June 2026 - Vancouver + Alaska

Finally checked off the Alaskan cruise on my dad's bucket list! Alaskan cruise season is May to Sep, and my exams ended in May so June was an opportune time. It seems like Princess Cruises and Holland America are the two main cruise lines for Alaska, and I eventually picked Princess as it seemed a bit livelier. There were soo many different itineraries comprising different directions (North to South or vice versa), different departure ports (Vancouver or Seattle), different Alaskan ports, as well as cruise only, land then cruise or cruise then land. And then of course, which ship, which room, whether to get the package or not. I started researching last year and still couldn't make a decision. It was around February when I realised many of the options were getting sold out, so I decided to just go ahead and settled on a 7 day, north bound cruise on Discovery Princess departing from Vancouver. 

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.