shorter... and hopefully, i'll start writing again.

Luxury Coach is a very nice and comfortable bus. There is a cupboard that when you open it, you can pull out a table. Oh yes! Silly me, I've forgot to tell you where I was going. Hee hee. I was going to... Melaka! Wich is in Malaysia.

Anyway as I was saying about the bus... the seats of the bus can really lean back. And there was a TV.

Then once I arrived at the hotel, we did not go to our rooms yet. We wallk around the neighbourhood first. Then, we ate Chicken Rice. But the rice of the Chicken Rice can in ball shape. Then my mom told me that in Melaka all Chicken Rice is like that.

After we ate, we go back to our hotel. The hotel was really nice and comfy. And I really like my room. But there was one thing that was annoying... There was a very big window right in front of the bathroom. So when you're like pooping or taking a bath, you better close the window. But that's the first problem. The bed was in front of the window! And the balcony, too!

Okay, know for the good things. First, the bed was so comfortable. And there as a room, well kind of a room. The room was a place for your siutcase and shoes. I was kind of sad :'( because I only stay there for about 3 days.

The 1st day, the morning and during the day, I was still okay. But 1st day night, I had heatstroak, because it was really hot.

The 2nd morning, I was feeling a little tired and don't want to walk . My mother took me for a looooooong walk. After a while, I didn't feel so tired. My mom was very pleased. Then, she told me to drink more water. I drank almost three bottles! The 2nd day afternoon, we went to a night market. And I bought 2 keychains, one for Francesca, my beeeeeeest friend, and 1 for me. Well, of course if Francesca is reading this of course she knows.

Ok anyway, where was I? Oh yes! Then we walked really far. Then, we stoped at a mini cafe. And I started writing this story.

The 3rd day I was veeeeeery sad because I had so much fun here. Then my mom cheered me up. And I did not feell so sad.

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The trip photos are in Flickr Album: Melaka 2015.

7th year milestones:

• lost most of her front baby teeth, and being replaced with the permanent teeth.
• this year was the first time ari had to go away for a business trip more than a day. she cried at the airport during the farewell.
• this is also the year where she had to spend a few days without me. i had to fly to jakarta to see my dad who was in the hospital, and aina stayed at home with ari for three days. a lot of crying from her. that was a milestone for both of us XD...
• the biggest change this year is that, aina is now a Primary School student. she was very nervous on the first day, but has been doing very well in her class ever since. she prepares her own school stuff, she does her homework and school work. she got Star of the Week badge that she's been craving. so, it's all good.
• and she keeps in touch with a few friends from kindergarten.
• as she turned 7, she also moved up to Ballet 1 class. no longer a pre-ballet student, she's now doing real barre and footwork like "the big girls".
• we went to japan, and she got sick there to the point that we had to see a doctor and she got quarantine. after getting a flu test (where a small prong being inserted into her nose and swung around), she is now very scared of japanese doctors. flu test is a traumatic experience for her.
• an important moment for her: watched the movie Frozen... that made her go crazy over Elsa and sang that song 50 times a day... that drove us crazy, too.

and today, on her birthday, she got two huuuuge presents this morning.

a big box of beads from binggi & bubu, that we gave it to her while she's still sleeping...

and from Relly, she got this humogous bear, later named Cinnamon.

Last week, I was in Jakarta for 4 days. My dad was admitted into the hospital due to some spine and nerve problems, and I flew immediately to see them... But that's probably a different story and a different entry.

Anyway, I was there to keep my mom and dad company. Their gym was right across from the hospital, a very convenient distance. So I managed to work out almost everyday, using Vio's guest pass (thank you, Vio!). And surprisingly, the gym has Flying Yoga class for free! I've been wanting to try this class for a long time because it looks fun... But Flying Yoga classes in Singapore are either far from my house, conducted in an inconvenient time, or very expensive... or all three.

So this time, I made time to try this class, dragging Vio along to the class. And it was super fun!

Compare to the regular yoga class I attend regularly (I take hatha and vinyasa classes every week), this flying yoga class feels very easy... Maybe because I'm only trying out beginner poses. But I love the fact that I can go into inversion poses without much effort. Being upside down in flying yoga is soooooo easy compare to doing headstand/handstand! there are no pressure or strain on the shoulders or wrists, And what's left is only a comfortable feeling. and the whole flying sensation is very soothing, relaxing and fun at the same time.

Supposedly, with flying yoga, you can get the benefit of inversion (like the relaxation and fixing alignment issues) without the straining issues.

Since everything feels easy (cruching and leg-lift felt easier than done on the ground), I went crazy trying out all different poses, swings and stretches. Fortunately, my mat-neighbor was very good at this. Her name was Erna and she could do all the weird hanging poses. And she didn't mind helping me going into poses and all. So she was teaching me all kinds of things, until finally the teacher had to stop us because we started to go into poses that was too dangerous for me. Oops.

During the class I was dripping sweat, but I didn't feel the usual fatigue I felt during a vinyasa class. In fact, I felt so energized and happy during and all through the day after class...

But the next day, I realized that even though it FELT easy, my body really did work hard... I was sore all over my back, shoulders and tummy, hahaha. So, that flying yoga class really works!

I think I'm hooked. I gotta find a flying yoga class in Singapore!

yay, the Mrs. Jekyll & Little Hyde hat is done! and, yes, i loooove this hat. i knitted it using a 100% cashmere, and it's double-layered, so it's super warm... maybe a little too warm. we'll see.

the lace part was very fun to do, and the stripy part is easy. such a pretty, lovely and enjoyable pattern from La Maison Rililie.

but i might've done something wrong, because the lace-side of the hat seems to be shorter than the stripy-side. i love the slouch on the stripy side, so i might redo the lace and add a few more rows of lace.

and i might make a smaller version for aina.

the WIP posts: 1, 2. and this hat is in my Ravelry page, too.

i think this side is going to be finished soon, and the other side should be a walk in a park. :)

check it out: two sets of needles on a hat! this IS going to be fun!

and in less than 3 days, the Rikke Hat is done! the pattern is simple and very easy to make, i think it's perfect for beginners. it's all garter stitch all around, so all you need to know is knit, purl, and knit2tog for the decreasing of the crown. easy... and it looks cute, too!

for this, i used smaller needles than recommended, but the hat seemed to grow larger than my head. maybe because i have small head? so, i stopped at 7" before decreasing (from the recommended 9" on the pattern), to avoid over-slouch. and it worked for me.

now i can use this for the Tokyo Trip next week :)

oh, by the way, the hat is in my Ravelry page, too.