Ramblings of a Mami of Two

Before you read on, I will have to say the tips are based on my recent trip; I was travelling with a 2-year old and a 6-year old, with a two-day ticket to HKDL. Day to Visit Try to schedule your visit during the weekdays. We entered the park on a Friday and Saturday – on Friday, the park was kind of empty during rope-drop time (i.e. opening time), there was no queuing time for the first three rides that we rode on. The crowd built up after lunch time. On Saturday the crowd was significantly larger and most rides had at least 15 minutes waiting time. Avoid special dates like Christmas, New Year, Halloween (we went on Halloween, of course there were special attractions built just for the event, but the waiting time was too long, one went for as long as 2 hours, that we decided to skip them. Not worth tugging two children along for two hours).   Accommodation & Ticket If you’re traveling with children, I would definitely recommend staying at one of the two...

Kimi,  I have a feeling that you're loving it! We have absolutely no problem waking you up, but then you've always been an early riser. You're always cheerful in the morning, these two mornings were no different that then others. You had your breakfast, got ready and we were out of the house by 7. Good start, honey. Let's keep that up for the rest of the year alright?  Ayah and I sent you off today, we waited for you from outside the hall where you kids have your morning assembly, under the fans and all. Alright, some schools have air conditioned halls, but you know, you guys are lucky because back then, I had to sit cross-legged on the gravels, under the sun. We waited for another half an hour. You know, Mami wanted to leave waaaaayyy earlier than that, but Ayah kept delaying, pretending he wanted to hear the teacher babbling about school rules, when I knew the truth was he wanted to wait for you, he just refused to admit it.  When we he had breakfast thi...

As told through another blogging tool.  Hakimi honey, you went through your first day of school  Parents (or just mami) who just can't let go. Stalking from outside the school hall. #Kimigoestoschool A photo posted by Izzy Mustafa aka Ajan (@izzym) on Jan 11, 2015 at 4:55pm PST Parents (or just mami) who just can't let go. Stalking from outside the school hall. #Kimigoestoschool A photo posted by Izzy Mustafa aka Ajan (@izzym) on Jan 11, 2015 at 4:55pm PST We made it! "We", because, you know. 😅 So Yeay! End of day 1, the beginning of the next, errr, 25 years? Anyways, he did a good job, even volunteered to recite the doa before makan in front of the class. Now, now, what happened to that 4 year old who cried on his first day of preschool? He's replaced by this talkative 7 year old! Way to go, kimi! #Kimigoestoschool A photo posted by Izzy Mustafa aka Ajan (@izzym) on Jan 11, 2015 at 10:07pm PST