36 & 6 Birthday Party

Birthday Boy

Mommy & Si Qian. Grandma at background

Our Spidey birthday cake. More like his, though!

Last Saturday, 16th of May, we had a small party to celebrate Xu Hom's and my birthday party. Well, actually, I just tumpang celebrate only la..... the real star is of course Xu Hom. Again we had the party in our house.

This time, Debbie decided that we had enough of steam-boats. So, we opt for cooked food instead; the usual staple like fried rice, fried meehon, salad and curry chicken. Not forgetting the crowd favorite of deep fried wanton and my special mayo sauce! (sorry, can't let you know my recipe........)

However, we had a teeny weeny problem. This type of party is not appealing enough for our Claudia and co. No omph..... So, as an additional for all these food we decided to have a BBQ too! Whoa! It's been like ages since I've a barbecue party.

Xu Hom for the 1st time invited his friend over. Previously, he had his cake cutting at school but this time it's a bit different. He's absolutely delighted that his friend came over... you can just tell by his look. Some of our friends did came over for the 1st time since we moved to our new place and we had nice chats.

We had great fun, the kids and all had their fun in the house while the rest of the gang (Claudia, Maggie,CK and Eddie) had their share of fun at the back of the house where the BBQ is done. We had so much food on the table that I practically had nothing! I had a small bowl of fried rice, a few slices of watermelon and some very nice konyaku jelly. At the tail-end of the party, I had some Chivas mixed with green tea. I'm no drinker and gets drunk easily. But I must say, that combo taste quite pleasant.

Xu Hom had fun with our Spiderman Cake and presents. As for me, I got 2 presents too! CK and gang got me a Adidas T-shirt while Wei Zhen gave me another sweet birthday card....

So, I'm 36 and hoping next year I can have my own cake!

Oh ya... Happy Birthday Xu Hom and Happy Belated Birthday to our lovely monster Si Qian who celebrated his 3rd birthday last month!

Best Gift

The gift that melted me...

Yesterday, I had a pleasant surprise from my god-daughter Wei Zhen after we had a Mother's Day Dinner at Putrajaya.

When I went to her house to ask Xu Hom to back, Wei Zhen had asked me to wait for her to get something. I thought she wanted to show me some homework or so but......

What greeted me was something that was totally unexpected. She gave me a manila card cutting in the shape of a heart; a small hand made, hand written card for me and Debbie to celebrate parent's day... I was so taken aback that for a moment I was speechless!

Thank you, Wei Zhen. That gift will stay with me for a long long time......

A true gift from the heart to the heart!

I Love You too!

Cameron Highland Trip

Egg boiling, hot spring style!

Rainbow touching anyone?

Last weekend, 12th December to be precise, I went to Cameron Highland for a mountain getaway with my family. It was planned a few weeks earlier when we had dinner and talked about a simple holiday with the kids since it's school holiday.

So, we gathered at our house early morning, 8:00a.m and sets off in two vans. Our first destination before heading to Cameron was the Sungkai Hot Spring. It is operated by Felda which to me did a decent job in turning a palm oil estate into a resort.

Once we reached there (after a two hours drive from KL), we booked 2 private jacuzzi pools. The usage is free if you opt for a Aryuvedic massage therapy. Debbie, Yvonne, Eddie and myself went for a hour-long massage each while the children played in the pool. The massage was good. Our masseurs came from India and I must say my first "Indian-styled' Aryuvedic massage is quite nice albeit oily. Maybe I'm not used to being oiled all over my body..... Nearly slept during the course!

While we're enjoying our dip in the hot spring and massages, the kids thrill themselves with boiling eggs in the hot spring. Got to say the eggs is tastier and more springy! Nice and yummy!

By the time we depart from this place, it's already lunch hour. So we stop by Tapah for a simple lunch. Nothing special.....

We reached Cameron Highlands about 5p.m. On the way, we seen something special. There was a rainbow, well, nothing special here but the rainbow was at our eye level! My son was asking if he can slide down it or not! Truly breath taking view!

It was chilly and the 1st place we stopped by is at a road-side market. Buying vegetables? Not really. We just stop by to collect the keys to our rest house that we rented from our friend. It was his childhood place, old and a bit run-down but it's still ok.

Dinner is steam-boat. Nice and it complements the chilly air perfectly. Then, basically it's chit-chat and went to bed early. Our next morning starts with a visit to the most well-known tourist spot in CH; BOH factory. A simply must go for any visitor especially the factory visit. Then we went for tea-break. The view is just amazing. Sipping tea, looking over the tea bushes and enjoying your piece of cake or scone is just perfect!

Another place highly recommended is the Smoke House. So English, and the scones is just the BEST! Expensive though.

The highlight of our tour is a cabbage plantation visit. The farm is operated by Debbie's friend, Moon. He took us through the rough terrain in his 4 X 4 and I must say this is by far the most exciting ride I've ever experienced! The kids simple loved it. Moon showed us his farm and some explanation on the art of seeing money grow on soil! It's really hard work being a farmer. By the way, Moon is a certified Chartered Accountant.

It was a nice trip for all. I really enjoyed the trip and looking forward for another trip with my family.

The Day My Dad Shifted....

Dad's old place

His new home

Ah Fai taking dad out

Dad's ashes to be transfered to his new home

Last Sunday, 30th November 2008 was an emotional day for me and my family. For it was the day my dad moved to his new residence in Sendayan and leave behind his old "flat" in Seremban.

My dad practically 'stayed' at Seremban for almost 23 years. That's how long he left us, 23 years we lived without his love and affection. Going at a young tender age of 45 means we were left fatherless when we are still kids; more so my youngest brother.


His new place was a short distance from my sister's house. Located at the Sendayan area, half way to Port Dickson if taking the Labu-Sendayan way. While his old place was a bit crowded and stuffy, the new resting place is indeed much more refreshing and open. I'm sure my dad will be most pleased with his new 'condo'.


We reached Seremban for a simple buddhist ceremony to transfer my dad's ashes out. The monk took a snap shot of Ah Fai taking my dad's urn away as prove. Then we chanted 'Nam-myo-ho-reng-ge-kyo' while the monk did some ceremonial thing. After a short few minutes we were on our way to Sendayan! Debbie drove while I held my dad's urn tight.


On the way, it was interesting to mention that Xu Hom was so curios about the whole thing. He asked me and Debbie a lot of questions about his Grandpa that he never met. One thing that shot out from his mouth is that he would like to see his Grandpa's ashes! While, he got his wish!


Upon reaching Sendayan, we met the sales person and he co-ordinates the whole proceess of transfering my dad's ashes to a new urn (so it fits his 'condo'). This is the time the whole family get to 'see' my dad after a long 23 years. Xu Hom got to see him, finally.... not to mention us too! I was going to cry but I held my tears because I don't want my mom to feel sad. It was her decision after all to transfer my dad because she herself has already bought her place along side my dad. I know it was her wish all this time to be with the person she loved so much when she leaves us some day.


The whole process is hassle free and everything was done in a jiffy. We chanted for a while for my dad before we call it a day. I know my dad will be happy moving to a bigger and better environment. Maybe he'll feel sad leaving behind some friends and neighbours after 23 years. But he knows it will be worth it for its a double lot for him and mom.


Rest well, dad! We all missed you so so much!