Saturday, February 4, 2012

Back in town

Collage of the wedding ..you can find more photos on Hannah's facebook page



















Back in Auckland after spending 20 days in Singapore. Compared to Singapore, New Zealand's summer seems to be missing the heat this year! It was a great trip and leaving was a bit bittersweet. Mom was crying more as compared to the last few times when I left Singapore. My nephews were sad to see me leaving as well. I was sad to leave too, but I knew I have to complete what I set out to do in New Zealand. Hannah mentioned that she wouldn't mind living in Singapore for a few years... I am sure that good food and fabulous, cheap coffee helped her in making those decisions! :) Well, we shall see where destiny would bring us after the adventure in New Zealand.

Wedding was great...again, thanks to mom and Sir for enduring that long gruesome flight from US to give us their blessings. Nori for being the best and most dorky maid-of-honor. It also wouldn't be complete without my friends - Linda and Francis, Jeffrey, Alfred, Candy and Mun Chong and K'ley. Thanks to Candy for making Hannah looked beautiful and fresh all day, and K'ley for doing such a wonderful job with the photography. Special thanks to my sisters, dad and mom...for making both the wedding, the Chinese New Year and the stay in Singapore unforgettable.

This is the first time I spend Chinese New Year at home after 15 years! Reunion dinner was exactly how I remember it - tons of great food, noisy, and warm!. The difference this year were the new family members - Sir, mom, Hannah and Nori. They were surprised to experience the non-stop flowing of prawns and other food... yes, it is Chinese New Year, and we eat like there is no tomorrow!

I am happy to be able to show the official pastime of Singapore to Sir and mom. We tried coffee (kopi) take-away in a bag, rojak, laksa, fish head curry, satay, steam fish, durian, chilly crab, fried carrot cake, steamboat, frog leg, chicken rice, roti prata, mutakbak, and many more that I could not remember.

Oh... I already miss the kopi.


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