It's My Bro's Bday!

My collegues are sharp... very sharp. By the end of the week of the relocation my seat, the ones sitting next to me are aware that I have internet access (somehow) without me making an official announcement. I never meant to be obcure about it, since we do ultilise the Internet to operate our cases.

By Thursday, I have been requested for online favours ranging from checking firm emails or legal websites, downloading documents to finding out the results of American Idol, whereby I discovered that the majority are Kris Allen supporters. I listened to Kris's Heartless cover on the radio and I thought it was really hot. (Geez I sound so Paris. As in Hilton.)

BUT it is a little creepy that people watch you silently and are aware of what's going on your monitor screen without your realization...

Mum is throwing a birthday tea/dinner party for my brother tomorrow evening. (Actual birthday is next Wednesday) Mum is ultilizing her summer house to its full social potential. She had an air conditioner installed in there recently. (All we need left is a fountain, carp and garden lights...) Heard that we're expecting around 60 people or more attending the event.

I saw the menu from the caterer (First Coffee Shop) and it looks seriously good. Sneak preview of the few I remember: fried chicken, beef rendang, nuggets, fries, sausages, prawn fritters, chicken curry, fried noodles, fruits, orange juice. We're trying to get a 2kg Mango Mousse Cake and balloons tonight. An aunt is contributing Tiramisu. *prepares to swim in food*

Steamboat on Mother's Day

We had a successful BBQ and we had a successful steamboat party. What next? Conveyor belt sushi? We shall have Tommy and Milo acting as the conveyor belt (Shin Chan joke).

We had meatballs, fish, 4 types of noodles, mushrooms, eggs and plenty of veggies.

We threw all the food into that amazingly huge pot of soup which was boiled almost immediately with our induction plate. Remember the traditional gas option? Boiling time was cut to 1/4.


As usual, there was the adults table (with alcohol; Uncle Fee holds the bottle gleefully)...


...and the children's table (with orange juice).


The pot filled with goodness.


So good that everyone was fixated on what was inside the pot.


With much patience, I finally got to scoop food out of the pot. I <3 Yee Mee.


I overate as usual... because the food was so good.


We had cake.
My selection of mangoes were of 50% accuracy. (Next time should ask the mango lover to buy mangoes, you know who you are.)


I'm so colour coordinated today.


The adults were so impressed with the technology of webcamming that everyone wanted to take turn to appear in front of the camera to wave to Xian.


When we took this picture, I asked Uncle Mike to include Xian in the shot so that he would at least have some involvement in tonight's event. He's gonna be tagged in FB as that fuzzy little green thing on the monitor beside me.


Meh & Hun Yee.


Bought flowers for all the mamas that night. I was lucky, apparently Ipoh has nearly run out of flowers.


Mama and her 4 kiddos. Yes, I said 4.