Wow! How fast time flies...... [Part 1]

Wow! How fast time flies...... as I look back, I just can't believe that my last blog article was nearly two months ago! What have I been doing for the last two months?  Supposedly I am as free as a bird, opted for an early retirement since November 2004, but I still find myself so much occupied with things which I enjoyed doing each day.  Many people would have thought that life would be bored and meaningless after quitting their job, but trust me, as long as we are willing to move forward positively with contentment, life can be even more meaningful, wonderful, joyous, peaceful and great!

Just a quick flashback for the last two months.....

On the morning of 5th March both me and hubby are flying in to KL to spend Chap Goh Mei with our eldest son, Alex and family. In the evening after fetching grandboy Brendan from school we head off to Setia Walk to have Korean BBQ.  Haven't meet our dear grandboy for two months, there seems to be lots of catching up between grandparents and grandson......

It's just a short stay of 3 nights in KL as both me and hubby are flying off to Hongkong to visit our Uncle Kee.

On the morning of 8th March we took our flight to Hongkong and was met by Uncle Kee.  Upon arrival we stop by for lunch at the airport and my first meal is the delicious Goose Rice.  After our meal we took a bus ride (No. E22A) all the way from airport to Hau Tak Estate (No. 36 stop), Kowloon and with a short walk we arrived at Uncle Kee's residence.

Spring Time in Hongkong is nice, which is cooling and need not worry of sweating like my previous trip with Karen in the month of Oct/Nov, more than a year ago.  Can't help putting a wide smile on my face.....

Uncle Kee insisted taking us both out to visit a few of Hongkong's popular tourist area.......

Our first stop is The Peak

enjoying the breathtaking views.....

Our journey up to The Peak was by bus, all the way from Kowloon to Hongkong Island, then took The Tram down, and with Uncle's know-how of weaving in and out of Hongkong Island we get to see many more places as compared if we were to move around on our own......

St. John's Cathedral

Post Office

Letter Boxes

To travel back to Kowloon, Uncle is bringing us to experience the Ferry ride from Hongkong Island using the Star Ferry.  As we walk Uncle is pointing out to us the way to the Ferry Pier, the place to embark our ferry.

The Hongkong Observation Wheel

here's the ferry.....

in the ferry....

here we come Kowloon.....

Stop by for lunch, after which proceed to our next stop of the day - Avenue of Stars!

pledging our support for the late Bruce Lee

hubby enjoys sitting on the Director's chair

The morning has been cool and windy, but it starts to get a little warmer in the afternoon.  Uncle and hubby is a layer thinner with their shirts, which also means it's time for us to get back home and have a rest, especially our dear uncle who have been our personal tour guide since morning. Till tomorrow.......

Celebrating the Lunar New Year with lots of home-cooked food!

All the hustle and bustle of preparing for the Lunar New Year 2015 just slip by like a 'flash of lightning!'  It just seem like yesterday that the sights and sounds of fire crackers and fire works fills the surrounding with great boost to this joyous celebration BUT never could we imagine that today is the 11th day of The Year of The GOAT!  

On the overall, the celebration is on a moderate mode for most people including my own family. What we enjoy most is the FOOD!  With my daughter coming back a week before the celebration and the need to leave by the third day and youngest son starting his first job two days later outside hometown, thus I decided to cook their favourite dishes for them to enjoy.  

Sea Cucumber Soup

Assam Prawns

Honey baked chicken wings

Skinless Longganisa (Filipino Sausage)

Steamed Golden Pomfret

Baby Cabbage with scallops and pin mushrooms

Pan-fried bacon prawn wrapped

Vegetarian Chap Chye

Stir-fried sambal belacan paku

Most Chinese families will cook Mee Sua during the Lunar New Year is it represents Longevity.  I cooked duo-style (1) dry, topped with Chinese leek, cabbage, dried mushrooms and chicken slices and (2) soup, chicken and dried mushrooms with rice wine.  

The Henghua Style

The Foochow Style

Steamed prawns

Stir-fried Chinese leek with prawns and chicken gizzard

Though there are still some more, but I think so much for now.  This year's Chinese New Year's Eve Reunion Dinner our Kuek family go for something different from the usual Chinese sit-down dinner......

Yee Sang

The way they served us with the meat dishes.....

special ordered 'cold dish'

many other varieties of side dishes.....

With 14 dishes served hot, right to your plate which comprises of different styles of lamb, beef, chicken, fish, mussels, duck, and pineapple, well.....it's indeed a hearty meal and one with a unique experience ~ SMILE ~

Wishing everyone "A Happy, Blessed, Joyous, Healthy and Prosperous Year of The GOAT!"

The first week of the New Year 2015!

HELLO everyone!  We are entering the first week of the year 2015, and pray that it's a great beginning for us all and will be a wonderful and blessed year to come.  For whatever things that comes our way, let us not loose hope, be in constant prayer with The Lord, as He is always there to listen to our needs and answers our prayers: "Seek and you will find, Knock and the door will be open unto you, Ask and it will be given, Amen!"

The new year started off with rain but with God's grace when it's time for my children and grand-boy to board the flight back to their hometown, the sky cleared, winds died down and rain stopped! What a miracle indeed "Praise The Lord, Amen!"  The flight journey was a smooth one and not to mention the weather at the other side of the destination also gave no cause for complain "Thank you Lord, Alleluia!"

On the overall the weather have been nice to us as we still gets to see the sun in between rain and the cloudy weather. What more do we expect during the Landas or raining season??  Personally I do not ask for more but instead 'be thankful' for the weather have been very nice to us starting end of last year 2014 throughout the beginning of this year 2015 ~ smile ~

Wishing everyone a beautiful year which brings success, peace, love, happiness, health and always remember to......

Living in this challenging and competitive world surrounded with material things of new technologies, here's a little advice and reminder to us all......

Laughter, the best medicine...... HA! HA! HA!

Laughter, though it usually comes during a positive emotional state such as joy, happiness, humorous thoughts or being tickled, etc, but in some circumstances it can also arise due to embarrassment, negative feelings and thoughts and many others.

The special thing about laughter is that, though there are thousands of languages and dialects throughout this whole wide world, but everyone speaks laughter in the same way. This is the reason why laughter is always the best medicine!  

In today's sophisticated world, stress, sickenesses and problems keeps creeping into one's daily lives, thus we should all pack laughter with us wherever we go.  Here's some meaningful quotes to share.....

Interested to know the 'Benefits of Laughing??

Whenever you face certain difficulties try to think of some great and happy moments in your life to cheer the situation up.  A quote by Evinda Lepins to share.....

Dr. Madan Kataria mentioned: 

"I have not seen anyone dying of laughter,

but I know millions who are dying because they are not laughing" 

So, let us all makes the best of laughter in our lives and never waste a day without laughter for "Laughter is the best medicine!"