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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Road to Penang Wedding: Breakfast with John in Penang

After the wedding, we had free time before driving back to KL.  So we called John my cousin and we shared a breakfast at his house.
Driving to his house was pleasant, and landscaped scenery made a beautiful sight.
Neat, serene and upmarket homes for yuppies in Penang.
Tasteful and grand entrance to the Residency.

Good and efficient security system, a must for troubled Malaysia today.
Beautiful and well kept homes.
Paved and safe roads but we don't see any kids playing about, sigh, Malaysia is full of news of kidnappings, burgling, parang wielding robbers that everybody just stay indoors under lock and key.





Joanne is preparing breakfast for us...it's better than the hotel breakfast (which did not include breakfast by the way)
soft boiled eggs, noodles, pau (I brought them) sandwiches, salad...hmmm healthy and hearty!
with colourful cutlery for the kids!
fruit salad with chia seeds and lots of colour to attract the kids, I must get her recipe, it tastes great!


cheeky Jeff is always camera ready!

He said "wait, I want you to take a photo me in my Pikachu cap !"
Jeff! Kindy kid with the million dollar smile!
And shows me his collection of dough Pokemon Go figurines that he made himself in class

A Good open backyard concept....encourages all neighbours to interact and be neighborly 
most backyard doors are open because it opens to a long, landscaped back garden that you share with your neighbours (but Jess is so camera shy!)


You can easily come out and share gardening tips and exchange food with your neighbours, it is gated at all entrances and closed to traffic so it is safe and secure.
Bye John and Joanne, young couple with a set of kids and a beautiful house.  Glad my young cousin is well settled in life.
The trend in housing nowadays, all with uniform gates and facade, unlike the showy Chinese houses with elaborate gates and fencing, each trying to outdo the other with elephant figure, dragons, pineapples, even naked women lookalike pillars!
Leaving the Residency..


Ideal Bicycle Park, encourages you to hop on to your bicycle and reduce your carbon footprint!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Vigil Prayers 16 January 2015


Uncle was called to the Lord on 15 January 2015 5.20 pm
We attended the Vigil Prayers which was in Chinese 
on 16 January 2015 , 8 pm


 Met James who came all the way from KL to be with his cousin John, He went straight to the parlour and spent time with John the whole night, as he had to leave after vigil prayers since he had to man the education fair booth the next day and also had to drive back to Singapore that weekend to be with his own family. We posed outside the beautiful church
And also inside the church annex,
tomorrow the service would be held in the church proper
 John busy with visitors

with Joanne and Jeff, Jess had run off as she does not want any photos!
the night vigil in session, 
I have not heard the "Hail Mary" and the "Our Father" chanted  in Mandarin for a very long time!
after the prayers I sprinkled holy water 
it has been some time that I have attended any mass
 giving the pak kam on behalf of my bro and sisters who could not come
 part of the night vigil crowd
 John's mum...frail and sickly herself
 Joanne, her daughter in law
me with John's mum Theresa, Uncle's wife
 When everyone had left, we had a quiet spot and were able to take photos with Uncle in his final moments
Kiat, me ,James and John
Cousins who came to lend him support in his hour of grief.
John is an only child, and tonight he is very composed and serene.