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Ashley's latest drawing

Here is Ashley's intepretation of daddy! I then asked her to write down her name on it. Not bad I guess,.... The only thing I worry is that daddy's got a Big Head and Thin Legs....!?

Guess Who?

We came across this old pic in our photo album,.... Do you see the resemblance?

Shenzhen trip....continued

Among the animals Ashley and Colleen saw at the zoo

(L) Feeding the Tigers


(R) Stinky Camels. Ashley's first reaction.

(L)Mellman the Giraffe



(R) The Panda. Too bad, a bit camera shy!




We also visited the Sea World in Shenzhen. Almost like Ancol, Jakarta (went there with Danica, Tabi, and Chloe during Harvest Festivals holidays). Here however, here we were allowed to pet the dolphins.






Posing with Dolphins. Colleen looking on with curiosity!








(L) Mommy with Colleen at the entrance

(R) Bubble girl with bubble dad!


The highlight of Shenzhen is the Window Of The World Theme Park. Here, it displays all the miniature form of popular landmarks around the world like The Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids, Niagara Falls, Notre Dame,…. But somehow Petronas Twin Tower don’t have,…. Hehehehe! It also has a sky train going around the park so that you can have an arial view of he whole park.





(L) Mini Egypt

(R) "Niagara Falls"







(L) The Eiffel Tower


(R) View from top! Can see Hong Kong from here!


Of course when its time for Justin and Sydney to go back, papi and mami was a bit sad. But its okay,… they still have these two to entertain them,…..!

Shenzhen Trip

Last Raya, we had a family reunion at Shenzhen. Dea, Qing, Justin, and Sydney flew in from Chicago to meet up with their Wai Kong and Wai Po! Qings parents lives in Shenzhen, so they were kind enough to take care of us while we are there,... you know lah, having a local is always helpful when you are in a foreign place.

(L) First meeting!


We stayed in Taizi Hotel, Shekou, west of Shenzhen. We can see Hong Kong from where we were, and it appears that we can take a car ride and drive to Hong Kong,... but unfrtunately,....not enough time. Papi & mami were content enough just to stay in Shenzhen and hang out with thier grandchildrens.

(L) Colleen, Justin, Ashley, & Sydney

(R) Papi & Mami with Wai Kong & Wai Po




Among the interesting places we visited was the Zoo. Ashley enjoyed feeding with the animals, Colleen somehow enjoyed the safari ride better. I used some of the Madagascar characters so that Ashley could relate the cartoon to the actual animals.

(L) Safari Ride

(R) Horse feeding. We wanted Colleen to feed the horses too, but she ate the carrot instead... hahaha!


To be continued....

Missing my girls

For the past three weeks, I was in KK, and KL. I have to go out coz my tourist visa to Indonesia expired. So took the time to do some matters like passport and international drivers license etc.

At first, siok juga ada "Holiday", but all that time, i kept on thinking about Ashley and Colleen. Intan told me by phone that Ashley sometimes woke up and look for me,.... have to say that, all those time apart,... I miss my girls.



When I came,....I noticed Ashley kind of clingy towards me,... could be missing me, or just dont want to lose her daddy again.

The Flower Girl

Early this month, Ashley was asked to become a flower girl for our friend Mila. She enjoyed being one since she like playing princess. Her partner in crime is a 5 year old girl named Jane. (unfortunately, I was in KL, so I couldn’t see her in action….tsk tsk). Sometimes I found myself amazed by how fast she grows. Today flower girl, then bridesmaid,…. After that the Bride herself,……ahem!! According to Intan, they did a good job. But, behind the scene, both of them played outside the church macam monyet! Hahahahah…

Jakarta Trip

Okay,.. last month,...during Harvest Festival Holidays,... Tom & Didi decided to visit us in Jakarta for a week,... (Aawww,....how sweet!....actually they got free tickets from Air Asia bah!)

So being the kind host that Intan and I were,... we brought them jalan in Jakarta lah,... Places of interest that we went was Ancol,... (something like Sunway Theme Park).

In Ancol itself has a lot of diffrent places to go,... didnt get to go all of them,... but we did manage to go to the Aquarium (just like Aquaria KLCC), see the dolphins,... and also the 4D theater!



We also went to Bandung where we visited the famous "Factory Outlet". Here we let the kids play at the amusement park while the mommies and daddies go jalan-jalan,...hahahah! Ashley and her cousins Danica & Tabitha,... boleh tahan,... berani juga naik the Ferris Wheel!

And by the way,... Thanks Aunty Jenny for letting us stay at you place!

We took the train back to Jakarta by train,... Actually,... this was my first train ride too,... hahahaha. Well at least can get to experience it first hand with my family.



Its the girls who enjoyed the trip the most. Although its havoc having all five cousins together, but it was fun! They left a week later,... Ashley was sad at first,... but we managed to bribe her with some Barbie scoolbags,...hehehehe. Well,... cannot wait for the next holidays.

Colleen's 1 Year Old Celebration

Time flies so fast. One blink, and then the next thing I know,....Colleen is already one year old.

Actually we celebrated her birthday is on 21st May,... tapi lambat post bah.

Now, I cant wait to see her running around and playing with Ashley.

FINALLY,...AN UPDATE IN ALMOST A YEAR

I'm really sorry for not updating this blogs. I could give you a million reasons, but I wont......pls forgive me!

We are in Jakarta now. Our friend Vimi is here visiting us while she do some shopping.

In the mean time, here's the latest pics of Ashley and Colleen.

HOI,...UPDATE BAH!

It has been a while since we update our blog. If say no time,... not entirely true juga. Just didnt get around to do update. Sorry ya.

Anyways,... as of today,.... Intan's tummy is BIG already.... (and may get Bigger dia bilang). As for Ashley,... she is at the stage where she must have a dose of Barney daily..... right now she got a good collection of Barney VCD's.


The packers will come tomorrow to box everything up to be ship back KK, so I reckon,... the house will be quite a mess. But on the flip side,... it will be nice to go back home juga.

Here's the latest pics from Ashley.





Hee hee,... amacam? Ashley looks like she got a hangover,...ka ka ka!

WE ARE EXPECTING OUR SECOND BABY!

Okay Announcement! We are expecting our second baby! The doc estimated the due date to be 31st May,... ngam-ngam Kaamatan lagi tuh.

Anyways, we added a ticker so that we can follow the countdown to the day.

She's a girl!,..and we already chosen her a name,.... wait till she comes out and then finalize lah. Can't wait to see how's she going to look like. By then, there will be FIVE GIRLS in this picture,.... hahahahah!

Christmas Holiday

Okay,...ini mungkin cerita last year,..but I want to blog about it juga coz its not easy for my family and Intan's family to get together. Especially with all family members are spread far apart.

Our year end vacation started at around 15th December,... My bro-in- law family flew in from US, Intan's parents and younger bro flew in from Indonesia, and we converged in Singapore. We spent around 5 days there, to relax, catch up,...and shop. Its pretty amazing because three families, from US, Indonesia, and Malaysia, meet up in Singapore for holiday. Not an easy feat considering getting all "required" documents done, like visa's, before getting together.


With Aunty Qing and cousin Justin.(left)

The three cousins,... Justin, Ashley, and Sydney.(right)


Sitting on Orchard Rd with Grandpa & Grandma.(left)

Dea, Intan, Denny, and the kids!.(right)


We even managed to meet up with oom Iwan, tante Yul, and Ika. Uncle Iwan (right)and aunty Yul were already in Singapore earlier, and Ika (left)came to accompany her parents. So it was a pleasant mini Indonesian gathering in Singapore.

In fact, there are other relatives coming to Singapore too for holidays, but unfortunately Intan and I couldn't meet them.

On 21st Dec, we flew back to KK, while Intan's family stayed on in Singapore, to meet up with the KK family! My mom, and sis Didi, fetched us from airport with their brand new Avanza (eisehmen!),...fitting juga lah,...habis banyak luggage kami bawa. She treated us to the newly opened drive-thru McD near UMS. We waited there for Tom to bring Danica & Tabitha, who are anxious to meet Ashley.

The next day. We left Ashley, along with her cousins, to experience life in Daycare. She adapted quickly. Sempat juga jumpa Jeffrey's son, Jordan in Daycare.

With Daycare principal, Aunty Mary. On the right, Jocelyn and Jordan.

Now, I have a new found respect for Daycare teachers. Can you imagine managing 30 kids at a time?!!!

After settling down,.. we had our anticipated Christmas Eve dinner prepared by my sis. Sedaaap. Very well done Didi!


Christmas Eve Dinner and exchanging of gifts.

Ashley got a Barney toy from Aunty Didi...



We continued our vacation by going to Kudat the day after Christmas for some fun and sun. I was excited too coz we get to go to the Tip of Borneo. Pretty amazing experience.

Posing at the Tip of Borneo. I cant help but be at awe.... cool man!

On the left, breakfast time at Kudat Marina. Very hard to get a still pic of all four girls together.



More swimming,.... under the careful eyes of our own "Baywatch" guard.

On the way back, we stopped at one of the Rungus Long House near Kota Marudu. I was very impressed by the enterprising orang kampung. Bought some interesting sourvenirs too.

After a fun filled trip, we went back KK and had some crabs for dinner.

For New Year eve, we went to Nagasaki restaurant for dinner, and went back home after that. We didn't do the dip into the sea ritual to "buang sial", although we had a few humorous stories of it. When we reached home, everyone was beat tired and slept. But Tom and I stayed up to see the Liverpool vs Bolton match on tele.



I think my sister, Pam, went to a countdown party with her friends, coz she wearing the dress & earrings that Intan picked for her for Christmas,...hahahahah! (Looks nice on you by the way)



We hurried back to Singapore via JB on 3rd January, just in time to spend a few more extra days with Intan's family. And then, we sent them back to their respective places.

So, after a hectic time, enjoying each other company, with the shouting and crying of the children, plus the minor sickness like flu that we infect each other.... everybody went back.
Now, as we sit at our JB home,.. we sorta missed the chaotic time we had. Ashley missed her cousins too. Anyway, its always nice to spend time with the family. If God willing, we can get to do this again for 2006.

Goodbye 2005,....Hello 2006

Has been a while since I updated this blog. I'm sure everyone else is also busy towards year end. Anyways, I finally got a chance to sit down and blog.

Everytime, when I reach this point, I find myself asking whether what that I did this past year was right, what I decided was correct... or perhaps could I do it a little different and better. To be honest, I felt I did not give my best effort this year.

To sum up my 2005 in one word,.....COMPLACENT.

Its not something that I want to boast about. It happened and I cant do anything about it now. I did not get that sense of achivement yet. This is what I need to improve on this year.

On the other hand,...being a father along the way really helped. Yes, there may be times when Ashley is driving me mad, but that is insignificant compared to her being with me. Sometimes I still cant believe that I am a father. I think I still didn't potray the real father figure to her yet. Another area I need to improve.

There are time where I was being selfish. I am thankful that my long suffering Intan is still patient enough to put up with my antics. I definitely need to improve on being a better man to her.

Apart from that, I grateful for the good health God mercifully gave me.

So, the question is, ....What to look forward to for 2006?

I most certainly have to improve all the above. The bar was set pretty low last year,... I need to raise it this year. I just pray that God continue to protect and provide for my family, with another blessed addition in my household by mid 2006. THAT I definitely look forward to in 2006.

Oh ya,...there's another thing that I am looking forward to in 2006.......