Funarium

Some days it's just too darn hot to go the park and we take Andrei to an indoor playground where he burns off tones on calories. Like this morning...there were 35 C at 9 am and Funarium looked so much more attractive especially to me (Carmen). I'm a waddling mama goose now and can take Bangkok in a swimming pool at this temp.

I've got the nesting insticts all over again...going for fancy recipes, sorting out clothes a million times...

We're making homemade hummus now and salmon and pesto pasta for dinner.

Andrei for Plan Toys - Greece

The great thing is he earned some great great wooden toys after doing this commercial. An entire city plan with roads and train tracks that took 2 adults about 30 min to set up and still is the highlight of our living room + a rocking horse.

New Zealand and other places by camper van

Friends of mine are camper van fans...they've traveled Europe by camper van (initially rented at 1500 E / week) than bought their own. According to them this is the best way to do it if you've got kids...It's trickier nowdays to park in big cities, but few years back you could park/ wake up in front of the Eiffel tower...yeah.

I have friends that have done it in the US...it was super easy to get around and back when the gas so 99 cents it came to almost nothing.

Anyhow...they've booked their trip to NZ by camper van again... 800 euros/ week in a 6 person camper van...cheap flights from Bangkok (600 euros/ pers)...what a life...!!!

It's a great time to travel to/via Asia now!

5 weeks to birth..yei

After having Andrei, I totally agree with this lady, Laura. I gave birth in the hospital but basically no one but Ake whom I screamed at several times interferred. Sure, When it was all done I realized I had been start naked in front of the hospital staff the entire time...who cares?:)

Having said that, I will still go to the hospital with Sofia to put everyone's heart at ease...

Check the video on Unassisted Child birth here:

Unassisted Childbirth

B-day

There's goes my bday present this year. I was going to buy tickets and see Nadal possibly playing someone like Tsonga or Simon at Thailand Open. Both dad and I were super excited...The guy is injured and won't be coming while Bangkok remains jam-packed with posters of him covering the event.

Ohh, well...that's life.

On US OPEN

Murray's out.

The guy has had a good year - he just hasn't had a year that lives up to all the hype he's gotten. Someone please check on Simon Reed. Still alive?

Yeap, tennis gods are re-aligning the world order. Murray getting to No.2 was a universal hiccup.

Would love to see Fed and Rafa in the final.

More on tennis...

Very very happy to see both Nadal and Fed in action...Men's tennis has some very strong competitors.
Women are less steady but Sorana's been doing very well so hopefully she'll keep it up.

Tomorrow the Cincinatti Open will be in full swing. Yey!!!
At the end of the week Í'll hit the 7 months mark - from now on it's all down hill. Yey!!!

Aaaand... More photos from Singapore...