Valentine's Day 2017

Just an update on my Valentine's Day activities. Busy at work as usual. My better half knows me well that I no longer needed a teddy bear because he is my teddy bear, no flowers because they are overpriced, but cash are welcome, no chocolate, because the last I would choose is the chocolate among all the sweet candies. I enjoy most are the food. So the highlight of the day is food though nothing to shout about because it's just ordinary. The most important is the sense of Love and being Loved as we get together as a family.

 

Famous Nasi Kuning (Yellow Fragrance Rice) with fish

Valentine's Day morning breakfast..sweet and spicy combination. As usual, both of us shared a glass of sweet kopi Kahwin like we always do.

At night, I put on my heart shape glittering earrings for a date with my better half and daughters.  We went for a Japanese Meal.  We arrived just in time to get a table for 4.  By the time we finished our meal, there were several couples and families waiting to be seated.  This Japanese restaurant was full house.

Bento sets and salmon slices

duck rice and last piece of jelly.

We left not long after we finished our meal to make way for others to sit.  That's about our Valentine's Day 2017. How's yours ?

Halloween 2014

This is the 1st Halloween party we were invited to attend. Our friend's spouse is a Scottish thus celebrating Halloween is part of their culture. Our girls didn't make themselves up for the party as we have never attended Halloween party, thus, did not know what to expect. Pearl simply put on her mask but Crystal was very reluctant to join in.

Surprisingly, the kids and their parents have made their effort to made their face up and dressed up like "Ghost" on the 31st Oct.  The house has been decorated with many skeletons.  Pretty scary.  We off back home before midnight..hahaaha  

Anniversary dinner 2014

This month marked the 13th year of our wedding anniversary.  A lot of ups and downs needless to say much.  We have grown from 2 of us into a family of 4.  We ask God for His blessings and continue to guide us and keeping us safe and healthy everyday.

For this occasion, I chose to have a simple dinner at a Chinese Restaurant just next to my office.  It was raining heavily and traffic jam every way that evening.  It is the best place to be to avoid all the hassles.  

Shark's fin soup with only a little trace of shark's fin 

minced pork with salted fish

half portion of steamed chicken

Birthdays and cakes

This post meant to record down the birthdays of our family members so far.

SIL's birthday and her home made chocolate cake made by herself. 

Niece, Kathleen's birthday and super delicious durian cheese cake

My better half, Clet's birthday 

Niece, Anneliese's Birthday 

BIL, Nick's Birthday 

My precious little girl, Pearl's birthday

and the youngest in the family, Reese celebrated her 1st birthday yesterday.

she have had a very beautifully decorated pink Hello Kitty fondant cake.  Her mum is a fan of Hello Kitty. 

Happy 12th Anniversary

Today is Our 12th years Wedding anniversary.

Like any other Couples, We have gone through lots of Ups and downs in these 12 years.

We pray with God's Blessing that we will have better years together ahead in a family of 4, and most importantly we ask for God's protection to be safe and healthy always, and guide us to achieve our dreams.

12 years ago

12 years later - Today

With the additions of two little ones,  4 of us in a family now.  

Private functions Venue

We are now in the month of December, 2012 is coming to an end in a matter of days time.  Time really flies.

December is my favourite month of the year.  There are so much to celebrate and to be merrier.  One of them of course is my birthday, which falls on the beginning of the December, kick starts of all celebrations..:D Which I have just celebrated in Manila during our recent vacation to the Philippines.  

Next would be my mum's birthday, Christmas - the birth of Jesus Christ, and New Year's eve.  Many companies are having their staff annual dinners, and many organisations are also holding functions  to wrap up the whole year's activities and reward their staff for their hard work.

To hold a private event like staff annual dinner or corporate function, selection of a suitable place can be tough.  The choice of location, food and ambience have to be taken into account.  Furthermore, if you have not made a reservation earlier with the restaurant or hotel, you might not be able to get a place to hold your function at this time of the year.

If you are in Dallas tx, to look for a banquet halls in Dallas tx for private functions like birthdays, family gatherings, corporate events, you definitely should take a look at the menus and offers at Dallas Tex Mex Restaurants.  Based on their years' of experiences in offering private functions services, you could rest assure that they will be able to meet your demand.  They are able to cater for 20 to over 200 guests in any given functions.  They are surely a restaurant that you could count on.

Before the banquet halls in Dallas tx are fully booked, why not take a call to make your reservation now to avoid disappointment.  You could either call or email to them to schedule your function.

Moon Cake / Mid Autumn Festival 2012

It's the time of the year we celebrate Moon Cake / Mid-Autumn festival.  The Chinese Lunar calendar of 15th August falls on 30 September  this year, that's this coming Sunday.

Moon cakes has becoming more and more expensive. My better half received 2 boxes of moon cakes from his company's service provider that day, single egg yolk in lotus paste and double egg yolks in lotus paste, 1 box each.  We do not have to buy any more moon cakes this year.

Our girls like to eat moon cakes especially the egg yolks, they really know how to pick the most expensive one.  They serve themselves moon cakes whenever they feel like, I have to keep reminding them to control the consumption.  Moon cakes are not only sweet, too much of that will cause heatiness thus sore throat to some people.  I guess that's why moon cakes are best served with Chinese Tea.

Double yolks moon cake is so tempting.

Baby Micole's Full Moon Party

My ex-colleague, Doris, invited us to join them to celebrate their new born baby girl, Micole's full moon party on 20th November.

We have not been seeing each other ever since I resigned from the Stockbroking firm 4 years ago. I am really glad that she included me and my family in her invitees' list. She is as pretty as ever, only put on a little inches after giving birth.

I also managed to catch up with my other ex colleagues, Vivien, June and Lesley in the party. Only in a party like this we are able to meet up with old time mates. As we are all having kids with the same age groups, our topics for the night were mostly about the affairs & happening around our kids, especially 3 of our kids are going to Primary one next year but at a different schools in town.

Vivian and me (at the back), baby Micole and her pround mummy, Doris

Crystal and Pearl meeting little baby Micole

HAPPY EASTER 2011

WISHING ALL MY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS A HAPPY & JOYOUS EASTER 2011 !!

On the eve of Chinese New Year 2010

I woke up before 5am on the very day of the Chinese New Year's eve; went over to my brother's house to wake my mum up. She was shocked and asked me what's going on. :D I smiled and asked her whether she wants to experience early hour shopping at Lido market with me. She said yes without second thoughts. It was her first time been to Lido market early in the morning, and she was very excited to see so many people there.

We bought all the food stuff that we need for the eve's dinner. My mum did all the cooking for us. There were only my brother's family and my family joined my parents for the dinner while the rest of my siblings have gone back to their in laws.

getting ready for dinner

Mum & dad

Farewell 2009, welcome 2010

2009 has passed us by very quickly, we are now in the 2nd day of 2010. Kids will be going back to school 2 days later, resuming to hectic schedules for most parents including us as Crystal will be in primary 1.

We had KFC as our last dinner for 2009 before heading to SIL's resident for the New Year's eve gathering which started late at around 10pm. It was a pot luck gathering. we brought in food respectively mainly for supper. I was working on New Year's eve that I did not have time to prepare any home cook food for the gathering instead we ordered take away, mee basah, from a shop at Beverly Hills Plaza.

New year's eve dinner at KFC

Christmas fruit cake brought by BIL, Nicky, the liquor taste is pretty strong

according to SIL, Juliana, this is an organic papaya from a friend's farm

Chicken curry by SIL, Juliana, the host

Fried chicken brought by Peter & Sylvia

This photo is upside down (I do not know how to fix it). Pasta salad by Joyce.

We tapau this Mee Basah

Very delicious beef rendang prepared by SIL, Monica. Can't help but tapau some home for my mum. She loves beef rendang.

Sweet corns pudding by Monica as well. I was fast enough to take a photo before it's gone in minutes.

Having supper before the clock strike 12.00

Welcoming 2010. Joining hands for a better 2010. Better Health, Better Wealth, Safe & Peace on Earth.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!