11 Nov 2022 – ByeBye DnB, Hello SpareBank

Tue: FinnAir dep on schedule last night 22.30hrs, thought it looked to be a crowded full plane but was lucky to have an empty seat next to me for this 13+hrs flying time from SIN-HEL. With dinner, 7hrs of sleep, breakfast, watched 1movie(Land/USA) and had fun with their flight info screen, all in all a good flight.

Arr HEL on time with 1+hrs layover time to connect; such a contrast here compared to last night’s crowd in SIN airport last night, but then it is 0600hrs! HEL is a popular transfer point for services to&from Europe and 1+hr was enough time to connect from HEL-OSL, 1hr20mins flight time and again lucky here to have an empty seat next to me on this nearly full flight.

Arr OSL 0830hrs on time in fog&rains. Expected to be in line at the immigration here in OSL, pleasantly surprised did not have to go thru’ any immigration as it was taken care of in HEL where the passport was stamped with the 1st stamp for this passport, but do not understand why they had to stamp it on the last page?? Time for pølse med lumpa(hotdog wrapped in potato wrap) with raw onions NK46-S$$6+soda/SoloNK40-S$5, XpressTrain RTtickets@SenSave NK210-S$29.

Appreciations to 2nd-born for meeting me at the train station. No point of her driving to the airport which will take ~1hr when the Xpress train takes ~20mins.

Amazing with even a lemon on their lemon plant; Christmas cactus given by Ellen(1924-2020),1st&2nd-born’s Norwegian grandmother, coincidently it started to flower on Ellen’s Bday this year(27Oct). Beautiful Oxalis triangularis/ Purple Shamrock. Do wonder where they get such GreenThumbs from?

Wed: a walk down Bogstadveien in the Majorstuen area. Chillout-travel store is still around; looks like Christmas decorations are up, got warm-smoked mackerel at Jacob’s,(Essendrops gate9), one of the few grocery stores that has it.

DnB has been quite a pain –  considering that I have been banking with them since the 1970s@RådmannHalmrastsVei,Sandvika(used to be able to drive there, now for only pedestrians) when it was BergenBank(pix downloaded) merged with Den norske Creditbank in 1990 to form Den norske Bank. It is now part of DnB NOR, and finally closing my account there and done with them, opening a new account with SpareBank

What businesses need from a bank is significantly different from what individuals need from a bank ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

Thu: nice refreshing walk around the neighbourhood amongst these beautiful naked trees in appropriate clothing to stay dry&warm to meet with Ingrid&HansK.

I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift – Dodinsky

Fri: Ullevål Stadion has a new coffee joint – ExpressoHouse, was a pharmacy there during my last visit 3yrs ago. Looks like they are tearing down a building across the road, wonder what it will be? Metro station spied from a side exit.

Glad that BakerHansen is still around where my favourite Napoleonskake&Kransekaker can be purchased. Delighted to discover that #6, like his mormor&oldermor also likes Napoleonskaker. Tkx to Mette for taking time to catch up.

7 Nov 2022 – Leaving On A Jet Plane

Sun: congratulations to all the fine young ppl including #2&4(SC) and GraysonTubbs(FL) who made it to their high-schools XC-State-Championships in FL&SC/USA, and a big hand to their wonderful parents who have raised them.

To #3&5, so proud of them who cleaned up after celebrating with their sisters; a well-deserved extra hour of sleep for Fall-Back this weekend. Pix credits to 1st-born&Allison. Special thanks to coaches Tom&JaneHammontree, Goodale, Hall, Lewis.  

Good memories of FL/USA days when both 1st&2nd-born were in LHHS-XC with coach Hammontree and all the meets attended including FL-State-Championships in 1990&1994. All those Sat early mornings driving to where ever the meets were held were worth the while.

Lovely peaceful morning and tkx to Ivy for home-cooked dinner with the Chuas.

Honestly, I never really understood the glorification of Fridays & weekends.

I don’t want to build a life and career, where I spent five days a week waiting for the weekend. No!

I want to enjoy my life, and don’t wish any weekday away. I want each day to matter to me, in some way, even if it’s a small tiny way.

I love my life. Everyday. That’s the spirit we should convey all around us ― Logeswaran

Mon: coincidently exactly 3yrs ago today was also@Jewel watching a movie. Today will be heading there later for an early dinner before heading to T1 to catch FinnAir flight to OSL/Norway via HEL/Finland/RTS$1,280. A short one week trip leaving SIN thru’ HEL ! to sort out banking issues in my other home. Has been 3yrs ago since I used my passport which was renewed 8Nov2019/S$70 then and will last until 2025 before having to renew again. Was not planning to travel until 2023, but this has to be taken care of before the year is over.

7Nov2019: Shaw@Jewel to watch The Farewell – Based On An Actual Lie are such appropriate words when this movie is about a conspiracy of lies on death! A Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved Grandmother has only a short while left to live, decides to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to be together. Highly recommended to see how family dynamics, cultural differences, etc bind the family together.

The Farewell won’t change cinematic language, but by opening us up to a clash of cultures we don’t often get to see and by showing us the beauty of a lie, it just may change you – Glenn G

Enjoy being in the basement@Jewel where GB Shaw’s quote about where there is no sincerer love than the love of food applies so fully here. With Jewel nearer to me (bus 36 direct to T1@the airport in less than S$1&20mins), the food selections&eateries here are endless and would take me a year to try everything!

Edited – Mon7Nov2022: had time to wander around T3 to check out what is new there, nice display of these peacocks. India adopted the peacock(Pavo cristatus) as its national bird in 1963 and it is one of the national symbols of India. Hindus consider this bird to be sacred because the god Kartikeya rides on its back. Legend also says the peafowl is able to charm snakes, really?? Skytrain to T1 in pouring rains and T1 is packed with ppl all going somewhere…

5 Nov 2022 – 75thBirthday

Wed: Happy 75thBirthday HS, thank you&appreciations for delicious

Cantonese-Bday-dinner@TangYun/TanglinClub. Chef MikeTan here has extensive international experience, most recently at JW Marriott’s Chinese restaurant, which was awarded the prestigious Michelin Plate. Prior to that, he worked at Resorts World Sentosa’s Michelin Star-winning Forest Restaurant, and at restaurants in New York, Beijing, Miami, and Shanghai. His Miami restaurant “Hakkasan” is also a Michelin Star winner for contemporary Cantonese cuisine.

Was lucky to get the doggie-bag of the left over SteamedMarbleGoby with SpicyBeanPaste辣豆沙蒸大理石蝦虎魚and this is the result when you know how to eat fish…lol

HS and I go way back to the 1950s when our parents were good friends and glad that this kind of friendship continues on to our generation. Nov1956 HS’s 9Bday party@LewisRd where we, the kids then were totally hypnotized by the snake-charmer!

Thu: running some errands and tkx to Clement for soufflé@HoshinoCoffee/PlazaSIN. Could not take my eyes off the cute serving robots with blinking eyes downstairs @PaperRice/Vietnamese food – must try to get closer to those serving robots someday!

Discovered that Muji@PlazaSIN also serves food and looks&smells pretty decent with the smaller portions that would suit me – another must try.

Fri: walking the back-route via the overhead bridge across StillRd around MP HDB-estates to Parkway and also to check out where the MPCC is now temporary located.

Always glad to see that this public area is still immaculately clean&well-maintained despite of the constructions for the new MPCC&MRT.

Sat: lovely cool day after a night of rains. Getting cooler weather clothing&travelling accessories out of mothballs for cleaning&repairs. Had been 3yrs ago since these have seen daylight and now that eyesight is not as it was(even in daylight!), taking much longer time to mend&sew, but still manage to not throw things that are mendable. Nowadays with so many carry-ons&Wheelys around, decided to sew a smiley face on it, that way hopefully will be able to find&see it easily.

1 Nov 2022 – Tour De France

Sun: SIN is making history being the 1st SE-AsianCountry to host a Tour De France this weekend. Those attending, take care to be safe and to all do take note of road closures and bus services affected.

~150+killed + many more injuries after ppl were crushed in a large Halloween crowd in Seoul last night; one of the deadliest peacetime accidents in South Korea’s recent history. Prayers are out to all affected – pix downloaded from NY-Post&WeiBo.

https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/seoul-south-korea-halloween-deaths/index.html

That is what I would call a real horror –  vivid memories from a crowd in SIN 1964 at the old Odeon cinema with either CliffRichard or HayleyMills here in person; was there being pushed and fell which was probably one of the most terrifying moments I can remember.

Mon: Happy Halloween to all marking&celebrating, but most celebrations were probably done over last weekend. Downloaded yummy&healthy snacks/above pix probably not too popular with the kids.

At this stage in life all these downloaded sweet TrickOrTreats pix are not healthy snacks, but fun-food-art to prepare are not too appealing to the taste-buds nowadays, only a bite is more than enough no matter how pretty&tempting they may look.

1985: 1st Halloween LongBeach,CA/USA, May, then a 1stGrader dressed as a mouse was afraid to knock the door at the 1st-house TrickOrTreating and was given her 1st large bar of Hershey-Chocolate when she quickly got the hang of it. Still remember vividly the expression on her face when she got the chocolate. 1987: LB,CA/USA with a tiger,pumpkin,devil/home-sewn-costumes.

2012: Ancient Origins of Halloween & Jack-o-Lanterns, Talks & PowerPoint Presentation to Irmo Elementary School/Mrs Paddock’s 4th Grade Gifted Class, Irmo,SC/USA.
The origins of Halloween actually dates back to the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). Also known as AllHallowTide, GhostFestival, DiaDeLosMuertos, Totensonntag, Hop-tu-Naa, CalanGaeaf, Allantide, etc is a day for remembering those departed from this world. https://amylamsg.com/presentations/

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween

Tue: Happy All Saints Day. Hello November and hopefully will see some Fall colours this year, last seen was 2019! To artistic&creative ppl, do make colourful&informative International calendars like this for where ever you are located to mark your own special days.

29 Oct 2022 – Chateau Latour 1982

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself – Tecumseh

https://www.countryliving.com/life/g28564406/gratitude-quotes/

Wed: never knew that that are so many animals&plants you should never touch(30) – Nature’s Toxic Reality https://news.science101.com/en/ever-touch-never?ly=native_one

Who would ever know that the leaf of rhubarb is that toxic??

Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Thu: monthly grocery shopping@Giant/Tampines(24hrs) which takes a full day for me. Morning bus to Bedok for the free shuttle; hours looking at their new products&promotions, then cleaning produces&putting away everything and usually too exhausted by then to do anything else!  Found my favourite ice-cream there, tkx to Clement for that tip – did not get any, freezer full+no cooler bag with me today but delighted to now know and hopefully that they will keep stocking that in future.

The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing – HW Smith

Fri: appreciations to Clement for brunch@Privé/i12Katong. Happy Bday to Theresa, tkx for steak dinner and probably the first&last time! to taste ChateauLatour1982, had to savour every drop. Also first time tasting this yummy specially-made Bday-Chestnut-Cake/HKG-style栗子蛋糕 and those must be the biggest blueberries have ever seen&tasted.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them – JF Kennedy 

Sat: not even sure if this sign exist – downloaded from Hyperlite Mountain Gear/Photos from KatieHouston (@oatshikes)  If this is for real, it is to my eyes a tasteful AT-marking&sign, thus would appreciate to know where on the AT this can be found – must be missing my hikes!!

When I pray, I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world. It’s about having an attitude of gratitude – Kerr

21 Oct 2022: Wandering&Meandering About&Around

Tue: happenings yesterday, Mon but did not have time to post, better late than never! Running errands at BugisJct and sad to see that the fountain there is now out of bounds. Looking back with fond memories at the time there with #6 while his mother was shopping(Feb2020)and I had him to myself with towel&change of clothes ready. Oh well! perhaps some accident happened and things need to change, will always have this pix to remember&see how much fun it was for him to experience this fountain when it was possible.

Glad to find Daiso there to pick up odds&ends. Its been a long time ago since last crossing this shopping overhead link-bridge to now Bugis+formally Iluma, when it was opened in 2009. https://amylamsg.com/2009/09/24/ilumia/ Bought 2Uniqlo round shoulder bags/black&blueS$39.80 – needed light smaller easy to reach bags fitting in the basic real necessities instead of blindly groping into backpack or bigger-bag for buscard,other cards&phone.

Tkx to Helen for my fav ice-cream@FortuneCentre, belated NationalDessertDay, but always in time to eat this ice-cream anytime, any day! Ben&Jerry’s CoffeeCoffeeBuzzBuzzBuzz, most appropriate for my new buzz-hair – hahaha. They have taken away this flavour from the few Ben&Jerry’s here and this is the only location, tkx to Clement for the find. Everything slows down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips…

Short walk to CC via LASALLE College of the Arts as she has not been inside. Nice to discover another of BroJoe’s sculpture, BlackHole, do not remember seeing this at the opening in 2007? But then 15yrs! was a long time ago, and with the crowds, etc have probably overlooked this amazing sculpture.

Appreciations to Calvin&friends for more food@CC, hi to Zoey&THEN ChihWay and will certainly remember someone with a family name THEN! And he was in NS with others named SO and HOW, making them SO THEN HOW – lol. Walked to the jcts of Serangoon, Selegie, BkTimah, Sungei, RochorCanal roads (downloaded jct-pix from JeromeLim) to check out the lights, the best spot to take pix without walking down LIttleIndia/SerangoonRd – to be posted for Deepavali.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-police-to-be-deployed-in-little-india-over-deepavali-weekend-for-crowd-and-traffic-control

Wed&Thu: tkx to Clement for brunch@BedokInterChangeHawkers, he is on his way to The BanyanTreeResort/Bintan(opened 1995) for the weekend while I am running more errands before the weekend&public holiday crowds.

Do remember vividly staying in luxury for a relaxing weekend there 1996(long before blog-postings), in a 2bedrooms OceanviewInfinityPoolVilla, which was affordable as working for a travel co in Orlando,FL/USA then and was charged IATA rates, otherwise would not be able to have had such a wonderful experience.

Fri: TGIF and enjoy the long weekend for those who live where Deepavali is celebrated&marked. Wandering&meandering around to do errands&meet ppl the past week to avoid crowds during weekend&public holiday. Istana entrance taken from IstanaPk. The DeepavaliIstanaOpenHouse will be on Mon from 0830-1800hrs and will be open to all visitors.

Spotlight@PlazaSIN has completely changed their layout taking a longer time to find a few accessories needed for sewing, still prefer the choices of fabrics@ArabSt. Nice pop-up stalls outside the Kopitiam. Like the idea that I can slowly enjoy&taste these teas without any of the sales-pitch, ie there was no one to man the stall, but 3thermos+disposible cups were there for anyone wanting to taste with a code to scan if you have questions or for purchases.

Why buy it for $7 when you can make it yourself for $92 of craft supplies – hahaha

17 Oct 2022: Mr Harrigan’s Phone

Fri: Happy National Dessert Day, an excuse to indulge with your favourite dessert – too many favourties to decide, depending on the mood! Ice cream never disappoint, especially my fav Ben&Jerry’s CoffeeCoffee.

On Netflix MrHarrigan’sPhone – a boy and an aging billionaire bonding over books and their first iphone – genres stated drama, but read after the movie that is a teen horror drama film based on the novella by StephenKing from the collection If It Bleeds. If I had read that first, StephenKing, horror! would not have watched it, but glad that did not read first as it got me reflecting to check if certain thoughts have changed?

Would not consider it a horror movie. Can relate to MrH who chooses to live alone and his comment about the danger of false info becoming common&accepted as true. A good advise from him to Craig was that he will dispatch enemies with haste and feel no guilt. When Craig asked his teacher about ghost and she replied that one should not summon the dead unless they want an answer and that not all ghost are holy. When the Gods Wish to Punish Us, They Answer Our Prayers – Oscar Wilde

Movie based on true story – Heaven Is For Real, a true story about a 4yr Colton who visits heaven during a high-risk operation on his burst appendix. https://amylamsg.com/2019/05/20/imagine-theres-no-countries/

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today…

Have recently read that so far there are 4,200religions, but prefer to keep to a minimum words about them in my blog postings. Thoughts&feelings regarding the differences of beliefs,rituals,religions,etc are usually personal&subjective. Have learnt&experienced that it is usually not constructive discussing about them unless ppl can respect,share&learn from the differences, ie being objective&open. https://amylamsg.com/2014/05/01/beliefs-religions-rituals/

Beliefs,faith,hopes,religions,rituals etc vs logic&reality – is that possible? As DeniseS puts it so eloquently – Our humanness makes us vulnerable and we all seek solace in different ways. I suppose it depends on the devils that haunt one from life’s experiences that determine what manner of solace we choose.

https://amylamsg.com/2011/08/22/if-religion-is-a-thing/

Re-reading some of these past blog postings and some from more than a decade ago, and perhaps the mind may have matured now – hahaha! Thoughts have not changed much, but more important that the mind is now more open to admit not believing does not mean that it does not exist for others who believe.

https://amylamsg.com/2010/12/18/rituals/

Sat: appreciations&tkx and congratulations to LynnWongYQ for a great book launch in Chinatown – Reviving QiXi, looking forward to reading this signed copy of the interesting bi-lingual(Chinese/English)forgotten SevenSistersFestival.

Nice to catch up with Ernest & Victor; PatrickYee’s impression on how QiXi was at SaiBakMun/NorthwestGate西北門in the 1930s, now Habourfront. Could not resist shooting today’s real photographer – would have fallen and unable to get up if this camera was hanging around my neck!

Delighted to meet ChooLS who has a pix of 5TemenggongRd from the 1950s, excited to see it and hope that he will find the time to share it.

Views from 5TemenggongRd 1950s&2000s are shared on pp146,155&156 where growing up with 3grandmothers when every such festivals, rituals, etc were marked with all kinds of foods&offerings. Great fun for the kids, usually not having the slightest clue what they were about, thus just good memories transported back in time. Now looking forward to learning more from the book.

Chinatown is as usual full of life with various activities, including a wedding despite of the high-wave of Covid-infections. Today’s launch&walk-abouts were all outdoors, except for the bus-rides to&fro, where masks still have to be worn and sensibly so.

Sun&Mon: with the 4-walls more or less back to normal with a slight change, now more time to prepare foods which are time-demanding. SmokedSalmonLadybugs on cucumber&creamcheese with chives, made of cherry tomatoes&blueberries garnished with dill, black-sesame-seeds take time to prepare, but only a few seconds to eat- hahaha. Annette suggested black olives, and good idea for those who like that, personally, the smoked salmon is savoury as it is and I prefer contrast of the sweet blueberries.

13 Oct 2022: Hello Garry

Mon: successful day for family@SungeiBuloh, while it was another laundry morning+follow-up appt@SGH and no complications after tonsillectomy. Watching #6 enjoying one more night dip with his new water toys and some advance Halloween cakes before his flight tomorrow.

Tue: tkx to Clement for one more basket(10) 小籠包 XiaoLongBao from #6’s favourite place 鼎泰豐 DinTaiFung with a robot directing us to out table. The record for XiaoLongBao is held by Kiera who ate 22, ie 2+baskets – wow! difficult to beat that!! Ready now for their long flight via Finland back to Norway – no direct flights from SIN-OSL.

Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means I’ll miss you until we meet again…

Wed: is it possible that it has been 6+yrs ago??? and it was also a Wed in Mar2016 when Garry&I last met and on transit with champagne-picnic-basket@ChangiAirportT1, but this time round just Bfast@TheHainanStory海南寶ChapterOne/Hotel Boss as he had an overnight stay. No champagne or solving world’s problems this time round, hahaha but great to catch up with his driving trip in Australia and the new apt in Sydney.

Mar2016: : how lovely to be able to catch up with Garry on transit. Enjoyed a nice chat and picnic with him at T1 viewing gallery where we did not have to deal with the lunch crowds or the noise. Unable to solve the world’s problems this time round, but the Kinetic Rain there never fail to fascinate me.

Nov2008: Garry in Norway – https://amylamsg.com/2008/11/04/signs/

Jul2010: visit to Bali – https://amylamsg.com/2010/07/09/bali1/

Safe onward journeys to Garry and until we meet again. Perhaps then, will our cards be in better position to trump over evil the next time round.

Thu: airing&sunning cushions, floor-rugs, mattresses, etc – make hay while the sun shines despite that mattresses are not made of hay! nowadays, it shines mainly in the morning, but somehow today there was no rain all day, perfect day for autumn-cleaning. Most of the laundry done, ready to be stored until the next visit.

2Halloween basketsUS$80 taken care of to be delivered to family in SC/USA. Convenient with online shopping and WineCountryGiftBaskets/USA where they have all the addresses used by me in their system, must have been using them the past 2decades.

First time hair was buzzed was just before AT-thru’hike/USA May2005, tkx to Dee then. Time for another buzz, now its all white! in anticipation to hopefully get in shape for another thru’hike/bike/drive in Aug/Sep2023@PEI/Canada. Much to read&research with mental&physcial preparations ahead and the world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.

9 Oct 2022 – Treetops Executive Residences

Wed: rain or shine, there is always some silver lining – trust an 11yrs old to find it and be it despite that his mormor=maternal grandmother in Norwegian voicing her concerns that one of the tanker-ships being too near to the shore!

Moving on to TreetopsServiceApts where a pool is easily accessible is a good idea, and this youngest grandson is certainly related to his mormor, hahaha – here all ready unpacked by himself with his clothes folded&placed tidily in the closet.

2+2k walk to&from KK for is no problem for these Norwegians bearing gift from the mountains in Norway, causing some stares along Orchard&ScottsRd. Met with the L&M’s Danish/Norwegian uncle, EspenPoulsson(their paternal grandmother’s branch) who has been living&working in SIN for the past 19yrs! Forgot to take pix, but hopefully will catch up over the weekend.

Thu: his mother had to work while the guys went hiking with KK&guests at TheSouthernRidges+TemenggongRd. AirZone@CitySqMall was a great success for #6 but mormor was walking up&down the escalators this time round after learning from the last round with grandnieces,Devon&Eliot in Jan2022 that walking on these nets was not a good idea at this stage in life!! Glad to be able to use up the last of the 4tickets. To end the evening with ppl he calls my friends-lol for dinner@DinTaiFung with gifts+arcade games must have really made his day.

Fri: Happy 80th to a dearest brother, Leslie – started the day with early personal delivery of our gifts; NorwegianGravlaks, 80steamed mini CharShuiBaos叉燒包 and 8Sunflowers.

Appreciations&thanks to Leslie, a wonderful brother here with his immediate family+sisters,nieces,nephews,grandnieces,grandnephews(Kat/daughter returning from the USA,Albert/sil breaking his work trip,May&family/niece from Norway) for his 80thBday bash gathering of his family&friends(~110ppl).

Family pix credits to Jessie:
BackRow L-R OrangeGen
Sue,PatLynn&David,Clement,Judy,Adeline&Lee,Kat,Patricia&Albert,May&Bjørn
MiddleRowSitting L-R GreenGen
Jo,Leslie&Ivy,me
FrontRow L-R PurpleGen
Lucas,Beth,Stanley,Kiera,Isebella,Olai

Yummy foods&drinks and a great night was enjoyed by all@Angie’sOysterBar&Grill

This is as Elegant Attire as it can get for me hahaha, not an IssyMiyake outfit, not as far as I know as it was sold by some young ppl@BedokInterchange,S$50. Pix credits of Les&Ivy to Kat – EpiphyllumOxypetalum or KengHwa(what my paternal grandmother called them and we had them thru’out my childhood days)which bloomed when they returned home from the party – sign of good luck.

https://flowerpowerdaily.com/tan-hua-flower-becomes-a-star-thanks-to-crazy-rich-asians/

Sat: appreciations to EsbenPoulsson for his invite and for his book signed&presented to 2ndBorn. What a coincident that he lives in the same block as Patricia&Albert. Took #6 back to Treetops for a swim before dinner, as it is he is soo good with much patience to be the only child amongst all these grown-ups chatting away.

Tkx to Les&Ivy, the celebrations continue with another yummy Chinese dinner @ParadiseTeochewRestaurant/ScottsSquare, surprisingly this is the only pix for their family(missing Devon&Eliot), somehow the photographers last night overlooked the details as to who is who!

烧乳猪RoastedSucklingPig-one of the best suckling piglet I have tasted done to perfection, 蒸鲳鱼SteamedPomfret-freshest yummy pomfret, XO酱开边龙虾焖面StewedMeePok with Lobster in XO Sauce

This was one of the most delicious KurobutaPork, here served here with giant scallions, beautifully presented with edible flowers complimenting with this red from Les’s wine cellar.

卤味三拼盘 BraisedTrioCombinationPlatter,石斛花胶炖鸡汤 Double-boiledChickenSoup with Fish Maw, 福果甜芋泥 MashedYam with Gingko

Sun: tkx for DimSumLunch to Pat&David@ParadiseTeochew/ScottsSq. Nice of Beth to make this drawing for #6, the kids could really finished a tower of 小籠包 Xiaolongbao.

Some hours to rest@Treetops before heading into the CBD for dinner. Appreciations to KK for dinner@BengThinHoonKeeRestaurant 茗珍奋记菜馆, first time in this location, had to ask for directions there! Good to catch up with Alex from London/UK and nice to meet Jim&Suzy from VancouverIsland/Canada on this CanadianThanksgivingDay. #6 was not feeling well, his father left early with him. CBD on a Sunday night is like a ghost town and indeed a pleasant&needed quiet evening full-moon-walk after all these foods.

A good family is like an old recipe. You just keep making tweaks until you get it right. A family that eats s’mores together sticks together.