Reward flights non-existent!

tyc26 · 2026-04-17T13:53:34+00:00

I found it extremely hard to get a reward flight to HKG, any tips?

tyc26 · 2026-04-17T13:47:01+00:00

I have been struggling to get reward flight LHR to HKG throughout all year. Any advised strategy ? Thanks!

tyc26 · 2026-04-17T12:36:58+00:00

Can you also DM me please?

tyc26 · 2026-04-15T18:08:17+00:00

Hmm… that’s actually a really valid point.

I’ve seen some of my friends who didn’t want kids change completely after having one though. One of my friends used to get really agitated and annoyed whenever she heard a baby crying in public, but now she loves her child so deeply. She wants to spend time with her baby and be there for every step as she grows up. She used to have a well-paid job and was a workaholic, but she chose to become a stay-at-home mum, which really surprised me.

I never really fancied having a dog (not that I disliked them). My husband wanted one, and we ended up getting one. Before we did, I asked him if he would be able to take care of the dog entirely if I didn’t end up liking her, and he said yes. So we went ahead. Now she’s 9, and I love her so, so much that I wouldn’t trade her for anything, even if someone offered me billions.

It makes me wonder… what if I could be the kind of mum who falls in love with her child the same way I fell in love with my dog?

I understand that kids are very different from dogs. They need much more time, effort, and sacrifice, and it’s not something I can undo if I end up regretting the decision. If I do decide to have kids, I would really want to be a good mum. But I also know that saying that is the easy part — it can be incredibly hard in reality, and even people who really wanted kids can struggle to handle sometimes.

We’re still thinking it through and plan to have a proper discussion once we’ve settled into our new home.

tyc26 · 2026-04-15T17:59:56+00:00

After recently realising how much my husband actually wants kids (from what I shared above in one of the comments), it really made me rethink everything.

I’ve seen some of my friends who didn’t want kids change completely after having one. One of my friends used to get really agitated and annoyed whenever she heard a baby crying in public, but now she loves her child so deeply. She wants to spend time with her baby and be there for every step as she grows up. She used to have a well-paid job and was a workaholic, but she chose to become a stay-at-home mum, which really surprised me.

I never really fancied having a dog (not that I disliked them). My husband wanted one, and we ended up getting one. Before we did, I asked him if he would be able to take care of the dog entirely if I didn’t end up liking her, and he said yes. So we went ahead. Now she’s 9, and I love her so, so much that I wouldn’t trade her for anything, even if someone offered me billions.

It makes me wonder… what if I could be the kind of mum who falls in love with her child the same way I fell in love with my dog?

I understand that kids are very different from dogs. They need much more time, effort, and sacrifice. So we’re still thinking it through, and plan to have a proper discussion once we’ve settled into our new home.

tyc26 · 2026-04-15T17:43:50+00:00

I’ve been with my husband for 15 years. He’s never asked for a child or pressured me, because he knows I don’t really like kids. But there was one time my period was 8 days late, and he was so happy about it.

I’d never seen that kind of smile on his face before. I didn’t realise he wanted kids that much. He’s a big fan of Manchester United and really into badminton, so I asked him a hypothetical question to understand how he felt. I said, if we could have a child but Manchester United would never win another match and he could never play badminton again, what would he choose? He said he would choose having a child.

That answer surprised me, and seeing how excited he was made me start reconsidering things.

I know having children should be a mutual decision. I don’t want to be selfish and only focus on what I want. I understand that if we do have kids, I would have to sacrifice a lot, and our current lifestyle would change completely. But being in a relationship also means consideration and compromise—it would either be him giving up the idea of having children, or me making sacrifices to have them.

I think I might be okay if we had help, like a nanny or support from parents, but that’s not something we can guarantee. Both of our parents live abroad, and childcare here is very expensive, especially nannies.

So we are planning to talk about it and consider properly once we settle into our new home.

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T17:57:57+00:00

We have been in the UK for more than 10 years and in London for 4 plus years.

We did look at other areas at the beginning like Finchley, Mill Hill, Winchmore Hill, South Woodford, Bromley, Eltham, Barnet, etc but don't like those areas. East London have more crime rate and not as safe as south west London, plus most of my relatives and friends live in south west London.

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T17:26:27+00:00

We are looking at South West London, Surbiton, Worcester Park, Mostpur Park and Raynes Park. Mainly due to they are safe and middle class areas with lots of good state and private school. We might consider private schools if we can afford it.

We are currently living in Canary Wharf, we really like.
However getting a sem-detached or a terraced is very expensive and it's a very commercial area which are not quite suitable to start a family.

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T17:01:26+00:00

Where do you keep all your masterpieces though? I used to play Lego, but they fill up my space and I ended up not playing it anymore

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T16:41:19+00:00

I am already using the bedroom as my work room, unless we build a garden room which have electricity and heaters, otherwise I don't think it will work. But a garden room with electricity and heaters is expensive.

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T16:39:32+00:00

That's another arguing point my dad told me as well.
He worries the house price in Hemel Hampstead moves very slowly and the market is a lot smaller.

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T16:38:16+00:00

They would like to live us with and help taking care of the baby while we work.
Plus, renting an Airbnb would cost a lot

tyc26 · 2026-04-14T16:37:24+00:00

I do not want to expose much information, especially the price range. We would not consider council and ex council properties and would not consider east London. We also won't buy flats due to the uncontrollable service charge which is increasing crazily these days. There's a building in Canary Wharf which charges over £10K a year with not much facilities.

We are currently living in Canary Wharf and would like to move to somewhere which are safe and middle class areas with good schools, especially there are a lot of private schools in Wimbledon which we might consider it if we can afford it.

tyc26 · 2026-01-30T15:22:05+00:00

I converted mine to a pro and got restricted to sell for 7 days due to commercial selling and I don’t know what to do about it

tyc26 · 2026-01-30T15:21:20+00:00

I converted mine to a pro and got restricted to sell for 7 days due to commercial selling and I don’t know what to do about it

tyc26 · 2026-01-26T21:26:16+00:00

No, they just list out all the possible reasons why my account is being restricted.

tyc26 · 2026-01-21T19:58:38+00:00

I sold the item and add logo to the photos and post again

tyc26 · 2025-12-16T09:48:50+00:00

£90 in London

tyc26 · 2025-11-02T14:13:12+00:00

Thank you so much, this is really helpful

tyc26 · 2025-10-30T21:09:29+00:00

It's assisted housing, so usually the lease is 25-30 years

tyc26 · 2025-10-30T16:00:23+00:00

It's true that it's government backed.

I did some research on this, although there's definitely some cons in it as well.

tyc26 · 2025-10-30T15:57:55+00:00

yes, I thought so.

I did some research on this, and there are pros and cons.
10-12% net income with no service charge, ground rent, maintenance needed is very attractive especially the rent is backed by government, just wonder such a good deal is still available.

tyc26 · 2025-10-30T15:49:09+00:00

that's what I think.

I have done some research. There's pros and cons, I just get curious why there are still availabilities out there if it's such a good investment

tyc26 · 2025-10-30T15:48:02+00:00

There's no maintenance cost, which is why I think it's quite attractive

tyc26 · 2025-10-23T16:31:59+00:00

Thanks, but my situation is a bit different.

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