March 2026 - Perth

Needed a short getaway and spent a super productive 60h in Perth! So I thought March is towards the end of Aussie summer and the temperature forecast was initially around 25 degrees. But as the trip drew closer, the temperature forecast kept rising and reached a peak of 39 degrees on my second day when I went to Rottnest Island! While it was definitely hot, it didn't feel as uncomfortable as the heat in Singapore as the humidity is only around 30+% in Perth, so you sweat less. Nevertheless, this meant excellent weather for outdoor activities. For this trip, I took Scoot and the round trip cost less than $300 which is a great deal. For my hotel, I went with The Melbourne Hotel (yes, the name is confusing) situated around 15min by walking from the Perth CBD station. It's a 5 star hotel, but I chose it primarily because the gym is open 24h! 

Drama Reviews - Our Unwritten Seoul (2025)

My pace of watching korean dramas has really dropped off, but I decided to pick up Our Unwritten Seoul due to rave reviews and the interesting premise of Park Boyoung acting as twins who swap places. Mirae is the twin who excelled academically and works in a big corporation in Seoul, while Miji excelled in sports but got a severe ankle injury which ended her running career, and now works odd jobs. One day, Miji finds out Mirae is suffering from workplace bullying, and they decide to swap places, just like old times. 

Drama Reviews - Squid Game (Season 3) (2025)

 

I was very late to this given my exams, and only watched in somewhere in November. Finally, the last season of Squid Game 3 to wrap up the series, though really it's more of a season 2b. We pick up right where we left off in Season 2 following the failed mutiny led by Gihun (Lee Jungjae), following the "betrayal" by Frontman (Lee Byunghun) and incompetence of Daeho (Kang Haneul). 

October/November 2025 - Turkiye

Last big trip of the year! Been flying too much recently with a couple of work trips. This was fairly last minute as I had an exam in September and didn't have mind space to plan anything until after the exam. 

Since I booked tickets quite late, and due to some other conflicting schedules, we went with Turkish Airlines instead of SQ. Tickets were actually very affordable at less than $800 for a return trip to Istanbul. We also went with Turkish Airlines for a return trip from Istanbul to Kayseri Airport, which is one of the airports to get to Cappadocia. 

July 2025 - Bali

A quick 40h in Bali between postings! I booked this on a whim while stressed out planning for another work trip and decided I really needed some alone time. Unfortunately, could only afford 2 nights, landing late on the first day and leaving early on the last day, which means I was in Bali for less than 40h. Nevertheless, tried to make the most of it!

April 2025 - Czechia + Budapest

Annual April trip for IIHF Women's World Championships! Held at Ceske Budejovice in Czech Republic this year, but I've been to Czech 8 years ago so we spent 1 night in Prague, 2 nights in Ceske Budejovice then 4 nights in Budapest. 

Drama Reviews - A Time Called You (2023)

A bit late to this but I'm a diehard fan of Jeon Yeobeen ever since Be Melodramatic, so this has been on my to-watch list for a long time. A Time Called You is about Han Junhee (Jeon Yeobeen) who loses her boyfriend Gu Yeonjun (Ahn Hyoseop) in a tragic accident in 2023, who then travels back to 1998 and inhabits the body of high school student Kwon Minju (also Jeon Yeobeen), where she meets Nam Siheon (also Ahn Hyoseop) who has the same face as her deceased boyfriend. Yes it's time travel, and its complicated!