Happy Halloween

Today is Halloween, craved these 2 Jack-o-lantern for the children that I taking care.


Had been working 12 hours everyday, because they are having school holiday. Finally now is weekend, and they going back to school next week. Phew~~

Kids can not stay in the house whole day, if not they will go crazy (fighting or not behaving). So mostly I will take them to the park,and also can enjoy the fall season view. I love fall, because can see different colours leaves.

My first time tried the banana bike, quite fun~ (^.^)


We brought old bread to feed the pigeons and ducks.


Having ice cream as a treat.




Fall leaves is so nice. Love the view so much~ (^.^)


I think you might enjoy this video clip. My girl promoting my cell phone; she tried to be cover girl; she is American Next Top Model fans. hehe~ :p

Be an Au Pair (babysitter / nanny)

Maybe some of you are my new readers, do not know more about me.

I have been an Au Pair (babysitter or nanny) since 2007. 2 years in Boston US, and now have been living in London for 8.5 months.

What are the advantages being an Au Pair?
1) Job isn't a job. (Watching TV, play, baking, go to parks & museums, go for movie with them, etc.)
2) Become a great cook. (I have to cook dinner for the children)
3) Have a nice room. (Compare to people who rented a room in London)
4) Have car to drive. (Besides drive the children to school, I can drive the car to my school, library, gym, or friend's house)
5) Can eat better foods. (My host family pay for my daily meal, normally I cook and eat with the children)
6) Go holiday for free. (My US's host family take me to vacation with them, I pay nothing)
7) Improve my speaking. (My children will correct my pronunciation)
8) Sponsor for education. (My US's host family paid USD$500 per year; the current UK's host family pay £1000 per year)
9) Learn and experience different culture with local people. (for example: British normally have fish and chip on Friday dinner and have roasted meal on Sunday dinner)
10) etc... (Of course also have some disadvantages, will discuss about it next time)


The children that I taking care are having a 2 weeks school holiday start from today. Today we baked cupcakes (forgot to take picture), and I take them to Crystal Palace Park have a picnic lunch. Today temperature is 12'C, quite cold. The park has a maze, found this pretty cool!


They are cheeky monkeys! (^.^)
Sometimes they are angle, behave and cute; sometimes they are devil and kek si wa (in hokkien).


(Top) Walking in the maze. Forgot to time how long we was walking in the maze.
(Bottom) We reached the middle of the maze. Yeah!


At the playground. I think my girl started to copy my signature post :p



p/s: Tomorrow going to take them for the movie "UP". See, I got free movie include popcorn and drink! Don't envy me :p

Finland - Santa Claus's Village（圣诞老人村）

Santa Claus' Village was not in my plan before I started my trip. I changed my mind when I was reading a travel guide on one of my train rides.

Santa Claus' Village located at Napapiiri, Rovaniemi. In Lapland region of Finland. Normally people go there in Winter, especially on Christmas. That would be very very crowd.

First must visit - Santa Claus' Office
The journey to meet Santa Claus follows a one hundred-metre long Sensational Experience Corridor, with Santa’s secrets as displayed as fairytale-like elements, revealed to visitors for the very first time in the history of the world. (no pictures allow in Santa Claus Office, while you meeting Santa Claus, the elves will taking video and pictures for you, so can buy the pictures and video clip before leaving the office)




Second must visit - Santa Claus' Main Post Office


Every item mailed at the Santa Claus’ Main Post Office is postmarked by hand with a special Arctic Circle postmark. The special postmark conveys greetings to the recipient from Lapland, the Arctic Circle and Santa Claus.


2 types of postal -
First (yellow post box): the post office will send your stuffs out on the day you post.
Second (red post box): they will keep them until end of the year, and send it out before Christmas to ensure that the recipient receive it on the day of Christmas.


Below pictures are the design inside the post office:








This is the corner I wrote my postcard.


These are the letters sent to Santa Claus all over the world.


See!!! I found the one from MALAYSIA!! (look at the stamp, it really from Malaysia!!!)


Third - Arctic Circle（北极圈）
The Arctic Circle is a line on the surface of the Earth, which marks the northern latitude north of which the sun does not rise on the winter solstice or set on the summer solstice at least one day.




Look up this coordinates then you will know where I was taking this picture. (^.^)


(left) the Arctic Circle line that draw on the globe.
(right) the certificate show that Kikey was crossing the Arctic Circle line.


Video link from Santa Claus Village website: http://www.santaclausvillage.info/eng/video.htm

Sweden - Stockhlom（斯德哥尔摩）

Because of unexpected thing happened. Stayed at Stockholm less than 2 days. Absolutely not enough.

(Left) Stockholm Old Town
(Right) I forget the name. Anyone can help?


Concert Hall - where the Nobel Prize Award ceremony takes place
（颁发诺贝尔奖的音乐厅）


Had a tour inside the hall, really CoOL~ (^.^)








This is 2007 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.

Picture taken from: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/nobelprize_info/index.html

City Hall - where The Nobel prize banquet takes place (after the The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony)


This is The 2008 Nobel prize banquet

Picture taken from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/dec/11/nobel-peace-prize-awardsandprizes?picture=340625547

Norway - Oslo（奥斯陆）

Spent 2 days in Oslo, actually it wasn't enough. Oslo has a lot great museums.

(Left) Palace guard - the hat that they wearing is so special, look like horse's tail :p
(Right) City Hall




Vikingskipshuset（海盗船博物馆）





Frammuseet（极地探险船 弗拉姆号 博物馆）
Fram, 1892.





Norsk Flokemuseum（挪威民俗博物馆）
(Left) Norwegian Church
(Right) Norwegian Traditional Custom




Olden day groceries store


Norwegian folk dance（挪威民族舞）



Vigeland Park（维格朗雕塑公园）







p/s: Actually the pictures that I took is A LOT. Please forgive me can't share all of them with you.