Huaihao has been making these Lego wristlets and getting them to be so machine like, it reminds me of Max Busser, the founder of MB&F. He makes machines into watches, and turn watches into machines—with friends or like minded people. I have no doubts that Huaihao will one day turn his dreamy creations or dreams into reality if given the chance to pursue and share these creations.

And before we know it, we took off 2 days before the March holidays started officially, , choosing to skip school and head to Fukuoka. I shared with the kids my intentions- that of creating beautiful memories. and we did. We hopped on to a nissan serena and drive from Fukuoka city to miyazaki.

First stopping over at Yanagawa for a charcoal smoked eel seiro

Our accommodation for the night was at Yamaga , and the kids already got used to the drill of a hotspring bath and a kaiseki dinner. The hotel had a central hotspot where people could drink and grill marshmallows. That was fun!

And there was also a pool and a table tennis facility, which huaihao enjoyed . In the end, we had lots of fun on the table tennis table too.

We drove all the way southwards to Takachiho Gorge which is at Miyazaki. The activity was row your boat in the gorge. Only 3 could get on, so i walked to places where they could me all the way from below the gorge, and we waved heaps

It was also a first time experience for Huaihao and Qinzhi to have nagashi somen, or flowing noodles, which is a thing for summer. On our way to the hotel., we stopped by this patch of fields which had lots of pink and white plum trees. And Huaihao could smell the scent from the flowers.

I actually like Kusasenri a lot. It’s so vast so open, you feel so in place. Huaihao and everyone of us walked the expanse of it. Step by step, and it made you feel like you have come a very long way

We then drove to Daikanbo, which offered a very good 360 degree view of Aso and its surroundings.

Throughout the trip, we had lots of ice creams, desserts and onigiri, we visited lots of supermarkets and had potato chips. We slept lots on the car as we covered distances.

Oh yes, one other activity was visiting a spring source and we could fill up our empty bottles

We also made a stop at Itoshima and visited the shiraito falls s and had some hands on bbq at the oyster huts

And pretty soon, we found ourselves in Fukuoka

We stopped by Tochoji temple ,which housed a giant wooden buddha and did some shopping, pigging out in the midst.

We got home late and celebrated grandpa and gengyan jiujiu’s birthday.

Then at home, Huaihao and Qinzhi got into a tiff and started firing at each other. I could see how the kids were mirroring us adults, getting into a conflict mode.. As much as bullets kept coming out, I knew it is something that needed resolution. Maybe between us.

We tried to sort at the roundtable and it worked for 2 days, I give Huaihao the credit for pulling all of us at the roundtable and for having the intention to sort things out.

But I also saw how everything, the healing themes—- come back to me. There were things that were not in the right place and that’s how everyone is pulled in to resolve.

Most of all, me having taken a wrong place and so everyone follows and the whole game gets out of hand.

It is a very humbling experience to go through this all.

I came back feeling tired, and it was apt Huaihao wanted to make ice cream

There are days like this, and days like that. The important thing is to cut through and move past it. I give my thanks to this lesson. WIth all my heart..