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And the Chiang Mai escapade continues...

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~ DAY 3 ~ January 5th, 2025 >  GINGER FARM kitchen at ONENIMMAN Chiangmai It took me a moment before realising that the ginger farm Ninang was mentioning was not in fact all about ginger. At a glance, if you see the words "ginger farm" at a location, your initial thought process would have been ginger farm = a farm that's thriving with ginger plants. But that wasn't the case. We stepped into the entrance, and by doing so, that also meant stepping into a restaurant. It was an open space area, spaced out with woven chairs and wooden tables, which held the ONE NIMMAN restaurant. This ginger farm is not just ginger. There's a restaurant and even animals! I phrased these words in irritation, almost as if I was angry to myself. What was I thinking... thinking it was just a ginger farm...  " Ah- Hallo! Have you guys... made a reservation for today?" A lady with a heavily-thick Thai accent gestured over to us, her grin soft and gentle. I stared at Ninang, Mum...
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Saying our goodbyes to Hongkong and onto Thailand, Chiang Mai!

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                                         ~ DAY 1 ~ Jan 3rd, 2026, a tiresome flight later to Chiang Mai... > Chiang Mai Night Bazaar If weren't for a nap after that heck of a flight, I wouldn't even be standing anymore... I haggardly comment to oneself, staring at the beaming lights coming from the stalls at Chiang Mai Night Bazaar. Staring would be a mere understatement, actually. Staring whilst starstruck would be more like it. I'd never seen anything like it. The atmosphere is bright, filled with energy as conversations fill the air. It's almost thrilling to me when I witness all of this, contagiously passing on its vibe. I unexpectedly find myself shocked at the number of tourists I see roaming around the night market, despite being in such a place before. This... this feeling. It's new. And I love it. When you're enjoying yourselves a little bit too much, time feels like it's...
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Location: Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Starting the first day of 2026 at Disneyland!!

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  Jan 1st, 2026 It's the first day of 2026. After midnight's turn of events filled with uncontrollable laughter - which unbelievably was only a matter of hours ago -, today will be the last day of Tito Ram, Tita Pretty, Mamu and Cubby's time in Hongkong. They'll be leaving to go to the airport and to return  back  home in Thailand.  I give all of my family members who are returning home a tight embrace. The memories we'd made, the late night conversations, the tiredness we'd all been through together, it comes flooding in my mind. We exchange our goodbyes, and it feels so hard just to stand there and watch them leave. And I can sense that Ninang and Mum are feeling a similar emotion. * Mum, Ninang and I glance at each other after the train ride from our hotel, as if we're all telepaths, and can distinctively tell what we're analysing. The familiar crowds that are formed is what ticks us all off.  This is going to take forever just to get inside... * Des...
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Location: Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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