My Dear Brother Birthday Celebration
Posted by: ahjune on: October 22, 2009
My brother’s actual birthday was on 6th Oct but we couldn’t fix a date for the celebration as all our schedule clash.
So finally on the recent sunday, we went for dim sum together! =)
Even though we will always celebrate our bithdays with parents & grandma, we will still have another celebration on our own! Plus we get to try out something new or our favourite food.
So i did some research & compile a list to show it to my brother & Angeline. After some discussion, a choice was made!
1st venue – Hai Tien Lo @ Pan Pacific Hotel
That’s me in the lift going all the way up to Level 37! Great view from where we were sitting =)
The interior is simple & nice. Service wise… They were quite good! By the way, there was the weekend brunch but we didn’t try that cause i’m going for a facial later while both my brother & his gf are going for massage after dim sum so we didn’t want to eat too much.
The dim sum selections are not a lot (15 items only) but the quality is there. In total, we had 11 servings of dim sum (but we tried 10 items only but for the siew mai, we order twice).
Overall we like the dim sum here + we get to enjoy a nice view. We spent about 3 hours there! It was nice to enjoy dim sum & chit chat slowly =)
By the way i forgot to request for cake when i made the reservation so they gave my bro this instead! Hee… So cute & nice!
Something different from the usual cakes lah! He was surprised when he saw it & thought the waitress brought out a wrong item. Haha! =)
我们是他背后的女人!!! Haha…. =) I like this picture with everyone! It’s nice.
So blissful hor!!
Anyway i thought it was a good idea after all to have the longevity buns. Look & taste good! =) And it’s also a nice way to bless my brother with good health! Each of us got to enjoy 2 longevity buns & it already makes us very full together with the dim sum.
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Hai Tien Lo
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Pan Pacific Hotel , Level 37
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Tel: 6826 8338
The orchids are so lovely & i just had to take a picture.
I saw this when we were walking to the carpark! OMG… this is so gorgeous! The oriental figurines are so cute looking =)
I really like the whole design, colour & oriental theme.
2nd venue – Arirang Korean Restaurant @ Liang Seah Street
After i’m done with my facial (my brother & Angeline went for body massage) + some shopping @ Inouvi cause there was a sale, we came here for korean bbq dinner =)
I always walk passed this place whenever i’m @ Ah Chew Desserts. So when my brother & his gf suggested this place, i thought it’s a good idea.
We opt for the $19.90++ buffet bbq dinner. It’s really not bad! The bbq meat items that we choose were pretty good.
The only 2 items which i really don’t like are the sour plum drink (taste weird) & also the spicy seafood & beancurd soup. Dessert was ok only but still acceptable.
Soup wise… The ginseng chicken is good! But for this item, each pax can only order 1 time =)
It was really a day well spent with my brother & his gf =) Started off the day with dim sum which all of us enjoyed, relax during my facial & ended the night with yummy korean bbq.
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Arirang Korean Restaurant
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Liang Seah Street #01-07/08
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Tel: 6333 0025
Looking forward to the weekend where it be another round of celebration but with family this time. We be trying this indonesian food buffet! There’s this 1 for 1 promotion with UOB cards now & the reviews on hungrygowhere.com seems good so i thought we can give it a try =)
Jonathan & Eva Wedding
Posted by: ahjune on: October 17, 2009
13th Oct ‘09
Few days ago, i attended Jonathan & Eva Wedding @ Changi Village Hotel with my brother.
Got to know Eva through my brother first. Just like Lisi… Both were my brother’s friends & slowly i got to know them too =) Likewise, most of my friends know my brother too & so far he has attended 2 of my friends’ wedding with me too. Hee!
As my brother will be one of the emcee, he went down to the hotel earlier to help out + do a quick rehearsal with the other emcee Michael.
I also tag along & help out a bit along the way. I also took the chance to take more pictures before the guests arrive.
I thought it was quite a good idea to have their picture printed into a poster size & turn it into a guest book for the guest to sign on =)
The very pretty picture that you see is taken @ Taiwan.
It was going to be a buffet dinner & this area is where they displayed the food.
Eva also engaged a live band for her wedding. And it was such a coincidence that the guy who was playing the keyboard turns out to be my brother’s secondary school friend.
As usual, whenever i got the chance i’ll try to take pictures of/with everyone. Actually i don’t know most of Eva’s friends but as we chat slowly, it turns out to be quite ok =)
By the way, it’s my brother’s first time to be an emcee. Even though he made some minor mistakes but overall it’s already good for a first attempt!
Here is Eva in her evening gown toasting to everyone with her hubby, both families & also with all the jie mei/xiong di.
I thought this part was pretty nice… Jonathan sings quite well & i even saw Jonathan’s mum cried when he was singing & saying the thank you speech.
This is Rena whom i got to know @ the wedding. We were sitted @ the same table but didn’t talk much at first. But slowly as we chat, we realised that we got quite a bit in common & start to talk about travelling, shopping!
We were like 2 old friends catching up with each other! Haha.
Eva changed into her Kua towards the end of the dinner to take pictures with everyone. I always like to see brides in kua as i find it very nice & seems to make a chinese wedding even more complete.
You should have seen her gold pendant! It’s a pretty big one of a mother pig with piglets on it =) As both the couple are from HK, i think it’s their tradition to give the bride this kind of pendant. I always see it @ the jewellery shops whenever i’m @ HK.
The wedding favor is a Kissing Couple Bottle Opener cum Magnet from this website. When Eva was asking me where to get wedding favors, i just try to google & happened to find this website so i show it to her.
The price is very reasonable… The above wedding favor cost $1 each according to the website. And i find the design to be nice =)
At the reception table, they also placed a box filled with postcards & bookmarks with their wedding pictures on it which is for all the guests to take. It’s 2 sided with different pictures… Really nice! =)
Overall it was a pretty nice cosy wedding for about 90 guests. As most of the planning has to be done by Eva cause Jonathan is at HK most of the time, i guess it wasn’t easy for her. But with the help from all her friends, everything turns out to be quite ok =)
Anyway i hereby wish them lots of happiness & a blissful marriage.
Wantan Mee @ Lorong Ah Soo
Posted by: ahjune on: October 16, 2009
Yesterday went for lunch with my grandma & 4th aunt and she brought us to Lorong Ah Soo for Wantan Mee =)
I hardly come to this area for makan so i was glad to explore around the hawker centre.
This is the stall for the wantan mee. Just look out for the unit number #02-41.
We order 1 plate of chicken feet to share & it’s good! The sauce is nice =) I even added some into my noodles.
By the way, my 4th aunt told me this is a popular item & sometimes it’s sold out quite fast.
This is the wantan mee! If you like your char siew to be the lean kind without any fats, you will like the ones here. As for the noodles, it’s pretty Q! Not bad… =)
This is the wantan soup that comes with the noodles & i like it! Both the wantan & soup are nice.
We also got a bowl of dumpling soup to share. This is quite ok too!
After we finished our lunch, my 4th aunt brought me to walk around & see what other yummy food we can try next time.
There was this kuay chap stall that interest me! Everything looks so good & morever it’s a grandma who seems to be the main cook! If she has many years of experience of cooking kuay chap, it must be pretty good!
And i’m also glad to find this Bak Kut Teh stall that used to be at Seletar Market!!! Finally i can get to enjoy it again. Yeah!!!!
For those who like Nasi Lemak, there’s a very popular stall. It’s called “Yi Liu Xiang” & just look out for the long queue. But yesterday it was closed. My 4th aunt said most probably they finished selling everything already & it was 12pm!
Another popular food @ this hawker centre is the Lorong Ah Soo Lor Mee but i didn’t notice the stall when i was walking around.
Seems like it’s a place with lots of yummy food… Worth exploring! I be back with my family =)
Before i went home, i got myself 2 cheese pancakes as afternoon snacks. They prepare on the spot & it was nice & hot!! =)
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Hainanese Village Food Centre
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Blk 105 Hougang Ave 1
High Tea @ Equinox With My Bestie
Posted by: ahjune on: October 10, 2009
Nowadays i’ve been trying quite a few different high tea @ various local hotels. Always look forward to my monthly meet up with Christina & her sister Ivy =)
I was suppose to meet them today @ Sheraton Hotel, The Dining Room for high tea to celebrate Christina’s birthday. Too bad… 2 days ago i had viral infection & diet wise i must go light for the next few days =_=
Hope the both of you enjoy the high tea & Christina, i’ll arrange another day to celebrate with you! =)
Anyway i’m glad i can go for high tea with my bestie Phylicia =)
We have only been to one high tea together @ Meritus Mandarin Hotel & that was many years ago.
We decide to go to Equinox for high tea! It’s both our first time here to try out the high tea. But Phy has been here a few times already for dinner with her hubby & Penelopy =)
And here is Penelopy happily eating her bread!
Phylicia & i was spending quite a bit of time running after her =_= She just can’t really sit still *headache*
The area where all the food are displayed.
The whole range of food! =) The food is pretty good but dessert wise, i prefer the ones @ Shangri-La.
The range of tea that’s available – choose what you want & hot water is in the 2 silver thingy =)
My bestie chose this Rose tea for the 2 of us to share & it smell so fragrant when she pour the tea for me!
The only live station where you can get pasta =) It’s really nice when you eat it while it’s hot!
Look @ the “Sexy Back” picture of my bestie! Not bad right… =)
Anyway it was a great high tea treat from my bestie! Thanks Phy…
I was telling my bestie that perhaps for the next high tea, it be better if we can get someone to look after Penelopy or her hubby follow & help to look after her.
Cause the high tea @ Equinox is only from 3.30 – 5pm so i felt kinda rushed + like what i’ve mention earlier, quite a bit of time was spent chasing after Penelopy. I can’t have a proper chat with my bestie.
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Equinox
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Swissotel The Stamford
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Tel: 6837 3322
I took all these pictures when we were in the car, on our way back to Phy’s mum place. Again Penelopy was quite mischievous – 1 moment she was sitting in front & the next, she wants to move to the back =_=
She did make me feel fustrated for quite a while.
So i was glad when she fall alseep when she was sitting on my lap! Haha. And this is when i start to have a nice chat with Phy (like finally… It always seems to happen only when Pene is asleep).
Here is me enjoying my 爱心 milo kopi prepared by my bestie @ her mum’s place. It’s really nice! And since Penelopy was sleeping, we managed to have a nice chat & watch tv together.
It was really nice! =)
I always enjoyed my meet ups with my bestie despite the little one tagging along most of the time. She is naughty but i still love her =) When she’s cute, she’s really lovable! Haha…
Chilli Crab Udon
Posted by: ahjune on: October 8, 2009
Some of you may know that my brother is a pretty good cook! =)
Recently my parents had to attend some dinner & my brother decides to cook dinner!
We had some japanese udon (plain & seaweed one) @ home + some left over chilli crab so he combine both & added some more ingredients to create a yummy dish.
Ta dah….!!!!! It’s really yummy =)
Joel & Lisi Wedding
Posted by: ahjune on: October 7, 2009
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3rd Oct ‘09 (Sat)
After all the planning, discussion, hen’s party…. The Big Day has finally arrived!
All the jie mei reach the bride’s place around 5.30am to have a light breakfast! I had mine @ home while i was doing my makeup… My grandma kept nagging so i must show her that i’m eating! Haha.
Thanks to my brother who woke up early to drive me to Lisi’s place =)
We started to prepare the “yummy” spread for the guys @ 6am! Haha… =)
The “Suan Tian Ku La” is usually a must for the gatecrashing! Let me share with you what we have prepared!
“Suan” – Lemon juice with 1 “Suan Mei” in the shooter glass.
“Tian” – “Jiu Cheng Gao” aka multi coloured kuay & we put some cocoa powder & icing sugar on it.
“Ku” – Bitter “Liang Cha” in breast shaped nipple cups! Super funny lah =)
“La” – We took some bread & cut out “I ♥ Lisi”. Then we melt some chocolate & added wasabi, chilli powder, pepper & tabasco sauce into it & spread it on the bread.
My favourite part during the gatecrashing is when one of the xiong di had to wear this bra! The main thing is there’s 2 mini zip lock bag attached to the bra & we pour some milk into it & seal it properly. And then the bride groom has to suck on the nipple part to drink the milk! Wahahaha….
When they show the video during the wedding dinner, i was laughing so hard till my tears was flowing out.
Anyway we stick to 45 minutes for the whole gatecrashing session cause Joel & his brothers arrived @ 7am & he must fetch the bride by 7.45am!
Here is the gorgeous bride Lisi =) Love her gown from Seletar Broadway.
I remember when i accompany her to choose her gowns, she wanted something with gathers for the bottom part & she like details such as embroidery while Joel like the halter neck part of this gown & he prefer her in a white gown so this is the perfect choice! =)
All the jie mei in matching dark purple tone dresses! Lisi got it for us @ Isetan Wisma… The brand is Sugarlink! Popular choice for jie mei dress =)
After leaving Lisi’s place, we proceed to Alexandra Park for some phototaking cause the couple must enter the bride groom ’s house by 9am & we still got quite a bit of time to spare =)
And finally @ Joel’s place, we can finally relax a bit & enjoy the buffet.
All of us were quite tired cause we had to wake up early to prepare & also to get all the stuff done @ Lisi’s place.
After leaving Joel’s house, we went to their love nest @ Tiong Bahru! Lisi changed into her kua & we get to rest a bit more too =)
And look at Xihua…. The way she holds the camera is quite pro! Maybe she can be a videographer in future. Hee!
The handkerchiefs that we were holding is a gift from Lisi. It has our individual names with beadings sewn onto it =)
I don’t know what inspire the photographer but he made us do quite a few ”Hiao” aka vain poses! Wahahaha… Damn funny! The videographer did a very good job too! All of us were laughing so much when we saw the video during the wedding dinner =)
Next venue – Tampines Soka Centre
Lisi & her family are buddhist & the couple were there for a 1/2 hour praying & blessing ceremony =)
And when we were done, all of us head to Concorde Hotel.
While Joel was doing the check in, i start taking some pictures & use the internet for a while =)
On the left is the room for all the jie mei. All of us had some rest, take a quick shower & wait for the makeup artist to come.
On the right is the bridal suite! Nice big cosy room =) And i love the heart shaped cushions.
This beautiful cake is given by the hotel =)
All nicely dolled up & getting ready to go to the ballroom to do some preparation work + rehearsal.
Such a coincidence that it turns out i know the makeup artist. She was my friend’s poly classmate =) I saw her @ my friend’s wedding few years ago & i recognize her.
By the way, i thought i looked kind of mature in my hair & makeup! Not sure if it’s because i’m not used to it cause i hardly wear such heavy makeup. But it’s interesting to see everyone looking so different from their daytime look =)
But i must say i really love my gown! I got it done @ Shenzhen when i was there in June.
Everyone was trying to do a quick rehearsal for this short play about how Joel & Lisi got to know each other till the stage when Joel propose to Lisi.
I was suppose to take part in the play too but i couldn’t make it for the discussion which was held last month.
As there was only 1 discussion & after that i didn’t get any update so i thought the whole plan was called off. But it was still on & Xihua will take over my role which is the proposal part =)
And they did a fantastic job given the fact that they only had 2 rehearsals.
And when there’s a short break, it’s picture taking time!! Haha….
I love the purple & white roses! Even the balloons used for decorating the reception area is also in the same shades. And our jie mei dresses are in purple too! So by now you can guess our bride likes purple =)
Before Xihua & i starts to get busy @ the reception, we took pictures with the rest =) I quite like these 5 pictures cause it’s not blur & everyone was smiling so nicely!
Overall it was a great wedding dinner with lots of laughter with everyone & we were the last table to leave!! It was really a very enjoyable night =)
All the xiong di were super ON too & 1 of them even got quite drunk & was talking so loudly + some nonsense! Super funny!!
And i realised that it’s the 2nd “Mid Autumn” wedding that i’ve attended. During last year mid autumn festival, i was at Petrina’s wedding =)
We ended the night back at our room where we gave Lisi all the red packets (from all of us), a nice card made by Huimei with our individual photos on it & message written by everyone + a gift for Lisi which is a lingerie!
Can see that both Joel & Lisi are really happy & i’m glad everything went well for the whole wedding.
I hereby wish them a blissful marriage & be blessed with lots of happiness! ♥♥♥
Mid Autumn Festival
Posted by: ahjune on: October 2, 2009
Tomorrow will be the Mid Autumn Festival =)
But i decide to post this earlier cause tomorrow in the early morning @ 5+am, i should be at Lisi’s place already. Be busy the whole day for her wedding.
This is SUPER CUTE lah =) I post this on my Facebook & there’s a lot of comments already.
So i must share this on my blog too!!
May everyone enjoy the Mid Autumn Festival =) Mine will be a 中秋 wedding dinner. Hee!
Lisi’s Bachelorette Party & Huimei’s Birthday Celebration
Posted by: ahjune on: September 29, 2009
My dear friend Lisi is getting married on this saturday so recently together with the rest of the jie mei & her good friends, we organized a hen’s party for her =)
It’s my first time attending a hen’s party even though it’s the 4th time for me to be a jie mei. So i was quite looking forward to it. Haha!
Anyway there will be quite a lot of pictures so happy viewing!
All of us met for dinner first @ TCC which was very near to our venue for the hen’s party… Just about 2-3 units away!
I tried this new item “Curry Beef Spaghetti” which is really yummy! Beef was very tender & they fried it well + the curry taste in the sauce = heavenly! =) Maybe i was hungry too but it’s really not bad… Worth trying!
By the way, you can change it to chicken too if you don’t take beef. But it may be quite spicy (it’s ok for me though) so for those who don’t take spicy food, please take note.
After dinner, we proceed on to Oohtique to start Lisi hen’s party =)
None of us has been here before so we didn’t know what to expect. Hee!
And we start to play around with the props & took lots of pictures.
By the way, a costume was provided by Oohtique for the bride to be!
It was lots of fun with the games & forfeits to be done by the losing team (but the bride has to do more).
The rest were super ON too…. Having crazy fun with silly poses with the range of props & there were lots of laughter. I warm up slowly cause partly i’m not very familiar with most of them. Hee! But the awkward feeling was over very soon… =)
All of us also had a good chat with a drink (it’s included in the package) when we were resting. It was nice to hang out with the girls like this!
That night was also a special night for Huimei as we were going to celebrate her birthday too!!
Susan & Joey got cakes from Rive Gauche & went to Oohtique earlier to put it first. Look @ Huimei happy face!
All of us had a very enjoyable night @ Oohtique & i hope Lisi had a memorable night. But there’s more to come @ the later part =)
By the way, Michelle (the lady squatting down on the left) was a very good host for that night.
We shared the cakes together & after we are done, we start to prepare & doll up a bit to proceed on to our next venue. Lisi changed back to her pink dress & we put on the pink fairy wings & tiara for her. The rest of us attached either a gold or silver hat to our hair =)
As each of us are entitled to $25 credit, all of us chose something for ourselves before we leave Oohtique. You can get anything from the shop – lingerie, sex toys, jewellery, etc. If it exceed $25, just top up the balance.
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Oohtique
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50A Circular Road
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Boat Quay
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Singapore 049405
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Tel: 6557 0469
http://www.oohtique.com/default.asp
We walked to The Pump Room for the next round & we prepared some dares for Lisi.
Just nice we bump into another group of girls who were having a hen’s party too. I even bought a condom from the “Hen” for $2 cause there’s one of her dares. Hee!
It was quite a lot of fun to make Lisi do the dares. When were in Pump Room, there was this group of guys who kept offering to help Lisi do some of the dares. Wahahahaha!! Damn funny…. Suppose to get different people do the dares mah! =)
But no matter how you celebrate a friend hen’s party, it always fun with a group of friends who are really happy for the bride to be. Just relax & have an enjoyable night with everyone.
Now shall count down to Saturday for the Big Day! =)
Peng Catering Services Restaurant
Posted by: ahjune on: September 27, 2009
- In: Chinese Food| Family
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Recently was the Hari Raya Puasa public holiday & that night my dad gave everyone a treat @ Peng Catering Services Restaurant. He came to this restaurant recently with his friends & he likes it.
He intends to hold my grandma birthday celebration this year @ this restaurant so he thought it be a good idea to let everyone try out the food & see if my grandma likes it (this is the most important factor!).
We used to go to Jumbo @ Serangoon Gardens Country Club but it’s closing down soon so i’m glad my dad found Peng Restaurant. And it’s near for everyone so it’s very convenient.
Too bad my 2 cousins Wayne & Andy didn’t come. Hope you guys can make it for the next one yah! =)
The interior – It’s simple & has this traditional layout of a typical olden days chinese restaurant.
In this picture are Braised Beancurd, Steamed Fish & “Fan Shu Ye”. Both the braised beancurd & fish are really nice… Beancurd is smooth & fish is very fresh! The “Fan Shu Ye” is not too bad but it taste better when it’s hot.
I always like the first dish as there’s a variety of everything & i like all!! Haha =) I can see all my cousins like it too.
Braised Goose Meat – Not too bad but portion of goose meat is not a lot. Underneath the goose meat is beancurd & goes well with the sauce =)
This is the most interesting dish for that night! Haha… Everyone was guessing what is this?? It’s actually Fried Kway Teow! I myself enjoyed this a lot.
May taste a bit salty but i thought as Kway Teow itself is bland so it create more taste. And the outer layer is crispy! Nice…
The “Kong Ba Bao” @ Ah Peng is good in my opinion. Enought fatty meat aka “Bui Ba”! =) And it’s quite a big slice…. Shiok!
Seems like most of the times we will always order the Chilli Crabs & that night was no exception! The overall taste is not bad but i thought the texture of the sauce is a little bit watery… But there was lots of meat in the pincers part (my favourite). Yummy…. And pair it with Man Tou! It’s just Wow…. =)
Seeing the crabs makes me think of Melben @ AMK… Super love the claypot crabs, chilli crabs… OMG…. Jus bring out all the crab dishes!
The “Orh Nee” was really good! Most of us who love this dish really enjoyed it.
Anyway all of us were so full after the 9 course dinner! Haha… Glad everyone like the food. It’s always nice to enjoy nice food with loved ones.
Can’t wait for my grandma’s birthday celebration to come but first i be busy during the month of October with weddings , birthdays & baby shower!
Look out for my updates!
P.S: I was told by my dad that there will be 30% off if you dine @ the restaurant during the weekdays.
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Peng Catering Services Restaurant
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30 Lorong 1 Realty Park
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S’pore 536953
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Tel: 6289 6975 / 6282 1048
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Closed on Thursday except Public Holidays
Visiting Magdelene & Baby Sean
Posted by: ahjune on: September 24, 2009
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I remember that it was just about 1 year plus ago, i went to visit Magdelene & her baby girl Sarah.
I was asking her when she want to have a 2nd child & she told me “Not so soon!”. Well sometime you can’t be too certain =)
This is Baby Sean! Isn’t he gorgeous!! =)
I was telling Magdelene that Sean also look quite a lot like his dad, just like Sarah! Hee….
And here is dear Sarah posing for my camera! She’s already 1 year & 3 months old. Definitely getting active @ this stage… Likes playing with her toys & i was having fun with her but too bad, it’s only a short while.
I had to leave already cause i got another appointment with my friends for Lisi’s bachelorette party & Huimei’s birthday celebration.
But i’m seeing Magdelene & her 2 precious little ones soon – it’s going to be Sean’s 1st month celebration!! =)
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