Becoming 32..

So on the actual birthday,
We stayed home and husband prepared my fave meal..
Steamboat!
Which ended up to be next 3 meals of soup,
Yummy!

Husband went to buy me flowers and cakes too..
A birthday card from my in-laws,
And we just spent the day at home..
Received a surprise birthday song 
from husband's friends via whatsapp,
While husband wondered why they didnt asked us for that gathering, haha

Yesterrday we went for sis in law's house warming

Received a facial groupon from in-laws

And a hamper of goodies and food from the others.

After that, we went for a gathering at friend's place

And a surprise celebration for me and another friend!

Thank you for all the wishes.

From singapore and france...

I hope 1 year older = 1 year wiser?

32 and counting...

The eve before I became 32..

I was excited for my birthday weekend 
as husband planned for a surprise daytrip for my birthday eve!
Sadly, the terrible attacks on 13th november,
i felt like it seemed wrong to celebrate my birthday.
Since we will be going out at 0630, i made sure to text the key people in SG,
just in case people thought im hurt during the attacks.

Im glad that i did it especially when i have no internet on phone and was out the whole saturday.
When we arrived home, i had like 60 texts from sg asking whether im fine.
Thankfully, the key people update others that im fine
I was really surprised that the Singapore embassy called my sister to check my safety
I felt so loved by Singapore, hehe
Okay back to the surprise trip...

Husband decided to bring me to Fururoscope!
Which is located about 2 hours train from Paris..
Initially, i wanted to go to Asterix park, but is closed for winter.
I had the idea to go Futuroscope in the beginning of the year (I think)
but was shocked at the price of the train to go
Im surprised that husband remembered that i wanted to go
and it was great that the daytrip tickets train were much cheaper than normal

I will say that the park feels like a big science centre but with rides
Most of the attractions are educational and only in french.
Most of the rides are 3D/4D 
I think the newest addition is the Raving Rabbids

Lucky husband asked me to dress warm,

it was quite cold that day and most queues were outdoor.

We didnt expect the Friday's attacks and the park was quite empty.

Husband even bought the premium pass for us to skip queues on some rides,

which we didnt really need it except for 2nd round or before headding home.

1 of the employees was even shocked when we shown him the pass, haha

Apart from the rides, 
there were Imax movies about sea, space etcs
I think it will be good for kids above 8 years old to enjoy the rides and stuff..

In particular,
I think the outdoor area for kids was really good
It had a few rides that reminded me of rides in legoland
and playground for the kids to run around
okay, also big kids like us..

Im glad we went for a day trip instead of 2 days,
there are not much attractions and we were lucky that it was quite empty,
each ride can be like 20mins, i cant imagine the queues in spring and summer!
just that the park is big that sometimes it can take 10 mins to walk to another attraction.
Definitely not a place for tourists, with 2 hours of train, cost of train tickets and everything in french,
I think I was the only few asians in the park.

I experienced dining in the night once and was happy that we paid extra to experience voyage as a blind person.
Basically, we had a blind guide who bring as to a few dark room,
with sound, smell, touch, experience effects of a forest, city and up an ice mountain.
It was a wonderful expereience to try running on grass, sitting in a boat, careful of traffic in total darkness
we definitely become grateful of our sight.

We left the park at 1930 and arrived home near to 2300
because i persuaded the husband to stop halfway
to tabao KFC for supper
We were wondering why the streets are so quiet and realised at home that there was a safety notice to stay home
Opps, we definitely did the super wrong thing to spend the whole day out at a theme park,
taking train at major train station and walking on the streets at night,
but ignorance is bliss and we are safe and well.

We were very surprised that Disneyland was closed!
And husband was saying that he didnt even checked whether futuroscope was closed
before we depart... oh well

So, i received a great gift from husband..a polaroid!
I always wanted a polariod but felt is too expensive.
I guess i can go buy the film in when im back in Feb!

For anyone interested, this is the website:
http://en.futuroscope.com/

Thank you husband for the wonderful birthday surprise trip
I know Im not the easiest person to live with or best wife
But thank you for always being here for me..
Love you! 

31 and counting...

Is my first birthday in france!
but with the cold autumn
and to save money for our upcoming trips
i didnt want a big celebrations
or expensive gifts
okay..maybe im just becoming old..
haha

anyway since my birthday was on a Saturday
is kinda hard for the husband 
because of there is no excuse to not go out!
husband's ide of a good celebration
must include a trip to the restaurant
and im thankful that my in-laws bought me a groupon voucher
that we can go for a good meal
without burning our pockets!

So on Friday,
i went to class and thereafter, 
went shopping with my classmate
birthday is always a good reason for shopping!
haha

Thereafter, i met husband to go dinner at the restaurant 
We have a beer at the nearby pub
and were shocked when we arrived the restaurant
well, when it is totally empty on a friday night
we should know the food will be bleahhh...

I dont really know what kind of cuisine it was
husband mentioned that it some sort of french island cuisine
well, it tasted more like aeroplane meals
and microwave food
we had different plats to share
but strangly, everything tasted like they were cook in the same sauce!
And it was the fastest meal we ever had in a restaurant!
I was shocked that if we didnt had the voucher
the meal would easily costed us 100euros

After the restaurant,

we met husband's friends for a quick drink

and went home early

another sign that we are getting old...

The next morning,

we literally took our own sweet time

for breakfast and receiving my birthday gifts!

Husband got me a tablet and a french book..

The tablet is of a lower range 

but i think it will be great for our upcoming trips

the book was part of my new year resolution

to be able to read a french book by end of the year

flipping through, i think it is still a little difficult for me

its recommended for 9 years old

and i think i only have 6 years old level of french

Finally, it was the highlight of the day

We went to visit les puces

which is a big flea market in Paris

i think it is quite famous because Aven wanted to go

when he was here

basically it was similar to bugis street

with plenty of clothes, shoes etc stalls

but we were more interested in the antiques areas

where old furnitures, posters, pots etcs were sold

praying that we may accidently buy something for 5 euro

and turns out that it is worth 2millions euro

but it didnt happen...

however, there were plenty of interesting shops and things..

Before we left,

we found a cute jewellery shop

making personalised jewellery for 5euro

so ended up i have a new bracelet from husband!

although i dont really think my name was obvious

haha

oh by the way,

im really bad at reading cursive writing

that the only time i wrote cursive

it was in primary school for some english classes

and i realised that almost all french writes in cursive!

even in their comics!!!

and the girls that i am babysitting

and writing in cursive...

apart from trying to understand french,

i have to decode the writing..

AHHHHH

For dinner,

husband was nice enough to cook korean food

despite his lack of love with it

we had a nice kimchi soup and beef bulgogi

which i forgot to take photos

hehe

and that sums up my birthday!

i admit that i was feeling a little blue being 31

it seems i havent achieve much in my current life

no house, no car, no huge savings

no career, no kids...

but i guess i should be thankful that

i have a wonderful husband

i have the time to learn a new language

and to live in a new country

I guess next birthday will be better?