In the Eyes of A

 

I took this picture of A this morning on the way to the doctor's. (He was having cough on every other day for quite a while during this Haze period.)

What a handsome boy he looked in his mummy's eyes...

And strangely, in this same picture, you can see how he saw his Mummy and Daddy, in his eyes!

What can you see in the eyes of A?

I saw Mummy the photo-taking fanatic who always try to capture his every moment in life and Daddy the back-facing driver of his life! :)

After this picture, he requested for more pictures to be taken - of his new shoes, his hands and of his "Mercedes" driving wheels! Cool boy he was, in his sunglasses!

 

New Blog Header

It's been such long time since the change of the last blog header! We've been terribly busy in the past year that we overlooked the entry of the blog!

The new blog header features a picture we took during the SG50 National Day, that's why we're all in red! At a place that the family love...Gardens By The Bay. :)

Also updated the sidebar:
- Removed the twitter updates since we seldom tweet now
- Removed the community logo since it never served the desired purpose it was set out for
- Re-arranged the widgets to move the popular posts and my precious up
- Re-activated the ads (in progress)

Hi, my Name is Elsa Anna

"My Name is R. Elsa Anna C.!"

"Mummy, can you help me tie Elsa (or Anna) hair?"

"I want a long Elsa dress, Mummy!"

"Can I have a Elsa birthday party, Mummy?"

Rapunzel and Beauty were of the past and now comes Elsa! My 3yo girl was so in love with the characters of the popular movie Frozen that she now owned quite a number of its merchandise! Bag, long gown, crown, yellow blouse, doll, lego set...

To add to her collection, my sis brought her a new dress, a pink blouse and a white skirt with sparkles from Bossini. We got it on Fri and she wore them right away on the next opportunity on Sun!

Here's my Elsa shopping for more "Elsa" clothes on Sun at H&M:

I was quite fascinated by the vast collection the store got, they even had the jackets and boots for the winter! There, we bought her a new gown, a skirt, a leggings and a pack of Frozen socks... There were also the cute little shoes, blouses, PJs that the girly me also adored, I'll probably pay the store another visit to grab them all for her, hehe...

Today, she added to her collection an Elsa necklace which the nanny's daughter bought for her. Needless to say, she's thrilled over it!

[Updated on 23 Oct 2015] Another pink Frozen blouse from nanny! She wore it to her ballet lesson!

The Martian

The Martian

CAST:
Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Mackenzie Davis

DIRECTOR:
Ridley Scott

LANGUAGE:
English

RATING
PG13 - Some coarse language and disturbing scenes

RUNTIME
142 mins

GENRE:
Action/ Adventure

OPENING
01 Oct 2015

RUNTIME:
142 minutes

SYNOPSIS:
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return. Based on a best-selling novel, and helmed by master director Ridley Scott, THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover.

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Marvelous movie! Though DC thought it was a little slow the film, I was thoroughly enjoying it throughout!

I might have long given up hope and waited for my death if I were the one stuck on a remote planet such long distance away from home with all communications cut off!

Full admiration for the Astronaut to have survived this and the author that came up with this novel! :)

Lor mee for breakfast

Lor mee with fresh garlic and vinegar. Not bad. Missing the ngoh giant though. Only medium bowl up for $4. $5 for big. Crowd seemed to have moved to this stall - 新美香卤面 at Old Airport Rd Hawker Center. Gravy slightly salty near the end. Not as satisfying to slurp every single bit. Think I will go back to the previous stall I had - 香记卤面. 

Coffee for 90c. A rarity nowadays the price.

Attack on Titans 2

Not as griping as the Part 1. Probably because we already had seen Eren transformed in Part 1 and the surprise is gone. The anime is still worth watching as it can cover more ground. In film, you had to adapt and that cut away some of the original essence.

Sicario

Watched this today. Fantastic movie. The Delta force seemed highly realistic ... sound effects were great too. Don't watch it at home. It'll be a waste. Looking forward to more of Emily Blunt after "The Edge of Tomorrow" and this didn't disappoint.

Splurge on a lunch

Need a breather ... Gunther's came to my mind. I decided to splurge this time, just on myself. So I'm going to choose something not on the menu ... these ...

I had the Iwagaki oyster raw. It had a very creamy texture and it's BIG! With caviar sprinkled on top. $145++

Next is the must have cold angel hair pasta with ostrecia caviar. Never once disappointed. $40++

Moving on to the main, whole Maine lobster, de-shelled. Cooked with rice and tomato sauce. Lobster meat was a bit chewy in the body. Claws were the best. Sauce is just right, slightly sweet. $85++

By this time I was very full. It's a bit too much for one person so I didn't finish the rice. 

Finished with strong coffee. Milk and no sugar. Bitter but just the way I like their coffee.

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Attack On Titans

Attack On Titans

CAST
Miura Haruma, Hasegawa Hiroki

DIRECTOR
Shinji Higuchi

LANGUAGE
Japanese

RATING
M18 - Violence and gore

RUNTIME
97 mins

OPENING
13 Aug 2015

GENRE
Action/ Adventure

SYNOPSIS
The story centers around Eren Yeager and his friends Mikasa and Armin. 100 years ago, mankind was almost wiped out by giant humanoid creatures called Titans who devour humans. To defend themselves against the Titans, the surviving few forged massive walls and since then all of humanity has been enclosed within these walls. Peace and refuge was hard fought but it came at the expense of freedom. Generations of human kind thereafter never had a chance to venture beyond those giant walls and the existence of Titans gradually became mere myth. Without any knowledge of the world beyond those walls, teenager Eren and his friends Mikasa and Armin have lived peacefully until one day, the walls were destroyed by a colossal giant. Countless giants followed, breaking through the walls and destroying everything in their path. Vowing revenge and to reclaim their homeland from the Titans, Eren and Armin join the Survey Corps to fight the Titans.

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We're both fans of this anime, so of course we'll find time for this no matter what! DC said this was one of his best movies this year. We will be eagerly waiting for the next installment to be shown, either anime or movie! :)

Marvel's Ant-Man

MARVEL'S ANT-MAN

CAST
Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd

DIRECTOR
Peyton Reed

LANGUAGE
English

RATING
PG - Some violence

GENRE
Sci-Fi

RUNTIME
117 mins

OPENING
16 Jul 2015

SYNOPSIS
The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

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DC and I took time again to watch this together...

I've never heard of any ant-man, probably DC did since he was an avid reader of comics. An amazing and entertaining movie this was!


P.S. Watch out for the mid-credit scene and post-credit scene (yup, 2 scenes). I'll be back for the sequel! :)