Qiyuan & Edison turn 3!


They look like the miniature version of their dads.

Now as the 4th-Gen starts to expand, perhaps Big Boss can start scouting for up-rising talents.









Qiyuan is always camera-ready. He is such a gem.
I was so tickled when he tried to relate UP, the movie which he watched earlier in the day.

How not to love the togetherness clan?










The party was held at Econ. It was an awesome family bonding time. For a family where food comes in priority, we always make it a point not to speak while eating and to be merciless so as to get the best seats round the dining table. Econ is our HQ, a la nerve centre of the family where news are exchanged and shared, where the 2nd-Gen see each other almost 365 days round the year, a place for us to earn some allowances during the holidays and of cos, unlimited yakult and hamburger-choc-biscuits during our shifts. 

The on-the-job training received over the years have made us to perfect the skill of communicating via eye-contacts and whispering-while-not-getting-noticed when we do cashiering as Big Boss's mantra is "Xiu Lui Mai Gong Wei!"
 

The crew also developed Three Golden Words which can be used in various permutations - Pay, Here, Can.

(1) Pay Here Can?
(2) Can Pay Here.
(3) Here Can Pay.
 

There's nothing better to end the day with....Esther.
I guessed my idea of watching "Orphan" was brilliant. Haha

 

 

I gave up on having the matcha tea with soft-serve and takoballs after catching a glimpse of Jacelyn Tay @ ION.
That glow must have came from 2 sources - Love/ Healthy lifestyle.
It's hard to get it from the former so I shall embrace the latter.



 

July marks the start of the line-up of local productions that I wouldn't want to miss.
So I caught Own Time Own Target by W!LDRICE, my first theatre production for the year with Yunlong. The tuesday show which I booked was cancelled and I have no idea why it was cancelled. So Budd couldn't catch it with me as he has to run errands before he fry back to melb on fri. Neh mind, I will bring you to another when u're back in Dec. Time will fry past soon.

Unlike the one from last year, this came as a double-bill including Full Tank by Laremy Lee & Botak Boys by Julian Wong. The play was as good as the first time I watched it and Ghazali Muzakir is still as hilarious as ever. Perfect. Whats more perfect was, I found myself sitting beside my favourite secondary school principal - Ms Bandara! She is still as lovely and extremely motherly.

"If you aim for the sky, you will fall on the treetop.
If you aim for the tree, you will land on the ground.
If you aim for the ground, you will end up underground."

It was really nice to see her again after close to a decade of her retirement while I was in Sec 2.  We recalled the teachers back in amkss and who are still teaching there, she laughed when I mentioned Mr Ong. She said, "You girls and your Mr Ong.." Hahaha.
*fyi, Mr Ong was our discipline master and, ahem, the heartthrob of i think, the majority of the female species in school.




Next, as I was about to check out Fly Entertainment's website to enquire if there is any "V" show for this year and I saw this!
They are coming back for the THIRD time!
The Extraordinary V Conference'09
So tickets are booked!
It will be at Zirca for this year and I better be there early to at least grab a bar seat before my feet start to die on me.
They are among the favourite local artistes that I like alot. And both have such great chemistry together!
Quick! Go get your tickets from sistic!

So that's for September.
Coming in October, there is The Hossan Leong Show!



I've yet booked the tickets but soon!

And as I was browsing through the Event Calendar at sistic, I found gems!
Broadway Beng - Jiak Liu Lian is coming back too in Dec!

And there's another one, Beauty & the Beast directed by Hossan Leong in Nov.
And probably another Crazy Christmas musical I hope.

Ahhhh...

I declare, my "local-production-budget-FY2009" goes bust.

This is for Saturday!

June has whizzed past and now August is just a stone's throw away. Please shower me with lots of luck in my job search and give me unlimited cheerleading sessions to boost my morale from time to time. Colleen, I will have u in-charge of this honorable role.

We have a new member in our prestigous Togetherness clan - Torres Toh, affectionately known as 小包 or we can call him 包 junior. =)

And our little niece Yingci has grown in style.


Qiyuan is as adorable as ever. I shall "rent" him from my cousin-in-law and invite my friends like Col and XY who are big fans of him over to my place to have the "Meet-the-Qiyuan-Session".

I haven got to eat my Wan Dou Sek and now contemplating to ask Budd to go with me when we watch OTOT on Wednesday! The Wan Dou Sek craving has been going on and on for a LONG time. Throughout the flight back to Sg from Brisbane, I was thinking about Wan Dou Sek. (The flight meal was horrid.) But we had to give it a miss as we couldn't find a parking lot and wl was rather mad @ an inconsiderate driver.  On the next occasion, I was all hopeful to Wan Dou Sek. But still Wan 唔 Dou Sek. Cos wl said he dun like dim sum. Arghhhh....So 无论如何，i've got to get Budd to WanDouSek with me or I will attempt to erm, find another willing party to Sek with me.

 O 要食HARGOW凤爪RADISHCAKE！

It's 3am.
And I've got to be up at 7am to 开店．　


 

It was a lovely Monday evening.
Let's cast aside the Blues and seek solace in one gem, tucked in the corner of Lorong Liput - Mykii.


I love the decor of the cafe. It exudes an awesome ambience with my all-time favourite numbers of jazz. The facades are white and lined with blue wooden planks as their floorings. I shared my sentiments with zhen that as we looked out of the cafe, it felt like there was waves crashing onto the patio. It really did feel alot like being out of town, cruising away in a resort holiday.






This is Gula Melaka Creme Brulee. I love the pairing of Gula Melaka in desserts and I always feel that it makes a good match with french vanilla icecream. This one that we had came with a twist. The pineapple was infused with an Asian flavour  - spices. A very daring combination but yet an unconventional way to bring desserts to a new height.
It was like pairing sea salt with caramel.
Delightful.


Granny's Smith Apple Crumble with Aloe Vera.
The crumbles are butter cookies crumbs which added extra crunch to what usually would be made of digestive biscuit crumbs.
It was refreshing to bite into the juicy bits of aloe vera but it would be good if the apples were allowed to be cooked a little longer so as to add a tinge of tartness to the overall taste.



I was pleased to be able to meet the pastry chef. Being able to meet one who shares the same passion as me is an awesome experience. She went through the details of their degustation of beer and dessert which is available every saturday from 9pm - 1am.
It is an interesting pairing which I am contemplating to try it soon!