Saturday, December 31, 2011

Thankful Hearts (December 26-31)

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Our highlights from this past week (December 26-31)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Christmas parties galore!
  • More free-flowing food & drink, love & laughter
  • Christmas @ Khaws
  • Christmas Talentime
  • Audrey’s rendition of We Wish You A Merry Christmas with a twist
  • Anthony’s Ninjago “performance”
  • 4 logcakes & decorations for kids to work on!
  • Drinks @ Duncan/Tyng’s
  • Happy 3rd birthday, Anton!
  • Thank you Alicia/John for wonderful beach party @ Tanjong Beach Sentosa
  • Ex-BT Catch-up with VERY LONG DRINKS @ LinTon’s
  • Grandma/pa back from Dubai
  • Presents presents presents! Smiggles, legos, zoobs, moshi, levis, books….
  • Last minute shopping
  • Great weather
  • Byebye longkang fish friends – thank you for staying with us for awhile!

 

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Thankful Hearts (December 19-25)

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Our highlights from this past week (December 19-25)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Anthony’s Christmas performance at Wesley Sunday School
  • Audrey’s first Sunday School excursion @ Fort Canning
  • Running in the rain!
  • Christmas parties kick into action!
  • Free-flowing food & drink, love & laughter
  • Eve of Christmas Eve @ Maplewoods with Betty, Jason, Yi Ting, Raymond
  • Pictionary!!!
  • Pictureka!
  • Wagyu beef
  • Two Hands
  • Last minute shopping
  • Presents, presents, presents!
  • Christmas Day Family lunch gathering @ Mount Sinai
  • Christmas Day Family dinner gathering @ Colin & Fin’s
  • Fusion family Potluck extravaganza (with loads of salads!)
  • BBQ for a warm grilly Christmas 
  • Whack-a-Christmas-Pinata!
  • Cheyenne’s lovely voice & solo performance

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Thankful Hearts (December 12-18)

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Our highlights from this past week (December 12-18)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Getting things organised for the Christmas parties!
  • Giant Christmas tree from the Khaws
  • Starting to shop
  • West Coast Park, Pasir Ris Park…
  • The superhard obstacle course at West Coast Park
  • The big round swing, perfect for relaxing
  • A  new pump for our terrappin tank
  • Rollerblades
  • Climbing up the maze
  • Seeing grandpa/ma off at Changi Airport
  • Presents, presents, presents for the Dubai-ites!
  • Visiting The Kids Kampong
  • Longkang fishing is amazing
  • Feeding the rabbits, fish, ducks, chicken….
  • Shopping @ Tampines Ikea & Giant
  • Home-styled Subway sandwiches
  • Honey-baked ham
  • Fresh lettuce
  • Fresh tomatoes
  • Mustard
  • Rootbeer
  • Beer
  • Auntie Josie is back in Philippines for home leave
  • Housework time!

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Thankful Hearts (December 5-11)

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Our highlights from this past week (December 5-11)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • First-time ever…crystal mining!
  • Elephant Parade… the gentle giants are everywhere!
  • VivoCity Christmas Show – funny circus acts
  • Audrey learning to play Christmas tunes on the piano
  • Christmas carols
  • Lots of reading time
  • King Albert Island Creamery’s hopscotch corner
  • Christmas lights along Orchard Road
  • Sushi
  • Ramen
  • Udon
  • Getting back in touch with old friends during the holidays

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Thankful Hearts (November 28-December 4)

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A spoonful of heart-shaped lime sorbet – just perfect!

Our highlights from this past week (November 28-December 4)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Sizzling Science Camp (Audrey)
  • Uncle Tim’s Science Trail (Anthony)
  • Slime, electricity, gems, fossils…
  • Preparing for Christmas parties with family & friends
  • Making present lists
  • Shopping!
  • Christmas Smurfs’ Village
  • Christmas Plants vs Zombies
  • Christmas light-up @ Orchard
  • 313 for Sunday lunch
  • Moshi Monsters
  • Sleeping in
  • More rainy afternoons & cool nights
  • Happy birthday, Auntie Mon & Uncle Nat

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Thankful Hearts (November 21-27)

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A spoonful of heart-shaped lime sorbet – just perfect!

Our highlights from this past week (November 21-27)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Vietnam! Vietnam! Vietnam!
  • Pho, Pho, Pho!
  • Dong… millions & billions of it!
  • All those ‘H’ places.. Ho Chi Minh, Hue, Hoi An
  • Lovely hotels – La Residence, Victoria Hoi An, Hotel Intercontinental HCM
  • Big winds, big waves
  • Sea-facing villas
  • Seaside pool @ Hoi An
  • See-through pool at Intercon
  • Seeing all those famous places
  • Collecting pine cones
  • Collecting marble.. and ‘gems’!
  • Vietnamese food
  • Vietnamese custom-made shoes(for Audrey, obviously)
  • Local sweets & delicacies from the Ben Thanh Market 
  • HSBC Premier.. great services everywhere!
  • Uncle Hong
  • Anthony’s Lost & found Di-Di Monkey
  • The kids’ performance of Police & Robbers @ Intercon
  • Buffet breakfasts
  • Safe travels

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Thankful Hearts (November 14-20)

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A spoonful of heart-shaped lime sorbet – just perfect!

Our highlights from this past week (November 14-20)… “So what are you thankful for today?”I

  • Audrey’s piano performance
  • Teacher Eliza
  • Fetching Anthony from school
  • Cedele
  • Mushroom soup
  • Cool days
  • Rainy nights
  • Sunny afternoons (for swimming)
  • New swimsuits
  • Dimsum
  • Art class – learning how to make a pond & clay ducks
  • Perfect homemade pasta
  • Planning Christmas parties!
  • SQ Redemption tickets for Dubai… grandparents to visit soon!
  • Start of Vietnam family holiday with The Lees!

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