CNY Bakes

It has been a crazy week of baking marathon daily and I am finally done with all the baking! This year, I have managed to bake the butter cookies as my latest pastries. I am loving the taste and texture…. YUMS!!!

The only thing I have to do is to have them delivered to friends and relatives. I hope they like the goodies that I made this year. 😊

Mizuki Turns SEVEN!

Geeezzz… time is seriously merciless!!! I still remembered the first time I met Mizuki at the hospital and I noticed her hair at the first sight! She has sooooooooooooooo much HAIR!!! Super cute and I was filled with joy that I have added another God-dotter to my list. Woohoo!!!

Today, she is celebrating her 7^th Birthday at the AMPED Trampoline Park and very happy to join their parents in celebration! This is the first time bringing the kiddos to the trampoline park and man… they were super excited. They started their jumps the moment the park is ready and they had so much fun jumping from one trampoline to another. 

While the kids were enjoying their jumps, the parents were chilling out at the spectator’s seats or at the party room where the food was served. It was quite a good time for us to do some catch up with some of her friends.

We prepared the cake and gathered the kids around the table for the cake cutting ceremony and the cake was really beautiful! The kids were really cooperative and gathered pretty fast and we sang the birthday song and got on to the photo-taking and cake cutting. 

The cake was really delicious and the kiddos enjoyed it very much. They continued to enjoy the jump till the party is over. It was truly great fun but a tiring one for the kids. They were so tired that they doze off the moment they got into the car.

Thank you Rie & Zhong Li for inviting us to this enjoyable party! Happy Blessed Birthday Kiki and wishing you happiness, joy and good health!

First Lo Hei Of 2019

I am a huge fan of Yusheng and I started having Yusheng even before CNY begins. Well, some of my friends said that I want to hit a certain number of Lo Hei per year so that I will have a splendid and prosperous year ahead! Hahahaahahah…

This year, I would considered my first Lo Hei kind of late coz’ usually I will have the first lo hei with my crazy bunch of ex-colleagues (whom I now regards them as) during our annual reunion dinner together. This year, we had our reunion early and thus, the yusheng is not ready to be served yet. ☹

However, I am still very happy that the stall in Chinatown started to sell their yusheng a week or so before CNY and I managed to get my 1^st yusheng today! Woohoo!!!

Shevelle Turns SIX

Shevelle will be turning SIX and she will be entering Primary School Journey next year!!!! OMG!!! Maggie planned a fantastic and magical party for her for that reason and she had it held at the British Club.

The kiddos were excited to attend the party as they know that it is a Princess Theme. Just like couple of years back, Shevaun had the same theme party by the same people but a different venue, Lady Faith had a ball of a time!

This time, the party is held at British Club and The Tiara Society booked the place and had the function room decorated beautifully. They had the costume changing corner where the kids are welcome to change into their favourite royal costumes and there was a tiara or sword decorations area to keep the kids busy too.

When the party began, they had a mascot or host to keep the kids focus and they played a couple of games like the dancing game, musical chairs and the last but not least… the hitting of the piñata. All the kids were given chances to try hit it so that the candies will fall out. 😊

While there was a long table set up for the kids which they called it the Royal Lunch, all parents or adults had to take the chairs provided at the sideline. It was pretty much fun having this party and I got to say that I enjoyed the buffet spread prepared by the British Club. They were both quality and quantity portion and I gave it a thump up for the food. 

Happy blessed birthday Velle and may the good Lord keep and love you always!

My Copycat Version Of Jenny Cookies

I am a big fan of Jenny Cookies and so are my family members. I usually buy a tin or two whenever I visit Hong Kong. In fact, one of my best buddies will also buy for us whenever she travels to Hong Kong for leisure.

Yearly, I will make the cornflakes snacks for my family, relatives and friends. This year, I decided to try something new. I braced myself to bake my version of Jenny Cookies. Found the recipe online and after three tries and adjustment, I am happy with the end results.

The comments from the family was very positive and I am loving my butter cookies that melts in your mouth! Woohoo!!! Can’t wait to give them to my loved ones!

Happy Birthday To Vian & Ron

I am truly blessed with beautiful people around me and today, I am happy that I am able to celebrate two of my buddies whom I knew since P1. Well, I would say that we grew up together as we were from the same primary school and graduated from the same secondary school.

School days were our super fun days though we had to go through examinations but we managed to make the best of out of the worst! Hahaahahahah… I have never felt bored at school but filled with energy when I AM IN SCHOOL. I guess that the different scenario for this generation.

Anyway, we gathered together at Alley On 25 – Smoke & Pepper located at Andaz Hotel Singapore for our dear friends’ birthday dinner. It was my first time to visit this hotel and it is pretty much interesting to me. It does not feel like a hotel when I sat foot on the lobby – it felt more like a condo.

When I arrived on the lobby level which is located on the 25^th floor, I did not even notice the check-in counter coz’ it was so un-noticeable! I asked the hotel staff who was at the lobby area the direction of the restaurant I was going and she kindly led the way.

There were three different theme restaurants in Andaz Hotel and we went to Smoke And Pepper which was chosen by Hairon. We browsed through the menu and ordered the dishes to share. I would say that the food wasn’t too bad for 1^st timers but price certainly ain’t cheap neither. We had a great time eating and catching up on each other. 

Theresa requested the cake from the restaurant staff for their birthday and we had the simple cake cutting ceremony. The cake was pandan cake with a twist but it tasted not too bad. Since we were comfortable at the restaurant, we decided to order our desserts too. 

Wonderful dinner with great companions! Happy Birthday my two great pals! May you be blessed with happiness, joy and good health always.

Emma’s School Outing To Chinatown

It’s probably a yearly affair that the school will arrange an outing to Chinatown with the kids as a learning journey.

Emma has been excited about the outing to Chinatown and have been talking about it at home and how much she looks forward to it. Today, she jumped out of bed early and told me to get ready for school for she will be going to Chinatown. I could see the excitement in her eyes and how fast she got changed today! Hahaahahahaha

The school arranged a coach for the outing but it was a regret not being about to join for I was busy with CNY bakes. I was happy to know that one of her friend’s mother will be joining so I can expect some pictures from her.

When I fetched her back from school, she was in awe telling me about the outing to Chinatown and what are the things she saw and bought. Yes… the teachers brought them to buy some CNY goodies with the money we gave ($5) and our little pumpkin bought back some jellies. 😊 I casually commented about the jellies and she said that she did not want to buy the peanuts coz’ her sister and her does not like peanuts so, she bought jellies instead. She told me that her sister loves jelly so, she bought it for her. Awwww…… my heart melted!

She definitely had a great time visiting Chinatown and learnt about the culture and saw many decorations and stalls that sells CNY goodies. I am sure it’s a very fruitful trip for all the kids. Thumps Up teachers for doing such a great job looking after so many of them. Thank you!