Nixon's 2nd Birthday - 23 Feb

It was Nixon's 2nd birthday last Saturday. Sumin organised a family dinner at Globetrotters@ United Square. It is a fun themed family restarant that is very pro kids. We got a table beside the kids playroom so we all can watch Nixon playing. There was a staff member taking care of the kids in the playroom.

The decor was nice! There was even a kids bar! The food was mostly western with some oriental choices.....very huge portions and quite good food! The service was awesome and the staff there are very friendly and have a genuine passion for kids. I strongly recommend this place for kids' birthdays! They have private rooms for kids' parties as well.

Here's the group picture....Nixon is so cute...he even initiatively puts his arms around his grandparents when taking the picture :)

Gathering with NTU gals

Hmmm......this is my click who did all the projects with me in Uni....we also spent hours discussing school work for tutorials and exams......

Time flies, 2 are married and of which one already has a baby! Its been a long time since all 4 of us can get together again cos Xan was flying and then now Sherin has relocated with her husband.....

Finally! All are back for this year's CNY!

We had dinner at the newly renovated coffeeclub at Raffles City....

Thereafterm we went to Intro Bar for drinks....

The night was still young, so we went to Sherin's room at Carlton Hotel to chat....

It was great catching up with the gals! We had a wonderful time!!!

Valentine's Day!

This is the 1st year that Shian is spending the actual day of Valentine's day with me. In the last few years, he always happens to have classes, and i always end up working late and heading home.

This year is the last year we will spend V-day as a dating couple becos next year onwards we are a married couple....haha....so we felt it was important to spend it together, even if it is a simple one....

Well.....i ended work late that day.....and Shian had to wait for me......in the end, we only had a simple dinner at McDonald's at PS cos everywhere had such long queues.....

Dear surprised me with a stalk of rose......it may be nothing compared to what other guys give other gals.....but it meant a lot to me! Didn't expect it at all becos Shian is a very practical guy, he doesn't believe in giving me flowers.....in fact the bouquet he gave me during proposal was said to be the 1st and the last.....so i didn't expect it at all.....so what i gain when i least expected, is always the sweetest :)

Here's me and my rose:

In return, i bought Dear his favourite NY cheesecake.....poorthing, he had been sick these 2 weeks......

The highlights that evening was us catching the movie, P.S. I love You. I read the book years ago....and really liked it....i normally hate reading but this book not only enticed me to complete reading in a day, i even cried while reading the book. So i knew this movie is a must-watch! Glad we got the tickets.....the show was humourous, sweet and touching at the same time......

Thank you Dear for all that you do for me, for standing by me in the most difficult times...I had a great evening with you! I love you :)

Chinese New Year!!!

Day 1: Record visiting of 12 houses! Dad's side of relatives wanted to do all the visiting at one go so we didn't have to take too many days....it was a long day but a great catch-up with everyone...

Before setting off...

We also visited Ah Ma ....so heartwarming to see Ah Ma carrying Claire.....

Day 2: Mum's side relatives came to our house.

See the Huge Yusheng Platter that mum prepared:

Thereafter, we went to Aunt Judy's house and then to watch Ah Long Pte Ltd. Wasn't too keen on the show but was really just cos its a family movie. Gosh! we took hours to book the tix online as all the websites were jammed! The movie turned out to be funny but crude....not much of content but well......just for laughs.

Day 3: Kai Shian and James came to our house to Bai Nian...

Off we went to SICC for Ah Gong's annual birthday lunch....it was his 80th birthday this year!

Shian and I then dropped by our new place and then to his place to bai nian to his family.....

In the evening....was back to Aunt Mag's place....for bai nian, dinner and cake-cutting for Ah Gong's bdae.....here's the family photo of 4 generations....

My favourite photo with Shian during this CNY:

Look at how cosy the 4 Men are!

Day 4: Went for church service, then Uncle Michael's place....and then Wei Qiang's place....

No photos taken this day........too moody thinking about going back to work the next day.....haha

Pre-CNY....

Another post-dated entry....

This year, we went to Chinatown to soak in the atmosphere way before the actual CNY....more becos we were there to run errands and kinda got stucked there....

This year is year of the RAT...so we get to see Mickey Mouse everywhere....

Pics are a bit dark...i prefer Donald Duck though....

Shian and I were shopping at Suntec one day and came across 财神爷! Haha! We shook hands with him and each got an Ang Pao and in it was a voucher for a free bag of Rice for each of us! So Happy :)

Baby Kendrick - 1st mth celebration (3 Feb)

Well well.....i've been so busy, so this is a post-dated entry....

My good friend, Tabitha has given birth on 7 Jan! Time really flies....still remember being jiemei at her wedding.....and now she is a mother!

Shian and I attended Baby Kendrick's 1st mth party on 3 Feb.....he's so so cute, and so guai......and i think he likes me....cos he smiles at me when i carry him....haha!

Some pics to share....

Congrats Tabi and Chris to your cute baby Kendrick! :)