Penang - Wedding and yumseng!

One of the reasons for us to go up Penang was to attend my friend's wedding. I worked with the penang church for about 6 months in 1998 or 99? Anyway i had lots of fun (plus lots of good food) and made many good friends. One of them(Jason) is currently staying at my place in Singapore. Will scan a picture of the couple's wedding picture and post it here soon. Thank God for freddy and cheewan(this one is woman, not the tan chee wan in our church), they came to pick us up from the hotel to the restaurant in mainland Penang. we took the ferry, it was fun for everyone. You only need to pay for enterance into Penang Island, going out by ferry is free. You should try it if you have the chance. cheap cheap also. Anyway, wedding in Malaysia is awesome man. The food is great and atmosphere like a big family gathering. I heard kala ok is a must. Everyone had a good time. You dun see much of kieran cause he scared of yumseng(cheering for the wedding couple). I took him out for a walk most of the time. We recorded yumseng from kayzia, take a look.

Penang 2007

Hi everyone, sorry for the silent. I have being busy with a couple of things. OK, I am lazy, I slacked. Anyway, I shall start with my Penang trip with the Koppe family. Not laupei (father in hokkien), but Oma, Michelle and Marteen. We decided to drive up Penang. Ok, to be precise, Oma and Michelle drove us there. I useless, no license. Total there were 4 adults and 3 kids. The Foos family slept over at Koppe’s house and we set off at about 7plus in the morning from checkpoint. The journey was long but we were ready. Parents if you are thinking of traveling long distance with the kids. You need a few things. A big car is a must! We were in a MPV. Make sure there is some sort of entertainment. In this car, there is a built in screen and 2 extra DVD players for the 2 kids. There is even a DVD charge at the back seat so that the kids can take turn to charge and watch the cartoons at the same time. We also have 4-5 extra soft cushions for the kids to sleep on. Blanket also. Last but not least, lots of snack to keep the drivers awake (Actually I took the most!). The ride was smooth and we reached Holiday Inn (Great hotel!) at 5pm.We had many breaks and kids were not cranky (Very important, otherwise whole holiday gone). As you can see the kids were all ready to play!

Gathering of the foos' friends

Andrea and Kafoo

Andrea and Kafoo


Andrea and Kafoo


KiFoo


Edrik


Edrik and Kayzia

Last Sat my best friends in church (since campus days) got together for dinner at my place.
All of us have being really busy so have not being able to meet up. (EXCUSE!)
I have known them as long as I have been a Christian, 16 years to be exact.
Not their wives thou, only the husbands.
Chee Wan and Yoke Ling have 2 kids, Edrik (7) and Andrea (3).
Gin Kai and Karen, last but the least the only single, Joseph Tan, JT.
Chee Wan, Gin Kai, JT and I were in the Campus Ministry back in 1991.
It was one of the best days of our lives.
We were also part of Tone Zone (church informal accapella group).
Nope, I can’t sing, I am tone deaf, I am more of a cupbearer to them.
There are simply too much things for me to recount.

Agenda, makan, fellowship and play broadgame,(Settler of Catan)
I charged my battery (cam) but got too excited about the food that I forgot to take pictures!

Half way through, KaFoo and Andrea wanted to watch Stuart Little (the mouse show).
I told the 2 girls, unless all the kids agreed, they will not watch it.
Erick wasn’t too keen on the show.
So Kafoo tried talking to him the whole time.
I didn’t really hear what she was saying, but it reminded me of Delilah in Judges 16!
Then out of nowhere I heard Erick said: “you don’t bluff me.”
And KaFoo went: “no Erick, no, …..”
Then Gin Kai commented maybe Edrik should have said: “Your dad can con my dad, but you can’t con me.”
We really enjoyed the time together and look forward to the next get together.
I attached some other pictures (kids’s photos) we took in the past.

Painting

KaFoo has a new hobby. Water colour painting. It all started in Kin Ching and Yvonne's place. We were there for dinner and their daughter Alicia introduced this hobby to her. After a while they were painting their hands and legs! So yesterday, we got some brushes and colour paints for her (can get them at Popular). Seems like KiFoo also like it. Dont asked me what they drew. As KaFoo put it: It is painting, cannot ask one....sign of a good painter.We had a good time!

Children haircut day

We brought the kids for a haircut. Kieran's haircut reminded me of Michael Scofield from Prison Break. I recorded the process thru my Sony Ericsson S500i. As you can see, he cried from the beginning to the very end. I think the vibrations caused by the shaver must have scared him big time. So young parents, get ready, your time will come, unless you have a girl, then in that case it is not much of a problem. Kayzia had a good time.

Kayzia is blading

Simei rollerblade shop had a sale so we decided to buy Kayzia and myself a pair of blade. (Mafoo too scared - - “) If you are thinking to take up this hobby, please get a good pair of blade otherwise you will spend more time walking than blading.

Fila Blade: $130
Protective gears: $35
Helmet: $25
Bag: $20
See her fall: Priceless! Hahahahaha.



As you can hear, the commentary is really bad. Should be “We got a pair of blade for her” and not “ we got one blade for her”, that will be only one side! PieSay….

yum yum dynamo....

I got a called from my wife this morning.

“Dear, Ah Mei (Nanny) just called, guesswhat?”

Ok, we all know “guesswhat” is a universal word which means something bad happened. And this word also has a very strong bond with Kieran.

“Ah Mei found Kieran at the kitchen, he was playing with Dynamo (washing detergent) and ate/drank some of it.”

All that Kieran could say was “ hot hot hot hot” with his tongue sticking out. All that i could think of was a picture of Winnie the Poon and her pot of honey! Aiyoh, this boy really hunt for food, Dynamo also can eat. Haiz. Anyway the Nanny said it was only a small amount. My wife took half-day leave to bring him to see the doctor. I was back home at 6pm, there he was, dancing to Barney’s song and waiting for dinner to be served. No, I didn’t see bubbles coming out from his nose or ears. He was in his usual self. Anyway, parents, things to look out: 1~ Dynamo cannot be consumed. 2~ is the kid acting normal? 3~ any vomiting and fainting spell? 4~ is the kid sleeping more than usual? Please consult the doctor immediately.