Chinese New Year

It's been a while since the last post, so i thought i'll update our friendly family blog with the itinerary for Chinese New Year this year!! =)

24 Jan (Sat) - First ever FF26* eat together steamboat and yusheng dinner..
26 Jan (Mon) - Aunty Janice, Valerie, Lilian and Connie opening up their houses
27 Jan (Tue) - CNY lunch at Butterworth Lane
30 Jan (Fri) - CNY dinner at Waterplace
31 Jan (Sat) - Visit 3rd and 4th aunt; Cheryl's birthday dinner at Pok Kee
1 Feb (Sun) - CNY lunch at Kuku's place

Can't wait for the CNY celebrations to begin!

Are we taking family pictures this year?? If so can someone kindly suggest a place and date to do that.. Bearing in mind that Aunty Jennifer leaves for US on the 31 Jan..

*erm.. FF26 stands for "Food for twenty six" in case people couldn't guess

Christmas 2008

Hi everyone

A very long post coming up. As discussed on Saturday (Waterplace), the details for this christmas are:

Date: 24th December 2008 (Wednesday)
Venue: Butterworth (Tentatively) Back up plan- Woodleigh
Theme: Bollywood

Allocation of presents:
Kuku - buy for Chun and Jiang
Aunty Connie - buy for Celine and Cheryl
Aunty Janice - buy for Aaron and Edwin
Aunty Valerie - buy for Stacey and Tracy (good luck)
Aunty Lillian - buy for Lynette and Jerald

Aunty Sharon - buy fo Kevin and Melissa
Mummy -Buy for Tammy and Justin

Food and respective responsibilities:
Starter > Mushroom Soup (Uncle Amos)
Starter accompanionment > Baguette (Uncle Alan)
Appetizer 1 > Ham (Aunty Lillian)
Appetizer 2 > Salad (Aunty Connie)
Main > Chicken Curry (Aunty Jennifer)
Main Accompanionment 1 > BeeHoon (Mummy)
Main Accompanionment 2 > Roti Prata (Aunty Janice)
Side Dish 1 > Meatballs (Kuku)
Side Dish 2 > Otah (Aunty Sharon)
Dessert 1 > Brownie with Ice cream (Tammy)
Dessert 2 > Fruit Platter (Aunty Janice)
Drinks > (Young ones)
Cutlery > (Stace and Jiang)

*Please note: BYOB/W/C/DW* (Bring your own Beer/wine/champagne/dessert wine)

Games Committee: Aaron, Kevin and Stace

Prize Committee: Tammy (Buy 2 individual gifts and 1 team gift - 8 pax/team)

Group Allocation:
Team Gandhi - sporting picnic sarongs

• Celine
• Kevin
• Tracy
• Daniel
• Helen
• Janice
• Emileen
• Chun

Team Taj Mahal - sporting Gold dot on forehead + Gold sash

• Edwin
• Tammy
• Cheryl
• Amos
• Valerie
• Yiuseng
• Jennifer
• Lily

Team Namaste - sporting white sarong + white sari

• Aaron
• Stacey
• Jerald
• Colin
• Allan
• Connie
• Sharon
• Anna

Team Naan-gu - sporting a moustache

• Jiang
• Lynette
• Jolyn
• Lillian
• TM
• Michael
• Justin
• Ethelyn

So here are the details. Please take note of your responsibilities and which team you are on. Work on knowing your team mates and synchronizing your team style. There will be a team spirit/ best dressed team award!

As usual, you will receive a formal christmas invite from me with the necessary details nearer the date. Do contact me for more details or for further clarifications.

Cheers to a good and joyful Christmas this year!!!!

Henderson Walk recap

Hallo

I hope everybody had fun last last Saturday at the walk. It was certainly invigorating!

Just want to say a special WELL DONE to all those who participated in the walk. It was an excellent form of exercise

We should hold more of such events, its really much healthier. =)

Here are the pictures I took. We've got some good jump shots! haha

I've also added in the slideshow on the right so you can look at it if you want to. Clicking on the slideshow will open a new window and make it bigger..

Cheers
Stacey

National Day Picnic 2008

Hi Everyone!

well..it's just a couple days to our National Day Picnic.. this post shall be provide some information for that day..

TIME: meet at WaterPlace about 5pm (or earlier..if u want to beat the traffic block), I suppose we will probably slowly (or quickly, for those chope-ing land) make our way there at about 5.15 there about.

ATTIRE: Preferably sports wear.. or something you are comfortable in. Those who want to join in the sports and games should wear sports shoes (and maybe bring slippers along). Since it's National Day..maybe we can try wearing something Red, White, Star-ry or Moon-ny =)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Helen: Finger Food (sotong balls...)
Colin: Ice Box, Ball (fun and games) and Picnic Mat (lost?? haha)
Jennifer: Tortillas and Cutlery
Lillian: Otah and Bread
Valerie: Dips
Janice: Fruit Salad
Connie: Jelly Hearts? (Dessert)
Daniel: Drinks and Ice
Jiang: Radio


I have one foldable stool that i would bring..those who have pls do bring it too =)

Kids who want to cycle..ask daddy and mummy to bring bicycle for you..

Well..that's all from me.. see u guys on Saturday =)