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| the 3 cousins having fun |
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| brandon was not really interested in KTV, and surprisingly Brian was! |
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| Snake and ladder.. |
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| BBQ.. |
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| Accompanied the boys to sleep in the room upstairs.. view from above.. it is nice to have such family time... We were contemplating if we shld go ahead with the chalet, and decided we shld treasure the rare times when everyone is ard.. and glad we went ahead and everyone enjoyed it! |
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| CNY D3, we were supposed to have a gathering at Biu Gu Ma's house, but ironically we had the gathering at her wake instead. This is a really different CNY, and it will be remembered for years to come. At least we were consoled that we were all there to say our last words and goodbyes, and were with her till her very last breath. The last stretch was a peaceful one, and she will now be relieved of pain and suffering. Throughout these years, i have done many CPRs and certified many deaths but it is the first time i have witnessed someone close breathe their last as we stood by her. It makes me realise once again that life is vulnerable, and we have to remember to take good care of our health and to treasure the pple ard us. I will take care of the jade that she has passed to us and tell her stories to the next generation. And interestingly when i put on the jade for the very first time, i could smell the incense exactly like what it smelt like at her wake. We really appreciate what she had done for all of us... and we are gonna miss her... Gatherings during Xmas and CNYs were not gonna be the same anymore but i am glad we had beautiful memories.. |
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| First stop: 3rd Kao Gong's hous This year everyone is complete with everyone ard!!! |
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| Getting ready for our loi hei! |
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| wow.. looks really good with great stuff inside! |
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| The extremely delicious shark's fin soup with lots of good stuff!!! |
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| The children having fun |
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| Treasure hunt |
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| brian as in one of his moods.. refused to go in, and needed a long time to persuade.. This took place at all the 3 houses we visited .. |
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| lunch at first Kao Gong's house |
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| Lots of catching up!!! |
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| 3rd stop: Gu Por's house Impressive magic show by the children with impressive showmanship, complet with programme sheet and evaluation form for the audience! |
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| Pretending to be a baby with a bib, one of his favourite play these days |
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| If u think Brian was playing with dolls.. u are wrong he just cooked it in the pot and was eating the baby doll!!!!! |
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| Finally all the goodies brought out of the cupboard. Planned to buy very few items this year, but the number of gifts received have increased as hence still managed to fill up a large up of our dining table!!! |
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| Brian woke up and marvelled at the amount of goodies for the CNY!!! |
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| Same routine every year, the 2 boys had to present oranges to Gong Gong and Por Por and say Gong Xi Fa Cai! |
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| In exchange for an ang bao! Did not capture brandon with Por Por as it was all too fast! |
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| Us... gettin ready to go SGH to visit Biu Gu Ma |
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| But managed to spend some time with the boys first The games that brandon designed for us to play |
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| Brandon making Daddy take part in his game |
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| Brian has learnt from Brandon to creat his own play too |
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| Dinner at Lao Yi's house! Again.. the boys got excited due to the large number of goodies that are freely available! |
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| the 2 sisters in red |
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| nice time catching up after dinner |
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| our yearly rare photo together! Happy CNY and hope we all have a great year ahead! |
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| getting dressed in his new pringles shirt which he is very proud of All ready for the CNY lunch at 3rd Gu Ma's house |
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| In his new shirt from Bangkok too... in his default wink wink expresssion |
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| We are all ready to set off! with our new and cheap attires from Bangkok!!! |
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| Happy CNY! |
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| Lunch for the children |
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| lunch for the adults.. |
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| The children's reward after lunch.. sweets! And entertainment by 2nd Gu ma! |
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| Our first loi Hei for the CNY! |
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| Followed by a lazy afternoon of lazing ard, chatting and watching TV |
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| back to our own home for the 2nd loi hei topped with abalone! |
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| enjoying the loi hei |
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| this year is a great year with more pple... It is always nice to eat with a big family... enjoying the food with Gu Por and 2nd GU Ma... |
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| Our steamboat dinner!!! |
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| Yummy... |
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| Ended the night with moscato.. it was a great evening
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| Brian has been quite excited about the different events in school ever since he joined Lorna Whiston I am glad he is enjoying school He chose a blue traditional costume to wear but had second thoughts after that. "teacher said everything must be red during CNY, but I wear blue..." so he decided to change into the red one instead |
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| The big brother is less fussy with clothes and is contented with whatever choice there is. And both of them had a great time in school that day! |
