LUNAR NEW YEAR 2018

Thankful for the long weekend we got to spend more time with people we love this CNY without it being all of a rush.

Reunion luncheon/dinner with both sides grandparents on the eve.

Day one of the lunar new year we accompanied grandpa for the morning before visiting at paternal side, together with the cousins.

It's the 2nd year without grandma around and the emptiness is real, the vibe of the whole new year wasn't as jolly as it used to be.

Though our family is small, i'm still glad we have each other at least.

Day two Hans and i went visiting to his grandpa's, my granny's, then back with this relatives and cousins to end the night.

Always thankful for gatherings like these.

Day three (today) mum prepared steamboat for everyone, my favourite!

Mahjong is like a must for CNY so that was next.

Dinner we went to Hilda's place and it happens to be her birthday too!

Steamboat round 2 😍

And i love this picture of all of us ~

Here's hoping that 2018 will be smooth sailing for everyone of us, so much so much to look forward to this year.

VALENTINE'S 2018

This year we went The Landing Point at Fullerton Bay Hotel for our Valentine's date.

Love the ambiance and set up, and thank you for planning this day for me.

So many years together but still look forward to every date with you.

💕

HOKKAIDO 2018

Happy 2018 everyone!

On the last day of 2017, I jetted off with Hans & his parents to Hokkaido, the trip we were so looking forward to, because SNOW ❆

My last encounter with snow was probably when i was in primary school? The trip which grandma brought me along.

First 2 days were spent in Otaru, this little town nest slightly away from Sapporo.

Human traffic was minimal, love how quiet the town was and how we could have the surroundings to ourselves.

Winter nights came as early as 4.30pm and it felt like we had so much time till it was bedtime.

Places were all within walking distance and food were FRESH!

Day 2 & 3 we were back in Sapporo, the bustling town of Hokkaido.

One thing for sure, the crowd is lesser in comparison to Osaka, much less Tokyo.

And, we encountered full snow on day 3!

It was so cold, but so fun and so pretty to watch.

Believe it or not, Hans and i literally stuck out our tongues, trying to catch the snow flakes that were falling.

Went up to Mount Moiwa and caught a glimpse of the mesmerizing town lights, i think the temperature was like -2°C.

Morning of day 4 we moved to Asahikawa, another quiet town in Hokkaido.

The train ride out was quite an eye opener, the land, roofs and trees were all covered with the white snow, and it was such an amazing sight.

We headed to the Arashiyama Zoo after settling down, and love every minute there!

We witnessed the penguins march, saw snow owl, reindeer and so many more.

But Hans was down with a fever that very night, thankfully it went away the next day before we headed to Ramen Village.

The night ended off with a local yakitori dinner, ice cream and snow ⛄

Day 6 we moved back to Sapporo, had buffet for lunch and visited the Ishiya Chocolate Factory.

It felt like we just stepped into a Wonderland, the fairy lights were too too pretty!

Wanted to enter Asahi Beer Factory too but it was only on reservation basis, so it was a pity for that.

Just the day before we fly back to Singapore, we went to Takino Suzuran Hillside Park.

No skiing as we went a little late but we tried snow tubing!

It was a great start to my 2018 and I would love to go back Hokkaido again and again.

Japan will always be a place i hold close to me.

Thank you for being so amazing again.