Shang

Dinner at Shang Palace. It is a special occasion because dd's tai por is almost 96 yrs old and though she lunches at the Shangri La quite often with Ah mah alone, the rest of us hardly ever gets to meet her. Also, the family had been travelling recently so its been a few weeks since everyone had the chance to sit down for a meal together. Here are the pictures, in the private dining room: DD was awe-struck by the gigantic chandelier that hung over the lazy susan. The table's big enough to sit 18 diners comfortably.

Chitchatting with Tai por before start of dinner. There is also a private sitting area at the back of the private room

Everyone arrives for the dinnerPreparing the peking duckMeira 'play acting' with dd. There is absolutely nothing on those crockeries, yet the two kiddos manage to entertain themselves endlessly just 'feeding, drinking and stirring' away.Meira: ok Maishia, time for mum-mum. Say ahhhhh... Meira: good girl, ok here 's one more spoonful for youDD: let me have a gulp of water from this cup

Our family shot with tai por. Age difference with dd: 95 years

Tutu

DD's first tutu outfit in a really sweet soft shade of pink.

Basket

DD gets up to mischief whenever the helper takes out the clothes basket to use.

Flags

Glad to get my hands on this new world map/flag toy. Been looking high and low for something like this. Made of solid wood, with a foldover that makes it easy for storage. Even the flags have got BOI printed on the back.

Sales

DH is ill and we have spent most of the weekend recuperating at home. Even our proposed family lunch at the Shangri La with dd's tai por was shelved because ah ma was also not feeling too well. Late afternoon, we managed to make a trip down to the Furla warehouse sale (I am not fan of Furla though) and Gap kidswear sale ( thanks to Cass!).
I got dd 2 tops and 1 bottom from the gap sale @ about $6 each. Thats even cheaper than the Fox sale that we went for =P.

Party

Early x'mas party for dd! We were at Tammy's place today where she had rented a huge section of large toys for all the kiddos. From a huge climb n slide, to a ball pool, to a cosy cottage to a trampoline and more, there was also a buffet spread for the adults n kiddos. And to make a x'mas party complete, there was even good ole Santa Claus! Too bad we were there for less than an hour as we were rushing off for something else, so dd didn't have much chance to play with all the nice toys. Here are the pictures:

Nothing comes between dd and bread. Doesn't matter if its croissant, baguette, toasted or just plain white bread. She loves them all. Not even the most interesting toys can distract her from sitting down quietly and gobbling down the whole croissant.

DD: Mummy, I can't smile when I have my mouth full.

DD: ok, better get back to munching my bread, I saw more of these yummy croissants on the table

Loot

Loot from the toys sale. My favorite has to be this fabulous doll house going for a song. The rest of the toys were the usual sesame street, megabloks and litte people range: