Our New World

As our kids grow up, we get invited to more & more kid’s party as we are now in the ‘parents with growing kids’ community. Not an expert, but I have my expectations of what kid’s party should and shouldn’t be. Over the weekend, we attended a friend's kid’s 4 th birthday party at McDonalds Centrepoint, Bandar Utama. It was a complete let-down, we did not expect much but the whole party is a total havoc, to say the least. My conclusion : McD staffs have very poor party planning & management skill, no service with a smile and certainly the food served does not seem right for the kids. Well if you think organizing a kid’s party is easy, please think again! Let’s see…how could it ever be more difficult than any other party for the grown ups? 1. Most importantly, kids take nap in the afternoon to charge up (which most adults do not!) So deciding the time of the party is very essential to set the right mood for the party. Imagine throwing a party at ar...

In Ankara where it was almost towards the end of our honeymoon trip to Turkey , Sze Weng asked me “Dear, how would you rate this Turkey trip? Will you come back for more?” Without a doubt, I answered him “10/10 and YES will definitely come back, to cover Eastern Turkey !!” Turkey is such a beautiful country with majestic historical architecture dating back to Roman, Greek & Otoman empires, magnificent nature scenes and significantly rich culture, that even a rock at some hillside is at least 2 centuries’ old and superbly rich with stories. It was never our choice destination for our 2 nd honeymoon till I heard from my best friend, Joanne who came back from Turkey last year and sang praises about it. After some research through forums, we were captivated with the beauty & magnificence of the country that we decided we could NOT resist it. We traveled for 10 days throughout the Western side of Turkey ; from Istanbul to Pamukkale, then on to Cappadocia and Ankara and bac...