Sunday, February 10, 2008
The long holiday of Chinese New Year just went by in a flash! And it was interrupted by a night call yesterday. Hehe... really tired from that plus the intensive visiting.
Chinese new year's eve
After work, went to orchard with Bin, Annabel, Terence and Lina. Had lunch in the new branch of Carl's Junior in Far East.
Waffle fries
Charbroiled BBQ Chicken
Charbroiled Chicken Club
Bortobello Mushroom Burger
Then we gathered in Audrey's house for steamboat.
Our dear boy had a mini cake-cutting session attended by only me and him. Ling bought the cake for him.
Chinese new year Day 1
After mass, like every other year, our first destination was Queenstown where my mother's family would gather.
Baby Basil and Da Yi
Basil and his mummy Powzhen
Lindsay
Rachel
My bro, Yanqing, Yanping and me
Shan and me
Minmin and me
Mummy and me
Next we headed for the East...
Then to Kokpin's house. Had dinner at Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe in Anchorage before that.
HK Ice Milk Tea $2.90 and Ice Lychee Tea $4.90
Ah Kor's Yang Zhou Fried Rice $8.90
My HK Wanton Mee (soup) $6.90
My Mum's beef congee $7.90
Annabel's Cheese baked spaghetti $9.90
Terence's Cheese Baked Rice with Fish Fillet $9.90
My brother's Cheese Baked Rice with Black Pepper Beef $9.90
Chinese new year Day 2
Went to Sze Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant for Dim Sum with Bin's family. It's located in UOB building Level 60.
The 8-treasure tea poured uniquely with a long spout teapot. Sadly my photos of the masters pouring the tea are faulty!
Lao Yu!
Century Egg Congee
Xiao Long Bao
Siew Mai
Char Siew Bao
Har Kows
Carrot Cake
Peking Duck
Veggies
View from the top
Great view, but I feel that the Dim Sum is ok only.
Next stop to my Ah Tuo's house.
Ah Tuo and the grandchildren
After that, went to some more aunties' house.
My brother is addicted to jumping photos!
Playing with the dog through a glass
Our 2 dearies looked so funny
This cute doggie has the gift of just staring at the red ball for a really long time, instead of playing with it
Then had dinner in Teh Terik Restaurant along Sembawang Road.
My Ice dinosaur $2 and Teh Terik
Satay $0.50 a piece!
Chinese new year Day 3 - night call. Sob!
Chinese new year Day 4
Post-call, my family and Bin's family had Dim Sum in Geylang's He Ji Bao.
Carrot Cake
Egg Tart
Prawn Dumpling
Char Siew Roll
Char Siew Pau
Har Kows
Chee Cheong Fan
Chicken in paper
Beancurd Skin Roll
The spread
With all these and more, and 9 of us, it costs only $70 in total! Quite a deal and the dim sum is yummy too.
In the evening we went to Ling's house. Before that, brought Brandon and Annabel to the new park in Sembawang. Really interesting. It would be nice to have such a place near my house!
In Ling's house...
Sze Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant is located in:
80 Raffles Place, UOB Plaza #60-01
Tel: 65356006
made you smile at11:04 PM
