Going Away…

YES!! We are going away for our FIRST EVER family holiday. When I say first, which means without any of the other family members tagging along, and without the maid and we are not going back to my hometown, but for a real holiday. It’s just the 4 of us.

Our holiday destination…. Not far, just “next door”…. SINGAPORE lah! We are going back to Subang tonight and will leave for Singapore tomorrow morning taking the Aeroline. I still haven’t finish packing…GOSH!

This is also the first time we travel with the kids long distant in a public transport. Most of the time hubby drives. But we wanted to let them try different transportation. We have tried the train, now is Aeroline (bus), then later we can let them take the plane. As it’s the first holiday for the family, we decided to go somewhere near first. See how we can cope before our next trip to somewhere further (Hong Kong Disney? Australia? Not too sure yet)

I’m excited yet a lot of worries…

We have to travel light. Unlike when hubby’s driving, we can dump everything into the car. The food basket to potty to extra lungages. Now we have decided to make do without the stroller. 2 lungages and perhaps 2 hand carries. Can manage ah?

No porriadge for WH for the whole trip. He will have to make do with what we have. A good transition to wean him from porriadge??? Not sure, let’s see when we come back. I’m worried he would not have enough, but I would have to take it easy… it’s holiday man.

I’m worried they don’t get enough rest. We have already timed it so that we can board the bus which is not too early and not too late. We have to make sure we reach there in time for their nap, and also for coming back that we won’t arrive here too late. Arhhh…so much to consider. I’m sure we will be wasting quite a lot of time in between.

The most headache part…packing. My list is so long. It’s unlike going back to Subang, all things are ready and we drives (so can bring more things), it’s not like on board of a plane (where you can request for games, snacks, water etc etc). It’s a bus trip, I worry….

Packing list goes:
- Extra cloths for the children, just in case they wet/dirty it, then we get extra change.
- Sweaters, hats to socks.
- Extra shirt for me, just in case I get wet cleaning them.
- Kid’s paracetamol (just in case).
- JS’s bolster (She can’t sleep without it)
- Diapers (counting how many do I need)
- Formula milk, milk bottle – though WH is breastfed but JS is a milk bucket, she can drank many bottles a day. I’m thinking how to pack the milk and easily accessible. Is the formula dispenser enough to last through the journey? Checked with Aeroline, they have got water provided, so no need to bring water. Got the refill type of formula, so I don’t have to bring a can.
- Kids’ drinking water is also in the list.
- WH’s breakfast cereal. Perhaps a litte bowl and spoon too??
- Snacks, a game or two and book for the journey
- Camera, charger
- Video cam
- Toiletries – for the kids especially
etc etc etc

I’m looking forward to a holiday so so much, but when think of packing, it can really be a bit “potong steam”.