Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Long Weekend
I have been looking forward to this long weekend. Reason: I wanted to re-energize myself and bond with my loved ones.
Verdict? Had a great time hanging out with the cousins, all my Maks and Bapaks and Papi. But at a heavy price though. Whole family's so super duper tired now. Slept practically the whole day once we came back. Told our Bibik not to cook dinner and just rest. All 4 of us are practically like zombies. Hope we will be refreshed by tomorrow though..
So we had our Annual Family Gathering yesterday. This year we decided to go all out and stay overnight at the Aloha Chalet instead of the usual BBQ at Parc Oasis. Only the older cousins decided not to stay. And my own parents. Dad couldn't bear to miss his weekly tennis session with his mates.
It was initially raining and we only started BBQing the food close to 8pm. Quite cool though. We put up a canvas over our pit. So the decor was ala satay club. Nice.
The 3 musketeers had a blast running and jumping around. It isn't everyday they get to play in a huge compound. It actually reminded me of my arwah Nenek's place at Duchess Road. Big house with big garden. And the great swing. I recall playing "masak-masak" and "police and thief" with my cousins over Dad's side. With mango , rambutan and lime trees. Each year the whole family will have a yearly gathering and photography sessions. Very happening. The house has since been sold off and it has been replaced by a huge bungalow house - complete with an indoor pool. Sure miss it man. Bet Hilman will enjoy the very spacious compound if it's still around.
So anyway, back to the gathering yesterday... The youngsters decided to play bowling at 2+am. Hahaha... All the places we went to were either close or no longer in operation. So in the end we just hang out at East Coast Park instead. Although me and Meike ended up sleeping while the rest were chatting. Sorry guys, buay tahan already~~
Taken quite a no of pictures but i am too tired to upload them. Shall wait for Meike to upload hers first. Haha.. Seriously, i'm gonna be busy planning for Hilman's 3rd birthday party. Still deciding whether to have it at home or outdoors. And our short romantic getaway which we plan to coincide with our 4th wedding anniversary.
Next up will be Meike's house moving and her wedding. Can't believe this little girl has grown up and ready to move on to the next chapter of her life...
So anyway, Have a good week ahead.
