Final day of YEAR 2009

2009 has been a good year overall. Dave and I thank the Lord for keeping us well, taking care of us and our families and being our God who is ever gracious, faithful and loving towards us.

Had a half day today from work and we decided to have our first yum cha in London at Chinatown. We've found this good spot with local SG/Malaysian dishes, decently priced and just comfort food eg. laksa, nasi lemak, chay kuay tiao, satay, otak,...... Looks like we'll be coming here again and again. Infact, we were just here last night with our frens who were in London visiting!

Ice Kreeeeaaaaammm & Cheeeezeee Cakeee

Christmas morning post?

A nice and quiet time to ourselves on Christmas day. Reminding ourselves of our Saviour's birth. What a joy. No fuss over pressies, nothing... just peaceful. Had a lay in that morning and after breaky, we stepped out for a walk to the park nearby and as we stepped out the main door, I noticed a couple of parcels in the doorway! Wa la! My mum's post had arrived! It must have been there on the 24th, just that we didnt noticed on the way in..... good ole mum is always so faithful in her sending of cards and what have you. Since we were on our way out, I took the present all the way to the park. Great gifts - a book and some accessories.

Christmas skate 09

You couldn't get more natural than this!
Well done dave on your balance.....

SG/AU here we come...

Yum yum....


MmmmMMmmmm....Mangosteens....


Par 3 8th @ Ria Bintan


Dinner with Q (aka IDitchedMyMateInLondonToHangWithDrunkenFrens) @ Ayam Goreng


Dinner at Sushi Suma...


Par 3 5th @ Royal Melbourne West....

Duckies!!

Test

Scots...

Our second trip up to Scotland. A very scenic and serene place. Not only attractive for golf maniacs.


Can this be true?



Dave walking back in time over his passion for the game of golf.



Swilcan bridge on the 18th hole at St Andrews Old Course... ya lah, he had to get on it for a picture too.




Up and down from the 5th's mini pot hole greenside bunker, Royal Aberdeen


Fresh milk from the cows outside.... really yummy and nutritious.



Best fish and chips ever from Anstruther Fish Bar in Fife. Fish from the daily catch at sea. oooh la la.

Box Hill

Located in Kent, about 40mins drive away. Situated slightly on higher grounds, the view was stunning, looking over the South Downs. Mostly private farm lands divided into nice rectangular plots. We had gotten up early that morning (I was baking a cheesecake and dave was at golf) and were feeling sleepy and snoozed out for an hour on the grass under the sun (dun believe others when they say that UK has no sun). Had a bit of a walkabout and finished off with a twister ice cream. Enjoyed the short trip out and looking for more such places.

Annan Court 2009

Summer camp this year was spent with the youths. Found it very encouraging when the youths got up and were present for morning devotions in our small groups by 730am. Wow. could they have that much discipline to get up that early? Amazed they were actually fully awake and receptive to the word of God. The application they wanted to make to their lives were very motivating. Hope we can we a part of these young lives.

Been awhile

Where have we been? Combination of pure laziness and fuss about our daily living I suppose. Been about a month since our folks have returned home and we have just about got back to our routine. Back at the gym now at a mere once a week attendance, knowing I could do a bit more... to make the most out of the gym membership but also to keep fit. Summer is I would say showing signs of coming to an end with temperatures dropping this evening. Daylight hours are also getting shorter each day. It has been a great summer and loved every bit of it. Long weekend upcoming and looking forward to our church's summer camp ahead!

Folks coming round

xxx

Big kid

Always "fascinated" about chocolate. Does it matter whether chocolate is made into eggies, bunnies, froggies or plain bars? Probably just an excuse to buy chocolate when its all nicely packaged and dressed up!!

SNOWED in.....

My childhood dream come true! I have been waiting for the day for either school or work to be declared CLOSED due to snow....

Chinese New Year!

Celebrated CNY over a nice and pretty authentic singaporean meal amongst our discussion group at church. The kids joined us too and had a table on their own, just like how we usually do it back home. Smallish restaurant, where 27 of us took up almost the whole place. Many performed the lou hei for the first time! Was fun and memorable for all. (Not to mention the long drive home due to the snow fall, some had to drive as far as they could and then leave their cars on the street and walk home!)