But their school holiday doesn’t fall during Christmas, unless my kids are studying in international syllabus. What a bummer.

So, lets forget about having a year end winter vacation.

Actually, it’s impossible for me to get enough rest. My kids are staying at home, and I have more cooking and chores to do when they are not at school.

At times like this, I wish that I have a maid. A helpful one please.

I can’t wait to visit Hong Kong too as I’m craving for roast duck, dim sum, and Chinese food for so long. I’ll get Lipovox ready if I need to but I really want to stuff myself crazy with food and lots of shopping!

BTW, I really want to bring my kids to Disneyland. They are probably among the very few who haven’t visited Disneyland!

On the other hand, my hubby has very lousy skin. I’m so scare that my kids will get the genes from their daddy, and I will probably have to find out more about ache when they are teenagers. Oh please let them have mommy’s complexion!!!

When I was young, my cousin once told me that when he was young and broke, he had the time to travel with a tight budget. But now that he’s richer, he has the money but no time to travel, and he can’t find any travel companion too. How true is that!

So, that’s exactly how I feel now. My hub is forever busy!

I’m not sure if we might going on holiday this year. But if possible, I might only do on beach trip and another trip oversea. Gosh, I really miss traveling! Sun won’t do my skin any good, so I’m trying my best to stay away from it.

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Hopefully, the kids won’t feel bored with the free trial sample food around.

I think I will check out the food technology and see if my products can be promoted here. Oh well, I’ve got to work on my sales, so I might as well treat this visit on work purpose. If not, what will I be doing there? Checking out fast weight loss pills? LOL!

This photo was taken from Anantara, which is one of the resorts I want to visit one day. I’m not sure if we can the time to stay here as we already bought the voucher of another hotel. I hope that this place is not too bad as well.

My kids used to play in the rain with their rain coats and rain boots during the rainy season, and they have yet to do so this year. Hopefully, the rainy season is coming soon.

I’m one of those parents who travel with kids. Not that I don’t wish for a romantic getaway, or a trip with ADULTS only, but I simply do not have the luxury. There is no one to help me with our kids, so we tag them along since they were babies.

My kids had their first plane trip when they were 21 and 4 months old. It’s not a long flight though, but only 2 hours. I should blog about how to prepare kids on their first plane ride next time.

As for today, let’s talk about packing.

I hate packing, and unpacking after a trip. But then, with kids coming along, doing the right packing is very important.

If you are traveling with a baby, make sure that you pack the formula, bottle, diapers, lots of baby clothes and at least one comfort object. Some babies are very sensitive with a change of environment, so just try to make sure that your baby is comfortable throughout the journey. Pack some medication too, just in case you might need it.

My kids were breastfed, so it’s quite convenient traveling with them as I don’t pack formula nor bottle, not until they were toddlers. By then, they can survive on solid food!

For toddler and young kids, try to pack the most comfortable clothes for the destination. If you are heading for the beach, make sure you have their swimsuits, sunblock, and sun hats. Floats and sand toys should be widely available at most family friendly beaches, but if you are heading to beaches meant for couples, then you might need to bring your own toys.

For winter countries, try to pack at least a thick jacket and long john. Try to get more on the destination if need as most locally sold jackets have the right thickness, as comparing to what you may get in tropical country. Kids get annoyed or sick if the jackets are too thick or thin. So, you just want to fit them just well.

Try to pack their medication or doctor prescription, and allergy relief if your kids need special attention. The last thing you want on a vacation is looking for a doctor at an emergency, and you can’t speak the local language! Try to get the hotel to help on this. Trust me, it can be very worrying at times like this, so it’s best to be more prepared than under.