Mimi on March 13th, 2008

Perhaps you’re wondering what it’s like to travel with 5 kids. To put it mildly? STRESSFUL!!!

The packing alone is daunting. I always try to minimize the amount of luggage that we have to take along but, at the same time, I learned the hard way from past trips that it’s safer [...]

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Mimi on March 10th, 2008

We went island-hopping in Phuket today from 11 am to 8 pm.
The post on the boat ride can wait but this photo just can’t…

The lighting was tricky, the boat was rocking, the sun was going down fast. I’m still an amateur who can’t get the perfect settings for Manual mode the first time, so [...]

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Mimi on March 10th, 2008

The weather was wonderful when we flew from KL to Phuket last Saturday. The sky was the bluest blue, the clouds all fluffy and white.

With pics like this from my Nikon D40, how can I ever possibly go back to ‘normal’ point-and-shoot cameras?

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Mimi on March 8th, 2008

It’s Election Day in Malaysia. DH has gone out to vote. I can’t vote, so I’m at home with the kids.
I’m busy packing last-minute stuff anyway…coz we’re off to Phuket today! Thanks to AirAsia’s free tickets (i.e. the ones where you only pay for taxes and other fees, which they usually give away on their [...]

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Mimi on March 7th, 2008

Yeeehaaa! Switzerland, here we come!
Okay, okay, so the trip’s not for another 21 days. But I’m so excited over our (mine and Lola’s) Swiss visas that I just had to take a photo of it this morning, right after getting our passports from the Swiss Embassy in KL. [This photo was taken with my [...]

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