a good weekend back home

enjoyed a good book on my ride back home to Penang over the weekend - 'Have a Little Faith' by Mitch Albom. Can't wait for paperback, but the hardcover has 20% discount too! :) Not the best book I've ever read, but it was definitely a good read as it gets me continue flipping the pages.
Have a Little Faith: A True Story 

went cheng meng. help dad to clean up our great grand parents graveyard. glad we went. on the other side, grand dad was wise enough to have his cremated. clean and easy to manage. i still remember he says that he don't want to trouble his grand and great grand children to be in the hot sun during cheng meng in the future. awesome guy, know many languages as he works as an interpreter in the court, i thought it was pretty cool that grand dad work in such a profession! :P

mum made pizza and spaghetti! it was really yummy as usual. she loves to cook for the family, don't mind spending hours in the kitchen, her heavenly home. i really thought she has great talent in recipes and making them lovely.

watched 'the blind side' for 3 times over the weekend! it was THAT GOOD. trust me, it truly was. Sandra Bullock very well deserved her Oscar! A story of Michael Oher, an American Footballer. Not easy to stumble upon a good movie these days, this is no doubt one of the very good ones! :)
The Blind Side 

A regular morning, with an awesome greeting...

I was swimming in the pool this morning.

kid:
hello good morning. what is your name ? My name is Crystal.

me:
oh hello good morning to you too and my name is Wendy.

kid (Crystal):
so nice the one

me:
oh ya this is a goggle.

kid (Crystal):
no what is that in your teeth ?

me:
oh... this is gigi besi !

kid (Crystal):
smiling with a little confused expression asking again what is that in your teeth ?

me:
this is a set of braces. (I bet she will like the gigi besi picture!)

kid (Crystal):
so nice. how come my mummy didn't buy for me ?

I smiled, do not know what to answer....

My memories tells me I am a pretty shy and timid girl when I was her age. She may be 5 years old. So cool to be a kid like her which has no fear to anyone ! (:

Funny 'Finnish' Lesson from Finland by Anna Hintikka !

Anna, cousin Mei Joon pen pal from Finland taught us Finnish last night.

Anna:
Thank you in Finnish is 'Ki-to'

Dolph:
Haha, sounded like Japanese 'Arigato' =P

Anna:
Lets start with basic, Good Morning in Finnish is 'Hua Men De'=我们的

Dolph:
this is Chinese(mandarin) la ! (translating to Anna: it means 'Ours')

My cheeky uncle as the usual him, sitting at the far end of the couch shouted out:

Uncle:
Haha, I know what it is for Good Afternoon and Good Evening !
Let me teach you all la !

Uncle continue laughing out loud:
Here you go... listen carefully... LISTEN
(everyone was quiet & started staring at him)

Good Afternoon is 'Ni Men De'=你们的
(translating to Anna: it means 'Yours')
Good Evening is 'Ta Men De'=他们的
(translating to Anna: it means 'Theirs')

Everyone started laughing out loud... hahahahahahaha...

Okay actual fact for both Good Afternoon and Good Evening in Finnish:
Good Afternoon: Pai Vaa
Good Evening: Iltaa

Funny ?

I repeated this joke to my cousin and they were all laughing out loud.

After J read this, she added another one:
Good Night is = 他媽的 ! (oh mine) haha =P

My cousins make me feel young ! (:

I thought it was rather a fascinating question and enlightening conversation.

We were at Mei Joon my big cousin house warming last week. They celebrated their readily new home and congrats ! Joon is getting married in 2 weeks ! So excited for her, not to mention my aunt and uncle were waiting eagerly for the big day to come he he. They were like 2 big kiddo anxiously waiting for their turn to a thrilling roller coaster ride with all the on-going preparations. Cute.

Back to the family gathering, my little cousin & I were sitting down the staircase observing the people, the FOOD and noticing there is this small table beside where we were sitting, displaying on it were few photo frames with their casual couple and wedding pictures, and some of the pictures together with friends.

Emily Quek asked and said:
Joon !!! How come there is none of our pictures here ? We have been your cousin for soooo many years since we were born. I have been your cousin for 15 years. Sad. Sob sob.

After Emily and I discussed, Emm will go develop our pictures we had together before and I will go get a photo frame. Okay, I remember Joon says she wants the one with the black frame !

As we were also observing the FOOD, we were seeing the 'wan tan' getting lesser and lesser. Awww...

Shaun Quek said:
I am a teen. (He turn 13 and started Sec 1 this year)
Wendy Choong said:
A teen does not stuff himself with 'wan tan'. Only adults does.

Shaun & I stuffed ourselves with bowls after bowls of 'wan tan'. I treated my tummy really well that night. Muahaha.

Even if you do not talk to your relatives or cousins often, or I may not even sure if I can spell their full name correctly ! Yet we felt so close.

That's the magical bond of what we called a Family ! (: