Back in September 2007, when James came to visit me in Australia we decided to go horse riding at Mornington Peninsula. It was such a beautiful day, it seemed absolutely perfect for this type of activity!

Gunnamatta Trail Rides offers various ride options, 1 hour, half day, full day, night rides, etc. We opted for the two hour bush-beach ride. We were lucky because there weren’t any other people in our group – just the two of us! It was lovely.

I must say that horse riding is hard work! It’s so incredibly bouncy and such a good work out for your legs! You need good balance and tough leg muscles to really feel confident on the back of a horse. My horse’s name was Arlie. He was so lovely to ride.

Here’s some photos of us at St. Andrew’s beach. Can you tell it was an absolute gorgeous day? It was!

Ever since then, I’ve been longing to get back onto a horse! I took a couple of lessons since that day which taught me the importance of a good core and how it helps with your balance. Whilst on my trip in Australia in February 2010, I believed it was a must to go back to Gunnamatta since I loved it so much!

Here’s photos from that day. Chris accompanied me while Hao could not make it :( Oh well, next time!

On the way back to NYC, I really wanted to go to Fifth Ave. It was too packed with people and traffic that we only could manage to go to Sak’s Fifth Ave although I wish we could’ve gone to a lot more stores like A&F and Henri Bendel.

Nevertheless, we still got to drive down Fifth Ave. It’s such a happyland for me. Pretty holiday lights, decorations and Christmas Windows. How could you not feel joyful?

This is what Sak’s looks like at this time of the year:

I didn’t get to look at the Christmas windows that Sak’s had to offer but I saw some of the mannequins dressed in hot red. Love.

We also managed to get a glimpse of the Rockefeller Tree. Yayyyyy.

Then Aunty Glenda & Uncle Jovin took me to eat Malaysian food. Yayyyy what a happy day. Here’s what I had (Har Mee). I was craving this since the morning so I was really excited when they asked if I wanted to eat Malaysian food. Haha.

James had Beef Rendang:

Then we all shared Ais Kachang.. Yum yum.

On the way back to New York from Atlantic City, we stopped by and had breakky at Denny’s, a typical American diner that serves breakfast all day long! Yummmm.

The food was gigantic, to the least! American diners are proof of why Americans are extremely obese!

These are the steak & eggs:

This is my Heartland Scramble (Pancakes, Omelet, Harshbrown & Bacon). I was shoving all my bacon on James’ plate.

Then after such a huge meal we knocked out.. hahaha.

The night of Boxing Day, we went to Caesers hotel. The tree looks so amazing!

Then we had dinner there. Was delicious as it looks! Below is duck, seafood bowl, beef chow fun and mango pudding. Yum yum yum.

The night of Christmas, James, his parents and I drove down to Atlantic City.

We spent a lot of time at the pool which was cool because it was really nice and warm in there and I could lounge around in a bikini, sipping on Mojitos. I loved this, because the warmth reminded me of Christmas at home in Australia!

James was trying to model a lot with his new Tiffany Atlas ring that I got him for Chrissy:

We also went later at night which was really really nice. I took a panorama:

James forgot his trunks, so we didn’t go swimming and just lounged around by the pool.. But I must say that we are still hawt.. Ha ha ha

The following photo is disappointingly blurry. I don’t have a steady hand :(

James said he looks like a stalker in that photo. Funny. Hahaha.

Thursday arvo (Christmas Eve), I made by way to Toronto City Airport and took a Porter Flight over to New Jersey. Had a lovely dinner at James’ brother’s place (Ryan & Kim) with his family.

Had lots and lots of yummy sushi (thanks to Kim’s family). Also filled my stomach with lots of delicious turkey, ham & cranberry sauce. Kim makes the most delicious ham and cranberry sauce!

I didn’t take any photos of what Kim made but it was DELICIOUS. I only have sushi photos for some reason. I think I was too consumed by trying to get all the food in my mouth and down my belly that I didn’t even think to take photos.

There was also mini bite sized sushis for little Tyler. Cute!

On Labour Day weekend of ’09, I flew down to New Jersey. I flew with Porter Airlines, and with their airport being located at Spadina/Bathurst, I could just walk there after work! I had time to go home, shower, pack and simply walk there. In fact, it took me only 15 minutes to walk there and check in! Totally awesome.

Plus, Toronto City Airport is extremely efficient, clean and comfortable. There are a tonne of lounge space available and there’s less rush of people. It only houses Porter Airlines, so it’s really easy too. So much less stressful! Plus, it’s so nice to be able to fly down and back in a weekend.

We drove around a lot. After reviewing my photos I realise that I have so many photos of Tyler (James’ nephew). Probably about half taken by me and half taken by him.

We drove all the way to Maryland where I bought cheap Nike shoes. We also went to a place called Frenchtown and I had some very nice ice cream.

We had lots of nice food. Aunty Glenda cooked a lot Filipino food. They also took me to a place where we ate lots and lots of crabs (but then I got lots and lots of mozzie bites). We also went rafting. Then we also had Korean BBQ. I always eat too much when I’m there.

I didn’t get a chance to visit NYC at all, but I did see it from an outlook from New Jersey over the Hudson River. Pretty. It’s so nice to be able to fly down and back in a weekend.

Tyler playing in the playground across from his house. Was a really nice day to take lots of great photos of him. The colours turned out really nice.

We drove all the way down to Maryland both Saturday and on Sunday. Was so tiring (just being a passenger).

Lots and lots of green grass. So nice to see as opposed to Australia’s dry land.

Me in the car, outside the Nike factory outlet. Had super cheap shoes!

Tyler loves driving cars, especially the BMW. Haha.

Delaware River (where we went rafting)

Introducing… Butterballs. What a cute rabbit. There was a festival going on in Frenchtown.

James & Ryan

Ryan & Tyler. Tyler loves Thomas the Tank Engine. He has this with him everywhere he goes.

Birthday Cake icecream! This is the besttttttttt. Love it. Yum yum yum.

Me, outside the Hudson river (NYC Skyline in the background)

James & I

Tyler Beckham, again.

Mother & son

Aunty Glenda & Uncle Jovin

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