div><div><br /></div><div>170g softened butter </div><div>150g brown sugar</div><div>200g flour</div><div>150g rolled oats</div><div>1/2 teaspoon baking soda</div><div>3/4 teaspoon salt</div><div>Raspberry jam (or any other jam you like) - at room temperature so it is easier to spread</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Steps: </u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Preheat oven at 200 Celcius. </div><div>2 - Mix together softened butter and brown sugar. Mix well. </div><div>3 - Add the rest of the dry ingredients (except jam). Mix well. </div><div>4 - Line 9x13 baking pan with baking paper. </div><div>5 - Spread 2/3 of the mixture onto the pan. Press them flat to cover the bottom of the pan. </div><div>6 - Spread some raspberry jam on top of the mixture and spread them evenly. </div><div>7 - Sprinkle the remaining mixture on top of the jam to cover them. Press the mixture lightly. </div><div>8 - Bake for 20-minutes, at 200 degrees Celsius. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMzB5IMQiC7lArbXMiNJqVU9PvNXJFr1D5v6XXXFqKFBLo2fm1fIl0b52rk4WR-iw37JvI8wbdwF1FP-nCXn9YHrFkeG8XJxLS9cZDE3ampaHH-U8ySPfbO4r_7oCkgw3vksQJEo8Gcn59W-n6w-FX-jB4Ike2o1B17pRxKQrLM0zcq2oypOUry1f/s4032/IMG_0871.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMzB5IMQiC7lArbXMiNJqVU9PvNXJFr1D5v6XXXFqKFBLo2fm1fIl0b52rk4WR-iw37JvI8wbdwF1FP-nCXn9YHrFkeG8XJxLS9cZDE3ampaHH-U8ySPfbO4r_7oCkgw3vksQJEo8Gcn59W-n6w-FX-jB4Ike2o1B17pRxKQrLM0zcq2oypOUry1f/w480-h640/IMG_0871.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Till next recipe, bye now.</div>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2420735469270493028.post-90548769027682712742022-10-06T16:01:00.004+08:002022-10-06T16:01:26.707+08:00Nikgold Garden Resort Kundasang, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah.<p>When we were searching for a place at Kundasang that could house 9-adults, it was a long process - only because we wanted like good view, clean and modern place with a reasonable price tag. </p><p>We could not find one that has all our criteria, but we finally decided to go ahead with <a href="https://www.agoda.com/nikgold-garden-resort-kundasang/hotel/kinabalu-national-park-my.html?finalPriceView=1&isShowMobileAppPrice=false&cid=1841712&numberOfBedrooms=&familyMode=false&adults=2&children=0&rooms=1&maxRooms=0&checkIn=2022-10-15&isCalendarCallout=false&childAges=&numberOfGuest=0&missingChildAges=false&travellerType=-1&showReviewSubmissionEntry=false&currencyCode=MYR&isFreeOccSearch=false&tag=8ffb5662-ab09-8096-4b3d-9a8c2b409b86&isCityHaveAsq=false&los=1&searchrequestid=e3aae326-cb58-4a9b-9221-8bf26aebd7a9" target="_blank"><b>Nikgold Garden Resort Kundasang </b></a>because the bungalow unit has the most amazing view of the Mount Kinabalu - right from the living area and porch/balcony area. That was the deal breaker. </p><p>We took a while to confirm because the house is old, not very well kept and is definitely not modern, not super clean but not dirty as well. But the view so best, so we went for it. </p><p>We only booked the unit for a night because we spontaneous gang like that. Heh. After spending few hours in it, we wanted to extend for another night but it was fully booked so we had to move to another place for our second night at Kundasang. </p><p>The price for the bungalow unit was <b>RM927.29 </b>per night and there were 9 of us in the house - 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms. </p><p>I honestly wouldn't mind staying here again the next time we visit Kundasang, because like I said, the Mount Kinabalu view was crazy spectacular. It was right in front of us. </p><p>If you book other smaller units, you will not get the view. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVwZ3Zb8J_D2Kx5hWeHJTbd6p5ySgZQiLfsYnQFao86oMjMz4w3HlfexhHcDy2Gs7OsjTp5AZ1pmWCV4--HxUWk994Ca7bwBDSdzM7v5WIqxjo1drdgVFGjy7txYE_nSnnOaGHbEtmFIVg6iWdDciPBj24o-pd6W70jd__5utUTxAeqtma6tJPtt4/s8690/IMG_9457.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3910" data-original-width="8690" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVwZ3Zb8J_D2Kx5hWeHJTbd6p5ySgZQiLfsYnQFao86oMjMz4w3HlfexhHcDy2Gs7OsjTp5AZ1pmWCV4--HxUWk994Ca7bwBDSdzM7v5WIqxjo1drdgVFGjy7txYE_nSnnOaGHbEtmFIVg6iWdDciPBj24o-pd6W70jd__5utUTxAeqtma6tJPtt4/w640-h288/IMG_9457.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJLES0Dyy_id2rergs8EEIi68bs6K66jDHioc6Dj2ip097a-KKIZF8G7fqNTQKVCD9uzZ_TJHClzaaRJ1mqqJlJBQxSrsqN6pnt2xD89oHNs38rsE7b-2zIhe-XuosEmEj8spPhuhjWIa7QDEI1nv8f4jZbCIidpLnyolNQ7EponZwJyuxIalsVtI/s4032/IMG_9460.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJLES0Dyy_id2rergs8EEIi68bs6K66jDHioc6Dj2ip097a-KKIZF8G7fqNTQKVCD9uzZ_TJHClzaaRJ1mqqJlJBQxSrsqN6pnt2xD89oHNs38rsE7b-2zIhe-XuosEmEj8spPhuhjWIa7QDEI1nv8f4jZbCIidpLnyolNQ7EponZwJyuxIalsVtI/w640-h480/IMG_9460.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKjzuR8sf2FNSRNurjWOdbVjPuTg7vIGnbI49aEhvr8nZWGRyvkS-FRz33Qc2VfuZ8fFOcLlXEzspyVS9tlvt5zfTkXDYYsp8-LdzUJARop-qcrDFkuLN6Xnx0JoPBf5dMb1u6hufZbDICzsi_f9D8r9sJs7PhftvfvqvB5DC9jSSkMfke7GToxPe/s9688/IMG_9461.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3870" data-original-width="9688" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKjzuR8sf2FNSRNurjWOdbVjPuTg7vIGnbI49aEhvr8nZWGRyvkS-FRz33Qc2VfuZ8fFOcLlXEzspyVS9tlvt5zfTkXDYYsp8-LdzUJARop-qcrDFkuLN6Xnx0JoPBf5dMb1u6hufZbDICzsi_f9D8r9sJs7PhftvfvqvB5DC9jSSkMfke7GToxPe/w640-h256/IMG_9461.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here's a short video clip to show you the entire bungalow. You are welcome :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r4rTQLsSbcs" width="429" youtube-src-id="r4rTQLsSbcs"></iframe></div><p>Till next travel, bye now. </p>Sarah Khoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03312812852701518969noreply@blogger.com