Evelyn's 12th Birthday Party at Home

This is the invitation card you created. 

Had to rework it so many times as you left out lots of details!!

Today is the day for your 12th birthday celebration with family. It has been a busy 2 weeks for me leading to your party, but we managed to get whatever we needed for the party. What is on the menu? It's barbecue, of course!

We had to start preparing for the party from 3.30pm onwards; Setting up the venue and starting the fire for the grilling to start.

BBQ master on duty

Being cheeky as I took photos of the day

Set up of your photos over the year

Capybara party pack 

Daddy took quite a while to cook the food, as it was in waaaay larger quantity than last time:

Smoked chicken

pièce de résistance: The wagyu steak

Some family members came late, some were early. We got a little hungry before tou-tou arrived, so we taxed the sausages. Hehe.. 

After daddy cooked the steaks, he took a break and joined us for a while before cooking up the prawns.

Nice to have the family around the table

The not-so-kiddy table

Grilled prawns

After dinner was done, it was quite late as we had started eating late. Sat around and soon it was time for the cake and birthday song. But before that, some photos with the birthday girl:

You picked this sparkler on top of the normal candle we got. 

Then Nanna, Ee-ee and Teo-teo wanted to head back. But before that, a little goofing around with Ee-ee to see who is taller.. 🤣

Next it was time to open your presents:

From Audrey and family - it was a GIANT capybara

From Ian and family-It was an instax (Instant camera)

From Ko-ko-A Montigo bottle

From daddy and I- Your iPhone 15

Yup.. this is the capybara you got from Audrey

We hope that you had a memorable 12th birthday party at home. It was a tiring day, but I hope you and everyone who attended had a good time.

Birthday Party Prep

Bought these colourful paper frames with the plan to have your photos of you from birth up till 12 years old. Here you are helping me arrange them by the years:

There were 2 sets and you arranged them side by side:

Here's a video of the photos all put up for the party:

Chef Daddy in Action

This weekend, Ah Ma and Ah Kong are in KL attending a wedding dinner. So we planned to cook spaghetti Bolognese for dinner. Of course, we had garlic bread to go with it. Daddy said my sous chef needed to improve her skill to make the bread more buttery. So in the end, I had to take over the job again. 

Yummiest dinner.. love it so much:

Of course, we needed to have a glass of wine with dinner

Simple and delicious dinner at home. Easy to cook and loads of leftovers for you while you are around for the school holidays. 

Ah Kong's Birthday Celebration

We could not celebrate Ah Kong's birthday over the weekend as they would be going to KL for a wedding. So we picked today to visit this Spanish restaurant called Hola by Javu. It was a very pleasant dining experience. The staff were very nice and food was delicious.

We suggested for Evelyn to order the non-alcoholic Sangria, but when the waiter said that it's with wine, but alcohol has evaporated, you changed your mind. But he still brought you a little glass to try it out. 

Rascal making funny faces:

Then our tapas were served:

Ceviche

Gambas Al Ajillo

Patatas Brava

Seafood Bisque

Pulpo a la Galega

Costilla Iberico Skewer

The mains was this Iberico short ribs:

And the seafood paella:

And we finished off with churros:

Headed back home to have the cake and of course sing the birthday song:

Happy birthday, Ah Kong 💕

Patriotic Day 2024

Today is school's Patriotic Day celebration. To encourage children to come dressed up in traditional costumes, you were offered 1 merit points if you came in costume and additional 2 points if you participated in the parade. Obviously, you signed up for the parade.

Here you are all dressed up in your cheongsam, complete with hair bun and 2 chopsticks sticking out of your head.

 

Lucky Child

Just a week's break and you were fed with so many things:

Cafe for fusion food

Grilled chicken and prawns and baked potatoes

Your favourite CKT (and more from other stalls)

Thai food

Imported beer

Dinner at Flame Kitchen

Pizza

On top of those that daddy and I joined in, Ah Ma and Ah Kong also fed you with your other favourites, including Pang's Nasi Lemak, Bottega and I don't know what else.

And Ah Ma also bought you cookies to bring back to KL:

No wonder you miss Penang so much. Was surprised to hear you tell me that you were so excited to get to come back. This has so far been the longest stretch that you had stayed in KL. Ah well, we'll see you soon in 3 week's time.

Back Home Again

This must be the longest that you have stayed in KL before making a trip back to Penang. It was a good thing that we booked Batik Air this time. No delays and there was bad weather as you arrived in Penang. Pity that the flight was not full, so that means there is no reason for them to increase flights for you. 

Of course, you're hungry. I had reminded you to eat something at the Subang Airport.. and what did you eat? A Gardenia bun!! 

Just your luck to land on a Friday during prayer times. It took a little longer than usual to reach home. But you finally got to enjoy your curry mee from First Genting. (you had placed that order in advance. Ah Ma had forgotten to buy for you, so daddy and I had to go get it before we had our lunch and head to the airport to pick you)

Still so Playful

While daddy is away in Indonesia, I have a new bed mate "Miss Blanket-conda". Tonight we had some fun, as you did not want to read not play online games with your friends. Instead after reading a little and watching Netflix, you decided to play on the bed. You put out the blanket and said "I'm a burrito and I'm the meat stuffing and Hooga (pillow) is the mozzarella cheese". 

Then you asked me to roll you up tightly and even tucking in the side so that you are secure inside the blanket.

Even sent a photo of you to daddy and then a voice message declaring yourself to be a burrito. 

First Day of Secondary School

Such a cute pose. Just before packing into the car and heading to school. You look so grown up in this photo.. our princess. 

Missing Tooth

The tooth that has been a pain for you for quite a few weeks has finally fallen off. While you already know "who" the tooth fairy is, you still told me to give you the money.. sigh.. so honest!

So no need for me to wait for you to sleep (your sleeping time is 11pm.. waaay past MY bedtime) to replace the tooth with the moolah, we just directly put the tooth into the "tooth keepsake" album. One more to go and you would have replaced all your milk teeth. 

Secondary Orientation Day

Today is orientation day. So we waited for daddy to come home, then we headed out to have lunch before going straight to school. By 11.30, you were all dressed up in your new school uniform. 

It was a Friday and parking was so difficult to come across in town. We finally parked at the expensive parking lot and had lunch at Two Frenchies:

Giving me the side eye when I tried to take a photo

Then we went to school. Arrived with a few minutes to spare. Got a seat and soon the briefing started. 

It was just a little over 2 hours. Halfway through the students headed to their homeroom to be further briefed by their homeroom teachers while the parents stayed at the MPH.