31 Dec 2020 - Goodbye 2020 and Welcome 2021!

Finally, year 2020 has come to an end.  This is really a "special" year for most of us all around the world.  Though challenging for some, there were also opportunities for others.  However one thing that really affected most of us is that we were unable to go on any leisure overseas trip for the entire year.  That is the main reason why this blog has the least number of posts this year throughout my 14 years of blogging.  Wow......I have been blogging for 14 years.  Earlier, I was reading some of my posts in the past and they always put a smile on my face.  Hopefully I can have the discipline to continue for many more years to come.

As we bid farewell to 2020, let's hope 2021 will be a MUCH MUCH better year for all.  May the new year bless everyone with health, wealth, and happiness.  :-)

29 Dec 2020 - Long Queue at the Store selling school uniform

Jerlene and Javier have "grown" a bit during the current year end school holiday.  As such, I thought of buying a new set of uniform and shoes for both of them.  While driving past the school uniform shop, we saw a long queue of people "snaking" outside the shop.  Seeing that queue, we decided to give up and return home.  Later in the evening, I saw an article on social media saying another school uniform shop at AMK actually called in the police to manage the huge and frustrated crowd outside the shop.  Sigh.....looks like Jerlene and Javier had to wear their existing uniform and shoes when school opens.....despite the slight "tightness". 

:-P

25 Dec 2020 - Xmas Lunch at Aburi-En @ Suntec City

Merry Christmas to ALL!

Tracy and I went out for lunch without the kids as they preferred to stay at home to do their own things, especially when they realized that school is about to start in a week's time.  We drove to Suntec City and had our lunch at Aburi-En Japanese Restaurant.

Specialising in aburi or partially grilled meat, Aburi-EN offers high quality donburi (rice bowls) using premium ingredients from Japan.  The grilled pork is really tender and taste superb.

24 Dec 2020 - A Big Christmas Present

 My Christmas present from Tracy!  Merry Xmas!

12 Dec 2020 - A Useless but Rare Pokemon

To those who are still playing Pokemon Go, have you come across a Pokemon with 0% power (IVs)?  I caught one (below) today.  Not sure if it's of any use but I think it's pretty RARE.  So I'm keeping it.  :-)

11 Dec 2020 - Having Fun at Nex Virtualand

I took Jerlene and Javier out for some fun today.  Places of interest such as the Zoo, Bird Park, Science Centre etc no longer appeal to them anymore.  As such, I brought them to the Virtualand at Nex and they had so much fun trying out the different gaming machines.  We spent more than an hour there.  From Mario Kart Racing......

.......to Air Hockey.........

.......to Dance Dance Revolution (DDR).........and MORE.........

And thanks to me, we did not go home empty handed.  Caught the below plushie from the Claw Machine.  ;-)

8 Dec 2020 - Edusave Scholarship Award

Both Jerlene and Javier received a letter from MOE today.  It's a letter informing them that they have been awarded the Edusave Scholarship for achieving top 10% of their level and course in terms of academic performance, and have demonstrated good conduct.  The scholarship comes with a monetary award too.

Jerlene was overjoyed as she couldn't believe that she also received the award.

Well done, Kids!  Keep up the good work!  :-)

6 Dec 2020 - Mookata Dinner

We used to visit this restaurant along MacPherson Road for its KL Traditional Chilli Ban Mee.  However this evening, we decided to try out its Mookata (Thai BBQ Steamboat).  Nice dinner.  Cheers!  :-)

3 Dec 2020 - Xscape and MBS Light Show

It has been a while since we last played an escape room game together with Jerlene and Javier.  Today we had a game of "Kungfu Panda X - The Return of Tai Lung".  We started as 5 Po Juniors trapped in the kitchen.  Using our wits and fighting skills, we managed to escape and stop Tai Lung from stealing "Wuxi Finger Hold" scroll within the time limit of 60mins.  It was fun!

We then went to Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and had Ramen for dinner at Ippudo.  Right outside of the restaurant, we were able to witness the beautiful light presentation of Digital Light Canvas.  Shoals of fish gather in the ocean on the floor while the crystals light up overhead.

The main reason that we decided to visit MBS today was to watch a new light show (Shine a Light) right outside of MBS.  Representing hopes of a new beginning, Shine a Light comprises 60 light beams projecting from The Promontory, illuminating the Marina Bay skyline nightly for the month of Dec 2020.

From where we were standing, we can only see very faint light shining up to the sky.  I believe a better vantage point will be along Marina Boulevard where MBS is at the background of the light show.

Took a quick video showing the 60 light beams projecting from The Promontory towards the Marina night sky.