Jenny's 5th Anniversary Latin Sha La La Party

I love going to dance parties! I got to dress up, dance, eat, meet friends, have fun and take lots of photos!!!

on 17 April 2016 my first dance teacher in Puchong, Jenny (in blue) had her 5th anniversary party themed Latin Sha La La at Hee Lai Ton, Puchong. 

 hehe..and if you have a selfie stick, you suddenly  become popular!

I took one picture

then everyone came

and I mean everyone!

The dance list.

I wore my "flapper dress" as my daughter called it, as it was hanging in my closet since the day I bought it for a "tassel dress" party in Johor Bahru but could not go because Uncle Weng passed away in KL at that time. 

 Wow!! Look at how Penny dress up! 

 

Teacher gave us all tassel earrings and I got purple which matched my dress perfectly!

Wow!! how all the other girls try to outdo each other in their Latina sequinned, tassel and glittery dresses. 

 

 This is my second dance teacher (the one in the centre)...absolutely loved her outfit and boots, her dress had a peek a boo behind!

 But look!! My other teacher!  She had a daring pseudo see though side panel dress!

 Ooh la la! She has the oomph!

Back to the party organiser, she has a change of 3 outfits.

This is her first

her second outfit

 

 Her third.

 door gifts, pictures from Adeline

 Kinder!!

Jenny and all her students from Tempua and BK5, after our opening dance.

We had a good time!!

Cheng Beng 2016

It's Cheng Beng or Qing Ming time again and this year we chose 10 April 2016 on Sunday to perform the annual task.  We all met at Midah before 6.30 am amd drove together in one car, the Exora.

After we reached, we had to unload all the things that Emelda had prepared.  I think she has done it for more than 20 years. 

This is the list given to her by Tai Koo.  She has to buy, prepare and cook all the stuff on Saturday and we use it on Sunday.  Do you know that Tai Koo make a list every year?  We decided to take a photo of it for future reference, and suggested to Tai Koo to laminate this and reuse it every year! 2nd Aunt even wants to put it on the excel spreadsheet. 

What goes where, it is all tabulated in the above chart! But I think no one is prepared to cook and pack all the food, as Emel has done for umpteen years.

After unloading we had to carry them to the respective graves.

 Before we reach the graves, we stop by at this temple to pray and offer donations.

 Now we are walking to the cemetery. Each one carries a pack or two so "many hands make light work".

 It is now a breeze to walk, unlike the years before where we had to thread our way among tombstones dodging a headstone here and there, and walking among tall lallang, in the DARK! Now there are steps, the graves are in straight lines, and it is not so dark too. 

We have reached, only a short walk, and we put all the food in the correct graves.  Every year, the list gets more and more simplified!!! There used to be lots of fruit, meat, and joss papers too!

 The sunrise was spectacular, no not really, just serene, tranquil, and placcid.

 They did this when they were kids, and now they have grown. We are the ones not Christians, so we do this every year.

 This is to be burnt as offering. Hell banknotes.

 Praying with joss-sticks and offering food before burning the joss papers.

Praying fervently and paying homage to ancestors.

burning the joss papers..you can also burn LV bags, Rolex watches, even iPhone 6 made of paper!

We had ice cream to cool down in the heat. Some people actually have a picnic here with all the offerings.

So, we have done our part in perpetuating tradition and keeping the filial piety thread unbroken. Next year, we will do it all over again!

Madam Chiam paan meen

We went to Madam Chiam for brunch after doing Cheng Beng ...it's been a long time since we had a meal together As always there was already a big crowd 

It is situated along jalan Cerdik in Taman Connaught   in Cheras

J's order... Dry Mee with dried chilies and slice of lime... You have to mix everything up 

The 4 of us minus big daughter, note the full house behind us 

Mine is the usual soup noodle because I had a cough and runny nose.. It did not

have any kick! Because no chillies!

 

Son's noodles had 2 eggs

Comes with soup and spinach 

Enjoy!!! Delicious and cheap Sunday brunch!!! We enjoyed each other's company on a lazy weekend !

IWAKL Cooking with Ameo Essential Oils.

Yesterday(Hurray! I am so updated now!) I attended Zija's Cooking with Essential Oil organised by Younnie.

Me and Sandra in Shamsidnar's post!

Below, read what She has written: 

(I am too lazy to tell you what it was about lah)

 Our 3 hardworking organisers 

 chef got a volunteer to help him do demo

 Chef Paul himself!!

 good turn out!!! some vips too

 line up of the essential oils, some of which can be used for cooking

 chicken with essential oils

 Sandra's post 

 dessert

 Such a beautiful display of salmon tartar...good job chef Paul!  Tasted delicious too!

 ingredients for the cook-off

 Q and A

 

 Lunch was yummy Indian fare from Trishna!

Me, Sandra and chef!

Below: group shot with chef Paul President of IWAKL and the vips.