Last Week

We met Mickey and Minnie, thank you Tomo

Ace Cafe

To paris

Rose bakery again

the perfect tart

He likes it too

ohhhh look at that. I want it!

art . tom sachs

Miniature working elevator. I was intrigued. 

More food. I ♥ Yakisoba, even not so nice ones.

very good chicken at Montmartre

top of Montmartre

got Birthday Boy this 

but he wanted this

Happy Birthday and goodnight 

Singapore, Friends and food

 Yusheng is often served as part of a multi-dish dinner, usually as the appetizer due to its symbolism of "good luck" for the new year. Some would consume it on Renri, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, although in practice it may be eaten on any convenient day during Chinese New Year (1st to 15th Day).

The base ingredients are first served. The leader amongst the diners or the restaurant server proceeds to add ingredients such as the fish, the crackers and the sauces while saying "auspicious wishes" (吉祥话 or Jíxiáng Huà) as each ingredient is added, typically related to the specific ingredient being added. For example, phrases such as Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) are uttered as the fish is added, as the word Yu (余), which means "surplus" or "abundance", sounds the same as the Chinese word for fish (yu, 鱼).

All diners at the table then stand up and on cue, proceed to toss the shredded ingredients into the air with chopsticks while saying various "auspicious wishes" out loud, or simply "撈起, 撈起". It is believed that the height of the toss reflects the height of the diner's growth in fortunes, thus diners are expected to toss enthusiastically.

Marcus, aged 8. Pack horse, haha!

Michelle and Janice, Ps Cafe.

Michelle and Sally, House at Dempsey

Eve and Me.

at Papa Palheta again.

Birds at Raffles Hotel

Eric Clapton concert.

Joe Cheng and Karen

Daryl joined me in Singapore, He likes the heat.

We went to Croc Farm.

They are very big and scary. I kept thinking they were going to jump up and eat us.

They are breed mainly for their skins.

Chinese New Year in Singapore

Some sort of stew. Pork belly, fish fat?

Stock for shark fins

our steamboat dinner. my nephew, lucas! first one on the table wins.

chinese new year morning. Everyone looks very sleepy.

the 3 troublemakers, marcus, audrey and lucas armed with oranges.

trouble maker no.1 was told to stand in a corner.

most kids love the pool

but this one wouldn't leave.

the night before, eat leftovers at janice's

the host.

sasha

bang

more to come!