Extended Family Dinner Gathering

We always try to meet up at least once a month or once every 2 months so that our relationship will continue to be close and the kids will be able to meet up often.

Rie suggested Beauty Pot at Kinex and this is totally a new place to me. I was also taken by surprise that the restaurant was crowded and in fact, fully booked. We were pretty lucky to get the table with the Rie’s reservation and we had the table near the glass overlooking the playground.

We started off with the soup choices and we chose 4 types of soup for our hotpot. Herbal chicken, mala, tomato and collagen soup. We also ordered our favourite hotpot dishes and mushrooms, kurobuta, fish balls were one of those favourites.

The kids were also enjoying their food while the adults ate our hearts out. hahaahahah… when the kids were done with their meal, they were out to play at the playground just outside the restaurant. I like the place as we were able to eat in peace and watch our kids while they play outside.

The food varieties at Beauty Pot is pretty good but we thought it was quite costly for steamboat. I think we can save more money having our own steamboat with better dishes. 😊 Overall, it was quite good and what matters most was we had a great time dinning together as an extended family.

Lady Faith’s First Holy Communion

Of all seven sacraments, the Holy Eucharist, or Holy Communion, is the most central and important to Catholicism. Holy Communion is offered at every Mass, and in fact, the ritual of the Mass is largely taken up with preparing the hosts (wafers made of wheat and water, or gluten-free) and wine to become the body and blood of Christ and the congregation to receive the body of Christ.

When boys and girls make their First Holy Communion (usually in second grade), it’s a big occasion for Catholic families. Like their Baptism, the day of First Communion is one filled with family, friends, and feasting after the sacred event has taken place in church.

Our Lady Faith has once again achieved this milestone and will received her First Holy Communion today. She has to report to church 2 hours before the actual event and I would say that my heart was pounding for her with excitement but at the same time feeling sad that she grown too fast!

During mass, as parents, we were all excited to check out our daughter the moment the door was opened with all kids walking towards the pews. Didn’t take me long to spot her as she was one of the first few in the front line. After she was seated, I walked over to her and gave her some boost as she was very nervous and worried that she will forget to say or do anything while receiving the communion. 

When the special moment arrived, I wanted to rush to the front to witness that MOMENT but we were not allowed to crowd round the altar. I was really hoping that the church photographers will do a good job taking pictures of their special moment. After receiving the communion, Lady Faith looked back and gave us a thump up! Hahahaahahah…

After mass, there was a photograph taking by the church and many parents rushed to the front to get their chance to take those pix on their phones and I was one of those. I was glad that I managed to get the front pew to catch a good picture.

Everyone who came for the mass were happy for her and for us. We continued our celebration for Lady Faith at Jack’s Place and we chatted the evening away. I am really thankful for our family and extended family members to join us in this special occasion that only comes once a life time and for your lovely gifts.

Congratulations, sweetheart on your first communion. As the body and spirit of the Lord comes into your life in this very special way, may you know His love and joy, through His blessings everyday.

Breakfast With Lady Faith

It’s pretty rare to have breakfast with Lady Faith on a weekday as she is usually at school. Today, being the PSLE Listening Comprehension, hence, no school for her. She is one happy girl and woke up early to join me for marketing.

We decided to take breakfast at Starbucks since Ya Kun was so crowded. Well, she was happy that I ordered her favourite chocolate croissant and hot chocolate for her as her breakfast while I enjoyed my caramel macchiato. It was really an enjoyment to have breakfast with your first born as this sort of opportunities don’t come often. 

I believed that when she grows older, she will not enjoy such quality time with me but with her friends instead. I will treasure every moment or every chance to just be with her alone.

F1 Pit Lane Experience

I am one of those 2000 winners who managed to win a pair of tickets to enjoy the F1 Pit Lane Experience on a Thursday evening before the official event starts tomorrow.

After our quick dinner at Mrs. Pho located at Beach Road, we walked over to the event and to our horror, we saw a never-ending queue at the entrance and we had to walk to the back to join the queue for the entry. I believed that many came very early to queue to enter but we were 15 minutes earlier before the actual time of event and we were almost at the end of the queue.

Thankfully, the doors opened on time and they started allowing people to enter the event area though it took us about 20 minutes to enter. The whole place was filled with F1 fans as many were seen taking pictures of the vintage cars that were on displays and many were at the merchandise stalls.

We walked around the area and there were live performances too and food stalls all around. There was a huge stage too and they were testing out lightings and sounds while we were there. It was pretty exciting I would say if I am here on the actual day of event.

After buying the merchandise, we went to join the queue for the Pit Lane walk through. There was a long queue too but we joined in as we too want to check out the pit lane as that’s what we were there for. We queued for about 45 minutes and finally stepped foot on the pit lane. It was simply amazing and we were able to see the cars, engineers and their control stations… it’s super WOW!

As we were walking on the Pit Lane, we spotted Charles Lerclerc and he is really good looking!! He has a small built and walking back away from the Pit Lane. Perhaps he is returning to his hotel room to rest for tomorrow’s practice. 

It was such an excitement to be able to step food on the Pit Lane as usually only celebrities or millionaires are seen there. Super happy to have won this and I am happy that hubby was happy to join this event though he was upset that we had to queue so long for everything!

Mooncake Festival Celebration At Home

Today, being the Mooncake Festival, mum and I decided to put together a dish to boost the occasion. Set off to the super market this morning after sending little pumpkin to school and bought all the ingredients for dinner tonight.

Mum was busy preparing the ingredients after I returned from supermarket and I was her kitchen assistance today. We put together two favourite dishes and I would say one of them reminded me of my childhood.

Well, mum cooked the ‘Treasure Pot’ which I named it though it is totally different from the Treasure Pot we eat during CNY. In this pot, there are mushrooms, cabbages, dried scallops, baby abalone, fish maw and fatt choi. This is one pot that I love so much and what best… you can eat it on its own or with rice.

The other dish is one of my mum’s signature dish – Yam with lean meat in Nan Yu sauce. This particular dish totally reminds me of my childhood days where my grandma used to cook. The taste is just the same and mum always said that it will be extra tasty if the yam is nice. So far, we did justice to the dish and we finished them all.

I am happy to introduce these two traditional dishes to our kids as these days, kids only know pepper lunch, paradise inn, char siew / chicken rice, BK or even McDonald’s. I found it really the best timing to introduce them my childhood dishes as to let them know what we used to eat back then.

I was surprised that little pumpkin loves the yam while Lady Faith not a keen but enjoyed the treasure pot very much. Thumps up! Nothing beats home cooked meals on a festive period.

Happy Mooncake Festival everyone!

Moon Cake Festival

This is one festival that our family will come together to celebrate it. As it’s school holidays, we had our dinner gathering at in-law’s place on a Monday night.

Hubby and I went to ta bao food to my in-law’s place as MIL wasn’t too convenient to cook after a bad fall last month. As she is resting and recovering well, we want cheer her up at the same time as she has been blaming herself for not being careful and causing loads of inconvenience to the family.

She was really happy to see the grandkids and I do trust that they are the reasons that made her happy and smile again. Over dinner, we chatted and did a lot of catch up as a family while we were missing Nick who is in Shanghai on a school trip.

After dinner, Maggie brought the kids down to play their lanterns. They were really happy walking around the estate with their lanterns and had so much fun playing with the sparkles. 

I always love celebrating moon cake festival as it represents family reunion too. Happy Mooncake Festival everyone!

Dinner At Hard Rock Café

Hard Rock Café used to be one of my playground during my teens… hahaahahah… well, I would say that you will be able to spot me there every Saturday night with my group of buddies. We were always there for our Saturday dinner and stayed for their disco (secretly) as we were under aged. Those were such fun and carefree days.

Brought the kiddos to dinner and told them about how mummy and friends had so much fun here during our teens. Told them that there were some dishes we used to order but seemed to be out of the menu now. We ordered some of their signature dishes and the kids had their kids’ meal. 

It was pretty quiet on a Sunday evening and we were glad that we were there early to be the crowd and enjoy the music with no disturbance. The kids enjoyed their food but they were more involved with the kids’ coloring book that was given to them by the staff to keep them entertained.

The food at HRC is tasty but somehow lost those ROCKY touch. The Fujitas portions used to be huge but as we looked at it now, it has somehow reduced not only in size but the quality. I am so upset that they removed the potato skin from the menu. That was such a hit and I trust that anyone who tasted that at HRC would think that it’s their signature dish! Sighz…

I will definitely return to HRC for dinner but not anytime soon as I do hope they will bring back the potato skin to the menu. I am missing it… 

Walking With Dinosaurs

I was pretty much amazed by the advertisement of Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC TV series. I know that this would be something that my kiddos will enjoy and I think it will be really fun for them to come up closed and personal with the dinos since they enjoyed watching Jurassic Park.

It came as a surprise to them as they had no idea what’s install for them and when they arrived at the indoor stadium entrance, they were thrilled. Little pumpkin was super excited but afraid at the same time. We assured her that it’s not real so, there is nothing to be afraid of.

 Our seats were pretty good as I bought the tickets at a very cheap price (guess it was due to the poor response) and it was 1-1. Great deal indeed with super good seats. 

As the show began, it was narrated by a host dressed like an explorer or scientist. He began with introducing dinosaurs and how they stepped food on earth and how they extinct. It was quite interesting for the kids to see the live size dinosaurs and I was telling myself that we are really lucky that we weren’t living in those eras as those beasts were really huge!

I would say that the whole show was okay, not as exciting as what they had advertised. I think more actions needed and it will be even better to have the Pterosaurs which are the flying reptiles to fly around the premises to make it more realistic. 

Overall, we enjoyed the show but I considered a small part of it boring as it was pretty much slow and no actions. Anyway, worth it if the tickets for the show are discounted. 😊

Kiddos Unites

It’s the beginning of the one week’s school holidays and it’s time to do playdates and meet ups. Today, brought the kids to have lunch and also a playdate with Mizuki. It is always wonderful to catch up with old friends what’s best is our kids gets along so well that they forget our presence.

We met up at our favourite joint Kith at Millenia Walk and it’s nearer for our friends who are still working in the office… hhaahahahahaah… we always enjoy our lunch dates together as we usually have so much to catch up on and laugh our hearts out. While the adults were chatting away, the kiddos had their own plan of fun at the children’s corner and they will ignore us totally.

As lunch is short for our friends and Rie & I continued our afternoon at the nearby café while the kids continue their play. It was indeed a great luncheon with old friends though it was just an hour of break but I had a blast.

More play dates soon… 

Breakfast Meet Up With Buddies

Meeting with buddies for breakfast on a weekday is always a luxury. It feels great when you entered into a popular restaurant but it isn’t crowded and able to chill for hours but you can’t do that during the weekends.

As usual, we had our breakfast at Wild Honey, one of our favourite joint for breakfast. Well, if you ask me what’s nice about the place, I would say that the food is great to share especially if you have a group of 3-4. I enjoyed the breakfast but so much on their coffee. Ooopsss…

Anyway, when friends meet up for breakfast, it’s more on the catching up with friends and concentrate lesser on the food though both are equally important. Hahaahahahah… I would choose Wild Honey as a breakfast joint for friends meet up anytime. 😊

Happy Teacher’s Day

Lady Faith wanted to do something nice for her teachers and since this year is all about recycling, we decided to recycle the plastic cups and made them into pen holders for the teachers.

Bought the raw materials to make them and little pumpkin also interested to do the same for her school teachers. Well, in that case, it gave mummy and daddy the green light to drink more bubble tea just to recycle the cups for the teachers. 😊

It was really fun doing this handicraft with the kiddos and they were happy to decorate the cups after they were covered up with different colours of strings.

We really hope the teachers will like these handmade gifts for them.

Happy Teacher’s Day!