Thursday, January 31, 2019

January 2019 | MONTH IN REVIEW


Here's a quick summary of what we were up to this month.

  • Hello 2019!
  • Hope you like our photo of the month! As some of you may know, Alex flew in from Trinidad to join me in Singapore last December where he could rejuvenate from the harsh life in Trinidad 😅, feast on good food, catch up with some friends and family before heading back together.
  • Of course, as you might've guessed, our plans never quite go as planned.. After realizing that there's still a lot more work to be done on Raptor, and that it'd be unlikely that we would be able to set sail within a month or two... We decided that it'd be better for me to continue working while he flies back to Trinidad to complete the never ending list of to-do's on the boat.
  • It was a busy month! Running around, searching for boat stuff, making last minute flight changes, etc, etc. I am grateful for my job extension albeit a bit disappointed that our travel plans were delayed yet again. 
  • Alex's sister and niece came for a short visit. It was nice to have them here as we hadn't seen them since our stay with them back in 2016. I was not able to join them during the day, but it looked like they had a great family bonding time at Universal Studios 😃
  • So even though I did not get to fly to New York & Trinidad as planned, I did however get to go to Japan! {yay!} My last holiday was back in April 2018 where I went to Korea with my mum for our 2nd M&D (mother & daughter) trip.
  • Alex and I flew to Tokyo on 14th January, took a train to Kanazawa and stayed for 2 nights, then spent another 5 nights in Kyoto where we made day trips to Nara and Himeji before heading back to Tokyo for the remaining nights.
  • We had an amazing time! People there are courteous, toilets are always clean, trains are on time, food was fantastic. We took lots of photos, walked among macaque monkeys & sika deers, visited temples & shrines, went to Disney Sea and even got lost in the huge subway stations. The weather was a little cold at times, but nothing compared to the winter we experienced in New York in February 2015, when we only had layered boat clothes to keep us warm.
  • Will try to write and share photos of our trip in another post. 
  • No boat project updates this month. 
  • Thank you for reading!

    Tuesday, January 1, 2019

    TV | Movie Guide 2018


    If you don't already know, we started this list back in 2016 to keep track of what we've been watching.. So, here's a consolidated list of our TV series & movies watched in 2018!

    January
    3rd Rock From The Sun (Season 1-3)
    Boys Over Flowers (Korean)
    The Greatest Showman (2018)
    Hell on Wheels (Season 1-5)

    February
    3rd Rock From The Sun (Season 4-6)
    The Heirs (2013 Korean)
    Doctors (Korean)
    The X-Files (Season 1-5)

    March
    Emergency Couple (Korean)
    Black Panther (2018)
    The X-Files (Season 6-11)
    Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (Korean)

    April
    Goblin (Korean)
    Flower Boy Ramen Shop (Korean)
    The Gifted (Season 1)
    Star Trek Discovery (Season 1)
    Lost in Space (Season 1)
    Humans (Season 1-2)
    Lore (Season 1)
    Avengers: Infinity Wars (2018)

    May
    The Package (Korean)
    Marry Him If You Dare (Korean)
    The Shannara Chronicles (Season 1-2)
    The Terror (Season 1)
    The Orville (Season 1)
    The Strain (Complete series)
    American Horror Story (Season 1-3)
    The Alienist (Season 1)
    The Man in the High Castle (Season 1-2)
    The Killjoys (Season 1-3)
    BIG (Korean)

    June
    Altered Carbon (Season 1)

    Hannibal (Complete series)
    Banshee (Season 1-3)
    Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me (Korean)
    Birth of a Beauty (Korean)

    July
    Constantine (Complete series)

    Siren (Season 1)
    Are You Human? (2018 Korean)
    Running Man (Korean)

    August
    Krypton (Season 1)

    Troll Hunters (Complete series)
    Oh My Venus (2015 Korean)
    Uncontrollably Fond (Korean)
    Cheese In The Trap (Korean)

    September
    Outcast (Season 1 & 2)

    The Newsroom (Complete series)
    Secret Garden (Korean)

    October
    Penny Dreadful (Complete series)

    Godless (Complete series)
    I Am Not A Robot (2017 Korean)
    Running Man (2016)

    November

    The Sopranos (Season 1)
    The Flintstones (Season 1) 

    Fox Bride Star (Korean)
    The Third Charm (Korean)
    Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

    December
    Terius Behind Me (2018 Korean)

    W: Two Worlds (2016 Korean)
    Mortal Engines (2018)
    Aquaman (2018)
    Bumblebee (2018)
    Mary Poppins (2018)
     

    This concludes our year! Till next year's list 😃 Apologies for this sloppy post. As you can see, this is the consequence of being back in the rat race!

    Happy New Year to all and thanks for reading!

    Check out our TV | Movie Guide 2017