JL's farewell lunch

A very belated post.

JL's last day was on Monday and we went for her farewell lunch the previous Friday at Lao Beijing.

We had those circular seats by the wall.

Had the usual xiao long baos,guo tie etc.

That's JL, the 小妹妹.

All the best for your new job! Where's my stuff??????

Babes BKK Getaway Day 2 and 3

25th Aug 08 Sunday
Pz and I woke up so early, around 645am local time. We started talking, she was telling me about the ghost who was fiddling with our switches and our conversation woke Mar up too. (Pz joked that mar does not work morning shift coz she did not wake up as early as us)

We went down for breakfast and set off for Chatuchat market.

It was not as crowded as I expected it to be. Managed to buy some household stuff and before we faint from the heat, we left after 2 hours plus at CTC and headed to Jim Thompson for lunch.


Jim Thompson cafe-very nice atmosphere.



We love Thai food!


After filling out tummy, it was off to Platinum Mall again to continue shopping for more clothes!

Went back hotel to shower and then it was out for dinner at Central World before proceeding to Suriwong for some entertainment events.

26th May 08 Monday
Last day in BKK :(

Went to collect Mar's pants before going over to Montien where pz will stay for her extended trip


Went to MBK for lunch-MK Steamboat and then it was off for last min shopping! We simply love the building opposite MBK. So many things to buy.

After stuffing our luggage with last minute purchases, Mar and I were off to the airport.

That summed up our short 3D2N BKK trip. We were there with PJ 5 years ago and 5 years later, we were back together once more. It has been a great but short trip. If only we had more days over there :P

Thanks babes for the company!

Babes BKK getaway-Day 1

I am back from BKK :( Back to mundane office work. Back to the reality of house renovation,wedding preps.

Anyway, here's the update of our trip. For this trip, the only thing we did was shop, shop, shop and more shopping. Nothing else. No massage, no movies, only shopping. I seriously think Kiat will die if he came with us.

24th May 08, Sat
Our flight was at 710am and after clearing immigration, the shopping begun at Changi duty free.

When we landed at BKK, Mar went shopping at the duty free before we cleared customs.


Took a cab to our hotel-Citichic Boutique Hotel located at Sukhumvit, Soi 13


The hotel is very new and we were very happy with our choice.








Rooftop gym and pool




After settling down, our first stop was to the tailor as Mar wanted to get some pants done. The hotel provides free tuk tuk service to the entrance of Soi 11/BTS. It is walkable also, around 10 mins.

Doing what we do best while waiting for the tuk tuk.

Citichic's own yellow tuk tuk

Sukhumvit is the area to come if you want to tailor some clothes-there are so many tailors here. We went to Needle King, recommended by her ex-colleague.



After that, we went to 四面佛 and was kan by the aunty selling flowers, incense etc, so pissed off with her, think we stupid, trying to rip us. We say she will get retribution one.

We proceeded to MBK for lunch at Oishi and started the officially shopping spree. Next stop was Platinum Mall and Mar went gaga coz she have not been there before and we bought loads of stuff.

Went back to the hotel to shower,examine our loot and it was off for dinner at Sukhumvit Plaza. We decided to have Korean food (as that was the only type of cuisine at this plaza-some Korean mall)







This meal is to commemorate our upcoming birthdays as well. Where is the cake????

We went for a drink at one of the restaurants near our hotel before calling it a day. My whole body ached from all the walking.

Off to BKK in 6 hours

Woo hoo..finally, the time has come and we will be off to BKK in another 6 hours. Mar's mum is coming to pick me at 515am..she say go earlier so that we got time to shop at duty free first hehehe. Even before we step out of Singapore, the shopping has begun.

In the meantime, have a good weekend to all too :)

Dinner at Paulners

My colleagues and I were at Paulners last Thursday for dinner.


小弟 going through the menu


We had the pork knuckles, sausage platter plus another platter for 2 which consisted of more sausages,pork knuckles,duck and beef.


Desserts


The tiramisu

Now, looking forward to our BBQ in Aug.

Reno update-Kitchen floor tiles

As of last Wed, the kitchen/yard area floor tiles have been done up



Washing machine area, which used to have a window above the letch.


That's all there is to update, ASB said we need to get the toilet bowls,sinks,etc etc by end May-ie, next week and we have not bought a single stuff and this weekend I will not be in SIN. lol

Let us not forget...

The victims of the 2 tragic disasters that have hit Myanmar and China.

Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 May 2008, leaving at least 31,938 dead and 29,770 people missing


Sichuan 8.0 earthquake which struck on 12th May 08,228pm


It is so heartbreaking to read about these disasters. The tears cannot stop flowing everyday when I read the newspapers articles of the earthquake as well as watching the images on tv. (Almost all the hkg,taiwan and china channels on cable has broadcasts throughout the day)

Esp when I saw the picture above from Zaobao. These children did not survive.

We are so lucky that we do not faced all these mishaps. We must treasure what we have.

Let us do our bit to help. Almost all of us have internet banking account, if you like to donate, no matter how big or small the amount is, you may do so via DBS/POSB. (or UOB/OCBC etc)

DBS and POSB customers can contribute to the "Red Cross China Earthquake" fund and/or "Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone" fund conveniently at any of the 900 DBS/POSB ATMs, 490 AXS stations and via DBS iBanking at https://internet-banking.dbs.com.sg/.

Both funds have been included as billing organisations under the Bill Payment service and any customer wishing to make a contribution to the funds can do so by debiting their DBS or POSB account.

Please follow the step-by-step guide below to make a contribution to the respective fund.Step-by-step guide for donations to "Red Cross China Earthquake" fundDBS iBanking
Login to DBS iBanking
Click on "Payment Services"
Click on "Bill Payment"
Select "Red Cross China Earthquake" from the billing corporation list
Select the deposit account to debit donation
Enter telephone number as the Consumer Reference Number

Enter the donation amount Step-by-step guide for donations to "Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone" fundDBS iBanking
Login to DBS iBanking
Click on "Payment Services"
Click on "Bill Payment"
Select "Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone" from the billing corporation list
Select the deposit account to debit donation
Enter telephone number as the Consumer Reference Number
Enter the donation amount

The Travel Bug

I can't wait to go on holiday man!!!!!!!!

Mr K is going to LON this Sat and so qiao,for the 2nd time, Eddy and (this time Tracy too) are rostered for the same flight. Is that pure coincidence or is Singapore just plain small.

As for me, I will be off to BKK next Sat with the babes!!!!!!!!!! Finally!

Planning a trip to Redang or some nearby beach resort in July for a short break after my annual sales cycle ends in June.

We should be jetting off to Japan in late Oct for our honeymoon :)


I can't waittttttttttttttttttt for all these trips to come.

Reno update-More tiles up

Dropped by the house last Sat to see, luckily there were some progress if not I will call the ASB to scream at him.

The MBR toilet floor tiles have been laid.

The door frame has been done up.

Common toilet floor tiles laid

Our kitchen-with the new wall tiles

Another angle

Part of the floor tiles

The mortar base for the kitchen cabinet

That's all for now.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there especially to my dearest mum :)

We just came back not long ago from my 大姨's place where we had a makan session to celebrate this occasion.

As usual, there were plenty of food.

Our family prepared 伊面 and 红糟鸡, my cousin XR bought otah, made salad as well as kangkong with tau pok and cuttlefish in bee hoon satay sauce,slurp, and home made soya bean milk prepared by their maid. My 大姨 cooked prawns,luo han zai, fried calamari and fried 金针菇. Cousin Jac came with fruits and drinks.

All were so yummy.

The highlight was this peach cake prepared by my cousin Steve and his gf.

Looks great isn't it!!!!! Can't resist taking many pictures of it.

Glad everyone had a great time! We are so looking forward to my cousin's baby who is due Jun 11, by then, I will officially be an AUNTY.