Jared with his funny acts

What a funny act, he just loves to slide down on his bed.

Father & Daughter Adventure Day Out

Last Tuesday, hubby and Emily went on an adventurous outing at Penang National Park. They walked for a distance of 4KM which took them about 3 hours, excluding the boat ride that ferried them back to the entrance point. Both had a great time and Emily is looking forward to go back again.

HomeMade Oink Oink Burger ..

Few days ago, my ex-colleague told me that there is a stall selling Oink Oink burger at Sg Nibong pasar malam on every Wednesday night. She said it tastes really good. I could also find a few blogs mentioning about this burger.
Today I decided to prepare burger for lunch. I minced and marinated the minced pork since last evening. It turned out to be good, hubby said it is even better than TGIF's (BIG GRIN!!). I think the fried onions make it even tastier. A good year end lunch!!

Thank you for a great 2011.

Wishing Everyone A Happy New Year 2012, may 2012 brings Good Health, Happiness and Wealth to All.

Christmas & Year End Lunch

It's the time of the year again where every department will organize free lunches or dinners for their employees as a token of appreciation for all their contributions throughout the year.
Our team decided to have lunch at The View, Equatorial Hotel. It offers a french cuisine semi buffet menu. We were quite disappointed with their services, considering the price that we had to pay. Firstly, 4 of us ordered lemonade and when the drinks arrived, it came with cans of 7-up lemonade.. what the xxxx!!! When my colleague told the waiter there has been a mistake on her drink order, they came back with 1 glass of "true" lemonade and the rest of us didn't get our replacements.. don't they check their order sheet??? We had to tell the waiter ours were wrong too before we got what we have ordered. C'mon, there was only 1 table occupied at the time of order.
Next, my boss's main dish arrived, he has asked for baked potato as side dish but it came with roasted baby potatoes, he had to ask for change.. another disappointment...
Finally the bill arrived. I paid using my credit card as they offer 10% discount. I didn't check the bill, trusting that there wont be any mistakes. When I wanted to make my claims back at the office, I then realised that they have over-charged us for 2 of the main dishes, DAMN!! I called up the front desk, they tried to make excuses, like prices are different because the cod is prepared differently, but I insisted they are the same as printed on the receipt. Guess what the guy on the phone said, oh, the cashier must have pressed on the wrong button. What an excuse...To cut short, we got back the shortchange.

Enough of all the complains. Here are some of the main dishes that we have ordered.

Desserts

Total bill, RM644++ after 10% discount

Holiday Camp, 2011

We attended Emily's daycare concert last night held at Sunshine Square theatre. It was a very impressive concert, thumbs up to the principal, teachers and students who made the night really special with their so many wonderful performances. We had to purchase entry tickets, rm10 for us adults and rm5 for Jared and the proceeds went to Tsu zhi.
Here's a snippet of one of the dances that Emily participated. She was also awarded the most diligent student prize on that night :)

Emily's 8th Birthday

Emily has turned 8 today. We had a modest celebration within the family. Early in the morning, she got a surprise birthday present from daddy and mummy. Infact, she has been hinting us that she wants a hardcover pencil case with princesses pictures on it, so we decided to give it to her as a birthday present. We are glad she is extremely happy with this little gift and she kept thanking us for it :)

After work, we went to fetch the kids and headed for Japanese food, which is also Emily's favourite.

After dinner, the waitress served ice cream to Emily and Jared as complimentary for her birthday. Both enjoyed their ice creams very much.

We ordered a blueberry chocolate cake with princess sugary paper topping. Seems like the theme for this year's birthday is princess.

Making her birthday wish, wonder what is it that she has wished for... :)

Below is a letter that we have written to you for one of your holiday camp programmes.

Dearest Emily,
We look at you today, and our mind flash back to when you first entered our lives as a tiny baby, and our hearts are immediately filled with love for you. I can't believe you are going to be 8 years old in just a few short weeks! We will miss your baby years and look forward to your growing up years.
We understand that being a student is not as fun when there are so many exams to prepare for. Daddy and mummy have been strict with you when it comes to school homework and results. We have heard you complained many times and sometimes even refused to follow our instructions. We have punished you many times when you disobeyed us. But we want you to know that we are doing all these because we love you and hope you will grow up to be a successful person. You are NOT Alone!! We will always be around to guide you on the right path.
When your little brother came into our lives, it hasn’t been easy for you too. You don’t get all the attention that you used to be getting from daddy and mummy anymore. We are proud to say that you have been a good sister and hope you will continue to be his role model. No matter what, we want you to know that we still love you as much as before and nothing will ever change that.
Mummy cherishes the time when you enjoy the food that mummy cooks for you. You have been mummy’s greatest supporter whenever mummy baked a cake. Mummy also enjoys reading bedtime stories with you on most nights when mummy is not too tired.
 
Since young, we have always brought you along whenever we go for holidays. We are very proud to say that you have behaved well each time and enjoyed yourself very much. During your last holiday trip, daddy enjoyed going on the roller coaster rides with you. Daddy and you definitely had a great time together.
Whenever we think of what you have told us, mummy and daddy feels proud for having a thoughtful child like you. Each time we passed by the Old Folks Home, you will surely tell us that we won’t be staying there when we grow old. You promised to care for us and bring us for holidays.
You'll always be our beautiful baby girl. We hope you will be obedient and stay focus in whatever you do. Last but not least, we would like to leave a few phrases for you to ponder.
 When in doubt, tell the truth
 Today is a GREAT day
 You know you can be better
 I don’t need easy; I just need possible… quote from Bethany Hamilton.

We love you always,
Daddy & Mommy

Grade 2 - bah ba doo bah

Emily with her grade 2 song. However we have decided to let her skip Grade 2 practical exam next year, and take Grade 3 in the following year.