being a difficult gorilla

Today was a difficult day... Hugh would get from being sooki...


to stoic...


to angry without any warning. He's had a temperature and runny nose too. Hope he gets better after the Nurofen doses and may tomorrow be a brighter, chirpier day!

in touch with nature

Hugh got his first taste of raw nature at the Buckley's backyard! He did help eat the bread that was meant for the ducks though...

road trip

It was a long drive from Cherrybrook to Newcastle in Hugh's standard and cousin Georgie was given the task to entertain him throughout the journey so she read "Trevor The Frog" to him... of course all he wantde to do was to bite the book!

cherrybrook nightstop

We spent a night in Cherrybrook where Issaak and Val live and received a 5-star hospitality! Hugh even left with a bag of these yummy bagel biscuits. Thank you very much!

always having fun at mealtimes

Hugh loves his food...so much so he "screams" when its delivered late. Once he takes a bite, he's all chirpy like in this photo.

happy to see daddy

Met Daddy and his colleagues for lunch today. Hugh was so happy when he spotted Daddy.

history lesson

Hugh visited the Natural History Museum and we hope he learned something there :)

hilarious cousin rivers

Apparently, Hugh thinks Rivers is hilarious... laughs at every sound, action, gesture, move he made!

1st ferry ride

fun at wildlife world

sunny day at botanic gardens

It was the first sunny day since we arrived in Sydney so Mummy thought it was best to visit the Botanic Gardens and Hugh got up close and personal with the avian creatures.

sippa at starbucks

Daddy ordered a baby-cino for Hugh but didn't teach him how to drink it in a civilized way.

dinner with daddy's old friends...

...having fun on Unlce Wojtek's lap!



He was also very fascinated with the pizza-making chef from Penang!

who's that teddy bear?

What a cute outfit eh?

great to see nana again!

Nana visits for a day...actually only 4 hours but she did travel a long way though. Hugh recognises her and they were having fun straight away!

atop the 32nd floor

On the only nice day in Sydney so far, Hugh enjoyed the wonderful breeze and beautiful sunshine at the balcony of the Club Lounge of the Intercontinental.

yum cha in chinatown

loving the cold weather

Hugh really likes the cool 7-15C. He's so happy when we take him out for walks.

acting like tourists

exploring the hotel room on all fours

Hugh loves to crawl around the room looking for things to destroy!

jetlagged

Poor fella didn't sleep much on the flight to Sydney, hence...



In the taxi on the way to hotel...




soon after check-in...




and during lunch at Peter Doyle.

is that your daughter?

Yeah annoyingly, many people still mistake Hugh for a girl :( Perhaps it's because of these lashes?

i can hold my bottle

Somebody started grabbing his bottle away from Mummy recently in Bangkok. Cheh,cheh!

cousins bonding

These 2 cousins have a special bond...she hugs him gently & he grabs her hair!

fruit salad...yummy yummy!

Hugh got to try some tropical fruits in Bangkok...the Rambutan (or Tiko Berry), Mangosteen and Lychee.

grandma's birthday...

was celebrated at a delicious seafood restaurant where Hugh got his first taste of steamed sea bass and Mummy got to eat her favourite Lai Liu Har :)

flight EK372 in a nutshell

Onced we boarded the plane, Hugh was immediately checking out the seat area.




Preparing for take-off...but not until we get a picture together first :)




There was slight delay so Hugh decided to go onto the floor again.



Hugh's given a biscuit to keep him still for take-off.



He soon fell asleep after the plane reached cruising altitude.




Once he was awake, there's no resting for Mummy; she had to take him for walks all over the A380...both upstairs and downstairs!

today...

Hugh turns 9 months and rafa turns 23!

We can also clearly see Hugh's 4th tooth now.