A wish that came true

Hubby wished for a 'made in Australia' - "it's OK mate" baby but got disappointed when it didn't came true. His motto after that was "It's OK, I will try again!" Good spirit, i like. Ha-ha.

Menses got delayed for a while after our honeymoon trip, most likely due to weather differences. Hence I thought it was normal to be late again for the 2nd time. Didn't think too much about it but still, paying close to the number of days it was delayed.

Anxious Hubby couldn't be put on suspension after 1 month has passed and got the pregnancy test stick secretly. We reached home at midnight and I thought we should do it the next morning but he refuses to wait till the next day and hurried me to the washroom!

Even though it's common knowledge that you need to pee on the stick for a while but when it's 'action time', you'll still hesitate. Read the instructions clearly before I took action, ha-ha. Just in case right? Besides, Clearblue don't come very cheap so I better make sure I don't ruin it!

Came out from the washroom, waited patiently for the result to be out and within a few minutes, the screen indicated PREGNANT. 3+ weeks!!! 

Woooo-hooo... We have a new member in the house. 

Obviously, baby preferred to be made in Singapore. I'm pretty amazed by how precise a test stick can detect the number of pregnancy weeks. All along, I thought it will only be a line or double line to show positive or negative! 

Clearblue test stick can actually tell you how many weeks you are into the pregnancy! Cool! Since it's positive now, I have to continue to read the whole guide page and still amazed by how pregnancy hormones can differentiate and reflect the weeks on the screen.

I'm preparing for motherhood, officially! 

No wonder I've been feeling lethargic lately, yawns. I thought I was just being lazy and tired. 

Congratulations father-to-be (FTB), you have just upgraded your title again. From Husband to FTB! 

Thank you for getting ready to be a father;
Thank you for being excited over my pregnancy;
Thank you for taking on a whole new set of responsibility;
Thank you for loving me!


I love you. 

Overview of Sydney

In a summary, we've done most of the items on the must do's list! 

Visited Port Stephens and Dolphins, did the sand slide that was too awesome;

went to Blue Mountains and Jenolan Cave;

took a ride through the skyway for a great scenic view;

and a train back home from St James City and realized that their train fares were too expensive for a station's ride.

We also managed to hop onto a bus and went to BONDI beach. It was a round about bus that travels a distance away and back to CBD area.

Bridgeclimb was one of a memorable visit where we get to see Sydney 'on top of the word' but was a little draggy as we paused many times during the walk to wait for the earlier group to clear before forwarding. Weather happens to be hot today which was great to make the climb rather than trembling in coldness up there.

It was a 'good to have and once in a lifetime experience', thank you Boss for the thoughtful wedding gift.

Besides exploring Sydney via train, bus, up in the air, we also took a cruise out on the sea. Captain Cook cruises along the beautiful skyline during sunset and I'm sure we have a good time as the weather was freezing cold till we tremble with our words. 

Visited Madame Tussauds and Sydney Tower and enjoyed ourselves as a true tourist, visiting the 2 main attractions. 

Treasured all the time that we have spent together, worrying about nothing but just holding hands and walking down every streets. 

A honeymoon they said, truly. 

I love you!

Honeymoon: Sydney (Day 8)

Honeymoon: Sydney (30 September - 7 October)

Last day of honeymoon, ohhhhh no~

Had the final breakfast nearby our hotel before the transport is here to fetch us to the airport for an afternoon flight. Can't decide on what to eat as usual, and headed to this Dim Sum restaurant.

     

      

Apparently, this place is very crowded and have a number of cantonese speaking staff attending to regular customers who speaks fluent cantonese as well.

Had a dispute with the company that was supposed to come and fetch us back to airport as they claimed that they do not have any booking from our agency. Being upset about such miscommunications, we dropped them and paid extra for our own transport to the airport :(

     

Hoping to to a Millionaire~

Fiery chili sauce for our dear friends who can't live without chili. 

I should have bought more of these mints. 

Why can't SG sell this~!!!

      

Honeymoon: Sydney (Day 7)

Honeymoon: Sydney (30 September - 7 October)

We're heading to the weekend market and see if we can make our way to Bondi Beach along the way. Crossed over a few roads and reached the central railway station and we wanted to take bus 555 (Free shuttle to CBD) and asked around for a few directions before reaching the bus stop. Whew~ 

   

   

I can't decide which was nicer, everything were fresh and tasty.

We were checking around on where and how to get a bus ticket in order to take a bus to Bondi Beach and finally saw this transit shop! As buses does not accept payment of cash onboard, we had so much difficulty looking for a place that shows us the information! Read the information, understood the map and get a bus ticket at long last! We took on bus 333 to Bondi Beach and reached before we had enough sleep on the bus! 

   

It was very very very cold till we have to look for a shelter and hide! There were still a lot of people doing wake-boarding despite the super cold weather and walking to and fro the carpark and beach top naked! I am already wearing a jacket and shawl, yet hiding in a shelter and admiring the beach form a distance. Ha-ha. As it was too cold, we decided not to walk to the beach.

 

   

   

Took a break and had a yummy cake before leaving Bondi Beach. Nothing much to do if you are not planning to go the beach as the shops nearby were all selling beach related products and we finished the stretch of streets in a while. Hence, took a little break before we head back to town. 

When you have nothing to do, you take random photos~

Went back to Darling Harbour for a good dinner before bid goodbye to the last night at Sydney. Got a harbour side restaurant so that we can wait the fireworks after dinner while chilling out! The night got colder when the sun sets, yet we see many girls wearing mini skirt and tube top. I wondered how can they resist the coldness!!! Furthermore, it started to rain while we're having dinner. Brrrrrr...

   

   

Fireworks are always meant to be enjoyed at the instant. It was magnificient and lighted up the whole harbor. Imagine they have this every weekends! If I'm staying at Sydney, I'm sure this will be my favorite place to hangout and I do not have to wait till National Day to be able to watch fireworks!

They must have spent a lot in a year on this fireworks show but it was really successful. The crowd was very good and the whole harbor was filled with people despite the ultra cold weather (for me at least) and the rain! I can't imagine the number of tourist it has brought in for the restaurants etc as everyone was queuing and I bet, many would want a seat with good view. We did, we had a table with no blockage and had a perfect view of the fireworks! 

Check out the official fireworks video here and the website if you need more information!

Too many activities happening on the same day, we chanced upon a live concert on our way back in the park! Everyone was happily dancing their night away~

More playtime before ending our last night ~

   

Reached the hotel and saw this notice! We were so confused as we are flying home tomorrow morning. So do we have to check in an hour earlier? Do we have to adjust our watches and does it mean we have an hour lesser to sleep in?  Will we depart Sydney and arrive Singapore as per our flight itinerary?