Happy Birthday MoM!!!

9 Sept 2007, Sunday

It is my mom's birthday. But sorry guys, I've forgotten how old she's.

Anyway to commemorate her egg-hatching day, we bought her the largest bottle of Lancome Parfum with a little ang-pow.

To make everyone happy & to give my mom a party, we invited the whole family to our new home for dinner. So May & I got real bz first thing in the morning, chopping up the veggies, meat, etc. (I was mostly supervising... : P )

The most enjoyable part was to concoct a salad which I improvised with our local tau kwa (cut into cubes and fried till slightly crispy), tossed with diced japanese cucumbers, cubed mangoes, cherry tomatoes. I added generous serving of balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing 1 hr before serving. Hmm... the taste blended so well together... the sweetness of the mangoes go well with the plain tau kwa & the sourness of the sauce goes with the veggies...

Then, we bbq the sliced brinjals & swiss mushrooms over a bbq plate on our kitchen (imagine satay). Boy, standing over the stove with that heat was pretty "unbearable" but the aroma from the cooked veggies was great - simply brush the veggies with olive oil, sprinkle some salt and chopped garlic over them. Voilah! You have real yummy bbq veggies for dinner. The whole family enjoyed the dinner which we whipped up. Well done, May & myself of coz.

I was also glad that MOTH enjoyed the dinner too. My dad & MOTH completed their dinner with some red wine. Thanks Glenn for the Australia Cabarnet Merlot wine (I hope you're reading this). Though I'm not a wine drinker, I did enjoy the taste of this wine. It was smooth tasting, not too sweet.

For some strange reasons, I've always enjoyed admiring the heads of little children & babies. So I took the opportunity to snap some candid shots of the children (my nieces aka Nat-Nat & Puppy + my 3.5 year old). They look real cute together. [Pixs above]. I love my baby niece's head. Though bald, she does look cute & charming...+CHUBBY!