Pulau Ubin/ Chek Jawa

Sharon & Pat

On 1 May 2010, Sharon, my older god daughter and I decided to head down to Pulau Ubin to explore nature. It's amazing what rustic beauty awaits us.

Such lovely clouds

View from the bumboat - serene

The photographer enjoying the view - she loves nature & photography

About to reach Pulau Ubin

Pat is amazed with the blue sky and sea

Spending quality time with god-daughter

Pat & Sern Yin
Met my excolleauges there.

Yes we have arrived at Pulau Ubin

Trying to be the tour guide

Pulau Ubin is in essence, the last 'kampung' (village) in Singapore. A stroll through Ubin takes you back to Singapore in the 1960's with the simpler pleasures of life. As we arrived, all cares are left behind.

Let me take a break before we embark on the long walk to chek jawa

We walked for over an hour before we reached Chek Jawa. As it was high tide, we couldn't see much ecosystems of the plants and animals. Nevertheless we still enjoyed ourselves.

In a cosy cottage at Chek Jawa

High Tide at Chek Jawa

The long boardwalk

Looking Radiant especially with nature

The simple things in life - nature

Sharon about to do her dash on the board walk

Relaxing in the hot sun

Pat is going to take shelter

This is more cooling

Sharon looking cool in her sunglasses

It's past noon - check out the shadow

On our way back, we managed to find a van to take us back to the jetty. At least we were spared on walking the distance in the hot sun. It was an enjoyable half day at Pulau Ubin. Will definitely be back to explore plants and animals at Chek Jawa.

Dinner at Shin Kushiya

On 22 June 2011, I caught up with Debbie and the kids for dinner. It was nice to see my god-daughter Jane. She has grown, the little princess. Very playful yet adorable. Kate too has grown, now she can walk by herself. It's always a joy for me being with kids. Love their company. After spending some time at the playground with the kids we headed to Shin Kushiya for dinner at Vivocity.

Kate playing with her chopsticks - love this shot I took of her.

Dosen't she resemble Debbie for this shot

Ever playful Jane smiling at the camera for Pat

It's amazing how kids love to smile for me when I take photos of them.

Debbie's dinner- Shashimi with rice

Jane's Dinner - Teriyaki with rice

Dinner Time

Sushi

Pat's Set Dinner - Tempura, Shashimi, soup, Vegetables

Jane's side dish - Fried Tempura and vegetables

Pat's dessert-pudding (included from her set dinner)

Pat & Debbie

Jane & Kate - Aren't they adorable

Pat & Jane

It was a lovely evening spending with Debbie and the kids. Thanks for the dinner treat. Hope Jane likes the rosary I got her from Italy. Also hope the kids love the chocolates I got for them. Look forward to catching up with all of you in August.

Tim Sum at Yan Palace

On 19 June 2011, the turkey kakis arranged to meet up. We last met up during Chinese New Year at Leonard's place. Hence Leonard, his aunt, and grandma, Janice and myself met up brunch at Yan Palace at 10am.

Amazing at 10am, we were very suprised to see the restaurant filled with diners having their morning breakfast/ brunch. Here's what are the dishes we had at Yan Palace.

Porridge with century egg and pork

Each of us had a bowl of porridge. A fan of century egg porridge, this dish was average. Reasonally priced $3.40 per bowl, I tasted more of the porridge which was smooth and nice. Yet I did not taste much of the century egg.

Steamed pork dumplings Siew Mai

Baked mini egg tarts

Steamed prawn dumplings Ha Kow

First set of Tim Sum Dishes

Fried Prawn Dumplings

Steamed Cheong Fun with BBQ Pork

Xiao Long Bao

Steamed BBQ Pork Buns

Chicken Claws with spicy sauce

It's really nice catching up with friends over Tim Sum. Look forward to more makan sessions and short trips.