It was also Kian-chan's first plane ride and overseas trip. Matt and I was very anxious how Kian will react to the whole experience but he was a very good boy. We stayed at Dharmawangsa hotel again, and according to the guy who picked us up from the airport, there were only 13 guests that weekend. Love it!
We met Ai-chan for the first time
On X'mas Eve, we went for lunch at Ramen 38 in Pacific Place then had dinner at home which was very nice. Lots of good food... Then Matt fell asleep in Mom and the babies' room so we ended up sleeping over at their place.
The next day, which was the X'mas day, Daichan took us to Eastern Promise where we had a proper X'mas buffet. Indian food looked very good too!
On X'mas night, Daichan took us to an Oyster restaurant called Oyster in Plaza Senayan and we all ate as many oysters as our hearts desired. As Daichan puts it, "happiness is being able to afford whatever I desire to eat" :) sounds very convincing coming from a chef. On the last day, we went to Sunter and according to Matt he ate the best durian ever. I missed on that durian but had the best goat sate and goat soup ever. I usually don't like goat or lamb but this was better than beef, pork or any other meat. Very yummy. So to sum it up, it was a lot about food food food... and of course. But this time, it was also about babies, kids and family too. I wonder how our next generation will be...
The festive mood is everywhere... and I thought it is about time for us girls to meet. So in the spirit of the season of giving and sharing, I organized a mini bazaar where we bring what we want to sell and share.
Inez brought her hand-made necklaces and some edgy, quirky, vintage accessories she sourced.
Pauline buys elegant, vintage, costume jewelery from States.
As for me, I bought lots of Jamu and other interesting Indonesian spa products from PP. In a small scale it was a success, I suppose. I have not bought any accessories for myself for a while, so it was a money well spent. My slimming cream (with chili) was a hit too. We definitely gave each other 'friendly' prices, it's a steal. In fact, they could be below cost price.
It felt like we were the women from the stone age, trading items for items. And our men in some cave, singing and drinking around the fire.
In the attempt to have some 'Us' time, I searched for a good movie to watch, and go for a 'date' with Matt. Luckily, AVATAR was just showing in cinemas so off we went. I bought the tickets before hand to avoid disappointments knowing how a highly hyped block buster Hollywood Sci-Fi movies can get in Singapore, and so I was able to get the last top row seats of the largest screen cinema in Asia. Sure enough, on the first day was a Friday night and there were many audience, including a row of Gay Geeks.
The effects of the movie was very very good. They made the aliens look so real. But what was very obvious to me was that the objects they used in the story and the elements were very much taken from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(風の谷のナウシカ,Kaze no Tani no Naushika) and Princess Mononoke(もののけ姫,Mononoke-hime) both directed by Hayao Miyazaki. While I give credit for AVATAR's creativity in making the effects so real and the degree of imagination, the story line is pretty straight forward - human vs aliens, resembling the war we have today, like the greedy government vs the tree huggers. It is still far from the depth and twist of the script of Hayao Miyazaki's films. He is the original and his stuff is nothing anyone saw before or after! There are few good animated film directors in Japan though. Recently there was a movie that won an international film prize. I really wanna watch it.
It's absolutely the sweetest feeling when he smiles and responds back. He even giggled out pretty loud with a wide round and pointed mouth.
Marrieglo (our helper) started potty training for Kian and according to her, he successfully peed in the pot 4 times a day, which means he hardly wet the nappy! Good start Kian!
Lucky us to be invited to Calven's birthday dinner as his close friends. (he has many many friends and so it is an honor!) Dinner was at Senso and my ravioli was oh so nice, I craved for it the very next day! It must be the truffle!
After that we went to Karaoke! of course! I thought I chose the last song perfectly: "Last Christmas" but no, Monty keyed in "Sex machine"...
It was also Kian-chan's first plane ride and overseas trip.
