Mr, Mrs, Miss and Master

2008-09-02T23:29:00.007+08:00

Miss adores this little brother so much that she even started alerting Master to watch out for Mrs when he turns 4, coz Mrs will discipline him more then, just like what she is experiencing now.... =D What a wonderful sister, isn't she?

Master sent Miss a barbie doll with a pet dog on the day of his arrival and Miss is now all ready to share/give her toys to his brother...

Beijing Olympics 2008

2008-08-31T23:42:00.000+08:00

Master J's 1st month Celebration @ Malacca Legend

2008-05-21T23:06:00.004+08:00

EVERYONE............Well....Almost....everyone....was
there....

Btw, where were Jason, Simon, King Siong hiding huh??? Anyone can spot Boon Kiat??

Arrival of Master J

2008-05-10T23:55:00.000+08:00

It was a long time before Mr finally lands his fingers on the family's blog... This time, there is a new member to the family - Master J!

Mrs enjoyed her pregnancy until the very last moment, before she went through her cesarean.. It was unforgettable and for the first month, Master was perpetually hungry and Mrs was nursing all day!!! That's what we call motherhood! But credit must first go to 'po po' for making the special trip to Beijing to lend her indispensable help throughout the first month...

Master J arrived in April... He is fully MIC (Made In China) and owns a China BC!! COOL!

Baby Shower

2008-03-10T00:08:00.000+08:00

漫话养狗篇

2007-09-02T23:49:00.000+08:00

那一晚，爸爸、妈妈和三岁的女儿在车里。

女儿：爸爸！我可以养狗吗？
爸爸：（默不作声）
妈妈：（微微一笑）
女儿：爸爸！我可以养狗吗？
爸爸：什么是养狗？（想难倒女儿让她知难而退）
女儿：养狗……养狗就是爱一只狗！
爸爸：…………
（顿时，眼泪模糊了妈妈双眼）

多么简单的一句回答，许多所谓的大人恐怕绞尽脑汁大费唇舌也还解释不好的问题，她怎么就说透了呢？

爱和养，多么复杂的简单道理……

Mr, Mrs and Miss went Fishing

2006-10-04T23:07:00.000+08:00

It was an ad-hoc decision. Mr Hao, friend of Mr, suggested an outing together and the trio ended up waking early in the morning, driving to Haidian District, in Pat's Corolla.

The group spent half a day at Phoenix Hill and the rest of the day at a fishing pond. This was the first time the trio went fishing together. 2 hrs went by and nothing happened... Nonetheless, Miss was enjoying herself through all the wonderful discovery of the nature....

Alas! FISH!!! Ah...... the string broke! Sign!

Alas!! FISH!!!! Ah...... Very BIG leh!!! ###% &*&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;*&*^^&%$#$%# WAIT, SLowly!! DOn't pULL to hard!! let go a bit!!! &^%&amp;amp;amp;amp;^%&^$##%## yes... GET THE NET! YES!!! WOWWW!!!! HAHAHA!!! YEH!!!!!!!!!!

What a catch!!

Come! Take photo, take photo!

Although that was the only successful catch of the day, the trio was already pretty excited, especially Miss. She missed her afternoon nap totally, pinning her eyes on their catch. Until they were on their way home, with the catch safely in the boot, she then fell soundly alseep in Mrs' arms.

What a day!

Charity Bazaar 2006

2006-09-24T22:36:00.000+08:00

Air flown Kaya, rambutans, starfruits, bangawan solo kui tak pis... .... excuse me but where are the ultimate durians?? Oops! Sorry! It was held up at the customs as the FRAGRANCE are so ULTIMATE that the custom officers decided to keep them for themselves!

Haha! Just jokin lah! The Charity Bazaar has certainly worned many people out this round but from the look of their faces.... Hmmm, I think at the end of the day, to a certain extent, the people, including MISS, still had their fun! =)

Life in Beijing is 'exciting', isn't it??

Afterall, its for a good cause. Who says Singaporeans are not charitable??

1st ALC performance in Beijing

2006-09-21T23:25:00.000+08:00

Eh Ha! The ladies are displaying their talents as well.... after months of Taichi lessons, I'm sure it has certainly helped in their speedy mastery and perfection towards the grand YOGA ENSEMBLE!

LoOK at them... Who knows they have only started stretching their limps 2 weeks ago?

葡萄，美酒，玻璃杯？

2006-09-09T23:38:00.000+08:00

3个多小时的车程把我们从北京送到了怀来，其实出了北京五环到另一座城市之前什么地方都没什么太大的区别，就是农村、田野、荒郊、偶见一些平房错落在路旁，不规整地排出一种中国特有的秩序。

今天好像是白露，从昨晚就有一股寒流侵袭这座古城。一大早嘱咐云要穿多点衣服，但还是好强心驱使下小觑了自然界的力量。冷还是冻呢？4、5级风夹带白露的威力，这入冬的前奏仿佛预示着“今年的冬天该很冷”噢！

怀来，听过但没去过。今天，去过但仿佛只是经过。

9个小时路上的颠簸，因为有云有恩的陪伴才不寂寞……

采摘葡萄 ----- 一种新奇体验，什么时候我们已把人家求生的依靠作为都市人娱乐消遣的玩意？

龙徽美酒 ----- 美酒，中国人的字典里古已有之。在努力创造一种自我品牌的同时，东方人又为何会以生产出西方美酒而沾沾自喜？50、60 年代酱油瓶里装着东方出产的西方式美酒。是骨子里的崇洋献媚？还是一种更高调的世界大同？

玻璃杯 ------- 什么样的酒需要什么样的杯，就像什么样的文化需要什么样的载体。把酒倒入其他的杯也同样能喝，但若仔细品味感觉会有不同。文化也一样能由其他载体呈现，但离开了中国语言，味道也就不一样了。管它呢！有人说，反正吃下去都一样啊！嗯…… 这听来真有点浪费……

It's a Pot-Luck!

2006-09-03T18:54:00.000+08:00

A fine Saturday evening, set up impromptu, timing synchronised, friends gathered, food come together, laughters mingled, chatters hovered, stomachs filled, champagne toasted..... and finally leftovers left over-'ed'... ...

Good food, good company... Alas! Even the kids are enjoying themselves...

By the way, did anyone ask what's the special occasion?? ....

Hmm... ... Must always have reasons one meh??!! Why? Mee Pok mai Hiam cannot, Pot-Luck no occasion also cannot meh?

Mummy! I'm better than you!

2006-09-01T23:44:00.000+08:00

It was during the fine evening at the little more than spacious kitchen, that Miss declared a challenge to her 5 ft tall mommy... (By the way, Mrs took minimumly 3 sessions to get herself balance on wheels).

Here was she, patiently waited for Mr to put on her full gear. Sometimes, Mr and Mrs must really take their hats off for her patience. The helmet alone took Mr almost 20 minutes to adjust to fit Miss's head nicely....

And there she went.... ON HER TWO ROLLERS!! Guess what, she was able to balance herself almost instantly! After a few test-runs, she was daringly moving herself, one step at a time... Ha! Mr and Mrs simply couldn't believe their eyes! AMAZING! No wonder there's a saying 'Just borned Cow Not Scared of TIGER' leh! This little monkey sure also never blink an eye over her tigress mommy....

By the way, Mrs also not too bad lah, now she is able to enjoy her blading more than stressing over it already....

Ayi comes, Ayi goes

2006-08-28T17:05:00.000+08:00

A new Ayi arrive-d 2 weeks ago and 2 days ago that Ayi left. Please! Don't jump into conclusion, its definitely not becoz of Mr, Mrs and Miss!..................... Hmm...... OF COURSE LAH! THEY SO NICE PEOPLE! HOW CAN BECOZ OF THEM??!! Or maybe the other way round, simply due to the fact that they are SOOOOOOOOOO NICE, they deserve someone BETTER!? Hmm, that sounds more like the truth and nothing but the truth!

The Ayi is diebetic and after 1 week of 'on-ness', came back asking for a permanent break... Anyway, if not for her 自知之明, the most kind-hearted Mrs would have come consulting Mr to find a way to send this 'less than hardworking' lady a 'leaving certificate'. The Mrs' hen comrades had also been adding 'gunpowder' to fire, rubbing 'acid' to wounds these 2 weeks, echoing the 3rd episodes of the 'The Exiting of the trio's Ayi' series...

This morning, a newest Ayi reports for work and in the trio's, or at least the duo's hearts, they hope she will be the 'oldest' (I mean longest serving lah) one too. As a matter of fact, they long for a final episode. Well, in this part of the world that holds 1/4 of the world's population, the trio can't possibly can't find one that is deserving right?? (By the way, do I hear 'boo-ing sound or smell somebody's puke somewhere?? Funny, thought blogging is online posts... can't possibly hear, neither smell...)

May the force be with them, MR, MRS and MISS!

That Early Morning Ensemble

2006-08-21T14:22:00.000+08:00

One evening, Mr suggested to Mrs that maybe they should change their habit and try to turn in earlier every night, so that Miss will have a healthier routine. So last Saturday evening, they went to bed at 10pm which is of course no big deal for many families with kids as theirs probably sound a sleep by 9pm already... The result - Mr, Mrs and Miss were wide awake at 6am the following day, which was none other than a SUNday! The warmly sun was kind enough to receive them with full gear, which Mr assumed it was to acknowledge their remarkable joint effort that morning!

Like what Mrs acclaimed, it was probably her first ever 'voluntary 6am wake up venture' in her entire life! Amazingly, the added magic was that the trio formed this 'ensemble@6am' without prior cheorography... Breakfast@7.30am at Steaks and Eggs, followed by a stroll in the Ritan Park... By 10am, Miss was dozing off under the watchful sun, in the full company of Mr and Mrs.

'Happiness' was the word to describe the family that morning as time tickled under a relaxed atmosphere, topped with family unity and fullfilled, contented hearts..... There was time to slowly and cautiously feel.... everything....

当这三人携手步行在星期天早8上点的晨光中时，感受到的是一种满足，因为疲累、匆忙那一刻不再占据他们享受幸福的权利，不再削弱他们相视而笑的魅力。一家人真正享受到了过家庭日的温馨……

The first time Miss went without Mrs

2006-08-14T23:43:00.002+08:00

Since Miss joined the trio, Mrs was always with her every night without fail but guess this record lasted for 2 yrs and was broken last weekend.

It was all becoz of the hens' gathering @ the shopping paradise - Hong Kong. Yes, but I guess sometimes records are meant to be broken so that pple remember them better...? And it was a nice break that Mrs long deserves. Anyway, a good get-together and bonding oppty for Mr and Miss too, as described by Mrs...

We prepared Miss everyday prior to the weekend. And I presumed it was well done. We could see that she was mentally prepared for Mrs 'disappearance' when she got up on that Friday morning. Although she woke up later in the afternoon nap, crying for her mom, she was very quickly pacified... But honestly, if Mrs saw Miss's teary eyes, repeating '不要妈咪去香港', she might booked the earliest flight back to Beijing.

Overall, the weekend was a very special 3D2N for Mr and Miss (I wish to assume Miss also feel likewise)...

The Day to Celebrate our Patriotism

2006-08-09T23:23:00.000+08:00

Yes, its National Day, no, its not the Chinese one but Spore's, and no, no 'marikita', no pledge and yes, there is the National flag and cake and crowd and celebration, but no again, there is no fireworks, no community singing, but friends get-together, fun, and laughter, flashes....

The National Day celebration/reception was held @ the Chinaworld hotel ballroom and the ladies are all out to doll up themselves for this occasion (never seen them being so excited over our country’s b-day, is it a display of patriotism? I wonder…) Anyway, they were not a let-down, undoubtedly harvest the attention of all eyes (as seen from the pics) whom might mistakenly thought that they are there to witness some form of beauty pageant contest. I must say, Mrs looked gorgeous… (my ears started hearing the song ‘Wonderful tonight’ as her image appears in my mind.)

Ha… but none of the ladies’ conscientious, calibrated dolling could beat the all time favorite, our dearest MISS… She was the centre of attraction, as usual. But last evening, I believe she truly enjoyed herself with all the companionship of the many elder brothers and sisters… not forgetting the sizable number of adults who desire to ‘lay their hands on her’…. Haha!

Our digital cam went dead after 'flashing' too much. There were many moments to catch and in the end we had to seek help from our buddies, to make sure the preservation effort could continue. Food was not bad, friends are splendid! I personally favor the Chicken rice. I wanted to have the Laksa but it went missing after I placed it on a table top while speaking to a guest. It took less than a min to be exact… Guess it must be real good, if not it won’t be picked so quickly. If not for this, the food tasting experience would have been perfect!

很高兴陆俭明老师和马真老师能出席这次的招待会。他俩老可是我在北大求学期间最崇仰的其中两位老师。他们的学者风范，和蔼平易的作风，严谨治学的态度都让我留下了深刻的印象，也给我以很大的启迪。知识分子若人人像他们那样，这社会的进步与素养的提高就指日可待了。

很意外的，在招待会上还碰到了一位人?姐，吴雪晶。她也刚从上海被调到北京。已经十多年没联系了，想不到能在北京我这第二故乡碰上，真是难得！哈！以后在北京又多了一位朋友了！新加坡这人口确实太少了，能到或愿意到中国发展的更是凤毛麟角，对一向以施行双语教育政策为豪的新加坡来说，真有些讽刺，估计以后再遇上些老朋友的机会还不小……

Ayi left!

2006-08-08T15:27:00.001+08:00

Last morning, Mrs called me at the office, "Bad News, guess what??". "Hmm..... I can't think of any, what is it?" "Ayi can't work for us liao! coz she...." Our Ayi joined us in April after the first 'lao Ayi' left after working for us for 4 mths. The 2nd Ayi was a very good cook, 3 of us liked her food and even our dear friends Robina and Sherry loved it too! She had signalled earlier that she may not work for long (which we speculated since the day she came for interview, as she doesn't look like an Ayi at all) as her son is coming back from Guangzhou in Sept, but we were not prepared for her to leave that suddenly and that early. She claimed that her uncle is seriously ill and she needs to rush to his place and take care of him together with her mom... Of course we agree to let her go, whether or not that is the genuine reason....

So here are we scouting for our 2nd replacement of Ayi for the yr... Mrs said we have no luck in this, Ayi worked for 4 mths at most... I think we just have not found the right one, that's all, or the other way round the right Ayi has not found us. Things happen for a reason, I believe. And also, 塞翁失马，焉知非福? It is the BEAUTY of life, to always reward us with surprises here and then to enrich our lives...

But before we forget, we must pay tribute our 1st Ayi as well. Although age is catching up on her, she is still very neat and meticulous. It is good that she found another job as we also would not bear to see her tiring herself out with the long on the road everyday ... Thanks to this 2nd Ayi for making sure our stomach are always filled with delicious, appetising delicacy.
All the best to both of you and your families... ;)

The First weekend Blog

2006-08-07T11:50:00.000+08:00

Its the 3rd time I'm writing this as the laptop kept 'hanging up' on me before I finish... Ha, but as I said, this is not going to dampen my excitement as finally we figured out how to best view the blog site, thanks to Alvin and Robina who enlightened us that blogspot is actually being blocked in China... Anyway, friends in China, if you are already reading this, you already know how to go around this... Pleasant reading... =)

The last weekend was the first in record. It was fulfilling, with Sat. being the sports/recreational day and Sun. being the relax/rejuvenating one. I went bowling in the Sat. morning (which is becoming more regular). To think that I used to play so regularly (15 yrs ago), I played terribly... but hopefully with more practices, I can find back the 'touch'... ;)
Tay and Wei Kiat are good. Kiew is my 'pacer'. For a lady, Sharon is good too. And Gillian is occasionally showing her true standards... Especially last Sat. She was once leading in a game, beating all the guys! Don't 'play prey' leh....
In the afternoon, we went playing tennis with Pat and Winnie at their Parkview apartment. This was the second session my Mrs had in her life... Can see from her uncontainable pleasing eyes that she really enjoyed the workout. Come to think of it, we have been wanting to start some sports game together but has always been halting on the planning process. Hmm, hope this signals a good start for some partnership workout...

Very happy to see that my Mrs was happy.

Sun. lunch was a little warm moment for the 3 of us. We had nice Cantonese cuisine at 皇厨. Mrs has always enjoyed dim sum and Miss's favourite was none other than Char-siew pao, of course. Mrs was for a while distracted and amused by a waiter who had his eyes glued to the projector screen while serving his customers... We resorted to giving him the benefit of doubt that he may not have a TV for his entire life. Who knows, there are still people who suffer in that kind of poverty now in China...

We had this regular foot reflexology session @ Tai-pan and yesterday we overslept and was almost 1 hr late for our appt... Tai-pan is a massage parlour that also serves some simple cuisine to their customers when they come for the massage. Mrs originally was hesitant abt having somebody managing her feet as she 'was' very ticklish, but after one comfortable session with this No 811 masseuer, she is addicted to it since March. I also have a regular masseuer No 802, surname孙.

Talk abt Miss, she is undeniably a STAR @Taipan. She attracted overwhelming attention whenever she's there and yesterday the manager even called her the 大班招牌！But Miss will always patiently and understandingly wait for us to complete our enjoyment without fail. Recently, she is addicted to this 'Monster Inc' animated movie, in which there is a little girl named 'Boo' who resembles her (or the other way round?). She will watch the whole movie over and over again and in Tai-pan too. She is so sweet and adorable that most often it is 'pain-staking' to turn down her request. whatever it may be... and she knows it.

It all begins from here

2006-08-02T15:29:00.000+08:00

Yes, it begins here but story started much much earlier...
I can still remember how the 2 of us came together and when the 3rd make the 2 complete. But somehow, many happenings along the way flash and go before my memory can archive them. I'm sure I'm the worse among the 3 and thus before I lose more of these treasured moments, I decided to take this initiative to save them somewhere...
I'm sure Mrs won't mind and probably would find this sweet. Miss won't mind either coz anyway she shall for the moment stay only as one of the main casts.
I'm excited, although now seemingly calm and composed (if anyone sees me now)...

有些事是需要记忆的，因为它记载的是份心情。曾经若没有了记忆有没有也就无所谓了 ... ...