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Friday, March 16, 2012
FleurFaerie's New Collection
FleurFaerie has added new items to their wardrobe and the Embellished Mesh Tank Top with Bandage Leggings ensemble is my absolute favourite!
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Family Dinner at Flamingo
Back to updating backdated entries.
~~~
In July last year, my paternal aunt from Taiwan returned to Singapore once more for a visit and this time she was here for a much longer period of time. My ah ma (paternal grandma) was also recuperating fast after being discharged from the hospital and hence my family organised an impromptu dinner gathering one Sunday evening at Flamingo Authentic Thai Seafood Restaurant.
The one we went to was located at Jalan Kayu. I think the restaurant has since shifted to 3 Changi North Street. It was my first time there but both my sister's repeated visits. I must say this is one of the best Thai food I've ever had in Singapore. Everyone including my ah ma's domestic helper agreed as well. And the best thing is that everything is halal so our Muslim friends can visit this place too!
Here was what we ordered and even though I loved all the dishes, my favourite was the fish. The soup was clear yet it packed a tangy spicy punch that left me salivating for more. When the fish was stripped to the bone, my sister and I lapped up all the soup.
My ah ma is getting quite forgetful and she often thinks all of us "kids" (her grandchildren) are still schooling. She has even forgotten that I'm married and wonders who kh is each time she sees him. She would remember upon reminding her but would soon forget yet again. Sometimes she even forgets who I am and I would always beam with joy whenever she suddenly recalls and calls my name. =)
It is our great fortune that we have found such a good domestic helper to look after ah ma. She is a genuinely caring person and she likes ah ma a lot. She is also a great cook! I love her rice snacks that she made during the Chinese New Year.
My close friends and those who know me long enough would know that my parents are really very hip and happening. More hip and happening than their three daughters combined, in fact. I would always remember that new year's eve night when I was 17 or 18 years old and my JC friends stayed over at my place. My parents were still not back way after the stroke of midnight and they commented that my parents were more happening than us teenagers. lol
My parents love singing and dancing a lot and would always hang out at their favourite community centre. Actually it was my mum who loved singing and dancing and my dad accompanied her and slowly their love for singing and dancing grew together. They could sing and break out into a dance in the middle of a song.
That evening, my mother suggested we drop by the CC for a while to see what she and my dad usually do there. My 2nd sister, kh and I were a little reluctant at first coz we are not the hokkien KTV kinda people and we hate loud blaring music. However, my oldest sister influenced us to drop by for a while telling us that the uncles and aunties over there are all super hospitable.
How true it was! Even though I hated the whole blaring Hokkien and old fashioned Chinese music atmosphere, I felt really welcomed at that place. The uncles and aunties were indeed very congenial and hospitable. They offered us delicious bbq chicken wings, rounds of snacks and even wine.
We got acquainted with JJ Lin's mum too. Oh I didn't mention that my mum and his mum are friends right? She's such a nice and friendly auntie too!
My mum introduced her as:
"This is JJ's mum."
So my reply went:
"Hello 林俊杰的妈妈,你好!"
For the rest of the night, we feasted nonstop till we were tired of the loud music and excused ourselves. I was really glad that I made the decision to drop by my parents favourite haunt that night even though I was hesitant initially. It helped me understand more about what my parents usually do outside and I got to know genuinely nice uncles and aunties.
I recorded a video of my parents dancing and for my FB friends, you can view it here.
~~~
PS:
I will get back to replying all your comments soon. I'm currently immersed in the middle of some project, as well as helping friends with some project too. Life is busy but I'm enjoying every minute of it!
~~~
In July last year, my paternal aunt from Taiwan returned to Singapore once more for a visit and this time she was here for a much longer period of time. My ah ma (paternal grandma) was also recuperating fast after being discharged from the hospital and hence my family organised an impromptu dinner gathering one Sunday evening at Flamingo Authentic Thai Seafood Restaurant.
The one we went to was located at Jalan Kayu. I think the restaurant has since shifted to 3 Changi North Street. It was my first time there but both my sister's repeated visits. I must say this is one of the best Thai food I've ever had in Singapore. Everyone including my ah ma's domestic helper agreed as well. And the best thing is that everything is halal so our Muslim friends can visit this place too!
Here was what we ordered and even though I loved all the dishes, my favourite was the fish. The soup was clear yet it packed a tangy spicy punch that left me salivating for more. When the fish was stripped to the bone, my sister and I lapped up all the soup.
My ah ma is getting quite forgetful and she often thinks all of us "kids" (her grandchildren) are still schooling. She has even forgotten that I'm married and wonders who kh is each time she sees him. She would remember upon reminding her but would soon forget yet again. Sometimes she even forgets who I am and I would always beam with joy whenever she suddenly recalls and calls my name. =)
It is our great fortune that we have found such a good domestic helper to look after ah ma. She is a genuinely caring person and she likes ah ma a lot. She is also a great cook! I love her rice snacks that she made during the Chinese New Year.
My close friends and those who know me long enough would know that my parents are really very hip and happening. More hip and happening than their three daughters combined, in fact. I would always remember that new year's eve night when I was 17 or 18 years old and my JC friends stayed over at my place. My parents were still not back way after the stroke of midnight and they commented that my parents were more happening than us teenagers. lol
My parents love singing and dancing a lot and would always hang out at their favourite community centre. Actually it was my mum who loved singing and dancing and my dad accompanied her and slowly their love for singing and dancing grew together. They could sing and break out into a dance in the middle of a song.
That evening, my mother suggested we drop by the CC for a while to see what she and my dad usually do there. My 2nd sister, kh and I were a little reluctant at first coz we are not the hokkien KTV kinda people and we hate loud blaring music. However, my oldest sister influenced us to drop by for a while telling us that the uncles and aunties over there are all super hospitable.
How true it was! Even though I hated the whole blaring Hokkien and old fashioned Chinese music atmosphere, I felt really welcomed at that place. The uncles and aunties were indeed very congenial and hospitable. They offered us delicious bbq chicken wings, rounds of snacks and even wine.
We got acquainted with JJ Lin's mum too. Oh I didn't mention that my mum and his mum are friends right? She's such a nice and friendly auntie too!
My mum introduced her as:
"This is JJ's mum."
So my reply went:
"Hello 林俊杰的妈妈,你好!"
For the rest of the night, we feasted nonstop till we were tired of the loud music and excused ourselves. I was really glad that I made the decision to drop by my parents favourite haunt that night even though I was hesitant initially. It helped me understand more about what my parents usually do outside and I got to know genuinely nice uncles and aunties.
I recorded a video of my parents dancing and for my FB friends, you can view it here.
~~~
PS:
I will get back to replying all your comments soon. I'm currently immersed in the middle of some project, as well as helping friends with some project too. Life is busy but I'm enjoying every minute of it!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Rocking off at Hard Rock Pool
Back to updating backdated entries.
~~~
I haven't been drafting photo-story blog post about my god daughter Charmaine since her passing last October. I thought I would get all soppy and emotional writing about her especially since I haven't been crying for months.
Last night instead of getting teary-eyed, I was smiling and laughing quite a lot to myself looking at all the photos and especially the videos from this outing.
Sentosa has become Charmaine's favourite place as in her little 6-year-old mind, it is synonymous to her favourite roller coaster at Universal Studios and the simulated beach pool at Hard Rock Hotel.
To reward her for being so courageous, enduring surgeries after surgeries, needle poking and many unpleasant procedures due to her cancer, Cyn mommy and I would bring her out to soak up some cheery outdoor air whenever she was not running a temperature and when her counts were good.
Last June, a friend kindly granted Charmaine's wish of staying at Sentosa. It was to reward her for bravely facing a life-threatening surgery in May.
Cyn and the kids' second day's stay at Festive Hotel coincided with my off day and hence we brought the kids to the pool at Hard Rock Hotel.
Our personal friend who is a photographer came along and took many memorable snapshots and videos of the day. I wished I could share the videos here but they are far too long and I'm a noob at editing videos.
Let us move on to the photo-story, shall we? =)
~~~
When I was on my way to the hotel, it was actually raining! Not long after I reached however, the rain clouds cleared up and the kids let out whoops of cheers.
The kids were all prepared to head for the pool as the weather was brilliant.
This was what we could see from the balcony at Festive Hotel. At the bottom right of the collage, you could see how the toiletries were named in such a creative fashion.
Unlike the first time we were there, cyn mommy remembered to bring their pails this time round. Alas, we had no spade and shovels so we improvised by using the plastic spoons from our takeaway lunch.
The girls were happily building "sandcastles" and sand mountains with a moat while Jase went about looking for "eggs" in the sand. All of a sudden, we felt splashes of water. Jase was splashing water at us from a distance with the most cheeky grin on his face.
The mommies retaliated.
We got up and battled with him separately while the other stayed with Charmaine.
I hadn't intended to get my hair wet but on one occasion, Jase crept up stealthily behind me and poured the water directly onto my head!
Cyn mommy's hair wasn't spared too. Only little Char was spared as her kor kor was so considerate towards her always and didn't once try to splash water at her.
By that time, Char had lost her ability to walk as the cancer had spread to her knees and thighs. She moved around by sliding her little buttocks around the pool.
We had lots of fun learning about water and air pressure while trying to make the pails "fart" with big bubbles.
Charmaine started putting her pail on her head and she looked so cute. All of us followed suit and look how silly we looked!
I love this series of brotherly-sisterly love. Our photographer friend whispered to Charmaine to splash water on kor kor since he was so cheeky. The two mommies helped of course! We wanted to get back at him for splashing at us a while back.
So sweet!
Soon Charmaine was getting cold and we had to call it a day at the pool.
After being all snugly wrapped in her towel, Charmaine posed with her signature Asian peace symbol.
Char char with her beloved gong gong. Cyn has one of the best father ever! He often shows his fatherly love in the most traditional way -- not through words but through actions.
We headed back to our room while thinking of what to have for dinner.
The previous day, one the kids' favourite aunty brought them out to the Underwater World where they bought an egg with a toy turtle inside. They had to soak the egg in water and wait for the turtle to hatch. Char char was so excited to see that her egg had cracked.
After our refreshing shower, cyn and I ordered room service while the kids had Chinese takeaway. The kids are inherently Chinese in every way and have Chinese blood running through their veins. While most kids clamour after western food and fast food, Jase and Charmaine love their Chinese food.
Check out the tomato ketchup that came in a cute little bottle.
The kids were really impatient and wanted to see the turtle emerging from the shell there and then. Cyn started peeling the shell away and asked Charmaine to hold the turtle. She was freaked out by its slimy texture and nearly cried. This girl! So brave when facing needles and scalpels but got scared by a silly toy turtle.
When I wasn't clad in bikini or bathrobe, my outfit of the day looked like this.
Cyn told me to dress for the occasion. We were either going to MegaZip Adventure Park or the pool depending on the Charmaine's mobilty and that explained the combination of ripped tank top with army shorts and bikini underneath.
The man behind the scene -- Charles. Thank you for capturing these wonderful memories! He looks like a radical rebel or like a gangster (that's in his own words) but the kids love him a lot.
It's always great fun hanging out with the kids. Even though Char is no longer around, I've got a cache of snapshots, videos and memories to remind me of all our happy times together.
~~~
I haven't been drafting photo-story blog post about my god daughter Charmaine since her passing last October. I thought I would get all soppy and emotional writing about her especially since I haven't been crying for months.
Last night instead of getting teary-eyed, I was smiling and laughing quite a lot to myself looking at all the photos and especially the videos from this outing.
Sentosa has become Charmaine's favourite place as in her little 6-year-old mind, it is synonymous to her favourite roller coaster at Universal Studios and the simulated beach pool at Hard Rock Hotel.
To reward her for being so courageous, enduring surgeries after surgeries, needle poking and many unpleasant procedures due to her cancer, Cyn mommy and I would bring her out to soak up some cheery outdoor air whenever she was not running a temperature and when her counts were good.
Last June, a friend kindly granted Charmaine's wish of staying at Sentosa. It was to reward her for bravely facing a life-threatening surgery in May.
Cyn and the kids' second day's stay at Festive Hotel coincided with my off day and hence we brought the kids to the pool at Hard Rock Hotel.
Our personal friend who is a photographer came along and took many memorable snapshots and videos of the day. I wished I could share the videos here but they are far too long and I'm a noob at editing videos.
Let us move on to the photo-story, shall we? =)
~~~
When I was on my way to the hotel, it was actually raining! Not long after I reached however, the rain clouds cleared up and the kids let out whoops of cheers.
The kids were all prepared to head for the pool as the weather was brilliant.
This was what we could see from the balcony at Festive Hotel. At the bottom right of the collage, you could see how the toiletries were named in such a creative fashion.
Unlike the first time we were there, cyn mommy remembered to bring their pails this time round. Alas, we had no spade and shovels so we improvised by using the plastic spoons from our takeaway lunch.
The girls were happily building "sandcastles" and sand mountains with a moat while Jase went about looking for "eggs" in the sand. All of a sudden, we felt splashes of water. Jase was splashing water at us from a distance with the most cheeky grin on his face.
The mommies retaliated.
We got up and battled with him separately while the other stayed with Charmaine.
I hadn't intended to get my hair wet but on one occasion, Jase crept up stealthily behind me and poured the water directly onto my head!
Cyn mommy's hair wasn't spared too. Only little Char was spared as her kor kor was so considerate towards her always and didn't once try to splash water at her.
By that time, Char had lost her ability to walk as the cancer had spread to her knees and thighs. She moved around by sliding her little buttocks around the pool.
We had lots of fun learning about water and air pressure while trying to make the pails "fart" with big bubbles.
Charmaine started putting her pail on her head and she looked so cute. All of us followed suit and look how silly we looked!
I love this series of brotherly-sisterly love. Our photographer friend whispered to Charmaine to splash water on kor kor since he was so cheeky. The two mommies helped of course! We wanted to get back at him for splashing at us a while back.
So sweet!
Soon Charmaine was getting cold and we had to call it a day at the pool.
After being all snugly wrapped in her towel, Charmaine posed with her signature Asian peace symbol.
Char char with her beloved gong gong. Cyn has one of the best father ever! He often shows his fatherly love in the most traditional way -- not through words but through actions.
We headed back to our room while thinking of what to have for dinner.
The previous day, one the kids' favourite aunty brought them out to the Underwater World where they bought an egg with a toy turtle inside. They had to soak the egg in water and wait for the turtle to hatch. Char char was so excited to see that her egg had cracked.
After our refreshing shower, cyn and I ordered room service while the kids had Chinese takeaway. The kids are inherently Chinese in every way and have Chinese blood running through their veins. While most kids clamour after western food and fast food, Jase and Charmaine love their Chinese food.
Check out the tomato ketchup that came in a cute little bottle.
The kids were really impatient and wanted to see the turtle emerging from the shell there and then. Cyn started peeling the shell away and asked Charmaine to hold the turtle. She was freaked out by its slimy texture and nearly cried. This girl! So brave when facing needles and scalpels but got scared by a silly toy turtle.
When I wasn't clad in bikini or bathrobe, my outfit of the day looked like this.
Cyn told me to dress for the occasion. We were either going to MegaZip Adventure Park or the pool depending on the Charmaine's mobilty and that explained the combination of ripped tank top with army shorts and bikini underneath.
The man behind the scene -- Charles. Thank you for capturing these wonderful memories! He looks like a radical rebel or like a gangster (that's in his own words) but the kids love him a lot.
It's always great fun hanging out with the kids. Even though Char is no longer around, I've got a cache of snapshots, videos and memories to remind me of all our happy times together.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Boys and Toys
Back to updating backdated entries.
~~~
I was in Brunei during my godson Jase's birthday in May last year and I promised to bring him out to shop for his present when I got back.
After visiting my god daughter Charmaine at the hospital, kh and I brought Jase to the nearby Toys R Us. Before he bade Cyn mommy goodbye, she gently warned him not to choose an expensive toy.
Like an inspector, Jase went around with his hands behind his back and started "inspecting" the toys on the shelves. He took such a long time shortlisting various toys by listing all the pros and cons of each.
Godpa kh kept teasing Jase. Each time Jase was indecisive, kh would say, "Jase, let me show you what's the world's best toy." Afterwhich, kh would fish out a toy that was totally out of a 7-year-old kid's radar. Kh even rolled out a hula hoop telling Jase that's the world's best toy. To which Jase slapped his forehead, flashed his cheeky smile and exclaimed, "That's the world's worst toy ever!"
=D
After a series of teasing, kh decided to show Jase what he felt was his world's best toy -- Gundam models!
Of course, Jase didn't appreciate Gundam but that didn't stop kh from buying a box (or was it two) for himself.
Bearing Cyn mommy's words in mind, Jase asked for the prices of all the toys he had shortlisted before pushing the more expensive toys in his list out. He finally chose a spy toy which comprised of a metal detector set that would really beep. He spent the next few days annoying the hell out of his grandparents with the beeping device and we almost regretted buying that for him. lol
Look who's so happy!
While Jase fell asleep and could only play with his toy the next morning, my big boy kh immediately set about fixing his Gundam that very night.
The final result!
"Leave a comment or I'll shoot!"
~~~
I was in Brunei during my godson Jase's birthday in May last year and I promised to bring him out to shop for his present when I got back.
After visiting my god daughter Charmaine at the hospital, kh and I brought Jase to the nearby Toys R Us. Before he bade Cyn mommy goodbye, she gently warned him not to choose an expensive toy.
Like an inspector, Jase went around with his hands behind his back and started "inspecting" the toys on the shelves. He took such a long time shortlisting various toys by listing all the pros and cons of each.
Godpa kh kept teasing Jase. Each time Jase was indecisive, kh would say, "Jase, let me show you what's the world's best toy." Afterwhich, kh would fish out a toy that was totally out of a 7-year-old kid's radar. Kh even rolled out a hula hoop telling Jase that's the world's best toy. To which Jase slapped his forehead, flashed his cheeky smile and exclaimed, "That's the world's worst toy ever!"
=D
After a series of teasing, kh decided to show Jase what he felt was his world's best toy -- Gundam models!
Of course, Jase didn't appreciate Gundam but that didn't stop kh from buying a box (or was it two) for himself.
Bearing Cyn mommy's words in mind, Jase asked for the prices of all the toys he had shortlisted before pushing the more expensive toys in his list out. He finally chose a spy toy which comprised of a metal detector set that would really beep. He spent the next few days annoying the hell out of his grandparents with the beeping device and we almost regretted buying that for him. lol
Look who's so happy!
While Jase fell asleep and could only play with his toy the next morning, my big boy kh immediately set about fixing his Gundam that very night.
The final result!
"Leave a comment or I'll shoot!"
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Happy birthday to Cyn!
Happy birthday to my dearest friend with the biggest heart ever!
From Cyn's Facebook status:
I am older, wiser and happier, all thanks to the friends I have. I am 32 years old. I have loved and I have lost but I have found new reasons to be happy again. Thank you all for your wishes. Bringing a bunch of palliative kids out with me on a sailing trip today because it has always been one of the things I wanted to do it with my princess Char. Now, all I can do is to spread Char's joys around to the kids who deserve to have fun more than anyone else. Thinking of you a lot today but not tearing bc it's now what you would have wanted. I love you my dear Char. Come meet us somewhere out in the ocean later. You know where to find us.
From Cyn's Facebook status:
I am older, wiser and happier, all thanks to the friends I have. I am 32 years old. I have loved and I have lost but I have found new reasons to be happy again. Thank you all for your wishes. Bringing a bunch of palliative kids out with me on a sailing trip today because it has always been one of the things I wanted to do it with my princess Char. Now, all I can do is to spread Char's joys around to the kids who deserve to have fun more than anyone else. Thinking of you a lot today but not tearing bc it's now what you would have wanted. I love you my dear Char. Come meet us somewhere out in the ocean later. You know where to find us.
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