My 29th Baptism Anniversary on 7 October went by rather uneventfully. It was a Monday and I was in JB. I managed to get the car fixed up - re-filled the air-conditioning coolant and sprayed painted parts of the car that had scratches here and there. RM140 for the air-con coolant thingy and RM250 for the paint. Total damage was RM390. Converted to SGD would be around $130. Upkeep of a car is no joke but definitely cheaper to do so in JB methinks.
I had lunch with mum at the Penang Cendol restaurant in Mid Valley in JB that day and did some errands getting some blueberries jams and eyedrops. Tuesday was again rather uneventful, except for homecooked dinner at Bishan. Mum cooked some yummy pigs trotters I think. Wednesday was when Alice, ST and the girls (Elsa and Illary) and I met up at the Chicken Rice Restaurant at Thomson Road for dinner - Nam Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant. This restaurant is one that I have frequented since I was a child, like Illary's age or even younger. It must have been around for 30+ to 40+ years. I was glad to share the yummy childhood authentic hainanese dishes there with them.
After the dinner, we adjourned to Alice's hotel room at JEN hotel, at Tanglin Mall. It was a fun time while the girls played with their new Nintendo game which Alice bought for them.
Oh, I forgot to mentioned that my family had a lovely birthday celebration for my nephew Josh last Saturday on 5 October 2019. It was his 6th birthday and EH ordered a really adorable bear-shaped birthday cake for him which we all adored. B booked a chalet apartment at Changi Village Civil Service Club and we had the cake there. We also had a sumptuous dinner at The Coastal Settlement restaurant nearby.
Last night, I had a long chat on the phone with Charis. It was nice to just catch-up with her on the phone. D's stint at Subway has ended. Next Tuesday, Uncle L, Aik Ghee and Chin Hong will be having a farewell lunch for Chin Hong at Manle - a Teochew Porridge Buffet lunch - looking forward to that.
Also, looking forward to autumn tour in Korea with sis coming up end of the month from 24 Oct to 2 Nov.
