Lovely Koh Samui - What We Ate

One of the fun things we got to do at Koh Samui was to explore the streets for places to eat. There were so many eating places offering so many different kinds of food that we had a hard time deciding at times. But these were what we did eventually try...

Recommended by Lonely Planet. Food looks good, tastes good and pretty good value except that I threw up whatever i ate (mostly pad thai) that evening. Definitely did not sit well with me. But thank God that I felt much better pretty quickly and that Ben was unscathed. Still don't know what exactly was in the pad thai that caused the terrible discomfort...

Ethan knocked out from the morning spent at the beach.

Ethan still knocked out while daddy and mummy enjoy a cold mango gelato in the hot hot sun.

Complimentary dinner at the Amari

Ethan at breakfast - dipping EVERYTHING into jam

lunch at the Red Snapper

Dinner by the beach. The entire stretch of beach was lined with restaurants and eateries all specially set up and decked out for people to dine at in the evening. The delightful thing was the effort and creativity that each eatery put into decorating and laying out their place - twinkling fairy lights, glowing lanterns, lounge chairs (for those who would like to recline while eating), live music, table candles, flowing fabrics etc.. No two eateries were the same and all equally lovely. We had fun just strolling along the beach (it was a very long stretch of beach) and taking in the sights. We chose a quaint little restaurant in the end for our dinner and had a really nice time.

Also recommended by Lonely Planet. :) We liked it so much we ate there twice.

Lovely Koh Samui: Where We Stayed and What We Did

Ahh...Lovely Koh Samui indeed.. The 3 of us made our way to the beautiful island last monday and spent a wonderful week there enjoying the sun, the sea, the sand, the people, the food, the culture and time together as a family. It was our first time there and I must say, it made quite an impression on us. We are thinking of moving there for good and maybe sell chicken rice. Only thing is that we don't know how to cook chicken rice. Or perhaps we could sell bubble tea... we don't recall anyone selling that there.... Hmm...

Where We Stayed

The lovely Amari Palm Reef resort. We Like.

Where we have breakfast every morning

Ethan- very pleased with the room.

Things We Did

Looking at the little fish and hermit crabs in the sea.

Ethan holding on to a little piece of coral he found.

We love the beach!

Ethan kayaking for the first time (or rather daddy was doing the kayaking while ethan and his mummy were enjoying the ride). Mummy was on the verge of a heart attack most of the time as Ethan kept wanting to stand up and look over into the water which rocked the boat somewhat. Mummy thought she was being very clever when she used the explanation "But ethan, if you keep standing up, we will all fall into the water. Do you want to fall into the water?" to which Ethan said yes.

Ben and I took turns going for a complimentary Thai massage at the resort spa.

I went for another one on the morning of the day we were to return. It was at one of the many beach side massage places. Nice!

Lounging around

We walked along the streets of the main town (just a short distance from our resort), looking for places to eat or to look at what the shops had to offer.

We rented a car and drove around the island to explore. (Do you know that there are just 4 traffic lights in Koh Samui?)


Stay tuned for our next post - Lovely Koh Samui: What We Ate

Day Out at the SAM

We made a trip to the Singapore Art Museum in late May to visit its annual Children's Season. Here's our (half) day in pictures:

The butterflies we coloured and stuck up on a wall with the others. Can you guess who did what?

hmm.. realized that we didn't take as many photos of the visit as I thought we did. It was our first time at the exhibition. Overall, the exhibition was pleasant enough and ethan enjoyed some parts of it... but i think the train ride there and back was the highlight of the day. I don't think we will return in a hurry next year cos I'm not too sure if it was worth the $10 entrance fee we paid per adult (ethan went in free). :)

Mr Rooster Head

Sometimes when I wake up, I look like this...