Visited the doctor this morning..

He gave me 2 days of m.c. & told me that I have to stop talking & rest my throat.. :p

He told me my vocal chords were very swollen & if I continue talking & exerting my throat, the condition will worsen..

Doctor gave me LOTS of medicine & told me to just smile & not talk for the time being.. :p

Thus, even though I was given 2 days of m.c. by the doctor to rest my throat but my body's still functioning perfectly..

So...

I'm on my way to a YEAR END PARTY!!! ;D

Woo hoo!!! ;p

LOL.. :p

Nice shades? ;)

I am dead tired..

Super busy these days..

So busy on certain days that I did not even have time to have my lunch..

So worried that my gastric problem will be back anytime..

There were one or two occasions when I almost had it again..

There were days when I was sick & still worked.. :p

I am still sick.. Still having a sore throat..

Thank you.. 謝謝。。:)

I would like to take this opportunity here to thank all my colleagues, friends, fans, buddies, family members & loved ones, for all their very nice, very sweet, very cute, very thoughtful Christmas presents! :)

There are a few I exceptionally adore! :D

Thank you once again, my dears! :)

謝謝你們送給我的聖誕禮物！我很喜歡！:)

So proud of Shawn Ethan! He was awarded a bursary scholarship award today! :)

Our family attended the bursary scholarship 2010 presentation ceremony held @ Eunos Primary School today! :)

As Shawn Ethan, is academically among the top 25% in Singapore, thus he's privileged to be among the selected to receive the bursary award! :)

So proud of you! :)

Keep it up! :)

Mabel Eva & Joshua just came back from their honeymoon trip to Japan! :)

Mabel Eva, & Joshua, just came back from their honeymoon trip to Japan! :)

They visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hosu, etc. :)

They bought gifts, souvenirs & lots of tidbits from Japan upon returning.. :)

They bought me these lovely gifts as well! :)

Doraemon cute letter papers; pencils; ruler; eraser.. Doraemon handphone accessory.. Doraemon "angbao" packets.. A cat pouch! :D

Thank you very much, bro & sis! I adore them! :D

HERE'S WISHING ALL MY BLOG READERS & BLOG FANS..

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :)

Doraemon Kiddy Wipes..

Hubby bought some more Doraemon stuff yesterday.. :p

Doraemon kiddy wipes!

Gosh.. We have so many Doraemon stuff toys & items at home, we can consider opening a Doraemon shop! :p

Got hold of these DVDs this week.. :)

Despicable Me

Watched this 2010 American computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010 in the United States already..

I absolutely love it! :)

It is such an awesomely cute, adorable, hilarious, absolutely entertaining, beautifully artistic, "art-house" animated production!

It is no wonder the film earned positive reviews from critics, and grossed more than $500 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million.

A must-watch! :)

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender is a 2010 adventure fantasy film released on July 1, 2010. It is a live-action film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The Last Airbender was produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies. Development for a film began in 2007; it was adapted into a film by M. Night Shyamalan, who also directed and produced.

The Last Airbender was made for $150 million and marketed with a budget of $130 million, making total costs at least $280 million. Premiering in New York City on June 30, 2010, it opened in the United States the following day, grossing an estimated $16 million.

The Last Airbender opened at the top of the box office, and eventually grossed $131 million domestically and $318 million worldwide.

Despite the fact that critical reception was very negative, criticizing the writing, plot, acting and the low quality of the 3D conversion.

I personally feel this movie's visual effects were stunning!

Highly Recommended! :)

Up next I have 2 more DVDs I'm gonna watch!

The Expendables

& the very successful Taiwan movie,

Monga


in which one of the lead actors - Ethan Ruan, bagged the Best Actor award at the recent 2010 Golden Horse Awards!


Check out the awards & nominations this Taiwan movie received!

Impressive! :)

Awards and nominations

2010 Taipei Film Festival
Won: Best Art Direction

Nominated: Best actor (Ethan Ruan and Mark Chao)

Nominated: The Grand Prize

2010 Hawaii International Film Festival
Won: Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema Award

2010 Tokyo International Film Festival
Nominated: Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award

2010 Stockholms International Film Festival
Won: Telia Film Award

2010 Golden Horse Awards
Won: Best Leading Actor (Ethan Ruan)

Won: The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year (Lee Lieh)

Won: Best Sound Effects

Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Sandee Chan)

Nominated: Best Art Direction

Nominated: The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year (Doze Niu)

The film has been selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards

Random Pics via my iPhone 4 32 GB..

Christmas pressies Jonathan Ezra, received from a few of his playschool teachers @ the playschool's Christmas Party today! :)

One of the Christmas pressies I've received so far.. :)

A very cute goodie bag filled with lots of different kinds of chocolates..

A Christmas pressie from the most awesome manager I've ever had in my entire life! :)

I feel like Santa Claus this week & last.. :p

Been busy buying, wrapping & distributing Christmas pressies! :)

Have already distributed Christmas pressies to some friends, most of my colleagues & 20 playschool teachers @ my younger son, Jonathan Ezra's playschool.. :)

[Have even contributed a dish for potluck @ my younger son's playschool's Christmas Party today!] ;)

Now I'm left with some more friends & family members to distribute to! :p

Lunch & tea with one of my gal buddies, Amanda aka Mandy! :)

Met one of my gal buddies, Amanda aka Mandy, for lunch & tea this afternoon! :)

We had our lunch @ Watami Japanese Restaurant, located inside Raffles City..

Amanda aka Mandy was so nice.. She was busy cooking the Sukiyaki Nabe & kept scooping for me to eat.. :)

After lunch @ Watami Japanese Restaurant, we went shopping then went to Citylink Mall's TCC for drinks & dessert.. :)

That's Amanda aka Mandy & our drinks.. Wahaha! :D

That's me!!! Wahaha!!! :D

This is a must-try! Recommended by my gal buddy, Amanda aka Mandy.. It is called Dark Devotion (Wahaha! Gal, I finally remembered! Wahaha!) :D

Dark hot fudge chocolate oozes out when the cake is cut.. Oooh! Heavenly! ;D

Doraemon iPhone 4 32GB protective cover! :D

I am elated!!! :D

My girl friend, Belinda bought me a Doraemon iPhone 4 32GB protective cover!!! :D

I love it sooo much!!! :D

Thank you, Belinda!!! Mmmuackz :*

Super busy with weddings this weekend!

My family & I are now attending another wedding @ Chjimes!

It's our church friend's son's wedding..

It's my 3rd or 4th time attending a wedding there.. ;)

Joshua & Eva's wedding day! (18th of December 2010) (will be further updated soon)

What an awesomely creative & fun wedding!

Mabel Eva & Joshua's wedding was such a creative, fun, touching & impressive one..

Leaving wonderful memories for many who attended.. :)

The wedding (held @ The Arts House) consisted of 2 montages, a (very touching) "thank you" video, 3 song performances, a special song item by the bride, a special dance performance by the bride & the groom.. :)

Will try to upload the photos & videos I took via my iPhone 4 32GB here soon!

At the meantime, you will be able to check out the many photos I took via my iPhone 4 32GB throughout the entire day at this link:

Mabel Eva & Joshua's wedding day! (18th of December 2010)

Have created a photo album in Facebook of the photos I took throughout the entire day!

What a memorable day! :)

Woke up super early @ 6am this morning!!!

It's Mabel Eva & Joshua's wedding day!!! ;D

Had a great time sabo-ing the groom & his "brothers".. ;)

Hee hee.. ;D

Gonna be a long busy day ahead..

Will update as soon as I can! ;)

Chaos! ;D

Guess who sneaked into our room last night?!

Doraemon!!!

Sunday, 12th of December 2010..

Spent the day @ Bugis with my family.. ;)

Monday, 13th of December 2010..

Was @ Bugis again today! ;)

Met Vivien for lunch there & we went to eat @ Chin Chin Eating House, located @ Purvis Street.. :)

Was there to eat their ever-popular Hainanese Pork Chop, of course.. :)

I always like their Luo Han Guo Drink.. :)

After lunch, we headed to Liang Seah Street for dessert @ Ah Chew Desserts House.. :)

My yummy dessert - Black Glutinous Rice with Vanilla Ice-Cream!

(Above) Vivien's Black Sesame dessert..

Thanks for the dessert treat, gal! :D

Also went to get a Classic Manicure & Pedicure done that afternoon at the nail spa.. :)

My shimmery nails.. ;p

Bored.. while waiting for my toenails' polish to dry.. ;p

Vivien gave me a Christmas present in advance! :)

Guess what is it? ;)

Toblerone chocolates!!! Comes with a limited edition Toblerone Foldable Bag as well!

Thanks for the gift, gal! :)
Tuesday, 14th of December 2010..

Met hubby for dinner @ Parkway Parade today & bought some stuff while we were there.. :)

Bought a pair of wrinkle-free pants from Bossini for hubby.. :)

A pair of sunglasses from Bossini for myself.. :)

A pair of gold slip-ins from Cotton On for myself.. :)

a Ben 10 water-bottle & a Doraemon water-bottle for Shawn Ethan & Jonathan Ezra respectively.. :)

P!nk - Raise Your Glass MV

Adam Lambert "Sleepwalker" LIVE at iheartradio

One of my favourites by Adam Lambert! Love him.. He's sooo cool.. :)

Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza @ Marina Bay Sands

Was @ Marina Bay Sands again yesterday! :)

Love that place.. :)

Visited both MOZZA restaurants while I was there.. :)

Here's the link to an introduction to the restaurants & the chef profile:

Mario Batali's Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza

Lo and behold, shots of Nancy Silverton,

Mario Batali

and Joe Bastianich's

Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza brought across seas as anticipated. Within Pizzeria Mozza Singapore, not a huge departure at all from the LA original, notice a similar pizza bar, pizza ovens, what appears to be the same hanging lights, even the chairs look identical. Likewise for the Osteria, look at that same white marble countertop, black backless stools, and again, those duplicate hanging lights.

These two eateries will be having their soft launch this coming Monday in the Marina Bay Sands hotel! :)


Both OSTERIA MOZZA and PIZZERIA MOZZA will be almost exactly as they are in California, with the delicious addition of local seafood and vegetables.

PIZZERIA MOZZA is a bustling, urban, burst of flavor and color. The wine bar provides a vibrant venue for sampling a selection of wines, there will be ample offerings of salumi and pizza. An intimate private dining room is also available for group events and parties.

In the heart of OSTERIA MOZZA rests a free standing mozzarella bar, where a wide array of fresh items from mozzarella, burrata, bocconcini and stracciatella are prepared. The full liquor bar is backed by a stunning millwork feature and spills onto white marble bar tops where guests can gather to enjoy items from the mozzarella bar. The remainder of the menu features salumi, pasta, seafood and meat dishes.

I even had the privilege to meet Nancy Silverton

& Joe Bastianich

in person while I was there! :)

Awesome! :)

Tuesday, 7th of December 2010

Brought Jonathan Ezra for a walk to Telok Kurau & East Coast Park again today.. :)

Next year, it will be Sengkang & Punggol Park already.. :)

Can't wait! ;)

It's Singapore Flyer day for Shawn Ethan yesterday! ;)

Yup! I promised to bring Shawn Ethan, to take a flight on the Singapore Flyer & yesterday was the day! :)

He was looking forward to it as he was "complaining" recently that I have taken the Singapore Flyer several times before but he has never been on it..

Thus I promised him that I will bring him to take a flight on it on one of the days during his school holiday..

We rode the MRT to Promenade MRT station where we had our lunch at Millenia Walk Shopping Mall's food court..

Took this snapshot of him eating his Sliced Fish Hor Fun.. :P

Then after our lunch, we walked to the Singapore Flyer that afternoon..

Here are the photos I took via my iPhone 4 32GB while we were there for the flight.. :)

Shawn Ethan, holding the tickets to the Singapore Flyer triumphantly!

All thanks to McDonald's 1-for-1 Singapore Flyer tickets.. Shawn Ethan gets to take the flight for free.. ;)

Shawn Ethan, is happy I'm bringing him to take a flight on the Singapore Flyer! :)

Shawn Ethan, on his flight in the Singapore Flyer, with me! :)

Nice views of beautiful Singapore from the Singapore Flyer.. :)

After the flight, we strolled to & through Esplanade Mall and Citylink Mall..

After which we rode the MRT to Outram Park to meet my mum..