We Are The Champions!

Hip Hip Hooray!!  Let’s sing now! Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!!  CPS under 10 year olds won the Champion Cup with “clean sheet” during the 7-aside ACS Soccer Tournament last Saturday held at the Old Police Academy.   While the P4 team celebrated the joyous victory, Zafran's team (under 8) won trophies too as 2nd runner ups.



It was a long eventful day for the boys, from 7 am till 6 pm.  Boys enjoyed themselves tremendously and it was such a wonderful experience especially for Zafran.  He was superb and was in his top form for all the 13 games he played!  As for Zahier, though he didn’t play this time round, he was there for his brother.  So was the little minah, tetap turun padang jugak despite having fever since the night before the tournament.  Semangat bola!

We were very excited to see Zafran in action.

ACS, the Organizer

Minutes before kick-off Zafran's 1st match. He simply couldn't wait.

Lots of mini league with qualifying rounds

By then, he's already the team Top-Scorer. Proud of you son.

He made many solo runs, dribble with goals.

Another razzle & dazzle sprint towards the goal! and GOOAAAALLLL!

Zafran with Striking partner, Shawn

"More mini tournaments for Zafran soon" exclaimed Mr Callaway

Sweetie rest under the shade, giving her brother the support he needs despite the fever.

OKGO! here's Mr Callaway with PARENTS VS TEACHERS match..hurhur

Listening to Sporty Selampit while enjoying their MacD lunch, sponsored by the Organiser

Zahier's photo session with the mascots



Shahril, his best friend in class, under 10 category.



Father & Son tag team.....Happy giler everytime Zafran scored goals for his team!

Smoke (No More)

Today marks 2 months since he quit smoking.   At first, I thought it was going to be a tough period for him to deal with and to let go. I thought too, that it was going to be one of the hardest things for him.   But surprisingly, there wasn’t any cut back, he just totally quit.  He dealt with the situation so well, no cold turkey behavior, no raging, and no whining coming from him since he quit.  And the best part was, he didn’t even use the nicotine patch which he purchased.

Though he was a “considerate” smoker (he didn’t smoke much when he’s at home, and if he needs to, he’d do it at the corridor), but I still find that it was disturbing, especially for me.  I would get all stressed up; it came to a point where I couldn’t stand it anymore.  I didn’t want to be around a smoker.  I breathe better nowadays, but most importantly I’m just so glad he did it for himself.  We are so proud of you Bii.

Practice

Zahier's swing part I

We didn’t want the boys to aimlessly hitting the balls, without having to get the right shots.  And its really fun to see them practise whenever we are at the range, they're so determine to hit right.  Well,  we can’t tell when they can experience golfing at the course, but it’s going to take a long while, not till they learnt the rules and etiquette, get themselves comfortable with the game and enjoy themselves while having fun at the same time.

Zahier's swing part II


Zafran 50m Shot


Miss Creamer Wannabe

Golf a Family Affair

The husband got the bug.  He is learning all the basic fundamentals, the full swing, the grip, the posture, pitch, shots, all that he needs to know now.  He’s also testing waters with the juniors at home, all 3 of them.  We brought them along to driving range last weekend, hoping that they get the bug too.  Thanks to the SIL and her hubby for the encouragement and sharing the experience, my dear husband is now looking forward for more great weekends.  Just yesterday, he just fork out for a junior set for the kids, not hefty really.  A good enough set, for them to practice.  Well, as for me, I think it’s another fantastic way to spend good family time with our loved ones.

That was her best shot! So far yet so near!

We Love Bangkok

The truth is, we’re so in love and crazy about this spectacular city just like the Thai people who love their royal highness.  We love the pampering at the spa, love the heavenly seafood, love the shopping and love the Thai people.  And everything else is cheap-cheap, good-good.

  

So, we’re back from our 4 days’ getaway to Bangkok.  A family trip, we’ve have planned since March this year.  Last I went to Bangkok was eons ago, a stop over from Pattaya.  Travelling around with friends back then was much easier, we could just hopped in the tuk-tuk to get us to places, no worries of the fumes and the exhaust-pipe.  This time round, it’s different, where it involves the family, especially with the young ones.  Safety always comes first and so is comfort. 

We got ourselves two junior suites at 46th storey of sky zone, with adjoining door.  The hotel chosen was great for its location, the Baiyoke Sky.  Its the tallest hotel in Bangkok with 88th floors(claimed to be world's tallest hotel too).  Enough said of the panaromic views from our suites at 46th, the kids just love the breathtaking views from the Sky Restaurant at the 78th storey every morning while they enjoy their breakfast!  They were very excited when they got to tee-off at the newly opened golf range at the 18th floor of Baiyoke Sky (the highest golf range in Thailand)!.

  

This bustling Pratunam area is really great for shopping with wholesale market all around just walking distance from our hotel.  Satu hari jalan di Platinum Mall ajer pun tak cukup tau!  And it’s really impossible to go to every shop coz there are just too many!  You have to buy at least 3 pieces to get the wholesale price (which its not a problem, coz they're are dirt cheap to buy 3!!), with many shops let you mix & match with other designs. There are also quite a number of good halal restaurants around the area, that serve delicious authentic Thai, Lebanese, Arab and Asian Cruisines.  We went to the ever popular Mak Yah Restaurant for their good thai-pathani's at Petchburi Road for lunch on our 2nd day there.

We made full use of the 10-seater combi for the 2nd and 3rd day, to bring us around for sightseeing, shopping and makan-ning.  Zahier and Zafran were very impressed with the newly improvised interior of the combi, which came with LCD TV and karaoke system. Our driver Ah-Tun who had a special place in the kids’ hearts was always cheerful.  He’s wonderful especially with the kids and Mak.  He’s very helpful and so caring.  Everytime, he sees us with bags in our hands, he'd run to us and quickly took the bags and put them neatly at the back of the combi.  Hurhur...dah macam your high majesty gitu...and everytime we got to remind him not to do that.  The boys adore him, they find him very cute with his caring behavior.

  

As for the shopping, what can I say!  I just let the pictures do the talking.  Though we didn’t get to shop at the Chatuchak weekend market (coz trip was on the weekdays), the shopping spree at malls, wholesale markets, bazaars and also the main wholesale market supplier that supplies to all other markets in Bangkok was more than enough to keep us very busy in this shopping paradise. 

I don’t fancy the notorious Pat Phong streets coz of the go go bars and “traditional Thai parlors” just situated along the alley, so we didn’t go to that place.  How am I suppose to explain if the boys ask me why the girls on the bars, kept holding on the poles, always clad in those funny looking “attire” swaying their bods like that?  Anyway, it’s the kids’ maiden trip to Thailand, so I thought it would not be good to give them the wrong impression of Bangkok they so love very much. 

  

Besides Pratunam, we also went to Pahurat, Chinatown for some fabrics, and Bobae too.  Walking on, at the streets, I saw something hanging right before my eyes, a red floral printed bag.  I totally fell in love with it and started to ask for the price.  The lady gave me a price which I thought was pretty cheap, but since we’re in Thailand, buying without bargaining is really a no-no.  I told her my price (almost 1/3 of the open price she gave me, hurhur) and she counter- offered me with another price.  And I thought what the heck!  Just pay and go lah! The bag was so cantik, I got myself 2 pieces.  Felt so happy!  My best purchase for this trip I think.

That everning after a long day on our 3rd day there, I went straight to the Spa to make reservations for the following day for all of us.

  

So the next day, 45 minutes after our hearty breakfast, the pampering sessions started with foot massage for the kids while the husband had the head, shoulders and foot massage.  It was the kids’ first experience with a masseure and they seemed to enjoy the massage very much.  For the ladies in the house, a special full body Aromatherapy Massage for Mak and the Asian Blend Aromatherapy Massage for me and my PA.  It was sooooo good, a massage that combines the traditional Thai and the Aromatherapy.  The warm sense from the essential oils were soothing and so relaxing for our mind and soul. 

And what did I get for myself while the rest didn’t get after so much of walking in Bangkok?  A nice pedicure

  

Zzzoooooooooooom Bangkok!! Click here for more pixs