Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Macau, Here We Come!

Macau Day 1 | 28 April 2011

The Lims had another fantabulous holiday back in end April to Macau and HK. Andy planned for almost everything. There were 4 of us, my niece–Kelly, my inlaws and inlaws' 8 more friends flying together. Yep, total 15 of us flying together.

Holiday started from the early flight with Tiger Airways to Macau.
It was mere 6am in the morning,
and Chloe was too excited about the whole trip!


At the stroller, in the cabin.


Work was crazy and I barely slept for 2 hours the night before.


Reached Macau Int'l Airport 3 hour and 40 minutes later,
and the kids were busy navigating around with the map...


Didn't manage to check-in to the hotel yet,
so we strolled out right after our lunch.

First stop, Fisherman's Wharf. Sadly, it was deserted and clearly over-rated..
Weather was pretty cooling though..


One thing we really loved about Macau was the free bus services from one casino to the other. So, we moved on to The Venetian soon after...

Andy and the inlaws were soon nowhere to be found (kidding!)
Well, the casino were clearly tempting... That place resembles a lot like Genting Highlands, a bigger and more elegant one of course!

I took a break with the children at Starbucks,
thankfully it was big and spacious enough for Bosco to roam around!


Checking his sleeping jie jie!


"OK, checked! Chloe jie jie is sleeping...
So, does that mean that we can get to have more share of that pie?"


The superb char-siew-pie served only in Macau... I think!


~~yumz~~

Next, more on The Venetian and our duck dinner..

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Medan in March | Memorable Last Day

Had sumptuous lunch at Grandma's and discovered this 100yo treasure bowl


Andy busy posing with the nieces again


Giselle sure loves him!!


The Girls' last deal on their hello kitty cards


The sleepy banker who got knocked out after the game...


Dinner at the restaurant Samudra, next to the Polonia Airport


All in all, a lovely balik kampung getaway for me and family.


We could now do this in a yearly basis!! :)

Friday, May 13, 2011

Medan in March | When The Lights Went Out

6th day in Medan

It was our 2nd last day and we so lucky that we only started to experience the 'no-electricity-night' during this trip. We had a so-so dinner at Duck King. That place was clearly over-rated. Nothing came close like Taipan. Pui!

But the company still counts!! :)
Kids: Alvin, Jaze, Chloe and Bosco


One of the few family shots


non stop eating~~


hanging out at J W Marriott Medan for free aircon
while waiting for the electricity to resume


Girls' Generation wannabes

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Medan in March | Birthday Feast

Andy's birthday dinner at Taipan Restaurant, Medan


Sumptuous meal.. nom nom nom...




Us, minus Bosco who sleeps throughout the dinner






The adult table


and the children's corner


We uncovered a few more iPhone junkies during the trip :)

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Medan in March | Andy's Birthday

4th Day | Andy's Unforgettable 32th Birthday

Rochelle, Chloe and Bosco waiting for birthday man to wake up...


Chloe and Jaze couldn't wait any longer,
so they broke the eggs and savoured the birthday mian xian prepared by mum

side track a little: look how much they've grown up here

There, birthday man posing with his 'girlfriends' again


Perhaps charm gets better with age?


Bro treated us lunch at Sushi Tei, Sun Plaza


Yummy birthday cake from Clovers Bakery Shop


Children gazed in awe at the candle lights..


Happy Blessed Birthday Man


Now everybody's waiting for her piece of cake...


Andy's most touching present of the year:
A birthday doodle by Michelle, my niece..


Next up, the awesome birthday dinner at Taipan...

Medan in March | That Perfect Family Portrait

3rd Day | A Fruitful Family Photos Taking

Home Rehearsal before getting to the studio - perfect!


A not very cooperative boy in the studio
(hungry, sleepy and scared of my makeup! gosh!)


Jovial Chloe with her own choice of Strawberry costume


The previews we saw were pretty okay, I like the big group shot which include the 15 of us. But I have yet to obtained any soft copies of the photos til date. Will post once I got them.

Following that, we had local Indon dinner at Pondok or Daun Pisang (..can't remember well, just remember it has to do with banana aka pisang)

Posing with our Avocado shake~~


Everyone's famished after a long session at the studio


The food was real good and rich in tastes and chillies


But the price was similar to Cemara Asri, in contrast to the small portion served


So Len, Cemara Asri is still the best must-visit!! hehehee

Friday, April 15, 2011

Medan in March | Kids Rules

A Happy 2nd Day at Medan

Shopping with the kids




Kids queuing up to give kisses *aww*


..and to take photos with Andy


Kids Rocks!!