Club 30's 'Kill the Boredom Demon' Jive Pad, 5th Edition

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:13

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  Oh...sorry, I thot non-Chinese + Chris...so = ang mo. Then what? Indian or Eurasian?
  
  Ya, I dislike package tours ever since I went for one with my mum to Bkk and Pattaya donkey years ago....they made us meet at 6am to have breakfast!
  
  But the planning a backpak trip is quite tedious esp if you have several places to cover, and then you'll need a contingency plan if you miss the bus/train, etc. *Sigh*....i need a break from all that.

  Chris is Indian but looks kinda Eurasian
  
  Oh for trips on the routes and stuff, he does the planning so no problems for me
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:14

  2 vehement votes NO! LOL! The SO is overpowered!
  
  I'm not sure if I'm up to the work required for a f&e trip... I might consier a leisurely packaged tour , if such a thing exists LOL
  
  Otherwise, if f&e , it's gotta be a place that's easy to get around, and with little language problems, some place fail proof. Definitely not too ulu LOL
• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:14

  Originally posted by choco B:

  HAHAHA that's high standards siah...
  Europe's lovely. I'm sure you'll get there, just takes abit more savings.
  
  Damn if my SO considered that BKK trip to be the honeymoon....... then no hope for a "real" one liao T_T

  You must brain-wash him
  
  I am gunning for Spain/Morocco/Turkey for my honeymoon
  
  My SO have no excuse because he don't need to pay for the air tickets
• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:16

  What's the meaning of clucky hubby?
• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:17

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  What's the meaning of clucky hubby?

  It means that he wants to have a baby soon
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:19

  Hahhaha....... yeah leave travel magazines innocently lying around.....
  
  How come free air tix, frequent flier miles?
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  You must brain-wash him
  
  I am gunning for Spain/Morocco/Turkey for my honeymoon
  
  My SO have no excuse because he don't need to pay for the air tickets

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:19

  Originally posted by choco B:

  Hahhaha....... yeah leave travel magazines innocently lying around.....
  
  How come free air tix, frequent flier miles?
  

  Free air tickets are job perks of his
• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:20

  Originally posted by choco B:

  2 vehement votes NO! LOL! The SO is overpowered!
  
  I'm not sure if I'm up to the work required for a f&e trip... I might consier a leisurely packaged tour , if such a thing exists LOL
  
  Otherwise, if f&e , it's gotta be a place that's easy to get around, and with little language problems, some place fail proof. Definitely not too ulu LOL

  Well, if you haven't been there, London is easy....as long as the Underground workers don't go on strike, again. Plus, with your love of shopping and stuff...it would be perfect,e.g. can buy Marks n Spencer and The Body shop stuff at one-third to half price.
• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:22

  Originally posted by elindra:

  It means that he wants to have a baby soon

  
  
  A bit too soon for you, right?
• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:23

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  
  
  A bit too soon for you, right?

  Yeah it is
  Anyway I told him no honeymoon, no baby
  
  I'm not prepared for motherhood right now as well.
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:23

  Shiok
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Free air tickets are job perks of his

  How do you feel about this?
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  It means that he wants to have a baby soon

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:24

  Choco read the post above your question
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:26

  LOL Much as I love shopping he makes a lousy shopping companion. I'm very much a city girl though, I love urban scapes & environments & start to miss the city when away for too long, so London , NYC would be right up my alley.
  
  P.s. europe, LV cheap leh . *giggles*
  

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  Well, if you haven't been there, London is easy....as long as the Underground workers don't go on strike, again. Plus, with your love of shopping and stuff...it would be perfect,e.g. can buy Marks n Spencer and The Body shop stuff at one-third to half price.

• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:27

  *laffs. Got it
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Choco read the post above your question

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:32

  I do like the countryside as well though I'm very much a city girl
  
  I think, knowing my SO he will select somewhere where I can't do much shopping
• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:35

  Originally posted by choco B:

  LOL Much as I love shopping he makes a lousy shopping companion. I'm very much a city girl though, I love urban scapes & environments & start to miss the city when away for too long, so London , NYC would be right up my alley.
  
  P.s. europe, LV cheap leh . *giggles*

  But London is more than a shopping city - there's also the arts, the museums, the plays and musicals. You can also rent a car and drive around the countryside in the south or the northern lake district (heard about the north but haven't been there) which should appeal to your SO.
  
  My SO doesn't like urban cities and haven't been to London, but I told him London is a must-go at least once, coz it's such a happening place with lots going on.
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:38

  It's damn hard to cater to different tastes. Can't buy / carry much if you plan to travel around anyway.
  
  We would like to go somewhere cold & where it snows.
  
  The SO likes Switzerland and wants to go there to count sheep but I think that's alot of money spent on playing with lifestock
  
  Perhaps a good compromise would be Hokkaido. Spend everyday nuah-ing in hot spring and eat sashimi at every meal LOL

  Originally posted by elindra:

  I do like the countryside as well though I'm very much a city girl
  
  I think, knowing my SO he will select somewhere where I can't do much shopping

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:40

  Originally posted by choco B:

  It's damn hard to cater to different tastes. Can't buy / carry much if you plan to travel around anyway.
  
  We would like to go somewhere cold & where it snows.
  
  The SO likes Switzerland and wants to go there to count sheep but I think that's alot of money spent on playing with lifestock
  
  Perhaps a good compromise would be Hokkaido. Spend everyday nuah-ing in hot spring and eat sashimi at every meal LOL

  Actually I have this in mind too
  
  He wants to backpack Germany but I'm not the backpacking kind of girl.
• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:42

  Originally posted by choco B:

  Perhaps a good compromise would be Hokkaido. Spend everyday nuah-ing in hot spring and eat sashimi at every meal LOL

  You love sashimi, eh? I saw it on Japan Hour...it's lovely, isn't it? My gf went with hubby and 2 kids and said the rental cars have talking GPS to help you with directions. The GPS spoke in Japanese, but my gf said it sounded close enough to Mandarin so they could guess the meaning. And it not as expensive as Tokyo.
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:49

  I think backpacking in Germany would be quite an adventure. Not easy !

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Actually I have this in mind too
  He wants to backpack Germany but I'm not the backpacking kind of girl.

• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:50

  Yes, London is great for the culture vultures Heheh another place to suggest to the SO .....
  

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  But London is more than a shopping city - there's also the arts, the museums, the plays and musicals. You can also rent a car and drive around the countryside in the south or the northern lake district (heard about the north but haven't been there) which should appeal to your SO.
  
  My SO doesn't like urban cities and haven't been to London, but I told him London is a must-go at least once, coz it's such a happening place with lots going on.

• elindra

  6 Dec 05, 15:52

  Originally posted by choco B:

  I think backpacking in Germany would be quite an adventure. Not easy !

  I don't want to backpack Germany. Was refering to your Hokkaido compromise. Had that in mind as well
  
  If we ever go backpacking in Germany he'll end up having to carry my backpack as well
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 15:52

  How easy d'you think it'd be getting around Hokkaido (or Japan in general) on your own? Package tour or f&e better for this location?
  

  Originally posted by Wanda:

  You love sashimi, eh? I saw it on Japan Hour...it's lovely, isn't it? My gf went with hubby and 2 kids and said the rental cars have talking GPS to help you with directions. The GPS spoke in Japanese, but my gf said it sounded close enough to Mandarin so they could guess the meaning. And it not as expensive as Tokyo.

• Wanda

  6 Dec 05, 15:58

  Originally posted by choco B:

  How easy d'you think it'd be getting around Hokkaido (or Japan in general) on your own? Package tour or f&e better for this location?
  

  From what I see in Japan Hour, I would definitely backpack in Hokkaido and the smaller towns - then nuah at one place for as long or as short as you like. Some package tours don't even go to the small towns.
  
  My only concern is the language problem and the cost of accom and transport (if going to the big cities where driving may not be an easy option), whereas at places like China - if you can speak some Mandarin, you can backpack all over the country cheaply, since accom, transport and food are so affordable. All we need is time.
• choco B

  6 Dec 05, 16:05

  Hehe I got you. Hokkaido's good for us, snow at relatively cheap *ahem* prices
  
  I can't backpack either. Just look at my toiletries I scared liao
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  I don't want to backpack Germany. Was refering to your Hokkaido compromise. Had that in mind as well
  
  If we ever go backpacking in Germany he'll end up having to carry my backpack as well