I knew exactly where I wanted to bring WJ for his Christmas surprise - a cat café! The only problem? I'm terrified of cats (and most animals).

We went to Coney Island in long pants and armed with insect repellant - all except for WJ. He'd rather deal with the risk of sandfly attacks than sweat too much.

My sister and I had a baseball set for kids when we were younger. We never quite managed to hit the ball with the bat though. And we were going to see how much we'd improved over the years at Homerun Baseball.

"Are you excited for your birthday surprise?" I teased WJ as we made our way from Mountbatten station to an old building. The G.Spa sign was splashed across the front of the building.

I've never had green fingers. I wanted to plant little pots of vegetables and flowers when I was a kid. I didn't even have the opportunity to kill the plants. They never even grew! Even after my constant watering, not one stalk peeked out of the soil.

Which theme park in Singapore doesn't have rides but can still make you scream? Haw Par Villa! Alright, it won't technically make you scream (unless you're that much of a scaredy-cat), but the park doesn't have rides. It did once in the 90s but the rides got shut down amfter a change of management to the Singapore Tourism Board! Now, it's more of a tourist attraction than a theme park.