Spanish for Deepavali

The plan was to go to a cafe for today's lunch. But we could not decide on where to go for lunch. We narrowed it down to The Big Pantry and Javu. Then daddy suggested Hola by Javu since you were not around when we last went there. Before heading over, we stopped by the Wine Shop to pick up a bottle of wine. 

We had the whole place to ourselves. Someone only came in later. Here's the yummy food that we ordered. You were nodding as you ate the food:

We had some of the tapas we had ordered the last round and some new ones (with cheese) which we could not order the last time we were there. 

Bread monster

Here's the wine we had:

It got your "mark of approval" and so this is another place which we can visit again.

Japanese Night

Tonight's menu is Japanese night. So Ah Ma and I headed to the Fettes Park market early in the morning today to ensure that we are able to get the cut of fish which we want. 

All ready to be cut

Head portion.. not ours

He's got lots of salmon in these foam boxes

Tonight's dinner of beef and salmon are cooked by daddy while Ah Ma cooked the fried garlic and vegetables. 

Sake, of course, is part of our dinner:

Thara Thai

Your last trip back, we went to Rose's Home for Thai food. This time round, you said that we could try this place again. Surprisingly the restaurant was rather empty for a Saturday. But the service was good. Daddy ordered the food and this is some of the food we had:

Pandan Chicken (not nugget sized)

Green curry chicken

Miang Kam aka One mouthful

We had other food (which I had forgotten to take a photo of) such as the claypot tanghoon prawns (Goong Ob Woosen), acacia omelette (Khai Jiao Cha-Om) and fried kangkung. 

Overall we think that the food in Rose's seems to be nicer than what was served here. The ones we preferred here are the prawns and the larger sized pandan chicken.

Evan is Back Again

We're so happy that you'd be back again. And for a 2 weeks stretch at that!

The plan was to buy Hokkien Mee for your lunch, since Ah Ma was going to cook curry mee for dinner. But it was just raining so heavily in Penang with strong winds. After your exams, you informed me that you were heading to the airport. I had asked how the weather was and you said it was sunny. 

Unfortunately, your flight got delayed from 12pm to 1.30pm. You said that you'd grab something to eat at the 7-Eleven while waiting. Later you informed us that it was further delayed to take off at 2.30pm. This time you were going to get out of the departure hall when you discovered that you'd receive a meal ticket. It was for Starbucks. Ah.. so you save some lunch money today (then again.. you'd be eating in Penang if the flight was not delayed). 

We suspected that the delay was due to the heavy rain in Penang which delayed the flight from Penang to Subang. Luckily the flight finally took off at around 12.30pm from Penang, so there was no more delays on your flight back. 

Welcome back. You'd be stuffing yourself with loads of food and sleeping until noon (or later!) for the next 2 weeks. 

Making IC

We picked you up from school today as you have turned 12 and it's time to apply for your IC. You changed and wore back your school skirt in the car. We decided to go to the JPN on Anson Road instead of the UTC, per daddy's preference (but after today, he's saying UTC is a better option with more parking). 

Anyhow, he could not get a place to park, so just the 2 of us headed to the 3rd floor to submit the application. 

We arrived at 3pm and after a bit of a wait, your number was called and they processed your application. Next is to wait for your photo to be taken. The man taking your photo was very nice and patient. The photo IC application is certainly less rigid than making our passport. You could have your hair over your shoulder and did not need to remove your earrings. We were then told that we can collect your IC at 4pm.

Daddy came around to pick us then we went to pick up my contact lenses and buy some Him Heang goodies before heading back to collect your IC.

We had to get another number and when you were called and had everything processed, the lady at the counter said that since this is your first IC at 12 years old, her manager would like to give you a gift and take some photos (with my permission). We sat down a while and then were called to some room at the back. Here's the photo taken:

A small gift, but nice gesture for new IC applicants. 

Going Back to KL

I guess the thought of it going to be 2 months before your next trip back, makes it harder for you to return to KL. But that is life. We teased you that had you opted to stay back in Penang, you'd never have to face this. Then again, we need to made difficult decisions which is best for us. You know that the course in KL is way better than what there is to offer in Penang and of course at that time probably did not realise how much you'd miss home. 

But I'm glad that you came back and got to have a little week of being pampered while being on study break. We hope that this trip back home cures a little of your home sickness. We could see that you were feeling sad as the Monday to return to KL approached. Trust me, we also felt sad knowing that we'd see you only in 2 month's time. 

Today will be your second paper of the 10 papers you'll need to sit for the AS. Good luck to you and we'll discuss on your return trip mid-exam. Yup, discovered a bonus period where you have a 2 week gap between papers that you can come back to Penang.

By the way, this is supposed to be training for when you go further to study. As daddy says, tickets are not as cheap as KL-Penang. So how is it that you are making that trip back every 1.5-2 months? 😏