Thank you Tess, Luke, Mark, Sui Sim aka Grace ;) and Sui Chek

It was such a lovely end to my birthday to come home, open the mail box
and receive hand drawn cards from you guys. Miss you all so much!!!
Big hugs ... can't wait for Tess and I to celebrate out birthdays
together again!!! See y'all soon mate-ies!!

More pics again

And Val is smiling extra wide because it's the night before her BIG
TRIP to KL with friends ... so how was it Val? Post some pics of the
KL trip and tell us all about it!!

pics again

we can still pass of as Uni students back in Perth :) Who says turning
30 means looking 30 ;)

More pics

Here's Daddy and me ... thanks Daddy for thinking about it all!!

More pics

Thank you Mummy for cooking everything vegetarian and non-vegetarian
... the popiahs were yummy-licious!!!

Latest pics of Gabriel -- Carl

Gabriel and the cake!!!

Latest pics of Gabriel -- Carl

this is Gabriel at my party ... of course, he was the highlight of the
party ... love you much Gabriel!!!

Thank you for making turning 30 so great!!

Ok, Gwen I don't have much photos on my camera ... so here's a couple
... I'll get the rest from my Mummy, she took the SURPRISED shot and
stuff ;)

Thank you my dear family for making 30 such a fun and exciting one ...
makes me want to turn 30 again :) So now I'm looking forward to 40!!!
I love you all so much ... and thank you for all the warm wishes
yesterday too!!!

BIG HIGS!!!

It's great to turn 9!!!

Have a great day, Tess!!! We miss you and are hoping you're having a
WONDERFUL day!!!

Gabriel

ok finally managed to get pics on...Gwen, this ones for you (this photo is
not very recent but I think its new). I will try to keep delivering them
regularly.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIM :)

Happy Birthday to you ....... Happy Birthday to you ......... Happy Birthday to Kim ........ Ahem, always looks so YOUNG ..... How do you maintain the Fountain of Youth? What's your secret, sexy young lady :) ..... Hmm, must be God's special blessing to you for your kindness and the wonderful person you are :) .....Have a beautiful SUNDAY birthday and enjoy your special day ..... BIG HUGS AND BIRTHDAY KISSES from all of us .... Carl, Charl, Michael and Ivy :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIM :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIM ....... AHEM, ALWAYS SO YOUNG LOOKING!! .... WHAT'S YOUR SECRET FOR THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH ....... HMMM, MUST BE A SPECIAL BLESSING FROM GOD FOR YOUR KINDESS AND THE WONDERFUL PERSON YOU ARE ......... HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY .... ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY .... BIG HUGS AND KISSES FROM CARL, CHARL, MIKE AND IVY

Happy Birthday to Tess :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TESS! MISS YOU TREMENDOUSLY!!! HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!!! LOTS OF LOVE, KISSES AND BIG HUGS, SAPEK AND AUNTIE IVY

Budapest Coffee

Dear Uncle, (3rd one, gotta be specific here)
I would like to tell you how the coffee in Hungary tastes like but as far as I can remember, the only coffee I had was the cappuccino from Mc Donald's and it was nothing to rave about. Actually, come to think of it, we did go to this delectable place called Gerbeaud to have coffee and cakes and if I didn't remember mentioning this in the first place , it means that the coffee I had there was forgettable. And since we're on the topic of Gerbeaud, I would like to include a picture of some of the "Tans" standing in formation infront of Gerbeaud for some entertainment value.

Thank you .......

Hello Everyone
Merci, Merci for making Carlene's surpirse birthday party a warm family affair :) Gwen, Aaron, Ivan, Tess, Luke and Mark we missed your company tremendously, wish you were here in Singapore and of course, oftentimes you all are remembered at the party. Ahem, the attraction of the party is of course, Gabriel -- so very adorable, a darling. Thanks Gwen for posting the pictures, we are enjoying the pictures as well as the interesting captions :) ...... Budapest : Uncle said "sure what, "pest(s)" not allowed on the Buda side" hee, hee ........ Anyway, Uncle wants to know "how's the coffee in Budapest - type, style - please enlighten". Lots of Prayers, Hugs & Kisses ....... Uncle Michael and Auntie Ivy

Budapest.JPG

This is a Picture of Ivan and I on the "Pest" side of Budapest. In case you didn't know, Budapest is divided into 2 parts . "Buda" is on one side of the river and "Pest" is on the other side.

Mozarts House

Ok... No one's posting any pictures so I'll appoint myself to entertain all of you again. This was taken in Salzburg, Austria, infront of Mozart's house. If you look really hard, you can see his name on the bulding behind us. Being Singaporeans, we just took a picture infront of it, didn't think it was necessary to spend the extra cash to enter his house. As long as got picture to show people can already....

Happy Valentine .......

Love is in the air ..... "Happy Valentine" to everyone from Geneva to Perth and Singapore !!! What is there to give to everyone who has lots and lots of love ..... MORE OF THE SAME ..... Heaps and heaps of Love, Hugs and Kisses ...... From Uncle Michael and Auntie Ivy :)

Happy Lunar New Year and a belated Happy Birthday ....

A Blessed, Good Health and Happy lunar new year to everyone in Geneva, Perth and Singapore ..... and a belated happy birthday to Lukie (sorry Sa Pek and Auntie Ivy were travelling during your birthday, internet was inaccessible to send our wishes via the blog) Happy Birthday Kiss, Kiss XXX and lots of hugs, hugs .......

Gwen, Alamak ..... a mamoth lost of a fashion icon is not capitalizing on the opportunity he/she had with you and not realising the future beauty he/she had chanced upon ....... :) (anyway, I think he's an idiot not to take up your offer: SC (".)

Thanks for the updates of photos, keep it coming .....

Bee, Thanks for the yummy, yummy pineapple tarts, lapis cake and egg agar-agar ..... almost finish already-lah and it is only the 2nd day of Lunar new year ....... got the hint :)

Love & Prayers, Uncle Michael and Auntie Ivy

PS: It's sooo nice to see the vibrance of our family reveberating throughout the globe.........lets continue to rock and roll!!
I'm sure Mama is enjoying the blogging too and smiling......

Mama and me.... Oops! I meant Coco and Me.

Coco is looking more and more like Mama it's scary.... (jiang gau cup chook lai). This is a picture taken in a restaurant in Budapest, Hungary called Fatal or something like that. Everything was fried and the portions were huge!

Happy Picture !

I am very bored in the office today because I'm in the HK market and HK market is closed for CNY until next Monday. This means that I have nothing else better to do but to post pictures up from time to time for your entertainment. This is a happy picture of everyone at lunch in Chamonix, France. I was the happy cameraman taking this picture.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

A happy Chinese New Year to everyone from freezing Switzerland!! I really feel like having steamboat or "her tau loh"(fish head steamboat) now...

Happy CNY!

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone!
Keep those ang pows coming. =)

love,
cheryl

Gwen and Giorgio Armani in Milan

I was shopping in Milan over the weekend and who do I bump into? Mr Giorgio Armani himself!!! I asked him if I could model for him but he said his fashion house is not in need of a short and plump chinese girl at the moment . Alamak! Anyway, I was so lucky to get a picture with him because a crowd started gathering around us and he had to run off ...

Ivan the Giant

Wah Lau! Look at how Ivan has grown! He looks like a giant next to me or rather, I look like a midget next to him. This picture was taken in Annecy in France.

Few of us in Budapest

Ivan took this picture of us at the shopping district in Budapest, Hungary. Don't ask me why Gee Check always poses for the camera with his mouth opened. hehe... Tried getting him to smile already...