Tutti Frutti

Working where I do, I get the opportunity to meet and mix with some Hi-So Thais because their children go to my school or Amelia is friends with them from class.   In the fall I posted here about a fashion show Amelia did for a mother at RIS who is a designer.  Since, Tutti and I have become friends and Amelia has done a couple other modeling "gigs" for her.   Yesterday, Amelia was part of the spring children's line fashion show downtown.

In true Token style, she has LOVED it all.   Below are pics from the print work and show.  It is scary how old Amelia looks.  At the show I was walking her to the bathroom and three times Thais called her "sexy lady".  I sure hope they were translating that wrong. 

Poor thing is not going to know where all her fame went to when we leave Thailand in June!

Print Work Photos:

She called this the "frozen" dress.

This is what the big models looked like.  It surprised me how much they made Amelia looked like them.  There are from the States living in BKK for three months to do modeling.  Their agency sent them

Kid Fashion Show:

The little models with Tutti. 

What a ham!  With Jazzy, one of Amelia's friends from school.  She is on Thai TV. 

She laughed all the way down the catwalk.  

Dada, Tutti's daughter.  Amelia LOVES her!  She goes to RIS as well. 

Pre-K Art Class

Flat Macie in Thailand

 After seven days of travel, Flat Macie made it to Thailand.  She went from the cold temperatures of Kenmore to the hot humid weather of Bangkok and boy was she ready to get out of that stuffy envelope!   Once Amelia and Liam meet Flat Macie, they were in love.  We decided to treat Flat Macie as if our cousin was really here knowing that the real Macie cannot make the trip .  Thank goodness Macie and class where doing a class project around the book "Flat Stanley".

In Thailand we live in a community that is very much like America.  It is a BIG neighborhood (‘moo-bahn’ in Thai), where we play with neighbors, BBQ with friends, and walk to the store for ice cream.  In our neighborhood is our school, Ruamrudee International School.  RIS is an American based school where we all speak English and use American curriculums.  At RIS Amelia is in pre-kindergarten.  There she is learning math, reading, writing and many other things.  Her favorite thing to do is play at recess with her friends Lizzy and Jazzy.  Her least favorite thing to do is take a nap.  

RIS was the first place Amelia wanted to take Flat Macie.  Below are pictures in front of Amelia’s classroom door and the playground.  Flat Macie loved going down the slide.

Just outside the gates of our neighborhood you can see “real” Thailand.  This is where there are people on the streets selling food, clothes, and most anything that can be purchased.  FM arrived during the weekend, so we thought it would be fun to take her for a taxi ride to see our local Wat and weekend floating market.  There Amelia showed her the sights, we relaxed on a boat with iced Thai tea, and we toured the Wat.  Flat Macie loved everything that she saw and ate.  She also got to meet some friends of ours who were also there showing friends around.

After some long thought, Flat Macie has decided that she is going to stay with us in Thailand.  She loves feeling warm and has many more foods to try and places to see.  Thank you to 

We ran into friends at the market.  They wanted a picture with Macie.

Even Superman wanted in on the action.

Touring the local Wat.

Fun with Macie at the floating market.

Mini horses!

Touring the market.

Thai ice teas on a boat. 

More Wat.

Parental selfies. 

Macie's first taxi ride. 

Showing Macie Amelia's classroom. 

Singapore

Last week/weekend Wade and I left the kids at home and went to Singapore.  I had a conference and we met up with a college friend, Cheryl Pink.  I had a plan to get lots of pictures, but this was it.  I guess I will have to go back to get more. 

When you live overseas, seeing people who knew you from your past is a luxury you cherish.  You can sit for hours and reminisce about who we once were.  It was so great for Cheryl to lets us stay with her and be our tour guide.  Singapore is an amazing place.  Clean, orderly, and safe are just a couple words to start with.  For someone who is in business it is the place to be.  But, it costs a lot of money to stay and live there. Forbes named it the 5th most expensive city in the world for expats.  Coming from one of the cheapest, it was a hard transition.  

Most of my time was spent at the conference, but at night we went downtown and saw where the rich play.  Singapore has a very unique skyline and surrounded by water.  The whole country is only 16 miles by 24 miles and getting around was super easy and cheap with its public transportation. 

If you are ever touring Asia, I recommend stopping there. But don't stay too long or you will run out of $$$. 

(I posted this and an hour later this was published. I guess it is now the most expensive in the world!)

Handsome Man.

One of the BEST things I have ever eaten: Singapore Chili Crab. 

Most expensive drink I have ever had.  EVERYTHING is Singapore is SUPER expensive.  

Candyland Birthday Party

February is a big birthday month for the kids in our community.  So for Amelia's 5th birthday party we joined forces to celebrate Amelia and Molly together.  The theme: Candyland. I can't take credit for most of  the party.  While I spent my time studying, Amy (Molly's mom) did most of the planning, decorations, and organization.  I helped where I could (mainly food).   The girls and the friends who attended the party loved all of it.    

Crafts

Goma and Liam in the photo corner. Love this picture.  We are going to miss Goma so much when we leave Thailand in June. 

Games: Pass the bubbles.

Candy bar.  Thanks to my mom for sending most of it from the States.  Half of this candy you cannot get in Thailand. 

Food: We even had a chocolate fountain Amy and I spotted (stole and returned) at a meeting we were in.

Bubbles outside

Birthday girl!

Party Pics! Amy hired the school photographer to take pictures.  His camera is SO much nicer then my camera phone.