A Privilege To Sponsor A Trip To Bangkok For My Mum and Aunt
Early this year, I had the privilege to sponsor my mum, aunt and myself to a short trip to Bangkok. This is possible because of the 25% growth in dividends collected in 2023 compared to 2022 from my SG Dividend Portfolio, and due to the slight increase in tutoring income in 2023 after pushing myself to work 7 days a week for the second half of the year. As such, I think it is time to take a break and pamper myself a little, and also take this opportunity to bring my mum and aunt together to my favourite future retirement destination. This is their first trip to Bangkok (they had been to Chiang Mai, Phuket and Hat Yai), so I have to do the planning upfront to bring them to do some sight-seeing and enjoy some great food not to be missed, while keeping in mind to minimize walking during the trip. It was a 4 day 3 night trip, and we arrived at Don Mueang International Airport in the early afternoon. We took a grab ride to our hotel, Trinity Silom Hotel, close to Chong Nonsi BTS and Lal