In April, Dad had to go to the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort near Kota Kinabalu for a work conference. Mum and I started the obligatory guilt treatment, but he flipped the tables by saying "why don't you come?".

If this is how overseas travel works, then I think I'm hooked. Everyone there was lovely! They kept waving at me, calling out "Ellliii!" to get my attention and giving me little neck rubs at the breakfast table. Dad says this is because of my cute, wispy blonde hair. But, let's face it, I know how to work a room for attention...

Not that Mum & Dad make it easy for me. It's hard to look this good when you are doing 12 hours of travel in your PJ's! I did enjoy the chance to ride in a car without a seatbelt (although Dad's vice like grip was probably worse), but hated trying to sleep on a red-eye flight where they refused to turn off the main cabin lights :(.

Most of my time was spent in and around the pool. I loved crawling in and out of the water, or just hanging out with the deck chairs. Crawling on the pebble crete was a bit hard on the knees, so I discovered how to crawl like a crab on my hands and feet.

The room was fantastic ... I learnt how to use stairs for the first time and loved my king-sized gymnasium. Naturally, afternoon naps were also a critical part of our holiday routine.

Beautiful weather, incredibly friendly people, affordable prices, warm water and a great holiday routine... We loved it there :)

Oh so big!

* I am now a tooth monster - with SIX teeth :) My seventh one came through at eleven months and 1 day.
* I am now a master crawler. I also love climbing/walking around things as I hold on to them.
* I love playing interactive games like rolling the big pink plastic ball back and forth or knocking down towers that YOU build.
* My favourite foods are still weetbix, yoghurt & fruit. Although I love eating the sand in the sand pit at play-care.
* Mum loves that I am an expert snuggler :)
* My favourite toys are the box from my new car seat, the musical table and the ball pit at play-care.
* I am an expert at going up stairs but really not so good at getting back down again.

Where to next?

I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything!

Seriously though ... I can't say since I've never been overseas, but it's hard to believe that anything is worth the damage to my reputation that a photo where I cannot smile or show any emotion has to be taken.