5th Birthday

When we asked Hendrik a few weeks before his 5^th birthday if he wanted to have a party, he answered us with a “no”. We didn’t know his reasons, but Joseph and I were thankful coz it saved us from doing all the preparations for a kiddie party – party theme, decorations, games, food, etc. Joseph then suggested that since Hendrik didn’t want one (like we used to have the previous 4 years), why not we check-in a hotel to have an intimate celebration as a family. It would also be our staycation before I go back to work from maternity leave and before Hendrik goes back to school from his semester break. Besides, Daddy had been telling me this idea for a long time, but we haven’t done it until Hendrik’s birthday.

~ welcome screen | The Sentosa Resort and Spa ~

We know Hendrik likes to stay in hotels. Whenever we have our yearly family holiday out of the country we would always see his excitement especially when we enter our comfy hotel room. So, when Hendrik agreed to the idea we booked a room for 3 days 2 nights stay at The Sentosa Resort and Spa from 20 June to 22 June 2013.

~ birthday boy ~



~ just us celebrating Hendrik's 5th birthday ~



~ us singing the birthday song ~

~ Mommy's gift - Nike rubber shoes ~

~ Daddy's gift - Cars' Colossus XXL ~

 

~ Fyodor's gift - Cars' Rust-eze MacQueen and Sally ~

Hendrik’s birthday week was also the hazy week in Singapore where PSI (Pollutant Standards Index) readings reached a record high and “hazardous” level of 401 on Friday, 21 June 2013. Even inside our close air conditioned hotel room, we can still smell traces of the harmful smoke. Singapore NEA (National Environment Agency) noted the PSI values as: 0-50 (good); 51-100 (moderate); 101-200 (unhealthy); 201-300 (very unhealthy); above 300 (hazardous). Since we cannot explore the spa hotel’s grounds and the surrounding Sentosa Island attractions because of the haze, we were confined to our hotel room and spent most of our stay inside.

~ snacking and watching tv / movies ~



    

~ sleepy heads ~



~ SG haze | photo credit: Getty Images / BBC ~

 

Buffet breakfast in the hotel was delish. It was also pleasant and relaxing as we were able to take our own sweet time since we did not have any other itinerary due to haze.

~ Hendrik selects his own breakfast ~

~ cheese, cold cuts, cereals, juice and salad ~

 

~ bread, pastries and fruits ~

 

~ congee, egg, waffles, dim sum ~

Since we just stayed indoors for the whole duration of our staycation, we had a lot of time for photo shooting. Daddy surely didn’t let this opportunity pass without snapping pictures of us.

Hendrik enjoys the foam bath so much that his hotel stay wouldn’t be complete without it.

On our last day, Hendrik told us that he wanted to stay in the hotel for 1 more day. As much as we also love the idea, we cannot afford it anymore. Hahahaha!!!  =) This just showed that Hendrik liked it. He liked his birthday treat which was apart from the usual birthday parties he had. We told Hendrik that we will just do it again next time. Yes, there will be next staycationS… =)

~ checking out ~ 

Happy birthday mi love!

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