Little Pumpkin’s First Catechism

I remembered that kids will start attending Sunday’s school when they are in their Primary School but these days, everything starts young – even for catechism.

We signed up little pumpkin for catechism at St. Anne’s Church and today, being her first lesson, she is nervous and excited at the same time. Her sister couldn’t be more excited to take her sister to class as she found out that the little pumpkin’s class is just next door of hers. 

We sent them up to their classes and little pumpkin became emotional and started crying. She did not want me to leave the class but I had to though it hurts to see her cry. Thankfully we have her big sister to the rescue. Lady Faith walked into the class and upon seeing her big sister, little pumpkin calmed down almost immediately.

After mass, we went up to the classroom to fetch little pumpkin and the moment she saw us, she gave a bright smile to us and left the classroom happily with a paper in her hand and reported to us what she had learnt. We were very relieved that she enjoyed herself in class and the credit went to Lady Faith of course for calming her little sister.

Thank you Lord for your guidance, love and protection on our children and may you continue to watch over them.

Visiting JB

I can’t recall when was the last time we drove to JB and this time, we were invited to sister-in-law’s house warming. They bought this condo in JB a few years back and now it is ready and we are happy to check it out and spend the day there.

We set of around 8am and it was already quite crowded when we arrived at the Tuas check-point. The journey was pretty smooth until we left the Tuas check-point. As we approached the Malaysia check-point, there was a long queue of cars waiting to cross. We were actually stuck in the massive traffic jam for about 3 hours. We were very thankful that the kids did not crack up but were waiting patiently to get through the custom.

The moment when we passed through the Malaysia custom, we were so happy and looked forward to our lunch. We drove to the café Aunty Lim which was located pretty near where Sheryl’s new nest and quickly ordered our lunch. We already wasted about 3 hours in the jam and we wanted to waste time no more.

We ordered their signature laska for the elderly while I ordered their mee suan with egg & wine, hubby had the fish soup noodle while the girls shared the fish and chips and chee cheong fun. 😊 I would say that the food was quite tasty but the coffee was really GOOOOODDD!!!

After lunch, we drove to Sheryl’s nest which is about less than 10 mins away from the café. It is a pretty new condo and not fully occupied yet. Her unit was really nicely done and had a very cozy feel. They have 3 spaceous bedrooms and a smaller spare room which they convert into a workstation. I love their balcony as it comes with a beautiful greenery view with no blockage.

The kids wasted no time and hurried to the pool. The condo’s landscape was beautiful and filled with many facilities. They have a huge lap pool, 3 jacuzzi pools, a big child’s water play area and a big kids’ pool. Fantastic!!! 

Apart from that, we walked around the area and noticed there was a very big dance studio for yoga and dance, a mini-mart, a few spacious party rooms and a very well-equipped gym. Sheryl told us there is a game / mahjong room and also a karaoke room. WOW…. It’s like a RESORT! Everything is in the condo and I guess if we stay there, we don’t even need to go out at all.

When you are in JB, how can you not shop right! Yes, she brought us to the nearest shopping mall and though we were rushing for time, we managed to get stuff that we need and left for our dinner so that we can return to Sin early to avoid the traffic jam again.

Kelvin and Sheryl hosted steamboat dinner at this Good Home Steamboat Restaurant. According to them, this would be the biggest steamboat restaurant near their place which has many private rooms for families. They booked a big private room that can house 2 tables for our family and they ordered their popular sets. The dishes came in quite a huge portion and we were overwhelmed actually but we managed to finish most of it and take away some left overs of prawns. 

It was a wonderful day out of SIN though the traffic jam was such a pain. The kids enjoyed themselves very much and the adults had a long & tiring day. I do hope that the custom will do something about the traffic jam so that more people can visit JB often.

Thank you Kelvin & Sheryl for having us today and it was a fantastic family outing for us!

Coffee With Love

Starbucks has been one of my favourite coffee joint and how glad am I to be able to sip on a hot coffee made with love on a windy Friday morning.

I always enjoy my ‘ME’ time at Starbucks sitting near the window people watching. You might think it’s a waste of time but to me, it’s a perfect thing to do when you are alone and want some quiet time.

 Thank you Starbucks for always brewing the yummy coffee. Thumps Up!

Jen Ju Dan

After meeting up with my best buds, I walked down to City Hall via the CityLink Mall and chanced upon this new milk tea joint. I have seen them advertising this newbie on FB and I am happy that I am able to give it a try since I am still craving for brown sugar milk.

The queue wasn’t that long but the whole shop was surrounded by many flowers stands due to their new opening of this shop. Their range of drinks were wide and for a moment, I couldn’t decide what to order.

When I was standing at the counter, I ordered their signature brown sugar boba milk with milk foam. While at the counter, you could see a huge pot of hot brown sugar boba next to the counter and they will use a big scope to scope up into the cup. It was pretty interesting to see them doing that with good skill, without spilling any boba. Thumps up!

I tried the brown sugar boba and was not as pleased as the moment I sipped on the Tiger Sugar. Though I took the 30% sugar level, it was not sweet but I think the milk they were using does not really go well with their pearls. 

Verdict: Not too bad but will likely try their other drink instead. If you are around the area and needed sugar... you can give it a shot.

Kith @ Millenia Walk

Kith is one of my favourite hangout with my office buddies when I was still working. We love to dine at Kith as they have pretty good set lunches and we enjoyed the environment there as we are able to chat and eat at peace.

Though I am not longer working, we never fail to meet at Kith whenever I visit them unless we have other members joining. I am very happy to have my favourite beef set lunch as it is so delicious. I always feel that good lunches always paired with good companies and I had the best of both today!

Oreo Cupcakes

Mmmh…. It has been a while since I last baked Oreo Cupcakes. My girls are missing it and requested me to bake some as snacks for them. I am no fan of chocolate cakes but I got to say that I love this oreo cream cheese… it is soooooooooooo Yummy! Hahaahahahah…

Since I am meeting some peeps and it would be nice to bring some love desserts for them to release their stress. Hope they will feel happier after eating the sweets. 😊

Disney On Ice

Yes, we are back again! We had a blast last year and the kids simply love Disney On Ice especially our little pumpkin.

As the one week’s school holidays is coming to a close, what better way to end this happy holiday is to bring the kids to Disney On Ice! We have been keeping this outing till we arrived at the car park. They were asking if we were going for a movie, to the ice-skating ring but their eyes lighted up when I revealed that we are going to Disney On Ice. That expression on them were totally priceless!

They got so excited that they hurried us to get into the event area as soon as possible so they can get some time to check out the merchandise. However, when we arrived at the foyer, it was so crowded that they could only check the merchandise out but not purchase as the queue was forever.

Anyway, we headed to our seats and they forgotten about the merchandise and were very excited about the show when the two master of ceremony came out to entertain the crowd. The show started with a bang and the famous characters were out dancing and the crowd just went mad! 

The whole programe was pretty much the same as the previous one but they changed the characters and added some new stunts to the story. We were all stunned by some of the stunts they performed and it was so amazing that they could skate so well and gracefully. Simply love it!

This year, they also added a special effect of ‘snow’ during the segment of Frozen. It was actually foam and it was like snow-flakes. Everyone who sat near the stage was really thrilled about the special effects especially the kids. They kept telling me that it was snowing and they are in Arendelle! Hahahaahah….

Overall, the show was great and we enjoyed every bit of it thoroughly. It made me felt like a kid all over again and I am loving it!