Updates-Random Pics

Taken on 1-May labour day public holiday..after the hectic revision for his upcoming test, we went to explore the neighbourhood...

They brought me around..




The yipiyaya place


The new S4 for daddy's bday


Reading..


Our matching shoes from Taipei at $8+ each...super worth.


Mother's day dinner prepared by daddy..no special celebration as exam coming..


The very nice chicken

Happy birthday to Daddy! @ Cotton Bleu, Upper Thomson

The mains...stew beef in red wine sauce..


Stew lambshank


The dessert..




It was set meal, signature set $55 and normal set $44...with 10% service charge.

All food tasted quite ok...prepared by French Chef who came out to talk to guest...But our complained was portion too big...1 visit is enough..hehe..and both of us cough quite badly..with such a fine dining, it sounded not so good for the other guests...

And good thing about this restaurant is their guest are mostly locals, simple dressed....maybe because its located at Upper Thomson.

Happy birthday to Daddy (Pre Celebration with Kids)

Got the chocolate recipe from bingstory, but mixup a little bit of the way to do it, and accidently put 2 egg instead of 1.

Kaylen's TRBK Farm Outing

When I got on the bus, I had a fright, I cannot find my hp...I had to get down the bus back to farm to search for it. Then only realised Kaylen was holding to it, and taken a pic for Luke Chee.

In the farm, Chee Le's was holding his grandma camera...trying to take Luke  and Kaylen pic..this was the conversation

Chee Le: come, take a pic with Kaylen
Luke: I don't want
Chee Le: You don't like Kaylen?
Luke: I like her, but I hate you

So Cheele didnt manage to capture the pics hah.


When we just got to TRBK in the am, bump into Luke and his daddy. So I casually asked him if he joining the trip..but he said he wasn't. And before he left, keep ask Luke to take care of your girl friend..hah.

Before we go home, Kaylen was asking me to sit with her in the coach. But when we are on the bus, Luke asked if he can sit with Kaylen. So I asked her...and yes, she prefered to sit with Luke instead.

So throughout the bus trip there were having fun, singing gongxi gongxi...and a lot of jokes. and of cos Luke was showing off to Chee Le that he is sitting with Kaylen.

and I happened to find out this boy lives at Newton Road..gosh, Singaporean are unbelievable rich. haiz.

He was quite mature, he asked another Luke daddy which primary sch is he going, and the daddy say they have not decided yet. So he told the daddy he is going to ACS(Junior).

Interesting Conversation (Kaylen @4yr 7mth)

Kaylen: I asked Chee Le to earn more $ when he grow up, so that he can buy me flower

Me: what did he say?

Kaylen: He say ok

Me: Why do you want flower for?

Kaylen: Get married lah. I want to marry Chee Le when I grow up what.

She has been showing strong preference for CheeLe all the while than Luke chee. She never ever say wanna marry Luke..hehe

But Luke is the more expressive boy who gave her pressies. Just after the bracelet wrapped in angpow, she showed us another bear puppet from Luke.

Me: Daddy’s birthday is coming, what do you want to buy for daddy

Kaylen: when is daddy’s birthday

Me: Apr, so what you want to give him?

Kaylen: Hp lah. His hp so lauyar

(Refering to Iphone4. Nowadays kids are so smart, know exactly which is good hp..hehe)

Ever since back from the TW trip, I haven’t been updating much..life is pretty simple…daddy went to KCH for mum’s heart prob for 3 days. During then, I realized, I’m the only one who will miss him..the kids were so happy they have less ppl to nag, and can “IN” = stay at waipo’s hse.

Taipei 21-25 Mar 2013 Day 5 Return home

Last AM in Taipei. Woke up early for breakfast as we need to do some last min shopping for fresh fruits to bring home...




Haggard look hehe..




In house or Ai yue hotel


Lunching at airport with ta pau lu rou fan from shop at XMD


Wah...er xin so much fatty meat, NT50, or $2+ for such big bowl..and it was enough to bring home, and shared with kids for supper

Fried beehoon at airport..super yummy too.

Taipei 21-25 Mar 2013 Day 4 Chia Te, Shida Night market

Final full day in Taipei.
Morning was spent queing at Chia Te for Taipei's most famous pineapple tart..the queue was chaos...so early and the shop was full, and ppl loaded with carton boxes of ChiaTe to check in the airplane..Cannot imagine.

After that back to hotel to put down the stuff, and out we go for beef noodle,..This niu dian somehow had better reviews than Taoyuan Beef noodle, so we tried here..

But I think Taoyuan still better.

Then do more shopping at Taipei main station underground mall for the cheap shoes..bought another 3 pair of shoes...1 for ahyi, 1 Kaylen and 1 me...of cos its the 2nd pair of matching shoes for Kaylen and me...and strange hardly have men/boy shoes there.

Finally its Shida night market where we tried the lu wei.

And back at XMD for some night shots, and finally found the bbq muah chi here...and the final final street food in Taipei....Da chang bao xiao chang...and guess what ? After that, the next day I was down with food poisoning, and vomitted in the airport shuttle to airport, and 3x in the airplane...

It was terrible...followed by an MC after coming back...what a way to end the wonderful Taipei trip without kids...haiz..


Queing to enter Chia te bakery


All flavours of tarts...for full boxes of pineapple tart, can order from counter...unless mix flavour then need to take from shelf. One good thing is they never run out of order.


Queing for payment, 3 rows...


Back at XMD with our loots and saw these artists doing a show..












Deng lung (latern) lu wei at Shida night market


Taste not good actually









Me with the 3 pair of shoes...so in total we brought back 5 pair of shoes for the 3 gal in the family....still regret never get more...


Always overlooked this stall, as it is always with long q..so glad on the last night we took a good look at it.









Da chang bao xiao chang-glutonous rice with some vege wrap up the sausage