Mug-shots after grooming!

Left side

Right side

Front shot!

~ Our Valentines Celebration ~

Back to Holiday Inn Batam we go.. The last was 2 years ago? Empty seats compared to the previous round. Probably cause its late in the afternoon.

Again we got upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite.

And as usual, we closed one up.

Love how it feels like home.

This time round, our balcony's facing the spa/garden area!

Same old pool but this time round we didn't swim..Many ang mos and their gfs around though..

Prayers before breaksfast.. LOL!

Breakfast followed by Spa and a short nap before departing for Singapore the next day..

Mr Rowan was singing some songs before we have lunch at Dian Xiao Er..

Me? That's the marks he score out of 5..

Our favourite pork belly.. It has shrunk! I swear!

Spinach for good health..

And here's Wenzi with Little Dragon Slayer (Gareth)! It's his full month and the whole of TPY was celebrating for him! I love him!

~ CNY Day 2 ~

Our usual routine of going to my grandma's house on day 2 of Chinese New Year.. The yearly exchange of ang baos one of the must! Let's start counting.. 1) Ang bao exchanges..

2) My aunt's home made Yu Shen! Yes! Absolutely home made with NO colorings.. the best and only Yu Shen I take.. just the vege shreddar cost her a few hundred bucks.. So's the huge plate!

Peanuts toasted by her! Only the crispy chips are bought.. OH, and the cans of abalone.. LOL!

Huge Yushen for 20pax.. That's how messy the tabel is.. Believe me when I say there's some that landed on the floor.. Button's safe in my arms..

4) Food! Used to be steamboat but this year, it has been replaced with takeouts from the restuarant.. Cold dish, Peng Cai, Sharks fin, Lotus rice, Steam fish and dessert.. Everyone's raving at how good it taste.. I didnt try any.. why?

5) Cause I prefer my granny's cooking! My favourite vege soup (not shown) with quails egg, hainanese chup choy and braised pork belly.. I'll put all into a huge bowl with rice and stir with the soup.. Yummy yummy!

6) A very happy boy who has all the attention of 20 peeps.. LOL!

7) Mah jong for the adults and Games for the kids.. Uno stacko, twister, Wii etc.. You name it, you play it!

Happy New Year!

~ My Big Fat Greek Wedding ~

Perfect 10! from Angie Lee on Vimeo.

Here's the video from my videographer as there are too many photos to blog about.

The event begun with my solemnization. My solemnizer, Dr Phua was the one who solemnized my cousin Janet and also for my cousin Teck. He holds a special place in our family and is well-liked by everyone. My brother and cousins were joking that we must have given him a big ang bao as he was especially jovial AND long-winded. whahahaha...

We had the tea-ceremony after the solemnization and took various family photos. It was great to see everyone make the effort to attend. This is by far the most attended event since history for my mum's side of the family. Coming from a huge family, (my grandma had 10 kids who had even more kids), it was quite a turn-up. Everyone says that I really got 'face'.

Lunch followed with the wedding band entertaining the guest and our special performance. I'm glad most of the people (I use most here loosely as I've received negative feedbacks too) love the lunch. Thank you all for coming!

A big thank you to all my helpers, namely Mae Sie, Eleanor, Darren, Selina and Wei-ge. Thank you for helping to make this event a success!

Me loves me Maid of Honor Most!

Rowan's Birthday!

An early celebration for Mr Ro's birthday. La Vie Cafe at 25 Jalan Sasa 6, Taman Gaya (near KFC). A neat little cafe that is both tranquil and good for the busy soul.

An open concept for the dry kitchen. You will be able to spot Chef Braun at work.

Lady boss Carol, my uni mate cum msn gossip buddy cum listener. I miss her badly now that she has relocated back to Malaysia.

Cherry pork soft bun to share. Pork stewed so well that the fat melts in your mouth. Easily removed too if you don't take fat meat. Buns soft and warm.. this melted my heart.

Macau Pork Chop Burger. Mr Ro's dad truely enjoyed this. A novelty he says. Nice tender chicken with tasty burger bun.

Mr Ro's Seafood pasta in white wine tomato sauce. Seafood so generous and huge that left us wondering if they are all specially handpicked. I love the skill taken to pile them up high. Mr Ro loves this. Best tomato pasta that he has had. (Thank god I don't make tomato based pasta, if not I will be defeated.)

My Ginseng Chicken and Mr Ro's mum's Beef Stew. Although not a fan of the drumstick (I prefer breast meat), I finished it all up cause it is just so fragrant! Nicely spiced soup base (just the right amount, not overpowering) whetted my appetite. Beef stew so tender that all 3 of them keep praising it between bites.

Sweet gesture from Carol and Braun. A nice little lava cake for Mr Ro. The first lava cake his parents have. They love it, so did I!

Are you able to spot an outsider? I was glaringly not a member of the family as they were all in stripes! All by coincidence! (I do not have a single striped top and I dislike polo-tees :p)

As per the Ng family's custom, a birthday cake is compulsory. They said the one at La Vie is too tiny to be counted as a birthday cake :S No comments.

Happy birthday Mr Ro. It's your last birthday as a single man!

Food tasting ~ Round One!

I love One-ninety! The food they served is delectable! Even my mum loves it.. All I can say is.. right now we're leaning towards western lunch for my wedding. To hell with the price tag.. Woo hoo! I'm getting near to my dream! Having a western wedding. La la la!

PS: I have photos taken with all the food and also of Ro, my bro and Peixi who were there for the tasting with me. However, I can show as that would ruin the element of surprise if we should decide on the western menu. Conclusion.. if the chinese is too normal, we will go with the western menu!

My Buddy's Wedding!

Yea.. this handsome BIG headed man is my buddy! OMG! Time flies... Blink of an eye and he's not only married legally and also customary-ly!

Guest for the day includes Eleanor who is also his client. Special client I would guess in order for her to be invited. LOL! Sorry no pictures of the bride as the picture was taken by the official photographer for the day and I have not recevied them yet. All I can say is.. The bride looks gorgeous! Small pleats to hold her fringe back with a A-line gown and a super long train.. Radiant and super friendly.. I love Jia Yen!

Here's my Prince Charming who's size of head can easily rival my buddy. Yes.. I had to suck in my tummy the whole night and Yes I NEED to get rid of it! :P Wishing my buddy and Jia Yen the most blissful marriage in the world! I can have the 2nd most blissful one.. LOL!

Farewell Ashley..

A nice evening out with Ashley to buy her luggage and camera backpack. She finally decided on the backpack that she wants after 45 mins at the Crumpler shop at Paragon. But alas! There's no stocks so off we went to Wheelock with Nicole in tow. She was late cause of client meetings. Picked up the bag and Sushi Tei we went. How boring right? But conversations are not! Had fun catching up.. I'm so gonna miss Ashley when she goes off to London in September.. Well, I'll get to see her in October when I'm there for a visit but after that.. It's another 11 months before I get to see her again.. Really happy for her that she's made the decision but I wished it wasn't THAT far...

August Babies!

A celebration of two birthdays on this day. 54 years ago, while my daddy is celebrating his 1st year birthday, his mum was rushed to the hospital and his sister was his birthday present! LOL! Yes, my dad and aunt has the same birthday. An impromptu dinner to celebrate their birthdays, a very first in 54 years of history!

Set menu for 8 made all of us super full.. Everyone enjoyed the spring onion pancake except for me.. I hate spring onions..

The naked duck, as what my dad, aunt and uncle Benny named it. The duck is specially reared to be a Peking duck they say. Not an ounce of fat under the skin unlike the usual ducks we have.

Banana toffee that looks like durians and fried noodles that were mostly left untouched. We were that full at the end..

Awfully chocolate cake they shared. Both of them seemingly excited and happy when we sang the birthday song. Especially my aunt who clapped along in tune. Conclusion of the night? Both are cam whores! They refuse to close their eyes to make a wish, smiling straight at the camera thru out! Happy birthday!!

~ 29th Birthday (Part 9) ~

Applebee's @ TripleOne Somerset. The taxi uncle didn't know what I was talking about. Alas, it's the old Singapore Power Building.

Quiet but bright and cheery ambiance, this place makes me happy like Mac Donald's

The Buffalo wings they had while waiting for me.. yep, I was freaking late and thus the taxi ride which I would never ever indulge in... yep, miser me :P The portion of food was so big that we didn't finish all.. They did try to finish the beef burger though..

A treat from Ling, who's going to be a mummy again! Super thin mummy I would say. Ling, if you're reading, please eat more and Nana and I are both super happy for you and we love u loads loads loads! Muacks!

The BFF & I, the birthday girls in the month of August. She a Virgo and me a Leo.. Similar yet different.. that's what we are...

A friendship that weathered it's ups and downs.. all 3 of us remain united as one.. I love you girls.. My longest female frens around!

And so, Nana and I carried on shopping while Ling has to go home to rest and back to her mum's place for dinner. Went through many shops and Nana had a sudden bout of serve headache after smelling too much perfume at Sephora. She vomited and had to rest for awhile. So Jams we came...

Empty tables in an empty bookstore in Ion. The food ain't fantastic but you get to watch Alice in Wonderland here.

Happy birthday BFF (& to me :P)! I love you! May you remain youthful and pretty as always! May all your wishes (no matter how many you wished!) come true!