It is M.Y.’s 7th birthday today! How time flies! It seemed like yesterday when I visited the little girl in the Intensive Care Unit as she struggled to stay alive after minutes of arrival to this earth….
Well, the strong-willed girl had an early birthday celebration on Sunday, 17th July when all of us were there, as always on every Sunday. Sunday IS Family Day for us! *smile*
My two elder nieces, Z.Y. and C.H. were so creative.
For the very first time, they decorated the ‘backdrop’, sticking balloons of different colours and sizes onto the wall.
They went to the extend of drawing faces on the balloons, one for each of the six kids.
Eldest grandchild
2nd grandchild
3rd grandchild
Birthday Girl
5th grandchild
6th grandchild
With such lively children, yummy Birthday cake, awesome presents and a spread of food more than enough to feed the 16 of us that day, it was truly a joyful Birthday celebration. *Grin*
Yup! That is what my boys called my sis, “Ah Yee.”
I am afraid that this would be the last time they would be celebrating her birthday at midnight. Their Ah Yee will be tying the knot with her beau in December this year. It is my family tradition to celebrate when the clock strikes 12. But after this year, I doubt she would be coming back to this house at 12 midnight just to cut the cake. *shrugged*
Ah Yee: “I am not so much of a ‘cake person’ and after eating so many different types of cakes over the years, I have no idea what to choose for this year.” After much thoughts, she continued: “Ah! I want cupcakes!”
So we set off to search for her cupcakes with her, but the bakery failed to get her order out in time for the celebration and so she changed to muffins! Not any muffins, but the famous Delicious Muffins from Oven Marvel. How Special! *Grin*
*Check out the review of the muffins in my personal blog.
After a night sleep with a tummy full of muffins, we headed to Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, Singapore Indoor Stadium branch, which gave another round of commendable service, comparable to that of theJumbo Seafood Restaurant branch at Demsey Hill.
The kids did something special for Ah Yee this year, with lots of help from their Mummy, to avoid getting pricked at the ends.
No words can describe how ecstatic I am feeling now about our family’s very first overnight, overseas trip!
Allan and I used to travel almost every month when we were in our retail business. After the birth of two charming boys and the end of our retail business more than 4 years ago, there are no more traveling for us…..TILL TOMORROW!!!
I am all prepared to expect the UNexpected from the boys. ~ Will Keatkeat’s super sensitive nose win the battle against the air-conditioned room for two nights? ~ Will Binbin feel uncomfortable or too comfortable sleeping in an air-conditioned room for the very first time? ~ Will they find it hard to swallow the ‘alien’ food in this unfamiliar ground? ~ Will their bad eating habits disappear when they are in a totally different eating environment?
Cannot wait to experience what it is like to travel and stay overseas with my boys for the very first time!
The month of May is a month full of celebration for sure!
With Mother’s Day, Wedding Anniversary and Papa’s Birthday and the 30% discount from Bakerzin, its definitely a great opportunity to buy Bakerzin Oreo Cheese Cake for Mother’s Day and New York Cheese Cake for Papa’s Birthday. Yum! *Thumbs Up*
Small Warm Celebration at Home:
Big Spicy Celebration at Mellben Seafood:
If you are doubting your eyesight, don’t!
Its a prove that my boys need to improve on their photography skills… *giggle* Its their way of entertaining themselves while the adults soak their hands into the savory chili crabs.
For the price we paid, I would rather go Jumbo Seafood. Then again, with the discovery of Restoran Todak in Malaysia, I would rather choose to travel the extra mile for much cheaper and reasonably nice seafood feast.
In fact, we discovered other seafood restaurants in Malaysia and are ready to go for another round of amazing race again. *Grin*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA! ~ from your two beloved boys.
This year’s birthday celebration for Binbin is indeed his favourite of favourites. The celebration started on 29th March, one day before his actual day.
We started off with one of his favorite all in one place – IKEA!
After leaving him with the ’1hour babysitter’ – Smaland, he went chomping his favorite meatballs and fried chicken wings. Seeing all smiles throughout the meal and a completely well licked plate, we knew our pre-birthday plans for him is starting off on the right track! *smile*
Since my boy is a green person who loves plants, insects and animals, yet at the same time loves to explore new places (so you can imagine the challenge we have in search of new and exciting places in small Singapore), we brought him to a place we have yet to visit ~ Hort Park.
It was not a great idea to go there during this period man, ‘cos Hort Park was a really Hot Park!!! With perspiration dripping all the time and soaking our tissue paper thoroughly, Allan and I still had great fun with our inquisitive little boy; especially when the incessant complainer elder brother is not around. Will do a more detailed post about Hort Park later.
With an extremely exhausted elder brother after his Taekwondo practice, we ended Binbin’s pre-birthday celebration.
Not only does Binbin loves to be surrounded by plants, he loves to eat their products too! From fruits to vegetables to nuts, you name it! So long as they grow from the soil, he loves them all. So what was in for pre-birthday celebration dinner? DURIAN!
At 12 Midnight
Its our family tradition to celebrate birthdays when the clock strikes 12 midnight. A tradition which started when I was a kid and I love it! *Smile*
This year he decided to go for great taste instead of cutie sight. No cartoons but pure mouth-watering Strawberry Cheesecake. It was an awesome choice because its done by Freezing the cheesecake and not baking it. Ohhh YUM!
30th March – Actual day
What’s better than starting his birthday celebration with him surrounded by giggles and laughter from his school friends? Hear the children sing “Happy Birthday” to Binbin in 3 different languages in this post ‘Birthday Celebration in School‘.
Thank goodness my boys are in the morning session this year. So right after fetching Keatkeat from school, we headed off to funland (again) ~ Polliwogs. Since we have free entry passes, why not right? *wink*
The outdoor have changed since the last time we went there last November. Besides that, Binbin gets to participate in the craft-making class that day, while Keatkeat spent his time learning his Chinese Spelling. Will do a detailed post later.
Binbin’s favourite colour is Green and that probably explains why he is a Mother Nature Freak! Since Polliwogs is so near to the sea, sand and sky. We had a good 45mins smelling the salty sea, inhaling the fresh air and witnessing the blue skies slowly turned purple… It was beautiful!
Since its Binbin’s Big Day, there is nothing better than ending his favourite day of the year at his favourite Western restaurant.
If you realised, Binbin is very much like his Dad, in terms of taste. Both liked Durian and Tony Romas. Who knows, maybe one day Binbin would end up NOT having a birthday cake and choose to follow his dad, to put candles on the DURIAN fruit itself (see photo here). *laugh*
Yup! That’s it. A Loooooooooooooooooooong celebration that is ALL GOOD to my most adorable 6 year old boy!
Angeline Foong is my name. Making kids happy is my aim. Friends call me kids-crazy because I always adore children and wants to be close to them as often as I can. Now that I have two children of my own. I realised that Parenting need NOT be a frustrating experience. With lots of CREATIVITY, love, patience and time, no issue is considered unsolvable. Share with me your woes in parenting your child and I just might have the antidote to your 'poison'. *smile*
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My two elder nieces, Z.Y. and C.H. were so creative.
