Don't Mess With Me...

This year's CNY 2012 seems to be all about feasting.. feasting.. & more feasting!!! LOL!!!

2012-02-03T02:00:00.001+08:00

Had dinner with my maternal family at Fujian Putian Seafood Restaurant 福建莆田海鮮樓 on Sunday night..

And as it was the 7th day of the Chinese New Year..

Lao Yu Sheng was a must! Haha!

Dad, big aunt, second aunt, grandma.. 爸爸，大姨，阿姨，外婆。。

Then dinner with my boys at Ajisen Ramen Japanese Restaurant @ Compass Point on Tuesday night, also the 9th day of the Chinese New Year..

& dinner with my boys again at Yoshinoya @ Compass Point on Wednesday night, also the 10th day of the Chinese New Year..

Presenting.. Pepsi Nex Zero from South Korea!

Was not feeling well yesterday.. Thus took medical leave & drove myself to Singapore Changi Airport to see the usual doc..

People always ask me why do I drive all the way to the airport to see a doctor where it's supposed to be more expensive & also an unusual & distant location..

Well, here's the answer..

I get to see the doctor there without having to pay a single cent too & I don't have to queue at all.. I just simply walk right in! Haha! (^_-)

Anyway, while I was there yesterday, upon parking my car, I spotted this Lamborghini Murcielago in the carpark & felt better already! LOL!

Pretty!

Later this evening, will be my company's dinner! (^_^)

Thus more pics should be coming up.. LOL!

At the meantime, here's a photo taken of the Lion Dance held at my office on the 1st of February 2012, Wednesday morning!

and a very short video of the Dragon Dance also held at my office that very morning!

(sorry for the lousy quality of the video uploaded here as it's been compressed for uploading purpose..)

新年開工大吉！

Thursday night dinner @ Hanwoori Korean Restaurant with 2 of my good friends - Vivien & Vincent (^_^)

2012-01-28T18:15:00.000+08:00

Met up with 2 of my good friends, Vivien & Vincent for dinner on Thursday night & I treated them to dinner @ Hanwoori Korean Restaurant, located at 76 Serangoon Garden Way..

It was our first time there & it was an extremely pleasant experience! (^_^)

The food was good & the service was awesome! (^_^)

Here are some photos we took while we were there..

Nakji Bokkeum (stir-fried octopus), Bibimpab (Mixed Rice) & side dishes..

Galbi Tang (beef rib soup)

My favourite Bibimpab (Mixed Rice)..

Customer Service was awesome! (^_^)

Kimchi pancake!

Lady boss - Su Yeon's Korean & speaks superb Chinese! (^_^)

She even personally did the BBQ-ing for us!

Awesome Customer Service! (^_^)

Fun evening of food, jokes & laughter!

Cheers to our friendship! (^_^)

Photos taken on the 5th day of CNY 2012.. (^_^)

2012-01-28T17:53:00.001+08:00

Visited Chinatown on the 5th day of CNY 2012 & took these 2 photos of one of the most beautiful Chinese temples in Singapore..

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple & Museum

Decided to drop by office during lunchtime & went for lunch with 2-3 of my colleagues who are stationed in office..

They decided to go to McDonald's for lunch & they were so happy that they were able to eat McDonald's Prosperity Meal! Wahahaha!

That's us! (below) Goofing around during lunchtime!

LOL! (^_-)

CNY 2012 Photos..

2012-01-26T02:16:00.001+08:00

Bro-in-law & sis-in-law's residence.. Joshua & Eva's home sweet home.. (^_^)

Look at how cool their Master Bedroom chalk door is! They can doodle anything on it with chalk! Featuring Luffy from One Piece! (^_^)

My younger son, Jonathan Ezra's already starting to type a script, as well as, his first novel! LOL!

Brother-in-law, Joshua! The proud owner of this house which has been featured in an interior design magazine before! (^_^)

My younger son, Jonathan Ezra, tired out after an entire day of non-stop CNY visitations from morning to night..

The view from uncle Joseph's condominium..

Me & Jonathan Ezra..

Pig's Kidney Mee Sua @ Song Hua Bak Kut Teh Kitchen, located at Killiney Road..

The name of this drink is cute.. Green Lantern (緑燈籠)..

It consists of lime & cucumber.. (^_^)

Watching 逆戰 The Viral Factor for the second time! LOL!

2012-01-25T14:46:00.001+08:00

Hee.. Guess where am I now? LOL..

At the cinema.. About to watch 逆戰 The Viral Factor for the second time!

LOL!

超好看!

看了又在看！

百看不厭！

(^_^)

Check out the below past 2 blog links related to this blog post:

逆戰 The Viral Factor

逆戰 The Viral Factor (updated)

2012-01-25T02:10:00.001+08:00

Super busy!!!

Went to sooo many places these past 2 days for CNY visitations! Haha!..

My maternal grandma's residence @ Punggol...

Paternal grandma's residence @ Kembangan...

Parents-in-law's residence @ Kembangan...

Godparent's residence @ Greenwich...

Hubby's aunt's residence @ Bukit Timah...

My grand aunt's residence @ Bedok Ria Cres...

Another grand aunt's residence @ Hougang...

Hubby's relatives' residences @ The Clearwater & The Aberdeen

& sis-in-law's residence @ Bedok..

Non-stop CNY visitations from morning till night!

Gonna catch some sleep now!

Goodnight (or should it be good morning?) & sweet dreams, everyone!

(^.^)

2012-01-23T11:01:00.001+08:00

‎Gonna be busy doing CNY visitations today, tomorrow & the following days!

Happy CNY Visitations, guys!

今天和明天我就會忙著去拜年，祝大家拜年愉快！

(^_^)

農曆新年快樂！！！（^_^）

2012-01-23T00:01:00.001+08:00

祝世界上每一位華人。。。新年快樂！

萬事如意！

事事順利！

財源滾滾！

龍馬精神！

身體健康！

Yeah!!!

發啊!!!

(^_^）

逆戰 The Viral Factor (updated）

2012-01-19T23:58:00.001+08:00

Just watched 逆戰 The Viral Factor tonight

& boy! Was I pleasantly surprised!

It's smashingly awesome!!!

Super action-packed from the very start to the very end!!!

Very touching story about 2 brothers..

I rate it 4 out of 5 stars!

Mind-blowing Awesome!!!

Nicholas & Jay, awesome partnership!!!

They're both amazing actors & a splendid performance by both of them in this movie!

They both deserve a standing ovation!

I definitely wanna watch it again & again!

超好看！超贊！

超喜欢謝霆鋒！

他真是一位很有实力的演员！什么角色都难不倒他!

(^_^)

P.S.

Forgot to give credit to all the amazing supporting actors..

Be prepared to see a few familiar local faces in the movie cos' the movie has Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese, Malaysian & Singaporean actors in it..

All supporting roles.. But they were all good!

超赞!

Chinese New Year is just round the corner! (^_^)

2012-01-19T00:00:00.002+08:00

Yeah.. It's been a busy week for me, with Chinese New Year just round the corner...

And before I go on...

Here's wishing Jay Chou... "Happy Birthday, Jay!" LOL!

"杰倫，生日快樂!"

杰倫 (left) with his best buddy, 畊宏 (right)

Oops! That was yesterday.. LOL..

But that's ok cos' I've already wished him on Facebook yesterday itself..

Hee.. (^_-)

So what have I been up to this week?!...

好忙哦！載我媽媽和阿姨到處去買年貨！

好累...

And in the midst of my busyness, I managed to download Korean pop group - Super Junior's albums into my iPod and I must say I'm impressed with their mandarin songs!

Their mandarin songs are super nice and they sound so nice whether they sing in Korean, Chinese or English! (^_^)

And speaking of nice..

It's been sometime since I had this..

My favourite Caesar's Salad with Smoked Salmon..

Had this @ a cosy & quiet corner.. Far from the madding crowd.. at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at Suntec City Shopping Centre on Tuesday morning..

Bliss.. (^_^)

And for someone with a sweet tooth.. I bought these Korean sweets at a Korean supermarket near my office building.. (^_^)

They taste nice too! (^_^)

On Tuesday night, together with my boys, we checked out this new place near our residence - The Greenwich V (Village)

We had our dinner at the food court there & at the same time, did some grocery shopping for the Chinese New Year at The Cold Storage there..

A very nice place, very similar & equivalent to Holland Village in Singapore, but much more classy.. (^_^)

Received this little gift with compliments from The Cold Storage! (^_^)

Thank you! (^_^)

Cooked a simple dinner last evening when I came home early..

Here's one of the dishes..

Colorful? LOL.. (^_-)

And I received a pleasant surprise yesterday too!

My birthday is 3 weeks away but someone already delivered a birthday cake to me yesterday!

Haha!

Thank you, Noi!

It's extremely delicious! (^_^)

From the Green Pumpkin Japanese Bakery.. (^_^)

Absolutely gorgeous & stunning!!! (^_^)

2012-01-15T13:27:00.001+08:00

Woo Hoo!

Gorgeous!

New Honda NSX - New Honda NSX unveiled at Detroit.. Click on this link to view

Absolutely stunning!!!

I'm drooling!!! ;p

Acura NSX Concept! GT5 Debut

Random Pics...

2012-01-15T00:44:00.001+08:00

可愛貓貓包包! from sis-in-law..

Thanks sista!

My boys drew this yesterday morning... Doraemon! (^_^)

哎唷，不錯！(^_^)

As I was frying this egg omelette for dinner last Friday night, hubby asked me... "Where's the oysters?"

(-_-")

LOL!

臺灣總統大選

2012-01-14T20:28:00.001+08:00

Yeah!!! 馬英九總統贏了!!! 好開心！永遠支持他！

2012-01-13T01:08:00.000+08:00

Here's wishing everybody..

Happy Friday the 13th!!! LOL!

좋은 일, 모두들! 良い一日、みんな！祝大家好！

Time really flies & today also happens to be the one year death anniversary of my maternal grandpa..

Still think of him from time to time & miss him dearly..

Look forward to the day we'll meet him again..

Of movies & food...

2012-01-10T13:30:00.000+08:00

Finally watched these very nice movies on DVD recently..

Kungfu Panda 2.. [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows part 1 & part 2.. [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

Real Steel.. [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

Yeah.. I'm a little slow as these movies were shown on the big screen last year but nevertheless I've watched them on DVD and they were very nice..

Especially, Real Steel..

It's smashingly awesome!!! Love it to bits!

Watching robots fight makes me so excited and over the hill! Haha!

Now I know why I love Transformers & such too..

Last Friday night, had a late dinner @ MOF with my boys..

It was my first time tasting their dishes & I must say their desserts were yummy!!! ;d

Did not take any photos then as my iPhone 4 32GB happened to run out of battery just then.. :/

On Sunday, I cooked Fusilli with salmon, cheese, carbonara & mushroom sauce for lunch..

Delicious! (^_^)

On Sunday night, 我帶媽媽和阿姨去Bugis Street買年貨。。

哇！遊人如織！

好有農曆新年的氣氛！

大家都在買年貨，我們也不例外。。

Tried this @ Bugis Street..

好喝！(^_^)

2012-01-05T01:43:00.000+08:00

Tuesday, 3rd of January 2012, was our younger son, Jonathan Ezra's first day at his new school..

Here's a photo of him setting off for school.. He insists on wearing slippers to school.. -_-"

I accompanied him for half a day in school & left when he was slowly getting adapted to the new environment..

So where did I go & what did I do for the next half of the day?!

Check out the photos! LOL.. (^_-)

Woo Hoo! 開始準備啦! 農歷新年即將來臨了!

Went to buy some Chinese New Year decor!~ ;p

圣诞节和新年超忙的我，终于现在可以抽空点时间做pedicure 和 foot spa at The Good Earth Nail Spa!

爽啊! (^_^)

Wednesday, 4th of January 2012

‎Received some more Christmas pressies today.. & Christmas is almost over! -_-"
‎
‎Received some more lovely surprises today as well! $$$ (^_^)

Curious about what's the "surprises" about?

Here's a hint.. Hubby says: Superstar shops at supermarket for free.. (^_^)

Yup! He's talking about me..

(^_^)

Cooked Rice, Yong Tau Foo soup & Salmon steak for my boys for dinner..

Anybody wants some? LOL! (^_-)

Show Lo appearing as guest on Mr J Channel Premiere (Part 1 - 3)

2012-01-02T20:22:00.000+08:00

Wahahaha! 2 best friends spill the beans on each other!

Smsing each other.. checking into a hotel together.. sharing the same bed.. doing funny stuff together & more!

Show is sooo damn funny! :D

They are really such close buddies! So much so that they really enjoy teasing each other so much.. & not get offended at all!

100% Entertainment Programme - Good Friends Music Session - Jay & Show (Part 1 & 2)

2012-01-02T18:02:00.000+08:00

Watched the entire video & found it really hilarious, especially the part where they both tried tricking each other with their "magic tricks"..

Gosh.. Didn't knew that both Jay & Show have been best of friends for more than 10 over years! All thanks to the stupid paparazzi & ignorant gossippers who have been spreading false rumours that they do not get along!

Please!

They are so close, they hang out together all the time, they've been playing Bball together all these years & Jay sleeping over at Show's & more! They've even kissed before! OMG!

Watch the videos & find out for yourselves!

These 2 best friends just love disturbing each other!

Show just sooo wanna kiss Jay! Wahaha!

And OMG! The secret is out!

They've actually kissed each other before!

And why is Jay sooo shy?!

The First Day of the Year 2012

2012-01-02T15:53:00.001+08:00

On the first day of the year 2012, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, Tokyo at 2.28pm Tokyo time..

Fortunately, thank God, according to the news, there were no reports of casualties..

日本のために祈る

January 1st also happens to be my sister-in-law, Mabel Eva's birthday..

thus we celebrated her birthday at my in-law's place..

Here are the few snapshots I took via my iPhone 4 32GB & they're hilarious... LOL!

Just keep your eyes on my younger son's face for the following photos & you'll know what I mean..

LOL!

Look at our greedy boy's face eyeing the chocolate fudge cake.. Wahahaha!!!

Our greedy boy simply can't wait to taste the chocolate fudge cake!!! ROFL!!!

Look @ our greedy boy's face! He's thinking: Are we done yet?! I'm tired of waiting.. I wanna eat the cake... -_-"

Happy New Year 2012!!! (^_^)

2012-01-01T01:04:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year 2012!!!

2011 had been a very smooth & blessed year for me..

Trusting God that 2012 will be even better!

Also praying that 2012 will be a happier year for those affected by the tragedies that have occurred in 2011..

Here's wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! And may the coming year be an even more blessed & prosperous one for all!

P.S

Would also like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all my dearest faithful blog fans & blog readers for always being there for me & standing by me all these years..

Love you guys lots!

Here's specially wishing all of you guys a very Happy, Blessed & Prosperous 2012 ahead!

Cheers!

Yours forever,
Grace 恩惠

The last week of the year 2011.. (^_^)

2011-12-31T16:19:00.016+08:00

It has been a busy week for me..

Yeah.. The last week of the year 2011..

My maternal grandmother was admitted into hospital on Christmas Eve as the doctor found water in her lungs.. (-_-)

But thank God she was discharged a few days later as she recovered.. (^_^)

On Christmas day, after visiting my maternal grandmother in hospital, I treated my maternal family to dinner at Nan Xiang Restaurant, located in Square 2 shopping mall..

It was a very nice Christmas gathering.. (^_^)

On Thursday evening, I attended a post-Christmas party at Cheng Yan & Dorothy's house along Surin Avenue.

We had a really fun time!

Here are a few snapshots I took via my iPhone 4 32GB while I was there..

Game Time! LOL!

Chomp Time!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry! (^_^)

Pressie from Joy... (^_^)

Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Body Lotion!

Thanks, babe! (^_^)

Yesterday was also our younger son, Jonathan Ezra's last day in his current playschool...

These were his thoughts as he presented his farewell gifts to his playgroup teachers...

Jonathan Ezra Chua says: "Today's my last day in my playschool.. I'll be going to another school starting Jan 3.. I'm so gonna miss my playgroup teachers.. :_(

Thank you so much for taking such good care of me in school.. Must remember me, k?

Here's a little gift from me to all of you wonderful teachers!"

蔡學峰：今天是我在學校的最後一天，明年轉校了。我會很想念老師們，謝謝你們那麼的照顧我。要記得我噢！

And these were his farewell gifts to them..

Last but not least...

It's Year End Party time once again!!!

Attended the Year End Party organized by my company last night!

Just like the year before, it was held at Furama Riverfront Hotel..

Together with a few of my team mates & at least a hundred over guys from a department, as usual, we had an awesome time & brought the house down!!!

Wahahaha!!!

It was a crazy night of fun & lots of laughter! (^_^)

Here's a snapshot I took of me & my "bro", Vellos..

Jay Chou 周杰倫 - 超跑女神 (The Goddess of Race) HD

2011-12-25T17:48:00.004+08:00

Woo Hoo!!!

Koenigsegg CCX, Lamborghini Aventador, Mercedes 722 Edition Mclaren SLR(Jay's own car), Ferrari F60 Enzo...

Those cars... are my dream Christmas Pressies!!! ;)

Christmas pressies..

2011-12-25T16:40:00.004+08:00

So far, I've received lots of Christmas pressies this year..

Clothings, bags, watches, food from family members...

Chocolates, bags, earrings, soap, candles from friends...

And... Here's one of my favourite Christmas pressies...

My Christmas Pressie from Andy!

My Fav!

Doraemon!

*Thank you, Andy! Mmmuackz!*

2011-12-25T01:08:00.005+08:00

‎Here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

And may all of you spend wonderful moments with your family & loved ones!

Cheers!

Lots of love, Grace. (^_^)

祝大家聖誕節快樂！
愛你們，恩惠 (^_^)

The eve of Christmas eve...

2011-12-23T19:12:00.005+08:00

The long weekend started early for me as I'm on leave today as well..

Started becoming a "Santa" today..

Drove to office in the afternoon & distributed about 8 bags full of Christmas pressies!

*Thanks for your help, Andy! (^_^)*

Brought my younger son, Jonathan Ezra, along & he had a ball of a time there!

That's him, playing in my office's children's playroom.. (^_^)

2011-12-22T02:54:00.004+08:00

Caught the flu again on Tuesday.. :S

Thus I enjoyed a super long weekend as I took leave last Friday and this Monday & was on sick leave on Tuesday..

Was driving to the doctors & was happily singing.. "I can see clearly now, the rain is gone..." after driving in the continuous rain for the past few days and then.....

It started drizzling again... -_-"

On a happier note, received this in the mail just in time for Christmas..

Thanks, TCC! (^_-)

2011-12-20T16:40:00.013+08:00

Watched a number of movies this week & last..

Super 8 (2011) [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

The movie was not bad but I felt the storyline & plot could be better.. :p

Johnny English (2008) [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

As usual, Rowan Atkinson is an awesome actor when it comes to portraying himself as the clumsiest person ever, unleashing an onslaught of outlandish stunts, hair-brained heroics & outrageous goof-ups in this hilarious spy-spoof!

Managed to catch this much talked-about & award-winning film "那些年我們一起追的女孩" (You are the Apple of My Eye) [Click on the title link to find out more about the movie]

with my cousin, Samuel, yesterday when I was on leave..

The movie's rated NC-16 & because I purchased the tickets, my 14 year old cousin didn't have any difficulties entering the cinema.. LOL.. :p

I must say the movie was really nice; funny and definitely brought back lots of memories..

We spent the entire afternoon @ Iluma as it was raining heavily the whole day..

Before the movie, we had lunch at Chang Korean Restaurant, located on the 4th level of Iluma..

Love the Beef Bulgogi, Chicken Bulgogi, Pork Belly Bulgogi etc.. All the meat served were really tasty!

Highly recommended for meat lovers! LOL.. :p

My simple prayer...

2011-12-18T22:55:00.003+08:00

Thank you, God, that we are so blessed in Singapore..

Please, God, specially protect the people in the Philippines from further harm..

And also be with those & their families affected in the tragedies in Indonesia, Cairo, Russia, Afghanistan, etc..

Thank you for President Obama & the safe return of the American troops from Iraq after 9 years of war..

逆戰 The Viral Factor

2011-12-18T00:10:00.006+08:00

Woo Hoo!

Nicholas Tse & Jay Chou!

Handsome pair!

Looking forward to this movie!

It's been a long wait!

Finally! 19th of January 2012!

This movie has been mentioned by Nicholas Tse in his Facebook account months ago & everybody's eagerly anticipating for it!

2 brothers unite... Kinda weird.. 1 speaks in Mandarin, 1 in Cantonese.. 1 is a cop, 1 is a criminal..

逆戰 (全新原裝預告) The Viral Factor (New Original Trailer)

逆戰 The Viral Factor trailer ( Nicholas Tse, Jay Chou)

2011-12-17T19:52:00.017+08:00

좋은 일, 모두들!

良い一日、みんな！

It has been a busy week for me so far..

Managed to visit the new shopping centre, Changi City Point, on Monday..

Had this while I was there.. Peppermint Mocha Frappucino @ Starbucks..

The gal serving me at the counter must have fell for me cos' she gave me a complimentary coffee chocolate cupcake.. Haha!

Feels good to be loved... LOL.. (^_-)

For this month of December, I managed to take at least 2 days of leave for each week..

However, I came to realized that I was more busy on my leave days than when I'm working!!!

When I'm on leave, I'll usually be driving around the whole day, running errands for my mum, driving her & my older son to places, meeting up with friends, etc..

Super busy!

Anyway, here are a few random pics I took via my iPhone 4 32GB, in the midst of my busyness..

Spotted this @ the airport 2 weeks ago..

Nice.. (^_^)

I've been hooked on these ever since hubby bought them a week ago.. :p

By the way, have you guys watched our very own local movie production - Already Famous?

Kudos to our local actress, Michelle Chong, who decided to go behind the cameras to produce & direct this movie & even starred in it herself!

She's amazing!

It's her directorial debut and Alien Huang's first Singapore movie..

And they both did an awesome job!

I bought a cup of Gong Cha 貢茶 House Special Milk Melon Tea a week ago & it came in this packaging to promote the movie! (^_^)

Pretty Michelle Chong..

Adorable Alien Huang..

Met up with Pamela yesterday as it's her birthday today & I drove by her office at Mediacorp to give her these pressies I bought for her & we went for lunch together at Bishan Junction 8's Ajisen Ramen..

It's nice being able to meet up with her after a long while & am glad she likes the pressies! (^_^)

2011-12-16T02:45:00.002+08:00

Received a pleasant surprise yesterday...

Woo Hoo! 5K! (^_-)

2011-12-06T17:09:00.003+08:00

Took sick leave today as I've caught a flu..

Feels so good to be able to finally laze at home & in bed doing absolutely nothing!

今天請了病假因為感冒了。。終於可以賴床和賴在家里，甚麼都不做！:p

Here's pic of the day! ROFL!

My new "best friend".. Patrick the Starfish..

Don't be jealous, Spongebob Squarepants! ROFL!

我的新好友！不要吃醋喔，海綿寶寶！哇哈哈！

Jonathan Ezra's 3 year old birthday celebration @ his playschool on his actual birthday - 5th of December 2011 (^_^)

2011-12-06T16:37:00.009+08:00

A huge birthday present from his playmates! (^_^)

Jonathan Ezra read his birthday card & wonders.. "Am I not a good boy?"

ROFL!

Jonathan Ezra's 3 year old birthday celebration cum housewarming on the 3rd of Dec 2011 (^_^)

2011-12-06T15:21:00.014+08:00

A very simple celebration held @ our home, on the 3rd of December 2011, with 20 over immediate family members & relatives..

Here are the photos I took via my iPhone 4 32GB.. (^_^)

Party packs (consisting of 6 items - crackers, Choco sticks, jelly, lollipop, chocolates, corn snack) for the kids & our birthday boy's playmates in his playschool..

Having the same theme as our birthday boy's Angry Birds birthday cake, packets of Angry Birds Mini Hankies were given out to everyone..

Catered for 30 people with i-Pot Cuisine..

Extremely good experience..

Very good service & extremely delicious food!

Highly Recommended!

For catering needs, check out their website: http://www.ipotcuisine.com

Realized I didn't take much photos of the people who came.. There were 20 over who turned up..

Happy 3rd Hatch Day, Jonathan Ezra!

A big thank you to sis-in-law for the adorable birthday cake! (^_^)

Our birthday boy & his cake.. (^_^)

Our Happy Family! (^_^)

My in-laws with Jonathan Ezra..

Our 2 boys with my maternal grandma, mum & 2 aunts..

Jonathan Ezra's birthday presents & lots of "angbaos"! (^_-)

Milk Junkie.. :S

Where's my sweet?

The week so far...

2011-12-02T22:34:00.006+08:00

It has been a busy week for me so far..

Visited many places this week..

Some of these places included several libraries.. Sengkang Public Library, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library..

Met up with my long-time friend, Celine, who visits Singapore very often..

We met up for lunch at Ajisen @ Bugis Junction, after which we went for a shopping spree @ Bugis Street on Monday afternoon.. (^_^)

Despite being so busy with work this week, I still managed to put up a few Christmas decorations @ home.. (^_-)

Hehe!

And also managed to watch 2 computer-animated movies on DVD & MioTV respectively..

Cars 2 (2011)

The Smurfs (2011)

The Smurfs was nice & I absolutely adore Cars 2! (^_^)

2011-11-26T20:11:00.006+08:00

Here's a photo I took of my younger son, Jonathan Ezra, on Wednesday morning..

As he didn't bring his sunglasses along with him, he thought of a way to shield his eyes from the bright morning sun!

Haha!

"Good morning, everybody.. What a bright & sunny morning!"

(^_^)

It's been some time I've visited my hairstylist..

Thus on Wednesday afternoon, I stopped by her shop to have my hair trimmed, washed & styled..

Will probably visit her again before the Lunar New Year.. (^_-)

While I needed a hair cut, my car also needed a bath.. Haha!

Thus I also brought my car for a car wash that evening! (^_^)

趁昨天我拿假的機會，下午時分去探望我祖母，和她聊了一，兩個小時，也很開心。。(^_^)

As I took leave yesterday, I seized the opportunity to go to my paternal grandmother's house in the afternoon to visit her & chatted with her for an hour or two..

A simple thing like that also makes me very happy.. (^_^)

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

2011-11-25T12:11:00.002+08:00

Here's wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! (^_^）

Yeah! It's a long weekend for me this week, next week & the following week! (^_^）

Cheers, everyone! (^_^）

周杰倫 Jay Chou - 你好嗎

2011-11-22T11:26:00.012+08:00

這首歌是獻給一位很久不見的＂老友＂。。他該知他是誰。。已經一年多了。。希望他過的好。。

彼此都在等对方先道歉。。

我有传过简讯给他。。不止一次哦。。

可是。。。。。。

希望他如果听了这首歌会跟我联络。。

如果没的话，我也祝福他幸福，快乐。。

希望他过得好。。

墙上静止的钟是为谁停留
Qiang shang jing zhi de zhong shi wei shui ting liu
是不是和我一样赖着不走
Shi bu shi he wo yi yang lai zhe bu zou
你说故事已经结束很久
Ni shuo gu shi yi jing jie shu hen jiu
我忘了向前走
Wo wang le xiang qian zou

我努力假装现在过得很好
Wo nu li jia zhuang xian zai guo de hen hao
现在的你看来已不需要我
Xian zai de ni kan lai yi bu xu yao wo
也许在不同的时空
Ye xu zai bu tong de shi kong
还牵着你的手
Hai qian zhe ni de shou

想知道你真的过得好吗
Xiang zhi dao ni zhen de guo de hao ma
没有我也许是种解脱
Mei you wo ye xu shi zhong jie tuo
将思念穿梭在宇宙数千光年
Jiang si nian chuan suo zai yu zhou shu qian guang nian
悄悄到你身边
Qiao qiao dao ni shen bian

现在我试着习惯一个人过
Xian zai wo shi zhe xi guan yi ge ren guo
也许你已经开始新的生活
Ye xu ni yi jing kai shi xin de sheng huo
陪着我的叫做寂寞
Pei zhe wo de jiao zuo ji mo
陪你的是谁呢
Pei ni de shi shui ne

[Chorus]
想知道你真的过得好吗
Xiang zhi dao ni zhen de guo de hao ma
没有我也许是种解脱
Mei you wo ye xu shi zhong jie tuo
将思念穿梭在宇宙数千光年
Jiang si nian chuan suo zai yu zhou shu qian guang nian
悄悄到你身边
Qiao qiao dao ni shen bian
现在我试着习惯一个人过
Xian zai wo shi zhe xi guan yi ge ren guo
也许你已经开始新的生活
Ye xu ni yi jing kai shi xin de sheng huo
陪着我的叫做寂寞
Pei zhe wo de jiao zuo ji mo
陪你的是谁呢
Pei ni de shi shui ne

[Repeat Chorus]

也许在不同的时空
Ye xu zai bu tong de shi kong
还牵着你的手
Hai qian zhe ni de shou

2011-11-22T11:23:00.001+08:00

Met several SWT (sweet young things) recently..

I would really court them if I'm a guy!

LOL.. :p

Pics from this week..

2011-11-19T19:11:00.002+08:00

Puss in Boots & Kitty Softpaws..

My current favourite Bubble Tea - Share Tea! (^_^)

Jay Chou's new album - "Exclamation Mark" 驚嘆號

2011-11-17T18:31:00.007+08:00

Jay Chou released his latest album - "Exclamation Mark" 驚嘆號 on the 11/11/2011 this year..

Stocks were delayed due to the overwhelming orders that were placed in advance before his album was actually launched.

This album was released for sale in Singapore this week..

I have since heard the entire album when I downloaded it via SingTel Amped this week.

I must say I was disappointed..

I've heard all the 11 songs in the entire album & only to find that 3 were to my liking..

To be very honest, his songs all sound so "recycled"..

As in, they all sound similiar to all his previous albums..

The melody, the style.. all sound so similar..

He just need to do a little "revamp" to his previous hits & WOLA!

Here comes a new album..

Hmm.. Well.. That's HIS style..

After all, he's still Jay Chou & even if his songs all sound similar, his albums still sell big-time..

I have all his 11 albums in my iPod..

And yes, despite them sounding similar, I still listen to them..

They are great for listening when I'm driving.. (^_^)

This week.. Meet-the-parents-teachers session @ my older son, Shawn Ethan's school! (^_^)

2011-11-17T17:45:00.008+08:00

It has been another busy week as usual for me..

Knocked off work extremely early @ 2plus pm in the afternoon on Monday & I was craving for some Soya Beancurd..

It's been sometime since I ate some, thus I stopped by Rochor Beancurd House @ Geylang Lorong 39 & bought some home.. (^_^)

Satisfied!!! Hehe.. (^_-)

On Tuesday... it was the time of the year again!

It was meet-the-parents-teachers session @ my older son, Shawn Ethan's school.. (^_^)

And yes, he did it again!

4th in class for the 2nd year running..

Among the top 15th in school..

Overall percentage 92%..

All subjects scored As & Bs..

Despite being so playful & hardly studying, he did so well..

Just simply don't understand how he does it as he's hardly at his books when he's at home..

His teachers said he's gifted & encouraged me to send him to a gifted school!

Wow! I'm speechless...

2011-11-12T21:07:00.000+08:00

Almost every Saturday is the same old story..

I sweep; mop; clean the entire house, wipe the windows, wash the toilets, bathe the kids, cook lunch, wash up the dishes; utensils & crockery, clean up the kitchen, then finally, I can take a bath & breathe!!! Next thing I know, it's dinner time! -_-"

Pics..

2011-11-12T20:40:00.003+08:00

Knocked off early from work @ 2 plus pm yesterday & went to Far East Plaza for a pedicure! (^_^)

I usually have it done in dark colors such as black, dark red, dark blue, etc. But this time round, I had it done differently!

I chose Doraemon blue!!!

Haha!

Nice? LOL.. :p

After my pedicure session, I met up with my friend, Jay Ong, for a drink at ION Orchard. (^_^)

Had a great time catching up with each other! (^_^)

Like I mentioned in my earlier post, that in the midst of my busy schedule on my leave day, I met hubby for lunch @ Ikea Tampines while I was there to buy some household stuff..

Here's a pic of our sumptuous lunch.. (^_^)

It's awesome to be there on a weekday as there's few people & ample parking space.. (^_^)

2011-11-11T23:49:00.003+08:00

Had a tiring day yesterday...

Was on the road almost the entire day...

Sent my younger son to school in the morning... dropped by Ikea to buy household stuff & met hubby there for lunch... picked my older son up from school... then visited my younger son's new school to collect his school uniforms... came home for awhile to shower, then headed to the in-laws for dinner... before coming home, went to pick something up from my aunt... Then finally, home sweet home!!!

Thank God I didn't doze off behind the wheel! LOL!

Happy 10th ROM wedding anniversary, bebe! (^_^)

2011-11-10T08:48:00.001+08:00

This week...

2011-11-10T08:06:00.008+08:00

It's a restful week for me this week as I've rested most of the days & only worked for 2 days.. (^_^)

Had my all-time favs. this week.. Soba & Hana Maki! (^_^)

Also found an old poster to replace the Death Note 2 movie poster (hanging in our home) as hubby mentioned that the Death Note 2 movie poster has been bringing him bad luck!

What rubbish! (-_-")

Anyway, just to make him happy, here's another to replace it..

Can you guys guess which movie is this ? (^_-) [and yes, that's Jay's signature...]

2011-11-07T17:54:00.002+08:00

Had a relaxing day.. (^_^)

It's a public holiday in Singapore..

The in-laws had came to bring the boys out for the day & I had the pleasure of playing my piano for hours! (^_^)

Time flies & next thing I knew, it was time to cook dinner for the family!

Think I've cooked too much.. LOL..

Gonna drive over to my parents' place & pass some dinner to them.. (^_-)

周杰倫 Mine Mine (HD完整版) Jay Chou Mine Mine (HD full version)

2011-11-07T17:23:00.002+08:00

Nice new song by Jay Chou.. I love that white grand!

周杰倫的新歌。。好聽！超喜歡那白色鋼琴!

Asia's Best Employer Brand Award

2011-11-07T17:07:00.002+08:00

I receive mid-year & year-end bonuses, performance bonuses, AWS, profit-sharing, annual increments, staff allowances & benefits, and lots more...

Oh yes, and vouchers for good compliments from customers!

I've just received $100 worth of vouchers for that last week! (^_^)

No wonder my company has won numerous awards for the past few years, and was also awarded Asia's Best Employer Brand Award! (^_^)

Pics of the week..

2011-11-05T19:41:00.008+08:00

While we were watching Hawaii-Five-O Season 2 on Tuesday night......

Hahaha!

Doraemon water bottle from hubby! (^_^)

One of my favs..

Carl's Jr's Portobello Mushroom Thickburger!!! Yum yum!!! (^_^)

Ate it @ the Carl's Jr outlet, located in Plaza Singapura on Thursday afternoon..

Another "Thank You" gift I received from a customer this week.. (^_^)

Mariah Carey's Luscious Pink!

Sweet... (^_^)

Cooked these for lunch today!

Mickey Mouse Pasta.. (^_-)

2011-11-05T19:08:00.003+08:00

I seriously wonder...

"Do I look like a speed racer?! I'm not even driving a race car?! I was not even speeding!!"

Just this week alone I had 3-4 cars trying to race with me! Even a van tried too!!

What's wrong with these people?!

:S

Here's wishing everyone a Happy Halloween! (^_^)

2011-10-31T21:54:00.005+08:00

29th Oct 2011 - Our younger son, Jonathan Ezra's Playgroup 2 Schoolhouse Concert! (^_^)

2011-10-30T18:12:00.008+08:00

Our dear boy, Jonathan Ezra, loves to be the centre of attraction! LOL!

(Below)(Centre of photo)

And also rising to the occasion! LOL!

(Below)(Centre of photo)

(Below)(Centre left of photo)

(Below)(Centre right of photo)

A play about fairies by Playgroup 2..

Jonathan Ezra's acting as a tree fairy.. LOL!

We see a potential "star"! Haha! (^_-)

(Below)(Centre of photos)

Jonathan Ezra Chua Xue Feng - Our "superstar" of the day!

Haha!

Hi Tree Fairy!

(Below)

Tree Fairy says Hi back! (^_^)

The "superstar" with his 姑姑，Mabel Eva! (^_^)

(Below)

The "superstar" with his 姑丈，Joshua！(^_^)

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The "superstar" with his daddy, Michael! (^_^)

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Family pic! (^_^)

2011-10-27T03:33:00.007+08:00

Spent a really relaxing day yesterday, lazing @ home watching movies..

Watched True Legend, Fast 5, The Fast & the Furious:Tokyo Drift, for the umpteenth time!

LOL!

True Legend is a 2010 martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Guo Xiaodong, Feng Xiaogang, Cung Le, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung and Jacky Heung.

Martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, returns to film directing for the first time since 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer.

Fast Five (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 5 or Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist) is a 2011 action film written by Chris Morgan and directed by Justin Lin.

It is the fifth installment in the Fast and the Furious film series. It was released first in Australia on April 20, 2011, and then in the United States on April 29, 2011.

Fast Five follows Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) as they plan a heist to steal $100 million from corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) while being pursued for arrest by U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson).

When developing Fast Five, Universal Studios deliberately departed from the street racing theme prevalent in previous films in the series, to transform the franchise into a heist action series involving cars. By doing so, they hoped to attract wider audiences that might otherwise be put off by a heavy emphasis on cars and car culture.

Fast Five is considered the transitional film in the series, featuring only one car race and giving more attention to action set pieces such as gun fights, brawls and the heist of $100 million. The production mounted a comprehensive marketing campaign, marketing the film through social media, virtual games, cinema chains, automobile manufacturers and at NASCAR races.

Fast Five achieved financial success, breaking box office records for the highest-grossing April opening weekend and the second highest spring opening weekend.

It surpassed Fast & Furious (2009) to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise and overtook Rio to become the highest-grossing film of 2011, holding this title for fifteen days before being replaced by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Fast Five has grossed over $625 million worldwide, making it number 55 on the all-time worldwide list of highest-grossing films, in unadjusted dollars.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin.

It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology (if this film is not ignored).

The film, featuring an all-new cast, was shot in Tokyo, Ulan Bator and parts of Los Angeles, the latter often covered with props and lights to create the illusion of the Tokyo style. While Paul Walker is not in the film, Vin Diesel reprises his role as Dominic Toretto in a cameo appearance.

Dinners!

2011-10-27T02:33:00.006+08:00

Together with my boys, we met up with my sis-in-law, Mabel Eva & my bro-in-law, Joshua for dinner @ Kungfu Paradise last Saturday evening..

It was our first time dining there & I must say that the food & the ambience was not bad at all.. (^_^)

Also met up with my best buddies - Sharon, Seng Yan & Juliana @ TCC, The Gallery, Circular Road, on Monday evening! (^_^)

(I drove there, keeping my fingers crossed if there was any parking space available nearby & thank God there was!!!)

We had an awesome time! (^_^)

While we were there, we also had dinner & celebrated our dearest Sharon's birthday in advance! (^_^)

♡ ♡ ♡ Have a great week ahead, guys! ♡ ♡ ♡ Stay safe! ♡ ♡ ♡

2011-10-24T15:56:00.002+08:00

Toyota Trueno GT-Apex (AE86)

2011-10-24T15:48:00.002+08:00

Hello, my old friend! (^_^)

2011-10-23T23:31:00.003+08:00

I've been driving the car more often these days & I must admit that it feels so good to drive on roads where there are few cars & the breeze blowing in my hair.. （^_^）

2011-10-20T01:59:00.012+08:00

Random Pics this week...

On Tuesday, one of my customers - Yum Cha Restaurant, located @ Trengganu Street, Chinatown, treated me to their super delicious signature egg tarts!

Yum yum! (^_^)

On Wednesday, I drank this..

Another brand of Bubble Tea I stumbled upon @ Raffles Place..

What a name! LOL!

My sister-in-law bought me this this week..

Doraemon PJs!!! LOL!

And lastly... Guess what?!

OMG!!! I got so excited when I spotted this @ a car showroom yesterday!

The ever-famous Time Machine from Back To The Future!!! The DeLorean!!! (^_^)

I cried while watching this... :_(

2011-10-18T04:33:00.002+08:00

http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/cfs-ak-snc4/70147/657/162046020481310_29362.mp4?oh=70ab9afee1d97bfca5a8a4a58b8980a1&oe=4E9E3800&__gda__=1318991872_a3140dcb8bf0d95ac4e10de3e60a261e

8 Month Old Deaf Baby Hears his Mother for the First Time

2011-10-18T04:05:00.004+08:00

This will absolutely melt your heart! With the aid of a cochlear implant, this baby hears his mother's voice for the very first time. His reaction will touch you - what an amazing moment between mother and baby. Praise God.

http://www.godvine.com/8-Month-Old-Deaf-Baby-Hears-his-Mother-for-the-First-Time-725.html

My 4 day long weekend is over so soon.. : /

2011-10-18T01:41:00.017+08:00

It was a long weekend for me as I was on leave on Friday the 14th and Monday the 17th..

Yeah.. Spent lots of time with my boys during the weekend.. (^_^)

Here's 2 snapshots I took of them while they were playing in their playroom & they were unaware of me taking photos, of course..

(Above) I spotted Jonathan Ezra teaching Doraemon & McDull the pig how to play TV games! LOL!

So cute! (^_^)

(Above) I cooked this on Saturday..

My special recipe of Fried Rice!

I called it - Grace's Fried Rice..

I threw in lots of ingredients for this dish.. Fried rice with egg, Chinese sausages, Honey Baked Ham with herbs, carrots, green peas, long beans, sweet corn, with cheese toppings!

It was yummy & both my boys love it! (^_^)

And... after shifting into our new home for coming 2 months already...

I finally arranged for the piano movers to move my piano in yesterday!

These fellas are my heroes!

They have been my faithful companions for much more than a decade!

I've bought them since I was a teenager..

Sad to say, they have also been physically abused & slightly defaced by my 2 boys on several occasions for the past few years, especially so for poor Mr Piano who had been frequently "banged" on by Shawn Ethan for the past 2-3 years!

LOL!

Here's another pic I took of the Doraemon file I bought yesterday when I went shopping..

So kawaii neh! (^_^)

Spent a fruitful leave day of personal activities yesterday while both my boys were in school..

After spending the morning practising on my piano, I went out in the afternoon..

Went to the nearby shopping mall - Compass Point,

where I went to shop for some toiletries & household stuff, etc..

Managed to get my hair & eyebrows trimmed @ Jean Yip salon..

Went for a pedicure @ Nails by The Good Earth..

Also went to buy some sushi & snacks for my boys @ Cold Storage..

That evening, I also visited Ikea Tampines

where I bought some more storage boxes to store my boys' uncountable number of toys!

What a fruitful long weekend! (^_^)

HAPPY 39TH BIRTHDAY, HUBBY!!! (^_^)

2011-10-14T05:10:00.002+08:00

2011-10-14T04:13:00.007+08:00

Yesterday I rode on the new Circle Line for the very first time! Hee...... :)

Playing "Hide & Seek"..

McDull the pig trying to conceal himself inside Jonathan Ezra's toy box but atlas! Was found by him! :)

Had dinner with the in-laws @ Paradise Inn 乐天客栈 @ Bedok Point on Tuesday night..

My sis-in-law, Mabel Eva, treated us to dinner to celebrate hubby, my brother-in-law - Joshua & my mother-in-law's birthdays which all fall within this week! (Photo below)

Awesome!!! Way to go, Nick!!! Congratulations!!! Life without limits indeed! :)

P.S.
Yeah, I know this is not "new" news as the article's dated 9 August 2011.. But it's still not too late to congratulate him though.. :)

http://www.gospelherald.net/article/ministries/47441/life-without-limits-limbless-nick-vujicic-to-get-married.htm

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

2011-10-06T23:55:00.004+08:00

Didn't knew his life story in detailed till now!

Awesome! What an inspiring speech! What an inspiration!

An infinite thank you for all you've done; your inventions; the amazing technology you've brought to mankind & this world, changing it forever.. You will definitely be remembered..

Always..

RIP Steve Jobs..

RIP Steve Jobs.. :_(

2011-10-06T09:32:00.003+08:00

Heard the shocking news on the radio @ 8plus am this morning.. :_(

RIP, Steve Jobs..

You're a legend..

You've made a HUGE difference in this world with the invention of the iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac & many more amazing Apple products & software.. Not to forget your contribution to PIXAR animations as well..

Billions around the globe will remember you everytime they pick up their Apple products..

So will I..

The world has just lost a genius.. :_(

He's gone too soon.. :_(

Random pics.. (^_^)

2011-10-06T00:54:00.009+08:00

(From left to right) '67 Pontiac Firebird 400.. '69 Shelby GT-500.. '72 Ford Gran Torino Sport.. the ever-famous Back to the Future Time Machine - the Delorean! :)

Was at The Moving Visuals - a film production company yesterday morning & spotted these 2 classic movie posters hung on their walls there..

Classic! (above)

4 Academy Award Nominations - Best Picture. Best Actor. Best Director. Best Screenplay!

Best Actor Oscar 1985 -William Hurt

Super Classic! (above)

1st of October 2011 - Children's Day and also Jacqueline & Max's wedding party day! ^_^

2011-10-02T19:30:00.007+08:00

Our younger son, Jonathan Ezra received so many presents from his teachers during the Children's Day party held in his playschool last Friday.. :)

Brought both my sons, Jonathan Ezra & Shawn Ethan for a bus ride to Pasir Ris yesterday!

It was their first time riding a double-decked bus & they were elated.. :)

That's my 2 little rascals @ Jacqueline & Max's wedding party held at Aranda Country Club yesterday..

My teammates & I @ Jacqueline & Max's wedding party held at Aranda Country Club! :)

That's Jacqueline, the bride, in the light pink T-shirt (above).. :)

30th of September 2011

2011-10-02T19:02:00.003+08:00

Received the news via email on this day..

It is confirmed! Another annual increment coming up this October! :)

Awesome!

Received mid-year & year-end bonuses, performance bonuses, AWS, profit-sharing, annual increment, staff allowances & benefits, and lots more!

Awesome!

What's next? LOL.. :P

Random pics from the weekend.. (^_^)

2011-09-27T03:34:00.006+08:00

我炒的。。(^_^) 台灣香腸炒雞蛋。。超好吃！(^_^)

My creation.. Taiwanese sausages fried with eggs.. Very tasty! :)

Cooked these for lunch for my boys to eat last Saturday.. (I usually cook for them to eat on weekends)

Creamy chicken mushroom soup, chicken flavoured noodles, Taiwanese sausages fried with eggs, ham..

My older son, Shawn Ethan, ate & said: "Mmm.. So nice!" (^_^)

Made my day.. (^_^)

我為我兩個兒子准备的午餐。。香菇雞湯，雞湯面，台灣香腸炒雞蛋。。他們吃了，說＂好吃!＂使我好開心。。(^_^）

Hubby bought this bedsheet for our boys!

Angry Birds!!! Wahahaha!!! :D

My breakfast - Oatmeal + Milk... Doesn't these look familiar, Sung? LOL.. :p

Movies I've watched this week & last..

2011-09-24T07:14:00.011+08:00

Watched these movies on DVD last weekend..

Priest (2011)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest_(2011_film)

Sanctum (2011)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctum_(film)

Awesome movies~!!!

Watched Don't Be Afraid of The Dark with Ayub at WE Cinema @ Suntec City on Thursday afternoon..

Produced & written by Guillermo del Toro - the guy who gave us "Pan's Labyrinth" & "Hell Boy"

Shall not give away any spoilers here..

All I can say is it's an awesome American horror movie!!! :)

Very exciting, very thrilling & keeps one at the edge of his/her seat throughout the entire movie! :)

That's the 2 of us, waiting for the movie to start.. :p

That afternoon we also had Thai food for lunch @ Millenia Walk.. :)

Thai Phood!!! Wahahaha!!! ;D

F1 Pit Building! ;)

2011-09-23T17:08:00.004+08:00

Guess where am I blogging this post from now?

Somewhere near the F1 Pit Building! Wahahaha!

Love the sights & melodious droning sounds of the F1 race cars doing their practice rounds! :D

F1 weekend.. :/

2011-09-23T13:09:00.003+08:00

I am happy & proud that it's the F1 weekend in Singapore once again..

BUT...

How to drive in or into town when there's so many road closures??!!

I'm too lazy to drive! :p

Took the MRT instead! :p

Random pics..

2011-09-22T01:44:00.004+08:00

Another 1 of the studio photos among the many, hubby & I took during our wedding studio shots 10 years ago! :)

Found this amidst our wedding studio photos.. Outdoor shots.. Our ROM photos.. Our church wedding photos.. Our wedding dinner photos.. Our honeymoon photos.. Our holidays photos.. Etc. Etc. Etc!

Our church wedding invitation card of coming 10 years!!!

WOW!!! I actually kept a copy! (I didn't keep a copy of our hotel wedding dinner invitation card though.. ) :p

Do I workout/exercise?

2011-09-20T02:37:00.000+08:00

People ask me how do I stay so slim all these years, being married with 2 boys & all and I eat like I'm a "bottomless pit".. They ask me do I workout/exercise? Is that why?

Well.. I'm not sure about their definition of workout/exercise.. All I can say is that, I'm a working mother (who's also a blogger) & I travel around S'pore in the course of my work, which means I'm always on the move.. (I love my job.. Short & flexible working hours..) When I'm not working, I spend time with my 2 boisterous boys & it's no joke keeping up with them, mind you.. They are so active that they can't even keep still for a second! Super tiring having to handle them..

Besides "working out/exercising" @ work & with my 2 boys, I also "work out" the most on Saturdays.. I bring my 2 boys out if the weather's nice, cook for them to eat & also spend hours on Saturdays doing housework, cleaning up our home! I sweep, mop, scrub, pack, tidy up our entire house.. To the extend that not even a single nook or corner is spared from my "eagle eyes".. I enjoy cleaning up the house.. Yeah, I'm a clean freak! I'm an extremist & perfectionist when it comes to cleanliness! :p

And yes, I do NOT have a maid..

So next time if someone asks me how do I stay so slim.. Do I workout/exercise regularly etc.. What do you think I should answer them? Lol.. :p

P.S.
Oh yes, not to forget, there are those nights I "work out/exercise" with hubby too.. LOL.. :p (Oops! Too much info here.. Wahahaha!) ;P

2011-09-19T00:50:00.003+08:00

Yo everybody!

I'm Jonathan Ezra & the new lead actor of Hawaiian-Five O..

Don't mess with me or else I'll shoot you..

Hehe..
Oops.. Think I've just ran out of bullets.. LOL.. :p

Dinner & Bowling time with friends @ Superbowl SAFRA Mount Faber on Friday night, 16th of September 2011! :)

2011-09-18T15:21:00.006+08:00

Striked 4 times thru' out the entire game! :)

A few more random pics this week.. ;)

2011-09-16T06:53:00.003+08:00

Knocked off work early @ 3pm on Tuesday afternoon..

As I was at East Coast Road & was craving for ice-cream, I took a stroll to Ice Cream Chefs for some..

Have not been there for quite some time...

吃冰淇淋l喔！Time for some ice-cream! :)

My yummy Milky Azuki Ice-Cream with extra mixed-in of shortbread! :d

Also managed to try the Cheese Shaker Fries from McDonald's™ @ Boat Quay when I was there on Wednesday afternoon..

Yummy! It's really very nice! :d

Hubby bought these Angry Birds & we hung them in our kids' playroom! Wahaha!

We still looking for the white bird & the black bird & also the green pig! ;p

Our dark wood cupboard arrived yesterday!

(Just like the rest of our house furniture, it's also dark wood, to go with the "Ebony & Ivory", black & white theme of the house..)

Cheap & good, simple & nice!

Hubby says it always remind him of those hotel cupboards.. Even the insides look like one! ;p

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2011, everybody! :)

2011-09-13T01:59:00.004+08:00

When I went to pick up my younger son, Jonathan Ezra, from playschool last evening, he exited from the school with these..

He made them himself..

I asked him: "Jonathan, you made this snow-skinned mooncake for mummy to eat?"

He said: "yes"..

So sweet.. :)

But he ended up eating half of it himself last night.. :S

He made a good attempt with the self-made lantern though.. :)

Ju Shin Jung East Korean Charcoal BBQ... with Amanda! :)

2011-09-13T01:24:00.007+08:00

Amanda & I specially took half a day leave yesterday afternoon to go have a sumptuous lunch together! :)

We made a reservation with Ju Shin Jung East Korean Charcoal BBQ @ East Coast..

Look at the spread!

Mandy @ "work"! Wahaha! ;D

Mandy! :)

Me! :)

There was sooo much food that we could not finish everything.. :p

The food was "so - so" only.. Not that nice..

I like their Wagyu Beef & Pork Belly though..

The bill was even "nicer".. Just the 2 of us eating, the bill amounted up to $143..

Lol.. :p

Remembering 9/11...

2011-09-11T10:57:00.002+08:00

A disaster brings out the best in people.

I think about all those firefighters, policemen & citizens who responded 10 years ago on this day.

Many of them died heroically.

Random Pics... (updated)

2011-09-11T03:41:00.015+08:00

Visited Great World City, followed by ION Orchard last Thursday afternoon..

And guess what?!

I camwhored in the bathroom!!! LOL!!!

As usual, knocked off work early last Friday & treated myself to this @ Eastpoint!

Gong Cha Milk Alisan Tea 貢茶奶蓋青茶

 Nice.. ;d

My mum bought me this key holder box on her trip to Malaysia recently! For our new home!

So sweet!

Thanks mummy! You're always the best! :)

Hubby placed another TV in our kids' playroom! Now there's a TV in every room in our house!!! :/

A 42 inch one in the living room, a 22 inch one in our master bedroom, this one in our kids' playroom & a small screen one in the guest room etc.! :/

Purchased this Doraemon iPhone 4 cover yesterday!

Sorry for the lousy photo quality.. Took this pic using hubby's Nokia phone.. :/

A pic I hang in my bathroom, next to the mirror so that I can see it & am reminded of His unfailingly promise every morning & night..

It's been my favorite verse ever since I was 17/18 years old till now..

[It's been 16 years into our friendship, Elim! Do you still remember?! ;) ]

1 of the studio photos hubby & I took during our wedding studio shots 10 years ago!

Gosh! We took sooo many photos together then, we lost count!

Wedding studio photos.. Outdoor shots.. Our ROM photos.. Our church wedding photos.. Our wedding dinner photos.. Our honeymoon photos.. Our holidays photos.. Etc. Etc. Etc!

We came a loooong way, including our courtship days!

It's been coming to 14 years, bb!!! Wow!!! :D

2011-09-09T15:31:00.003+08:00

Here's wishing everybody a great weekend!

Mine just started @ 2.30pm! ;)

Cheers! :)

祝大家一個愉快的周末！我的剛開始噢！

誰もが偉大な週末望む！

모두 좋은 주말 빌어!

Random pics..

2011-09-07T02:45:00.010+08:00

It's been a good week so far.. :)

Visited a few places this week.. Newton Food Centre.. Ikea Tampines.. Loewen Gardens @ Dempsey.. Liang Court..

Finished work early yesterday afternoon & went to Liang Court where I had this for my afternoon tea cum dinner..

I had to cook my order!

Pepper Lunch's Beef Pepper Rice with egg, cheese & mushroom! Yum Yum!
胡椒牛肉飯，加雞蛋；芝士；香菇！好吃！

Also stopped by Meidi-Ya Supermarket located there & bought these.. :)

Doraemon Gummy Sweets..

Doraemon Chocolate Corn Cup snack..

We have officially shifted to our new home @ Compassvale Beacon as of last Saturday! (Sorry that I have forgotten to mention in my previous blog post)

2011-09-04T02:28:00.013+08:00

Yeah! Awesome! :D

Love our new house sooo much! :)

Big.. Beautiful.. Peaceful.. Quiet.. Convenient.. Great view during the day, night & at all times.. etc. :)

For the past entire week, I've only worked for a day.. :p

As mentioned in my previous blog post, I was on leave the Friday before last & on Monday, Tuesday was a public holiday in Singapore, thus I only returned to work on Wednesday..

Then again I took urgent leave on Thursday as our younger son, Jonathan Ezra, had diarrhoea on Wednesday night & I brought him to see a pediatrician with Thomson Medical on Thursday morning..

Gosh! The consultation fee, together with the medical fee was exhorbitant! Just a very simple visit amounted to $170 over.. :/

But the medicine the pediatrician prescribed was extremely effective! :)

Then I was on Childcare Leave again on Friday as it was a school holiday & both my boys didn't have to go to school that day.. :)

So in summary, from the 26th of August 2011 to the 4th of September 2011, I only worked for 1 day!!! :p :)

Spent most of the days relaxing at home..

Visited the Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre again yesterday..

Was there to check out the playschool for my younger son, Jonathan Ezra..

Cooked lunch upon reaching home..

Korean Mushroom noodles with spam, cheese & egg.. Cooked by yours truly.. :)

韓國香菇麵，加肉，芝士和蛋。。我煮的喔。。

Took 2 more random pics while I was bored that afternoon, while waiting for hubby to come home before we went out for dinner..

The Green Hornet™ 3D Card Sticker.. 青蜂俠3D交通卡貼紙

Cars 2 Fridge Magnets.. Look! 3 magnets joined together makes up 1 picture! :)

An eventful & fruitful 5 day long weekend! :) (updated)

2011-08-30T01:40:00.019+08:00

On Friday, which was the first day of my 5 day long weekend, I visited Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 2..

Had not been there for quite awhile..

Was there to visit the doctor, as I usually do whenever I don't feel well..

Lots of people are still puzzled and would always question me on why I would go all the way to the airport to visit the doctors as they hardly know of anyone who does so..

Well, the answer is already obvious in their question! Why I would go all the way there to see a doctor is because no one does so! So apart from the distance having to travel there & also the consultation fee may be steeper, but the best part of it all is... there's hardly a queue! :)

Everytime I visit the doctor there, I don't have to queue or wait long for my turn! How cool is that?! ;)

Anyway, after seeing the doctor that morning, I was prescribed with lots of medicine in which several may cause drowsiness, thus fortunately for me I chose not to drive that morning!

I boarded a bus instead! :)

‎It was my 1st time taking a bus ride after sooo long!

It's been a doggone looonnnggg time ever since I ever rode on 1..

Wanted to drive but did't wanna take the risk as I was on medication that'll cause drowsiness.. 如果吃藥會使你想睡，最好是不要駕車，搭個巴士還是安全點兒！

Thus, I rode the bus to Compass Point Shopping Centre where I met up with my "bro", Jason, for lunch..

He not only treated me to lunch, he even gave me a ride home in his car after our lunch.. ;)

Thanks, bro! Next one's on me! ;)

On Saturday morning, I brought both my boys for breakfast @ McDonald's™ Changi Airport Terminal 3..

My boys love that week's train design that comes free with the Happy Meal! They have all 4 designs collected from the past weeks now.. :)

There's light emitted from the train's engine..

That afternoon, hubby & I also took part in voting during the Presidential Election 2011.. ;)

That night, I stayed up to watch the Presidential Election 2011 results.. Wanted to know who'll be our next president..

Bored.. Took this pic that night @1.30am..

Our unit has the most privacy as it's a long walk to & fro the 8th floor lift lobby..

Sunday was shopping day with mum!

That afternoon, my mum & I met up @ OG Albert Street where we shopped for household items & products for our new home! :)

My mum chose this set of cutlery for our new home..

Thanks mum! I love the color! It's my favorite color - blue!

And thank you, grandma, for this little gift! :)

Thank you, mum, for buying all these dining crockery as a gift for our new home! :)

Thank you, mum, for this hot water flask! :)

Thank you, mum, for these placemats & coasters! :)

Thank you, mum, for this very bright & cheery-looking serving tray! :)

After shopping @ OG Albert Street, we went for dinner @ City Square Mall & followed by some more shopping @ Mustafa Centre where we shopped for Teachers' Day gifts for my older son, Shawn Ethan's school teachers..

Monday was a very busy day for me!

That morning itself, sent our younger son, Jonathan Ezra, to playschool, then I brought our older son, Shawn Ethan, to Toast Box @ Compass Point Shopping Centre to have breakfast..

Went shopping for household stuff..

Went to HDB office..

Checked out a new playschool for our younger son, Jonathan Ezra..

Went home just in time for the LG staff who came to wall mount the 42 inch LED TV in the living room!

After which I spent the entire afternoon, sweeping & mopping the entire house, washing clothes, etc..

Despite us having "ebony & ivory" (black & white) as the color theme for our new home, I just realized today that the household items I bought for use in the kitchen & service yard are all colorful! I couldn't resist.. LOL! :P

Below are a few examples.. :p

2011-08-26T13:42:00.003+08:00

My 5 day long weekend has started today..

今天拿病假。。拜一也請假。。拜二是公共假期。。總共五天的休假！

This week..

2011-08-25T23:29:00.010+08:00

Had the opportunity to visit a very new building in town early this week.. :)

Asia Square Towers..

Find out all about this new building at this website:

http://www.greatnewplaces.com/c590-AsiaSquaresSecondTower

As usual, I knocked off work early on several days this week..

Haven't visited the library@Esplanade for some time, thus I went there this afternoon to return my library book & also chilled there for awhile.. :)

Love that place..

It's one of my favourite places to hang out..

A peaceful & quiet place to chill out.. Check out on the latest performing arts programs.. Browse thru' music score books, music books, classical music albums, music & movie DVDs.. Listen to musicians practise on their violins & piano @ the piano room..

Lovely! :)

This week is coming to an end & the excitement is building because Singapore is gonna hold its Presidential Election this coming Saturday!

This year's an exciting year..

A happening General Election & now an exciting Presidential Election..

All 4 nominated candidates are very good..

Up till this point, I'm still deciding who should I vote for.. :p

While Singapore's busy preparing for our Presidential Election, U.S. is also busy preparing for the worst as Hurricane Irene is expected to worsen & hit U.S. East Coast..

Let's not forget to keep U.S. in our prayers!

P.S.

Here's me wishing all Singaporeans a Happy Presidential Election Day in advance!

Here's a little something from me to all Singaporeans reading this blog post..

Enjoy! (I've already had mine earlier this afternoon..) LOL.. :d

An eventful weekend! Our 1st sleepover @ our new home! Lots of random pics! ;p

2011-08-22T01:25:00.023+08:00

Watched a number of movies on DVD again last week..

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince..

Every instalment of Harry Potter's rocks! :)

Yogi Bear..

Currently also our younger son, Jonathan Ezra's favourite! Wahaha! ;D

Sucker Punch..

In my opinion, I have a love-hate relationship with this movie.. You can say I like it & yet dislike it too.. LOL.. :p

Found these when I was packing my stuff on Saturday afternoon..

One of my favorite piano score books.. Haven't played it in a long while..

最賣座的唯美音樂愛情電影，最值得典藏的流行古典樂譜獨家收錄！≪不能說的秘密≫ 電影經典對白+珍藏版浪漫劇照精選電影十二首插曲配樂周杰倫親自指導彈奏指法技巧周杰倫首部導演作品≪不能說的秘密≫唯一創作樂譜集

3 of my favorite Chinese actors.. Andy, Jet & Takeshi! Great movie too! :)

2 of my favorite Chinese actors.. Jackie Chan & Jet Li! Nice movie too! :)

That Saturday evening, I brought our younger son, Jonathan Ezra to take a ride on the MRT train..

His 1st time riding the MRT train to Sengkang & he's overjoyed! :D

That night was also our 1st sleepover @ our new home! :D

Our younger son, Jonathan Ezra, enjoying himself, eating his biscuits while watching his "Yogi Bear" movie DVD playing on our 42" inch LG LED TV in our new home's living room...

Hubby watching the 22" inch Akira LED TV in our new master bedroom while our younger son, Jonathan Ezra's enjoying himself, eating his biscuits while watching his "Yogi Bear" movie DVD playing on our 42" inch LG LED TV in our new home's living room..

Wahahaha!!! ;D

Only on Saturday night, during our sleepover @ our new home, did I realized that all the water taps are installed in such a way that we are able to choose to have hot or cold water!

Oh blind me! :p

Spot the lever attached behind the tap, switch it upwards & the water stopper goes down & stops the water fm flowing down the pipe.. Switch it downwards & the water flows down the pipe again..

Ok.. Guess I was really too bored, so much so that I enjoyed playing with it.. LOL.. :p

Couldn't fall asleep immediately on our 1st sleepover @ our new home, thus I took these following night shots from our bedroom window @ 3am..

LOL.. :p

The morning after dark!

The morning after our 1st sleepover @ our new home, took these following morning shots from our bedroom window.. LOL.. :p

Hubby bought 3 sets of McDonald's Big Breakfast Deluxe & a Happy Meal for breakfast for us that morning! :D

Thank you bb!!! Mmmuackz! :*

This week's toy train design that comes free with a McDonald's Happy Meal..

This is the 3rd design so far.. 1 more to go! :)

After I've pasted on all the stickers... :)

That Sunday afternoon, we went to Spices Cafe @ Concorde Hotel Singapore to meet up with good old friends & also to celebrate Zhifu's birthday in advance there!

(Waiting for you to post all the pics you've took onto your Facebook profile account, Greg! Wahahaha!)

We had a great time! :)

That evening, we went to my aunt, Cynthia's place @ Punggol, Edgefield Plains, where we had Nasi Briyani & Chicken Curry for dinner! LOL.. :p

2011-08-19T22:50:00.007+08:00

I was hanging out @ Bugis Village yesterday afternoon..

Have not been there for quite some time & realized that the shops there have changed considerably, in a sense that there are many more shops now than there ever was..

I used to like hanging around that place but now I realized that it's too crowded for comfort.. :/

Just watched the evening news today & am saddened by this news...

Borders' store at Wheelock Place to close for good
Published on Aug 19, 2011

Borders' flagship store at Wheelock Place will close for good, ending days of speculation over the bookstore's fate.

It has been ordered to move out of the Orchard shopping mall by next Tuesday and will be holding a book sale to clear its stock soon.

Its Parkway Parade branch, however, remains open and in business.

Contrary to earlier reports, the bookstore had not owed rent for two months, a press release sent by its appointed judicial manager stated.

To continue reading this story... Click on the link below..

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_703843.html

Really saddened by the news... :(

Enjoyed frequenting the place & even know some of their management staff personally whom are very nice & friendly people..

Definitely gonna miss them & the store! :_(

Some more random pics.. :p

2011-08-18T02:09:00.010+08:00

Was at Raffles City Shopping Centre & Marina Square Shopping Centre yesterday afternoon..

Had lunch with Jeremy @ Marina Square Food Court..

My lunch yesterday!

Ayam Penyet 印尼泰式炸雞套餐

Delicious! :)

Aerogaz Air Cooler @ our new home..

A gift from my aunt, Anne..

Thank you, Yiyi~! :)

@ our new home.. Photo frame for hanging.. From Ikea..

Presenting a few of our family photos! :)

2011-08-15T23:57:00.011+08:00

Hubby drove us to VivoCity yesterday afternoon & we had our lunch at the Subway outlet there..

It was an afternoon of shopping @ VivoCity, followed by a trip down to Audiohouse @ Liang Court..

And we finally purchased a 42" inch latest LG Full HD Hard Panel LED LCD TV from Audiohouse for our new house's living room! :)

Hubby had bought a 22' inch one for our bedroom a few weeks back..

So there's 2 TVs in our new house.. :)

That evening, my mum, aunt & grandma came by to visit our new house & were very impressed by how huge it is! :)

After which we all went for dinner together at Fuli Seafood @ Hougang :)

Speaking of food...

This afternoon, I visited the ever-popular 328 Katong Laksa shop located along East Coast Road..

Had their hot, steamy, yummy, Laksa & Otah for lunch on a cold, rainy day..

Lovely! :)

I also happened to be @ East Coast Road this morning cos' I was there for an appointment with a customer whose office's located just round the corner..

Before I left her office, she gave me this..

A HUGE "diamond ring"!!!

Wahahaha!!! ;D

A "Thank You" gift from the customer..

It's actually a Crystal Key Ring.. :)

Sweet... :)

The customer who gave me this is the director of an advertising firm for wedding magazines, wedding shows etc..

So doesn't the above gift look familiar... like a "door gift" or "thank you gift" one receives at weddings?!

Cool, right? :)

That afternoon, hubby & I visited The Mattress Centre to check out mattresses for our new home!

We bought a queen sized Sleeptronics mattress, 2 single sized mattresses for our boys, 1 King Koil Therafirm Pillow, 1 Sleeptronic Memory Foam Pillow & 2 fibre pillows in total!

The sales lady decided to give us the King Koil Therafirm Pillow & the Sleeptronic Memory Foam Pillow as complimentary free gifts! :)

So nice of her! :)

It all amounted to more than a thousand dollars.. :P

All that we bought will be delivered to our new home on Wednesday evening.. :)

Random pics taken (via my iPhone 4 32GB) @ our new home yesterday.. ;)

2011-08-13T16:07:00.006+08:00

The view from our new house's window during the day..

The view from our new house's window during the night..

Cars 2 cushions for our new home! :)

Cordless kettle! Nice.. :)