Where Did the Holiday Go?

I am just going to post pictures and caption them. Life, with its twists and turns is beautiful. Happy New Year, everyone!

 

 

Happy New Year 2016!



Some of my pressies! Yay!



Christmas Dinner



Christmas Dinner dessert



We stayed twice at Crown Promenade, 3 days each visit. It was bliss.



We normally go to Crown Towers but this time tried Crown Promenade
Good times!



This deer is so Christmassy I want to take it home



I love seafood and we always go to The Conservatory, that way Rich can choose other fare :-)

 

This is my home made custard and fresh fruits - after the holiday feasts!



Another visit to the Conservatory, this healthy plate is just yummy



seafood - I was craving oysters but when I got there I was more into salmon and
prawns lol





I love Jo Malone





Messina - need I say more? :-)



uncluttered bathroom is what I need :-)



Boost juice and Youk Shimwon :-)



T2 - my favourite of all the Chrissy gifts I bought for me :-)



My Belen



hot choco at Crown's Kitchen Workshop



Prawn appetiser at Kitchen Workshop



Another stay at the Promenade



This ottoman settee is a relaxing spot of our hotel room

Sunrise



My Chrissy decorations. Although we did not stay long at home over the holidays I still
put up a tree and various holiday tinsels



My chrissy village SLC Utah



I love this simple healthy lunch

City Square



another stay at the Promenade



IMAX 3D for yet another of our many screenings of The Force Awakens. We are huge
STARWARS fans!



My Nando's bday lunch



me in the elevator



my bday dindin



My birthday dinner at Man Tong Kitchen at Crown. Very delicious.



Our kitchen library is growing with Adam!



BB8



Saturday lunches looking familiar



My customary lugaw.  A birthday must have.



Rich made some baked potatoes one night and around midnight when he finished
he woke me up and we sat down and enjoyed it. Simple bliss. Such love x

My Melbourne

I am blessed to call Melbourne home. You cannot choose your birthplace but you can choose where you want to live. I choose Melbourne and it chose me. It adopted me and loved me as its own. :-)

My younger siblings came to spend Christmas with us. King is a lawyer and Ding is an Educator. They love it here too. But then again, what's not to love? :-)

Melbourne does not actually offer much to visitors in the way of sights. It is a city of day's out: days spent cycling, walking, eating, shopping or just simply hanging out - the kind of place where you go home saying: "Remember that rainy picnic? Remember how the crimson rosellas flock our table and help themselves with our food and just perch on our heads? That was really a great day."

Melbourne is just like that. And I love her.

Bonding

 

 

 

 

Some of the food

 

Steak ala Neng. My own version of bistek with lots of garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice,
sugar and hint of red wine vinegar.



Seafood strifry, a medley of cuttlefish balls, fish fillet, tempura prawns, tofu and capsicum



Nando's



This is from the Kitchen Workshop buffet table! Spicy crabs, tempura vegetables and
some dumplings



Paella with Chili Crabs...



Kwai Teow my way :-)



Wonder Bao was not that wonderful at the Vic Market...next!



Oh Ramen you always save the day!

Made a simple Chrissy spread for my love ones who were glued on the big screen TV



Mushroom and truffle soup with croutons



I fill my plate with desserts for photo purposes but I do not really like them :-(



Kinda healthy :-)



I luv this... esp the freshly baked flat bread



All mousses...



MESSINA!



Grilled porterhouse with tomato rice and pickled vegetables



vegetable stir fry with fish and rice paper rolls...no not on a diet
just eating
fresh and healthy from time to time



crispy chicken ribs with a big hit of chili!



King and Rich enjoyed gelato from Messina!



Better than the pier, eh King?



Hainanese chicken might look bland but oh so packed with flavour!



Sinful crispy chicken skin of Papparich!



This drink is okay but tastes like cordial :-(



Oriental Chicken



prawn fettucine



salad, chips and prawnskewers



Chrissy sweets for my sweet

 

Shopping

 

The young Sales Associate said oh I wasn't ready I should have done a peace sign hahaha.

 

 

 

We enjoyed your visit King and Ding, come again soon. Abyu xo