The Grand 21st Birthday Bash

We were invited to join the birthday party of Serena who is Leslie’s cousin. I would say this is the first time attending family member’s 21st birthday party.

The party venue is at Fort Canning Park where we held Faith’s First Birthday but a different function room. The Gallery is the biggest function room at Fort Canning which can hold up to 200 pax on a seated dinner.

When we arrived to the party venue, I was really surprised to see the beautiful decorations like the balloons, the huge birthday cake (3-tiers), great buffet spread with servers, a photographer and a corner for Polaroid photos with the birthday girl.




There was even an assigned Master-of-Ceremony to welcome the guest and told us the program for the night. The MC then passed the mic to Serena to say a few words before the real party began. It started off with ‘ice-breaker’ game where neighboring tables are to guess the cards given to them on each table... For a moment, I thought I was attending annual dinner and dance!






There are other games like dressing up your kid or kids dressing up their parents. That was pretty funny and got all the kiddos running around the super spacious room. The last game was the battle of mummies… Serena invited all the mummies (the elderly) to the stage and with the flowers given to each table; we were supposed to vote the best mum! Obviously, everyone will vote for their mum… hahahaahaha…. But the winner is based on the number of family members who attend the party…. Kekekeekekek…



Anyway, the cake cutting ceremony was quite grand warm one as she invited her parents to be by her side for that special moment. After the cake cutting ceremony, many of her helpers came forward to cut the cakes into small pieces and have it packed to a cute little box for her guest to take home… I thought that was really thoughtful.




Lastly, we had a big family picture taken outside the function room as it can’t really fit us all in. I would say that this is one biggest party of 2011 besides Faith’s 1st birthday! It was indeed an enjoyable one.

Thank you Serena for having us to be part of this special party! Happy 21st Birthday!

Ethan Scott’s First Holy Communion

We checked out early this morning from Oasia Hotel to attend Scottie’s first Holy Communion at Blessed Sacrament Church. When we arrived, the car park was already full and church was already packed.

It was a usual Sunday mass but today was a special one as many children will be receiving their Holy Communion for the very first time. When I saw Scottie receiving the Holy Communion with the companion of his proud parents, it really touches my heart. The images of Faith Tabitha receiving her first holy communion suddenly appeared! Honestly, I was moved to tears.

After mass, we gathered for photo taking near the altar and wishing the proud parents and Ethan! We were really blessed to be present to witness this joyous occasion.





The celebration continues at the cozy house of the Tans where they hosted lunch for us. The food spread prepared by the Tans is always fantastic! We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly with the delicious food, wide choices of drinks and of course the company of friends.





Thank you Theresa & Zen for inviting us to be part of this meaning occasion & celebration! Congratulations Ethan Scott! God bless you always.

Baby Shower For Rie & Zhong Li

Oasia Hotel kindly given us a free trial stay as Rie might use their hotel for her seminar at then end of November. With that good deal, we planned a baby shower for Rie there instead.

We checked in the afternoon and chilled at the club lounge as it was one of the coolest club lounges we have been to. The hotel itself is like a resort hotel where it gives you a causal and homely feel.






However, we left for coffee instead as the group was getting bigger with kiddos around so, it was somehow awkward to hang at the club lounges where it was so quiet… we went to the nearby Old Town for some snacks since the hotel room was not too big to accommodate all of us.

After dinner at Grandma’s located at United Square, we walked around just to digest our tummy as our dear pregnant friend bought so many snacks and food for supper! We went back to the hotel room to chill and the kiddos had a great time with us too.



During supper time, we played card games and chill in the couple’s room till wee hours… it was indeed a nice and relax gathering.





Congratulations Rie & Zhong Li. We wish you a smooth delivery in January! Jia You!!!

Family Outing@Universal Studio Singapore

My sis-in-law Sheryl has got a good discount from her company to Universal Studio and with that opportunity, she purchased tickets for the whole family.

Universal Studio opened for about 2 years now and this is our first visit. We heard from friends & colleagues that it’s not that fantastic compared to the one in US. I mean… how to compare with the one in USA right…






When we arrived early that morning, I was surprised to see quite a big crowd beside Sheryl’s colleagues & their families. There were lots of tourists and some Singaporeans like us. I have been to the one in LA and I remembered it was more colorful than the one here. There were a couple of cartoon figures walking around for photo-taking session but each session lasted only for 20 minutes.


We went to take some rides which are suitable for the kids and elderly like the Madagascar. It was a slow boat ride to a tunnel where stories are being told as we sail along. When our boat sailed into the tunnel, Faith started to cry… Yes… She is afraid of the dark. We tried to calm her down and told her to wave goodbye to the animals as we moved along, she finally enjoyed the ride though it was almost at the end of the tunnel!!

The journey continued after the boat ride but it was too hot & crowded to try other rides. The queue for each ride took at least about 15 minutes. Anyway, the elderly did not want to try the rides but to spend time with their grand-children.








I personally thought the Universal Studio Singapore was not as good as the one in LA. There should be more shows and cool rides rather than shops… Anyway, there are many rooms for improvement so… hopefully it will get better in future.