Hello, just a short update. I’m now having a great time and enjoying the best Chinese New Year in Singapore. Have been eating up a storm, took lots of photos and saw the most amazing fireworks and lion dance. Will Upload the photos and possibly a video clip after I get back home. Hope everyone is having a great time! 
Have a prosperous Chinese New Year everyone!
Had early reunion dinner with K today . Went to our favourite Grand Harbour Restaurant.
The blue cod was so tender and juicy it practically melted on your tongue.
Look who’s dressing up for Chinese New Year celebration. Auckland Sky Tower!
The headless chicken syndrome struck again. I’m set to go back on Friday, there are so many things around the house that need to be done before I leave. House to clean, laundry to do, clothes to iron, garden to tidy up, paper works to finish, luggage to pack. Also need to prepare and freeze some food so that K doesn’t starve to death. Come to think of it, actually it might be a good chance for him to loose that extra spare tyre or two. Hehe.
All of the above needed to be done before I leave but what did I choose to do? Sitting in front of this evil evil machine and browsing away. Aren’t we all a little addicted in one way or another? I cannot keep counting how many times I tell myself to just hop on and check mail for a few minutes. But next thing just a few minutes turned into hours and nothing was done (well, not nothing, at least I was entertained). I am now hopelessly and severely sucked into this addiction. I’m not going to write a long essay about how I’m going to find ways to stop etc though, because I enjoy it, so I’m not going to stop. Why fight the losing battle when you can join it, right?
Anyway, as I said before, I am going back on Friday. Yay! It’s been a long time since I was together with my family to celebrate CNY. We will be spending a few days in Singapore, away from all the buzz and chaos at home. This way my dad gets a total rest without having to entertain everyone who comes knocking down our door. The only down side is that K won’t be there with us as he can’t't take such a long leave. So poor K have to spend CNY alone at home. Luckily he has relatives to visit and work to keep him busy. Still,it would be very hard for us as this is the first time we are going to be away from each other ever since we got married. I am going to miss him terribly. I fore-see a huge phone bill coming our way. Telecom is going to suck my blood.
Many of you wondered how I manage to take such long leave to go back to Malaysia. Well, family is my life, my father is my blood. I need to be there for my dad. Plus I have an understanding boss. So unpaid leave it is. No questions asked.
For those of you who’re still reading up to here, please pardon my aimless rambling. I find it a great way to calm my mind. Quite overwhelmed right now.
OK I know I know, now back to cleaning, tidying, cooking, ironing… or am I?!
must. resist. urge. to. surf.
As if the floods of Valentines-related things all around is not enough, I feel an uncontrollable urge to bombard you all with some disgustingly sweet things.
Some things from K along the years.
It’s a hot water bottle in little sweater!
Overdosed from the sweetness yet?!
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To continue from part 1 which was posted a few weeks ago, here are photos from our wedding banquet hosted by our parents back in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The dinner was at Ee Chinese Cuisine, Eastin Hotel on boxing day 2005, about a month after our wedding in New Zealand. It was a great night gathering with lots of friends and relatives, many of whom we had not seen for a long time.
Looking at these photos bring back so many happy memories. Hope you enjoy viewing the photos as much as we do.
note: The wedding photographer we used is Greg Yang from lifewerkZ photographers. He took over 700 photographs just for the evening and captured the happy day in perfect details. We are totally thrilled with the photos and highly recommend their services.
Cock & Bull is a successful traditional English bar and restaurant. It has franchises around town at all the hot spots. It is one of our favourite places to patronize for a night out. I really like the deco and atmosphere there. They have interesting events and quizzes going on all year round. It’s a great place to catch football or rugby live on their big screen TVs too!
We went there last weekend to sample some good old traditional English food. We ordered our favorite entrée Cheesy Garlic Bread. It has just the right amount of cheese on top of a garlic flavored bread which is toasted to perfection. For mains, I had the fish of the day, which was snapper battered with egg and herb on a bed of green salad with roasted baby potatoes. It’s topped with corns and coriander tomato relish. Yummy!! K had the tasty Scottish Mutton Pie. The gravy-topped home baked pie comes on a bed of mushy green peas and served with crispy fries and salad. K described it as ‘a feast for the taste buds’.
All in all a pleasant night at the bulls. 
Now, go photos!
Weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, everywhere we go seem to remind us of this seemingly important day. I am amazed at the various ideas on Valentine’s Day merchandise nowadays. Every business try to take a run during this money-making occasion. We are being bombarded left, right and center. At the end of the day, most of us inevitably give in to the attractive marketing and advertising campaigns, and help our wallet to go on diet.
I’m not here to judge or write on about the pros and cons though. Just do what suits you best and celebrate with your loved one! After all, it’s the thought that counts!
Here are some interesting gifts I came across online.
Special heart shaped frying pan. Perfect for a romantic fry up.
Unique personalised headlines or book covers.
It is interesting to note that in Japan, Valentine’s day is a dayfor women to give chocolates or to people they like.
