Bangkok Week 693 October 7, 2021 Yay! Arlo’s swimming class finally resumes. But Boo Hoo! It’s also Granny’s last 5 days with us! View fullsize Arlo's excited. His swimming class resumes today! View fullsize Are we going to remember how to swim? View fullsize Whee! View fullsize Kicking is fun. View fullsize Okay, enough of this kicking! View fullsize Chasing after a ball... just like on land. View fullsize And practicing kicking on his own. How tiring! View fullsize Back on land, and enjoying a nice big cookie. View fullsize Granny starts up the beaters again, to make a cheesecake for lucky Mum. View fullsize Meanwhile, Arlo practices his baseball technique. View fullsize A swing and a miss! View fullsize Lazy Saturday morning, lying in bed reading a Kindle. View fullsize Went to meet his friends Quinn and Rohan for an early lunch and playtime, at Inn Train. View fullsize Arlo wasn't very interested in the playground. Just this trike. View fullsize Poor Dad did a lot of laps around the yard, behind this slow driver. View fullsize Finally persuaded Arlo to climb up the jungle gym. And now, to slide down? View fullsize Playing "with" Quinn in the sand. View fullsize Full house. Cheese! View fullsize Getting tired, but not wanting to leave. View fullsize Making Dad ride the big kids' tricycle with him. View fullsize It's Pu's birthday today. Happy birthday, Pu! View fullsize Two ladies, helping themselves get through a thunderstorm together. View fullsize It's birthday cake time for Mum! And Arlo's excited! View fullsize A fire on the cake again! View fullsize Thank you, Granny, for the delicious cheesecake! View fullsize Arlo's not so sure about it... View fullsize Playing with Arlo's newest toy: a dump truck! View fullsize Birthday dinner that evening, too: trying out Munchbox by Nidhi, which just opened. View fullsize Granny's double-decker burger. View fullsize And the spiced chicken burger for Dad. View fullsize Next morning, a trip to Rama 9 park. We hadn't been here since last time Granny came to visit us! View fullsize The playground was a little bit sad, but Arlo didn't mind. View fullsize Saying hello to the turtle. View fullsize Waiting for a bus? View fullsize No! Waiting for the giant watering truck to go by. Wow! View fullsize Inside the geodesic cactus dome! View fullsize Look at these tall cacti! View fullsize Arlo can't believe his luck. So many cacti! View fullsize Resting under some cool shade. View fullsize My, what big leaves you have! View fullsize Arlo shows Granny around the greenhouse. View fullsize Over a steep bridge. One of the high points of the park, for Arlo. View fullsize Palm shadows. View fullsize Baking under the midday sun. Literally. View fullsize No park visit is complete without a bit of scootering. View fullsize Go, Arlo, go! View fullsize Enjoying cake and Each Peach Pear Plum. View fullsize Master Arlo shows off his artistic skills. View fullsize What a brilliant blue! View fullsize Arlo calls this piece, "The Tunnel and the Sun." View fullsize Waiting patiently for the dentist, on Monday morning. View fullsize Arlo did so well! He sat through a fluoride treatment and everything. View fullsize Not everyone can end the day with a case of Lucille Ball head. View fullsize I'd say the similarities are very striking! View fullsize It's Granny's last supper. Boo hoo :( At least it's delicious Chinese food. View fullsize Granny took Arlo for one last hurrah around the park before leaving. View fullsize Watching the turtles together; and the basketball. View fullsize And having a bitter-sweet picnic under the shade, in front of the skytrain. View fullsize Showing Granny his favorite flower. View fullsize And strolling the empty cobblestone paths together. View fullsize Looking for bees in the lotus flowers. View fullsize Reading one last book together. View fullsize There's no one better than Granny to read about Jack's Granny's Moozles. View fullsize And saying bye-bye to Bella. View fullsize Group shot! View fullsize One last kiss for Arlo. View fullsize Well, at least the check-in was empty. View fullsize And she's off! See you next time, Granny. View fullsize A box of Tims to celebrate Granny's departure... I mean, Arlo's passport application submission. View fullsize Hmm! This Maple Dip is not half bad! View fullsize Maestro Arlo shows off his skills. View fullsize He can play and sing at the same time! View fullsize Our first J mean for vegetarian week. View fullsize The fried pork and sticky rice was nice. View fullsize Highlights from our annual visa renewal photos. View fullsize Well, at least Arlo says "cheese" on command now. View fullsize There's the camera! View fullsize What a tall tower! View fullsize Helping Boy down the slide. View fullsize Another line-up of tasty J-dishes, these ones from Chinatown. Bon appetit and see you next week!
