Gimme A Break

The school break is here again and the city seems to be quiet as many folks are on vacation. It’s amazing the lifestyles of the not-so-rich and not-so-famous these days. Every chance they get, they’re taking out luxury vacation rentals at some exotic destination.

The trend seems to be that people work hard these days so they can afford to go further away for holidays in Europe to see the historical sights and enjoy a whole different culture.

I hear that Caribbean getaways are pretty popular too for their romantic sun, sea and surf. What I wouldn’t give to get away from the mundane just to feel the sea breeze in my hair, eh!

Golf vacations are another popular one but I’m not sure I would enjoy that very much since I’m clearly not a golf fan. To spend a vacation baking on a golf course under the hot sun is certainly not my idea of fun. I’d rather be out shopping and eating till I drop and experiencing the local cultures.

Of course, it’s great that people choose to reward themselves after a hard day’s work instead of just stuffing their hard-earned money under their beds, know what I mean?

• exploring old coins
• staying home
• leveling the playing field
• wild vacation (2)
• chief executive hairdresser

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We had an absolute blast of a weekend attending a wedding at the in-laws. Yes, when the clan gets together over a happy occasion, there’s never a shortage of food and I’m sure everyone walked away with a few extra inches to their waistline.

There was such a lot of catching up to do and there seems to be an never-ending stream to new members of the family who’ve just joined us. Anyhow we met a few relatives we never knew we had and that was really fun.

• family event of the year
• weddings
• the rhythm of the mall
• they came anyways
• celebrating family and good food

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While surfing the net, I came across Golf Packages Myrtle Beach and told DH and his friends about it. Why? Because I’ve been recruited to help them find new and interesting places to play golf.

Yep, we’re having a long weekend here and as usual, DH has left at the crack of dawn to play golf. They’ve made it almost their weekend careers and poor me, although I don’t play, I haven’t been spared the task of helping them book flights and probably even their Myrtle Beach Golf Packages, if they decide they want to do that as well!

I’m thinking while we’re at it, why don’t I just go ahead and book us a couple of Myrtle Beach Golf Vacations so the wives and kids can come along as well. I’m sure there’s lots of other activities beside Myrtle Beach Golf that we could indulge in, right? I kinda like to think of it as leveling the playing field .

• another beach vacation so soon?
• meet mr golf
• planning our getaway
• add another white elephant to the heap
• harry potter and the deathly hallows

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This morning, I had to drop off my daughter at the mall for her movie date with a few of her girl friends from school. I thought I’d do a bit of shopping there myself before heading home.

Well, guess what? I spent a half hour circling in the parking lot and there was not a single parking spot. Well, if I was looking for a spot, so were a hundred other cars all circling around like me !

After a half hour, I got really impatient and decided to just drop my daughter off, pay the dollar for parking and leave without even setting foot in the mall. What a waste of time and money!

• fight or flee, that is the question
• a world of difference
• circling like a vulture
• the rhythm of the mall
• logistics brainwave

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The weekend is here and I sure could use a break. And just in time too because I stumbled upon this vacation rental commercial which really cracked me up. Yes, I needed a laugh that bad.

This guy by the name of Unitard goes around saving families from getting themselves trapped in a vacation rental that’s less than what it should be – bad service, crammed rooms, no scenic views, you get the picture.

And he tells them they don’t have to settle for less than a perfect vacation if they go over to Vacation Rental.org and pick out an entire house by the beach or on a hilltop and have themselves a vacation of a lifetime for the whole family. Really cute video that you can view at http://www.vacationrental.org/info/blogs/funny-vacation-rental-commercial—unitard.html. Enjoy!

• another beach vacation so soon?
• back from the beach
• family event of the year
• a Van Gogh in your living room
• traveling light even with a baby bed

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The Year of the Tiger will be here in about 2 weeks. It’s not a popular year for weddings because of some superstition that I’m not even very sure of.

But for those who are not superstitious, it will probably be a blessing as there will be less competition for reception bookings, etc. Even destination weddings will be easier to book, I guess.

And we know how popular those are these days especially to exotic destinations like the Riviera Maya which is the choice of many newlyweds for the range of romantic options available.

So if you’re thinking of getting married and you’re not superstitious, consider getting down on one knee this Valentine’s Day, sweep her off her feet and away you go !!

• what’s up on Valentine’s Day?
• red red wine
• McWedding
• Valentine’s, who’s celebratin’?
• the early bird

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This must the year of hypocrites. People say such ugly things to their own sister it just makes you wonder if these are family members or animals, ya know. Yes, we have an uncle in the family who’s brewing up a huge pot of family politics based on hearsay alone, just like a ninny . Don’t you just love it when men behave like wo-men??

• family gatherings are fun till…
• fake-’em friends
• family event of the year
• the eccentric in me
• looking after old folks

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I was out all day yesterday with my daughter. We went to two grocery stores at two shopping malls and that took up the better part of our Saturday. When I got home, I was too tired to eat so I hauled the rest of the kids and we headed out for fish and chips. Yum, it’s served in a saute pan, quite a neat idea.

What’s not so cool is that I couldn’t find an oven I liked enough to buy even after checking out a few stores. They were either too small or the door was opening down, which I find quite weird. I have no idea when I’m ever going to find the oven of my dreams.

• mall nostalgia
• keeping track of my amateur driver
• that elusive carry-all bag
• how to keep your home cool
• times are bad

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I went on vacation to the beach just before Christmas and it was way fun. Right now, I’m looking at pictures of the Myrtle Beach Resort which is where I would be headed right now if I could. One vacation is never enough especially to the beach where it’s so warm and sunny.

The Resort in Myrtle Beach is as close to paradise as anyone could be. The long stretches of sand and surf is just beckoning to me. I could bring the whole family and be guaranteed there’ll be something for everybody, whether it’s water sports, seafood dining or just chilling out at the beach.

In fact, Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel which is at the heart of Myrtle Beach is so huge I wouldn’t know where to start. Swim first and eat later or take a long stroll on the beach at sunset? Okay, I’m just going to bookmark the site. If I stare at the page any longer, I’ll go off on a daydream and never get my chores finished .

• leveling the playing field
• the fun never ends
• back from the beach
• where to go on our next vacation?
• island vacation (1) – rooms with views

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Well, here we are, on the first weekday of the year! And already I’m dreaming of where the kids and I can go on an inclusive Jamaica vacation soon. As you can see, it’s proving a little hard to get back into the grind after the holidays.

I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m not the only one daydreaming of all inclusive resorts right now! When I dropped the kids off at school this morning, I could see a lot of grumpy parents and kids and I can almost bet they’re thinking what I’m thinking.

As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, we went on a beach vacation to the Hard Rock Hotel last month and had a really good time. I promised the kids we would go on another beach vacation, this time we’ll probably be looking at Ocho Rios hotels for a change but first we have to save up really hard.

• another beach vacation so soon?
• got my house plan picked out but…
• back from the beach
• medical professionals gone fashionable
• would you like to take up pottery?

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