DADDA'S FATHER'S DAY

Celine posted this card to Dadda for Father's Day

Dadda was 'over the moon' when he received the card and the message written inside...was beautiful...it really 'touched his heart'

This was what mumsie got Dadda for Father's day. Since none of our little ones were around to give him something...& in addition to this Mumsie brought Dadda to Padini..cos mumsie got some vouchers...so Mumsie chose some really " cool " stuff for him... a short sleeve white shirt..a tee shirt...and a sleevless .......? safari jumper...

Open the box and the 4 disc inside -golden in colour Mumsie like this ...never mind whether the music is good or otherwise Any way dadda chose something for himself..."LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA L. S. O. Highlights" Believe it or not...we went to bed with this disc playing thru out the night......

The Hightlight is the DINNER...Mumsie booked a table for 2 @ Holiday Inn ..the Italian Restuarant as usual did something special for Father's Day....This is how their menu looks like!

With candle light and all!!

Dinner came with white or red wine...

Happy happy mumise and Dadda..wonder who is happier?????

According to Zainal their chief waiter...the theme for that night is black and white so every thing is black and white...even the waiter and wairtresses wore black and white...Zainal proudly told us his "checked" black & white shirt is new! (should have taken a photo of him)

The place was well decorated for the occasion.. .They even had a corner for them to take photo of us ...like last year. Hope they don't take one year to give us the photo ..see below

Surprisingly the restaurant was not full....not so many children around to take their dadda out for dinner....???? In fact we met 3 couples (one of them happened to know mumsie's church friend, she came to our table and explained that since all their children are overseas...the three ladies joined up to take thier husbands out) who were celebrating 'Father's Day -minus thier children)

This is the special corner...AFTER DINNER WE WERE TOLD TO HAVE our photo taken here

Wonder if Celine remembered this photo-. Zainal kept this for one year...only gave us last night...taken 2006 Father's Day

Part of the menu

Ya there was a door gift for dadda too...(an American Express folder...to keep cards and cheque book and cash...not bad...dadda can use it for his next hols.

Smoke Duck Breast with garden greens. Accompanied with scallops, apple & cinnamon compote...This is nice.Dadda said the duck smelt

'smoked'

Frruit Sorbet Mumsie had beef with mushroom and black pepper sauce...nice and tender

Dadda had grilled lamb chop with mint herb galic sauce

This 'Almond parfait' with seasonal berries & drizzled with bana emulsion came with a piece of wafer with the words "Happy Father's Day" written on it!!

Dadda took this photo with the MENU

AND MUMSIE WISHED ALL THE FATHERS WHEREEVER THEY ARE..'A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY'........

WINE & DINE EXPERIENCE 2007

Mumsie must admit that nowadays the banking businesness must be very competitive.....cos all of them are trying their best to 'out do' one another....Mumsie have been invited by them to attend their many functions...(only recently did mumsie started to attend their functions with dadda)eg..during the puasa month..to 'buka puasa makan.'...in Hotels or restaurants...HARI RAYA MAKA.N..DEEPAVALI MAKAN...ECT ECT
The above invitation card by HSBC was one of the best cards mumsie recieved..called An Italian Summer at the PUTERI PACIFIC JB. It was quite a 'classy invitation card' inviting Mumsie & Dadda to 'an evening of Italian Indulgence.. =
'An talian Gourmet Dinner ' & -A speech and Wine appreciation session.

Mumsie wasn't sure what was it all about..except that ' a phone call' by mumsie's personal fund manager...promising us a 'wonderful night' and a must to attend...

Nowadays whenever the bank wants to introduce a new Unit Trust Fund...they always invites their clients to the hotel for a BIG MAKAN and some other topic attached...like talk on Feng Shui or Diamond appreciation...ect ect. But tonight we were promised something different..

First and foremost the banguet hall was beautifully decorated for the event......and the service was excellent!

Lucky thing mumsie went straight after work with dadda....so we were 'dressed' for the evening...not in tee shirts or jeans...most of the guests came in evening gowns and 'suits.....

Recently mumsie and dadda had been attending quite a few of these 'outings' but nothing as 'grand' as this.

We were given our seat nos at the entrance and had cocktails before entering the banquet hall..."all very secretive" doors were shut..Then when the doors open we were led to our tables...arranged in long rows...about 30 per row??

Mumsie's table is beautifully decorated with flowers and all

This is the menu.

And each one of us were given 4 glasses of wine..

one white and three red...Then a guy begins to talk about the wine and ' Tasting Metholology'

We were told that proper tasting technique is the first step in deepening our understanding and enjoyment of wine. And mumsie did learn something that night..(Some time ago dadda was too busy to accompany mumsie..so mumsie took David along to Standard Chartered Bank's wine appreciation talk..so this is a refresher course)

No 1 is to see the colour...then swirl and sniff...then sip to sample..was told to hold the 'sip' in our mouth. ..after 15 seconds...., swallow or spit the wine.........simple as that...

Dadda like this apettizer...Grilled focaccia with olive Taoebade

Then panzanella salad with poched prawn...dadda commented that the bread is a bit tough....

Dadda and mumsie likes the wild mushroom and red lentil soup

The seabass with parsley and cream sauce and Beef Tenderloin with Baked Artichoke is nice Vegi = spicy broad bean, brussels sprout, saute garlic spinach and mushroom

This is the tiramisu ...it is goooooood toooo

As we were eating the guy on the stage did the talking..and the 'real topic 'of the evnining was .....3 FUND MANAGERS...(.mumsie was a bit 'tipsy' by then....never drank so much before...and they keep on refilling your wine glasses.) .to remember their 'titles' ect...but can vaguely understands that they keep on repeating that 'THIS IS THE TIME TO INVEST...'So keep your money 'pouring in!!!!"

GRANDMAMA'S BIRTHDAY

Celebrated Grandma's birthday @ 'Chau Yuen'
restaurant...this blueberry cake was baked by Christina

Wonder if you can count the candles...

Grandma trying to 'blow-out' the candles with mumsie trying to help by fanning the candles...before grandma showers her spittle on to the cake!!!

This year KFC couldn't make it cos he is in Vietnam

Not many people only about 3O of us

Guess how many candles....well if you ask grandma ....every year she'll say 83......never change....but this year we added another 2 .. candles...wonder if grandma noticed it

Helping grandma to cut her cake!

The tea ceremony...starting from DADDA

Mumsie wishing grandma 'happy birthday' in cantonese... NOT BAD

David 's turn

David waiting patiently for his angpow

Daniel struggling to wish Grandma 'happy birthday' in Chinese

Danny Boy receving his ang-pow

Happy birthday and Long life

Grand-ma's daughter

Fung-fung with grandma

Fung-fung's husband ie. grandma's grandson-in-

law

Fung-fung's son giving `tea' to great-grandma'

Yati after getting her 'ang-pow ' from grandma

Our former neighbour Mrs Chee with her daughter and Madam Lok...one of Dadda's patient...(she delivered 2 of her daughters with us.some 18 years ago.)who happens to be Mrs Chee former neighbour

Some good 'wishes' from Monica

Some of CSM's staff with their spouses. Miss Wong could not make it cos she's in KL

Ko ko Chen Li and Fung-fung's family

The maids Yati & Jean

Robert and Monica and Aunty Hong..the midwife from CSM who had retired....

Dadda & Danny Boy...Mumsie insisted that Danny Boy should drive back for this occasion

Happy happy grandma

This group of ladies are from the church...'Legions

of Mary' some of them used to come and visit Grandma on Saturdays after their meetings....

Managed to get hold of dadda for this photo before he was 'called off' for a delivery....Funny but it's true..Babies like to come out when Dadda is eating....whether it is in out own home or restaurant...

Since this is a 'birthday ' celebration the birthday

noodles is the first dish to come out...a good idea cos..everybody is still hungry if it was to come out as one of the last dishes...most will not be able to eat it...This is a vegetarian dish...as there

were 2 vegetarian amongst us...

The cold dish..it taste better than it looks

Chicken ginseng sharkfins soup... one of the best dish....mumsie was told...it does taste 'yummy'

Steam cod fish..

Peiking duck...well we are supposed to take the skin rolled up with cucumber and something something with the sauce..

After tearing the skin out of the duck...they're rolled up with cucumber and spring onion and oyster sauce...not very good mumsie had taste better ones than this

Forgot to take this before we attack it...it is a lobster dish

The 'Sau Pau' little paus with some sweet fillings.-supposed to be a 'complimentary dish...which means FOC....