Vin's Itch to Spend

It's only November of 2010 and we do not know when we'll be getting our keys to our new flat. But Vin has been itching to spend money on a new TV. Everywhere we go, Vin will insist that we browse around Best Denki, Courts, Gain City and Harvey Norman.

Today, Sel had enough of it! The total damage is S$3,338.00. All spent at Harvey Norman - Millenia Walk. Li Ping, the sales representative had been very attentive to Vin's queries. He had dropped by during his lunch time to look around and she had entertained him then. Later, after work, he had dragged Sel there to show her the TV that he had been eyeing and she had to entertain him again!

So here are the items we bought...

50" Panasonic V-series Plasma - S$2,999.00

(Living Room TV)Panasonic Blu-Ray - S$249.00

(Living Room Player)Panasonic Micro Mini System - FOC

(Master Bedroom Hi-Fi)

The TV comes with a VuePoint tilting wallmount and Vin bought a 8ft Monster cable MC700 THX HDMI at a reduced price of S$90.00. The other freebies includes a S$60.00 HMV voucher and Harvey Norman's "Manificent Vouchers". Quite a good buy aye?

2010 Halloween @ ACM

It was kind of a last minute thing but Sel insisted to dress up for Halloween this year. So we bought our gear from Giant Hypermarket (whatever was left of it).

Hideous witch? Or the green goblin?

'Comot' witch

We brought Iqah & Syamim along..

Who's that in the middle? She looks scarier in the dark!

Father & son getup?

We took a break for ice-cream..

Afad & Jah came and joined us later that night...

Vin & his antics...
It was definitely a Booh-oobing night!

Check out more picture at https://picasaweb.google.com/vinz.selz/Halloween2010AtACM

Pear-pisode @ Work

It's a fruit day every Wednesday at Sel's workplace. Everybody gets one for free. It's a way her Company encourages healthy living to employees. Somehow, there's always "something wrong" with the fruits. For example, there was a Wednesday whereby the Company gave apples. We named it STINKY apple because the wrappers smelled funny and the smell was stuck on the apple as well.

This week's fruit are pears and they literally became the "butt" of jokes!

Tze Hoon and Jasmine comparing their pears...

Jasmine's butt-shaped pear VS Tze hoon's normal pear...

Nobody wants to eat the "butt pear"...

It's stuff like this that makes work bearable ;)

Congratulations to Firdaus & Nur Rinah

The Newly Wed

Happy Wedded Life!

May your life together be rich in Joy & Love...

Thirsty?

While shopping for groceries at Sheng Shiong, we picked up some coconuts. We had a short argument over which type/brand of coconuts to get. It was a short argument because Sel gave up and let Vin do the deciding. It's just so silly to fight over coconuts. And Vin wasn't even interested in getting coconuts in the first place. Hah! Who's the control freak now?

Anyway, it was funny to see how Vin chopped off the top of the coconut. Sel left the camera in the car so there is no video to share but pictures of the progress below.

Before; Then off goes the wrapper; And finally, chopped open

After countless number of chopping... After much effort and sweat, finally, a small opening. It's so small that we had to use an ice-cream spoon to scoop the flesh! it's so small that we can barely squeeze in cubes of ice to chill the juice!

But after a sip, "Aaaaaah", it's worth it.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Yishun Dam - 19 December 2007

It's a sneak peek of the goofy things we do on our date...

Surprise Dear!

Celebrating Vin's 26th birthday...


First suprise...

The unsuspecting Vin didn't see it coming.

So true isn't it?
He rubbed his eyes and went "Abg tak mimpi kan?"... Blackberry Bold 9700

Second surprise...

3D2N to Angsana Resort, Bintan

It was so much fun! The sun, sand and the sea...

Nice people... Beautiful pool...

Great food... Vin had his favourite Teh Sosro...

And the best experience of the trip, the ATV ride!

Check out more picture at http://picasaweb.google.com/vinz.selz/SurpriseHolidayToBintan

01.01.10 - Our Wedding... Thanks

Acknowledgement…

To our service provider…

AB Shaik – For entertaining our guest with spontaneous games & activities
Cik Rawiah & assistants – For making us look good
Exclusive Bridal – For the beautiful Pre-Wedding photos
Flipside – For the great videography & photography
Furama Riverfront – For quality service
Incas – For the great music & showmanship
Kintamani – For the authentic Indonesian dinner menu
Sri Warisan – For the elegant dance performance
Wak West – For the elaborated grand entry
Weddingcars.com – For the classy Audi A6 and chauffer.


To our helpers…

Michelle
Azri
Kak Lina & Kak Wati
Nana & Wandi
Wani & Hasif
Amalina
Jah & Arfad
Fay & Nor
Yana & Is

We owe you one BIG TIME!
Extra Special Thanks Go To Our Loved Ones…


Vin Thanks
First of all, I wish to thank God for giving me a wonderful and loving wife. To my parents for being my inspiration and hope and dreams. For providing unconditional assistance, Obek Awek & Obek Monah. Obek Hashim for guiding us through the ceremony. Last but not least, thanks to those who came and witness our auspicious ceremony and wedding reception.

Sel Thanks
A BIG THANK YOU… to my family who always morally support whatever I choose to do, for blessing this marriage and for going along with our unconventional wedding plans… to my relatives who helped made this great event/celebration possible… to everyone who was there to celebrate the joyous moment with us… THANK YOU ALL!

(Links to wedding videos and photos on right menu buttons)

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?