Penang, Here We Come

My last trip to Penang was about 6 years ago when I was pregnant with Faith. This trip is kind of different as we are back with our 2 girls and this trip marked Emma’s virgin air travel.

Initially I was afraid on how Emma will react on plane as it’s her first time but I am really thankful that she managed to sleep through the 55 minutes flight. When we arrived in Penang, weather was somehow similar to Singapore’s – it was raining in the late afternoon but I do pray that we will have good weather throughout our trip.

We checked ourselves into Hotel Jen which is located at Georgetown and we had a short rest and left for our early dinner. We walked to the nearby seafood restaurant for our 1^st dinner in Penang and it turned out to be GREAT!

The dishes we ordered were delicious though not all were seafood. The kiddos were enjoying the food especially our picky lady Faith. After dinner, we went back to our room for an early night to save up our energy for tomorrow. J

Baby Emma Turns BIG ONE!

OMG! Our baby girl Emma turns ONE today! They are growing too fast till I can’t even catch up! I wished she is still the little baby whom I carried in my arms and sleeps after every feed.

Now she is ONE and started crawling quicker than ever… I guess in no time soon, she will be starting to walk and then will be talking back at us when we scold her. L

After that celebration during the weekend, we had a simple cake cutting ceremony at home since I kept a part of her cake. J She seemed happy and even clapped when we sang her the birthday song.

Happy blessed birthday baby EMMA. May God continue to bless, watch and protect you always. We love you very much!

Emma’s BIG ONE Party

How time flies… I remembered that I started my maternity leave from the end of the 1^st week of December last year and this year; here I am celebrating her 1^st birthday!

We arranged the birthday party to be near our home as we know how cranky our little will get when she is hungry or sleepy. Thank God for the wonderful estate that I am staying where we are able to get a private function room at Pasta Mania to hold this simple celebration for her.

We arrived there earlier to oversee things but it was all set up and ready for our party. Not too long later, our guest arrived punctually and we started the party on time. J It will be 1^st time to meet Ms Emma for some of my friends as they did not make it for her full month celebration in January.

We are not too sure if she knows what is happening but she was a happy baby though seated on the high chair most of the time. She was entertained by her sister Faith, cousin Gen, Shevaun, Shevelle & other friends of mine who came forward to play with her despite her screaming at them. J

When most are settled in, we started the cake cutting ceremony and photo sessions. It was all good and quick so that we have more time to spend with our friends and family who came for the event. We were happy that everyone enjoyed the food and many had a second or third serving of the birthday cake.

Thank you friends & family members who came for the party and sincere thanks for your lovely gifts too… most importantly your presence!

Cirque Du Soleil

I remembered the last time we watched Cirque Du Soleil was more than a decade ago and I am so happy that they are back to Singapore once again!

This time, we brought along our little lady to watch this fantastic show at the MBS. We went for a quick dinner at Marche before heading down for the show that I have been counting down to watch since the day I bought our tickets. :0)

Our view from our seats were pretty good for a cheaper price but what made the show even more worth it was we were allowed to fill up the more expensive and better view seats just after 5 minutes after the show started. J

We moved to the side center and we had a better and closer view of the performers. Our little lady got really excited as she had a better view than our actual seats. The show started with a bang as usual and the stunts were refreshing and fantastic!

All the items were very stunning but my favourite would be the stunts performed on a single high wheel where they ride and balancing the bowls on their heads. Little preferred the item performed by this lady who danced around with the small rings round her body… that was fantastic too. :0)

This is one of the circuses we would definitely wouldn’t want to miss a bit. Let’s hope that they will be back again in the near future!

Wine Tasting

Leaving office early for wine tasting is such a wonderful feeling and yes, that’s what I am feeling today! We were heading for wine tasting for our D&D at the Wine Merchant located at Chinatown. We left the office slightly early and headed down to Chinatown to check out the wines.

The Wine Merchant is a small little shop situated near the Hong Lim Market and though wines displays were not as impressive as Wine Connections but they sure have pretty good wines in the shop. As we got down to taste the wine, we started off with the 2 types of white wines. Personally, I like red more than whites but this white wine that I tasted was really good and I can’t seemed to stop drinking. J

The reds were good too but surprisingly, I preferred the white this time. Oooopppsss… I guess I will be drinking more of whites during our D&D rather than red… :0)

Dinner Gathering @ Hana

It was a long delayed dinner gathering with Minowa-san and finally, we met up today to dine at Hana, located at Cuppage Plaza. It was recommended by Minowa-san as usual who knows good Japanese restaurants.

It was a small & cozy shop that served pretty good Japanese cuisines. We left the ordering of food to Minowa-san as I have simply no idea what is good. I could only request for my octopus, squids etc… and it was usually granted. J

He ordered pretty interesting dishes like the Uni Sashimi, grilled stingray fins, fried octopus, seasonal fish and the yummy garlic fried rice. I would say that the food they served was tasty but not too sure of the cost as it was a treat from Steven. J

Dinner was good but the companion and fellowship was better. :0)

Shevaun Turns 6 Years Old

Baby Shevaun is baby no more! We celebrated this little young lady’s 6^th birthday party at Tiara Society located at UE Square today. Maggie planned this party about 3 months ago and told me that the kids will be happy to be at the party as they will get to dress up.

When we arrived at the party, Faith was really excited to know that she will be able to dress up like Cinderella – her favourite princess in the Disney serials. She did not take long to change into the princess costume and had chosen her tiara to match.

 

The program started with costume changing, playtime, cupcakes decorating and then games for the kids. The program really kept the kids busy while the adults managed to enjoy their dinner. Kids were asked to gather for the photo taking with the birthday princess as they sang the song and followed by cake cutting ceremony.

Royal dinner was served to the kids… well, not exactly dinner but more like snacks and cakes. The dining table was set up pretty and the kids were happily enjoying themselves. The party did not end after the snacks but continued with story-telling at the royal carriage where kids sat around and listened attentively to the host. :0)

Faith was happy and still full of praise for the party though very tired after playing princess for the last couple of hours. J Thanks for the wonderful party and having us to join this wonderful occasion.

Happy Blessed Birthday Shevaun! May God continues to watch and protect you always.