The Apple's Diary!

Birthday Hong Bao My mum passed me a red packet for my birthday this year, as usual with many of my previous birthday. I didn't give it much thought，mumbled a Thank You and a quick smile and I got distracted by the boys again. Recently, I remembered about this red packet that was buried deep in my drawer. I took it out and realised that my mum took effort to get a birthday design red packet and packed in a tidy sum of money (at least to me). Suddenly I felt nostalgic. We were not rich neither were we very poor. In their own ways, my father had given me the best gift - allowing me to take up piano lesson since young and sponsored my lessons till I finished my Grade 8. Back then, every cents count so I really appreciated that. My mum is the most giving person. She forgives readily and is generous with her time, with her bakes, with everything. She tries to balance between my brother's kids and mine, she tries to work things out if we both needed her help at the same time.

Post Dated Entry In the last weekend of July, we made a trip up to Genting Highlands with my parents. Believe it or not, we endure a long coach journey of 6 hours to get to the top. Started on a Saturday morning at 6.15am which we gathered at the designated meeting point. The coach was slightly late but it was a new fitting coach, much to our delight. After clearing both customs, we had a short break at Yong Peng. The boys had some noodles and we set off again. The boys managed to get some sleep in coach and we finally reached just before 2pm. Ah Yi's Lunch on arrival It was a long walk from First World Hotel lobby where the hotel shuttle dropped us to our Resort Hotel. For those not familiar with Genting Highlands, the whole theme park is undergoing major renovation. The outdoor theme park was totally demolished and there would be a new theme park modelled after 20th Century Fox theme and a new hotel. Because of this major renovation, the original walk of 5 minutes