of reunion and farewell dinners.

(asher says this is our ancestor. hmmm...)

ah, so the new year holidays are over. i'm proud to say i only ate a total of 4 peanuts! (not including other tidbits lol) So here's brief summary, with as many photos as possible!

day 0 was reunion dinner at uncle francis'. invited a norwegian friend. i must say he was impressed with the house! lol. jie has pictures of the lo hei, will let her post.

day 1 began at ama's. of course, new year is all about tradition, so we just had to carry on the very singaporean tradition of being late. mee sua with red wine chicken - what a way to start the day! caught a bit of kungfu panda as well.
at this point i would like to introduce our newest member of the family - abel yeo.

(come to think of it, josh is the odd one out here...)

visited dad's side as well. dad was so proud, saying that we cleared all the essential visiting on the first day. haha! rested at home, and visited uncle jack. found a new NUS friend.
then was to another dinner at dad's side. yum. my aunty cooks a mean ngoh hiang! no photos though. afterward was a midnight movie - all's well that ends well. total brain kaput. i would advise not paying to watch it ;)

day 2 saw us up bright and early at the airport. thank God for safe driving by yours truely (especially after driving the kangoo to uncle francis'). what a big group we were! and what a ruckus, at 7am in the morning! hannah didn't cry though, i guess she wasn't sad?
i'm kidding lol!

(she looks happy to me!)

(ah, what are farewells without prayer?)

after a healthy mac's breakfast, it was time to go. we made it over to uncle sam's - there was lion dance! and as usual, uncle joe was being naughty.

(F1? "how i survived lion dance" by lincoln yeo, 2009)

Headed to Josh's. Supposed to sleep, ended up play RA3 with him. Lincoln slept for us lol. Then to eno's for a lil' chill! they have a dog now. watched a christian stand up comedian, ate, played with the dog, ate... you get the general idea.

And now... day 3 farewell dinner for the two @ minori, joshua's (gasp!) treat! overseas people, claim your free treat from josh when you're back! it was crazy - guess our stomachs aren't what they used to be! the next table was weird too - one guy, and the rest (about 8) girls! haha. we had complimentary lo hei, so we spouted whatever japanese proverbs we could think of - wasabi, kamikaze...

(rise of the zombies)

(what's this you sell?)

Ah well. soon only liern, josh, lincoln and myself left.

come back soon!

Realised i haven't had the time to update the blog!

Well...just to recap! Spent a saturday morning at the famous borough market, near london bridge, where you have to eat the 1.50 Oysters. The market sells the best coffee (monmouth coffee), good tea and huge logs of cheese. Ate oysters, a scallop and tried some sausages. Interesting, and will surely go back!

Then had a legal london tour, check out the legal wigs and a picture of Lincoln's inn, the most 'atas' inn for barristers in London. (for the aristocrats in the past; produced many prime ministers)

Finally, went to the Chelsea Stadium once again, after 7 years. It was a cold day, tickets cost 21 pounds, and got to see them score 3 goals! Worth the money, worth the experience! Will definitely go back for another, if i can afford it.

Yang

FAMILY FORCE FIVE FREAKING FANTASTIC!!!!!!

You know, I hardly blog guys, but......

Family Force 5.

Suprise gig in Sydney.

FREAKING. INCREDIBLY. AWESOMELY. BLOODY. FANTASTIC.

Was $15 well spent. Went to the show that night, with a no-name band, New Empire, and Family Force 5, and it freaking rocked. It was crazy. I still have a bad ringing in my ears, and I'm still jigging to the music which I left behind about an hour and a half ago. Its going to be a long time before I get over the concert. It was a pretty small room, but it was an incredible performance, a display of dazzling musicianship and stage moves. The psychedelic awesomeness of the show can be summed up with one phrase; "keytar, a lead singer with hulk gloves, and a guitarist who danced on the bar."

Best thing was, I went there early with a friend, as I was walking down the street, lo and behold, the lead singer of Family Force 5 was sitting there on a bench. So I got to meet him, take a photo, and afterwards, the rest of the band, as they came to meet with him. Nice guys, and an AWESOME FREAKING SHOW.

Bad phone pictures dont do this show justice. Not nearly. Never in a million years.


During their soundcheck.


Concert in full swing. They headbang and dance like nobody's business.


He seriously had silver hulk gloves, and he seriously performed with them on (see, he's punching the air).


Thats the lead singer, Soul Glow Activator, when I met him on the street (awesome); really really nice guy, and AWESOME!

Pre-CNY

Supper @ 168 last night, after XYQ and attending a wake.
Quote of the night: (at my side of the table) ' would you rather be a hot guy or a cool guy? ' - divinia

(what is pastor and cheryl staring at? hmmm...)

Bye bye hannah :(

(she obviously loves her brother)

(that is actually san san's arm, can you believe it?)

(a lil' bit of hawaii in calvary)

Ah yes, introducing the mattress monster:

(me like mattress!)

almost

just missing one or two...

Ahhh~ the good stories bout Ahhh~ Gong.

Yes as the message states:

"The Stories of Ah-Gong"
as told by:Uncle Wee Lee

Story 1:The "Totto Strength"
This story is about Ah-Gong gaining strength when the buying Totto comes. (Ah yes Cor-Yang... the amazing things Ah-Gong can do when Totto is involved.) As Ah-Gong had just finished lunch with Uncle Wee Lee, him and Uncle Wee Lee went to buy the weekly or more like Semi-Weekly Totto. Ah-Gong was complaining of leg pain etc...So Uncle Wee Lee said,"Ok lor...that means you can't go and buy Totto lor." All of a sudden, Ah-Gong ''gained magical strength'' to go buy his totto.

Story 2:The Early morning Laxative
This Story will not be posted until deemed fit by Cor-Yang, who was present.

Story 3:The Wandering Ah-Gong.
This happened just before I went to stay with Uncle Wee Lee for the first time in my holiday, when Cor-Yang was still around. Uncle Wee Lee told me this a few times and to me, a few different versions. During this time Ah-Gong was allowed to go buy Totto...On his own, this incident made Uncle Wee Lee not let him go out on his own, being a caring son. Ah-Gong went to buy his Totto as per normal and next thing he knew, he was in a ''land unknown''(according to him, yes I asked).In fact, he had wondered a few Kms away from the ''Chang-ri-la'' and had fainted due to heat(according to Uncle Wee Lee) and had minor injuries but had to go to hospital anyway to make sure nothing was wrong.

All this is a interpretation of Uncle Wee Lee's stories in my eyes. More stories when I remember or hear.

Asher
Ah-ter
Sio-ter
Pui-ter
Pa-Pui
Lil Burnt Rooster~