Ipoh, Here We Come

We made a trip to Ipoh which surprisingly Grampy agreed to. Before leaving, they had to leave Riley at the pet hotel. Met up with them (Ee-ee, Teo-teo, Ku-ku, Nanna and Grampy) halfway at the Bukit Merah rest area. 

First stop in Ipoh was to the "Old Town" area to have "Kai See Hor Fun" at the famous Tean Chun Coffee Shop. We were lucky to manage to get two tables just as we walked in. We had to wait nearly 20 minutes for the noodles and chicken, but we were fine as we had other things to nibble while waiting. 

After that we walked across the road to "Concubine Street" to look at the stalls then we headed to the Ipoh house to rest a little. 

After that, with Chim Poh, we headed to the one of the caves, Kek Lok Tong. There we explored the cool caves and Ku-ku slowly took pictures upon pictures. We then headed to the lake where you both fed the fishes and tortoises. 

As you can see, Chim Poh had to hold Mei-mei's clothes to ensure that she does not fall into the water while feeding them!!

We had more pictures taken there:

 Chim Poh helped to take a family picture:

Dinner was at our usual favorite spot. Chek Kong managed to get us a reservation in a room for that night. As usual, the food served was spectacular. 

The next day we went off to K10 for the yummy "liu" and then went back to rest a little before heading back to BM.

Before leaving, we took a family picture along with our guests. 

Birthday Party

You came home and showed me the invitation card to your classmate's birthday party. There was no option: you were going to the party.

Daddy dropped us at the venue, McDonald's at Karpal Singh Drive. We were among the earliest to arrive and so you were lucky to have the "face artist" draw for your first. Before we left for the day, you also had additional things drawn:

And this is the end result. It was taken in Nanna's house as we headed there after the party. 

Hello, Alan Ku-ku

Alan Ku-ku was back for a holiday (after being away for so long). So we went over to BM to spend some time with him and the rest of the family (especially Riley.. for the both of you).

Here you are, goofing away with Ee-ee:

And also posing for pictures with Ku-ku also:

Happy Birthday, Dora

Came home from work with a belated birthday cake from my colleagues. The moment you saw the cake, you promptly declared it to be Dora's birthday. It's a good thing we always have spare candles so Dora gets a birthday cake with a candle. 

Getting Married

Our conversation on the way to school yesterday morning.

Evelyn: Mummy I don't know what to do.

Mummy: Why? What happened?

Evelyn: W and  H both want to marry me.

Mummy: ......

Before I could answer

Evelyn: Who should I choose when I grow up?

*Thinking to myself: Lucky she didn't say choose now!!

Mummy: Pick the person whom you love and loves you back a lot too

Phew... and luckily that was the end of the conversation. I wonder what was going through daddy's mind on this topic *grin*

Mummy's Birthday

It was a wonderful birthday. Woke up to this beautifully made card which came with a red "Apple" *wide grin*

 Mei-mei also painted me a big pink heart for my birthday later in the day

My "red Apple".. ahhh... happiness

 Ah Kong and Ah Ma treated us to Dim Sum lunch to celebrate my birthday:

As usual, since we were in the Komtar Dome you requested for a dino ride. Super expensive but you had fun and a big smile as you rode the triceratops which you picked:

Ko-ko and daddy in the meantime went for the VR battle "Space Time Squadron"

Since they were not done yet, you went for another ride on the carousel. As you were tall and brave enough to go on your own, I didn't need to join you. You were the only one on the carousel!!

 The finale for my birthday was dinner cooked by daddy. It was Prime Roast with vegetable medley. Superb!! 

Of course, it was paired with only the finest:

Even had breads heated up in the oven before being served:

Thank you to the both of you kids and also daddy for making this a special birthday. Love you all loads. 

When There Is No War

Then you'll both play together nicely and share things.. . Other times, I just want to oull my gair.

The End of Music Classes

After so much stress (both the both of us), we finally agreed to stop attending music class. Although we planned to complete the JXC, you do not seem to want to spend any time practicing music. So rather than wasting time and spending more on the lessons, we decided to end. This picture is of you and Bryan your friend of so many years who is also your classmate in Rajawali.

Father's Day Celebration

As Sunday was Father's Day and we didn't want to join the whole world (literally) in restaurants celebrating, daddy decided to cook dinner. A yummy feast of seafood marinara. Yummy!!

2017 Mother's Day Celebration

It was a wonderful Mother's Day celebration. I got handmade cards from the both of you. Here's the one Evelyn made in school. The teacher picked very meaningful wordings for the card:

 And here is the beautiful handmade card from Ko-ko. With.. er... interesting wording. But still it's a good reminder to exercise and so much love in the card. Makes me feel so happy.

 As it was a Sunday, daddy and I started the day off with our usual breakfast date while the both of you are in British Council for classes. This is our favorite, thosai. Yummy....

We went to Gurney after lessons and had our lunch in The Barn which had a special on Iberico pork. Was a lovely lunch with the family. 

End of Our Aussie Holiday

A few random shots of the both of you during the trip back. 

Waiting for the transit plane to go back to Penang

Taking the train to get to the domestic terminal in KLIA

Mei-mei slept the whole flight back from KL to Penang

Melbourne Day10: Our Last Day

We had a dimsum brunch with the newly weds and Uncle Kevin's mummy and aunty. 

Only Ryan got to come as he did not have school that day.

We went back to pack and buy a few things. We waited for Nat Kor-kor to come back and sayour goodbyes before hopping into the car to pick up Ah Kong, Ah Ma and have dinner with their hosts. 

Only picture of our dinner. This amazing platter of oysters.

Melbourne Day9: Many things to do

It was a day with a simple plan: eat Vietnamese, visit the Monash University grounds and to visit Chadstone Shopping Center.

So here we are with out Vietnamese coffee and Pho:

Somehow only had this picture in my phone of Monash University. It has changed so much since we left so many years ago. The buildings look so modern now and there is another multi-story carpark!

Daddy got a little lost getting to Chaddy, but we finally got there. We split up so that we could do our own shopping. Mei-mei came with me while Ko-ko went to Legoland with daddy.

We stopped at Target where you even got a mini shopping trolley to use:

All tired out from walking

Dinner was with the Ban clan and our hosts (Peter, Fiona, Chee Meng and Fiona). It was a yummy feast!

Crabs

Tofu

Chicken

Fish

Glutinous rice

Cousin wefie

We took up a big portion of the restaurant!!

Back home the kids had a wonderful time (final night) with Uncle Ollie: