Delighted

Dear Tiff,

I'm utterly delighted. :)

Oh Tiff, thank you so much for the additional surprise. I finally collected the gifts from Miko.

Thanks for the Nike tees, Jazz's photos and the wonderful book. I'm so glad that I haven't got around to buying Emily Giffin's latest book. This book is wonderful, I've already started reading it and I can't stop. It's sOoOo engaging!

And I can't wait to buy some pretty photo frames for Jazz's studio photos. She's such a doll :).

Thank you for the sweet message. Oooh, Jazz scribbles pretty well too :)

I haven't been up to anything much lately. Have been busy at work trying to wrap things up before I go for my buying trip in Bangkok this weekend.

I so need a break.

Can't wait till this Friday. Will be back on Tuesday. :) *Super excited already*

I heard from Miko that you guys will be coming back to Msia sometime in March. Is that so? Cos I'm really excited, I bought some more dresses for Jazz and I can't wait to see her in it.

Ooh, I miss you guys so much. Come back soon k?

Much love,
Carrie

Happy Birthday mummy dearest!

Today is the queen's birthday.

Last night, we went to Neway Karaoke @ One Utama to celebrate. Yups, my family loves to sing. So what better way than to combine the two - eating and singing - for a jolly good celebration.

We kids got mum a speedy canvas bag as her pressie.

She loves the bag. So do I. :p

For those of you wondering which LV bag i'll be getting my hands on (refer to this post if you wanna know what I'm talking about). Well, I've decided to get the neverfull bag first, the speedy later (cos I no longer have the luxury to splurge). At the meantime, I shall borrow mum's speedy till I get my own speedy:P.

Killing 2 birds with 1 stone. ehehe

OK Ok, back to mum's birthday...

Well, that was the very first time our family has gone out together for karaoke. My siblings and I normally go karaoke-ing separately with our own friends. My pops will go with their old buddies as well.

So, it was actually quite fun doing this together. Our songs selection range was really broad, we're talking - 50's/60's all the way to present. Talk about diversity of interest.


Dad getting ready to sing.

Me singing renditions from Faye Wong (she's my absolute favourite singer).

Gotta salute my brother. He's the only sibling who could read Chinese very well. I actually memorise most of Ms Faye's songs using pinyin, can't really read well.

Dad crooning to his favourite oldies. The king has really powerful and mesmerizing voice. Bravo!

My sisters doin their thing!



Me, Mum, Dad.



3 sisters :)



Mum showing off her speedy. It's more because of the fact that the gift came from her darlings than becos it's a LV.



Our shy mum finally singing. She did a duet with dad. :)




Dad and bro singing the Happy Birthday song to mum.



Youngest > Young > Younger. Not gonna reveal the age differences. :P



You can tell who was happiest that night, can't you? :)


Mum, we wish you a very happy birthday! May your youth be renewed everyday and that you'll always be surrounded by love everywhere. We hope to have many many many more celebrations with you and dad in future.

We all love you mummy! Muahhh..

I'm a big big girl in a big big world..

Dear Kai ma,

Happy new year! *hug hug kiss kiss*

i'm very busy these days cos my schedule is so full. i was so bushed from playing all day long yesterday. i'm a busy busy bee kai ma.

Just woke up from my nap and i can't wait to play with all my new toys. Papa and mama got them for me for xmas. Yes yes, i know they love me very much. i love love love them too!

Here, let me show you my toys. i'm so excited.
They are impressive, rite?

Daddy got me this tunnel as pressie. So cool!




Peek-a-boo!





Thanks 4 the lovely dress kaima :). it's really sweet. As u can c, i've already rushed mummy 2 put it on me eventhough it's still a lil long 4 me. Nevermind, i'll grow up fast fast.





We took this picture on Xmas morning.




Us girls - me, mummy and Xiao Huan.

Checking out my pressies with daddy :)

Trying out the new comb (my very first) from mummy!

Grandma got me a dancing musician Rudolph. Cool ehhh!!! Papa took a video shot of me "interacting with" Mr Rudolph. i hope mama will send u the video soon.



i like all the pressies i got for Xmas.
Oh ya, u c the t-shirt? Mama said that u n i are both "VIPs"- very important princesses. But sorry ya, the t-shirt does not come in ur size - mama said so.


OoOo..mama gave me my 1st comb too



Kai ma i gtg. i think i need 2 poo-poo. just heard a "pooot" sound :p



Love n kisses

Jazzlyn

Runaway maid SHITuation

Sigh..

When I awoke this morning, I was a lil apprehensive as to why the house was still so dim at 8am.

I was also wondering to myself why there wasn't any food on the table.

When I was finally done, I went downstairs to grab a bite before leaving. Surprisingly, mum was standing by the dining table. Asking us (me and my bro) what we wanted for breakfast.

Puzzled, I asked, "eh, how come you're preparing breakfast this morning?"

She exclaimed, "Cos your maid ran away!"

OMG, never would we have thought Faridah is the kind who'd run away. Of all the maids, she has been one of the best. And she's one of the the nicest too. It's tough to find someone who's so loving and can take care of my doggies so well too. sigh..

There were absolutely no tell-tale signs at all. sigh.

I can't possibly understand why she'd run away. We've always been nice to her and had never mistreated her in any ways. In fact, we always treat her as part of the family. We buy her gifts and take her out too. She'll be difficult to replace. :(

Now, mum is left to do all the housework. I feel so bad. Also, her birthday is coming up. It's this Thursday and I hope she doesn't feel too stressed out with the lost of a good helper.

I'm feeling quite sad this morning..It feels as if i've lost someone dear. Arrgh, I hate this feeling!!! It's totally unbearable!!!

Food tasting at JW Marriot

Shukz asked me, Mich and Ching to come along for her food tasting @ Marriot last Saturday. The couple wanted extra opinions as to the kind of dishes they should serve on their wedding reception.

Mich was really a pro in this area. She was giving the couple lots of tips and ideas, one was such: "You see this yellow towel they're serving? This colour will clash with your theme".

The rest of us actually took for granted that the yellow towel was not the actual towel that was gonna be used that night.

But we were so wrong. The waiter confirmed that everything will be "as is". Thanks to Mich's sharp eye, we added lotsa comments on areas that needed to be improved on/changed entirely.

Mich and I were running a lil late as we had to go to Damansara Perdana to return her rented costumes before heading off to Marriot.

But we were glad we didn't miss much. They've just started on the first dish when we arrived. :)


#1 Hot and Cold Dish Combination

I was glad I didn't miss this dish. This is the one dish that I actually look forward to during Chinese wedding dinners.

However, only 2 out of the 4 dishes here were good - the baby octopus ala japanese and the mixed fish cake.

The jelly fish and thai style chicken were a big disappointment.

We requested to change the latter, or...

We can have this one to replace the hot and cold dish combo.


#1 Seafood Ceviche with Lime Mango Mayo and Spanish Marinated Olives

This fusion dish came from the western kitchen. We thought it'd be rather unique to serve this as appetizer instead of the typical chinese dish above (since it wasn't that great to start with anyway).

Only thing was, the portion was a lil too small for a chinese wedding. It'll be great if served in a fine-dining place, however knowing we Chinese are so kiasu, we actually anticipate lotsa comments/complains about the size of the serving. Especially when this is going to be the "first" dish.

Chances are everyone will likely be famished and the portion will not be enough.

Therefore, we requested the following:
To add more greens (salad) as side dish, to make the portion larger. To increase the portion of prawns. And we couldn't locate any olives at all. Therefore, they need to add more olives.

The parents and the in-laws.
On the left - Hsien Yu's parents.
Right - Shuk Yee's parents (obviously).

The bride-to-be Shukz, Ching, and Mich.




Shukz's dad was super entertaining. He was sharing some funny politician jokes with us. Typically, our fave S#my was mentioned.





Like mother like daughter.
Awww..Isn't Shukz looking radiant here?

#2 Braised Shark's Fin Soup with Shredded Chicken and Crab Meat.

MmMmmm...just look at the broth. Every single strand of shark's fin visible here. Damn alot wei!

We had absolutely no complaints at all!

We were kinda hoping to have an "option" to choose for soup. Perhaps a different type of shark's fin soup? LOL!

Talk about being greedy. :P

Another option dish - the chicken.

#3 Traditional Crispy Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers (from the Chinese kitchen)

This dish was about as typical a chinese wedding chicken dish as you can get. It was good, but nothing great.

OR...

#3 Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach and Feta Cheese Served with Mustard Sauce (from the Western kitchen)

We loved how the chicken was roasted to perfection. The cheese practically oozed out as soon it was cut. YuMmm..

We decided to go with this in-line with the fusion theme.

We added a comment to remind the hotel to ensure that proper cutleries were provided to the guests that night. We cannot possibly be eating this with chopsticks, can we?

The best dish of the day!!

#4 Honey Grilled Prawns.

One word - Perfect!

I can't stop thinking about the prawns. They were super huge, succulent and juicilicious.

We had to double check with the waiter and the head of chef (we call him Ah Keung kor hehe) to confirm if they'll be giving us prawns the exact size (as big) that night. Ah Keung kor said they'll ensure that the exact amount (say 1 kg) will be given. The size of the prawns will depend solely on the catch.

Prawns bigger and fatter than my thumb okay!
I am practically missing them prawns now. The sweet sour sauce complemented the prawns perfectly.

#5 Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Supreme Soy Sauce

Erm..it was pretty disappointing. I could smell the sandy/soil smell from the fish when I was eating this dish.

We were thinking of changing the Sea Bass to Patin fish (for a steamed dish) or to change it to Thai style fish as a safer option (cos this is a confirmed good dish).

Next up, Siew Ching's fave dish.

#6 Braised Broccoli with Beancurd Skin and Chinese Black Mushrooms

I'm not a fan of this dish, but Ching said this was good.

We then left the room to camwhore a bit (I could only upload this picture, the rest of them seemed to have been corrupted :(.

We returned in time to catch the last dish - desserts! (we missed the seafood fried rice)

#8 Lotus Seed Pancakes
#9 Double Boiled Longan, Lotus Seeds and Red Dates with Ginger.

I absolutely loved the ginger soup becos it was so so..ginger-ish :P.
I was too busy chowing the pancakes and gulping the soup to even bother taking a picture of the soup. LOL!

But then again, the best dish (no doubt) was still the prawn.

And after a week, I'm experiencing some serious honey grilled prawn withdrawals..

Anyone wanna go Marriot with me this weekend? :P

In love again...

I know many of you will "sound" me when I write this post. :p

But I absolutely can't contain it any longer.

I am in love...

With Louis Vuitton bags again! :). For those of you who know me, I've sorta swayed towards Gucci for a some time now. And I'm now in love with my old flame again ;)

When the SA showed me this Monogram Canvas Neverfull bag, i didn't think much of it. In fact, i didn't think it was nice (at the time). Somehow, after seeing it over and over again (on LV's website), I'm actually growing very fond of it. The more i see it, the more I like it.

I personally think this is THE BAG la. The very next LV bag I can't wait to get my hands on. :)

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Neverfull GM $665.00

But then, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. Cos I've always wanted a speedy bag. It's such a classy piece, don't you think? Before the Neverfull bag, I've already made up my mind that my next LV will be a Speedy.

Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Speedy 30 $620.00

Styled after the iconic travel Keepall, the Speedy 30 is the ideal city bag. With a roomy interior, classic satchel shape and fine-quality finishes, a luxurious bag for every day. :)

One question though, if you were to go for a speedy, which one would you prefer?
The Monogram Canvas speedy above? OR the Damier Azur speedy below?

Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Speedy 30 $620.00

And then there's this one..

Louis Vuitton Monogram Mini Lin Croisette Marina GM $1,500.00

This Monogram Mini Lin striped jacquard with grained calf leather trim bag is inspired by the first Louis Vuitton trunks which were lined in striped canvas."Croisette" refers to the long avenue in Cannes, France which runs along the coastline.

I like how this bag is so versatile. There's a removable cross-shoulder strap with clasp attachments and adjustable buckle. And ooh..don't get me started on the colour.

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The million dollar question....

WHICH BAG?