My Dearest Ma Cha
She is 48 this year but to me, she is still the 30 plus aunty from a decade ago. To be honest, I always lost track to how old she is each year and I almost always go by current year minus 1961. Shhhh..
She is such a dear when it comes to juggling our daily activities/needs. Just tell her that you're running low on shampoo, shower foam or facial cleanser, you'll get it the next day. Sudden crave for laksa? No problem. She'll take you to your usual laksa stall for breakfast the next morning. Don't mention to her that you're having sore throat or else some black-colored chinese herbal tea will appear in front of you. But.. mind you, she can be very fierce when you start to annoy her. Someone in the family knows it best :p
As such, we have never failed to surprise her on her birthday each year and we have always been putting up something different everytime.
Buffet lunch on Birthday Eve at Umai-ya with mom, Pei Yee, Uncle & Aunty Vincent
Uncle & Aunty Vince
On Sunday, at Baskin Robbins, peeping at the ice-cream cakes..
Venue changed to Starbucks as BR was crowded with people
Marble cheese cake
Starbucks cheese cake?
Starbucks chocolate cake. This was the yummiest!
Happy Birthday, Ma cha!
Fun-filled Halloween Day
Happy Halloween!
I had planned to visit Punggol Beach and Chinese Garden today. It was a day filled with unplanned and unorganised activities and to top it up, I was late this morning. I was supposed to organise the activities today but I was very busy with deadlines at work and had forgotten to check the directions to Punggol Beach. Hence, KC and I ended up with ad-hoc plans and follow-our-instincts routes.
Instead of Punggol Beach, we arrived at Punggol Jetty. The place was so deserted. We were surprised that we could still catch a bus there. There were a couple of families and some hobbyists fishing when we arrived at the jetty. We spent less than half an hour at the jetty.
HDBs in Punggol
HDBs in Punggol
After Punggol Jetty, we decided to head to Holland Village. The village presents suburban living of Singapore. We are supposed to be able to find many handicraft shops and lifestyle boutiques, but all we saw was some well-known international eateries such as Coffee Bean, Sushi Tei, Coffee Club and Crystal Jade Restaurant.
At Orchard, on our way to Orchard Boulevard to catch a bus to Holland Village
At Orchard
Mr. Mc Donalds at Orchard
The Crocs store at Holland Village
The Crocs store at Holland Village
Fascinated with this lady with her parrot at Holland Village
She offered to pose!
By the time we finished touring Holland Village, our legs could not take it anymore. We decided go back to Orchard Road to look for a place to rest because in less than 2 hours, we would need to head back to Holland Village for dinner with Hiew Ming. She was in Singapore with her friend today!
Spotted this Coffee Bean guy at Orchard Central while we were searching for free sofas to sit and rest
No sofas *sob* Ended up at TCC (The Coffee Connoisseur) for coffee and free sofas
Dinner with Hiew Ming and her friend was at Holland Drive Blk 46. She recommended that we settle at the Big D's Grill located at the basement of the flat. The food was not bad. We ordered Kurabuta Pork Loin (Hiew Ming's and friend's) and Boneless Chicken Leg (KC's and mine). We also ordered a single person's XO Fish Head Noodle from another stall there. We ate, chat, laughed and waited for the rain to stop.
Hiew Ming and Ping
That's the end of a 12-hour outing on Halloween Day. So so so tired.
Also, Happy 21st Birthday to my sister, Pei Ling, who is busy entertaining her friends now :p
Orchard Road Walkabout
My photography journey continues :-)
In front of Singapore Art Museum
Dinner at MOF - Ministry of Food
Unagi and Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich
Macha Latte hehe
Salmon and tuna sushi
Kani xxx Salad
4D3N Vacation
Thanks to the Raya season, I have been granted a 4-days 3-nights vacation! I've never had a longer holiday than this one since my last Cambodia trip (I think). Upon reaching KL in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, I told mom that I was craving for nasi lemak. She brought Pei Yee and I to a mamak nearby our house. It was 5 plus when we reached there. To my disappointment, they did not have nasi lemak.
After breakfast, I took a short nap and later rushed to Mid Valley to meet my dear friend, Ying Ying. She was there with her nicely packed Mille Crepe, waiting at the cinema entrance already. She had earlier mentioned that she would bake a Mille Crepe for me and she chose to bake a different flavor this time, Cheese Flavored Mille Crepe. We watched UP. Thank god they were still playing the movie. I thought I would have to miss this movie since it has been showing for quite some time already. Next, I went shopping alone in the mall. I was on a quest to search for a nice home for D-zai but I just could not find one.
On Sunday morning, I had to crawl out of bed at about 5:45 AM. My brother and I accompanied Mom and our uncle and aunts to perform some religious virtues. When things were finally done, I told my brother that I wanted to try my luck at Lowyat Plaza. To my surprise, he said he would accompany me there. I couldn't remember when was the last time I went shopping with my brother, I mean, just the two of us. We walked for at least 3 hours plus inside Lowyat Plaza and Sungei Wang without buying anything. He knows I am such a fussy person when it comes to shopping. I would spend weeks, going in and out of malls to find the backpack of my choice or a pair of shoes that I like. I really appreciate his patience with me hehe.
It was another early day on Monday. We woke up at 6:30 AM and departed to the market in Semenyih to meet Mom's friend before we embarked on our journey to Morib! The journey to Morib was not a long one. I had little to expect prior to the trip. People often say Morib beach is polluted. However, it is not like what I've heard. I was awed. The beach was clean and the sea water was okayy. However, the restrooms were ewww.. We spent about 2 hours at the beach. Next, we had seafood for lunch. I guess that is a must-have there. We ordered sotong, butter prawn, fish, fishball soup and la-la.
That was supposed to be the end of our half-day Raya trip but we decided to stop by at the famous Lover's Bridge at Tanjung Sepat. The sea view was very fascinating. I could not imagine how beautiful it would be during sunset. Wish I would have the chance to frequent that place another time to enjoy the sunset.
Photographs appreciation time!
P/s: Lots of photos to be posted this time hehe. Hope I have enough bandwidth to support this :D
I just love this shot :)
..and this!
F3
Latecomer: mom's friend
Perfect now :D. Pssstt bit and ling cha so sweet?
Umm... haha
Everyone laughed at mom's friend who found treasure in the sea
Entah mereka buat apa
Lunch time
Sotong
Butter prawns
Scenery at lover's bridge
People who started but never reached the end of the bridge :D
The second group. Okay, Chin Pei Ling almost reached the end of the bridge :p
Hindi movie in production
Burger for dinner
It's not the normal burger with the meat in between breads. The bread is being replaced by either rice (japonica, Japanese rice) or salad. Interesting eh? Well, they do have the usual burger (with bread) too. These innovative products came from MOS Burger.
2 sets of MOS burgers
My Unagi Rice Burger
His Kakiage Rice Burger
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