Hear it from Bangkok!

So about a month back, the entire Chew family decided to take a trip up to Bangkok for some food and shopping. It had been quite some time since we traveled together as a family so this trip was kinda special for me. Bangkok was just as I remembered, hot and humid, good food, great shopping and bad traffic. But nonetheless, I had fun. 

Hannah's first South East Asia trip... Malaysia doesn't count. 

Chilling at the airport while waiting for boarding. 

Plane selfie. A must for every flight. 

Stayed at Happy 3 Residence. Pretty nice place within walking distance to MBK and Siam Paragon. 

Check out the excited... and hungry faces. 

Selfie with Uncle Daniel, Hannah's only immediate uncle. 

When in Thailand, eat Phad Thai. Actually I eat Phad Thai everywhere. It's my favourite Thai food. Yums...

Taking the train to avoid Bangkok traffic. 

Crowd on the way into Rot Fai Night Market. 

Ducks, ducks, ducks everywhere...

Candies?

Hello beautiful! You belong in my mouth...

Sat down amidst the crowd of people and heat for a yummy bowl of seafood tomyam noodles. 

We rearranged McD furniture for an impromptu family photo shoot. We ain't shy like that... 

Platinum Mall!!! Shopping haven... 

But first, Hannah needs to feed. Thankfully Platinum Mall have good changing aka breastfeeding room in their toilets. 

My little Brown Riding Hood looking so bulat with her Aunty Joyce. 

Our entertainment for the entire trip. So thankful for the numerous babysitters available... 

Having dinner at Siam Center Food Court

Celebrated Grace birthday with yummy ice-creams

Hannah at the pool with Aunty Lydia and Uncle Edwin

Just a photo of Bangkok infamous traffic

Little batgirl all ready to head out

Hannah's first tuk tuk right. You can tell from her facial expression that she can't decide what to make of this. Being in cramp quarters is not her thing. 

Dancing with Aunty Lydia

We met Spidey in Bangkok... 

We sat down for dinner at a sidewalk restaurant in Asiatique. While waiting for food to arrive, Hannah attracted way to much attention. Even the waitresses wanted pictures of her. Haha... 

Good bye, Bangkok! 

It was a short but fun trip. Wished I had more time (and money to spend). Oh well, next time... Be good Bangkok. Till we meet again.. 

The 4th of July Celebration @ Gaithersburg

Wow! It's been almost 7 months since I blogged. So many things have happened since then. So here's a quick update in one sentence - Rockstar got into a guitar building school so we moved to the United States of America and we will be here for a bit. So yup, that's about it.. I'll tell you more *crossed fingers* if I can find some time off from my super busy life watching reruns of Law & Order and Criminal Minds. 

Happy 4th!

Anyway, since this is my first 'in US' post, I think it's apt that I tell you about my 4th of July. Everyone wasn't available so I decided to watch the fireworks on my own. It's kinda sad but it was my first time celebrating. I wanted to do something instead of just staying at home.

Colourful wall at the entrance

He said, "Aren't you gonna take a photo of me?" So I did :)

I joined the Gaithersburg July 4th Celebration at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. It's a pretty cool place with lots of interesting buildings. 

Early crowds heading towards the grounds

Old MacDonald's Barn

Kids having fun at the rides

Fried candy store yo!

It was a fun, happy atmosphere with people hanging around, strolling, eating, playing, laughing, spending time with their love ones and waiting for the fireworks to begin. 

The setting of the sun brought out sparklers and glow sticks. It was so pretty. The night ended with fireworks where everyone oohhhs and ahhhss over the pretty lights. When it finally ended, everyone started packing up and walking back to their cars. Kids were being carried half asleep by their parents while teenagers still pranced around full for energy. As for me, I headed straight home and fell into bed. 

I'm glad I went. It would have been more fun with friends and family around but it was nonetheless interesting. Being able to experience the celebrations is better than reading or watching about it on screen. 

I'll end this post with a picture of cupcakes I baked for 4th of July. Just a simple one to passed time before I headed out for the fireworks. And yes, I've been cooking and baking quite a bit since I came here. Will need to work on my frosting soon.. 

Missing everyone back home and looking forward till we meet again :)

*All photos were taken by me solely for blogging purpose and without any ill-intentions  or malice. Please do not use or distribute them without permission.