aloha friday

July 1, 2011

5QF/Aloha Friday- Fourth of July Weekend

Chocolate Shop in Belgium

I’ve been thinking a lot about chocolate this week. I’m been having chocolate cravings since having a visual feast of the various chocolate- Godiva, Royce etc when I went out shopping with Tiger girl earlier this week. I’ve also been feasting on the chocolates which R brought back with him from Germany. The picture above was snapped by him during his weekend trip over to Belgium. I love the way the chocolates as so beautifully packaged.

1. If you had the opportunity to bungee jump, would you?
No.. I don’t think I have the guts to do it.

2. Would you rather go to the movie theater or to the drive-in?
I would like a drive in as I haven’t really experience it.

3. Do you have your groceries delivered?
No. I pick them up from the store myself as I like to be able to choose the food item myself.

4. Eyebrows: Do you wax, thread, pluck, or stay au naturel?
I stay au naturel.

5. Would the people you went to high school with be surprised by your life today?

I don’t think so. I still meet up with some friends of mine who I got to know in high school.

My questions this week

Are you a tea drinker? If so what brands/types of tea do you recommend?

Tawnasplan

June 24, 2011

Aloha Friday/5QF- End of June Holidays

Dominique Thoughts 5QF, aloha friday

Monkey boy and Me

Bleah.. I’m sure that’s how Monkey boy is feeling as he will be returning back to school next Monday. School vacations are officially over and it’s time to brush up on all the academic subjects and learning. We didn’t get around to doing any abacus practice and learning more Japanese but we did get started on English and Chinese composition writing and had lots of fun. Monkey Boy is looking forward to our next holiday in July when we go on a short weekend staycation at a local hotel.

1. What is your current favorite tv show?
I don’t have any ..does the NEWS count? I enjoy Sci-fi and investigative shows like C.S.I but I rarely have time nowadays to watch the telly.

2. What’s the worst haircut you ever got?
It would been the time I was in Melbourne as a student. I can’t really remember what hairstyle was that but recall that I went immediately to another shop for a re-cut.

3. What was something that you did as a child that you thought you were so cool for doing?

Traveling overseas with my classmates on a student exchange program to Taiwan. It was really fun and it was the first time I traveled without my parents.

4. Do you have any GREAT frugal family fun tips?
Baking, visits to the park, going swimming or bowling.

5. Would you drive across country if you had the money to fly?

Photo by Flickr

I would certainly fly as I really doubt that I will be able to remain sane on a long road trip with the kids. We live on an island so any road trip will involve driving up to Malaysia which at the moment I’m not keen on.

My questions this week

How do you persuade a reluctant kid to pick up his pencil and write?
What enticement work for your 5yr old?