Rita & Clayton's Big Day - Wedding at The Sunken Garden

The next day, after a good night sleep from a full dinner, we arrived at UWA's Sunken Garden. The weather was beautiful! God's wedding present for my cousin, Rita! Bear in mind, the temperature was dead hot a few days before the big day but God sent rain to cool things down.

Sunken Garden is absolutely lovely... with greeneries and flowers all around.

Here's Daniel waiting for the bride to come...

Nothing is more beautiful than the bride herself! Her gown is absolutely lovely... drop dead elegant. Lucky Aussie!

Her bride's maids looked fantastic too. I am very happy that Rita is getting married. I can't wait to see her future juniors too! That would be fun for Daniel, to have some "mixed" cousins. Hehe!

Ladies in red... love the bouquets!

The father and mother of the bride

The bride & groom happiest day

As the reception went on, Daddy took the opportunity to entertain Daniel, who loves walking!

Family portrait in the nature

Aunty Liyen & Uncle Rodney were in Perth too!

Uncle Rodney's parents...

Yes, observe his eyes... he was about to go to dreamland

Within seconds... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The mother and father of the groom

As we went on to take pictures, Daniel had really konked off. So Daddy brought him to a tree nearby and I took some "artistic shots".

Love the trees in Down Under. They look so mightily tall.

On the way home, on grandpa's shoulders...

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Trip of Perth, Australia

The view from the plane was amazing... too bad it didn't come with comfy seats. On early March, I brought Daniel along with ZX and my parents to Perth for Rita and Clayton's wedding on... not Qantas, not SQ but Tiger airways.

The anticipation was high. How is Daniel going to endure 5-hour flight? How is he gonna survive without his steam sterilizer, bathtub, rocker and many baby equipments for 4 days? How is Daniel going to behave during the tea ceremony/ wedding ceremony/ dinner receptionsssss?

But after looking out the window, I was once again reminded - God was a way better creator than I can ever imagine. Babies are created to strive and survive... and enjoy life.

Here's the daddy of the year... relieving me by carrying and entertaining Daniel in chamber-like seats.

Convicted not to use dummies, I would have to breastfeed him thoughtout the flight. That was not a problem at all. It was more like manouvering around the tight seats. Not very baby-friendy really.



The next morning, we headed to Kuma's house for tea ceremony... Met up with Danny and Leona who are due for marriage end of this year in November. If we are going again, I'll definitely opt for Qantas or SQ.

Here comes the bride! San wore a lovely violet cheong sam with very simple make up. Totally elegant with a Chinese taste to it.

Ku Cheong and Ku Ma giving their wedding presents to them. This is the expensive part of the ceremony! Ku Cheong looked as if he was looking for approval of the jewellery from the bride, hehe!

Here's Danny... who got his ang pow from his older sister.

Later, I brought Daniel to sleep in Nora's room. I think he likes the Autralian atmosphere; quiet and cool, with a fuzzy warm bed, that's what he needs for a good break. Ku Ma heard him crying and carried him.

This is the older generation's entertainment set - FUTSAL! Apparently, dad was a champion back in his uni days in Sheffield!

Baby at 3.5 month old

This is Daniel at 3.5 month old... he's getting more adorable by the day and more alert. He loves to put anything he can lay his tiny hands on into his mouth! Sometimes I thought he's teething because of the amount of drool... Thus, wherever he goes now, he'll have a bib.




Daniel is getting more sociable too. He has made friends with daddy's ex-classmates. Also, he has begun to recognise people other than daddy and mummy!

Here's his fave teether... a colourful butterfly.

CNY Part IV and Bye Bye Jia Jia

After coming back from pai nien in Singapore, we rushed to New Hong Kong and there was the Hai Sui gathering. It was nice to see all the relatives from Singapore, Sabah and KL to gather around. The kids were carried to a more spacious area. Daniel was carried by Ah Chong Ko with his kids, Thong Thong (my li'l flower girl) and her brother.

Nuo Nuo then came over... (to find his beloved Thong Thong)

Every child is indeed unique and I believe every parent would want to believe their own child is smarter/prettier/lovelier than the rest but I believe God gave every child a unique character... one that can't be copied or even be generalised. Just look at the picture below!

Pose!

At the end of the meal, we bid farewell to Jia Jia who was flying to Melbourne that very night. Yes, she was all tears... so was some of us. You will be dearly missed!

CNY Part III

This is the 2nd day of CNY, the day I brought Daniel out to my boss' (Kenny) home. Daniel was being passed from one collegue to another... I must say, some of them are really great with babies!! Can't wait to see them having one of their own (soon soon)! It will be great if EC has a nursery...


Here's Clara with Daniel. She's a natural babysitter... Daniel actually sat on her lap for quite some time! Amazing... Normally he'll fuss to be walked around.

Here's Aunty Pauline... who's due to marriage end of the year. She's absolutely radiant in red... almost like a giant ang pow to Daniel. Hehe! And I can see she really love kids (or maybe cubby babies).

Awww... almost like a family potrait

Aunty Xiao Yee thinks Daniel is good-looking... I do too. He actually captures a lot of passer-by's stares.

Here's Xiao Yee... our China mama!

We had some thrill playing mah jong too... No real money involved. Just showcasing each others' skills and tactics (and joy if when we win).