Hatchday Around the World with 蔡三宝 @ Andsoforth

First stop in a ticketing box office in London, where we took up the challenge to mix a drink for ourselves...

a total of 15 pax on this tour and i'm the only non-alcoholic... they 摇摇乐 to mix lemon elderflower gin while i had lemon elderflower tonic water ... 😅😅😅

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< Tie me Knot !!! >

Then we 'boarded' The Mongolia, a ship that travelled from Suez to Bombay, where we learnt how to tie knots and had soup...

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'trekked' into the forest in Calcutta to have 'thosai taco' and made a cup with a circular banana leaf and a toothpick... & having to feel comfortable with having an enomous elephant in the room... 🤣🤣🤣

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micky shaped chilli sauce to go with the dim sum & 刀削面... so cute !!! 

< no copying !!! > 

an exchange of written appreciation & luv with my darlin' chuckaboo on the Kowloon Canton Railway in Hong Kong...  

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'crawled' into a coal mine in Japan 

was served juice while others had sake 

and enjoyed a yummilicious bowl of sushi rice, my favourite edamame 豆豆s and soft shell kani without the nabe, as introduced by the miner ... 😂😂😂

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Back in London to celebrate the completion of one round around the world and also my hatchday... 😍😍😍

had fun huffing and puffing the smoke due to the liquid nitrogen popcorns... heee 

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enjoyed today's experiences & yummy food lots lots... thank you 蔡三宝 oh... 😍😍😍... and surprise all surprise, today's world is actually encapsulated in an industrial building in a ulu part of TPY oh ... 😅😅😅

Hatchday 吃吃 喝喝 & be inspired with mx

 tagged along mx to be inspired to go see the world !!! 

The sharing was by Juvena aka The Wandering Wasp at SteadyMoto, a huge motorcycle shop located at a super 鸟不生蛋的地方... 

Her invited guests; 2 Travelling Aunties, 2 Man 2 Bike, her 师父 Goh and 65 year old super seasoned overlander Rudy, shared many many tips and interesting experiences of their overlanding travels... 

though totally not my style of travelling as i cant drive, cant ride and i'm definitely way too pampered, get anxious easily with being alone and dealing with strangers in unfamiliar environment, i would really consider being the leech to anyone who just need a kaki to do such exciting travel (short duration one first) !!!  

Following in mx's footstep as a Peace Boat volunteer (in return for free travel AROUND the world is an achievable goal that i'm occasionally thinking about too... in year 2026 to celebrate 45 years old sounds possible... 😎

Pistachio & Ferrero ice cream @ Dopa before dinner @ The Dragon Chamber 

through this door - into the dinning room where the 龙头老大 awaits you... wahahahaha 

this place feels like the mafia dinning hall that's always featured in Hong Kong mafia shows !!! 

interesting use of Chinese words as toilet signs 😇😇😇

xo crab fried rice + roast irish duck + egg spinach tofu & pumpkin

we had fun witnessing other tables being served beef chunks in flaming pineapples and crispy noodles hanging from a pair of chopsticks.... 😲😲😲

hatchday cake #3 - complimentary &  super chocolaty

supper yummilicious red bean pancakes with white rabbit ice cream to end this sweet sweet activity-ful day with mx... 😍😍😍

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"Happy sweet birthday Candy! 🍬

Friendships are hard to maintain through adulthood and I’m so privileged to call you as a friend who has been willing to go through the ups and downs with me. 

For your birthday, I have 3 wishes for you. 

My first wish is for you to experience all you can in life - embracing your life with different experiences (even if you feel scared) and experiencing the wonder of life. 

My second wish is that you are always surrounded by the love of your friends and family. 

My last wish is for you to share both your happiness and sorrow with those who care for you as happiness is doubled when shared and sorrow is halved when shared.

Happy birthday once again, sweetheart. 🎂"

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thank you for the thoughtful wishes for me & the candy cane balloon too... 

Blessings in September

30th Sept (Sat)

Hatchday celebration started earlier this year with my favourite 司马 family @ Stella 

my hatchday cake #1 came in a butterfly explosion box !!!... 😍😍😍 

our favourite 餐后水果 followed by 2 rounds of our favourite game @ joyce's... 

26th Sept (Tue)

开心碰到一起从 ems 跳槽到 art 的志友s @ coordinators' workshop... 好久没参与这种 paperwork 多多的 workshop 了... 😂😂😂... looking forward to REFRESHING the curriculum with new ideas !!! 

25th Sept (Mon)

thank you QY for this cute cute 旺旺 mooncake for breakfast 😍

23rd Sept (Sat)

Picnic @ Marina Barrage for Dipti's farewell 

had fun gazing at the kites above our heads and also at the people flying the kites, especially when they put their heads together to untangle the tangled.... 😅😅😅

 All the best in NSW... Thanks for always being so warm, friendly and smiley all the time. Thanks for being you. 😊

今天也是最小的土豆的生日快乐 = 又有物料 to entertain me this weekend... 😍😍😍

16th Sept (Sat)

i took the 'fun' shot command very seriously... 看我表演一个嫦娥吃月... 😂😂😂

of lantern decorating + YMCA + Macarena dance with the residents

蔡老妈昨早委屈 + 生气地哭着说 蔡老爸进她梦里凶巴巴说要吃 这个那个 这个那个... 今天我们就去买了 + 拜了 这个那个 这个那个... 你欺负我妈咪 got limited vocabulary 骂不了你 hor?!?!?!?!  😤😤😤

15th Sept (Fri)

lunch @ nakhon followed by waffles & ice-cream @ oblong with my favourite pal's pals... what a wonderful way to start a weekend... 😍😍😍

11th Sept (Mon)

although taken by surprise, i was feeling warm and luv when hong papa & hong mama suddenly popped in for an hour of chits & chats with grapes for me and newspaper for 小白兔’s potty... 

it has been exactly two years since our last meet up... 本来还开开心心的想可以买 这个那个 给你们, 带你们去 这里那里 吃吃 喝喝 玩玩... 

then, this video just have to appear to 点醒我... 是我一时当真， 忘了你两也在两年前放弃过我，现在因为他两黄了, 你们才又跟我联络... 以他的无缝衔接，你们一定又会在不久的将来再一次放弃我... 不了, 我不会在辜负过我的人的身上再浪费我的时间和精力... 

10th Sept (Sun)

Brunch @ Knots Cafe for Mab's hatchday meet-up

9th Sept (Sat)

of charades, dance along, live ktv, colouring and on the spot-drawing of colouring sheets with & for the residents...  

3rd korean movie, Concrete Utopia, with Mab... 

一部关于人性的电影... 为了生存, would i still be nice, turn a blind eye for self survival or partake in survival of the fittest ?

6th Sept (Wed)

first treatsure, buffet-in-a-box, experience @ Voco Opus Bar & Grill with Sylvia... fun & value for money and at the same time do good by reducing food wastage... 

then met up with the chuas in 'taiwan' @ cineplex... 😂😂😂 

5th Sept (Tue)

dim sum brunch, hair treatment, massage, pretzel and bubble tea @ KSL + super smooth journey in + okay journey out made huifang & I very happy today... heee

2nd Sept (Sat) 

lunch @ Surrey Hills, Ion

终于把这位小姐拉出 woodlands 了... been such long time same neighbourhood friends that we been dining & coffee-ing only @ woodlands for most of our meet-ups... 😂😂😂

benefitted from Lene's shopping... luv the sparkles in the shimmer but chose the golden for its smell... hope naomi dont mind having shimmers all over... 😂😂😂