Family Clan Reunion at Tanarimba 2012

A gathering of the clan on my husband's side was

mooted, mulled and materialised on the week after the CNY celebrations.

 the tranquil, cool Enderong House with a  rainforest backdrop
was chosen as the preferred venue 

 you can see how surreal and idyll the setting for a reunion this is...

the heavily tree lined road

leafy arbour walk

exotic species of flowers at the pool

pine trees covered views

no need to work! leave office politics behind!

glass wooden framed windows for photo shoots

 I brought my entire collection of alfresco white serving platters(in a huge Ikea bag) that my sister gave me when she migrated to Melbourne

 to

to anticipate the big crowd

also disposable cutlery!

guests started to arrive...

the welcoming committtee!

only thing missing was the garlands!

He has a checklist of guests matched
to their rooms in his hands..

roughly 15 rooms and nearly 60 guests!

comfortable and romantic looking rooms

 Accomodation: the annexe rooms, the main enderong house, the cottage and the basement carpark rooms!

the annexxe rooms

 the main venue (meals and meeting place with three floors of rooms!)

 basement carpark rooms with gibbons as neighbours!

the cottage

I am the youngest this year!

bird's eye view of the happenings below

 the most able and efficient food and beverage head who cooked most of the food!

 she even made hand crafted signs for her dishes!

 my gallant contribution: vegetarian curry!!!

good eats!

young and beautiful Tay

affectionate little cousins who will grow up all too soon

food  queues comprise family members only!

handsome and also young TAY

 older cousins and uncles

lo sang! lo hei!

 presentation time

"History Channel"!

even had our own private yoga session with
a qualified yoga instructor, our cousin!!

youngsters' yoga?

 nature walks!

cousin bonding time while dipping toes in running brooks!

 older members going on leisurely walks

 time stood still in these floating shacks

serenity and serendipity

fun and frolic at the pool

chameleon basking in its natural habitat

the most gaudily garbed caterpillar that no one can identify

youngest

young cousins!

old cousins!

wow!!!! from England, Singapore, Ireland, Sydney, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh.....it was well attended and a resounding success!