A Bumpy Ride Home

Google KPE and this is what you'll get...



"Most advanced underground tunnel expressway"?

We think not!

Honey Cornflake Cups

Sel somehow lost the pictures she took while preparing, mixing and baking the honey cornflakes cups. Anyway, this is one of the most easiest Hari Raya kueh to bake.



The recipe was taken from http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Honey-Cornflake-Cups-L802.html.

Ingredients
90g butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
4 cups cornflakes



Method
Melt the butter, sugar and honey in a saucepan until sugar is dissolved and mixture is frothy. Pour the mixture over the conflakes until all the cornflakes are coated. Place the paper cups on a tray and sppon the mixture into the cups. Put the tray into a 120-140 degrees celsius oven until slightly golden (which is about 10-15 minutes). Once out of the oven, leave them to cool and harden. Keep in air tight formula.

So easy! Sel increased the ingredients by 2.5 times, added some almonds in and got 3 bottles worth of goodies. Too bad Vin doesn't like nuts. She'll have to bake a special batch for him.

Happy B'day Negi

Clockwise: Birthday cake, Negi cutting cake,

sweet wife feeding Negi & lastly Negi's present...

Thank you for inviting us to join your birthday celebration. Hope you like your gifts!

Although, with so much Hindi going around, we were pretty much lost in between conversations, it was still fun to hang out with the Hindi gang once in awhile.

09.09.09 - NVSS Gathering

Actually, you can't really call it a NVSS gathering because only the malays from the express class of graduation year 2000 were involved. We somehow make it a point to meet and catch up as least once a year.

First was dinner at D'rubinah Restaurant at Sembawang Road...

Then we all walked to Sembawang Shopping Centre

for desserts at MOF Japanese Sweets & Coffee...

After lots of coaxing, we finally manage to get everyone

to extend the night with bowling...

Us resting while waiting for our turn...

The scores...
Group photo...

Ok, the gathering ended later than expected. But we did it mainly for Fizah who hasn't been out without the kids much. It was like a refreshing break for her. And it was fun to bowl with people who can't bowl as well as people who can bowl but choose to focus on style more than hitting pins! hehe...

We both falls in the two separate category. It should be pretty easy to guess which category we each belong to?!

Iftar at Aunty Mimah House

What's not to love about it? Great food! Great people! And not forgetting the gossip and drama...

The spread...

Drinks, snacks and desserts...

Roti kirai...

Sliced baquette...

Curry...

Chilli prawn...

Salad...

Pastries...

TV, BINGO and just hanging out...

Mami house next?

Iftar at Pak Long House

So fun! It feels like Hari Raya although it's just the beginning of the fasting month. And the video call on yahoo with Sel's relatives in Kerala, India was hilarious. The language barrier does not seem to prevent us from trying to communicate and keep in touch with each other. It's the first time we actually see those faces.

And the food was yummy! Mak Long's cooking always lives up to our expectations.

Dates... A must have when breaking fast.

Bubur masjid...

The spread...

Nasi biryani...

Some pineapple dish?

Acar...

Chicken tikka...

Dalcha...

Roti...

Keema...

Sardine puffs...

Watermelons...

All tired and weak before breaking fast...

Greedy Aul!

Energised after breaking fast...

Group photo...

Hmmm... Who's the next generous host?

Iftar at Mackenzie Rex Restaurant

Guess what? They have renovated. It's brightly lighted, clean, modern and just refreshing. We must have not been there for quite sometime to have not known that they were going to renovate the restaurant. Well, blame it on The Chicken Rice Shop because we have been getting our dose of chicken rice from there the past few months.

The cashier area...

Modern design... False ceiling with spot-lights.

New furniture & seating arrangements

Anyway, both eateries are just as yummy. Slurp, Slurp! Price wise is also comparable. If we had to chose, we would probably prefer Rex because they just have much more variety on their menu.

A word of advice if you plan to iftar (break fast) there, do call for reservation because it is impossible to get a table during that time if you just walk-in.

http://www.macrex.com.sg/index.htm

Their website seems new too.

Happy Fasting Month

Our Ring - Reminder of Our Love

After 4 months since we bought our wedding ring, we finally got it engraved. We could have gotten it done for free at the jewellery store but they only have 1 type of font and its all in capital letters. The sales assistant was more than helpful and she referred us to The Gift Galleries at Cuppage Plaza.

Actually, we have already decided what we wanted to engrave on our rings at the time that we purchase the rings. But after 4 months, we just can’t remember what it was.

Anyway, we had to think of something on the spot as the store was closing in 30 minutes. As usual, the full of passion Vin came up with something in less than 5 minutes; Leaving Sel with the pressure of doing the same. How can you expect a woman to decide on something that cannot be change or undo forever in 5 minutes?! Well, she came up with something alright. Only Vin was not too happy about it at first but he soon became fond with her idea anyway.

Still no pictures yet as Vin wants to keep it as a surprise. Maybe we’ll post the pictures nearer to the actual date?

The Parking Lot Cat

The cat was sleeping on the roof of Vin’s car. And Vin wasn’t even mad. He just went “Awww… So cute!”. The fact that the cat might have caused a dent or scratch on the car didn’t even cross his mind.

Snoozing on the cold surface of the car roof...

Staring directly at the camera...

The cat was too comfortable and refused to move. Even the blinding flash coming from our camera did not make the cat budge. It’s only when we got in the car and started the engine that the cat got off the roof and strolled across the carpark.

A few days later, we saw the same cat sleeping on the roof of another car on the exact same parking lot. That must be its favourite spot and we were interrupting its sleep the other night.

The cat must have just become too domesticated.

Who's The Musician & Who's The Poser?

Vin or Sel?

Obviously, Vin is the musician and Sel is the poser. Ok so Sel can’t play… But she does look good with a guitar, even if she said so herself! Hehe...

148 Days Before Our Big Day

It was 10 minutes before the clock strikes 12.00am and Vin was already busy entering the necessary particulars on the ROMM website to register for our marriage. Sel was all ready to sleep, lying cosily in her bed while providing Vin with the required information over the phone.

And we’re done with the registration at 12.06am. That’s only 6 minutes after the registration opens for our solemnization date. Wonder if we are the first couple to register for that date? Can’t imagine any other couples doing the same but maybe it’s just typical Singaporean behavior.

Seems like the timer on ROMM website is 2 days behind. We had tried to register on Monday, which is exactly 150 days before our big day but failed. The latest solemnization date reflected on the website then was December 30th, 2009. Oh well, it’s done and over with now.

That’s another milestone in our wedding preparation completed.

Keep a step ahead. The Audi A6.

The Audi has been Ayah’s dream car. After watching The Transporter, he was even more smitten by the Audi. Well, we can’t afford it so we decided to rent it as our wedding car. Too bad it comes with the chauffeur so Ayah won’t get to drive it. But at least he gets the taste of riding it.

Audi A6 (Akoya Silver) - 2.0L, Turbocharged, 200bhp, 280Nm Torque

You know what’s funny? Vin house is only 5 minutes away from Sel’s house. Actually, it’s walking distance (1 or 2 bus stops away only). So we are spending S$400++ for a 5 minutes ride?! Hehe…

Anyway, we are trying to get our wedding photographer to squeeze in some time for a short outdoor photo shoot with the Audi; to make worth of the amount of money spent on the rental of the Audi and the photography charges.

Better start practicing to pose and smile soon!

Surprise Dear

Sel surprised Vin with Famous Amos double chocolate chip with pecan cookies. And Vin surprised Sel with a movie date. What's there to watch but...

The Hangover

It was hilarious, ridiculous and just wrong! And we both loved it. The DVD is a must have for us.

A perfect start for the weekend. No special occasion. Just good movie, junk food and quality time together.

Love it, love it, love it!

Why Vinnie & Sellie Stop Blogging

It’s not that we forgot about it…

It’s not that we had given up on it…

It’s just that we are too busy. Busy with work. Now, busy with the wedding preparations as well.

Oh and if you haven’t heard, we both decided to take a semester off school. It is just not possible to do work, school and wedding preparations. Even with just work and school, our social life is equivalent to none. Whatever time we had over the weekend, we had to run our errands, do our chores and spend time with our family. We have been neglecting all our friends. Sorry guys… Hope we can catch up soon. Or maybe we’ll just see you all at our wedding? Hehe…

Anyway, here’s what we plan to do. Just update the blog as and when we manage to find time and backdate it. That way, our blog serves more like a journal to us (of course, minus all the personal details that you don’t need to know).

So if you don’t see new posts, don’t be fooled and think that our blog is dead. It could just be that we are backdating the new posts.

The Gold Card

Vin’s proudest credit exposure…

The American Express Gold Charge Card

Why it stands out among the other credit cards?

• No credit limit
• Double the points for life

Hmmm… Maybe we can earn enough points to convert into KrisFyer miles and redeem a free round trip flight to our dream honeymoon destination?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Crab?

Ibu was going to cook crab today. You know what she found? A mutated crab. Or should we call it deformed? Maybe special or unique is better.

We know of people with extra finger or toe. We’ve seen conjoined twin fruits like bananas and rambutans. And it’s still fascinating to look at the unique crab.

She cooked it anyway. Guess who was the “lucky” one that ate it?


Oh well, there is no harm. And it should taste like a normal crab all the same.

Our 2 Year Engagement Anniversary

Abg,

You are lovable... Huggable... And kissable...
That's why I love you so muchable...

Happy anniversary!

Love,

Sel

Short Trip: Touring Melaka (Day 2)

First stop... Tan Kim Hock

They're popular for their dodol...

Us under the Melaka Tree...

The Melaka Tree fruit...

Next stop... The musuem

Us in front of the musuem...

Swords... It's what they used to use in war.

Keris... The tradisional sword.

Exhibit, exhibit and more exhibit...

Okay, we can't remember what it's supposed to be...

What Melaka used to look like...

This is what they used to send as hantaran. Basic things... It's all luxury now

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Warrior?

Rumah kampung...

The landmark...

Historical fountain...

Pretty landscape...

Looks like Holland...

Ibu & Ayah on the beca...

Us on the beca... We'd the "BMW".

Digging the old site...

Melaka medan...

Museum on a ship...

Pose, pose and more poses...

The old map...

Shopping centre in Melaka...

Kenny Rogers for dinner...

What we ordered...

Us at Kenny Rogers...

We finished everything... Well, except for that one muffin.

It was tiring, fun and fulfilling. We pretty much bought almost everything we need to decorate the room. But there is still alot of other things to prepare. Well, a step at a time and eventually it will all be done. Hopefully soon...