Wei Jie's Birthday Celebration @ Modesto's Vivocity

I finally decided to write... Can I just say this is all getting a little boring for me? The enthusiasm seems to be running out .. plus the lazy me just don't feel like blogging much :x There are more things to do these days and they are taking up a fair bit of my time .. You must be wondering what can they be..well..you see, besides being addicted to watching TVB dramas ( amidst my other American sitcom and dramas) , I am also playing a couple of facebook games ( farming, cooking, jewels) :P

By the time i am done with them, there isn't an ounce of energy left in me to blog >.<
But I have to write this entry..coz it's my beloved cousin Wei Jie's 21st birthday! It marks his becoming of an adult.. He is like another brother of mine.. We are 14 years apart, I was in sec.2 when he was born :) It was both fun and irritating at the same time back then. He , Weimin ( 12 yrs apart with me ) and I were all staying with our grandma. It was a feat I tell you when you have two toddlers under the same roof...and me being a teenager then, was less tolerant of kids as compared to now I guess.

But we had fun despite some squabbles.. I took care of them at times and also tutored them . They moved back permanently to stay with their parents when Weimin went on to secondary school.

I was telling you that I would post a photo of me and Wei jie ( eons ago :P ) ...here it is..

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it was taken during a family trip to Australia.
Weijie should be about 9-10 yrs old then.
See all the baby fat he has then..hahaha..
and me.. eeks~ My eyebrows were so thinly plucked!
What was i thinking -_-''

And now..he is all grown up :P
n yeah, no more thin eyebrows for me


We had quite a feast at Modesto's last Saturday.
It was one of Weijie's favorite restaurant.

One of those things you have to order when dining at Modesto's is their pizza!
That's what they are known for...

Food here is good for sharing..best to go in a group :)

Mixture of cheeses.. there is blue cheese :P
only for those who can withstand the taste and smell of blue cheese


This is Greca-- Wholesome goodnes!~
Sundried tomatoes, artikchoke, onions and garlic


This is the seafood pasta for 2
Pasta sauce is delicious.
Lot of prawn, mussels, clams and squid
plus a crab


Grandma had cod fish ( wrapped with bacon strips)
it is served with sun dried tomato sauce


Appetizers
the mushroom soup is good..not too salty
very homemade


signing the birthday card..
that's grandma in the background


Weijie and his parents


The future's bright and shiny!
The world is your oyster!
Go show them what you've got!


Cake's from Bengawan solo
Fruity Black Forest
The cake itself is light
and not too heavy..one thing though
there was too much outer cream..eek.

Tons of photos to post up...

just don't feel like it..

what's wrong with me..

will be right back

Happy Birthday 生日快乐 Dearest Wei Jie

First and foremost ---

~HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to WEIJIE~

Today, 14 Nov 2009 is my dearest cousin's 21st birthday.
I was trying to upload a photo of us taken years ago when he was still a child..but
I couldn't locate the photo... will do that again later!~

We are gonna have a simple celebratory dinner this evening..

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I haven't been posting about my shopping treats lately..so here are some items I've bought

I managed to stock up some of the toiletries from Ettusia as Metro was having 20% discount last week .

For my back...

gifts with purchase
bag and wristlet


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Bought this super cute fifi lapin
shopping bag @ $7


fold it up and place it in your bag


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I love homecook food after days of eating out

The fish is marinated with the Lawry's Herbs n Garlic
sauce ....


that's my simple lunch on a weekend

away with the bad stuff..

Sometimes I count my blessings too early. Last week was a great week.. however, who's to guess that this week is becoming a nightmare of sorts for me. （都怪我得罪小人）Yes, I stepped on someone's toes and has to suffer certain consequence. Still, I am staying positive that all will be good at the end~ :) As for now, I am bugged by a horrible backache and migraine due to the usual monthly matters.

Oh, how can I forget about a horrible vicious comment I received from a 'reader' just few days ago. Anyway, I will put all these unhappiness away and stay positive!

I should have posted this event long ago.. been lazy, plus am now hooked on a TVB series .. here are the photos :)

We had a makan session at Thomas' to celebrate the success of our recent performance

Meet the happy chef at work!

This is Thomas' signature dish
Flammkuchen
it's like pizza but without the cheese
sour cream is used :)

i didn't touch those donuts..
kinda got scared of them already


Nicole and Christine were there too :)
Naughty Nicole was trying to
play with Cat the whole night...


however, Cat ( yes, it's really the cat's name)
is actually a tiger in a cat's body..
she is really naughty~totally refused to stay still
and still enjoys pouncing on me

Spending time with good friends

I was baffled at how fast this week has gone by. Are the days getting shorter? Gee no.. the last I checked, we are still having 24 hours a day and it's still 7 days a week. Strange. It seems that time files when the year is coming to an end.

Have you been spending time with family and friends much these days? I did! and when good friends come together, food is always involve :P

Monday 2 Nov

First up was movie at Cathay with P. It was my first time watching a 3 D movie :P yea..i know.. really way behind you guys . We caught Coraline and thru the 3 D glasses, it was such a treat! The characters came alive! The storyline is simple. Be contented and give thanks to what you have :)

we took short walk to Mr Bean's after the movie
and settled down for drinks and
this rock hard brownie..yes it was super hard
but at the same time, it was still palatable

Tuesday 3 Nov

The need to settle some work issues brought me down to the vicinity of Bukit Merah on this raining Tuesday. By the time I was done, it was almost lunch time. Seeing that there wasn't much of the lunch crowd at the coffeeshop, I quickly ordered a set of Ayam Penyet and a can of coke zero. You can't go wrong with ayam penyet.. and the chilli is good even though it is a killer. The coke zero came in handy to wash down the fire in my mouth.

Tuesday evening

Both Chris and I decided to meet , for what? No reason actually. hahaa. We usually do this just becoz we are bored or restless. It was off to Chomp Chomp for Frolick .

Mine's the one with mango topping and her's 士多啤梨
*士多啤梨- strawberry in cantones :D *

Friday 6 Nov

I had quite an easy day at work which was really pleasent. No stress, no 'life and death' issues to deal with. * Happy*

Was even happier to leave on the dot so I can go meet dear Liz in town :) I wore my new scarf from Uniqlo. The weather was lovely.. cooling enough for the scarf to make its debut :)

Dinner was homemade style beef soup at Cedele. Liz had the chicken soup ala indian spices. We are great fans of their soups and bread.

it was a no make up day for me and liz..
hence this tiny pic of me with my scarf..

How apt right? Liz was wearing her puma jacket
while I have a scarf around me..
It feels almost like winter time!
Christmas is just round the corner!

Balls :P along orchard road

b.e.e_z.z.z weekend Part 2 - In Celebration of Val's Arrival

Sunday 1 Nov

Royal Plaza on Scotts

It was a cozy family and good friends get together to welcome the arrival of baby Val. Dear Lynn and Vincent invited me and some of our good friends to partake in the Carousal hi tea last Sunday . I was looking forward to it as it is a good chance to catch up with the rest of our friends. Pity Jandy couldn't make it due to her work trip.

Carousal was teeming with hungry diners that afternoon. Lynn had made prior arrangement with the hotel and we were all seated in a nice corner, just right next to the windows and away from the main crowd.

Now here's the happy mummy and cutie Val

close up of lil Val

Oh yes, both mummy and baby went around the tables and posed for photos with all the guests!

Here's one for the album *_^

This was the singles table :P
4 pretty ladies and a young chap :)
When I got to know Jun hong, he was still a cute little boy ..
How time flies~ :P

Haven't seen Veron in ages..
except on facebook :P

I didn't try every single item and here's some of the food I've eaten.

Would have been fun if the rest of our bunch could make it... guess the next meet up would be around Christmas time'

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I know it doesn't seem quite appropriate to pose this photo now..
but look what I found in the toilet cubical in City link that evening?

Say hi to post Halloween trash..
some girl just dumped Mr Pumpkin in the loo!~

b.e.e_z.z.z weekend Part 1 - Mouth Restaurant Dim Sum

Saturday 31 oct

Mouth Restaurant

Eileen Ng gathered me and Wei Ting for a morning dimsum session at Mouth Restaurant as there was credit card promotion. So it was off to Chinatown at 10am :)

Baby Xenia came along too with Eileen and her hubby. She was in her inquisitive mood, eyes darting around the unfamiliar environment, taking in the sights and sounds :)

Mummy and Baby


Dim sum selection at Mouth Restaurant is surprising good







Dry ice chilling the mango pomelo!
we were surprised with the presentation :) wasn't expecting it :)


Note that the edible part is the top dish and not the bottom bowl..that is where the dry ice is..

Ending it off with a picture with Eileen and cutie Xenia :) It was time well spent with my friends~