Baby Boss 中保宝贝城

04 December 2013

Baby Boss is a huge indoor themed park with around 50 different types of professions such as doctor, pilot, fashion designer, policeman and fireman etc for the children to choose from. They even come with their respective uniform for each occupation!

These little employees will be given a short briefing on their role at each individual work station that they signed up for. Upon completion of the task assigned, they will be paid "Baby Bucks" which can be used to exchange for toys and treats at the end of their 'work day'.

It was a  fun learning experience for Kaeden and I am proud to see how he was able to converse with the staff confidently in Mandarin.

Ash, on the other hand, was rather reluctant to participate in any of the activities without Daddy's accompaniment. Although the recommended age for Baby Boss is from 3-12, I felt that 5 might be a more suitable age for them to fully enjoy themselves.

Baby Boss 中保宝贝城

http://www.babyboss.tw/

Back to Taipei

03 December 2013

The drive from Miaoli to Taipei took us about 3 hours and it was about late afternoon when we finally alighted at the entrance of our very chic and trendy hotel for the next 5D4N... Just Sleep (Xi Men Ding Branch).

The hotel is conveniently situated in the heart of the XMD shopping district and is within close proximity to the MTR. Room is very beautiful and most importantly, decently sized for a family of 4! 

We didn't have anything in mind planned for the day so its just random shopping and walking around anywhere and everywhere!

Our exploration of the busy streets of XMD brought us to 豪大大鸡排 which was one of the must-try food on my list! Seeing such a long Q at the shop, we had much anticipation for it! However, to our disappointment, it tasted nothing fantastic at all.

All these walking around has gotten our feet aching away!... so.... when the kids requested for a ride on the MTR, we gladly obliged! Kaeden got really excited when he saw tokens were used instead of the usual train tickets!

Complimentary D-I-Y Classes from the Ranch

02 December 2013

Flying Cow offered many interesting DIY classes which are suitable for both adults and children. Kudos to Daddy's good planning that we were able to fit all the classes into one afternoon!

Our first bake... Chiffon Cupcakes!

After all these years of using my Kitchen Aid to beat egg whites, today we went down to basic and used a hand whisk instead!

Lots of hard work I must say! But the end result was worth it! Yumilicious, cottony soft cupcakes baked with lots of love from all of us...

We took a short break for lunch and came back all excited to start our next class... Ice-cream making!

Quite a hassle-free process, just pour all the ingredients into the pre-frozen chamber of the ice-cream maker. Stir... stir... and stir

...and its all done!

Our last class for the day were painting the mascot for Flying Cow Ranch... the cow itself!

We spent our last hour before the sun set strolling around the ranch. Its amazing how the combination of fresh air and greeneries can have such a therapeutic effect on us! We started missing the place even before we left!

For those who are thinking of visiting the ranch, don't hesitate! Its indeed a wonderful experience especially for the kids. I am thankful that we had chosen to visit during the early Winter season! Cannot imagine having to do such intensive walking under the hot Summer sun with irritating flies as companion!

Milk and Kimchi Hotpot

01 December 2013

Our first ever hotpot with cow's milk as its broth! Quite a unique taste, though I still prefer the Kimchi soup based better...

Flying Cow Ranch

01 December 2013

Rise and shine to our first day here on this beautiful ranch!

Complimentary breakfast was served at 飛牛餐廳, featuring a good spread of mainly Asian food. Their 馒头 were really delicious (according to hub), made fresh from the cow's milk produced on the farm!

After fueling our tummy for the morning, we set off on our hike towards the green pasture in search of farm animals...

The children were really excited to feed the animals. Our little Ash, who usually fled at the sight of mascots, was actually alright with a bunch of hungry baby goats charging towards her!

Further down the field were ducks on parade...

and a long line of people queuing for a turn to 'milk' the cow... We joined in of cos! Its interesting to know that all along, we were under the wrong impression that milking the cow = pulling the udders! Luckily we didn't try that on the cow... HAHA

It was almost late afternoon by the time we were done with all the feedings and milking. Daddy, who must have felt adventurous then, suggested taking one of those trails back to our room instead...

All I could say was... we (kids & I) have never felt so happy to see a rest area and tractor after all the endless walking!

Don't need to guess lah! We gave up and hitched a ride on the tractor all the way back to our room!

Welcome to Taiwan!

30 November 2013

It has been a crazy month at work (and still is! at least till after January) and words cannot explain the guilt I felt every morning, having to send the kids away to my mum despite being the school holidays now.

Thanks to my many wonderful colleagues in the office, their little help here and there, enabled me to squeeze out some time away from work to be with them…

It was a 4H35M flight and the kids were wonderful throughout! Totally a breeze for us *thankful*

Upon arrival, we were glad that Taipei wasn't that cold at all! The driver, whom we had prearranged to pick us up from the airport were right outside waiting for us. 

After much anticipation, we finally saw the Flying Cow signboard! We began our search for food right after checking in! As most of the places were already closed for the day, we settled our late-night dinner at 紅穀倉 (Red Barn). 

Food was not bad! Love the super cutesy pudding that 'popped' when poked!

We took a stroll back to our room in semi darkness and almost ended up getting lost! Alas we were back in our room and our two young investigators wasted no time exploring the huge room!

Flying Cow Ranch
http://www.flyingcow.com.tw