November november...

I always look forward to November..cos not only is it my bday month which means lots of makan sessions and some nice gifts, but it's also the month before December which means Christmas and often a long break off work. Seeing we were "stuck" in Spore every weekend due to Jin's unpredictable work schedule, I decided that this November will be the month for house parties.

and so...saturday saw the old and new of HP at a pot luck gathering. I made curry yong tau fu courtesy of Dancing Chef ;). WH made this orange choc cake which deserves to be featured here since it was the only true home made item.

sophie playing with emma



the old of HP meets

Sunday, we finally caught up with William and Jenny (who is 6 mths preggy!), who brought along Bailey. Bean was ultra tickled by the sight of a huge golden retriever in our home..she kept trying to hug him ..i think she torments doggies the same way she torments boys :)

part of our yummy tea treat

Back to November being a bday month, I had the first bday celebration last week with the ladies. Ah loi showed off her baby bump and erm, other well endowed assets, Angie entertained us with wedding news and annoyed andrea with the thought of having a destination wedding at the same month which means none of us would be here for andrea's big day..hehehe..good thing is was only a joke, made to rile up andrea (which worked!). it's lovely seeing the cool calm andrea annoyed :) Jessie shared stories of her holiday in Paris and I bored everyone with some pix of bean. Oh, andrea got the new flip camera and did this :

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8a9d7b0efc2223d32d14dcd5a24f2824/video/7267005

I am soo going to get myself one of these flip camera for Christmas !!

and..we took bean to the zoo..and she saw the pygmy hippos..and nearly got her head bitten off by some huge reptile :)

had to slot a pix of bean here after helping out with shopping :)

I just lurve November..more to come : pie making with cheryl, pot luck lunch with Lilaine and anne..and oh, must order my passionfruit meringue from patissier. will i get it this time? :p

and soon it will be Christmas....

Scary pumpkin bean

well, it is Halloween and I expected bean to be a scary pumpkin but alas, she looks more like a cute pumpkin bean :)

Jin's been super busy at work the past week..coming back past 11 most nights and off by 8am the next day. So he promised to spend more time with us during the weekend - which meant cancelling his morning PT session so we could head to the zoo. WE finally explored the famous waterpark at the zoo. Check out the happy bean :) - am soo going to bring Ryan when he visits!!!

We joined the july 08 babies for a halloween party hosted by Adora. I did not take any shots so am shamelessly doing a link to the party pics here :)

Sunday saw us doing the early morning walk to BG - had a lovely brunch at Halia and then sophie got to run around till she got soo tired, she just went into her usual squat on the ground mode and waited for me to pick her :p.


White asparagus, eggs, parmesan shavings, prosciutto ham and truffle oil = super indulgence!





YL invited us for lunch at their new place - we had beef stew! and baby Josh has grown..soo "pretty" :). sophie had fun terrorising Julian...sigh.




The weekend ended with dinner at Gail's..a last minute dinner invite to have roast chicken and out of this world cherry tomato soup..we never turn down home cooked meals. :)))

Here's a glimpse of the little one who just turned 16 months today - watching her sesame street on tv.

Cough cough bean :(

Since we came back from HK - sophie has been coughing..I strongly believe she caught it from Jin (who btw was so stubborn not to eat his meds)..so she has been missing all her JG classes and visiting Dr Frances twice a week to get her baby MC for replacement classes (JG does not give replacement classes unless we show the MC).

So how has she kept herself busy being stuck at home? By learning new tricks of course..this is her being a boi boi :p




and of course she keeps falling, and..keeps crying bcos the floor's hard and her face and head hurts. I have half the mind to keep the horse away till she's bigger..orrrrr, I just get her another playmat? :P

We heart dim sum and Hong Kong

Back from our 4 day HK trip with beansprout. she was super clingy to me - did not even want jin to carry which meant achy arms and shoulders from carrying a 10kg toddler. ouch!


We found new dim sum places - one at central and the other, a hole in the wall at Mongkok. Love the OVOlogue ambience (they did win a Gold award for interior design ;) but love the food at Tim Ho Wan more..very delicious HK dim sum indeed.

Got the chance to spend an afternoon with lisa and family. Lunch followed by strolling the markets at Stanley - bought bean her 1st pair of brown coloured shoes for $20.

Overall a very good trip cos bean slept well at night and I got see beautiful HK and walk the streets of Mongkok - really enjoyed the hustle and bustle.

And here's the 15 month old Hong Kong Bean ah (pronounced in cantonese) ;)

With bunny at the hotel room's window ledge

1st ride on the HK mtr

We "checked" bean into the cargo

..but she got out smiling happily :P

being her usual sociable self, saying Hi! to everyone

refusing to walk at the Bird market

happy in a pretty baby change room

slot in a pix of jin here as he was very happy with this yummy milk tea ;)

15 month old bean videos

bean saying her "pleaseeee"

daddy imitates bean :)

bean eats mao shan wang durian