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Today is my youngest elder sister’s birthday. Two days ago was my youngest elder brother’s birthday and he is older than my sister by 2 years and different by 2 days.

Their birthdays are so close to each other so it is kind of easy to remember. It is like you can remember his birthday and you won’t miss out on hers. Thus, no excuses to forget and no fightings 🙂

My family and I have had a birthday celebration with my sister this evening. We went to one of the Chinese restaurants to have some fine food as shown in the pictures below :

Mushroom with Broccoli :

Green Beans with Scallops :

Sea Cucumber with Broccoli :

Prawns with Mayonnaise :

Fish, Mushroom with Vegetables :

Roast Pork, Roast Duck and Soya Sauce Chicken :

Although the portion of each serving was quite small, the taste was above average and we like the food there. We really had a great dinner tonight. I think the birthday girl was satisfied with what we had planned for her too.

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Today is my youngest elder brother’s birthday. I would like to wish him have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Here is a little gift from me :

To my dear brother Sam :

May all your wishes come your way. Take care of yourself. Stay healthy and be happy.

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I’m sure most if not all of the people have found or are finding time today to bring your dearest father to the finest restaurant to celebrate Father’s Day.

This is one of the special moment that you let your dad know that you appreciate him. A little gesture like this certainly goes a long way.

How I wish I could do likewise but my dad is no longer living in this world since end of 2006. I used to buy a dozen of his favourite Tiger beers for him to drink when he was still alive. I wouldn’t know what he would be having today in other world.

Anyway, I wish all fathers, new fathers and father-to-be have a very Happy Father’s Day. Cheers!

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Today is Mother’s Day. I would like to wish all mothers all over the world HAVE A VERY HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!

It includes all new moms and mother-to-be especially my Seremban friend who will be giving birth to her first child (a baby girl) in this coming June.

I also won’t forget about all my mommy-friends. You know who you are, right? I don’t have to mention names here.

I would also like to say Happy Mother’s Day to my dear mom although she is no longer living in this world. I get emotional whenever I think of her. I still feel the pain inside me for losing my mom. I wish her well and I miss her much.

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My dear chubby nephew has turned 11 years old today. He is so cute and lovely as ever despite this little boy is getting fatter and fatter 😛

My nephew just wanted to have some toys to play with and didn’t want to have a birthday cake. He is allergic to seafood recently so he didn’t even request us to buy his favourite crabs for him to eat.

This lovely chubby boy had been nagging at me for many many days to beg me to buy him his favourite toy so I brought him to the Toys “R” Us store to pick his toy. 

Guess what? He had chosen quite an expensive toy set and burnt a hole in my pocket 🙂 Just look at the photo below :

Ben 10 Alien Force :

He wanted to eat pizza so we ordered 2 large Hawaiian pizzas for him and the family.

Hawaiian Pizza :

We just have had a simple birthday celebration for our cute little prince today. I wish my chubby nephew happy, healthy, lovely, cute, handsome and clever forever.

Happy Birthday to Siang Siang!!!

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The 22nd day of April is Earth Day and its celebration is the holiday of environmentalism.

We just have had our Earth Hour Day close to one month ago (28 March) and it is now the Earth Day. 

But, what is Earth Day actually?

Hopefully, each and everyone of us can do our part to show our “Earth Day spirit” — not just on Earth Day itself, but 365 days a year. Happy Earth Day to everybody!

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Happy Good Friday! Today is a public holiday for those countries that celebrate this religious holiday.

I’m kind of curious as to why Good Friday is called Good Friday. I managed to get a few results explaining the reason for calling a Friday before Easter is called Good Friday after doing a search for the “Good Friday” keyphrase on Google.

In fact, Good Friday is also called Holy Friday, Great Friday and Black Friday. It is the day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross. This is probably to be dated April 3, A.D. 33. 

I think there is a long story behind it and this is going to take some time to explain why Good Friday is called Good Friday so I’m not going to elaborate further over here. The details can be found in Wikipedia so just click on this Good Friday anchorlink to read further.

Good Friday is a public holiday and most of the local people don’t have to work today. One of the best things to do is probably to go for shopping with the family. Furthermore, the long-awaited Tampines 1 shopping centre had finally been opened to the public on 09 Apr.

A day after its opening is Good Friday holiday and you can see that the organisers of Tampines 1 have meticulously chosen this day to attract more shoppers to visit their new shopping centre. As expected, Tampines 1 was jam-packed with people this afternoon.

Anyway, I think it is always good to see new shopping centres popping up across the country. It lets the family to bring the old and the young for outing at the new shopping centre.

It also gives shoppers more choices to shop and have a relaxing holiday on Good Friday. Enjoy and have some fun!

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My eldest nephew has turned 15 years old today. He is now a little young man who has grown up almost with a blink of an eye. Just how time flies!

This is the birthday cake that we bought for him. An expensive durian-flavoured premium cake bought from a well-known confectionery shop (Emicakes).

Birthday Cake :

We have had already brought him to the seafood restaurant for an early birthday celebration last Sunday. So, today’s birthday celebration is just a simple one.

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The 15th birthday of my eldest nephew is coming soon on the 9th of April. We have had booked an Ala Carte Seafood Buffet Lunch two weeks in advance at the seafood restaurant located at East Coast Park.

Yesterday was the family day for us to have an early birthday celebration for our eldest nephew at the seafood restaurant. All of us were so excited to get together and enjoy the different varieties of seafood.

Here are the pictures of Ala Carte Seafood Buffet Lunch :

Braised Mini Abalone with Oyster Sauce :

Braised Shark Fin Soup with Crab Meat :

Deep-Fried Sea Bass with Oyster Sauce :

Drunken Prawn with Herbal Soup :

Sauteed Scallop with Asparagus :

Crispy Soft Shell Crab with Garlic and Seven Spices Salt :

Prawn with Salad :

Fried Mussel with Sambal Sauce :

Pan-Fried Prawn Meat with Beancurb Sheet Roll :

Nyonya Kueh :

The children love the abalone and shark fin soup but they didn’t actually eat much as they just wanted to have some fun. The adult have had a taste of almost all of the dishes and made a comparison of this restaurant with others.

My family and I feel that the taste is just average but the price of this Ala Carte Seafood Buffet Lunch is considered economical. It could cost more for a family of five adults and four children if we were to eat in some other restaurants.

Anyway, this seafood restaurant is still a good choice if you wanted to make your family, children and yourself to be happy 😛

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Today is the Earth Hour Day. My family and I have pledged to switch off all lights and electricity supply for one hour at 8:30pm local time on 28 March 2009 in Singapore. This is to show our support to the Earth Hour event. 

When did Earth Hour start being observed?

Here is an excerpt from the Earth Hour official website :

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness. 

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

Most of the people around the world are aware of the global warming issue but not many of us know precisely what we could do to fight the climate change.

Now, for the first time in history, people of different nationalities, race, age and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote. That is :

• Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth
• Leaving them on is a vote for Global Warming 

My family and I have chosen to VOTE EARTH. What is your choice?

Here is a video clip on Earth Hour 2009 :

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