It started with a not-so-simple Nativity Scene in St. Ignatius church… The stable with the manger They depicted the whole village scene Complete with a small market Then, it continued with an actual fir tree. Specifically, a 3-feet tall Noble Pine tree. Before After my decorating skills! I have a Rudolph Then came the food...
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Bitten by the Craft Bug
During my hospitalisation leave, I was bitten by the craft bug. Specifically, the crochet bug. It started with this: Which was eventually turned into this: You probably have to tilt your head to the right. It’s a small pouch and I made it as a Christmas present for Moon. I made a purple one for...
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And I turn 30
Topic: Melissa’s 30th BirthdayVenue: Fremantle Fish Market, Clarke QuayTheme: Sentimental CircusDress Code: Pink and Black How many people adhered to the dress code? 5 out of 18! There was tooooo much food! I made a guestbook which allowed all of my friends to write messages alongside some old photos which we took ages ago. ...
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Celebrating at Marina Bay Sands
Last Sunday was my parents’ 35th wedding anniversary and they celebrated in style at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) for a 1 night staycation. It started off with the whole family having lunch at Carnivore where we stuffed ourselves with lots of meat! Yes…we’re absolutely carnivorous!! LOL. After lunch was the check-in! This is the view...
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Hearty Italian at La Braceria
I have no idea who recommended La Braceria to my bro but he suggested that we go there for dinner so my family did. First up, I am constantly amazed at how all these restaurants in Bukit Timah survive very well despite the horrible lack of parking and not being the most accessible by public...
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Simple Life with Complexity – What One Can Learn From the Amish
Strangely riveting. That’s my reaction to the BBC documentary on the Amish. When I chanced upon this video on YouTube, I thought that it would just be an interesting insight into the Amish culture, which is relatively unknown to this part of the world. How wrong I was. What initially started out as your typical...
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Dad’s Birthday Celebrations 2013 at Catalunya
This year, we didn’t celebrate our parents’ birthdays together because Mum had a special 60th birthday party. So, for Dad, we decided to go to the Spanish restaurant Catalunya located at Fullerton Pavilion. For starters, we ordered some tapas, like cod fritters (above) and bread with tomato and olive oil (below). The cod fritters were...
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Mum’s 60th Birthday Bash
04/15/201303/26/2020Birthdays, Customised Orders, Family, Food, Friends, Parties, Peranakanby melfann
I plan events for a living so planning my mum’s semi-surprise 60th Birthday Party was a bit of a walk in the park. First – the presents! I created a scrapbook where I instructed everyone to think of their favourite memory of my mum and to then write it down. I included really old photos...
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Halia @ Raffles Hotel
They took away Seah Street Deli at Raffles Hotel and replaced it with Halia!! Can’t complain since I’m not a fan of Seah Street Deli nor have I eaten at Halia before so this was a nice place to try out with the family. Mum ordered a starter of roasted carrot soup with olive oil...
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Alistair’s 1st Birthday
How time flies. It seemed like only a few months ago that I attended Alistair’s 1st month party and carried him in my arms while he slept. Now, he’s a very heavy 1 year old who is able to shake his head to say ‘no’ and will pick who to carry him. Part 1 of...