A Mini Farewell, Till We Meet Again... :)

One of our tenants, Leticia is leaving Singapore tomorrow and embarking on another exciting adventure. :) We threw her a mini farewell party on our rooftop garden. :)

Some local delights would be good as it will be some time before Leticia is able to savor them again. :)

Kueh pie tees

Laksa

Moscato & ice longan 

Simple fare but awesome company. :)

All the very best Leticia! :) You go gal!!!

Some of Her Favorite Things :)

Well, the birthday gal has her say. A preggy has her say too. This year Pauline has the biggest say! :))) All she wanted for her b'day was home cooked laksa & tang yuan! Aren't Lin & I lucky! Lol! :)))

Blessed b'day gorgeous mom-to-be! :) Hope the "maternity" dress serves her well! :D

Summer Guests :) - Part 2

And our summer gatherings continue with Alecia visiting us after her summer camp with the Canadian International School in Singapore. Mary and her enjoyed homemade pizza and donuts. Once we started on the donuts, we couldn't stop. *.* Gwendel dropped by too. :)

Looking forward to having them with us soon. But I figured we might visit them in Shanghai first? :)

Grace & family were relocating to the UK for a year and we did a sleep over at our nest on Hari Raya holiday. :) 

Koka couldn't take her eyes off Faith's Care Bear...Charlotte, Shawn, Grace and us had to take turns keeping watch over Koka and the kids...it was rather exhausting cos the dog was too persistent....

Singapore celebrated her 48th birthday and we had Ann, Emmanuel & family and Andrea and her mom over for a celebration luncheon. ;)

Ethan was thrilled with his new playmate. I couldn't say so for Koka though. :))))

Anyway the adults enjoyed local delights of laksa, kueh pie tee and braised pork belly, buns & eggs. :D

Mom's church care cell friends came over for fellowship & the pastor blessed our house. :)

Catering by Kigi. :)

We hosted Lin's ex-colleagues from ESCF for dinner. Perhaps they hadn't met up for a really long while, they chatted till past mid-night. :)))

Brenda, Rose, Rosella, Linda & Esther came over for a Nasi Lemak nite. :)

The only baby got all the attention! :)

Our bossy camera gal doing her work. :))) Too cute!

Through her eyes... Woo hoo... :)

It's another chatting, gossiping, laughing & feasting packed month! :D

Details of Kigi Catering:

W: http://www.kigicatering.com/

Summer Guests :) - Part 1

This summer, we were busy hosting important guests at our new residence. ;) Loved ones & friends who will help us create beautiful moments in our humble nest.

Godson came to play... :)

and to savour homemade dumplings. :)

Gwendel, Sharon & cousin Fanny hopped over for steaming hotpot. With air-condition switched on, the summer heat didn't really matter anymore. :)

Maternal grandmom, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces & nephews were treated to a buffet spread. :) Our clan is big huh? :))) Oh and our neighbours from our other residence. :D

Caterer: Raseal

We had Sheau Wen & Ling Lee over for DIY sushi making session. :D The sashimi were obviously bought while the messy stuff were done by us. :) 

Our DIY session was completed with sake, sweet & juicy lychees from Taiwan and durians. 

Happy guests & happy hosts. :)

For our other gfs & their families, we did a little French. ;) Crepes from Saybons! We love having freshly made crepes straight out from the crepe station. :D

Caterer: Saybons

Mom prepared chicken wings, Pauline brought durian puffs and Serena baked some really mean brownies which disappeared very quickly...

Casual gathering for fabulous friends :D

Some with their babies. :)

It's a blessing to have church friends over for fellowship. We did bible study over afternoon tea, followed by a Korean BBQ. :) 

This summer, we also welcomed Crystal & Alan who flew in from San Francisco for a 20 hour visit. *.* Too short! 

We tried to stuff them with as much local delicacies as we could. :)))

On top of their crazy itinerary, Crystal & Alan had to help us with decorating a church wedding. ;)

We are looking forward to hosting more loved ones & friends in August! :D

Details of Rasel Catering:
http://www.rasel.com.sg/

Details of Saybons:
http://saybons.com/catering.html

Sat with Ivan

Lin & I couldn't resist buying this Ikea's breakfast set for Ivan! :) We were thrilled by the streaky bacon & sunny side-up. Alas, godson wasn't fascinated at all... *.* 

That aside, we had fun trying out four types of laksa from Laksania, which cousin packed home for Sat brunch. Each of us has our obvious fav:
Cousin - Sarawak laksa
Adelene - Penang laksa
Lin - Kelantan laksa
Li - Singapore laksa

Godson can't walk without us supporting him but that doesn't deter him from climbing the stairs! :D 

Details of Laksania:
382 East Coast Road
Singapore 428987
T: +65 6346 2026
W:http://www.laksania.com/index.html

Expanded Menu at Coffee Kaki

Mom & I did breakfast at Coffee Kaki this morning and we were delighted it has expanded its local fare. Besides mee siam, it now serves laksa and mee rebus. :)

 

Yippee!

 

So here's what we had:

 

Laksa, mee siam and Kaki bun with kaya

 

Coffee for mom & ice lemon tea for me. :)

 

Details of Coffee Kaki:

B1-51C Ang Mo Kio Hub

53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3

T: +65 6752 4569

All She Wants for Her B'day is a Bowl of Laksa

It's so easy to satisfy Pauline. All she wants for her b'day is our mom's homemade laksa. Easy peasy. :)))

And we got her an ultra mini b'day cake. Oh well aunt Alice was the one who bought it. Hahahahha...:) It's bite size so we need not worry about...

So here we have, a small & cosy b'day celebration for Pauline. :)

And her pressie? ;) Don't you heart the sparkly stone??? :D

Buffet Dinner at The Line

Due to some miscommunication, we ended doing buffet dinner at The Line for Mom's b'day. Buffet, unfortunately is not our cup of tea! : / We weren't awed by the food but was captivated by the gorgeous orchids display at Shangri-La's lobby. : D I heart orchids!

Here's what I've gotten from the buffet table:

Fresh & sweet prawns and crabs. :) There're oysters for those who love them. Not for me & Lin though...

Some Japanese selection...No sashimi for me either. :)))

Pasta with mushroom sauce & cheese (pretty yum), pizza & sirloin steak (it was too "raw" for me; I only had a bite)




























Naan with chicken & lamb sides, as well as chicken & beef satays, drizzled with peanut sauce. Hm...these can't go wrong.

The pic doesn't do the laksa justification. The gravy's quite rich with coconut, the shrimp was succulent & the fishball & fish cake were fresh. Having said that, we still prefer Conrad's laksa. Missing it already as I'm writing this post. *.*

Any room for dessert? Well not really. Lin & I only managed to down two scoops of ice cream (chocolate & green tea with crushed peanuts & oreo bits toppings) each. They're irresistable! Lol! :)))

We shall not have any buffet in the near future! A-la-carte menu suits us much better. ^.*

Details of The Line at Shangri-La Hotel:
W: http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/singapore/shangrila/dining/restaurant/theline