Neighbourhood Walk and Collingwood Children's Farm

Mummy forgot to mention that I have been an excellent little traveller throughout our brief stay abroad. When it was time to eat, I ate well. I was not picky. When it was time to sleep, I slept well. The 2-hour time difference did not affect me at all. When it was time to walk (we walked quite a lot during sight-seeing), I walked without much fuss except for one or two occasions where I was totally exhausted and requested to be carried. Overall, I was very obedient and behaved very well. It was a 100% fuss-free holiday for all of us :)

On the morning of our first day (the day before not counted), we spent some time "exploring" Mei yiyi's backyard while enjoying the cool, fresh air. Mei yiyi showed us her apple tree, orange tree and a few other fruit trees (forgot what fruit). Unfortunately, we were there too early and all the trees were still botak.

Picking dandelions in the backyard and blowing them... I simply loved doing this!

We then took a morning walk around the neighbourhood. Pretty flowers were blooming everywhere. Uncle David was at work while Nathan was at school so joining us on today's outing was just Mei yiyi and Alyssa.

Isn't this flower pretty? We were told that these pretty flowers were actually weeds! No wonder Alyssa was happily picking them and I just played the role of a copycat hehe...

A very relaxing morning walk

Can you spot the bumblebee?

Playground! Luckily Alyssa and I share the same "passion" for playgrounds :)

Later, we went out to a nearby town for Vietnamese lunch. 

Steamed rice rolls with pork, prawn and veggies

Fishball pho that I shared with mummy (the portion was huge!)

Daddy's rice noodles with BBQ pork (tastes like satay)

After lunch, we headed to the Collingwood Children's Farm where I had a good time chasing the farm animals and touching them.

Never been on a farm before...

Bonding with the goats... Mummy was very surprised that I wasn't afraid of the animals at all. I kept touching and stroking every one of them!

"Wild goose chase"

Sheep-patting... this sheep was so fat and heavy that it just sat on the same spot for a very long time without moving!

Lamb-chasing

Munching on a strawberry... we also had a little picnic (afternoon snack) under a big tree

Alyssa and I (she's only a year younger)

Can you see me brushing the cow's fur? The cow was GIGANTIC! Noticed that it's almost as tall as the people around it?

I even tried milking a cow! I refused to do it at first but daddy and mummy kept "pushing" me to do it because I will never get the chance to do this back home....

Some of the animals in the farm

After the farm visit, we headed home so that the ladies could cook dinner for us. Mei yiyi is a very good cook! She cooked us a scrumptious meal of (some already prepared earlier)...

Pan-seared salmon with teriyaki sauce, mixed vegetables, braised chicken, zucchini omelette and a big pot of chicken soup with pumpkin, carrot, celery (not in pic)

They were all very delicious and according to daddy, this was the best dinner in our whole the trip... the joy and warmth of two families enjoying a homecooked meal together :) After dinner, I stayed home and played with Nathan and Alyssa while daddy and mummy went out for a while. They went on a shopping frenzy at Coles, a local supermarket!