The ruckus started as early as 6.30 am and with a long weekend such as this, I can testify that there is no such a thing as vacation for us parents. We tried our luck again to sleep in and let the kids entertained themselves. As predicted, it didn’t last that long.

The moment they opened their eyes, their feet wouldn’t stand still and their mouths wouldn’t stop rattling. They went all out of their way to create havoc, find every little means to up the ante of their mischiefs and for Spud, a full-blown show of deliberate defiance to push her boundaries in trying to exert her authority.

It was going to be a long, long day and an excruciating drive back to Bangkok.

At least breakfast went quite well for a solid 10-15 minute where both kids managed to focus on their food and fed themselves as we watched on.

 

It sort of went downhill from there as they each decided to use their feet to better use by roaming about in separate directions…

Spud decided to throw a tantrum when we got back to the room to pack the remaining stuff, refusing to put back on her shoes as we got ready to check-out.  She even made a big fuss on which bathroom she wanted to go to and even though there were 2 bathrooms in our chalet, she insisted on using that very bathroom I was in! It got into a full-blown temper tantrum and a few screaming sessions from her father, while Squirt, in the meantime, decided to run around like a mad monkey and moved some furniture from their original positions, almost breaking the glass table in the living room. What I heard whilst I was in the bathroom sounded like utter chaos.

I got out of the bathroom ready to go, with Spud still refusing to put on her shoes. I decided that we all would walk ahead and told her that she can choose to walk without her shoes if she preferred so, and that we weren’t waiting for her. With that, I had effectively made her walked out of the door without her shoes on as all of us walked ahead. She wasn’t too happy and started screaming her typical screams, yet it took her less than 30 seconds to put both shoes on by herself and ran after us! I had to smirk. Although her screaming continued, it worked. Her shoes were back on in a jiffy and she was walking in them.

Suggesting a family shot after checking out seemed to calm her down. However, not 5 minutes of driving later, she started whining and howling again because she could.not.get.her.bear.to.sit.next.to.her.properly.

Urrghh!

How I exploded! If there is one thing that gets to me, it would have to be a kid whining and screaming just because she could not get her way while we are trying to navigate our way in the car which was going at a speed of 80 km/hr on a road that is known for its fair share of accidents. We had to stop the car.

Spud finally calmed down after my extreme outburst and the rest of the journey went by without much of a hitch. We made several pit-stops, got caught in a little bit of traffic as we were nearing home and finally arrived in our very own safe haven slightly after 3.30 pm.

I think I feel more exhausted after the “weekend break” as opposed to spending my day working at the office and feeling all stressed out. The term vacation really has no meaning for parents with no extra helping hand to two little rambunctious tots.

That being said, while exhausting, it has been a fun weekend. We had a pretty nice resort and being able to spend some precious time as well as dedicate 100% attention to the kids is priceless. To see them smile, laugh and be genuinely happy is worth every pain.

As insane as it may sound, we just might do it again sometime.

Coming up:Review on The Regent Chalet Chaam

Related post(s):

Chaam Day 1

Chaam Day 2