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We had our reunion lunch with Richard's relatives, in chinatown. It was great. The kids love being around them and I am so grateful for the joy they bring into our (quiet) lives.

I wish I could have a reunion meal with my family in Singapore. I wish I could bring my kids to (SG)chinatown to feel the festive mood. I feel alittle sad they dont get to experience CNY the way I did when I was young. I miss the gathering at "big" & "small" aunties' house and the karaoke sessions with my cousins.

The very thoughtful gong2 & popo mailed us some CNY decors for our home - decors I dont appreciate before, now I love them !! Thank you!

Thank you nai nai for the 2 big angpows !

We will like to wish all our friends & relatives a Happy Lunar New Year & Valentine's Day! 身体健康！天天开心!

Preschool life begins

Kayla has started pre-kindy which is optional in Sydney. Next year, she will go to kindy & the year after she will be in primary 1. Suddenly I feel so sad - my kids are growing up too quickly !

Last year, I wasnt sure if Kayla was ready to start pre-school. I was concern if she was able to adapt to the different culture & environment and I am glad I did the right thing by keeping her at home - educating and building up her character/confidence. I wasnt worried at all when she started school yesterday.

She told me she is very happy :)

I have to prepare morning tea & lunch for her to bring to school. The schools here dont provide food. She told me she wants to have pasta, noodles, rice...... etc etc etc. She has full of suggestions. Gosh !

Ok, as long as you eat well Kayla.

1st swimming lesson

Kids had their 1st swimming lesson in a private club (no, we are not members but the club conducts swimming lessons for small groups at reasonable rates.. hehe).

Throughout the 3omins lesson, I was so worried for them. I was surprised my timid little Kayla performed better than her brother. I could tell Kieran was feeling uptight/uneasy & wanted to get out of the pool twice... had to keep praising & encouraging him.



Totally irrelevant - simply love the curls!


3 aquaducks with their coach.

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A healthy indulgence

My all-time-any-time indulgence - OYSTERS with lemon & tabasco! Cheap, fresh & juicy oysters are easily available everywhere. Cant believe they are LOW in fat, calories, cholesterol & rich in protein !

Two weekends ago, my friends & I had our ladies night out. We had the best beef/ribs combo, oysters & beer at Hurricane's Grill & Bar in Darling Harbour.

Yum !

Hello bedroom

Finally, the kids have migrated to their own bedroom & guess whos suffering from seperation anxiety ?

ME !

The kids chose their own bedsheets and decor. We sorted out the toys for each box and made the room as cosy as possible. It wasnt easy coming to a compromise because the boy wanted cars, rockets and dinosaurs for the room and the girl .. fairies, butterflies and anything pink !




Kayla's little corner:


Angel vs the red devils !

Loving summer

I love the long summer evenings. It doesnt get dark until 830pm so some days we had our dinner alittle later cuz we forgot to look at the clock !

We brought the kids to the park last weekend and they had a good time building castles on the sand pit & getting wet in the fountain.

This cheeky photo was taken at 8pm - a hot Tuesday night !


A lovely weekend at Bicentennial Park.

The bigger the better

After much grumbling from the 2 grannies about our miserably small fridge, we bought a new one to kickstart the New Year ! I can buy, cook and keep alot more food now. So much better since its so inconvenient to do my marketing all the time.



Oh, our own alfresco dining. The kids love to people watch & daddy is spending more time outdoor than indoor now !

Summary of my holidays in SG

I am so behind time !

I had a good 5 weeks break in SG. Actually it was pretty tiring because I wanted to meet up with as many friends as I could & visit as many places & eat as much local food as possible. It felt really great to be home !

Some memorable events that happened:

Cousin Weiwei's wedding (07/11/09):




My dearest siblings whom I love & support.. always


Popo's early birthday celebration at Swensen's Vivo (11/11/09). The very thoughtful popo ordered a Mickey Mouse cake to make her grandchildren happy:




A short getaway with the man I love - Banyan Tree (12/11/09):



Cousins gathering (18/11/09):


Tai Gong's 98th birthday celebration at Keppel Club (22/11/09):


At the Marina Barrage (24/11/09):



At the zoo (25/11/09):


Ex-colleagues gathering (26/11/09):


And lastly

HongKong trip (5/12 - 8/12)

Best ice-cream in town !

According to our dear nainai, French Riviera ice-cream is the most shiok ice-cream she has eaten ! We had the mini rainbow - good for 3-4 people to share !

Dell's family day

18th of Dec 2009 was daddy's company's family day. The kids didnt get to play in the jumping castle because it rained ! They were really disappointed. Anyway, it was nice meeting daddy's colleagues & very assuring to know there are no pretty female colleagues sitting anywhere near his work desk !!

Ha ha !!!

Daddy's work desk