Celebrations

13 & 14 September 2008

The mid-autumn festival is here again. This is the 2nd year that Ning is celebrating with us.

On 13 Sep, we celebrated with grandmummy and all at auntie Cass's place. We brought all the children for a walk on the pavement below auntie's Cass's place. Ning had a Minnie mouse music lantern that we bought from Kangkar market. There were many children playing candles and carrying lanterns. The older children lit candles and arranged them on the pavement. Though it looked fun, the cleaners would have a difficult time removing all the wax that was stuck on the pavement. Of course, the mid-autumn festival had to have mooncakes. Though we did not eat many mooncakes, everyone could not eat much cos of the heavy dinner.

The actual day's celebration was done in the company of your grandparents at the Seafood International restaurant. Your grandparents love the food, ambience and service of the restaurant. Most major celebrations were held there. Well, we carried you for a short walk along the East Coast park near the restaurant area. Not many people were there celebrating the festival as next day would be a normal schooling day. Most children would be carrying their lanterns in the neighbourhood areas.

Mummy and Ah Mais used to switch off all the lights and hang lanterns around our small flat in AMK. We didn't go out to carry lanterns as it would be very late and could be dangerous. We liked to eat small yams coated with caster sugar, ate mooncakes especially the Hainanese traditional ones (called the "Su1 Yan2) and pomelas. Of course, the mooncakes would go with chinese tea. As we grew older and came out to work, we were able to afford mooncakes baked by hotels. They were priced more than the Hainanese mooncakes. One roll of 8/10 Hainanese mooncakes used to cost $10 only.

8 November 2008

We attended Auntie Elaine's wedding solemnisation-cum-lunch. She has been mummy's good friend since secondary two. Wow, we had known each other for 20 years!


She looked so radiant and gorgeous in her wedding gown. Uncle Chengho treated her very well, making sure she had a straw to go with her drink. They were made for each other.

The usual gang was there - Aunties Mit, Cindy, Joyce, Liling, Manhua. Auntie Yoges was in Australia so she could not turn up. Uncle William came along too cos Auntie Elaine always kept in contact with him. It was a cosy dinner and both you and Faith played along well as both of you warmed up to each other.


1 January 2009
 
Celebrated grandmummy lunar birthday at auntie Cass's place. Everyone of us were so happy. Just look at Jayden's smile. He liked to blow candles!
 
 
10 January 2009
 
We had our reunion dinner at Thomson Road. All the few of you were so happy eating the food. Jayden would always ask for you and grandmummy to be seated next to him. Following that, we went to look at flowers at Far East Flora.




31 January 2009
 
It was Chloe's 1-year old birthday and we all went over to auntie Cass's place. How fast time flew!
In the evening, we also celebrated your Bt Timah great grandmother's birthday with a zi-char dinner in Choa Chu Kang.